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LYRICS
already dreaming of somebody new
I was miles away when I should have been home
and determined to wander when I knew it was wrong
I let myself linger at the end of the day
hoping that someone would lead me astray
I should have known sooner, you’ve left me no doubt
you’ll be asleep by the time I’m around
we should have known sooner, there was nothing to do
and already dreaming of someone new
when you lay down your head and you know what you want
when you count all the evenings you’ve done without
I let myself wander at the end of the day
hoping that someone would steal me away
we let ourselves dream when we walked out the door
we let ourselves dream when I left here before
by the time I returned there was nothing to do
and already dreaming of someone new
I let myself wander but come back to you
we were already dreaming of someone new
chameleons
chameleons are dreaming, frightened by the sun
they worry it’s falling, the sand begins to burn
roll over and be ready, don’t be caught alone
they shiver and plan surrender but nothing ever comes
chameleons are waiting, plans for everyone
they huddle close together until it’s dark again
take comfort when you know that nothing can be done
the nightfall takes forever but nothing ever comes
chameleons are dreaming, frightened by the sun
they worry it’s falling but nothing ever comes
eleanor open the window
I’ve made my last mistake in this coward’s town
they were waiting when I came to find you, they’d never let me live this down
or take their favorite daughter and there’s no place I can hide
if I came back here this evening, would you make me wait outside.
a black eye that they’ve left me with for everything I’ve done
a split lip to remind me of the family where I’m coming from
I’m hiding in your garden, so don’t make me wait outside
Eleanor when you hear me, would you open up the window tonight
a promise that I’ve made you, even though I’ve let you down
your father gave me up and led them all back to my home
but I’m running out of time, and they’ll coming back around
a stolen car behind your house, the headlights off, the engine running
I know that you’ve been waiting, and now I’ve made my mind
Eleanor if I came back would you open up the window tonight
honeycomb
honeycomb, let me come home for the night
It’s dark in the mountains, the snow won’t stop falling
I know that it’s late, and I shouldn’t be calling
I wouldn’t stay long, it wouldn’t be right
honeycomb’s home but only tonight
honeycomb, just let me sleep for a while
gone for the harvest, you thought I’d forgotten
a gift to come back, and always be welcome.
and everyone’s coming to meet at the hive,
honeycomb’s home but only tonight
honeycomb, let me come by in the evening,
as soon as I can I’ll be gone
I could be leaving as soon as the morning
before all your children come home
honeycomb, just let me know what to do
I’ll come again, when I know that you’re ready
the forest is close I can just keep on moving
I wouldn’t stay long, it wouldn’t be right
I wouldn’t need more than a place for the night
honeycomb’s home, but only tonight
in springtime
the winter’s here but won’t last long
call us when you’ll come back home
we got held up in the storm
tell us where you’re writing from
you’ll remember everything
when you come back in the spring
saved our place while you were gone
we hoped that you’d be coming soon
sleeping through november’s snow
forgot you had a place to go
you’ll remember everything
when you come back in the spring
it’s slowly getting warmer with the struggling of the sun
when april is upon us, you’ll remember why you’ve come
no one else will wonder where you were or what you’ve done
saved a place while you were gone
and even if it all goes wrong
you’ll remember everything
when you come back in the spring
I have chosen the ocean
thought I would be here a while, the seas have grown colder
home is a bed for the night, a chair by the fire
drive down to meet with the shore, but wait ‘til the morning
now that the winter is through, I have chosen the ocean
you might need somewhere to stay, at least for the weekend
home doesn’t need to be much when it comes out of nothing
don’t wait to see me away, I could come back in summer
now that it’s late in the day, I have chosen the ocean
thought you would be here a while, the seas have grown colder
springtime is closer each day, we knew it’d be coming
wait by the pier for a while, a break in the weather
now that the winter is through, I have chosen the ocean
science is the future
science is where I’ve come from and the place where I’ve returned
to have a chance to start again where love will be unlearned
science will lead us somewhere safe unseen and miles away
when everything’s forgiven if someone was betrayed
I’ve been mislead and been let down by things that never showed
by love that can’t be proven, unmeasured and unknown
science is the last chance to leave this worried plane
to calculate the weight of earth that pulls us down again
and when we’ve made the future, when engines repel the ground
then science will lead us somewhere safe unseen and miles away
when everything’s forgiven if someone was betrayed
to send us somewhere better, a place we can’t be found
science is the future that would never let me down
someone else will be saving you
with every wicked evening, there's so much more to do
someone always need some saving, I've nothing left to prove
I always knew I’d give it up by now
as soon as some new would come to town
now the city will sleep safer, and things will all be easier
but someone else will be saving you
every night I’m ready and waiting by the door
someone always needs some help but not mine like before
I’ve never needed this to call my own.
