Martial Arts Weekend
Released: 2002
Label: Absolutely Kosher
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Table of contents
- Baltimore
- All Rooms Cable A/C Free Coffee
- Ultra Violet
- Twelve Hands High
- The River Song
- Somebody Else's Parking Lot in Sebastopol
- Memories
- Going to Morocco
- Going to Michigan
- Terminal Grain
- Malevolent Seascape Y
- Going to Marrakesh
Baltimore
"One, two. One, two, three, four."
When I walked past the chain link fence
And the guard dog came forward to attack me
I knew you were coming home
I knew you were on your way back
Well, in Baltimore
You will find what you've been waiting for
In Baltimore
You will find what you've been waiting for
Just beyond the last of the sidewalk
Where the beach begins
I heard the airplanes announcing the apocalypse
Saw the 737s coming on in
Will you hold on for just a minute
Will you hold on while I catch my breath
Listen, in Baltimore
You'll uncover what you're digging for
In Baltimore
You will find what you've been waiting for
All Rooms Cable A/C Free Coffee
Wine and honey, lipstick and spit
You coming through the door with a cigarette lit
And I'm not supposed to think your death wish is cool
But then I see you knocking back tequilas by the pool
And I am the yellow rose
Growing near the ground waiting to climb something
Sweat and water, muscle and blood
Hints about as subtle as a flash flood
Sky over California all pink and white
Something's gonna happen somewhere tonight
I am the yellow rose
Growing near the ground waiting to climb something
Thunder, lightning, hot rain
Sweet smell of rotten grain
Holy basil, wolfsbane
Crows tapping on the window pane
I am the yellow, yellow rose
Growing near the ground waiting to climb something
Ultra Violet
Down on the gulf coast where they rock and roll
I leaned a little while up against a barber pole
Stood like that until the sun went down
Lost a quart of blood since Tuesday
Light in the doorways
Light up the streets of this town
Ultraviolet, ultraviolet
And when they cut loose, you gotta stand back
You gotta reinforce the places that they're likely to attack
I spent the whole week down at St. Vincent de Paul's
Wholly immersed in prayer
And ultraviolet, ultraviolet
Down where the river rushes into the sea
I didn't let 'em get the best of me
I didn't let 'em take the very best part
The last lone bit of light left flickering in my heart
Ultraviolet, ultraviolet
Ultraviolet, ultraviolet
Twelve Hands High
I know you never asked for my opinion
But I'd say that horse is crazy
I know what I think doesn't matter any more
But I'd say his mind is gone
And I know you know what I know
Even though you'd rather die than say it
I know you feel the same way
Or you wouldn't be sleeping on the lawn
I heard the hooves crack the window
Saw the body come through
Saw the big brown eyes flashing
I fell all over you
I got pressure bearing down on me
There was a reason why I came here
But I guess now it doesn't matter
I had a good, good, good, good reason
But I guess now you couldn't care
There is a certain kind of feeling that you get
When you're totally helpless
And there's a different world waiting for me
When I lift my head up from your thick, dark hair
I heard the hooves crack the window
Saw the body come through
Saw the big nostrils flaring
I fell all over you
I got pressure bearing down on me
I heard the hooves crack the window
Saw the body come through
Saw the big brown eyes flashing
I fell all over you
I got pressure bearing down on me
The River Song
The little river is blue and long
I sat by the side of it as everything went wrong
I got a letter from the dry city's heart
You say the water distribution system's come all apart
And my place here's threatened but I had it on my mind
And your face was on the skyline so sweet and so kind
Let them come
Let 'em all come down
Let them take a good long look around
Let them see if my rivers won't suit them
Let them drown
The fish that swim there in the current
With their machine-like faces should be no deterrent
They'll all come toward me but I won't move
I know where I stand, I have nothing to prove
Because I had it in my heart that you were walking by
And the little river's waters became our separate sky
So let them come
Let 'em all come down
Let them take a good long look around
Let them see if my rivers won't suit them
Let them drown
Because I had it in my heart that you were walking by
And the whole world dissolved leaving only you and I
So let them come
Let 'em all come down
Let them take a good long look around
Let them see if my rivers won't suit them
Let them drown
Somebody Else's Parking Lot in Sebastopol
Outside the opera house in Sydney
I saw my life come crashing to its end
I cried out to the scale tipper
On whom all living things depend
Sweet strains of Guiseppe Verdi
Suffused the evening air
I wished, I wished, I wished that God would kill me
Instead of leaving me alone to see you standing there before me
That sad look on your face
