Somebody Told Me
Somebody told me, somebody told me, somebody told me,
You were just across the room, I look, I see.
I see you laughing, I see you laughing, I see you laughing
with your arms around a guy, they say, he's been good for you.
And I will head for the bar,
I will pretend I didn't see you were there.
And you will see me you will say,
You're glad to see me there.
Well see me, you never saw me at all.
And love me, just like you did before the fall.
Somebody told me, somebody told me, somebody told me,
I was still in love with you, I guess, it's true.
You'll see me laughing, you'll see me laughing, you'll see me laughing,
Just as if I didn't care.
And I will make my excuses and leave without saying goodbye.
And you will tell all our friends, you don't see why I couldn't even try.
Well see me, you never saw me at all.
And love me, just like you did before the fall.
Somebody told me, somebody told me...
I Wanna Know
I wanna know if we're gonna,
I wanna know if we're gonna,
I wanna know if we're gonna,
Fall in love.
I wanna know if we're willing,
I wanna know if we're willing,
I wanna know if we're willing,
To fall in love.
And every-time I see you walking down that street,
I think to you know must be so very sweet.
I wanna know if we're gonna,
I wanna know if we're gonna,
I wanna know if we're gonna,
Fall in love
And every-time I see you walking down that street,
I'd like to tell you, I think you're looking sweet.
Beautiful World
Black crows over fields of icy white.
A sky of charcoal grey, and snow swirls down.
I am cold, I am alone, I am happy.
As I wander off into the storm.
And when I die I will remember, such a beautiful world.
The fog drifts across the water.
Seagulls cry and swoop away.
Water churns beneath the ferry.
I turn and face another day.
And when I die I will remember, such a beautiful world.
Fire burns among the embers.
I close my eyes and wait for you.
I feel your kiss upon my face.
We fall into black, just me and you.
And when I die I will remember, such a beautiful world.
Oh what a beautiful world, such a beautiful world.
Retarded Boys
Retarded boys sitting in a restaurant, talking real loud and acting real strange.
Pretty girls sitting right beside them, trying to ignore them, they think they're deranged.
Listen to them laughing, is that saliva, man, the snickers gonna break their hearts.
They want to be like the white gods of America, where everyone's normal and's gotta part.
Oh, they want to be pretty, pretty.
But all they're gonna get is lots of pity.
In olden days they would of let them die,
but now we're much more humane.
Retarded boys I want to smash some windows.
Retarded boys I want to rearrange some faces.
Break a few bones and trample on some egos.
Retarded boys I want to touch you.
Retarded boys sitting in a restaurant, You gotta learn to be cool and how to hurt.
Retarded boys I want to show you how, how to look at people and make them feel like dirt.
Oh, they want to be pretty, pretty.
But all they're gonna get is lots of pity.
In olden days they would of let them die,
but now we're much more humane.
Johnny is a retard, Johnny is a retard, Johnny is a retard. (Repeat)
Somebody told me, somebody told me, somebody told me,
You were just across the room, I look, I see.
I see you laughing, I see you laughing, I see you laughing
with your arms around a guy, they say, he's been good for you.
And I will head for the bar,
I will pretend I didn't see you were there.
And you will see me you will say,
You're glad to see me there.
Well see me, you never saw me at all.
And love me, just like you did before the fall.
Somebody told me, somebody told me, somebody told me,
I was still in love with you, I guess, it's true.
You'll see me laughing, you'll see me laughing, you'll see me laughing,
Just as if I didn't care.
And I will make my excuses and leave without saying goodbye.
And you will tell all our friends, you don't see why I couldn't even try.
Well see me, you never saw me at all.
And love me, just like you did before the fall.
Somebody told me, somebody told me...
I Wanna Know
I wanna know if we're gonna,
I wanna know if we're gonna,
I wanna know if we're gonna,
Fall in love.
I wanna know if we're willing,
I wanna know if we're willing,
I wanna know if we're willing,
To fall in love.
And every-time I see you walking down that street,
I think to you know must be so very sweet.
I wanna know if we're gonna,
I wanna know if we're gonna,
I wanna know if we're gonna,
Fall in love
And every-time I see you walking down that street,
I'd like to tell you, I think you're looking sweet.
Beautiful World
Black crows over fields of icy white.
A sky of charcoal grey, and snow swirls down.
I am cold, I am alone, I am happy.
As I wander off into the storm.
And when I die I will remember, such a beautiful world.
The fog drifts across the water.
Seagulls cry and swoop away.
Water churns beneath the ferry.
I turn and face another day.
And when I die I will remember, such a beautiful world.
Fire burns among the embers.
I close my eyes and wait for you.
I feel your kiss upon my face.
