Near Distance


Been around for ages so it won't change now
Pleasing shallow faces and I don't care how
Some little starry young thing robs me blind
All the time, I try

My finger leaves an imprint in your wet intent
You keep receiving flowers that were never sent
Some little scabby young thing sucks me dry
Friday night, she's got to slow down

And the pavement's alive on Sunday
In my peek into time, stop me falling
This one
You're the only one
You're the only thing
When your change goes wrong

She's ringing in the changes and she feels quite sure
You're closer to near distance than I've been before
Some little scabby young thing sucks me dry
Friday night, she's got to slow down

And the saints are alive on Sunday
In my peek into time that stopped me falling
Well let me talk about this one
You're the only one
You're the only thing
When your change goes wrong
Let's talk about this one
Lets talk about the way you cut yourself
You're the only one
And it was tomato sauce
You're the only thing
All the times, I can't get round in time
You're the only one

Been around for ages so it won't change now


I Suppose

I suppose that I'm alright now
When all you ever gave was nothing
I suppose you taught me well now
When all I ever learned was something

I suppose that I'm alright now
I'm alright now and I suppose it
They suppose they taught me well now
You taught me hell now and no one knows it

Alright now
Alright now
Alright now

There's no horses left to bet on
And all your pretty purses, thrown away
Someone shows me I've been stepped on
And now I'm left with nothing more to say

And I propose we're not alright now
But I'm alright now and I propose it
They suppose they taught me well now
You taught me hell now and no one knows it

You're getting sucked in little by little
And I suppose you feel alright now, alright now, don't feel
You're getting sucked in little by little
And I suppose you feel alright now and no one knows it

I've got nothing and I feel fine
Have you lost your feeling?
I've got nothing and I feel fine
I've got nothing I could call mine
Have you lost your sense of breeding?
I've got nothing and I feel fine
Oh yeah
I've got nothing and I feel fine
Have you gained that tainted feeling?
I've got nothing and I feel fine
I'm so so cold
I've got nothing and I feel fine
Someone poisoned what you're eating
I've got nothing and I feel fine

You're getting sucked in, you're getting pushed in, little by little
And I suppose you feel alright now, alright now, don't feel
You're getting shoved in little by little
And I suppose you feel alright now, all right now, don't feel
You're getting pushed in little by little
And I'm alright now and no one knows it

And no one knows it
And no one knows it
And no one knows it
And no one knows it


Mr Brown

I'm pleased to meet you Mr Brown
It's good to see you out with your lady wife
I'm living on this side of town
I'm gonna have to take you out with my trusty knife

'Cause you see
When you listen and you notice
That there's rubies in the glass
Ooh you answer
Ooh you answer
And you talk about it

Say hey why do you always lie?
You said I was closer than I thought
They tell me the sun don't shine
You said I was closer than I..

You understand it's not a game
The money's in your coat and I think it's mine
I think it's mine
You know to me you look the same
I do this everyday and it works out fine

'Cause you feel
All I needed, all I wanted
Were those rubies in the glass
Ooh you answer
Ooh you answer
And you talk about it

Say hey, why do you always lie?
why do you always lie?
You said I was closer than I thought
They tell me the sun don't shine
They tell me the sun don't shine
You said I was closer than I thought

All I've ever wanted
How would you know
How would you know

Can you feel?
Do you notice?
Do you feel it?
It's those rubies in the glass
Ooh you answer
Ooh you answer
And there's rubies in


Oh hold on, oh hold on, oh hold on
Oh hold on, oh hold on, hold on, hold on
Yeah, yeah, yeaah


Understanding

You always seem to me to be so understanding
Now you go away and leave me empty handed
With your fashions changed and now you know
I'm way outside my only home
Wanna go outside so I can keep my clothes on
I've seen it all a million times, I wanna keep my clothes on

If I can change your mind now
If I can make you climb down
Then I'll feel such a fool

Ooh, now, now, now, now, now, now, now

You always seem to me to have the right perception
I'm in a different place, I'm at the wrong reception
Your fashion changed and now you fold
You leave me standing in the hope
Wanna go outside so I can keep my clothes on
I've seen it all a million times, I wanna keep my clothes on

If I can change your mind now
And if I can make you climb down
If I can change your mind now
Then I'll feel so secure

la la la...

If I can change your mind now
If I can change, if I can make
And if I can make you climb down
If I can change, if I can make
If I can change your mind now
I'll feel so secure


Fire

Give my clothes to her
They're the only thing I wanted her to take
But I never said a word
I'll explain myself so nothing else remains

I'm on fire, woooah oh
I'm on fire, woooah oh
Burning again
Burning again

It's typical of her
If there's something wrong she makes it worse again
But I'm free as a cage bird
I'll explain myself so nothing else remains

I'm on fire, woooah oh
I'm on fire, woooah oh
I'm on fire, ooh, woooah oh
I'm on fire, woooah oh
There's a long way to go

You're so down 'cause you can't get out
And you never get born again
Because you feel so down

I... never said a word
And I'll never try to explain

That you feel the same thing for her
So I'll never call your name

And I'm on fire, woooah oh
I'm on fire, woooah oh
I'm on fire, ooh, woooah oh
And I'm on fire, woooah oh

I find it hard to explain


Traffic Jam In Memory Lane

Sometimes I just don't know where I'm going to
Yeah, will you help me pass away my time
And sometimes I just can't see any reason to
I have never been that wise

