Violent Femmes - New Times

New Times. New Times. New Times.

Good morning. Good morning. Good morning.
I'm the guard. At one time
This was rather pleasant
The poets they still had to muse
Over the classicism of clean shoes
But who today still knows a button stick

Well, that's the new times
That's the new times
That's the new times

The girls would lie down before us
First one went dancing, then behind the bushes
Today you have to run through twenty places
Get drunk on saccharin and methyl
And then you still don't get them that far

Well, that's the new times
That's the new times
That's the new times

Now take it easy there in the early morning
Who arrives but the brethren from the press

If somewhere there lies a cadaver
Or something is foul in the state
You can be sure that a writer is not far behind
With his Excellency I only say:
Hands off the literature

The laurel wreath one gets today
Second hand so to speak
>From the old Empire's stories
Sold underhand at the Alexanderplatz
With all the wigs and costumes
Twitching from the shoulder one is informed

Well, that's the new times
That's the new times
That's the new times

New times. New times. New times.

Violent Femmes - Good Friend

If only you could know How I'd love you so The way good friends do The way I would be you And me too, I'd be your Good friend, I'd be your Good friend, I'd be your Good friend That's what I would've been Oh but everytime I turn around My heart's on the mend These feelings I have I have to suspend Seems like everytime I turn around My heart's on the mend Because I don't think you want me To be your good friend Yesterday is a laugh And the traumas slip past And I don't think That I'll be doing a lot of crying But I'll sure do my share of sighing I would have been your...

Violent Femmes - Forbidden

Come with us and play!
See, we have breasts as women!
From your tents by the sea
Come play with us: it is forbidden

Come with us and play!
Lo, bare, straight legs in the water!
By our boats we stay
Then swimming away
Come to us: it is forbidden!

Come with us and play!
See, we are as tall as women!
Our eyes are keen:
Our hair is bright:
Our voices speak outright:
We revel in the sea's green!
Come play: it is forbidden!

Violent Femmes - I'm Nothing

I am N-O-T-H-I-N'
I am N-O-T-H-I-N'
I'm nothin', I'm nothin'

I am N-O-T-H-I-N'
I am N-O-T-H-I-N'
I'm nothin', I'm nothin'

Are you Republican or Democrat?
A liberal fascist full of crap?
I'm nothin', I'm nothin'
Somebody somewhere might be something
But everybody, everywhere knows that I'm nothin'

Politics and dirty tricks - I got no time for stones and sticks
Politics and dirty tricks - I got no time for chasin' chicks
I'm nothin', I'm nothin'
Somebody somewhere might be something
But everybody, everywhere knows that I'm nothin'

I'm nothing, but I'm not proud
Cause being nothin', it's not allowed

Are you gay or are you straight?
Do you believe in love or do you believe in hate?
I'm nothin', I'm nothin'
Somebody somewhere said he was something
But everybody, everywhere is sayin' I'm nothin'

I'm nothin', I'm like a cloud
I'm free to be alone in a crowd

What's your reality? It's not real to me
What's your anomaly? It is my destiny

I am N-O-T-H-I-N'
I am N-O-T-H-I-N'
I'm nothin', I'm nothin'
I'm nothin'

I'm nothing now and I'll be nothing when

This nothing world has its nothing end

Violent Femmes - Never Tell

Hey, sister, have you heard?

Some people stand like trees without a word

And what that means is that some people don't

Talk

Oh, please, pardon me, mister

You know I just didn't hear you

That first time that you said that

But now that you repeated it for me, I'll be sure to do what I can

You know I'm going to do what I can, do what I can

Do-do-do-do-do what I can

Now do what I can, do what I can

Do-do-do-do-do what I can

But no more, you understand?

Oh, please, pardon me, father

You know, I just didn't hear you

That, that, that, that first time that you said that

But now, but now, but now, but now, but now you repeated it

You repeated it, you repeated it, you repeated it

I'll be sure to do, do, do what I can

Do what I can, do what I can

Do-do-do-do-do what I can

Yeah, do what I can, do what I can

Do-do-do-do-do what I can

But no more, you understand?

