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Homecoming Queen
Reginetta del ballo

un cavallo, un cavallo
il mio regno per un cavallo
rantolando su campi magnetici

sì ho esaurito
l'ultima scatola di cose brillanti
prima che andassero a male
bagnate o decadute

reginetta del ballo

i denti che erano taglienti
macinati giù privi di suono
la mia schiena curvata comincia ad essere fragile
ciò che un tempo cresceva alto
e dritto verso il sole sta riassorbendo
per sporcarsi come una spugna

reginetta del ballo
reginetta del ballo


a horse, a horse
my kingdom for a horse
rattling on magnetic fields

yes I did use up
the last box of sparklers
before they went bad
got wet or decayed

homecoming queen, homecoming

teeth what were sharp
is ground down and dumb
my crooked spine becoming more brittle
what once grew straight
and tall t'ward the sun
is absorbing back down
to dirt like a sponge

homecoming queen, homecoming queen
homecoming queen, homecoming queen
Weird Sisters
Sorelle bizzarre

i parassiti ti ameranno quando sarai morto
la la la, la la
nascondendo tutti i crepitii nel letto
la la la, la la
viene dentro strisciando
con gli occhi gonfi
ora posso vedere
che c'è una luna cattiva che sorge

rastrellando tutta la ghiaia dalle piste
la la la, la la
dimentica i pugnali alle spalle
la la la, la la
urla attraverso il prato
con il fuoco nei suoi capelli
miglionari vengono cadendo
giù dalla scale

un'emissione di vento femminile
pioggia e denti
la la la, la la
i lupi oscuri cadono su di me
lana e panno morbido
la la la, la la
viene dentro strisciando
con gli occhi gonfi
ora posso vedere
che c'è una luna cattiva che sorge


the parasites will love you when you're dead
la la la, la la
hiding all the rattles in the bed
la la la, la la
come crawling in
with bulging eyes
now I can see
there's a bad moon on the rise

raking all the gravels from the tracks
la la la, la la
forget about the daggers in the backs
la la la, la la
scream cross the lawn
with fire in her hair
millionaires come tumbling
down the stairs

a big wind spitting female
rain and teeth
la la la, la la
the dark wolves fell upon me
wools and fleece
la la la, la la
come crawling in
with bulging eyes
now I can see
there's a bad moon on the rise
850 Double Pumper Holley


"ten to one piston
two-ninety-two to five-o-one camshaft
the heads at two er two fourteen one-eighty-one valves
bronze cast
they've been er bow ported
eight-fifty-double-pumper-holley
eight-fifty-double-pumper-holley
eight-fifty-double-pumper-holley
eight-fifty-double-pumper-holley
and a three-sixty single plane intake"

"What about your bass guitar?"

"Same"
Rainmaker


well, shit, yeah!

all you've got to do is look in the sky and wish
you might see his face in the clouds or relaxing in a spirit ditch
he's been known to sleep on piles of dry leaves
abandoned on October lawns
sometimes he awakens with spiders on his eyelids

rainmaker's coming
????? rainmaker's coming
rainmaker's coming to soak us with water

sometimes you feel just like a stone tossed into the deep
all you gotta do is touch a woman's face that's warm with sleep
and he can show up at your, your back door in the deep
trace him back before he was born
inquiring about an honest days work for a decent meal

rainmaker's coming
rainmaker's coming
rainmaker's coming to soak us with water

sometimes he's hitching a ride in a freezer or appears as a mist
he's also been known to introduce himself as a scientist
he could be the retarded son of an old woman with
seven fingers on each hand
'cos I know I reckon, he will come when he's beckoned for

rainmaker's coming
rainmaker's coming
rainmaker's coming to soak us with water
to soak us with water
Spirit Ditch


I want my records back
and that motorcycle gas tank
that I, spraypainted black
the owls have been talking to me
but I'm sworn to secrecy

I woke up in
a burnt out basement
sleeping with
metal hands
in a spirit ditch

the moon it will rise with such
horse laughter
it's dragging pianos to the ocean
if I had a home
you'd know it'd be
in a slide trombone

I woke up in
a burnt out basement
sleeping with
metal hands
in a spirit ditch

(mum on answerphone interlude)

I woke up in
a burnt out basement
sleeping with
metal hands
in a spirit ditch
Tears On Fresh Fruit


just when you've found your way to
the boiler room
they come and dig you out
with picks and shovels and
acetelyne torches

I couldn't do nothing but watch as her tears fell on fresh fruit
behind the boney walls of my skull
there was playing a lullaby

la la la la la la la la la la la

we're just trying to be free
of our bodies
our stomachs full of liquor
all our lungs
full of water

I couldn't do nothing but watch as her tears fell on fresh fruit
behind the boney walls of my skull
there was playing a lullaby

la la la la la la la la la la la la la la, la
Saturday
Sabato

Tu sei una macchina
Sei un ospedale
Camminerei fino all'inferno e ritorno
Per vederti sorridere
Di sabato

