Life Is Sweet (LP Ver.) Natalie Merchant

battleship wrecked on dry land Your mama shes a bitter bride Shell never be satisfied, And you know Thats not right But dont cry Know the tearsll do no good So dry your eyes They told you life

My Skin (LP Ver.) Natalie Merchant

I've been treated so wrong, I've been treated so long As if I'm becoming untouchable I'm a slow dying flower I'm the frost killing hour Sweet turning sour and untouchable.

Thick As Thieves (LP Ver.) Natalie Merchant

us The fairy tale The moral end The wheel of fortune Never turns again The worst of it has come and gone In the chaos of millennium In the falling out of the doomsday crowd Their last retreat is

Break Your Heart (LP Ver.) Natalie Merchant

People downcast, is despair See the disillusion everywhere Hoping their bad luck will change Gets a little harder every day People struggle, people fight For the simple pleasures in their lives

Ophelia (LP Ver.) Natalie Merchant

Ophelia was a bride of god A novice Carmelite In sister cells the cloister bells Tolled on her wedding night Ophelia was a rebel girl A blue stocking suffragette Who remedied society Between her c...

Effigy (LP Ver.) Natalie Merchant

Im an effigy A parody of who I appear to be Put your flaming torches under me Im an effigy A parody of who I appear to be Put your flaming torches under me Im an effigy A parody of who I appea...

Frozen Charlotte (LP Ver.) Natalie Merchant

Blue like the winter snow in this full moon Black like the silhouettes of the trees Late blooming flowers lye frozen underneath the stars I want you to remember me that way Far away Ill be gone Wi...

The Living (LP Ver.) Natalie Merchant

Whats it like there outside With the living? From this broken down place Where I hide From the living From the living Cause I dont care to stay With the living O, the bottle has been to me My cl...

Kind And Generous (LP Ver.) Natalie Merchant

La-La-La-La-La... You've been so kind and generous, I don't know how you keep on giving For your kindness I'm in debt to you For your selflessness, my admiration For everything you've done, you kn...

Life Is Sweet Natalie Merchant

But don't cry, you know the tears will do no good So dry your eyes Oh, they told you life is hard misery from the start, it's dull, it's slow, it's painful But I tell you life is sweet In spite of the

King Of May (LP Version) Natalie Merchant

well and go peacefully We cant keep your majesty Be on your way Make ready for the last King of May Make a cardboard crown for him Make your voices one Praise a crazy mothers son Who loved his life

When They Ring Them Golden Bells (With Hidden Track- Ophelia Reprise) (LP Ver.) Natalie Merchant

Theres a land beyond the river That they call the sweet forever And we only reach that shore by faiths decree One by one well gain the portals There to dwell with the immortals When they ring

My Skin Natalie Merchant

promises sweeten the blow but I don't need them, no I don't need them I've been treated so wrong, I've been treated so long As if I'm becoming untouchable I'm a slow-dying flower In the frost-killing hour Sweet

San Andreas Fault Natalie Merchant

Go west paradise is there you'll have all that you can eat of milk and honey over there you'll be the brightest star the world has ever seen sun-baked slender heroine of film and magazine

Not In This Life Natalie Merchant

Lately I've been walking all alone through the wind and through the rain Been walking through the streets and finding sweet relief In knowing that it won't be long.

The Gulf Of Araby Natalie Merchant

If you could fill a veil with shells from Killiney's shore And sweet talk in a tongue that is no more If wishful thought could bridge The Gulf of Araby Between what is What is What is And what can never

Beloved Wife Natalie Merchant

You were the love for certain of my life you were simply my beloved wife I don't know for certain how I'll live my life now alone without my beloved wife my beloved wife I can't believe I've

When They Ring the Golden Bells Natalie Merchant

There's a land beyond the river That they call the sweet forever And we only reach that shore by faith's decree One by one we'll gain the portals There to dwell with the immortals When they ring the golden

King Of May Natalie Merchant

light Go on Go peacefully We can't keep your majesty Be on your way Make ready for the last king of May Make a cardboard crown for him And make your voices one Praise a crazy mother's son Who loved his life

Motherland Natalie Merchant

The lust and the avarice, the bottomless, the cavernous greed, is that what you see? Motherland cradle me, close my eyes, lullaby me to sleep.

River Natalie Merchant

Young and strong Hollywood son in the early morning light this star fell down on Sunset Boulevard young and strong beautiful one we embraced so close is gone was torn away let the youth of

Build A Levee Natalie Merchant

yourself a levee deep inside dont go walking by the riverside Alone in the pale moonlight Hell come up upon you girl With no earthy body in sight Come up upon you girl And hell whisper something sweet

Break Your Heart Natalie Merchant

People down-cast in despair See the dis-illusion everywhere Hoping their bad luck will change It's a little harder everyday People struggle, people fight For the simple pleasures in their life The trouble

Where I Go Natalie Merchant

Climbing under a barbed wire fence by the railroad ties climbing over the old stone wall I am bound for the riverside well I go to the river to soothe my mind ponder over the crazy days of my life

The House Is On Fire Natalie Merchant

Yeah - The house is a rockin' don't bother knockin' Yeah - The house is a rockin' don't bother come on in Kick off your shoes start losin' the blues This old house ain't got nothin' to lose Seen it all

Jealousy Natalie Merchant

Jealousy O, jealousy is she fine so well bred the perfect girl a social deb? is she the sort you've always thought could make you what you're not?

