Night Still Comes Neko Case

But now, not even the masons know What drug will keep night from coming. There are so many tools that are made for my hands. But the tide smashes all my best-laid plans to sand.

Behind The House (Demo) Neko Case

One night I woke up crying in the lane behind the house Clothes were wet and steaming by the time I figured it out You didn't die in the fire, it was the flood that carried you from me And the embers of

Hex Neko Case

When you hear me calling your name in the night Do you run to your window thinking a coyote might Be howling When you hear me knocking at your door again Do you tell yourself it's only the wind That's

That Teenage Feeling Neko Case

each other One, after another, after another But now my heart is green as weeds Grown to outlive their season And nothing comforts me the same As my brave friend who says, "I don't care if forever never comes

Furnace Room Lullaby Neko Case

All night, all I hear, all I hear's your heart How come, how come I twisted you over and under to take you The coals went so wild as they swallowed the rest I twisted you under and under to break you I

A Widow's Toast Neko Case

Angel Better times collide with now The tears were warm, I feel them still Their heat to vapor and disperse And cloud our eyes with weary glaze You raise your glass and may exclaim "I'll put my hands on

Lion's Jaws Neko Case

You're gone, the trees are so quiet When your hand was in my pocket How they swayed from side to side Now the meddling sky and my snowy eye Sees a different night The night I fell into the lion's jaws

The Needle Has Landed Neko Case

name of your town from a sharp-toothed freighter 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

Things That Scare Me Neko Case

trying to tell me something Were they telling me to run The hammer clicks in place The world's gonna pay Right down in the face of God and his saints Claim your soul's not for sale I'm a dying breed who still

Stinging Velvet Neko Case

Rain falls, I fix my eyes Let go of the focus and I blur out all the lines Just to remember, remember Crying 'cause it's not my fault Water through my lashes look just like Christmas lights And I still

Tightly Neko Case

If I meet you in the night You're free to covet all you like Don't you try and stop me I cling tightly...to this life

Favorite Neko Case

know that I was your favorite And I said Amen Wise, found favorin' heaven And I at your side But I never felt sorry For those shimmering lies When I laid down and cried I was faking And I said Amen Last night

Soulful Shade Of Blue Neko Case

Dressmaker dressmaker I'm singing at the hall Next Saturday night and he'll be there He's been gone For so long I want him back again Make me the sweetest dress you can Make it a soulful shade of blue

I Wish I Was The Moon Neko Case

Chimney falls and lovers blaze Thought that I was young Now I've freezing hands and bloodless veins As numb as I've become I'm so tired I wish I was the moon tonight Last night I dreamt I had forgotten

Guided By Wire Neko Case

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 you can only trust yourself Sometimes that is still

South Tacoma Way Neko Case

comprehend the ways I miss you They come to light in my mistakes In my mistakes In my mistakes Now I'm travelling down Tacoma way And the world turns in slow motion It's the twilight of our old home And I'm still

John Saw That Number Neko Case

Ten crowns, ten crowns On his horns write "blasphemy" John couldn't read it (John couldn't read it) Get on repeat it John couldn't read it Holy, holy to the Lord There was a man, a pharisee Who came by night

Hold On, Hold On Neko Case

The most tender 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 Comp...

Man Neko Case

I\'m a man That\'s what you raised me to be I\'m not an identity crisis This was planned I\'m a man There\'s innocence in all mankind It\'s what kind of animal I am It\'s that simple, oh I\'m a m...

Star Witness Neko Case

My true love drowned in a dirty old pan Of oil that did run from the block Of a falcon sedan 1969 The paper said \'75 There were no survivors None found alive Trees break the sidewalk And the side...

Margaret Vs. Pauline Neko Case

Everything\'s so easy for Pauline Everything\'s so easy for Pauline Ancient strings set feet a light to speed to her such mild grace No monument of tacky gold They smoothed her hair with cinnamon w...

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...

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 ...

Loretta Neko Case

When I talk to LorettaOh, boots, socks and sweaterWell she hugs me sweet and lowAnd it's never let me goWhen I talk to Loretta, she makes me feel like number oneWhen I talk to Loretta, she makes me...

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...

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...

No Need To Cry Neko Case

Lie in bed and ignore the TVWatch the clouds sift through the aeroAnd you'll be in my arms againThere's no need to cryOf all the things so bittersweetYou're the first thing I see in morning and in ...

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...

We've Never Met Neko Case

Oh my darling, oh my darlingHow can you forget?All the love we had between usNow it's like we've never metOh it kills me, how it kills meWhen I think I held you upYou were golden, I was blindWith y...

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...

Outro With Bees Neko Case

How's hope feeling todayTired and sick of this placeRed wine is fastAt the lip of your glassSaying I'm going to ruinEverythingEverythingSo its better my sweetThat we hover like bees'Cause there's n...

Lady Pilot Neko Case

What?Stars can't fight city lightsThey've turned their backs on usIt's true today, I saw it from the planeAeroplanes were never built to flyDown down down down...Don't look downDon't look nowCrossh...

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...

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...

Blacklisted Neko Case

Fast trainWhere do your passengers waitWhat's at the heart of your engine's rageTo what smooth place at the end of the lineWith crackling fires and quiet plainsDo the trees bend downFold their limb...

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 ...

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...

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...

Maybe Sparrow Neko Case

Maybe sparrow you should waitThe hawks alight till morningYou'll never pass beyond the gateIf you don't hear my warningNotes are hung so effortlessWith the rise and fall of sparrow's breastIt's a d...

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...

Neko Diver 프록시마 클럽

다다 이리와 모두 엉망이야두두 조이는 심장 노이즈가원투 늘어난 시간 나이테와시린 세상을 잇는 어부지리다다 어지러 인기 모노그램두두 지겨워 여윈 시지프스몰래 써내린 시가 메이데이모두 리메인 그런 데이데이!Yes or Stop that bus채도 짙게I My Me Mine다 for gram뚝뚝 쏟아지는 태양 아래 수면 위기그래그래 사랑받은 도련님의 cri...