Cleopatra Jones Lyrics

When my plane finally goes downI hope it falls into the seaAnd then the freezing clean water it willWash away whatever's left of meThese sweet breezes blowing hereRoosevelt Hotel, ...Read Full Lyrics

Let's have a drink at the Mission RockWatch the Oakland lightsAcross the dry dockWatch the blue, blue skyDarken like an inhalationOver the graveyard of shipsAnd your conversationIt...Read Full Lyrics

Inside he's emptyA head filled with shopping lists and politicsAnd a hollow eggshell kind of frailtyPulling himself back together like desperate wishesInto the wild sea that moans ...Read Full Lyrics

Is the pain they caused youYour final destinationIt's just going to make youHate your own reflectionYou try and endure itBut you know you gotta give in tell meWhy such a cheap thin...Read Full Lyrics

Spec's almost drowned off the coast of CaliforniaAnd started this museumTo help the shipwrecked rememberThey grow quietThe sea grows colderDrinking the night awayBurn bridges grow ...Read Full Lyrics

This summer the sun was a shotgun pointed down at meAnd I was just another ugly American melting in the heatWatching the stagnant ocean breathe painfullyIt only wants to drag you d...Read Full Lyrics

The thinnest rope won't hang youIt'll break and you'll beJust another pen strokeFor the sunsetOr the dawnOr the dawnA little girl child of x or yWho doesn't speakWho doesn't know a...Read Full Lyrics

Life is short in the laughing gallery A secret handshake gets you ice cream and a key To a brand new car that only drives into walls Sugarcoat their eyes, all they want is your sil...Read Full Lyrics

Tragedy at the circusThe trapeze artist fellAnd the crowd scattered and ranHe got up walkingHad nowhere to goHe was staring at the groundThe rain has passed overLeaving him high an...Read Full Lyrics

He's always giving you free adviceOn ways you can avoid telling him noThe game of survivalSome play it far too wellSo much hate to makeSo much room in hellAnd when he tells you you...Read Full Lyrics