‘Stakeout’ Lyrics

I own a house at the end of the world, yeah
And it’s got a verandah that looks onto the sea
There’s no roads, no telephones
No answering machines, yeah
Just a cliff and some rocks
And a cold southern sea

But if you don’t come
You’ll never see
The view from where I’m sitting
Will you always keep me waiting
Beside this southern sea

There’s a stakeout
My house, my town
Yeah, I’m still breathing
When you’re sick of my house, my town
Yeah, I’m still breathing slow
But my life must mean something
So I’ll try to do it right

I still own the house but it’s corroding away
It has no roof or no toilet, oh what a shame
You want to see a sunrise?
It’s not hard ’cause there’s holes in the wall
And the cold is relentless
Another reason to want to go
But the Sun and the moon and everything
Outside my house, inside my head
Is telling me to hold on

‘Cause you won’t come
No, you’ll never see
The view from where I’m sitting, no
Will you always keep me waiting
Beside this cold sea

I’m breathing slow

‘When Tomorrow Comes’ Lyrics

Too many courses of antibiotics
Running through my veins
So many forces
Leading to my actions
But I think I have changed
Those days that we were talking
I thought I was seeing something
Maybe I misread like all the rest
But I’m sure I’m forgetting
The rules they are changing

When tomorrow comes
We’ll never be the same
And the more we’ve changed
The better we’ve become
So get up
And go do something
Don’t you be the same
When tomorrow comes
We will never be the same

So many choices
And all of them have problems
But problems I can fix
And to all my inhibitions
You know I tried to drown you
Yeah, I wish you were dead
I don’t need you here

Come and see the light
It’s such a simple light
Don’t you tell me
The world of ours is dead, no

You have locked the door
To what is possible
But it is still there inside your head
You can find it

Tomorrow is coming
We’ll never be the same

‘My Universe’ Lyrics

Should’ve been so easy
From the outset
Had a good beginning
Promising so much in the long run
But I wanted too much
That job ain’t good enough

So all the while I was dreaming
They were working hard
They got their ‘A’ grades
And a good job
With a flashy car
And all the time the wind was blowing
Around my universe
And all the while the clock was ticking
Time slipping away, away

Look out a flood is coming down
Better run and hide
We all better run to higher ground
Or we’ll surely die
Yeah, I know a way
The two of us could survive
Maybe you and I
Then you’d see through my universe

Someone in my position
Should be satisfied
With starting a career
Something in mass production
Would be alright
But I want it all so now it’s that or nothing

So all the while I am rocking
They can watch the box
Their normal jobs and normal futures
Rule their normal lives
And all the while they were working
We were getting high

But you know it’s still changing

No, I don’t think that you can see

You ain’t got the guts to risk it all
No, you ain’t got it

‘Broadway’ Lyrics

My friend’s got a new flat, yeah
It’s kinda cool
A place you can break all the rules
It’s easily found
Opposite Downtown
You go there
You’ll find us just hangin’ around
With Ken and Sam there
And also Chris, yeah
They watch TV and sink piss there
They’ve got a big room
We can play there
Crank up the amps
Blow away our fears

And party the night away

Away, away
There must be something we can do
Today, today
Maybe I’ll write a song about
Broadway, Broadway
The lights are shining
Outside my room
Have I got something to do
Oh yeah, and ain’t it fun

It’s late at night now
And I’m all alone
Too drunk and tired
To find my way home
I don’t know how
I got like this
So much can happen
On a few pints of piss
A drunken stupor
Blankets my face
But wait a minute
I know this place
The lights of Downtown
The sign says, B.K.
I found my way back
Back to Broadway

So let’s party the night away

Away, away
There must be something we can do
Today, today
To stop my friends going away
Away, Away
They’ll find their way back to
Broadway, Broadway

‘Crystalline’ Lyrics

I know I’m late
I know I’m trying to change
What can’t change
I know I’m late
But I’m the eternal optimist

I know I’m late
I know I’m trying to change
What can’t change
I look to the Sun
And know that it’s cold
Wherever she is

This pendulum temperament
So fragile and crystalline
Reflecting these thoughts
I thought were mine
I know I’m late
I know I’m trying to change
What can’t change
The tighter I hold the more
That it seems she slips away

It’s you, it’s true
Who’s changed things for me
It’s you, it’s true
More than you’ll ever see
It’s you, it’s true
Hum a familiar tune
Forever comes too soon

‘Off The Rails’ Lyrics

I put all my sense into a box
And locked it up
I’ve been running round
Losin’ my head
Drinking is a good way to use up
Some more time
And music seems to take care
Of the rest

But, I’ll see you from time to time
By the record store we’ll fly
And we’ll find a song to hum along
When you’re walking in this world
You will see that I am real
And the breakfast table smiles

I’m going off the rails
Been there before and I see it in you
Yeah, I’m going off the rails
Been there before and I see it in you

Someone said that I’ve been getting
Far, far too drunk
But I don’t believe a word
That they say
‘Cause I get so stoked every time
It nearly blows my mind
That which makes you happy
Can’t be bad

‘If I Wanted You’ Lyrics

If I am right and this is my night
Then you’ve underestimated me
But if I’m wrong
And you’re not singing my song
Then I’ve underestimated you
If I change my tack
And call you back
Then you’ve overestimated me
If I give you a sign
And you give me your time
Then I’ve overestimated you

And if I wanted you
I’d surely let you know
And if I wanted you
I’d make it show
Make it show
And if I wanted you
I’d surely let you know
But if I wanted you
I’d want no-one else
No-one else but you

