Lyrics
1842
Drama queen
Dreams
Have a nice day
None of these things
Paper Bag
Playground Rules
Rainy Days
Walking forever
Your Face
Song for a Friend
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It’s been such a long time since
Claire has gone
you should have moved on
now that justice is done
but it wasn’t enough for you
and you just can’t forgive
So you lurk in the shadows alone
with nothing more to give
you’ve been waiting since 1842
but no one’s looking for you
So much violence, nasty surprise
To be caught in all that hate
But you’re a coward, you know it’s time
and still refuse to embrace your fate
you keep circling the lake
waiting for Claire to come home
but everyone you’ve ever known
Gave up a long time ago
so you’ve been waiting since 1842
no one’s waiting for you
Written by Dee
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What can I say that I haven’t said before?
My feelings for you have never been buried treasure
But what you can see is just
The tip of the iceberg that goes
All the way down to the core of the earth
But I’ve never aspired to poetry
I just always say what I mean
But how can I say what I feel
With a kitten in my hair, 28 and still
wrapped in dogs and teddy bears
and this is how you see me still
you never saw the good in the fight
but sometimes it’s the only way out
I’m a drama queen, that’s what you think of me
But you’ve always been my censorship
Always there to keep me in check
I’ve never aspired to poetry
I just always say what I think
But I feel so alone in this
With a kitten in my hair, 28 and still
wrapped in dogs and teddy bears
and this is how you see me still
Written by Dee, 06/2001
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Dreams
I had this dream last night
it stayed with me all night
I got up and turned on the light
I won’t sleep again for days
There’s nothing good on TV
and when I close my eyes I see
your gaze burning a hole in me
I wish your memory would fade
I don’t want to I don’t need to
But I still dream of you
And I hate myself for not letting go
But I still dream of you
I guess I’ve always been
a bit of a masochist
I do it all the hard way
I’ll pick a fight just to feel the pain
I used to cry myself to sleep
And now I cry myself awake
I just want the dreams
To go away
I don’t want to I don’t need to
But I still dream of you
And I hate myself for not letting go
But I still dream of you
Written by Dee, 04/96 – 08/99
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my dog ran off this morning
the toilet was overflowing
I couldn’t find my tie
it’s a great life never lose your smile
the barber shop was closed
mom called dinner froze
car broke down had to walk a mile
it’s a great life never lose your smile
landlady shouting from across the hall
some kids broke a window with a tennis ball
I slipped on the glass, had quite a fall
With such a wonderful life how can you lose your smile
read a magazine got a paper cut
sitting next to me is a total nut
the bus had a flat tire
it’s a great life never lose your smile
Written by Dee, 08/95
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Your naked skin
Your breath so sweet
Lying down beside you
So hard to resist
I am under your spell
You are the air I breathe
You turn and tell me
‘you say the strangest things’
I never thought you’d stay
Never thought I’d feel this way
I feel so weak
Can barely stand on my feet
I don’t recognize myself
What have you done to me?
Now I have to crawl
Drag myself across the floor
But it felt so sweet
You’ve stripped me to the core
Written by Dee, 2001
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You want someone sweet and kind
Someone who’ll tell you lies
Someone there just to say
Everything will be alright
Someone who’s not afraid
Someone you can always blame
And someone who’ll always make
Everything OK
So what are you looking at me for
I am none of these things
I am a little sad and cruel
Egocentric too
Selfish, in a bad mood
And refuse to play the fool
And if sometimes I concede
Then I will turn on you
And though I am to blame
I will drag you down too
What are you looking at me for
I’ll always be the same
But I’m someone who’ll love you right
Someone who’ll hold you tight
I can’t make up my own mind
But I’ll stay by your side
I’ll always be there for you
Even if you don’t want me to
But I can’t tell you what to do
Wishes don’t always come true
Written by Dee, 2001
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She’s got a paper bag over her head
And I want to help but I can’t
People always do what they want
Nothing more nothing less
No matter what you say
The worst is gone so you go on but
the bad times will come round again
you just do what you do
Nothing more nothing less
No matter what you know
he may come through and surprise you
when you all hope seems lost
But he’ll just be what he is
Nothing more nothing less
No matter what you do
Written by Dee
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Sitting around quietly
Talking to a friend
Solar eclipse it’s that
Long haired bitch again
You can push me away
You can beat me down
Justice will prevail – yeah right
Only fools believe
You learn playground rules as you dream
of passing on your pain
You learn playground rules as you dream
Of leaving them in shame
You learn playground rules as you bleed
From your broken lip
You learn playground rules as you dream
Of dancing on her grave
I stand up for my rights
But only the strong survive
Justice will prevail – yeah right
Only fools believe
You learn playground rules as you dream
of passing on your pain
You learn playground rules as you dream
Of leaving them in shame
You learn playground rules as you bleed
And anger builds again
You learn playground rules as you dream
Of dancing on her grave
Written by Dee
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it just started to rain
people walk faster
as they go on their way
it just started to rain
the sky’s a mirror
reflecting all your pain
And I don’t know what to say to you anymore
No I don’t know what to say to you anymore
but it just started to rain
is that a sign
it just started to rain
tears are falling
as you go on your way
it just started to rain
the city skies
are crying for your pain
Written by Dee, 03/95 – 08/99
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all the waves got tired
so they moved to Hawaii
they took off on an arrow plane
They will be back
so the dolphins say
I saw her in my hands
she was walking forever
the jungle is her home now
she spoke an ancient tongue
fire was in her message
if you want a dream
just step into the mirror
you’ll see her there
walking forever
Written by Dee, 04/96
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every time I look up I see your face
I keep having this vision I can’t erase
this is an obsession that I can’t trace
is this a curse or a state of grace
every time I look up I see your face
hoping you’ll show up one of these days
slowly stepping out of the haze
isn’t this a concept hard to embrace
are you really real
are you even there
do you feel anything at all
do you even care
every time I look up I see your face
I don’t know if I can keep up this pace
things are getting way out of hand
it’s hard to believe that it’s just for pretend
every time I look up I see your face
I keep having this vision I can’t erase
this is an obsession that I can’t trace
is this a curse or a state of grace
are you really real
are you even there
do you feel anything at all
do you even care
Written by Dee, 06/94
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I hate the way you walk
The way you talk, the way you eat
the way you sleep, the way you are
always awake, the the way you want
more than you take
I hate the colour of your eyes
the way you comb your hair
the way you look surprised
the way you always stare
I mean everything that I just said
I hate your guts and I don’t care
I cross my heart and hope you’ll die
and find no heaven – only sky
I hate the way you think you know it all
I hate to know you’ll never fall
I hate to see you drive a car
I’d hate to find you in a bar
I hate to see your face
I hate your place in society
the way you always bother me
I hate you like you were a flea
I mean everything that I just said
I hope you know at least one prayer
’cause when I get my hands on you
you’re gonna wish I still liked you
I plan my life what can I say
I’m always waiting for that day
I’ll grab your face and make you pay
or maybe hate feels best this way
Written by Pedro Couto e Santos, July 10 1995