It's of utmost importance

We're dealing with volatile substance

It's of utmost importance

We're dealing with volatile substance

It's of utmost importance

We're dealing with volatile substance

I've had so much on my mind

I was so glad when I died

Listen to me, baby

Can you keep a secret for me?

Make sure no one finds out

'Cause then the lights will go out

And I will find you out

And I will cut you up

Don't ask me why because I-I said, I said, I said

I'm gonna do what I can, do what I can

Do-do-do-do-do what I can

Gotta do what I can, do what I can

Do-do-do-do-do what I can

Now do what I can, do what I can

Do-do-do-do-do what I can

I do what I can, do what I can

Do-do-do-do-do what I can

But I'll have none of that, y-you understand?!

Don't you know nothin'?

You never tell on someone

Don't you know nothin'?

You never tell on someone

Don't you know nothin'?

You never tell on someone

Don't you know nothin'?

You ain't never going to tell on someone!

What are you going to do? You gonna turn

You gonna turn rat fink?

What do you wanna do? Do you wanna see

Do you wanna see what it's like to sink?

Sink down, sink down, sink down

Down, down to the bottom of the river

Sink down, sink, sink down, down

Down, down, to the bottom of the river

Sink, down, sink, sink down, down

Down, down to bottom of the river

Sink down, sink, sink down, down

Down, down to the bottom of the river

Don't you know no one?

You never tell on someone

Don't you know no one?

You never tell on someone

Don't you know no one?

You never tell on someone

Don't you know no one?

You ain't never gonna tell on someone

Ah, ah, oh

I'll tell you what it's like

I'll tell you what it's like, oh

I stood right up in the heart of Hell

I never tell

I stood right up in the heart of Hell

I never tell

I stood right up in the heart of Hell

I never tell

I stood right up in the heart of Hell

I'm never gonna tell, tell, tell, tell

I'm n-n-n-n-never gonna tell, tell, tell, tell

Nothing, nothing, never gonna tell, tell, tell, tell

I'm n-n-n-n-never gonna tell, tell, tell, tell

Nothing, nothing, never gonna tell, tell, tell, tell

Ah...

Violent Femmes - Children Of The Revolution

You can bump and grind
Have a good time
You can twist and shout
Let it all hang out
But you won't fool the children of the revolution
No you won't fool the children of the revolution

You can tell a plane, in the falling rain
I got a Rolls Royce
'Cause it's good for my voice
But you won't fool the children of the revolution
No you won't fool the children of the revolution

You can bump and grind
Feeling fine
You can twist and shout
Knock yourself out
But you won't fool the children of the revolution
No you won't fool the children of the revolution
No you can't fool the children of the revolution
No you won't fool the children of the revolution
No you can't fool the children of the revolution
No you won't fool the children of the revolution

You can bump and grind
Have a good time
You can bump and grind
Have a good time

Bump and grind
Have a good time

(originally recorded by T. Rex)

