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10,000 Maniacs Unplugged
"Because The Night"
take me now, baby, here as I am
hold me close, and try to understand
desire is hunger, is the fire I breathe
love is a banquet on which we feed
come on now, try and understand
the way I feel under your command
take my hand, come under cover
they can't hurt you now, can't hurt you now
can't hurt you now
because the night belongs to lovers
because the night belongs to lust
because the night belongs to lovers
because the night belongs to us
have I doubt, baby, when I'm alone
love is a ring on the telephone
love is an angel, disguised as lust
lay in our bed 'til the morning comes
come on now, try and understand
the way I feel under your command
take my hand, come under cover
they can't hurt you now, can't hurt you now
can't hurt you now
because the night belongs to lovers
because the night belongs to lust
because the night belongs to lovers
because the night belongs to us
with love we sleep, with doubt
the vicious circle turns, and burns
without you, oh, I cannot live
forgive the yearning, burning
I believe in love too real to feel
so take me now, take me now, take me now
because the night belongs to lovers
because the night belongs to lust
because the night belongs to lovers
because the night belongs to us
*
"Candy Everybody Wants"
if lust and hate is the candy
if blood and love taste so sweet
then we give 'em what they want
hey, hey, give 'em what they want.
so their eyes are growing hazy
because they wanna turn it on
so their minds are soft and lazy
well, hey, give 'em what they want.
who do you want to blame?
*
"Noah's Dove"
you win a prize for that
for telling lies like that
so well that I believed it
and I never felt cheated
you were the chosen one
the pure eyes of Noah's dove
choirboys and angels
sew your lips and your halo
in your reckless mind
you act as if you've got more lives
in your reckless eyes
it's never too late for a chance at danger
to it you're no stranger
in that August breeze
oh, those forgotten trees
your time was set for leaving
come a colder season
in your reckless mind
you act as if you've got more lives
in your reckless eyes
you only have time, and your love of danger
to it you're no stranger
in your reckless mind
you act as if you've got more lives
in your reckless eyes
it's never too late for a chance to seize some
final breath of freedom
*
"Hey, Jack Kerouac"
hey, Jack Kerouac, I think of your mother
and the tears she cried, they were cried for none other
than the little boy lost in our little world that hated
and that dared to drag you down, her little boy courageous
who chose his words from mouths of
babes got lost in the wood
hip flask slinging madmen, steaming cafe flirts
they all spoke through you.
hey Jack, now for the tricky part
when you were the brightest star, who were the shadows?
of the San Francisco beat boys, you were the favorite
now they sit and rattle their bones and think of their blind stoned days
hey Jack, now for the tricky part
when you were the brightest star, who were the shadows?
of the San Francisco beat boys, you were the favorite
in Chinatown howling at night.
Allen baby, why so jaded?
have the boys all grown up and their beauty faded?
Billy, what a saint they've made you
just like Mary down in Mexico on All Souls' Day.
you chose your words from mouths of
babes got lost in the wood
cool junk booting madmen, street minded girls
in Harlem howling at night
what a tear stained shock of the world
you've gone away without saying goodbye.
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"Gold Rush Brides"
follow the typical signs, the hand-painted lines
down prairie road
past the lone church spire, past the talking wire
from where to who knows?
there's no way to divide the beauty of the sky
from the wild western plains
where a man could drift in legendary myth
by roaming over spaces
the land was free and the price was right.
Dakota on the wall is a white-robed woman, broad yet maidenly
such power in her hand as she hails the wagon man's family
I see Indians that crawl through this mural that recalls our history.
who were the homestead wives, who were the gold rush brides?
does anybody know?
did their works survive their yellow fever lives,
the pages that they wrote?
the land was free, and it cost their lives.
in miner's lust for gold, a family's house was bought and sold, piece by piece
a widow staked her claim on a dollar and his name, so painfully
in letters mailed back home, her Eastern sisters they would moan as they would read
accounts of madness, childbirth, loneliness and grief.
*
Jezebel
to think of my task is chilling
to know I was carefully building the mask
I was wearing
for two years swearing I'd tear it off
I've sat in the dark explaining
to myself that I"m straining too hard
for feelings
I ought to find easily
and call myself Jezebel
I don't believe
before I say that the vows we've made
weigh like a stone in my heart
family is family
don't let this tear us apart
you lie there, an innocent baby
I feel like a thief who is raiding your home
entering and breaking and taking
in every room
i know your feelings are tender
i know inside you, the embers still glow
but i'm a shadow
i'm only a bed of blackened coal
and call myself Jezebel
for wanting to leave
I'm not saying I've mistaken love for some other word
to discard the sacred tie that bound me to you
I'm just saying we've mistaken one for thousands of words
and it's for that mistake that's caused you such pain that I
damn that word
I've no more ways to hide
that I've a desolate and empty, hollow place inside
I'm not saying I've mistaken love for some other word
to discard the sacred tie that bound me to you
I'm not saying love's a plaything, no, it's a powerful word
inspired by a strong desire to bind myself to you
oh, how I wish that we never had tried
to be man and his wife, to weave our lives
into a blindfold over both our eyes...
