Hurray for the Riff Raff — Vetiver
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Length: 3:47
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And the rocks and stones and the vetiver
Rat's nest put holes in the rabbit fur
Sun's coming up and the moment it feels like a purr
And the rocks and stones and the vetiver
Labdanum, ylang ylang, and wine
Velvet couch, velvet glove, velvet mind
Only Lorena you know that it just takes time
Falling apart and I live in a built-in rhyme
Drinking at the Stonewall, dripping ceiling
Kissing in the dark, you know we're feeling
She broke my heart but at least I got a shower in
I don't regret it for shе didn't want to go traveling
Lately I don't recognizе the signs
I'm in the back of the pickup most of the time
It's all in the past but the past is still alive
The root of me lives in the ballast by the mainline
So I return to the rocks and stones
Depend on the books and poems
Return to the rocks and stones
Return to the rocks, return to the rocks
Return to the rocks and stones
Leave everything that I know
Return to the rocks and stones
Return to the rocks
Rat's nest put holes in the rabbit fur
Sun's coming up and the moment it feels like a purr
And the rocks and stones and the vetiver
Labdanum, ylang ylang, and wine
Velvet couch, velvet glove, velvet mind
Only Lorena you know that it just takes time
Falling apart and I live in a built-in rhyme
Drinking at the Stonewall, dripping ceiling
Kissing in the dark, you know we're feeling
She broke my heart but at least I got a shower in
I don't regret it for shе didn't want to go traveling
Lately I don't recognizе the signs
I'm in the back of the pickup most of the time
It's all in the past but the past is still alive
The root of me lives in the ballast by the mainline
So I return to the rocks and stones
Depend on the books and poems
Return to the rocks and stones
Return to the rocks, return to the rocks
Return to the rocks and stones
Leave everything that I know
Return to the rocks and stones
Return to the rocks
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One of my lesser enjoyed tracks on this album...even great albums have some B-side misses usually...
Lyrics are incomplete. I'm not sure if this is the correct addition, but a couple lyrics sites have this block after the "Return to the Rocks" part on RP:
Won't you leave it to me? Yeah
Won't you leave it to me? Yeah
You know nothing is free, yeah
But it could certainly be here
Lately, I've been waiting for the day
You're the melody that lives inside my head
I wish I could sanctify my mind
Why am I so heavy all the time?
Won't you leave it to me? Yeah
Won't you leave it to me? Yeah
Won't you leave it to me? Yeah
Won't you leave it to me? Yeah
You know nothing is free, yeah
But it could certainly be here
Lately, I've been waiting for the day
You're the melody that lives inside my head
I wish I could sanctify my mind
Why am I so heavy all the time?
Won't you leave it to me? Yeah
Won't you leave it to me? Yeah
Won't you leave it to me? Yeah
A new band for me; and modern. Nice.
I'll be checking them out.
I'll be checking them out.
How long does it take an audience to realize a good song and a great album?
Hurray for Alynda Segarra!
I just like it
C’est toute.
C’est toute.
singin thru a bullhorn?
An acquired taste.
2 days ago: 3
Today: 7
2 days ago: 3
Today: 7
Can do without this one.
2 days ago--7; today--8.
Just released 2 days ago, & Bill is playing it...no reason to go anywhere else...you got it all here...YES!
I’ve been waiting for this album to come out. So far, I’ve heard two tracks off The Past is Still Alive and liked both. Time to think about buying a new album me thinks!