katefans@chinet.chi.il.us (Chris Williams) (06/01/91)
This is a re-edited repost
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Vickie here.
Re: Happy Lyrics
First, a message to Neil Calton...please don't delete Happy's
lyrics for the printouts you send to Peter & Krys at Homeground.
They (Hi!) have Happy's first four albums and I'm sure they would
enjoy having the lyrics too. THANKS!
I think everyone, even those who haven't heard the songs (yet!), will
enjoy reading Happy's lyrics. Needless to say (but I'll say it anyway),
everyone should either print them out or put them in an easily found
file. Even if you're not interested in Happy now, that might very well
change at some point in the future. I hope they'll go in the archives.
I tried to give (in print) each song a different "look" because, though
it might be distracting or annoying to some, it might help others who
are just starting to separate and distinguish the 53 songs.
Of course, lyrics cannot in any way give you a sense of how extraordinary
and original the music is. Or how beautiful and expressive Happy's voice
is. The slight Celtic lilts, the textured emotion, crystal clear clarity,
the honesty and vulnerability and strength and awesomness of it. Sometimes,
I rewind over and over again just to marvel at how she sings lines like
"Ever see the wings of a dragonfly? Paper-thin and cellophane
And quickly broken like the will to live for a mind in pain" or "Get your
head out of the cotton clouds, put your precious feet on the floor" or
"Go away way very far away, take your leave" (in that same song, "If So",
I get goosebumps and teary the way she sings "Never grieve the loss")
or "Farewell thou lob of spirits, I'll be gone" or "And they're telling me
'You should find out what is wrong' I think I'm alright, I'm still putting
up a fight. But I keep on losing, soon I'll be dying of fright" or
"Despite the bad ways of the girl with the purest of hearts" or any number
of others.
Could anybody imagine that a line like "I'll speak to you, but my flesh will
burn" could sound so achingly beautiful? No, unless you've heard Happy.
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Big, large, very huge amounts of !!THANKS!! to Jeffrey for taking on
the enormous task of sitting down and transcribing each song on the
first three albums. I'd never even tried to attempt it, even though
I truly love lyric sheets. Seeing lyrics in front of you brings the
meanings of songs closer to home. Jeff accurately caught lines that
I'd puzzled over and given up on over two years ago! I'm in awe at his
accomplishment. Happy was amazed and quite pleased too. She said that
she was re-listening to "Ally Ally Oxenfree" and SHE couldn't even
understand the lyrics. It had been so long since she'd heard the song
that she'd forgotten what she wrote. Yet Jeff got nearly ALL the words
right! Wow! She wrote "I'm amazed you got any of these lyrics! Good job!!"
There were lines that had him shaking his head though.
Michael helped clear a few of those up and I went through and put in
my own corrections and comments, then mailed them off to Happy.
She sent them back with lots of corrections in red pen and in purple
ink she wrote little comments about some songs. I'll share some of those
with you in a bit.
Before I got the lyrics back from her, Happy told me over the phone
answers to some of the most vexing lyrics.
For example, parts of the song "For We Believe" were particularly
difficult because the high and low voices are singing different
lines but they're intertwined so without knowing the exact lyrics it's
impossible to understand what's going on.
This is an example of what was sent Happy to correct:
For We Believe (high voice) ((high & low voices together))
[Vickie's interpratation-sounds like...]
What are these things
[What (I) ees (are) these thing (we) ((words alway))]
Why is this love ...
[What (I) ees (ah) this love (we) ((words alway))]
Where is this hole coming from?
Where is this hole coming from?
HUH??? HELP!!!
This is the corrected version of that line:
For We Believe
(Why) (are) (we) ((worlds away?))
What is this thing?
(Why) (are) (we) ((worlds away?))
What is this love?
Where is this hope coming from?
Where is this hope coming from?
....Thanks to Happy for clearing THAT one up! Whew! Of course, now that
I know what she's singing it sounds perfectly clear to me!
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"Oh The Drears"-the word came from a schoolchum of Happy's, who was
always moaning about having the drears. The word stuck in Happy's mind.
In the beginning of the song (that *wonderful* beginning) the sound you
can't quite make out is the sound of Happy calling out to her engineer.
Listen on headphones to catch it during the echoes.
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I asked Happy about "Rainkeeper" and said it was a puzzle to me.
She's no help at all, saying "It's a puzzle to me too" :-)
The lyrics are sort of "Mother Stands For Comfort"-ish.
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The song "He's Alive" is about "Alice" the He-monster. It's based
on a painting Happy did when she was 14 or 15 years old. I haven't
yet heard the entire story. Can't wait for that one! I always liked
the song but thought of it mainly as the song separating two of my
favorites (Given In and Possessed) so was always kind of impatient
with it. Believe me, now that I know the lyrics and the "Alice arise"
part is clear, I'm listening to it with a new mindset!
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The "Mikey" in the song "The Revelation" is a fellow Happy used to
know who was disgustingly optimistic. Disgustingly because Happy was
at that time one of the most pessimistic people on earth. The song is
not really "about" him, but sort of "to" him. Telling him, in a way,
that there is no hope, there is no love etc. Kind of like "See reality
willya?" Those who have yet to get _Warpaint_ should know that Happy
doesn't have that kind of attitude anymore. She can still remember and
see currently the very dark side of life, but knows (and writes about)
the light and goodness of life. _Warpaint_ is her most optimistic album,
even though there are major streaks of darkness in there too.
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In "Moonbeam Friends" I thought the line was "my oxy and my troll"
and I asked her what an oxy was, thinking it was some mythical creature.
As Michael stated, the line is actually "my oxy and nitro" but she now
much prefers Michael's line "my oxy and my toe" and maybe it will end
up on a tape somewhere, sometime, just for fun!
This song is sung from a child's point of view, about comforting, yet
somewhat sinister, "imaginary" friends.
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All of us had come up with some very inventive words that were as wrong
as could possibly be. I think Happy had a grand time with it all. In the
song "Number One" none of us could get this one phrase. Michael came up
with "...and the clays maray" (that's what it sounded like to me too!)
and Happy wrote on the printout "What the hell is a clays maray?"
Well, Happy, gee...we were wondering ourselves. The line is actually
"(The ways away)... from the craze we're in." I knew that...yeah...
Another good one was in the song "The First To Cry", which none of us
could understand. Michael wrote "untanglase or in tan raise" and Happy
drew a little arrow to it and wrote "What the hell is he smoking?"
Well, of course, the line is "mine are timeless" and it sounds perfectly
clear to me now.
Since I've had the tapes for nearly three years and phonetic phrases
stick in the brain, I'll probably catch myself singing "...and the
clays maray" or "a million to one" often, before realizing it.
Happy & I were talking about that. I was telling her about having the
pre-release cassette of TSW and listening to it countless times before
actually getting the real lyrics from IED. A line in "Rocket's Tail"
sounded like "I put on my traveling suit" and it was logical, so I sang
it that way to myself. Getting the lyrics and finding out the line was
"I put on my cloudiest suit" was actually a disappointment and I've
continued to sing it my way. Happy said "wait a minute, you mean she's NOT
singing 'traveling suit'?" She had heard it that way too and had never
checked the lyric sheet to correct it. I'm glad I'm not the only one!
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In "Noone Here" Jeff thought the line was "Well, I locked my own brain"
and Michael thought it was "Well, I longed a warm rain" and I just put
a ?. Happy said she thought we all knew what she was really singing but
just wouldn't let ourselves believe it.
