Hold On, Hold On Neko Case

dangerous Hangin\' round the ceiling half the time Hangin\' round the ceiling half the time Compared to some I\'ve been around But I really tried so hard That echo chorus lied to me with its \"Hold

Porchlight Neko Case

So far away Curses wild upon you Hungry and gaining Porch light burns so far away Miles away Days have gone by and I've barely gone Safe on the road that speeds from your front door I can't turn

South Tacoma Way Neko Case

I put on that sweater you gave me I woke up in the kitchen a few minutes later I didn't know how I had gotten there Did you guide me I didn't make it to your funeral I didn't want ritual nor resign I just

The Tigers Have Spoken Neko Case

They shot the tiger on his chain In a field behind the cages He walked in circles 'til he was crazy And he lived that way forever And he lived that way beside them, Separate from the other tigers He did

Mood To Burn Bridges Neko Case

done wrong I'm surprised they don't come up and thank me So if you want moral advice I suggest you just tuck it all away 'Cause my mood to burn bridges Parallels my mood to dig ditches Don't cross me on

Star Witness Neko Case

the block Of a falcon sedan 1969 The paper said \'75 There were no survivors None found alive Trees break the sidewalk And the sidewalk skins my knees There\'s glass in my thermos And blood on

Night Still Comes Neko Case

the right angle, You never held it at the right angle, Catch a, catch a, catch a, catch a falling star, But wash your hands of it Catch a, catch a, catch a, catch a falling star Because you can\'t hold

Fox Confessor Brings The Flood Neko Case

Driving home I see those flooded fields How can people not know what beauty this is I've taken it for granted my whole life Since the day I was born Clouds hang on these curves like me And I kneel to the

Set Out Running Neko Case

mattress Where l cry my dirty secrets 'Cause I just can't shake this feeling That I'm nothing in your eyes And if I knew heartbreak was coming I would've set out running Past the city houses And the ditches on

Look For Me (I'll Be Around) Neko Case

When you tire of all the bright lights Haste that's killing and you're willing to stay home nights When your feet are back on the solid ground Look for me, I'll be around When the new crowd starts to bore

Dirty Knife Neko Case

So suddenly the madness came With its whiskered, wolven, ether pangs He locked the door And shut the blinds He laid down on the floor and he slept like iron While the dirty knife worked deep Into his spine

Furnace Room Lullaby Neko Case

heart How come, how come I twisted you over and under to take you The coals went so wild as they swallowed the rest I twisted you under and under to break you I just couldn't breathe with your throne on

Deep Red Bells Neko Case

These lightning thread-spun silver tunnels The red bells beckon you to ride A handprint on the driver's side It looks a lot like engine oil And tastes like being poor and small And popsicles in summer

Things That Scare Me Neko Case

Fluorescent lights engage Blackbirds frying on a wire Same birds that followed me to school When I was young Were they trying to tell me something Were they telling me to run The hammer clicks in place

John Saw That Number Neko Case

his wrists Cryin' holy, holy to the lord Read the revelations, you'll find him there Third chapter, fourth verse where he said unto me "There's a beast that rose out of the sea" Ten crowns, ten crowns On

Lady Pilot Neko Case

Stars can't fight city lights They've turned their backs on us It's true today, I saw it from the plane Aeroplanes were never built to fly Down down down down...

A Widow's Toast Neko Case

Angel Better times collide with now The tears were warm, I feel them still Their heat to vapor and disperse And cloud our eyes with weary glaze You raise your glass and may exclaim "I'll put my hands on

If You Knew Neko Case

when she says that she wants you She spends her daddy's money And she drives her daddy's car And what's crazy is the way you think that's style And all the while my heart is breaking You're not even on

Margaret Vs. Pauline Neko Case

wanting and she\'s sick from chlorine But she\'ll never be as clean As the cool side of satin, Pauline Two girls ride the blue line Two girls walk down the same street One left her sweater sittin\' on

Loretta Neko Case

and sweater Well she hugs me sweet and low And it's never let me go When I talk to Loretta, she makes me feel like number one When I talk to Loretta, she makes me feel like number one Well I heard her on

Man Neko Case

\'s what you raised me to be I\'m not your identity crisis This was planned I\'m a man You\'ll have to deal with me My proxy is mine You\'ll deal with me directly And if I\'m dipshit drunk on

Runnin' Out Of Fools Neko Case

you what I guess you forgot how I even look Yes you did So go ahead with all your sweet talkin' Go ahead for all the good it can do Have yourself a dime's worth of talkin' Then I'm gonna hang right up on

The Needle Has Landed Neko Case

Here I am in traffic's slow flow Where the needle touched down Carbon planes draw a cage round the air force base Where the needle touched down My foot on the brake it's ok to fly low Over poor Spanaway

Thrice All American Neko Case

There was no hollow promise that life would reward you There was nowhere to hide in Tacoma People who built it they loved it like I do There was hope in the trainyard of something inspired Once was I on

Pretty Girls Neko Case

NEKO CASE "Pretty Girls" pretty girls, you're too good for this How you break my heart in this cold waiting room Oh my pretty girls, you're too good for this Don't let them tell you you're nothing

Sing me to sleep Fran Healy(feat. Neko Case)

Michael lived on the other side 마이클은 저 건너편에 살고 있었어 Dreamed he was an only child 그는 자신이 외동인 꿈을 꾸었어 Wake up screaming in the middle of night 소리를 지르며 한밤중에 깨어나 Danced with the devil on the dark side

Nothing To Remember Neko Case

I spent my life becoming invisible It’s hard to maintain and it’s hard to get by I don’t recall, fight or flight setting in I had no introduction I just breathe it in like the air And there’s nothi...

