We've Never Met Neko Case

All the love we had between us Now it's like we've never met Oh it kills me, how it kills me When I think I held you up You were golden, I was blind With your poison in my blood Bittersweet are the memories

That Teenage Feeling Neko Case

Now that we've met We can only laugh at these regrets Common as a winter cold They're telephone poles They follow each other One, after another, after another But now my heart is green as weeds Grown to

Star Witness Neko Case

there there\'s such deadly wolves \'round town tonight Round the town tonight Hey there there\'s such deadly wolves \'round town tonight Round the town tonight Hey pretty baby get high with me, We

Hold On, Hold On Neko Case

place in my heart is for strangers I know it\'s unkind but my own blood is much too dangerous Hangin\' round the ceiling half the time Hangin\' round the ceiling half the time Compared to some I\'ve

Man Neko Case

tree house cannot support me I\'m not the runt of the litter The fat finger bullies were no match for me So taste them in my teeth I\'m a man I\'m a man\'s man Always been Make no mistake I\'ve

Night Still Comes Neko Case

You never held it at the right angle, You never held it at the right angle, Catch a, catch a, catch a, catch a falling star, But wash your hands of it Catch a, catch a, catch a, catch a falling star

Guided By Wire Neko Case

Voices that did comfort me Are furthest from my sanity And come from places I have never seen Even in my darkest recollection There was singin' my life back to me The life you learn from someone else That

Lion's Jaws Neko Case

sky and my snowy eye Sees a different night The night I fell into the lion's jaws To my regret and your delight Those teeth themselves could not divine Nor their pressure estimate The haze I wish to never

Loretta Neko Case

When I talk to Loretta Oh, boots, socks and sweater Well she hugs me sweet and low And it's never let me go When I talk to Loretta, she makes me feel like number one When I talk to Loretta, she makes me

No Need To Cry Neko Case

arms again There's no need to cry Of all the things so bittersweet You're the first thing I see in morning and in sleep And you'll be in my arms again There's no need to cry Years have been lost but can never

Outro With Bees Neko Case

How's hope feeling today Tired and sick of this place Red wine is fast At the lip of your glass Saying I'm going to ruin Everything Everything So its better my sweet That we hover like bees 'Cause there's

Lady Pilot Neko Case

Stars can't fight city lights They've turned their backs on us It's true today, I saw it from the plane Aeroplanes were never built to fly Down down down down...

Blacklisted Neko Case

What's at the heart of your engine's rage To what smooth place at the end of the line With crackling fires and quiet plains Do the trees bend down Fold their limbs round you Welcome home faithful one We

Favorite Neko Case

thought you were golden I thought you were wise Caught you returning To the house you caught fire But I know that I was your favorite And I said Amen Wise, found favorin' heaven And I at your side But I never

Maybe Sparrow Neko Case

Maybe sparrow you should wait The hawks alight till morning You'll never pass beyond the gate If you don't hear my warning Notes are hung so effortless With the rise and fall of sparrow's breast It's a

Margaret Vs. Pauline Neko Case

monster whose picture was faked Margaret is the fragments of a name Her love pours like a fountain Her love steams like rage Her jaw aches from wanting and she\'s sick from chlorine But she\'ll never

The Needle Has Landed Neko Case

The needle's the same that recorded and played When you left me at the greyhound the year I moved away And if I knew then what's so obvious now You'd still be here baby My baby, baby So that's why I never

South Tacoma Way Neko Case

to a dead man Your life was much more to me And I chased away with sticks and stones But that rage kept following me Following Me Following Me So lost I was asleep in the palms of your hand In dreams we

Porchlight Neko Case

So far away Curses wild upon you Hungry and gaining Porch light burns so far away Miles away Days have gone by and I've barely gone Safe on the road that speeds from your front door I can't turn a...

Nothing To Remember Neko Case

I spent my life becoming invisible It’s hard to maintain and it’s hard to get by I don’t recall, fight or flight setting in I had no introduction I just breathe it in like the air And there’s nothi...

Deep Red Bells Neko Case

Who led you to this hiding place? These lightning thread-spun silver tunnels The red bells beckon you to ride A handprint on the driver's side It looks a lot like engine oil And tastes like being p...

Pretty Girls Neko Case

NEKO CASE "Pretty Girls" pretty girls, you're too good for this How you break my heart in this cold waiting room Oh my pretty girls, you're too good for this Don't let them tell you you're nothing

If You Knew Neko Case

And if you knew what I knowYou wouldn't go to see herAnd least of all believe her when she says that she wants youWell you're just another puppet, she's not even keeping scoreAnd the lazy way she c...

Soulful Shade Of Blue Neko Case

Dressmaker dressmakerI'm singing at the hallNext Saturday night and he'll be thereHe's been goneFor so longI want him back againMake me the sweetest dress you canMake it a soulful shade of blueWith...

Hex Neko Case

When you hear me calling your name in the nightDo you run to your window thinking a coyote mightBe howlingWhen you hear me knocking at your door againDo you tell yourself it's only the windThat's b...

The Tigers Have Spoken Neko Case

They shot the tiger on his chainIn a field behind the cagesHe walked in circles 'til he was crazyAnd he lived that way foreverAnd he lived that way beside them,Separate from the other tigersHe did ...