"Well, I want a warm brain"
Meaning that the lonely character (Happy...it's autobiographical) in the
song was desperate for intellectual companionship.
This song speaks directly to the soul of anyone who's seen a beautiful
sunrise or a glorious lightning storm while alone felt honered and awed
to be able to see it, but ached to share it with someone.
Happy's cat makes a special appearance, a kittycameo, in the song. A long
time ago I asked her about the kitty and she said it was a "secret" so
it seems there's a mystery there.
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In "To The Funnyfarm" she really does sing "And when I go I'll bring
with me both of my bros" meaning her brothers. She said they were a
bit on the "strange" side too. I guess! Happy was telling me that she
had sent a CD of _Warpaint_ to one of her brothers weeks ago and had
not heard from him. Not a word. I was very indignant and said "I guess
he doesn't realize he's related to the Holy Ghost!" Amusing, but very
sad, in a way. Think of the support and help that Kate's brothers have
provided to her. What would she have done without them? Happy's had to
work without much of a family support system. I don't mean to slam
her brothers, because I don't know much about them, but from what I've
heard, they're not giving Happy the support she deserves.
Anyway, this is a great song! This is one of the very first songs she
ever wrote.
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The first line in "Possessed" is "Analyzed, crucified, caught on Satan's
wing. Angels of night, vultures in flight. I've a love for the fatal
things"
This song should have been used for that 20/20 "Exorcism" (snort-snort)
Ooooooooh! This is one of my all-time favorite songs. It's fast-paced and
causes my mind to warp a bit every time I hear it.
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In "I Am A Legend" she's been to "Anglo-land" and beyond the castle walls.
Yeoooow!!! This song is a complete hoot! Who says Happy doesn't have a
sense of humor? This song is so funny, the way she sings it, and especially
the "La-De-Da's" at the end....! Very sly! Beyond that, it's not a "novelty"
song. The music and voices and arrangements are totally brilliant!
This is Chris' favorite Happy song.
Happy wrote about this song: "I wanted respect for my musical abilities,
but at the time, I was waitressing and bartending. The people there
couldn't have cared less that I was a songwriter. It's funny how much I
wanted them all to know how good _I_ thought I was"
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"I'm Not Awake, I'm Not Asleep" - Happy writes "This song describes what
I felt and saw one night, while in a trance-like state"
----
Where Do I Go? - "I think I need people to know that when I use the
word "lord" I do not mean it in the religious sense. I'm not speaking
to "The Lord" but more to myself. Blasphemous to some, I'm sure"
Not to me. I can't imagine another word that would fit better.
That song is excruciatingly, heart-wrenchingly honest and powerful.
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I had asked Happy what nightmare inspired "Beat It Out" and she wrote
"Just me, being weird. I think I was testing out my low register. I
wasn't in the habit of using it that much at that time"
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Steve VanDevender writes:
> I swear Happy sings "I'm not a peapod, but someday I will pass on
> through" in "The Wretches Gone Awry".
Steve, I would have disagreed strongly. I was convinced the line was
"... _*Under*_ the peapod, but someday we will pass on through" :-)
The line is actually "I'll never be part, but someday I will pass on
through".
> For those of you willing to buy Happy Rhodes's music based on
> just our recommendations, the best way I can describe it is that
> it's very simple, light-sounding music on the first listen, but
> the lyrics are complex and often dark. Vickie's example quote
> from "To the FunnyFarm": "And when I go I'll be efficient at
> making ashtrays" not only looks rather chilling in print, but the
> delivery is subtly amazing. "The First To Cry" is another song
> that sounds like some sort of romantic tearjerker if you don't
> pay attention, but which seems to be a song about suicide to me.
Yes, that's right. Happy's main euphemisms for suicide are the
words "oblige" and "comply" and both are used in "The First To Cry"
as in "I haven't the courage to oblige" and "If I choose to comply,
not one would wonder why would I". It's a heart-wrenchingly sad song
about the struggle within (and wondering if anyone would care) and
to me it's a sister song to "I Have A Heart" on _Rearmament_.
One of my listeners in Kansas City, a very, very nice and gentle man
named John Hasseltine, was a Kate, Jane and Happy fan. He committed
suicide because his girlfriend left him. I played this song in his honor.
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I had told Happy that many of her songs make me cry or want to cry and
she wrote a very poignant thing about the song "Let me Know, Love":
"This is one of the only songs that makes *me* cry when I hear it.
It was and is the truest expression of what I was feeling. I finally
realized that in order to have peace and love, I'd have to give up my
habit of self-loathing. I started fighting back at this point"
Vickie (one of Vickie'n'Chris)
"I've confided in you, my friend. Now we have something to do"
Happy Rhodes
Chris here,
I'm posting the above for Vickie. We will post the lyrics in little
bits, seeing if the first ones appear.katefans@chinet.chi.il.us (Chris Williams) (06/01/91)
This is a repost
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Vickie here.
For all to enjoy, for many to cherish:
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Happy Rhodes
RHODES VOL. I
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Side A Side B
1) Rainkeeper 1) Moonbeam Friends
2) Oh The Drears 2) I'm Not Awake, I'm Not Asleep
3) Given In 3) The First To Cry
4) He's Alive 4) Step Inside
5) Possessed 5) The Wretches Gone Awry
6) I'll Let You Go
7) Number One
8) Case Of Glass
all songs copyright 1986-Happy Rhodes
Music, lyrics, voices and instruments - Happy Rhodes
except "Possessed"...Music by Happy - Lyrics by Happy and Dave Snyder
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Side A
1) Rainkeeper
2) Oh The Drears
3) Given In
4) He's Alive
5) Possessed
6) I'll Let You Go
7) Number One
8) Case Of Glass
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1) RAINKEEPER
Ooh rainlover
You're the one
You're the one I'm dreaming of
Be my love
Ooh rainkeeper
Does your heart..
Does it overflow with fear?
You and I could cry a sea
'Cause I'm the other side
Know where you hide
I'm there
So be wary of me rainlover
In my dreams
You are lying by me
And we're free
Ooh rainmaker
Do you know..
Do you know where my love goes?
Only mother knows
That I'm the other half
The psychopath
I'm here
Better fear me
Your other side
Know where you hide
I'm there
So be wary of me rainkeeper
Time to die
And she wants you by her side
Forces to collide
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2) OH THE DREARS
((((((( Oh the drears )))))))
((((((( Oh the drears )))))))
Oh the drears of being so strong
Oh the drears of never being wrong
It's such a strain
To find the strength within
And such a drain to fight and always win
Oh the drears of the cold cold night
Oh the drears of seeing death in our sight
And knowing every moment
That what I feel is true
The drears of knowing that I'll make it through
Oh the drears
the drears
(((((((((((( Oh ))))))))))))
Oh the drears of the nights are creeping
Oh the drears are never sleeping
It's such a strain
To find the strength within
And such a drain to fight and always win
And such a drain to fight and always win
((((((( Oh the drears )))))))
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3) GIVEN IN
I have my pain
I have my love
And my hate
And I'll not live without one of them
And I do what I can to keep on top of every one of them
I've got to live by the rules of my heart
And to trust my feeble mind
And I do what I can to keep on top of every one of them
Oh child be strong in all you do
Know your heart through and through
Oh child be strong in all you do
Know your heart through and through
I have a friend who's been inside my tiny brain
He's seen the aging and the mildew from the rain
He does what he can to keep on top of every one of them
At last I know what's in my soul and in my bones
The things that cannot be denied
And I do what I can to keep on top of every one of them
I do what I can to ward away the very death of them
Oh child be strong in all you do
Know your heart through and through
Oh child be strong in all you do
Know your heart through and through
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4) HE'S ALIVE {"Alice" is one of Happy's monster paintings}
He's alive
He's alive
And why?
