THE WALLFLOWERS - I Am A Building
I'm here by my window
I am waiting for your parade
I will salute you
From above the crowd
As you make your way
You won the battle
You've won the war
I admit it now
I could not give any more
My condition is your reward
I am a building
Here without doors
The altitude is now
Getting to me
As they applaud you
On the boulevard
The whole valley looks like
Someone's body
All the people look like
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This day is taking
Forever
I will never say
Never say never again
The flesh around me
Is only pretend
Return to sender
Every letter
That is yours
I am sure
That I am a building
Here without doors
Fire blazing
On the overpass
Cattle grazing
In fields of dead grass
Last summer was earthquake weather
By November
This too should have passed
I am not moving
I am landlocked
I am looking through
A thousand windows spread across
A thousand floors
There in a landfill
Where Eden was before
But noy anymore
I am a building
Here without doors
Did you see me waving to you from above
Things are looking clear now
My eyes are wide enough to see the way a sniper does
Behind the barrel of a good gun
For worse or better
I surrender
It may not matter
But I'm sadder than you'll ever know
I am your inferno
Here all in yellow
With embers blowing north
No sense in returning
I'm not worried anymore
I am a building
That is here without doors
I am a building
That is here without doors
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THE VINES - Winning Days
<br />The winning days are gone<br />Because I know just where I'm seeing<br />Was given eyes I know<br />I can hear <br />Cause underneath there's gold<br />I need to get around to find it<br />And when I want to go<br />I can dream<br ... THE WALLFLOWERS - 6th Avenue Heartache
<br />Sirens ring, the shots ring out<br />A stranger cries, screams out loud<br />I had my world strapped against my back<br />I held my hands, never knew how to act<br /><br />Chorus:<br />And the same black line that was drawn on you<... THE WALLFLOWERS - After The Blackbird Sings
<br />I'm finding it hard,<br />Just to keep up with someone<br />Who's hangin' onto nothin'<br />Only to lose what's never mine.<br /><br />And I'm finding it hard<br />Just to keep up with something<br />That's hangin' on to nothin'<br... THE WALLFLOWERS - Angel On My Bike
<br />She knows just what I like<br />The angel on my bike<br />She found me down on a two ton anchor<br />Tangled up in wire<br />She always gets it right<br />The angel on my bike<br />I could be killed if the train goes faster<br />We... THE WALLFLOWERS - Another One In The Dark
<br />We took 'em high, we took 'em straight up the hill,<br />They wanted it all, we gave 'em such a fill.<br />In their parades we stole every thrill<br />And in their games we made every kill.<br /><br />We took them hard, we took the... THE WALLFLOWERS - Ashes To Ashes
<br />Well, you could walk like a stranger head back into here,<br />Bringing gifts while you act so sincere,<br />Bringing gifts for a boy who's five years,<br />Looking for rocks and training wheels.<br /><br />I don't remember you fro... THE WALLFLOWERS - Asleep At The Wheel
<br />Do you ever stop to count all the invitations<br />At the end of the day when it comes down to one decision<br />Of dead beat girls and freaks at a peoples convention,<br />All these sugars with no vitamin sensation.<br /><br />Do ... THE WALLFLOWERS - Babybird
<br />Come back babybird<br />With your dirty wings in tatters<br />Come home where you belong<br />Nobody knows you better<br />Now bring back your velvet heart<br />And we'll make you brand new feathers<br />Sleep through the morning l... THE WALLFLOWERS - Back To California
<br />Feels like a ghost here in this room<br />Not the kind that rides a saddle in a costume<br />All around me, all around you<br />In from the window for a drag of your perfume<br /><br />Let's move back to California<br />Let's make ... THE WALLFLOWERS - Be Your Own Girl
<br />I know you're tired of waking up on the floor<br />Pushed to the edge with nothing heavy to hold<br />Using your clothes as a blanket and a bed<br />Holding your hands just to lay your head.<br /><br />I know you don't remember eve... THE WALLFLOWERS - Birdcage
