liar liar,
you’re such a great big liar
with the tallest tales
that I have ever heard
fire fire,
you set my soul on fire
laughing in the corner
as it burns
right between the ribs
it’s sinking in
oh oh, the sirens sang so sweet
and watched the sailors going down
oh oh, you talk to me in siren song,
yeah, anyone would drown
anyone would drown
sick and tired
of this mad desire
fluttering inside me
like a hawk
wire wire,
you’ve got my hands on wires
well, heaven help you
when I get them off
right between the ribs
you’ll feel it then
oh oh, the sirens sang so sweet
and watched the sailors going down
oh oh, you talk to me in siren song,
yeah, anyone would drown
anyone would drown
all the ships go down
following the sound
all the ships go down
oh oh, the sirens sang so sweet
and watched the sailors going down
oh oh, you talk to me in siren song,
yeah, anyone would drown
anyone would drown
Wednesday, August 13, 2008
rangers
the paths have been crossed
the crumbs are gone and the way
and the way is lost
melancholy phantoms eye our skins
poisoned apples falling with the wind
hear the sigh of the trees
those who enter here never leave
and the rangers stream
out of their cabins
they are the hunters,
we are the rabbits
but maybe we don’t want to be found
maybe we don’t want to be found
further in and on we go
sightless creatures tugging at our clothes
cutting through the twilight, sword in hand
strangers once, united against the land
at the sound of the bells
they’re pulling paper lanterns from their shelves
and the rangers stream
out of their cabins
they are the hunters,
we are the rabbits
and maybe we don’t want to be found
maybe we don’t want you tracking us down
the rangers stream
out of their cabins
raising their muskets,
flashing their badges
but maybe we don’t want to be found
maybe we don’t want to be found
let’s keep hiding, all quiet-like
they’ll keep seeking but they won’t find us
let’s keep living our quiet lives
you and I
you and I
and the rangers stream
out of their cabins
they are the hunters,
we are the rabbits
and maybe we don’t want to be found
maybe we don’t want you tracking us down
the rangers stream
out of their cabins
raising their muskets,
flashing their badges
but maybe we don’t want to be found
maybe we don’t want to be found
the crumbs are gone and the way
and the way is lost
melancholy phantoms eye our skins
poisoned apples falling with the wind
hear the sigh of the trees
those who enter here never leave
and the rangers stream
out of their cabins
they are the hunters,
we are the rabbits
but maybe we don’t want to be found
maybe we don’t want to be found
further in and on we go
sightless creatures tugging at our clothes
cutting through the twilight, sword in hand
strangers once, united against the land
at the sound of the bells
they’re pulling paper lanterns from their shelves
and the rangers stream
out of their cabins
they are the hunters,
we are the rabbits
and maybe we don’t want to be found
maybe we don’t want you tracking us down
the rangers stream
out of their cabins
raising their muskets,
flashing their badges
but maybe we don’t want to be found
maybe we don’t want to be found
let’s keep hiding, all quiet-like
they’ll keep seeking but they won’t find us
let’s keep living our quiet lives
you and I
you and I
and the rangers stream
out of their cabins
they are the hunters,
we are the rabbits
and maybe we don’t want to be found
maybe we don’t want you tracking us down
the rangers stream
out of their cabins
raising their muskets,
flashing their badges
but maybe we don’t want to be found
maybe we don’t want to be found
borrowed time
thick as thieves
the last of leaves
in the winter sun
holding fast
this freezing branch
is home to us
step, step right over the line
and onto borrowed time
when it’s life, not waiting to die
waiting to divide to divide
counting stars
and passing cars
on the interstate
the end is near
I feel it dear,
but I am not afraid
step, step right over the line
and onto borrowed time
when it’s life, not waiting to die
waiting to divide
to divide
but you say you’re getting tired
you’re tired and so am I
when you fall I’ll fall behind
step, step right over the line
onto borrowed time
when it’s life, not waiting to die
waiting to divide to divide
but you say you’re getting tired
you’re tired and so am I
when you fall
I’ll fall behind
the last of leaves
in the winter sun
holding fast
this freezing branch
is home to us
step, step right over the line
and onto borrowed time
when it’s life, not waiting to die
waiting to divide to divide
counting stars
and passing cars
on the interstate
the end is near
I feel it dear,
but I am not afraid
step, step right over the line
and onto borrowed time
when it’s life, not waiting to die
waiting to divide
to divide
but you say you’re getting tired
you’re tired and so am I
when you fall I’ll fall behind
step, step right over the line
onto borrowed time
when it’s life, not waiting to die
waiting to divide to divide
but you say you’re getting tired
you’re tired and so am I
when you fall
I’ll fall behind
near to you
he and I had something beautiful
but so dysfunctional, it couldn't last
I loved him so but I let him go
‘cause I knew he'd never love me back
such pain as this
shouldn't have to be experienced
I'm still reeling from the loss,
still a little bit delirious
near to you, I am healing
but it's taking so long
'cause though he's gone
and you are wonderful
it's hard to move on
yet, I'm better near to you.
