Lyrics

"Bored Of Their Laughing"

All songs copyright control. The Mary Janes (p)+(c) 1990-1999.

Taken In

SOFT, BUT DANGEROUS
SLIGHTER THAN CONTAGEROUS
SHE DRIFTED IN
AND I DRIFTED OFF
HEY, ROLL THAT RUG UP
AND BREAK UP THAT BUG CUP
WE'RE HAVING LITTLE JIMMY'S DINNER TONIGHT

I'M GOING WALKING
DO YOU WANT TO COME
SOMETIMES I SEE DISHES WASHING
IN THE EVENING SUN
FIGHTING FOR THEIR TENDENCIES
AND DYING SOME CHIVALRIES,
AND WAKING UP IN CAGES NO BIGGER THAN MY THUMB.

AND OH, YOU KNOW
HOW THE RACE GETS RUN
SOMETIMES IT'S IN THE MORN
AND SOMETIMES AFTER LUNCH
LET'S FEED ON GRASS
STICK IT IN YOUR BELLY
LUMBER UP YOU TUMMY
GIVE ME MORE

LYING ON MY BED
THINKING 'BOUT WHERE YOU ARE
WHILE THEY ARE
WAKING UP IN CAGES
NO BIGGER THAN MY THUMB

I WANDER, I WONDER
AS HOPELESS AS A NIT
CALLING OUT AT PIGGERY
AND FALLING FOR YOUR GAMES
I WATCH ON, W WAIT FOR YOU
MY HAT IS STRETCHING DOWN
I COME IN PEACE, OF A MELON, HOW DO YOU?

Short A Few

OH LITTLE SPRING
THERE IS MUCH THAT MUST BE SAID
A MAGIC TEASE
THAT I HAVE WON INSTEAD
INSTEAD OF PLEASING
IT WAS SOMETHING MORE UNKIND
INSTEAD OF DYING
WELL THEY MERELY LEFT YOU BLIND

AND AFTER SCREAMING
WELL THEY MADE ME CUT MY HAND
TO SENSE YOUR FEELING
TO MAKE ME UNDERSTAND
CONTROLLED BY YOU AND YOUR FOOLS
LEAVING ME SHATTERED AND LOOSE

WITH FILTERED SEEDS
IN KILLING MY DISEASE
IN DIRTY KITCHEN
WOULD YOU COOK MY DINNER PLEASE
SHOWING SHAME FOR SOMEBODY NEW
LEAVING ME TORN AND BLUE.
BLUE WITH FEAR
THAT I MAY NOT SUCCEED
KEEPING TRACKS ON HOW I TRY TO PLEASE
AND I'M WONDERING WHY
I'M SHORT A FEW

Lyin' Down

SHAKE WIND
IF YOU FEEL YOU MUST WIN
THE END OF THE NIGHT WILL COME
CALL ME
AND I'LL COME WITH EASE

SOME CHANGE THEIR MOOD
OH BUT CHANGE YOUR COLOUR
YOU MUST HAVE MOVED
I COULDN'T SEE YOUR EFFERVESCENT SMILE
LIKE ONE OF MY CHILDREN
SINGING TOME.
OH IT'S GOOD TO BE SEEN NOW
FEEL LIKE SOMEONE'S WATCHING OUT
STARING UP MY BUY'HOLE
LET THEM WALK QUIETLY BESIDE

SHAKE…

DO YOU FEEL INSPIRED
BY THE WAY THAT THEY MOVE?
IS IT CONVINCING
WHEN THEY WANDER BY YOUR ROOM?
I DON'T THINK SO.
YOU KNOW YOU'RE ONLY PULLING CHAINS
'CAUSE YOU DON'T KNOW
HOW YOU CAME TO BE HERE
SHAKE…

Diamonds

FAIR POINT DAN
YOU MADE ME LISTEN HARD
THE SAME OLD SENTENCE DAN
I GOT YOUR CARD
"THE WEATHER'S HERE,
WISH YOU WERE BEAUTIFUL"
AND "QUIET DEAR
FOR THIS MAN IS MERELY DULL"

COME, THE FEELINGS IN MY VEINS
I'M DYING FOR IT
YOU MENTIONED ONE MORE THING
AND IT'S THE ONE I'M NEAREST
MY EYES ARE LOOKING IN
DO YOU SEE MY FIT
OH BALOU, BALOUSHA
LET ME LIE AND CHANGE MY TRIP

