by The Triffids on album Born Sandy Devotional
The children are walking back from the beach Sun on the sidewalk is burning their feet Washing the salt off under the shower And just wasting away, wasting away the hours and hours and hours Come on,
by The Triffids on album Calenture
Now that you've gone away So tired and full of pain Do you remember the times? Does it ever cross your mind? How you had no key But how the door was always open for you Yes I left the door open for y
by The Triffids on album In The Pines
Sweet sweet love and affection Aiming for my protection Sweet sweet hail and devotion Pointed by my emotion I called you by your name I called you by your name Like a baby crying for the milk
by The Triffids on album In The Pines
My eyes are filled with light My feet can’t touch the ground From up here I can see the sights of my hometown city burning down Now its blazes follow me house by house and my legs they buckle
by The Triffids on album In The Pines
(Rumour) Waiting for the wake-up call Thought I heard it twice before Must have been the howl of a neighbourhood stray My eyes are red my sheets are wet It’s light outside and I’m soaked in
by The Triffids on album Born Sandy Devotional
In this time of weakness you may have to hold me You may have to tell me little things that just aren’t true Say “Come to bed now honey”. Say “Everything’s alright I won’t let nothing
by The Triffids on album Treeless Plain
The berries are black and ripe and ready for picking The chicken is dead, but it's still kicking & theres one thing you must never forget; what you did that night behind the hanging shed. The goods yo
by The Triffids on album Born Sandy Devotional
Hey, when a man turns bad it`s a well known fact you don`t go giving him a bucket of compliments behind his back you don`t go laying traps for him you cannot detect his scent you cannot set your
by The Triffids on album Born Sandy Devotional
107 pulled out of the station You said it would be on time this time Father Jim said leaving was our choice Sure hope things will be different this time Off in the distance, lights on the outski
by The Triffids on album Born Sandy Devotional
At the opening of the plaza Ladies cut cherry cake The minister cut the ribbon That ran around the lake The big black cars in single file Hurried across the lawn And the rain clouds in the eas
by The Triffids on album Treeless Plain
I once told someone I/truly loved them They laughed at me and they/spat in my face But I woke up to a brand-new morning; I destroyed compassion without a trace (mark my words) If youve broken a pure h
by The Triffids on album Born Sandy Devotional
I wrote the tale in which I dwell I know precisely how it ends But I don’t believe I have the strength To see it through again The tide that pulls me, pulls me down Is stronger than the fall
by The Triffids on album Born Sandy Devotional
She wore a white shawl She wore a grass veil Chilled wind, white lips Ribbons of plaster strips Black hair tied up, held back with string Visions and shreds and rips and slings Teach these souls