Devices (feat. Kimya Dawson) - The Terrordactyls

Flower said, "I wish I was a tree" The tree said, "I wish I could be a different kind of tree" The cat wished that it was a bee The turtle wished that it could fly really high into the sky Over rooftops and then dive deep into the sea And in the sea, there is a fish A fish that has a secret wish A wish to be a big cactus with a pink flower on it And in the sea, there is a fish A fish that has a secret wish A wish to be a big cactus with a pink flower on it And the flower would be its offering of love to the desert And the desert, so dry and lonely, that the creatures all appreciate the effort Et le jackalope a dit "Je voudrais être un yeti Pour voler dans la nuit et'en aller loin d'ici" Mais le yeti a dit "Je voudrais être un monstre marin Pour pouvoir rentrer dans la mer de tous les requins" And the rattlesnake said "I wish I had hands so I could hug you like a man" And then the cactus said, "But don't you understand?" "My skin is covered with sharp spikes that'll stab you like a thousand knives A hug would be nice but hug my flower with your eyes" Till the flower said, "I wish I was a tree" The tree said, "I wish I could be a different kind of tree" The cat wished that it was a bee The turtle wished that it could fly really high into the sky Over rooftops and then dive deep into the sea And in the sea, there is a fish A fish that has a secret wish A wish to be a big cactus with a pink flower on it And in the sea there is a fish A fish that has a secret wish A wish to be a big cactus with a pink flower on it And the flower would be it's offering of love to the desert And the desert, so dry and lonely, that the creatures all appreciate the effort

Have you ever been swindled by a swindler who lies? 'Cause he wants to see you smile, have a good time, be inspired And he doesn't want for you to cry or know he cries inside So he hides behind his great triumphant rock and roll disguise We want things to be real, but you really can't deny We feel excited and on fire, is it wrong to lie and say he's fine? When the reason he's not fine is the pressure of the power changing lives In just one hour, all these people will be better people Take this job and shove it, adios, I'm a ghost I am leaving for the coast and I'll never work for anyone again I am not your savior or your heavenly host I'm just a piece of zwieback toast getting soggy in a baby's achin' mouth I'm going south like the geese I just goosed you and so maybe I seem loose to you But I don't even want to spoon I did once, but I don't now Now that I see how you do things The way you play and sing's amazing But the way you play the game is crazy You don't have to say you're sorry, you don't owe me anything Don't owe me anything Sometimes it seems like I've got all the answers But the answers aren't the same when the questions keep on changing Like how will I react when I see my mother crying Every single day 'cause she is afraid of dying? And how will I contain my anger When Delila plays Unchained Melody instead of Lost In Your Eyes? And where will I go where I can feel safe When my family sells its place and we all split up and move away? I'm trying to be brave 'cause when I'm brave other people feel brave But I feel like my heart is caving in I'm trying to be brave 'cause when I'm brave other people feel brave But I feel like my heart is caving in I'm trying to be brave 'cause when I'm brave other people feel brave But I feel like my heart is caving in

My mother says that Rain is angels Who are crying Up in heaven And i believe that 'Cause when sad things happen It starts raining It's been raining It's been raining For awhile now It's been raining At least forty days And i've been crying Since the first time Someone i loved Passed away I'll build an ark Inside my body In a bottle And disappear 'Cause my soul is drowning Missing people That i wish could Still be here But it won't stop raining And i can't stop crying My friends keep dying It's been raining For awhile now It's been raining At least forty days And i've been crying Since the first time Someone i loved Passed away It's been raining For awhile now It's been raining At least forty days And i've been crying Since the first time Someone i loved Passed away

