So Come Back, I Am Waiting Okkervil River

There's plenty of things to wear when you come to me, every color of sleeve to be rolled. Millions of rolling eyes that still cling to me. Every language of king is concerned.

Okkervil River Ciaran Lavery

Okkervil River on the radio, you never heard them before Remember when your dad gave you hell and you cried on the bathroom floor And we saved all our money for the day we'd up and get away We never said

Dead Dog Song Okkervil River

It's all over, he's never coming back. There'll be no more roaming. He was only here for fourteen years, and now the branches scratch my face and I can't hold back my tears.

It Ends With A Fall Okkervil River

Now that you're feeling fine, I'll admit that - though I know it's coming down, and see it shattering me - it doesn't matter to me, and I'm not sadder for seeing it come. I'm not going to run.

Seas Too Far to Reach Okkervil River

The ladies in my dream are so obliging. They come on down to do the things I need. Whether skies are calm or cut apart by lightning, they're always there to minister to me.

No Hidden Track Okkervil River

What if there's no hidden track No journey there, no journey back The rain falls down upon the same old grass The rain falls down The rain falls down The rain falls down What if there's no secret word

The Velocity of Saul at the Time of his Conversion Okkervil River

And where I had friends I am left with loose ends; four hours of vision exchanged for four hours of fright. But enough of ？？짖€？？"the fight,？？짖€？？？？ enough ？？짖€？？"you and I,？？짖€？？？？ enough of ？？짖€？？"

Okkervil River Song Okkervil River

Down by Okkervil River slow silent thick and black, I stared into the water, and the water it stared back.

Black Sheep Boy #4 Okkervil River

Baying black sheep boy, go back beyond the pasture, you've cracked out of my head. Get in your battered mustang, and the backseat will be your bed.

Title Track Okkervil River

heart rushing rates Either to kick off too soon or stick around too late To be far too dear or too cut rate Hold my hand again like at the lake Hold that mirror babe, up to my face Hear the whippoorwill Am

Listening To Otis Redding At Home During Christmas Okkervil River

And I know that it's home because that's where the stereo sings ？？짖€？？"I've got dreams to remember.？？짖€？？？？ But not even home can be with you forever.

John Allyn Smith Sails Okkervil River

said And thirty-one I was impressionable, I was upsettable I tried to make my breathing stop, my heart beat slow So when my mom and John came in I would be cold From a bridge on Washington Avenue The year

Black Sheep Boy Okkervil River

Here I am back home again I'm here to rest All they ask is where I've been Knowing I've been west I'm the family's unowned boy Golden curls of envied hair Pretty girls with faces fair See the shine in

A King And A Queen Okkervil River

The hands come and they leave. Be hands holding a knife. Be a being on two feet, with his heart trembling, butchering for a king he believes in though he's never seen.

Blanket and Crib Okkervil River

Safe, safe - enjoy your time feeling so safe, and treasure that smile on your face, okay? Because time will see that it's replaced in a while. So go on, smile.

The War Criminal Rises and Speaks Okkervil River

so the heart turns a sale into a well-worn milestone towards hard-won soft furniture, fought-for fast food, defended end table that holds paperbacks and back U.S. News.

Unless It's Kicks Okkervil River

stereo on With the towns flying by And the ground getting soft And the sound in the sky Coming down from above It surrounds you at times And it's whispering, oh What pulls your body down That is quicksand So

Happy Hearts Okkervil River

Why must happy hearts break so hard, leave you curled up in the back seat of a car, staring up at the windshield? When will broken hearts learn how to heal?

Westfall Okkervil River

I ain't coming back again. When I was younger, handsomer and stronger, I felt like I could do anything. But all of these people making all these faces didn't seem like my kith and kin.

Plus Ones Okkervil River

No one wants to hear about your 97th tear So dry your eyes or let it go uncried, my dear I am all out of love to mouth and to your ear And not above letting a love song disappear Before it's written And

Kansas City Okkervil River

The river is deep and the river is wide, and the girl that I love is on the other side. She wants to move to Kansas City: ？？짖€？？"Move, pretty baby, where the sky is so blue.？？짖€？？？？

No Key, No Plan Okkervil River

So I'll grope down that ladder again, until I'm tumbling - but really, I just want to slide, I want to crash-land. While my friend, my associate, he's a regal man.

And I Have Seen the World of Dreams Okkervil River

And I have seen the world of dreams, Fresh-flown through the trees then dropped off at the curb Alive, have seen the world awake, And I don't know which I deserve.