you and I have something different
and I'm enjoying it cautiously
I'm battle scarred,
but I am working oh so hard
to get back to who I used to be
he's disappearing, fading steadily
well, I'm so close to being yours,
won’t you stay with me, please
near to you, I am healing
but it's taking so long
'cause though he's gone
and you are wonderful
it’s hard to move on
yet, I'm better near to you
I only know that
I am better where you are
I only know that
I am better where you are
I only know that I belong
where you are
near to you, I am healing
but it's taking so long
'cause though he's gone
and you are wonderful
it’s hard to move on
yet, I'm better near to you
but so dysfunctional, it couldn't last
I loved him so but I let him go
‘cause I knew he'd never love me back
such pain as this
shouldn't have to be experienced
I'm still reeling from the loss,
still a little bit delirious
near to you, I am healing
but it's taking so long
'cause though he's gone
and you are wonderful
it's hard to move on
yet, I'm better near to you.
you and I have something different
and I'm enjoying it cautiously
I'm battle scarred,
but I am working oh so hard
to get back to who I used to be
he's disappearing, fading steadily
well, I'm so close to being yours,
won’t you stay with me, please
near to you, I am healing
but it's taking so long
'cause though he's gone
and you are wonderful
it’s hard to move on
yet, I'm better near to you
I only know that
I am better where you are
I only know that
I am better where you are
I only know that I belong
where you are
near to you, I am healing
but it's taking so long
'cause though he's gone
and you are wonderful
it’s hard to move on
yet, I'm better near to you
lifesize
we stood so tall we caught a plane
by the wing and held it safe
until we found it a place to land
we laid across the ocean wide,
bridged the gap in record time,
the people traveled across and
kissed our hands
all for love, we become
larger than lifesize, wondersome
great in the eyes of someone
larger than lifesize we become,
great in the eyes of someone
we smiled so bright the sun went down
rose above the maddening crowd
we lit the streets with the sweetest glow
we held the globe and made it turn
wandered through the universe
the men of science observed through telescopes
all for love, we become
larger than lifesize, wondersome
great in the eyes of someone
larger than lifesize we become,
great in the eyes of someone
larger than lifesize, we become
larger than lifesize we become,
great in the eyes of someone
by the wing and held it safe
until we found it a place to land
we laid across the ocean wide,
bridged the gap in record time,
the people traveled across and
kissed our hands
all for love, we become
larger than lifesize, wondersome
great in the eyes of someone
larger than lifesize we become,
great in the eyes of someone
we smiled so bright the sun went down
rose above the maddening crowd
we lit the streets with the sweetest glow
we held the globe and made it turn
wandered through the universe
the men of science observed through telescopes
all for love, we become
larger than lifesize, wondersome
great in the eyes of someone
larger than lifesize we become,
great in the eyes of someone
larger than lifesize, we become
larger than lifesize we become,
great in the eyes of someone
think of you
it’s one hundred and nine degrees
in this crowded room,
no room to breathe
with walls as cold as a gallery
this is no place for me
such hard faces set in smoke,
the smell lingers in my clothes,
it’s a bad night to be alone
but that’s the way it goes,
and I think of you,
whenever life gets me down
I think of you
whenever you’re not around
you rest your bones
somewhere far from my own,
yeah but you still pull me home
I thought I had it figured out
in a brand new life
with a great big house
and green initials on the towels
I should be happy now
well, you’ve got yourself a family
and you planted roots down by the sea
I saw you once on the street,
you didn’t notice me
but I think of you,
whenever life gets me down
I think of you
whenever you’re not around
you rest your bones
somewhere far from my own,
yeah but you still pull me home
just to put your mind at ease
you don’t owe me anything
you paid me well in memories…
and I think of you,
whenever life gets me down
I think of you
whenever you’re not around
you rest your bones
somewhere far from my own,
yeah but you still pull me home
you still pull me home
you still pull me home
in this crowded room,
no room to breathe
with walls as cold as a gallery
this is no place for me
such hard faces set in smoke,
the smell lingers in my clothes,
it’s a bad night to be alone
but that’s the way it goes,
and I think of you,
whenever life gets me down
I think of you
whenever you’re not around
you rest your bones
somewhere far from my own,
yeah but you still pull me home
I thought I had it figured out
in a brand new life
with a great big house
and green initials on the towels
I should be happy now
well, you’ve got yourself a family
and you planted roots down by the sea
I saw you once on the street,
you didn’t notice me
but I think of you,
whenever life gets me down
I think of you
whenever you’re not around
you rest your bones
somewhere far from my own,
yeah but you still pull me home
just to put your mind at ease
you don’t owe me anything
you paid me well in memories…
and I think of you,
whenever life gets me down
I think of you
whenever you’re not around
you rest your bones
somewhere far from my own,
yeah but you still pull me home
you still pull me home
you still pull me home
whisper
running the race
like a mouse in a cage
getting nowhere, but I’m trying
forging ahead
but I’m stuck in the bed
that I made,
so I’m lying
but if you keep real close
yeah, you stay real close
I will reach you.
