From Every Sphere Ed Harcourt

From Every Sphere Take me far away And make me lose control For now I need to pray Think of forgotten souls Disappear from every sphere Watch them high Then slowly die Then slowly die If you shut

Paid To Get Drunk Ed Harcourt

time to care If I have so much love to give Where is that will to live Maybe you old friend will show me how Come here pull up a chair I get paid, paid to get drunk Spend my money on any old junk And every

Fireflies Take Flight Ed Harcourt

that eat their young The demons in your head The wolves under your bed The bones of dinosaurs Hidden below the floors They rattle and they shake And make the sound that... ...Wakes me up most every

Bittersweetheart Ed Harcourt

Bittersweetheart by Ed Harcourt if I could only see straight I wouldn't be lonley these days I'd drag my body out of this place and every sunday I sleep and pray that my soul will keep for I'll

Wind Through The Trees Ed Harcourt

everyone stone dead And the wind blew once more through the trees Now she's coming straight back to me Little things, the insect's sting I will walk through the long, long grass and say you're Running from

Bleed A River Deep Ed Harcourt

walks through the wall With hands in pockets I search for rockets that might light up the sky Have become more withdrawn, since I was first born But I never know why I see my body float like leaves Every

When Americans Come To London Ed Harcourt

our jokes They're loud but always pleasant and ride the tourist boats They buy too much shortbread and put on weight Just don't get nervous, these are not your traits So good that you come over here from

Something To Live For Ed Harcourt

Leaving no part unscathed Too young to be as jaded as I am But old enough to feel the strain I hope that I can hold on to The beauty that I'll never match The never-ending open wound That started from

Last Of The Troubadors Ed Harcourt

Over my dead body People place the flowers Meetings in the lobby Lemonade turned sour Nobody is happy anymore Last of the troubadours I played in every ballroom A shadow of a man My guitar was an heirloom

The Trapdoor Ed Harcourt

On a summer night I took a walk Out in the fields where the grass snakes hide Six years old, tall as a chair Found the trapdoor hidden from sight Fell into the blackness, seemed like hours I hit the ground

Visit From The Dead Dog Ed Harcourt

Visit From The Dead Dog - Ed Harcourt Got a visit from the dead dog He slept at the end of my bed last night He could tell I was fading And somehow fighting against the light Everyday when I open

Kids (Rise From The Ashes) Ed Harcourt

now I can't pretend The time we used to spend Was wasted on you Police sirens make me deaf As I run trying to catch my breath What's the world afraid of now We are taught to clap our hands and bow Rise from

All Of Your Days Will Be Blessed Ed Harcourt

All Of Your Days Will Be Blessed by Ed Harcourt with beady black eyes, the bluebird has died it's feathers have dried, it couldn't survive from the winter's grasp, nothing ever lasts but you and i

Alligator Boy Ed Harcourt

Alligator boy, get back in the swamp Alligator boy, you're looking so scared Alligator boy, get back in the swamp Alligator boy, you're looking so scaley Flicking your tail from side to side with a sick

The Music Box Ed Harcourt

The Music Box sung by Ed Harcourt The music box is all that's left in the empty house Must've left it when they moved out In a hurry to flee the town Armoured tanks broke through all the soldier's

This One's For You Ed Harcourt

I feel so far away from love 'Cus I can never get enough Like the kid with the cookie jar And if I came back from the grave for a while Would you, could you make a dead man smile I´ll wear you on

T Bone Tombstone Ed Harcourt

that is much too long 'Bout a man who made his way back home And found his name on an old tombstone People thought he died there In the muddy water Been away for 50 odd years His family waited for him every

Let Love Not Weigh Me Down Ed Harcourt

cause you pain So let your beaut blid my vision Let it move me `til I die And the seeds of despair won`t be fruits that I bear Let the beauty blind my vision So shed all the tears that you want Run from

Beneath The Heart Of Darkness Ed Harcourt

firing The roots of the house are cracking, caving in There's no way out, it's trapped in Beneath the heart of darkness Lies an old machine that's reeling Forgotten dust and sunlight Silent and removed from

The Storm Is Coming Ed Harcourt

that blows down doors Oh I see it in the distance It moves much faster than I think Yes this storm will wreak much havoc Bring my sanity to the brink Once I was so young and careless Never strayed much from

Atlantic City Ed Harcourt

blew up the chicken man in Philly last night, now they blew up his house too Down on the boardwalk they're gettin' ready for a fight gonna see what them racket boys can do Now there's trouble busin' in from

Black Dress Ed Harcourt

wish I woke at 7am The cold air was not becoming This tune I started humming And you lay there so still With dark eyes shut and whiskey breath You hadn't taken off your black dress The curtain fell from

The Birds Will Sing For Us Ed Harcourt

hard for you to cope when I'm around you Let the sun break through The cracks within my room The grey sky fades to blue It might wash away this gloom Alcohol, company, I need to readjust From

She Fell Into My Arms Ed Harcourt

Just to show you my respect Then I hung myself out to dry And You looked at me and asked me why So I said I don`t mind if I lose Cos if I win ill be so confused But that`s not what you`d expect From

I'Ve Become Misguided Ed Harcourt

earth And I've become misguided Become misguided No I couldn't hide it No I couldn't hide it Hope an angel watches me nightly cos I need security This white spectrum sees what might elude me Protect me from

God Protect Your Soul Ed Harcourt

Well I hope God protects your soul I don't know if you should leave home alone Maybe you've been drinking from the Devil's bowl I can't express myself 'cause I'm not fully grown My heartache, is my mistake

Strangers Ed Harcourt

Deliciously I drink up all your tears On a piano out of tune I sit and persevere Deliriously I eat up all your words And jumble them around Til they become absurd Remember how it was They said it w...