Violent Femmes - Mother Of A Girl

You look like you could be the mother of a girl

a girl I hated more than any other girl in the world

the way I let her treat me was totally a disgrace

I wanted to permanently wipe that smile off her face

no I'm not joking

yes I was choking

You look like you could be the mother of a girl

a girl I loved more than any other girl in the world

the way that i treated her was totally a crime

I wanted to permanently wipe the joy out of my mind

No I'm not joking

yes I was choking

You look like you could be the mother of a boy

who bored me more than any other man in the land

the way that he dogged me like I was totally a jerk

I wanted to permanently pound his prick into the dirt

no I'm not joking

yes I was choking

Violent Femmes - Mosh Pit

MOSH PIT MOSH PIT MOSH PIT
MOSH PIT MOSH PIT MOSH PIT
why don't grown-ups wanna have fun
i'm always doing something wrong
i don't like work and
i don't like school
but i know where it's really cool
MOSH PIT MOSH PIT
SQUASH IT SQUASH IT
EAT SHIT EAT SHIT
MOSH PIT MOSH PIT
MOSH PIT MOSH PIT
my girlfriend says i'm a jerk
'cause i don't do my homework
but i'm going for my Ph. D
in psycho-physical therapy
in the MOSH PIT MOSH PIT...
what' for breakfast
what's for lunch
what's for dinner
Captian Crunch!!!
why don't grown-ups let you have fun
they say you're always doing something wrong
you don't want to work and
you don't like school
but you know what is really cool
MOSH PIT MOSH PIT
SQUASH IT SQUASH IT
EAT SHIT EAT SHIT
MOSH PIT MOSH PIT
MASH IT MASH IT
BASH IT BASH IT
HASH IT HASH IT
CRASH IT CRASH IT
MOSH PIT MOSH PIT
MOSH PIT MOSH PIT
respect your neighbors
expect no favors
attention all listeners
take no prisoners!

Violent Femmes - Girl Trouble

Have mercy on me

I got girl trouble up the ass
have mercy on me people
I got girl trouble up the ass
and don't tell me no joke
cause I'm not gonna laugh
I need the cure
only one cure in this world
I need the cure
only one cure in this world
hey james brown
I need a woman or a girl
hit me in the morning
hit me in the night
hit me when I'm wrong
hit me when I'm right
hit me when I'm up
hit me when I'm down
hit me hit me hit me hit me
all over town
girl trouble
I got girl trouble up the ass
and don't tell me
cause I'm not gonna laugh
I'm not trying to fool you people
I'm not giving you no jive
make me feel I'd rather be dead than alive
take a look around
what's shoving up my behind
problems drive me out of my mind
girl trouble
I got girl trouble up the ass
and don't tell me no joke
cause I'm not gonna laugh

Violent Femmes - Blister In The Sun

Violent Femmes - 4 Seasons

How will I stand the summer when spring was such a bummer?
How will I weather my winter when my fall was such a ballbuster?
It's spring and there'll be no spring fling when my winter was what a winner.
And I am taking a fall 'cause if I ain't got you I got nothing at all.

How will I stand the summer when the spring just made me dumber?
How will I fare my fall -- will I lose my mind in the wintertime?
It's spring and I'm a spring ding-a-ling...
It's summer and I'm just a little dumber...
And I am taking a fall 'cause if I ain't got you I got nothing at all.

Through the four seasons, I'm searching for reasons.

I'm not gonna take the spring 'cause the spring don't mean a thing.
I'm not gonna take the winter 'cause my winter is a splinter.
I'm not gonna take the summer -- summer is such a bummer.
But I am taking the fall 'cause if I ain't got you I got nothing at all.

Through the four seasons, I'm searching for reasons.
Vivaldi, the four Seasons...
It seems to me to be a theme of love with no variations of aggravations.

How will I stand the summer when spring was such a bummer?
How will I fare my fall -- will I lose my mind in the wintertime?
It's spring and I'm a spring ding-a-ling...
It's summer and I'm just a little dumber...
And I am taking a fall 'cause if I ain't got you I got nothing at all.

Through the four seasons, I'm searching for reasons.

Spring, summer, winter and fall...
Spring, summer, winter and fall...
Spring, summer, winter and fall...
If I ain't got you, I got nothing at all.

Violent Femmes - I Know It's True But I'm Sorry To Say

I know it's true but I'm sorry to say
Yesterday's a day away
Nothing I could do to make it stay like that
Ain't that a fact?

I know it's true but I'm sorry to say
I just can't handle things this way
I know it's late but I'd like to stay a while
See you smile

Will you meet me in the morning
With the sun fresh on the dew?
Will you meet me in the afternoon
Made just for me and you?
Will you meet me in the evening
When the nighttime starts to crawl?
Will you meet me in the hall?
Will meet me on the wall?
Will you meet me at all?

One more time, one more time
Shaking up and down my spine
Jump a rope or skip a line or two
What can I do?

