Me So Twangy

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My Emaciated Heart

My Emaciated Heart
My Emaciated Heart
It shrinks for each day I'm apart from you
And my collapsible conscience
And now my collapsible conscience
It surrenders to my indecisiveness

But I know that someday you'll miss me
I know that someday you'll miss me
I know that someday you'll miss me soon and
I'll be an empty ballroom

And now your vegetarian soul
And now your vegetarian soul
It cries for meat that makes you whole again

Oh but I'm waiting for the walls (?) that make my will
And now I'm waiting for the walls (?) that make my will
To leave me alone until I'm confident

That maybe someday you'll miss me
I know that someday you'll miss me
I know that someday you'll miss me soon and
I'll be an empty ballroom

My emaciated heart....

Fishsticks

If I were going blind
You would be the last thing I'll see
But if you were going deaf
I said I'd make damn sure that you listen to me
But I'm not going anywhere
At least, at least not yet
I said I might be going to a grocery store
But if I do, I won't forget my--

If I were going to a jewelry store
I'd buy you a big diamond ring
But if I were going to a candy store
I'd make sure to get you some gummi bears shrinky dinks but
But I'm not going anywhere
At least, at least not yet
I said I may be going to a grocery store
But if I do, I won't forget my

Fishsticks
I won't forget my fishsticks
I won't forget my fishsticks
I won't forget my fishsticks

If I were going blind
You would be the last thing I'll see
But if you were going deaf
I said I'd make sure that you listen to me
But I'm not going anywhere
At least, at least not yet
I said I might be going to a grocery store
Oh but if I do, I won't forget my

Fishsticks
I won't forget my fishsticks
I won't forget my fishsticks
I won't forget my fishsticks....

Heaven Sent

She has a good heart, she uses it well
She fills it up daily so there won't be any dry spell
She lives on the first floor
And I can hear him laugh on the third
And he laughs like a baby cries
Like I've never heard

And he's not omniscient
And he's not arrogant
Whether or not she admits it
He is heaven sent
He is heaven sent
He is heaven sent
Heaven sent

And she has a good hand, but she uses it never
Tries to avoid any influence and emotional endeavor
And she could always cry, but she smiles instead
She's like an old sweet melody
She sings in my head:
Whoa, oh, oh, oh....

And she's not omniscient
And she's not arrogant
Whether or not she admits it
He is heaven sent
And she is heaven sent
Heaven sent

She's not arrogant
And she's not omniscient
Whether or not he admits it
She is heaven sent
She is heaven sent
Heaven sent

And we have a beautiful whisper
And we whisper so well
I will always hear it in my ear
Like the whoosh of a seashell
Like the whoosh of a seashell
Like the whoosh....

Quiet

Quiet, my heart's never quiet near you
Quiet near you
Stable, my earth's never stable near you
Stable near you

Flowing, my streams always flowing near you
Flowing near you

But [??]
In my heart turn violence into love and admiration
The sweet sensation
[??]
Seven wonders of the earth are Monday through Sunday
Monday through Sunday

Blowing, my flyers always blowing by you
Blowing by you
Reaching, my soul's always reaching for you
Reaching for you

It's No Secret

Just because I fall from trees
All you do is rake me
Why is it you take me for a fallen leaf?
And ever since I feel raw
All you do is bake me
Why is it you take me for your recipe?

Swollen in me's a swollen injury
Swollen in me's a swollen injury
You know I love you
And I'll never quit
And now everybody I know has figured out
And it's no secret

And ever since I fell asleep
All you do is wake me
Why is it you take me for a little boy?
And ever since I said I'm afraid
All you do is forsake me
Why are you so sarcastic to me?

When I see a smile on your face
Well everything starts to fall into place
You know I love you
And I'll never quit
And now everybody I know has figured out
And it's no secret

And just because I fall from trees
All you do is rake me
Why is it you take me for a fallen leaf?
And ever since I feel raw
All you do is bake me
Why is it you take me for your recipe?

Swollen in me's a swollen injury
Swollen in me's a swollen injury
You know I love you
And I'll never quit
And now everybody I know has figured out
And it's no secret
It's no secret
It's no secret....

