PJ Harvey : Dry

Indie Rock / United-Kingdom
(1992 - Indigo / Too Pure)
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1.OH MY LOVER

Oh my lover
Don't you know it's alright you can love her
And you can love me at the same time much to discover
I know you don't have the time
Oh my lover' don't you know it's alright
Oh my sweet thing
Oh my honey thighs give me your troubles,
I'll keep them with mine take at your lie sure
Take whatever you can find but oh my sweet thing
Don't you know it's alright
What's that color, forming around your eyes
Waltz my lover, tell me that it's alright just another
Before you go, go away oh my lover
why don't you just say my name

2.O STELLA

O Stella Maris you're my star stand on ground
Look up at her just hanging in the gold stones just hanging there face froze
But i think i see her smiling
Gold
O Stella Maris you're my star in your blue tavern you light my lantern
O Stella's large pink on her face glowing this place a place for heroes only
Gold
O Stella Maris you're my star pin you to my chest
Sell you to the rest wish as i kiss her gown
Send those angels down to woo me now i think i see her smiling
Gold

3.DRESS

Put on that dress I'm going out dancing starting off red clean and
Sparkling he'll see me music play make it dreamy for dancing
Must be a way that I can dress to please him it's hard to walk in the dress
it's not easy I'm swinging over like a heavy loaded fruit tree - if you put it on
it's sad to see lonely all this lonely close up my eyes dreamy dreamy music make it be alright
Music play make it good for romancing must be a way
I can dress to please him swing it sway everything will be alright but it's feeling so tight tonight
You purdy thang my man says
But I bought you beautiful dresses
Filthy tight the dress is filthy I'm falling flat and my arms are empty
Clear the way better get it out of this room a fallen woman in dancing costume

4.VICTORY

I stumble in and in you fit me with those angel wings
send me gold set me high set it up I'm in the sky
Until the storm is gone
and the temperature's high
and delight is dining
at my table
Until I think ha ha ha how lucky we are
angel at my table
god in my car
get it to sea
take a ship
I'd christen her victory and she'd make it
victory
c'mon boys let's push it hard
bump down push your motor car
c'mon boys you've done us proud
you can sweat, dig, I'll mop it right off your brow
victory
Unttil the storm is gone
and the temperature's high
and delight is dining at my table

5.HAPPY AND BLEEDING

She burst dropped off picked the fruit and realize
I'm naked too so cover my body dress it fine
Hide my linen and lace been sewing ever since time began
But more than the hills more than the trees
More than the mountains-you more than i can see in front of me
More than the mountains-you
Fruit flower myself inside-out i'm happy and bleeding for you
Fruit flower myself inside-out i'm tired and i'm bleeding for you
This fruit was bruised dropped off and blue out of season
Happy and bleeding long overdue too early and it's late too mind and body
I would and i would not do-fruit flower myself
Fig fruit flower myself inside-out for you

6.SHEELA-NA-GIG

Been trying to show you over and over
Look at these, my child-bearing hips
Look at these, my ruby-red ruby lips
Look at these, my work strong-arms
You've got to see my bottle full of charm
Lay it all at your feet
You turn around and say back to me
He said sheela-na-gig, you exhibitionist
Better wash that man right out of my hair
Just like the first time, said you didn't care
Heard it before, no more"
Turn the corner, another one there heard it before
He said sheela-na-gig, you exhibitionist
Put money in your idle hole he said
Wash your breasts, I don't want to be clean
He said please take those dirty pillows away from me

7.HAIR

Samson the strength that's in your arms oh to be your stunning bride
Samson your hair glistening
Like sun oh would that it were mine
Samson your hair that's in my hands I'll keep it safe you're mine
He said wait wait Delilah my babe you lied in my face
You cut off my hair you lied in my bed
Samson you'll stay with your Delilah I hold you in my hands
Your hairy strength
My man, my man

8.JOE

Joe ain't you my buddy thee
Stay with me when i fall and die
Always thought you'd come rushing in
To clear the shit out of my eye
Joe ain't you my buddy thee
Lay my enemies out in lines
Come in close and i'll wash your feet
With my hair I'd mop them dry
Joe you be my buddy please
In this hell and dead-lock time
When I'm trussed in that headache tree
Cut me down with your knife

9.PLANTS AND RAGS

Plants and rags ease myself into a body-bag
Dreamt a man he fed me fine food, he gave me shiny things
White and black are you looking for the sun boy
The sun doesn't shine down here, no, in shadow
House and home who thought they could take away that place
Lead us outside, and lead us out quietly

10.FOUNTAIN

Stand under fountain
cool skin wash clean
wash him from me
along comes wind
a big bone-shaker
blows off my clothes
completely naked
what to do
when everything has left you
out of the blue
it is a vision to me
bearing leaves
petals green
covers me in all my shame
hand in hand
he's my big man
stays with me some forty days
no words then goes away
I cry again

11.WATER

Water
Walking on
Water for years
Taking it into my head
Living by the right lines
Reading what the very man said
Water
Walking on
Water neighing on eleven years
Taking it into my head
Mary Mary drop me softly
I've been reading what your very man said
Neighing on eleven years
Taking it into my head
Leave my clothes on the beach
I'm walking down into the sea
Prove it to me
Now the water to my ankles
Now the water to my knees
Melted down into the sea
Mary Mary what your man said
Is washing in all over my head
Mary Mary hold on tightly
Over water under the sea

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