New Way Out Lyrics

[dbaker]

anyone interested in trying to compile the lyrics for New Way Out? There are a few i can't figure out, and I'd like to see what everyone else thinks.

I'll start...

NEW WAY OUT

It’s what the war was over
But now the war’s not over
It’s like the sound to warn you
The way you feel is only normal

I feel a new wave coming

It’s what the kids are into
But they aren’t children anymore
It’s what the old folks been through
It’s why the baby’s born

This is a new day

(chorus)
If it’s just the same with you
What’s the fuss about?
This is the new way out
I’ve found a new way out

If you don’t want to make a change
You should shut your mouth
This is the new way out
I’ve found a new way out

It’s what you read about
It’s not your publication
They tried to weed us out
Now we’re they’re circulation

I feel a new way….

(chorus)

there was a window we could see through
there was a ladder we could climb
now we’re on the inside

(chorus)

[dbaker]

Everybody Needs to be Somebody’s Friend

Well there’s a blind man sitting on the corner
Hustling busking for change
He’s got a violin case wide open
But there’s nothing to play

That could be me, or you, or him, or her
We’re never guaranteed what we deserve
But my friends don’t ever have to prove me a thing(?)

(chorus)
Why do you hate all of my friends?
Was it something they all said?
Or was it something someone said that they once did?
I know it’s easier to hate than let love in
But everybody needs to be somebody’s friend

And really who are you to judge?
Aren’t we all supposed to forgive?
Is that the moral of the story? you forgive (?)
And are you running out of love?
Or you just running out of ways that you can beat yourself to death?

(chorus)

[rusticgrooves]

I think the line goes "Is that the moral of the story you forget?"

[dbaker]

thanks. that sounds like it might be it. i'm not always great at deciphering lyrics.

NUTS AND BOLTS

She’s got metal in her bones
So she knows when it will rain
And when the weather’s getting cold
That’s when she feels a little pain
A tiny little prick
Now you won’t feel any pain
And the sutures in her skin
Like tracks for tiny little trains

Her cup turned over
Blood all over

Now she’s made of flesh and nuts and bolts
She’s made of flesh and nuts and bolts

(Nuts and bolts, where once were bones
Tiny shards of glass and shiny cars go crash)

A motor car driving through the park on Sunday
An airplane taxis on the runway in front of me
(is that my true love, is that my true love?)
a motor car driving through the park on Sunday
(is that my true love, is that my true love?)
an airplane taxis on the runway in front of me
(is that my true love, is that my true love?)

what was the last thing through you mind
was it the windshield or the faded yellow (sun/sign?)
you didn’t turn
you didn’t turn
you didn’t turn
you didn’t turn away
you didn’t turn away
and now he’s got no give
he’s got no give
he’s got no give
yeahhhhhhhhhhhhh
yeahhhhhhhhhhhhh

I go walking on the beach today
And look for my heavy metal girl
I go walking through the streets (this way?)
And look for my heavy metal girl
I go walking on the beach today
And look for my heavy metal girl
I go walking through the streets (this way?)
And look for my heavy metal
And look for my heavy metal
And look for my heavy metal girl

Last time I saw her in the ambulance
Tiny shards of glass
Shiny cars go crash


ALL TOGETHER NOW

ALL TOGETHER NOW

Scream at the top of your lungs
And you beat on the top of your drums
When it’s right on the tip of your tongue
The pieces are starting to fit
All together now

(chorus)
The marching band will fall
And the conductor from the train
Blows his horn at you
The orchestra to play (?)
All together now

You thought you were falling in love
(you just fell in a hole)
so if hell is supposed to be hot
(that means heaven is oh so cold)
you hold on with all that you’ve got
(but you need to let go)
the metal is starting to mold
all together now

(chorus)

you had told me your life was a gift
and that death is a curse
and you told me that all of your actions are louder than words
so you’re holding your breath
in a whisper you’re mouthing the words
shoving it all in your throat
all together now

[rusticgrooves]

Corrections or affirmations for Nuts and Bolts.

Her car turned over. I told 911 come over, now she's made of......
were there once were bones.
faded yellow sun

The same for All Together Now
Blows his horn part might be right but it sounds to me as though he's saying, "Blows his horn into..."
(that means heaven is so cold) the backing singers sing "Oh so cold" at the same time.
"you were told that your life was a gift......."
"and they told you that all of your actions............"