Soulful Shade Of Blue Neko Case

Dressmaker dressmakerI'm singing at the hallNext Saturday night and he'll be thereHe's been goneFor so longI want him back againMake me the sweetest dress you canMake it a soulful shade of blueWith...

Hex Neko Case

When you hear me calling your name in the nightDo you run to your window thinking a coyote mightBe howlingWhen you hear me knocking at your door againDo you tell yourself it's only the windThat's b...

Favorite Neko Case

Oh lieI thought you were goldenI thought you were wiseCaught you returningTo the house you caught fireBut I know that I was your favoriteAnd I said AmenWise, found favorin' heavenAnd I at your side...

Rated X Neko Case

Well if you've been a married woman and things didn't seem to work outWell Divorce is the key to bein' loose and free but you're gonna be talked aboutEverybody knows that you've loved once, and the...

This Little Light Neko Case

This little light of mineI'm going to let it shineThis little light of mineI'm going to let it shineThis little light of mineI'm going to let it shineEvery day, every dayEvery day, every dayGonna l...

Wayfaring Stranger Neko Case

I am a poor wayfaring strangerA-traveling through this world belowBut there's no sickness, toil, or dangerIn that bright land to which I goI'm going there to see my fatherI'm going there no more to...

Behind The House (Demo) Neko Case

One night I woke up crying in the lane behind the houseClothes were wet and steaming by the time I figured it outYou didn't die in the fire, it was the flood that carried you from meAnd the embers ...

Guided By Wire Neko Case

Voices that did comfort meAre furthest from my sanityAnd come from places I have never seenEven in my darkest recollectionThere was singin' my life back to meThe life you learn from someone elseTha...

No Need To Cry Neko Case

Lie in bed and ignore the TVWatch the clouds sift through the aeroAnd you'll be in my arms againThere's no need to cryOf all the things so bittersweetYou're the first thing I see in morning and in ...

Twist The Knife Neko Case

TenderlyTenderlyPlease take my breath from meInto the fountainAnd up from the gravesTearfullyJoyfullyBurn what is left of meI don't want these burdensI've handsomely gained (?)You'll be my guestAnd...

We've Never Met Neko Case

Oh my darling, oh my darlingHow can you forget?All the love we had between usNow it's like we've never metOh it kills me, how it kills meWhen I think I held you upYou were golden, I was blindWith y...

Whip The Blankets Neko Case

Well it's hot in the yardAnd it's cool in the bedAnd I whip the blankets into cotton threadAnd I'll tear all the carpet up over my head'Til my feet can go right through the basementWell you play so...

Bought And Sold Neko Case

Lost loveYou're the one that lies in my armsYou're the one that stole all my charmsI let you inMiseryYou took everything young from meBurned it down right in front of meMy blood runs coldNobody sai...

Outro With Bees Neko Case

How's hope feeling todayTired and sick of this placeRed wine is fastAt the lip of your glassSaying I'm going to ruinEverythingEverythingSo its better my sweetThat we hover like bees'Cause there's n...

Tightly Neko Case

When I'm walkin' under starsI covet all the waning hoursAll the lonely houses stand like monumentsTo thievesWhen I'm walkin' in the darkI'm free to covet all I wantYou've made it all so very danger...

Stinging Velvet Neko Case

Rain falls, I fix my eyesLet go of the focus and I blur out all the linesJust to remember, rememberCrying 'cause it's not my faultWater through my lashes look just like Christmas lightsAnd I still ...

I Missed The Point Neko Case

I have lightningIf the stars dry out to guide meI have soft clayTo knit my bones astrideWhat a miracle they sayDark clouds gatherVelvet holesGaping wide ohAnd they pour it downAnd they sing to meOf...

Blacklisted Neko Case

Fast trainWhere do your passengers waitWhat's at the heart of your engine's rageTo what smooth place at the end of the lineWith crackling fires and quiet plainsDo the trees bend downFold their limb...

I Wish I Was The Moon Neko Case

Chimney falls and lovers blazeThought that I was youngNow I've freezing hands and bloodless veinsAs numb as I've becomeI'm so tiredI wish I was the moon tonightLast night I dreamt I had forgotten m...

That Teenage Feeling Neko Case

Now that we've metWe can only laugh at these regretsCommon as a winter coldThey're telephone polesThey follow each otherOne, after another, after anotherBut now my heart is green as weedsGrown to o...

Lion's Jaws Neko Case

You're gone, the trees are so quietWhen your hand was in my pocketHow they swayed from side to sideNow the meddling sky and my snowy eyeSees a different nightThe night I fell into the lion's jawsTo...

Maybe Sparrow Neko Case

Maybe sparrow you should waitThe hawks alight till morningYou'll never pass beyond the gateIf you don't hear my warningNotes are hung so effortlessWith the rise and fall of sparrow's breastIt's a d...

At Last Neko Case

I can say that I've lived here in honor and dangerBut I'm just an animal and cannot explain a lifeDown this chain of days I wished to stay among my peopleRelation now means nothing, having chosen s...