I Got You On Tape

So I've got it down to sticks and bars
like so many before me
I’ve come to know your worth in superstars
while going across the sea

Boxes filled up with grains of sand
light shining as we’re filled with laughter
cover me now come hold my hand
do it now and ever after

And so you tell me to nevermind
and leave everything else be
I’ve come to know your worth and your kind
it took an eternity

Little boy grows to be a man
the riddle of an aging bachelor
cover me now come join the band
do it now and ever after

Switch it on if you feel the reason to stay
lay it down for a while next to a neighbour friend
do your job two times feeling better today
have it come through your nose, no need to pretend

Very calm when you hit the highscore
feel your blood boil over
only when you’re singing the blues
we can make you do the cha cha 

It is safe to say with pins and needles
that I’m stuck here with you cause I need your love
sort of down by law and sick from feeling tired all the time
can you tell which kind of blue I’m thinking of

I can feel it in my backbone
there’s a reason to stay  
I have found my true lucky star
still I always dream that I am falling
when I drive your car
singing beat me daddy six to the bar
we can make you do the cha cha 

On the floor you command me to sit down
while you’re taking over
best to think twice when wheeling the helpless outside
haven’t felt like this for ages
lighter now than before
time to kiss and tell everyone goodbye

Now come on honey hand me your car keys
going lightspeed traveling
come along if you want me to fix you good
put the pill in your mouth and don’t worry
what it is you’re having
better days are soon to come to you

Locking up time out in the country
with a doctor watching
did his best, now it’s not really working no more
got my tongue tied to the ceiling
and my finger touching
afraid that I might hit the floor

Came alive when I sat at the doorstep
I could see you waiting
come on in and I’ll give you the 411
inbetween what I did and what you said
lights were fading
all the things I know to be undone

Now come on honey hand me your carkeys
do it while I’m watching
come along take a walk with me in the woods
put the pill in your mouth and don’t worry
about the blood and coughing
in the end it’s going to do you good

So this is where it all begins
true love about to burn your skin
banging heads against the wall
something dangerous

Because you don’t know where to hide
break down crying on the inside
because you don’t know where to turn
your very first time naked

And I’m guessing that it hit you hard when I told you that I was the one
shopping gifts for your mom while your dad went fishing
these pictures drifting through your mind leaving you all dazed and confused
leaves you stuck with the kings of wishful thinking
you’re good and ready to blow

Guess it’s better to be safe than sad
better not to care than going mad
best to sit and wait for them to come
those little cloud nine people

Where you’re dreaming of the man machine
happiness when you were seventeen
eternal sunshine in a spotless mind
while striking match and needle

Things are getting kind of hot in here there’s a green light coming your way
when you dance like it’s time for a revolution
you were caught inside a storm when clock stopped ticking your melody
lying down and watching television
you’re good and ready to blow 

I could wait a while
say a prayer and start to smile
turn around to walk away and leave you paralyzed
do it side by side
walking slowly down the isle
quiet conversation with the father of the bride

But he might not let me in
it’s a right and wrong decision
where I walk too slow and gently lift my hat for him
no he might not let me in
so I push it a bit further
Suzanne has got a hold on me now

Turn it up a bit
play that organ louder, kid
pull it back and forth in time for me to have a hit
when it’s down to this
when i’m putting on the ritz
there is meaning to the madness and my throwing fits

I can do with savoir faire
abc’s on easy living
but the light she shines on me is giving me the chills
so I might not meet you there
though I’m keen on big beginnings
Suzanne has got a hold on me now

The sound of laughter televised
into your eyes and out of your ears
the show that won’t begin until the music’s dead
and everyone’s gone home
soda pops and candybars lying on the floor 
singing for tomorrow

Your bubblegum exploding through the ceiling
giving you a warm feeling inside
forgetting everything you might be feeling
while dancing like an astronaut and watching the grass grow

We come as one with helmets on
and nevermind what’s up or down
a shaky place to stay when you can
positively say that you’ve been had
spinning on your grammophone
and coming in your window
velvet lights

And sounds reminding you of christmas evening
out of place in the summertime
making no mistakes because you’re dreaming
of asteroids with giant burning tails of fire

Left you bleeding when I did my taekwondo
and drove my motorbike to heaven
clairvoyant for a minutes time or two
I had you breathless for a second

