Lyrics : M

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Manchester Girl
(E)
Broken Toy Shop, Susan's House Single

She hides in the library reading Henry Miller books
'till they flash the lights it's time to go
When she was a little kid she said
"Dad I don't know why I feel so penniless inside"

She's on the promenade
She's looking for a dress
She's locked outside a world
Just a manchester girl

Oh, I'll meet you there
By the old newsstand
Oh, I'll meet you there tonight

Shoot out at the neighbor's house
She pulls the covers on her head
She's counting the shots as they go by
And Pandora's litter box
Well it's getting mighty high
That cat's gonna keep her up at night

Another scary dream
Another cigarette
She's locked outside a world
Just a manchester girl

Manchild
(E/Jill Sobule)
Beautiful Freak

And every time you crave for me I'm here
And anything you hunger for I'll share
And I will be quietly standing by
While slowly I am dying inside

Hold me in your arms
And let me be the one who can feel like I am a child in love

Every time I talk to you you're down
And every time you need a laugh I'm around
And when you forget I'm here I'm not
It isn't really me that you forgot

Hold me in your arms
And let me be the one who can feel like I am a child in love
Whisper now and tell me how you'll watch me
And tell me somehow I'm gonna be all right

Mass
(E)
Broken Toy Shop

It's really more than I can say
Lookin' at this tower
Angels are off duty and asleep
In these wee hours

And there's no place I can go
And the noise inside my head
It comes and it goes
It comes and it goes

There's really nothing that I can stop
So I guess I'm gonna try
Climbing up this tower
Walking up the stones
Stocking feet
To the clock

This is one place that I know
And the face in front of me
It comes and it goes
It comes and it goes

Not some lucky charm
But something to hold onto
That could hold on to me

And there's no place that I can go
And the noise inside my head
It comes and it goes

Mental
(E)
Beautiful Freak

It's like I dressed up in my mama's clothing
It's like I'm talking to a voice that doesn't exist
It's like I got a wire crossed upstairs
But all I want is just a little truth and that's it

They say I'm mental but I'm just confused
They say I'm mental but I've been abused
They say I'm mental 'cause I'm not amused by it all

Another anchorman is on the teevee
He's got that faraway and vacant look in his eyes
I turn the channel but nothing is changing
The only truth is that everything is a lie

They say I'm mental but I'm just confused
They say I'm mental but I've been abused
They say I'm mental 'cause I'm not amused by it all

There's truth in everything, there's truth in lies
With all this knowledge I think I'm gonna be wise

They say I'm mental but I'm just confused
They say I'm mental but I've been abused
They say I'm mental 'cause I'm not amused by it all
Not at all

Mockingbird Franklin
(E)
A Man Called E

She's never know acceptance
She never know the word
She says, 'I like to call myself "M"'
But my real name is Mockingbird'

Mockingbird Franklin
So how do you do?
Mockingbird Franklin
I'm a lot like you

She says her mother is gone now
She says she never got kin
I said, 'I'm sorry, but is it true
did she really name you Mockingbird?'

Mockingbird Franklin
Broke your heart in two
Mockingbird Franklin
I'm a lot like you

Mocking bird
Don't you change
Just because you're not like them
Oh, Mockingbird you're not the same

Alone along the sidewalk
Her steps are barely heard
It's kind of funny, that it's her name
'Cause she's nothing like a mockingbird
Nothing like a mockingbird

Mockingbird Franklin
Don't it get to you?
Mockingbird Franklin
I'm a lot like you
I'm a lot like you
It's true

My Beloved Monster
(E)
Beautiful Freak

My beloved monster and me
We go everywhere together
Wearing a raincoat that has four sleeves
Gets us through all kinds of weather

She will always be the only thing
That comes between me and the awful sting
That comes from living in a world that's so damn mean

My beloved monster is tough
If she wants she will disrobe you
But if you lay her down for a kiss
Her little heart it could explode

She will always be the only thing
That comes between me and the awful sting
That comes from living in a world that's so damn mean

la la la la la la la la
la la la la la la la

My Descent Into Madness
(E/Simpson/Houston/Nakamora)
Electro-Shock Blues

Springfield's looking pretty dusty today
I see their dreams coming undone
The view from inside ward nine afford this much
A town teeming with the unloved
Close the window and lock it so it's good and tight

La la la la la la la la
La la la la la

Turning eighteen and trying not to look too lost
Have a not so nice day
The jacket makes me straight so I can just sit back and bake
You know I think i"m gonna stay
Talking very loud but no one hears a word I say

La la la la la la la la
La la la la la
La la la la la la la la
La la la la la

Come visit me tonight at eight o'clock and then you'll
See how I am not the crazy one
Voices tell me I'm the shit

Twenty days go by and every day looks the same

La la la la la la la la
La la la la la
La la la la la la la la
La la la la la

I'm the shit

My Old Raincoat
(E/Parthenon Huxley)
Broken Toy Shop

Oh no, She's giving back my old raincoat
The one I said she could keep
Okay, She's taking back her umbrella
Well that's alright with me

Oh why, I feel like I'm a fighter
Who only wins despite my broken bones
The winner stands alone
Every pocket has a hole, there's no hope
I'm walking 'round in my old raincoat

Oh yeah, she's tearing up all of my old letters
She setting fire to the heap

Oh joy, she says she's feeling much better
She says it's getting easier to sleep with me there
In the cool night air
The sun is shining, the sky is blue
And I am cold
Just walking 'round in my old raincaot
Now, I'm really free
Oh yeah, now I'm really free

Oh why, I feel like I'm a fighter
Who only wins despite my broken bones
The winner stands alone
Every pocket has a hole, theres no hope
But I search them all looking for a note
The sun is shining, the sky is blue
And I an cold
I'm walking around in my old raincoat
Now I know I'm really free