Damien Jurado

[fox69]

"Life Away From The Garden"

"Life Away From The Garden"



There was a time
(There was a time)
When we were golden
(When we were golden)
Like the Sun
(Like the Sun)
We were lights in the world
(We were lights in the world)
Then we strayed
(Then we strayed)
Away from the Garden
(Away from the Garden)
Oh, Oh
(Oh, Oh)
Oh, Oh
(Oh, Oh)

There was a time
(There was a time)
When I believed you
(When I believed you)
When in doubt
(When in doubt)
I put my hand in your side
(I put my hand in your side)
Broken bells
(Broken bells)
I don't hear you ringing
(I don't hear you ringing)
Oh, oh
(Oh, oh)
Oh, oh
(Oh, oh)

All of us light, all of us free
All of us light, all of us free
All of us light, all of us free
All of us light, all of us free

 

[fox69]

"Like Titanic"

"Like Titanic"



There's a place where Jean and I go
To escape this dull existence
We go dancing and we set fires and
We tell secrets and tell them lies

I have many questions
Places I keep going
I don't know the meaning of "no trespassing"

Me and Jeanie, we get drunk and we
Take her dad's car for a ride and
Pockets empty, we have no money
For tobacco or the movies

I have many problems
Fears I can't ignore
I don't know the meaning of "self destruction"
I have many questions
Places I keep going
I don't know the meaning of "no trespassing"

Some say Jeanie, she's my downfall
With the pills and alcohol
She can sink me like Titanic, and
Make my blood spill to her shores

I have many questions
Places I keep going
I don't know the meaning of "no trespassing"
I have many problems
Fears I can't ignore
I don't know the meaning of "self destruction"

Some say boredom, it's a killer, you
End up breaking hearts like chairs

I have many questions
Places I keep going
I don't know the meaning of "no trespassing"
I have many problems
Fears I can't ignore
I don't know the meaning of "self destruction"

 

[fox69]

"Lion Tamer"

"Lion Tamer"



We said goodbye a year ago
We sat within the farmhouse
So you know, don't you?

I went to the house alone
The power out, no telephone
You know, you'll know

The gun in the drawer
The long distance call
A story to tell

Patience drifts into the sound
You are nothing to me now
I need time to figure out
Save us now before we drown

Hello, goodbye I said last we met
I'll be easy to forget
You know, you'll know

An empty beer, the sealing broke
The saddest song we ever wrote
You'll know, don't you?

It's all for the best
It's not what it seems

The gun in the drawer
The long distance call
A story to tell

Patience drifts into the sound
You are nothing to me now
I need time to figure out
Save us now before we drown

 

[fox69]

"Lose My Head"

"Lose My Head"



I won't pretend not to see you looking
I smile and walk the other way

Kept alive in pictures
Still shots of you sleeping
And I play the movies in my mind

If I ever lose my head
Don't ever let me lose my head

High above me far from all who see you
You play the hero in my song

This is my blue one
That one makes me happy
Call in another round of cheer

If I ever lose my head
Don't ever let me lose my head

If I ever lose my head
Don't ever let me lose my head

I won't pretend not to see you looking
I smile and walk the other way

Kept alive in pictures
Still shots of you sleeping
And I play the movies in my mind

If I ever lose my head
Don't ever let me lose my head

If I ever lose my head
Don't ever let me lose my head

 

[fox69]

"Lottery"

"Lottery"



Misfortune, got you like a sickness
The saints and angels all agree
Trouble sure as trouble sees it
I need it in writing to believe
To believe

The target was your heart in the beginning
Now there digging soft ground for your grave
I hope the mourners will bring plastic flowers
They'll drink to your death with pink champagne
Pink champagne

Now I hear your widow crying
Her weeping I made into this song
It's popular with the disco dancers
They'll play it on the radio all week long
All week long

Misfortune, got you like a sickness
And the saints, the angels all agree
Trouble sure as trouble sees it
I need it in writing to believe
To believe

 

[fox69]

"Love The Same"

"Love The Same"



You don't love me that way
The words that you say
Make it obvious now
Why try pretending you care
When feelings aren't there
Just be honest with me

It's not getting easier
With the two of us just standing here
Knowing we don't love the same
Love the same, love the same

I said, "Don't feel ashamed
Feelings just change
It's so clear to me now.
Don't cry you can't deny
Both of us tried for each other."

It's not getting easier
With the two of us just standing here
Knowing we don't love the same
Love the same, love the same

You don't love me that way
The words that you say
Make it obvious now

 

[fox69]

"Magic Number"

"Magic Number"



Don't waste your time, there is work to be done
The setting son is a shiny dime
Cast it aside, it will soon catch your eye
Hold my magic number in your hand

Lay across the land like a giant on its side
The sun disappears and it falls behind
The dust will settle down when darkness takes my crown
I'll shake his hand and I'll knock him down

You will learn to let go

It's my turn to confuse

Not long ago, when you showed up at my door
Looking for a shelter in my skull
When I drew the blinds, the colors in my eyes
Went from maroon to shiny gold

Speaking in tongues with the tape on rewind
My secret name became define
Peeling back the sky in a blanket of shame
Remove my nails when you find the time

You will learn to let go

It's my turn to confuse

 

[fox69]

"Make Up Your Mind"

"Make Up Your Mind"



Sat on the couch for hours talking
About the current situation
Today is the day that we part
Today is the day we fall apart

If you want to talk about it
Darling you know where I'll be

Sat on the porch for hours talking
About the current situation
Today is the day that we part
Today is the day we fall apart

If you want to talk about it
Darling you know where I'll be
If you want to talk about it
Honey you know where I'll be

Make up your mind

 

[fox69]

"Maraqopa"

"Maraqopa"



It's your oldest fear, that the love you can hear will go
It's a deafening sound, we become light on the ground, then soil
To be one with the sky, where the souls all collide, turn to gold
We are rain, we are rain

We are stones to be seen, in the meadows we are dreams to be free
It's where we bow our heads to pray, we are echoes God creates in the shade
It's where the light can come in, your breath becomes the wind in the trees
We are free, we are free

All are welcome in
All are welcome in
All are welcome in
All are welcome in

 

[fox69]

"Matinee"

"Matinee"



We all cried at the ending
We all stayed for the credits
And I kept my ticket as a souvenir

We found our way by the usher's light
To the place outside where we parked the bikes
Underneath a neon sign

Matinee, hey hey, why go late
When the movies are cheaper during the day

We come down about twice a week
To put our feet on the theater seats
Admission's cheap and the soda's free

Well, my best friend's girl works the ticket stand
When the boss is gone, she gets us in
We all see a matinee

Matinee, hey hey, why go late
When the movies are cheaper during the day

We all cried at the ending
We all stayed for the credits
And I kept my ticket as a souvenir

O, my best friend's girl works the ticket stand
When the boss is gone, she gets us in
We all see a matinee

Matinee, hey hey, why go late
When the movies are cheaper during the day

Matinee, hey hey, why go late
When the movies are cheaper during the day