Tea Brendan Benson

Im drinking tea Its good enough for me, then its good enough for you we can have tea for two how do you do?

Insects Rule Brendan Benson

(Benson/Falkner) Once knew a woman, she was skin and bones Invited all the insects to come into her home She trained them so well They could answer her phone The day finally came when the poor woman was

Flesh And Bone Brendan Benson

Little lamb that you are Now you\'ve wandered too far And you can\'t find your car You don\'t know where you\'ve been When the night closes in You feel it under your skin You won\'t let me in You ...

Pleasure Seeker Brendan Benson

Pleasure Seeker Drip drip drip drip outside my window A head full of zip sleeps on my pillow And it must be a phase that I'm in 'Cause I can't explain to begin Could be a permanent thing But it fe...

Tiny Spark Brendan Benson

Tiny Spark by Brendan Benson Yeah yeah yeah yeah I’ve always been this way Never known any other way to feel Got the right of way And all of the others must yield Now I’m naked And I’m in school

Metarte Brendan Benson

Met a girl ?introduced myself I asked her to with me and no one else And she said: I'd really like to see you everyday But I'm afraid of what my friends might say You need a bath and your clothes a...

Folk Singer Brendan Benson

Folk Singer byBrendan Benson Like a folk singer's song I'm moving on And I'm not the kind of man that acts very strong When the girls are looking on When the girls are looking on If you tied my

Life In The D Brendan Benson

Life In The D My life in the D is a tragicomedy A poetic verse It’s voodoo some say black magic ettouffe A dead man’s curse It’s just like the Egyptian tombs Tunnels leading to empty rooms Skeptics...

Good To Me Brendan Benson

Good To Me I’ve got a 1980 Volvo I get in start it up and I go It ain’t a vintage Cadillac But it always gets me there and back And it’ll always be good to me Always be good to me Always be... goo...

You're Quiet Brendan Benson

You`re Quiet You’re quiet You don’t talk You’re shut down And closed off You’re like me We’re the same I’m Brendan What’s your name Been a little bit down on my luck I think you know where I

What Brendan Benson

What What are you trying to do to me I closed my eyes I don’t want to see I don’t want to hear about you and him I just want to know if it’s love that you’re in Coz you can’t possibly be serious ab...

Eventually Brendan Benson

Eventually In her past there’s lots of people I know them by their names Some of them rushed by like water Some of them were flames Each and all knew a different girl Someone I’ve never met They w...

I'm Easy Brendan Benson

I`m Easy by Brendan Benson I'm easy Just a couple of words That you've got to say and it frees me From your powerful eyes when they seize me And you said, "You're never gonna make it" "Boy, you'll

Just Like Me Brendan Benson

Just Like Me A balloon to your lips And held between your fingertips But soon it slips your grip and whips Around the room Spitting its fumes Just like me Hate so filled with hate So bad so...

Jetlag Brendan Benson

Jet Lag My so-called friends Where are they now I guess a love that bends Isn't worth much anyhow They come and go And talk their shit And when I really need to know All I get is spit in my...

Metarie Brendan Benson

Met a girl, introduced myselfI asked her to be with me and no one elseAnd she said, I'd really like to see you everydayBut I'm afraid of what my friends might sayYou need a bath and your clothes ar...

Bird's Eye View Brendan Benson

(Benson) This is only a bird's eye view of how I See things between me and you And everyone in between It's just how it seems to be You can't escape the jails Or the crucifier's nails So just have a seat

Sittin' Pretty Brendan Benson

(Benson/Falkner) If I point my gun at you Are you gonna see it my way?

I'm Blessed Brendan Benson

My mother raised me single-handedlyIn a Louisiana hell called HarveyI never know what I'm supposed to beTurned over every rock for cluesOf what it is to be meAnd I never know what's going on?But I'...

Crosseyed Brendan Benson

Twitchy lady, so lovely with your short hairWhere do you come from? Where are you going?My friends think you're ugly, mmmThey don't see what I seeI love my cross eyed babyYour secret's safe with me...

Me Just Purely Brendan Benson

(Benson/Falkner) This is only temporary These songs are my worst habits My looks and my skin and my temper In this town, this place I call my home Well it's me just purely And I promise I'll get back on

Got No Secrets Brendan Benson

I got no secretsWhen I was a young boy I was beat up by my dadI grew up fast, I took drugs and now I'm in rehabThere's a girl that I know and she's only seventeenShe said I was her favorite you kno...

How 'Bout You Brendan Benson

(Benson) Does it break your heart each time I fall apart? Does it give you purpose in this life? And when I tell the truth Does it mean as much to you? I could never live a lie how 'bout you?

Emma J Brendan Benson

Take my hand and let it beginOpen your heart and let me inGirl i think im in love with youAnd i think your in love with me too.There's this girl whose kiss is all i dream ofIm the boy who prays its...

Maginary Girl Brendan Benson

Maginary girlYou lay awake in your bedSpeaking the words in your headYou think about what it means to be deadYou've got your wits about youThat's good 'cause she's a vultureYou try to come upWith a...

