By request, here are the lyrics to the new album. Enjoy!
TIL MY VOICE IS GONE
Hard times, they come a mile a minute
One after another
Wave after wave of storm clouds
Threatening the shore
But I won’t go for help
Won’t run away from what I have been given
Cause nobody ever knows
Just what the future has in store
And I will stand up high on the sea wall
Where the wind is blowing strong
And I will push this rock to the top
Of every hill that comes along
And I will take the stand and raise my hand
And offer up this song
And I will sing my tune until my voice is gone
My doctor appeared carrying a palm tree in his pocket
Looked down above his glasses with pity in his eyes
He said you don’t have much time
I’m sorry to be the one to tell you
I said well I’m not the only one
And thanked him for his time
And I will stand up high on the sea wall
Where the wind is blowing strong
And I will push this rock to the top
Of every hill that comes along
And I will take the stand and raise my hand
And offer up this song
And I will sing my tune until my voice is gone
PLATE TECTONICS
Underground, beneath our feet the Earth collides
shelves collapse into the sea and mountains rise
If you look around you’ll see
the same thing is happening to you and me
There’s no way to stop it
Plate Tectonics
The continents, they split apart and drifted to sea
and soon we couldn’t understand the language they speak
wars were fought and battles lost
for reasons that were soon forgot and buried
There’s no way to stop it
Plate Tectonics
Well high and proud upon our sleeves
our hearts were sewn
but cracks appeared beneath the ground
where we built our home
and still we hold each others hands
but we are torn apart by the land
same thing is happening to you and me
There’s no way to stop it
Plate Tectonics
WALK ON THIN AIR
I woke up dead again
I could not comprehend
You said I’d be alright
Just wait until tonight
I miss you when you’re gone
And though I know it’s wrong
I want to lock you up
No chain is strong enough
You’ve gotta decide
before it goes by
If you’re gonna try not to care
Or walk on thin air
If I could read your mind
If I could fill your lungs
If we could beat in time
Upon this hollow drum
If this is not a dream
If all this pain is real
Then so is everything
I’m not afraid to feel
You’ve gotta decide
before it goes by
If you’re gonna try not to care
Or walk on thin air
BY ANY OTHER NAME
I walked around this room for days
Trying to coin another phrase to describe it
Just when I think I’ve shed some light
I realize it’s still not right
Can’t classify it
Cause a shame is a shame
By any other name
You can call it new
But it hits you just the same
You can dance around the truth
Or step into the flame
But a shame is a shame
By any other name
Two doctors tell you what went wrong
As if they knew it all along but then
It doesn’t matter what they say
Until the sickness goes away again
Cause a shame is a shame
By any other name
You can call it new
But it hits you just the same
You can dance around the truth
Or step into the flame
But a shame is a shame
By any other name
Shame shame shame shame shame shame…
THE DISAPPEAR
Wake up with the sun
Don’t tell anyone
Just call the boss from Reno
Tell him that you’re coming down with something strong
Just turn off your cell
Check into a cheap motel
There’s cable and a bible
And if you want it ice is down the hall
Tell me how to disappear
Show me how it goes
Cause I’m ready to become a stranger in my clothes
Let me make it clear
Show me how to disappear
It happens all the time
Man on the subway line
His outline getting blurry while around him
All the faces hurry on
People sprouting wings
Abandon ordinary things
With a sky that looks like pavement
Just a rustle and a wave and then they’re gone
Tell me how to disappear
Show me how it goes
Cause I’m ready to become a stranger in my clothes
Let me make it clear
Show me how to disappear
When the hard words fly
And there’s no easy reply
You can try to fill the space up
But you might as well just face up to it now
This is how to disappear
This is me how it goes
Bit by bit we counterfeit until the case is closed
It’s becoming clear
This is how to disappear
STUBBORN MAN
I never grew up, I just got old
following the storm clouds looking
For a pot of gold
I never grew up, I just held on
While all around me people made their choices
And were gone
Always moving on
I’m a stubborn man, baby
And I hate to be wrong
But I traded everything you ever gave me for a song
I never gave up, I just got tired
I never quite believed
One day my meter would expire
