• Sticks & Stones
    You and I go together like the molar and the drill Flesh is weak but darling we know that the ego's weaker stillI've been hung, drawn and quartered, Slowly slau...
  • Sunrise
    I was born in Londonderry I was born in Derry City too Oh what a special child To see such things and still to smile I know that there was something wrong But I...
  • Sweden
    I would like to live in Sweden When my work is done Where the snow lies crisp and even 'Neath the midnight sun Safe and clean and green and modern Bright and br...
  • Tailspin
    Huge tailspin—is the world gonna win? Is the nation gonna open up and let us in? Hard luck! Your policies suck— Your rhetoric will save your face, but not your ...
  • Ten Seconds to Midnight
    Ten: Apes turn into men, And grapes turn into wine; How we made it to nine I'll never know Eight: Man looks for a mate, But fate plays cruel tricks And seven tu...
  • The Beauty Regime
    Beat stress and rebalance your life Make those dreams come true Impress all your colleagues and friends With the brand new you So many lives condemned for no ne...
  • The Booklovers
    "This book deals with epiphenomenalism, which has to do with consciousness as a mere accessory of physiological processes whose presence or absence makes no dif...
  • The Certainty of Chance
    A butterfly flies through the forest rain And turns the wind into a hurricane I know that it will happen 'Cause I believe in the certainty of chance A schoolboy...
  • The Dead Only Quickly
    Priests and fools say We are but animate clay Rude vessels Housing immortal souls But the dead only quickly decay They don't go about being born and reborn And...
  • The Dead Only Quickly (The Magnetic Fields)
    Priests and fools say We are but animate clay Rude vessels Housing immortal souls But the dead only quickly decay They don't go about being born and reborn And...
  • The Dogs & The Horses
    Sing a happy song 'cause Spring does not last long A flower blooms and then it's gone Summer follows fast, make hay while it lasts Don't ever dwell upon the pas...
  • The Dogs And The Horses
    Sing a happy song 'Cause Spring does not last long A flower blooms and then it's gone Summer follows fast Make hay while it lasts Don't ever dwell upon the pas...
  • The Frog Princess
    I met a girl, she was a frog princess I guess I ought to make it clear That I saw nothing through her see-through dress Until she whispered in my ear "You don'...
  • The Happy Goth
    "The lonely road you choose to travel on, it must seem awfully long Innocence all gone, It must be wrong to hide your lovely face away That music you play, I'm ...
  • The Heart Of Rock & Roll
    Humpty-dumpty got so drunk he thought that he could sing Now every rag and glossy mag thinks hes the next big thing Watch the floodgates swinging open Now the h...
  • The Heart Of Rock And Roll
    Humpty-Dumpty got so drunk he thought that he could sing Now every rag and glossy mag thinks he's the next big thing Watch the floodgates swinging open Now the ...
  • The Light Of Day
    I found a photograph of you and me Drinking sangria somewhere by the sea There's laughter in our eyes and dreams in our hearts Before life waded in and tore it ...
  • The Plough
    I packed up my suitcase and left the old farm I promised my papa I'd come to no harm And I went to the city where I was employed In a firm of accountants as an ...
  • The Pop Singer's Fear Of The Pollen Count
    Laugh at the tears you're crying Smile while your head explodes You don't have to take this lying down So blow your nose, baby Just get your fingers clicking To...
  • The Pop Singers Fear of the Pollen Count
    I met a girl, she was a frog princess I guess I ought to make it clear that I saw nothing through her see-through dress until she whispered in my ear You don't ...
  • The Rise & Fall
    The rise and fall; the fall and rise The freezing breath; the frightened eyes The rise and fall; the fall and rise The naked truth; the naked eye The rise and...
  • The Rise and Fall
    The rise and fall; the fall and riseThe freezing breath; the frightened = eyes The rise and fall; the fall and riseThe naked truth; the naked eye The rise and f...
