lyrics?

[Paul]

I was thinking..... should we try and work up the lyrics for the studio demos from the should-have-been followup to Sleeper?

Some of the lines are a bit tough, in my opinion.

Anyone game?

[John O]

Sounds like fun...maybe on spring break when I have some time. I could probably contribute to my fav demo, hope it's not a storm.

[Steven Latham]

That would be cool. When you guys are done I will add them to a page on the website.

[Paul]

okay, I'll try Fraidy Man.... parts of the second verse are where I'm not sure what the words are:

FRAIDY MAN

Fraidy Man, too scared to put a rock in your hand
Fraidy Man, too scared to put a rock in your hand
don't you understand?
When the hour comes you wanna belong
You've been living in sin for an hour too long
Fraidy Man, hangin' your head again
Fraidy Man, hangin' your head again

?? (sounds like "Lost his friend" but I doubt it)
too drunk to squeeze a thought in your head
??
too drunk to squeeze a thought in your head
oh, ?
When the hour comes you wanna break free
You'll soon find how hard it can be
Fraidy Man, ?? (may start with "missing"?)
Fraidy Man, ??

How it begins, I can't explain
I'm afraid I'm angry again
How it begins, I can't explain
I'm afraid I'm angry again

Fraidy Man, hangin' your head again
Fraidy Man, hangin' your head again

[Alias Conrad Coldwood]

Hi everyone. I've spend some times around searching for Tribe's lyrics, but found none (I was looking for Hope it's not a storm, but only my own website appeared on the 1st place – pretty cool hu ? – except the fact that I don't have any lyrics there ^^) Anyway, I'm not native English speaker so it was kinda hard to me to get these ones (which are mostly wrong). Feel free to correct them. ("<?" previous word ; "?" don't understand what should be here ; "??" not sure about the whole sentence)

Shining Shining

I'm watching your every gesture
I'm on my best behaviour
I (<?) sleep into a runaway train
It happened before, it will happen again
Open up my eyes
Look at you shining, shining
Such a pretty lies (<?)
Look at you turning, turning
Before your eyes (??)
I'm teaching your mind so slowly
Don't you feel it now, tell me truly
You struggle in (?) the black flames
It happened before, it will happen again
Don't (?) my eyes
It keeps me waiting, waiting (??)
Such a pretty bride
Look at you turning, turning
Before my eyes (??)
I promise you everything that you desire,
Everything that you desire,
Everything that you desire,
You quite a sight (<?)
Open up my eyes
Look at you shining, shining
Such a pretty bright (<?)
Look at you turning, turning
Before my eyes (??)

About Fraidy Man, after "You'll soon find how hard it can be", shouldn't it be "lost his friend" (or "loses friends"… or "lost his fray"… -- have I mentioned I wasn't native English-speaker ? ^^ --) instead of "Fraidy Man" ?

Anyway, your guys are certainly better than me to do sucha job and I hope you'll make it though. See ya'

[Jeniphir]

Speed

I stand looking as they escort me gently
to my nice new home
only one window high up on the wall
uproots it all
shows me the sky all night long
I'm gone

I sit helpless as they seal up my window
Almost at will, now
I can see the starlight breaking through
I'm going soon
my fingers groping for the wheel
It's real

Now I fly through the darkness
They recede in the distance
Strapped to my chair
They never realised that I was leaving

I pick up speed
Strapped to my chair
Speed I'm getting used to
Strapped to my chair
with a deep blue surging all around me
and faintly, above the engine
I still can hear them discussing my condition
as if i'm there, strapped to my chair

I pick up speed
Speed i'm getting used to
It's all a blur
Speed I'm ?letting? into
I pick up speed
Speed I'm getting used to
It's all a blur
Speed i'm ?letting? into
It's all a blur
It's all a blur
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Can't for the life of me understand those wee bits in the last few lines with the ?'s around them. Maybe someone else has a better guess.

love love love--
jeniphir

[Jeniphir]

Stiletto Boy

Do you feel like coming down?
We could sit around in the noonday sun
float on back to the sharp-edged air of a perfect world
undimmed by age, undulled by drugs or fatigue
fresh paint on the bandstand, all the time we need

Win or lose, we'll be peering at each other amid the ruins
Did you know, if you wanted to you could not have cut me so?
I can see you're trying to comfort me
Stiletto Boy
Never made such a rash decision
Stiletto Boy

Let your [?], wet and steely in the gaslight, drive us in
I'm feeling glamourous, beautifully turburcular
In a Gauloise haze, meet you in the smoking car
Your dusty-evening smile tells me the things I've been dreaming of

Win or lose we'll be peering at each other among the ruins
And did you know, if you wanted to you could not have cut me so
I can see you're trying to comfort me
Stiletto Boy
Never made such a rash decision
Stiletto Boy

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One thing I've noticed is that it's fairly easy to figure who wrote which of these songs; this one scans like a Janet lyric, for sure. All that's missing is a reference to TS Eliot or similar.

love love love--
jeniphir

[Jeniphir]

Glossy spread
too drunk [sounds like "drugged" to me] to squeeze a thought in your head
Glossy spread
too drunk to squeeze a thought in your head

Oh, it's your daily bread
When the hour comes you wanna break free
You'll soon see how hard it can be
Glossy spread--missing your inner dread
Glossy spread--missing your inner dread

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love love love--
jeniphir

[Jeniphir]

Shining Shining

I'm watching your every gesture
I'm on my best behaviour
Might slip into a runaway train
It has happened before, it will happen again

Open up my eyes
Look at you shining, shining
Such a pretty prize
Look at you turning, turning
[?]

I'm changing your mind so slowly
Don't you feel it now, tell me truly
You're struggling toward the bright flame
It happened before, it will happen again

Don't avoid my eyes
Look at me waiting, waiting
Such a pretty prize
Look at you turning, turning
[maybe "Barely part of my ?" GRRR!]

I'll promise you everything that you desire,
Everything that you desire,
Everything that you desire,
You're quite a find

Open up my eyes
Look at you shining, shining
Such a pretty prize
Look at you turning, turning
[?]

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love love love--
jeniphir

[DAveP]

"Speed I'm leaning into"

me thinks thats the way it goes.

[Steven Latham]

DAveP said:

"Speed I'm leaning into"

me thinks thats the way it goes.

Thanks Dave. Long time no hear from.