You Could Have It So Much Better
Album - 28 settembre 2005 - Debaser id 257104

So they say you're trouble, boy
Just because you like to destroy
All the things that bring the idiots joy
Well, what's wrong with a little destruction?

And the Kunst won't talk to you
Because you kissed St. Rollox adieu
Because you robbed a supermarket or two
Well, who gives a damn about the profits of Tesco?

Did I see you in a limousine
Flinging out the fish and the unleavened
Turn the rich into wine as you walk down the mean
The fallen are the virtuous among us
Walk among us, never judge us
Yeah, we're all-

Up now and get 'em, boy
Up now and get 'em, boy
Drink to the devil
And death to the doctors

Did I see you in a limousine
Flinging out the fish and the unleavened
Five thousand users fed today
As you feed us, won't you lead us
To be blessed

So we stole and drank champagne
On the seventh seal, you said you never feel pain
"I never feel pain, won't you hit me again?
I need a bit of black and blue to be a rotation."

In my blood, I feel the bubbles burst
There was a flash of fist, an eyebrow burst
You've a lazy laugh and a red white shirt
I fall to the floor, fainting at the sight of blood

Did I see you in a limousine
Flinging out the fish and the unleavened
Turn the rich into wine, walking the mean
Be they Magdalene or virgin- you've already been
You've already been and we've already seen
That the fallen are the virtuous among us
Walk among us, never judge us
To be blessed

So, I'm sorry if I ever resisted
I never had a doubt that you ever existed
I only have a problem when people insist on
Taking their hate and placing it on your name

So they say you're trouble, boy
Just because you like to destroy-
You are the word, the word is 'destroy'
I break this bottle and think of you promptly

Did I see you in a limousine
Flinging out the fish and the unleavened
To the whore in a hostel or the scum of a scheme
Turn the rich into wine, walking the mean
It's not a jag in the arm, it's a nail in the beam
On this barren Earth, you scatter your seed
Be they Magdalene or virgin, you've already been
Yeah, you've already been
And we've already seen that the-

Whoo hoo
Whoo hoo

You've already been, we've already seen
That the fallen are the virtuous among us
Walk among us
If you judge us
We're all damned

It seems he has all he'd ever need
He sees aspiration, never greed
When it's time that he had another
He's always wanting more, if there's another one
Give him some more, he'll have another one
He'll have a slice of your mother

And this boy's quite spectacular
Not a boy, but a wealthy bachelor
I want a car, I want a car
I want a car, I want a car

He sees losers losing everywhere
If he'll lose, he'll only lose the care
That he might have for another
He is complete, invincible
If he has one set principle
Then it's to stand on you, brother

And this boy's quite spectacular
Not a boy, but a wealthy bachelor
I want a car, I want a car
I want a car, I want a car

If he likes cocaine, he's racing you
For organic fresh Echinacea
One kick's as good as another
If he's tired, he's tired of telling you
He's never tired, he's always better than you
Bye-bye, run to your mother

And this boy's quite spectacular
Not a boy, but a wealthy bachelor, yeah
And this boy's quite spectacular
Not a boy, but a wealthy bachelor
I've got a car, I've got a car
I've got a car, I've got a car

He's got a car...

I swapped my innocence for pride
Crushed the end within my stride
Said I'm strong now I know that I'm a leaver
I love the sound of you walking away
Mascara bleeds a blackened tear
And I am cold
Yes, I'm cold
But not as cold as you are
I love the sound of you walking away

Why don't you walk away?

Why don't you walk away?
No buildings will fall down
Why don't you walk away?
No quake will split the ground
Why don't you walk away?
The sun won't swallow the sky
Why don't you walk away?
Statues will not cry

Why don't you walk away?

I cannot turn to see those eyes
As apologies may rise
I must be strong and stay an unbeliever
And love the sound of you walking away
Mascara bleeds into my eye
I'm not cold
I am old
At least
As old as you are

As you walk away?

As you walk away
My headstone crumbles down
As you walk away
The Hollywood winds a-howl
As you walk away
The Kremlin's falling
As you walk away
Radio Four is STATIC

As you walk away

The stab of stiletto
On a silent night
Stalin Smiles
Hitler laughs
Churchill claps
Mao Tse Tung
on the back

Words fall from my mouth
Like plates from shaking hands
Smash upon the silence
Of the smooth naked canal

I'm evil and a heathen
I'm evil and a heathen
I'm a heathen and evil like you
There's not a lot
Not a lot I couldn't do

I like how you pretend
That the end will be the end
So fill your thirst
Drink a curse
To the death of death instead

I'm evil and a heathen
I'm evil and a heathen
I'm a heathen and evil like you
There's not a lot
Not a lot I wouldn't do

Utrecht led me to the Sacre Coeur
Where the smoke curled round
Now the ice blows off Lake Michigan
When the ice blows
The ice flows knocks you down

Your teeth are black with wine
As you place those lips on mine
And the moon hangs heavy and forbidden high
On the night of our lives

I'm evil and a heathen
I'm evil and a heathen
I'm a heathen and evil like you
There's not a lot
Not a lot we couldn't do

Some granite wall
Numbs our bones, numbs our all
As we sit on skinny hands
Nothing to say, nothing at all
I don't know you and I don't want to
You're so awkward just like me
But I don't care

You're the reason I'm leaving
You're the reason I'm leaving
And by leaving we don't stop living, you know

I'd no idea that in four years
I'd be hanging from a beam
Behind the door of number ten
Singing, well, fare thee well
I am leaving
Yes, I leave it all to you

