May 5, 2007
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Ah, James
Ah, James
What do you want to do?
Drive your car right off the road
In hopes she’ll marry you
Ah, Pier
Who do you want to be?
A starlet who puts out her light
For all the world to see
Say you will
Do whatever it takes
To burn up in flames
To make your own mistakes
Ah, James
Ah, James
Nothing’s what it seems
You hole up in the trailer there
Awaiting your next scene
Ah, Pier
You ran away from him
And married someone else that might
Be not so deep in sin
Say you will
Do whatever it takes
To burn up in flames
And make your own mistakes
Ah, James
Perfidia
Oh sister dear sister, let us walk out
And see those little ships go sailing about
I live my life so you’ll understand
Perfidia, find your man
Sister my sister, lend me your hand
And you can have my dowry land
I live the life you’re dreaming of
Perfidia, rise above
And you say, say what you want
Say what you want
To get along
And well you know, know what you want
Know what you want
Just to be strong
I’ll neither lend you my hand nor glove
But I will have your own true love
I wear my heart upon my sleeve
Perfidia, do not grieve
And you say, say what you want
Say what you want
Just to be strong
And well know, know what you want
Know what you want
To get along
One Touch of Venus
Bye bye birdie that was shame
You never tried to take the blame
She burns up all the headlines with affairs
Baa Baa black sheep where’s your wool?
The grown-up girl now plays the fool
And shows off all the men she’s caught with innocence
I don’t want to mention
All the bad of good intentions
With the merge of corporations
Here to stay
Every day
As the one cruel touch of Venus walks away
All hail Mary of desire
She’s all grown up and plays with fire
And now your blessed virgin’s someone else’s girl
Twenty four blackbirds in a pie
She married rich and learned to fly
And now you’re left with nothing but her name
I don’t want to mention
All the bad of good intentions
With the burn of her religion
Here to stay
Every day
As the one cruel touch of Venus walks away
I don’t want to mention
All the bad of good intentions
And the burn of her religion
Here to stay
Every day
As the one cruel touch of Venus walks away
Complacent
Time to meet your maker you’ve been faking it
Put your hands behind your head and take it
All your hopes and missions have a tragi-comic ending
Can’t you see, you are complacent
Once upon a time you were adorable
Now you’d rather lie in bed and weep
Every hour of cleaning up has fallen by the wayside
Que sara, you are complacent
Girl you are complacent
In your private notebook you write down the time of day
Isn’t it hard to live your life this way?
Take a plastic picture in the places that you’ve been
Don’t you know pride, it is a lonely sin
Girl you are complacent
Tell us all the dreams you never mention
Tally up the fear behind pretension
Every other paycheck is a statement to this prison
Don’t you know, you are complacent
Girl you are complacent
In your palm computer you add up the bills to pay
Isn’t it sad to live your life this way?
Try to be productive while you fall behind the times
Realize want, it is a subtle crime
You bore me to tears
Your stupid career
And all of the lies you buy
And sell, it’s just as well
You are complacent
You are complacent
Girl you are complacent
Girl you are complacent
Masterpiece
Perfect girl behind the chair
No cruel words can break her stare
She wants to wipe your china clean
And leave your cares behind
One more breath might turn the page
A lack of craft is all the rage
She fades away with every sigh
No fun to fantasize
And if you do
Whatever she won’t
Once in a while you’ll come out fine
And if you love
Whatever she hates
She’ll be your masterpiece
(Cruel she says is the heart of this girl
She says it’s all worked out in the way you live your life)
Tell me what she means to you
A lovely song that is brand new
But as you learn the melody
You just might feel naive
And if you take
Whatever she leaves
Once in a while you’ll come out fine
And if you laugh
Whenever she cries
She’ll be your masterpiece
(Cruel she says is the heart of this girl
She says it’s all worked out in the way you live your life)
Soon she turns the motive
And eludes you as you wake
She only lets you walk behind her
Like a rumor that you chase
She is your masterpiece
And if you do
Whatever she won’t
Once in a while you’ll come out fine
And if you love
Whatever she hates
She’ll be your masterpiece
(Cruel she says is the heart of this girl
She says it’s all worked out in the way you live your life)
And if you take
Whatever she leaves
Once in a while you’ll come out fine
And if you laugh
Whenever she cries
She’ll be your masterpiece
Big Surprise
Big surprise
I thought you were single
And I wonder what it is
That makes me feel stupid
Big mistake
I couldn’t believe it
In the darkening of rooms
His arm around you
So I’ll believe
It was not a coincidence
It was merely a warning
Like the movie we saw
I’ll just pretend
You were always in waiting
And I was too late
To have it all
Big ordeal
I see you at the station
You ask me to please wait
While you tie your shoes
Now I see you every day
And really meant to talk to you
But your head is in the paper
And I’m looking for a muse
So what is the use?
Of pretending I’m confident
You’re far more than popular
Than he’ll ever know
And I blew my chance
Are you somehow responsible?
