Respect Lyrics

The Yip Song
The old man, he was flesh-they wheeled him in upon a trolley
Vera Lynn, Vera Lynn
Draw a window on his skin

This old man, he was next-blindfolded to face the volley
Vera Lynn, Vera Lynn
Love will come of all our sins
Painted on my tail fin now Vera Lynn

This old man preserved-in his mind he lay with Molly
Vera Lynn, Vera Lynn
Septicemia always wins
Cleanse us with your healing grin now
Vera Lynn

Coma high, coma low
Blood is precious, yes or no?
I believe in surgery-and that's a fact
I believe in making it easy
I believe in surgery, but I never act
I believe in making it easy

Easy...

This old man, he was gone-he was gone and I was sorry
Vera Lynn, Vera Lynn
Down I spiral, down I spin
Forces sweetheart, I'm your twin now
Vera Lynn

Yip


Arms of Love
Maybe tonight you're aching
For someone you're dreaming of
Wait till the dawn is breaking
Into the arms of love

Maybe tonight you're crying
Like a poor wounded dove
Tomorrow you'll be flying
Into the arms of love

Maybe tonight you're falling
For someone you don't know enough
Tell me you'll soon be crawling
Into the arms of love

Mybe your world is fading
It wasn't strong enough
Through all the dirt you're wading
Into the arms of love


The Moon Inside
I was walking home when I heard you knock
There were two of you, it was such a shock
There was one that cried on the telephone
And the other laughed deep inside my bone

I can tell you this, when the full moon seed
It be plant in you, then it's what you need
Cause the flower of love growing in your heart
Will eventually tear your world apart

CHORUS
The moon inside gets round and round
The moon inside gets round

I can tell you this, when the female hand
She contours you, and you're like the sand
And you'd never guess you were in so deep
Till you u try to walk, but you just can't creep

Well she takes her time, but she arrives
With her candle stub and her carving knives
Like a pumpkin head you'll be lit within
And she severs you with a six inch grin

CHORUS


Railway Shoes
The leaves on the table are all turning gray
The first time she saw you she hoped you were gay
It's hard to recover when you're the disease
But I'm ready I swear it, I'm walking around in these
Railway shoes
In my railway shoes

The ghost of your father is
Right by your side
He's so close to you that he's almost inside
He's guiding your head and he's guiding your limbs
But he isn't you, and you know you're not him
In your railway shoes
In your railway shoes

Take the train, taake the other train, mister, and stand by
Take the train, take the other train, honey-and ride

Madam I burn for you night after day
I'm empty without you and colder than clay
The wax on my body is making me cold
But I'll never be able to go where I'm told in my
Railway shoes
In my railway shoes
Take the train, take the other train, honey-and stand by
Take the train-take the other train, mister-and ride


When I Was Dead
When I was dead I wore a strong perfume
When I was dead I never left the room
And I saw the aapples hanging like moments in the orchard
But falling into action, the moment soon is over-no returns

When I was dead I wasn't interested in sex
I didn't even care what happened next
I was free as a penny whistle, and silent as the glove
I wasn't me to speak of, just a thousand ancient feelings
That vanished into nothing-and love

When I was dead somebody took my hand
I couldn't see his face I took his hand
And the Devil asked me to supper-he said, "Careful with the spoons!"
And God said, "Oh, ignore him! I've got all your albums."
I said, "Yes, but who's got all the tunes?"

When I was dead


The Wreck of the Arthur Lee
The wreck of the Arthur Lee
Will never return again
Never return again

The captain and all his men
Went up and jumped overboard
"Jesus is Lord," they cried

Believe in love!
Believe in love
And I'll believe in you

The missing Avenger planes
Will never return to base-don't you wait up for them

How often have you boys said
"I ain't gonna bump no more."
"We ain't gonna bump no more."

