Clap Your Hands Say Yeah

Over And Over Again (Lost & Found)

i heard it from a friend

the revolution never happened

sigh

a little die

no more a child

goodbye

no where's the woolen sweater

you mentioned in the letter?

imply

the other guy

and scandalize the lion

a clean shave in the morning

and a full beard with no warning

time has gotten by on alibis and wine

success is so forbidding

but it makes me think i'm winning

quiet

dim the lights

adopt another lifestyle

you look like david bowie

but you've nothing new to show me

start another fire

and watch it slowly die

Bang Bang (My Baby Shot Me Down)

i was five and he was six

we rode on horses made of sticks

he wore black and i wore white

he would always win the fight

bang bang, he shot me down
bang bang, i hit the ground
bang bang, that awful sound
bang bang, my baby shot me down

seasons came and changed the time
when i grew up, i called him mine
he would always laugh and say
"remember when we used to play?"

bang bang, i shot you down
bang bang, you hit the ground
bang bang, that awful sound
bang bang, i used to shoot you down

music played, and people sang
just for me, the church bells rang
now he's gone, i don't know why
and till this day, sometimes i cry
he didn't even say goodbye
he didn't take the time to lie

bang bang, he shot me down
bang bang, i hit the ground
bang bang, that awful sound
bang bang, my baby shot me down

Nancy Sinatra /// *

Terra Naomi

Say It's Possible

i see the lights are turning and i look outside

the stars are burning through this changing time

it could have been anything we want

it's fine, salvation was just a passing thought

it was just a passing thought

don't wait, act now

this amazing offer won't last long

it's only a chance to save the path we're on

i know there are more exciting things to talk about

and in time we'll sort it out

and though they say it's possible to me

i don't see how it's probable

i see the course we're on spinning farther from what i know

i'll hold on, tell me that you won't let go

and the truth is such a funny thing

with all these people keep on telling me

they know what's best

and what to be frightened of

and all the rest are wrong

they know nothing about us

i'm not alright...

and though they say it's possible to me

i don't see how it's probable

i see the course we're on spinning farther from what i know

i'll hold on, tell me that you won't let go

this could be something beautiful

i know

Crystal Gayle & Tom Waits /// *

Take Me Home

take me home, you silly boy

put your arms around me

take me home, you silly boy

all the world's not round without you

i'm so sorry that i broke your heart

please don't leave my side

take me home, you silly boy

cause i'm still in love with you

"Take Me Home" Tom Waits

Northern Sky

i never felt magic crazy as this

i never saw moons knew the meaning of the sea
i never held emotion in the palm of my hand
or felt sweet breezes in the top of a tree
but now you're here
brighten my northern sky

i've been a long time that i'm waiting
been a long that i'm blown
i've been a long time that i've wandered
through the people i have known
oh, if you would and you could
straighten my new mind's eye

would you love me for my money
would you love me for my head
would you love me through the winter
would you love me 'til i'm dead
oh, if you would and you could
come blow your horn on high

i never felt magic crazy as this
i never saw moons knew the meaning of the sea
i never held emotion in the palm of my hand
or felt sweet breezes in the top of a tree
but now you're here
brighten my northern sky

.

Nick Drake /// *

Regina Spektor

Somedays

some days aren't yours at all

they come and go as if they're someone else's days

they come and leave you behind, some else's face

and it's harsher than yours, and colder than yours

they come in all quiet, sweep up and then they leave

and you don't hear a single floor board creak

they're so much stronger then the friends you try to keep by your side

downtown, downtown, i'm not here, not anymore

i've gone away, don't call me, don't write

i'm in love with your daughter, i want to have her baby

i'm in love with your daughter, so can i please?