One more time, one more time
Color flashing neon sign
Advertising a friend of my distraction
Latest attraction

Oh my body has been punished
Lord, I think I've had enough
Oh my body has been punished
With too much and not enough
Oh my body has been punished
And my mind can no longer bluff
My mind is so unkind
My mind is so unkind
It keeps me crying all the time

I know its true but I'm sorry to say
Yesterday's a day away

Violent Femmes - I Held Her In My Arms

I'm gnawing on the knowledge that I have been burnt
And I'm learning things that I should've already learnt
Everyone I ever knew was so kind and coy
I was with a girl, but it felt like I was with a boy

I can't even remember if we were lovers, or if I just wanted to
But I held her in my arms, I held her in my arms
I held her in my arms but it wasn't you

I will not kill the one thing I love
In this world of wreckage, I look above
Help me, Lord, help me understand
What it means to be a boy and what it means to be a man

I can't even remember if we were lovers, or if I just wanted to
But I held her in my arms, I held her in my arms
I held her in my arms but it wasn't you

Violent Femmes - Do You Really Want To Hurt Me

I needed time to realize my crime
It was let me love and steal
I did dances inside my mind
Now how can I be real

Do you really want to hurt me?
Do you really want to make me cry?
No I don t really want to hurt you

Then lovers always asked me:
Why why why why in my mind my memory's burning
What's your favorite color of your favorite car?
I took a step
The step was learning that that's a step beyond a step too far

Do you really want to hurt me?
Do you really want to make me cry?
No I don't really want to hurt you

I told the truth but it was still a lie
The words are few
Some are unspoken
I could sleep four thousand years
Man of sorrows word unbroken
His sweat like blood came down like tears
I've been talking
But believe me
I know that it's true now that there's no more
I don't know
I'm in love and love's the reason I'm not prepared to let you let me go
So if it's love you want
Then take all of me
It's this love I want
I can finally see

Do I really want to hurt you?
Do I really want to make you cry?
Yes I suppose I want to hurt you
You told the truth but it was still a lie

(Culture Club)

Violent Femmes - Sleepwalkin'

Someone sucked me late last evening
And it was time to make a change
And I wonder am I too late, am I too far a strange
For what I have been doin' for all of these years

Sleepwalkin', sleepwalkin', slee-ee-eepwalkin'
Sleepwalkin', sleepwalkin', slee-ee-eepwalkin'

I have so few good memories
Something's terribly wrong, as a singer singing badly
As he tries to sing the wrong song
Look what I have been doing all of these years

Sleepwalkin', sleepwalkin', slee-ee-eepwalkin'
Sleepwalkin', sleepwalkin', slee-ee-eepwalkin'

Something moving in the light
Something spoke to me and said, "Go, go, go, go"
Something's moving in the house show, something to show
For what I've been doing for all of these years

Sleepwalkin', sleepwalkin', slee-ee-eepwalkin'
Sleepwalkin', sleepwalkin', slee-ee-eepwalkin'

Someone sucked me late last evening
And it was time to make a change
And I wonder am I too late am I too far a strange
For what I have been doin' for all of these years

Sleepwalkin', sleepwalkin', slee-ee-eepwalkin'
Sleepwalkin', sleepwalkin', slee-ee-eepwalkin'
Sleepwalkin', sleepwalkin', slee-ee-eepwalkin'

Sleepwalkin', sleepwalkin', slee-ee-eepwalkin'
Sleepwalkin', sleepwalkin', slee-ee-eepwalkin'
Sleepwalkin', sleepwalkin', slee-ee-eepwalkin'

Violent Femmes - Color Me Once

Color me once, color me twice.
Everything gonna turn out nice.
Everlasting arms, you gotta keep me from these false alarms.

Alarm, alarm I see you sad,
Maybe I see you I'm glad,
Maybe maybe the fire of her desire.

Patience, patience, said the man.
Patience, patience, I can't understand.
Patience like a man and a wife, I got patience on my neck like a cold cold knife.

I say Jack be nimble, Jack fall dead,
Jack bend over and give Jilly head.
Oh you gotta help my body heal my soul.

Dead men working a sinner, a saint,
Mixing up a pail of paint,
Painted the house, black as night.

When the sun came up the house was white.

Gotta go on, gotta go on.
We gotta go on, you gotta go on,
You gotta go on
Go on
Go on

Violent Femmes - Prove My Love

Just last night, I was reminded of
Just how bad it had gotten
And just how sick I had become

But it could change with this relationship
De-derange, we've all been through some shit
And if we're thing, I think this thing's begun
Oh, tell me now, what do I have to do
Oh, tell me now, what do I have to do
Oh, tell me now, what do I have to do
To prove my love to you?

