Doctor Squid Lyrics
Doctor Squid: 2008
- Running
- On My Way
- Take A Look
- When You're In Town
- The Things We've Chased
- Victoria
- Down By The River
- Stop The Show
- Atomic Reaction
- 3 AM Electric
- Time
- The Day It Rained Hot Coffee
Bonus Tracks: 2008
Demos/Unreleased
Running
Was I up too late last night for you?
Did I keep you awake, up there with nothing to do?
Well I'm sorry baby, please forgive me,
It was very important and I hope you can see
That I've been working too hard for myself,
I gotta break this habit 'cause it's bad for my health.
And I'm sorry baby, please forgive me,
And I hope you can see, and I hope I can sing for you.
I've travelled across the mountains,
I've waded through the sea
Just to get to you so you could get to me.
And if you look back on our plan
Where we have gone and where we'll land
We'll make history.
And if I think I know my reason's good,
I got no place to go nowhere to be.
So if you'll just look over what I have said
then you'll see, then you'll see
That I'm running,
That I'm running back to you.
On My Way
(We say 'Whoa' a bunch. I'll spare you.)
Driving, driving on my way to see.
Yes I am on my way, yes I am on my way.
Keep in focus try to stay with me.
This time I've come to stay, yes I have come
Now it's harder than you thought it'd be.
Well baby don't be scared, 'cause I am almost there.
Girl, there's no reason to worry.
Well I am almost there, yes I am all
When the skies were clear
We were far away from here.
So hold on, be okay,
'cause I am on my way to say
Everything's gonna be alright
Don't worry baby, trust me baby.
Everything's gonna be alright
Just trust me baby, trust me baby.
Yeah everything is gonna be alright.
Everything's gonna be alright girl.
Everything's gonna be alright girl.
Take A Look
Well you tell me that you don't need help,
But I can see that you could clearly use some.
So come on lay it on me.
It's all about perspective.
You need to see things just a little differently.
Take a look and turn it upside down.
And now the sky is underneath the ground.
Yeah, so turn up all your questions,
Rearrange your problems.
Now you should see quite clearly,
The blood is rushing to your head.
I've said all this sincerely,
But only you can find out what it's meant.
Oh well now you want an answer,
I've only got solutions,
And if you do not like it,
then pardon my intrusion.
I guess it's up to you now.
Take a look and turn it upside down.
And now the sky is underneath the ground.
Yeah, so turn up all your questions,
Rearrange your problems.
When You're In Town
Would you tell me next time that you're in town?
'Cause my feelings for you have changed.
And would you be so kind to tell me
Next time you come around?
'Cause my feelings for you have changed.
So things have changed now.
Nothing's the same now.
And would it be so bad for you now
That it's not for me?
As you can plainly see.
Things have changed now.
Nothing's the same now.
And would it be so bad for you now
That it's not for me?
As you can plainly see.
I look up, I get up though it's gone away.
But it's not so bad for me to say
I feel it, I need it, so come today
And it's alright for me to say
The Things We've Chased
Drifting on by,
I told you you're drifting,
But you sank into the sky,
You said you need lifting.
Sleeping where you lie,
You're tossing and shifting, but why?
The things we've chased
Will go to waste.
Dust from the dust that we hold,
Left in the cold.
You are standing at the center of the ocean.
You are fading from our memory.
Throw off this weariness and make a motion.
Drive off and send your waves across the sea.
Starting from the ground,
Where the seeds are all greening,
You take a look around,
Find something with meaning.
Felt like you had drowned,
It's alright if you're leaning and weak.
The things we've chased
Will go to waste.
Dust from the dust that we hold,
Left in the cold.
You are standing at the center of the ocean.
You are fading from our memory.
Throw off this weariness and make a motion.
Drive off and send your waves across the sea.
Well the shallow end is caving in,
It takes and breaks you as it spins,
So keep your head above and swim away.
You are standing at the center of the ocean.
You are fading from our memory.
Throw off this weariness and make a motion.
Drive off and send your waves across the sea.
Victoria
These hollow eyes
We cut to glow
Are amber carved and starved for something true
To hold onto.
Open wide,
I'm breathing in
The furthest black and backward holes to know
(Don't look down, further now)
Now where I should go.
So go by lonely open roads
(Don't let go, never know)
Unseen by eyes disguised and slowed
Victoria, Victoria
Is there any blow we've yet to feel tonight?
Victoria, Victoria
Only you and I and memory tonight.
So open wide,
I'm breathing in
The furthest black and backward holes to know
(Don't look down, further now)
Now where I should go.
Victoria,
Now hand in hand,
You feel me shake and wake and reignite
(Don't let go, never know)
To feel tonight.