downtown, downtown

i'm not here, not anymore, i've gone away

don't call me, don't write, i've gone away

don't call me, don't write

some days aren't yours at all

they come and go as if they are someone else's days

they come and leave you behind, some else's face

and it's harsher than yours

"Somedays" Regina Spektor

"Bride With A Fan" Marc Chagall

Regina Spektor

Samson

i loved you first, i loved you first

beneath the sheets of paper lies my truth

i have to go, i have to go

your hair was long when we first met

Samson went back to bed

not much hair left on his head

he ate a slice of wonder bread and went right back to bed

and history books forgot about us and the bible didn't mention us

and the bible didn't mention us, not even once

you are my sweetest downfall

i loved you first, i loved you first

beneath the stars came fallin' on our heads

but they're just old light, they're just old light

your hair was long when we first met

Samson came to my bed

told me that my hair was red

told me i was beautiful and came into my bed

oh i cut his hair myself one night

a pair of dull scissors in the yellow light

and he told me that i'd done alright

and kissed me 'til the mornin' light, the mornin' light

and he kissed me 'til the mornin' light

Samson went back to bed

not much hair left on his head

ate a slice of wonder bread and went right back to bed

oh, we couldn't bring the columns down

yeah we couldn't destroy a single one

and history books forgot about us

and the bible didn't mention us, not even once

you are my sweetest downfall

"Samson" Regina Spektor

"Samson And Delilah" Gerrit Van Honthorst

Interval /// W. A. Mozart / Laudate Dominum, Kv.339

Anja Garbarek

The Last Trick

from standing to crouching

silently falling

falling from nowhere to nowhere

nothing between

nothing beyond

nothing behind the stars

this is the last trick i'll do

sound can be seen

this is the main title

briefly shaking

remain for some time

down here below

allowing the doubt to feed upon me

and even the ones

who've never been

are climbing the wail up ahead

i get up start crawling

into the same

over and over and over again

smelling the plastic

smelling the spit

and smelling my own breath

the presence convincing

the most of what i've written is false

i mention this

'cause i'm talking in the light of what's known

i get out of the sun

all together now

everybody

"The Last Trick" Anja Garbarek

Today Is Another Day

Damien Jurado

Lion Tamer

we said goodbye a year ago

we sat within the farmhouse

so you know, don’t you?

i went to the house alone

the power out, no telephone

you know, you’ll know

the gun in the drawer

the long distance call

a story to tell

patience drifts into the sound

you are nothing to me now

i made time to figure out

save us now before we drown

hello, goodbye i said last we met

i’ll be easy to forget

you know, you’ll know

an empty beer, the sealing broke

the saddest song we ever wrote

you’ll know, don’t you?

it’s all for the best

it’s not what it seems

River Man

Betty came by on her way

said she had a word to say

about things today

and fallen leaves

said she hadn't heard the news

hadn't had the time to choose

a way to lose

but she believes

going to see the river man

going to tell him all i can

about the plan

for lilac time

if he tells me all he knows

about the way his river flows

and all night shows

in summertime

Betty said she prayed today

for the sky to blow away

or maybe stay

she wasn't sure

for when she thought of summer rain

calling for her mind again

she lost the pain

and stayed for more

going to see the river man

going to tell him all i can

about the ban

on feeling free

if he tells me all he knows

about the way his river flows

i don't suppose

it's meant for me

oh, how they come and go

Nick Drake

Damien Rice /// Closer (Video 2)

The Blower's Daughter

and so it is

just like you said it would be

life goes easy on me

most of the time

and so it is

the shorter story

no love, no glory

no hero in her sky

i can't take my eyes off of you

i can't take my eyes off you

i can't take my eyes

and so it is

just like you said it should be

we'll both forget the breeze

most of the time

and so it is

the colder water

the blower's daughter

the pupil in denial

i can't take my eyes off of you

i can't take my eyes off you

i can't take my eyes

did i say that i loathe you?

did i say that i want to

leave it all behind?

i can't take my mind off of you

i can't take my mind off you

i can't take my mind

my mind, my mind

'til i find somebody new

(Can We) Stop The Rain? /// (We) Try So Hard To Love

Jason Collett & Leslie Feist

Hangover Days

it was in your basement apartment

with all of its earth and sea

making love on the carpet

under the light of the tv

outside the sour moon minstrels

shook their dark tambourines

the morning came in sinister

well window light menacing

with clouds up above and clouds down below

killing time but it won't stand still

it won't stand still

i told you i'll never make a promise

a promise i can keep

i thanked you for being honest

i told you don't pull that shit on me

these are the hangover days

of frosted glass and metallic gleam

all these new non-places

they erase your memory

we try so hard, we try so hard

we try so hard to love

it was underneath london bridge

i finally realized what you mean

meanwhile all of fashion's latest

were nipping at the heels of history

i tried to send you a postcard

but all you could write were apologies

so out the columbia hotel window

i threw my heart into the streets

with stars up above and stars down below

killing time but it won't stand still, it won't stand still

we try so hard, we try so hard

we try so hard to love

"Hangover Days" Jason Collett

feat. Emily Haines (CD)

feat. Leslie Feist (video)

