Knobb Off
sat so still just a-watching the back of my hand, goddamn
blotchy skin and aching knuckles and (give a year) to knobb off and haul myself around
my wheeze the only sound
pick my face and I try not to pick at my face
so raw, yeah
when all's said and done I should be shocked to see my parent (?), "(?...) halfway to, son"
hey, I think I can stand tall before the man
kick it out, get it off, get it off good and proper
ooh, knobbing off
throw yourself around, boy
ooh, don't make me wait
come on, ooh, knobbing off
throw yourself around, boy
ooh, don't make me wait till there's blood in my ears and my words get sincere, oh no
ooh, I'm not the one your best have called for
watching the skinny boys dance, goddamn
when all's said and done, I should be pleased to see the skinny boy say, "I'm not the one my mother called (?)"
get it off, kick it out, get it off, kick it out, sing along to this song good and proper, oh
ooh, knobbing off
throw yourself around, boy
ooh, knobbing off
throw yourself around, boy
ooh, knobbing off
throw yourself around, boy
ooh, knobbing off
throw yourself around, boy
Kome Klean
(shook) on my bed, I was feeling so small
(?) down the post to write yourself from my wall
look out my window, watch my kitty-cat freeze
wouldn't believe how bad I wanna forget
you look so cold outside there looking at me
went off to sleep in my brother's old room
I guess that this is something you had to do
I guess that this is something you had to do
why couldn't you kome klean?
why couldn't you kome klean?
why couldn't you kome klean?
you made such a mess of me
taking of you on my dining room floor
try not to get loud and wake up my dad
dollars to donuts says I give you the creeps
dollars to donuts says I give you the creeps
I guess that this is something you had to do
I guess that this is something you had to do
why couldn't you kome klean?
why couldn't you kome klean?
why couldn't you kome klean?
you made such a mess of me
who, tell me, who, tell me, who, tell me, who, tell me is your new boyfriend?
who, tell me, who, tell me, who, tell me, who, tell me is your new boyfriend?
dollars to donuts says I'm better than him
dollars to donuts you don't miss me at all
why couldn't you kome klean?
why couldn't you kome klean?
why couldn't you kome klean?
you made such a mess of me
Take It All
she was a wonder, dynamic girl
I figured I just might have a whirl
guess I was right, but oh so wrong
when she started to sing this song
yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
fine, go away boy, take it all
but I don't got very much to give
one more time friend, take it all
I'm gonna get you in the very place that you live
and you don't know what the hell I'm saying
ba-da-ba, ba-da-ba, ba-da-ba-ba-ba-ba-ba, ba-da-da-da
one night in hell was all it took to see that she had gotten down the (?)
she said she had never heard my group, but she really dug the sound (?)
yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
fine, go away boy, take it all
but I don't got very much to give
one more time friend, take it all
I'm gonna get you in the very place that you live
and you don't know what the hell I'm saying
I had never thought that when I got to (?) that somebody like this could ever find their way in
I'd have to ask forgiveness for what my eyes were seeing and I could not believe what was going round
ba-da-ba, ba-da-ba, ba-da-ba-ba-ba-ba-ba, ba-da-da-da
and when I left there I barely could see
I could hardly even say my name
and what I lost there I never...
fine, boy, take it all
but I don't got very much to give
one more time friend, take it all
but I don't got very much to give
fine, go away boy, take it all
I'm gonna get you in the very place that you live
and you don't know what the hell I'm saying
ba-da-ba, ba-da-ba, ba-da-ba-ba-ba-ba-ba, ba-da-da-da
ba-da-ba, ba-da-ba, ba-da-ba-ba-ba-ba-ba, ba-da-da-da
ba-da-ba, ba-da-ba, ba-da-ba-ba-ba-ba-ba, ba-da-da-da
you don't know what the hell I'm saying
The Best
it's been (?...), but I missed and I slipped through the backdoor of my mind
in a terrible strain, my brain contains the stretches of what's left behind
if you're hard to impress then it's safe to guess that we're in for a very hard time
'cause I'm stuck in a tool so many fool at the thought that you would be mine
doing what you do best
what's next I can only guess
doing what you do best
you made me forget the rest
take a number, go on inside
you'll be glad to know that you're the first on mine
you know it's not a surprise
there's a thought I keep thinking 'bout the two of us sinking in a true and a (compensant) love
and I can see through the haze that I shouldn't gaze in the visions I can only dream of
you're soft and sweet, just a little petite and you rub off (through) the right (?)
