Shark Naked ...and other urban myths - Lyrics Throw Me a Line Words and Music by Kevin Coates Wind sweeps over ocean wave I see the body, water grave Its bloated face down in muddy shore Don't want to be here anymore Anymore. Homecoming time for fifty men Welcome their small time saints again Go through the motions, please the crowd Good thing they can't hear me think out loud I could snap them in two, they don't know me Can't predict what I'd do, they don't know me. CHORUS: Please throw me a line Time to take what is mine I've been up for so long Waiting for the chance to tumble down All the lights out Not a sound Alive today. Trains keep pushing right on time, but something's wrong with the midnight line Cars collide like dominoes Broken face wears a fiery glow. Shock the weak, feed the curious They've never seen loss of life like this Young mother thanks her lucky stars Her family walks her to the car With just one foot inside, she looks back now Her tears have finally dried, must move on now. If Shakespeare Had a Sister Words and Music by Kevin Coates If Shakespeare had a sister She'd have lived a life of pain Where women had to look their best and sit quietly on a chain Creativity was silenced Like a flower torn apart If Shakespeare had a sister She'd hide a broken heart. You remind me of a story How you choose each crafted word You're clever and you're twisted It's a shame you're seldom heard Your poetry shines like diamonds Every observation's true If Shakespeare had a sister I know she'd be like you You tackle life's big questions A philosopher set free You wonder if it's worth it all To be or not to be You fear the green-eyed monster that invades your private dreams You wake to see the mystery that things are never as they seem. A comedy of errors has left you in this world The men you've loved have closed your doors You've remained a little girl But you still see through the darkness And you dance in solitude If Shakespeare had a sister I know she'd be like you. Your dreams, they shine like diamonds And your genius is overdue If Shakespeare had a sister I know she'd be like you If Shakespeare had a sister I know she'd be like you. Infidelity Words and Music by Kevin Coates CHORUS: And she says, "Why don't you pick yourself off the floor?" As she throws the remote through the open door But I don't hear a thing she says Her words go right through my head As I dream of infidelity. I was reading all about how America killed the Kennedys And how inside each twisted lie a glimpse of truth survived As I turn each congested page I think of those worn out days When love came unexpected with passion and drive. I switch on the T.V. Two romantics set to drown in rules and conventions that crawl in without a sound Yeah, soon they'll end up cut in two With nothing better to do than imagine starting over With no one else around. CHORUS Three years ago this morning I asked you to be mine I screamed up to the bathroom window With Romeo in mind Yeah, sometimes I can't figure out what this commitment and love's all about And if those guys are ever happy who leave it all behind. Alone In a Crowd (Thirteen Days) Words and Music by Kevin Coates I saw the smoke from two miles away It raised its head to take a look around Never thought it could happen to me Never thought it could make that sound. Two men lashed out, the rest just pushed through Without a clue of what was going on Insipid dog clawed its way through the earth Expecting bones before the crack of dawn. CHORUS: Oh, we're alone in a crowd Feeling like the only ones when the crash comes to town We'll be ready As ready as two can be Two, alone in a crowd. Real Hollywood, without all the glamour All lights, all cameras and action Real horror, with Burgess and Butthead Broken families, extremists and factions A microcosm of life in the 90s Not knowing how to react to real drama We've only seen it on T.V.s and movies We may have seen it, but we've never felt it CHORUS BRIDGE: Unprepared for a real situation When people get hurt, when heroes feel strong From a distance it looked so easy Never thought it could be so wrong. Yellow sirens and men in strange costumes Bring out the floodlights or drink till you fall Thirteen days and the smoke just keeps rising Thirteen days and the smoke keeps on rising. Cry No More Words and Music by Kevin Coates City taxi makes its rounds Faceless numbers hit the town again Another twilight symphony. See the green light, then turn around Swerve to miss this angry crowd that thinks they've earned a permanent right of way. Six months seems like forever since I'd realized my dreams were no different than the rest But soon I'm gonna have to change this dance 'Cause things seem frozen and I look a mess. CHORUS: I don't wanna cry no more I don't wanna stand on this side of the door Just wish you were here like you were before I feel like a song without a chorus. Sirens shock the pigeons away Jackson Browne sang about this day You said you liked the earrings with the crooked smile. Round the block we met accordion man You threw a quarter but you missed his can Too bad but perfect aim gave way to style. Your jokes went on forever And half way through we gave up and watched you laugh till the end Wish I remembered even one punch line Maybe this twisted world would make some sense. CHORUS BRIDGE We used to think that we had it made That there was no one like us and that the world could be saved I still believe that our ideals were true But I can't believe I have to go alone Without any help from you. Cycles Words and Music by Kevin Coates