Playlist The Verve Pipe

the verve pipe - 1229 sheffield

I've got to be honest
I think you know
We're covered in lies and that's OK
There's somewhere beyond this I know
But I hope I can find the words to say

Never again no
No never again

'Cause you're a god
And I am not
And I just thought
That you would know
You're a god
And I am not
And I just thought
I'd let you go

But I've been unable
To put you down
I'm still learning things I ought to know by now
It's under the table so
I need something more to show somehow

Never again no
No never again

'Cause you're a god
And I am not
And I just thought
That you would know
You're a god
And I am not
And I just thought
I'd let you go

I've got to be honest
I think you know
We're covered in lies and that's OK
There's somewhere beyond this I know
But I hope I can find the words to say
Never again no
No never again

'Cause you're a god
And I am not
And I just thought
That you would know
You're a god
And I am not
And I just thought
I'd let you go

the verve pipe - acting as your slave

my hand asleep for hours
waiting for the needles to begin
i have no control
they proceed to penetrate my skin

acting as your slave i drink for amber waves
i never have embraced
acting as your slave i drink an open grave
an epitaph defaced

killing with compassion
she hasn't heard a word that i have said
swallowing your passion
i can see a thousand miles ahead

acting as your slave i drink for barricades
that i have often raised
acting as your slave i numb my head and rave
of epitaphs defaced

acting as your slave i drink while she forgave
with trials left unfaced
acting as your slave i stumble to her grave
an epitaph defaced

the verve pipe - another spoonful of sugar

I've grown tired of conversation
all the play by play
a remedy for my salvation
seems so far away
full time jobs at part time wages
all the cubicles are cages
messages and medicines to bitter for my taste

now all I'm wanting and all I'm needing
is to send my mind out of body when you come around
all I'm wanting and all I'm needing
is one more drink and a spoonful of sugar to wash it all down

family value complicated
I am not ashamed
you know I wanna be x-rated
can I hit reset, can I bum a cigarette
dirty words atract like a magnet
I've got skeletons hid so deep they're bones will turn to dust

what I know is: all I know is
I will not outgrow this like another hand-me-down
all I'm wanting, and all I'm needing
is one more drink and a spoonful of sugar to wash it down

and all I want is, and all I need is
for you to break my fall with your body when I hit the ground
and all I really want is, and all I really need is
is one more drink and a spoonful of sugar to wash it all down

the verve pipe - ark of the envious

i hear the driving of the nail
i hear the rain i hear the hail
i hear the laughter of the
people dancing 'round him
as he forces his poor family to set sail

if you don't care you will not cry
if you don't dare you will not try
and now i'm drowning in the dark
with thoughts of building my own ark

i feel my baby's on the rise
sits there examining her thighs
in he comes all drenching clean
and lays upon her hard and lean
she comes when he never even tries

i'm sitting and wishing i were young
the best lines they'd flow right off my tongue
i'd believe that school is social banging in
and banging out and hanging in
and hanging out until we're hung

of the envious
i am one

the verve pipe - barely if at all

When my love complained, every word
a breath on my last dandelion
and so lovers will leave and their tears
souvenirs for the very first time

I searched the world reluctant
to find a lover enthusiastic
speak to me barely if at all

When I was a boy, funny things
water wings kept you confident
a belly of wine, similar
to keep yourself indifferent

And I scraped the bargain basement
bought a lover less than fantastic
spoke to me barely if at all

Taste perfume that burns my throat
and i am free of envelope
squeeze an instant out of me

And she placed a hand between our lips
how could anything be so precious
she kissed me barely if at all

And she, with her hand between our lips
gave me what we now have in common
she left me barely if at all

the verve pipe - brian s song

so much to say, so little time
the words ring loud and true
bring forth the graceful thought
of benevolence, brightness, and hue

like others I sing with mr. vox
of strong desire burning
for the one and only you

hat pulled down, weight of the world
weight of the world on his brow
heart on his sleeves and swinging fists
swinging fists at what might be broken glass

i don't believe in revolution
or the statesman's ideology
but i believe in you

if i could rethink myself
i might not act this way
we push the cloak of the world
we wait for light but behold obscurity

living in a cold sweat state
cube of sugar singer
i believe in you

the verve pipe - colorful

The show is over close the story book
There will be no encoreand
All the random hands that i have shook
Well they're reaching for the door

I watch their backs as they leave single file
But you stood stubborn, cheering all the while

I know I can be colorful
I know I can be gray
But I know this loser's living fortunate
'Cause I know you will love me either way

Most were being good for goodness sake
But you wouldn't pantomime
You are more beautiful when you awake
Than most are in a lifetime

Through the haze that is my memory well
You stayed for drama though you paid for a comedy

I know I can be colorful
I know I can be gray
But I know this loser's living fortunate
'Cause I know you will love me either way

Look ahead as far as you can see
We'll live in drama but we'll die in a comedy

I know I can be colorful
I know I can be gray
But I know this loser's living fortunate
'Cause I know you will love me either way

I know I can be colorful
I know I can be gray
But I know this loser's living fortunate
'Cause I know you will love
'Cause I know you will love
'Cause I know you will love me either way

the verve pipe - bullies on vacation

a bully enjoying his vacation
oblivious to all our confrontations
speaking fondly of his junior years
when i was fighting tears
a bully enjoying his vacation

i can taste the anger and the hate
i have come to set the record straight
twenty years seems long enough to wait
a bully enjoying his vacation

cruising with my nemesis on high seas
five drinks, he doesn't recognize me
full of anticipation
i don't notice his depression
cruising with my nemesis on high seas

my act of concern is just to tease
i'm about to send him to his knees
so close to force him begging please
he mentions terminal disease
a bully enjoying his vacation

and how he feels someone is dangling
his vile existence on a string
and now the sea he's conquering
knows he can conquer anything
a bully enjoying his vacation

aware of his terminal condition
frustrated by my indecision
knowing i'd regret this very day
i hit him anyway
aware of his terminal condition

once again, he got the best of me
i left him conquering the sea
a bully enjoying his vacation

the verve pipe - cattle

Boy there was a day an assortment of rhymes
and waving, we rode that parade for awhile
and everybody knew everybody