So cast your eyes but it's over
Saturday's your day now
You've got it all wrong
There's a traffic jam in memory lane
I'm gonna try to drink myself out
You've got it all wrong

And I'm finding it hard to find my eccentricity
Yeah, will you help me throw away my time
You buy the cars that give you electricity
I think you know it
Hardly exercise his mind

I just can't believe we're down this far
I just can't believe we've slipped this far
I just can't believe I'm down this far
In this memory lane
Traffic jam

So cast your eyes but it's over
'Cause Saturday's your day now, you've got it all wrong
And there's a traffic jam in memory lane
I'm gonna try to drink myself out
you've got it all wrong
I'm gonna try to drink myself out
you've got it all wrong

Casting Lazy Shadows

Looking through my window
I can't see a thing though
I don't get depressed though
I'm casting lazy shadows
It's all I need to stop me thinking
Every single day though
I throw myself away though
It's all I need to stop me thinking

Get my head straight, get my head straight, get it straight
Don't you ever, don't you, don't, don't you ever let go
You take it all back, take it back, take your money back
Don't you ever, don't you, don't, don't you ever let go

All I need's to stop me thinking
Looking through this window
I need a change of view though
Looking through last year though
But all I saw was you oh
You're all I need to stop me thinking

Get my head straight, get my head straight, get it straight
Don't you ever, don't you, don't, don't you ever let go
You take it all back, take it back, take your money back
Don't you ever, don't you, don't, don't you ever let go

All I wanted was to chicken out and simmer down
You've got your head gear on again
And you feel like you've been let down

Don't you ever, don't you, don't you ever, don't you
Don't you ever, don't you, don't you ever, don't you

I've gotta get my head straight, get my head straight, get it straight
Don't you ever, don't you, don't you never, don't let go
And then it's alright

Get my head straight, get my head straight, get my head
Don't you ever, don't you, don't, don't you ever let go
And then it's alright

Get my head straight, get my head straight, get my head
Don't you ever, don't you, don't, don't you ever let go
And then it's alright

You take it all back, take it back, take your money back
Don't you ever, don't you, don't, don't you ever let go

All I need's to stop me thinking


You're Only Trying To Twist My Arm

When they say they want you
They never really want you, no
When they say they need you
They never really need you, no
I'm at a bus stop waiting
And you're just devastating

You stay at home with Rachel
You know it's in your nature, home
You sit at home with Rachel
And let her set you straight yeah

You're only trying to twist my arm
You're only trying to twist my arm
You're only trying to twist my arm

You're only trying to twist my arm
You're only trying to twist my arm
You're only trying to twist my arm

And if they say they need you
They never really need you, no
And you should stop complaining
And organise a chaining

You're only trying to twist my arm
You're only trying to twist my arm
You're only trying to twist my arm

You're only trying to twist my arm
You're only trying to twist my arm
You're only trying to twist my arm

It's like I said
You're just trying to twist my arm
But don't lose my head
It's the cold that keeps me warm

How many times
Have I sat in the car park waiting to ease away your pain
I've sat in the car park waiting to hear the way you're saying
It's the cold that keeps you warm
You're just trying to twist my arm


Every House On Every Street

Can anybody possibly
Try to show me how we're connected
The best of you is the worst of me
Then you pull me down like a dead weight
When every house on every street
Seems to call my name as I walk on by

It's a crazy world I know
When you're going down
It's a crazy world I know
But I'm sticking round

I try to find a decent place
Where I can lay my head
But I can't stay
There's nothing left for me to say
But you turn me round now I'm facing the wrong way
And as for all your stupid lies
You can put yourself with the reason whys
It's a crazy world I know
When you're going down
It's a crazy world I know
But I'm sticking round

All I should say
All I should say
All I should say
We said yesterday
We said yesterday
We said yesterday
And the sun's gonna say it all

Roll on yesterday
Because you're a lonely man
Roll on yesterday

When every house on every street
Seems to call my name, walking by
The best of you is the worst of me
And you call my name and you're in my arms
It's a crazy world I know
But I'm sticking round, round
It's a crazy world I know
But I'm sticking round


India

I used to feel I had it all in my hands
It all came crashing down on me again
With lipstick on my overall
And it makes me feel so under awed
I'm sinking fast

Wooooah, la la la la la la la la la la, yeah
Wooooah, la la la la la la la la la la, yeah

Well there's just something that I wanna say
That I wanna say
You always feel so beautiful
I wish there was somewhere I could away
That I could get away
To somewhere warm and beautiful

Hey everybody here I am
I'm the only man who's ever had a problem in the whole world, again
And lately I've no time for friends
As I was before, I'll be again
Don't think too fast

Well there's just something that I wanna say
That I wanna say
You always feel so beautiful
I wish there was somewhere I could get away
That I could get away
To somewhere warm and beautiful

Oh you're so jealous of the things that I've become
You know that you can't come back this time
You know that you can't come back this time

Well there's just something that I wanna say
That I wanna say
You always feel so beautiful
I wish there was somewhere I could get away
That I could get away
To somewhere warm and beautiful

Oh you're so jealous of the things that I've become
You know that you can't come back this time
You know that you can't come back this time

Wooooah, la la la la la la la la la la, yeah
Wooooah, la la la la la la la la la la, yeah
Don't you know that you can't come back this time
Don't you know that you can't come back this time
Wooooah, la la la la la la la la la la, yeah
Don't you know that you can't come back this time
Don't you know that you can't come back this time

All tracks written by - (Mudriczki/Szuminski/Matthews/McDonald)