Tu sei una stella
Sei un mare d'aria
Suono grandi tastiere
Di denti di cavallo
Di sabato
Di sabato

Vorrei dirti
quello che provo
Ma probabilmente lo terrò per me
Fino a sabato
Oh Sabato, Sabato
Oh Sabato, Sabato


you are a car
you are a hospital
I'd walk to hell and back
to see you smile
on Saturday

you are a star
you are a sea of air
I play great keyboards
of horses' teeth
on Saturday
on Saturday

I'd like to tell you
how I feel
I'll probably keep it
'til Saturday
Oh Saturday, Saturday
Oh Saturday, Saturday
Cow


saint of barges
queen of nails
sparkling drumsets
and murders of crows

metal teeth of
????? carousels
lighting cigars on
electric chairs

buildings are rooks
nature's a vice
rattle of diesels
snakes eating their own tails

pretty girl, milkin' a cow, oh yeah
pretty girl, milkin' a cow, oh yeah
pretty girl, milkin' a cow, oh yeah
pretty girl, milkin' a cow, oh yeah
Hammering The Cramps


hey little dog, can you fly?
hey little dog, can you fly?

hammering the cramps
hammering the cramps
hammering the cramps

hey little car, can you fly?
hey little car, can you fly?

hammering the cramps
hammering the cramps
hammering the cramps

hammering the cramps
hammering the cramps
hammering the cramps

captain howdy's here but
we can't see him
we can't see them

hammering the cramps
hammering the cramps

hammering the cramps
hammering the cramps
hammering the cramps

oh yeah
Heart Of Darkness
Cuore oscuro

Appoggiò la sua testa
Sul mio petto
Mentre il sole bruciava
Laggiù ad ovest
C'è qualcosa che ancora abbiamo
È un ultimo ballo in questo parcheggio

Oh si io, io ho un cuore oscuro
Oh si io, io ho un cuore oscuro

Lei si svegliò
In mezzo al fuoco
E le fiamme cominciarono
A danzare sempre più in alto
Satana avrebbe riso alle sue urla
E poi si svegliò dai suoi sogni

Oh si io, io ho un cuore oscuro
Oh si io, io ho un cuore oscuro


she laid her head
on my chest
as the sun burned
down the west
there's one thing we still got
this one last dance in this parking lot

oh yeah, I, I got a heart of darkness
oh yeah, I, I got a heart of darkness

then she woke up
into the fire
and the flames kept
dancing higher
satan would laugh at her screams
then she woke up from her dreams

oh yeah, I, I got a heart of darkness
oh yeah, I, I got a heart of darkness
Someday I Will Treat You Good


there's something going on around here
I could not crawl back if I tried
I couldn't wait around
I couldn't wait another second
something going on around here

I left my baby on the side of the highway
she just couldn't see things my way

someday I will treat you good
someday I will treat you fine
someday I will treat you good
you know I should

everything that's made is made to decay
well I'm shrinking bones in the sun
won't you tell me why that
the beautiful ones are always crazy
she's whispering like morticia now

I left my baby on the side of the road
I left her with a heavy load

someday I will treat you good
someday I will treat you fine
someday I will treat you good
you know I should

something going on around here
I could not crawl back if I tried
I left my baby on the side of highway
she just couldn't see things my way

someday I will treat you good
someday I will treat you fine
someday I will treat you good
you know I should
Sad & Beautiful World
E' un triste e bel giorno

a volte divento così triste
a volte mi fai diventare matto

è un triste e bel giorno
è un triste e bel giorno

a volte non andrò
a volte non posso dire 'no'

è un triste e bel giorno
è un triste e bel giorno

a volte i giorni vanno troppo spediti
a volte tutto ciò assomiglia al passato

è un triste e bel giorno
è un triste e bel giorno


sometimes I get so sad
sometimes you just make me mad

it's a sad and beautiful world
it's a sad and beautiful world

sometimes I just won't go
sometimes I can't say 'no'

it's a sad and beautiful world
it's a sad and beautiful world

sometimes days go speeding past
sometimes this one seems like the last

it's a sad and beautiful world
it's a sad and beautiful world
Gasoline Horses
Cavallucci a benzina

i fiori del male
che hai lasciato alla mia porta
li ho riposti in un vetro rotto
e ho assaggiato il mio stesso sangue

si, i tuoi capelli sono bellissimi oggi
i cavallucci a benzina ci porteranno lontano

si carica davanti
con la criniera fiammenggiante
e pance piene di orologi
quattro tonnellate
muto e sordo
noi poveri vecchi cani di Dio

sì, i tuoi capelli profumano oggi come il sole
la benzina per cavalli li eliminerà


the flowers of evil
you left at my door
set 'em in a broken glass
and tasted my own blood

yes your hair looks beautiful today
gasoline horses will take us away

they charge forth
with firey manes
and bellies full of clocks
four ton
deaf and dumb
we poor old dogs of god

yes your hair smells like sunshine today
gasoline horses will take us awayà