Eels

[fox69]

"Gentlemen's Choice"

"Gentlemen's Choice"



Slept in all day
In dirty sheets
The stain on my shirt
Been there for weeks

When I was young I had a dream
I would be held in high esteem
I thought I'd end up a gentleman
Distinguished, respected, refined

The life that I've led
It's better unsaid
The world has no use for my kind

Too many years
Getting my way
Never let anyone
Have their say

How could I think it would work out?
Never a question, never a doubt

I thought I'd end up a gentleman
Accomplished, revered and admired

The life that I've led
I'm better off dead
The world has no room for my kind

 

[fox69]

"Going Fetal"

"Going Fetal"



Everyone is going fetal
It's the dance the kids all feel
Just get down under your desk
Feels like your mama's nest
Alright

Everyone is going fetal
It's the one thats really real
You're gonna love it if you give it a try
You just lay down like you're gonna die
Alright

Everyone is going fetal
If you feel like your fate is sealed
Then just get down and curl on up
Just like a little helpless pup
Alright

Everyone is going fetal

 

[fox69]

"Going To Your Funeral, Pt. 1"

"Going To Your Funeral, Pt. 1"



Going to your funeral and feeling i could scream
Everything goes away
Driving down the highway through the perfect sunny dream
A perfect day for perfect pain

Look at all the people with the flowers in their hands
They put the flower on the box
That's holding all the sand that was
That was once
That was once
You

Honolulu hurricane
I knew that you were not insane
Living in the insane world
Smiling like it's no big deal
Scabby wounds that never heal
The woman was only a girl

Look at all the people with their heads down in their hands
When everything i'm feeling makes it hard to understand
That, uh,
What i need to miss
It's what i need to miss
Is you

Going to your funeral and i'm feeling like a fool
No one's gonna take the blame
Thinking about the days of hanging out behind the school
Everything goes away

 

[fox69]

"Gone Man"

"Gone Man"



She used to love me but it's
Over now
That was a good thing that's
Gone man, gone

I pass the hours
Just to get by
Talk to the dogs
So I know that I'm alive

I never thought that I should quit
All the stupid crazy shit that I do
In the name of
Keepin' good things away

Some things you can
Fuck right up
Other things
Well, you better not screw up
My problem was
That I could not see
What was important
Right in front of me

I never though that I should quit
All the stupid crazy shit that I do
In the name of
Keepin' good things away

How much longer, man
Before they surf?
It's here today
But it's gone man, gone

The epitaph scratched upon my stone:
"Here lies a man who just wanna be alone"

She used to love me but it's
Over now
That was a good thing that's
Gone man, gone

I take small comfort in a
Dying world
I'm not the only who's
Feelin' this pain

 

[fox69]

"Good Morning Bright Eyes"

"Good Morning Bright Eyes"


Good morning bright eyes
How did you sleep last night?
Well, I didn't sleep so well

The days are going faster
No time for this disaster
Well, I can't do it anymore
And I'm sure

With a heavy heart I tell you this
And if I don't I'll be remissed
There's nothing worse than living lies

I need you be the leader
We don't [?] the leader
This flame has stayed for all these years
And I've kneeled

We gave it a shot, now I wouldn't to say
Why don't we just back up and call it a day
There's something out there for us both

The days are going faster
No time for this disaster
Well, I can't do it anymore
And I'm sure

Good morning bright eyes
How did you sleep last night?
Well, I didn't sleep so well

 

[fox69]

"Grace Kelly Blues"

"Grace Kelly Blues"



The cut-rate mime walking through the dirty streets
Of paris in the hot august heat
Sun melting the fake smile away
Just looking for a place to stay

The actress gave up all her old dreams
And traded up now she is a queen
Royal families don't have time for that shit
Your crystal ball - you keep it hid

The tractor-trailer driver radios:
Help me someone i'm out here all alone
Truck driving the black night away
Praying for the light of day

The kid in the mall works at hawt dawg on a stick
His hat is a funny shape his heart is a brick
Taking your order he will look away
He doesn't have a thing to say

But me i'm feeling pretty good as of now
I'm not so sure when i got here or how
Sun melting the fake smile away
I think, you know, i'll be okay

 

[fox69]

"Guest List"

"Guest List"



Are you one of the beautiful people
Is my name on the list
Wanna be of the beautiful people
Wanna feel like i'm missed

Hey you with the walkie talkie
I know my clothes are not right
I wish i had my own walkie talkie
That reached to god every night

Everyone needs to be somebody
Everyone needs to find someone who cares
But i don't know if you know what i mean
'cause i'm never on your list

Are you one of the beautiful people
Am i on the wrong track
Sometimes it feels like i'm made of eggshell
And it feels like i'm gonna crack

Everyone needs to be somebody
Everyone needs to find someone who cares
But i don't know if you know what i mean
'cause i'm never on your list

 

[fox69]

"Hello Cruel World"

"Hello Cruel World"




Hello cruel world
So this is you
A broken heart
But with a view
I'm looking out to face another day

The angry mob
The happy mass
This birthday cake may be the last
I'm looking out to find another way

Norman rockwell colors fade
All my favorite things have changed
But what the hell
Hello cruel world

I thought i heard an opera star
Who had no home under the stars
She sang and sang and sang the night away

And mother nature changed her name
She doesn't want to play the game
I don't believe she'll ever be the same

So big brother never came
Howdy doody gets the blame
But what the hell
Hello cruel world

Bad and beautiful and strange
Monkeys dancing in a cage
But what the hell
Hello cruel world

Venus demilo grew an arm
And old macdonald bought the farm
Say goodbye
Hello cruel world

 

[fox69]

"Her"

"Her"



Nobody's quite sure how it became
That something so good
Could become of this day
But she's like a dream
Where you've lost all your fear

And in this life you're lucky to have
Even one good friend
And it's her that i'll miss in the end

Love stories come
And then love stories go
But this is the one
That i'll always know
She is the one that makes me believe

And in this life you've got yourself
On which you can depend
But it's her that i'll miss in the end
Yeah it's her that i'll miss in the end

Love is a word that gets thrown 'round a lot
Sometimes it means something
Other times not
But she is the greatest love i'll ever know

And in this life you'll never know
What's waiting 'round the bend
But it's her that i'll miss in the end
Yeah it's her that i'll miss in the end
It's her that i'll miss in the end

 

[fox69]

"Hey Man (Now You'Re Really Living)"

"Hey Man (Now You'Re Really Living)"



Do you know what it's like to fall on the floor
And cry your guts out 'til you got no more
Hey man now you're really living

Have you ever made love to a beautiful girl
Made you feel like it's not such a bad world
Hey man now you're really living

Now you're really giving everything
And you're really getting all you gave
Now you're really living what
This life is all about

Well i just saw the sun rise over the hill
Never used to give me much of a thrill
But hey man now you're really living

Do you know what it's like to care too much
'bout someone that you're never gonna get to touch
Hey man now you're really living

Have you ever sat down in the fresh cut grass
And thought about the moment and when it will pass
Hey man now you're really living

Now you're really giving everything
And you're really getting all you gave
Now you're really living what
This life is all about

Now what would you say if i told you that
Everyone thinks you're a crazy old cat
Hey man now you're really living

Do you know what it's like to fall on the floor
And cry your guts out 'til you got no more
Hey man now you're really living

Have you ever made love to a beautiful girl
Made you feel like it's not such a bad world
Hey man now you're really living

People sing
Do you know what it's like to fall on the floor
And cry your guts out 'til you got no more
Hey man now you're really living

Just saw the sun rise over the hill
Never used to give me much of a thrill
But hey man now i'm really living