*Lyrics are an interpretation by The MusicBobbyLong Team and not an official transcription*




SO TEAR ME UP

I’m running through the backdoor
My head across the sky
Hoping that my god will let me in
As the bodies start to notice
They scream “man, oh wake him up”
Hey kid you’ll never want to follow him

But the rich kids on the corner
Betting off on solitaire
Just to lay the poor upon the boys
Walking out, they’re on your shoes
Like chalk upon the face of rex
Beating out to keep their head above the noise

So hold me down
And tear me up
And let me in for a while

So hold me down now
And tear me up
And let me in for a while

Say

When everyone’s a down and out
You don’t know where it ends
But the forecast tells the lads to push on through
Beyond the tepid shade a face is wrecked in afternoon
The lucky like to stick it to my truth

I'll sing a song in sixpence
I’ll stick it to the change
But men can never seem to make it last
The send all three I owe it's to the hate, the love, the cut
The scar I will have to wear upon the mask

So hold me down
And tear me up
And let me in for a while

So watch it go…

No No No
Say it now

So hold me down
And tear me up
And let me in for a while

Said hold me down
And tear me up
And let me in for a while



THE BOROUGH MILL

I'm chained to a wounded gun again,
I'm firing blood on blood,
Lost among the empty spills,
With a hound of hell in love.

A saviour on the picket line,
Souls do crack and tears will roll,
The odious sweat of the Borough Mill,
So this time will take its toll.

I'm far away,
I'm too far away,
To have the tide and turn

I'm far away,
I'm too far away,
To rush the day and learn,
To rush the day and learn.

As Edna plays the serenade,
She's f aded to a black and tan,
The coal draws black on chimney spires,
For all those working men.

She lost her love on old red brick,
From spitting up iron lungs,
She's chained to a wounded gun again,
And her boys they were oh so young.

She's far Away,
She's too far away,
To have the tide and turn

She's far away,
She's too far away,
To rush the day and learn,
To rush the day and learn

She's far away,
She's too far away,
To have the tide and turn

She's far away,
She's too far away,
To rush the day and learn,
To rush the day and learn,
To rush the day and learn


SICK MAN BLUES

The darkness hides your eyes
Though it's not for me to tell
You never treat me kind
You think that I'm unwell
It's such a shame
It's such a shame

You tried to give me up
You flirted with my time
I guess you broke the promise
You made somewhere down the line
Oh you're a struggle
Oh you're a struggle

You paid for all my pills
And left me in the past
You were a good girl honey
You just couldn't make it last

Your love is like the rhinestone of a plague
So bear in mind the lives that you could save
I'm bound to walk the darkness again
Oooh, oooh

I know I'm not that easy
To live with day to day
You painted your own picture
And I let you have your say
Ya I'm a sinner
Oh I'm a sinner

My love it sits untainted
To the riggers of your stare
There ain't nobody like you
And the fairness of your hair
It leaves me stranded
Oh it leaves me stranded

And this life is too long
Too long for me to keep
Should bear that in mind
And try the pain you reap

Your love is like the rhinestone of a plague
So bear in mind the lives that you could save
Your love is like the rhinestone of a plague
So bear in mind the lives that you could save

I'm bound to walk the darkness again
I'm bound to walk the darkness again
And I'm bound to walk the darkness again


IN THE FROST

He cut his sorrow from the flesh
And bound it from his love
She said I hope that it kills you

He said he'd give her answers
When his blood dripped to the ground
And from the kill he knew he'd need to

And the wind it didn't dim to the fire overhead
But the world is still mourning from your loss
And your love she's speaking empties
To the death parade in the frost
Oh in the frost

So please bury him deep
Woah keep that man from me
In the rubble and the soil
He holds the the key to all my toil
Until the day I can no longer hide
And I lay down by his side.
Oh by his side

The rain it taints the mourners
As they pray for a straight tear
Down comes the storm
Drowning his old faithful

And they sing a thousand songs
From the depths of bloody hell
To take his soul from their handfuls
But a heart it skips a beat
As a senses take its leap

And the world turns so slowly to a creep
The faithful kiss their crosses
But the hate still spreads the disease
The disease, the disease

So please bury him deep
Woah keep that man from me
In the rubble and the soil
He holds the key to all my, all my toil
Until the day I can no longer hide
And I lay down by his, by his side
And I lay by his side
Oh by his side.

