Rhyme & Reason

main lyrics

Oh well, oh well, so here we stand
but we stand for nothing
my heart calls to me in my sleep
I cannot turn to it
'cause I'm all locked up in this dark place
and I do not know (no sooner dead)
head aches, warped and tied up
I need to kill this pain

My head won't leave my head alone
and I don't believe it will
till I'm dead and gone
my head won't leave my head alone
I don't believe it will
till I'm six feet underground

How long I'm tied up
my mind in knots, my stomach reels
in concern of what I might do or what I've done
has got me living in fear
but I know these voices must be my soul
I've had enough, I've had enough of being alone
and I got no place to go

My head won't leave my head alone
and I don't believe it will
till I'm dead and gone
my head won't leave my head alone
I don't believe it will
till I'm six feet underground in my grave
lying, wired shut and quiet in my grave
leave me, leave it to me to waste here

So young, here I am again
talking to myself, a TV blares
oh man, oh, how I wish I didn't smoke or drink
to reason with my head
but sometimes this thick confusion grows
till I cannot bear it at all
needle to the vein, needle to the vein
take this needle from my vein, my friend, I said

My head won't leave my head alone
and I don't believe it will
till I'm dead and gone
my head won't leave my head alone
I don't believe it will
till I'm six feet underground in my grave
lying, lying cold in my grave
reason, my reason take my head off this terror
I feel it, I come back
I'll see my mind's all wiped clean
and the needle, make my great escape

I seem caught in time
my head leaves me behind
body fall cold and
I see Heaven

December 1, 1993

Flood Zone
Richmond, VA

alternate lyrics

Hey oh
these eyes you throw them at me
such a way you got me spinning about
oh the smile, smile you smile
when you're with me's
got me without a doubt
in your arms tied up and recklessly
I'm throwing all my tricks at you
In the hope my charm will leave a
smile and I'll have its way with you
but sometimes

My head won't leave my head alone
and I don't believe it will
till I'm dead and gone
My head won't leave my head alone

and I don't believe it will
till I'm six feet underground
so give me on
If I'm bleeding on you
Oh there's times sometimes the confusion
get my head spinning about
I'm not reflecting or reacting to you
in any way
I mean you help me get it out
oh sometimes oh this trouble in my
head become objects of my thoughts
and all the time I wind and wind up
have nothing said
maybe I seem out of touch but

My head won't leave my head alone
and I don't believe it will
till I'm dead and gone
My head won't leave my head alone
and I don't believe it will
till I'm six feet undeground
in my grave
oh hoping
hoping
somehow something will save me again
maybe the dirt maybe the earth
will spin me out of this [slowly?]

And I care to
you think what can I complain about
so I'll go on my way
but headline and headline
got me thinkin
how can we save ourselves today
oh then this fussy fussy fussy fighting
I'll shed it around
spreading love
[???]
and reckless answer
got me in my doubts

I sing
my head won't leave my head alone
and I don't belive it will
till I'm dead and gone
My head won't leave my head alone
and I don't belive it will
till I'm six feet undeground
in my grave
don't you think there's
a relief down there?
got your head is quiet once again
and oh leave it leave it
lie while its a low...

I don't know I'll leave it
with a quiet hour in a dark room
with no windows at all
makes me feel close
close to finding
what might save me from myself
won't you leave a will
don't you leave i will
wait
no reflection on you
but I'm feeling
squeeze my head on the tracks
sometimes
I'm tired
Don't you feel the same
sometimes
when there isn't always
black it's alright















1993
2.17
3.23
7.27
12.1
12.2
1994
4.26