1. |
Now
02:25
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-ah
If you think your thoughts so rationally
Then you might just see it's not so funny
Prey tell, the wishing well will get you eventually
Beware, what you are is what you're doing there
Love is lingering with you on it's mind
And it's giving you a moment so kind
Believe, your broken heart could heal so dramatically
And with a little luck, you could see a better way again real soon
As we stare into each other's eyes
And each year just goes so fast, and goodbye
Look around, what your friends are telling you so free
Be gone, it's all over as the sun does set once more
If you think that love has a chance with you
Maybe hope can shine a light so true
Just smile, you can win the victory so sweet
And know, it's just another day for you and me
And tomorrow – no more sorrow
You can all her if you want to
There's a new way, why won't you try it?
Heaven sent it and you'll believe it now
Love can save you now
Love can save you now
Love can save you now
Love can save you now
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2. |
Syrup of Tears
04:11
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Tears fall left and right
No hope in sight
Why can't we syrup
For sorrow pancakes so flat
Keep it light forever
Not realizing my own fate
It's great the weight upon me now
Nothing for me nowhere
But the emptiness I feel
Depression has got me down
Drilling for the kill
It's too late to suffer through
God, I'll make you a deal:
Just let me smile a while for real
And when the evening comes
I'll be on the run
You were the only one
That sure was fun
To me it's never been any better
And no kind of love has been any greater than you
For me, I can tell
You shone like a sacred goddess in love
Like a psycho hot as the sun
Until we meet again, I won't give up
It's such a wonder for us our inner quest
And so it starts
The alligator when you appeared
From never forever
And you smiled on my poor suffering soul
Blessed child, you are my treasure
Can't you see, it's all an illusion
I love you more than myself
I love you more than myself
I love you more than myself
I love you more than myself
I love you more than myself
And I wish to see you again
And I wish to see you again
And I wish to see you again
And I wish to see you again
And I wish to see you again
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3. |
Mountain Top
02:03
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On top of a mountain top
I stood and thought one day
I really could see a lot
And if I had my way
A lazy young sod I was
So deep in love those days
As if there was nothing was
But only love I crave
And so I didn't know as much
Her loving touch amazed
I was so gone with love
The alphabet was a haze
So alone as she pulls away
The funeral truck I cried
I gazed the clouds away
Like a lost Christmas that day
And now I can't seem to cope
But only hope some way
Just to see her once more
And we could be friends like way back when
It's as if I'm already dead
And in my grave I lay
If only her love could save me now
And if somehow she'd stay
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4. |
Love Enchanted
03:45
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I was lazy on my lazy way
Didn't have much to say
Along came a girl like a spider
Looking pretty – to be admired
As if it would really matter
All the world on a silver platter
So many think that way these days
But I always hope things would turn out okay
Forever
Love enchanted
Forever
Love will do it to ya
Haunt you like a ghost
It really is the most
It'll have you charmed
Couldn't have known the danger there
And everyone was just a stranger
Though the Good Book would guide me through
I always thought a lot of you
I was lost in the discount bin
Listening to the tired philosophers
Who never quite made it some how
Talked to, lied to
But still true, still true
Forever
Love enchanted
Forever
Love will wash your brain
Haunt you like a ghost
It really is the most
It'll make you craze
Though I know I won't resign
It was just like Christmas time
As the crowd would cheer me on
I knew the face of death – smiling back
Would you follow me anywhere
Are you entertained by deep despair
Have you on the edge of your chair?
Wondering what loves sorrow got you there?
