Bitter is the new sweet - Lyrics
1. Good Guy With Demons
He ain’t bad he’s just a good guy with demons, a saint, haunted by ghosts, not unlike most. He is not, he is not to blame, after all, he is already burdened by shame, as it is. And what’s a woman’s love, if not to fit just like a glove Over wounds of the ego And the sordid libido With Christ-like forgiveness? And at the end of each session of the tortured confession To laugh and smile, say it’s all worthwhile To accept every beating, (well, the outbursts are fleeting, and besides there is joy in the promise of joy,) Don’t look so sad it’s not so bad, Why he’s the best I ever had, He ain’t bad, He’s just a good guy with demons, a good guy with demons.. |
2. Don’t Hang Your Hopes on Me
I can promise I’m not up to any scheming, but I’m just the type to leave you blue and dreaming, I am not exactly what you think you see, don’t hang your hopes on me. I come ‘round the corner and you’re there for me, It’s not that I’m not grateful, but it’s not like me to stay more than a little while, and then I usually flee, don’t hang your hopes on me. Most men say they want me to stay wild, But then they are so blue When wild I am, and I move on, scram, And they’re left wondering what to do. Even when I’m truly honest from the start, It doesn’t help in the prevention of a broken heart, So take my words and listen carefully, Don’t hang your hopes on me. Most men say they want me to stay wild But then they are so blue When wild I am and I move on, scram, And they’re left wondering what to do, Best thing you can do is just to play it cool, The last thing that I want is for you to be my fool, So take this love of yours and set it free, Don’t hang your hopes on me. |
3. Just Because
Just because I’m going my way, That doesn’t mean that I don’t doubt every step, Just because I said I’m passing through, Doesn’t mean that I know, that I know what I do – Each night I stumble by, You don’t know how much I want to cry, You don’t know what’s been on my mind. Just because I wrote you a song, That doesn’t mean that I can’t write you another, Just because this time you’re wrong, Doesn’t mean that I’ve got, that I’ve got some better answer – Each night I stumble by, You don’t know how much I want to cry, You don’t know what’s been on my mind. Just because I wear no ring, Doesn’t mean that this didn’t mean a damn thing, Just because I seem so free, Doesn’t mean it feels good, feels good to be me – Each night I stumble by, You don’t know how much I want to cry, You don’t know what’s been on my mind. You don’t know what’s been on my mind. |
4. Don’t Mind Losing
I relentlessly gamble on the ones with the lowest odds, And I am always losing but so are they, I suppose. And I often wander to the place where I first lost, I always wander back away, I can’t afford the cost. It’s not the last time that I do this to myself, Though as always, I wish it was some way. They say that those with faith survive the longest, And I don’t really mind the losing anyway. I act on superstition, though I’m not sure I believe, I make the rules up as I go until it’s time to leave. And I keep setting up desire and fate as enemies. Fate is always winning but neither side is pleased. It’s not the last time that I do this to myself, But as always, I wish it was someway. They say that those with faith survive the longest, And I don’t really mind the losing anyway. I keep as many records as my travel bags allow, The rest is only memory and it always hurts somehow. Well, if I could just remember that my losses and trophies are one, Then none of this would be in vain, both sides will have won. It’s not the last time that I do this to myself, Though as always, I wish it was someway, They say that those with faith survive the longest, And I don’t really mind the losing anyway. |
5. Honey & Milk
Don’t promise me nothing, I don’t want hope, One more disaster, I just couldn’t cope, I know you’re a romantic, I used to be too, Don’t try to cheer me, I’m drained and I’m through, Cause there was never a land of honey and milk, Fields that glistened with grass like silk, There was never a time of a love so pure That the heart, and the mind, and the feet were sure, The prophecy failed, or I was wrong all along, That ship has sailed, and the wind is strong, The believers deserted, and the dreamers have drowned, Don’t try to cheer me, I’m used to this frown Cause there was never a land of honey and milk, Fields that glistened with grass like silk, There was never a time of a love so pure That the heart and the mind and the feet were sure, So don’t promise me nothing, I don’t give a damn, We all know you’re working on a whole ‘nuther plan, There was never no secret, no treasure, no map, We all know all this talking is a bunch of crap, Cause there was never a land of honey and milk Fields that glistened with grass like silk, There was never a time of a love so pure That the heart and the mind and the feet were sure, No there was never … |
6. Please Come Home
I’ve got a problem, if you want to call it so, I’ve got a problem, if you want to call it so, And only you can solve it, Please – come home. I’ve got a fever, won’t leave me alone, I’ve got a fever, won’t leave me alone, And only you can cool me down, Please – come home Won’t you please tell me what I’ve done so wrong, Won’t you please tell me what I’ve done so wrong, And I’ll appease you, Please – come home. I’ve got a problem if you want to call it so, I’ve got a problem if you want to call it so, And only you can solve it, Please – come home. |
