Watertown Lyrics.
Synaptic Gap
from up here
lights are the map
it looks just like the closing of
the synaptic gap
do you see it
do you see it
building out
across the land
landing down
inside your hand
do you see it
do you see it
Instaglo
if something new should happen when you walk in
and I see just what I been seeing all over again
don’t tell me that it won’t happen cause it’s all over your face
i’m telling you it’s so pretty that when I’m leaving this place
i see it coming for me
crazy instaglo
oh no, oh no
i see you gunning for me
crazy instaglo
oh no
six weeks i wander through the days in bas-relief
always around the corner from the great debrief
museums and magazines, they got a cut-out paste-on world
so fun to watch until the pages come unfurled
i see them coming for me
crazy instaglo
oh no, oh no
i see you gunning for me
crazy instaglo
oh no
crazy instaglo
oh no, oh no
i see you gunning for me
crazy instaglo
oh no
Birthday
read about it in the newspaper
i bet the kids had a laugh
you on the ground in a quiet way
they'd never know it from that
but the melted ice cream
in the summer heat
hey they say it's your birthday, you know i'm coming home
i still think of the first day when you found me alone
do you remember the time i got you down to the bone
hey they say it's your birthday, i'm coming home
let's go back through the neighbors' yards
down to the river and in
i hear the current doesn't pull as hard
you'll never dunk me again
you know i never showed you how
that one time i pushed you in
hey they say it's your birthday, you know i'm coming home
i still think of the first day when you found me alone
do you remember the time i cut you down to the bone
hey they say it's your birthday, i'm coming home
Double Fisted
fluttery inside
got my laces tied
my, my, my, my, my, my
how it all subsides
makes it easier to hold
a shot of whiskey in each hand
shot of whiskey in each hand
shot of whiskey
double fisted is just how I feel
and darlin’ yer so twisted and it makes me
you know I can’t resist it no I can’t turn heel
double fisted’s how it makes me
makes it easier to hold
a shot of whiskey in each hand
shot of whiskey in each hand
shot of whiskey
uh uh uh uh
shot of whiskey
uh uh uh uh
shot of whiskey
Shooting Star
follow me my shooting star
i know the way and it's not too far from here
just beyond the reach of my headlight beam
i think it's just beyond that hill
the stars will greet us and the city she won't grieve
with her aching streetlight burn
the sky turns orange when the snow comes (here it comes)
put on your running shoes
i'll race you to the end of the world and then
when we get to the trees
we'll be quiet, we'll be rabbits, even the indians can't track us
'cos if i thought
(if i thought)
that you couldn't make the trip
i would've given you the slip.
i can be your action figure
i can be your endless river
i can be the glue that holds you when you fall apart
i can be the overdrive and
i can be the underside and
i can be the motorcade that rides into your heart
i can be the tough decision
i can be the last revision
i can be the light you see there when you close your eyes
i can be the atmosphere and
i can be a word that's clear
and i can be and i can be...
follow me my shooting star.