Forever
Love enchanted
Forever
Love is out to get ya
Haunt you like a ghost
It really is the most
It'll have you stung
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5. |
Must
04:08
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Funny how love dwells on your mind
When life is treating you kind
Leave all your troubles and your worries behind
It must be close to Christmas time
All my life I have loved you
It seems to make sense
I guess I claim you
You made me obsessed
It’s you I love
Snow white turtle love
So cute it’s you
Only you would do
I love, I love
I walk a mile in my shoes
I wouldn’t try to be anybody else
You satisfy the need in me
Just to see, to be myself
You make the sun shine
You make the wine sigh
I’m on an uphill climb
Even though I’m standing in line
It’s you I love
Snow white turtle dove
So cute it’s you
Only you would do
I love, I love
Its funny how love dwells on your mind
When life is treating you kind
Keep all your troubles, and worries behind
It must be close to Christmas time
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6. |
Fish
03:10
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Try aching every care in the world
She's only the most beautiful girl
The more I think it, the badder it gets
I was swimming along when I was caught in her net
She's got me singing with a broken heart
I keep on messing with my mind torn apart
She's only forgotten we've been left in the dust
I guess my art didn't help very much
Then the superlove got me again
Got me dreaming I could almost win
I stopped to take a look around with a grin
So much turmoil in this crazy town
She's got me bloodied from hitting the bricks
Is this the way the girlies get their kicks?
And now I see as if it makes a difference
Everyone in love, hating and hurting each other
Always thinking it's near the end
And I was hoping she'd be my friend
Lost forever, only wishing again
Oh, to be alive and free from sin
Psycho love in The Twilight Zone
Drippy soap opera on the telephone
I get so close, but I don't belong
Straining to identify with the radio song
Then I see her as if in a dream
It's so real, I could almost scream
She's doing her ritual, the same for any man
Just like a movie, it's so deadpan
I'm looking for love in the darkness
I haven't a chance at false romance
Maybe next time I'll whisper something new
I'm so ashamed, so unglued
I've had enough and she'll never know
I feel like staying, but my subconscious says, "Go"
Shed a tear like blood on the floor
It's only love and nothing more
She's got me singing with a broken heart
I keep on messing with my mind torn apart
She's only forgotten we've been left in the dust
I guess my art didn't help very much
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7. |
Power of Love
05:23
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Well I saw her last night
What a beautiful sight
I couldn't believe I had a chance, at sweet romance
Then it dawned on me
In my reality
With the power of love she had over me
Thinking like heaven on your mind
Then you'll find yourself dreaming in a cloud
Don't you know that love will lift you up
Drinking from its ever lasting cup
As if you had enough
When love has fallen like the [???] and snow
You'll hear her calling, and away you'll go
Where love would lead, you never really know
There's no escape from love's twisted fate
Just make sure she's risen
Just make sure she's risen
Love, like a guilty bastard make
Like a cake you plaster between
The lies and laughter
Love, is what everyone is after
Love, is a drug that's faster
Love, is the one and only master
Well I'll make it if I can
I'll be her superman
Through hoops of fire with all my imagination
Then I could plainly see
This is my reality
With the power of love she had over me
You could be a superstar in love
Like a million dollars floating in the air
Don't you know that will never stop once it starts
Coming up love just keeps getting stronger all the time
It's the secret of show business, and the cops
It's the tops and it's fine to be the most
It's great art
There's never enough, and it's got to give lots and lots
It comes from Heaven above, and it's guaranteed to please
It's first rate, and you don't have to beg
Just open up your heart and believe
And make sure she's risen
Just make sure she's risen
Love, like a guilty bastard make
Like a cake you plaster between
The lies and laughter
Love, is what everyone is after
Love, is a drug that's faster
Love, is the one and only master
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8. |
Forever Your Love
04:49
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Wish I see everywhere
The love that's there is nowhere
Then I do declare
No matter what, and forever
Where there is always no kind of love
And never was no, never
Then you might think you see a glory there
It's shining there, so frightening
Forever your love it turns
Your love it turns away
Your brother and your sister there
Have long since gone away
And I see the setting sun
Like an atom bomb forever
And all the dead people there
Who thought they were so clever
Forever it seems to have taken
What they feared had entertained them
And now they'll see themselves in the past
As it came before them
Forever your love it turns
Your love it turns away
Your brother and your sister there
Have long since gone away
And now, one last time
Do you believe in the faithless?
Do you think that maybe
Your heart could stop the hatred?
Do you think that love can save you now
When it past the hour of repentance?
