Catatonia
Catatonia : Way beyond blue (1996)

1. Lost cat
Lost cat in Arthur Street, black and white
If you go, I'll come without a fight
I'm sick of hearing damning words of you
Come cursing through my head
And I'm too proud to sit here
Chasing time, wasting things we shared
Or thought we had?
You said I'm digging you a home
Truth is - you left a long time ago
And you can turn it on and play the innocent
Though you've been caught
And I'm too proud to sit here
Saying everything is how it was
Never been this sure
Take it from where you want to grow
There's always tomorrow
I'd rather have you smile
Than have you fall
No matter where you go
Ten men in Trelleborg succeed
All those in Arthur Street will walk free
And you can turn it on and play at anything
You ever wanted to
Cause you're not dull
And I'm not strong enough to carry on
Wondering how we're gonna see this through?
If you go, I'll come without a fight
I'm sick of hearing damning words of you
Come cursing through my head
And I'm too proud to sit here
Chasing time, wasting things we shared
Or thought we had?
You said I'm digging you a home
Truth is - you left a long time ago
And you can turn it on and play the innocent
Though you've been caught
And I'm too proud to sit here
Saying everything is how it was
Never been this sure
Take it from where you want to grow
There's always tomorrow
I'd rather have you smile
Than have you fall
No matter where you go
Ten men in Trelleborg succeed
All those in Arthur Street will walk free
And you can turn it on and play at anything
You ever wanted to
Cause you're not dull
And I'm not strong enough to carry on
Wondering how we're gonna see this through?
2. Sweet catatonia
Jump streams that cut across the bed
Leaving colours there instead
See lines I'm drawing to an end
But ignore them
And if I say how I feel again
Is it wise to do it?
All I'm hearing for the umpteenth time
The song I despise
And don't you fall asleep
There's lots of things I need to say
That just won't keep
Sweet, sweet, sweet, sweet catatonia
I should've told you
Sweet, sweet, sweet, sweet catatonia
I should've told you
And with my fears in the back of my mind
Will they gang up on me?
And when I least expect them to
Will they devour me?
Now don't you turn aside
Your tired ears must hear me out
There's nowhere to hide
Sweet, sweet, sweet, sweet catatonia
I should've told you
Sweet, sweet, sweet, sweet catatonia
I should've told you
And don't you turn aside
Your tired ears must hear me out
There's nowhere to hide
Sweet, sweet, sweet, sweet catatonia
I should've told you
Sweet, sweet, sweet, sweet catatonia
I should've told you
And with my fears in the back of my mind
Will they gang up on me?
And when I least expect them to
Will they devour me?
Leaving colours there instead
See lines I'm drawing to an end
But ignore them
And if I say how I feel again
Is it wise to do it?
All I'm hearing for the umpteenth time
The song I despise
And don't you fall asleep
There's lots of things I need to say
That just won't keep
Sweet, sweet, sweet, sweet catatonia
I should've told you
Sweet, sweet, sweet, sweet catatonia
I should've told you
And with my fears in the back of my mind
Will they gang up on me?
And when I least expect them to
Will they devour me?
Now don't you turn aside
Your tired ears must hear me out
There's nowhere to hide
Sweet, sweet, sweet, sweet catatonia
I should've told you
Sweet, sweet, sweet, sweet catatonia
I should've told you
And don't you turn aside
Your tired ears must hear me out
There's nowhere to hide
Sweet, sweet, sweet, sweet catatonia
I should've told you
Sweet, sweet, sweet, sweet catatonia
I should've told you
And with my fears in the back of my mind
Will they gang up on me?
And when I least expect them to
Will they devour me?
3. Some half baked ideal called wonderful
Mickey wishes he was dead
Draws the sheet across his head
Never felt so alive
Moved him in to share the bed
Turns out he shared the hurt instead
Was it all worthwhile?
Must have been funny, must have been dim
Cut it up and let it all in
I don't want you to go
I just need you to know
And in the house she wouldn't dare
Hang this guilty frame with stares
Naked in a fray
I'll be the shortest person there
Oh god I'm losing all my hair
It won't suit my style
Must have been funny, must have been dim
Cut it up and let it all in
I don't want you to go
I just need you to know
She gave me nothing that I could bear to lose
And if he reaches for the door
Make sure he'll touch the wood and pause
Ask me back for more
We'll still shove us down the stairs
Still get in each other's hair
If there's any left then
Must have been funny, must have been dim
Cut it up and let it all in
I don't want you to go
I just need you to know
Do you want him to go?
Do you push him to go?
What does baby like?
What does she like?
Where does she hide?
What does she like?
What does she like?
Where does she hide?
Where does she hide?