So go soft into the night
Far beyond your fear and fright.
I lay here before you
This is what you need to do

So go soft into the night
Far beyond your fear and fright.
I lay here before you
This is what you need to do

So go soft into the night
Far beyond your fear and fright.
I lay here before you
This is what you need to do


COLD COLD LOVING

Laid out on the rug like an old dead dog
That separates the darkness
And blindly masquerades you in the fog

And those tracks on the lines
And the clutter it brings
Just as long as my words
They fall soft on your delicate wings

Then maybe somewhere down the line
You'll find your place in time
Then maybe somewhere down the line
You'll find your place in time

And its cold old loving loving
That keeps my heart
It keeps my heart
And its old old loving loving

That shatters my heart
It shatters my heart
Oh it keeps my heart 
No  it breaks my heart

It breaks my heart
It breaks my heart
It breaks my heart
It keeps my heart

The bound radio that dampens your sound
That brings hell to the manic
And forces his sails to the ground
So the voters shares their thoughts
With the heads of the table
Just as long as the night shows you
That I am willing and able

Then maybe somewhere down the line
You'll find your place in time
Then maybe somewhere down the line
You'll find your place in time

but its old cold loving loving
It shatters my heart
It shatters my heart
And its old old loving loving
It keeps my heart
It keeps my heart

Oh it breaks my heart
Oh it keeps my heart
It keeps my heart
It breaks my heart
it breaks my heart
Oh no it breaks my heart
It breaks my heart
It breaks my heart
It breaks my heart


THE RATTLE AND ROLL

I scream for peace from the clutches of the street
Now who do you think that you're saving
From the gust of glow my heart will flow
My love is still the raven

But no bitter past could try to unmask
The mouth that's too busy caring
The British class will divide your task
But my love is like a raven

And gather your boys and hold on
This ain't a place to be hung
Oh no no no no
For it's the Rattle and Roll
Coming over

But if the hands of strife and the darkest night
Could write down the words they're exchanging
Then my ringed neck may bring my death
But my love is still the raven

No bitter fling could force you to begin
The truthful lie you've been craving
There stands a ghost on a withdrawn coast
That flies just like my raven

So gather your boys and hold on
This ain't a place to be hung
Oh no no no no
Gather your boys and hold on
This ain't a place to be hung
Oh no no no no
For it's the Rattle and Roll
Coming over

Say it now

So gather your boys and hold on
This ain't a place to be hung
Oh no no no no
For it's the Rattle and Roll
Coming over


MY DARLING BELLE

If I fell to my knees
And turned my head away
Would you hide from me?
Would you hide from me?
When that day comes by
Would you hide from me?

If I turn the steeples black
And feasted on this day,
Would you comfort me?
Would you comfort me?
When that day comes by
Would you comfort me?

And when I try to keep the ghost
That's burning through my day
And the smoke that stains the street
Won't keep her scent away
Won't you cry for me? 
Won't you cry for me? 
Won't you cry for me?

Cause down beneath all troubled man
Cowards a lonely man
With the world upon his back
And his courage in his hand 
Won't you comfort me?
Won't you comfort me?
Won't you comfort me?

Cause I've been running in and out
Of all this troubled painted red
Fire rages in my feet
Leaving blazing sorrow burned out on the street

Cause I'm drunk with pints again
I'm drunk with bitter rage
I'm frightened of the fall
But wrapped up in it's gaze

Oh my love, oh my my love, oh my my love
You're my darling Belle,
You're my darling darling Belle
You're my darling Belle
You're my darling Belle babe

When the world becomes too close
For me to see from the inside
When I'm wrapped in cryptic chains
Would you see for all their lies?
Won't you speak for me?
Won't you speak for me?
Won't you lay down your words and speak for me?

When my riches turn to rags
And I'm dead from time to time
Could I rest my weary head
Could I swing upon the vine
That you hold for me
Oh that you hold for me
That you hold that you hold that you hold for me

Cause I've been wondering in and out
Of all this troubled painted red
Fire rages at my feet
Leaving blazing sorrow burn out on my street
 
Cause I'm drunk with pints again
I'm drunk with bitter rage
I'm frightened of the fall
But wrapped up in it's gaze

Oh my love, oh my my love, oh my my love, oh my my love
You're my darling Belle
You're my darling darling Belle
You're my darling Belle
You're my darling Belle
You're my darling Belle babe 


A PASSING TALE

‘Cause my mouth is dry and I cannot speak
I’ve lost all faith in you
I admit I’ve lost a few
It's like my word against the wind

‘Cause my day is death
My night is dark
My love won’t answer the call
With the rain like steel upon my face
My heart is certain to fall

‘Cause I’m tired of sins corrupting me
And the fever turning me in
I don’t know where I am headed to
But at least I know where I’ve been

‘Cause my mouth is dry and I cannot speak
I’ve lost all faith in you
I admit I’ve lost a few
It's like my word against the wind