If I find a way
To make you hear what I say
Then you’ve underestimated me
But if I show you my heart
And you tear it apart
Then I’ve underestimated you
If you think I’d get real
And show you how I feel
Then you’ve overestimated me
But what if it’s true
You feel like I feel ’bout you
Then I’ve overestimated you

‘Loading Up The Morris’ Lyrics

Check the oil
Yeah that looks okay
Check the water
Gonna be needing more
Check the tyres
Yeah, they’re gettin’ bald
Gonna be going a long way

Got the surfboards
We’re gonna be needing them
Got a tent, too
Gonna be sleepin’ out
Piles of food, yeah
Gonna be eating lots
Gonna be going a long way

And all my friends
Are gonna be there
And they’ll be thinking
Their woes away
Make them worlds away
Relaxing for a bit, yeah
‘Cause when we’re
Out in the ocean
And it’s all looking
Like a fish bowl
How relaxing
As a wave is rising up
Oh, here we go

I’m free-falling
Down a face of water
I’m feeling like
I can walk on water
Turning, burning
Throwing spray
I’m out of control

Loading up the Morris
Once again

‘Girl I Never Met’ Lyrics

Close enough to know you
Close enough to speak my mind
Close enough to hear you
Not close to see you smile

‘Cause it’s so far
(Can’t reach, I tried to reach you)
So far
(I can’t learn, I tried to teach you)
So far
(Can’t reach, I tried to reach you)
So far

You are the girl I never met
You are the girl I never met
All my life I won’t forget
You are the girl I never
You are the girl I never met

Animals and colours
I still can’t make my choice
You don’t know what I’m sayin’
You can’t understand my voice

‘Fucking Ordinary’ Lyrics

December came and the wind
Blew away my waves
I was pissed off
Nothing left to do but go insane
And play guitar all fucking day
Yeah, but that’s okay
That’s okay, I don’t mind

But I don’t know why
I’m not surfing now

But what was I supposed to do?
She had an operation
Changed her face
Changed the rules
Now I don’t recognise her at all
Said she’s been overseas
Yeah, in San Francisco
At least she’s not
Not gonna be
So fucking ordinary

January, February
The wind has gone away
But it’s so hot, so damn hot
They’re saying it’s El Nino
But all we know
Is that it’s better than
What we had last year
Yeah, give me global warming

The last time I saw her
I was dreaming
Should’ve been paying more attention
To what was going on around me
Oh, how could I have been so stupid?

I rang, I lost
I think I saw it from a long way, far off
Can’t go for second best now
But I’m not down and out again

But I still don’t know why
I’m not surfing now

Yeah I guess it’s all my fault
Yeah, it was my inaction
But she changed, changed herself
Now I don’t recognise her at all
She said she’s been overseas
Yeah, in San Francisco
At least she’s not, not gonna be
So fucking ordinary
Like you

‘Blame’ Lyrics

Burn, baby, burn
I don’t know what that means
I’m not the one to stop the
Cogs of the machine
Just white and middle-class
With no culture to call my home
No flag, no revolution
No cause of my own

Don’t you realise that your
Constant negligence is causing
All of these atrocities
Open your eyes
Why don’t you
It’s time you turned
And faced the truth
It’s time you learned
To clearly see
I guess the bandwagon
Was a little high
A little fast
A little hard for you to catch
I guess the pace of change
Was too hard to match

I blame it all on you
(Yeah, and I got a gun)
And your couch potato apathy
Oh yeah
I blame it all on you
(Yeah, and I got a gun)
With your so-called sympathy

Burn, baby, burn
I’m just your average Joe
And as for politics
What the hell do I know?
I’ve got a living to make
And other things to do
I haven’t got the time
To solve your problems for you

When I look at all you do
Am I that different from you?
Am I seeing the whole truth?
And if we’re just the same
Roses by another name
Just pieces in the game
Where should I lay the blame?

And I blame it all on you
(I still got my gun)
None so blind as those who
Will not see, oh no
Yeah, I blame it all on you
(Yeah, and I got a gun)
When I should be blaming me

‘Mania’ Lyrics

Here by myself
Here on my own
I hope you find me amusing
Said you would come
Come to my home
I hope you find me amusing

Hey, I’ve got some drugs
And we can get stoned
If you want to abuse it
Then we’ll go talk
To anyone
And we’ll find it amusing

I’m consumed by mania
My mind is all made up
It’s in the way she celebrates
Now I’m getting all mixed up
I’m consumed by mania
There’s something in the sun, the sand, the surf
The way it breaks

So I decided to fly
But my head hurts from what I drank last night
Yeah, I look like I feel
I need time to heal
Maybe tomorrow then I will be alright

Things will be hard for you when I’m gone
There will be no-one here to feed you
Said a man to his horse before he died
Then fell to the ground, tasted sand
The sand was dry
It was dry

‘The World Ain’t Round’ Lyrics

I’m flying again
As the day breaks again
I’m making my way
To the mountain shores again
No my friend, he ain’t gonna come back
Now he’s gone and done that
He has gone and lost his head
And he’s never gonna come back

And she said I could go first
And she said it wouldn’t hurt
She confused me
When she lied to me
I wasn’t ready for that
Now I’m losing my mind
And the world it ain’t round
‘Cause it ends at my town
I think I have to go
I’m cruising again
But my fuel’s getting low
Next fuel stop, I don’t know
Maybe too far to go
But, no I’m not gonna slow down
Seems like losing more somehow
It ain’t logical, yeah I know
But I don’t think I can take any more delays

I came up from the ground
Took a good look around
And what did we see
Someone there looking at me
And she was standing so proud
Made me happy somehow
When she came up to me
And said, won’t you come see

No, the world ain’t round
No my friend, it ain’t round