I never thought I’d do this all alone
now the city will sleep safer, and things will all be easier
but someone else will be saving you
you know I’d never leave you on your own
but someone’s taken over now, I’m finally going home
always knew I’d lose the game by now
and someone younger finally came to town
with every wicked evening, there’s so much more to do
but someone else will be saving you
the engineer’s dream
the engineer’s weary, a fever for days
his hands on the wheel are starting to shake
passengers dreaming as the cities fly by
the engineer sleeps at the end of the line
maybe tomorrow if the weather is clear
you can just rest while someone else steers
once you get home they’ll be plenty of time
the engineer sleeps at the end of the line
the engineer hopes that the fever will break
miles through the darkness before the rest wake
passengers dreaming as the cities fly by
the engineer sleeps at the end of the line
the mighty atom
the mighty atom looks above, to scan the evening sky
he’s hoping for a warning sign, but no one calls tonight
they’re heading out to guard the coast, there’s something in the waves
the mighty atom sighs cause no one knows his name
call me when you’ve had enough, you’ve made your big mistake
a fire in the harbor town, a serpent in the lake
and if you wait too long this time, there’s not much I can save
the mighty atom sighs cause no one knows his name
I can hear them crying in the town below
I’ve been waiting on the side for years
I can see the smoke rise through the fields and homes
I’ve been waiting for a way to show what I can do,
and find a way to make it up to you
and when the monster’s laid to rest, there’s no one he can blame
the mighty atom sighs cause no one knows his name
dancing in the city street, there’s nothing left to save
the mighty atom sighs cause no one knows his name
the villain they deserve
there’s nothing left to salvage, there’s nothing left to save
floorboards slowly smoulder all around
I never meant to do them harm, for every time I’ve done them wrong
they’d never let me forget what I’ve become
I woke with flames around me, the smoke fills up the barn
while everything I cherished starts to burn
I’ve tried to live a civil life and work the land beside my wife
I’ll give this town the villain they deserve
I’m pulling out the tinder while my wife begs me to stay
in my fury, I forgot to be afraid
my son will look upon the fields and stay behind to watch the yield
in case I never make it back this way
I’ve warned them every time before, the pitchfork waiting by the door
but no one will forgive the things I’ve done
they’ve all decided what to see and what my nature’s meant to be
I’ll give this town the villain they deserve
the ashes rising in the sky, the main street smoulders in the night
while every house and farm begins to burn
they’ve all decided what to see and what my nature’s meant to be
I’ll give this town the villain they deserve
you could be something when you disappear
when gravity forgives all the loan of your weight
when the atoms disband and separate
when matter divides unprovoked from inside
and finally goes their own way
if memory releases all that you’ve done
and undoes your grasp when you kept holding on
you could be someplace far from here
you could be something when you disappear
I’ve given away everything with my name
I have sent it away until nothing remains
no hope of replacing, no need for returning
what should have been lost long ago
if the last thing you loved that still weighs you down
and finally forgives all the things you’ve done wrong
you could be someplace with nothing to fear
you could be something when you disappear
your beautiful drunk daughter
I know you were hoping she’d find her way home
and forget that I ever came here
I know you’re a man of considerable means
from a family that everyone fears
she should know better, you won’t give her up
to a boy who toils with his hands
she should know better but she’s ready to leave
your beautiful drunk daughter might be the last chance for me
I won’t come around to make false claims
I would only be thrown from your door
she could be something decent one of these days,
she could always want something more
I should know better, I know she’ll be reckless and still be bound to stray
she should know better but I’ve made her believe
your beautiful drunk daughter is going to leave here with me
your beautiful drunk daughter might be the last chance for me
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