Go west Paradise is there You’ll have all that you can eat Of milk and honey over there You’ll be the brightest star The world has ever seen Sun-baked slender heroine Of film and magazine Go west Paradise is there You’ll have all that you can eat Of milk and honey over there You’ll be […]
Effigy - Natalie Merchant
I’m an effigy A parody of Who I appear to be Put your flaming torches under me I’m an effigy A parody of Who I appear to be Put your flaming torches under me I’m an effigy A parody of Who I appear to be Put your flaming torches under me Endless so far in […]
What’s it like there outside With the living, with the living Here I’ve found a place I can hide From the living, from the living Because I don’t care to stay with the living Oh, the bottle has been to me My closest friend, my worst enemy For a flavor I walked a fine life […]
Blue like the winter snow in the full moon Black like the silhouettes of the trees Late blooming flowers lie frozen underneath the stars I want you to remember me that way Far away… I’ll be gone, will you wait for me here How long… I don’t know, will you wait for me here Still […]
La-la-la-la… You’ve been so kind and generous I don’t know how you keep on giving For your kindness, I’m in debt to you For your selflessness, my admiration For everything you’ve done, you know I’m bound I’m bound to thank you for it La-la-la-la… You’ve been so kind and generous I don’t know how you […]
Farewell today Travel on now Be on your way Go safely there And never worry, never care Beyond this day Farewell tonight To all joy and to all the life Go on, go peacefully We can’t keep your majesty Be on your way Make may for the last king of May And make a cardboard […]
There’s a land beyond the river That they call the sweet forever And we only reach that shore by faith’s decree One by one we’ll gain the portals There to dwell with the immortals When they ring the golden bells for you and me Don’t you hear the bells now ringing Don’t you hear the […]
Ophelia - Natalie Merchant
Ophelia was a bride of God A novice Carmelite In sister cells The cloister bells tolled on her wedding night Ophelia was the rebel girl A blue stocking suffragette Who remedied society between her cigarettes And Ophelia was the sweetheart To a nation overnight Curvaceous thighs Vivacious eyes Love was at first sight Love was […]
Oh, people downcast in despair See the disillusion everywhere Hoping that their luck will change It’s a little harder every day People struggle, people fight For the simple pleasures in their lives The trouble comes from everywhere It’s a little more than you can bear I know it will be hurt I know it will […]
My Skin - Natalie Merchant
Take a look at my body Look at my hands There’s so much here that I don’t understand Your face say these promises Whispered like prayers I don’t need them Because I’ve been treated so wrong I’ve been treated so long As if I’m becoming untouchable Well, content loves the silence It thrives in the […]
