Lyrics From Natural Causes
Magazine Street
I let my brain out in a bookstore down on Magazine Street
Without a hand to turn the page
The see-through curtains and the open doors of Magazine Street
Invite inside the lion's cage
On Magazine Street you'll have everything you've ever wanted
On Magazine Street you'll be free
On Magazine Street you'll have everything you've ever wanted
On Magazine Street you'll have me
The wind was howling like a wounded dog on Magazine Street
The fountains froze as time stood still
I came upon a little German girl on Magazine Street
Of perfect lips and iron will
On Magazine Street you'll have everything you've ever wanted
On Magazine Street you'll be free
On Magazine Street you'll have everything you've ever wanted
On Magazine Street you'll have me
It's The Coffee That Makes The Man Go Mad
It's the coffee that makes the man go mad
Not the marijuana nor the married woman, no
It's the coffee that makes the man go mad
Not the magic mushroom or the Book of Mormon, oh
Magpie or mockingbird up a tree
(Magpie or mocking bird mocking me)
Earthworm in stereo, mocking me
(Soft hearted Hana, unblocking me)
I'd like to kiss you abNormally
(Hand on the banister, Let it Be)
It's the coffee that makes the man go mad
Not the marijuana nor the married woman, no
It's the coffee that makes the man go mad
Not the magic mushroom or the Book of Mormon, oh
What does the Universe want from me?
(What does "want from" even mean?)
I am a captain of industry
(Burn in a bundle of jealous green)
What price must I pay to be set free?
(What Did The Dinosaurs on CD)
Om
Om
Doombridge - rope or stone
Doombridge - rope or stone
Doombridge - rope or stone
Doombridge - rope or stone
It's the coffee that makes the man go mad
It's the coffee that makes the man go mad
It's the coffee that makes the mango
It's the coffee that makes the mango
It's the coffee that makes the man go mad
Not the marijuana nor the married woman, no
It's the coffee that makes the man go mad
Not the magic mushroom or the Book of Mormon, oh
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(1 2 3 4 5 6 7)
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It's a man's world - eat an animal sandwich
Disambiguation - feel the weight of the word
Knock 'em down them pins are falling
(1 2 3 4 5 6 7)
Between the arrows ball is crawling
(1 2 3 4 5 6 senses)
Blind without lenses
Sighted you'll see
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It's a man's world - eat an animal sandwich
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She's the Ur-girl, she's the anima prima
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Doctor, doctor help I'm failing
(A B C D E F maybe)
An ambulance, please, sirens wailing
(A B C D E F H I understand)
Life without fever
Sign dotted line
I get an angry letter from my uncle every morning
I let it get to me because I'm open to the blame
I like to know that I done wrong
It makes me grow and I grow strong
I stick my feelings in a song just for you
Wake me, wake me - dreams are fading
(1 2 3 4 5 6 7)
Drag me to the lake I'm wading…
(1 2 3 4 5 6 7)
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It's a man's world - eat an animal sandwich
Disambiguation - feel the weight of the word
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She's the Ur-girl, she's the anima prima
Disambiguation - feel the weight of the word
Feel the weight of the word
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Secretion Of The Wafer
The pressure builds
It builds and builds
The pleasure of gold in the form of another
From the mouth of the Maker comes
The secretion of the wafer
The machines of Something side by side
Are working
The vulture circling overhead is smirking
The end is nigh, yet ever seen as never ending, ever-bending
The pressure builds
It builds and builds
The pleasure of gold in the form of another
From the mouth of the Maker comes
The secretion of the wafer
In the language of those who You Know are speaking
Tongues that find their way like bees for keeping
Secrets safe down basement stairs the spies are leaking
All hide and seeking
Magic Sandwiches
Something mumble Something
Eating matching magic sandwiches
Something mutter Something
Speak in seven second languages
And from the basement yell out
"Put on a record, 'Sell Out'"
Something mumble Something
Eating matching magic sandwiches
Something mutter Something
Speak in seven second languages
And though the sun might burn down
The houses of our hometown
The planet still will spin 'round
Electrons in an orbit
Strange faces in the carpet
Three bags to rule four cups of tea
Throw stones across the river
Dip toes until you shiver
Don't bite the hand that feeds the bee
The sparkle of the senses
Lights up electric fences
Something mumble Something
Eating matching magic sandwiches
Something mutter Something
Speak in seven second languages
Summer Of Gold
Won't you stay with me, lost in this summer of gold?
Feel the way with me, finger-tipped futures unfold
Steal a car, hit the road, let the dogs do as told
Won't you stay with me, lost in this summer of gold?
