But you tell me over and over and over again my friend,
Ah, you don’t believe we’re on the eve of destruction.
In a little while from now
If I’m not feeling any less sour
I promise myself to treat myself
And visit a nearby tower
And climbing to the top
Will throw myself off
In an effort to
Make it clear to whoever
Wants to know what it’s like When you’re shattered
*The time is now 1 AM. Brian is unable to snap his fingers and terminate the trip, which continues.
He sobs, as his joy turns to fear.
Brian’s rocky journey ended twelve hours after it so innocently had begun. He was shattered by it.*
What in the world ever became of sweet Jane?
She lost her sparkle you know she isn’t the same
Living on reds and vitamin C and cocaine
All her friends can say is ain’t it a shame
Sometimes the lights all shining on me
Other times I can barely see
Lately it occurs to me
What a long strange trip it’s been
The shrieking of nothing is killing me
Just pictures of Jap girls in synthesis
And I ain’t got no money and I ain’t got no hair
But I’m hoping to kick but the planet is glowing
Ashes to ashes, funk to funky
We know Major Tom’s a junkie
Strung out in heaven’s high
Hitting an all-time low
Can you hear me, Major Tom?
Can you hear me, Major Tom?
Back at ground control, there is a problem
Go to rockets full, not responding
Hello Major Tom, are you receiving?
Turn the thrusters on, we’re standing by
There’s no reply
This happened once before
When I came to your door
No reply
They said it wasn’t you
But I saw you peep through your window
I saw the lie, I saw the lie
I know that you saw me
As I looked up to see your face
I tried to telephone
They said you were not home
That’s a lie
'Cause I know where you’ve been
I saw you walk in your door
I nearly died, I nearly died
'Cause you walked hand in hand
With another man in my place
[all 3 stanzas match the previous song, sue me]
You pull the sheets around your throat talking like the harpy again
I’ve got this heartache in my coat since I don’t remember when
It’s guaranteed to live and to bleed
And you feed it with your bitterest lies
Hope you can see what that’s done to me
But I don’t care to look into your eyes
There’s no explanation; there’s no complication
Dream tongued man from the golden land standing with the keys to your door
I had to laugh as I shook his hand didn’t know he’d been here before
I know him well but I never can tell if he sees right through my futile disguise
I heard somebody call your name
From underneath our willow
I saw something tucked in shame
Underneath your pillow
Well I’ve tried so hard baby but I just can’t see
What a woman like you is doing with me
So tell me who I see when I look in your eyes
Is that you baby, or just a brilliant disguise?
She is frequently kind and she’s suddenly cruel
She can do as she pleases, she’s nobody’s fool
But she can’t be convicted, she’s earned her degree
And the most she will do is throw shadows at you
But she’s always a woman to me
Well on the way
Head in a cloud
The man of a thousand voices
Talking perfectly loud
But nobody ever hears him
Or the sounds he appears to make
And he never seems to notice
But the fool on the hill
Sees the sun going down
And the eyes in his head
See the world spinning round
Don’t come running to me, I know I’ve done all I can
A hard loving woman like you just makes a hard loving man
So I can say it to you babe
I’ll be a fool for your loving no more
A fool for your loving no more
I’m so tired of trying, I always end up crying
Fool for your loving no more
I’ll be a fool for your loving no more
Oh…love… You say in love there are no rules
Oh…love…
Sweetheart,
You’re so cruel
Oh…love…
To stay with you I’d be a fool
Sweetheart
You’re so cruel
You know I can be found
Sitting home all alone
If you can’t come around
At least please telephone
Don’t be cruel to who a heart that’s true
Baby, if I made you mad
For something I might have said
Please, let’s forget the past
The future looks bright ahead
Don’t be cruel to who a heart that’s true
I don’t want no other love
Baby it’s just you I’m thinking of
Midnight runaway, know you’re running scared
Bright lights, big city, nobody seems to care
Open your eyes who’s there, who’s there
Open your eyes, nightmare
Unclean
Fever dream
On the high side
In the Mean Machine
It was a beautiful day, the sun beat down
I had the radio on, I was drivin’
Trees flew by, me and Del were singin’ “Little Runaway”
I was flyin’
Yeah I’m runnin’ down a dream
That never would come to me
Workin’ on a mystery, goin’ wherever it leads
Runnin’ down a dream
I pulled my harpoon out of my dirty red bandanna
I was playin’ soft while Bobby sang the blues, yeah
Windshield wipers slappin’ time, I was holdin’ Bobby’s hand in mine
We sang every song that driver knew
Ocean coil
Water boils
He swims to the surface
Flame from mouth
Smoke he breathes
Enter the caverns of the deep
Time and space
All alone
It can be a lonely place
There it goes
Opening up
I can’t stand
I can’t breathe
Terrified
Ghastly cry
Spiraled lives
Taken down
Taken down
I don’t want to be taken down
Like the rest of them coming up dry
Leaving so little to root for the but we all can see enough of this besides