Distant Fingers Patti Smith Group

forever, it doesn't matter Deep inside of your ship Land, land Oh, I am waiting for you Oh, I am waiting for you Oh, I am waiting for you Waiting for you to take me up by my starry spine Oh, oh, with your distant

Pissing In A River Patti Smith Group

Pissing in a river, watching it rise Tattoo fingers shy away from me Voices, voices mesmerize Voices, voices beckoning sea Come, come, come, come back, come back Come back, come back, come back Spoke of

Pissing In A River Patti Smith

Pissing in a river watching it rise Tattoo fingers shy away from me Voices voices mesmerize Voices voices beckoning sea Come come come come back come back Come back come back come back Spoke of

Upright Come Patti Smith

Hail brother The distant thunder Is nothing but hearts Beating as one Dance of a million On God's pavilion Come come Beat on your drum Awake people arise Awake upright come Fortune is falling

Dead To The World Patti Smith

I was feelin' sensations in no dictionary He was less than a breath of shimmer and smoke The life in his fingers unwound my existence Dead to the world alive I awoke With a strange way of walkin' And a

Smells Like Teen Spirit (Nirvana Cover) Patti Smith

I\'m worse at what I do best And for this gift I feel blessed Our little group has always been And always will until the end Hello, hello, hello, how low? Hello, hello, hello!

Fuji-san Patti Smith

our eyes What do you see The girl with the omen dice bowing to thee Mortal soldiers clear the path Shake the omen tree Oh mountain of our eyes Oh hear our plea Oh hear our plea See the five fingers

Frederick Patti Smith Group

hi hello wake from thy sleep god has given your soul to keep all of the power that burns in the flame ignites the light in a single name frederick name of care fast asleep in a room somewhere guard...

Because The Night Patti Smith Group

take me now baby here as I am pull me close try and understand desire is hunger is the fire I breathe love is a banquet on which we feed come on now try and understand the way I feel when I'm in yo...

Till Victory Patti Smith Group

Raise the skyWe got to fly over the land, over the seaFate unwinds; and if we die, souls ariseGod, do not seize me please, till victoryTake arms, take aim, be without shameNo one to bow to, to vow ...

Space Monkey Patti Smith Group

Blood on the T.V., ten o'clock newsSouls are invaded, heart in a grooveBeatin' and beatin', so outta timeWhat's the mad matter with the church chimes?Here comes a stranger up on Ninth AvenueLeanin'...

Ghost Dance Patti Smith Group

We shall live again, we shall liveWhat is it children that falls from the sky?Tayi, taya, tayi, aye, ayeMan from heaven from the most highFood from the father, tayi, taye, ayeWe shall live again, w...

Babelogue Patti Smith Group

I haven't fucked much with the pastBut I've fucked plenty with the futureOver the skin of silk are scarsFrom the splinters of stations and walls I've caressedA stage is like each bolt of woodLike a...

Rock n Roll N****r Patti Smith Group

{{ Babelogue }} I haven't fucked much with the past, but I've fucked plenty with the future. Over the skin of silk are scars from the splinters of stations and walls I've caressed. A stage is like...

Privilege (Set Me Free) Patti Smith Group

I see it all before me:The days of love and torment;The nights of rock-and-roll.I see it all before me.Sometimes my spirit's empty;Don't have the will to go on.I wish someone would send meEnergy.Gi...

We Three Patti Smith Group

Every Sunday I will go down to the barAnd leave him the guitarYou say you want meI want anotherSay you dream of meDream of your brotherOh, the stars shine so suspiciouslyFor we threeYou said when y...

25th Floor Patti Smith Group

We explore the men's room.We don't give a shit.Ladies' lost electricity;Take vows inside of it.Desire to dance;Too startled to try.Wrap my legs 'round you,Starting to fly.Let's explore Up there, up...

High On Rebellion Patti Smith Group

what i feel when i'm playing guitar is completely cold and crazy, like i don't owe nobody nothing and it's just a test just to see how far i can relax into the cold wave of a note. when everything ...

Easter Patti Smith Group

Easter Sunday, we were walking.Easter Sunday, we were talking.Isabel, my little one, take my hand. Time has come.Isabella, all is glowing.Isabella, all is knowing.And my heart, Isabella.And my head...

So You Want to Be Patti Smith Group

so you want to be arock and roll starwell listen now to what I sayget yourself an electric guitarand take some time andlearn how to playand when hair's combed rightand your pants are tightit's gonn...

Ask The Angels Patti Smith Group

Moooooove! Ask the angels who they're calling,Go ask the angels if they're calling to theeAsk the angels while they're fallingWho that person could possibly beAnd I know you got the feeling,You kno...

Ain't It Strange Patti Smith Group

Down in vineland there's a clubhouse,Girl in white dress, boy shoot white stuffOh, don't you know that anyone can joinAnd they come and they call and they fall on the floorDon't you see when you're...

Poppies Patti Smith Group

He's delighted to love me, but you know,I just don't know what to say to him. I just don't know.Heard it on the radio, it's no goodHeard it on the radio, it's news to meWhen she gets something, it'...

Radio Ethiopia Patti Smith Group

Oh I'll send you a telegramOh I have some information for youOh I'll send you a telegramSend it deep in the heart of youDeep in the heart of your brain is a leverOh deep in the heart of your brain ...

