Forever Sounds Lyrics

Dropping Houses

(Lyrics: Lisa Walker, Chuck Cleaver / Music: Walker, Cleaver, Wussy)

Where you headed, baby
Off the wagon, out the door
Don’t you see me close as you’ll allow
You won’t pick up calls from that number anymore
But I’m not dropping houses on you now

So you give it the old heave ho till the bitter end
You’re giving it all you’ve got, but you never win
Everybody’s laughing as you fall on your face again
But you’re giving it all you’ve got till the bitter end

Haven’t seen you in so long I wouldn’t know your face
I almost could forget the things you said
Tiles in the roadway say you’re part of outer space
Laid in bare cement and painted red

Give it the old heave ho till the bitter end
You’re giving it all you’ve got, but you never win
Everybody’s laughing as you fall on your face again
But you give it the old heave ho till the bitter end
(Spent so long sucking on a snake bite
Trying to keep the venom from entering the bloodstream)

Where you headed, baby
Off the wagon, out the door
Don’t you see me close as you’ll allow
You won’t pick up calls from that number anymore
But I’m not dropping houses on you now

So you give it the old heave ho till the bitter end
You’re giving it all you’ve got, but you never win
Everybody’s laughing as you fall on your face again
But you give it the old heave ho till the bitter end

(Spent so long sucking on a snake bite
Trying to keep the venom from entering the bloodstream)

She’s Killed Hundreds

(Words: Chuck Cleaver / Music: Cleaver, Wussy)

Spring was never waiting for us, girl
We existed on the underside of heaven
Remembering a time when we were green
The smells were thick and new again
The sky some kind of blue again

What happened to the one that I adore
What happened to the one that I adore
What happened to the one that I adore
She’s killed hundreds, maybe more

The afterlife is unattractive when it smiles
But it pays you compliments and brings you flowers
So you give it the attention that it needs
You laugh until it wears you down
It corners you and stares you down

What happened to the one that I adore
What happened to the one that I adore
What happened to the one that I adore
She’s killed hundreds, maybe more

Spring was never waiting for us, girl
We existed on the underside of heaven
Remembering a time when we were green
The smells were thick and new again
The sky some kind of blue again

What happened to the one that I adore
What happened to the one that I adore
What happened to the one that I adore
She’s killed hundreds, maybe more

Donny’s Death Scene

(Words: Lisa Walker / Music: Walker, Wussy)

The enemy came at us with a boot knife
We gave ‘em hell ‘with everything we got
A distant ghostly cry
See the cameras pan the sky
And pastel stars change color in the lot
Fear, it takes the form of a stranger
And travels through like electricity
Now that we are headed out of danger
You’re shaking in the glare of the marquee

Donny’s fading in the bright
Bowling alley lights
I didn’t hear a shot ring out
But a man is down tonight
A man is down tonight

Like so many others of his generation
Taken from the world before his time
He played a perfect game
Gave the spelling of his name
To the cashier for the winner’s outdoor sign
And I can’t seem to pull it all together
So here we join him to his ocean bride
Inside her stranglehold
He was a faithful soldier
In the service of her rising morning tide.

Now Donny’s fading in the bright
Bowling alley lights
I didn’t hear a shot ring out
But a man is down tonight
A man is down tonight

Gone

(Words: Chuck Cleaver / Music: Cleaver, Wussy)

Z-28 four barrel carb
Someone just called the cops
Out the door across the yard
And they’re gone gone gone
Gone gone gone

Train trestle eight outside of town
Flood waters underneath
A suit of clothes was all they found
And he’s gone gone gone
Gone gone gone

If Jesus saves, he’d better run
All outta cigarettes
Broken heart, loaded gun
And she’s gone gone gone
And he’s gone gone gone
And they’re gone gone gone

Hello, I’m a Ghost

(Words: Chuck Cleaver / Music: Cleaver, Wussy)

It’s been nearly two years
We had barely begun
As of now you’ve undressed 700 more times
And I’ve missed every one
You’re in here somewhere
But I wouldn’t say missed
Although there was a time when I’d fight for a sign
It no longer exists

Hello, I’m a ghost
Hello, I’m a ghost
I can be any damn thing that I want
So hello, I’m a ghost