So carry close the ghosts and gone,
(Don't look down, further now)
Alive and warm the form of dawn.
Victoria, Victoria
Is there any blow we've yet to feel tonight?
Victoria, Victoria
Only you and I and memory tonight.
Don't look down,
Further now.
Down By The River
Down by the river that flows
Northeast and it's going where no one knows.
If you follow the stream in to town
It'll get you moving, turn you around.
And it's alright with me.
Alright with me.
And we're singing girl,
If you wanna take a ride,
Just for one night,
Come on maybe this time.
And we're singing girl,
If you wanna take a chance,
Give up all romance,
Just for one night, just for one night.
Did you ever think that I thought about it?
Girl I know that living isn't that easy.
Girl,
If you wanna take a ride,
Just for one night,
Come on maybe this time.
And we're singing girl,
If you wanna take a chance,
Give up all romance,
Just for one night, yeah.
Stop The Show
If you can hear me,
Long enough to see
Don't look, don't leave and
Don't close your eyes.
Now you've got no choice,
No chance to fight
And now the tumors that they're feeding
Leave the lost consumers bleeding.
All the rumors we're believing now.
So can we stop the show
Long enough to catch a breath of "No"?
Can we not pretend
Long enough to see where the cycle will end?
There once was a time when
The stars would light our way.
Now we need just enough to
Crawl in our caves
And condescend to those who wonder,
Men are means to end and plunder.
We'll transcend the filth we're under now.
So can we stop the show
Long enough to catch a breath of "No"?
Can we not pretend
Long enough to see where the cycle will end?
Now the tumors that they're feeding
Leave the lost consumers bleeding.
Choose to bloom or wither pleading now.
So can we stop the show
Long enough to catch a breath of "No"?
Can we not pretend
Long enough to see where the cycle will end?
Atomic Reaction
It's like an atomic reaction!
And when I look into her eyes,
I see the moment of surprise.
And now I'm searching for a way
To have this feeling day by day.
Now I'm looking for a reason
It's not the season without you there.
Now I'm searching for a passtime.
It's not the last time that I will say
It's like an atomic reaction!
And as I look into her eyes
I see the moment of surprise.
And now I've found a simple way
To have this feeling day by day.
Now I'm looking for a reason
It's not the season without you there.
Now I'm searching for a passtime.
It's not the last time that I will say
Now I'm looking for a reason
It's not the season without you there.
Now I'm searching for a pastime.
It's not the last time that I will say
It's like an atomic reaction!
3 AM Electric
Good news, you're fading far away.
You're shrinking in the distance of this
Sad and stolen day.
Bad news, You know it doesn't soothe the burn.
We both know I'm running and
Awaiting my return.
Too late, finally fled this cheerful death,
But still I smell the fallacy and
Tarnish on your breath
Someday, when twisting spirals cross
I'll tear away the hopelessness
That clings to you like frost.
And for these bricks and bones
With no more to show for
A halo hanging by my loss.
And for a word I've thrown
My hand shut to stand but
Somehow I wound up with a cross.
Seeping through the seeping silent herd.
I'll be your 3 AM electric
And you can be my dreamscape lightning bird.
Warming by the storming of a match,
I'll be your 3 AM electric,
Your 3 AM electric.
Someday, in a burning paper frame
I'll set into this madness like
The moth into the flame.
Someday, in a dark and hostile night,
I'll see the white lies twist to black
Beneath a certain light.
And for these bricks and bones
With no more to show for
A halo hanging by my loss.
And for a word I've thrown
My hand shut to stand but
Somehow I wound up with a cross.
Seeping through the seeping silent herd.
I'll be your 3 AM electric
And you can be my dreamscape lightning bird.
Warming by the storming of a match,
I'll be your 3 AM electric,
Your 3 AM electric.
Now you've had your chance,
Oh, I've heard your lies.
This reluctant world
Can't see into your eyes.
Seeping through the seeping silent herd.
I'll be your 3 AM electric
And you can be my dreamscape lightning bird.
Warming by the storming of a match,
I'll be your 3 AM electric,
Your 3 AM electric.
Time
We are caught in a thing called time.
Oh let me fall away.
We are caught in a thing called time.
Oh let me fall away.
We are the most respected group in town.
We don't appreciate you being around.
It's a shame, it's a shame, it's a shame
Where we all go.
It's a shame, it's a shame
Where we all go.
We are caught in a thing called time.
Oh let me fall away.
We are caught in a thing called time.
Oh let me fall away.
We are the most respected group in town.
We don't appreciate you being around.
It's a shame, it's a shame, it's a shame
Where we all go.
It's a shame, it's a shame
Where we all go.
We all go.