<br />So sad that you took it so badly<br />And acted so madly<br />So scared <br />like a baby by the morning<br />with sunlight unfolding<br />Your eyes have turned red<br />And are holding me <br />inside your story<br />In the end<br... THE WALLFLOWERS - Bleeders
<br />Once upon a time <br />They called me the bleeder<br />Well swimmin' up this river<br />With sentimental fever<br />But this ain't my first ride<br />It ain't my last try<br />Just got to keep a-movin' on<br />If they catch me ever... THE WALLFLOWERS - Closer To You
<br />How soft a whisper can get<br />When youre walking through a crowded space<br />I hear every word being said<br />And I remember that everyday<br />I get a little bit closer to you<br /><br />How long an hour can take<br />When you... THE WALLFLOWERS - Days Of Wonder
<br />Cherry picking through the stars<br />And falling cannonballs<br />Waiting for the break of dawn<br />To start its morning crawl<br />Polluted rays of filtered light<br />Tropical and warm<br />Making shadows through<br />The snow ... THE WALLFLOWERS - Empire Of My Mind
<br />Well, there is trouble in my mind<br />There is dark<br />Theres dark, and there is light.<br />I lay our hands over my eyes<br />As I look deep<br />Through valleys deep and wide<br />Across the border line<br />For the Empire in ... THE WALLFLOWERS - Everybody Out Of The Water
<br />On your mark<br />Get set lets go<br />You got to move on<br />Before she explodes<br />Look out the window<br />Lookout below<br />Back away from the glass<br />There she blows<br />The citys been leveled<br />Hills are in flames<... THE WALLFLOWERS - Everything I Need
<br />Im not looking<br />For a warm embrace<br />Im not looking<br />For a friendly face<br />Ive got<br />Everything I need<br />Im not worried<br />If youre coming back<br />Im in a hurry<br />Cause I just found out<br />Ive got<br />... THE WALLFLOWERS - Feels Like Summer Again
<br />My mind is open<br />And my heart is full<br />I aint got any weight<br />That I cant pull<br />And right now<br />I know that anything<br />Is possible<br />Im gonna bang my drum<br />Blow my horn<br />I forget what these pills<br... THE WALLFLOWERS - For The Life Of Me
<br />Well, I know you find it hard to smile,<br />To keep your happiness in style<br />You pass in silence in the mornin'<br />You know you shouldn't ever try to ignore me.<br /><br />And you look to be pretty nervous<br />Sweaty hands ... THE WALLFLOWERS - From The Bottom Of My Heart
<br />Fire on the porch on a summer's night<br />All of my things are there inside<br />Black smoke rise up, burn on burn higher<br />I smell leaves and burning tires<br />Dogs in the meadows barking wild<br />Blackbird rise up, tell me ... THE WALLFLOWERS - God Don't Make Lonely Girls
<br />Senorita<br />Looks like you ain't done nothing<br />good women ain't supposed to do<br />Oh no no no no<br />I seen her downtown<br />'Bout an hour ago<br />Behind the glass at a peep show<br />I got nervous 'cause I don't know<br... THE WALLFLOWERS - God Says Nothing Back
<br />Seems like the world's gone underground<br />No gods or heroes<br />Dare to go down<br />Tear drops from a hole in heaven come<br />Overhead like ravens<br />Dropping down like bombs<br />Through the mornings silver frosted glow<br... THE WALLFLOWERS - Health And Hapiness
<br />Maybe its not<br />That I dont care anymore<br />Maybe I just never did<br />You cant say<br />That I have ever lied<br />Because I keep the truth well hid<br />Tell me whats wrong<br />Is something wrong?<br />You cant be sad<br /... THE WALLFLOWERS - Here He Comes (Confessions Of A Drunken Marionette)
<br />Here comes your drunken marionette<br />Dragging his mess of threads<br />There at the bar pulling smoke to his lungs<br />He says who will ignore me when you're gone?<br /><br />Now come on lift me up<br />I wanna dance by your ti... THE WALLFLOWERS - Here In Pleasantville
<br />If you could see yourself<br />The way that I do<br />You might change<br />A thing or two<br />You wouldnt look so angry<br />Youd know it doesnt <br />Look good on you<br />So grab your coat<br />Grab your hat<br />There aint no ... THE WALLFLOWERS - Hollywood
