The Alphonse Mambo Lyrics

when death came calling today,i heard the gentle grace of his cadences.i couldn't say no.i couldn't say no.when he showed me his new silk scarveslaid out on a shiny black plastic t...Read Full Lyrics

i was having visions of sugar pastrycooked up in clarified butteri tried to turn my visions into prayersbut i built my castle way high up in the airyeah i came to the gates of the ...Read Full Lyrics

Seventeen years agoThey told me to teach you everything I knowLet the fire rain downRain downWatched it flare up inside his heartSaw it tearing him completely apartHead to toeI kno...Read Full Lyrics

i will sail to the far shore,and i will chop a hole in the hull too big to repair,and i will turn the soil with my hands,and i will make my home there.my garden will grow so high.m...Read Full Lyrics

on the way home from the party,neither one of us said a word.leann rimes on the car stereosang that song you know I hate.the one about the blackbirdand the rain came down on the wi...Read Full Lyrics

clear sky over Calcutta --a warm wind.Dvorak on the short waveclear signal coming inla la lala la la la la la la la lala la la la la la lalong vowels spill like liquid from your mo...Read Full Lyrics

the rain fell all night and it kept me awakeit was still falling by morning.it was hard to take.and you were sleeping on the floor,breathing free and even,.if i ever want to drive ...Read Full Lyrics

the last white slabs of snowmelted off seven weeks ago.and the geese are headed north againthrough the tightening sky,and i can feel my heart in my throat againnew onions growing i...Read Full Lyrics

Streak the windowsSmear the walls with cocnut oil, yeahFill a cast-iron kettle with water and a magnolia blossonLet it boilLet the water rollLet the fire take its toll, I'm coming ...Read Full Lyrics

the sun came up above the strange white plain.blood red flowers all wet with rainand the spirit wasn't really willing anymore, but the flesh was very very strong.and i've got very ...Read Full Lyrics