Scarecrow & Fungus

Written by: regina spektor

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Lyrics (fan transcription):

come on inside and I’ll show you your brother
he’s got enough money to buy a new father
he’s got enough money to bother
somebody else
solder two wires together
somebody else

remember that mouthful you spat in his mouthful
he never forgave you, he’s so very spiteful
he’s so very vengeful and so very frightful
he’s got enough money to bother
solder two wires together

scarecrow and fungus, they ran through a stoplight
but it didn’t matter cause no one was hurt
scarecrow and fungus, they ran through a stoplight
but it didn’t matter cause they were on foot

got enough money to bother
somebody else
solder two wires together
somebody else

I don’t know what I’m doing still here
they must have done such a very very good job…

they say he’s adopted but quite maladapted
they say he’s corrupted but quite well-respected
he’s got lots of money, we all really like him
he’s got enough money to bother
come on inside and I’ll show you your brother
he’s got enough money to buy a new father
he’s got enough money to bother
somebody else
solder two wires together
somebody else…

Secret Stash

Written by: regina spektor

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Lyrics (fan transcription):

She opened her pocket and showed me her stash
a stash of cash and flesh
for a rainy day
she said, there might come a day when you’ve just got nothing to say
nothing to think, and there’s nothing left to drink
nothing to eat, you’ll be your own piece of meat
and no one can take that away from you…
no one…

tell me what you told me again and I might
believe you next time
maybe give it another try
I’ll open my pocket and show you my stash
a small stash of cash and flesh
saved for a rainy day
saved for a rainy day I’ve got nothing to say
and no one can take that away from me…
no one…

Silly Eye Color Generalizations

Written by: regina spektor

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Lyrics (fan transcription):

there are those boys with earthly eyes
their eyes are like the ground
you walk and walk, kicking up dirt
but they don't make a sound
and when they kiss you they sometimes leave them open
just to make sure you don't drop
yeah, the sweetest eyes, the truest eyes
are probably dark brown

there are those boys with golden hazel eyes
the color of weak tea
they spend the nights howling at the moon
to let go of the sea
the scope of their depth is terrifying, thrilling
you think you're finally free
when they capture you, cause golden eyes are as sticky as
honey from a bee

I'm drowning

but those with blue I shouldn't trust
cause I myself have blue
you fall for them so easy
you think you see right through
you take a leap thinking blue water is deep
when suddenly it's just gray rain
then puddles at your feet
will freeze to dirty ice
but summon them back up to clean salty blue water once again
confusing

blue eyes they change like the weather
blue sea, blue sky, blue paint
I wouldn't trust my own blue-eyed reflection
as far as I can throw that mirror

but these are just silly eye color generalizations
you shouldn't believe a word I've said
cause when you're lying in your bed
darkness round your head
your eyes might as well be polka-dotted or plaid
polka-dotted or plaid

Small Town Moon

Written by: regina spektor

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Lyrics (fan transcription):

i must've lived a thousand times
but every day begins the same
cause there's a small town in my mind
how can i leave without hurting everyone that made me?...

oh, baby, baby, it's all about the moon
i wish you wouldn't have broken my camera
cause we're going to get real old real soon
today we're younger than we're ever going to be...

stop, stop, what's the hurry?
come on baby, don't you worry, worry
everybody not so nice, nice
everybody not so nice, nice...

i ought to, ought to know by now...
everybody not so nice, nice...

oh, baby, baby, baby, it's all about the moon
i must've lived a thousand times
but there's a small town in my mind
how can i leave without hurting everyone that made me?...

Soho

Written by: regina spektor

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Lyrics (fan transcription):

it's surprising how little things we lose
I was walking through the streets of soho
looking for a diamond ring
but I didn't find a thing
not a necklace, not a bracelet, not a shoelace, not an old friend
not a new friend in the faces of the crowd

and the streets were paved with cigarette butts...

it's surprising how little's on the ground
considering we walk around
and lose and lose what's never found
someone has got to be the one
to find the long lost answers
banana peels and orange rinds

but we suck on our cigarettes
as if one day they will save use
as if one day they'll return the favor
as if one day they will crave us...

it's surprising how little things we know
I was walking through my mindscape
and I didn't find a thing
it's surprising how little things we know
I was walking through my mindstreet
red light stop and green light go
and I didn't get run over

but we suck on our cigarettes
as if one day they will save use
as if one day they'll return the favor
as if one day they will crave us...

ah ah, regina...

Somedays

Written by: regina spektor

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Lyrics (from the Soviet Kitsch liner notes):

Somedays aren't yours at all
They come and go as if they're someone elses days
They come and leave you behind some elses face
and it's harsher than yours
and colder than yours

They come in all quiet sweep up and then they leave
and you don't hear a single floor board creak
they're so much stronger than the friends you try to keep by your side

Downtown, downtown
I'm not here, not anymore
I've gone away
don't call me don't write

I'm in love with your daughter
I want to have her baby I'm in love with your daughter
so can I please

Downtown, downtown
I'm not here
not anymore
I've gone away don't call me don't write
I've gone away don't call me don't write

Somedays aren't yours at all
They come and go as if they're someone elses days
They come and leave you behind some elses face
and it's harsher than yours

The Soup

Written by: regina spektor

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Lyrics (fan transcription):

The soup..was hot and split pea and on the stove
and michael and marry and bugsy and buster were occupied
the pictures as clear as an illusion in their mind
and the plan was foolproof but there was so much to do

first they'd decide who'd drive the car, who'd wear the masks and who'd bribe the cops
then they'd decide what were the rules, when do shoot and when do you hold back
they'd synchronize their watches and their heartbeats and their ribcages
this can't be a mess, this can't be a mess...

nobody knows how it comes to be that they think that they must and they do what they can
but the cops are right there and the sirens they blare and the bystarers stare and everyone just stands
bugsy went down first, then marry, then michael drove off and buster just ran
he was running like a child running in a game of tag
until he was hit, until he was it...