<br />You talk so loud, you talk so much and you talk so funny,<br />But honey, what are you talkin' about ?<br />Something 'bout being, being reimbursed<br />For every unregistered virus.<br /><br />Drainpipes are filled up with dirty r... THE WALLFLOWERS - Honeybee
<br />Seen the shadow on my wall<br />Turn and fall<br />On broken hands and all<br />Turn and crawl<br />Seen that sun gone down<br />And the waterfall<br />She stood tall in the fallen rain<br />Right off an orphan train<br />She'll ru... THE WALLFLOWERS - How Good It Can Get
<br />Slow down<br />Youre breaking up<br />Use your words<br />Dont yell so much<br />I dont understand a word<br />That youre saying<br />Now move in <br />Come up close<br />You look like<br />Youve maybe seen a ghost<br />Tell me<br ... THE WALLFLOWERS - I Am A Building
<br />I'm here by my window<br />I am waiting for your parade<br />I will salute you<br />From above the crowd<br />As you make your way<br />You won the battle<br />You've won the war<br />I admit it now<br />I could not give any more<b... THE WALLFLOWERS - I Wish I Felt Nothing
<br />Say when you're alone<br />It's better 'cause nobody knows you<br />When no one's your friend<br />It's better 'cause nobody leaves you<br />So you turned your back <br />On a world that you could never have<br />'Cause your heart'... THE WALLFLOWERS - I've Been Delivered
<br />I could break free from the<br />wood of a coffin<br />if I need<br />But nothin's hard as<br />Gettin' free from places <br />I've already been<br /><br />I've been waste-deep <br />in the burnin' meadows<br />of my mind<br />In t... THE WALLFLOWERS - If You Never Got Sick
<br />That aint a parachute<br />That aint a rip cord<br />That aint a body of water<br />Were headed for<br />Theres so little time left<br />So much to be done<br />Even you are gonna need someone<br />That aint a trick of light<br />O... THE WALLFLOWERS - Invisible City
<br />Lookin' back at the crash site<br />I don't see me by the roadside<br />Well this heart is on wheels tonight<br />Straight through the ghettos<br />And without lights<br />Now every heart has a blind side <br />Where it learns how ... THE WALLFLOWERS - Josephine
<br />I feel pretty good<br />I feel all right<br />And I've been thinkin' maybe<br />I could spend the night<br /><br />I know you've been sad<br />I know I've been bad<br />But if you'd let me<br />Make you ribbons from a paper bag<br ... THE WALLFLOWERS - Laughing Out Loud
<br />Man, you oughta finish what you've started<br />You can't leave me here alive<br />Well I know it started as a fist fight<br />But you've got me covered up in hives<br /><br />I don't need an invitation<br />The best peach is at th... THE WALLFLOWERS - Letters From The Wasteland
<br />Now coming down<br />Out of this swandive to your arms<br />I make no sounds<br />WhenI move thru your reservoirs<br />I wake up quick<br />I wake up sick<br />As you abandon me<br />Into these fields of rank and file<br />Thru thi... THE WALLFLOWERS - Mourning Train
<br />Mama don't 'you send me no love this month<br />'cause my heart is all used up<br />and mama I wanna come home<br />I wanna get back home <br /><br />So look out into the morning rain<br />'cause I'm on the mourning train <br /><br... THE WALLFLOWERS - Murder 101
<br />Never thought that I knew too much<br />I always thought I knew enough<br />I didn't want to learn this stuff<br />I didn't ever want to be that tough<br />But love was just implied<br />And everything else died<br />This class has... THE WALLFLOWERS - Nearly Beloved
<br />Last night I dreamt one thousand lies<br />I could see the dawn through a different set of eyes<br />There in my slumber passing time<br />Long live the world resting on its side<br /><br />I walked the orchard with you<br />Your h... THE WALLFLOWERS - One Headlight
<br />So long ago, I don't remember when<br />That's when they say I lost my only friend<br />Well they said she died easy of a broken heart disease<br />As I listened through the cemetery trees<br /><br />I seen the sun comin' up at the... THE WALLFLOWERS - See You When I Get There