You were looking down at them, they were looking down at you. You were starched and pressed, they were all disheveled. They were holding hands, they were ragamuffins and They said "I know we're not fancy, but we're on the same level." We've got plans, big plan, we're gonna change the world. All you care about is dollars, that doesn't make sense. All you do is hit snooze, watch the news, buy shoes, drink booze, make Money, feel spent and... Day after day after day, it's the same shit. Day after day after day, it's the same shit. Day after day after day, it's the same shit. Day after day after day after day after day. Then you looked at them without batting an eye and said "Hey little hippie, let your freak flag fly. Why don't you go smoke a bowl in your best tie dye, Get a tattoo of a dancing bear holding a peace sign. You can talk the talk but when it comes to real change, Aren't you and all your little friends exactly the same? You sit around at potlucks pointing fingers, placing blame, Drinking kombucha, and eating tempeh. Day after day after day, it's the same shit. Day after day after day, it's the same shit. Day after day after day, it's the same shit. Day after day after day after day after day. If you are judging them while they are judging you, And you think that makes them assholes, maybe you're an asshole too. Do we argue with each other 'til we both turn blue, Or find similarities in what we like and what we do? Yeah, just because someone does not look like me, Doesn't mean that they are a clone or a sheep. Maybe they like their job and they're living their dream, And they love their friends and their family. Yeah. Some people thrive between nine and five, And feel like they're choking if their neck's not tied And some people feel as if they're gonna die If their seams aren't straight and their shoes aren't tied. Some people like business, some people like numbers, Some people grow organic heirloom cucumbers, And only feel free with their hands in the dirt In a pair of old jeans and their favorite t-shirt. Some people feel enslaved when they have a boss, some people without one feel totally lost. To make this world work it takes all different kinds. We all have different tastes, different strengths, different minds, So it doesn't make sense to generalize And it doesn't make sense to judge with our eyes. We need more compassion, we need to be kind. If you open your heart you might like what you find. 'Cause there are some nice bus drivers, and there's some mean bus drivers And there are some nice cops in Madison, Wisconsin. And there's some nice teachers, and there's some mean teachers, Just because you have mean teachers, doesn't mean all teachers suck. And no one is nice all the time, no one is mean all the time. Think about what someone's going through that's making them be mean to you, like maybe their pet gerbil died and they are really sad inside, Or maybe they got in a fight with someone that they really like or Maybe they are really shy and don't know how to socialize, They just want to run and hide, not saying that it's justified But if we learn to empathize the resentments will vaporize, Situations metamorphize before our very eyes. Then the need to stereotype will become outdated when we realize that everyone Is really complicated. We are all so complicated. We are all so complicated. I am also complicated. I am also complicated. I'm a black mama lactivist, a home-owning punk. It's been over a decade since the last time I got drunk. I drive a minivan and I've got junk in the trunk. I think Danny Devito is a total hunk. I like revisiting the shit my therapist helps me remember. Being friends with someone for a long time, still not knowing their gender. I fight for equal rights and I fight for inner peace. I pray to the dead for the gratitude I need. I've got chickens in my backyard and a little garden plot. I really hate commercials but I got a slap-chop, 'cause I'm a sucker for a remix, let me tell you what, By the time that I am finished, you're gonna love these nuts. I'm a little bit pop culture, a lot bit D.I.Y., I don't know the definition of T.M.I. I write poems about my period, post pictures of my log, If you don't like body functions then you shouldn't read my blog. My husband's a musician from the mountains in France, He wrote me a song, we did interpretive dance, Then he knocked me up, now we have the coolest kid, Yeah, hooking up with him's the smartest thing I ever did. And I feel like I can fly when I'm on roller skates, I get a little high when I eat dried dates. I feel like I'm unloading when I'm loading up the car. I feel like I'm exploding when I'm holding my guitar. I don't understand what numbers have to do with success Or what sales have to do with happiness, Unless they're the kind of sails that will carry me to sea, Where my grandma and grandpa are waiting for me. I never thought I'd make it to 25, now I'm 37 and I'm glad that I'm alive. If I ever need a tour bus, I'm still gonna drive, 'Cause I like looking out the windshield as the world goes by. Looking out the windshield as the world goes by. Yeah, looking out the windshield as the world goes by. Now I'm 37 and I'm glad that I'm alive And I like looking out the windshield as the world goes by.

When I go for a drive I like to pull off to the side Of the road, turn out the lights, get out and look up at the sky And I do this to remind me that I'm really, really tiny In the grand scheme of things and sometimes this terrifies me But it's only really scary 'cause it makes me feel serene In a way I never thought I'd be because I've never been So grounded, and so humbled, and so one with everything I am grounded, I am humbled, I am one with everything Rock and roll is fun but if you ever hear someone Say you are huge, look at the moon, look at the stars, look at the sun Look at the ocean, and the desert, and the mountains, and the sky Say I am just a speck of dust inside a giant's eye I am just a speck of dust inside a giant's eye When I saw Genevieve I really liked it when she said What she said about the giant and the lemmings on the cliff She said 'I like giants Especially girl giants 'Cause all girls feel too big sometimes Regardless of their size' When I go for a drive I like to pull off to the side Of the road and run and jump into the ocean in my clothes And I'm smaller than a poppyseed inside a great big bowl And the ocean is a giant that can swallow me whole So I swim for all salvation and I swim to save my soul But my soul is just a whisper trapped inside a tornado So I flip to my back and I float and I sing I am grounded, I am humbled, I am one with everything I am grounded, I am humbled, I am one with everything So I talked to Genevieve and almost cried when she said That the giant on the cliff wished that she was dead And the lemmings on the cliff wished that they were dead So the giant told the lemmings why they ought to live instead When she thought up all those reasons that they ought to live instead It made her reconsider all the sad thoughts in her head So thank you Genevieve, cause you take what is in your head And you make things that are so beautiful and share them with your friends We all become important when we realize our goal Should be to figure out our role within the context of the whole And yeah, rock and roll is fun, but if you ever hear someone Say you are huge, look at the moon, look at the stars, look at the sun Look at the ocean, and the desert, and the mountains, and the sky Say I am just a speck of dust inside a giant's eye I am just a speck of dust inside a giant's eye I am just a speck of dust inside a giant's eye And I don't wanna make her cry 'Cause I like giants

Silence, I beg thee To fill her, vulgar mind Sirens are sounding So after, come to mine Far away, inside a painting I can see her fold So we speak of promises I fear that cannot hold When honey we don't know Know where the light is Or if it can be found But honey we both know All the devices For drowning it out Beholden to this Distance from blood and steel Still I'm wide-eyed and hungry For the taste of something real Far away inside a painting she can see me fold So we speak of promises I fear that cannot hold When honey we don't know Know where the light is Or if it can be found But honey we both know All the devices For drowning it out When honey we don't know Know where the light is Or if it can be found But honey we both know all the devices For drowning it out