CONFINED WITHIN MY DREAMS
WELL I'VE HAD QUITE ENOUGH
OH COME AND SEE THE GRAINS
IT'S A DIFFERENT KIND OF STUFF
TAKE A WONDER FROM YOUR HEAD
AS IF PINS, OR AS IF BREAD
SHAKE A HAND, CORRECT A NUDGE
AND TO BREAK MORE THAN

THE WONDERS OF THE CORN
THEY ARE GENUINELY OURS
TO SAY EVEN IF THEY ARE
IS TO CONTROL THE VERY START
BUT THE DIAMONDS IN MY RING
THEY ARE POISING FOR YOU HERE
THEY ARE ULTIMATE YOU SEE

BUT THEY DON'T DO ANYTHING
THE THINGS THAT MAKE YOU SING
THEY'VE JUST DONE IT FOR YOU HERE
THEY JUST POSE AND DO THEIR THING
OH THE DIAMONDS IN MY RING

Story So Far

WELL IT'S TRUE YOUR LIES
HAVE BEEN CAUSING CROSS TIES
LET ME FORGE MY NAME
JUST TO SHOW YOU
I MADE A WITNESS
OF A WOMAN WITH A SEEING DOG
I'M MAKING STUDIES ON THE MANNERS OF A BULL-
FROG
OH CHANCE OF EVER COMING BY A REAL CURE
'CAUSE I'VE TASTED RED
AND IT'S PURE

FEED MY DAUGHTER
SHOW ME MURDER IN DEVICE
WALK ME FURTHER
LET ME CHOOSE FROM SOMETHING NICE
SHAME TO BREEZE THROUGH HERE
ALL THE SINS I'VE NEVER SHOWN
LET ME FILL YOUR EAR
SHOW YOU JUST HOW MUCH I'VE GROWN

SOME FUN AT MY HOUSE
SOME STRANGER WANTS YOU HOME
IMAGINE WAKING UP INSIDE
IMAGINED DYING ALL ALONE
I MAKE A WITNESS…

Friends

Lyrics: Mic Christopher and Ronan O'Snodaigh

I'VE HEARD YOU SCREAM
I'VE HEARD YOU SING
I'VE SEEN YOU CRY
BUT I'VE LISTENED TO YOU LAUGHING
I'VE SEEN YOU RUN
I'VE HEARD YOUR SONG
BUT I KNOW YOU ARE STRONG ENOUGH
TO KEEP ON CHARGING ON 'CAUSE I AM YOU FRIEND

YOU'VE SEEN ME SHAKE
YOU'VE HEARD ME ROAR
YOU'VE SEEN ME BREAKDOWN
BUT YOU'VE ALSO SEEN ME SOARING
YOU'VE SEEN ME HIKE
SEEN ME LOSE ALL MY PRIDE
YOU'VE SEEN ME DIE
BUT YOU'VE HELPED ME TO RISE UP AGAIN
'CAUSE YOU ARE MY FRIEND

WE'VE SEEN THE RAIN
WE'VE FELT THE SNOW
WE'VE BEEN THROUGH SOME OF THE WORST
THAT WE'LL EVER KNOW
WE'VE SEEN THE FOG
WE'VE BEEN SO LOST
BUT WHEN WE GET BACK TOGETHER
IT'LL ALL SEEM WORTH THE COST

BECAUSE WE ARE FRIENDS

Talkin' War

HEY LEFT WITH PINK I'M DEAD
OH GIVE ME GREEN INSTEAD
TO KEEP THE FULLNESS OF MY EYES
WATCHED BY THE BARON CROSS
OF ALL HE WAS MY BOSS
HE GAVE ME MONEY FOR MY POCKET
TENDERED LIKE A FAINTED SCREAM
OF ALL IT WAS MY DREAM
TO DREAM LIKE NO-ONE DREAMT BEFORE
AND FOR THIS MORBID THOUGHT
DREAMT LIKE A DYING HORSE
KEPT AS A RELIC IN HIS MIND

AND FOR MY CRIME
I WILL CHECK ON SOMEONE CLOSE TO YOU
SCARED OF FROST
NOT TO THINK THAT LIGHTENING WAS THE COST
TO THINK
WHAT THE JONES' MIGHT HAVE DONE
AND ALL THE GAMES WHEN WE WERE YOUNG
GROWN UP WITH GARB AND TACK
COME ON AND I'LL ATTACK, YOU

TO WANT ME IN YOUR HAND
SAFE FROM ALL THE CARVERS
TO SAY NOTHING IS PLANNED
TO WANT ME AS YOUR FATHER
TO KEEP ME FROM YOUR LIFE
CHANCE TO MAKE A GUARD
THE TROUBLE THAT YOU LIKE
THE TROUBLE THAT YOU ORDER