We're always caught in these cycles Moving faster and faster Always locked in these cycles With no place to get off, no Whirlwind speed, can't see nothing Moving faster and faster Try to focus on something Just goes by without recognizing. The cameras are shut off this one time And the courtroom's emptied With a shoeshine grin And a pack of Marleys. It made the final issue But it ain't no centrefold Just an angry blemish Exploding in a broken cup CHORUS: Squeeze your head till it won't grow no more Lock the rabbit inside its cage Stay away from these cycles 'Cause the plane is coming in It don't take no prisoners It don't pull no punches Stay away from these cycles. Never thought you could be like your father But you're proving me wrong, yeah You never wanted to be like your father But he's there to haunt you. We're always caught in these cycles Moving faster and faster Always locked in these cycles With no place to get off, no Falling Words and Music by Kevin Coates CHORUS: I don't know why but I think I'm Falling For You I'm not the kind who's used to losing control Been a month away and still I'm Falling For You I don't know why but I think I'm falling, Falling For you. Burned out on this dusty road I'd like to turn around I'd like to shut it down Cold nights as the towns pass by I see the lost and found I see them reaching out for something new. CHORUS Can't breathe in this one horse town Pale bouncer turns around Belts out 'another round' Red lights Got me thinking back to what I left behind And I keep on coming back to you Must be reaching out for something new. BRIDGE: I never thought that we had too much in common I'd hate the way that you'd just stay out all night You used to drive me with your trivia and questions But now I guess I miss your laugh and how we used to fight Yeah, I guess I miss smile Wanna hold you all night. Tonic and Gin Words and Music by Kevin Coates I never thought that I could leave her I never thought I'd go this far I never thought she'd take me seriously And now I'm left alone Looking at the stars It hit me hard, it drove me mad An uppercut that hit me bad But now I'm back on my feet Gonna have the best time I ever had. CHORUS I'm gonna trade her up I'm gonna trade her in I'm gonna get on out Ain't gonna let her win I'll be smilin' tonight Gonna trade her in for tonic and gin. SOLO CHORUS Done alright in this new lifestyle Done alright out on my own Done alright without a friend in the world But I never feel I'm totally alone I raise a glass, I raise it high To fighting dogs who never die To broken wings and borrowed grins And empty hearts that never ask why. CHORUS (2X) I'll be smilin' tonight Gonna trade her in for tonic and gin. She Hears Lullabies Words and Music by Kevin Coates Her mother always said she was destined for a ride She loved roller coasters Eyes open wide, and the neighbours watched their darling They all watched their darling grow They watched her grow. School came easy for her She couldn't wait to learn As teenagers pushed and pulled she'd always wait her turn, and some sensed an easy target She trusted they were so sincere She'd never fear, and now CHORUS: She hears lullabies from long ago She plays solitaire and sleeps alone Pulls her clothes off, looks in the mirror Darkness grips her like a fever, oh It won't let go. Weekends are the worst time for cold rainy nights She flips through faded photos then turns out the light, but she can't erase the picture The memory crawls back every time It crawls inside, and now CHORUS BRIDGE: It won't let go, it won't let go Her whole life's been cut in two now No one tells her what to do now No one tells her anything at all. She hears lullabies from long ago She plays solitaire and sleeps alone. Three Bags Full Words and Music by Kevin Coates In a hotel off the beaten track Duncan hides out till the coast is clear He just lost his shirt, and shoes and pants betting ponies at The Velvedeer Two more hours and he'll head for home where addiction is a nasty word And he'll convince his bride, he'll win big soon In spite of what she may have heard. CHORUS: Three Bags Full Three Bags Full Grand illusions Fill Three Bags Full. Molly takes her clothes off for a modest fee And she dances "When The Levee Breaks" As she worms her way inside the hearts of the glassy-eyed business snakes She always said "just one more year" then she'd have enough to go to school But it's been ten hard years, her daughter understands the symptoms of a fool. CHORUS BRIDGE: Balloons don't leave the ground when they're pumped with lies The black sheep pulls the wool over hopeful eyes And candy coated stories are just like putting out fire with gasoline. In a hotel off the beaten track Duncan still believes he'll win the race And Molly steps onto the smoky stage Pretending tears will hide a broken face. Treating Her That Way Words and Music by Kevin Coates You've been walking a high wire You've been playing with soul fire And you think you've gained some control when she's down and claws at the floor You can hear the waves crash You can see your life pass Midnight approaches, you storm into her room Whisky enhances the wrongs she's done to you. CHORUS: It ain't none of my business I've heard what you say And you may be right You may be right But why don't you stop treating her that way? Now she's finally silent She knows where she stands now And I know she's made some mistakes And I know that kid ain't your own But that kid's just fourteen And she needs attention All she receives, the memory of your rage Your eyes lit on fire The pacing in your cage.