1. BORN UNDER PUNCHESS (THE HEAT GOES ON)

Take a look at these hands
Take a look at these hands
The hand speaks
The hand of a government man
Well I'm a tumbler
Born under punches
I'm so thin

All I want is to breathe I'm too thin
Won't you breathe with me
Find a little space, so we can move in between, in between it
And keep on step ahead, of yourself

Don't you miss it, don't you miss it
Some 'a you people just about missed it
Last time to make plans
Well I'm a tumbler
I'm a government man

Never seen anything like that before
Falling bodies tumble across the floor
Well I'm a tumbler
When you get to where you wanna be, thank you, thank you
When you get to where you wanna be, don't even mention it

Take a look at these hands
They're passing in-between us
Take a look at these hands
Take a look at these hands
You don't have to mention it
No thanks. I'm a government man

And the heat goes on
And the heat goes on
And the heat goes on
And the heat goes on
Where the hand has been

And the heat goes on
And the heat goes on
And the heat goes on
And the heat goes on
And the heat goes on
And the heat goes on
And the heat goes on
Where the hand has been

And the heat goes on
And the heat goes on

I'm not a drowning man
And I'm not a burning building
I'm a tumbler
Drowning cannot hurt a man
Fire cannot hurt a man
Not the Government Man

All I want is to breathe Thank you
Won't you breathe with me
Find a little space
So we move in-between I'm so thin
And keep one step ahead of yourself
I'm catching up with myself

All I want it to breathe
Won't you breathe with me hands of a government man
Find a little space so we move in-between
And keep one step ahead of yourself.
Don't you miss it
Don't you miss it

And the heat goes on
And the heat goes on
And the heat goes on
And the heat goes on
And the heat goes on
And the heat goes on
And the heat goes on
And the heat goes on
And the heat goes on
Where the hands has been

And the heat goes on
And the heat goes on
And the heat goes on


2. CROSSEYED AND PAILESS

Lost my shape
Trying to act casual
Can't stop
I might end up in the hospital
I'm changing my shape
I feel like an accident
They're back
To explain their experience

Isn't it weird
Looks too obscure to me
Wasting away
And that was their policy

I'm ready to leave
I push the fact in front of me
Facts lost-Facts are never what they seem to be
Nothing there
No information left of any kind
Lifting my head-
Looking for danger signs

There was a line
There was a formula
Sharp as a knife
Facts cut a hole in us
There was a line
There was a forula
Sharp as a knife
Facts cut a hole in us

I'm still waiting
I'm still waiting
I'm still waiting
I'm still waiting
I'm still waiting
I'm still waiting
I'm still waiting
I'm still waiting

The feeling returns
Whenever we close out eyes
Lifting my head
Looking around inside

The island of doubt
It's like the taste of medicine
Working by hindsight
Got the message from the oxygen
Making a list
Find the cost of opportunity
Doing it right
Facts are useless in emergencies

The feeling returns
Whenever we close out eyes
Lifting my head
Looking around inside

Facts are simple and facts are straight
Facts are lazy and facts are late
Facts all come with points of view
Facts don't do what I want them to
Facts just twist the truth around
Facts are living turned inside out
Facts are getting the best of them
Facts are nothing on the face of things
Facts don't stain the furniture
Facts go out and slam the door
Facts are written all over your face
Facts continue to change their shape

I'm still waiting
I'm still waiting
I'm still waiting
I'm still waiting
I'm still waiting
I'm still waiting
I'm still waiting
I'm still waiting


3. THE GREAT CURVE

Sometimes the world has a load of questions
Seems like the world knows nothing at all
The world is near but it's out of reach
Some people touch it but they can't hold on

She is moving to describe the world
Night must fall now-darker, darker
She has messages for everyone
Night must fall now-darker, darker
She is moving by remote control
Night must fall now-darker, darker
Hands that move her are invisible
Night must fall now-darker, darker

The world has a way of looking at people
Sometimes it seems that the world is wrong
She loves the world, and all the people in it
She shakes them up when she start to walk.

She is only party human being
Divine, to define, she is moving to define, so say so, so say so
She defines the possibilities
Divine, to define, she is moving to define, so say so, so say so
Holding on for an eternity
Divine, to define, she is moving to define, so say so, so say so
Gone ending without finishing
Divine, to define, she is moving to define, so say so, so say so

The world moves on a womans hips
The world moves and it swivels and bops
The world moves on a womans hips
The world moves and it bounces and hopsu
A world of light, she's gonna open our eyes up
A world of light, she's gonna open our eyes up
She's gonna hold it move it, hold it move it, hold it move it, hold it move it
A world of light, she's gonna open out eyes up

She is moving to describe the world
Night must fall now-darker, darker
She has messages for everyone
Night must fall now-darker, darker
She is moving by remote control
Night must fall now darker, darker
Hands that move her are invisible
Night must fall now darker, darker.

Divine, to define, she is moving to define, so say so
Night must fall now-darker, darker.
She has got to move the world, to move the world, to move the world

A world of light,she's gonna open our eyes up
A world of light, she's gonna open our eyes up
She's gonna hold it move it, hold it move it, hold it move it, hold it move it
A world of light, she's gonna open out eyes up

Wanna define so say so, so say so
Divine to define, she is moving to define, so say so, so say so
Night must fall now-darker, darker
She has got to move the world, to move the world, to move the world


4. ONCE IN A LIFETIME

And you may find yourself living in a shotgun shack
And you may find yourself in another part of the world
And you may find yourself behind the wheel of a large automobile
And you may find yourself in a beautiful house, with a beautiful wife
And you may ask yourself
Well, how did I get here?

Letting the days go by/let the water hold me down
Letting the days go by/water flowing underground
Into the blue again/after the money's gone
Once in a lifetime/water flowing underground.