Everything You Started With
i pay the lady in magazines and bottles
you say my hands smell like benzine and full throttles
i’m walking on a bridge on the other side of town
the water underfoot keeps my eyes on the ground
in the night when i sleep i will dream of airplane models
you say you might have to go
don’t know if you can stay
you will keep everything you started with
you say you need it that way
you talk to people in wood carved stones and handshakes
you think my smile is a dead end loan or a sandsnake
we’re walking on a path in the outskirts of town
the fallen autumn leaves draw my eyes to the ground
the next time i look i see the moonlight shine like a snowflake
i don’t care if you go
i don’t want you to stay
you will keep everything you started with
i know you need it that way
all that i shot down turns out was nothing but clay
you just smile and bring more by the end of the day
your feet are swollen stiff yet you walk mile after mile
i already know i will never catch you sighing
i already know i will never catch you sighing
i already know i will never catch you sighing
i already know i will never catch you sighing
i already know
Oh Yeah
oh yeah
i really like the way the ring shines in the distance
oh yeah
i really like it when the miles are oh so long
i wanted just to say
i'd rather run away
don't wanna be the one that stays
i thought i knew the way
oh yeah
i really like the way you smile in your insistence
oh yeah
i really like to think it's easy not to shove
i wanted just to say
i'd rather run away
don't wanna be the one that stays
i thought i knew the way
i had a thing for the front row seats
but i thought i already had it beat
never thought the last one out would be me
never never cause, well never cause
oh yeah
i really like the way the ring shines in the distance
oh yeah
i really like it when the miles are oh so long
Bumper Cars
inside the neon
everything
is pure color and light
the pulse of electricity
drives us round
on our own track
we’re bumper cars
bumper cars
you should come if you want to
if you can, if you can
you should come if you want to
if you can, if you can
against the asphalt
vulcanized rubber
brings us heat from the friction
after the rain lands
we wander in packs
we shine under street lamps
they’re where we are
where we are
you should come if you want to
if you can, if you can
you should come if you want to
if you can, if you can
inside the neon
everything
is pure color and light
the pulse of electricity
drives us round
on our own track
we’re bumper cars
bumper cars
Watertown
the pink and yellow rings of the carpet
go out for miles, stretch out for miles
my mom she's still cleaning the apartment
go to sleep, don't go to sleep,
can't go to sleep just yet
and I know the room is softly fading, losing focus
in our little tiny dingy Watertown apartment
bought a book of stars for a dollar
brought it home, just for my dad
we put it on the shelf with all the others
go to sleep, just take a peek,
peek at the stars outside
and I know the room is losing substance, spinning slowly
in our little tiny dingy Watertown apartment
it feels like home to me
though home feels like an oil containment boom
though it feels like home
picked to play a wise man in the first grade
christmas time, nativity
didn't understand a thing about it
march down the stairs, people in chairs
plastic crown, plastic snare drum
and on moving day, it's done we're stranded on the carpet
in our little tiny dingy Watertown apartment
it feels like home again
i don't know what is home again
time spent, tears, rent
Take My Picture
take my picture and i'll take your picture
you in the blue with snow swirling round
frame my memory and i'll fix it well
with me in between the sky and the elm
grab your coat we're going
out into the universe
pull your mittens through your sleeves
the leaves are crunching underfoot
take my picture and i'll take your picture
me in the green with the leaves falling down
frame my memory and i'll fix it well
with you in between the sky and the overwhelm
grab your coat we're going out
ba ba ba ba ba
line me up with the silver
of the chemical hand
in the darkened room
in the darkened room
i'll line you up in the middle
the mechanical eye
blinks back at you
blinks back at you
and when it's said and done
you're still the only one
take my picture and i'll take your picture
you in the blue with snow swirling round
frame my memory and i'll fix it well
with me in between the sky and the elm
Lost in translation
i don't know if i can
ever come down
i don't know if i will
want you around
people go to the movies i don't
get what they see
muffled stoplights burn out
right in front of me
you, another sidewalk
you, another phone
you, another thought won't leave me alone
i don't know if i should
ever leave this room
i don't know if i could
make it look like i'm human
people make conversations i don't
get what they say
words and words don't add up
they only get in the way
you, another argument
you, another fight
you, another morning i'm up in the middle of the night
you, another dead end street
you, another sign
you, i'm still walking around, forgot about the time
Tentacle
you're part of
the parade
the heart of
the spectacle
i'm betting on
this charade
your hands stretch out
like tentacles
we all move like a part of you now
we all swoon as only you know how
and it's bigger than and louder than and stronger than the hole in your heart
than the hole in your heart
we’re part of
the frontier
the start of
all likelihood
we're stripping down
this veneer
could it be done
like robin hood
we all take just a part of you now
we will break it for you anyhow
and it's bigger than and louder than and stronger than the hole in your heart
than the hole in your heart
you're part of
the parade
the heart of
the spectacle
i'm betting on
this charade
your hands stretch out
like tentacles
we all move like a part of you now
we all swoon as only you know how
and it's bigger than and louder than and stronger than the hole in your heart
than the hole in your heart