drift all you like 
from ocean to ocean 
search the whole world 
drunken confessions 
and hijacks and films 
just make you moan alone 

if you come home 
i'll bake you a cake 
lay your velvet eyes 
i wish i could see you 
just when i kill 

you're my 
man-o-war 
and the worms will eat your heart 

so unplug your phone 
stop all the chatter 
it all comes flooding back 
from poisoned clouds 
to poison the world 

you're my 
man-o-war 
and the worms will eat your heart 
my love 
and the worms will eat your home 
you whole my love
[man-o-war]



here it comes, here it comes 
i can feel the hills exploding 
exploding gracefully 
burning up the freeway 
here it comes 
grass is green at the edge of the bubble 
beautiful gets into beautiful trouble 
and it seems to fall out of the sky and come down on you 
oh baby burn 

fast dies younger burns rubber 
useless rockers from england 
good times, hide behind 
just swallow your guilt and your conscience 
blue and white birds stop and hide on the pedal 
interstate 5 walk straight down the middle 
and it seems to fall out of the sky anc come down on you 
oh baby burn
[ maquildora]




shake hands, genocide, molasses 
jet-powered caravans, molasses 
i'm too good, you're stuck on 
rent free earthquake zone, molasses 

i need someone  else's glasses 
starving waitresses in plasters 
fat houseflies, genocide 
we've been stiched up, molasses
[molasses]




don't forget that you are out son 
now go back to bed 

we just know that you'll do well 
you won't come to harm 

death to all who stand in your way 
wake my dear
[melatonin]




was always waiting for the crush 
the car to drive right through the shops 
to call in sick and late for work 
and take a holiday 

was always tangled up in knots 
to keep myself from speaking up 
but no one's  listening anyay 
just trying to bribe me 

and if it's alright, then what are we doing here? 
and if it's alright, this place is gassed by fear 
and if it's alright, i'll tell you 'cos you'll never understand 
and if it's alright, i'll beg you, because i'm a begging kind of man 

today i wrote a bad cheque 
packed a bag and took a jet 
but no-one's looking anway 
i hope they miss me 

(sometimes i think maybe i'm making a big mistake)
[million dollar question]




he was sick of his clock stopping 
wind it up, thaty girls stayed sleeping next to him 

watch stops, the batteried run down 
he started his broken sentence, "no alarms..." 

the watch stops, the batteries run down, 
he started his broken sentence,"no alarms and no surprises..." 

he was sick of her excuses 
to not take off her dress when bleedin' in the bathroom 

he was sick of his clock stopping, wind it up 
no alarms an no surprises... 
no alarms an no surprises... 
no alarms an no surprises, please
[no surprises the old version]




nothing touches me man 
these walls are three feet thick 
wouldn't take one of them little drills to get through it 
i try to make her listen 
when i turn away she's split 
i try to make her listen 
when i turn away she's split 
she went... 

nothing touches me 
nothing touches me now 
nothing touches me man 
no matter how you split 

sticks and stones can get through bones 
so i've given up looking out of it 
i try to make her listen 
when i turn away she's split 
i try to make her listen 
when i turn away she's split 
she went... 

nothing touches me now 

laugh if you can, if you can, if you can, at me now
[nothing touches me]




how do you get you teeth so pearly? 
dew drop dentures 
white-washed fences 
she runs from the third world crying 

vanilla (feel it crawl to me) 
milkshakes (crawl back again) 
hard rock (whatever you say) 
cafes (it won't go away) 
that's where (i feel it crawl to me) 
she's got her (crawl back again) 
sweet tooth (it won't go away) 
for white boys (whatever you say) 

she runs from the third world pearly 

"darling use me..."
[pearly]




go 

tears of joy and carousels and all that you wanna be 
just got paid and now your going out on saturday 
if i get scared i'll just call you 

right, one, two, three, four 

so sell your suit and tie and come and live with me 
leukemia schizophrenia polyethylene 
there is no significant risk to your health 
she used to be beautiful once as well 

