I've been saving up karma
in a jar
And I just want to know how far I can get
On what I've got

(so it goes)

I used to live in a world of ideals
Which I twisted to suit my animal interior
I invited some friends to join me
But they unravelled me instead

In ways I couldn't see

I used to to think "Shit happens, not much we can do,
just hope hope hope it don't happen to you"
Well I hit the ground screaming like a sellout love song

(Or did I?)

Singing:

Maybe I should try not to be wrong

As the lazy sun crept round the dish oh so slowly
I gave in

I've been saving up karma
in a jar
And I just want to know how far I can get
On what I've got

don't know where I met you, girl
can you tell me your name?

I got up my nerves
And tried to break the curse
Don't know if it's better
But I'm sure it's not worse
Don't want her back so bad

(But I miss miss miss that feeling)

That's about as likely
As all the air in a room deciding at once to go over to the other side
and not letting you breath

(Believe me, it's possible- just not probable)

My back to the future
I hear things working
If gods place dice, girl
Let 'em roll (and oh, do they)

You gotta eat drink smoke chew swallow

"Have a good shit today, baby?"

So then I hear that song again
And it's you and me dancing in the middle of everyone
Not together, but not alone
Maybe I just missed my chance
But only maybe

Is my jar full yet?
I can't tell
If it wasn't before, that's just as well
Because after tonight, it had better be overflowing

Secondhand Skies

In leftover sunshine
Under secondhand skies
I used to walk with this girl
But now she's hiding her eyes
From all of the things
That I've wished we could be
But still I can't help but wonder
If she's thinking of me

She’s got her head in the clouds
And her eyes underground
Won’t believe what she hears
But it’s getting her down

Once in a while she speaks to me
In something more than words
I remember and understand
But I don’t deserve

And she said
“Why did you have to get in the way?”
I’ve been here wide awake for days
The weeks go by and things don’t change
But I sure hope it’s just a phase

She’s got leather and argile
And she’s got moods to match
She can talk so soft
It’s like trying to catch
A radio station
80 miles away
Playing your favourite song
Seven times a day

And all the things that make us
Always talk to our shoes
Will be lying forgotten
At the latest news

And she said:
“Why do you have to get in the way?”
I’ve been here wide awake for days
The weeks go by and things don’t change
But I sure hope it’s just a phase

Ooh, I hope it happens tonight
Ooh, she’s so heavy, she’s so light
Ooh, I hope it happens tonight
Ooh , she’s so heavy, she’s so light

She’s not looking to me
She’s not looking to me
She’s not looking to me
‘Cause she thinks she’s alright

We’ve got smoke in our lungs
And wind in our hair
When we answer the phone
There’s nobody there
Our transistor taxi
Goes out to the shore
And on the way back
Someone's closing the door

Crumpled paper and mixtapes
Saved over a year
Lie gathering dust
Until they disappear
It seems like a lifetime
Since we left this place
But yesterday evening
We were face to face



So she said
“Why did you have to get in the way?”
I’ve been here wide awake for days
The weeks go by and things don’t change
But I sure hope it’s just a phase

Ooh, I hope it happens tonight
Ooh, she’s so heavy, she’s so light
Ooh, I hope it happens tonight
Ooh , she’s so heavy, she’s so light