The Forgotten Lake - The Handsome Family

Fantasized about a life Simplified, a paradise Nothing good came easy Every love would leave me No shame, 'cause I played this game And it gave me everything Lost faith 'cause I saved myself And I don't need anything So for one last time This is for my friends Who put needles in their veins Who society erased Hope their children all escape This is to the men Who wished death upon my name Tried to push me to my grave Swore I'd never fucking cave Sacrifice, sleepless nights Wasting time, a wicked vice Time had made me heartless It didn't leave me scarless No shame, 'cause I played this game And it gave me everything Lost faith 'cause I saved myself And I don't need anything Until my heart stops Until my heart stops beating This is for my friends Who put needles in their veins Who society erased Hope their children all escape This is to the men Who wished death upon my name Tried to push me to my grave Swore I'd never fucking cave I have spent my life chasing things That had only brought me pain In the end, when I'm dead Hope it was for something Hope it was all for something Hope it was for something This is for the ones Who put poison in their veins Who society degrades Hope their children can escape This is to the men Who wished death upon my name Tried to push me to my grave Swore I'd never fucking cave

Yeh-eh Uh Despierto si ella me llama (Llama) Aunque sean las seis 'e la mañana (-Ñana) Una reina, esa es mi dama (Dama) Viva de rey, no hate for the others (The others) Me pierdo con su mirada (-Rada) Y la encuentro entre la frazada (-Da) Una reina, esa es mi dama (Dama) Pray, no hate for the others Yeh-eh, eh-eh El único en esto que lo hace así Siendo siempre honesto, pa' esto nací Si me lo merezco es porque lejos fui Yeh-eh (Eh-eh) Tomé decisiones que en otros no vi Sí tuve pasiones y la' perseguí Se ve en los reglones que hoy escribí Atrapao', atrapao' Me tiene atrapado Condenao', condenao' Estoy condenado A tocar, a tocar Su cuerpo volado Alocao', alocao' Me dejó alocado Atrapao', atrapado' Condenao', condenao' Atrapao', atrapado' Condenao', condenao' Porque ya nunca nos faltan ganas Si es que sabemos muy bien usarlas Si es que esa nuestra, no sé la de los demás We livin' la vida loca, en paz Sus labios me dejaron descolocao' Veo su figura con to' apagao' Creo 'e su locura curará Los males que tuve y que me han dao' Yeh, yeh, yeh Dejemos que el resto nos mire así Con cara 'e enojao' porque hay que vivir Tiran la mala, dicen "yo no fui" Yeh, eh Sabor a limón en un vaso con gin Le doy otro trago, le digo "vení" Bailemos unos pasos que hoy aprendí Atrapao', atrapao' Me tiene atrapado Condenao', condenao' Estoy condenado A tocar, a tocar Su cuerpo volado Alocao', alocao' Me dejo alocado Atrapao', atrapao' Me tiene atrapado Condenao', condenao' Estoy condenado A tocar, a tocar Su cuerpo volado Alocao', alocao', yeh Suena el cell, espero su mensaje al primero A veces llegan más pero sólo el de ella yo quiero Y si sus labios tengo se pausa el mundo entero Sólo por un segundo aunque parezca eterno Atrapao', atrapado, oh, oh Condenao', condenao', oh, oh Atrapao', atrapao', oh, oh Condenao', condenao', oh, oh Atrapao', atrapao', oh, oh Condenao', condenao', oh, oh Atrapao', atrapao', oh, oh Condenao', condenao', oh, oh

Where in the world's the forgotten? They're lost inside your memory You're dragging on, your heart's been broken As we all go down in history Where in the world did the time go? It's where your spirit seems to roam Like losing faith to our abandon Or an empty hallway from a broken home Well don't look away From the arms of a bad dream Well don't look away Sometimes, you're better lost than to be seen I don't feel strange, it's more like haunted Another moment trapped in time I can't quite put my finger on it But it's like a child that was left behind So, where in the world's the forgotten? Like soldiers from a long lost war We share the scars from our abandon And what we remember becomes folklore Well don't look away From the arms of a bad dream Don't look away Sometimes, you're better lost than to be seen Well don't look away From the arms of a moment Don't look away From the arms of tomorrow Well don't look away From the arms of a moment Don't look away From the arms of love Well don't look away From the arms of a bad dream Don't look away Sometimes, you're better lost than to be seen Well don't look away From the arms of a moment Well don't look away From the arms of tomorrow Well don't look away From the arms of a moment Don't look away From the arms of love