Because I let him live
Open your eyes
Alice arise
Take my breath
Breath my life
Come through the walls
Your lady calls
Lean on me
There's no captivity
Roam the streets
Invade their dreams
He's alive
He's alive
And why?
Because I let him live
Open your eyes
Alice arise
Take my breath
Breath my life
Come through the walls
Your lady calls
Lean on me
There's no captivity
Roam the streets
Invade their dreams
He is alive
He is alive
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5) POSSESSED [Music by Happy - Lyrics by Happy and Dave Snyder]
Ooh don't hate me if I break under the strain
Analyzed, crucified
Caught on Satan's wing
Angels of night
Vultures in flight
I've a love for the fatal things
All these and many more
Float within my lobes
Colors dancing
Blood-red oozing
From liquid strobes
Come see the visions
Come feel the pain
Of sores that never heal
And then my friend
Well, maybe you'll see
How my world's
Become unreal
Kissing the night
And cursing the morning
Must be a crime
Dismembered
From the faith of youth
And doing my time
Culture-shocked eyes
That hide the fears
Eroded cheeks
From acid tears
Where every smile
Escapes from my face
To seek refuge
In a happier place
And my mind
It screams to be free
And to find the structure
My mind
It screams to be free
From what's possessing me
Now don't hate me if I break under the strain
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6) I'LL LET YOU GO
Ultimately, I'll let you go
I'll let you go
And ultimately, I'll let you go
I'll let you go
But the pain will come and eat away at my soul
Frequently, I've let you go
I've let you go
Frequently, I've let you go
I've let you go
And the pain has come and it ate away at my soul
That's how I know
That ultimately, I'll let you go
I'll let you go
And ultimately, I'll let you go
I'll let you go
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7) NUMBER ONE
The day must come for us to begin
The ways away from the craze we're in
These hand are yours
Baby to hold in your own
Now don't let them go
Don't leave them alone
I'm not a child of righteous birth
I live my pain for all it's worth
I never wanted
Baby to bring you down
To grind and pound
You into the ground
You are the shine in the hollow of my eye
And my time whiles by faster with you by my side
Don't want for you to lose the smile
(shine in the hollow of my eye)
That keeps my heart apart from the bile
So run within
Baby fly with my brain
Enter the realm
Of mental strain
What comes ahead is something I fear
(shine in the hollow of my eye)
I am what you feel and not what you hear
Now love and life and I
We don't get along
So help me be strong
Where I don't belong
You are the shine in the hollow of my eye
And oh my pain slithered away
Hey baby, when you asked me to stay
You are the shine in the hollow of my eye
And my time whiles by faster with you by my side
Faster with you by my side
Faster with you by my side
Faster with you by my side
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8) CASE OF GLASS
Oh how I could keep you
Inside a case of glass
Filled with smells of sweet
With handles made of brass
I'd keep you from cruel world
Living safe and warm
I'd lie and watch you breathe
Protect and love your form
If you ever wander
I pray that you will find
A love equal in power
With limits undefined
But such a lack of nobility
Would be a deed unjust
But I want to keep my faith in love
And sadly so, I must
So if you ever wander
I pray that you will find
A love equal in power
With limits undefined
If you ever wander
I pray that you will find
A love equal in power
With limits undefined
But I could keep you
Inside a case of glass
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Rhodes Vol. I - all songs copyright 1986-Happy Rhodes
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Side B
1) Moonbeam Friends
2) I'm Not Awake, I'm Not Asleep
3) The First To Cry
4) Step Inside
5) The Wretches Gone Awry
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1) MOONBEAM FRIENDS
Waiting on my slumber
They rest upon my pane
My tiny moonbeam friends
Clinging to my rain
And when I lift my shade
They quietly fall through
They land upon my wall
Sparkling of blue
And when I cry
They sing to me
My little lunar friends
For every hurt my heart can feel
They try to make amends
One of them I know
I call him by his name
He has a special cause
To keep this child insane
They make me warm inside
When everything is cold
My heart is burning young
My mind grows old
The painted stage
It comes alive at night
When all the world is dead
And I become the sole audience
And they linger in my head
Now follow me my loves
Everywhere I go
Shine on every hair
My oxy and nitro
We have the world tonight
So keep me company
And when the sun comes
We will be history
Now watch me in my troubled sleep
My spirits of the night
And be nocturnal for me still
Be gone with the light
Be gone with the light
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2) I'M NOT AWAKE, I'M NOT ASLEEP
I hear wind, moving trees
My hand's being sqeezed
But I'm not awake and I'm not asleep
Under feet, the steps are cold
My eyes are feeling old
I'm not awake, I'm not asleep
A leaf fell, but didn't land
And the squeeze left my hand
I'm not alone, someone's here
He is in this place
I have his legs near my face
He's not awake, he's not asleep
I'm hidden out of sight
I move freely in the night
I'm not awake, and I'm not asleep
I hear horses running by
And there's a storm in the sky
I'm not awake, I'm not asleep
Ahhhhhhhhh.........................
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3) THE FIRST TO CRY
I have no heart it seems
When I need it, it leaves
And I haven't the courage to oblige
Why couldn't somebody cry for me
This time?
For I'm too frightened to reply
As were the days of yore
Mine are timeless
Why couldn't somone have patience for me?
Why couldn't someone be wise to my fears?
Tell me why couldn't sombody cry for me
This time?
And if I should die, who'll be the first to cry?
I have not the nerve to show anyone how I am
For I'd be misunderstood
Every time you're standing by my side
I'm stricken with undying fear inside
And if I choose to comply
Not one would wonder why would I
Who'll be the first to cry?
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4) STEP INSIDE
All's quiet now
Step inside, step inside
All's quiet now
Step inside, step inside
My mind
Experience the other side
I'm crying now
Step inside, step inside
I'm crying now
Step inside, step inside
My mind
Experience the other side
You're never safe in this atmosphere
Do you want to be?
You could be trapped inside of me
Do you want to be?
Are you alone?
Step inside, step inside
All alone?
Step inside, step inside
My mind
Experience the other side
You're never safe in this atmosphere
Do you want to be?
You could be trapped inside of me
Do you want to be?
Easily frightened?
Step inside, step inside
Easily frightened?
Step inside, step inside
My mind
Experience the other side
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5) THE WRETCHES GONE AWRY
Mine are like the wings of a butterfly
A dusty pair so,
Don't you touch them or I'll never fly anywhere
And the wretches have gone awry I saw them walk on by
Ever see the wings of a dragonfly?