Lay down, way down below
Way down, weighed down we go
With our rocks full of pockets, our mouths full of snow
Won't you stay with me, lost in this summer of gold?
Feel the way with me, finger-tipped futures unfold
Steal a car, hit the road, let the dogs do as told
Won't you stay with me, lost in this summer of gold?
Fine… be that way
I'll just steal your eyes like a crow
Fine… now you're blind
Can't you see to believe what you already know?
Fine… be that way
I'll just seal your eyes with a sew
Fine… now you're mine
I'll just hold you and hold you I'll never let go
Won't you stay with me, lost in this summer of gold?
Feel the way with me, finger-tipped futures unfold
Steal a car, hit the road, let the dogs do as told
Won't you stay with me, lost in this summer of gold?
Just Passing By
She said "I'm your sister"
She bent down and kissed herself upon a furrowed brow
She opened her hands up to show us a teacup, to show that we'd not forgotten how
How to see
See through walls
See the ocean after all
See the air in the sky
See the life just passing by
She said stop pretending that life never ending is why we're all here and why we die
It's much more important to cherish each moment while looking each other in the eye
Say I'm here, so are you
If there's something I can do tell me how and I'll try
As your life goes passing by
She said "I'm your mother"
I sat down beside her
She held me a strange and awkward way
I asked what her name was
"You wouldn't believe me,"
She said as she rose then walked away
I said "Wait, wait for me"
She could neither hear nor see
For the tears in her eyes
For the life just passing by
For the life just passing by
For the life just passing by
For the life just passing by
Neck Pillow
Neck pillow - 56 days
When I'm alone you're away
Neck pillow - crumpled in bed
Queen says "King, bring me the head…"
Neck pillow - see through my eyes
Soften the months going by
And as you leave, so return
I'll be the witch you would burn
Neck pillow - 56 days
When I'm alone you're away
Creepy Tray
The sea was full of snakes
The snakes were full of poison
As I am full of blood and love and strawberries in season
On a tray
A creepy tray
I love my tray
My creepy tray
The mouse with piece of corn
He had a pin stuck in him
He stood beside the fly with child and had 'em both for dinner
On a tray
A creepy tray
I love my tray
My creepy tray
Sad today, so sad today
Saturday, so sad today
Saturday wasted waving at a train
I pedaled up that hill
I couldn't go no further
T'was there I met the Hunchback's girl and yeah, she gave me water
On a tray
On a tray
A creepy tray
I love my tray
My creepy tray
Mumble Something
When the perfect words won't simply flow
When you can't reveal what You Know
Lost between the truth and teeth and tongue
Mumble Something
Can't describe the feeling sweet within
Hare Krishna chant coffee fiend grin
Drooling down the beard of your own chin
Mumble Something
Throw a rock as far as one arm can
Photograph your favorite pair of hands
Images and actions rule the land
Mumble Something
Let yourself be dumbstruck for a while
Cheshire cheesy cross-eyed kitten style
Licking raindrops off a maple tree
Mumble Something
Down Around The Radio
Get out of bed, it's time to go
It's 5 to 9 the clock says so
She takes my hand says "slow, slow, slow"
There ain't no rush, we're Here, You Know
And round and round and round we go
The dial turns the radio
The light that makes them daisies grow
So bright comes from my radio
I'm searching for that perfect sound
The one they say cannot be found
But what's that chord? It's all around
In discreet notes from underground
And round and round and round we go
The dial turns the radio
The fireplace all night will glow
With light come from my radio
The signs are all around, they are
We scan the sky for shooting stars
(Doctor Don, KFRC)
A snake of scaly melody
That slithers through the grass in G
(KROY confusing me)
The signs that lurk within us all
Projected onto bedroom walls
(The Evil One, 90.3)
The circle in the square found everywhere
(George Parsons and Black Vinyl)
Get out of bed, we've got to go
It's 5 to 9, the clock says so
Her second hand says "Slow, slow, slow"
There ain't no time, just Here, You Know
And round and round and round we go
The dial turns the radio
The fireplace all night will glow
With light come from my radio
And round and round and round we go
The dial turns the radio
The light that makes them daisies grow
So bright comes from my radio
All night comes from my radio
All night comes from my radio
The signs are all around, they are
We scan the sky for shooting stars
(Ill Repute, David Lindley)
A snake of scaly melody
That slithers through the kiez with me
(Gang of Four, Fela Kuti)
The signs that lurk within us all
Projected onto bedroom walls
(True West, Inflatable BC)
Protecting Us with teeth and tangled hair
(Ultravox and XTC)
© Anton Barbeau. Photo of Anton by Karen Eng. Web site: interbridge.