Rated X Neko Case

Well if you've been a married woman and things didn't seem to work outWell Divorce is the key to bein' loose and free but you're gonna be talked aboutEverybody knows that you've loved once, and the...

This Little Light Neko Case

This little light of mineI'm going to let it shineThis little light of mineI'm going to let it shineThis little light of mineI'm going to let it shineEvery day, every dayEvery day, every dayGonna l...

Wayfaring Stranger Neko Case

I am a poor wayfaring strangerA-traveling through this world belowBut there's no sickness, toil, or dangerIn that bright land to which I goI'm going there to see my fatherI'm going there no more to...

Behind The House (Demo) Neko Case

One night I woke up crying in the lane behind the houseClothes were wet and steaming by the time I figured it outYou didn't die in the fire, it was the flood that carried you from meAnd the embers ...

Set Out Running Neko Case

Want to get it all behind meYou know everything reminds meI can't be myself without youWant to crawl down deep insideThe springs inside the mattressWhere l cry my dirty secrets'Cause I just can't s...

Mood To Burn Bridges Neko Case

So many people live in my townAnd mind to my business but none of their ownThey're all so happy now that I've done wrongI'm surprised they don't come up and thank meSo if you want moral adviceI sug...

Twist The Knife Neko Case

TenderlyTenderlyPlease take my breath from meInto the fountainAnd up from the gravesTearfullyJoyfullyBurn what is left of meI don't want these burdensI've handsomely gained (?)You'll be my guestAnd...

Thrice All American Neko Case

I want to tell you about my hometownIt's a dusty old jewel in the South Puget SoundWell the factories churn and the timbers all cut downAnd life goes by slow in TacomaPeople they laugh when they he...

Whip The Blankets Neko Case

Well it's hot in the yardAnd it's cool in the bedAnd I whip the blankets into cotton threadAnd I'll tear all the carpet up over my head'Til my feet can go right through the basementWell you play so...

Bought And Sold Neko Case

Lost loveYou're the one that lies in my armsYou're the one that stole all my charmsI let you inMiseryYou took everything young from meBurned it down right in front of meMy blood runs coldNobody sai...

Furnace Room Lullaby Neko Case

All night, all I hear, all I hear's your heartHow come, how comeI twisted you over and under to take youThe coals went so wild as they swallowed the restI twisted you under and under to break youI ...

Things That Scare Me Neko Case

Fluorescent lights engageBlackbirds frying on a wireSame birds that followed me to school When I was youngWere they trying to tell me somethingWere they telling me to runThe hammer clicks in placeT...

Tightly Neko Case

When I'm walkin' under starsI covet all the waning hoursAll the lonely houses stand like monumentsTo thievesWhen I'm walkin' in the darkI'm free to covet all I wantYou've made it all so very danger...

Look For Me (I'll Be Around) Neko Case

When you tire of all the bright lightsHaste that's killing and you're willing to stay home nightsWhen your feet are back on the solid groundLook for me, I'll be aroundWhen the new crowd starts to b...

Stinging Velvet Neko Case

Rain falls, I fix my eyesLet go of the focus and I blur out all the linesJust to remember, rememberCrying 'cause it's not my faultWater through my lashes look just like Christmas lightsAnd I still ...

I Missed The Point Neko Case

I have lightningIf the stars dry out to guide meI have soft clayTo knit my bones astrideWhat a miracle they sayDark clouds gatherVelvet holesGaping wide ohAnd they pour it downAnd they sing to meOf...

I Wish I Was The Moon Neko Case

Chimney falls and lovers blazeThought that I was youngNow I've freezing hands and bloodless veinsAs numb as I've becomeI'm so tiredI wish I was the moon tonightLast night I dreamt I had forgotten m...

Runnin' Out Of Fools Neko Case

Are you sure you got the right numberIs it me you wanna talk to tonightEveryone in town's got your numberEverybody's got you pegged rightIs that why you got in touch with meOhhh, guess you must be ...

A Widow's Toast Neko Case

Specters move like pilot flamesTheir widows toast at St. AngelBetter times collide with nowThe tears were warm, I feel them stillTheir heat to vapor and disperseAnd cloud our eyes with weary glazeY...

Fox Confessor Brings The Flood Neko Case

Driving home I see those flooded fieldsHow can people not know what beauty this isI've taken it for granted my whole lifeSince the day I was bornClouds hang on these curves like meAnd I kneel to th...

John Saw That Number Neko Case

Old John the baptist, old John divineLeather harness round his lineHis meat was locust and honeyWild honey lord, wild honeyJohn saw that numberWay in the middle of the airCryin' holy, holy to the L...

Dirty Knife Neko Case

So suddenly the madness cameWith its whiskered, wolven, ether pangsHe locked the doorAnd shut the blindsHe laid down on the floor and he slept like ironWhile the dirty knife worked deepInto his spi...

At Last Neko Case

I can say that I've lived here in honor and dangerBut I'm just an animal and cannot explain a lifeDown this chain of days I wished to stay among my peopleRelation now means nothing, having chosen s...

Before I Met You Usher

I never see your face again face again Just in case the worst was meant to happen happen Just in case tomorrow never come there is something you should know should know I′ve given you every