The Day It Rained Hot Coffee
Your breathing is peaceful, you sleep full of dreams.
Candles and subtitled scenes,
And I'm a solace machine.
My mind keeps repeating a meeting of sets.
Symbols in old alphabets,
That I can't try to forget.
And my heart knew its lines, but the tongue got it wrong.
"Girl if i speak in riddles will you answer in songs?"
Keep quiet, just play along.
In jellyfish glory my story was wrote.
I don't sink or swim, I just float,
And I sting who I stroke.
But if I burn through this disguise
Will I melt the ice behind your eyes?
Now here lying naked, undone and undressed
With one naked lie on my chest
But baby I must confess,
Oh baby I never loved you less!
Colors sing in oblique tones,
Children play on the spin rides,
Angels skate across cheekbones,
Fireflies spill their insides.
This would be such a time to rejoice,
But there's a saccharine scarecrow in your voice,
I'm realistic:
Semiautomasochistic
If these walls could lie
I could give your wintercourse another try.
But I've learned about glory.
Let me tell you a story.
A baby flew from the womb, went
Running screaming for drugs through
Every hospital room, just
Pulling all of the plugs.
A baby flew from the womb, went
Running screaming for drugs through
Every hospital room, just
Pulling all of the plugs.
The doctors yelled and chased him through the crowd
While all the patients died laughing out loud.
Shall I live my life a lie
So you can save yourself a sin?
I pull these pieces out and say goodbye.
If these walls could lie
I could give your wintercourse another try.
But I'll burn outside the shelter in my eyes.
And if these walls could lie
I could give your wintercourse another try.
But I'll burn outside the shelter in my eyes
Like the day it rained hot coffee from the sky.
The King
I'm the king of Tecmo cheats,
Only smoke after football defeats.
I'm the King and I'm from the streets.
I was elected anonymously,
Means nobody voted against me.
I'm the King off Hall 4B
I'm the King
I'm the King
I'm the King
And all I do is drink things.
Spill my drink and throw the remote,
I'm forgiven if it broke.
I'm the King and you are all my folk.
This is my pulsar,
This will be my larasar.
I'm the King of Hall 4 Bar.
I'm the King
I'm the King
I'm the King
and all I do is drink things.
My right eye is crying for you.
Watch Conan and mute U2.
I'm the King but if Grider asks I'm just Drew...
I'm the King
I'm the King
I'm the King
and all I do is drink things.
Too Late
Too late, can't react,
Now there's no turning back.
I could use some more time right now.
So if you listen, listen close
Who do you trust the most?
Come on girl, I got faith in you, yeah you.
Who did you think I meant, darling?
Don't make me say it, say it again
It's too close to the end
to hold some small chit chat right now.
So pack your stuff, we're going now
there's no time for running out.
The world is ready to move for you, yeah you.
Who did you think I meant, darling?
I know you're tired,
but you can't sleep right now.
You got a long road ahead,
you've gotta save your breath darling.
So sorry, can't stop moving now.
Keep moving, time is running out
for who did you think I meant?
If You Do
What's come of this but burning out your drive?
Six years just missed on burning alive
And still you
See no changin'.
Kindly once you asked while leaving us behind
What would it take to change all our
Minds? It's taken
All this time.
Well I told you it was never enough and
Never see it easin' up on you.
Call you callous when you're calling their bluff and
Call you nothing when its over
And I don't think I'd
Go the way you choose but if you do
Keep this inside:
What you have to prove might never do,
But its more than what you have to lose.
I'm coming through.
Look up, look on cause all that you have
Spent is never gone, was what you were
Meant to be so
Don't give out, no.
Every now and then I fall into a
Reverie for when this city that
Never dreams will
Let you in.
Well what you see is what you get and
What you don't is what gets you.
Now the mantras and the medicine set in,
and I don't know what to do
And I don't think I'd
Go the way you choose but if you do
Keep this inside:
What you have to prove might never do,
But its more than what you have to lose.
I'm coming through.
Sing out,
Make me come around.
Sing out and make me.
Sing out,
Make me come around.
Sing out and make me.
What's come of this but burning out your drive?
Six years just missed on burning alive
And what else
Could I say?
Show me something I'd have never believed and
Show me something from the rolling abyss.
When I look upon what I had concieved
Well I saw myself here, but it wasn't like this.
And I don't think I'd
Go the way you choose but if you do
Keep this inside:
What you have to prove might never do,
But its more than what you have to lose.
I'm coming through.
Misgiving
Run away,
Leave me here.
I just let it disappear.
Can I shout when my tongue turns tight?
Diagrams,
Maps and routes,
It's too much to think about.
But I know I can set it right.
