Laments Lyrics

Jane Austen in the hospital Your handwriting on the legal pad was barely legible Waiting I wonder if I could go all the way back Would any of it still scare me For example the ...Read Full Lyrics

Meanwhile the scientist, pounding on his skull, his skull Two blew themselves away working on it In storms the general grabbed him by his collar, his collar "Well you old crackp...Read Full Lyrics

The whole town lined up outside the tent What those kids thought they saw- Do you really want to remember this? Today, think of all the alien shots in the dark That at one time...Read Full Lyrics

After my friend had disappeared in a dark house I stayed and stared into the empty alley A strange feeling came over me At first I thought I was lonely [inaudible/indecipherabl...Read Full Lyrics

We thought we heard a bear We turned around to run Me and my cousins one by one Thought man if I had a gun I'd have shot him in the head I'd of shot that big bear dead La...Read Full Lyrics

Call me by my second name I suppose I'll still be the same You didn't call back On the phone did my voice sound alone? I keep asking my people if they are ashamed I met you ...Read Full Lyrics

[Verse 1] Sun setting on the street Your dad told you not to look at me Down came the fist hard upon your head I was the only other adult around I was the only other adult aro...Read Full Lyrics

Just a few minutes after taking them I realized Hundreds of buzzing flies were all over me I looked up and there you were, reading You were on your own, you were on vacation ...Read Full Lyrics

Two days gone, somebody Checked in on you - that unsettling smell Had gotten into All the tenant's rooms You were found sitting up All alone in the bathtub, your clothes dry ...Read Full Lyrics

[Verse 1] I tell you true caretaker broke my neck on the train I was twenty-three And in the hospital the priest called up that great Austrian on the phone He spoke to me Do y...Read Full Lyrics