Song Lyrics
    B-Sides and Rare Tracks
     

    Lyrics for songs that aren't included in the official CD insert are figured out by fans.
    There maybe a difference of opinion on what is being sung.

    Tears Roll Down (Laid So Low)  

    Chewed the bone down too low
    Got fed on tea and sympathy
    Blew the sail like the wind
    I wish you were my enemy
    I was humble for you
    What a fool I've been to have
    Laid so low for so long

    Into that void of silence
    Where we cry without sound
    Where tears roll down
    Where tears roll down
    And where your mother's violence
    Sends your soul underground
    Where tears roll down
    Where tears roll down

    Drew the blade way too slow
    Was shackled by your honesty
    Made a mess, I guess, I should have known
    That life was lust and liberty
    Not a chance mutation or the last temptation
    Laid so low for so long, so low

    Into that void of silence
    Where we cry without sound
    Where tears roll down
    Where tears roll down
    And where your mother's violence
    Sends you soul underground
    Where tears roll down
    Where tears roll down



    Queen of Compromise
     

    It's no ordinary mind
    That can read between the lines
    And can say which way the fates are fating
    When you're skating on thin ice
    Crocodiles in paradise
    Just below your feet they lie in waiting
    You don't have to take my side
    But these arms are open wide
    There is something in your eyes still glowing
    It's your husband, it's your wife
    Your money, it's your life
    It's that special kind of knowing

    It happens all the time
    I read your mind
    Where dreams take second place
    I'll invade your space
    Your secrets will be mine
    What's your sign?

    There are way too many flies
    On the queen of compromise
    'Cos she'll never know the acts she's selling
    She could try me out for size
    'Cos there's something on the rise
    And it might just help reduce the swelling
    We won't need to publicise
    I don't think that would be wise
    So this something we must hide
    So it can keep on growing
    It's your husband, it's your wife
    Your money, it's your life
    It's that special kind of knowing

    It happens all the time
    I read your mind
    Where dreams take second place
    I'll invade your space
    Your secrets will be mine
    What's your sign?

    It's so good to be alive
    I can count from one to five
    But I can't control the way things are going
    It's your husband it's your wife
    Your money, it's your life
    It's that special kind of knowing
     



    Bloodletting Go
     

    Life, mama says
    Is bloodletting go
    If I care for nothing
    Sun don't shine and the grass don't grow
    Bloodletting go

    Society dictates
    By rules and regulations
    But when things are so tired
    You see things in the wrong light
    Soon there will be no light
    If the sun don't shine

    Life, mama says
    Is bloodletting go
    If I care for nothing
    Sun don't shine and the grass don't grow
    Bloodletting go

    If by chance we both forget
    The passage of space and time between
    Pick up the pieces cold and wet
    And drive them before the light to clean them

    Good times, bad times
    The pain will come and the pain will go
    If I care for nothing
    The sun don't shine

    If by chance we both forget
    The passage of space and time between
    Pick up the pieces cold and wet
    And drive them before the light to clean them

    Good times, bad times
    The pain will come and the pain will go
    If I care for nothing
    Sun don't shine and the grass don't grow
    Bloodletting go
     



    New Star
     

    Baby your deal is surreal just like lightning - streakin' on
    Heaven still is a state of mind - where did we go wrong?
    What happen to those old convictions
    Went up in smoke
    Baby, while your back breaks slowly
    By the skin of your teeth - you'll be under their thumb

    Moving from this state of friction
    We all got stars in our eyes
    But you know by now your one restriction - is at the edge of the sky

    Keep shining like a new star
    Shining like a new star
    Baby we better start
    'Cause baby we're alive
    New star

    Shadows are still when the will has no strength left to carry on
    You're flat on you back with your heart attack
    Where the hell have you gone?
    The pressure and pain, all the fire and ice
    When you're playing a game with the rats and the mice
    While your back breaks slowly
    By the skin of your teeth - you'll be under their thumb

    New star
    Shining like a new star
    Baby we better start
    'Cause baby we're alive
    New star

    New star
    Shining like a new star
    Baby we better start
    'Cause baby we're alive
    New star

    Dreaming so clever in all kinds of weather
    Where did you mention that you buried your treasure?
    After the pleasure of givin' is gone
    You'll be as one under the same sun

    Shining like a new star
    Shining like a new star
    Shining like a new star
    Shining like a new star

    New star
    Shining like a new star
    Baby we better start
    'Cause baby we're alive
    New star

    'Cause baby we're alive



    (Note: this song has a couple of interpretations, so I've included two where there is a difference of opinion between TFF fans...)
     

