swallow a diamond
and get invisible with me
all i want is half you’ve got
decimal purity

grant me asylum
and part the lips of mystery
and strum the strings of love

making love on the beach
between the bodies and the bombs
ooh babe- this show must go on
are you ready to do it?
dance on through it?
can you feel me now?
ooh babe- this show must go on.

there’s rebellion in your eyes
something the scanners must be missing
reflected in the the traffic cam
silouettes of kissing

under the cell tower
divulge to me everything
under the chemtrails
divulge, divulge, divulge, divulge, divulge

making love on the beach
between the bodies and the bombs
ooh babe- this show must go on
are you ready to do it?
dance on through it?
can you feel me now?
ooh babe- this show must go on.

from the ruins of the 90s
a seed from another planet yet still earthborn
stations of the cross
fourteen on the floor
from the gardens of the east
charlotte still comes calling
on the steps of grand central in the rain
on the steps of grand central in the rain

making love on the beach
between the bodies and the bombs
ooh babe- this show must go on
are you ready to do it?
dance on through it?
can you feel me now?
ooh babe- this show must go on.

started out simple nuff
cup of coffee here and there
nickel and dime just to pass the time
for a girl from kansas fair
you know how these things happen
a ribbon to a bow
new dress and shoes in tow

then here’s me
withdrawn in ripped jeans and
stained tee
still counting backwards and
banged up love for you
if i had to pay

here’s me
thirsty but not caring
retarded smile
but here’s the thing-
you’d be well to do
if I had to pay
to think of you

then one day over time
you’re in a chateau on the rhine
do you savor thoughts of me
over good bread and better wine?
you know how these things happen
in your private jet over sudan
contemplating the economy of japan

then here’s me
box on the off ramp and
spanging
my cardboard sign reads
banged up love for you
if i had to pay

here’s me
hungry but not caring
retarded smile
but here’s the thing-
you’d be well to do
if i had to pay
to think of you

here’s me
i am bleeding through
i give you all- text and get nothing
i am destitute
cause I’ve had to pay

here’s me
i cannot pretend
that we are actually two-way friends
i’m moving on from you
i’m moving on from you
i’m moving on from you

falling leaves
always get me in the soul’s place
out of range- oh
falling leaves
always send me through that doorway
and into play- oh

i’ll trade this summer’s flesh and bone
if it means i won’t be alone
there’s something sweet bout going home
and that’s my brother calling on the phone

lightbulbs float to me
across the waves upon the sea
glowing in breathtaking fashion
lightbulbs float to me
backwards now they’re flashing
in the most heavenly patterns

static of tv
short circuits everything i’m meant to be
if i let it be
the hum of radio
drowns out the lesson that i’m meant to know
if i don’t let it go

but there is meaning in the call
enough to satisfy us all
and there is grace after the fall
recalling flora on the wall

lightbulbs float to me
across the waves upon the sea
glowing in breathtaking fashion
lightbulbs float to me
backwards now they’re flashing
in the most heavenly patterns

i’m so in love…
i’m so in love…

lightbulbs float to me
across the waves upon the sea
glowing in breathtaking fashion
lightbulbs float to me
backwards now they’re flashing
in the most heavenly patterns

doesn’t it bug me
the way im so true
doesn’t it bug me
the way i’m here for you

it’s in the code
the winds i listen to
doesn’t it bug me
the way that i love you

the way that you drug me
im gum on your shoe
like a cat these tunes
dead birds i bring for you

but you’ll never know
the dark you’ve lit me through
the accidental candle
on elizabeth avenue

cartography by candlelight

counting curves hug me
in the back of a truck bound and gagged
listening for bridges rumble- anything
to find my way back where i began

it doesn’t bug me
the burn of rope the grain of sand
no it doesn’t bug me
cause this spy’s life
is all i’ve ever had

cartography by candlelight

figured out how to work it
but that was years ago
staring down a mean rope
but im steady

across september i took it
but we are never alone
turning over a new leaf
but it’s heavy

and this time
i’m not gonna let them kick you down

steps away from a lake
we’ve never been to together
i just can’t calculate- oh
the moves i make cannot compare
to your delicious disses
don’t you lie:
you are complicit in these kisses

hot souls
wrapped in little machines
we’re a hot mess collette
if you know what i mean

dragged down
in the city of dreams
it’s getting the best of you
and it’s killing me

and this time
im not gonna let you kick me down

steps away from a lake
we’ve never been to together
i just can’t calculate- oh
the moves i make cannot compare
to your delicious disses
don’t you lie…

so tonight we’re chasing vices
you the white and me well you
so tonight i’m taking license
to be all over you

steps away from a lake
we’ve never been to together
i just can’t calculate- oh
the moves i make cannot compare
to your delicious disses
don’t you lie, don’t you lie, don’t you lie:
you are complicit in these kisses

some nights he’s weightless
he has to travel
his mouth is gravel
and there’s an empty feeling
within his heart

eye on the fuel gauge
westchester throughway
that triple octane won’t contain the empty feeling
in william’s heart

same old insecurity
strap him into his carseat
and a sump started leaking
all over new jersey
gas stations everywhere
not one drop to fill me

big hunk of carrot cake, blueberry milkshake
fistful of coldrex
won’t fix the empty feeling in lizzy’s heart

so she flips on the tv
takes in a movie
but all those memories won’t erase the empty feeling
from in her heart

then a dog woke inside of her
to watch the explosion
and a pipe started leaking
she bent to the basin
fruit juice everywhere
not one drop to fill me

(you could be the one)
she whispered
(love is all you’ve ever wanted
all you’ll ever need)

end of our summer
your body weightless
in condensation my heart learned to swim

(originally recorded by Thomas Dolby)