Lyrics

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I can't stand still when I get stuck about you

Untie the parachute
Untie the parachute
Untie the parachute
I get real high when I get stuck about you

Hold the generators in your hand
Feel the voltage flowing through
When it penetrates you'll understand
The taste of cold electric blue

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I can't stand still when I get stuck about you

Untie the parachute
Untie the parachute
Untie the parachute
I get real high when I get stuck about you

Never mind the purple mood you're in
There's a lot the wires can do
Was it good to see the world again
In shades of cold electric blue?

Hold the generators in your hand
Feel the voltage flowing through
When it penetrates you'll understand
The taste of cold electric blue

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I can’t stand still when I get stuck about
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I can't stand still when I get stuck about (x3)
Stuck about, stuck about, stuck about, stuck about
You

I can’t stand what you say
I can’t stand what you do
I can’t stand you thinking of me
As if I’m standing on you

Astrology—that’s for superstars
Seismology—is cracking Mars
Consistency—explains phenomena
Your chemistry has no formula

I can’t stand how you look
I can’t stand how you sound
I can’t stand making love with you
Unless you’re gagged and bound

Pornography—leaves you stiff and hot
Photography—another parting shot
Fellatio—has you all choked up
That ratio is why you smoke too much

Don’t stop it, don’t give up
Have you forgotten your manners
It’s logic and not love
That gets you into dilemmas

I can’t stand how you walk
I can’t stand how you run
I can’t stand how you move your eyes
When you’ve left something undone

Discography—goes ‘round & ‘round & ‘round
Topography—has its ups and downs
Discrepancy—is your favorite dish
Your recipe for love is poorly mixed

Don’t stop it, don’t give up
Have you forgotten your manners
It’s logic and not love
That gets you into dilemmas

You’re an ordinary girl
In a big Hollywood movie
And you can’t believe it’s real
And you don’t know how you got there
‘Cause you married a man
Who worked on an oil rig
Got a bump on his head
Now you're putting out for strangers
And you don’t feel very sexy

You’re okay Emily Watson (twice)

You’re a strange little girl
And you fight with your sister
‘Cause you both won a prize
And you hate to share the spotlight
So you married a man
They said he might be Jewish
And you fell very ill
Now you’re shaking in a wheelchair
And you don’t feel very sexy

You’re okay Emily Watson (4 times)

You’re okay, you’re okay,
You’re okay, you’re so okay

Go, go Emily Watson (7 times)

You’re a nice, suburban girl
And you live by the metro
In a house with a yard
And you never go to parties
‘Cause you married a man
Who’s acting quite peculiar
He hangs out with a friend
Who makes you kind of nervous
And you don’t feel very sexy

Go, go Emily Watson (7 times)

You’re okay Emily Watson (4 times)

You’re okay, you’re okay,
You’re okay, you’re so okay

Who did I see
Sleeping on your floor
Was it someone
You dragged in?

Don’t look at me like you’ve
Seen it all before
You haven’t seen
Anything

The end will not be happy
The end will not be happy

What were those words you were
Trying to ignore
Won’t you ever learn
To spell?

We tried to bargain but I
Get annoyed
At all the products
That you sell

The end will not be happy
The end will not be happy
The end will not be happy this time

Instrumental Verse

Chorus

Instrumental bridge:

Who did I see
Sleeping on your floor
Was it someone
You dragged in?

Don’t look at me
Like you’ve seen it all before
You haven’t seen
Anything

Chorus 2x & out

Deep inside of me – mystery
Personality incomplete
My philosophy is to be
Perpetually in retreat

Hesitation
Coming on
Hesitation
Don’t make me wait too long

Hesitation
Right or wrong
Hesitation
Don’t let me think too long [x2]

Your geography is 3D
Opportunity eludes me

Hesitation
Coming on
Hesitation
Don’t make me wait too long

I can hardly breathe
You’re right there in front of me
There’s a shadow on the moon tonight
All the stars are dim and fading
Nothing happened in this room tonight
Two lonely constellations passing by

Deep inside of me – mystery
Personality incomplete

Hesitation
Coming on
Hesitation
Don’t make me wait too long

Hesitation
Right or wrong
Hesitation
Don’t let me think too long [x3]

Try not to breathe...hesitation
Try not to see...hesitation
Try not to be...hesitation
Try not to feel...

