[Verse 1] He was the youngest of five and the only son He called his wife by a nickname as his father had done Not the root, not the branch, not the flower or stem He had the wildest of dreams but he rarely remembered them [Chorus] Turn the red rose Paint the red rose blue What was he to do? But turn the red rose Turn the red rose Paint the rеd...Learn More

[Verse 1] Penelope Halfpenny sat on the desk Then stretched and grinned She cracked her spine and so we sinned While Ruth in red and Beckett in blue Into the confessional flew And in that box, unlocked their dreams While lovers ran hands on nylon Penelope, Penelope Penelope Halfpenny [Verse 2] Penelope Halfpenny Asked a great deal, turned on her...Learn More

[Verse 1] I went to a theatre on Silhouette Street It had a taste of decay and a scent of defeat All of the patrons in the pews Were people that I'd killed or used The actors on the stage were equally skilled The players took turns in lighting the fuse One of them said, "Now you must choose" [Pre-Chorus] A man of infamy or ill-repute And that's...Learn More

[Verse 1] She was a part-time waitress with a dream of greatness That nobody knew of or even suspected Though it was sometimes reflected in the slant of a mirror It was buried so deep and so dear [Pre-Chorus] She caught the eye of a guy passing by who said "My, if I prove to be faithless, you'll surely know why Oh, why? You'll probably know...Learn More

[Verse 1] I'm a lucky so and so A fortunate stiff You said you'd never knew me But I'm the one you want to be with If I tumble from a tightrope Or leap from a cliff I won't be dashed to pieces I'm the boy named If [Chorus] If I disappear and I slipper from your view I just step upon a crack and I won't come back Imagine me And I'll imagine you...Learn More

[Verse 1] Farewell, okay You'll be on your way You'll be on your own now But to my dismay I can't go on After what you've done But there are two words that sound like "pray" I'm not going to tell you which one I'm thinking of Farewell, okay (Farewell, okay) Farewell, okay [Verse 2] I thought you'd change And get a little humble You strike your...Learn More

If dust could only talk What would we hear it say? Before it's brushed aside Just as it's swept away It's just the evidence It's of no consequence It's only flesh and bone Why don't you leave it alone? If dust could only gather into lines of chalk Around a silhouette detective fiction walks For it's the only witness that can testify Can I spit...Learn More

[Verse 1] You took me in the stairwell light Mistook me for a friend A sign said, "Follow me into the night" Mistook me for a friend Mistook me for a friend Mistook me for a friend [Pre-Chorus] I had a pocket full of presidents, a suitcase full of elements The double-cross of spectacles, the mogul for mechanicals Rainy streets were gleaming, maybe...Learn More

[Verse 1] I pulled a petal from the flower To tell just where my fortune fell About a boy beyond my caution Before I lay beneath his spell [Pre-Chorus] And he said, "Do you know, do you know Do you by chance know wrong from right? "Do you know, do you know, do you know What turns pleasure to plight? [Chorus] If you trust me I know it may seem...Learn More

[Verse 1] Mr. Crescent Heard the song of both the lark and the linnet Played them both upon a parlour spinet One with only nine strings in it Clinging to the sounding board For that was all he could afford [Verse 2] Mr. Crescent Made a wager on a landing stage If my ship comes in and the starboard light is blue, not green And the port light should...Learn More

[Verse 1] It's a sin to tell a lie until we trick out the truth That depends on what you do and don't believe What you have hidden up your sleeve Younger than your shadow and as sweet as your tooth What have you forbidden from my view? What have you kept from me? What have I held from you? What will they say when they haul you away? Will anyone...Learn More

[Verse 1] I'll tell you my secrets and you'll do the same I'll lend you my name as an alias I'll take the moonlight falling on your face And the stars from up above What if I can't give you anything but love? [Verse 2] Once hearing confession was my profession Telling me things I don't need to know So he opened up that door for you The kind of...Learn More