Yeah Yeah, this lifes a trip You can go from ain't having shit To makin' the grip Enemies stay close Only to take your spot when you slip Shave some hundos off of you not Homie watching you pick To keep your company 'Cause nobody want to work But everybody wanna' live their lifes comfortably They all dreamin' of the finer things Designer clothes and diamond rings Won't last long, like the kind of pleasure a vagina brings Gotta' stick to your own homie Watch for your dictions Sick with no home somewhere lost in the distance You can get what you want Just practice persistance You're the only person in controlling your existance So make every minute count When in doubt When they say you won't amount Shut 'em out Show 'em what you're all about Live your life Fall in love Forget about your sorrow 'cause Everything you have right now could be all gone tomorow 'cause Changes come time moves on The clock is never stoppin' Don't pay attention to the bullshi- these people talkin' One day you're on top but then suddenly your shi- ain't poppin' People love you one day but by sunday you're forgotten Changes come time moves on The clock is never stoppin' Don't pay attention to the bullshi- these people talkin' One day you're on top but then suddenly your shi- ain't poppin' People love you one day but by sunday you're forgotten It's when you're goin' through hurts Shi- could be worse Embrace the air you, breathe it evenly Excel and disperce Concentrate on nothin' Soak up the beat and the verse Always check your shoulder homie you cant see in reverse Remeber money comes and goes So even when the funds are low Try to keep above the surface Fightin' with the undertoe Life is wonderful Why you find that hard to believe? You get your arm broken trying to wear your heart on your sleave Don't make your decisions only based on emotions Keep your mouth shut homie And your ears wide open Never look back Trying to make a positive impression Stop stressin' Life's a prize that lies in your possession Don't lie Aggression is a sign of the weak Jealousy the same listen to the words that I speak People change, turn quick to burn you with the stake I just wrote this shi-, so maybe you could learn from my mistakes man Changes come time moves on The clock is never stoppin' Don't pay attention to the bullshit these people talkin' One day you're on top but then suddenly your shit ain't poppin' People love you one day but by sunday you're forgotten Changes come time moves on The clock is never stoppin' Don't pay attention to the bullshit these people talkin' One day you're on top but then suddenly your shit ain't poppin' People love you one day but by sunday you're forgotten

Granny Green was stooped as a windblown branch She lived high in the Bramble forest Once a fork night if the moon shown right She came down to her little village She brought blackberries and willow bark Mandrake root and mushrooms And it was said she spoke the tongue of birds And understood the river's whispers Now several girls among our town By a golden lizard they were bitten And those sweet girls lay stiff in their beads Like frozen ice upon the branches Granny Green mixed a tonic for their ills But it was such a bitter tonic That all who drink began to dance And could not stop their dancing But none would danced one sinful step If that old crone had not bewitched us How we leaped in Princeton cackle The whole town of driving mad men And so desperate grew some to still their feet They dove into the raging river Still we danced all day and night Til our fine clothes were torn and ragged I'm crying out "Oh Lord, make us stop" We danced naked around the chapel How granny laughed to see such sin There's just water, she said, in my tonic But all cried out "she lies, she surely lies" And we chased her deep into the Bramble But like before wind she disappeared Though we searched round and round the branches Rolling in leafs and naked 'neath the trees We lost the way back to our village But I swear we were all pure of heart Til that old crone did bewitch us And I know we will all go home When the good Lord returns to save us

Up the snowy spires Where the air is thick as glass Once a year the cold mist clears You can see inside the earth High in that crystal palace I've built a sailing ship Mastered wheel of polished brass Sails of gold and silk I pyte the engine steam I set for long citations I consulted dusty maps Said careful, care the glaciers Never in, we're never in Hearing through my scope I sail deep into the hollows Deep inside the earth I travelled a boiling river Through streams of mercury Under these volcanoes And the roots of ancient trees Underneath stalactites I lit phosphorous lamps Sparks snapped into the air And coiled up the mist I watched enormous birds Diving through the slate As I stood upon the ground In my oil skin cap and cape At last, my anchor caught And echoed through the stone As I climbed and old broke ladder Pile through the globe And up above I saw it A glow worm's little light And I reached out and caught it In the center of the night Tightly in my fist I held that glowing worm Deep down in the hollows I held the center of the world

Oh, look at all the lonely people Oh, look at all the lonely people Eleanor Rigby Picks up the rice in a church where a wedding has been Lives in a dream Waits at the window Wearing a face that she keeps in a jar by the door Who is it for? All the lonely people Where do they all come from? All the lonely people Where do they all belong? Father McKenzie Writing the words to a sermon that no one will hear No one comes near Look at him working Darning his socks in the night when there's nobody there What does he care? All the lonely people (Oh, look at all the lonely people) Where do they all come from? All the lonely people (Oh, look at all the lonely people) Where do they all belong? Oh, look at all the lonely people Oh, look at all the lonely people Eleanor Rigby Died in the church and was buried along with her name Nobody came Father McKenzie Wiping the dirt from his hands as he walks from the grave No one was saved All the lonely people (Oh, look at all the lonely people) Where do they all come from? All the lonely people (Oh, look at all the lonely people) Where do they all belong?

Arlene, I'm sorry for what I've done I wasn't looking for love till I saw Your red hair in the sun What we had could never be love That was easy to see But when I saw you at Red's pouring coffee Something took a hold of me Arlene, you wouldn't even let me hold your hand When I stopped you in the road you just screamed and ran Arlene, you wouldn't even let me hold your hand When I stopped you in the road you just screamed and ran That night I decided that I was gonna marry you My knife went through your screen door And I went away with you You were singing "Please let me go" All the way down to Miller's cave When I picked a stick up off the ground You cried "I ain't ready for my grave!" Oh, Arlene, in the dark your hair's just as red And this long, dark cave will always be our wedding bed.