House Is On Fire Natalie Merchant

This House is on fire!

Seven Years Natalie Merchant

there was no measuring far above this dirty world far above everything in your tower over it you were clean so warm and insightful were you in my eyes I was sure the rightful guardian of my life

Space Oddity Natalie Merchant

your helmet on Ground Control to Major Tom Commencing countdown, engines on Check ignition and may God's love be with you (spoken) Ten, Nine, Eight, Seven, Six, Five, Four, Three, Two, One, Liftoff This is

Just Can't Last Natalie Merchant

Believe me, they don''t understand That you have the weight of the world today It''s on your back A heavy load like that is gonna hold you back It''s gonna drag you down You know it just can

I'm Not Gonna Beg Natalie Merchant

Im not gonna beg you for nothing Im not gonna beg you for your love Dont you think you can take me for a pretty little ride I know once upon a time and ever after is a lie Im not gonna beg Im not

Crazy man Michael Natalie Merchant

fists-o He laughed and he cried He shouted and he swore For his mad mind Entrapped him with a fist-hold “you speak with an evil You speak with a hate You speak for the devil That haunts me For is

Thick As Thieves Natalie Merchant

fairy tale and moral end Wheel of Fortune Never turns again Never turns again The worst of it has come and gone And the chaos of millenium And the falling out of the doomsday crowd Their last retreat is

Gun Shy Natalie Merchant

There is a world outside of this room and when you meet it promise me you won't meet it with your gun. So now you are one of the brave few, it's awful sad we need boys like you.

Dust Bowl Natalie Merchant

The hole in my pocketbook is growing. There's a new wind blowing they say, it's gonna be a cold, cold one.

One fine day Natalie Merchant

One fine day you'll look at me And you will know our love is meant to be One fine day you're gonna want me for your girl Those arms I long for will open wide And you will want to have me right

Ballad Of Henry Darger Natalie Merchant

Princesses youll never fear The patron saint of girls is here! Who will draw the calvary in Risk his very own precious skin To make our Angelinia a free and peaceful land again?

The Ballad Of Henry Darger Natalie Merchant

Princesses you'll never fear the patron saint of girls is here! Who will draw the cavalry in and risk his very own precious skin To make our Angelinia a free and beautiful land again?

Giving Up Everything Natalie Merchant

fortune I was saving Giving up everything I mercy killed my craving Giving up everything I’ve opened up my eyes for this Giving up everything see the whole magnificent emptiness Gave what I want for how it is

Tell Yourself Natalie Merchant

Who told you that nothing about you is alright Its just no use, its just no good youll never be O.K.?

Birds And Ships (Featuring Natalie Merchant) Billy Bragg

The birds are singing In your eyes today Sweet flowers blossom in your smile The wind and sun Are in the words you say Where might your lonesome lover be?

Wonder Natalie Merchant

Doctors have come from distant cities just to see me stand over my bed disbelieving what they're seeing they say I must be one of the wonders of god's own creation and as far as the can see they ...

One Fine Day Natalie Merchant

One Fine Day Natalie Merchant One fine day You'll look at me And then you'll know Our love was meant to be One fine day You're going to want me for your girl The arms I long for Will open

I May Know The Word Natalie Merchant

I may know the word but not say it I may know the truth but not face it I may hear a sound a whisper sacred and profound but turn my head indifferent I may know the word but not say it I may love...

Carnival Natalie Merchant

I've walked these streets a virtual stage it seemed to me make up on their faces actors took their places next to me I've walked these streets in a carnival of sights to see all the cheap thrill ...

Kind and Generous Natalie Merchant

La-la-la-la... You've been so kind and generous I don't know how you keep on giving For your kindness, I'm in debt to you For your selflessness, my admiration For everything you've done, you know ...

Carnival Natalie Merchant

Carnival Natalie Merchant I've walked these streets a virtual stage it seemed to me make up on their faces actors took their places next to me I've walked these streets in a carnival of

Kind and Generous Natalie Merchant

La-la-la-la... You've been so kind and generous I don't know how you keep on giving For your kindness, I'm in debt to you For your selflessness, my admiration For everything you've done, you ...

The Letter Natalie Merchant

If I ever write this letter the pages I could write but I don't know where to send it you have vanished heaven knows where you live heaven only knows if I ever write this letter bitter words it w...

Kind & Generous Natalie Merchant

You\'ve been so kind and generous, I don\'t know how you keep on giving For your kindness I\'m in debt to you For your selflessness, my admiration For everything you\'ve done, you know I\'m bound, ...