Paper-thin and cellophane
And quickly broken like the will to live for a mind in pain
And the wretches have gone awry I saw them walk on by
I cannot change what is and
I cannot make it die
But I can love with all my heart
The wretches gone awry
And the wretches have gone awry I saw them walk on by
You know I can be rid of my time and the moon will always shine
'Cause he knows I need him to walk this vile and crooked line
And the wretches have gone awry I saw them walk on by
And you can own all the light in the world and still be blind
And lie and hide away from the people in the world and still be kind
And the wretches have gone awry I saw them walk on by
I cannot change what is and
I cannot make it die
But I can love with all my heart
The wretches gone awry
And the wretches have gone awry I saw them walk on by
All I ask is you let me be to live like I do
I'll never be part but someday I will pass on through
And the wretches have gone awry I saw them walk on by
You can pull the wings from a dragonfly
And you can kill the flight of a butterfly
But you can't harm me for I live with the freedom to decide
And the wretches have gone awry I saw them walk on by
You cannot change what is and
You cannot make it die
But you can love with all your heart
The wretches gone awry
Say
You cannot change what is and
You cannot make it die
But you can love with all your heart
The wretches gone awry
Yes the wretches have gone awry I saw them walk on by
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The Endkatefans@chinet.chi.il.us (Chris Williams) (06/01/91)
This is a corrected repost
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Vickie here.
Enjoy......
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Happy Rhodes
RHODES VOL. II
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Side A Side B
1) Come Here 1) Noone Here
2) The Revelation 2) To The FunnyFarm
3) Many Nights 3) Asylum Master
4) Under And Over The Brink 4) Beat it Out
5) Let Me Know, Love 5) The Chase
6) Where Do I Go?
7) Not For Me
8) One Alien
all songs copyright 1986-Happy Rhodes
Music, lyrics, voices and instruments - Happy Rhodes
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Side A
1) Come Here
2) The Revelation
3) Many Nights
4) Under And Over The Brink
5) Let Me Know, Love
6) Where Do I Go?
7) Not For Me
8) One Alien
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1) COME HERE
I see you almost every day
You sing the words
That I might say
So don't you think that
We could have something dear?
Come here and let me
Show you what I think
Come here Come here
Come here Come here
Come here Come here
Come here Come here
I want to feel you in the dark, babe
Come here
Come home
I see in you
A million stars
I know that you'll
Go very far
I only want to
Know you better babe
Give me the time to
Show you what matters
Come here Come here
Come here Come here
Come here Come here
Come here Ahhhhh
I want to feel you in the dark, babe
Come here
Come home
Maybe you know me
I'm right inside your closet
Open the door
And let me out
If you can free me
Then maybe we can play there
All you have to do
Is look my way
Come here Come here
Come here Come here
Come here Come here
Come here Ahhhhh
I want to feel you in the dark, babe
Come here
Come home
Can you tell me
Why I shouldn't love you?
Maybe I have something
You might like
Be still (shhhhhh) relax
And let me have your hand, babe
Come with the one
Who'll love you as a man
Come here Come here
Come here Come here
Come here Come here
Come here Ahhhhh
I want to feel you in the dark, babe
Come here
Come home
Come here Come here
Come here Come here
Come here Come here
Come here Come here
I want to feel you in the dark
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2) THE REVELATION
There is no sun
There's only moon
It comes too late
It comes too soon
The only reality
Isn't real at all
There are no dreams (Mikey)
There is no sleep
There are no treasures
For this little girl
To keep
The only reality
Isn't real at all
I know life (Mikey)
Is a relative term
And I won't live until
I'm lying with the worms
The only reality
Isn't real at all
There is no love (Mikey)
There is no peace
There's only me
And my beast
The only reality
Isn't real at all
The only reality
Is you and me
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3) MANY NIGHTS
Tonight, tonight
And for many nights
Although I am not very real
Am I something you can love?
{repeat...}
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4) UNDER AND OVER THE BRINK
On the brink of complying
I'm very slow
And I say to myself:
"Oh no, don't go
Well I like you the way you are
So please don't change
Don't you know that your mind could rearrange?"
So today it starts and tomorrow it ends
I lost my soul and I lost my friends
So today it ends and tomorrow it starts
The brooding of a million hearts
Music's the way, the only way I know
It's time to let the brooding heart
Choose the way to go
'Cause love is not the answer
It's never here to stay
What's here through the night
May be gone by day
On the brink of attack
I'm society prone
And they're telling me:
"You should find out what is wrong"
I think I'm alright
I'm still putting up a fight
But I keep on losing
Soon I'll be dying of fright
On the brink of insanity
I see my friend
And I'm trying to tell him:
"It can't be the end
Well, you've made me live
Now you've got more to give"
If he goes o'er that brink
Who will I cry with?
Because music's the way, the only way I know
It's time to let the brooding heart
Choose the way to go
'Cause love is not the answer
It's never here to stay
What's here through the night
May be gone by day
What's here through the night
May be gone by day
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5) LET ME KNOW, LOVE
I wish you could feel what I do now
Knowing what or why but never how
It's hard making the emotions turn around
The ones you want lost and never found
Ooh can you feel it yet, love?
Let me know when you do, love
You know what it's like to disappoint yourself
You store your confidence on a shelf
(Let me know when you do)
You hate the world for its influence on you
You hate your heart for betraying you
Can you feel it yet, love?
Let me know when you do, love
I can't get rid of those ugly things
When peace flies over I miss its wings
(Let me know when you do)
I want to be the person in my dreams
I find it harder than it seems
Ooh can you feel it yet, love?
Let me know when you do, love
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6) WHERE DO I GO?
I stepped on a life
A living emotion
I murdered the concept of devotion
Oh lord..lord..let me die
Or let me live not another lie
I crushed a soul
A soul like mine
Oh lord, what was in my mind?
Oh lord
Where..where do I go from here?
Oh lord..oh lord
Let me get it back
The heart inside
Let me live again
Give me back my pride
All the faith that you had
Can be born again
Despite the bad ways of the girl
With the purest of hearts
Can you believe she's making a start?
Baby I want to live
I'm not ready to die
Don't want to make my precious few cry
Oh lord
Where..where do I go from here?
Oh lord..oh lord
Oh lord while I'm young
Don't take the breath from my lungs
I will start again
Oh babe with all of my friends
They will trust in me lord
Until the very end
I stepped on a life (I stepped on a life)
A living emotion (A living emotion)
I murdered the concept of devotion
Oh lord
Oh lord..lord
Let me die or let me live
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7) NOT FOR ME
No not for me
Brutal simplicity
Sane insincerity
No not another day
Wasted away
On a mental stray
Where is the man of my dreams?
Where is the man of my dreams?
Who will be the one
To keep me from the sun?
Ready and willing to run
It's too, too far
To all my perfect stars
Nonexistent are
Where is the man of my dreams?
Where is the man of my dreams?
Keep your life
Keep your normal wife
Live your tiny plant life
No, not for me
I tear instinctively
And wish for idiocy
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8) ONE ALIEN
The spirit in me
Knows your soul will be free
One alien has come, unalien to one
Will they ever return
To bring you back to where you belong?
You'll find a place
Of peaceful grace
You've fought from the start
For the road to all of their hearts
Will they ever return
To bring you back to where you belong?
Baby I'm here and I've been quite an alien too
I'm on a road that's parallel to you
Baby I'm here and I've been quite an alien too
I'm on a road that's parallel to you
Your love's too pure
And your motives too sure
A society cannot stand
A truly genuine man
Will they ever return
To bring you back to where you belong?