I’m down to a whisper
in a daydream on a hill
shut down to a whisper
can you hear me still
eager to please,
trying to be what they need
but I’m so very tired
I’ve stopped trying to find
any peace in my mind
‘cause it tangles the wires
but if you keep real close
yeah, you stay real close
I will reach you.
I’m down to a whisper
in a daydream on a hill
shut down to a whisper
can you hear me
can you hear me
still the sound,
it dies on my lips
to fade away
and to forget
I’m down to a whisper
in a daydream on a hill
shut down to a whisper
can you hear me, can you hear me (repeats) still.
like a mouse in a cage
getting nowhere, but I’m trying
forging ahead
but I’m stuck in the bed
that I made,
so I’m lying
but if you keep real close
yeah, you stay real close
I will reach you.
I’m down to a whisper
in a daydream on a hill
shut down to a whisper
can you hear me still
eager to please,
trying to be what they need
but I’m so very tired
I’ve stopped trying to find
any peace in my mind
‘cause it tangles the wires
but if you keep real close
yeah, you stay real close
I will reach you.
I’m down to a whisper
in a daydream on a hill
shut down to a whisper
can you hear me
can you hear me
still the sound,
it dies on my lips
to fade away
and to forget
I’m down to a whisper
in a daydream on a hill
shut down to a whisper
can you hear me, can you hear me (repeats) still.
the minnow & the trout
help me out,
said the minnow to the trout
i was lost and found
myself swimming in your mouth
oh, help me chief,
I’ve got plans for you and me
I swear upon this riverbed,
I’ll help you feel young again
oh, not your everyday circumstance
the hummingbird
taking coffee with the ants,
and I said
please, I know that we’re different
but we were one cell in the sea in the beginning
and what we’re made of was all the same once
we’re not that different after all
help me up, said the eagle to the duck
I’ve fallen from my nest so high above
oh, help me fly, I am too afraid to try
now saddled with a fear of heights
I’m praying you can set me right
oh, not your everyday circumstance
the elephant
sharing peanuts with the rats,
and I said
please, I know that we’re different
but we were one cell in the sea in the beginning
and what we’re made of was all the same once
we’re not that different after all
we are tied in history,
wide-connected like a family
we are tied in history,
wide-connected like a family, a family...
so please, I know that we’re different
but we were one cell in the sea in the beginning
and what we’re made of was all the same once
we’re not that different after all
said the minnow to the trout
i was lost and found
myself swimming in your mouth
oh, help me chief,
I’ve got plans for you and me
I swear upon this riverbed,
I’ll help you feel young again
oh, not your everyday circumstance
the hummingbird
taking coffee with the ants,
and I said
please, I know that we’re different
but we were one cell in the sea in the beginning
and what we’re made of was all the same once
we’re not that different after all
help me up, said the eagle to the duck
I’ve fallen from my nest so high above
oh, help me fly, I am too afraid to try
now saddled with a fear of heights
I’m praying you can set me right
oh, not your everyday circumstance
the elephant
sharing peanuts with the rats,
and I said
please, I know that we’re different
but we were one cell in the sea in the beginning
and what we’re made of was all the same once
we’re not that different after all
we are tied in history,
wide-connected like a family
we are tied in history,
wide-connected like a family, a family...
