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Neighborhood #1 (Tunnels)
And if the snow buries my,
my neighborhood.
And if my parents are crying
then I¡¯ll dig a tunnel
from my window to yours,
yeah a tunnel from my window to yours.
You climb out the chimney
and meet me in the middle,
the middle of town.
And since there¡¯s no one else around,
we let our hair grow long
and forget all we used to know,
then our skin gets thicker
from living out in the snow.
You change all the lead
sleepin¡¯ in my head,
as the day grows dim
I hear you sing a golden hymn.
Then we tried to name our babies,
but we forgot all the names that,
the names we used to know.
But sometimes, we remember our bedrooms,
and our parent¡¯s bedrooms,
and the bedrooms of our friends.
Then we think of our parents,
well what ever happened to them?!
You change all the lead
sleepin¡¯ in my head to gold,
as the day grows dim,
I hear you sing a golden hymn,
the song I¡¯ve been trying to say.
Purify the colors, purify my mind.
Purify the colors, purify my mind,
and spread the ashes of the colors
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Neighborhood #2 (Laika)
Alexander, our older brother,
set out for a great adventure.
He tore our images out of his pictures,
he scratched our names out of all his letters.
Our mother shoulda just named you Laika!
Come on Alex, you can do it.
Come on Alex, there¡¯s nothin¡¯ to it.
If you want somethin¡¯ don¡¯t ask for nothin,
if you want nothin¡¯ don¡¯t ask for somethin¡¯!
Our mother shoulda just named you Laika!
It¡¯s for your own good,
it¡¯s for the neighborhood!
Our older brother bit by a Vampire!
For a year we caught his tears in a cup.
And now we¡¯re gonna make him drink it.
Come on Alex don¡¯t die or dry up!
Our mother shoulda just named you Laika!
It¡¯s for your own good,
it¡¯s for the neighborhood!
When daddy comes home you always start a fight,
so the neighbors can dance in the police disco lights.
The police disco lights.
Now the neighbors can dance!
Look at ¡®em dance.
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Une Annee Sans Lumiere (Translated)
Hey! The streetlights all burnt out.
Une annee sans lumieres.
Je monte un cheval,
qui porte des oeilleres.
Hey, my eyes are shooting sparks,
la nuit, mes yeux t¡¯eclairent.
Ne dis pas a ton pere
qu¡¯il porte des oeillieres.
Hey, your old man should know,
if you see a shadow,
there¡¯s something there.
So hey! my eyes are shooting sparks,
la nuit mes yeux t¡¯eclairent,
ne dis pas a ton pere
qu¡¯il porte des oeillieres.
Hey, your old man should know,
if you see a shadow,
there¡¯s something there.
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Neighborhood #3 (Power Out)
I woke up with the power out,
not really something to shout about.
Ice has covered up my parents hands
don¡¯t have any dreams don¡¯t have any plans.
I went out into the night,
I went out to find some light.
Kids are swingin¡¯ from the power lines,
nobody¡¯s home, so nobody minds.
I woke up on the darkest night,
neighbors all were shoutin¡¯ that they found the light.
(¡±We found the light¡±)
Shadows jumpin¡¯ all over my walls
some of them big, some of them small.
I went out into the night.
I went out to pick a fight with anyone.
Light a candle for the kids,
Jesus Christ don¡¯t keep it hid!
Ice has covered up my parents hands
don¡¯t have any dreams don¡¯t have any plans.
Growin¡¯ up in some strange storm,
nobody¡¯s cold, nobody¡¯s warm.
I went out into the night,
I went out to find some light.
Kids are dyin¡¯ out in the snow,
look at them go, look at them go!
And the power¡¯s out in the heart of man,
take it from your heart put in your hand.
What¡¯s the plan?
Is it a dream? Is it a lie?
I think I¡¯ll let you decide.
Just light a candle for the kids,
Jesus Christ don¡¯t keep it hid!
Cause nothin¡¯s hid, from us kids!
You ain¡¯t foolin¡¯ nobody with the lights out!
And the power¡¯s out in the heart of man,
take it from your heart put in your hand.
And there¡¯s something wrong in the heart of man,
you take it from your heart and put it in your hand!
Where¡¯d you go?
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Neighborhood #4 (7 Kettles)
I am waitin¡¯ ¡¯til I don¡¯t know when,
cause I¡¯m sure it¡¯s gonna happen then.
Time keeps creepin¡¯ through the neighborhood,
killing old folks, wakin¡¯ up babies just like we knew it would.
All the neighbors are startin¡¯ up a fire,
burning all the old folks the witches and the liars.
My eyes are covered by the hands of my unborn kids,
but my heart keeps watchin¡¯ through the skin of my eyelids.
They say a watched pot won¡¯t ever boil,
well I closed my eyes and nothin¡¯ changed,
just some water getting hotter in the flames.
It¡¯s not a lover I want no more,
and it¡¯s not heaven I¡¯m pining for,
but there¡¯s some spirit I used to know,
that¡¯s been drowned out by the radio!
They say a watched pot won¡¯t ever boil,
you can¡¯t raise a baby on motor oil,
just like a seed down in the soil you gotta give it time.