Baby I'm here and I've been quite an alien too
I'm on a road that's parallel to you
Baby I'm here and I've been quite an alien too
I'm on a road that's parallel to you
The spirit in me
Knows your soul will be free
One alien has come, unalien to one
One alien has come, unalien to one
Alien has come, unalien to one
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Rhodes Vol. II - copyright 1986-Happy Rhodes
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Side B
1) Noone Here
2) To The FunnyFarm
3) Asylum Master
4) Beat it Out
5) The Chase
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1) NOONE HERE
I feel warm and whole
But there's noone here
Yes, and mine's a heavy soul
But there's noone here
sun
my is
Look rising
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And it's rising over there
But there's noone here
There's noone here
I'm without a body
To keep me warm
And not even a kitty
To share my storm
Well I know what I need
But there's noone here
And I know just where I bleed
But there's noone here `
`
`
sun
my is
Look rising
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And it's rising over there
But there's noone here
There's noone here
And I'm without a body
To keep me warm
And not even a kitty
To share my storm
Well I want a warm brain
But there's noone here
'Cause mine's under a strain
And there's noone here
sun
my is
Look rising
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
And it's rising over there
But there's noone here
There's noone here
And I'm without a body ^ ^
To keep me warm * *
And not even a kitty + ^ ^
To share my storm * *
+
^ ^
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And not even a kitty
To share my storm
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tu) to the funnyfarm
i'm on my way
i can feel it coming on
my brain's been strained of all reality
i'm on my way
to the funnyfarm
and when i go i'll bring with me
both of my bros
i've lost my way
through this world of profanities and
i thrive on the wind and the rain and the cold
i've lost my way
through this world of profanities
and i'll not find it before i'm very old
i need reassurance that i'll always be insane
i want my teddy bear to lay on
and when i go
i'll be efficient at making ashtrays
when i go
i'll do nothing but catch me moonrays
For I know what you don't know
And I see things you'll never see
And I've a different way of living you know
And I've such a different frame of mind
And
so...
i'm on my way
to the funnyfarm
and when i go i'll bring with me
both of my bros
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3) ASYLUM MASTER
Oh silent moving chill
It's looking bleak
You're not mine to touch and
I dare not speak
I need your presence
Be you dead or alive
My misery demands
Your company to survive
The living, breathing corpse
Whose shadow rightly
Before me walks
Only in your eyes lies your soul
And only in your arms am I whole
So damn your father for loving your mother
I curse him
For now I want no other
The living, breathing corpse
Whose shadow rightly
Before me walks
Master of the round walls
Still my heart
It only makes my dreams fall apart
Trap me in your courtyard
Of broken stone
Oh it's cold and grey but
I'll not be alone
The living, breathing corpse
Whose shadow rightly
Before me walks
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4) BEAT IT OUT
DWINDLE DAY, YOUR FLICKERING RAY
PUT TO REST, SO THAT I MAY LAY
TO CHURN AND ROLL
ON THE FLOOR
AND BEAT IT OUT, AND BEAT IT OUT
GOT TO GET IT OUT
GOT TO GET IT OUT
[REPEAT]
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5) THE CHASE
|| My feet are failing me
|| I need to rest
|| My mind is killing me
|| And it's doing its best
||
|| The chase is on, and I'm losing
|| And I'm trying to run, my legs are refusing
|| And I can feel his cold breath
|| Lingering like death
||
|| Can't go any faster, I think I'm beat
|| I feel the disaster
|| And I feel the lack of his heat
|| The chase is on, and I'm losing
|| And I'm trying to run, my legs are refusing
|| And I can feel his cold breath
|| Clinging to my neck
||
|| I'm running toward you
|| Don't fail me now
|| I don't live life so well
|| I need you to show me how
||
|| The chase is on, and I'm losing
|| And I'm dying to run, my legs are refusing
|| And I can feel his cold breath
|| And it's lingering like death
|| And I can feel his cold cold breath
|| And it's clinging to my neck
||
|| The chase is on
|| The chase is on
|| The chase is on
|| The chase is on
|| The chase is on
|| The chase is on
|| The chase is on
|| The chase is on
||
|| And I can feel his breath
|| And it's on the back of my leg
|| And I can feel his breath
|| And it's on the back of my leg
||
|| And I want your hand
|| And I want your love
||
|| I want your hand
|| I want your hand
|| I need your love
|| I need your love
|| I want your hand
|| I want your hand
|| I need your love
|| I need your love
||
|| I need you to be strong
|| 'Cause I am here and the chase is on
|| Need you to be strong
|| 'Cause I am here and the chase is on
|| Need you to be strong
|| 'Cause I am here and the chase is on
||
|| I need you to be strong
|| 'Cause I am here and the chase is on
|| I need you to be strong
|| 'Cause I am here and the chase is on
||
|| And I'm losing
||
|| The chase is on
||
|| Would you like to come along?
<<*>>
But I'm losing
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The Endkatefans@chinet.chi.il.us (Chris Williams) (06/06/91)
This is a repost
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Vickie here.
This was the first Happy album I heard, and it's still my favorite.
Last, but never least...
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Ecto
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Side A Side B
1) I'm Going Back 1) Ecto
2) If Love Is A Game, I Win 2) I Cannot Go On
3) Would That I Could 3) Ode
4) Off From Out From Under Me 4) Don't Want To Hear It
5) Project 499 5) Poetic Justice
6) I Won't Break Down 6) To Be E. Mortal
7) If So
all songs copyright 1987-Happy Rhodes
Music, lyrics, voices and instruments - Happy Rhodes
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Side A
1) I'm Going Back
2) If Love Is A Game, I Win
3) Would That I Could
4) Off From Out From Under Me
5) Project 499
6) I Won't Break Down
7) If So
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1) I'M GOING BACK
Where are
My monsters and cats?
Where are
My attic antiques and bats?
I'm going back
I'm going back
I'm going back
I'm going back
I'm going back
I'm going back
No life here
In the room
Where I sleep
It's traveled ahead
To my stony keep
I'm going back (to the rain on the trees)
I'm going back (to my kitty on the window)
I'm going back
I'm going back (to the strings of the Guild)
I'm going back (to my heart's desire)
I'm going back
Where are
My brothers, mother and dad?
I had a family
And friends
I'm going back (to the rain on the trees)
I'm going back (to my kitty on the window)
I'm going back
I'm going back (to the strings of the Guild)
I'm going back (to my heart's desire)
I'm going back
I'm going back (to the rain on the trees)
I'm going back (to my kitty on the window)
I'm going back
I'm going back (to the strings of the Guild)
I'm going back (to my very sweet love)
I'm going back
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2) IF LOVE IS A GAME, I WIN
Oh baby, don't you know I can feel it in your hands?
You've been awake for a million years
Oh baby, don't you know I'll have nobody else?
