Hope Then Strife - Tallulah

I think i’m getting it right this time; I can tell by the way she grins. She put the postcards up on the head of our bed, I can see algiers. She said "don’t the streets on sunday look great, The way they open up their windows And offer you things you know you’ll never […]

The Clarke Sisters - Tallulah

They had problems with their father’s law. They sleep in the back of a feminist bookstore. The clarke sisters The eldest sister keeps a midnight vigil. The youngest sister she’s not spiritual. The clarke sisters. Their steel grey hair, their lovely steel grey hair. The clarke sisters. Why don’t i introduce you I’m sure they […]

Spirit Of A Vampyre - Tallulah

I was slowly dying in a clinic just outside of l.a. You came and saw me (thank you) that picked me up straight away. You said "learn to dance, learn to act, learn the piano" And most of all you said "learn to live again". That’s when it starts. that’s when it starts. The electric […]

Bye Bye Pride - Tallulah

A white moon appears Like a hole in the sky, The mangroves go quiet. In la brisa de la palma A teenage rasputin Takes the sting from a gin, "when a woman learns to walk She’s not dependent anymore A line front her letter may 24 And out on the bay The current is strong […]

The House Jack Kerouac Built - Tallulah

You and i together, with nothing showing at all, In a darkened cinema, i’ll give you pleasure in the stalls. Want to give you tenderness, and my affection too. If it’s through clenched teeth, that’s what you driven me To I want us to be lovers I want us to be friends Want it like; […]

Cut It Out - Tallulah

What would you do If i told you To run from him? What would vou say If i told you to Abandon him? I khow you drink, You’ve had a lot to drink, Do you have to talk like that? If you go to parties And cut your hair People grab their hats. Ah, but […]

I Just Get Caught Out - Tallulah

She wiped the hair right out of my eyes. Tempted me through with desire. I was trying my best at this stage. To set myself on fire. then she said hello. I just get caught out. All i get is all day long. On me, and i stand much higher. You can always get what […]

Someone Else’s Wife - Tallulah

Can’t find my way down my own street, Got to get my dream feet back on its feet. I’m trapped in my house On first name terms with its mouse. Don’t sav this house is a shack. We had it once, can i get it back? It’s a fine line between love and despair; Do […]

You Tell Me - Tallulah

Tallulah took a shower for an hour, Then walked down the street feeling beautiful and clean. Taulah met a man at a newstand, Who asked her how does she dream. What she’s missing Is someone Who will listen And then and then and then, you tell me. Tallulah your make-up needs a shake-up, Your hair […]

Right Here - Tallulah

It rains for days So you stay inside And lock your door. Crying all the time Crying for … You don’t know what for. You say your’re undone by his kiss, But don’t you think That for once in your life It should be like this? Your hands are tired, Your eyes are blue. I’m […]