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Washing Machine 1995 LP/CS/CD on DGC (DGCC/D-24825) 1. Becuz 2. Junkie's Promise 3. Saucer-Like 4. Washing Machine 5. Unwind 6. Little Trouble Girl 7. No Queen Blues 8. Panty Lies 9. [Untitled] 10. Skip Tracer 11. The Diamond Sea |
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1. Becuz [Kim] wish I could change the way that you feel standing with him you feel more real looking so sweet with all your might trusted in him to put it night (?) holding his hand like a brand new kite blue eyes sparkle, open, alright wish I could see, the girl who'd fight playing and laughing and trying to show it running and falling and dying to know it staring you down with her gaze hold it wish I could free you but I can't don't blow it angel, gonna show it lord the devil, go on hold it angel, gonna show it lord blow it becuz of you, becuz of you, becuz of you, becuz of you becuz of you, becuz of you, becuz of you, becuz of you becuz of you, becuz of you, becuz of you, becuz of you becuz of you, becuz of you, becuz of you, becuz of you wish I could free you, but I can't, don't blow it wish I could free you, but I can't, don't know it 2. Junkie's Promise [Thurston] a hundred dollars used to be more than enough and now a hundred times a day and still it's not enough people always tell me you get what you deserve all I know is all and all is all I've heard I heard you say: "you know I hate myself but I love everybody else" and did you say: "I can't escape myself" and then you did and now there's no one else to blame you know that I know yeah that times are rough I'd like to help you out but things are rather tough people always tell me that you've got to lend a helping hand nothing in return is all I expect from you my friend I heard you say: "you know I hate myself but I love everybody else" and did you say: "I can't escape myself" and then you did and now there's no one else I heard you say: "you know I hate myself but I love everybody else" and did you say: "I can't escape myself" and then you do and now there's no one else 3. Saucer-Like [Lee] swirling whirling through the city of ages you sink a bit whenever angels fly do you have a feeling for their fuzzy faces? are you close enough to see into their eyes? you're magic fit and free taxi holds on the breeze a dream's a dream of feelings that never fall at all holds his thoughts in chains and tries to bust up the walls every day it's just another breath every night another little death do you scratch and itch when your head feels tight or wave it away and just stay out all night? got your head in the trees if that's the way you're feeling it's not good or bad channels of thought revealing now some things we all had I'm having a wonderful vision of the city today buildings all lined up neat on straight sun lit blocks avenue canyons stretch forever handcut panes grooved like a record flat bridge peer, boat, docks I'm slipping round the bottom edge [line echoes] do you trip and breeze down city streets just a little free with your head in the trees 4. Washing Machine [Kim] yeah, I take my baby down to the street and I buy him a soda-pop he's so sweet alright now, alright now, alright now you said that if you want I'll be the one take you out and have some fun I never never ever ever tell no one till the end, till the morning comes yeah, I take my baby down to the corner and I buy him a soda-pop hmm hmm alright now, alright now, alright now if you want I'll be the one take you out and have some fun flip a quarter for the toss I'd like mine with apple-sauce yeah, I take my baby down to the corner and I buy him a soda-pop `cause he's so neat, sweet alright now, alright now, alright now okay now if you want I'll be the one shake my legs and have some fun my hearts spinnin' round like a washing machine never saw the devil look so damn clean yeah, I take my baby down to the corner and I buy him a soda-pop and he said: "honey, you look so fine" and I said: okay, alright, okay, alright I was walking up Lafayette street it's real empty and I looked out and it turned into a big field and I looked up in the sky and I looked up in the clouds and I saw this face looking down at me and it's a women's face and she threw a quarter down at me and she said: "honey, here's a quarter go put it in the washing machine" and then I looked up at her, I looked up 5. Unwind [Thurston] lay down your lucky hand, upon her heart morning becomes a kite, tangled up in stars laugh in the midday light, and leave - it behind move out into his sundry eyes, and sing, unwind hang down your lucky head, a sign to time morning becomes the sun, for the dandy line sooner than the midday light, we leave behind love is out into the sundry light, you sing, unwind 6. Little Trouble Girl [Thurston] ready? go, 1,2,3,4 [Kim Deal] [Kim Gordon] if you want me to I will be the one that is always good and you'll love me too but you'll never know what I feel inside that I'm really bad little trouble girl remember mother? we were close very, very close sha la la you taught me how to fit it good sha la la flow down life you understood sha la la curl my hair and eye lash sha la la hitch my cheeks and do my lips sha la la swing my hips just like you sha la la smile and behave sha la la a circle of perfection, it's what you gave sha la la then one day I met a guy he stole my heart, no alibi sha la la he said: "Romance is a ticket to paradise" sha la la momma, I'm not too young to try sha la la we kissed, we hugged, we were close very, very close sha la la we danced in the sand and the water rose - higher and higher sha la la until I found myself floating - in the sky I'm sorry mother, I'd rather fight than have to lie if you want me to I will be the one that is always good and you'll love me too but you'll never know what I feel inside that I'm really bad little trouble girl little trouble girl (what you doin'?) little trouble girl cross my heart and hope to die, little trouble girl I can not tell a lie little trouble girl ah-hu little trouble girl ah-hu little trouble girl ah-hu little trouble girl ah-hu little trouble girl ah-hu little trouble girl ah-hu little trouble girl ah-hu little trouble girl ah-hu |
