[here are some selected lyrics]

When You Dream (Dream of Me)

"When You Dream (Dream of Me)" [recorded mid May 2006]

Oh, I know pretty girls don't stay single long
I missed that window
and it closed up now it's gone
i feel like I should apologize even though i've done nothing wrong
but in any case, Sarah, i'm very, very sorry, and as my gift to you, please accept this song
it goes like this, it goes:
When you dream, dream of me
I know I never gave you a reason
But please just believe
That deep down inside
I'm the one you always wanted to want you back
Drove you mad that I didn't ask
Why you spend so little time in my arms
Why you spend so little time in my arms
Why you spend so little time in my arms
Why you spend so little time in my arms

but i know that you'll just pass me by
for some smooth talking asshole with a pretty smile
and he might even actually love you, you know, a little bit, for a little while
but he's gonna break your heart and he's gonna break it hard
and you're gonna get so sad and tired
and hey, do me a favor:
When you dream, that's right, dream of me
I know I never gave you a reason
But please just believe
That deep down inside
I'm the one you always wanted to want you back
Drove you mad that I didn't ask
Why you spend so little time in my arms
Why you spend so little time in my arms
Why you spend so little time in my arms
Why you spend so little time in my arms

take it to the bridge
(muttering)

When you dream, yeah, dream of me
I know I never gave you a reason
But please just believe
That deep down inside
I'm the one you always wanted to want you back
Drove you mad that I didn't ask
Why you spend so little time in my arms
Why you spend so little time in my arms
Why you spend so little time in my arms
Why you spend so little time in my arms

and you're always drunk and dyin' and almost dead
i'd hold your hand if you thought i can
maybe bring you back to life again
but i know that you're already dead and gone
'cause i visited you in your hospital room
and i crept up to your bed and i whispered this song, i said:

Hey! pist! hey! When you dream, dream of me
I know I never gave you a reason
But PLEASE JUST BELIEVE!
That deep down inside
I'm the one you always wanted to want you back
Pissed you off that I never asked
Why you spend so little time in my arms
Why you spend so little time in my arms
Why you spend so little time in my arms
Why you spend so little time in my arms

She Was My Hostage, It Turns Out

"She Was My Hostage, It Turns Out" [written mid April 2006, recorded mid May 2006]

driving down
highways
that i've been on like once or twice
but i don't have them memorized

give me a heads-up
once we're gettin' near the exit
i can't take my eyes off the road
but i'd much rather look at you

and something's always knocking on the walls of my soul
and when i open up the door it's just some kids playing a joke
and then it leaves me waiting
and wistfully looking up at the sky
sometime between now and the day i die
i'm gonna find
i'm gonna find
i'm gonna find what i have always been looking for
that's right i'm gonna find
i'm gonna find
i'm gonna find what i have always been looking for
oh oh..

but it turns out i was holding you hostage
and this seatbelt is like a chain
yeah it turns out i was holding you hostage
i'm sorry you felt
the need to escape
i honstely thought
we were on the same.... page

n' we found
that old town
you said, "every building's haunted here
it's been like that for many years"
n' i felt bad
for the ghosts that
were stuck inside those lonely walls
there's gotta be a better place to go
and now i realize YOU KNEW exactly how they felt
'cause i was luring you into limbo as you were buckling your belt
and i would leave you waiting
in the passenger's seat right next to me
turns out you weren't who i hoped you'd be
but i'm gonna find
someday i'm gonna find
that's right, i'm gonna find the one i've always been looking for
oh yeah, i'm gonna find
that's right i'm gonna find
god damn it, i'm gonna find the one i've always been looking for
n' oh oh

but it turns out i've been holding you hostage
and this seatbelt is like a chain
yeah it turns out i've been holding you hostage
i'm sorry you felt
the need to escape
i honstely thought
we were on the same.... page

[bridge]
n' where you comin' from?
n' what'cha thinkin' bout?
n' where exactly are you comin' from?
n' what you thinkin'...

and finally
got to the Feist thing
we found ourselves some decent seats
shared some laughs and a couple drinks

and when i put my arm around you, well you didn't pull away
n' although you didn't cuddle up, well it was close enough for me
but you would leave me waiting
till i finally got that kiss goodnight
i flew home like a paper kite

thought i didn't have to find
didn't think i had to find
no longer thought i had to find the one i have been always looking for
thought i didn't have to find
didn't think i had to find
no longer thought i had to find the one i have been always looking for
but oh oh

it turns out i was just holding you hostage
and this seatbelt was like a chain
yeah it turns out i was holding you hostage
i'm sorry you felt
the need to escape
i honstely thought
we were on the same.... page
 

Waiting In Heaven.mp3

"waiting in heaven" [written May 19, 2006. recorded May 22, 2006]

hey baby how far will you fall
before you pull the ripcord or pull all the leaves off
the tree you've been climbing since you were so young
time after time you've killed the things that you loved
but it.. oh, it's not you're fault, I know
somewhere a scapegoat waits for you

but it won't be waiting in heaven for you
no, it won't be waiting in heaven for you

oh baby how long will you sleep
till you greet the day and put some shoes on your feet
'cause it's getting late, the sun's in the sky
he's calling your name, it's so gorgeous outside

but it won't be waiting in heaven for you
no, it won't be waiting in heaven for you

oh baby how long will you wait
before you finally take a fork to all that food on your plate
'cause it's getting cold, and you're getting old
and someday you'll die no matter what you've been told

and i won't be waiting in heaven for you
no, i won't be waiting in heaven for you
 

"The Scene of Your Crimes"

Let me know when yer mind's about ready to change
and I'll dive right on that train
and ride it all the way
all the way to the end of the line
and then i'll finally change your mind
and then it'a be our time
but everybody hates me, i'm sure
for everything that i forgive them for
all the same exact things
and everyone so quickly forgets
meanwhile i collect regrets
i'm gonna carry with me till i'm dead

yet again
let's return to the scene of your crimes
once more for old times

yet again
let's return to the scene of your crimes
i need to be reminded...

Let me know when yer mind's about ready to change
and I'll dive right on that train
and ride it all the way

Heidi's Only Song Ever

i just got chopped down
reached up so tall but it's all over now
swept up into a dream where it was only you and me
with no space or time and no distance between

we'd hang your paintings all over the building
and i'd play some Raffi songs for all our children
and we'd never even have to guess
just one great day after the next

you meant everything you said
and i meant everything i said, too
but it was just a silly dream
just a stupid fantasy
i couldn't wait for you and you wouldn't wait for me

we'd hang your paintings all over the building
and i'd play some Raffi songs for all our children
we'd never even have to guess (we would both already know)
just one great day after the next (we'd have each other to hold)
and you'd leave your CDs all over the building
and i'd sing some Jeff Mangum songs for our children
we'd never even have to guess (it would already be clear)
just one great day after the next (we'd kiss till this world disappeared)
 

Beth's Second Song