2. Breakfast
I woke up between dawn and night
Thought I heard the voice of Mommy
Sounds as if my parents have a fight
So I woke up my brother lying next to me
I wonder why she's making all that noise
Better go and check it out
So without trying to breathe only the sound of little feet
We were about to discover what that noise was all about
And as we opened up the door
We saw them lying on the kitchen floor
We were grateful for they both did their best
But we said 'Hey, there must be an easier way to make breakfast'
They both got up real fast
As if they were caught (or something)
And then we understood at last
It was a surprise breakfast they were planning
Mommy stumbled, 'Later, kids, you'll understand'
While Daddy was busy putting on his pants
We said 'We already do, don't worry, we'll do the rest'
So far for our quest, we made coffee, boiled eggs
We made them breakfast
3. I Smoke A Lot
I smoke a lot
I'm not talking weed or pot
I smoke the regular stuff
I smoke a lot
And if you're a smoker too
You are to know sometimes it's tough
To be in healthy company
People who always say
You smoke a lot
Imagine the amount of money you could save if you'd quit
You smoke a lot
By now you'd have a bike, aren't you concerned about the kids
Well, of course, sure I am, concerned (a bit)
But about that bike, I could get killed with it
And is that what you really want
(It's not)
So I smoke a lot
I smoke a lot
My God I smoke a lot, and I feel fine
And I feel fine
I smoke a lot
I smoke a lot
I smoke a lot
I smoke a lot
I smoke a lot
Sometimes it's great
Sometimes it's not
But I smoke a lot
I smoke a lot
I smoke a lot
I smoke a lot
5. Elegia
Oh, God, I haven't read your book
I'm sure it was divine
Especially the part where you turned water into wine
Oh, God, I want you to clear my mind
It's covered up with dirt
And I want to taste your skin
One time before I taste the earth
Oh, God, I apologize
I didn't knock when I arrived
Oh, God, I apologize
I didn't say goodbye last night
Oh, God
Now I guess you have your way
As I taste the earth today
Now I guess you have your way
As I taste the earth today
Now I guess you have your way
As I taste the earth today
Now I guess you have your way
As I taste the earth today
6. My Heart
Not so long ago
We both felt love became a word
No more than that
With sex that felt like wings without a bird
The only thing that we both love
Is in the cradle that we rock
Six hands, six feet, but just one beat
The ticking of the clock
I always heard I could get hurt
(I knew that from the start)
Break my face, my back, my arms, my neck
But please don't break my heart
Break my face, my back, my arms, my neck
But please don't break my heart
Solid wood will rot
If you don't keep it from the rain
We were surprised when we found out
That love feels just like pain
I always heard I could get hurt
I knew that from the start
Break my face, my back, my arms, my neck
But please don't break my heart
Break my face, my back, my arms, my neck
But please don't break my heart
7. I Wanna Meet The Man
I've been thinking all night about this song
The music's okay but I can't find words to say
I could sing that I'm a Virgin and show my tits
Decree how sex improves the world
In which masturbation is the thing of the day
'I'm afraid I haven't got that much to say'
I thought about 'Hello, fool, I love you'
Or repeat a hundred times 'How do you do'
I Wanna Dance with Somebody, hey, I like that sound
But there ain't nobody Humpin' Around
I wanna meet the man who wrote these lyrics (he must be great)
I wanna meet the man who wrote these songs
I wanna meet the man
I wanna meet the man
And while I sing these words to you
There's a Rat in my Kitchen, don't know what I'll do
Forget about the rat and sing along
Cause we feel so strong and we can't go wrong
We walk hand in hand to the promised land
I think I met the man who wrote these lyrics
I guess I have ignored the things he said
I think that I have noticed how expensive perfume
Never covers up a smelly breath
I wanna meet the man
I wanna meet the man
I wanna meet the man
I wanna meet the man
I wanna meet the man
I wanna meet the man
I wanna meet the man
I wanna meet the man
I wanna meet the man
9. I Will Return To You
Today there's nothing more to say
But someday I'll return to you
Today things didn't go our way
Maybe tomorrow I will return to you
Today I'd like to slip away from all this pain
Someday, I'll return to you
Today I'd like to be a cell inside your vein
Maybe tomorrow I will return to you
Once more I'd like to put a spider in your bed
For that, I will return to you
I want you to hear the things I never said
For that, I will return to you
Someday, I'll return to you
Dry the rain inside my head
To hear the things I never said
I will return to you
To be a light beam through a cloud
To laugh at things I'm singing now
I will, I will return to you
I will return to you, to you
I will return to you
Someday I'll return to you
I will return to you
Maybe tomorrow I will return to you
10. The Ballad Of Lea & Paul
Paul studied a lot
At least he pretended to
He had too much on his mind
It was too small
To see the beauty of it all
Lea loved him a lot
At least she pretended to
He was always on her mind
She said, Paul,
There's a fire in the hall
And when it finally burned the questions
For the answers he had found
He realized it ought to be the other way around
There's a fire burning in the hall
It looks great, I don't care, let it burn
I don't care, I don't care
I don't care at all
They got married right on the spot
At least I presume they did
I have too much on my mind
To tell you the fall
Of Lea and Paul
Out in the hall
For the moment that this song has stopped
They'll probably be dead
So it's better maybe wiser
To leave the rest unsaid
There's a fire burning in the hall
It looks great, I don't care, let it burn
I don't care, I don't care
I don't care at all
There's a fire burning in the hall
It looks great, I don't care, let it burn
I don't care, I don't care
I don't care at all
I don't care at all
I don't care at all
I don't care at all
I don't care at all
I don't care at all
11. Winter
You're crying but as long as it's transparent and not red
There's no real reason to be sad to the people who are
Smiling, always happy, always gay they do not know
That the edges of the mouth can move the other way
You're freezing, the ice on which you nearly slipped outside
Is in your body, in your mind, getting warmer you are
Dreaming, quite useless but it feels okay to you
In a world that's dreaming too, in a world in which you
Keep on searching for a thing sublime
When all you need is inside of you
Everybody's waiting for springtime
Well winter can be cozy too
Cherish the moment, cherish the key
That leads to sane insanity
Cherish incompetence, cherish me
Don't ever cherish somebody who
Keeps on searching for a thing sublime
When all you need is inside of you
Everybody's waiting for springtime
Well winter can be cozy too