Family Cat Mini Site:
Lyrics - Discography (in progress) and Scans
Lyrics - Discography (in progress) and Scans
the family cat
furthest from the sun
furthest from the sun
too many late nights
you lead your life and i'll lead mine
seems this is with us for a very long time
a calm clear morning turns to rain
i held you in my arms now i'll never see you again
too many late nights and nowhere to go
one by one these people go home
sleeping late is a haven of blame
the windows are shut the rain dribbles through the cracks in the frames
the trinkets in your room seem overcast
good luck charms turn evil at last
too many late nights and i'm on fire
pictures of old flames burning with a whisper of desire
colour me grey
pour yourself into a drink
it's what you think
i don't have anything to say at all
a funny mess, don't you agree
just you and me
i don't have anything to do at all
shall we go out tonight
will that be alright
shall we search for our fortune and fame for oil on peaceful waters
always stings the same
so just stab me in the back
and call me lover
for nothing now can ever be the same
we'll swap stories of past conquests
we'll teach each other lies
and i'll try so hard to shoulder all the blame
shall we go out tonight
will that be all right
shall we search for our fortune and fame
for oil on peaceful waters
always stings the same
prog one
he one the race
by the length of a well smoked cigarette
first past the post, and pleased the citizens of cork
and at the finish, as the turf lay carved under the hoof
riderless horse you may run on
meanwhile, the bad boys who threw their mounts
might get a lump of sugar
round the back of the stand
sugar round the back of the stand
loaded in the back of a van
loaded in the back of a van
she filled the place
with the things she could never forget
and in the post
returned him all the presents he'd bought
and at the finish, as the sun dipped under her roof
futureless cause you may run on
he loved her face
but said the things he would always regret
gave up the ghost
forgetting all the battles he'd fought
and at the finish, as he searched still vainly for proof
powerless force you may run on
furthest from the sun
she wore a face irregular
she lived the kind of life no man could have endured
she hid herself away, this one, she scarce had
chance to grow
austere and cold she lived amongst the winds,
the wilds, the snows
for beauty often falls on those who are
furthest from the sun
beauty often falls on those who are
furthest from the sun
she greeted every morning as if a new life had begun
she wore no face save of herself as she gazed
into the sun
a small house on a lonely hill contained her
like a pearl
so perfect for a secret life and secret other world
for beauty often falls on those who are
furthest from the sun
beauty often falls on those who are
furthest from the sun
sleep gently while you fall
sleep gently where you fall
for i can't sleep, i can't sleep at all
no i can't sleep, i can't sleep at all
for beauty often falls on those who are
furthest from the sun
beauty often falls on those who are
furthest from the sun
steamroller
steamroller mine, going to roll over you
steamroller mine, going to roll over you
the saints are playing at home today
and the saints...
snow on the ground and a chill in the air
snow on the ground and a chill in the air
the saints are playing at home today
and the saints...
we danced together in the pale moonlight
there was something amiss and it led to a fight
loudhailers were blaring
steamrollered my soul
disfigured by the spirit of rock and roll
here it comes here it comes
here it comes rolling over the hill
here it comes rolling over the hill
it's rolling over the hill
i know i'll love you for the rest of my life
even if we never meet again
broad, fine, generous, solid and real
with the steamroller into gear you can feel
like a star
steamroller mine, going to roll over you
steamroller mine, going to roll over you
the saints are playing at home today
and the saints...
we drank together in the pale moonlight
there was something amiss and it led to a fight
loudspeakers were blaring
steamrollered my soul
disfigured by the spirit of rock and roll
here it comes here it comes
here it comes rolling over the hill
here it comes rolling over the hill
it's rolling over the hill
imagine the goals going in
the breath frozen on your lips in a grin
i'll reach for you whenever i can
charles hawtrey body and the brain of desperate dan
poverty crushes the poor
transistor radios relaying the score
pretending to be happy
so far from home
don't leave me don't leave me don't leave me
don't leave me don't leave me here alone
because you make me feel
like a star
keep it to yourself
when i dream there is love in my heart
when very young i swam the still sea
beneath blue skies, the sun warmed the skin
fifteen strokes in an ocean of love
from seeing sun and sky i saw, in a second
only death, the striped apparition
fifteen strokes in an ocean of love
the space between life and death is just a mirage
when she sleeps there is silence in her heart
a foreign body in a universe of pain
she's no angel but then i'm no god
she swims still in the ocean of love
her bed in a haven, a prison of wood
when she dreams she whispers in her sleep
fifteen strokes in an ocean of love
the space between love and hate is just a mirage
when you sleep there is ice
when you sleep there is ice
growing round your heart
with a war
i moved from the city to another town
and yes, it's raining everywhere
walking streets paved with cement
men's tall stories are they heaven sent
are the days long enough in the town where you live
does the sun refuse to rise
through the smoke and the dirt and the shabbiness
are the buildings grey with holy life
i should argue with you when you're stubborn
waking things up with a war
everyone you knew as a child has children now
waking things up with a war
when you reach your destination will you think of me
waking things up with a war
may the devils seize your vacant heart
you are so young, so very young
i want to lift you from the grime
break your chains then swap them for mine
river of diamonds
as i wander madly long this sun-cracked river bed
a hundred carrion crows are circling
high above my head
they cast an evil shadow as they wheel and cry above
me, i'm just walking down the river
searching for - hey!