  • The Secret Garden
    So much time, and so little to doI furnish my mind with pictures of = youFading portraits, peculiar nameReplaced by your face in a big golden = frame Take me in...
  • The Summerhouse
    Do you remember the way it used to be? June to September in a cottage by the sea Distant cousins local kids, we climbed every tree together And it never ever ra...
  • The Wreck Of The Beautiful
    When the Beautiful set sail back in 1970 She was state of the art, the flagship of our navy But the salt sea took its toll and the rust began to show, And with ...
  • Theme From Casanova
    "The Divine Comedy's Casanova"?a collection of songs for bass baritone and ensemble, inspired by the writings of the eighteenth century Venetian gambler, erotic...
  • There Is A Light That Never Goes Out
    Take me out tonight Where there's music and there's people who are young and alive Driving in your car I never never want to go home, because I haven't got one ...
  • There Is A Light That Never Goes Out (The Smiths)
    Take me out tonight Where there's music and there's people who are young and alive Driving in your car I never never want to go home, because I haven't got one ...
  • Three Sisters
    This Autumn breeze shall strip the trees And freeze me to the bone Why must these three sisters tease Their lonely brother so? Knowledge is a curse But ignoran...
  • Thrillseeker
    When you hang by a thread Strange things go through your head What was in that woodshed? Will death be gentle? "Better to live one day like a lion Than a thousa...
  • Through A Long & Sleepless Night
    Through a long and sleepless night / I thought upon the jury's plight If what is wrong can feel so right / then life's no longer black and white It's four o'clo...
  • Timestretched
    There's not enough hours in the day To say all that I want to say There's not enough days in the week And weeks go by quicker than drunks knock back liquor Ther...
  • Timewatching
    When I fall asleep it could be forever So I'll never fall asleep again When I fall apart, put me back together And my life will be complete Maybe it's tonight, ...
  • To Die A Virgin
    Well we've been going together Since the eighth of November And though it seems like forever I very clearly remember You told me on our first date What you'd do...
  • Tonight We Fly
    Over the houses The streets and the trees Over the dogs down below They'll bark at our shadows As we float by on the breeze Tonight we fly Over the chimney top...
  • Too Young To Die
    Too young to die but too old to survive I've spent too long trying to write this song The tune is ok but the words are all wrong Maybe it's time for a change I'...
  • Untitled Melody
    You're so transparent, I can guess without question You need something or other to cover your expression I bought you some sunspecs from the local hipsters' sto...
  • Untitled Melody (Edwyn Collins)
    You're so transparent, I can guess without question You need something or other to cover your expression I bought you some sunspecs from the local hipsters' sto...
  • Vapour Trail
    First you look so strong Then you fade away The sun will blind my eyes I love you anyway Thirsty for your smile I watch you for a while You are a vapour trail I...
  • Vapour Trail (Ride)
    First you look so strong Then you fade away The sun will blind my eyes I love you anyway Thirsty for your smile I watch you for a while You are a vapour trail I...
  • Victoria Falls
    I don't know where I am Who's that boy you're leaning on (Victoria ceases to care) You're not the only one (Virginia creeps through the air) Summer evening, su...
  • When the Lights Go out All over Europe
    Twilight turns from amethyst To deep and deeper blue; We've got an hour or two Before it's time to go Let's go see a movie show Jean can't choose between the tw...
  • With Whom To Dance
    Moons in june I've given up on that stuff Arms have charms but I've no hope of falling in love The rest of life pales in significance I'm looking for somebody w...
  • With Whom To Dance (The Magnetic Fields)
    Moons in June I've given up on that stuff Arms have charms but I've no hope of falling in love The rest of life pales in significance I'm looking for somebody w...
  • Your Daddy's Car
    We took your daddy's car And drove it to the sea We fooled around for hours And then when we got tired and it got dark We found a place to park And we watched t...
  • Your Daddys Car
    Twilight turns from amethyst To deep and deeper blue; We've got an hour or two Before it's time to go Let's go see a movie show Jean can't choose between the tw...