Believe in love! Believe in love!
And I'll believe if you'll believe in me
I got home
There was nobody there
Just the phone
let it ring in the air
But it's home

The wreck of the Arthur Lee
Will never return again
Never return again


Driving Aloud (Radio Storm)
Take a breath, take a breath, take a breath
Honey take it on me
'Cause your lungs are in terrible shape and it's easy to see
I've been X-raying you since you walked into here
You've got nothing to hope
You've got nothing to fear
Heartburn and chemistry and lung disease
Make mincemeat of your passion on days like these

And everything you say is like sugar
The sweeter it gets you know I lick it away

CHORUS
Radio forecst intermittent storms
Tidal waves that change their forms
Yeah!

With a knot in your heart you7re're afraid of the galaxy way
And I hand you a tape of my songs which you always mislay
And your diagram was nervous when I saw you on TV
You're so vulnerable, honey, now you're fatter than me
I've got a Harrison Ford poster rolled up in my desk
I'd sign it for you, dude, if you'd only request

And everything you say is like iron
It smashes me up but it's brittle inside

CHORUS

You need love, baby, love, baby, love-don't you throw it away
It's the musk on your tongue and your hoof that are making me stay
In a bar in Sacramento on a cloudy afternoon
Cutting paper napkins into little crescent moons
Decision-making apparatus can't survive your death
"Good morning, Mr. Seagrove-have you met my dead friend Seth?"

No sir-I haven't had that pleasure yet

But everything you say is like acid
It eats me away but there's something inside

CHORUS

What am I going to do with myself if I lose you?
What am I going to do with myself if you stay?

Jesus could raise the dead, Jesus could fly
Jesus could raise the dead, Jesus could fly
No sweat. No sweat at all
And everything you say is an ocean
It's keeping me up but it's pulling me down

CHORUS


Serpent at the Gates of Wisdom
Serpent at the gates of wisdom
Curling round a tree
With your eyes so dark and empty
Looking straight through me
How did you get so unwinding?
Do you know my sins?
When you're so close to the answer
Why don't you go in?

Serpent at the gates of wisdom
Who did you deceive?
She was weak, but that's no reason
For what you did to Eve
You're a fool-you broke the stillness
She gave birth to desire
Rolling down the frozen highway
Like a burning tyre

Serpent at the gates of wisdom
Where do you belong?
Wisdom cannot be transmitted
It keeps you hanging on
Do you really serve the Devil
If it's all God's plan?
Good and evil need each other
Honey I'm your man

Serpent at the gates of wisdom
Like a purple scar
Leering at me round the dashboard
As I reach my car
I close the door, I start the engine
And I will take control
God above, and all his angels, have mercy on your soul


Then You're Dust
Time runs backwards at the end
You turn into a child again
Then you're dust

Remind yourself, what you once were
An animal without much fur
Then you're dust

You've got to be yourself, like a man
Till the line runs off your hand
Then you're dust

Nobody wakes you. Nobody can
Nobody shakes you
Anymore

Walk around and breathe the air
You can find it anywhere
Then you're dust

Everybody moves around
Makes a very special sound
Then you're dust

Everybody feels


Wafflehead
The syrup drifts cross her hips
And obviously, then I flips
Love on ya, baby-she a wafflehead

The sea of crem is what I beam
Into her as her eyeballs gleam
Love on ya baby-she a wafflehead

Her sugar mound is what I found when
When I began to look around
Love on ya baby-she a wafflehead

I love her stuff, can't get enough
I'd rather die than treat her rough
Love on ya baby-she a wafflehead

The strawberries above her knees
Aare chiefly what I love to seize

her calabash is where I crash
When I escape the bitter lash
Love on ya baby-she a wafflehead

I slurp that cone down to the zone
Where everybody leave their bone

She's on my plate she's what I ate
I ate her up, I couldn't wait
Love on ya baby-she a wafflehead

I smirk and I drool 'cause I'm her fool
I love to drip into her pool

No thanks, honey-I don't want any more German wine