[lyric] natalie merchant opehia

作者krama (金枝玉葉)

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標題[lyric] natalie merchant opehia

時間Tue Nov 21 06:01:35 2006

== Ophelia Ophelia was a bride of God A novice Carmelite In sister cells The cloister bells tolled on her wedding night Ophelia was the rebel girl A blue stocking suffragette Who remedied society between her cigarettes And Ophelia was the sweetheart To a nation overnight Curvaceous thighs Vivacious eyes Love was at first sight Love was at first sight Ophelia was a demigoddess in pre-war Babylon So statuesque a silhouette in black satin evening gowns Ophelia was the mistress To a Vegas gambling man Signora Ophelia Maraschina Mafia courtesan Ophelia was the circus queen The female cannonball Projected through five flaming hoops To wild and shocked applause To wild and shocked applause Ophelia was a tempest cyclone A goddamn hurricane Your common sense, your best defense Lay wasted and in vain For Ophelia'd know your every woe And every pain you'd ever had She'd sympathize and dry your eyes And help you to forget Help you to forget And help you to forget Ophelia's mind went wandering You'd wonder where she'd gone Through secret doors down corridors She wanders them alone All alone == Life Is Sweet It's a pity, It's a crying shame He pulled you down again How painful it must be To bruise so easily Inside It's a pity, it's a downright crime It happens all the time You wanna stay little daddy's girl You wanna hide from the viscous world... Outside Don't cry, you know the tears will do no good So dry your eyes Your daddy, he's the iron man Battle ship wrecked on dry land Your mamma, she's a bitter bride She'll never be satisfied You know, and that's not right But don't cry You know the tears will do no good So dry your eyes They told you life is hard Misery from the start, it's dull It's slow, it's painful But I tell you life is sweet In spite of the misery There's so much more, be grateful Well, who do you believe Who will you listen to, who will it be Because it's high time that you decide In your own mind I've tried to comfort you I tried to tell you to be patient That they are blind and they can't see Fortune gonna come one day It all gonna fade away Your daddy the war machine And your momma the long and suffering Prisoner of what she can not see For they told you life is hard Misery from the start, it's dull, It's slow, it's painful But I tell you life is sweet In spite of the misery There's so much more, be grateful So who will you believe Who will you listen to Who will it be Because it's high time that you decide It's time to make up your own Your own state of mind They told you life is long Be thankful when it's done Don't ask for more, be grateful But I tell you life is short Be thankful, because before you know it It will be over Because life is sweet Life is all so very short Life is sweet And life is all so very short Life is sweet Life is sweet == Life Is Sweet It's a pity, It's a crying shame He pulled you down again How painful it must be To bruise so easily Inside It's a pity, it's a downright crime It happens all the time You wanna stay little daddy's girl You wanna hide from the viscous world... Outside Don't cry, you know the tears will do no good So dry your eyes Your daddy, he's the iron man Battle ship wrecked on dry land Your mamma, she's a bitter bride She'll never be satisfied You know, and that's not right But don't cry You know the tears will do no good So dry your eyes They told you life is hard Misery from the start, it's dull It's slow, it's painful But I tell you life is sweet In spite of the misery There's so much more, be grateful Well, who do you believe Who will you listen to, who will it be Because it's high time that you decide In your own mind I've tried to comfort you I tried to tell you to be patient That they are blind and they can't see Fortune gonna come one day It all gonna fade away Your daddy the war machine And your momma the long and suffering Prisoner of what she can not see For they told you life is hard Misery from the start, it's dull, It's slow, it's painful But I tell you life is sweet In spite of the misery There's so much more, be grateful So who will you believe Who will you listen to Who will it be Because it's high time that you decide It's time to make up your own Your own state of mind They told you life is long Be thankful when it's done Don't ask for more, be grateful But I tell you life is short Be thankful, because before you know it It will be over Because life is sweet Life is all so very short Life is sweet And life is all so very short Life is sweet Life is sweet == Kind & Generous La-la-la-la... You've been so kind and generous I don't know how you keep on giving For your kindness, I'm in debt to you For your selflessness, my admiration For everything you've done, you know I'm bound I'm bound to thank you for it La-la-la-la... You've been so kind and generous I don't know how you keep on giving For your kindness, I'm in debt to you And I never could have come, this far without you For everything you've done, you know I'm bound I'm bound to thank you for it La-la-la-la... Oh, I want to thank you for so many gifts you gave The love, the tenderness, I wanna thank you I want to thank you for your generosity, the love And the honesty that you gave me I want to thank you show my gratitude My love, and my respect for you, I want to thank you Oh, I want to thank you, thank you; thank you, thank you I want to thank you, thank you; thank you, thank == Frozen Charlotte Blue like the winter snow in the full moon Black like the silhouettes of the trees Late blooming flowers lie frozen underneath the stars I want you to remember me that way Far away... I'll be gone, will you wait for me here How long... I don't know, will you wait for me here Still as the river grows in December Silent and perfect blinding ice Spring keeps her promises No cold can keep her back I want you to remember me that way Far away... I'll be gone, will you wait for me here How long... I don't know, but wait for me here Follow... don't follow me To where To where I go Far away... I'll be gone, will you wait for me here How long... I don't know, will you wait for me here Follow... don't follow me, to where I have gone Follow... don't follow me, to where I have gone Someday you'll take my place And I'll wait For you there == My Skin Take a look at my body Look at my hands There's so much here that I don't understand Your face-saving promises Whispered like prayers I don't need them Because I've been treated so wrong I've been treated so long As if I'm becoming untouchable Well, contempt loves the silence It thrives in the dark With fine winding tendrils That strangle the heart They say that promises sweeten the blow But I don't need them, no I don't need them I've been treated so wrong