and I'm passionate how the love turns sour when you call me by another name
doing what you did best
what's next I can only guess
doing what you did best
you made me forget the rest
it's all over, did you want some more?
on your way out, just close the door
you know it's not a surprise
doing what you do best
what's next I can only guess
doing what you do best
you made me forget the rest
doing what you do best
what's next I can only guess
doing what you do best
you made me forget the rest
the rest, the rest, doing what you do
Every Mother
(slide) up if you only trust in me
I can tear your darkest fancy free
and if you only knew my name
you'd know what drives the girls insane
you'll figure out what I'm about
close your eyes, open your mouth
you'll figure out what I'm about
I'm coming down, I'm leaving now
I've never slept since I turned 16
I'm the man of every mother's dreams
I haven't dreamed since my wish came true
never saw a girl till I saw you
you don't know what a nightmare means
(?...)
bow before his majesty
the girl had doubts, but when I came, she wet her lips and lit the flame
you'll figure out what I'm about
close your eyes, open your mouth
promise me you won't forget this
promise me you won't forget this
promise me you won't forget this
promise me you won't forget this
don't lie to me, love to see some slap happy (?...) dance for free
I dominate, I seal your fate
a deal in pain, all night I drain
too (?) to (weep), too late to speak
I haven't slept since I turned 16
I'm the man of every mother's dreams
I haven't dreamed since my wish came true
never saw a girl till I saw you
you don't know what a nightmare means
if you only trust in me, I can tear your darkest fancy free
goddamn it all, goddamn it all, goddamn it all, goddamn it all
and if you only knew my name, you'd know what drives the girls insane
goddamn it all, goddamn it all, goddamn it all, goddamn it all
just close your eyes, open your mouth
I haven't slept since I turned 16
I'm the man of every mother's dreams
I haven't dreamed since my wish came true
never saw a girl till I saw you
I haven't slept since I turned 16
you don't know what a nightmare means
I haven't slept since I turned 16
you don't know what a nightmare means
I haven't slept since I turned 16
you don't know what a mother dreams
I haven't slept since I turned 16
I don't care what a mother dreams
I haven't slept since I turned 16
you don't know what a nightmare means
I haven't slept since I turned 16
you don't know what a nightmare dreams
I haven't slept since I turned 16
you don't know what a nightmare dreams
I haven't slept since the mother's (dreams)
you don't know what a nightmare means
I haven't slept since I turned 16
(?...) what your mother dreams
I haven't slept since I turned 16
Beauty Calls
(I) know I could be kissing sweet with nothing in my head
I could explode a honey bomb if (one of my thoughts should fail)
I wish I could just watch you through my deaf, sunny eyes
(and from) the feeling down below, it still makes me go (?)
beauty calls and I come crawling
this is what I see
"come" she calls and I keep crawling
and would you like to tell me
it can only be a minute away now for true love
(?...) makes it all so (?)
so spare me your mind for an hour
it's all to save me from impotence and shame
and show me a way to keep myself from losing my patience
don't get me wrong, it's just I want to touch too much, to feel
and I would rather open wounds than wait for them to heal
it's so hard for me to see when all I do is stare
I'd give you a piece of my mind if I had enough to spare
beauty calls and I come crawling
this is what I see
"come" she calls and I keep crawling
and would you like to tell me
it can only be a minute away now for true love
(?...) makes it all so (?)