    Madness of Roland
     

    We are sensual (sentient, saturnine?)
    Low self esteem
    Tremble in the way you walk away (from the way you operate)
    Like a machine

    Temperamental
    You sometimes break down
    We should try to all survive (isolate)
    Close to the ground (courage to the clown)

    Why am I often in pain?
    Why is my brain not like other people’s brain?
    I see you
    I can see who you are

    I can see you
    I can see who you are
    Can you see me?
    See who I am
    Do you know me?
    Will you know what I like?
    Do you understand?

    (Hands raised to heaven)
    (With a boy against the world)
    Your Father was a preacher
    You aren't the son of Hell
    The son was always there though (The summer's almost over)
    He was looking for someone (please look at the scenery)
    With whom to share his child abuse (begin to share those twilight years)

    ???? I got real ????
    ???? Since you're real ????
    My career is so surreal  (Can we renegotiate part of the deal)
     

    Why am I often in pain?
    Why is my brain not like other people’s brain?
    I can see you
    I can see who you are

    Why won’t the train take the strain? (Why let the train take the strain)
    How does the man in the moon know my name?

    I see you
    I can see who you are
    I can see you
    I can see who you are
    Can you see me
    Can you see who I am?
    Do you know me?
    Will you know what I want?
    Will you understand?
     



    All The Angels
     

    Is it suicide or illusion
    Guess I kiss and tell, kiss and tell
    If you do decide at your leisure
    They can weave their spell, weave their spell
    All of the angels - calling us home
    We leave tomorrow
    We leave everything we own
    And I will be sad as I'm leaving
    And I say take my hand, take my hand
    We won't criticize others leaving
    We will understand, understand - yeah
    All of the angels - calling us home
    We leave tomorrow
    We leave everything we own - yeah, yeah, yeah
    All of the angels
    Calling us home
    We leave tomorrow
    We leave everything we own, everything we own, everything we own
    Say goodbye to the world and it's false conclusions
      ?    is a war
    And one more illusion
    Come alive with the songs
    ????
    Leave the keys in the car
    We won't go very far
    If you realize they are with you
    And they're here today, here today
    With the secret prize they will give you
    It will be ok, be ok - yeah

    (continue with chorus)
     



    Until I Drown
     

    Took a long time to mend
    Took a long time to make amends
    Funny how the story goes
    Strip a man bare and burn his clothes

    Time is all I crave
    It comes in waves
    I will be here until I drown

    Systems on overload
    Goes to bed warm but wakes up cold
    What a bloody cross to bare
    Time on my hands but I don't care

    Days are all the same
    They wax and wane
    I will be here until I drown

    Time is all I crave
    It comes in waves
    I will be here until I drown

    Days are all the same
    They wax and wane
    I will be here until I drown

    Time is all I crave
    It comes in waves
    I will be here until I drown...


    This is the best I could do...
     

    War Of Attrition

    Come and play, it's OK
    Cast your eyes upon...(?)

    Know your place
    Show your face
    Sleep won't help you none
    You might say, it's a War of Attrition

    War of Attrition
    War of Attrition
    War of Attrition

    This your fate
    No escape
    I have learned to love (?)
    I can wait
    What's my name
    What's your game
    You have lied enough
    Then you turn around and tell me it's not war

    War of Attrition
    War of Attrition
    War of Attrition
    War of Attrition

    (War of Attrition/War of Attrition/War of Attrition)

    Time, a long slide (?)
    War of Attrition (War of Attrition)

    War of Attrition (repeat 11 times)