plastic bad, middle class, polyethylene 
decaffeinate, unleaded, keep all surfaces clean 
if you don't believe this, sell your soul 
if you don't get into it, no one will 
[polythylene (parts 1 & 2 )]




oh no, pop is dead 
long live pop 
it died an early death by back catalogue 

and now you know it gets you nowhere 
and now you know, you realise 

oh no, pop is dead, 
it just gave up 
we raise the dead but they won't stand up 
and radio has salmonella 
and now you know you're gonna die 
he left this message for us 

so what pop is dead 
it's no great loss 
so many facelifts, his face flew off 
the emperor really has no clothes on 
and his skin is peeling off 
oh no, pop is dead, long live pop 
one final line of coke to jerk him off
[pop is dead]

[killer cars]

too hard on the brakes again
what if these brakes just give in?
what if they don't get out of the way? 
what if there's someone round the corner?
i'm going out for a little drive
it might be last time you see me alive
there could be an idiot on the road
the only kick in life is pumping his steel
wrap me up in the back of the trunk
packed with foam and blind drunk
they won't ever take me alive
thay all drive

don't die on the motorway
the moon would freeze
the plants would die
i couldn't cope if you crashed today
all the things i forgot to say
i'm going out for a little drive could be
it could be the last time you see me alive
what if the car loses control
what if there's someone overtaking
wrap me up in the back of the trunk
packed with foam and blind drunk
they won't ever take me alive
cuz they all drive killer cars





[permanent daylight]

loose ropes still tied knots
it's just i can't believe that i returned
loose threads still they sew
it's just i can't believe that we returned
let's get out - out
will you come out with me?





[punchdrunk lovesick singalong]

i wrapped you inside my coat
when they came to fire upon the house
i didn't feel pain
cause no-one can touch me
now that i'm held in your smile
beautiful girl
beautiful girl
can turn your world into doubt
sell me a car that goes
sell me a house that stands oh
i never cared before
i never cared before
i never cared before
before
before
before
beatiful girl
beatiful girl
can turn your world into doubt
beatiful girl
beatiful girl
can turn you world into doubt
yeah
i stood in front of her face ???
when the first bullet
was shot






[the trickster]

rust in the mountains
rust in the brain
the air is sacred here
in spite of your claim
up on the roof tops
out of reach
trickster is meaningless
trickster is weak
he's talking out the world
hey, this is only halfway

i wanted you so bad 
and i couldn't say
all things fall apart
we wanted out so bad 
these things fall apart
we're talking out the world
hey, this is only halfway

truant kids- a can of brick dust worms
who do not want to climb down from
their chestnut tree
long white gloves 
police tread carefully
espaced from the zoo
the perfect child facsimile
talking out the world
talking out the world

hey, this is only halfway.






[lift]

this is the place.
sit down, your safe now.
you've been stuck in a lift.
we've been trying to reach you, Thom.

this is the place.
it won't hurt, we're ???.

a scent of recognition.
a face you never loved.
empty all your pockets.
'cause it's time to go home.

this is the place.
remembering all the things you always see.
you've been stuck in a lift.
in the belly of a whale at the bottom of the ocean.

a scent of recognition.
a face you never loved.
empty all your pockets.
it's time...

today is the first day
of the rest of your days.

so lighten up, squirt.





[motion picture soundtrack]

white wine and
sleeping pills,
help me get back to your arms.

cheap sex and
sad films,
help me get back where i belong.

i think you're crazy, maybe.
i think you're crazy, maybe.

stop sending letters,
letters always get burned.

it's not like the movies,
they fed us on little white lies.

i think you're crazy, maybe.
i think you're crazy, maybe.

i will see you in the next life.

beautiful angel,
pulled apart at birth.

limbless and
helpless,
i can't even recognize you.

i think you're crazy, maybe.
i think you're crazy, maybe.
i think you're crazy, maybe.
i think you're crazy, maybe.
i think you're crazy, maybe.
i think you're crazy, maybe.

i will see you in the next life.