so spare me your mind for an hour
it's all to save me from impotence and shame
and show me a way to keep myself from losing
spare me your mind for an hour
spare me your mind for an hour
spare me
spare me
spare me
Dummy
(and then) he said that his god was coming down and we would all get to meet him
and though we knew that he probably told the truth, well, we just stood there and beat him
and with a heart (that sighs love)
he couldn't pump enough (blues) and drink us blind
and we would see things (scary)
God knows what we might find
everybody's saying he's a dummy and he don't know that he could dance in the places we go
everybody's saying he's a dummy and he don't care that he could dance with his feet in the air
there was this girl who's as sweet as they could come
God couldn't make nothing sweeter
and though his god had made both of them quite dumb, he had still yet to meet her
and we do love that (doomed) boy, love couldn't come much better today
and it would seem so much brighter, brighter than him anyway
everybody's saying he's a dummy and he don't know that he could dance in the places we go
everybody's saying he's a dummy and he don't care that he could dance with his feet in the air
and then they turned to their god for a sign or some piece of mind
well, god saw there wasn't much mind to assign, so he gave them wine
and that would be just fine
I saw their god there waiting, rather impatiently, oh
well, you know what they say about the other side
well, this would be so much greener than that
and that (would) wait forever
everybody's saying he's a dummy and he don't know that he could dance in the places we go
everybody's saying he's a dummy and he don't care that he could dance with his feet in the air
everybody's saying he's a dummy and he don't know that he could dance in the places we go
everybody's saying he's a dummy and he don't care that he could dance with his feet in the air
Beauty Crawls
sister, I'm eternal soul and they aren't gonna make it, but we'd be fools to try
sister, I'm eternal soul and I'm too cold to shake it
and our (? is) getting any stronger, hold my breath an hour longer
beauty crawls down the hall
beauty crawls up the wall
sister, I'm (blessed) soul and I won't have to look up if you would just calm down
sister, I'm looking up, oh
all the boys are kissing in the corner
all the dads are shaking down their daughters
everyone's too tired to try and stop them
and I hold my breath an hour longer
beauty crawls down the hall
beauty crawls up the wall
(Audrey), look at you, I'm so bold and you're so blue
can't say nothing (near you), I've been told the same as you
but anyway, I'm all alone, there was nothing there
I say all alone, all I did was stare
all alone, there was nothing there
I say all alone, all I did was stare
all the boys are kissing in the corner
all the dads are shaking down their daughters
everyone's too tired to try and stop them
and I hold my breath an hour longer
beauty crawls up the walls
beauty crawls up the wall
they aren't gonna make it
we'd be fools to try
they aren't gonna make it
we'd be fools to try
they aren't gonna make it
we'd be fools to try
Girlfriend
(?...), (?...)
(?...), she (?...)
girlfriend
girlfriend
(?...), (?...)
(?...), please make it alright
girlfriend
girlfriend
girlfriend
girlfriend
I'm so (empty now)
(?)
(?...), make it alright
make it alright
I'm so empty
I'm so empty, (?)
oh, my (? empty ?), your head
your head
oh, my (? empty ?), your head
your head
your head
your (?...)
girlfriend
girlfriend
see ya'
girlfriend
girlfriend
I Think I Don't Mind
I once had a notion that you might take what's left, what's left with sweet sadness and devotion
I must hide my salvation
hoo, hoo, hoo, hoo
yeah, hey, hey, hey
lied patient and willing-ing-ing till you keep losing and losing again, again without hope of any ending
I must play myself to be
I'm not somebody trying to tell anybody about somebody who can save anybody
take your places in front of you and look in, look in
what was made to last just might be your last over and over again
sweet sadness and devotion
I must hide my salvation
hoo, hoo, hoo, hoo
yeah, hey, hey, hey
yeah, hey, hey, hey
(hmm, yeah)
(hmm, yeah)
(hmm, yeah)
I once had a notion that you might take what's left, what's left with sweet sadness and devotion
I must hide my salvation
woo, hoo, hoo, hoo
yeah, hey, hey, hey
hoo, hoo, hoo, hoo
yeah, hey, hey, hey
yeah, yeah, oh yeah
yeah, hey, hey, hey
yeah, hey, hey, hey
yeah
yeah, hey, hey, hey
hoo, hoo, hoo, yeah
woo, hoo, hoo, hoo, yeah
yeah, hey, hey, hey
hoo, hoo, hoo, hoo, yeah
yeah, hey, hey, hey
hoo, hoo, hoo