so please, I know that we’re different
but we were one cell in the sea in the beginning
and what we’re made of was all the same once
we’re not that different after all
come on, come out
come on, come out
the weather is warm
come on, come out
come on come on
a spot in the shade
where oranges fall
a spot in the shade
away from it all
watching the sky, you're watching a painting
coming to life, shifting and shaping
staying inside, it all goes all goes by
a blanket unfolds,
a blanket to lie
the pieces of gold
they light up your eyes
and now we're alone
and now we're alive
watching the sky, you're watching a painting
coming to life, shifting and shaping
staying inside, it all goes
all goes all goes all goes by
stopping the time, the rush and the waiting
leave it behind, shifting and shaping
keep it inside, it all goes all goes all goes all goes by
it all goes passing by
all goes passing by
watching the sky, you're watching a painting
coming to life, shifting and shaping
staying inside, it all goes
all goes all goes all goes by
stopping the time, the rush and the waiting
leave it behind, shifting and shaping
keep it inside, it all goes all goes by
the weather is warm
come on, come out
come on come on
a spot in the shade
where oranges fall
a spot in the shade
away from it all
watching the sky, you're watching a painting
coming to life, shifting and shaping
staying inside, it all goes all goes by
a blanket unfolds,
a blanket to lie
the pieces of gold
they light up your eyes
and now we're alone
and now we're alive
watching the sky, you're watching a painting
coming to life, shifting and shaping
staying inside, it all goes
all goes all goes all goes by
stopping the time, the rush and the waiting
leave it behind, shifting and shaping
keep it inside, it all goes all goes all goes all goes by
it all goes passing by
all goes passing by
watching the sky, you're watching a painting
coming to life, shifting and shaping
staying inside, it all goes
all goes all goes all goes by
stopping the time, the rush and the waiting
leave it behind, shifting and shaping
keep it inside, it all goes all goes by
fine frenzy bio
"her music is haunting" Selma Blair/INTERVIEW MAGAZINE
"A Fine Frenzy is a blend of sounds and influences. Where there's Ella, Aretha and Louis, there's also Radiohead, Sigur Ros, Aqualung and Keane" HARP Magazine
A Fine Frenzy is the music of 22 year-old Alison Sudol.
Born in Seattle to dramatic-arts teacher parents, Alison moved to Los Angeles at the age five. With her newly single mother, Alison moved frequently around the city. She developed a strong love for the fantastic literary worlds of CS Lewis, EB White, Lewis Carroll and Charles Dickens, while becoming a passionate author in her own right.
Alison also immersed herself in classical music, Motown, Aretha Franklin, swing bands, Ella Fitzgerald, Elton John, Louis Armstrong, the Beatles, Technicolor movies and classic 1950's television.
After teaching herself to play piano, Alison increasingly invested her internal narratives into song form. She found solace in the melodic melancholia of new global British bands Aqualung, Radiohead, Coldplay and Keane, etc... She was also moved by the diatonic minimalism of Philip Glass and the transportive allure of Icelandic music (Bjork, Sigur Ros.) Inspired, Alison developed the sound of A Fine Frenzy - hypnotic piano arrangements under classic American melody fused into irresistible, atmospheric songs with the power to reach around the world.
"A Fine Frenzy is a blend of sounds and influences. Where there's Ella, Aretha and Louis, there's also Radiohead, Sigur Ros, Aqualung and Keane" HARP Magazine
A Fine Frenzy is the music of 22 year-old Alison Sudol.
Born in Seattle to dramatic-arts teacher parents, Alison moved to Los Angeles at the age five. With her newly single mother, Alison moved frequently around the city. She developed a strong love for the fantastic literary worlds of CS Lewis, EB White, Lewis Carroll and Charles Dickens, while becoming a passionate author in her own right.
Alison also immersed herself in classical music, Motown, Aretha Franklin, swing bands, Ella Fitzgerald, Elton John, Louis Armstrong, the Beatles, Technicolor movies and classic 1950's television.
After teaching herself to play piano, Alison increasingly invested her internal narratives into song form. She found solace in the melodic melancholia of new global British bands Aqualung, Radiohead, Coldplay and Keane, etc... She was also moved by the diatonic minimalism of Philip Glass and the transportive allure of Icelandic music (Bjork, Sigur Ros.) Inspired, Alison developed the sound of A Fine Frenzy - hypnotic piano arrangements under classic American melody fused into irresistible, atmospheric songs with the power to reach around the world.
Interview by Katie Spain
On a recent trip to New York I settled back in my hotel room for a bit of room service and some American channel surfing. What I got was a hefty dose of A Fine Frenzy; she's all over the music television over there. Her success isn't limited to the States though; it seems that Europeans love Alison Sudol (aka A Fine Frenzy) too. The American alternative singer-songwriter has just completed a European tour and wowed fans with her flame red hair and mesmerising voice. In person, she's as sweet as your mum's best apple pie and thoughtful in her demeanour. On the outside, Alison is a figure of startling beauty, below the surface she reverberates with inner strength. We love her, something tells us you will too.
During our recent interview with the pretty young thing we talked tour vans, knitting, her beautiful debut album 'One Cell in the Sea' and Death Cab for Cutie. Oh, we also talked cheese... lots of cheese.
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