So Many Planets St. Vincent

my heels I'm dropping promises like H-bombs But keep calm I'm at the back of my head (Oh-ooh) Watching my life happening Watching the sink filling red (Oh-ooh) And I'm not stopping it I have to visit so

Save Me from What I Want St. Vincent

What seventeen cold showers couldn't wash away Save me, save me Save me from what I want Save me, save me Save me from what I want Honey what reveals you is what you try and hide away You could tell the planets

Marry Me St. Vincent

Marry me, John, marry me, John I\'ll be so good to you You won\'t realize I\'m gone Marry me, John, marry me, John I\'ll be so sweet to you You won\'t realize I\'m gone You won\'t realize I\'m

Del Rio St. Vincent

we were done We threw ourselves in the river Del Del Rio Del Del Rio Getting some strange looks Back from the shore And you, you pinched my arm Said look who's lucky now And you, you saved my life Too many

Strange Mercy St. Vincent

long time And oh little one I ain't been around a little while But when you see me wait Oh little one your Hemingway jawline looks just like his Our father in exile For God only knows how many

Landmines St. Vincent

Not so far Please don\'t go Not too far Where\'d you go?

Bicycle St. Vincent

You stole my bicycle So I had to walk Twenty six blocks in the rain What a shame You took my tennis shoes So I took the train To avoid the rain What a shame You saw me on the street You offered me a seat

Laughing with a Mouth of Blood St. Vincent

you laughing at See I traded my plot of land For a plane to anywhere Oh, where do you go And I can't see the future But I know its got big plans for me Oh, what does it see All of my old friends aren't so

Cruel St. Vincent

For you could want that, too They could take or leave you So they took you, and they left you How could they be casually cruel?

Teenage Talk St. Vincent

Katie kept the list of times Now that she had really done it done it So we swarmed like flies Pretending that we weren't terrified Til we snuck out that night Rolled the Chrysler down the driveway But

Just the Same But Brand New St. Vincent

The people in the street had overtaken you By the time you rounded Second Avenue So I walked away All perfumed Felt just the same But brand new And anything you wrote I checked for codes and clues The

Prince Johnny St. Vincent

mistake my affection For another spit and penny style redemption Cause we're all sons of someone's We're all sons of someone's I wanna mean more than I mean to you I wanna mean more than I meant to him So

Regret St. Vincent

Morning pry the windows open Let in what's so terrifying Summer is as faded as a lone cicada call Memories so bright I gotta squint just to recall Regret the words I've bitten More than the ones I ever

Violent Times St. Vincent

(Huh) Violent times Almost lost you in these violent times I forgot people could be so kind In these violent times Dollar signs Almost lost it chasing dollar signs Know the cost, but I forgot the price

Your Lips Are Red St. Vincent

from my lips Your lips are red My face is red from reading your red lips My hands are red My hands are red from sealing your red lips Sealing your red lips, sealing your red lips Your skin\'s so

Dilettante St. Vincent

Oh Elijah don't make me wait Nobody's winning The sharks are swimming in the red Oh Elijah don't make me wait While you are sleeping My mind goes creaking down the wall Slow down dilettante So I

Big Time Nothing St. Vincent

snap, insane Don't crack, don't act your age Don't change your name It's all the rage Do ask, but don't tell, don't laugh, but do smile Don't have a glass, don't stay a while Don't take a pic Don't feel so

Champagne Year St. Vincent

So I thought I'd learned my lesson But I secretly expected A choir at the shore And confetti through the fall night air I'll make a living telling people what they want to hear It's not a killing

Hysterical Strength St. Vincent

Hey it's your blood That makes my veins run It's true, so I tried to give it back to you Young one, look at me It's not your beast to leash Oh don't hold more than you can stand to carry Must of

The Apocalypse Song St. Vincent

is made of All your praying moments amount to just one breath Please keep your victory But give me little death It\'s time You are light I guess you are afraid of what everyone is made of So

Marrow St. Vincent

teeth to the loves and curses Honey can you reach the spot That need oilin' and fixin' H E L P Help me, help me H E L P Help me, help me Muscle connects to the bone And bone to the ire and the marrow So

Psychopath St. Vincent

make it back cause I'm on the edge of a heart attack You said Honey quit your worrying Distance is exactly like a blowing wind Putting out the embers and the tiny flames and Keeping the big ones burning So

Birth In Reverse St. Vincent

Oh, what an ordinary day Take out the garbage, masturbate I'm still holding for the laugh The dogs will bark so let them bark The birds will cry I'll let them cry Here's my report from the edge Like a

These Days St. Vincent

if I'll see another highway I had a lover I don't think I'll risk another these days These days These days I seem to be afraid To live the life that I have made in song It's just that I've been losing so

Huey Newton St. Vincent

of information Pleasure dot loathing dot Huey dot Newton Oh it was a lonely lonely winter Fuckless porn sharks Toothless but got a big bark Live children blind psychics Turned online assassins So

Digital Witness St. Vincent

mind I want all in your mind Give me all DIGITAL WITNESSES, what’s the point of even sleeping If I can’t show it, you can’t see me What’s the point of doing anything What’s the point of even sleeping So

All My Stars Aligned St. Vincent

I read the signs, I got all my stars aligned My amulets, my charms, I set all my false alarms So I\'ll be someone who won\'t be forgotten I\'ve got a question and you\'ve got the answer I\'ll do

Rattlesnake St. Vincent

Follow the power lines back from the road No one around so I take off my clothes Am I the only one in the only world Oh oh, oh oh, oh oh, oh oh Woah oh, oh oh, oh oh, oh oh Oh oh, oh oh, oh oh, oh oh I

Broken Man St. Vincent

On the street, I'm a king-sized killer I can make your kingdom come On my feet, I'm an earthquake shakin' So open up, my little one Hey, what are you looking at? (Oh) Who the hell do you think I am?

