I Don’t Want to Wait - This Fire

so open up your morning light and say a little prayer for I you know that if we are to stay alive and see the peace in every I she had two babies one was six months one was three in the war of ’44 every telephone ring every heartbeat stinging when thought it was […]

Hush Hush Hush - This Fire

long white arms losing their strength and form sixty year man on twenty year old skin skeleton your eyes have lost their warmth look to your father for some support CHORUS: hush hush hush says your daddy’s touch sleep sleep sleep says the hundredth sheep peace peace peace may you go in peace cruel joke […]

Feelin’ Love - This Fire

love, love you make me feel like a sticky pistil leaning into a stamen you make me feel like a mr. sunshine himself you make me feel like splendor in the grass while we’re rollin’ damn skippy baby you make me feel like the amazon’s runnin’ between the thighs CHORUS: you make me feel loved, […]

Me - This Fire

i am not the person who is singing i am the silent one inside i am not the one who laughs at people’s jokes i just pacify their egos i am not my house or my car or my songs they are only just stops along my way i am like winter i’m a dark […]

Road to Dead - This Fire

dead dead dead dead walking down to the road to dead (9 times) welcome to the church of me where they stand in a line ??? with water from my eyes and a song for comfort you say it’s jesus christ well, i feel like him i feel one, two, three nails through me and […]

Nietzche’s Eyes - This Fire

how many times did i have to hear you say to me self obsessed artist center of your universe well i believed your every word and i believed you were my god CHORUS: nietzche’s eyes nietzche’s kind failed in flight to us and all my love grandmother mother and now i see it in myself […]

Mississippi - This Fire

i know i’m big and proud all over not just on the stage my secret self has many sides that laugh and crush and sting i’m red and thick like fire i like it from behind round to back red to white i’m pure inside and silent CHORUS: i’m alive gotta piece of my heart […]

Carmen - This Fire

carmen, i don’t know i don’t know i don’t know if i can go back carmen i’ll never be never be never be the same again carmen (6 times) the way you set the table the way you lean to tell me something soft the way i can see into you the way you tell […]

Throwing Stones - This Fire

so call me a bitch in heat and i’ll call you a liar and we’ll throw stones until we’re dead there you go again you cut me off from talkin’ you bask in the glory the center of the circle all the friends think you’re a comedian so kind and generous and i am suffering […]

Where Have All The Cowboys Gone - This Fire

Oh you get me ready in your 56 Chevy Why don’t we go sit down in the shade Take shelter on my front porch The dandy lion sun scorching, Like a glass of cold lemonade I will do laundry if you pay all the bills CHORUS: Where is my John Wayne Where is my prairie […]