The
complete lyrics to the Chain Cd
UNCOMFORTABLE
I don’t want to be uncomfortable
It’s a quest in life, a philosophy
We didn’t know what we could do
Now we do, now we do
And
I don’t want to be accountable
The regrets in life are someone’s fault
We didn’t know where we could go
Now we know, now we know
Driving
through this high school town
You’ve got to roll the windows down
If you really want to melt the snow
I know we can
And
I don’t want to be forgettable
The things I do should stay that way
We didn’t know what we could do
Or we didn’t know what we could say
Bought
a house, it’s beautiful
Sheltered down in Something-town
Lived in it for so many years
Insulation everywhere
Conversation just standing there
But somehow we still weren’t prepared
Found an old box of slides
And held one up to the light
And everything comes crashing down
And
I don’t want to be responsible
No, I could never be that good
We didn’t know where we could go
We didn’t know if we should
Driving
through this high school town
You’ve got to roll the windows down
If you really want to melt the snow
I know we can
Everybody
Loves Martha
The
door swings open and you'll never be the same.
A vision of perfection surely can't be named.
She's the kind of girl you'd think you'd never know,
Until she walks over, smiles, and says, "hello."
Yeah, she just walks over, smiles, and says, "hello."
It's unbearable how beautiful
life can be,
When you squander so much time indifferently.
Maybe she reminds you of what you wanted.
Maybe she defined you and now you're haunted.
Maybe she's inclined to leave you haunted.
Cause, everybody loves Martha.
Everybody loves Martha.
Everybody knows it's true, Martha, except for you.
Cause, everybody loves Martha.
Everybody loves Martha.
Everybody knows it's true, Martha, except for you.
From bows to shiny boots to
the hands of the free,
Martha, my dear, she's an epiphony.
The minute you meet her you feel like you've always known her.
The minute that she leaves, you're a heart donor.
Cause, everybody loves Martha.
Everybody loves Martha.
Everybody knows it's true, Martha, except for you.
Cause, everybody loves Martha.
Everybody loves Martha.
Everybody knows it's true, Martha, except for you.
On her wedding day the clouds
rolled in and all our hearts were sobbing.
You try to stand out in the crowd again but all your friends
are mobbing her.
You're glad for her, but you're mad for her.
At least you actually met her.
You'll never forget her.
Cause, everybody loves Martha.
Everybody loves Martha.
Everybody knows it's true, Martha, except for you.
Cause, everybody loves Martha.
Everybody loves Martha.
Everybody knows it's true, Martha, except for you.
OMNIVORE
I’m a dinosaur
When I see all the kids arm in arm, swaying back-and-forth
A dinosaur
When they’re hopeless and they’re young
And they’re getting younger everyday
A dinosaur
And
I’m an omnivore
And it makes me uncomfortable that meat was an animal
An omnivore
Yeah, it makes me uncomfortable that meat was an animal
I
am confident
But it breaks my heart in two to see them so in love with you
I’m confident
That the lesson that they’ll learn today
Is what they have, they’ll take away
I’m confident
Your
eyes are sad and puffy
He rides off on his Huffy
You swear you’ll never wash your hands again
It’s been a long, long day
It’s the longest day you’ve had
It’s a long, long day when he’s away
But
you’re durable
There’s an endless situation
There’s a longing that’s incurable
You’re durable
There’s an endless situation
There’s a longing that’s incurable
Adorable
There’s an endless situation
There’s a problem that’s ignorable
Adorable
There’s an endless situation
There’s a problem that’s ignorable
You’re durable
Yeah yeah you’re durable
Yeah yeah you’re durable
ONE LADY DANCING
In every town across the states, there’s a band on a stage
And there’s always just one lady dancing
And all these bands play one tune in a hundred saloons
And there’s only just one lady dancing
So some folks point their smokes
And they crack a few jokes
With the sweat on their beer bottles glistening
But the girl doesn’t mind
And the band treats her kindly
At least they know someone is listening
And the space on her face where her smile has been placed
Has been subject to so much attention
She’s aware of their glares and she’s glad that
she dares
To be judged under all their pretensions
In
her life, at her home
Or at her job, she’s alone
And it feels like the weekend is stalling
And the days stretch and yawn
Til it's suddenly upon her
By Thursday the dance floor is calling
She gets a ride into town and she puts a few down
Yeah, she’s given up on the romancing
And when Brian plays a beat, she jumps up to her feet
Yes, she’s only just one lady dancing
What’s
her sin, why the guilt?
Whats’s this scene that we’ve built?
Is it all fashion?
When it’s music we hear, is it music we fear in our hearts?
So
the band disappears and the crowd disappears
And the walls of the club are dissolving
And the girl spins around and she lifts off the ground
Is she dying or is she evolving?
And some folks ask her why as she sails across the sky
If she knows, she just won’t say the answer
And they wave and they shout
“What’s it all about? Please tell us, one lady dancer”
What’s
her sin, why the guilt?
Whats’s this scene that we’ve built?
Is it all fashion?
When it’s music we hear, is it music we fear in our hearts?
All songs ©
2003 Rub Wrongways Records