7. No Queen Blues [Thurston] hey! hey! where you're goin' in such a hurry? take it easy girl and tell me a story move on over here, slow it down tell me why you've been, run out of town I don't give a fuck, why everybody thinks you should shut up everybody's feat, cause everybody knows that you're the queen of NO! NO! NO! NO! NO! NO! NO! NO! NO! NO! NO! NO! NO! NO! NO! hey! hey! where you're goin' in such a rush hey girl I think they think you know too much they can't catch you with me cause I move too slow slow enough to know that you gonna have to go I don't really care why the bullshit artists sit and snap they can never find about me and the queen of NO! NO! NO! NO! NO! NO! NO! NO! NO! NO! NO! NO! NO! NO! NO! I don't really care why the bullshit artists sit and snap they can never find about me and the queen of NO! NO! NO! NO! NO! NO! NO! NO! NO! NO! NO! NO! NO! NO! NO! NO! NO! NO! NO! NO! NO! NO! NO! NO! 8. Panty Lies [Kim] don't just stare, `cause she's not wearing underwear em-em-em-em-em-em-em-em oh how rude, at least she's got you're attention square em-em-em-em-em-em-em-em don't you realize, It's just her disguise ai-ai-ai-ai-ai-ai-ai-ai hey! mum look, no more panty line ai-ai-ai-ai-ai-ai-ai-ai shoewa shoewa shoewa shoewa shoewa shoewa shoewa i-i-i-i-i-i-i-i-i-i-i-i-i-i-i-i-i-i-i-i-i-i-i-i-i-i-i-i-i-i-i-i peek-a-boo look into the mirror now you see her, now you'll be her hover your lips, twirl your hair pretend you're there, pretend it ain't there little girl playing in the closet first comes walking, then comes talking peek-a-boo look into the mirror she says: "who am I?" inside! outside! inside, outside, inside, outside, inside, outside, inside, outside, inside, outside shoewa shoewa shoewa shoewa shoewa shoewa shoewa hm-a-hm-a-hm-a-hm-a da-da-da-da-da don't just stare, `cause she's not wearing underwear em-em-em-em-em-em-em-em oh how rude, at least she's got you're attention square em-em-em-em-em-em-em-em don't you realize, it's just her disguise ai-ai-ai-ai-ai-ai-ai-ai hey! mum look, no more panty line ai-ai-ai-ai-ai-ai-ai-ai i-a-o-a-i-a-a-o-a-i-a-u-a-i-a-i-i-u-a 9. [Untitled] [Instrumental] 10. Skip Tracer [Lee] this she did in public for us to see she came in here too drunk to do the show between the trains and cars broken glass and lost hub-caps, images of a gun row house row house pass through let the city rise up to fill the screen clothes flung out of closets, doorknobs falling off the guitar guy played real good feedback, and super sounding riffs with his mild mannered look on, yeah he was truly hip the girl started out in red patent leather very I'm in a band with knee pads we watch her fall over and lay down, shouting the poetic truths of high school journal keepers row house row house pass through, let the city rise up twister, dust buster, hospital bed, I'll see you, see you see you on the highway now we're told so merge ideas, of song forms and freedom miss seafood, miss cheesecake, a couple of miss donuts the edge of a blade pressed to the throat of your reflected image poised, yet totally screwed up yes sir, yes sir, step right up none of us know, where we're trying to get to what sort of live where we trying to build now we're told so merge ideas, of song forms and freedom seasons out of life, nothing is out of reach L.A. is more confusing now, than anywhere I've ever been to I'm from New York City, breath it out and let it in where are you now? when your broken eyes are closed head in a cloudy dream, green and sailboats borrowed and never returned emotions, books, outlooks on life hello 20 15! hello, 20, 15! 11. The Diamond Sea [Thurston] time takes its crazy toll and how does your mirror grow you better watch yourself when you jump into it 'cause the mirror's gonna steal your soul I wonder how it came to be my friend that someone just like you has come again you'll never, never know how close you came until you fall in love with the diamond rain throw all his trash away look out he's here to stay your mirror's gonna crack when he breaks into it and you'll never never be the same look into his eyes and you can see why all the little kids are dressed in dreams I wonder how he's gonna make it back when he sees that you just know it's make-belief blood crystalized as sand and now I hope you'll understand you reflected into his looking glass soul and now the mirror is your only friend look into his eyes and you will see that men are not alone on the diamond sea sail into the heart of the lonely storm and tell her that you'll love her eternally time takes its crazy toll mirror fallin' off the wall you better look out for the looking glass girl 'cause she's gonna take you for a fall look into his eyes and you shall see why everything is quiet and nothing's free I wonder how he's gonna make her smile when love is running wild on the diamond sea |