Caught you hanging in my club around midnight
took you out in a shaolin swordfight
give me your heart then I might leave you be
the killer that you once were

I can feel it coming through my microphone
my favorite moonlit beach recordings
I see it better now the rain has gone
sometimes those Wu Tang kids are boring

Caught you hanging in my club around midnight
took you out in a shaolin swordfight
through war and peace sometimes I leave you be
the killer that you once were

And I sat at the watch tower
and I didn’t do a thing
blowing smoke to the air with a window open for you
and I saw it was late
and I dreamt to be alone
I was talking on the phone and it felt like something you’d do
nothing comes from my calling
noone came to the cafeteria
duck down as we bite another one

Safe and sound from what is outthere
louder now your favorite nightmare

Nevermind when I’m on top
looking up from a low
there is always something there to keep me busy
inbetween now and then
noone knows where I’ve been
counting sheep at the drugstore, waiting at the drive in
and the music is changing
coming to a dead stop
your president won’t catch me or my band

Running cold, the winter water
icy blue like frozen flowers
safe and sound from what is outthere
louder now your favorite nightmare

I can hear the music pounding through the ceiling
I am thinking should I stay or go
wonder if they’ll have a good time without me
maybe inbetween or so and so

Ping pong balling at the graveyard
I don’t understand what it does to me
knocked you cold out
we were dancing jitterbug for fun
drinking blue star tea
good and happy

We’ll have to blow the whistle on love for now
talk about the weather and begin having babies
draw it up in silhouette and write it down
inner city living with the house kept ladies

I’ve got room for you right here
all you have to do is say ‘I don’t want to stay where I stand’
and sit a little longer on the right side
of the latin lover dating scene
there is time for a doctor, space for analisys so you can fit it into your plan
the weight of waterfalls flowing slowly

Engine of your heart pumping very loud
center of emotion overheating
we’ll have to blow the whistle on love for now
hung out to dry and defeated

Could a band play your downbeat music
for the hopeful brokenhearted boys and girls
running up the eiffel towers
does it feel like a lady
what does it take to make your hair curl
the weight of waterfalls flowing slowly

Favorite drug of the year 2005
on the tip of my tongue more dead than alive
shot my blood cocaine
felt it wash my brain like I was guacamole
I could do it with you, push go to give in
no matter what i’d choose i’d be singing to win
I have no control but I shine like gold whenever on the dancefloor

Rabbits, high heels and horses, leatherstockings, I surrender completely
on the tube I see them screaming television made me kind of crazy
and all I want to know is
what does it mean to you that we’re building the bomb
where does it come from
what is the outcome
maybe we should be dancing

When I do it somehow you seem to give up
borderline when I bow and go turn it up
brought the wheels of steel
with a tender feel to the reason I deliver
there is nothing besides everything that i’ve got
running time after time, the buzz on my block
I don’t want it there when I breathe the air while crying like a breastfed

Little did I know you went and blew it all on house and wife and babies
whatever you choose to do you never fail to constantly amaze me
and all I want to know is
what does it mean to you that we’re building the bomb
where does it come from
what is the outcome
maybe we should be dancing

Time to learn the alphabet, beginning all over again
from top to bottom all memorized
point your fingers in the air and tell me only if you dare
the words I want hear come alive

Stand upon my shoulders
repeat after me
one year from now it’s my birthday
the moon is a wooden ball
I don’t believe mathematics at all

Bend and twist the facts around, your wristwatch counterclockwise
sitting down for supper feeling good about the meal
this is what it’s like to feel confused and bending backwards
while running from the police

Like bubblegum and chocolate
the need after more
we’ve got the drug that you’re after
the book of your favorite school
struck by the sound of your laughter
and the things that you do

When the clocks turn ten I will let you in my room once more
goes to show that I’m not all done with your help
when I’m on your case while breathing down your neck real slow
guess I’ve got another story to tell

So I speak it till we both grow old and tired
do the math it takes to leave you there
while thinking nobody does it better
I love you mary jane

It’s a win or lose type of witty blues I did with you
or a subtle beat that just won’t give in
and I know it’s not that easy to explain to you
but I truly don’t know where to begin

Very thankful for the time we spent in solitude
hour after hour dry from the rain
though it’s hard for me to keep my promises to you
I will try over and over again

So I speak it till we both grow old and tired
push it forward till the nearly insane
while thinking nobody does it better
I love you Mary Jane