Verse 1
What’s the shortest distance
Between the temper and the tongue?
No direction finder can save you now
Drive your nails into the ground
Take a taxi into town

Chorus
Jubilee
I’m in love with everyone with you
Jubilee
There’s another time and place for you

Verse 2
It’s a cold September
Deep in the heart of China
Men of wisdom shiver in the grain
Cast your seeds upon the sand
Answer questions that you don’t understand

Chorus

Bridge
Locked in your cage
You fly into a rage
And throw your hands up in the air
Cursing the name
Of the Christ that never came
To relieve your condition of despair

Verse 3
When the war is over
You’ll be fighting still
Making sure the fires never die
Smash the mirrors in your mind
Let the broken pieces fall behind

Chorus

Verse 1
You’re a hologram, you’re a fold-up paper doll
Hey, are you receiving?
You’re a silhouette projected on the wall
Hey, do you believe it?

Chorus
It’s so very hot and I’m afraid
Everything is melting
Underneath the lemon candy sun
After all the clouds have rolled away
Promise that you’ll meet me
Underneath the lemon candy sun

Verse 2
You’re a gilded beast, you’re a golden ghastronome
Hey, can you feel it?
You’re a griffin magic castle catacomb
Hey, will you reveal it?

Chorus—repeat last line twice (3x total)

Instrumental

Outro
It’s so very hot
It’s so very hot

People stop me on the street
And tell me that they like the weather
And if I dare to disagree they say
“We hope you’re feeling better.”

You spend enough time dreamin’
Man, you get a certain reputation
But that don’t mean a thing
‘Cause they don’t understand the situation

There’s a darkness in this town
All the shops are closing down
Don’t keep the lanterns lit for me
I’m a man of mystery

If I shut the door and draw the blinds
I get a little freedom
But the common man don’t understand
He says I need a better reason

Tear the pages from this book
Ghost town everywhere you look
Don’t shed a tear for me
I’m a man of mystery (x2)

Other sons at other times
Had other means of education
But lately I am not inclined
To chains of endless conversation

Fruit trees in the desert grow
Five leaves for the wind to blow
Pink moon bearing down on me
I’m a man of mystery (x3)

Instrumental verse

Instrumental bridge

People call and say, “We wonder
Why you don’t get out more often.”
But I don’t see the point in making noises
While the world is watchin’

Now ain’t it kind of funny
How the story gets exaggerated
You never really knew me
So the truth had to be recreated

Kiss the demons where they hide
Accidental suicide
Don’t say it’s a tragedy
I’m a man of mystery

Tear the pages from this book
Ghost town everywhere you look
Don’t shed a tear for me
I’m a man of mystery (x4)

I’ll take a knife and fork
You take a nice long walk
‘Cause I’ve got cooking to do
And no time to talk

I’ll take a fork and a knife
To cut you out of my life
I’m not giving you another chance
To spoil my appetite

I want to be in love with my kitchen
‘Cause it’s in love with me
It has feelings just like I do
And sensitivity
I spend a lot of time in my kitchen
I try to keep it clean
When it gets dirty I feel sad
‘Cause that’s my responsibility

You really played it smart
You had me a la carte
I jumped out of the frying pan
And into your heart

No I’m not so dumb
I’m leaving you without a crumb
Go ahead and lick your fingers
And suck on your thumb

I’ve got the new look
Does it look good to you?
I’ve got the new look
It’s really nothing new

A drawer full of makeup
Or a room full of clothes
It really doesn’t matter
It’s just another cheap pose

I’ve got the new look
I’ve got the modern face
I’ve got the new look
Don’t want to look out of place

I tried so hard
To look like myself
But then I look so different
I look like everyone else

I’ve got the new look
I’m a walking magazine
I’ve got the new look
I can’t wait to be seen

We’re murdering custom
Tearing fashion to bits
But a trend is something
That’s so hard to resist

Crash land
I’m falling fast and I don’t know why
My friends
Just smile and wave as I pass by

I found
Old bones buried in the yard
Still buried in the yard

Midnight
That’s when I seem to get things done
Still life
Will they forget me when I’m gone?

