Kiss the Bottle (Jawbreaker cover) Lyrics
Down at the liquor store
Beneath the neon sky
Our moonlight
Six a.m. the floor comes alive with lice
The pan's dried up so tight
With hardened beans
We're hungry
So I lean on you sometimes
Just to see you're still there
Your feet can't take the weight of one
Much less two
We hit concrete
How were we born into this mess?
I know I painted you a prettier picture, baby
But we were run out on a rail
Fell from the wagon to the night train
I should've been kissing you
You wake up to an empty night
With tears for two
In our empty days
In our broken teeth
We're jonesing
Say mister, can you spare a dime?
Some change could make a change
Could buy some time
Some freedom
Or an ear to hear my story
It's all I've got
My fiction beats the hell out of my truth
A palm upturned burnt blue
Don't call it sunburn
You've been shaking on the job
Just one drink ahead of your past
There's a white light coming up
You draw the blinds hoping it'll pass
I should've been kissin you
You wake up to an empty night
With tears for two
I should've been kissin you
You wake up to an empty night
With tears for two
Tears for two
This is a cover song. "Jawbreaker" did the original in the early 90's
Available as a b-side on the "Best of You" single.
This song has guitarist Chris Shiflett on lead vocals.
Jawbreaker were incredible and this is a wonderful tribute.
ps - it's too bad it wasn't recorded earlier and released on the Jawbreaker tribute comp that came out last year!
It's obvious what this songs meaning is. =D I think it's great.
Excellent hearing Shifflett on vocals. He's got quite a melodic voice.
Hurrah for Shifflett!
An average cover... Blake Schwarzenbach raspy vocals on the original is what makes it such a great song. Anyone that likes this should check out the original. I think you would be amazed by the difference. A decent cover of this song is by Lucero. Kudos to the Foo Fighters for trying but it just doesn't work.