Oh the tears that you shall cry
Is over now, class dismissed
Forever your love it turns
Your love it turns away
Your brother and your sister there
Have long since gone away
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9. |
Love Not Dead
04:10
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It was love at first sight
And when I talked to her
It was the beginning of a real good time
All I knew was her
And when I came around
Love had lingered on my mind
She said on the telephone
She had wished me well
I was so alive with a spell
Then as I hung up early
I've realized
I've been dead for so long
All my memories of her
Like a fading light, I suffer
Thinking of our love for so long
Back in the early days
I saw a lot of her
She was the coolest girl in town
And when I saw her standing there
Everything was all right
I took a journey in my mind
And as I saw her beauty
She was so kind
That was a good time
Everyday we met it was wild
I felt like a child
I loved to see her smile
And as I played piano
I was so inspired
I always had a real good time
And when last we met
I just can't forget
I thought for sure I love her bad
I just can't ignore
Her loving response
I always knew she'd be all right
She made me think I was okay
And the love seemed so real
I still got feelings for her
And when I'm on tour
Singing about her forever
I'll remember blessings
And the good times we had
I really tried to play the game of love
And I hate to loose
Maybe I can win somehow
And so I'll dream of her
For a thousand years
Until I see another girl
That's the way it always was
That's the way it always was
That's the way it always was
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10. |
You Hurt Me
04:23
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You hurt me
And it's breaking my heart
Deserted me
All the love you just start
You hurt me
And you know I can feel
The pain inside
As if I had died
What a stinkin' world it was
I wished the best for you
Only because
I love you
No matter what you do
I love you
Even though we're through
You hurt me
And I don't want to cry
I can't hold back
The tears from my eyes
I just can't live
Without you by my side
You perverted me
From feeling like this
Without your love
I just don't exist
What a pleasure to know
In a kiss
You're the only one
I surely miss
Only cuz I love you
No matter what you do
I love you
Even though we're through
You hurt me
And all of the time
I was gladly
Falling in love
And the way that it was
You really saved me
From my boredom and pain
And you loved me
That was the victory
But you got married
And it hurt me
Everything was cool at school
Everyone knew we were in love
Only because I loved you
No matter what you do
I love you
Even though we're through
You hurt me
And I don't know what to do
The torment that I went through
You hurt me
And I was squished like a bug
My heart has suffered so much for you love
Because you hurt me
You hurt me
What has sex got to do with love?
Maybe you can calmly explain
Because I love you
No matter what you do
I love you
Even though we're through
You hurt me
You hurt me
And its you that I love
You hurt me
And its you that I love
It's you that I love
It's you that I love
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11. |
Wish
03:25
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I'll never be happy, I wish that I would
Unless you can love me, if only you could
I used to be lonely, knock on wood
What do you think of me? It's understood
And now I wander all my life just to get by
The tears flow like wine
And now I find you're so far away
And I love you
Love you
Apart from Jesus, I find new hope
I seek salvation in a bar of soap
To wash away my sins before I go
And make a new day, say 'Hey, I can cope'
I've always been lonely, 'Till I met her
Making me shine, all the time
Her love was mine
And I love her
Love her
If you were just for me, that would be good
I'd be really happy, I wish that I could
I used to be lonely, knock on wood
I wish that you'd love me, I misunderstood
I just can't get by, you were a high
You were so lovely, I really believed
Now you're so far away
I still love you
Love you
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12. |
Living It for the Moment
04:15
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Living it for the moment
Are you gonna smile or fall on your face
Living it for the moment
Are you gonna smile or fall on your face
Love has a nasty habit at being on the run
When you look your girl in the eyes
Be sure to love her best, oh
Love is a FREAKOUT!
'most everyone says against the law
Love is a weapon most people just get bored
You want you wanna wanna be but you're never going home
But nobody is untrue
She shot the truth
She just don't know what to do
Gone was the happiness we found
And everybody was to blame
I loved you all the best I could
And I'm really glad I came
Love was a witness
It was staring all alone
And believed what it saw
But hand me that guitar
Goodbyes in my cruel world
You had it call me for so long
I'm leavin' but I'll be coming back
I'm just to sing it in my famous song
Love love love
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Daniel Johnston Waller, Texas
An American singer, songwriter, musician, and artist, Daniel Johnston spent 30 or so years exposing his heartrending tales of unrequited love, cosmic mishaps, and existential torment to an ever-growing international cult audience.
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