[rusticgrooves]

Like the Blues
Three simple chords. There's no harmony. There is no score.
There's no accompany when she's all alone.
How deep she is
She played my heart strings
like they were guitar strings
I played along just like the fool
She played me wrong
and left me attitude
She played me like the blues (x2)

Striped down to bones, but there's a beating heart
There is a soul that was bought and sold at the crossroads
(chorus)
(guitar solo)
(chorus x2)

[rusticgrooves]

You do it more neatly, but I had to contribute a song or I would have felt like an ass who was picking on your work without putting any effort into it myself.

[Rusty's Ghost]

In All Together, I heard it as something like:

The marching band will fall
and the conductor from the train
blows his horn to cue the orchestra to play
All together now

That could be way off though, since I've only listened to that album a few times.

[4khiker]

Like The Blues...
"Left me out of tune" instead of "attitude"??

[dbaker]

thanks for the additions. like i said, i'm not always great at deciphering lyrics. although they always seem SO obvious once i find out what they are. anways, continuing...

The Downside of Looking Up

If your love’s trapped in a box inside
Don’t cave in the shape of things will come in time
Is that your love up on a mountain high?
Put your good foot first, Ill show you how to climb

(chorus)
if you can talk, then you can sing
if you can walk, then you can dance
it ain’t about what you could have done
that’s the downside of looking up
if you can touch, then you can feel
if you can hurt, then you can heal
and when the dark side doesn’t cut (?)
that’s the downside of looking up

if your love’s up in a cloud
don’t look down
look up and pray for rain to come
if your love’s trapped in the house
then open up the door
and just call out it’s name

(chorus)

[4khiker]

"Dull side doesn't cut" maybe?

[dbaker]

i just listened again and i think you're right. at least it sounds more like dull than dark to me now.

[rusticgrooves]

Dec 15, 2009 18:26:03 GMT -5 4khiker said:

Like The Blues...
"Left me out of tune" instead of "attitude"??

That would make a lot more sense than what I put.

[rusticgrooves]

Love and a .45

In the right place at the right time of day,
she was there. I was waiting for the bus.
Like a blind date we both had dark glasses on.
You can see yourself inside.

I played my 45
She slipped off her overcoat
She just might stay a while.
Watch how the tables turn (x2)
Love and a 45

On my way home from the record store,
with a brown heavy square paper bag,
I let my music fill the corridor,
just as she was coming up the stairs.

(chorus)

Round and round the tables turn
you upside down
can you see me
Round and .............
can you feel me. (x3)

[rusticgrooves]

I Just Can't Shake You Girl

If love is blind, we were too blind to see it
If Love's unkind, our kindness was our weakness
When love was calm you grow unpatient
You raise (a storm?) so you can shake things up again

Either it wasn't meant to be or it wasn't in the stars
Just as you were leaving I took you by the arm
Cause I wish I could shake you girl. I wish I could

When love was (fear?) I didn't need you
Love was unfair your love was (evil or equal)
Make up your mind put on your make up
Paint on a smile so you can shake things up again

(chorus x2)
I wish I could, I wish I could, I wish you would
shshake you girl (x4 but shake on 2&4 and shshake on 1&3)
I wish I could I wish I could (x6 until fade out)

[dbaker]

i'm hearing storm and fear in i just can't shake you. not sure about the last one though. i thought it was evil, but i've listened to it closely again and now i think it could just as easily be equal.

[dbaker]

THE SAME DOES NOT APPLY

I don’t like to take long walks on the beach
I like to sit in the shade on congress
And watch the cars go by
And you don’t want to get a date
When we can hit the drive through on the interstate
And watch the cars go by

The same does not always apply

They like very scary movies
And we cry at the sight of our own blood
Forever, ever after
You don’t ever take a holiday
I ain’t even ever tryin to get away when
There’s too much traffic
The same does not always apply

To us, you’re nothing like that, you’re not her
I’m nothing like that, I’m not him
We’re not them
We’re not them
We’re not them

You’re never like that
You’re not her
I’m never like that
I’m not him
We’re not them
We’re not them
We’re not them
We’re different people

We like to argue, fuss and fight
With our finger on the pulse is so alive
It’s killing me
I like
?
??
Just will it to be (?)

The same does not always apply

how can you compare us to them?

(chorus)

[rusticgrooves]

Same Does Not Apply (the missing parts)

I lie hardship, stress and strife
a beter life will come if
I just will it to be.

[dbaker]

good call on that, i couldn't figure that out if i listened 100 more times.

