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The Conleys present Folk Noir: Lyrics
Heading for the airport before the world’s woken up Gotta get to the other side of the country It’s a commuter flight, going to work for the week Going everywhere, never seeing a thing
I’m racin’ the sun Racin’ the sun
I’m gonna try my very best to force you not to suppress the Soul you have in favor of a career path Not even you can see, so let’s burn it to the core And never have to race again
Racin’ the sun Racin’ the sun
What’s stability good for when you’re stable at being “okay” Static and numb, I’d rather relive every bad day
Racin’ the sun
Racin’ the sun
Racin’ racin’ racin’ the sun the sun the sun
Birds sitting on the telephone lines wait for a target
But they can’t do a thing to get my telephone to ring
But their feet won’t feel the signals From windowsill to windowsill And I won’t cry all night No I won’t cry, well maybe just tonight
Reaching out to zeroes and ones, without an answer It’s hard to find any clear thoughts
at the bottom of a whiskey glass
But their feet won’t feel the signals
From windowsill to windowsill
And I won’t cry all night
No I won’t cry, well maybe just tonight
He can’t seem to get his words out
He can’t seem to get his words out
She says you’re my perfect fit tonight
She says you’re my perfect fit tonight
Every heart’s fogged in
He can’t seem to get his words out
No he can’t seem to get his words out
She says you’re my perfect fit tonight
Because your heart’s fogged in with mine.
The day I ran away
It was a very strange day
Downtown they had a parade
So I kept on going
Just outside of town
I met a curious man
He gave me a job catching props
And in the ring I was golden
That’s how the juggler stole my heart
Between kick-ups and cascades
That’s how the juggler stole my heart
That very same day
He took me on the road I ran away with the show But don’t ask me where I’ve been ‘cuz I can’t stop staring at his hands
Chorus
And each day I stand hoping he doesn’t drop my heart
With those nimble hands I don’t want to let him go, no no no
Chorus
The day I ran away
It was a very fine day.
4. Movement on Both Sides They’re moving out into the light, Revealing to everyone what they’ve done. I’m bracing my stance for the fight. There’s movement on both sides. Don’t say a word, ‘Cuz the more they know the more it hurts. It’s love in disguise—secrets and lies. I’m making my move, ready for battle. The heart is pumping harder than ever. I’ll shoot between the whites of their eyes. There’s movement on both sides.
Don’t say a word, ‘Cuz the more they know the more it hurts. It’s love in disguise—secrets and lies.
All this heat burns my skin,
And bears on my path drink my tears.
If I give up now, we’ll never win.
It stops here and sanity begins.
Don’t say a word,
‘Cuz the more they know the more it hurts.
It’s love in disguise—secrets and lies.
Had a hole in my soul for far too long.
Got to sew it up, got to carry on.
The patch that I sew is weaker than the force of your hold,
And after weeks of suffocation it hurts to breathe.
There’s nothing to keep my heart form rushing out.
So I sew this patch and I fill it in, Gotta close it up. But the hole’s too big and I’m bleedin’ out
and you’re rushing in.
I don’t know who I am when you’re gone, my mind defeats me. It spins out of control in the dark, my soul leaves me. I drown some more with each breath that I take. The thread is too weak to set my heart straight. How can I go on without a love I can’t live without?
So I sew this patch and I fill it in, Gotta close it up. But the hole’s too big and I’m bleedin’ out
and you’re rushing in.
There’s nothing left for me to do, I can’t live this way. Right now it’s gotta be me or you. I don’t want you to stay.
So I sew this patch and I fill it in,
Gotta close it up.
But the hole’s too big and I’m bleedin’ out
and you’re rushing in.
Flying
High overhead
Flying
High
Swinging
Time it right to catch my wrists
Hold ‘em tight to swing again
Flying
Chorus: Then the thought creeps in The universe is always fallin’ What if I hit the net again
Flying Throw a trick Resin up, secure the grip Flip around your head spins Styling Spot light Somersaulting three times Drum roll, the music stops Flying
Chorus:
Then the thought creeps in
The universe is always fallin’
What if I miss the net again
Falling (falling)
Falling (falling)
Then I’m flying (falling)
Then I’m flying (falling)
Then I’m flying
All the trite things have been said, over and over again
And your verbs have already moved to the past tense
You sit alone trying to find meaning in the loss
You want to drink but you know it’ll only make it worse,
so you endure the pain
A clod has washed away and I am diminished,
we all are
It’s the waking up just to go to sleep again
‘cuz that’s all that’s left
Your head on your pillow your mind wanders no matter how
hard you try
To focus on the crashing waves or the poppy fields
or being the catcher in the rye
But a clod has washed away and I am diminished,
we all are
This is our lot. This is our challenge.
Fear of life is what living’s all about.
And tomorrow brings another sun
And the same warmth for all time.
And the same warmth for all time.
And the same warmth for all time.
But a clod has washed away;
yeah a part has washed away.
As the ocean takes you away, I am diminished.
We all are.
Something about you makes me feel again
Maybe it’s your music or is it the man?
You have my head spinning round and round You have my heart jumping up and down What am I to do? I’m falling over you.
You always hear me, no matter what I say. The notes sound so clearly in just the right way.
You have my head spinning round and round You have my heart jumping up and down What am I to do? I’m falling over you.
Dreaming… it hurts me when I’m alone. I don’t know what to say, except please don’t go.
But you have my head spinning round and round, and round You have my heart jumping up and down, up and down What am I to do? I’m falling over you.
I live in California where the sun always shines
I gotta fill the room next to my tomato plants
I’m tired of waitin’ for that one to walk by
So I’m gonna take matters into my own hands
Chorus: I’m gonna grow me a man, tall and lean and dressed pristine Grow me a man, buy some miracle grow Grow me a man, big strong arms to hold me tight (He-Man!) Grow me a man, it’ll all work out fine (Yeah Right!)
