We Put a Pearl in the Ground St. Vincent

Instrumental

Landmines St. Vincent

I\'m crawling through landmines Just to know where you are There\'s smoke in my eyes Cause you\'re burning the ground I\'m crawling through landmines Just to feel where you are Under cover of night

Paris Is Burning St. Vincent

nobody is \"Come sit right here and sleep \"While I slip poison in your ear\" We are waiting on a telegram To give us news of the fall I am sorry to report Dear Paris is burning after all We

The Bed St. Vincent

We're sleeping underneath the bed To scare the monsters out With our dear daddy's Smith and Wesson We've gotta teach them all a lesson Don't move Don't scream or we will have to shoot Stop right where

Rosyln St. Vincent

Up with your turret Aren't we just terrified?

All Born Screaming (Feat. Cate Le Bon) St. Vincent

I have climbed power lines and mountains Just to feel above the ground I have crawled out your hallowed houses Just to feel my headache pound I feel like graffiti on a urinal in the abattoir Well, it goes

The Party St. Vincent

Honey, the party You went away quickly But oh that's the trouble With ticking and tocking I licked the ice cube From your empty glass Oh we stayed much too late Till they're cleaning the ashtrays Do you

Teenage Talk St. Vincent

Katie kept the list of times Now that she had really done it done it So we swarmed like flies Pretending that we weren't terrified Til we snuck out that night Rolled the Chrysler down the driveway But

Dilettante St. Vincent

Oh Elijah don't make me wait Nobody's winning The sharks are swimming in the red Oh Elijah don't make me wait While you are sleeping My mind goes creaking down the wall Slow down dilettante So I

Psychopath St. Vincent

Running down the highway like a psychopath All the flames and fury honey at my back Wanna make a bet whether I make it back cause I'm on the edge of a heart attack You said Honey quit your worrying Distance

Your Lips Are Red St. Vincent

Your lips are red My face is red from reading your red lips My hands are black My hands are black inside this downtown taxi cab This city\'s red This city\'s red from riding us into the ground This

Jesus Saves, I Spend St. Vincent

While Jesus is saving I\'m spending all my days In backgrounds and landscapes with the languages of saints While people are spinning like toys on Christmas day I\'m inside a still life with the other

Surgeon St. Vincent

I spent the summer on my back Another attack Stealing just to get along, get along, get along Turn off the TV, wait in bed of Blue and red a little Somethin' to get along, get along, get along...

Prince Johnny St. Vincent

Prince Johnny, you're kind but you're not simple By now I think I know the difference You wanna be a son of someone Remember the time we went and snorted That piece of the Berlin Wall that you'd extorted

The Neighbors St. Vincent

Sister say a prayer for us one we learned from nuns and such I won't believe not a word you speak just make it sweet to hear Let's pour wine in coffee cups and drive around the neighborhood And shine the

Human Racing St. Vincent

You look like death like you sure could use some rest from this place human racing and the faces of people who pound at your door They always want more they want more Hummingbird, what\'s the word

Del Rio St. Vincent

We were down on 10th You told me I looked spent Gave that look you give And rushed me to the river Del Del Rio Del Del Rio We filled our cups Drank to drink enough Then when we were done We threw ourselves

Birth In Reverse St. Vincent

Oh, what an ordinary day Take out the garbage, masturbate I'm still holding for the laugh The dogs will bark so let them bark The birds will cry I'll let them cry Here's my report from the edge Like a

Actor Out of Work St. Vincent

You're a supplement, you're a salve You're a bandage, pull it off I can quit you, cut it out You're a patient, iron lung You're a cast signed broken arm You're an actor out of work You're a liar and that's

Year Of The Tiger St. Vincent

When I was young Coach called me the tiger I always had A knack with the danger Living in fear in the year of the tiger Living in fear in the year of the tiger Italian shoes Like these rubes know

Huey Newton St. Vincent

Feelings flash cards Fake knife real ketchup Cardboard cutthroats Cowboys of information Pleasure dot loathing dot Huey dot Newton Oh it was a lonely lonely winter Fuckless porn sharks Toothless

All My Stars Aligned St. Vincent

I read the signs, I got all my stars aligned My amulets, my charms, I set all my false alarms So I\'ll be someone who won\'t be forgotten I\'ve got a question and you\'ve got the answer I\'ll do

Digital Witness St. Vincent

Get back to your seat Get back lash in tear Uuuuu-uh I want all in your mind People tell you TV only looks just like a window Yeah People tell you TV only looks just like a window Yeah DIGITAL WITNESSES

Marrow St. Vincent

Muscle connects to the bone And bone to the ire and the marrow I wish I had a gentle mind And a spine made up of iron Mouth connects to the teeth And teeth to the loves and curses Honey can you reach the

Hell Is Near St. Vincent

Empty cup and a can full of marigolds Half-burned candle, a picture pinned on the wall Letters, records, and ash on linoleum Signs of life, the beginning, the beginning Our beginning, begin again I was

Bicycle St. Vincent

You stole my bicycle So I had to walk Twenty six blocks in the rain What a shame You took my tennis shoes So I took the train To avoid the rain What a shame You saw me on the street You offered me a seat