But misgiving gets me everytime,
All I could need is in my fingers and I'm
Missing the dreams that I've known.
You gotta help me cause I'm slipping into my own.
In a dream,
I was lost,
Night time came and arrows crossed.
And for years I awaited day.
There she is,
Waits for me,
Ready as I'll never be
And I just turn away.
And if you give up now I can only allow,
And I will sleep until I'm awoken.
But if you find a way to listen you'll hear me pray
You're open.
Misgiving gets me everytime,
All I could need is in my fingers and I'm
Missing the dreams that I've known.
You gotta help me cause I'm slipping into my own.
Don't let me let go
When everything's leaving,
I don't wanna be alone.
But every chance I've found,
I only let me down.
I'm trying and trying,
Still I'm sinking like a stone.
But if you let me in, someday I'll try again
And I will speak until I am spoken.
And if you find a way to listen you'll hear me pray
you're open.
Misgiving gets me everytime,
All i could need is in my fingers and I'm
Missing the dreams that I've known.
You gotta help me cause I'm slipping into my own.
Give and Take
It's easier pretending but you know is true,
And it's been eating at you time and again.
It's looking like the only thing you can't explain
Is all the places that you find yourself in.
And even though she can't relax
She's starting to relate.
And even if she's all alone
She's not afraid be that way.
We're quiet cause we don't know what to say.
And we watch it all go by from the backseat.
The conversation's turning and she can't escape,
It keeps on happening again and again.
She's going with the motions but she can't deny
That she's got something else inside of her head.
And even though she can't relate
She's starting to relax.
They're telling her to open up
And kill the time she won't get back.
We're talking cause we don't know how to act.
And we watch it all go by from the back seat.
You give and take, you'll always be incomplete.
You Got It
It's on your chest,
You got it, got it.
You take a breath,
You turn it, turn it
All around, turn the table down.
When troubles ring
You tell me all
About everything,
It's all over and
All undone, all and everyone.
You don't admit,
My innocent dear,
You think "I can't wait to leave you here".
Saying that I hold you over,
I told you over and over again.
Listen to my same reaction
And say inaction is actually in.
Saying that you're only joking
And I am soaking the smoke that you cried,
But the devil is on her side.
Can't turn around,
You got it, got it.
Don't slow me down,
I bought it, bought it
All along, now I'm moving on.
Taking the road,
You're taking over.
Aim and reload,
You're uncovered and
Taking on all and everyone.
Your fingers move,
They fall and you've won.
One more time, take a look at what you've done.
Saying that I hold you over,
I told you over and over again.
Listen to my same reaction
And say inaction is actually in.
Saying that you're only joking
And I am soaking the smoke that you cried,
But the devil is on her side,
And your angel is on her back.
But the devil is on her side.
It's on your chest,
You got it, got it.
You take a breath,
You turn it, turn it.
I look you down,
I sought it, sought it.
What have i found?
You're not it, not it.
Regret It And Let It
Forget it, just regret it and let it
Let me in, hear me out, let me back in.
Open up your mind to the rhythym and set it
To the lowest possible setting we have got to give.
Oh you go about your days
Settled safely in your ways
And in your reasons,
Got it figured out.
But when I try my best to get inside,
You turn away, I wouldnt understand,
I do, I can, I'm telling you
You wouldn't have to feel so helpless.
Breathe and just let go.
Forget it, just regret it and let it
Open up your mind and let me in.
Trying hard to keep it in
You're always looking for the ending
And beginning to give out.
But when I try to open up your eyes,
Take a chance and try to understand,
You are, You can, I'm telling you
You wouldn't have to feel so helpless.
Breathe and just let go.
Forget it, just regret it and let it
Open up your mind and let me in.
Bridges Behind You
Suddenly we're unprepared,
Standing on the pavement where
The red lights came, the white went out,
And now the things we think about
Are picture frames, the distant sounds,
The chances lost to eager ground.
Harder to remember than to lie.
But I will try.
And now you want to look down on me.
When the pain is inflaming your memory.
Go now, wear it on your crown or
Turn into the downpour,
Driving us away
Toward the gleaming where your open
Eyes were full of hope and
Wondering all alone
Can we go home?
Now you speak in hollow tones,
Making faces made for stone.
Suddenly the moment hides
Gone away or locked inside
But picture frames, the distant sounds
Have taken you and held you down.
Easier to paralyze than grow.
It's time to go.
So you've made it another night.
And the bridges behind you burned up the light.
Go now, wear it on your crown or
Turn into the downpour,
Driving us away
But something's waiting on the inside,
Waiting to begin right.
Go where you belong.
Toward the gleaming where your open
Eyes were full of hope and
Wondering all alone
Can we go home?