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Let go of my hand
I don't wanna drag you
Down with me now
Let go of my hand
It would destroy you
To reach out to me
See me i'm drowning
And i'll take anything
To keep me afloat now
Till i get to the land
Think of yourself
Let go of my hand

See it as it is
See it as it really is
See it as it is

Let go of my hand
I don't wanna fool you
Into believing
I meant anything
It would destroy us
In one single minute
Look at us both now
We're already in it

See it as it is
See it as it really is
See it as it is

Let go of my hand
Let go of my hand
Let go of my hand
Of my hand

Na na na

See it as it is
See it as it really is
See it as it is
See it as it really is
See it as it is
See it as it really is
See it as it is
See it

(velvet goldmine soundtrack 1998)

Darlin' you can't live your life singing songs in exile
You were born for stardom's crown and not for self denial
So don't you close the door on fate when she comes to call
And tell her that you'll join her there at the masqueraders ball
Funny how some people never love at all

We'll take the whole shebang
All or nothing anything
Ecstasy's the birthright of our gang
We'll take the whole shebang
Free your heart of guilt and shame
Come and claim what's yours the whole shebang

Nothing on this earth could hold you prisoner my dear
Except for contemplations evil brother known as fear
But love is extraterrestrial and love falls from the stars
Like maxwell demon's silver disc into this world of ours
Funny how we keep on loving true love power

We'll take the whole shebang
All or nothing anything
Ecstasy's the birthright of our gang
We'll take the whole shebang
Free your heart of guilt and shame
Come and claim what's yours the whole shebang

Ta ta ta
Yeah

Kick up your heels and paint your face wave goodbye to yesteryear
We could sway in outer space from the chandelier
Woe sometimes it breaks my heart i hide my tears

We'll take the whole shebang
All or nothing anything
Ecstasy's the birthright of our gang
We'll take the whole shebang
Free your heart of guilt and shame
And come and claim what's yours the whole shebang

We'll take the whole shebang (whole shebang)
All or nothing anything
Ecstasy's the birthright of our gang
We'll take the whole shebang (whole shebang)
Free your heart of guilt and shame
And come and claim what's yours the whole shebang
Yeah yeah yeah

(b-sides & outtakes from mighty joe moon 1994)

They had a crush on you river
Blue suede jacket and boots river
And your face shaped like a moon river

You were like my own james byron dean
Private idaho was my east of eden
Hit me like a stone when i heard you passed
On halloween

You were only 23 river
And restless as the sea river
But but ya had a hold on me oh river

All the sailors with their seasick mamas
Hear the sirens on the shore
Singin' songs for pimps with tailors
Who charge ten dollars at the door

You can really learn a lot that way
It will change you in the middle of the day
Though your confidence may be shattered
It doesn't matter

All the great explorers
Are now in granite lake
Under white sheets for the great unveiling
At the big parade

You can really learn a lot that way
It will change you in the middle of the day
Though your confidence may be shattered
It doesn't matter

All the bush-league batters
Are left to die on the diamond
In the stands the home crowd scatters
For the turnstiles
For the turnstiles
For the turnstiles
For the turnstiles

A flat-footed traveler came in off the street
And opened up his carpet bag of persian at my feet
And gathering up the remnant trampled 'neath his heels
I've come for your brother he said pointin' to the fields

Blazing now flames of blue
Brace yourself i will take him from you

His face was not angelical saintly in the least
And i could tell from his accent he was from the east
And i took him for a cripple he walked with a cane
I've come for your brother he said pointin' to the plains

Blazing now flames of blue
Brace yourself i will take him from you
Take him from you

Ooh ooh ooh

Now the new world flags are flyin' ships are on alert
The orders sent out overseas mustn't be overheard
While information flickers in her war machines
Me i have my orders and lamps of kerosene

Blazing now flames of blue
Brace yourself i will take him from you
I will take him from you
Ooh ooh ooh
I will take him from you
I will take him from you
I will take him
Ooh ooh ooh

