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Disc 1: Demos
01. Great Big Yes
02. Song For Her
03. Eloquence *
04. She Goes To Bed *
05. His Train
06. All God's Creatures *
07. Upside Down Frown *
08. Became Anita Captured
09. I Live *
10. Miracle Medicine *
11. Revelation *
12.Friend of Mine *
13. Down At the Lake

Disc 2: Covers
01. Both Sides Now (Joni Mitchell)
02. Wicked Annabella (Kinks)
03. Burning Airlines (Brian Eno)
04. Johnsberg, IL (Tom Waits)
05. Pretty Ballerina (Left Banke)
06. A Song From Under The Floorboards (Magazine)
07. Fanfare in The Garden (Essential Logic)
08. Midget Submarines (Swell Maps)
09. Goodbye Toulouse (The Stranglers)
10. Tomorrow Will Be Too Long (Monochrome Set)
11. hidden bonus track: Photograph (Def Leppard)

(* demos with different lyrics than official versions)



Great Big Yes

Hello, can you hear me?
I've been tapping on your window for a while
Trying to get your attention
More than I care to mention
But have no fear
'Cause I'm still here

I know I know I know it's true
Use all the hands to pull me through

But can I tell you something
I've been driving myself insane
Worrying about those things I can't control
When you feel you've got a grasp on everything
Is when you really understand nothing

I know I know I know it's true
Here's all the hands to pull me through

I'm gonna get it off my chest
Great big yes

I've opened up my heart
And shown it to your world at large
Did I see you smilin'?

I know I know I know it's true
Here's all your hands to pull me through

I'm gonna get it off my chest
The great big yes
I said I've gotta get it off my chest
The great big yes

Okay, so you heard it all before
You'd rather burn before you let me in
Well, they told you about the great big no
Once you got through that I'll never know
The path is clear
And I'm still here

I know I know I know it's true
Here's all their hands that pull me through

I'm gonna get it off my chest
The great big yes
I said I've gotta get it off my chest
Ahh...the great big yes


Song For Her

Oh everyone loves my baby, baby
Oh and she's the one that's so crazy, crazy
And angels cry the way hurts she herself sometimes
But those angels sing when she's laughing with her friends

Everyone loves my lady, lady
Yeah, she's the one that's so crazy, crazy
But angels cry when she hurts herself sometimes
But those angels sing when she's laughing with her friends

She goes...

Yeah she turns away and rejects the mindless
Ooh, and I'm somewhere grinning madly timeless
And angels cry the way she hurts herself sometimes
But those angels sing when she's laughing with her friends

And you can't see
You can't see all you done for me
Gonna fly away
With those wings you've given me


Eloquence (demo)

Is it really worth it? Something given for free
It leaves you so downhearted, so downhearted
If you've an opinion
You can answer yes but it's no for me

'Cause I've seen eloquence in its purest sense grab hold of me
And then shake itself free
And I'm stunned I mean who invited this fickle friend?
Why won't it stay? Where does it go anyway?

Now have you seen the papers? There's a wonder kid and he's only two (he's only two)
He's playing Beethoven on his violin
There's something I don't need tickets to

Cause I've seen eloquence in its purest sense grab hold of me
And then shake itself free
And I'm stunned I mean who invited this fickle friend?
Why won't it stay? Where does it go anyway?

Now I find out the hard way that it's going back to stay, back to stay
And I'm lost and I'm lonely cause my baby won't come back to play
Come back to me little lady please come back to little old me

I'm a tourist even when I'm at home

'Cause I've seen eloquence in its purest sense grab hold of me
And then shake itself free
And I'm stunned I mean who invited this fickle friend?
Why won't it stay? Where does it go anyway?

Cause I've seen eloquence in its purest sense grab hold of me
And then shake itself free
And I'm stunned I mean who invited this fickle friend?
Why won't it stay? Where does it go anyway?

