Where the Viaduct Looms
The Flaming Lips
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Girl in Amber
03 : 49
2
Weeping Song
04 : 27
3
Into My Arms
04 : 25
4
O Chrildren
05 : 27
5
The Kindness of Strangers
03 : 16
6
No More Shall We Part
04 : 01
7
Red Right Hand
04 : 34
8
The Ship Song
03 : 26
9
We Know Who You Are
03 : 49
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Track Lyrics
Weeping Song Lyrics
1 ContributorWeeping Song LyricsGo son, go down to the water
And see the women weeping there
Then go up to the mountain
The men, they are all weeping too
Father, why are all the women weeping?
They are all weeping for their men
Then why are all the men there weeping?
They are weeping back... at them
This is the weeping song
A song in which to weep
While all the men and women sleep
This is the weeping song
But I won't be weeping long
Father, why are all the children weeping?
They are merely crying, son
Oh, are they merely crying, father?
Yes, true weeping is yet... to come
This is a weeping song
A song in which to weep
While all the little children sleep
This is a weeping song
But I won't be weeping long
Oh father, tell me, are you weeping?
Your face seems wet to touch
Oh, then I'm so sorry, father
I never thought I'd hurt you... so much
This is a weeping song
A song in which to weep
While we rock ourselves to sleep
This is a weeping song
But I won't be weeping long
No, I won't be weeping long
No, I won't be weeping long
No, I won't... be weeping long
O Chrildren Lyrics
1 ContributorO Children LyricsPass me that lovely little gun
My dear, my darling one
The cleaners are coming one by one
You don't even want to let them start
They’re knocking now upon your door
They measure the room, they know the score
They're mopping up the butcher's floor
Of your broken little hearts
O-oh-o Children
Forgive us now for what we’ve done
It started out as a bit of fun
Here, take these bеfore we run away
The kеys to the Gulag
O Children
Lift up your voice, lift up your voice
Children
Rejoice, rejoice
Come on, come on, come on, come on
Here comes Frank and poor old Jim
They're gathering 'round with all my friends
We're older now, the light is dim
And you are only just beginning
Oh-oh-o Children
We have the answer to all your fears
It's short, it's simple, it's crystal clear
It's round about and it’s somewhere here
Lost amongst our winnings
O Children
Lift up your voice, lift up your voice
Children
Rejoice, rejoice
The cleaners have done their job on you
They’re hip to it, man, they're in the groove
They’ve hosed you down, you're good as new
And they're lining up to inspect you
Oh-oh-o Children
Poor old Jim's white as a ghost
He’s found the answer that we lost
We're all weeping now, weeping because
There ain't nothing we can do to protect you
O children
Lift up your voice, lift up your voice
Children
Rejoice, rejoice
Hey, little train, we are all jumping on
The train that goes to the Kingdom
We're happy, Ma, we're having fun
And the train ain't even left the station
Hey, little train, wait for me!
I once was blind, but now I see
Have you left a seat for me?
Is that such a stretch of the imagination?
Hey little train, wait for me!
I was held in chains, but now I'm free
I'm hanging in there, don't you see?
In this process of elimination
Hey little train, we are all jumping on
The train that goes to the Kingdom
We're happy, Ma, we're having fun
It's beyond my wildest expectation
Hey little train, we are all jumping on
The train that goes to the Kingdom
We're happy, Ma, we're having fun
And the train ain't even left the station
The Kindness of Strangers Lyrics
1 ContributorThe Kindness of Strangers LyricsShe'd grown up hungry, she'd grown up poor
She left her home in Arkansas
She wanted to see the deep blue sea
She traveled across Tennessee
She met a man along the way
He introduced himself as Richard Slade
Poor Mary thought that she might die
When she saw the ocean for the first time
She checked into a cheap little place
Richard Slade carried in her old suitcase
O poor Mary Bellows
"I'm a good girl, sir", she said to him
I couldn't possibly permit you in
Slade tipped his hat and winked his eye
And turned away without goodbye
She sat on her bed and thought of home
With the sea breeze whistling all alone
In hope and loneliness she crossed the floor
And undid the latch on her front door
They found her the next day cuffed to the bed
A rag in her mouth and a bullet in her head
O poor Mary Bellows
So mothers keep your girls at home
Don't let them journey all alone
Tell them this world is full of danger
And to shun the company of strangers
O poor Mary Bellows
O poor Mary Bellows
No More Shall We Part Lyrics
[Verse]
And no more shall we part
It will no longer be necessary
And no more will I say, dear heart
I am alone and she has left me
And no more shall we part
The contracts are drawn up, the ring is locked upon the finger
And never again will my letters start
Sadly, or in the depths of winter
And no more shall we part
All the hatchets have been buried now
And all of those birds will sing to your beautiful heart
Upon the bough
And no more shall we part
Your chain of command has been silenced now
And all of thosе birds would've sung to your beautiful heart
Anyhow
[Bridge]
Lord, stay by mе
And don't go down
I will never be free
If I'm not free now
Lord, stay by me
And don't go down
I never was free
What are you talking about?
[Outro]
For no more shall we part
And no more shall we part
Yes
The Ship Song Lyrics
[Intro]
Come sail your ships around me
And burn your bridges down
We make a little history, baby
Every time you come around
Come loose your dogs upon me
And let your hair hang down
You are a little mystery to me
Every time you come around
[Verse 1]
We talk about it all night long
We define our moral ground
But when I crawl into your arms
Everything, it comes tumbling down
[Chorus]
Come sail your ships around me
And burn your bridges down
We make a little history, baby
Every time you come around
[Verse 2]
Your face has fallen sad now
For you know the time is nigh
When I must remove your wings
And you, you must try to fly
[Chorus]
Come sail your ships around me
And burn your bridges down
We make a little history, baby
Every time you come around
[Outro]
Come loose your dogs upon me
And let your hair hang down
You are a little mystery to me
Every time you come around