- Beauty Of The Ride
Harmacy LP, Sub Pop Records / 1996
Never did and never will,
It's just the way it's always been.
I've made mistakes before,
I'll make the same again.
And all this tension we ignore
Surely works, it's ugly way inside.
- Brand New Love
Restless eyes close, maybe it'll go away
Please rest tomorrow, bring a satisfying day
The restless urge of love that's worth the burning for
Surely it's that one consuming love to give you more
Any thought could be the beginning of the brand new tangled web you're spinning
Anyone could be a brand new love
Any tithe that holds can be broken, tear your bitter world to the open
Anyone could be a brand new love
- Careful
Drop your guard, I'll get to know you
Simon says it's time to move
And God only knows I think about you
‘Cuz its never time to show and prove
It's never time to show and prove
Hiding all the time destroys me
- celebrate the void
I get the feeling you don't feel me
Must be a reason you're still here
Is it the money or the freedom?
You've taken both but it's not clear
You're still untied, angry ocean
Celebrate the void
You never let me near your light
You're gonna need it if I leave
- Cry Sis
Story of water stronger than a man
Town crier: day of the dam!
More than a hundred years ago
The flood raged on fast and cold
Smashed barrels and broken chests
Bridgework carried along to rest
Crisis; cry sister
Crisis; cry sister
- Flame
I don’t wanna be the one who rides flame
I don’t know her name
And I don’t wanna go where the seekers all go
I don’t wanna know
You can feel anything you wanna feel
You can feel anything you wanna feel and call it real
But I don’t wanna be the one who rides flame
I don’t wanna be the one who rides flame
- Flood
A cap comes off the 40 ounce
The bowling captain's out to pounce
Uncap the joy, out of control
The night cat goes within my soul
Yeah, all right
Gonna ride with the flood tonight
Yeah, all right
- Got It
I don't quite get it, but I know you've got it
I don't care if nothing else goes my way all day
I'm taking your morning warmth with me out into the day
And I don't care if nothing else goes my way all day
I think I can stay here a while with you
You make me feel much better
Scared indeed to be without
Storm renders compass useless
- Happily Divided
Of these times, it's well we make the most
Boredom fabricated as you're going down each others' throats
And I'm so excited, happily divided
Smashing all my windows
Rocks falling in the yard
Pretending that you're bigger than you really are
Pretending you're bigger than you really are
Happily divided
- Mind Meld
Leaving is a test that I've never had to take
When your mind dissolves, you don't know me anymore
Try to make you see what you meant to me before
When you told me off, the other door
The house won't be close without you to see
Leaving is a test that I've never had to take
(repeat verse)
Here's my last thought, but it's sad for me to say (?)
- not a friend
I'm not a good friend, I'm not a friend at all
It's never resolved, I'm nervous when you call
My words are limp, and my mind is dry
I try to be polite, but I feel like I'm stuck for life
I follow my heart, it leads me far from you
No matter how close we are, I'm far, far away
I have too much now to fill my day today
I'm not a good friend, I'm not a friend at all
- Not Too Amused
What was that you just said?
That didn't make any sense to me
It's not the way I see it, man
I'm almost tired of listening to you
Why do you tie me up with words?
The way your eye shifts makes me wanna go
Black-jawed living room couch professor
When will you be through with me? I'd like to know
- Ocean
So you think youre in the middle of the ocean
Stranded on an island of your own
Or stuck in the top of a mountain
Either way youre gonna say youre all alone
And I hesitate to say that youre a liar
I never tell the truth myself
But I tried to chase you down and I got tired
- On Fire
My opinion could change today, but I'm responsible anyway
For second or third hand information
That complicates the complication
And I don't think before I speak
And I don't know how far my words reach
So wrong nearly every time, that I'm sorry I speak my mind
If what I said was unkind
Now it feels like I'm on fire
- Prince-S
Eleven times a scapegoat, it's not a hug, but a choke
And you're not what I've been missing, I'll be damned before I listen to you
Princess of distress, you're a princess of distress
Everything you want and nothing that you need
But somehow it all just fits in, I'd climb your mind just to go wishing
I guess there's no use really 'cause
'Cause there's nothing like a real thing
- raging river
mile wide grin with yr head caved in
and you knew the game was on
controlled demolition and yr deepest suspicion
now you are all alone
with yr facts, yr old games
and the water flows the same
accept it like a mission its a sweet suspicion
a thousand clicks a day
- Sister
Damned if I do, and damned if I don't
I told you I loved you, I wish that I hadn't
You don't seem the same
I guess I know you too well
I knew I was falling, but I didn't know how low I'd fell
Sister, oh sister, who told you these lies?
I haven't got time to teach you what it could be like
To pull you from this, child
- Skull
There is history in this place
There are dragons to be chased
And though I don't know who you are
An easy flow and a strong, a strong heart
And the charm in the way you hide
Gently take my skull for a ride
And I don't know who you are
But I know what I would like you to be
- Soul and Fire
It's all a matter
Of soul and fire.
Infatuation
Or true desire.
The thrill of discovery,
Divine intervention;
Cruel, cruel change,
- Together Or Alone
It was never my intention
To blindly feed the boy/girl game
I know romance isn't everything
But I'm obsessing just the same
Because today I don't feel worthy
You seem so beautiful and strong
These unsure hands could never soothe you
Too afraid of doing something wrong
- True Hardcore
True hardcore is hard to find
Takes the peaceful selfish kind
To realize where the power lies in music
The beauty may be hard to take
Pray it's not the evil fake
There's always time to change your mind
And still be very true
Always will be true
- Two Years Two Days
Now that you have your doubts
Will you always be looking for a way out?
And if I convinced you to stay
Two years or two days from now
I'd live in fear of losing you
Holding on and trapping you inside
Now I understand
I can't always have what I'm wanting
- Vampire
Try to keep her down beside, but last night I set her free
Free to let her spirit fly, left my choking stare behind
Maybe if her will could grow, she might feel the need to leave
Dying in my shadow, doubting I could ever let her be herself
A sinful reflection of me, will I ever set her free?
My love has shut her up, break the spirit I don't understand
'cause even as we're walking hand in hand, my life cuts her up
An evil way to build me strong, a sad judge and so uptight
- Willing To Wait
When you see him again
Tell him everything that you told me
Tell him that I'm still your friend
And maybe you would like to see me again
I'm willing to wait my turn to be with you
But I still have a lot to learn about me
And no one's sure if we should be together
But oh, when I saw you again
- Zone Doubt
Zone doubt, born to be alone
Save the sermonette, there's no one home
I ascend to make amends I think I know
I was beggin' the police to let you go
But I can't stop the clock
Passed out to take in, let the unconcern begin
Tell your suspicious dreams to the wrong guy
Volunteer your beer to the blue sky