*
"These Are Days"
these are days you'll remember
never before and never since, I promise
will the whole world be warm as this
and as you feel it
you'll know it's true that you are blessed and lucky
it's true that you are touched by something
that will grow and bloom in you.
these are days you'll remember
when May is rushing over you with desire
to be part of the miracles you see
in every hour
you'll know it's true that you are blessed and lucky
it's true that you are touched by something
that will grow and bloom in you.
these are days
these are the days you might fill with laughter until you break
these days you might feel a shaft of light
make its way across your face
and when you do
then you'll know how it was meant to be
see the signs and know their meaning
it's true
you'll know how it was meant to be
hear the signs and know they're speaking to you
to you
*
"Like The Weather"
the color of the sky as far as I can see is coal grey
lift my head from the pillow and then fall again
with a shiver in my bones just thinking about the weather
a quiver in my lip as if I might cry
by the force of will my lungs are filled and so I breathe
lately it seems this big bed is where I never leave
a shiver in my bones just thinking about the weather
a quiver in my lip as if I might cry
what a cold and rainy day,
where on earth is the sun hid away?
I hear the sound of a noon bell chime, now I'm far behind
you've put in 'bout half a day while here I lie
with a shiver in my bones just thinking about the weather
a quiver in my lip as if I might cry
what a cold and rainy day,
where on earth is the sun hid away?
do I need someone here to scold me?
or do I need someone who'll grab and pull me out of
this four poster dull torpor, pulling downward?
for it is such a long time since my better days
I say my prayers nightly this will pass away
the color of the sky is grey as I can see through the blinds
lift my head from the pillow and then fall again
with a shiver in my bones just thinking about the weather
a quiver in my lip as if I might cry
what a cold and rainy day,
where on earth is the sun hid away?
I shiver, quiver, and try to wake
*
"Don't Talk"
don't talk, I won't listen
don't talk, you keep your distance
for I'd rather hear some truth tonight than entertain your lies
take you poison silently
but let me be, let me close my eyes
don't talk, I'll believe it.
don't talk, listen to me instead
I know that if you think of it, both long enough and hard
it's the drink you drown your troubles in
that is the trouble that you're in now
you talk talk talk about it
talk as if you care
but when your talk is over, you tilt that bottle in the air
tossing back more than your share
don't talk, I can guess it
don't talk, well, now you're restless
and you need somewhere to put the blame for how you feel inside
you'll look for a close and easy mark
and you'll see me as your fair game
you talk talk talk about it
talk as if you care
but when your talk is over, you tilt that bottle in the air
tossing back more than your share
you talk talk talk about it
talk as if you care
I'm marking every word and I can tell this time for sure
your talk is the finest I have heard
so don't talk, I was sleeping
don't talk, let me go on dreaming
how your eyes glow so fiercely, I can tell that you're inspired
by the name that you just chose for me
now, what was it? oh, never mind it
we will talk talk talk about this
when your head is clear
yes, I'll discuss this in the morning, but until then
then you may talk but I won't hear....
*
"Trouble Me"
trouble me, disturb me
with all your cares and your worries.
trouble me
on a day when you feel spent
why let your shoulders bend
underneath this burden, when
my back is sturdy and strong
trouble me
speak to me, don't mislead me
the calm that i feel means the storm is swelling
speak to me, there's no telling
where it starts or how it ends
speak to me, why are you building
this thick brick wall to defend me?
speak to me, when your silence
is my greatest fear
why let your shoulders bend
underneath this burden, when
my back is sturdy and strong
speak to me
let me have a look inside
these eyes while i'm learning
let me, please don't hide them
just because of fear
let me sing you off to sleep
with a "there, there, now, stop your turning and tossing"
let me, let me know
where the hurt is and how to heal
spare me, spare me
don't spare me anything
trouble me
trouble me, disturb me
with all your cares and your worries
speak to me, and let our words build
a shelter from the storm
let me, lastly, let me know what i can mend
there's more honesty
than, my sweet friend, you can see
trust is what i'm offering
if you'd trouble me...
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