She Goes To Bed (demo)

She goes to bed, but it's always alone
With a handful of friends and trouble at home
She wants to be good, she knows that she should
But with the knowledge of this, there's no way she could...oh, no

We're no more than friends and that's where it ends
But funny enough we're both wearing grins
And I'll spend half the day just running around
With a pocket of change and you on my mind

I play with some words you might not have heard
But I'm never afraid of sounding absurd
And it's not hard to see the way this could be
And if it's alright with you, then, it's OK with me...

Some things are better unsaid...

Oh, she goes to bed, but it's always alone
With a handful of friends and trouble at home
Oh, she wants to be real, to learn how to feel
What can a poor girl do, but take your heart from you
She'll take your heart from you...
No, she'll take your heart from you...

His Train Ryan calls me, says "You'd better believe it, I got the bug, gotta get out with my brother"
And so he comes down from the small town, says he's gotta move out of the boonies someday
And I smile to hide a sorrow deep inside
Because I know that he's leaving I'm just now believing he's got to find his own way

His train will leave on time (4x)

He ties his shoelace as a grin consumes his face, we're out again in the town with intentions
And we're the ones who say it's all in fun when it's understood that no good can be found here
And we talk about girls, what brothers don't talk about girls
And it was best Christopher Walkin, he says "Go out and get 'em," guess who's the protagonist

His train will leave on time (4x)

And he confides that he wants to be well but he's always done well
We're not worried about that

His train will leave on time (6x)

All God's Creatures (demo)


I can walk. I can run.
Take a bow. Just for fun.
When it's true there's nothing like it
It's not my job to make you like it
Running with the animals tonight

I'm quite aware of what I've accomplished.
A natural high. I'm feeling famished.
And color me completely zany
When you're well lit you're still in training (boo)
Running with the animals tonight

Take it off. Keep it off.
Fancy footwork. Where were you, huh?
When it's true there's nothing like it
It's not my job to make you like it
Running with the animals tonight
Running with the animals tonight
Running with the animals tonight

Upside Down Frown (demo)

There is only a test of the Emergency Broadcasting System on my muted tv
Everyone I've ever met and some I haven't met just yet are tossing and turning me in my motel bed

The neon outside my window's buzzing and blinking, it mocks me as it keeps me from my dreams
It's 4 a.m. you guess it I'm touring again you're right I'm screwed 'cause I can't get my sleep

Will you tell me what I need
Can you break the monotony?
Life goes on at such a speed
There are no guarantees for me

I pick at my food some more, pretend it tasted good before - and that's a bad idea
Well I'd make a big mess, tear up the place and shake my chest, but then I'd be just another casualty
Go and take a cold shower that ends up lasting an hour, quick mirror check - is that face really me?

Should you feel responsible
For a stranger's happiness?
Did I really connect with you
is this another test for me?

So Mr. Manager said gotta get my ass out of bed to clean the room, he's gonna change his tune
I just gotta move, get off the floor, get out the door and get myself with those pretty young things
Breathe in, breath out, give my soul something to think about you know all I need is someone to feed
Be a stranger on your town, turning frowns upside-down, follow me, oh, if you like what you see

Will you tell me what I need
Can you break the monotony?
Life goes on at such a speed
There are no guarantees for me

Should you feel responsible
For a stranger's happiness?
Did I really connect with you
Or is this another test for me?

Will you tell me what I need
Can you break the monotony?
Life goes on, or so it seems
There are no guarantees

Became Anita Captured

Everywhere I go and everything I do
Anywhere I run you are running too
As far as I'm concerned it all can fade away
We're singing to each other, waste another day

I play her my new song and she sings along and thinks,
"It's not about me, there's no way"
She couldn't be more wrong as the song moves along
And it's all about her funny ways

Take a look at me, and all the crazy things I do
Don't you ever wonder what brought me here to you?
It seems like you don't know what all of this might mean
Let me touch your heart like you have only dreamed

I play her my new song and she sings along and thinks,
"It's not about me, there's no way"
She couldn't be more wrong as the song moves along
And it's all about her funny ways

And you were never allowed to know
What makes your beautiful garden grow
Creates a fury inside of me
To know you've never known ecstasy
You came on like a schoolboy's dream
A side of you I'd never seen
A walking tragic comedy
Of boiling sexual energy

I played her my new song and she sings along and thinks,
"It's not about me, there's no way"
She couldn't be more wrong as the song moves along
And it's all about her funny ways

I played her my new song and she sings along and thinks,
"It's not about me, there's no way"
She couldn't be more wrong as the song moves along
And it's all about her funny ways

(spoken) I only want to be happy, is that so wrong...

