Sweet Is The Anchor - CD
TRACK LISTING:
01. Temporary - [ DOWNLOAD MP3 ]
02. Sweet is the Anchor
03. Friend Like a Wheel
04. Love is a Blessing [ DOWNLOAD MP3 ]
05. I’m The One I Despise
06. The Guilty Will Pay
07. Ten Thousand Pounds
08. Reignite
09. Out of Your Mind
10. I’ll Be Right Here
11. The Monkey Mind is on the Prowl
LYRICS:
> temporary
don't worry child, it's all temporary
now I have proof beyond ordinary
the questions you ask I can't satisfy
at least I know you can hear me
and don't worry child it's all temporary
sickness like a lake of steel
morphine drip to curb the will
bank your head against the wall
and scan the screen for one last memory
and don't worry child, it's all temporary
into each life the rain must fall
down to the earth
down through the wells
into the blood
and the bones
and the stories we tell
god endures the worry line
spread about by the pad of my thumb
and you can go to sleep for awhile
but if the demons come in a hurry
don't worry child it's all temporay
> sweet is the anchor
with the curved edge of a spoon I carved this house
when the ether filled the room who pulled me out?
who....
sweet is the anchor
deep in the water, the water, the water
lonely pillowed faces beautiful and round
desperation erases now when I look down
now....
sweet is the anchor
deep in the water, the water, the water
I could not pull any harder than this
I try to run but the weight it resists
I can not pull any harder than this
I try to run but the weight resists
sweet is the anchor
deep in the water, the water, water...
> friend like a wheel
it's a damn superstitious way to learn
the circuits overload and then you burn
I cannot fight your bitter company
so I buried all the questions in the weeds
friend of mine like a wheel
friend of mine like a wheel
the prickly laughs took us pretty far
but the conscience leaves you so unsure
you know there is no ramsom to be met
and trust is both a burdon and a guest
friend of mine like a wheel
friend of mine like a wheel
your good time buddies are leaving on two legs
with all your things in plastic shopping bags
while the pornographic cowgirl in your bed
is pulling all the grey hairs from your head
friend of mine like a wheel
friend of mine like a wheel
the morning sun lights this city bus
the grinding of the gears, the salt, the rust
if you ever have the need to lean back
all you ever have to do is ask
friend of mine like a wheel
friend of mine like a wheel...
> love is a blessing
no clever words spoken
no second hand lines
are gonna stop all these questions
not this time
no whiskey no water
no pills and no crime
I need to feel your body, baby
lying next to mine
'cause love is a blessing
love is a blessing
and I'm counting on you
now here comes the darkness
and whispering the truth
how can I even stand up
when I see the things that people do?
no whiskey no water
no pills and no crime
are gonna take away this saddness
only you, you this time
because love is a blessing
love is a blessing
and I'm counting on you
is it fate? is it maddness that drives you to me?
it's like the sunlight through the trees
you come on down to save me save me save me
love is a blessing
only love is a blessing
and I'm counting on you
> I'm the one I despise
now it's 13 years and I'm still here
deaf dumb and bored
and staring back in the bathroom mirror
is time's cruel reward
all along I thought it was you
but now I realize
oh my god, I'm the one I despise
now the bitter cold from the icey planet
has killed all momentum
and the good intentions seem to vanish
before I can even forget 'em
looking through this list of things
I used to criticize
oh my god, I'm the one I despise
I am the one
this time there's no excuses
I am the one
infractions and abuses
all along I thought it was you
but now I realize
oh my god
oh my god
oh my god, I'm the one I despise
the guilty will pay
well the carpet bombs and casualties are piling up outside
with a clockwork regularity that cannot be denied
and everybody is ashamed
but someday the guilty will pay
maybe it's the season
maybe it's the age
but my primary reaction now is overwhelming rage
and everybody feels the same
but someday the guilty will pay
talking into corners
creeping under doors
trust is a crutch I can no longer afford
cause everyone's a suspect, babe
but soon the guilty will pay
let 'em pay let 'em pay
an eye for an eye
a soul for a soul
a man, a child,
the cruel hands of fate eventually collide
well my mama was a poster for the sorrowed and the numb
with bulging blue arteries and a kind word for no one
and no one knew what to say
but someday the guilty will pay
flashing in the stations
in the headlines that I read
the scratching on the radio
the movements on the screen
minutes turn into days
but someday the guilty will pay
> ten thousand pounds
well I stumbled upon you guessing to god
making the mortgage
slopping the hogs
then I gave you a heart that weighs ten thousand pounds
well the house was burning and the streets were swarming
I sat on the lawn with my head between my knees
you sat down beside me
put your lips to the ground
and cried for the heart that weighs ten thousand pounds
we stand ten feet tall
we walk eleven foot holes
we give thanks for all
we give thanks for all
well the party was ending and our friends were fighting
we slipped away on valentine's day
you said, "now do you love me"
but I didn't make a sound
I held up the heart that weighs ten thousand pounds
> reignite
I have failed to disconnect
I am stretched across the deck
and I'm not alone, I'm not alone
I'm not alone anymore
looking straight into your eyes
looking now I realize
I'm not alone, I'm not alone
I'm not alone anymore
would you believe I cannot speak?
I cannot walk, I cannot think
and yet it's true
under the red blooming sky
I'm watching clouds reignight
the past, the charms
and I'm not alone anymore
in the ghost lines of this wreck
see the faces reconnect
I'm not alone, I'm not alone
I'm not alone anymore
out of your mind
you gotta put it out of your mind
that is what you gotta do
no matter what your conscience might be telling you
you gotta fight the urge to make sense at all
you gotta put it out of your mind
you gotta look the other way
cast your pretty eyes down
no matter what I say
promise you won't turn around
there are no reasons clear
but the world remains unkind
and you gotta put it out of you mind
the sun always shines
far as you can tell
so why not just fall a little bit
farther down the well
you've got to (put it outta your mind)
you've got to (look the other way)
no matter what (what I say)
> I'll be right here (Daniels / Moore)
I'll be right here
holding on to you, baby
when you need a shoulder to cry on
I'll be right here
holding on to you, baby
when all of your friends are gone
when old man trouble calls
and we can just laugh it off
there'll be to need to run in for cover
cause baby we will have each other
I'll be right here
holding on to you, baby
when your heart is in doubt
I'll be right here
holding on to you, baby
when you are feeling down and out
when things seem to get a little rough
the going seems to get too tough
baby don't change your ways
you will have my love always
oh, I'll be right here
when old man trouble calls
we can just laugh it off
there'll be to need to run in for cover
baby we will have each other
oh, I'll be right here
you don't have to worry no more
holding on to you, baby
when you need a shoulder to cry on
I'll be right here
holding on to you, baby
> the monkey mind is on the prowl
well the monkey mind is on the prowl now
for the cream of the cream of the cream
don't you worry little stringbean
the traffic will allow
and don't forget it's all a dream
well the shit-mouth kids in the fieldhouse
with the splits in their sides from the laughter
don't you listen little pancake
your skin will grow hard
and you will learn to disregard disasters
your mama would have liked to see
the sunlight gathering at your feet
now the monkey mind is on the prowl now
through the wishes and the hours
and the cruelty
don't you worry little angel
the locks have all been changed
and don't forget to notice the beauty
don't forget
don't forget
don't forget....
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