St. Vincent

Feelings, flashcards, fake knife Real ketchup, cardboard, cutthroats Cowboys of information Pleasure dot loathing dot Huey dot Newton It was a lonely lonely winter Fuckless, pawn sharks, toothless But got a big bark, live children, blind psychics Tur

Prince Johnny, you're kind but you're not simple By now I think I know the difference You wanna be a son of someone Remember the time we went and snorted That piece of the Berlin Wall that you'd extorted And we had such a laugh of it Prostrate on my

Oh what an ordinary day Take out the garbage, masturbate I'm still holding for the laugh The dogs will bark, so let them bark The birds will cry, I'll let them cry Here's my report from the edge Like a birth in reverse What I saw through the blinds Y

I, I prefer your love, to Jesus Little baby on your knees Cause the world has got you down Name tattoo ..., we're sick at the sight of them Tight-walking the sidewalk in spite of them As my head it moves from east to west Mother, won't you open your

[Intro] What do you know? I'm just a bad believer What do you know? What do you know? [Verse 1] From the nave and down into the altar I left my momma sitting in the pew Knelt before the trembling pastor Fainted as he touched my trembling hand [Chorus

Who be my valentine Who lift this heavy load Who share this taxicab Who wants to climb aboard Who is an honest man? Who is an honest man? Who held a dying soldier? Far from his own hometown Carry these men and women Who get lost when the Sun goes dow

Marry me, John Marry me, John I'll be so good to you You won't realize I'm gone Marry me, John Marry me, John I'll be so sweet to you You won't realize I'm gone You won't realize I'm gone Many people wanna make money make love Make friends make peace

I write to give word the war is over Send my cinders home to mother They gave me a medal for my valor Leaden trumpets spit the soot of power they say "I'm on your side when nobody is, cause nobody is Come sit right here and sleep while I slip poison

(Bodies Can't you see what everybody wants from me) Forgive the kids For they don't know how to live Run the alleys Casually Cruel Cruel (Bodies Can't you see what everybody wants from me If you could want that too) They could take or leave you So th

St. Vincent - The Party Honey, the party, you went away quickly But oh, that's the trouble with ticking and tocking I lick the ice cubes from your empty glass Oh, we've stayed much too late 'til they're cleaning the ashtrays Do you have change or a b

Road To Nowhere (Live) - (D. Byrne) Vocals, guitar: David Byrne Vocals: Annie Clark Keys: Daniel Mintseris Drums: Brian Wolfe Trumpet: Kelly Pratt, Carter Yasutake Saxophone: Jon Natches, Bryan Murray French Horn: Rachel Drehmann Trombone: Jason Disu

Bring me your loves All of your loves, your loves I wanna love them, too, you know? I thought you were like a dog (x2) But you made a pet of me So bring me your loves All of your loves, your loves I wanna love them, too, you know? I, I took you off y

Katie kept the list of times Now that she had really done it, done it So we swarmed like flies Pretending that we weren't terrified 'Til we snuck out that night Rolled the Chrysler down the driveway But once we were inside Couldn't figure out where w

I spent the summer on my back Another attack Stealing just to get along Turn off the TV, wait in bed Blue and red, Somethin' to get along. Best find a surgeon Come cut me open Best find a surgeon Come cut me open Dress the undressing for a wall If mo

Get back to your seat Get back lash in tear Uuuuu-uh I want all in your mind! People tell you TV only looks just like a window Yeah! People tell you TV only looks just like a window Yeah! Digital Witness, what's the point of even sleeping? If I can't

Oh little one, I know you've been tired for a long, long time And oh little one, I ain't been around for a little while But when you see me, wait Oh little one, your Hemingway jawline looks just like his Our father in exile For God only knows how man

When your calling ain't calling back to you I'll be side-stage mouthing lines for you Humiliated by age, terrified of youth Oh, I got hope, but my hope isn't helping you Spitting at guts from their gears Draining that spleen over years Find myself wi

When I was young Coach called me the tiger I always had A knack with the danger Living in fear in the year of the tiger Living in fear in the year of the tiger Italian shoes Like these rubes know the difference Suitcase of cash In the back of my stic

I've had good times With some bad guys I've told whole lies With a half smile Held your bare bones With my clothes on I've thrown rocks Then hid both my arms I don't know what good it serves Pouring my purse in the dirt But I-I-I-I-I don't wanna be y

I read the signs I got all my stars aligned My amulets, my charms I set all my false alarms So I'll be someone Who won't be forgotten I've got a question And you've got the answer I do a dance to make the rain come Smile to keep the sky from falling