You took me to so many places I never thought I'd go
That was the worst place
Yeah, we did our manners proud
On the night we said goodbye
No big scenes out there on the sidewalk
As we pinpointed the place where all good things go to die
I know you hate it when I get my headaches
I got a real gem tonight
Listening to Katia Ricciarelli
It's not gonna be all right
And I'd like to think that this will pass, this will pass
I know it's not the case
Of all the highs and lows and middle ends you brought me to
This is the worst place
Memories
Frankie Laine, he was singing Jezebel
I pinned an Iron Cross to my lapel
I walked up to the tallest and the blondest girl
I said, "Look, you don't know me now
But very soon you will
So won't you let me see"
I said, "Won't you let me see"
I said, "Won't you let me see
Your naked body"
"Just dance me to the dark side of the gym
Chances are I'll let you do most anything"
She said "I know you're hungry, I can hear it in your voice
And there are many parts of me to touch, you have your choice
But no, you cannot see"
She said, "No, you cannot see"
She said, "No you cannot see
My naked body"
So we're dancing close, the band is playing Stardust
Balloons and paper streamers, they're floating down on us
She said, "You've got a minute left to fall in love"
In solemn moments such as this I have put my trust
And all my faith to see
I set all my faith to see
I set all my faith to see
Her naked body
Going to Morocco
There's no wolves around here
There's no wolves around here
You can
Have a drink
Drink your fill
From the tap
From the still
If you won't
I will
But there are no wolves around here
There's no reason to cry
There's no reason to cry
You can sit down
For a while
Relax
Smile
But don't
Touch that dial
'Cause there is no reason to cry
There's a guttural stop in my throat
There's a guttural stop in my throat
The desert stretches
Far and wide
Sands blow
Grains collide
I'm changing
Inside
And there's a guttural stop in my throat
Going to Michigan
As the car rolled north
Towards Michigan
You complained
That all I like to listen to is Gary Numan and the Tubeway Army
Well, maybe that's true
But what about you
And the Blue Cheer comprehensive retrospective box set?
That’s pretty annoying too
The wing window flew open
The air was thin
I heard you say so and I heard the shadings of meaning therein
And your fingers touched mine
And that supersonic whine began
Near the back of my skull
And the white rose burned
You know exactly what I mean about the burning white rose
Yes, you do
Yes, you do
Terminal Grain
Well, the train touched down in Sioux City, Iowa
The train touched down in Sioux City, Iowa
It fell cleanly from the dark sky under the track
Saw you from the window, there was no turning back
Well, the whistle went off, I was breathing up against the window
Yeah, the whistle went off, I was breathing up against the window
I saw familiar passengers walking past me
And you'd called up the cavalry
It was so easy, and it was so hard
You were clutching your copy of Kierkegaard
Repetition, repetition
Malevolent Seascape Y
We saw the ship meet the horizon
We saw it carry him away
And the streamers on the hull were the last things to wink out of existence
As a light breeze came in from across the bay
You dug around in the sand
You came up holding something
And when you handed it over with that smile on your face
I knew the three of us meant less than nothing
I held the seashell next to my ears, but I didn't hear anything
I held the seashell next to my ear, but I didn't hear anything
The dogfish swam beneath the jetty
Where our legs hung down
And the ocean hugged the sun with her long arms
As the lights came up above Chinatown
I guess this makes it all easier
I guess it's smooth sailing now
I guess this irons out all the wrinkles from the fabric
I guess it never really mattered anyhow
I held the seashell next to my ear, but I didn't hear anything
I held the seashell next to my ear, but I didn't hear anything
Going to Marrakesh
"OK. Franklin, I can't count this one off for some reason, I'm not sure why. Sorry."
The fog is lifting from the water
The bells are sounding on the boats
And our love is a monster, plain and simple
Though you weigh it down with stones to try to drown it
It floats
It floats
The day of reckoning is coming
Faster than anyone here realizes
And our love is like Jesus, but worse
Though you seal the cave up where you've lain its body
It rises
It rises
I keep waiting for our love to die
The machines by its bed
Dim and flicker but it won't stay dead
And it perks up when the nurses bring its medication by
I wish our love could go the way of all flesh
But it's not right and it's not nice
To try to kill the same thing twice
Would you pack your things
We are going to Marrakesh
Credits
Thanks tremendously to Riley Routh for yet again transcribing this album. And of course, thanks as always to the superlative Caliclimber, whose Flickr page provided the album art.
Footnotes
someday!