Every Tear Disappears St. Vincent

Oh, a smile is more than showing teeth Oh, it's not the potion, it's the magic that I seek Every tear disappears Every tear disappears Oh, the more that I struggle the deeper in the pit If I can show a

The Sequel (Explicit Ver.) St. Vincent

Oh honey I was there in the dark where you lay And I saw you With a scent on your hands Going out to get you something Oh honey I was there in the dark where you lay And I saw you With a scent on your

Bad Believer St. Vincent

What do you know I\'m just a bad believer What do you know What do you know From the nave and down into the altar I left my momma sitting in the pew Knelt before the trembling pastor Fainted as

What Me Worry St. Vincent

amusing you Sans le fear of impending doom Life is like banquet food Pleasure to peruse Do I amuse you, dear Would you think me queer If while standing beside you I opted instead to Disappear, disappear In

The Power's Out St. Vincent

Monday morning, subway station Pushers pushing, racers racing Came the message on the station "The power's out across the nation" And, "Ladies and gentlemen, it seems we got a problem" The man on my screen

Rattlesnake St. Vincent

Follow the power lines back from the road No one around so I take off my clothes Am I the only one in the only world Oh oh, oh oh, oh oh, oh oh Woah oh, oh oh, oh oh, oh oh Oh oh, oh oh, oh oh, oh oh I

What Me Worry? St. Vincent

Disappear In no hurry I\'ll sing my tune All my skies the hue of a ruddy bruise In my finest threads couture I\'ll call up my favorite muse for a drink - half full - or two Have I abused you,

The Strangers St. Vincent

Lover, I don't play to win but for the thrill until I'm spent Paint the black hole blacker, paint the black hole blacker I threw flowers in your face on my sister's wedding day Paint the black hole blacker

Reckless St. Vincent

I watched you all night 'til the dawn had come And the angels came down and picked you up Breathless The smell of your hair on curtains, babe The wind blew the windows out in the rain Reckless, reckless

Bring Me Your Loves St. Vincent

Bring me your loves All your loves, your loves I wanna love them too, you know x4 I thought you were like a dog I thought you were like a dog But you made a pet of me Bring me your loves All your loves

These Days St. Vincent

I've been out walking I don't do too much talking these days These days These days I simply think a lot About the things that I forgot to do And all the times I had the chance to I've stopped my rambling

Regret St. Vincent

Morning pry the windows open Let in what's so terrifying Summer is as faded as a lone cicada call Memories so bright I gotta squint just to recall Regret the words I've bitten More than the ones I ever

I Prefer Your Love St. Vincent

I, I prefer your love To Jesus Little baby on your knees Cause the world has got you down Name tagged tourists, sick at the sight of them Tight walking the sidewalk in spite of them As my headache moves

So Many Planets St. Vincent

Misfiring chemicals and scary ideas This revolution isn't fun, ma I'm out of fashion, I got God on my heels I'm dropping promises like H-bombs But keep calm I'm at the back of my head (Oh-ooh) Watching

Save Me from What I Want St. Vincent

Keys are in my pocket and they rattle you away Seventh floor apartment and a fiery escape But I'm a wife in watercolors, I can wash away What seventeen cold showers couldn't wash away Save me, save me

Laughing with a Mouth of Blood St. Vincent

Just like an amnesiac Trying to get my senses back Oh, where did they go Laughing with a mouth of blood From a little spill I took Oh, what are you laughing at See I traded my plot of land For a plane

Northern Lights St. Vincent

If you say it is then I guess it is What you say it is but I don't feel anything Cause your pendulum doesn't swing again Yeah your pendulum hasn't swung back in It's a champagne year full of sober

Chloe In The Afternoon St. Vincent

You’re all legs I'm all nerves black lacquered horse hair whip By your heels heal my hurt horse hair whip be your floor Chloe in the afternoon Chloe in the afternoon Chloe in the afternoon Chloe in

Strange Mercy St. Vincent

Oh little one I know you've been tired for a long long time And oh little one I ain't been around a little while But when you see me wait Oh little one your Hemingway jawline looks just like

Pieta St. Vincent

Baptized in the shallow end Of a Holiday Inn Limbs dangled over my Pa Like an inverse Pieta Mother Nature cried You are Leviathan, my child You are Leviathan inside And my lungs runneth over With chlorinated

Neutered Fruit St. Vincent

Did you ever really stare at me Did you ever really stare at me Like I stared at you I ate flowers in the backyard Bought finely neutered fruit Shot a hundred arrows at a knoll a hundred sparrows

Cruel St. Vincent

Forgive the kids, for they don't know how to live Run the alleys casually cruel Cruel, cruel Bodies, can't you see what everybody wants from you?

Cheerleader St. Vincent

I’ve had good times with some bad guys I’ve told whole lies with a half smile Held your bare bones with my clothes on I’ve thrown rocks then hid both my arms I don’t know what good it serves

Violent Times St. Vincent

(Huh) Violent times Almost lost you in these violent times I forgot people could be so kind In these violent times Dollar signs Almost lost it chasing dollar signs Know the cost, but I forgot the price