Now, Now St. Vincent

I\'m not your mother\'s favorite dog I\'m not the carpet you walk on I\'m not one small atomic bomb I\'m not anything at all I\'m not the feather at your feet I\'m not your yellow brick street I\'...

Paris Is Burning St. Vincent

I write to give word the war is over Send my cinders home to mother They gave me a medal for my valor Leaden trumpets spit the soot of power They say, \"I\'m on your side \"When nobody is, \'cause...

Human Racing St. Vincent

Romeo, where\'d you go? It\'s been years and still no sign But I\'m keeping hope alive Juliet, how you been? You look like death like you sure could use some rest from this place human racing and ...

What Me Worry? St. Vincent

What me worry? I never do I\'m always amused and amusing you Sans le fear of impending doom Life is like banquet food: pleasure to peruse Do I amuse you, dear? Would you think me queer if while st...

Jesus Saves, I Spend St. Vincent

While Jesus is saving I\'m spending all my days In backgrounds and landscapes with the languages of saints While people are spinning like toys on Christmas day I\'m inside a still life with the oth...

We Put a Pearl in the Ground St. Vincent

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Bad Believer St. Vincent

?What do you know I\'m just a bad believer What do you know What do you know From the nave and down into the altar I left my momma sitting in the pew Knelt before the trembling pastor Fainted as he...

Rosyln St. Vincent

Up with your turret Aren't we just terrified? Shale, screen your worry from what you won't ever find Don't let it fool you Don't let it fool you...down Down's sitting round, folds in the gown Sea a...

Now,Now St. Vincent

I'm not your mother's favorite dog I'm not the carpet you walk on I'm not one small atomic bomb I'm not anything at all I'm not the feather at your feet I'm not your yellow brick street I'm not any...

Chloe In The Afternoon St. Vincent

You’re all legs I'm all nerves black lacquered horse hair whip By your heels heal my hurt horse hair whip be your floor Chloe in the afternoon Chloe in the afternoon Chloe in the afternoon Chloe in...

Cheerleader St. Vincent

I’ve had good times with some bad guys I’ve told whole lies with a half smile Held your bare bones with my clothes on I’ve thrown rocks then hid both my arms I don’t know what good it serves P...

Surgeon St. Vincent

I spent the summer on my back Another attack Stealing just to get along, get along, get along Turn off the TV, wait in bed of Blue and red a little Somethin' to get along, get along, get along... B...

Northern Lights St. Vincent

If you say it is then I guess it is What you say it is but I don't feel anything Cause your pendulum doesn't swing again Yeah your pendulum hasn't swung back in It's a champagne year full of sober ...

Neutered Fruit St. Vincent

Did you ever really stare at me Did you ever really stare at me Like I stared at you I ate flowers in the backyard Bought finely neutered fruit Shot a hundred arrows at a knoll a hundred sparrows b...

Year Of The Tiger St. Vincent

When I was young Coach called me the tiger I always had A knack with the danger Living in fear in the year of the tiger Living in fear in the year of the tiger Italian shoes Like these rubes know t...

I Prefer Your Love St. Vincent

I, I prefer your loveTo JesusLittle baby on your kneesCause the world has got you downName tagged tourists, sick at the sight of themTight walking the sidewalk in spite of themAs my headache moves ...

Bring Me Your Loves St. Vincent

Bring me your lovesAll your loves, your lovesI wanna love them too, you know x4I thought you were like a dogI thought you were like a dogBut you made a pet of meBring me your lovesAll your loves, y...

Every Tear Disappears St. Vincent

Oh, a smile is more than showing teethOh, it's not the potion, it's the magic that I seekEvery tear disappearsEvery tear disappearsOh, the more that I struggle the deeper in the pitIf I can show a ...

Severed Crossed Fingers St. Vincent

When your calling ain't calling back to youI'll be side stage mouthing lines for youHumiliated by age, terrified of youthI got hope but my hope isn't helping youSpitting our guts from their gearsDr...

What Me Worry St. Vincent

What me worryI never doI'm always amused and amusing youSans le fear of impending doomLife is like banquet foodPleasure to peruseDo I amuse you, dearWould you think me queerIf while standing beside...

The Antidote St. Vincent

I am the antidoteI’ll suck your venom outShow me where it really hurtsI’ll show you where it really hurtsShould’ve stopped for the windShould’ve stopped for loveShould’ve stopped for the windShould...