Slipped Away (Avril Lavigne)
(for dad)

Na na, na na na, na na
I miss you, miss you so bad
I don't forget you, oh it's so sad
I hope you can hear me, I remember it clearly
The day you slipped away was the day I found it won't be the same
Oh, na na, na na na, na na
I didn't get around to kiss you goodbye on the hand
I wish that I could see you again, I know that I can't
Oh, I hope you can hear me, 'cause I remember it clearly
The day you slipped away was the day I found it won't be the same
Oh, I've had my wake up, won't you wake up?
I keep asking why (I keep asking why) and I can't take it
It wasn't fake, it--it happened, you passed by
Now you're gone, now you're gone
There you go, there you go, somewhere I can't bring you back
Now you're gone, now you're gone
There you go, there you go, somewhere I can't bring you back
The day you slipped away was the day I found it won't be the same, no
The day you slipped away was the day I found it won't be the same
Oh, na na, na na na, na na
I miss you

The Desperate Kingdom Of Love (PJ Harvey)
(for Isabelle)

Oh love, you were a sickly child
And how the wind knocked you down
Put on your spurs, swagger around
In the desperate kingdom of love
Holy water cannot help you now
Your mysterious eyes will not help you
Selling your reason will not bring you through
The desperate kingdom of love
There's another who looks from behind your eyes
I learn from you how to hide
From the desperate kingdom of love
At the end of this burning world
You'll stand proud, face upheld
And I'll follow you, into heaven or hell
And I'll become as a girl
In the desperate kingdom of love

Closer To Fine (Indigo Girls)
(from somebody I used to know)

I'm tryin' to tell you somethin' 'bout my life
Maybe give me insight between black and white
And the best thing you ever done for me
Is to help me take my life less seriously--it's only life after all, yeah
Well darkness has a hunger that's insatiable
And lightness has a call that's hard to hear
And I wrap my fear around me like a blanket
I sailed my ship of safety 'till I sank it
I'm crawling on your shores
(Chorus)
And I went to the doctor, I went to the mountains
I looked to the children, I drank from the fountains
There's more than one answer to these questions pointing me in a crooked line
And the less I seek my source for some definitive--closer I am to fine, yeah
Closer I am to fine, yeah
And I went to see the doctor of philosophy
With a poster of Rasputin and a beard down to his knee
He never did marry or see a B-grade movie
He graded my performance, he said he could see through me
I spent four years prostrate to the higher mind, got my paper and I was free
(Repeat chorus)
I stopped by the bar at 3:00 A.M.
To seek solace in a bottle or possibly a friend
And I woke up with a headache like my head against a board
Twice as cloudy as I'd been the night before when I went in seeking clarity
And I went to the doctor, I went to the mountains
I looked to the children, I drank from the fountain
Yeah, we go to the doctor, we go to the mountains
We look to the children, we drank from the fountain
Yeah, we go to the Bible and we go through the workout
We read up on the Bible, we stand up for the lookout
There's more than one answer to these questions pointing me in a crooked line
And the less I seek my source for some definitive--closer I am to fine
Closer I am to fine
(Repeat)
Yeah

Stigmata Martyr (Bauhaus)

In a crucifixation ecstasy
Lying cross-checked in agony
Stigmata bleed continuously
Holes in head, hands, feet, and weep for me
Stigmata, oh you sordid sight
Stigmata, in your splintered plight
Look to your crimson orifice
In holy remembrance
In scarlet bliss
Stigmata Martyr
In nomine Patris et Filii et Spiritus Sancti
Father, Son, Holy Ghost!

Beyond The Tanarian Hills (Rudimentary Peni)

I dream a new name I don't care about anyone
The herd laughed at my writing
My dream writing
I write no more, but I still dream
I write no more, but I still dream
Flying zigzagging zugzwanging
Aurora over cities of the Apocalypse
Death lying upon that land
Crazy chrysophase faces
Gingko trees shudder, pagodas perish
Expelled from London
Through the towns of Surrey
Melting minarets
Homes growing thinner
Beyond the Tanarian Hills
Beyond the Tanarian Hills

Spaceman (4 Non-Blondes)

Starry night bring me down 'til I realize the moon
It seems so distant yet I felt it pass right through
And I see what I see; a new world is over me
So I'll reach up to the sky and pretend that I'm a spaceman
In another place and time
I guess I'm lookin' for a brand new place
Is there a better life for me?
Subtle wind blow me gone, let me rest upon your move
I trust I'll end up sleeping cradled in my doom
And I feel what I feel; I can't grasp what is not real
So I'll get myself real high and imagine I'm a spaceman
In another place and time
I guess I'm lookin' for a brand new place
Is there a better life for me?
I remember in my mind
They say I'm a daydreamin'
Is it all that it seems, or am I all the things I'm lookin' for, yeah?
And, and I see what I see; a new world is over me
And I'll reach up to the sky and imagine I'm a spaceman
In another place and time
I guess I'm lookin' for a brand new place
I remember livin' in a different life
Is there a better life for me?