Metaphorically Yours Ed Harcourt

Metaphorically Yours by Ed Harcourt oh baby, can`t you see when you get mad at me your eyes light up your face oh baby, just a minute if both my wrists were sled you`re banish a new style and

Ghostwriter Ed Harcourt

Ghost Writer Hey - what's that sound in the bathroom? Hey - they're the voices in my head Hey - put your money where your head lays Hey - never sleep in your bed Hey - organise random chaos He...

Sister Renee Ed Harcourt

Sister Renee Sister Renee, the jack of all trades don't put that hatchet in my back, in my back Watch myself fade on the bed that was made not by Nurse Ratchet but by you, yeah by you Your uniform ...

Undertaker Strut Ed Harcourt

Undertaker Strut Down in the valley where the river flows There's a man with a long black coat Rain is falling and clouds that are black On the coffin that starts to float Children they cry When th...

Jetsetter Ed Harcourt

Jetsetter Making an apperance at the club tonight Playing some songs that I think are alright I'm not post-modern just a man who can bark And bite with teeth that leave a mark In the winter your ey...

Watching The Sun Come Up Ed Harcourt

Watching The Sun Come Up by Ed Harcourt You know it feels nice, watching the sun come up and I`ve realized I can never return Oh babe it feels good, watching the sun come up I can attack the day

Something In My Eye Ed Harcourt

Spider has eight legs, you knowSpins its web, the patterns flowThere's something in my eyeBloodshot in disguiseGod knows I really triedMaking the big timeAiming to climb highScattered seeds can't f...

Those Crimson Tears Ed Harcourt

Moving like a dancing bear It's in my blood Falling down the marble stairs It's in my blood Oh my dear, that's the way I am made, I'm afraid Those crimson tears Drip on the floor, drip on the bar T...

Birds Fly Backwards Ed Harcourt

Sad, blue, the world is upside downAnd birds fly backwardsCats, dogs, fall first upon the groundAnd birds fly backwardsPacked bags in the hallwayWhere we used to play all dayWe're hitting the road ...

Shanghai Ed Harcourt

Let's move away together, go interplanetaryMaybe in Chinese weather, where it's sanitaryI'll go out trawler fishing, yeah we'll have tuna steakI'm on a special mission, for us to have a breakWe'll ...

Apple Of My Eye Ed Harcourt

When you're on your own You walk in the rain You walk around the house Then walk around it again You pretend you're happy That you've got it all But don't be upset If you fall on your knees And beg...

You Put A Spell On Me Ed Harcourt

Bring you flowers in the morning I don't know what else to do Got a suitcase and a passport But all I really want is you I'm not sure if I can fake it I only write songs when I'm sad But being isn'...

Good Friends Are Hard To Find Ed Harcourt

I wish you all the more success More than I could ever have I wish you most happiness Good friends are hard to find Don't make the mistakes I've made And if you do, don't be afraid The grea...

Hanging With The Wrong Crowd Ed Harcourt

Hey baby Jane, you have been climbing down the drain And you run in the rain to the playground climbing frame And the air seems so good and moist and cool When you meet him by the swimming pool Wha...

Attaboy Go Spin A Yarn Ed Harcourt

Attaboy, go spin a yarn about the good old daysCatching fish laughing aloud out on Compton BayI'm not one for nostalgia, don't really like the pastI'm just a happy man with a ship and a sail and a ...

He's Building A Swamp Ed Harcourt

He don't live in the cityHe don't live in a townHe lives close to the woodlandBuilding a swamp in the dirty groundSo watch me crawlBreak down the doorI'll nail you to the wooden floorLove won't cra...

Whistle Of A Distant Train Ed Harcourt

Scream through the silence and over the hills10 thousand years have gone byPassing the islands and broken down millsThe train silhouettes through the skylineMere emotion, see the oceanJust for one ...

Born In The '70s Ed Harcourt

I was born the year punk broke Days before the king was dead It was the year of the snake I was a red-faced child Who stumbled where he tread Was kept in orderly file My parents name me Ed I tried my hardest

Loneliness Ed Harcourt

In an empty cinema (loneliness)When your old friends drift apart (loneliness)Wandering round the house in the dark (lonelines)Faded glory of a broken star (loneliness)LonelinessLoneliness What woul...

Open Book Ed Harcourt

It's clear to us this love affairHas self combusted everywhereAnd I don't feel so debonairMy piano collects dustA funeral with no mournersI wish that I'd turned cornersTo see the signs that warn us...

Only Happy When You'Re High Ed Harcourt

one. two. three.It's funny, when losing your headIt feels like in a hospital bed.It's funny, losing our minds, and irony is dead.It's been for a long time.Forgetful, I miss place your name.I've met...

Here Be Monsters Ed Harcourt

Fell in the wellChurch rang a bellPriests they just tried to help but he went straight to hellLost in the flames, such a shameHere be monsters againHere be monsters againBrain wash the weakJoin up ...

Weary & Bleary Eyed Ed Harcourt

Morphine sedates and sends you to sleepWhat I would give for a sleep that was deepI can hear birds calling my nameWhat I would give to send them awayCos I'm still awake and weary and bleary eyedI s...