Jawbreaker/Jets to Brazil !!!

Been listening to a lot of old Jawbreaker and Jets to Brazil lately.  Jawbreaker's "Dear You" album and Jet's to Brazil's "Orange Rhyming Dictionary" are in my top ten CDs ever and both bands were fronted by Blake Schwarzenbach.  His songwriting and lyrics are just amazing.  Actually, the first time I played in college was at the PLNU tank cafeteria and we did Jawbreaker's "Boxcar" along with Face to Face's "Disconnected."  Good times indeed.....

Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VMtEDzOfwOQDreamed I was a fireman. I just smoked and watched you burn.

Dreamed I was an astronaut. I shot you down like a juggernaut.

Dreamed we were still going out. Had that one a few times now.

Woke up to find we were not. It's good to be awake.

Dreamed I was a tidal wave. I ravaged your coast there were no survivors.

Dreamed I was your landlord. I showed you place when you had lovers.

If I was a vampire, I wouldn't suck your blood.

Then I dreamed I was you. Sweetest dream I have had.

If you could hear the dreams I've had, my dear,

They would give you nightmares for a week.

But you're not here and I can never sleep.

Come home so I can be a creep.

Dreamed I was a dream. I stole you away, away in your sleep.

Saved you from a fire, A gun for hire, Introduced you to a vampire.

A wave crashed on the beach. We rolled around in its foamy grasp.

Kissing in the chaos of a kelpy sea. Seems I couldn't save you from me.

If you could hear the dreams I've had, my dear,

They would give you nightmares for a week.

But you're not here and I can never sleep.

Come home so I can be a creep.

Maybe I'm obsessive to think like this.

Probably not impressing you with my cheap tricks.

Honey, it's depressing what depression does to some.

I'll play the part for hours But I know you'll never come.

If you could hear the dreams I've had, my dear,

They would give you nightmares for a week.

But you're not here and I can never sleep.

Come home so I can be a creep.

Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l2aDg3SOxQg candle is blue could see me through but I'm color blind

they tell me it's blue and I'm a believer that's why I'm blind

live on the freeway listen to signs and we drive by feel

be a believer believe everything you'll be right half the time

candle is waxing takes my apartment I bask in its magic

all of the firefighters put out my fires took all my matches

staying up later waking up old and I'm leaving her never

ordering in all friends and lovers and we're making our weather with a lone light bulb

I'm tired of fighting, so I'm demolished - that's the way

some make exhaustion a mode of expression and that's their way

I'm just a question knowing my answer I hope I'm wrong

but I know the answer it's four in the morning I'm right again and I'm chinatown

now in a hurry, rubbing up urgent to get home to dot

was my missed mistress messed up my mattress I missed the catch

last of the pitchers catfish done hunting harry lundt

most of the killers never get famous and it's hard on everyone

I'm tired of fighting......

Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=snWcLuenYMUthe curtain's a sea anemone

in the way it sways

to the slow breeze

I lie spread out on the floor

looking at these things

and most of them are yours

and it's so nice

sitting very still

without those old shoes

I could never fill

starfish with its arms out in a daze

staring at the stars

through an ocean haze

was I one you wished upon?

burned out like a light bulb

when you turned me on

and it's so nice

sleeping here all alone

with my ashtray and

white courtesy telephone

now I'm making out the shapes

like the shower rod - can it take my weight?

I will tell you I am fine

I got some news, friend, feels like I'm dying

turtle on its back in the desert sea

and you look like a cool drink

just slightly out of reach

draw myself into the shell

waiting on a sign from god

or a nod from hell

and it's so nice

sitting very still

without those old shoes

I could never fill

now we're turning on the lights

it's the first day of my second life

take my name off of the lease

you can even keep the name it never suited me