I never gave up, I just got cold
Cause even living in an endless summer takes its toll
Cause it’s only rock and roll
I’m a stubborn man, baby
And I hate to be wrong
But I traded everything you ever gave me for a song
So play that song again
Until it goes away
Til that music ends
There’s nothing to say
No, there’s nothing to say
I’m a stubborn man, baby
And I hate to be wrong
But I traded everything you ever gave me for a song
SAME DIFFERENCE
Don’t drink
Don’t drink the water, it’ll make you sick
If you’re thirsty, well you’d better stick to what you know
Don’t touch
Don’t touch my heart or it’ll make you cry
No matter how hard you try to let go
Cause time goes fast when you’re moving slow
And one man’s town is another man’s city
One girl’s love is another girl’s pity
It all depends
It all depends on
Where you stand
And where you’re standing
And where you been
And where you’re landing
Take all
Take all you want if it’ll get you high
But not everything is cut and dried in this house of mirrors
Call me
Call me again when you get back home
And tell me if you’re seeing things much clearer
Cause time goes fast when you’re moving slow
And one man’s town is another man’s city
One girl’s love is another girl’s pity
It all depends
It all depends on
Where you stand
And where you’re standing
And where you been
And where you’re landing
It’s not a new situation
Same difference, same difference
It’s not a new situation
Same difference, same difference
SOMEONE I USED TO KNOW
I got a call from someone I used to know
Sometime long ago
When everything was free
How is your man
I heard you’ve had a few
I’ve got a woman too
Does her best for me
Where did the rest of our lives go
Thought that we’d have something more to show
And how did you turn into
Someone I used to know
And how did you turn into
Someone I used to know
I saw your face in that old photograph
You were looking back but there was
Nothing there to see
We made a choice
We grabbed the spinning wheel
We cut our separate deals and wrote our history
Where did the rest of our lives go
Thought that we’d have something more to show
And how did you turn into
Someone I used to know
And how did you turn into
Someone I used to know
BOY PRINCE
I have houses in the city
Where I’ve never even been
I can hardly take a walk
Without security crashing in
I was chosen by my father
To one day become a king
Now I’m buried with a gold ankle chain
Boy prince, boy prince
I’ve been reading all about the
Wicked world beyond these walls
I’ve been dreaming over hills and waterfalls
I hear them call me home again
Boy prince, boy prince
Boy prince, boy prince
MURMUR
She’s got a murmur in her heart
Heard it through her collarbone
The rhythm was irregular
But it was beating louder than a megaphone
She’s got a murmur in her heart
But what name is it murmuring
I listen hard but I can’t tell
I’ve got a hunch but I might well
Be wrong again
She’s got a murmur in her heart
She’s got a murmur in her heart
Sounds just like a symphony
And I know sorrow’ll never get me down
As long as she will let me keep on listening
She’s got a murmur in her heart
She’s got a murmur in her heart
READY TO GO
Come on, I’m gonna be late for work
Can’t afford to lose this job
They’re talking bout letting more people go
Sometime this winter
Packed my bags and spare pair of gloves
And the car’s running in the garage
Get ready to go
Get ready to go
Me and my girl are headed out to the beach
She’s about to turn 18
She’s playing with her hair
And staring out the window
Got her up early cause we’ve got a long drive
It’s good to be young and alive
We’re ready to go
We’re ready to go
Almost missed the turn
Go ahead and run the light
That car came from out of nowhere
Listen to the radio
As everything turns to white
That car came from out of nowhere
That car came from out of nowhere
I’m not ready to go
I’m not ready to go
DON’T PARADE YOUR SCARS
Don’t parade your scars
It will only keep them from healing
It will only reignite that feeling
And you have come this far
So don’t parade your scars
You’ve been told a lie
From the very mouth that you believed in
And ever since a part of you is grieving
And holds itself apart
But don’t parade your scars
All lyrics by Django Haskins, (c)(p) 2007 & 2009 djangofish music, BMI.




Wednesday, 11. February 2009
As always, Django, excellent lyrics. But I keep wondering who the woman who hurt you is… I love you guys; you’re terrific.
Wednesday, 11. February 2009
Thanks for posting this. It will definitely help with attempting to cover ya’lls songs