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

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

I Missed The Point Neko Case

I have lightning If the stars dry out to guide me I have soft clay To knit my bones astride What a miracle they say Dark clouds gather Velvet holes Gaping wide oh And they pour it down And they sing to

We've Never Met Neko Case

All the love we had between us Now it's like we've never met Oh it kills me, how it kills me When I think I held you up You were golden, I was blind With your poison in my blood Bittersweet are the memories

Hex Neko Case

When you hear me calling your name in the night Do you run to your window thinking a coyote might Be howling When you hear me knocking at your door again Do you tell yourself it's only the wind That's

No Need To Cry Neko Case

Lie in bed and ignore the TV Watch the clouds sift through the aero And you'll be in my arms again There's no need to cry Of all the things so bittersweet You're the first thing I see in morning and in

Furnace Room Lullaby Neko Case

All night, all I hear, all I hear's your 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

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

Guided By Wire Neko Case

Voices that did comfort me Are furthest from my sanity And come from places I have never seen Even in my darkest recollection There was singin' my life back to me The life you learn from someone else That

Man Neko Case

be I\'m not an identity crisis This was planned I\'m a man There\'s innocence in all mankind It\'s what kind of animal I am It\'s that simple, oh I\'m a man And not just casually I pull the

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

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 nothing

Whip The Blankets Neko Case

Well it's hot in the yard And it's cool in the bed And I whip the blankets into cotton thread And I'll tear all the carpet up over my head 'Til my feet can go right through the basement Well you play so

Runnin' Out Of Fools Neko Case

Are you sure you got the right number Is it me you wanna talk to tonight Everyone in town's got your number Everybody's got you pegged right Is that why you got in touch with me Ohhh, guess you must be

Rated X Neko Case

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

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

John Saw That Number Neko Case

Old John the baptist, old John divine Leather harness round his line His meat was locust and honey Wild honey lord, wild honey John saw that number Way in the middle of the air Cryin' holy, holy to the

Set Out Running Neko Case

Want to get it all behind me You know everything reminds me I can't be myself without you Want to crawl down deep inside The springs inside the mattress Where l cry my dirty secrets 'Cause I just can't

Twist The Knife Neko Case

Tenderly Tenderly Please take my breath from me Into the fountain And up from the graves Tearfully Joyfully Burn what is left of me I don't want these burdens I've handsomely gained (?)

Margaret Vs. Pauline Neko Case

waves And they placed an ingot in her breast to burn cool and collected Fate holds her firm in its cradle and then rolls her for a tender pause to savor Everything\'s so easy for Pauline Girl with the

Hold On, Hold On Neko Case

The most tender place in my heart is for strangers I know it\'s unkind but my own blood is much too dangerous Hangin\' round the ceiling half the time Hangin\' round the ceiling half the time Compared

Lion's Jaws Neko Case

You're gone, the trees are so quiet When your hand was in my pocket How they swayed from side to side Now the meddling sky and my snowy eye Sees a different night The night I fell into the lion's jaws

Star Witness Neko Case

My true love drowned in a dirty old pan Of oil that did run from the block Of a falcon sedan 1969 The paper said \'75 There were no survivors None found alive Trees break the sidewalk And the

Behind The House (Demo) Neko Case

One night I woke up crying in the lane behind the house Clothes were wet and steaming by the time I figured it out You didn't die in the fire, it was the flood that carried you from me And the embers of

Maybe Sparrow Neko Case

Maybe sparrow you should wait The hawks alight till morning You'll never pass beyond the gate If you don't hear my warning Notes are hung so effortless With the rise and fall of sparrow's breast It's a

Thrice All American Neko Case

I want to tell you about my hometown It's a dusty old jewel in the South Puget Sound Well the factories churn and the timbers all cut down And life goes by slow in Tacoma People they laugh when they hear

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...

I Wish I Was The Moon Neko Case

Chimney falls and lovers blaze Thought that I was young Now I've freezing hands and bloodless veins As numb as I've become I'm so tired I wish I was the moon tonight Last night I dreamt I had forgotten

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

Blacklisted Neko Case

Fast train Where do your passengers wait What's at the heart of your engine's rage To what smooth place at the end of the line With crackling fires and quiet plains Do the trees bend down Fold their limbs

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

Tightly Neko Case

When I'm walkin' under stars I covet all the waning hours All the lonely houses stand like monuments To thieves When I'm walkin' in the dark I'm free to covet all I want You've made it all so very dangerous

Night Still Comes Neko Case

But now, not even the masons know What drug will keep night from coming. There are so many tools that are made for my hands. But the tide smashes all my best-laid plans to sand.

Stinging Velvet Neko Case

Rain falls, I fix my eyes Let go of the focus and I blur out all the lines Just to remember, remember Crying 'cause it's not my fault Water through my lashes look just like Christmas lights And I still

Bought And Sold Neko Case

Lost love You're the one that lies in my arms You're the one that stole all my charms I let you in Misery You took everything young from me Burned it down right in front of me My blood runs cold Nobody

If You Knew Neko Case

And if you knew what I know You wouldn't go to see her And least of all believe her when she says that she wants you Well you're just another puppet, she's not even keeping score And the lazy way she cheats

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

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

Soulful Shade Of Blue Neko Case

Dressmaker dressmaker I'm singing at the hall Next Saturday night and he'll be there He's been gone For so long I want him back again Make me the sweetest dress you can Make it a soulful shade of blue

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

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

Mood To Burn Bridges Neko Case

suggest you just tuck it all away 'Cause my mood to burn bridges Parallels my mood to dig ditches Don't cross me on neither a day, baby Don't make mistakes or be human They savor your every false move And the

That Teenage Feeling Neko Case

regrets Common as a winter cold They're telephone poles They follow each other One, after another, after another But now my heart is green as weeds Grown to outlive their season And nothing comforts me the

Favorite Neko Case

Oh lie I thought you were golden I thought you were wise Caught you returning To the house you caught fire But I know that I was your favorite And I said Amen Wise, found favorin' heaven And I at your

Outro With Bees Neko Case

How's hope feeling today Tired and sick of this place Red wine is fast At the lip of your glass Saying I'm going to ruin Everything Everything So its better my sweet That we hover like bees 'Cause there's

Loretta Neko Case

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 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...

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...

Tigers Rickie Lee Jones

The tigers come at four Shaped like the curtain and the floor Like the stars they once were wild and cold Your turn to see me I can't believe its really you Sharpening your teeth on my low womb Playing