No, it isn’t that surprising
I never said a word
No, it isn’t that surprising
You never say a word
And it isn’t that surprising
I am not over her
Your Star
Lying on the carpet
You wonder what’s the use
Of every glossy model
In a blouse with no excuse
Captured with affection
They accept your ridicule
It is hard to be that pretty
And not break the golden rule
“So what if I was?
So what if I was whomever they are?
So what if I was?
So what if I was your star?”
Making funny faces
As I sing a stupid song
She’s the apple of my heartache
And you try to sing along
“How can anyone so glamorous
Be rotten to the core?”
No use in asking questions
When she’s pasted on the door
“So what if I was?
So what if I was whomever they are?
So what if I was?
So what if I was your star?”
If I was your star
If I was your star
“So what if I was?
So what if I was whomever they are?
So what if I was?
So what if I was your star?”
Making Cherry
Crawl to catch her coy recital
Eyes so wide I slip inside them
“Name that actress” or “spot the model”
Turn this reel to a crescendo, ah
She’s making cherry
Love, Leila, love
Hope for motion behind the table
Bake the muffin rob the cradle
Answer to her cool desires
I haven’t heard the verdict on the film
She’s making cherry
Love, Leila, love
One of these days
She’ll be the one
Who twiddles her fingers
She’ll be the one rewarded
Turn her lashes calm come-hither
It’s her conception she’ll choose the winner
Read the post-it upon the dresser
No use in waiting if you’re a sinner, ah
She’s making cherry
Love, Leila, love
Naive
She takes a breath that he never took
He sees her figure as such a problem
“I didn’t go that far” she swears
How can he trust her love is there?
He’s so naive to think she’s kind
He’s so naive I sympathize
For just when you think you’re a know-it-all
You find you’re right
Oh he’s so naive
He’s so naive
Oh he’s so naive…
She hides the sweet talk under the carpet
Another lover she cannot mention
He spends his days at work and so
He’ll never see their kiss and tell
He’s so naive to think she’s true
He’s so naive to her abuse
Just when you think you’ve seen it all
You see the light
Oh he’s so naive
He’s so naive…
You’re so naive…
So naive…
He’s so naive…
And now it’s time for a due confession
He sees her picture in a shiny bottle
“I must have let her down” he cries
He misses her with all his heart
He’s so naive to think she’s fair
He’s so naive he does not care
And just when you think he’s over her
He’ll change his mind
So naive…
He’s so naive…
You’re so naive…
So naive…
You’re so naive
So naive…
You’re so naive
Action Girl!
Pay her Saturday check and dine her down Soho
Let her colors reveal like Novak’s “Vertigo”
She’ll take a ride with you
And contemplate your acquired taste
She might lie down with you
Open up your world to the action girl
In a crinoline skirt she’ll light the matinee
See her turn on a dime and show her “verite”
She’ll say her prayers for you
Though it’s byzantine to want everything
She’ll dye her hair for you
Let your flag unfurl for the action girl
When the light of her diffraction deserves an equal crowd reaction
Know her animal attraction might earn you some satisfaction
She’s your distraction
She’s your distraction
Ah, action girl
Ah, action girl
Ah, action girl
Ah, action girl
Girl Behind The Tears
All ’round your mouth
She walked the walk
Such a rebel
At the start of the new wave
So blue your chair
In the red of her shoes
No denying
This girl is pretending
But did her laughter disappear
When you kissed the girl behind the tears?
You’ll dry them line by line
Fall to the floor
She’s all that you can’t be
Some Paris crime
On her human hands
It’s a model
Behavior that’s ending
No matter who
You might torture in song
She’s the victim
And you are her enemy
And when she told you of her sin
Did you hate the girl behind the tears
Slow torture lie by lie
Petals unfurled
You’re all that she can’t be
Tell us her name
In a number of ways
She makes you cry
Just a girl behind
Tell us her name
In a number of ways
She makes you cry
Just a girl behind the tears
She’ll read these words
That you capture in song
Through a doorway
It’s a sadness she’s bringing
Her daughter’s fame
For most nothing at all
So untainted
You are almost forgiving
But when it’s dark and time for sleep
She’ll be the one who makes you weep
No love is worth that much
Eye for an eye
She’s all that you’ll never be
Tell us her name
In a number of ways
She made you cry
Just a girl behind
Tell us her name
In a number of ways
She made you cry
Just a girl behind the tears
Ava
The simplest girl
In extravagant scenes
A cigarette mood
While the paradox sings
Calamity Jane
Never had it so good
A sister in tow
Through Hollywood
A picture, a window
An agent recalls…
“her smile was brighter
Before the fall”
A trip to the bedroom
Wasn’t ready for this
A night to remember
Pre-marital bliss
Ava,
You have had enough
Ava,
Through as movie star
The pin up has faded
A wedding of tears
Third time’s the charm
Despite our fears
In light of the money
He showered you with
One touch of Venus
And no cruel kiss
Ava,
You have had enough
Ava,
Through as movie star
Whatever I tell you
Is whatever I fear
Will make you remember
A cruel career
Inside of the boardroom
They tear down your face
But it’s only an angel
That falls from grace
Ava,
You have had enough
Ava,
Through as movie star