The Day I Went Away Sleater-Kinney

all the things i tried to tell you on the day i went away do i always have to leave for you to want me here to stay couldn't you just tell me you'll miss me all those things we never say i remember what

Was It A Lie? Sleater-Kinney

The yard was cold and dark the tracks were clearly marked But she was tired she didn't see She was just out alone She wasn't going home she was going somewhere far away the train was moving through as

Ironclad Sleater-Kinney

You went down in the very first round sitting ringside in a tiny town knock out first round This could be our very last stand The Monitor and the Merrimac too bad you're ironclad When you fall you will

Leave You Behind Sleater-Kinney

I wonder how you looked the day you were erased To look down at your heart and watch it fade Did you disappear or were you just misplaced Left behind with no one else to blame It's all gone but something

Good Things Sleater-Kinney

got this feeling when i heard your name the other day couldn't say it couldn't make it go away it's a hard place can't be friends we can't be enemies it's just too much i feel the weight crushing down

Heart Attack Sleater-Kinney

i wait for hit and run could happen any day i'm walking into your house i really want to figure you out it's always somewhere, someone new each day as long as i'm not looking for me insomnia popping pills

Far Away Sleater-Kinney

7:30 am nurse the baby on the couch then the phone rings "Turn on the T.V."

The Remainder Sleater-Kinney

One and one and one is two All this and more you said was true And if youd left me ground to stand on Id run so far away from you What do you do with a remainder?

Surface Envy Sleater-Kinney

Throw me a rope, give me a leg I haven't seen daylight in what must be day I took the long way down, lost track of myself Confidence fell down the steepest of slopes I'll row you an ocean, I could do more

No Cities To Love Sleater-Kinney

There are no cities, no cities to love There are no cities, no cities to love It's not the city, it's the weather we love Atomic to rest A line in search of power I found my test sight I made a ritual

Light Rail Coyote Sleater-Kinney

that bends in the wind that blows on the long weekends where I cross the bridge to the water fountains and drink in the hope that the city brings Water, Building and Sin Big Oregon city draws you in A

Burn, Don't Freeze! Sleater-Kinney

I'd set your heart on fire but arson is no way to make a love burn brighter When you saw me, on that first day said I'd blossom under your care Always thought that the devil was the only one who knew the

One Song For You Sleater-Kinney

If you want it and you're going out of your mind If you want me in your bed we better do it on the sly and you know why One Song for you We wrote a little tune it takes off for you Hold on, hold on it's

O2 Sleater-Kinney

I wanna run away I wanna get away but I will never get up oh won't you help me up I rely on oxygen I depend on bitter snow I rely on oxygen I depend on bitter cold I want to know why it hurts to stay and

Male Model Sleater-Kinney

He's got a perfect face Turn away before you go and turn me on I cannot look away I'm stunned it's that Je ne sais quoi uh huh He talks to me in my sleep Does he write my songs for me Should I try to play

Modern Girl Sleater-Kinney

My baby loves me, I'm so happy Happy makes me a modern girl Took my money and bought a TV TV brings me closer to the world My whole life Was like a picture of a sunny day My whole life Was like a picture

Jumpers Sleater-Kinney

I spend the afternoon in cars I sit in traffic jams for hours Don't push me I am not OK The sky is blue most every day The lemons grow like tumors they Are tiny suns infused with sour Lonely

Don't Think You Wanna Sleater-Kinney

way up in the sky that is where am i i breathe the thin air i like it way up there in a bunch of trees i'm down on my knees i know what you are i know what you are i don't think you wanna mess around up

One More Hour Sleater-Kinney

In one more hour i will be gone in one more hour i'll leave this room the dress you wore the pretty shoes are things i left behind for you oh, you've got the darkest eyes I needed it i know it's so hard

Slow Song Sleater-Kinney

heard what you said I heard what you said on that day wasn't so nice it wasn't so nice as I thought it would be don't you know that I would go if I had a way running for my life I'm running from those

Funeral Song Sleater-Kinney

Stay away from the haunted heart You swore to yourself that you'd make a new start But you just love the demon with the poison dart There's nothing left to see Turn out the light Stay away from the burning

I Wanna Be Your Joey Ramone Sleater-Kinney

it's fine when it's all mine it's on my wall it's in my head memorize it till i'm dead it's yours now i'm so bored i wanna be your joey ramone pictures of me on your bedroom door invite you back after

Entertain Sleater-Kinney

So you want to be entertained Please look away, don't look away We're not here 'cause we want to entertain Go away, don't go away Reality is the new fiction they say Truth is truer these days, truth is

Turn It On Sleater-Kinney

don't say the word if you don't want it done don't tell me your name if you don't want it sung don't come any closer that's good enough don't go away i can't stand the thought it's too warm inside your

Words And Guitars Sleater-Kinney

words and guitar i got it words and guitar i like it way way too loud i got it words and guitar i play it all i play it all i play it words and guitar can't take this away from me music is the air I breathe