I'm in love with you, and it feels good
Oh this is where life begins
If love is a game, I win
(Repeat twice)
If this is where life begins
If love is a game I win
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3) WOULD THAT I COULD |Excerpts of "Would That I Could" taken from |
|A MIDSUMMER'S NIGHT'S DREAM-William Shakespeare|
Over hill, over dale
Thorough bush, thorough brier
Over park, over pale
Thorough flood, thorough fire
Would that I could I'd be serving my Titania
Would that I could I'd never return
Would that I could I'd be loving my Oberon
Would that I could I'd stay for good
I do wander everywhere
Swifter than the moon's sphere
And I serve the fairy queen
To dew her orbs upon the green
Would that I could I'd be serving my Titania
Would that I could I'd never return
Would that I could I'd be loving my Oberon
Would that I could I'd stay for good
The cowslips tall, her pensioners be
In their gold coats, spots you see
Those be rubies, fairy favours
In those freckles live their savours
Would that I could I'd be serving my Titania
Would that I could I'd never return
Would that I could I'd be loving my Oberon
Would that I could I'd stay for good
I must go seek some dewdrops here
And hang a pearl in every cowslip's ear
Farewell thou lob of spirits, I'll be gone
Our queen and all her elves come here anon
Would that I could I'd be serving my Titania
Would that I could I'd never return
Would that I could I'd be loving my Oberon
Would that I could I'd stay for good
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4) OFF FROM OUT FROM UNDER ME
I knew a man who was very odd
He'd always thought that someone was following him
He'd talk of entities that didn't exist
Or so I thought...
Off from out from under me
Off from out from under me
Off from out from under me
Off from out from under me
His paranoia intrigued me so
I was sure he'd escaped from the looney bin
Every day it became clearer
He was right...
Off from out from under me
Off from out from under me
Off from out from under me
Off from out from under me
Goodbye my lunatic, I hope you're faring well
I'm trying to keep them off from out from under you
You were right little madman they're hovering at my head
I'm trying to keep them off from out from under me
This man had knowledge of right and wrong
He could separate light from dark
He showed me the horrors of infesting thoughts
Of emotions
Off from out from under me
Off from out from under me
Off from out from under me
Off from out from under me
Off from out from under me
Off from out from under me
Out from under me Off from out from under me
Out from under me Off from out from under me
Out from under me Off from out from under me
Out from under me Off from out from under me
Out from under me Off from out from under me
Thanks be my lunatic, I know he's faring well
It's over now, they're off from out from under him
They can't hurt the madman
Now they're hammering at my head
I must die to get them off from out from under me
Off from out from under me
Get 'em off from out from under me
Get 'em off from out from under me
Get 'em off from out from under me
Get 'em off from out from under me
Get 'em off from out from under me
Get 'em off from out from under me
Get 'em off from out from under me
Get 'em off from out from under me
Get 'em off from out from under me
Get 'em off from out from under me
Get 'em off
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5) PROJECT 499
They say I've changed beyond compare
I've ventured far beyond despair
The atmosphere is different here
It reeks of gloom and valid fear
It's all set up, the way is clear
All the bases been covered
The time is near
And it was all so easy, cried not a tear
Won't be surprised to find my reaper near
Oh baby please don't go
I'm so tired and you're so right by my soul
And as of now my fate looks grim
The light is there but growing dim
And if there's a reason for my mind
It's been lost far behind
So to and fro emotions go
When life is done no tears will flow
For days for me are seldom fun
Residing I'm the only one
Oh baby please don't go
I'm so tired and you're so right by my soul
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6) I WON'T BREAK DOWN
You'll never win, I won't break down
Because I have the strength of a million souls
Though you will try, I won't despair
Because I've lived the life of a million lives
Always known just where I was going
To have peace with me
And to have peace with you
And I can see that day
Yes I can see that day
Do you know just where you're going?
Do you have the strength to pursue your dreams?
Through the years my eyes have cried
But I don't run away from the things I fear
There's no question that I am here
To have peace with me
And to have peace with you
And I can see that day
Yes I can see that day
You'll never win, I won't break down
Because I have the strength of a million souls
Though you will try, I won't despair
Because I've lived the life of a million lives
Always known just where I was going
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7) IF SO
I ask you
Now tell the truth
I ask you
Was it worth the price you paid?
If so...
I know you loved me
Darling
But I need to know
Did you mean to hurt me so?
If so...
Go away way very far away, take your leave
I'll never hate you, I'll never think of you
And I'll never grieve
Did you want it all?
Free love
Did it satisfy?
Was it your intentions to deceive?
If so...
You made me happy
You made me cry
You gave me hope
Was my happiness a lie?
If so...
Go away way very far away, take your leave
I'll never hate you, I'll never think of you
And I'll never grieve
I'll never grieve the loss
I ask you
Now tell the truth
I ask you
Was it worth the price you paid?
If so...
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Ecto all songs copyright 1987-Happy Rhodes
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Side B
1) Ecto
2) I Cannot Go On
3) Ode
4) Don't Want To Hear It
5) Poetic Justice
6) To Be E. Mortal
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1) ECTO
Should I die?
Don't take time to wonder
Is she near?
Or are her brains asunder?
This spirit must exist
And move on to better things
Ecto
Ecto
Ecto
Ecto
Don't look for me
Don't call my name
I'll kiss you goodnight
My soul will not evaporate
My only desire
Will be to communicate
Ecto
Ecto
Ecto
Ecto
Ecto I'll be here
Ecto I'll be ecto
Ecto I'll be here
Ecto I'll be ecto
If you feel suddenly cool Ecto
While lying in bed Ecto
Open your eyes Ecto
I'll be over your head Ecto
Now don't be afraid Ecto
Don't reach out Ecto
Just be glad that I exist Ecto
Ecto
Ecto
Ecto
Ecto
Ecto I'll be here
Ecto I'll be ecto
Ecto I'll be here
Ecto I'll be ecto
Ecto I'll be here
Ecto I'll be ecto
Ecto I'll be here
Ecto but I'll be ecto
Ecto I'll be here
Ecto but I'll be ecto
Ecto I'll be here
Ecto but I'll be ecto
Ecto
Ecto
Ecto
Ecto
Should I die?
Don't ever take time to wonder
Is she near?
Are her brains asunder?
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2) I CANNOT GO ON
I cannot go on
Living illusion like I do
I can't go on
I just can't go on
Thinking my dreams will come true
I just can't go on
I know it sounds crazy
I know I'm sounding insane
But I cannot live with or without
My hopes and my dreams
Guess I'll always try
To search for the perfect truth
Guess I'll always try
Till the day I die
I'll look for the impossible
Till the day I die
I know it sounds crazy
I know I'm sounding insane
But I cannot live with or without
My hopes and my dreams
I cannot go on
Killing my heart like I do
I just can't go on
I cannot go on
Wanting the things I can't have
I just can't go on
I know it sounds crazy
I know I'm sounding insane
But I cannot live with or without
My hopes and my dreams
Live with or without
My hopes and my dreams
Live with or without
My hopes and my dreams
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3) ODE
Believe..the sun will come out again
the sun will come out again
Believe..your love will return again
your love will return again
Never cry for the rain
(never cry, never cry for the rain)
It brings us soothing sounds to sleep by
And never cry because you feel unloved
(never cry, never cry 'cause you're unloved)
That's what your arms are for
To wrap them around yourself
And believe..the sun will come out again
the sun will come out again
Believe..your love will return again
your love will return again
Never cry because you're lonely
(never cry, never cry 'cause you're alone)
Your love will always be around the bend
And never cry because you think you can't make it
(never cry, never cry 'cause you can't make it)
You've made it this far
That's better than most
Believe..the sun will come out again
the sun will come out again
Believe..your love will return again
your love will return again
Never cry because you're scared
(never cry, never cry because you're scared)
The only thing that can harm you is your fear
And don't ask why you must hurt so much
(don't ask why, don't ask why you hurt so much)
It's just a process of healing
Remember..