Why does she lie?
Draws the sheet across his head
Never felt so alive
Moved him in to share the bed
Turns out he shared the hurt instead
Was it all worthwhile?
Must have been funny, must have been dim
Cut it up and let it all in
I don't want you to go
I just need you to know
And in the house she wouldn't dare
Hang this guilty frame with stares
Naked in a fray
I'll be the shortest person there
Oh god I'm losing all my hair
It won't suit my style
Must have been funny, must have been dim
Cut it up and let it all in
I don't want you to go
I just need you to know
She gave me nothing that I could bear to lose
And if he reaches for the door
Make sure he'll touch the wood and pause
Ask me back for more
We'll still shove us down the stairs
Still get in each other's hair
If there's any left then
Must have been funny, must have been dim
Cut it up and let it all in
I don't want you to go
I just need you to know
Do you want him to go?
Do you push him to go?
What does baby like?
What does she like?
Where does she hide?
What does she like?
What does she like?
Where does she hide?
Where does she hide?
Why does she lie?
4. You've got a lot to answer for
You've got a lot to answer for, but baby I love you...
You've got a lot to answer for, but baby I love you...
If it turns to blue, what are we gonna do?
If it stays on white, would it be all right?
If it all turns sour, it's too late
The CSA are bound to find you soon
If you wanna talk, then talk about it
You could talk all night if you need it,
You could talk all night and day
But I think by now you know exactly how to end it
Here, looking for my soul?
Are you looking out for me?
You've got a lot to answer for, but baby I love you...
You've got a lot to answer for, but baby I love you...
You said I got the looks, well, I've got the means
Let's get together, mix each others genes
Can't buy myself a future
My DNA'll be past it's sell by date
You're looking for a son?
Are you holding out for me?
You've got a lot to answer for, but baby I love you...
You've got a lot to answer for, but baby I love you...
You've got a lot to answer for, but baby I love you...
You've got a lot to answer for, but baby I love you...
You've got a lot to answer for...
You've got a lot to answer for, but baby I love you...
If it turns to blue, what are we gonna do?
If it stays on white, would it be all right?
If it all turns sour, it's too late
The CSA are bound to find you soon
If you wanna talk, then talk about it
You could talk all night if you need it,
You could talk all night and day
But I think by now you know exactly how to end it
Here, looking for my soul?
Are you looking out for me?
You've got a lot to answer for, but baby I love you...
You've got a lot to answer for, but baby I love you...
You said I got the looks, well, I've got the means
Let's get together, mix each others genes
Can't buy myself a future
My DNA'll be past it's sell by date
You're looking for a son?
Are you holding out for me?
You've got a lot to answer for, but baby I love you...
You've got a lot to answer for, but baby I love you...
You've got a lot to answer for, but baby I love you...
You've got a lot to answer for, but baby I love you...
You've got a lot to answer for...
5. Infantile
But she only came to gloat
It stuck right there in my throat
How she loved to turn the screw
And leave you feel indebted to her fantasies and views
So surprised you saw it through
Couldn't help but notice
You'd covered all means of escape
Found the other people's parties second rate
It ain't easy
It ain't easy
It ain't easy
Reduced a listener to a tear
Forgetting what had brought him here
Undoing everything he'd known
Left him wake up in the morning on his own
It's how you leave no time to breathe
All is not all that it seems
Thought the rest was just a breeze
'Til you remind me of my inadequacies
It ain't easy
It ain't easy
It ain't easy
It ain't easy
It ain't easy
It's infantile
It's in your smile
Here's my side, you'll soon be mine
It's infantile
It's in your smile
Here's my side, you'll soon be mine
It stuck right there in my throat
How she loved to turn the screw
And leave you feel indebted to her fantasies and views
So surprised you saw it through
Couldn't help but notice
You'd covered all means of escape
Found the other people's parties second rate
It ain't easy
It ain't easy
It ain't easy
Reduced a listener to a tear
Forgetting what had brought him here
Undoing everything he'd known
Left him wake up in the morning on his own
It's how you leave no time to breathe
All is not all that it seems
Thought the rest was just a breeze
'Til you remind me of my inadequacies
It ain't easy
It ain't easy
It ain't easy
It ain't easy
It ain't easy
It's infantile
It's in your smile
Here's my side, you'll soon be mine
It's infantile
It's in your smile
Here's my side, you'll soon be mine
6. Dream on
Dream on, Saul Younger
Dream on, Saul Younger
I know this world won't change
Dream on, Saul Younger
Dream on, Saul Younger
I know this world won't change
Ewn dros y parcau
A dros y moroedd...
Dream on, Saul Younger
Dream on, Saul Younger
I caught you chasing chains...