Special favors come in 31 flavors
We're out of mints, pass the Life Savers
I'm droppin hints, candy for candy-coated tongue

You'd be so good, so very good for me
What do you think? Tell me honestly?
I'm wait-wait-wait-waiting for you to come
Oh, tell me now, what do I have to do
Yeah, tell me now, what do I have to do
Yeah, tell me now, what do I have to do
Yeah, prove my love to you

Third verse, same as the first
Just last night, I was reminded of
Just how bad it had gotten
And just how sick I had become

But it could change with this relationship
De-derange, we've all been through some shit
And if we're thing, I think this thing's begun

Oh, tell me now, what do I have to do
Yeah, tell me now, what do I have to do
I'd do anything, what do I have to do
I'd do it all, what do I have to do
I'd do it all for you, what do I have to do
I'd do anything, I'd do it all, I'd do it all for you
I'd climb a mountain, I'd cross the ocean, I'd do it it all
Tell me now, what do I have to do to prove my love to you?

Violent Femmes - Dating Days

Three women
In thirty days
Tell me seriously
Our dating days
Are over and done
Are dead and gone
It seems that no matter how much I drink
I seem to still stay sober
It seems that no matter how young I am
I seem to still feel older
Three men are going to hell
Thirty women are going to jail
Jonah swore he swallowed the whale
Thirty thirsty women
Three hundred women in three hours
Told me boy forget the flowers
Christ told a man called 1 legion
Come into the fold and start preachin'
Your devil days are over and gone
Your weary days are dead and done
Your happiness has begun

Violent Femmes - Rejoice And Be Happy

Rejoice and be happy when they revile you, just like the Savior told us to do.
Rejoice and be glad when for His name's sake, they speak all manner of evil and against you they hate.

Blessed are you who are persecuted too, for righteousness the good that you do, if in the bread you put a little leaven, the Kingdom is yours it's the Kingdom of Heaven.

Rejoice and be happy when they revile you, just like the Savior told us to do.
Rejoice and be glad when for His name's sake, they speak all manner of evil and against you they hate.

You are the salt of the earth, if you're not salty, what are you worth?

Rejoice and be ye exceedingly glad for great is the reward in Heaven to be had for the prophets they did persecute too, unjust though it was, they came way before you.

Rejoice and be happy when they revile you, just like the Savior told us to do.
Rejoice and be glad when for His name's sake, they speak all manner of evil and against you they hate.

We are the salt of the earth, if we're not salty, what are we worth?

Rejoice and be happy when they revile you, just like the Savior told us to do.
Rejoice and be glad when for His name's sake, they speak all manner of evil and against you they hate.

Rejoice and be happy when they revile you, just like the Savior told us to do.
Rejoice and be glad when for His name's sake, they speak all manner of evil and against you they hate.

Violent Femmes - Don't Start Me On The Liquor

Don't start me on the liquor
I'll drink it all down straight
I'll make a toast to love
But I drink the most
When I got somebody to hate
I'm an old man
I got an old man's pain
Will the morning
Will the morning ever come again
Well, I'm likin' lickin' a lotta liquor
I'm drivin' down the drink
I'll take a toast to life
But I drink the most
When my devil start to think
I'm an old man
I got an old man's pain
Will the morning
Will the morning ever come again
Oh, I could drink, drink, drink
So I can't think, think, think
I got a hope or a home
In this life I'm all alone

On this long cold lonely night of fright
Followed by a lonely day
'Til there's nothing left I can say
Except I didn't know I was sick
And so I got sicker
He's a low down lying
Peckerwood cotton picker
Don't start me on the liquor
I got nothing more to say
I had a little money
But it all flown away
And I said oh man
Oh, ain't that a shame
Oh, I keep manin', I keep manin'
LIke I got an old man's pain
Don't
Don't start
Don't start me
Don't start me on
Don't start me on the
Don't start me on the liquor