And I’ve been down for twelve half days
And I’ve kinda hit the floor
I’m reaching for something more
It's like my word against the wind
against the wind
I'm against the wind now

I’m heading down to that long lost space
Where the light won’t bounce off the floor
As the eye turns to stare at me
My footsteps head straight to the door

‘Cause I’m alone again in this lonely place
With no shadow at my side
And my head is littered with your lust
And it’s cold and rancid outside

‘Cause my mouth is dry and I cannot speak
I’ve lost all faith in you
I admit I’ve lost a few
It's like my word against the wind

And I’ve been down for twelve half days
And I’ve kinda hit the floor
I’m reaching for something more
It's like my word against the wind
against the wind
I'm against the wind now

‘Cause my day is death
My night is dark
My love won’t answer the call
With rain like steel upon my face
My heart is certain to fall

But I’m alone again in this lonely place
With no shadow at my side
And my head is littered with your lust
And it’s cold and rancid outside


TWO TONE LOVER

Behind the wealth of emotion
And the fraudulent dance
Ice streams over the pavement
The heart takes its last stand

Above the night it flies sober
Cradling the American flag
Slate settles for rooftops
Beneath the drinking is right

Cause I’m a two tone thinker
My world’s a rust ridden spoon
She likes her Cartier headwear
And her Paramount perfume

Cause I’m a two tone lover
My heart's been stuck in a daze
And the hole’s been dug in my heart, sweet darlin’
Take them down to your road, your road
And they’ll know now they want you

The artist hides his words without meaning
To make his father applaud woah
Oh son, you pulled out a real one
Somewhere between your mark and the door

She calls her hands for my silence
And pulls the card from my eye
Crimson dashing black hair dye
From her head to her thighs

Cause I’m a two tone thinker
My world’s a rust ridden spoon
She likes her Cartier headwear
And her Paramount perfume

Cause I’m a two tone lover
I’ll drop a heart for the chase
And the hole’s been dug in my heart, sweet darlin’
And the hole’s been dug in my heart, sweet darlin’
Cause the hole’s been dug in my heart, sweet darlin’
And the hole’s been dug in my heart, sweet darlin’
And the hole’s been dug in my heart, sweet darlin’
And the hole’s been dug in my heart, sweet darlin’
And the hole’s been dug in my heart, sweet darlin’


GIRL FROM THE KEYS

I've got a girl in New Orleans
And she does her best to please me
And she's dead to my heart
Like a balck smokey flame
I've got a girl in the Keys
Who wont call my name

I've got a girl in Tennessee
She does her best to please me
And her eyes were filled with all the love and care
I've got a girl from the Keys and she is unaware

I've got a girl from the Keys
I've got a girl from the Keys
I've got a girl from the Keys
A got a girl from the Keys

I've got a girl in San Antoine
She bought me a pistol
And gave up her home
And her eyes were filled with all the love and care
But I've got a girl from the Keys and she is unaware

I've got a girl from the Keys
I've got a girl from the Keys
I've got a girl from the Keys
A girl from the Keys


PENANCE FIRE BLUES

I see papers and papers
Stacked up in formation
Which mean much before
They’re lined in the fire

As a bottomless heat goes
To harness your anger
Your blood and
Your deepest desire

Because there’s no truth stolen
That's been ever brought forward
From the minds of the rioters
Looking face down on the gutter

Cause this world’s full of thinkers
And suffragette speakers
Who deny that they ever wear a dress
Oh this god forsaken town’s in a mess

And all the truths we let out loose
Is desperate to amuse
As it grabs you by the throat
And strings out all the times you’ve used

But now you don’t belong
Whisper when you speak
You turn yourself to nighttime
Trying to find your feet

Oh let me run lord (lord lord lord)
Run lord, let me run
So let me run lord (lord lord lord)
Run lord, let me run

But as the morning awakens
That light sends a shudder
Twist of hope that held you down
Is left to rest and stir

You back down a hallway
To flourish the darkness
And you fool yourself
You did it all for her
And him, and her

And all the truths we let out loose
Is desperate to amuse
As it grabs you by the throat
And strings out all the times you’ve used

But now you don’t belong
Whisper when you speak
You turn yourself to nighttime
Trying to find your feet
Trying to find your feet now

Run lord (lord lord lord)
Run lord, let me run
Oh let me run lord (lord lord lord)
Run lord, let me run

Seen your face before
Rich boy playing poor
Ravaging the whores
Ignoring constant calls

Now you don’t belong
Whisper when you speak
You turn yourself to nighttime
Trying to find your feet

Run lord (lord lord lord)
Run lord, let me run
Let me run lord (lord lord lord)
Run lord, let me run
Run lord (lord lord lord)
Run lord, let me run