My blinders were on
And my hat was pulled down
When you put your index up to your lips
I would not make a sound
But those days are done
And I speak when I choose
It’s easy to say anything that you want
When there’s nothing to lose

Hello, I’m a ghost
Hello, I’m a ghost
I can be any damn thing that I want
So hello, I’m a ghost

From the time I’ve had thought
I’ve expected to die
Every day is a race from point A to point B
And I’ve never known why
I may not know much
But at least I know this
It may be wrapped up and tied with a bow
But it isn’t a gift

Hello, I’m a ghost
Hello, I’m a ghost
I can be any damn thing that I want
So hello, I’m a ghost

Hand of God

(Words: Lisa Walker / Music: Walker, Wussy)

It’s the righteous arm
So keep it loose
The hand of God
A poor excuse
You ask for more
But always knew
The hand of God
Would punish you
All, all will be revealed

Can you hold out
For the silent seal
When the fiery truth
Will be revealed
The rider pale
From heaven’s boat
All six fingers
Around your throat
All, all will be revealed

The seventh circle
The final nod
It’s the mercy seat
The hand of God
All six fingers
The righteous arm
Will strike you down
Will keep you warm
All, all will be revealed

Sidewalk Sale

(Words: Chuck Cleaver / Music: Cleaver, Wussy)

If you bought it at a five and dime
If you bought it at a Goodwill store
If you bought it at a sidewalk sale
It’ll be alright

If you’re mating with the latest sound Cohabitating with the latest sound
Procreating with the latest sound
It’ll be alright

If you’re sucking on a chili dog
Out in the desert where the heat is hot
With a placenta falling to the floor
It’ll be alright

If you’re hanging with a strawberry blonde
Getting drunk as fuck on Strawberry Hill
Listening to the flip of Strawberry Fields
It’ll be alright

If you bought it at a five and dime
If you bought it at a Goodwill store
If you bought it at a sidewalk sale
It’ll be alright

Better Days

(Words: Chuck Cleaver, Lisa Walker / Music: Cleaver, Walker, Wussy)

Who robbed the wishing well
Looks like there’s nothing coming true
Coins trailing up the path
And at the end they lead to you
These are the better days
These are the better days, or not

Like a carousel
That doesn’t move in time
Much too soon to tell
Far too late to fly
Sailing through the gates
In a haunted ride
Past your greatest fear
To the other side
These are the better days
These are the better days, or not

Kinda like you’re lost
Deep inside the crowd
The high ropes were too much
The circus was too loud
You said your great escape
Was leaving your hometown
Just another kid
Tired of hanging round
Who robbed the wishing well
Looks like there’s nothing coming true
Coins trailing up the path
And at the end they lead to you
These are the better days
These are the better days, or not

Majestic-12

(Words: Lisa Walker / Music: Walker, Wussy)

The 7th Is Made up of Phantoms
Marching in formation past your door
It’s dangerous and lonely in the hallways
And the oceans lay behind the tile floor

But I don’t know, maybe it’s no use
You never showed
At least you didn’t lose

Just leave the motorcade and hit the Skyway
No one will believe you anyway
You’ve been killing all your time in a low state
Now you can sing a battle hymn for holiday

Well I don’t know, maybe it’s no use
You never showed
At least you didn’t lose

The light of other worlds held fast around you
As they fly, those Majic Eyes begin to weep
Suspended like a miracle from heaven
Above the pines that watch you as you sleep
That watch you as you sleep

But I don’t know, maybe it’s no use
You never showed
At least you didn’t lose
Yeah, I don’t know, baby, it’s no use
You never showed
At least you didn’t lose

It’s not your failed endeavor
That lights up your name forever
You jump and break the tether
You fall just like a feather

My Parade

(Words: Chuck Cleaver / Music: Cleaver, Wussy)

If you’ve given you heart to yesterday
Stay right where you are
But if you’re playing a part in the great escape
I’ll meet you at the car

You can roll with me tonight
In my parade
Roll with me tonight
In my parade

If you’ve done it for years but forgotten lines
And you’re sleeping wide awake
If you’ve taken to tears in the best of times
Give yourself a break

And roll with me tonight
In my parade
Roll with me tonight
In my parade

If you’ve given you heart to yesterday
Stay right where you are
But if you’re playing a part in the great escape
I’ll meet you at the car

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