Were you there at the creek That is called wounded knee Were you there at the creek There but unseen In the 7th calvary Were you there at the creek Were you there on the wind That hammered the plains Were you there on the wind To scatter their names I’ll ask you again Were […]
Take a rush laugh Was the world this fuzzy last year Take a walk run past The old machines that sleep in pastures It’s the well that draws you back When the gate you open latches Overgrown with leaves and phone lines Now i can’t remember who i was before Changed my name changed my […]
(velvet goldmine soundtrack 1998) Darlin’ you can’t live your life singing songs in exile You were born for stardom’s crown and not for self denial So don’t you close the door on fate when she comes to call And tell her that you’ll join her there at the masqueraders ball Funny how some people never […]
Orpheus - Grant Lee Buffalo
I heard that your orpheus he done left town Snuck out the back way while you slept face down Bound for the underworld he rolled down his wool sleeves And like a serpent coiled about the wet leaves Tennessee waltzing a dance of disease Can’t you see Pick up your shears delilah right there Leave […]
Let go of my hand I don’t wanna drag you Down with me now Let go of my hand It would destroy you To reach out to me See me i’m drowning And i’ll take anything To keep me afloat now Till i get to the land Think of yourself Let go of my hand […]
(friends soundtrack 1995) There’s a room where i can go and Tell my secrets to In my room In my room (in my room) In this world i lock out all my Worries and my cares In my room In my room (in my room) Do my dreaming and my scheming Lie awake and pray […]
A flat-footed traveler came in off the street And opened up his carpet bag of persian at my feet And gathering up the remnant trampled ‘neath his heels I’ve come for your brother he said pointin’ to the fields Blazing now flames of blue Brace yourself i will take him from you His face was […]
Halloween - Grant Lee Buffalo
(b-sides & outtakes from mighty joe moon 1994) They had a crush on you river Blue suede jacket and boots river And your face shaped like a moon river You were like my own james byron dean Private idaho was my east of eden Hit me like a stone when i heard you passed On […]
A simple tale of rich to rags But one that often comes to mind The seer that looked into the mirror And left his sleeping wife behind I said goodnight sir john dee Well light is a medicine to all of us With which we feed the silver lamb That walks beside the wolf of […]
All the sailors with their seasick mamas Hear the sirens on the shore Singin’ songs for pimps with tailors Who charge ten dollars at the door You can really learn a lot that way It will change you in the middle of the day Though your confidence may be shattered It doesn’t matter All the […]