Crablouse (The Lords of Acid)

I wanna talk to you about forbidden pleasures of the flesh
The most thrilling satisfaction for all mankind
Better than everything you've ever imagined in your wildest dreams
The secret of the crablouse

Here's a message for the girls about vaginas
And the consequence of fiddling with a partner
Mind your labia they're never out of danger
If you're gonna go to bed with a stranger
Creatures might be hidden in his pubic area
It's the crablouse that's out to get ya
It's gonna grab you by the pubic hair
Shake your pussy when the bastard's there

It's there to stay, sucks all day
It's there to bite, my parasite

The little vampire, horny and so greedy
It doesn't care about a penis and its envy
It's intelligent, it's nasty, and it's sick
A party animal, a pervert, and a pig
If a crablouse gets mixed up in your saliva
Stumbles through your body right into your vulva
Then waits patiently until a penetration
Gets it out of there and right into salvation

It's there to stay, sucks all day
It's there to bite, my parasite
My love machine, my maddest dream
Turns me on, makes me come

Now we know the little crablouse is a raper
You can't get rid of it unless you use a razor
It's unbearable, funky, and so cool
A real smartass and nobody's fool
If you meet a guy who's scratching at his totem
We all know that it's connected with his scrotum
He might tell you that his undie is too tight
You will know that it's the crablouse and you're right

It's there to stay, sucks all day
It's there to bite, my parasite
My love machine, my maddest dream
Turns me on, makes me come

Angelene (PJ Harvey)

My first name Angelene
Prettiest mess you ever seen
Love for money is my sin
Any man calls, I'll let him in

Rose is my color, and white
Pretty mouth and green my eyes
I see men come and go
But there'll be one who will collect my soul
And come to me

Two thousand miles away, he walks upon the coast
Two thousand miles away, it lays open like a road

Dear God, life ain't kind
People getting born and dying
But I've heard there's joy untold
Lays open like a road in front of me

Two thousand miles away, he walks upon the coast
Two thousand miles away, it lays open like a road
It seems so far away
I see men come and go
Two thousand miles until I reach that open road

My first name's Angelene

Crowds (Bauhaus)

What do you want of me?
What do you long from me?
A slim pixie, thin and forlorn
Account white and drawn
What do you make of me?
What can you take from me?
Pallid landscapes off my frown
Let me rip you up and down
For you I came to forsake
Lay wide despise and hate
I sing you of my demented songs
For you and your stimulations
Take what you can of me
Rip what you can off me
And this I'll say to you
And hope that it gets through
"You worthless bitch, you fickle shit
You will spit on me, you will make me spit
And when the Judas howl arise
And like the Jesus Jews you epitomize
I'll still be here as strong as you
And I'll walk away in spite of you
And I'll walk away, walk away"

Dress (PJ Harvey)
Dedicated to me

Put on that dress, I'm going out dancing
Starting off red, clean and sparkling, he'll see me
Music play, make it dreamy for dancing
Must be a way that I can dress to please him
It's hard to walk in the dress, it's not easy
I'm spinning over like a heavy-loaded fruit tree
If you put it on, if you put it on, if you put it on, if you put it on
It's sad to see, lonely, all this lonely
Close up my eyes, dreamy-dreamy music make it be alright
Music play make it good for romancing
Must be a way I can dress to please him
Swing it, sway, everything will be alright
But it's feeling so damn tight tonight
If you put it on, if you put it on, if you put it on, if you put it on
"You purdy thang," my man says, "But I bought you beautiful dresses"
"You purdy thang," my man says, "But I bought you beautiful dresses"
Filthy tight, the dress is filthy
I'm falling flat and my arms are empty
Clear the way better get it out of this room
A fallen woman in dancing costume
If you put it on, if you put it on, if you put it on, if you put it on

Rosegarden Funeral of Sores (Bauhaus)

Virgin Mary was tired, so tired
Tired of listening to gossip, gossip and complaints
They came from next door
And the bewildered stream of chatter
From all sorts of, all sorts of untidy whores
Came from next door, came from next door
But some men are chosen from the rest
But the dissappointed runs with their guests
Never would be invited to the funeral rosegarden
But their choice don't seem to matter
They got swollen breasts and lips that putter
And the choice of matter in the scream of chatter
Is just a little parasitic scream of whores
Screaming whores
In the rosegarden funeral of sores
Virgin mary was tired, so tired
Of listening to gossip, gossip and complaints
In the, in the rosegarden, rosegarden funeral of sores

Inside (Rudimentary Peni)

No longer want to listen to your insane lies
Or call for the blood of those who've died
Or lust for the tears of another to be cried
No longer want to suffer this pain inside
No longer feel the need to crush all in sight
Or play any part in a cruel and bitter fight
To maintain a blood-stained curse of pride
No longer want to suffer this pain inside