SAID IT SCREAMED, AND NOW I POSSESS IT.
A GENTLE BREEZE, AND IT CAUGHT MY REFLECTION
AND ANTICS LAY AT THE FEET OF PERCEPTION
FEELING BEATS COME UP BEHIND

OH THE BREEZE
RELIEVES ME OF TENSION
DEEM THEM WISE
ENLIST RE-INSPECTION
TO CALL MY BLUFF
AT THE POINT OF PERFECTION
FEELING BEATS COME UP BEHIND

SAID IT SCREAMED…

The Instigator

CATCH ME IF YOU CAN
OH MAN, MY MAN
LISTEN TO ME PLEASE, OH MAN
MIND OF A SEAL
THIS MAKES ME FEEL
LIKE I'M BREATHING IN WATER

CLIMBED ON A BARNSTORM
SLIPPED ON SOMETHING WARM
WATCHING ME WEEP CAUGHT UP IN MY MIND
DON'T LET ME GO BLIND
IS THIS HOW YOU FEEL
'CAUSE I NEED YOU TO FEEL

THIS IS MINE MAYBE NEAT
BUT TOTAL AND COMPLETELY
WATERED DOWN TO MY TASTE
LIKE A VAST INCISION
MADE FOLLY OF YOUR EYES
LAUGHING OF YOUR CRIES
AND OH
TO SEE THE INSTIGATOR

THERE WERE CHARMS TO BLEED
LIKE A FLEETING BREEZE
THEY COULD HAVE BURIED YOU ALIVE
OH MASTER COME AND TEASE
AND SHOW ME HOW YOU BRING YOUR CHARMS TO
LIFE

THEY SENT A MESSAGE TO THE QUEEN
INFORMING OF THE RIOTS
SHOOT THEM DOWN IF YOU PLEASE
BUT TRY TO KEEP IT QUIET
MARCH THEM TO THE WALL
AND LAUGH AS THEY ALL FALL
TO THE GROUND
THEN COVER THEM OVER

H.U.M.F.R.E.A.

DON'T FIGHT ME NOW
I'VE GOT SICKNESS
THE STORY OF MY LIFE
I WONDER HOW I CAN BEAT THIS
NOT SEPARATE BUT TIGHT
I MIGHT HAVE SPILLED MY COFFEE
BUT I CLEANED IT UP WITH YOU ALL NIGHT
NO MANIC TEASER WILL HELP YOU
'CAUSE THERE'S TROUBLE IN HIS EVERY BITE.

COME HELP ME WATER OUT GARDEN
THE SYSTEM ONLY CHANGES WITH FEAR
YOU'VE MANAGED NOW TO CONVINCE ME
BUT YOU STILL HAVE NOT PERSUADED OUR PEERS

YOU MAKE A LIGHT OUT OF A CANDLE
YOU MAKE A BARK OUT OF A CANE
YOU SAY IT'S TOO MUCH
BUT STILL YOUR COMING AGAIN

I WAS ALWAYS COMING
THE THOUGHT WAS ALWAYS THERE
AND SOMEONE JUST SAW YOU TUMBLE
BUT THE MESSAGE, IT JUST WAS
YOU PLEASED ME
SO FAR FROM IMPOLITE
SO FAR THAT I COULDN'T SEE YOU
BUT SOON PERMITTING I MIGHT
PERMITTING I MIGHT

Nearly Dead

WELL I LOATHE YOUR EVERY SOUND
TAKE THAT STRAIGHT FROM ME
AND THE PICTURE THAT I GET
IS YOU IN A CLASS OF THREE
AND I CAN'T IMAGINE YOU
CARING FOR ANYONE
AND DO YOU LIKE IT?

I'M STILL STRIPPED TO MY KNEES
BUT I'M NOT BEGGING YOU PLEASE NO MORE
'CAUSE THIS IS THE LAST TIME
WHEN I TRY
SO YOU GET OFF
AND DO YOU LIKE IT?

HOW DO YOU GET ON
WITH A HAND HELD PENCIL AS A TONGUE
I ASKED YOU TO GIVE ME BACK MY SOUL
BUT YOU GAVE ME YOUR SPARE TIME INSTEAD
AND I'M NEARLY DEAD NOW

WELL THIS IS NICE…
BUT WHAT DO I SAY NOW?
WELL ALRIGHT I LIKE IT
WELL I SAID I LIKED IT

BUT I'M NEARLY DEAD NOW
I'M NEARLY DEAD

All songs copyright control. The Mary Janes (p)+(c) 1990-1999.

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