A Widow's Toast Neko Case

Specters move like pilot flames Their widows toast at St.

Man Neko Case

I\'m a man That\'s what you raised me to be I\'m not an identity crisis This was planned I\'m a man There\'s innocence in all mankind It\'s what kind of animal I am It\'s that simple, oh I\

Margaret Vs. Pauline Neko Case

Everything\'s so easy for Pauline Everything\'s so easy for Pauline Ancient strings set feet a light to speed to her such mild grace No monument of tacky gold They smoothed her hair with cinnamon waves

Hold On, Hold On Neko Case

The most tender place in my heart is for strangers I know it\'s unkind but my own blood is much too dangerous Hangin\' round the ceiling half the time Hangin\' round the ceiling half the time Compared

Night Still Comes Neko Case

And there\'s always someone to say it\'s easy for me, But I revenge myself all over myself. There\'s nothing you can say to me.

Star Witness Neko Case

My true love drowned in a dirty old pan Of oil that did run from the block Of a falcon sedan 1969 The paper said \'75 There were no survivors None found alive Trees break the sidewalk And the

Wayfaring Stranger Neko Case

I am a poor wayfaring stranger A-traveling through this world below But there's no sickness, toil, or danger In that bright land to which I go I'm going there to see my father I'm going there no more to

Soulful Shade Of Blue Neko Case

Dressmaker dressmaker I'm singing at the hall Next Saturday night and he'll be there He's been gone For so long I want him back again Make me the sweetest dress you can Make it a soulful shade of blue

Rated X Neko Case

Well if you've been a married woman and things didn't seem to work out Well Divorce is the key to bein' loose and free but you're gonna be talked about Everybody knows that you've loved once, and they

Mood To Burn Bridges Neko Case

I'm surprised they don't come up and thank me So if you want moral advice I suggest you just tuck it all away 'Cause my mood to burn bridges Parallels my mood to dig ditches Don't cross me on neither a

The Needle Has Landed Neko Case

Here I am in traffic's slow flow Where the needle touched down Carbon planes draw a cage round the air force base Where the needle touched down My foot on the brake it's ok to fly low Over poor Spanaway

The Tigers Have Spoken Neko Case

They shot the tiger on his chain In a field behind the cages He walked in circles 'til he was crazy And he lived that way forever And he lived that way beside them, Separate from the other tigers He did

Things That Scare Me Neko Case

Fluorescent lights engage Blackbirds frying on a wire Same birds that followed me to school When I was young Were they trying to tell me something Were they telling me to run The hammer clicks in place

Maybe Sparrow Neko Case

Maybe sparrow you should wait The hawks alight till morning You'll never pass beyond the gate If you don't hear my warning Notes are hung so effortless With the rise and fall of sparrow's breast It's a

Behind The House (Demo) Neko Case

out You didn't die in the fire, it was the flood that carried you from me And the embers of your house still glowing Make it hard to sleep It's hard to breathe There's not much room to go more crazy A

Thrice All American Neko Case

I want to tell you about my hometown It's a dusty old jewel in the South Puget Sound Well the factories churn and the timbers all cut down And life goes by slow in Tacoma People they laugh when they hear

John Saw That Number Neko Case

his waist Gathered wind in his fists so the stars round his wrists Cryin' holy, holy to the lord Read the revelations, you'll find him there Third chapter, fourth verse where he said unto me "There's a

Furnace Room Lullaby Neko Case

all I hear, all I hear's your heart How come, how come So far under the bed Into the beams you've gone I've gone, you've gone I'm wrapped in the depths of these deeds that have made me I can't bring a

Deep Red Bells Neko Case

These lightning thread-spun silver tunnels The red bells beckon you to ride A handprint on the driver's side It looks a lot like engine oil And tastes like being poor and small And popsicles in summer

At Last Neko Case

I can say that I've lived here in honor and danger But I'm just an animal and cannot explain a life Down this chain of days I wished to stay among my people Relation now means nothing, having chosen so

I Missed The Point Neko Case

I have lightning If the stars dry out to guide me I have soft clay To knit my bones astride What a miracle they say Dark clouds gather Velvet holes Gaping wide oh And they pour it down And they sing to

South Tacoma Way Neko Case

I put on that sweater you gave me I woke up in the kitchen a few minutes later I didn't know how I had gotten there Did you guide me I didn't make it to your funeral I didn't want ritual nor resign I just

Lion's Jaws Neko Case

You're gone, the trees are so quiet When your hand was in my pocket How they swayed from side to side Now the meddling sky and my snowy eye Sees a different night The night I fell into the lion's jaws

Pretty Girls Neko Case

NEKO CASE "Pretty Girls" pretty girls, you're too good for this How you break my heart in this cold waiting room Oh my pretty girls, you're too good for this Don't let them tell you you're nothing

Stinging Velvet Neko Case

not my fault Water through my lashes look just like Christmas lights And I still remember, remember Cold and shivering Cold and shivering Cold and shivering warm Sing please, rock me to sleep Quiet as a

That Teenage Feeling Neko Case

Now that we've met We can only laugh at these regrets Common as a winter cold They're telephone poles They follow each other One, after another, after another But now my heart is green as weeds Grown to