Northern Star (Hole)
Dedicated to Lizard

And I cry and no one can hear in hell
The blinded eyes that see the chaos
Bring the pitiful to me
Even though I'm wide awake I will
And blackest night and I wait for you
It's cold in here, there's no one left
And I wait for you
And nothing stops it happening
And I knew I'd cherish all my misery alone
And I wait staring at the northern star
I'm afraid it won't lead me anywhere
He's so cold, he will ruin the world tonight
All the angels kneel into the northern lights
Kneel into the frozen lights
And they paid, I cry and cry for you
Ghosts that haunt you with the sorrow
I cried 'cause you were doomed
Praying to the wound that swallows
All that's cold and cruel
Can you see the trees?
Charity and gratitude
They run to the pines
It's black in here, blot out the sun
And run to the pines
Our misery runs wild and free
And I knew, the fire and the ashes of his graves
And I wait staring at the northern star
I'm afraid it won't lead you very far
He's so cold, he will win the world tonight
All the angels kneel into the frozen lights
Feel their hearts, they're cold and white
And I want you
And blessed are the broken
And I beg you
No loneliness, no misery is worth you
Oh, tear his heart out cold as ice
It's mine
And I'll wait, praying to the northern star
I'm afraid it won't lead you anywhere
He's so cold, raining on the world tonight
All the angels kneeling to the northern lights
And I pray, begging to the northern star
I'm afraid it won't lead you anywhere
He's so cold, he will rule the world tonight
All the angels, kneeling to the northern lights
Kneeling to the frozen lights
Feel their hearts they're cold as ice

The Boxer (Simon & Garfunkel)

I am just a poor boy
Though my story's seldom told
I have squandered my resistance
For a pocketful of mumbles
Such are promises
All lies and jest
Still, a man hears what he wants to hear
And disregards the rest
When I left my home
And my family
I was no more than a boy
In the company of strangers
In the quiet of the railway station
Running scared
Laying low
Seeking out the poorer quarters
Where the ragged people go
Looking for the places
Only they would know
Lie-la-lie...
Asking only workman's wages
I come looking for a job
But I get no offers
Just a come-on from the whores
On Seventh Avenue
I do declare
There were some times when I was so lonesome
I took some comfort there
La-la-la...
Then I'm laying out my winter clothes
And wishing I was gone
Going home
Where the New York City winters
Aren't bleeding me
Leading me
Going home
In the clearing stands a boxer
And a fighter by his trade
And he carries the reminders
Of every glove that laid him down
And cut him till he cried out
In his anger and his shame
"I am leaving, I am leaving"
But the fighter still remains
Lie-la-lie...

Drifting (4 Non-Blondes)

What a wonderful hesitation
Who would bear to feel sorry for me?
Dropped another pill just to calm me
Collapsed to my knees and fell fast into sleep
There I was drifting way out into the sunshine
Expecting to crash, but I'm tied to a string
Look at me--I'm a tangled puppet
I might be a mess, but I sure can survive
Find myself awake counting sad days
1-2-3, that's too many for me
Dropped another pill just to find me
Reached for my hand, but it was already there
Then I started believing that I fell out of a tiny raindrop
That lost its way when it decided to roam
Chasing me was a hungry dweller
But I had escaped it by pretending to die
Come follow me, you won't expect the illusion you'll see
It's my imagination
Hand me your eyes, I will put them in front of mine
You'll see a little better--you'll see a little better
What a wonderful destination
Where I am now, I can no longer see
Dropped another pill just to kill me
Collapsed to my knees and fell fast into sleep
And there I was, and there I was
And there I was drifting way out into the sunshine
Expecting to crash but I'm tied to a string
Look at me--I'm a tangled puppet
I might be a mess, but I sure can survive
But I had escaped it by pretending to die

Delilah (The Cranberries)

Shout, shout, shout Delilah
Shout, shout, shout at the top of your lungs
Shout, shout, shout Delilah
Shout, shout, shout until the kingdom comes
Stay away from me, just stay away from my house
Stay away from me, just stay away or I'll sort you out
Shout, shout, shout Delilah
Shout, shout, shout until the kingdom comes
Treading on my dreams, stop treading on my dreams
Stop treading on my dreams
Out, out, out Delilah
Out, out, out, stay out of my place
Out, out, out Delilah
Out, out, out or I'll rearrange your face
He'll never really be, he'll never be your lover
He'll never really be, he'll never be your lover
So stay away from me, just stay away from my house
Stay away from me, just stay away or I'll sort you out
Shout, shout, shout Delilah
Shout, shout, shout until the kingdom comes
Treading on my dreams, stop treading on my dreams
Stop treading on my dreams
Delilah, Delilah, Delilah, push me, push me
Delilah, Delilah, Delilah, push me, push me