I feel
Old bones pushing through the skin
Right up through the skin

Past time
I’m keeping busy in my room
Outside
They’re closing deals and shaking hands

I’ve seen
Old bones rising from the ground
Alive above the ground

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Passenger
No one ever taught me how to drive
Slow down
Old bones are keeping me alive
Keeping me alive
Keeping me alive
Keeping me alive

Can’t believe this is now
Holding out for the other side
What’s the fuss all about?
Messages from the other side

Can’t we just throw it out?
Start again on the other side
Turn this whole thing around
Call it off and begin again
On the other side

Chorus:
It goes on and on and on
Seagulls shimmer in the summer sun
And it goes on and on and on
Days appear and then they’re gone

Do we dare to be strong?
Bet it all on the other side
Will we dare to be drawn
Into a world where the raindrops
Make the colors run?

Chorus

Can’t we just throw it out?
Start again on the other side
Turn this whole thing around
Call it off and begin again
On the other side

Chorus x2
Then repeat last line x3

You should have seen the steam
Rising from the ground
Welcome to the sound of disarray
Transatlantic line
Making up lost time
Must have hit a dime
On the tracks that day

We never saw it comin’
We had our blinders on
I heard a mighty crack
Then we jumped the track
And the deed was done

You should have seen the crowd
Standing on the side
I hope nobody cried for me that day
‘Cause heaven may be high
But they’ve got apple pie
And fifty different kinds of lemonade

Somebody called the sheriff
When they heard the sound
But he was playing bridge
Up on rooster ridge
When the thing went down

Bridge
All I ask is that you bury me
In the finest suit that you can find
And get some chorus girls to carry me
To the church
If the preacher doesn’t mind

(Instrumental verse—“a” section only)

(bridge)
(repeat verse 1)
Outro
You should have seen the steam (x4)

This is our music
This is what we do
This is our music
This is what we want you to
Play while you are driving in your car
Sing it in the shower
Or while drinking at the local bar

This is our music
This is all we know
This is our music
And we’ll play it even though
There’s much better music you can buy
We could never top that
We’re not even going to try

This is our music
If you haven’t guessed
This is our music
Heaven knows, we’ve done our best
It’s hard enough to sing and play the drums
These guitars are heavy
And this constant fretting hurts our thumbs

This is our music
Every single note
This is our music
Even this song, which I wrote
Driving down the freeway in the rain
Based on some innocuous refrain
Tried to find some words that would fit in
Even though the concept was ... a little thin

Instrumental bridge

This is our music
Sorry for the wait
This is our music
Here’s the end, we know its late
We’re so very happy that you stayed
We don’t even care if we get paid
There’s nothing else that we would rather do
And someday if we’re lucky
We will hear your music, too

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Trains versus planes
Trains versus planes
Planes versus trains
Planes versus trains (repeat)

(Verse)
Trains can't fly into the air
Planes can't swim under the sea
Trains can't jump over buildings
Planes can't crawl into tunnels

Chorus

(Verse)
Planes carry people around and around
Trains can go faster and faster
Planes look silly on the runway
Trains are late getting to the station

I have to look away
Every time you go by
Blue skies turn to grey
And everybody knows why

You were defectively designed
A case of matter over mind
The builder bent a nail or two
Tell me who invented you?

I mutter, “What a waste”
Every time I see you
You could be replaced
But who would want to be you?

You’re an illogical device
One part fire, two parts ice
Never thought your kind could be so cruel
Tell me who invented you?
I wonder, who invented you?

You walk around like you’re a queen at coronation
Did you expect to have it all?
We gather at your feet in sweet anticipation
Waiting for your crown of thorns to fall

I asked the fool upon the hill
Explored the pyramids and still
I can’t seem to find a single clue
Tell me who invented you?
I wonder who invented you?