Lyrics
Year of the locust
Back in Town
She believes age before youth
There’s a body of work
A kind of universal truth
Don’t come to her defense
There are days when
She’s not making any sense
Don’t wanna hear that maybe you're gunning
For more than a bargain, a practice in cunning
Don’t wanna tear the world down
Some days I think that may be you’re comin’
Landing gear is coming down
And you’re back in town
Only one place she wants to go
Inside herself to forgive
whatever she might owe
Please come to her defense
There’s a party of one
And she can’t afford the expense
Don’t wanna hear that maybe you're gunning
For more than a bargain, a practice in cunning
You wanna tear the world down
Some days I think you may be comin
Landing gear is coming down
And you’re back in town
Stole all the cash
from midnight mass
Headed downtown to score
Burned up your lines
Ignored the signs
You still want more
Still want more
Cardinal Line
Drew back the curtain and sighed
And opened one eye
As far as I could see
Just a gray liquid sky
I pulled down the almanac
To find the year the locust comes back
Because maybe by then you may find
Whatever sympathy you lack
Rode down the Cardinal line
Tryin to find a piece of my old self
In a bottle of wine
I’ll ride till you’re far behind
All the way from Brooklyn to Ohio
And the only thing that's mine
Born in the year of the horse
Never showed an ounce remorse
Til everything packed up for good
Maybe you’ll go back to the source
For some people life is art
Til everything you love falls apart
You learn not to care at all
And find your way back to the start
Rode down the Cardinal line
Tryin to find a piece of my old self
In a bottle of wine
I’ll ride till you’re far behind
All the way from Brooklyn to Ohio
And the only thing that’s mine
Bridge
Every time I hear the this old train slowin down
I think I feel the beat of my old river town
So come on hurry up old train
Gotta get on down the line
Back to the place I love in old Over the Rhine
Rode down the Cardinal line
Tryin to find a piece of my old self
In a bottle of wine
I’ll ride till you’re far behind
All the way from Brooklyn to Ohio
And the only thing that’s mine
Only thing that’s mine
Only thing that’s mine
Only thing that’s mine
You Shouldn’t Matter
Oh everything you say
And everything you do
Don’t amount to a thing to me
Every day it's one then two then three
Yet another reason
You shouldn’t matter to me
Oh one more broken glass
Another quarrel come to pass
Shouldn’t mean anything to me
Everyday it's one more blow by degrees
Yet another reason
You shouldn’t matter to me
Hey
Still some nights
In my reverie
You still don’t know
How to tell a lie and breathe
I thought I might
Then you disagree
I awake and try to fall asleep
Wake and try to fall asleep
Wake and try to fall asleep
Oh everything you say
And everything you do
Don’t amount to a thing to me
Everyday it's one more blow by degrees
Yet another reason
You shouldn’t matter to me
Matter to me
Matter to me
Matter to me
Matter to me
Go On
On no
I think you're saying something
I've already heard
Oh on
Your mouth isn't really moving
But i know I've heard every word
Go on
La la la la la la la la la Is
what I say to you
Go on get on
La la la la la la la la la
Is everything that’s true
Still hangin on
The history of us gets somehow forgotten
Have we ever learned a thing
Trying to move on
I look in your eyes
And hope I see something
It's obvious this bird has flown
Go on
La la la la la la la la la
Is what I say to you
Go on get on
La la la la la la la la la
Is everything that’s true
You’re still between the lines
Avoiding little mines
Created from words we should’ve said
I’m reading something wrong
The silence is a song
You’re always singing somewhere in your head
Bombed Out Town
Got your note the other day
You were driving through a bombed out town
To meet a man who’s name you couldn’t say
In a part of the world that’s turned upside down
Called that man we know today
He was on his way to God knows where
Said he’s goin there to stay
I only hope its true and not a dare
So much is gone
But the flowers still bloom for you and me
So much to be done
As far as the eye can see
Got your note the other day
You were driving through a bombed out town
To meet a man who’s name you couldn’t say
In a part of the world that’s turned upside down
In a part of the world that’s turned upside down
Stars Fell From Your Eyes
Where do you go when you run?
Where do you go when you run?
You said no words and still she understands
She doesn’t know you
How do you get so undone?
How do you get so undone?
The well’s run dry and burned up everyone
It's so hard to love you
I thought I knew
I thought I knew
But stars fell from your eyes
I don’t want to love you
Where did you go with that gun?
Where did you go with that gun?
You left someone without her only son
There’s no way to love you
I thought I knew
I thought I knew
But stars fell from your eyes
I don’t wanna love you
Don’t hide the ring
Don’t hide the ring you won’t take off
Don’t mean a thing
It don’t mean a thing cuz you can’t stop
No Answers
I can see you’re somewhere else
And I’ll go it alone tonight
Burning out but not burning up
I’ll be gone before you take flight
There’s no answer
to my questions
There’s no answer
to my questions
devil’s knocking at the door
Take my hands, take my clothes
I can’t go it alone tonight
Stop whispering, go higher
Then your gone before I take flight
There’s no answer
To my questions
There's no answer
To my questions
I can’t it anymore
I read the news
But it's yesterdays
Today I’m finding out
I still want tomorrow
So much to lose
But much more to gain
Refusing anything
We’ve tried to borrow
There’s no answer
To my questions
There's no answer
To my questions
I can’t take it anymore
I read the news
I read the news
I read the news
It was yesterdays
I Wanna Believe In You
Down, down in the depths of your heart
I think you believe
whatever anybody’s telling you
Once again, feeding the lies to feel smart
Why can’t you see
Why can’t you see
What everyone knows is true
There you go with your sheer fakery
Desperately wanting everyone
to believe in you
Sycophants fill up your soul vacancy
Why can’t you see
Why can’t you see
What everyone sees right through
I wanna believe in you
But I can’t
No I can’t
I can’t
No I can’t
With all we’ve been through
I wanna believe in the truth
But I can’t
No I can’t
I can’t
No I can’t
With all we’ve been through
Selfish and unaware
of the damage done
When you don’t ever fight fair
No ones really that impressed
Cuz you’ve confused hypocrisy
With being blessed
We all know the rest
Down, down in the depths of your heart
I think you believe whatever anybody’s telling you
The universe will repay you with gifts you don’t want
Why can’t you see
Why can’t you see
What everyone knows is true
I wanna believe in you
But I can’t
No I can’t
I can’t
No I can’t
With all we’ve been through
I wanna believe in the truth
But I can’t
No I can’t
I can’t
No I can’t
With all we’ve been through