Were you there at the creek
That is called wounded knee
Were you there at the creek
There but unseen
In the 7th calvary
Were you there at the creek

Were you there on the wind
That hammered the plains
Were you there on the wind
To scatter their names
I'll ask you again
Were you there on the wind

It makes me weep
It makes me weep
It makes me weep
Now how could you be

Were you there in the crowd
When the first shot rang out
Were you there in the crowd
Moving about
Black powder cloud
Were you there in the crowd

Were you there by the sioux
With the white flag of truce
Were you there by the sioux
'cause the flag was no use
The bullets all flew
Were you there by the sioux

It makes me weep
It makes me weep
It makes me weep
Now how could you be

If you choose sides
I know where you were
With soldiers that ride
So stalwart and sure
Not into pride
Into massacre

It makes me weep
It makes me weep
It makes me weep
Now how could you be

It was muggy july around supper time
When i pulled into new orleans
I got dropped off at south rampart street
I was hungry for a plate of greens

I made my way down the banquette
Where i could see an open door
And overhead a sign made of painted pine read
The dixie drug store

Peppers and roots were hanging
From the rafters above
There were oils and sprays all on display
For money luck and for love

I reached down to pick one up
When a dark hand grabbed my arm
And before i could see just who it was
She said you don't want that charm

The last man to walk that thing out of here
Just up and disappeared
Found his wallet and his wingtip shoes
Near a tombstone down in algiers

What you need my travelling friend
Is a place to wash your jeans
And i wouldn't be the least surprised
If you were hungry for a plate of greens

She beckoned me on up the stairs
For she'd done made up her mind
Said take off your hat and kick off your boots
And leave your pride behind

She was turnin' tricks and nothing clicked
And the room was black as pitch
She had me backed up against the wall
I was fumbling for the switch

I could hear her crack the shutters
As i felt a little draft
When she gave me a shove into the tub
And said it's time to take your bath

I lay there in my stockinged feet
I was soaked from head to toe
At the same time down on rampart street
I heard the trumpet blow

Sparks started poppin' from an old tin cup
Sitting on the window sill
The whole place smelled like matches
And onions on the grill

I was catchin' cold and i told her so
As i let out a little cough
She told me since my pants were clean
Why don't i just dry off

I found myself a little tea-towel
Wrapped it around my waist
I was standin' there half naked
When i noticed we were face to face

And now it seemed the picture's
Gettin' pretty strange
Stripped bare in her chamber and
I hadn't even asked her name

I started to inquire
She knocked me upside the head
My noggin felt on fire
As she pulled me into bed

You needn't ask no questions
Of the things that don't concern you
If you aren't afraid of the fire son
Fire it won't burn you

She took me down to a secret place
In the bayou of her blankets
She offered to share her bourbon
I thanked her then i drank it

Thru a small crack in the ceiling
Burst the louisiana moon
It shone down on our bodies
And we began to croon

Like a couple of coyotes
We were howling thru the night
And i swear they were a beatin' those
Congo drums outside

I told her she was crazy
And she replied it's true
And she finally introduced herself
As the famous marie laveau

I said now come on darlin'
She died a century ago
Don't believe the paper she said
It simply isn't so

I shot back that's impossible
There ain't a ghost of a chance
But i wouldn't turn a pretty ghost down
If she asked me up to dance

We laughed until the mornin'
By then my pants had dried
I picked up my hat and pulled on my boots
And i gathered up my pride

I figured she had done stepped out
I didn't see her anywhere
And i set out to find her
I headed on downstairs

Got down to the bottom
I couldn't believe my eyes
Gone were all the bottles
And the remedy supplies

I shouted out for marie
I darted out the door
An old man on the wooden porch said
What you in there for

Son you got no business
The hoodoo store's been closed
Long as i remember
A century i suppose

But mister i just spent the night
With a young gal named laveau
He said the widow paris
Done had a little laugh on you

I said you mean to tell me
That was the voodooin'
He nodded yes none other
The queen of new orleans