We fall into black, just me and you.
And when I die I will remember, such a beautiful world.
Oh what a beautiful world, such a beautiful world.
Retarded Boys
Retarded boys sitting in a restaurant, talking real loud and acting real strange.
Pretty girls sitting right beside them, trying to ignore them, they think they're deranged.
Listen to them laughing, is that saliva, man, the snickers gonna break their hearts.
They want to be like the white gods of America, where everyone's normal and's gotta part.
Oh, they want to be pretty, pretty.
But all they're gonna get is lots of pity.
In olden days they would of let them die,
but now we're much more humane.
Retarded boys I want to smash some windows.
Retarded boys I want to rearrange some faces.
Break a few bones and trample on some egos.
Retarded boys I want to touch you.
Retarded boys sitting in a restaurant, You gotta learn to be cool and how to hurt.
Retarded boys I want to show you how, how to look at people and make them feel like dirt.
Oh, they want to be pretty, pretty.
But all they're gonna get is lots of pity.
In olden days they would of let them die,
but now we're much more humane.
Johnny is a retard, Johnny is a retard, Johnny is a retard. (Repeat)
Crush
Lyrics by Nadine Faulkner
I know you're a tourist,
Even though you don't look rushed,
I've seen those breezy smiles,
Drifting off the evening bus.
Yes all I remember,
Is when we were together,
That's all I remember, now you are away.
I know it when we linger,
On the corner of my street,
Smoking sweet-time cigarettes,
And feeling pretty neat.
I know that sort of freedom,
The impossibility of regret,
You buy it at the station,
The line-up’s to the left.
Yes all I remember,
Is when we were together,
When we're together, now you are away.
Now a story's just a story,
Even if it makes you cry,
And while you thumbed each page with fondness,
You still drank them down like wine.
I saw the lightness in your step,
I saw your eyelids fixing still,
I saw my story by the ashtray,
Upon the window sill.
Goodbye
I'm walking alone,
On a cold and rainy Friday,
I can hear those people screaming in their dance of despair.
And look at all these house,
They have so many stories,
I wish I knew them all, I wish I didn't care.
And look at these people,
So pretty, so lovely,
It breaks my heart that we have to say goodbye.
I'm walking through the park,
See all the children laughing,
At all the dirty drunks, who lie scattered on the ground.
And some one called the cops,
So I disappear down Acacia,
And though I've been here before, I'm feeling kinda lost.
And look at these people,
So pretty, so lovely,
It breaks my heart that we have to say goodbye.
I'm walking alone,
On a cold and rainy Friday,
And it seems as far as I walk, I can never get away.
And look at these people,
So pretty, so lovely
It breaks my heart that we have to say goodbye.
Words Fail Me
I hear you crying in the middle of the night,
I know that sounds cliché.
I know I'll find you sitting in the dark,
I'm sure there's something I should say.
And words fail me
And words fail me,
And words fail me,
Cause we know you're going away.
I saw your suitcase sitting by the door.
You didn't bring a lot, I wish you could have taken more.
I stole your T-shirt to remind me of the day,
You knocked on my door,
And said that you would stay.
And words fail me
And words fail me,
And words fail me,
You put your finger to my lips, you raise your suitcase to your hip, and walk away.
I watch the seagulls circle 'round the ferry,
Just like you circled 'round my heart.
You're going to the island to a friend I've never met.
And so you write our ending as you make another start.
And words fail me
And words fail me,
And words fail me,
As I watch you sail away.
Cabbagetown
Oh Cabbagetown you surly bitch,
You are dirt poor and so filthy rich.
And look at all the flowers in the spring,
Look at all the dogs walking all of the beautiful people.
See the dancers beneath the steeple.
I walk, I smile.
Oh Cabbagetown,
I don't know whether to smile or whether to frown.
Oh Cabbagetown,
You raise me up and then you let me down.
That woman's screaming outside Joe's,
That guy in the wheelchair says, hello,
I'll give them a buck, maybe change my luck, today.
And on a summer's night, every gate has a creak,
That tells me my neigbbor's are home.
In Cabbagetown, you're never alone.
Oh Cabbagetown,
I don't know whether to smile or whether to frown.
Oh Cabbagetown,
You raise me up and then you let me down.
And hello summer breeze, and hello green green trees,
Even in a winter's freeze, I'm glad it's home.
I'm strolling down Parliament, a man tells me to repent,
I guess I should 'cause Cabbagetown was heaven sent.
Oh Cabbagetown you surly bitch,
You are dirt poor and so filthy rich.
And look at all the flowers in the spring,
Look at all the dogs walking all of the beautiful people.
See the dancers beneath the steeple.
I walk, I smile.