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Crown Of Love
They say it fades if you let it,
love was made to forget it.
I carved your name across my eyelids,
you pray for rain I pray for blindness.
If you still want me, please forgive me,
the crown of love has fallen from me.
If you still want me, please forgive me,
because the spark is not within me.
I snuffed it out before my mom walked in my bedroom.
The only thing that you keep changin¡¯
is your name, my love keeps growin¡¯
still the same, just like a cancer,
and you won¡¯t give me a straight answer!
If you still want me, please forgive me,
the crown of love has fallen from me.
If you still want me please forgive me
because your hands are not upon me.
I shrugged them off before my mom walked in my bedroom.
The pains of love, and they keep growin¡¯,
in my heart there¡¯s flowers growin¡¯
on the grave of our old love,
since you gave me a straight answer.
If you still want me, please forgive me,
the crown of love is not upon me
If you still want me, please forgive me,
cause this crown is not within me.
it¡¯s not within me, it¡¯s not within me.
You gotta be the one,
you gotta be the way,
your name is the only word that I can say
You gotta be the one,
you gotta be the way,
your name is the only word,
the only word that I can say!
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Wake Up
Somethin¡¯ filled up
my heart with nothin¡¯,
someone told me not to cry.
But now that I¡¯m older,
my heart¡¯s colder,
and I can see that it¡¯s a lie.
Children wake up,
hold your mistake up,
before they turn the summer into dust.
If the children don¡¯t grow up,
our bodies get bigger but our hearts get torn up.
We¡¯re just a million little god¡¯s causin rain storms turnin¡¯ every good thing to
rust.
I guess we¡¯ll just have to adjust.
With my lighnin¡¯ bolts a glowin¡¯
I can see where I am goin¡¯ to be
when the reaper he reaches and touches my hand.
With my lighnin¡¯ bolts a glowin¡¯
I can see where I am goin¡¯
With my lighnin¡¯ bolts a glowin¡¯
I can see where I am go-goin¡¯
You better look out below!
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Haiti
Haiti, mon pays,
wounded mother I¡¯ll never see.
Ma famille set me free.
Throw my ashes into the sea.
Mes cousins jamais nes
hantent les nuits de Duvalier.
Rien n¡¯arrete nos espirits.
Guns can¡¯t kill what soldiers can¡¯t see.
In the forest we are hiding,
unmarked graves where flowers grow.
Hear the soldiers angry yelling,
in the river we will go.
Tous les morts-nes forment une armee,
soon we will reclaim the earth.
All the tears and all the bodies
bring about our second birth.
Haiti, never free,
n¡¯aie pas peur de sonner l¡¯alarme.
Tes enfants sont partis,
in those days their blood was still warm.
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Haiti (English)
Haiti, my country
Wounded mother I¡¯ll never see
My family set me free
Throw my ashes into the sea
My never-born cousins haunt the nights of Duvalier
Nothing stops our spirits
Guns can¡¯t kill what solders can¡¯t see
In the forest we are hiding
Unmarked graves where flowers grow
Hear the soldiers angry yelling
In the river we will go
All the stillborn form an army
Soon we will reclaim the earth
All the tears and all the bodies
Bring about our second birth
Haiti, never free, don¡¯t be scared to ring the bell
Your kids are gone
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Rebellion (Lies)
Sleeping is giving in,
no matter what the time is.
Sleeping is giving in,
so lift those heavy eyelids.
People say that you¡¯ll die
faster than without water.
But we know it¡¯s just a lie,
scare your son, scare your daughter.
People say that your dreams
are the only things that save ya.
Come on baby in our dreams,
we can live our misbehavior.
Every time you close your eyes
Lies, Lies!
People try and hide the night
underneath the covers.
People try and hide the light
underneath the covers.
Come on hide your lovers
underneath the covers,
come on hide your lovers
underneath the covers.
Hidin¡¯ from your brothers
underneath the covers,
come on hide your lovers
underneath the covers.
People say that you¡¯ll die
faster than without water,
but we know it¡¯s just a lie,
scare your son, scare your daughter,
Scare your son, scare your daughter.
Now here¡¯s the sun, it¡¯s alright! (Lies!)
Now here¡¯s the moon, it¡¯s alright! (Lies!)
Now here¡¯s the sun, it¡¯s alright! (Lies!)
Now here¡¯s the moon it¡¯s alright (Lies!)
But every time you close your eyes. (Lies!) |
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In The Backseat
I like the peace
in the backseat,
I don¡¯t have to drive,
I don¡¯t have to speak,
I can watch the country side,
and I can fall asleep.
My family tree¡¯s
loosing all it¡¯s leaves,
crashing towards the driver¡¯s seat,
the lightning bolt made enough heat
to melt the street beneath your feet.
Alice died
in the night,
I¡¯ve been learning to drive.
My whole life,
I¡¯ve been learning.
I like the peace
in the backseat,
I don¡¯t have to drive,
I don¡¯t have to speak,
I can watch the country side
Alice died
in the night,
I¡¯ve been learning to drive.
My whole life,
I¡¯ve been learning.
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