I've been treated so long As if I'm becoming untouchable I'm the slow dying flower In the frost killing hour Sweet turning sour and untouchable Oh, I need the darkness The sweetness The sadness The weakness Oh, I need this I need a lullaby A kiss good night Angel sweet love of my life Oh, I need this I'm the slow dying flower In the frost killing hour Sweet turning sour and untouchable Do you remember the way that you touched me before All the trembling sweetness I loved and adored Your face-saving promises whispered like prayers I don't need them Oh, I need the darkness The sweetness The sadness The weakness Oh, I need this I need a lullaby A kiss good night Angel sweet love of my life Oh, I need this Well is it dark enough Can you see me Do you want me Can you reach me Oh, I'm leaving You better shut your mouth And hold your breath And kiss me now And catch your death Oh, I mean this Oh, I mean this == Break Your Heart Oh, people downcast in despair See the disillusion everywhere Hoping that their luck will change It's a little harder every day People struggle, people fight For the simple pleasures in their lives The trouble comes from everywhere It's a little more than you can bear I know it will be hurt I know it will break your heart the way things are And the way they've been And the way they've always been People shallow self absorbed See the push and shove for their rewards With nothing nice on their minds You can read about it in their eyes People ruthless, people cruel The damage that some people do Full of hatred, full of pride It's enough to make you lose your mind I know that it will hurt I know that it will break your heart the way things are And the way they've been Yeah I know that it will hurt I know it will hurt I know that it will break your heart The way things are and the way they've been Don't spread discontent, don't spread the lies Don't make the same mistakes with your own life You know it will always came back Yeah, I know that it will hurt I know that it will hurt I know that it will break your heart The way things are and the way they've been Don't spread discontent, don't spread the lies Don't make the same mistakes with your own life And don't disrespect yourself, don't lose your pride And don't think everybody is gonna chose your side Oh no... Oh no... no.. == King of May Farewell today Travel on now Be on your way Go safely there And never worry, never care Beyond this day Farewell tonight To all joy and to all the life Go on, go peacefully We can't keep your majesty Be on your way Make may for the last king of May And make a cardboard crown for him And make your voices one Praise the crazy mother's son, who loved his life Farewell today Travel on now Be on your way Can't bear the very thought that we That we could keep your majesty Be on your way Make way for the last king of May And make a hole in the cloud for him Raise your voices up Drink your loving cup To his long life To his long life Make way for the last king of May Make a hole in the sky for him And raise your voices up Lift your loving cup To his long life His long life And raise your voices up Lift you loving cup To his long life To his long life His long life His long life == Thick As Thieves Remember how it all began The apple and the fall of man The price we paid So the people say Down the path of shame and let us dare To bite the hand that fed us Fairy tale, the moral end Wheel of fortune, never turns again Never turns again The worst of it has come and gone In the chaos of millennium And the falling out Of the doomsday crowd Their last retreat is moving slow They burn their bridges as they go The heretic is beautified Teach the harlot's child to smile Rocked again by indecision Should we make that small incision Testify, to the bleeding heart inside We cut, we scratched We ran, and we slashed And when he opened up at last Found a cul de sac Deepened black Of smoke and ash Deepened black Smoke and ash The wicked king of parody Is kissing all his enemies On the seventh day On the seventh week The tyrant's voice has softened now But just for one forgiving hour Before the rise of his Iron fist again Fist again I've come tonight I've come to know The way we are the way we'll go And to measure this The width of the wide abyss I've come to you in restless sleep Were all your dreams turned bitter sweet With voodoo doll philosophies Day gloy holy trinities The wicked raft that leaves the shore Of ferries drunken souls a board Pilgrims march to Compostela Of visions of their saint in yellow Follow deep in trance Lost in a catatonic dance Know no future Damn the past Blind war, ecstatic Safe at last == Effigy I'm an effigy A parody of Who I appear to be Put your flaming torches under me I'm an effigy A parody of Who I appear to be Put your flaming torches under me I'm an effigy A parody of Who I appear to be Put your flaming torches under me Endless so far in myself, follow me fade to Tibetan singer, Yungchen Lhamo == The Living What's it like there outside With the living, with the living Here I've found a place I can hide From the living, from the living Because I don't care to stay with the living Oh, the bottle has been to me My closest friend, my worst enemy For a flavor I walked a fine life Squandered it all and wasted my time And I don't stand a chance among the living For the lovers I've gambled and lost Count my mistakes whatever the cost I'll go off, I'll make myself scarce Oh, come tomorrow You won't find me here Because I don't care to stay with the living I don't think I'll remain with the living And I don't care to stay with the living No, I don't care to stay == When They Ring the Golden Bells There's a land beyond the river That they call the sweet forever And we only reach that shore by faith's decree One by one we'll gain the portals There to dwell with the immortals When they ring the golden bells for you and me Don't you hear the bells now ringing Don't you hear the angels singing 'Tis the glory hallelujah Jubilee In that far off sweet forever, Just beyond the shining river When they ring the golden bells for you and me We shall know no sin or sorrow In that heaven of tomorrow When our hearts shall sail beyond the silvery sea We shall only know the blessing Of our Father's sweet caressing When they ring the golden bells for you and me Don't you hear the bells now ringing Don't you hear the angels singing 'Tis the glory hallelujah Jubilee In that far off sweet forever Just beyond the shining river When they ring the golden bells for you and me When our days shall know their number When in death we sweetly slumber When the King commands the spirit to be free Nevermore with anguish laden We shall reach that lovely Eden When they ring the golden bells for you and me When they ring the golden bells for you and me == == == -- ※ 發信站: 批踢踢實業坊(ptt.cc) ◆ From: 202.175.170.212