Surgeon St. Vincent

Best find a surgeon come cut me open Best find a surgeon Come cut me open Dressing, undressing for a wall If mother calls She knows well we don't get along, get along, get along I tell the mailman

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...

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 gon...

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 ...

Landmines St. Vincent

I\'m crawling through landmines Just to know where you are There\'s smoke in my eyes Cause you\'re burning the ground I\'m crawling through landmines Just to feel where you are Under cover of nigh...

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 a...

The Apocalypse Song St. Vincent

Wait I\'ll be swifter than the speed of light Carbon my body a billion years of time You wake with the stitches over both your eyes And deny me my body and all earthly delights It\'s time You are ...

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...

Your Lips Are Red St. Vincent

Your lips are red My face is red from reading your red lips My hands are black My hands are black inside this downtown taxi cab This city\'s red This city\'s red from riding us into the ground This...

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...

Huey Newton St. Vincent

?Feelings flash cards Fake knife real ketchup Cardboard cutthroats Cowboys of information Pleasure dot loathing dot Huey dot Newton Oh it was a lonely lonely winter Fuckless porn sharks Toothless b...

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...

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...

Cruel St. Vincent

Bodies, can't you see what everybody wants from you? Forgive the kids, for they don't know how to live Run the alleys casually cruel Cruel, cruel Bodies, can't you see what everybody wants from you...

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...

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 kill...

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 be...

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...

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 ...

Strange Mercy St. Vincent

Oh little one I know you've been tired for a long 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 ...

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...

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 ca...

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...

Digital Witness St. Vincent

Get back to your seatGet back lash in tearUuuuu-uhI want all in your mindPeople tell you TV only looks just like a windowYeahPeople tell you TV only looks just like a windowYeahDIGITAL WITNESSES, w...

Rattlesnake St. Vincent

Follow the power lines back from the roadNo one around so I take off my clothesAm I the only one in the only worldOh oh, oh oh, oh oh, oh ohWoah oh, oh oh, oh oh, oh ohOh oh, oh oh, oh oh, oh ohI s...

Birth In Reverse St. Vincent

Oh, what an ordinary dayTake out the garbage, masturbateI'm still holding for the laughThe dogs will bark so let them barkThe birds will cry I'll let them cryHere's my report from the edgeLike a bi...

Prince Johnny St. Vincent

Prince Johnny, you're kind but you're not simpleBy now I think I know the differenceYou wanna be a son of someoneRemember the time we went and snortedThat piece of the Berlin Wall that you'd extort...

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 ...

Regret St. Vincent

Morning pry the windows openLet in what's so terrifyingSummer is as faded as a lone cicada callMemories so bright I gotta squint just to recallRegret the words I've bittenMore than the ones I ever ...

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...

Psychopath St. Vincent

Running down the highway like a psychopathAll the flames and fury honey at my backWanna make a bet whether I make it back causeI'm on the edge of a heart attackYou said Honey quit your worryingDist...

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...

Teenage Talk St. Vincent

Katie kept the list of timesNow that she hadreally done it done itSo we swarmed like fliesPretending thatwe weren't terrifiedTil we snuck out that nightRolled the Chryslerdown the drivewayBut once ...

Actor Out of Work St. Vincent

You're a supplement, you're a salveYou're a bandage, pull it offI can quit you, cut it outYou're a patient, iron lungYou're a cast signed broken armYou're an actor out of workYou're a liar and that...

Bicycle St. Vincent

You stole my bicycleSo I had to walkTwenty six blocks in the rainWhat a shameYou took my tennis shoesSo I took the trainTo avoid the rainWhat a shameYou saw me on the streetYou offered me a seatThe...

The Strangers St. Vincent

Lover, I don't play to win but for the thrill until I'm spentPaint the black hole blacker, paint the black hole blackerI threw flowers in your face on my sister's wedding dayPaint the black hole bl...

Save Me from What I Want St. Vincent

Keys are in my pocket and they rattle you awaySeventh floor apartment and a fiery escapeBut I'm a wife in watercolors, I can wash awayWhat seventeen cold showers couldn't wash awaySave me, save meS...

The Neighbors St. Vincent

Sister say a prayer for us one we learned from nuns and suchI won't believe not a word you speak just make it sweet to hearLet's pour wine in coffee cups and drive around the neighborhoodAnd shine ...

Black Rainbow St. Vincent

There's a black rainbow upon my houseMatch the curtains and the floorsThink I'm glass I think I'm breaking itWrecking ball outside the doorLet the children act like furnitureFor the ladies of the l...

Laughing with a Mouth of Blood St. Vincent

Just like an amnesiacTrying to get my senses backOh, where did they goLaughing with a mouth of bloodFrom a little spill I tookOh, what are you laughing atSee I traded my plot of landFor a plane to ...

Marrow St. Vincent

Muscle connects to the boneAnd bone to the ire and the marrowI wish I had a gentle mindAnd a spine made up of ironMouth connects to the teethAnd teeth to the loves and cursesHoney can you reach the...

The Bed St. Vincent

We're sleeping underneath the bedTo scare the monsters outWith our dear daddy's Smith and WessonWe've gotta teach them all a lessonDon't moveDon't scream or we will have to shootStop right where yo...

The Party St. Vincent

Honey, the partyYou went away quicklyBut oh that's the troubleWith ticking and tockingI licked the ice cubeFrom your empty glassOh we stayed much too lateTill they're cleaning the ashtraysDo you ha...

Just the Same But Brand New St. Vincent

The people in the street had overtaken youBy the time you rounded Second AvenueSo I walked awayAll perfumedFelt just the sameBut brand newAnd anything you wrote I checked for codes and cluesThe let...

The Sequel (Explicit Ver.) St. Vincent

Oh honeyI was there in the dark where you layAnd I saw youWith a scent on your handsGoing out to get you somethingOh honeyI was there in the dark where you layAnd I saw youWith a scent on your hand...