I Live (demo)

Swear to God, cross my heart, stick a needle right through my eye
She's the one that I seen smiles at me when she's driving by
But I turn away as if it's enough just to say to myself

If I had you I could never ever ask for anything again as long as I live
If I had you I could never ever ask for anything again as long as I live

Now and then ask a friend to make it happen, we're introduced
She says we've met, I don't think so, I'd remember a day like that
She's just standing there - better show her what fate looks like

If I had you I could never ever ask for anything again as long as I live
I live...(repeat several times)
Brace myself and tell her how it is

If I had you I could never ever ask for anything again as long as I live
If I had you I could never ever ask for anything again as long as I live
If I had you I could never ever ask for anything again as long as I live
If I had you I could never ever ask for anything again as long as I live

I live... live...I live...

Miracle Medicine (demo)

"It's like I'm dizzy all the time," he said as he got in the line
"I've been to three or more like him who all said I should do just fine
I've spent more money than I'm worth, I've got some more for what that's worth"

If I were ever to confuse these things, I would most certainly abuse my thing
Now that you all can read my mind, I think it's safe to say you'll mind my mind

My head's full of nothing but lead, at least that's how it feels in bed
I try to get up but I'm held upside down, give me something to calm me down
It's like the doctors used to say, "All work and no play, make Jason run away"

Dexmanol (?), demeral, codeine with the dream team
I'd trade anything to feel as good as I used to

Hey doc, whatever faith I had in your miracle medicine
Is out the window with the air, been replaced by the Indian
I've been to ten or more like you, I'm sure they'll all agree it's true

If I were ever to confuse these things, I would most certainly abuse my thing
Now that you all can read my mind, I think it's safe to say you'd mind
You would then subsequently lose, you'd lose your mind...

Revelation (demo)

Out my windown the trees stand still and wait for another breeze
And this is home for countless creatures who need a place to roam
In this I see beauty that goes beyond you and me
And it goes on, on and on long after I am gone

So why am I down when there is life all around?
Don't make a sound, can't you hear life all around
It's all around

Out on the street the contstant hum of cars somehow comforts me (puts me to sleep)
It may sound strange (but from the sky) we look the same as those ants that you stumbled on
So keep yourself alive

In this I see a beauty that goes beyond you and me
And it goes on, on and on long after I am gone, I'm gone

So why am I down when there is life all around?
Don't make a sound, can't you hear life all around?
It's all around, it's all around

Put on a show, let everyone know you're alive, so alive
March right in wearing that grin and blow 'em sky high
Blow 'em away

So why am I down when there is life all around?
Shh, don't make a sound, when there is life all around
And on't hold me down when there is life all around
At the end of the day all I can say is yeah yeah yeah...
Oh yeah

Friend of Mine (demo)

A friend of mine once asked me the key to tranquility
And without my obvious and worn-out reply;
"I don't know, it's individual
We're all different and nothing's universal"
I took my time
Combed my mind for something of value
And after much deliberation I've found

No matter how much time
Your luck's as good as mine
You've got to find yourself
In your heart there's so much...

I dream with angels
But devils wake me up
And remind me of all the stupid little things
That torture us all and anxiety bring
I throw them out
With coffee thoughts and ??
And have another sip of vanity
And after much deliberation I've found

No matter how much time
Your luck's as good as mine
You've got to find yourself
In your heart there's so much wealth
Yeah...yeah...