You're the reason I'm leaving
You're the reason I'm leaving
And by leaving we don't stop living, you know
I'm the reason you're leaving
You're the reason I'm leaving
And by leaving we don't stop living, you know

As we ride along under an optimistic sun
The radio sings that "Everybody" song by REM
And here I am, fighting, fighting
Yes, I'm fighting not to cry
And that's another reason why
I oughta hate you like I do
Like I do

You're the reason I'm leaving
You're the reason I'm leaving
And by leaving we don't stop living, you know
I'm the reason you're leaving
I'm the reason you're leaving
If we're leaving we don't stop living, you know

Eleanor put those boots back on
Kick the heels into the Brooklyn dirt
I know it isn't dignified to run
But if you run You can run to the Coney Island rollercoaster
Ride to the highest point and leap across the filthy water
Leap until the Gulf Stream's brought you down

I could be there when you land
I could be there when you land

So Eleanor take a Greenpoint three-point turn
Towards the hidden sun
You know you are so elegant when you run
Oh if you run
You can run to that statue with the dictionary
Climb to her fingernail and
Leap, yeah take an atmospheric leap
Let the jet stream set you down

Could be there when you land
I could be there when you land
Could be there when you land

So Eleanor put those boots back on
Put the boots back on and run
Come on over here
Come on over here
Come on over here

Well that was easy, waiting
Everything's easy now
And the days are oh so normal

But oh baby how I miss you
Oh, baby how I miss you
Oh, baby how I miss you now
Now... n-n-n-now....

I used to lock myself in your bathroom
Swallowing the Codeine kept for your back
Numb, so numb
I'd let your words come and come

Oooooh
So come
Come on, come
Come on kill me now
Kill me now
Kill me now
'Cause I'm leaving you now

That was easy, but how I miss you
That was easy, but I still miss you
That was easy, but how I miss you now
Now... n-n-n-now

I watched you clean the filth off your phone dial
Swallowing things your finger picked up
Tongue, your tongue
I'd watch your tongue licking on

Oooooh
So come
Come on tongue
Come on kill me now
Kill me now
Kill me now
'Cause I'm leaving you now

As I took step number four
Into the close of your tenement
You cast your darkened eyes so low
Said we're cold as the step cement

But I just don't know what you meant

So Alec you may want a pill
We are so cruel and to communicate
Without the red stuff being spilled
We must MDMA our sentiment

But I just don't know what you meant

If we were feckless we'd be fine
Sucking hard on our innocence
But we've been bright in our decline
Been left as blackened filament

But I just don't know what you meant

'Cause I feel blood inside the vein
I feel life inside the ligament
I feel alive yeah just the same
Same vigour and the same intent

So I just don't know if that's what you meant

The passion emerge
And I'm your villain
You toss in a word
And I'm your villain

But serious, you're so serious
Like a waiter hating the rich, but taking their tips

And if I could laugh I'd love you
And if i could smile at anything you said
We could be laughing lovers
I think you'd prefer to be miserable instead
If I could laugh I'd love you
If I could laugh at anybody else
We could be living lovers
Theres room at the top in (?)
In bed
In bed
In bed
Yeah

No one else
And I'm your villain
And now I don't give a damn
And I'm your villain

But serious, you're so serious
Like a ...(?)
On your belly if you want to have fun

See you later, baby see you later x8
Alright!

The last message you sent
Said I looked really down
That I oughta come over
And talk about it
Well I wasn't down
I just wasn't smiling at you
As I look at us now it seems
That you're slapping my back
As if it's alright
But it's not

I'm trying to get up
But you're pushing me down
Oh yeah you're pushing me down
So I'll get up on my own

Now there's some grinning goon
On my TV screen
Telling us all that
It's alright because
She wears this and
He said that and
If you get some of these
It'll all be alright
If you get some of these
It'll all be alright
Well I refuse
To be a cynical goon
Passing the masses
An easy answer
Because it won't be alright
Oh no it won't be alright
Oh no it won't be alright
It won't be alright
Unless you get up
Come on and get up

Well I'm just a voice in your earpieces
Telling you no
It's not alright
You know you could have it so much better
You could have it so much better
If you tried
If you tried
If you tried
If you tried

So far away
Come on I'll take you far away
Let's get away
Come on let's make a get away

Once you have loved someone this much
you doubt it could fade
despite how much you'd like it to
God how you'd like it to fade

Let's fade together

If we get away
You know we might just stay away
So stay awake
Why the hell should I stay awake?
When you're far away
Oh god you are so far away

I looked your wall
Saw that old passport photograph
I look like I've just jumped the Berlin Wall
Berlin I love you
I'm starting to fade

Let's fade together

We've seen some change
But we're still outsiders
If everybody's here
Then hell knows
We ride alone

I've seen some years
But you're still my Caesar
With everything I feel
I feel you've already been here

The only difference is all I see is now all that I've seen

It's bright on the outside
The bright love the dark side
I know it's obvious
But sometimes
You just have to say it
So you don't feel so weak
About being such a freak
Or alone

In seventeen years
Will you still be Camille
Lee Miller, Gala or whatever
You know what I mean, yeah

Love'll die
Lovers fade
But you still remain there
Squeezing in your fingers
What it means for me to be

The only difference is what might be is now what might have been

When you saw me sleeping
You thought I was dreaming of you
I didn't tell you
That the only dream
Is Valium for me
The only difference is that
What might be is now