7. Ain’t Smilin’
I’m not here to entertain you, I’m not here for show, I’m here ‘cause I got no other place for me to go, You may like my smile, but God knows, I ain’t smilin’ on my way home tonight. I’m not really saying that I know more than you know, I’m not saying nothin’ I’m just saying it too slow, So let the singing soothe you, accompany or haunt, I ain’t smilin’ on my way home tonight. I can be just anything that you’d want me to be, But I leave here after the night and I go on being me, So close your eyes and think of me Any way you want, I ain’t smilin’ on my way home tonight. |
8. Let’s Get Persecuted
Let’s go baby, you and me, To a bunker by the sea, You’ve got the horns, I’ve got the tail, You’ve got the cry, I’ve got the wail, - Let’s get persecuted, Let’s get persecuted, Perfectly executed, You and me. Let’s embrace our common fear, This one thing is crystal clear, They’ll never get us, Never did, They only want our treasures hid, - Let’s get persecuted, Let’s get persecuted, Perfectly executed, You and me. All these years so much to say, They never listen anyway, Only when the tide has turned, They’ll sift through the things they’ve burned, - Let’s get persecuted, Let’s get persecuted, Perfectly executed, You and me. |
9. You Did Me Wrong
You can howl at the moon, You can curse out my name, It doesn’t change a thing, Reality stays the same, You can spin it all on me, I’ll take it everywhere I go, But you and I both know. The truth is out there, I don’t need proof, I don’t need to sing and dance about it On some fancy room, ‘cause everybody knows it’s true, You did me wrong and that’s why I left you. I didn’t ask for paradise, I didn’t treat you cold as ice, You insisted on stomping your feet To your own damn beat, Well I don’t blame you, You might be right, I might be some satanic woman Planning in the night, But everybody knows it’s true, You did me wrong and that’s why I left you. |
10. Diamonds are the Devil
Diamonds are the devil, They don’t suit the likes of me. Golden hearts are golden, But that’s the kind of gold that’s free. Diamonds are the devil, So if it’s diamonds on your mind, Why don’t you take your sweet charm elsewhere, I don’t like that kind of shine. Diamonds are the devil, And I’ll tell you, that’s a fact, Sure, one knee is bended, But one hand’s behind your back With your fingers crossed And that calculated line, So take your sweet charm else where, baby, I don’t like that kind of charm, If I wanted twinkle, I’d find it in the eye Of one who shines for knowing me, And that’s enough to make me Fly so high Diamonds are the devil, They are not for free, Golden hearts are golden, And that’s enough for me, So if you’re talking diamonds, You better move on down the line, ‘Cause diamonds are the devil, and he ain’t no friend of mine. |
11. Happy Song
Looks like the scuds are falling, Supplies are on the freeze, There’re bits of planes and shrapnel Blowing on the breeze, Meanwhile the fields are poisoned, So it’s either shortage or disease, And the water’s no good either, Folks are ill-at-ease, And if the storming seas, and falling trees, Or heat wave doesn’t get you, The aliens are coming soon And they’re not coming to protect you. Mad men are in power, And though the revolution has begun, There’s asbestos in the chambers Where the work is being done, And though advice is pouring in On what we are supposed to do, The price is much to high To get it all, and get it new, Death is dancing on our shoulders And it’s pulling on our toes But when and where it comes to get you, You can never know, If the radiation doesn’t get you, It might be the rake somebody left out in the yard, You wanna talk fear and danger, You don’t have to look too hard, Doesn’t leave you much of anything, But thoughts of dread and doubt, But I say – If all you’ve got’s one hour, Make every – single – second count. |
12. Somewhere
Somewhere my mama’s cryin’ Somewhere my mama’s blue, I’ve been out here dying, I don’t even know what’s true. It’s been a long, long time Since I looked her in the eye – Somewhere my daddy’s playing With another child, He used to be my guardian, I used to be his pride It’s been a long long time Since he’s held me near – I don’t mean that I’ve been wronged, I just wake up lonely at every single dawn And I don’t know why, I don’t know why. |
13. I Got the Blues
I got the blues and I can’t defy them Nothing you could do or say would make them go away, Would make them go away, I got ‘em bad, lord, bad, and they’re here to stay. I know I’m loved or at least have been, I know I chose to be alone, so I shouldn’t complain, No I shouldn’t complain, Given some loving I’d probably just go home again. Why tell me why do I feel the way I do, I feel the weight of the world like some heavy chain And everyone else sparkles and shines Simply drinking their wine and singing. I’ve got the blues and I can’t defy them, Nothing in the world you could say Could make them go away, Could make the go away, I’ve got ‘em bad lord bad and they’re here to stay, I’ve got ‘em bad lord bad and they’re here to stay. |
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