[rusticgrooves]

Kathleen Caffeine
(I am calling the first five lines the chorus)

Hey Mr Cab Driver play the rusty bugle horn
for sweet and sour Jane.
Marshmallow mermaid, sugar honey unicorn
We laughed until it rained.
Kathleen Caffeine slow down (x2)

I put my faith in a better place than here
a place for you and me
You need escapism, here take this laser gun from me
here take this laser gun
(chorus)
My imaginary friends all think I'm great
helpful in many different ways
Let's make this makeshift spaceship
and fly away, mmm fly away
(chorus)

[rusticgrooves]

That should be I like, not I lie. Typo.

[dbaker]

THE COMMON COLD

The common cold
A love affair
You’re either dead or you got ??
There’s nothing fair
There’s nothing just
It’s either them or it’s one of us
But in the end who you gonna trust?
Who do you love?
Who you gonna fuck?
Who do you cheat and steal from broke when you’re out of luck
Where do you hang your hat?
Where will you lay your head?
So sick and tired that you stay in bed
There’s something going around
Babe you’re not looking so
Looking so good

You’re coming down with a
Common cold
A cough and a snotty nose
Fever burning hot but your body’s cold
There’s no drug no shot for a rotten soul
Can’t run can’t walk but you gotta go
The common cold
The symptoms you probably know
Immune system and head hangs kind of low
You look different
Your mind thinks kinda slow
The common cold is a bitch but you’re not alone

There’s something going around
Babe you’re not looking so, looking good
You’re coming down with a….

You’re the coldest but your temperature rose
When you woke up in a cold sweat
You’re burning with fever

ARIZONA

Every winter just gets colder every year
And this old overcoat has worn too thin to even wear
But if you say you’ll wait for me
I’ll pack up all my things and meet you there
Arizona
But if I make my way to you
How will I even know?
Your sun won’t kill me quicker than this wicked bitter cold
But if you say you’ll wait for me
I’ll get into my car and I will go
Arizona

Smoking cigarettes out in this ice and wind and cold is all I know

Arizona
Take me in your arms and keep me warm
A place I can start over
Find a little space where I belong
In Arizona
In Arizona

I walk around this city and I stare down at my feet
And dream that when I lift my head it’s you that I will see
I only see the air I breathe
Behind the quiet chattering of teeth
Arizona
There’s ice out on the balcony
There’s snow over the park
I walk all doubled over so I won’t fall very far
But if you say you wait for me
I’ll put your yellow sun inside my heart
Arizona
Standing on this corner in this ice and wind and snow is way too dark

(chorus)

[dbaker]

Correction:

Here the winter's just get colder every year

[rusticgrooves]

Corrections for Arizona

What if I make my way to you
how will I even know?

[rusticgrooves]

Corrections and nit-picks for Common Cold

You're either dead or you've gotten old

Where will you hang your hat.

You can't run can't walk............

[dbaker]

thanks again rg.

THE SMALLEST SPARK THAT BEAT THE SUN

The smallest spark
Landed on a newspaper
The smallest spark became
The common part
Blew into a filling station
Blown apart in flames

Now the spark’s the glowing center
Of what later would become the sunshine
Now the spark is burning brighter
Than we thought it would become
The smallest spark could beat the sun
The smallest spark could beat the sun

A falling star
Landed on a power line
Then all was dark and grey
A forest fire
Made daylight from the starless sky
The smallest spark engage (?)

Now the spark’s the glowing center
Of what later could become the sunshine
Now the spark is burning brighter
Than we thought it would become
The smallest spark could beat the sun
The smallest spark could beat the sun


Now the spark’s the glowing center
Of what later would become the sunshine
Now the spark is burning brighter and brighter
Than we thought it could become
The smallest spark could beat the sun
The smallest spark could beat the sun
The smallest spark could beat the sun
The smallest spark could beat the sunnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn

[onlycrayons]

The comet car pulled into the filling station?

[handsingloves]

The Smallest Spark
I think its "the comic part blew into the filling station"
As in the comic section of the newspaper, but also the situation too?


All Together Now

I agree with RustysGhost with
"blows his horn to cue the orchestra to play"

At the end is this part is missing

Everybody's sleepwalking parade (sleepwalk in parade?)
When we don't see things, we don't see thing the same (x4)

All together now (x2)

Thanks everyone for doing the hard work!

[4khiker]

Ya thanks for all this work!
Think you guys should tackle Shish and Outlaw Biker next so Jeff can update the lyrics pages!

[dbaker]

thanks for all the help everyone. i'll put the corrections in and make one final post so Jeff can update the lyrics pages (unless somebody beats me to it first).


oh and i'd love to help out with shish, if only i had a copy!