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Lyrics : Harlan

Found On: Condition Blue .. Unconditional
The Butcher Says...

Unconditional .. Letter: 13Sep94
MP3:[listen to stream]


Well I've been bouncing off the walls
Cause that was all I had to work with at the time
I had nothing to say
I got a message from a friend
He keeps his number in the phone book
But I don't use it
I got nothing to say

We never ever spoke
But I listen what he tells me
Ooh I wonder what he'd tell me
I know I've got to think accurately
He doesn't suffer fools
Time's a-wasting
So now I've got no mouth but I'm still screaming

Chorus:

And Harlan
Harlan says we're not alone
But I'm still waiting
With all these rags
By my telephone

There's a mad old boy in a Batman baseball cap down at the intersection
Waiting till the cavalry arrives
Like every day had its own meaning
Everyone would have its colour
So did numbers...
What the hell, it's only our lives.

Chorus

Jefty is the boy next door
And Jefty is five
The same as he was in 1954
( huh? )
A boy and his dog
Alone against tomorrow
Alone against tomorrow
People could lose their grip
And deep below the Earth
In caves the size of Africa
Infinitely slowly
The pain is rarified and tainted to our special needs
Always
Cause I can't live with myself if living's without you

Chorus

Oh there must be millions like us
Millions
Outside

You know all about it...

And I'm standing here
While you know all about it
You know all about it

There's one more thing, girl:
It's so tough knowing where you are...

It's so tough knowing where you are
And I just don't seem to get out that much these days.
I want to hold you in my arms.

The Butcher Says...

Ellison, of course.

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Harlan
h2ofuego[at]-remove-yahoo.com - James Duval
28Feb2009 6:28 PM (1 year 13 days ago)
Harlan live from Mallorca 96' reunion show is one of the most beautiful renditions I've heard of any song ever!!
long time
mdiwan[at]-remove-shaw.ca - Dwight Calgary Canada
4Mar2005 7:10 PM (5 years 10 days ago)
I’m sitting and ripping some of my cherished butcher collection for my ipod. Harlan, sweetest song I had heard in awhile as memory recalls when I first got the cd. I Had the opportunity to see pat and the boys do it live in Winnipeg during the subsequent tour...spot on performance -it was a great show.
fucking brillant
ukla22[at]-remove-cox.net - Omaha, NE
7Sep2003 5:33 PM (6 years 189 days ago)
Pat,
this is one of your best. I'm always at a loss for how Condition Blue got left out as I think it might be your most complete piece.