Bigstick

My knuckles I'll crack
My teeth I will grind
I'll shuffle my feet
And a big stick I'll buy
A whiff on the whale
That just killed my crew
It's big and it's black and it looks like Shamu

I said a monster's attack
Is never too kind
But let me repeat
That a big stick I'll buy
A whiff on the monkey
So he splashes and kicks
It's big and it's meaner than ten Moby Dicks

Yeah yeah, yeah
She got it, got it

I don't like the monkeys
That swing from the vine
So let me repeat that a big stick I'll buy
And whiff on the monkeys
So they won't swing around
Distract me from treasures that lie underground

Watermelon I eat
And I chew on the rind
So let me repeat that a big stick I'll buy
And whiff on the monkeys
So they won't swing around
It's big and it's meaner than ten Moby Dicks

Yeah yeah, yeah
She got it, got it
She got it

Said I'm funky
I'm spunky
My peanut butter's chunky
My homeboy's name is Monty
And I like my trees trunky
I'm groovin' on the bass
All over this place
With your funky spunky punky funky peanut butter face

I'm funky
I'm spunky
My peanut butter's chunky
My favorite sound is flunky
And I like my trees trunky
I'm groovin' on the bass
All over this place
With your funky spunky punky Shamu face

Yeah yeah, yeah
She got it, got it
She got it

Like I said:

My knuckles I'll crack
My teeth I will grind
I'll shuffle my feet
And a big stick I'll buy
A whiff on the whale
That just killed my crew
It's big and it's black and it looks like Shamu

I said a monster's attack
Is never too kind
But let me repeat
That a big stick I'll buy
A whiff on the monkey
So he won't swim and kick
It's big and it's meaner than ten Moby Dicks

Yeah yeah, yeah
She got it, got it
She got it....

Always Give Your Love Away

Oh when will you say
"Nothing's bothering me"
Sure would be so comforting to feel some positive energy
And when will you say that
"My life is lovely, lovely, lovely"
Sure would be so comforting to see yourself a-smiling
Well, two lonely people never found solace and solitude
They never compromise their egos
Now she's lost wherever he goes
She's lost wherever he goes
But that's how the story goes
Yeah that's how the story goes

So you should always give your love away
Give your love away
Well I don't know why
Maybe it just works that way
But you should always give your love away
Give your love away
The skin will only come off if you shed it
Happiness will only come in if you let it, oh

And when will you say
"My life has every every everything"
Despite a space where nothing fits
You'll find us seats where no one sits
And when will you say that
"My life is so beautiful"
Despite a space where nothing fits
You'll find a space where nothing sits

Well, two lonely people never found solace and solitude
They never compromise their egos
Now she's lost wherever he goes
He's lost wherever she goes
No longer amigos
But that's how the story goes
Yeah that's how the story goes

So you should always give your love away
Give your love away
Well I don't know why
Maybe it just works that way
But you should always give your love away
Give your love away
The skin will only come off if you shed it
Happiness will only come in if you let it, oh

Two lonely people tried to quell each other's loneliness
They found out when they separated
All that they anticipated
Suddenly disintegrated
And they felt so jaded
But that's how the story goes
Yeah that's how the story goes

So you should always give your love away....

The skin will only come off if you shed it
Happiness will only come in if you let it

Nicotine Queen

Nicotine queen
Well I've been waiting for her scream
When I'm wandering
She's a smoke signal for me

In her own reflection
There is a section
Of her eye that dilates
Is it just a mirror
Why do I fear her
Is it I that violates
Her space
Her freedom
Am I too much in her face
Like a vacillating kingdom?
In her face
Her freedom
Am I too much in her face
Like a vacillating kingdom?

But she's my nicotine queen
And I've been waiting for her scream
When I'm wandering
She's a smoke signal for me

Cigarettes surround her
Never astound her
She is too busy wondering
About the money she used
To buy her cat food
But is her cat pondering?
Her room
Her CD's of Donny & Marie
And the Bee Gees
Her room
Her CD's of Donny & Marie
And the Bee Gees

I don't sleep and I don't slumber
Ever since I got her phone number
I don't sleep and I don't rest
Ever since I looked up her address
Her address

Nobody is looking
Nobody's booking
Gigs for her and her disco band
And nobody is smoking
Back in the kitchen
Camel Lights that are contraband
To her lungs
To her breath
Everybody knows cigarettes bring bad breath
To her lungs
To her breath
Everybody knows cigarettes bring early death
And bad breath

But she's my nicotine queen
And I've been waiting for her scream
When I'm wandering
She's a smoke signal for me
She's a smoke
She's my nicotine queen.....

