Eels

[fox69]

"My Old Raincoat"

"My Old Raincoat"



Oh no
She's giving back my old raincoat
The one i said she could keep
Okay
She's taking back her umbrella
Well that's alright with me

Oh why
I feel like i'm a fighter
Who only wins despite
My broken bones
The winner stands alone

Every pocket has a hole
There is no hope
I'm walking around
In my old raincoat

Oh yeah
She's tearing up my old letters
She's setting fire to the heap

Oh joy
She says she's feeling much better
She says it's easy to sleep
Without me there
In the cool night air

The sun is shining
The sky is blue
And I am cold
Just walking around
In my old raincoat

Now i know i'm really free

Oh why
I feel like i'm a fighter
Who only wins despite
My broken bones
The winner stands alone

Every pocket has a hole
There is no hope
I've searched them all
Looking for a note

The sun is shining
The sky is blue
And i am cold
I'm walking around
In my old raincoat

Now i know i'm really free

 

[fox69]

"My Timing Is Off"

"My Timing Is Off"



My timing is off
She isn't ready for my love
It's all that I got
But it's a pretty big thing
That she should recognize
The truth between us cannot hide

She knows that it's real
But the situation doesn't fit
I know what I feel
And I know that this is really it
The thing it's all about
And I don't have a single doubt

My timing is off
But sometimes that's how it all works
Believe it or not
We don't have a choice in matters of the heart
Just gotta be brave enough
To love and let yourself - be loved

My timing is off
And I'm not worried 'bout a thing
She knows that it's real
She couldn't throw it all away
For fear of happiness
This isn't like that other mess

 

[fox69]

"Mystery Of Life"

"Mystery Of Life"



How does a little baby know how to smile?
How does a cat land on his feet?
Why does it feel like you've been here before?
How do the two perfect people meet?

Pain in my heart, twistin' like a knife
Disappeared just overnight
Good morning, mystery of life

La la la la
La la la la la
La la la la la la

How does a mother wake up in the night
When she knows her daughter's sad
On the other side of the earth?
How does she know the kind of day she's had?

Ghosts flyin' all around my life
Sent a message both bold and bright
Good morning, mystery of life

La la la la
La la la la la
La la la la la la

La la la la
La la la la la
La la la la la la

How does a man lose all that he loves
And find the strength to rise above
Havin' nothing to call his own?
How does he find that he still has love?

No more sorrow, no more strife
Always some daylight followin' the night
Good morning, mystery of life

La la la la
La la la la la
La la la la la la

La la la la
La la la la la
La la la la la la la la la
La la la la
La la la la la
La la la la la la la la la
La la la la
La la la la la
La la la la la la la la la
La la la la
La la la la la
La la la la la la la la la
La la la la
La la la la la
La la la la la la la

 

[fox69]

"New Alphabet"

"New Alphabet"



You know what?
I'm in a good mood today
Well I'm so happy
It's not yesterday
Man it was brutal
With plenty o' tissues
I guess you could say
That I had issues

But it's looking good
I've dug my way out
I'm changing up
What the story's about

When the world stops making sense
Just taking what you can get
When the people on the street
Start looking like silhouettes
When the words just sound like noise
I need a new alphabet
When the world stops making sense
I make a new alphabet

Small thinking people
With their small thinking ways
I don't have time
To hear what they say
This is my world
I'm staking my claim
Thanks for the invite
No thanks just the same

It's looking good now
Full speed ahead
I'll live today
Like tomorrow I'm dead

When the world stops making sense
Just taking what you can get
When the people on the street
Start looking like silhouettes
When the words just sound like noise
I need a new alphabet
When the world stops making sense
I make a new alphabet

I see, everything
It's crystal clear
It's here

You know what?
I'm in a good mood today
Well I'm so happy
It's not yesterday
Man it was brutal
But it's all in the past
It's good to know
That it don't have to last

When the world stops making sense
Just taking what you can get
When the people on the street
Start looking like silhouettes
When the words just sound like noise
I need a new alphabet
When the world stops making sense
I make a new alphabet

 

[fox69]

"Not Ready Yet"

"Not Ready Yet"



There's a world outside
And i know 'cause i've heard talk
In my sweetest dream
I would go out for a walk

But i don't think i'm ready yet
I'm not feeling up to it now
Just not that steady yet
And i don't need you telling me how

There's some happiness
And my stone face cracks again
Maybe sometime sooner or later