House in Virginia Brendan Benson

(Benson/Falkner) House in Virginia We' love to see you, Emma Red velvet chairs for you to sit on, Emma Blue cobalt teacups every shape, every size Your favorite designs White flawed enamel pots And a place

Cherries Brendan Benson

The girl with the silver on her faceWant to take her home, meet mom and dadHard to tell 'bout a girl like thisShe might smile or she might spit on them, yeahI want to scrub her face and take her in...

Benson Hedges Fun.

Holy ghosts When do you come out to play `Cause if the Lord is gonna find me He`d better start looking today Last week my baby hit the slopes I spent the weekend setting traps in the road I should ...

Benson Hurst Fallen From The Sky

Benson Hurst Shut down... like I never had a chance, and i won't just sit and watch you dance the night away without me. Dance the night away. You can't wait another second.

Babylon Brendan Perry

Spirit rise to greet the sun Takes my hand and beats the drum Tries to make me understand We are as one in a sea of sand. I' m praying for rain , To see desert flowers again Underground the childre...

The Bogus Man Brendan Perry

I can see it in your eyes The vacant stare, the empty lie I can see it in your smile I give you an inch, you take a mile Politician Model citizen Politician Blind ambition I can see through your di...

Wintersun Brendan Perry

Can’t stop the hurt, can’t stop the bleeding I am invisible Can’t stop the thought, nor the feeling I don’t exist at all But when you call my name Do you feel the same way That we’re trapped in tim...

Utopia Brendan Perry

I feel greater than the sum of all my parts A domestic beast with a hairy heart Trapped within a walled suburbia I've found my tastes are somewhat underground Between the shadows and the cracks I'm...

Inferno Brendan Perry

I watch the TV, it is my world Takes my mind beyond these walls The more I see the less I care For all the people out there In my room, I see war In my room, love In my room, visions from hell In m...

None Of Them Are You Brendan James

Black blue yellow what red stripes gonna bruise All the young weak strong all the confident confuse He can run, she can jump, they can sing higher than you Make it hurt, make it cry, make it for...

Younger Days Brendan James

Running like hell through the trees, No one pressuring me Younger days Getting out after school Playing a bunch of fools Younger days I see the sunset I see the stars I see the future oh my god lik...

Carriers Of The Light Brendan James

Went to a party just the other day with all of you Fresh off the road and pretty tired Didnt have to worry cause the ice is always broken As we catch each others eyes across the fire Had a couple o...

Heavy Lifting Brendan James

I sing for you, your broken hearted I sing for everything to go back where it started Oh Oh Ohhhhhhhh Life is love and both have got you blinded Theres no rest for the few who want it all And I kno...

Here For You Brendan James

Hey, Whats on your mind? Whats got you down this time? Please, Dont hide your tears Ive seen you sad before my dear Im here for you Im here for you Im here for you Here for you Here for you Here fo...

Nothin' But Love Brendan James

My biggest fear is Ill let people down and then maybe theyll think less of me Especially you, youre the jewel in my crown and I dont wanna mess this up Am I a good enough lover, good enough friend ...

This Boy Brendan Perry

Never ever wanted to fight in your warNever wanted to fight your wars for youThis boy only believes in loveNever wanted to sign away my lifeNever wanted to hand over my rightsThis boy believes in l...

The Devil And The Deep Blue Sea Brendan Perry

It’s all overYou’ve had your day out in the parkYou better come insideBefore it gets too darkWe’ve all had a great timePlaying with our private worldEvent horizonHere on planet EarthIt’s all overIt...

Crescent Brendan Perry

The stars you see in the night skyHave been dead for centuriesStarlight creates the illusionOf life for all these yearsNow I no longer trust these eyes of mineThe heart must speak to meIn tongues o...

Saturday's Child Brendan Perry

Farewell my child it's time to leave this all behindExchanging the river for the seaFarewell to Saturday's childcut loose before his primeset adrift in the citySpeak to me now of isolationFeel your...

Voyage of Bran Brendan Perry

Milky Way That we must burn bright Before we fade away Mother, mother Can you tell me Where the fire goes When the flames cease From the ashes to the astral plain Where the setting sun meets the sea, Brendan

Medusa Brendan Perry

When all you have left are your memoriesAnd diamonds and pearls for companyI'll be sailing to St Lucia on the ocean breezeWith the moon and my scars for companyIn your bedroom you keep an iron cage...

Sloth Brendan Perry

Sometimes when I'm aloneI imagine that the world is a mirrorAnd in minds eye behold my dark inner natureI've been wasting time on this time honored whoreTill I get so confused I can't see anymoreAn...

I Must Have Been Blind Brendan Perry

Here I am believing words againHere I am trying to find your love againHere I am down on my knees againPraying for a love we used to knowBoth of us know how hard it is to love and let it goBoth of ...

The Captive Heart Brendan Perry

The old clock is ticking nowMarks the space between usYour memory enshrouds my heartFor I am held a captiveSometimes my soul desiresTo take leave of this old worldTo spread these golden wings and f...

Death Will Be My Bride Brendan Perry

Woke up this morningSet off down the roadLeft behind me all those yearsSearching for a common soulI've been looking for a thousandAnd one distractionsTo empty my mindOf thoughts of lonelinessI've b...