And you may ask yourself
How do I work this?
And you may ask yourself
Where is that large automobile?
And you may tell yourself
This is not my beautiful house!
And you may tell yourself
This is not my beautiful wife
Letting the days go by/let the water hold me down
Letting the days go by/water flowing underground
Into the blue again/after the money's gone
Once in a lifetime/water flowing underground.

Same as it ever was
Same as it ever was
Same as it ever was
Same as it ever was
Same as it ever was
Same as it ever was
Same as it ever was
Same as it ever was

Water dissolving and water removing
There is water at the bottom of the ocean
Carry the water at the bottom of the ocean
Remove the water at the bottom of the ocean

Letting the days go by, let the water hold me down
Letting the days go by, water flowing underground
Into the blue again, in the silent water
Under the rocks and stones, there is water underground

Letting the days go by, let the water hold me down
Letting the days go by, water flowing underground
Into the blue again, after the money's gone
Once in a lifetime, water flowing underground

And you may ask yourself
What is that beautiful house?
And you may ask yourself
Where does that highway go?
And you may ask yourself
Am I right?
Am I wrong?
And you may tell yourself
My God, what have I done?

Letting the days go by,let the water hold me down
Letting the days go by,water flowing underground
Into the blue again,in the silent water
Under the rocks and stones,there is water underground.

Letting the days go by,let the water hold me down
Letting the days go by,water flowing underground
Into the blue again,after the money's gone
Once in a lifetime,water flowing underground.

Same as it ever was
Same as it ever was
Same as it ever was
Same as it ever was
Same as it ever was
Same as it ever was
Same as it ever was
Same as it ever was


5. HOUSES IN MOTION

For a long time I felt without style or grace
Wearing shoes with no socks in cold weather
I knew my heart was in the right place
I knew I'd be able to do these things.

And as we watch him digging his own grave
It is important to know that was where he's at
He can't afford to stop, that is what he believe
He'll keep on digging for a thousand years.

I'm walking a line
I'm thinking about empty motion
I'm walking a line
Just barely enough to be living
Get outa the way
No time to begin
This isn't the time
So nothing was done
Not talking about
Not many at all
I'm turning around-No trouble at all
You notice there's nothing around you, around you
I'm walking a line
Divide and dissolve.

Never get to say much, never get to talk
Tell us a little bit, but not too much
Right about then, is where she give up
She has closed her eyes, she has give up hope

I'm walking a line
I hate to be dreaming in motion
I'm walking a line
Just barely enough to be living
Get outa the way
No time to begin
This isn't the time
So nothing was done
Not talking about
Not many at all
I'm turning around
No trouble at all
I'm keeping my fingers behind me, behind me
I'm walking a line
Divide and dissolve

I turn myself around, I'm moving backwards and forwards
I'm moving twice as much as I was before
I'll keep on digging to the center of the Earth
I'll be down in there moving the in the room

I'm walking a line
Visiting houses in motion
I'm walking a line
Just barely enough to be living
Get out of the way
No time to begin
This isn't the time
So nothing was done
Not talking about
Not many at all
I'm turning around
No trouble at all
Two different houses surround you, around you
I'm walking a line
Divide and dissolve


6. SEEN AND NOT SEEN

He would see faces in movies, on TV, in magazines, and in books
He thought that some of these faces might be right for him
And through the years, by keeping an ideal facial structure fixed in his mind
Or somewhere in the back of his mind
That he might, by force of will, cause his face to approach those of his ideal
The change would be very subtle
It might take ten years or so
Gradually his face would change its' shape
A more hooked nose
Wider, thinner lips, beady eyes, a larger forehead.

He imagined that this was an ability he shared with most other people
They had also molded their faced according to some ideal....
Maybe they imagined that their new face would better suit their personality
Or maybe they imagined that their personality would be forced to change to fit the new appearance
This is why first impressions are often correct
Although some people might have made mistakes
They may have arrived at an appearance that bears no relationship to them
They may have picked an ideal appearance based on some childish whim, or momentary impulse
Some may have gotten half-way there, and then changed their minds.

He wonders if he too might have made a similar mistake.


7. LISTENING WIND

Mojique sees his village from a nearby hill
Mojique thinks of days before Americans came
He sees the foreigners in growing numbers
He sees the foreigners in fancy houses
He thinks of days that he can still remember now

Mojique holds a package in his quivering hands
Mojique sends the package to the American man
Softly he glides along the streets and alleys
Up comes the wind that makes them run for cover
He feels the time is surely now or never more

The wind in my heart
The wind in my heart
The dust in my head
The dust in my head
The wind in my heart
The wind in my heart
Come to drive them away
Drive them away
Mojique buys equipment in the market place
Mojique plants devices in the free trade zone
He feels the wind is lifting up his people
He calls the wind to guide him on his mission
He knows his friend the wind is always standing by

Mojique smells the wind that comes from far away
Mojique waits for news in a quiet place
He feels the presence of the wind around him
He feels the power of the past behind him
He has the knowledge of the wind to guide him on

The wind in my heart
The wind in my heart
The dust in my head
The dust in my head
The wind in my heart
The wind in my heart
Come to drive them away
Drive them away


8. THE OVERLOAD

A Terrible Signal
Too Weak To Even Recognize
A Gentle Collapsing
The Removal Of The Insides

I'm Touched By Your Pleas
I Value These Moments
We're Order Than We Realize
In Someone's Eyes

A Frequent Returning
And Leaving Unnoticed
A Condition Of Mercy
A Change In The Weather

A View To Remember
The Center Is Missing
They Question How The Future Lies
In Someone's Eyes
The Gentle Collapsing
Of Every Surface
We Travel On The Quiet Road
The Overload