To believe..believe when I say..that I believe in you
yes I believe in you
Believe..believe when I say..that I'll love you always
yes I'll love you always
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4) DON'T WANT TO HEAR IT
Ooh close your mouth
Know I don't want to hear it
No I don't want to hear it anymore
You know I'm not your psychiatrist
And although I care very much
Know I don't want to hear it anymore
Don't call me up to be your therapist
Because you think I'm wise
I'm a scary girl with a scary mind
I'm a tired child
(you won't find answers here)
Think of me as a friend
But I'll be of no use for you
All my energy is exausted on me
(there's no more room for you)
You know I'm no doctor
I'm only crowding words
Just to ease the pain
Whatever you do
Never never rely on me
I'm not a happy kid
I'm barely getting by
Don't cry to me about your love affairs
I can't help you there
I've no patience for bleeding on my floor
Take your wounds elswhere
(you won't find answers here)
I cannot read your mind
I can't even read my own
What little sanity I have left in me
Is fading fast
(there's no more time for you)
Ooh I'm not listening
To the hows and wherefores
To the questions of your heart
Ooh I'm the sole proprietor
And I have to heal this head
Before I lose it to the weeds
Ooh close your mouth
Know I don't want to hear it
No I don't want to hear it anymore
You know I'm not your psychiatrist
And although I care very much
Know I don't want to hear it anymore
And although I care very much
Know I don't want to hear it anymore
And although I care very much
Know I don't want to hear it anymore
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5) POETIC JUSTICE
Get out of my world of worlds
You little poets crying pain
Just stand on your podium preaching beauty
I've gotta leave you in the rain
Now I've heard many people like you
From the undergrounds of France
Pushing your sickly sweet impressions of romance
My ears have parasites
My ears have parasites
You think I've never heard the lines before
With the candy sun and the creaking door
Get your head out of the cotton clouds
Put your precious feet on the floor
Don't give me those power lines
Just hit it right on
You can be precise
Miracles of mystery
With vagueness your device
My ears have parasites (go away)
My ears have parasites (go away)
My ears have parasites (go away)
My ears have parasites (go away)
Now clarify, what did you say?
You know you're not making any sense
Are you describing a vision of beauty?
Or a chain of events?
Oh get to the point you sappy wimps
I haven't got a lot of time
Simplicity is beauty
Are there poets less sublime?
My ears have parasites (go away)
My ears have parasites (go away)
My ears have parasites (go away)
My ears have parasites (go away)
My ears have parasites (go away)
My ears have parasites (go away)
My ears have parasites
My ears have parasites
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6) TO BE E. MORTAL
Oh to be
Die to be Want to be
Live to be
............. To be e. mortal ..............
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The Endkatefans@chinet.chi.il.us (Chris Williams) (06/06/91)
This is a repost
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Vickie here.
sigh...
<shakes herself out of a reverie>
Enjoy...
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Happy Rhodes
REARMAMENT
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Side A Side B
1) The Perfect Irony 1) Box H.A.P.
2) For We Believe 2) I Have A Heart
3) I Am a Legend 3) Crystal Orbs
4) 'Til the Dawn Breaks 4) Because I Learn
5) The Issue Is 5) Baby Don't Go
6) Friend You'll Be 6) Rhodes Waltz
7) Dreams Are 7) Ally Ally Oxenfree
all songs copyright 1986-Happy Rhodes
Music, lyrics, voices and instruments - Happy Rhodes
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Side A
1) The Perfect Irony
2) For We Believe
3) I Am A Legend
4) 'Til The Dawn Breaks
5) The Issue Is
6) Friend You'll Be
7) Dreams Are
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1) THE PERFECT IRONY
I thought I wanted to die
But I barely had the time
And isn't it funny
How I didn't even
Have the money
To say goodbye?
What the perfect irony
And with this man
I want to see the land
But is my mind even?
Oh I must choose to believe him
Or say goodbye
What the perfect irony
And I want to love
It's all I'm thinking of
But isn't it sordid
How my dreams can become distorted?
Just tell me why
My life's the perfect irony
I can't decide
If I should laugh or cry
I think it's kind of funny
How they say all I need
Is the money
To get by
Goodbye
Get by
Oh what the perfect irony
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2) FOR WE BELIEVE
(Why are we worlds away?)
What is this thing?
What is this love?
Where is this hope coming from?
Where is this hope coming from?
Why do we see future before our eyes?
Why do we see future before our eyes?
(Why are we worlds away?)
Clouded with what's to be
Make our own destiny
We know that that's the key
We know that that's the key
For we believe
In what we do
For we believe
In what we do
(Why are we worlds away?)
Safety scares us away
On the edge is where we play
When we run others delay
Oh when we run, others delay
For we believe
In what we do
For we believe
In what we do
For we believe
In what we do
For we believe
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3) I AM A LEGEND
Yes they can say "She's not so great"
That they could do the very same
I am a legend in my
A legend in my own mind
Ooh I can feel all that I sing
I can do almost anything
I am a legend in my
A legend in my own mind
I have a brain that's taken me to the core of the world
I've been to Anglo-land and lived beyond the castle wall
So pooh on you
Ooh it's inside my active mind
That I am one of a kind
I am a legend in my
A legend in my own mind
I wish that you would all agree
That I'm impeccably me
Make me a legend in your
A legend in all your minds
I am a witch who lived before your time
I am a prince and this forest is mine
So pooh on you
Yes they can say "She's not so great"
That they could do the very same
I am a legend in my
A legend in my own mind
'Cause I can feel all that I sing
I can do almost anything
I am a legend in my
A legend in my own mind
I have a brain that's taken me to the core of the world
I've been to Anglo-land and lived beyond the castle wall
So pooh on you
Ooh it's inside my active mind
That I am one of a kind
I am a legend in my
A legend in my own mind
I am a legend in my
A legend in my own mind
I am a legend in my
A legend in my own mind
Make me a legend in your
A legend in all your minds
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4) 'TIL THE DAWN BREAKS
I'll speak to you
But don't you look into my eyes
All my flesh will burn
I'm here to warn you
Children it's your turn
Feel the night, live the night
'Til the dawn breaks
Feel the light, live the night
'Til the dawn breaks
I can't protect you
Oh be wary of the lights
For they mean you harm
Stay with thy night loves
Wallow in its charm
Be you ready for the storm
Gather your fern
I'm here to warn you
Children it's your turn
Feel the light, live the night
'Til the dawn breaks
Feel the light, live the night
'Til the dawn breaks
Oh I feel the night, I feel the night
'Til the dawn breaks
Oooh feel the light, Ohh live the night
'Til the dawn breaks
Well I can't protect you
So be ready for the storm
Gather your fern
I'm here to warn you
Children it's your turn
I'll speak to you
But my flesh will burn
Ooh, I'm here to warn you
Children it's your turn
Children it's your turn
Children it's your turn
I'm here to warn you
Children it's your turn
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5) THE ISSUE IS
He lies with steel pieces in his arm
He lives by steel, by steel
He's gonna die
And he's scared
She lies with steel pieces in her arm
She lives by steel, by steel
She's gonna die
And she's scared
Oh where is she going to?
And will she see mummy..mummy..mummy?
They lie with steel pieces in their hearts
They breathe by steel, by steel
We're gonna die
And we're scared
The issue is:
Does conscience survive?
We're gonna die
And we're scared
The issue is:
Does conscience survive?
We're gonna die
And we're scared
The issue is:
Does conscience survive?