Lady Pilot Neko Case

Don't look now Crosshairs of our shadow trace the dam Told that there were people trapped alive Boulder City looks like coals in the fire Cabin's perched by satellites And now it's flying down We've got a

Whip The Blankets Neko Case

pleasure I've snapped from my tether That the nation may vibrate apart And you lead me again to the back of the line And we'll work our way slow to the start When the dishes are broken and the kitchen's a

Favorite Neko Case

And I said Amen Wise, found favorin' heaven And I at your side But I never felt sorry For those shimmering lies When I laid down and cried I was faking And I said Amen Last night I dreamt That I hit a

Dirty Knife Neko Case

furniture piled high for firewood And the blood runs crazy with giant strides And the woodsman failed to breech those fangs in time So they dragged him through the underbrush Wearing three winter coats and a

I Wish I Was The Moon Neko Case

I'm so tired I wish I was the moon tonight Last night I dreamt I had forgotten my name 'Cause I had sold my soul but awoke just the same I'm so lonely I wish I was the moon tonight God blessed me, I'm a

We've Never Met Neko Case

make old lovers pine But I'll trade all the memories Just to have your heart in mine Everybody's talking to me But they just can't explain Disappeared from all the pages And nothing seems the same Was a

Runnin' Out Of Fools Neko Case

You got back to my name in your little black book Tell you what I guess you forgot how I even look Yes you did So go ahead with all your sweet talkin' Go ahead for all the good it can do Have yourself a

Hex Neko Case

When you hear me calling your name in the night Do you run to your window thinking a coyote might Be howling When you hear me knocking at your door again Do you tell yourself it's only the wind That's

Guided By Wire Neko Case

come I could never choose the ones to love And the ones who took the credit left me reelin' But I owe much to the nameless and all those surrogates Those who're singin' my life back to me Life is not a

Nothing To Remember Neko Case

the finish line And I’ll give you those You told me something that scared me to death Don’t take me home I can’t face that yet I’m ashamed that I’m barely human And I’m ashamed that I don’t have a

Porchlight Neko Case

So far away Curses wild upon you Hungry and gaining Porch light burns so far away Miles away Days have gone by and I've barely gone Safe on the road that speeds from your front door I can't turn a...

If You Knew Neko Case

And if you knew what I knowYou wouldn't go to see herAnd least of all believe her when she says that she wants youWell you're just another puppet, she's not even keeping scoreAnd the lazy way she c...

Loretta Neko Case

When I talk to LorettaOh, boots, socks and sweaterWell she hugs me sweet and lowAnd it's never let me goWhen I talk to Loretta, she makes me feel like number oneWhen I talk to Loretta, she makes me...

This Little Light Neko Case

This little light of mineI'm going to let it shineThis little light of mineI'm going to let it shineThis little light of mineI'm going to let it shineEvery day, every dayEvery day, every dayGonna l...

Set Out Running Neko Case

Want to get it all behind meYou know everything reminds meI can't be myself without youWant to crawl down deep insideThe springs inside the mattressWhere l cry my dirty secrets'Cause I just can't s...

No Need To Cry Neko Case

Lie in bed and ignore the TVWatch the clouds sift through the aeroAnd you'll be in my arms againThere's no need to cryOf all the things so bittersweetYou're the first thing I see in morning and in ...

Twist The Knife Neko Case

TenderlyTenderlyPlease take my breath from meInto the fountainAnd up from the gravesTearfullyJoyfullyBurn what is left of meI don't want these burdensI've handsomely gained (?)You'll be my guestAnd...

Bought And Sold Neko Case

Lost loveYou're the one that lies in my armsYou're the one that stole all my charmsI let you inMiseryYou took everything young from meBurned it down right in front of meMy blood runs coldNobody sai...

Outro With Bees Neko Case

How's hope feeling todayTired and sick of this placeRed wine is fastAt the lip of your glassSaying I'm going to ruinEverythingEverythingSo its better my sweetThat we hover like bees'Cause there's n...

Tightly Neko Case

When I'm walkin' under starsI covet all the waning hoursAll the lonely houses stand like monumentsTo thievesWhen I'm walkin' in the darkI'm free to covet all I wantYou've made it all so very danger...

Look For Me (I'll Be Around) Neko Case

When you tire of all the bright lightsHaste that's killing and you're willing to stay home nightsWhen your feet are back on the solid groundLook for me, I'll be aroundWhen the new crowd starts to b...

Blacklisted Neko Case

Fast trainWhere do your passengers waitWhat's at the heart of your engine's rageTo what smooth place at the end of the lineWith crackling fires and quiet plainsDo the trees bend downFold their limb...

Fox Confessor Brings The Flood Neko Case

Driving home I see those flooded fieldsHow can people not know what beauty this isI've taken it for granted my whole lifeSince the day I was bornClouds hang on these curves like meAnd I kneel to th...

Black Widow Iggy Azalea, RITA ORA

, gonna love you Like a black widow, baby This twisted cat and mouse game always starts the same First we\'re both down to play then somehow you go astray We went from nothing to something liking