Prisstina Sleater-Kinney

She was a very good girl Did all her homework in school Always came home with top marks Teachers said you will go far So she buried her nose in her books And she never had time for those looks For the

The Last Song Sleater-Kinney

this song your song is the last song that i'll ever do for you about me cuz your games are through i won't think i won't breathe i won't close my eyes to dream i'd starve you right out of me if i knew

Living In Exile Sleater-Kinney

Once I had all, had everything the real princess, the ruling queen I walked with arrogance, with vanity but I made sure my heart they wouldn't see One day I woke up it was gone the castle kingdom all were

The Fox Sleater-Kinney

On the day the duck was born The fox was watching all along He said, Land Ho when he saw the duck Land Ho and the duck saw him too Shiny pretty fox thought the duck The duck came up onto the land The fox

Pompeii Sleater-Kinney

she woke, she knew one long look at her life it was you What you want youmight never have Wait for it until it forms a scar Come hell or high water Her heart was made NO friendand no love Will get in the

Her Again Sleater-Kinney

i don't know what you mean i wasn't there that day i didn't see a thing i'm just a normal girl i am in that hole where you left me there both body and soul i am filled with all those sick things i am getting

Sympathy Sleater-Kinney

I know I come to you only when in need Im not the best believer not the most deserving but all I have all I am all I can For him Id beg you on bended knees for him Precious baby, is your life hanging

A New Wave Sleater-Kinney

Well every day I throw a little party But if it would be more fitting, fitting And every time I come a little higher Should I leap or go on living, living Hear the voices venomous and thrilling In their

Wilderness Sleater-Kinney

Kenny and Linda on the way to Chelan Transmission's shot, no back up plan Will they hitch a ride Or get into a fight Moved to the West Coast, packed up their things The winters are gray, now so are the

Taking Me Home Sleater-Kinney

you come here to my work you come here every day to make sure i'm still here you look at me that way rings on my fingers and bows in my hair you think i'm your present you'll unwrap me here is this a bad

Bury Our Friends Sleater-Kinney

Today I am stitched up and sewn Catch me up, I got warmth in my bones Locks 'em down you know you could throw away I found my legs Ready to climb out from under concrete Only I get to be sickened by me

What's Mine Is Yours Sleater-Kinney

time Rest your head on this heart of mine Tell me, honey, 'cause you look so blue Just how did they, did they get to you If it's all just a waste of time I'm gonna spend it Yours and mine Someone's in the

Don't Talk Like Sleater-Kinney

don't talk like like you're nineteen you're thirty five if you're a day don't act like like you're nineteen everyone is waiting haven't I done enough this time haven't I done enough today don't stop here

Youth Decay Sleater-Kinney

got nothing to do with you but if you wanna watch me chew my teeth are cutting you out Stomachache Well it must be in your head It must be something that you did Food just doesn't seem to work out Am I

No Anthems Sleater-Kinney

I'm the locust telling you something's amiss Then you hear the sound I'm the whisper, I can do it better When I look around I'm the siren sail beamin' from the highest shelf You should really look down

Price Tag Sleater-Kinney

The bells go off The buzzer coughs The traffic starts to buzz The clothes are stiff The fabrics itch The fit's a little rough But I suck it in To every stitch Try to fit inside the glove I scramble eggs

Stay Where You Are Sleater-Kinney

i can't find you stay where you are i'm in the dark stay where you are i'm alright i feel fine you're my life i'm alright she's dead if you want and that's me if you want stuffed in the corner little girl

Hey Darling Sleater-Kinney

Hey darlin' you're not home This is your phone though, right Explanations are thin, but I feel it's time You want to know where I've been For such a long time Disappearing act right before your eyes It

Little Babies Sleater-Kinney

i'm the water i'm the dishes i'm the soap i will comfort make you clean help you cope when you're tired feeling helpless come inside i am the shelter and then when you're feeling better i'll watch you

Jenny Sleater-Kinney

do you see her face when she's gone sometimes so bright your heart just stops did she answer you your other half you know they say she comes just once i am the girl i am the ghost i am the wife i am the

The Size Of Our Love Sleater-Kinney

Our love is the size of these tumors inside us Our love is the size of this hospital room you're my hospital groom Put the ring on my finger, so tight it turns blue A constant reminder I'll die in this

Hot Rock Sleater-Kinney

I'm onto you before the night is through I'm going to steal this diamond hot rock to you I'm not the one you wanted not the thing you keep how am I to know what you want me to feel counterfeit or real

Dance Song '97 Sleater-Kinney

well you know there ain't no doubt when the feeling finds you out you know you can try to run i tell you it still will come when you feel your body shake trip and fall you can't walk straight baby then

Night Light Sleater-Kinney

Oh little light That shines for me in the dark of night Oh little sigh Sometimes I follow you all the way home I would almost have to ask you I hate to be led So give me a spark I can look for instead

Fangless Sleater-Kinney

Sharp teeth in a broken jaw Hungry, but I'll hunger on And the hours I waste While I fake a grace That no one will ever see And I practice tests And a usefulness That I no longer need Did you forget we