I’ll plant a red leather jacket so he’s cool like James Dean, A bar of ivory soap to make him real clean, (Squish-Squish!) A piece of Godiva chocolate for his rich brown hair, Water with cool blue water so I get lost in his stare, I’ll put in a guitar, well maybe just a pick, I wouldn’t want to hurt such a fine instrument, I’ll add a cowboy boot so he’s tough like a wrangler,(Yee-Haw!) Wait 6 to 8 weeks for him to sprout on up!
Chorus
Grow me a man
Grow me a man
I’m gonna grow me a man (You’re gonna have to water a lot.)
I wanna cry the tears I never shed.
I wanna get things out to clear my head.
The years of being strong have taken their toll,
And now I’m trying so hard not to let it go.
Motivation is lacking these days.
Everything I thought I was I never was.
Don’t you know it was always a play?
Is it ironic if the actress doesn’t know it’s performance day?
Chorus: Melody’s my disease, Hurts so much I can’t breathe, Shakes my heart violently and then All those doctors, doctors try to medicate me again.
I’m washing my sheets of you today, Erasing my mind and machine of all you say. I thought we were so much older then, But you’re younger than that now.
Melody’s my disease, Hurts so much I can’t breathe, Shakes my heart violently and then All those doctors, doctors try to medicate me again.
Bridge: The rain comes and washes away the dream, Smears the picture that you thought you’d seen. So take a recording and impress it on your mind. Hit playback to live it again and again and again…
Melody’s my disease, Hurts so much I can’t breathe, Shakes my heart violently and then All those doctors, doctors try to medicate me again.
I’m too far from the beach to hear the ocean
The walls around us have grown and we feel trapped
Looking back at the pieces they seem like separate lives
Warm places but none quite right
Chorus: We scatter like lights across the canyon As the sunrise battles us home Mother nature ties us all together even As we battle the sunrise home
Time can never be stopped and we can’t go back The clarity we had then may not return But we lacked the formula for a permanent life So we go on healed but no fixed
We scatter like lights across the canyon As the sunrise battles us home Mother nature ties us all together even As we battle the sunrise home
Bridge: The future we don’t know Scares us to the bone It’s a game of wait and see I’ll let the canyon lights lead me
We scatter like lights across the canyon As the sunrise battles us home Mother nature ties us all together even As we battle the sunrise home
Light scatters like children across the canyon As we follow the daylight home
Words and music by Bjork.

SONG
credits

We would like to thank the following people
1. Racin the Sun
Sarah Conley—acoustic guitar, vocals
Nick Conley—electric guitar
Amy Neyer—flute
Sherman Allen—lap steel, dobro
Joe Hajek—background vocals
Alex Del Zoppo—background vocals
2. Windowsills
Sarah Conley—acoustic guitar, vocals
Nick Conley—electric guitar, background vocals
Barry Goldberg—wurlizer
Gerald Johnson—bass
Alex Del Zoppo—keyboards
Amy Neyer—background vocals
3. How the Juggler Stole My Heart
Sarah Conley—acoustic guitar, vocals
Nick Conley—acoustic guitar
Victor Bisetti—drums, percussion
David Williams—banjo
Michael Mazochi—mandolin
Joey Gaynor—barker
Amy Neyer—background vocals
4.Movement On Both Sides
Sarah Conley—acoustic guitar, vocals
Nick Conley—electric guitar
Alex Del Zoppo—wurlizer,organ
Frank Schnyder—doumbek
Asa Danekind—shakers
5. A Song from Christian’s Room
Sarah Conley—acoustic guitar, vocals
Nick Conley—electric guitar
Tony Sales—bass
Kenny Pierce—drums
Amy Neyer—background vocals
6. Flying
Sarah Conley—acoustic guitar, vocals
Nick Conley—electric guitar
Michael Mazochi—electric guitar
Asa Danekind—keyboard
7. Diminished
Sarah Conley—acoustic guitars, vocals
Nick Conley—electric guitar
8. Falling Over You
Sarah Conley—acoustic guitar, vocals
Nick Conley—melodica
Amy Neyer—background vocals
Dave Williams—bass
Kenny Pierce—drums
Frank Schnyder–bongos
9. Grow Me A Man
Sarah Conley—acoustic guitar, vocals
Nick Conley—electric guitar, cowbell, background vocals
Asa Danekind—jaw harp, background vocals, shakers
Kristyn Sammons—background vocals
Frank Schnyder–shakers
10. Melody
Sarah Conley—acoustic guitar, vocals
Nick Conley—electric guitar
Dave Williams—lead guitar
Tony Sales—bass
Frank Schnyder–bongos
Kenny Pierce—drums
11. Lights Across the Canyon
Sarah Conley—acoustic guitar, vocals
Nick Conley—electric guitar
Dave Williams—mandolin
12. Hyper-Ballad
Sarah Conley–acoustic guitar vocals
Nick Conley–electric guitar
VIDEOS
01
"The Juggler"
Sarah & Nick Conley, with special guest Amy perform their song “How The Juggler Stole My Heart” at the famous Whisky a Go Go.
Jul 16th 2007
02
"Old Man"
Sarah & Nick Conley perform Neil Young’s song “Old Man” at one of their live shows at the Pig ‘n’ Whistle in Hollywood, CA.
Apr 21, 2008
03
"Melody"
Sarah & Nick Conley perform “Melody” with special guest Amy at the Whisky A Go Go in Hollywood, CA.
Jul 16th 2007
04
"Simply Irresistible"
Meroke Sky Records recording artists The Conleys rock out the folk noir music at the Cat Club with Robert Palmer’s classic “Simply Irresistible”.
Jul 15th 2010