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6) FRIEND YOU'LL BE
I'm influenced by my friend
If there's a reason to cry
Oh friend you'll be (friend you'll be)
Forever close to me
I've confided in you my friend
Now we have something to do
Oh friend you'll be (friend you'll be)
Forever close to me
Oh and when the time comes
For them to see
We'll still be...
Oh living on faith of heart
Keeping love and fear far apart
We'll be running our own lives
Making someone out there realize
That we have a place
We've escaped the human race
There's a man at my side, a friend
We have passion for pride
Oh friend you'll be (friend you'll be)
Forever close to me
And when the time comes
For them to see
We'll still be...
Oh living on faith of heart
Keeping love and fear far apart
We'll be running our own lives
Making someone out there realize
That we have a place
We've escaped the human race
We've escaped the human race
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7) DREAMS ARE
What are your dreams?
.......................(My dreams are my reality)
.......................(Dreams are)
Dreams are
.......................(Fine but)
Fine but
.......................(I don't know)
.......................(Sooner)
Sooner
.......................(Or later)
Or later
.......................(They've got to go)
.......................(Oh my dreams)
What are your dreams?
.......................(Are my reality)
.......................(Oh my dreams)
What are your dreams?
.......................(Are my dreams)
.......................(Dreams are)
Dreams are
.......................(Fine but)
Fine but
.......................(Oh I don't know)
.......................(Sooner)
Sooner
.......................(Or later)
Or later
.......................(They always go)
.......................(Ooh but my dreams)
What are your dreams?
.......................(Are my reality)
.......................(My dreams)
What are you dreams?
.......................(Are my dreams)
.......................(Dreams are)
Dreams are
.......................(Fine but)
But what?
.......................(I don't know)
.......................(Sooner)
Sooner
.......................(Or later)
Or later
.......................(They always go)
Dreams are
.......................(Dreams are fine but)
.......................(Oh I don't know)
.......................(Sooner)
.......................(Or later)
.......................(They always go)
.......................(Oh but my dreams)
What are your dreams?
.......................(Are my reality)
.......................(Ooh my dreams)
What are your dreams?
.......................(Are my reality)
.......................(Dreams are)
.......................(Fine but)
.......................(Dreams are)
.......................(Fine but)
.......................(Dreams are)
.......................(Fine but)
.......................(I don't know)
.......................(Oh but my dreams)
What are your dreams?
.......................(Are my reality)
I don't believe you
.......................(Ooh my dreams)
What are your dreams?
.......................(Are my reality)
It can't be so
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Rearmament all songs copyright 1986-Happy Rhodes
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Side B
1) Box H.A.P.
2) I Have a Heart
3) Crystal Orbs
4) Because I Learn
5) Baby Don't Go
6) Rhodes Waltz
7) Ally Ally Oxenfree
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1) BOX H.A.P.
You can't know them like you know yourself
I know I know
Therefore find your peace
I can't I can't
Demand only from yourself
I try I try
Don't rely on your logic
I don't I don't
You made your choice
Now go to the end
You will find your peace
When it comes, greet it
Welcome it
Make it stay
You can't know them like you know yourself
I know I know
Therefore find your peace
I can't I can't
Demand only from yourself
I try I try
The instincts you feel are truth
Are they? Are they now?
You made your choice
Now go to the end
You will find your peace
And when it comes, greet it
Welcome it
Make it stay
Can't know them like you know yourself
I know I know
Therefore find your peace
I can't I can't
Demand only from yourself
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2) I HAVE A HEART
I have a heart inside
She's begging me for suicide
She doesn't want anymore
She's lived too many lives before
So what do I say to put her at ease?
I know she'd leave with the breeze
All I can do is beg her to stay
Oh she is deceived every day
Cheated and lied to in every way
Why do you love weak little thing?
You never could handle the hurting
So what do I say to put her at ease?
I know she'd leave with the breeze
All I can do is beg her to stay
I have a heart inside
She's begging me for suicide
She doesn't want anymore
She's lived too many lives before
So what do I say to put her at ease?
I know she'd leave with a breeze
All I can do is beg her to stay
She is deceived every day
Cheated and lied to in every way
Why do you love weak little thing?
It never could handle the hurting
So what do I say to put her at ease?
I know she'd leave with a breeze
All I can do is beg her
All I can do is beg her
All I can do is beg her to stay
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3) CRYSTAL ORBS
O
Crystal orbs, golden light
Come back to me and to that night
I stared at these for many hours
Until the waves came in showers
O
I'm here and will be
Addressing you only
Now answer me
O
Go way away if you must
Life and I will adjust
Let it be that I know
The fiery warmth and the glow
I'm here and will be
Addressing you only
Now answer me
O
This warm and glorious night explains
The soft peace of my remains
Oh crystal orbs shining light O
Come back to me and to that night
I'm here and will be
Addressing you only
Now answer me O
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4) BECAUSE I LEARN
I learn I learn
I learn I learn
Many things Many things
The hard way The easy way
I know many things about you
You never knew I knew
I want to be I want to be
Wise enough Closer to
To see ahead Lying dead
I don't need to live the same pain
Over and over again
Because I learn
once is enough
once is enough
once is enough
because I learn
once is enough
once is enough
oh once is quite enough
oh once is enough
once is quite
once is quite enough
I love I've made
I love My heart
Harder than Painfully
Most do Too true
I take my lessons well
And so when
They lie to me
I can tell
Because I learn
once is enough
once is enough
once is enough
because I learn
once is enough
once is enough
oh once is quite enough
oh once is enough
once is quite
once is quite enough
I take my lessons well
And so when
They lie to me
I can tell
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5) BABY DON'T GO
Wake and arise
Defiant one
Time for you to
Be who you are
Come and appear
Before them now
Time for you to
Be who you are
Baby don't go
Baby don't go away
Baby don't leave
I need you to stay
Babe
Show what you are
Be strong
Be true
Time for you to
Be who you are
Wait for your move
Make them wait too
Time for you to
Be who you are
Baby don't go
Baby don't go away
Baby don't leave
I need you to stay
Wake and arise
Defiant one
Time for you to
Be who you are
Be who you are
Come and appear
Before them now
Time for you to
Be who you are
Baby don't go
Baby don't go away
Baby don't leave
I need you to stay
Babe
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6) RHODES WALTZ
I am a fleeting thought
Cherish and remember
Tomorrow I'll be gone
Understand that I am
Momentary
No forevers here
I move on
But if you ignore my presence
I will never come again
Take notice
I remain for no one, no thing
Be aware
Tomorrow I'm gone
But treat me with respect and care
And when needed I'll be there
But if you ignore my presence
I will never come again
Take notice
I am a flying soul
Don't clutch on
Tomorrow I'll be gone
Tomorrow I'll be gone
Tomorrow I'll be gone
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7) ALLY ALLY OXENFREE
Aaah...oooh
I can't find you
You've hidden well
Well, Ally ally oxenfree
Ally ally oxenfree
I can't find you
And I'm too tired to play
So, Ally ally oxenfree
Ally ally oxenfree
You were here, right here
I don't know where you are now
If you won't show for me
I won't search for you
I can't find you
Must I be "it" forever?
Ally ally oxenfree
Ally ally oxenfree
Touch home-base
For your sake, love
'Cause I'm going home now
Touch home-base
For your sake, love
'Cause I'm going home
I'm going home
Ally ally oxenfree
Ally ally oxenfree
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