where is the place where i belong
carry on carry on carry on
back to the place where you belong
the clouds hang deep and heavy
as i see the house below
a wind both kind and fragrant melts the last
remnants of snow
i'm crazy and you know it as i walk this final mile
me, i'm just walking down this river
searching for - hey!
where is the place where i belong
carry on carry on carry on
back to the place where you belong
a cat slinks out beneath me as i take a step inside
the dust lies thick and heavy on the things
i owned with pride
the memory of your face still lingers
and your spirit too
me, i'm just walking down this river
searching for - hey!
where is the place where i belong
carry on carry on carry on
back to the place where you belong
gameshow
honey-gold, grey, silver and green
these are the colours of my housing scheme
we went to live in a fully detached
to live in and be happy; watch our offspring hatch
the seed of love has yet to go
as excited as the winner of a speedboat
on a gameshow
the veil you wear is bound to slip
begging to be the first on the list to be taken
on a guilt trip
honey-gold and silver-grey
express the calm of how i feel today
a squealing thing in a blanket of blue
this pleasure born of pain reminds me of my gift to you
honey-gold, grey, silver and green
those were the colours of her skin
i interrupted a pregnant pause
a sudden understanding of which love was the cause
fire music
do you know where you are going
can you tell me where this will end
can you tell which way your river is flowing
into a lake of love
or a sullen bend
from the first turn to the last turn
in the end
can i keep all the things that you gave me
can i keep them for a while
and then throw them out at a later time
when the sun has faded
like a smile
from the first day to the last day
in your eye
our warpaths ran out across the sea
up to the mesa where you buries me
it's safe to say you left no trail
but i remember
to tear it out
from the first page to the last page
that you read
tear it out
tear it out
from the first page to the last page that you read
tear it out
share it out
from the first page to the last page that you read
[1992 dedicated dedcd 007]
featuring pj harvey on colour me grey and river of diamonds
you lead your life and i'll lead mine
seems this is with us for a very long time
a calm clear morning turns to rain
i held you in my arms now i'll never see you again
too many late nights and nowhere to go
one by one these people go home
sleeping late is a haven of blame
the windows are shut the rain dribbles through the cracks in the frames
the trinkets in your room seem overcast
good luck charms turn evil at last
too many late nights and i'm on fire
pictures of old flames burning with a whisper of desire
colour me grey
pour yourself into a drink
it's what you think
i don't have anything to say at all
a funny mess, don't you agree
just you and me
i don't have anything to do at all
shall we go out tonight
will that be alright
shall we search for our fortune and fame for oil on peaceful waters
always stings the same
so just stab me in the back
and call me lover
for nothing now can ever be the same
we'll swap stories of past conquests
we'll teach each other lies
and i'll try so hard to shoulder all the blame
shall we go out tonight
will that be all right
shall we search for our fortune and fame
for oil on peaceful waters
always stings the same
prog one
he one the race
by the length of a well smoked cigarette
first past the post, and pleased the citizens of cork
and at the finish, as the turf lay carved under the hoof
riderless horse you may run on
meanwhile, the bad boys who threw their mounts
might get a lump of sugar
round the back of the stand
sugar round the back of the stand
loaded in the back of a van
loaded in the back of a van
she filled the place
with the things she could never forget
and in the post
returned him all the presents he'd bought
and at the finish, as the sun dipped under her roof
futureless cause you may run on
he loved her face
but said the things he would always regret
gave up the ghost
forgetting all the battles he'd fought
and at the finish, as he searched still vainly for proof
powerless force you may run on
furthest from the sun
she wore a face irregular
she lived the kind of life no man could have endured
she hid herself away, this one, she scarce had
chance to grow
austere and cold she lived amongst the winds,
the wilds, the snows
for beauty often falls on those who are
furthest from the sun
beauty often falls on those who are
furthest from the sun
she greeted every morning as if a new life had begun
she wore no face save of herself as she gazed
into the sun
a small house on a lonely hill contained her
like a pearl
so perfect for a secret life and secret other world
for beauty often falls on those who are
furthest from the sun
beauty often falls on those who are
furthest from the sun
sleep gently while you fall
sleep gently where you fall
for i can't sleep, i can't sleep at all
no i can't sleep, i can't sleep at all
for beauty often falls on those who are
furthest from the sun
beauty often falls on those who are
furthest from the sun
steamroller
steamroller mine, going to roll over you
steamroller mine, going to roll over you
the saints are playing at home today
and the saints...