No matter how much time
Your luck's as good as mine (yes it is)
You've got to find yourself
In your heart there's so much wealth
No matter how much time (not matter how much time)
Your luck's as good as mine (yeah)
You've got to find yourself
In your heart there's so much wealth ...

Down At the Lake

It was in the summer
The kind that never seemed to end
We had just moved there
The land of the suburbans
I was playing my new guitar
Someone yelled from over the wall
This was intriguing
He must've been six feet tall
I had nothing to say

Chorus:
Meet me down at Lake Lindero
Bring your extra skateboard
Tell your mom you'll be late for dinner
We've got someplace else to be

The year was 1980
And how were they supposed to know
Things were changing quickly
I mean we were down with Costello
After Armed Forces
I was never the same
Laughing at our game
Didn't feel a bit of shame
Singing in the rain
I would follow my old friend
To that lake again

(chorus 2x)

Both Sides Now
(Joni Mitchell)


Rows and flows of angel hair
And ice cream castles in the air
And feather canyons everywhere
I've looked at clouds that way

But now they only block the sun
They rain and they snow on everyone
So many things I would have done
But clouds got in my way

I've looked at clouds from both sides now
From up and down, and still somehow
It's cloud illusions I recall
I really don't know clouds at all

Moons and Junes and Ferris wheels
The dizzy dancing way that you feel
As every fairy tale comes real
I've looked at love that way

But now it's just another show
And you leave 'em laughing when you go
And if you care, don't let them know
Don't give yourself away

I've looked at love from both sides now
From give and take, and still somehow
It's love's illusions I recall
I really don't know love at all

Tears and fears and feeling proud
To say "I love you" right out loud
Dreams and schemes and circus crowds
I've looked at life that way

Oh but now old friends they're acting strange
And they shake their heads
And they tell me that I've changed
Well something's lost but something's gained
In living every day

I've looked at life from both sides now
From win and lose and still somehow
It's life's illusions I recall
I really don't know life at all
It's life's illusions I recall
I really don't know life
I really don't know life at all


Wicked Annabella
(The Kinks)


In a dark and misty house,
Where no Christian man has been,
Wicked Annabella mixes a brew
That no one's ever seen.

Relatives have passed her by,
Too scared to even say hello.
She's in perpetual midnight,
She shuts out the day,
And goes about her sinful ways.

I, I've seen her hair, I've seen her face,
Look towards mine.
I, I've felt her eyes burning my sole,
Twisting my mind.

Little children who are good
Should always go to sleep at night,
'Cause Wicked Annabella is up in the sky
Hopin' they will open their eyes.

Don't go into woods tonight,
'Cause underneath the sticks and stones
Are lots of little demons enslaved by Annabella
Waiting just to carry you home

Burning Airlines
(Brian Eno)


When I got back home I found a message on the door
Sweet Regina's gone to China crosslegged on the floor
Of a burning jet that's smoothly flying:
Burning airlines give you so much more.

How does she intend to live when she's in far Cathay?
I somehow can't imagine her just planting rice all day.
Maybe she will do a bit of spying
With microcameras hidden in her hair.

I guess Regina's on the plane, a Newsweek on her knees
While miles below her the curlews call from strangely stunted trees.
The painted sage sits just as though he's flying;
Regina's jet disturbs his wispy beard.

When you reach Kyoto send a postcard if you can,
And please convey my fond regards to Chih-Hao's girl Yu-Lan.

I heard a rumour they were getting married
But someone left the papers in Japan.
Left them in Japan, left them in Japan...