Blue

As sure as the sky is blue
I will never understand you
And as sure as the heaven's high
My confusion multiplies

Because I can't see you
And I can't hold you anymore
Oh my lord
Now ever since you told me
You can't hold me anymore
Oh my lord

And as sure as the rain is wet
I will never forget
And as sure as the desert's dry
You will never tell me why

I can't see you
And I can't hold you anymore
Oh my lord
Now you destroyed my master plan
Now all day and night I am

Blue, blue, so blue
The whole day through
Over you, over you
I'm blue, blue, so blue
Now I waste all my energy over you

And as sure as the moon is full
My soul could use some renewal
And as sure as the sun is bright
You will win our next big fight

Because I can't see you
And I can't hold you anymore
Oh my lord
Now ever since you told me
You can't hold me anymore
Oh my lord

And as sure as your hair is long
You will disregard this song
And as deep as the national debt
I'm sure someday I'll regret

The fact that
You can't see me
You can't hold me anymore
Oh my lord
Now you destroyed my master plan
Now all day and night I am

Blue, blue, blue
The whole day through
Over you, over you
I'm blue, blue, so blue
Now I waste all my energy over you

Softly, nightly
I'm imprisoned in the thicket of your memory
Softly, nightly
I'm imprisoned in the thicket of your memory

I'm blue

Amnesty

Everything revolves around amnesty
I free you and you free me
But still we're victims of our own complacency
I free you and you free me
But I can take you somewhere, someday
I can take you somewhere, someday

Do myopic people have a nearsighted blink?
I see you and you see me
If you jump on your bed, do you sleep on your trampoline?
I see you and you see me
But I can take you somewhere, someday
I can take you somewhere, someday

In my backpack is a bright orange folder
And that's where all my letters used to be held
And I sleep so well when my dear love I hold her, yeah
I sleep so well when her chin's on my shoulder

(Twangy Solo)

And everything revolves around trust you see
I trust you and you trust me
And everything revolves around love you see
Because I love you and you love me
But I can take you somewhere, someday
I can take you somewhere, someday
Someday, someday

My Wish

I know a black man
Came from the south
All in his mind, all in his heart
Came through his mouth
And I know a brown man
From Rio Grande
To see his children's grave
Was nothing that he planned

And although the rain leaked through his roof
At least he always knew the truth
About brotherhood

So I will sow my seed in the Motherland
Though the ground is still rocky there
Oh, the more we irrigate
The less we have to wait
For world freedom
So I will sow my seed in the Motherland
Though the ground is still rocky there
Oh, the Grand Canyon is deep
As my companion's sleep
When she's tired of the Arizona sun, sun, sun
And with prejudice like this
I make a wish
For a day with world freedom

And I know a red woman
A Navajo
And her home's a desert
Where a river used to flow
And I know a white woman
From Austin Texas
And somehow all her blessings
Seem to turn to hexes

And although the rain leaked through her roof
At least she always knew the truth
About brotherhood

So I will sow my seed in the Motherland
Though the ground is still rocky there
Oh, the more we irrigate
The less we have to wait
For world freedom
Now I will sow my seed in the Motherland
Though the ground is still rocky there
Oh, the Grand Canyon is deep
As my companion's sleep
When she's tired of the Arizona sun, sun, sun
And with prejudice like this
I make a wish
For a day with world freedom

And the mother prayed on her knees bent
And the father screamed at the government
And the father prayed on his knees bent
He said "Let my people go"
And the mother screamed at the government
She said "Let my children grow"
She said "Let my children grow"
She said "Let my children grow"

While My Hair Grows Long

All the hope and all the trust in me
Always must stand by you faithfully
While my hair grows long
Happiness shall linger on inside of me

My poor hamster he has long since gone
But my big brother, he just plods along
While my hair grows long
All the clippings on my wall stare down at me

Oooh, and all the sun in, all the sun in me
Could never shine half as brightly
But if my hair grows long
Civil wars will linger on inside of me

Ooh, but all the corrosion
And all the rust in me
Is there only because you're far away from me
And all the hope and all the trust in me
Could never leave you alone hopelessly
But if my hair grows long
Happiness shall linger on and linger on....

Oooh, while my hair grows long
I'm sure that my heart will beat more easily
Heart will beat more easily
Oooh, while my hair grows long
I'm sure that my tears will fall more freely