<br />Im looking up<br />At the moving clouds<br />Ive been hit so hard<br />This time<br />I just might stay down<br />If you were me<br />I would come back<br />To get you<br />If this is love<br />Then I dont remember<br />You wont fi... THE WALLFLOWERS - Shy Of The Moon
<br />Pretty little girl on the side of the road<br />Yellow hair in a yellow bow<br />Little thumb sticking in the exit lane<br />Two packs of smokes and a candy cane<br />With women hips and baby lips<br />A Hallelujah book in the back... THE WALLFLOWERS - Sidewalk Annie
<br />She told you about it through a broken bleeding windpipe.<br />It shook your bones and made your life feel skintight.<br /><br />Well, Sidewalk Annie<br />Now your coattails have come undone,<br />Your whisper's a scream now<br />S... THE WALLFLOWERS - Sleepwalker
<br />Maybe I could be the one they adore<br />That could be my reputation<br />It's where I'm from that lets them think I'm a whore<br />I'm an educated virgin<br /><br />Sleepwalker, don't be shy<br />Now don't open your eyes tonight<b... THE WALLFLOWERS - Some Flowers Bloom Dead
<br />We didn't make it<br />We did not pull through<br />You shouldn't blame me<br />I don't blame you<br />Now what else did you think <br />that I would do?<br />ooooh as if it wasn't hard enough<br /><br />I'm so tired of waking up<b... THE WALLFLOWERS - Somebody Else's Money
<br />We can buy that mansion on the hill,<br />We'll fill it up until it's filled.<br />We'll buy a big black Cadillac<br />And we'll keep an extra one in the back.<br />We'll sit home just listening<br />To the sounds of the winds when... THE WALLFLOWERS - Sugarfoot
<br />Sugarfoot's got two hands<br />Just as long as he can see,<br />One hand in the birdfeed<br />And a hand in the apple tree.<br />He stands in line, just a little behind<br />A yellow moon that hangs,<br />he's all tangled and he br... THE WALLFLOWERS - The Beautiful Side Of Somewhere
<br />Tomorrow is gonna make you cry<br />It's gonna to make you kneel<br />Before it breaks you from inside<br />Still pressing on<br />Arm over arm<br />Still trying to get both feet back onto the ground<br />They are harvesting these ... THE WALLFLOWERS - The Difference
<br />One, two boys by the river<br />Down by the water<br />Tellin' riddles in the dark<br />With fireflies under the moonlight <br />Carvin' the insides of a tree with a knife<br />Ever hear the one about the boy's big sister<br />His ... THE WALLFLOWERS - The Passenger
<br />Permission now to let this thing land<br />I'm too far gone to know where I am<br />Conditions are worse than we planned<br />Permission now to let this thing land<br /><br />Heading straight into the blackness<br />Beyond the poin... THE WALLFLOWERS - Three Marlenas
<br />Alone tonight in somebody's bed<br />She gone and dyed her hair red<br />She only went and did what she did<br />'Cause he would drive her home then<br />There's lipstick on her new dress<br />She hadn't even paid yet<br />But it d... THE WALLFLOWERS - Three Ways
<br />Theres three ways out of every box<br />Fall out the bottom<br />Or you crawl out the top<br />Theres three ways<br />Out of every, every box<br />But if you cant find your way out<br />Then you just burn it<br />To the ground<br /... THE WALLFLOWERS - Too Late To Quit
<br />Takes all my might<br />To find a hole that feels right<br />To bury myself<br />In a deep sleep at night<br />I hear a voice<br />Coming from the hillside<br />Says Ill show you the way<br />I will show you the light<br /><br />Bu... THE WALLFLOWERS - Up From Under
<br />Well I'm down here in the well<br />Looking back up at the hill<br />Well I thank heavens I fell<br />Must look more <br />like myself<br />Now everyone is so kind<br />Everyone looks like <br />a long lost friend of mine<br />I'm ... THE WALLFLOWERS - Used To Be Lucky
<br />Now mine is a sunshine kind of a valentine<br />But sometimes I still don't feel even worth a dime<br />But it used to be different, before I'd been where I've been<br />Oooh ooh ooh oooh<br /><br />Now you've got a heart so you kn... THE WALLFLOWERS - We're Already There
<br />Quarter Moon,<br />On a city growing thick<br />With good advice that won't stick.<br />From the ballrooms to the suburbs,<br />Abandoned mines<br />Atlantis may be rising but<br />We're all out of time.<br /><br />The colored ligh...