gently in these ragged folds curled up and warm like easter's child a breath so faint, angelic weight i can't deny that i drift sometimes even in these loving moments to summery fields i call my own where i can lie and in them feel at one with my death with limbs outstretched i can't deny that i'm weak sometimes even in my strongest moments and the way you cry at me i don't know why you stay -red house painters

hold you run away let the sunset bleed through stress line when it breaks i'll be the first one to get mine thank you for all the pain that you put me through and you just stare beautiful room what could i say? what could i do? It's my fault i'm sorry without you i can't breathe. -hot rod circuit

i can't let you be cause your beauty won't allow me wrapped in white sheets like an angel from a bedtime story shut out what they say cause your friends are fucked up anyway and when they come around somehow they feel up and you feel down when we were kids we hated things our parents did we listened low to casey kasem's radio show that's when friends were nice to think of them just makes you feel nice the smell of grass in spring and october leaves cover everything have you forgotten how to love yourself? i can't believe all the good things that you do for me sat back in a chair like a princess from a faraway place nobody's nice when you're older your heart turns to ice and shut out what they say they're too dumb to mean it anyway when we were kids we hated things our sisters did backyard summer pools and christmases were beautiful and the sentiment of coloured mirrored ornaments and the open drapes look out on frozen farmhouse landscapes have you forgotten how to love yourself? -red house painters

Splintered piece of glass falls in the seat, gets caught Broken windows, open locks, reminders of the youth we lost In trying so hard to look away from you we followed white lines to the sunset Crash my car everday the same way Time to let this pass (The time it takes, the time it takes to let go) Time runs through our veins (Starts and stops and starts and stops again) We don't stand a chance in this threadbare time (The time it takes, the time it takes to let go) Time to let this pass (The time it takes, the time it takes to let go) Staring at the setting sun No reason to come back again The twilight world in blue and white The needle and the damage done I don't want to feel this way forever A dead letter marked, return to sender Broken watch you gave to me turns into a compass It's two hands still point to the same time 12:03, our last goodbye So push the seats back a little further I can see the headlights coming So push the seats back a little further Roll the windows down and take a breath I can see the headlights coming They paint the world in red and broken glass Time to let this pass (The time it takes, the time it takes to let go) Time runs through our veins (Starts and stops and starts and stops again) We dont stand a chance in this threadbare time (The time it takes, the time it takes to let go) Time to let this pass (The time it takes, the time it takes to let go) Staring at the setting sun No reason to come back again The twilight world in blue and white The needle and the damage done I dont want to feel this way forever A dead letter marked, return to sender Spinning hubcaps set the tempo for the music of the broken window Cameras on and the cameras click We open up the lens and can't stop Staring at the setting sun No reason to come back again The twilight world in blue and white The needle and the damage done I don't want to feel this way forever The lights are on, and the cameras click We open up the lens (the broken glass) Staring at the setting sun (and its over) No reason to come back again (in a flash) The twilight world in blue and white (understanding) The needle and the damage done (I'll never understand) I don't want to feel this way forever (understanding, in a car crash) A dead letter marked, return to sender (in a car crash) In a crash -thursday

Look out of any window any morning, any evening, any day Maybe the sun is shining birds are winging or rain is falling from a heavy sky - What do you want me to do, to do for you to see you through? this is all a dream we dreamed one afternoon long ago Walk out of any doorway feel your way, feel your way like the day before Maybe you'll find direction around some corner where it's been waiting to meet you - What do you want me to do, to watch for you while you're sleeping? Well please don't be surprised when you find me dreaming too Look into any eyes you find by you, you can see clear through to another day I know it's been seen before through other eyes on other days while going home -- What do you want me to do, to do for you to see you through? It's all a dream we dreamed one afternoon long ago Walk into splintered sunlight Inch your way through dead dreams to another land Maybe you're tired and broken Your tongue is twisted with words half spoken and thoughts unclear What do you want me to do to do for you to see you through A a box of rain will ease the pain and love will see you through Just a box of rain - wind and water - Believe it if you need it, if you don't just pass it on Sun and shower - Wind and rain -in and out the window like a moth before a flame It's just a box of rain I don't know who put it there Believe it if you need it or leave it if you dare But it's just a box of rain or a ribbon for your hair such a long long time to be gone and a short time to be there -grateful dead.