Another Radio Song Okkervil River

Sit back, no song is written It's nothing you thought of Yourself It's just a ghost, came unbidden To this house This infection gets stronger every year This seed in the water of your tear There is no

A Glow Okkervil River

Come into the den, come into the den You've got a glow Climb into my arms with blood on your clothes You've got a glow And you're no one's but mine And nobody knows the land where he's lying No heat in

For Real Okkervil River

Some nights I thirst for real blood For real knives For real cries And then the flash of steel from real guns In real life Really fills my mind And I really miss what really did exist When I held your

Lady Liberty Okkervil River

I guess I shouldn't be surprised. I guess I didn't know you at all.

A Girl In Port Okkervil River

and alone And when the morning sun it rose Upon Marie and her lacy clothes Well, it lit her up, and she walked around The winding streets of Camden Town Well, she don't know who she wants to be And if I

The Room I'm Hiding In Okkervil River

There once was desperation Now just medication The bathroom walls have always been so scribbled on Just like your skin But that's the room I'm hiding in Is just a vindication So hang the flag at half-mast

A Stone Okkervil River

Am I losing my cool, overstating my case? Well, baby, what can I say? You know I never claimed that I was a stone. And you love a stone.

Savannah Smiles Okkervil River

Midnight late last week, my daughter's diary Didn't know what it might be 'til it was open I only read one page and then put it away Talk about your big mistakes, hey, Shan, nice going Photos show no tears

Get Big Okkervil River

So you said in our bed. I was watching light slip through blinds to find your skin. ？？짖€？？"So take your medicine and I won't ask where you've been. Live your lost weekend, I know you've wanted it.

In A Radio Song Okkervil River

Some animal sips where the river flows from a black little crack in a stone. To a crackle in a radio song, sing along, sing along, sing along. Warm light when your eyes fill with laughter.

Song Of Our So-Called Friend Okkervil River

> Remember when our so-called friend would not call out to you while tumbling loosely out a hole punched through your home?

Yellow Okkervil River

You can only talk so much about things That are never, ever going to happen. My brother's at home with his dog and his cat And his wife is at a friend's.

Red Okkervil River

Why is my life so uneven, and what have I done right but given you your life if after I led you on into that bar room?？？짖€？？？？ ？？짖€？？"Yes？？짖€？？？？ is my favorite answer.

Maine Island Lovers Okkervil River

When I left him while sleeping was I dreaming? We take each night's journey to the hotel in a hurry, where we love without worry on a bed that's five days dirty.

The Next Four Months Okkervil River

Maybe we could break your ankle clean and unsuspiciously An E.R. trip, a doctor's slip and you could share your pills with me Won't it feel so good though when we're lying Side by side can't move and I'm

Just Give Me Time Okkervil River

This red-haired girl of mine tore a pinecone from the pine To cut into her palm, singing the song her sinking lover sung I shut my eyes, ripped the train from off the line But a sudden gust of snow blew

The President's Dead Okkervil River

The president's dead, the radio said, Dear friends, is it not so horrible? A shot through my heart, like a knife right through bread, The newspaper said the president's dead.

You Can't Hold The Hand Of A Rock And Roll Man Okkervil River

I've just been fucked shape Just an hour before, she crashed, all cashed She said, I'm done with looking back, and you look your age Which is thirty-seven, by the way, and not twenty-eight And fucking

Our Life Is Not A Movie Or Maybe Okkervil River

this Red Lion Where the lock that you locked in the suite Says there's no prying When the breath that you breathed in the street Screams there's no science When you look how you looked then to me Then I

Missing Children Okkervil River

air starts singing Radio's switched on and buzzing Something in the wind starts humming Something in the field starts haunting Kids grow up and kids get numb and Kids it's coming, kid's it's going to come

The Latest Toughs Okkervil River

Well, I woke up on a foggy morning. Hiding from the sun, he was hiding from the sun. But it came out and it shot its rays down. Burning everyone, it was burning everyone.

A Hand To Take Hold Of The Scene Okkervil River

with a set of raccoon eyes And there's this scene in the show When a hustler knows he's gonna die The ground opens and he climbs inside And as he speaks his last line A thought falls from his mind And I

Last Love Song For Now Okkervil River

Take my sword from the slaughter Melt it down into vapor, and my armor, too I hear hot blood flap and flutter From your temple to shoulder And all through you When you hold on to me it isn't easy When

For the Enemy Okkervil River

So in the night we might get lost in our fright. So in the day softly we'd flow, floating away.

Song About a Star Okkervil River

He cut your strings so that he could float - lit by lights, lifted by alcohol - over acres of loving coast, far away from your lonely ghost. Now he's cool and all, floating anchorless.

Black Okkervil River

Though I know that I'm not useful anyhow, just let me stick around while I tell you, like before, you should say his name the way that he said yours. But you don't want to say his name anymore.

A Favor Okkervil River

through the watercolor We waded through the watercolor And drunk in your parents' house Junk coming out of your mouth We were buried in the ice sculpture We were buried in the ice sculpture And you said I