Boy there was a day being lonely was hard
and then your attention was never enough

I don't really know anybody in love
I don't want to know anybody in love

And when the mouth is open grows a cancer everybody wins
round and round and settle down, settle down

Brand the herd of those who duplicate
and crush the wind of those who deviate
and ride the wave along the mitigated mile
ride the wave along the mitigated mile

the verve pipe - clean break

i think you need some assistance
to keep yourself at a distance
it's harder when she's beautiful
it's easy when she's waking next to you

if you're gonna make a break, make a clean break
if you're gonna make a break, break clean
if you're gonna make a break, make a clean break
if you're gonna make a break, make a clean break

i can see the tables turning
homefires lit, your house is burning
it's harder in the evening but
it's easy in the early afternoon

sure there is an easy out by staying in
for one more session
you justify it all by seeing her in moderation
no opportunity for her to start a new relation
you help yourself because you're sensing
obligation

i think it's great the way you handle
both ends of a burning candle
it's harder when she's easy but it's easy
when she's just as hard on you

the verve pipe - cup of tea

I'm visiting
the ground's a little weathered where I stood
right field in my neighborhood
I was mostly last, always least
dig it

At graduation everyone
will throw their hats into the sun
then they'll drop like flies to the sea
this is not my cup of tea

And valerie
the winter won't be keeping her around
I'm nailing leaves to the ground
but it feels like sand underneath
dig it

She's never letting me forget
I've always been an idiot
and at times like this I agree
this is not my cup of tea

Crash

In a wrinkle of steel we are gone
will my last breath be a yawn
watching them sorting debris
this is not my cup of tea

the verve pipe - drive you mild

And if I ever drive you mild, and suffering this open kiss
and i'm barely juvenile

When everyone is outrageous
and I alone will be sleeping through the afternoon
And if I ever drive your style, and suffering your day predicted
with no ability to rile

And every yawn is contagious
and I alone will be sleeping through the afternoon

I should drive you wild

Ever drive you mild
Ever drive you mild
Ever drive you mild

the verve pipe - even the score

i wish that i could give breath
to the women i've created
in paragraphs and paragraphs
i've written to this date
and set them all upon my desk, choose one to ignore
just to even the score

all the biggest plays i missed
'cause i was sitting over on the sidelines
all the precious faces that
refused to date someone outside the guidelines

well, high school begins with worship for the leisure class
you swear you'll overcome it
but your envy doesn't seem to pass
how similar the shopping but at different stores
we've got to even the score

the verve pipe - freshmen

When I was young I knew everything
She a punk who rarely ever took advice
Now I'm guilt stricken,
Sobbing with my head on the floor
Stop a baby's breath and a shoe full of rice

I can't be held responsible
She was touching her face
I won't be held responsible
She fell in love in the first place

For the life of me I cannot remember
What made us think that we were wise and
We'd never compromise
For the life of me I cannot believe
We'd ever die for these sins
We were merely freshmen

My best friend took a week's
Vacation to forget her
His girl took a weeks's worth of
Valium and slept
And now he's guilt stricken sobbing with his
Head on the floor
Thinks about her now and how he never really
Wept he says

I can't be held responsible
She was touching her face
I won't be held responsible
She fell in love in the first place

For the life of me I cannot remember
What made us think that we were wise and
We'd never compromise
For the life of me I cannot believe
We'd ever die for these sins
We were merely freshmen

hey yeah
hey yeah
hey yeah

We've tried to wash our hands of all this
We never talk of our lacking relationships
And how we're guilt stricken sobbing with our
Heads on the floor
We fell through the ice when we tried not to
Slip, we'd say

I can't be held responsible
She was touching her face
And I won't be held responsible
She fell in love in the first place

For the life of me I cannot remember
What made us think that we were wise and
We'd never compromise
For the life of me I cannot believe
We'd ever die for these sins
We were merely freshmen

For the life of me I cannot remember
What made us think that we were wise and
We'd never compromise
For the life of me I cannot believe
We'd ever die for these sins
We were merely freshmen
We were merely freshmen

the verve pipe - generations

i awoke to a threat that was empty, and a grandstand of i'm not through with you yet
a slamming door becomes my punctuation
i escape for a thrill ride with my friends, they agree to be temporary guardians

man, it's so appreciated, summer day intoxicated
with those who can relate, 2 months, a day, a wakeup

drink it down, dear brother, their generation smothers you
and we'll leave no trail to discover
build a callus sister, they're generation blisters

another wakeup with the morning hung over, we gonna pack up or waste another killer day
then our heads exploded, overload when we decide

hello... we're so out of here, hitchhike to Canada with backpacks full of cigarettes and beer

man, it's so appreciated, summer day intoxicated
with those who can relate, 2 months, a day, a wakeup

drink it down, dear brother..
listen up dear father, your generation bothers me and i'll leave you to grieve
with my mother
build a callus sister, they're generation blisters

now empty your bottles and open the throttles, there's plenty of fighting ahead
those fists weren't made for resting your head

shield your eyes, dear mother, from the pain that hovers
round the mess of a man you've uncovered
drink it down, dear brother...
we'll blister

the verve pipe