snow on the ground and a chill in the air
snow on the ground and a chill in the air
the saints are playing at home today
and the saints...
we danced together in the pale moonlight
there was something amiss and it led to a fight
loudhailers were blaring
steamrollered my soul
disfigured by the spirit of rock and roll
here it comes here it comes
here it comes rolling over the hill
here it comes rolling over the hill
it's rolling over the hill
i know i'll love you for the rest of my life
even if we never meet again
broad, fine, generous, solid and real
with the steamroller into gear you can feel
like a star
steamroller mine, going to roll over you
steamroller mine, going to roll over you
the saints are playing at home today
and the saints...
we drank together in the pale moonlight
there was something amiss and it led to a fight
loudspeakers were blaring
steamrollered my soul
disfigured by the spirit of rock and roll
here it comes here it comes
here it comes rolling over the hill
here it comes rolling over the hill
it's rolling over the hill
imagine the goals going in
the breath frozen on your lips in a grin
i'll reach for you whenever i can
charles hawtrey body and the brain of desperate dan
poverty crushes the poor
transistor radios relaying the score
pretending to be happy
so far from home
don't leave me don't leave me don't leave me
don't leave me don't leave me here alone
because you make me feel
like a star
keep it to yourself
when i dream there is love in my heart
when very young i swam the still sea
beneath blue skies, the sun warmed the skin
fifteen strokes in an ocean of love
from seeing sun and sky i saw, in a second
only death, the striped apparition
fifteen strokes in an ocean of love
the space between life and death is just a mirage
when she sleeps there is silence in her heart
a foreign body in a universe of pain
she's no angel but then i'm no god
she swims still in the ocean of love
her bed in a haven, a prison of wood
when she dreams she whispers in her sleep
fifteen strokes in an ocean of love
the space between love and hate is just a mirage
when you sleep there is ice
when you sleep there is ice
growing round your heart
with a war
i moved from the city to another town
and yes, it's raining everywhere
walking streets paved with cement
men's tall stories are they heaven sent
are the days long enough in the town where you live
does the sun refuse to rise
through the smoke and the dirt and the shabbiness
are the buildings grey with holy life
i should argue with you when you're stubborn
waking things up with a war
everyone you knew as a child has children now
waking things up with a war
when you reach your destination will you think of me
waking things up with a war
may the devils seize your vacant heart
you are so young, so very young
i want to lift you from the grime
break your chains then swap them for mine
river of diamonds
as i wander madly long this sun-cracked river bed
a hundred carrion crows are circling
high above my head
they cast an evil shadow as they wheel and cry above
me, i'm just walking down the river
searching for - hey!
where is the place where i belong
carry on carry on carry on
back to the place where you belong
the clouds hang deep and heavy
as i see the house below
a wind both kind and fragrant melts the last
remnants of snow
i'm crazy and you know it as i walk this final mile
me, i'm just walking down this river
searching for - hey!
where is the place where i belong
carry on carry on carry on
back to the place where you belong
a cat slinks out beneath me as i take a step inside
the dust lies thick and heavy on the things
i owned with pride
the memory of your face still lingers
and your spirit too
me, i'm just walking down this river
searching for - hey!
where is the place where i belong
carry on carry on carry on
back to the place where you belong
gameshow
honey-gold, grey, silver and green
these are the colours of my housing scheme
we went to live in a fully detached
to live in and be happy; watch our offspring hatch
the seed of love has yet to go
as excited as the winner of a speedboat
on a gameshow
the veil you wear is bound to slip
begging to be the first on the list to be taken
on a guilt trip
honey-gold and silver-grey
express the calm of how i feel today
a squealing thing in a blanket of blue
this pleasure born of pain reminds me of my gift to you
honey-gold, grey, silver and green
those were the colours of her skin
i interrupted a pregnant pause
a sudden understanding of which love was the cause
fire music
do you know where you are going
can you tell me where this will end
can you tell which way your river is flowing
into a lake of love
or a sullen bend
from the first turn to the last turn
in the end
can i keep all the things that you gave me
can i keep them for a while
and then throw them out at a later time
when the sun has faded
like a smile
from the first day to the last day
in your eye
our warpaths ran out across the sea
up to the mesa where you buries me
it's safe to say you left no trail
but i remember
to tear it out
from the first page to the last page
that you read
tear it out
tear it out
from the first page to the last page that you read
tear it out
share it out
from the first page to the last page that you read
[1992 dedicated dedcd 007]
featuring pj harvey on colour me grey and river of diamonds