Artist: The 13th Floor Elevators
Lyrics of Artist: The 13th Floor Elevators
  1. [Lyric] Fire Engine Stereo LP Version (The 13th Floor Elevators)

    [Intro] Hey [Verse 1] Let me take you to the empty place in my fire engine Let me take you to the empty place in my fire engine It can drive you out of your mind Climb the ladder of your own design in my fire engine [Verse 2] Don't you tell it to go slow or stop You've got to work it right up to the top A piercing bolt of neon red Explodes on...Learn More
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  2. [Lyric] Tried to Hide Original Stereo Desk Mix (The 13th Floor Elevators)

    [Verse 1] You think that you're strong when you're only straining You think that you have when you're only claiming When I got near All I saw was fear [Chorus] And I know that you tried to hide And you cried 'cause you lied about it [Verse 2] You knew what you had when you tried to tell it You thought what you were and you tried to sell it And...Learn More
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  3. [Lyric] Make That Girl Your Own (The 13th Floor Elevators)

    Listen boy, I just don't get it I met her once and I can't forget it Let her down and you'll regret it Though it's true, yes it's true I can't tell you what to do But if I were you I'd take her Take her and I'd make her You gotta take that girl And make that girl your own As the midnight hour advances You still let her take her chances Don't...Learn More
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  4. [Lyric] Roller Coaster Original Stereo Desk Mix (The 13th Floor Elevators)

    [Verse 1] Someone, somewhere, some time ago His eyes were clear to see He put his thoughts into my mind And gave my self to be He stopped me from living so un-sane I could be just what I wanna be Things appear as they really are I can see just what I wanted to see [Chorus] Come on And let it happen to you I say, I say come on And let it happen to...Learn More
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  5. [Lyric] Youre Gonna Miss Me (The 13th Floor Elevators)

    [Intro] Oh, yeah, oh Yeah! [Verse 1] You're gonna wake up one morning As the sun greets the dawn You're gonna wake up one morning As the sun greets the dawn You're gonna look around in your mind, girl You're gonna find that I'm gone [Pre-Chorus] You didn't realize You didn't realize You didn't realize You didn't realize You didn't...Learn More
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  6. [Lyric] Roller Coaster Stereo LP Version (The 13th Floor Elevators)

    [Verse 1] Once, somewhere, sometime ago His eyes were clear to see He put his thoughts into my mind And gave my self to be He stopped me from living so un-sane I could be just what I wanna be Things appear as they really are I can see just what I wanted to see [Chorus] Come on And let it happen to you I say, I say come on And let it happen to...Learn More
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  7. [Lyric] Thru the Rhythm Original Stereo Desk Mix (The 13th Floor Elevators)

    [Verse 1] Through the rhythm of darkened times Painted black by knowledge crimes And repetitions pointless mime Instilling values the sick define That weaves the fabric that keeps you blind And ties your hands and cloaks your mind But on my stilts, I'm above the slime Come on up if you can make the climb [Chorus] But who am I? Who am I? Who am...Learn More
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  8. [Lyric] Everybody Needs Somebody to Love (The 13th Floor Elevators)

    I'm so glad to be here tonight and I'm so glad to be home And I believe I've got a message For every woman and every man here tonight That ever needed somebody to love Someone to stay with them all the time, when they're up and when they're down You know, sometimes you get what you want And then you go and lose what you have And I believe every...Learn More
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  9. [Lyric] Splash 1 Stereo LP Version (The 13th Floor Elevators)

    [Verse 1] I've seen your face before, I've known you all my life And though it's new, your image cuts me like a knife [Refrain] And now I'm home And now I'm home And now I'm home to stay [Verse 2] The neon from your eyes is splashing into mine They're so familiar in a way I can't define [Refrain] And now I'm home And now I'm home And now I'm...Learn More
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  10. [Lyric] Monkey Island Original Stereo Desk Mix (The 13th Floor Elevators)

    [Chorus] We're living on monkey island, baby We're right in the middle of a zoo We're living on monkey island, baby Pretend to be a monkey too [Verse 1] Well, here I am on monkey island Hiding behind a rock I'm all dressed up in my monkey suit Pretending to be something I'm not [Chorus] We're living on monkey island, baby We're right in the...Learn More
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  11. [Lyric] Thru the Rhythm Stereo LP Version (The 13th Floor Elevators)

    [Verse 1] Through the rhythm of darkened times Painted black by knowledge crimes And repetition's pointless mime Instilling values the sick define That weaves the fabric that keeps you blind And ties your hands and cloaks your mind But on my stilts, I'm above the slime [Chorus] Come on up if you can make the climb But who am I? Who am I? Who am...Learn More
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  12. [Lyric] You Dont Know Stereo LP Version (The 13th Floor Elevators)

    [Intro] Hey [Verse 1] There you are again standing down below me Honestly believe that there is something you can show me While deep within your mind, it's what you'd give to even know me [Chorus] And you don't know You don't know You don't know how young you are [Verse 2] Her eyes are filled with coral snakes and liquid plastic castles Her...Learn More
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