would you stay for one night? if i didn't come home? the end of a big fight doesn't matter anymore the point in my midlife situation stands but hours pass like years wish you were here wish you were here did i open an old wound? is there something i should know? if it's all ending so soon how could i possibly let go? comes to a head, this is high noon the finale we have planned but hours pass like years i wish you were here say the words so slow say it without fear you won't turn to go you won't leave me here the past is all we know the memories are clear i wish you were here if i told you, were you listening? did you know this from the start? do the dates match exactly? your plan when we would part? if i won't wait for another year i guess you'll break my heart it's true you already knew so take this as a souvenir remember me, i'm waiting here disappointed, hanging on stayed behind while you moved on wish you were here -the get up kids

-red animal war- from cold to colder -raw- still----FIND THE DAMN CD -saves the day- three miles down -std- nightengale?? -brandtson- the rookie year?? -b- some kind of jet pilot??? -b- summer in st. claire?? -b-breaking ground??? -b-potential getaway??? -b- long walk home -b- WORDS FOR YOU -Jimmy Eat World- crush??? -jew- for me this is heaven??? --look for thursday junx --emily doesnt know...

in a pile of trash on the corner of first and park. almost as tall as the street light. we pulled over. two kids on a black and white dyno. my mom and dad bought for my birthday. just last week. we're finding our fortune here. once upon a time. brothers by a pocket knife. you traded me your secrets. i traded you all of mine. sometimes when i'm looking back now. i wish i could say i'm sorry. i'm thinking of me and you. back when things felt right. this morning we met at the playground. we sat on the side of the tractor tire. and talked of our plans for the next five days. over some cherokee red. sometime back in late november. we checked out the ice together. the rope tied around my waist. you'd pull me back if i would fall. late night. sending signals through the open blinds with flashlights. the neighbors dog would bark till early morning sunrise. some roman candles and a book of matches that night. explaining burn marks in our clothes at dinner. headlights that ran across the bedroom wall. we thought that it might be a ufo from outer space. and sometimes we crawled out on the roof. and tuned the radio into the auto-rama drive in movie show -brandtson

Oh great here I go again I'm stuck in this rut and I'm not sure how to begin- should I tell you everything? I'm feeling out of luck so I won't see you soon 'cause I know it's too soon for you to see me- if this is the last thing you do just tell me that it's o.k. for me to have these feelings for you and that it's normal to want to call you. Oh I'm dialing the phone and I'm letting it ring for hours and I'm pretending to hear your voice- Why does my heart always beat before yours does? After a while you can make yourself believe in almost anything, so I'm making myself believe in you. -saves the day

Read me the letter, baby, do not leave out the words. Stories and cigarettes ruined lives of lesser girls, and I wanna know, ‘cos I want you to know, and it’s a strange condition, a day in prison, it’s got me out of my head and I don’t know what I came for. Send me the money, baby, do not leave out the wage. You know you’re the best thing ever to come out of this place, hey I want you to know, ‘cos I wanna know and it’s a strange condition, a day in prison, it’s got me out of my head and I don’t know what I came for, I want you to know... it’s a strange condition, a day in prison, it’s got me out of my head and I don’t know what I came for, I want you to know, I want you to know... so leave out the others, baby, say I’m the only one, cut out the uniforms and settle with the sun, hey I want you to know, ‘cos I wanna know, and it’s a strange condition, and life in prison, it’s got me outta my head and I don’t know what I came for, I want you to know... ‘cos I wanna know, yeah I gotta know... -pete yorn