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  Myra Lee

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  Moon Pix

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Moon Pix
1998, Matador Records,
OLE 286-2 CP

1. American Flag
2. He turns Down
3. No Sense
4. Say
5. Metal Heart
6. Back of your Head
7. Moonshiner
8. You May Know Him
9. Colors and the Kids
10. Cross Bones Style
11. Peking Saint

N.B. These lyrics have been updated
using the lyrics as published on the
Matador site.




1. American Flag

my friend, sits at the drum
his magic hand feels nothing but time
nothing but time
my only friend sits at the drum
his magic mind doesn't feel anything
American flag is behind
if I could stand to be less difficult
my new friend, plays drums all the time
her magic heart feels everything
she plays the difficult parts and I play difficult
she goes:
shoop
shoo-pe-doop
shoo-pe-doop
shoo-pe-doo-pe-doop
shoopedoo
we go:
shoop
shoo-pe-doop
shoo-pe-doop
shoo-pe
doo-pe-doop
if I could stand to be less difficult

2. He Turns Down

have you ever seen the face?
you know the one I'm talking about
have you ever been to that place?
you know I'm not suppose to say

have you ever seen the face?
you know the one I'm talking about
have you ever been to that place?
you know the one I'm not suppose to say

holding on for something
have you ever held on?
holding on for someone
feels like holding on too long
have you ever held on?

it's not me
I am pretending
I'm not saved, he turned me down
he turns down

it is so nice to meet you
who's gonna look out for you
it's not me
I am pretending
I'm not saved, he turned me down
he turns down

have you ever seen the face?
you know the one I'm talking about
have you ever been to that place?
you know the one I'm not suppose to say

holding on for something
have you ever held on?
holding on for someone
feels like holding on too long
have you ever held on?

it's not me
I am pretending
I'm not saved, he turned me down
he turns down

3. No Sense

do you remember?
do you remember?
that night at context
making up shit
like we were animals
we made no sense
no sense
we had no sex

can you see, can you see?
can you see?
can you see, can you see?
can you see?
the moon is so hollow
what's the use?
when I can see right
through you
what's the use?

all the hearts that touch your cheek
how they jump they move they embarrass
all the hearts that touch your cheek
how they jump they move they embarrass
they make no sense
no sense, no sense, no sense
we had no sex o-ho-hoo

4. Say

learn to say the same thing
let us hold fast to saying the same thing
hope all is well, with you
I wish the best, for you
when no-one is around love will always love you

learn to say the same thing
what defeats people, is a double confession
one time they will confess one thing,
and the next time they will confess, something else
you talk to them they will say
learn to say the same thing
let us hold fast to saying the same thing

never give up, no never give up
if you're looking for something easy you might as well give it up
never give up, no never give up
if you're looking for something easy you might as well give it up

one time they will confess one thing,
and the next they will confess the next
you talk to them they will say
learn to say the same thing
let us hold fast to saying the same thing

5. Metal Heart

losing a star without a sky
losing the reasons why
you're losing the calling, you've been faking
and I'm not kidding
it's damned if you don't and it's damned if you do
be true 'cause they'll lock you up in a sad sad zoo
oh hidy hidy hidy what're you trying prove?
by hidy hidy hiding you're not worth a thing
sew your fortunes on a string
and hold them up to light
blue smoke will take a very violent flight
and you will be changed
and everything
and you'll be in a very sad sad zoo
I once was lost but now I'm found
was blind but now I see you
how selfish of you
to believe in the meaning of all the bad dreaming
metal heart you're not hiding
metal heart you're not worth a thing
metal heart you're not hiding
metal heart you're not worth a thing

6. Back of your Head

big monster
big monster lover
a bigger pusher over
stands alone in most walks of life
walks alone in most walks in life

see you looking through me
like you've unzipped the zipper
you hold the big picture so well
can't you see we're that we're going to hell

couldn't park that fucking car
couldn't part from you
saw the back of your sweet mother's head
now I know that she thinks I'm dead

burnt flavor
you hold the big picture so well
can't you see we're that we're going to hell

big monster lover
a bigger pusher over
stands alone in most walks of life
walks alone in most walks in life

7. Moonshiner
(original by bob dylan)

I've been a - moonshiner - for seventeen - long years
I've spent all - my money - on whiskey - and beer
I go to - some hollow - and set up my holy holy still
if drinking - do not kill me - then I don't know what will

I go to - some bar room - and drink with my friends
if women - and man who come to follow - see what I might spend
God bless them handsome men - I wish they was mine
their breath is - as sweet as - the dew on the holy holy vine

we're already in hell - you're already in hell
I wish we could go to hell
when the bottle gets empty - and life ain't worth a dram

8. You May Know Him

Oh Lord, heaven is the name that you sent me
Oh Lord, heaven is the name you gave him
and then you came to life, and lived
all others strange because
who could have thought that you
meant so much to me

Oh Lord, heaven is the name you gave him
suprised by the rise in sin
and you came through, over and over again
Hmm Lord, heaven is the place that you sent him
and you may know him, you may know him
only you

Hmm Lord, I've never doubted for an instant
if we did what you say
and we do it every day
every day what you say
and we do it every day
Oh Lord, heaven is the place you believed in
it's all you can do

Oh Lord, heaven is the name that you sent me
suprised by the rise in sin
Oh Lord, you came through, you came through

9. Color and the Kids

must be the colors and the kids that keep me alive
'cause the music is boring me to death
must just be the colors and the kids that keep me alive
'cause I want to go right away to January night
I built a shack with an old friend
he was someone I could learn from
someone I could become
will you meet me down on a sandy beach
we can roll up our jeans
so the tide won't get us below the knees
yellow hair, you are a funny bear
yellow hair, such a funny bear
slender fingers would hold me
slender limbs would hold me
and you could say my name
like you knew my name
I could stay here, become someone different
I could stay here, become someone better
it's so hard to go in the city
'cause you want to say hello to everybody
it's so hard to go into the city
'cause you want to say 'hey I love you' to everybody
when we were teenagers, we wanted to be the sky
now all we want is go to red places
and try to stay outta hell
must be the colors and the kids that keep me alive
'cause the music is boring me to death
must be the colors and it must just be the kids
that keep me alive on this January night
yellow hair, you are a funny bear
yellow hair, such a funny bear

10. Cross Bones Style

oh, how time flies, with crystal clear eyes
and cold as coal, when you're ending with diamond eyes
oh, come child, in a cross bones style
oh, come child, come and rescue me
'cause you have seen some unbelievable things

hater I have your diamonds and still
'cause you have seen some unbelievable things
hater I have your diamonds
oh, come child, in a cross bones style
oh, come child, come and rescue me
'cause you have seen some unbelievable things

hater I have your diamonds and still
so still
oh, how time flies, with crystal clear eyes
and cold as coal, when you're ending with diamond eyes
oh, come child, in a cross bones style
oh, come child, come and rescue me
'cause you have seen some unbelievable things

11. Peking Saint

in peking there
is a son who
is much greater
than you want to be

carnival arms have
a medical wonder
who would guess that
it was not a real body part

in peking there
there is a mother
who is laden
with who she has to be

carnival arms have
a medical wonder
who would guess that
it was not a real body part

in peking there
is a someone who
is who they should
exactly be