Abyssinia Patti Smith Group

Oh I'll send you a telegramOh I have some information for youOh I'll send you a telegramSend it deep in the heart of youDeep in the heart of your brain is a leverOh deep in the heart of your brain ...

As The Night Goes By Patti Smith Group

Darlin' come under coverAnother night to discoverLet's slip where senses gatherLet's drift between the sea and skyAs the night goes bySands shiftOrchids so strangeIn the moonlightBrushing our faces...

Wild Leaves Patti Smith Group

Wild leaves are fallingFalling to the groundEvery leaf a momentA light upon the crownThat we'll all be wearingIn a time unboundAnd wild leaves are fallingFalling to the groundEvery word that's spok...

Chiklets Patti Smith Group

Last night, last night I awoke up from a dreamCame face to face with my face facing the tombstone teethOf a man called Chiklets, he came down through the agesWith the desperate beauty of a middlewe...

Dancing Barefoot Patti Smith Group

She is benediction, she is addicted to theeShe is the root connection, she is connecting with heHere I go and I don't know why, I fell so ceaselesslyCould it be, he's taking over me?I'm dancing bar...

Hymn Patti Smith Group

When I am troubled in the nightHe comes to comfort me.He wills me thru the darknessAnd the empty child is freeTo take his hand his sacred heartThe heart that breaks the dawn.Amen.And when I think I...

Revenge Patti Smith Group

I feel upsetLet's do some celebratingCome on honeyDon't hesitate nowNeeded you, you withdrewI was so forsakenAh, but now the tables have turned, my moveI believe I'll be taking my revengeSweet reve...

Citizen Ship Patti Smith Group

I was nothing. It didn't matter to me.Ah, there were tags all over my sleeve.There was water outside the windowsand children in the streets rats with tags.Ain't got a passport.Ain't got my real n...

Seven Ways Of Going Patti Smith Group

I've got seven ways of going, seven wheres to be,seven sweet disguises, seven ways of serving Thee.Lord, I do extol Thee, for Thou has lifted me.Woke me up and shook me out of mine iniquity.Oh, I w...

Broken Flag Patti Smith Group

Nodding tho the lamp's lit low,Nod for passers underground.To and fro she's darning,And the land is weeping red and pale.Weeping yarn from Algiers.Weeping yarn from Algiers.Weaving tho the eyes are...

Wave Patti Smith Group

Hi, hi, I was running after you for a long timeI, I was watching you for, actually, I've watched you for a long timeI like to watch you when you're walking back and forth on the beachAnd the way yo...

Fire Of Unknown Origin Patti Smith Group

A fire of unknown origin took my baby away.Fire of unknown origin took my baby away.Swept her up and off my wavelength.Swallowed her up like the ocean in a fire thick and gray.Death comes sweeping ...

Smells Like Teen Spirit Patti Smith

Entertain us I feel stupid and contagious Here we are now entertain us A mulatto An albino A mosquito My libido Yeah I'm worse at what I do best And for this gift I feel blessed Our little group

Constantine's Dream Patti Smith

All through the night I felt drawn in by him And I heard him call Like a distant hymn I retreated from the silence of my room Stepping down the ancient stones washed with dawn And entered the basilica

Birdland Patti Smith

His father died and left him a little farm in New England. All the long black funeral cars left the scene And the boy was just standing there alone Looking at the shiny red tractor Him and his dadd...

Glitter In Their Eyes Patti Smith

It's been a while since I've seen your face It's been a while since I've walked this place I see the monkeys riding on their bikes Racing through the impossible night You say you're feeling like a...

Rock N Roll Nigger Patti Smith

{{ Babelogue }} I haven't fucked much with the past, but I've fucked plenty with the future. Over the skin of silk are scars from the splinters of stations and walls I've caressed. A stage is like...

Because the Night Patti Smith

Take me now baby here as I am Pull me close, try and understand Desire is hunger is the fire I breathe Love is a banquet on which we feed Come on now try and understand The way I feel when I\'m in...

Summer Cannibals Patti Smith

I was down in Georgia nothing was as real as the street beneath my feet descending into air The cauldron was a-bubbling the flesh was lean and the women moved forward like piranhas in a stream th...

Amerigo Patti Smith

We were going to see the world In this land We placed Baptismal fonts And an infinite number were baptized And they called us Carabi Which means Men of Great Wisdom Where are you going, And are yo...

Maria Patti Smith

At the edge of the world Where you were no one Yet you were the girl The only one At the edge of the world In the desert heat One shivering star Sweet indiscreet I knew you When we were young I kne...

Seneca Patti Smith

Oh chariot of insect Oh crowd of wind Two royal leopards run with him On a golden lead of tapered vine Oh the blood sky, oh the blood sky Vine of a god running wild Oh golden seed who made the wing...

April Fool Patti Smith

Come be my April Fool Come you're the only one Come on your rusted bike Come we'll break all the rules We'll ride like writers ride Neither rich nor broke We'll race through alleyways In our tatter...

Frederick Patti Smith

This is dedicated to my clarinet teacher Fred Sonic Smith

One Voice Patti Smith

In the garden of consciousnessIn fertile mind there lies the dormantseedWhen blooming as charityConscience breathes a sigh of reliefThe confessions of sleepThe awakening seedMoved by love to serveW...

Boy Cried Wolf Patti Smith

Oh the story's told been told retoldFrom the sacred scriptures to thetabloidsAll the fuss and fight none above awhisperThe soul of gold the belly of a boyWell they drew him from the forestLike they...