Lyrics: Siamese Souls

1) Burn Face

Instrumental.

2) Can I Borrow Yer Boat?

Well we saved ourselves from drowning,
but never got the hang of living,
so we might as well get back in the water.

And I'm not one for useless rules/And I can tell that neither are you
So let's start our own nation/Far away from their eyes
The south pacific's where I wanna be/ And I never ever wanna have to leave
Though I haven't even/been there yet
They won't let us go quietly/We'll probably have to pay all sorts of fees
But babe if that sounds okay to you/Then come on let's go and find

An Island/Somewhere/Nobody cares/Nobody ever cares

Wanted to keep on dreamin/But I was knocked out of bed
And now I just can't shake this feeling/Or the aching in my head
Man up on the pulpit/Says that I should be ashamed
Of all the things that I've been dreaming/But I love them just the same

Because they all/Involve/An Island/Somewhere/Nobody cares/Nobody ever cares

I've gotta break out and if you don't believe me just look at these walls
My mind's all full of garbage and it's all their fault.
And I know I've gotta make a living somehow,
And I know that it's gonna be tougher.
But baby I've gotta, Baby I've got to move on.

But you don't know what it's like/Living with yer nose to the grind
Or maybe you do/and I'm an arrogant fool
But I'll never change my ways.
Well children that believe in God/Tend not to believe in anything else
That's why I've made up my mind
To leave it all behind.

3) Blimps Go 90

Guided by Voices cover. Go look the lyrics up yourself.

4) Epiphany

Mr. Meek walks down the street/Trying to date a memory
But his thoughts are cold/His soul too old/Final synapse has snapped
He takes a turn into a drugstore and there

He hears a voice he swears he's heard before in dreams of flying on a big airship above a jungle somewhere. And he mentally traces the dream-speaker's face as he searches the aisles just in case she's really there.

He pinches himself/Just to be sure/Before his feet/Carry him to her.

He takes a deep breath and starts, "Excuse me miss, this probably seems crazy, but I've heard you speaking in my sleep since I was twelve. And I know what an awful icebreaker this is, and I'm not normally like this, but I couldn't live without at least speaking to you..."

Mr. Meek walks up the street/And failure becomes epiphany
All the sweetness of that dream/Is still there for him to keep
But you won't always be so lucky Mr. Meek.

5) Monster

Instrumental

6) The Cave
Instrumental

7) Mar Gar in E

Instrumental

8) Zaver Hill

Oh Lady Madison/You've left us for so long,
We needed your guidance/And you said to hell with you all
And I don't think/That I can blame you
For leaving us/Behind in your dust

When the leaves all fall off the trees
And ghosts of dawn shroud themselves in pink mist
Your voice like sunrise through the barren branches
Will call them all out to play.

And oh! See how they dance in perfect harmony!
Until the sun burns them all away

9) Amateur Surgeons

And I have never felt this before/Shadows flow out of my mind and out
The door, off in the night to haunt you/ From five hundred miles
Away. No distance can ever make you safe.

Spit in the face of the things that have made us,
Deforming ourselves in such fashionable ways cuz
We must fix everything.
The camera lens is such a cruel mistress.
"Hey don't you know that you look fat on TV?"
We must fix everything.
Desperate people make desperate decisions,
Thus amateur surgeons make random incisions cuz
We must fix everything.

Take these broken smiles, and glue them together
in mockeries of happiness to make us feel better.
We! Must! Make everything perfect.
We! Must! Shape the world as we see fit.

And beauty is a scalpel cutting flesh.
And Beauty is that silicone in your breast.
We! Must! Never be content.

10) Emerald Eyes and Grey Skies

Everywhere I go you know I see girls look just like you,
All dressed up in rainbows with some flowers in their hair
And every time I see these girls I only want to call you
Even though I know I should just talk to them instead.

Born and raised in an awkward sort of way
Some things, you know they'll never change.

Can you spare a precious moment of your oh-so-important time
to take the words that slipped out your sighs
and divide them by their meaning,
to analyze all your short goodbyes
just to see where they are leading?

And since I've got a bone to pick I might as well just tell you
I burned up all the pictures that we took over the years
And if the stars and sky one day decide to crack wide open
I'll wish that I had saved you from the promises I made
And if I meet a patient girl who shares in my frustrations
I'll never have to write another sad song again.

Your emerald eyes reflect grey skies as you stare out your front window.
You know that you need to leave, but you've no idea where to go.
You ask me for answers I once had, I'll just shrug and say "I don't know"

11) Winter Sunsets

Instrumental

12) Ern Malley's Blues

And she said "If you've got any melodies pent up in your chest well just let them out before they dissipate"
And you said "It's not so easy to sing my dear when the whole world seems to drag me down"
And if you always argue and fight, well, you know you're bound to be proven right.
But will you say I told you so to yourself in the mirror?

The morning after you realize, there's nothing behind your eyes
and that sallow skin you live in, is just an elaborate disguise.
You've gone and left yourself for dead but you're still alive my friend
Now go enjoy it while you can.

And she said "If you've got any memories left inside your head well don't let them drown in all your misery"
And you're giving me answers to the questions that I haven't asked you think but don't say, what's the point anyway?
And it's that attitude that's making everything so hard for you
You need something to change your views, Something I can't give you.

And she said "If you've got any dreams left in your heart please baby get out of this town. It'll suck you dry, and I'll wonder why you never took any of my advice. You always look so down, and I hate to see you wearing that stepped on frown. And I know you want to live too, at least as badly as I do, but do you? Do you? Do you?"

I know you'll say that we've got plenty of time to live and explore this world.
And all I have to say to you brother, is maybe we do and maybe we don't.

13) I Will Follow You Into The Dark

Death Cab for Cutie cover. Look up the lyrics yer damn self.