But i don't think i'm ready yet
I'm not feeling up to it now
Just not that steady yet
And i don't need you telling me how

So if i leave my room
Don't you tell me to lighten up
Maybe sometime sooner or later

But i don't think i'm ready yet
I'm not feeling up to it now
Just not that steady yet
And i don't need you telling me how

 

[fox69]

"Novocaine For The Soul"

"Novocaine For The Soul"



Life is hard
And so am i
You'd better give me something
So i don't die

Novocaine for the soul
Before i sputter out

Life is white
And i am black
Jesus and his lawyer
Are coming back
Oh my darling
Will you be here
Before i sputter out

Guess whose living here
With the great undead
This paint-by-numbers life
Is fucking with my head
Once again

Life is good
And i feel great
'cause mother says i was
A great mistake

Novocaine for the soul
You'd better give me something
To fill the hole
Before i sputter out

 

[fox69]

"Nowadays"

"Nowadays"



(Something's not right, I don't understand)

Nowadays I keep to myself
Everybody else can look some other way
Things I say seem to get me into trouble
That I've been through for too many days

And trouble is a friend of mine
I'd like to leave behind
I like my friends more refined

Things I lose
Weighing on my heart
Every time I start to think
Maybe it's through

A little lie
Goes a long way when you can't say
Quite for sure what's the truth
The truth is something no one really
Wants to hear you say
Just how you doin and have a nice day

Nowadays you go for a walk
Better not stop and wave or say hello

Just this song
People will spit, give you shit
Just for looking at them
And for walking too slow

Slowly and methodically
I'll lock the world away
Haunted by my better days

 

[fox69]

"Nowheresville"

"Nowheresville"



I wanna see paris
Insane on the seine
I wanna do that bull run thing in spain
I wanna go to england
And walk down penny lane
Half a pint in ireland
May wash away my pain

I'm stuck in mud
Spinning my wheels
And i'm all alone
On the road
To nowheresville

I wanna meet a little girl
With french horn lips
And introduce her to my trip
I'll make her smile on the nile
Hold her hand in japan
But last thing's first
For all my plans

I'm stuck in mud
Spinning my wheels
And i'm all alone
On the road
To nowheresville

I'm on my way
I'm almost nowhere
I'm almost everything
I swore i'd never be
When i get there
Then i'll go somewhere
I'm gonna pay my last respects
And get the hell out of there
Out of nowhere

 

[fox69]

"Numbered Days"

"Numbered Days"



Daisy
I never thought i'd go
Crazy
But i never thought you so
Until now that i see
All the crazy things you're doing
Why you wanna ruin it
And me

Counting numbered days

Lately
I think you know it's true
That's it
It's all over, i'm through
For a while we can smile
For the people that we're passing
And even if they're asking
We can lie

Counting numbered days

Looks like the sun is gonna set
Know that there's nothing i regret
All the things that i learned
Well i'd like to think i earned it
No need to go and burn it down now

Counting numbered days

 

[fox69]

"Oh So Lovely"

"Oh So Lovely"



My friend was lyin'
The grass was dyin'
It felt like a story you don't care where it leads
A change of venue
Will it mend you?
If the grass is not greener, you know what it needs
I knew that I had to throw down some seeds

Oh-so-lovely
Lord above me
I feel my heart changin' in mysterious new ways
Everybody
(Yeah!)
Oh-so-lovely
Now how can I tell you how grateful I am?

Fair-weather friends
They make amends
But you look in their eyes and you know it's not real
A little carin'
And soul-barin'
The actor's contract pays him how to feel
I knew it was time to make a new deal

Oh-so-lovely
Lord above me
I feel my heart changin' in mysterious new ways
Everybody
(Yeah!)
Oh-so-lovely
Now how can I tell you how grateful I am?

Jacaranda bloomin'
No clouds are loomin'
The trees are swayin'
In the wind

Up in the mornin'
Without a warnin'
The sun is a-shinin' like a newborn's smile
It's time I faced it
Don't wanna waste it
I could run away, but that's just not my style
And I think that I just might stay here a while

Oh-so-lovely
Lord above me
I feel my heart changin' in mysterious new ways
Everybody
(Yeah!)
Oh-so-lovely
Now how can I tell you how grateful I am?
Now how can I tell you how grateful I am?

Oh-so-lovely
Lord above me
I feel my heart changin' in mysterious new ways
Everybody
(Yeah!)
Oh-so-lovely
Now how can I tell you how grateful I am?

Yeah!