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  1. Superman's Dead
  2. Automatic Flowers
  3. Carnival
  4. Big Dumb Rocket
  5. 4am
  6. Shaking
  7. Clumsy
  8. Hello Oskar
  9. Let You Down
  10. The Story of 100 Aisles
  11. Car Crash


Superman's Dead

do you worry that you're not liked
 how long till you break
 you're happy cause you smile
 but how much can you fake
 an ordinary boy an ordinary name
 but ordinary's just not good enough
 today

 alone I'm thinking
 why is superman dead
 is it in my head
 we'll just laugh instead
 you worry about the weather and
 whether or not you should hate

 are you worried about your faith
 kneel down and obey
 you're happy you're in love
 you need someone to hate
 an ordinary girl an ordinary waist
 but ordinary's just not good enough
 today

 doesn't anybody ever know that the
 world's a subway...
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Automatic Flowers

and Sara thinks she's died here once
 before
 she's crazy
 a pop-up book of flowers from grade 4
 are driving her insane
 no-one knows why
 she's sad tonight
 no-one can help her find

 crying, she couldn't afford
 the view
 crying, these automatic flowers won't
 do

 another brick
 another window frames the confusion
 her garden blooms but Sara can't see
 straight
 she's drinking herself blind
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Carnival

You know you're not a strong man
 and you're just about to cry
 hang on it's all right
 you worry about the future
 the sign said "Yoga class for cats"
 it's okay...

 the dynamite is waiting
 they bankrupted the sky

 you're frustrated by the cracks in
 the pavement
 and every mother's back...
 once again
 the carnival closed down
 but if this world ever turns around
 you'll be there
 when everyone is sane you'll be there
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Big Dumb Rocket

I've never seen your breath before
 but I'm disgusted by the thought of
 waiting anymore
 If I look up in your eyes
 will you notice me or notice it or
 fade into this accident

 I don't want to find
 the big dumb rocket on your mind
 its mostly you & mostly me
 and a tired gun that's not empty

 I've never been this sad before
 but I'm disgusted by my fingertips
 and what they've done
 if I look into your eyes
 if it must be true you must believe
 I've never held such violent things
 I've never talked to God before tonight
 but I'm disgusted by...
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4 am

I walked around my good intentions
 and found that there were none
 I blame my father for the wasted years
 we hardly talked
 I never thought I would forget this hate
 then a phone call made me realize
 I'm wrong

 If I don't make it known that
 I've loved you all along
 just like the sunny days that
 we ignore because
 we're all dumb & jaded
 and I hope to God I figure out
 what's wrong

 I walked around my room
 not thinking
 just sinking in this box
 I blame myself for being too much
 like somebody else
 I never thought I would just
 bend this way
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Shaking

so you fucked this up again
 it's time for you to leave
 you never had many friends
 and you thought this was all right
 you're rushing to meditate
 you should eat but probably wait
 you never thought of yourself

 why are you shaking
 why are you right
 when I will be the only one who gives
 and lets you in tonight

 walk you could never walk away
 from this speedfreak collagen
 caffinated place
 you were always reaching in
 looking for somewhere to go
 nobody needs to find out
 nobody needs to know what you know

 so you wonder about the past
 when you know that its already been
 nothing seems to last
 can it last will it last
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Clumsy

throw away the radio suitcase
 that keeps you awake
 hide the telephone in case, you
 realize that sometimes you're not okay
 you level off but its not all right now
 you need to understand
 there's nothing strange about this
 you need to know your friends
 I'll be waving my hand watching you
 drown
 watching you scream
 quiet or loud

 maybe you should sleep
 maybe you just need a friend
 as clumsy as you've been
 there's no one laughing
 you will be safe in here

 Throw away this very old shoelace
 that tripped you again
 try and shrug it off
 it's only skin now
 you need to understand
 there's nothing fake about this
 you need to let me in
 I'm watching you
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Hello Oskar

over there well he's wondering
 is Oskar there is Oskar all right
 was never cool not allowed to fit
 he never knew what he liked

 over there he's the rubberman
 a rubber dress with Betty Page eyes
 was never cool he'll never settle down
 he's not allowed to drive
 he'll build a bridge then walk around
 don't ever call him dumb
 he's not that bright
 he's just not himself

 I will take you somewhere
 somewhere to unwind
 you're tangled up in all this shit
 I will make you mine
 over there he's a superstar
 a taximan and a young Eisenstein
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Let You Down

hey what do you see
 its not me not me
 why won't you share
 it's not fair
 there's a bicycle show
 where the bicycle's float
 and I wouldn't of cared

 I won't be the one who bothers you
 I won't be the one who lets you down

 now that you're there
 you're not scared
 why would you care
 it's your dream
 not theirs
 there's a cigarette thief
 stealing cigarette disease
 I wish I was there
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The Story of 100 Aisles

help yourself
 if you know why you came
 cause if you need help she says...
 there's something I've got saved
 this is not what you wanted
 these candy coated fakes
 this is not what you wanted
 this is pain

 anacin, we're stumbling again
 it's the story of a hundred aisles

 walk away from simple on a tray
 cause if you need help she says
 these fancy pills don't rate
 this is not what you wanted
 a miracle today

 time is not for sale today
 time seems so far away
 you need more than this
 depressed come here try this
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Car Crash

tired & jaded
 this road is unsafe
 have you been there
 but time is on your side
 you're too stubborn to wait
 are you listening
 they want you to know
 they want you to stay
 but its too much to take
 so you're running away

 it's more than I can bear

 car crash
 ending your day
 at the side of the road
 are you trembling
 they'll wake up today
 to the papers that say
 "oh well" it was too hard to tell
 he was swerving they were swerving
 much too late
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