Jason Collett

It Won't Be Long

when you close your eyes

and kiss my mouth

i no i'm closer now

then anyone as ever been

you can tell yourself

'is nothing serious'

but you're in love

anyone can see

it won't be long

it won't be long

till you belong to me

you're afraid of fire

you don't get to close

you've been bad before

but know that this is more than smoke

it won't be long

it won't be long

till you belong to me

"It Won't Be Long" Jason Collett

Broken Social Scene

Lover's Split

all these people drinking lover's spit

they sit around and clean their face with it

and they listen to teeth to learn how to quit

tied to a night they never met

you know it's time

that we grow old and do some shit

i like it all that way

all these people drinking lover's spit

swallowing words while giving head

they listen to teeth to learn how to quit

tied to a night they never met

"Lover's Split" Broken Social Scene

Stuart A. Staples & Lhasa De Sela

That Leaving Feeling

i got that leaving feeling

and this time it's here to stay

i've been weighing up the pulling

and pushing me away

the path is just so heavy

but it's something that i can't leave

and this future is so certain

it pushes me to my knees

is that your heart talking

or just that befuddled mind?

the people that you love they change

when you leave them behind

but this road that is pulling

is weared down to a thread

and if i don't start climbing pretty soon

it'll be over my head

we all have dreams of leaving

we all want to make a new start

go and pack that little suitcase

with the pieces of our hearts

all those worries and those sorrows

we can just toss them away

buy a coffee and a paper

and go step onto a train

but i've been to long wondering

limping around this town

with everything that is pulling

is pulling me further down

go and make all your excuses

and say all your goodbye's

but take a look in the mirror

it's the hardest one you'll ever find

all those worries and those sorrows

we can just toss them away

go and find a new tomorrow

and forget about your yesterdays

go and pack your ideas

and kiss your kids goodbye

leave the keys on the mail

with the sadness that's in your eyes

maybe tomorrow

today looks like it's bringing rain

and i'll leave everything in order

don't want nothing standing in my way

there're jobs that need attending

and the logs that are waiting to stock

and i'll leave everything in order

don't want nothing gonna hold me back

Today...

it’s a strange day

no colours or shapes

no sound in my head

i forget who i am

there’s no reason

there’s no sense

i’m not supposed to feel

i forget who i am

i need you

only, only

you

Where Love Resides

i've looked around for tears

and regrets where love resides

with a rage and a pain your love still hides

hold me closer, i need someone near

hold me closer, my failing crop is heres

weeping daylight of my feet

but it was all my call

now there's blood on the wall

will the price be put on my head

for the memory i put to resth

old me closer, i need someone near

hold me closer, my failing crop is here

sweeping daylight of my feet

"Lovers" Marc Chagall

Midnight Choir /// Lost In Translation /// *

(I Can't Seem To) Make You Mine

in the silence of the garden

moss arizing on the wind

and the beast is pondering love love love

'till the rusty nail grow dim

i can't seem to make you mine

through the long and lonely night

and i try so hard, darling

but the crowd pulled you away

through the rhythm and the rain

and the ivy coiled around my hand

so i lingered with the people

in the silent august glade

but the rain has brought the night

and the night has brought the rain

The Clientele /// The Lake House /// *

Rilo Kiley /// Lolita /// *

Does He Love You?

get a real job

keep the wind at your back

and the sun on your face

all the immediate unknowns

are better than knowing this tired and lonely fate

does he love you?

will he hold your tiny face in his hands?

i guess it's spring

i didn't know

it's always seventy-five

with no melting snow

a married man, he visits me

i receive his letters in the mail twice a week

and i think he loves me

and when he leaves her

he's coming out to california

i guess it all worked out

there's a ring on your finger

and the baby's due out

you share a place by the park

and run a shop for antiques downtown

and he loves you

yeah, he loves you

and the two of you will soon become three

and he loves you, even though you

used to say you were flawed if you weren't free

let's not forget ourselves

good friend

you and i were almost dead

and you're better off for leaving

yeah you're better off for leaving

late at night, i get the phone

you're at the shop sobbing all alone

your confession it's coming out

you only married him

you felt your time was running out

but now you love him

and your baby

at last you are complete

but he's distant and you found him

on the phone pleading, saying, 'baby i love you'

'and I'll leave her, and i'm coming out to california'

let's not forget ourselves

good friend

i'm flawed if i'm not free

and your husband will never leave you

he will never leave you for me