Johnsburg, Illinois
(Tom Waits)


She's my only true love
She's all that I think of
Look here, in my wallet, that's her

She grew up on a farm there
There's a place on my arm where
I've written her name next to mine

See I just can't live without her
And I'm her only boy
She grew up outside Meckenrie (?)
In Johnsburg, Illinois


Pretty Ballerina
(The Left Banke)


I had a date with a pretty ballerina
Her hair so brilliant that it hurt my eyes
I asked her for this dance and then she obliged me
Was I surprised, yeah
Was I surprised, no not at all

I called her yesterday, it should have been tomorrow
I could not keep the joy that was inside
I asked for her to tell me if she really loved me
Somewhere a mountain is moving
Afraid it's moving without me

I had a date with a pretty ballerina
Her hair so brilliant that it hurt my eyes
I asked her for this dance and then she obliged me
Was I surprised, yeah
Was I surprised, no not at all

And when I wake on a dreary Sunday morning
I opened up my eyes to find there's rain
And something deep within said, "go ahead and find her,
Just close your eyes, yeah
Just close your eyes and she'll be there..."

She'll be there...

A Song From Under the Floorboards
(Magazine)


I am angry, I am ill, and I am as ugly as sin
My irritability keeps me alive and kicking
know the meaning of life, it doesn't help me a bit
I know beauty, and I know a good thing when I see it

This is a song from under the floorboards
This is a song from where the wall is cracked
My force of habit, I am an insect
I have to confess I'm proud as hell of that

I know the highest and the best
I accord them all due respect
But the brightest jewel inside of me
Glows with pleasure at my own stupidity

This is a song from under the floorboards
This is a song from where the wall is cracked
My force of habit, I am an insect
I have to confess I'm proud as hell of that

Used to make phantoms I could later chase
Images of all that could be desired
Then I got tired of counting all of these blessings
...And then I just got tired...

This is a song from under the floorboards
This is a song from where the wall is cracked
My force of habit, I am an insect
I have to confess I'm proud as hell of that

This is a song from under the floorboards
This is a song from where the wall is cracked
My force of habit, I am an insect
I have to confess I'm proud as hell about that

Fanfare in the Garden
(Essential Logic)


Fanfare in the garden, circus in my soul
I surrendered to your majesty except your aim is bold
You have much to offer, your face is never old
You have time to offer, make glistening as gold

You cannot escape
I noticed you cannot escape
You cannot escape
I noticed you cannot escape

Let me stand and stare
Please let me have my share
Let me stand and stare

Famous in your family, no mind could ever wonder
Famous when your flying, no model could be stronger
You have much to offer, your face is never old
You have time to offer, make glistening as gold

You cannot escape
I noticed you cannot escape
You cannot escape
I noticed you cannot escape

Let me stand and stare
Please let me have my share
Let me stand and stare

Fanfare in the garden, circus in my soul
I surrendered to your majesty except your aim is bold
You have much to offer, your face is never old
You have time to offer, make glistening as gold

You cannot escape
I noticed you cannot escape
You cannot escape
I noticed you cannot escape

Let me stand and stare
Please let me have my share
Let me stand and stare

Let me stand and stare
Let me stand and stare
Let me stand and stare
Let me stand and stare
Let me stand and stare

Goodbye Toulouse
(The Stranglers)


(Pow!)
Your streets were paved with love
Your skies were blue, goodbye Toulouse

I walked your streets in fear
I washed your streets with tears, Toulouse

Goodbye Toulouse

Your cafes tell the tale
Of saddened millionaires, Toulouse

A million dreams I had
A million lies I told, Toulouse

Goodbye Toulouse

Goodbye Toulouse
Goodbye Toulouse

(Alright) Paula leaned out to me
From her high balcony, Toulouse

(She said)"I will return some day
So you can hear me say farewell!"

Goodbye Toulouse
Goodbye Toulouse
Goodbye Toulouse

(Goodbye)

Tomorrow Will Be Too Long
(The Monochrome Set)


Go easy, go easy, go easy

Go easy on your promises
And charity shown to clowns
Chansons d'amour are rising
on the other side of town
chorus)
Listen to the music fade away
Blessed by a broken wand
Today has passed forever
Tomorrow will be too long

Somewhere a tide of harder eyes
brings guns to bridal suites
The interrupted lovers
stand and shiver in floodlit streets

(chorus)

The tears of the devil have
burned the seeds of pity
Radiation leads them
To the heart of a dying city

(chorus)