Dream on, Saul Younger
I know this world won't change
Dream on, Saul Younger
Dream on, Saul Younger
I know this world won't change
Ewn dros y parcau
A dros y moroedd...
Dream on, Saul Younger
Dream on, Saul Younger
I caught you chasing chains...
7. Bleed
Now his intentions unfold
They're not what they seem
He only wants to take control
Boy is he selling you loads
All you do is concede him
Grant him his black-eyed fantasies
He claims that he knows you
Says it's written in the stars
Do you believe this bullshit?
Tell me you don't want to face this situation
Anymore than I do
You think it's so great
Keep it up at this rate
You're bound to catch it if you wait
I've seen the symptoms before
They come as they please
Here comes the low rent man again
He claims that he knows you
Says it's written in the stars
Will you believe this bullshit?
Tell me you don't want to face this situation
Anymore than I do
So what does he have in store?
Does he need you to bleed?
Inadequate in all he breathes
He claims that he knows you
Says it's written in the stars
Will you believe this bullshit?
If you don't want to face this situation any more then I don't
They're not what they seem
He only wants to take control
Boy is he selling you loads
All you do is concede him
Grant him his black-eyed fantasies
He claims that he knows you
Says it's written in the stars
Do you believe this bullshit?
Tell me you don't want to face this situation
Anymore than I do
You think it's so great
Keep it up at this rate
You're bound to catch it if you wait
I've seen the symptoms before
They come as they please
Here comes the low rent man again
He claims that he knows you
Says it's written in the stars
Will you believe this bullshit?
Tell me you don't want to face this situation
Anymore than I do
So what does he have in store?
Does he need you to bleed?
Inadequate in all he breathes
He claims that he knows you
Says it's written in the stars
Will you believe this bullshit?
If you don't want to face this situation any more then I don't
8. This boy can't swim
This boy can't swim
He's wearing too many skins
I hope he sinks
Then he'll forget everything
Dreamt up the lies that would hold it together
Then realised those he lied to were cleverer
Left at the sides they have long since rejoined him
Back in the fold, thick as thieves
They will weigh him down
This boy can't swim
He's carrying too many sins
I hope he sinks
'Til he forgets everything
Dreamt up the lies that would hold it together
Then realised those he lied to were cleverer
Left at the sides they have long since rejoined him
Back in the fold, good as gold
Who can blame them?
Dreamt up the lies that would hold it together
Then realised those he lied to were cleverer
Left at the sides they have long since rejoined him
Back in the fold, thick as thieves
They will weigh him down
This boy is feeling so right
He just can't swim
This boy is feeling so fine
He just can't swim
Don't try to be someone kind
This boy can't swim
He's wearing too many skins
I hope he sinks
Then he'll forget everything
Dreamt up the lies that would hold it together
Then realised those he lied to were cleverer
Left at the sides they have long since rejoined him
Back in the fold, thick as thieves
They will weigh him down
This boy can't swim
He's carrying too many sins
I hope he sinks
'Til he forgets everything
Dreamt up the lies that would hold it together
Then realised those he lied to were cleverer
Left at the sides they have long since rejoined him
Back in the fold, good as gold
Who can blame them?
Dreamt up the lies that would hold it together
Then realised those he lied to were cleverer
Left at the sides they have long since rejoined him
Back in the fold, thick as thieves
They will weigh him down
This boy is feeling so right
He just can't swim
This boy is feeling so fine
He just can't swim
Don't try to be someone kind
This boy can't swim
9. Painful
Fly, you greatest fool
Why can't you say what they want you to?
Why can't you do what they taught you?
And show what they wanted of you?
Fly, you greatest fool
Is this what everyone talked about?
You'll spill your high flung phrases
And hush when the risk gets too much
And I, I wish you would do one...
Then I'd never have to notice if the bridges are burnt
Is this what everyone talked about?
Swallow anything that suits
Dress it up as truth
Swallow it all down
And I, I wish you would do one...
Then I'd never have to notice if the bridges are burnt
And I, I wish you would do one...
Then I'd never have to notice if the bridges are burnt
So cold out here
Why can't you say what they want you to?
Why can't you do what they taught you?
And show what they wanted of you?
Fly, you greatest fool
Is this what everyone talked about?
You'll spill your high flung phrases
And hush when the risk gets too much
And I, I wish you would do one...
Then I'd never have to notice if the bridges are burnt
Is this what everyone talked about?
Swallow anything that suits
Dress it up as truth
Swallow it all down
And I, I wish you would do one...
Then I'd never have to notice if the bridges are burnt
And I, I wish you would do one...
Then I'd never have to notice if the bridges are burnt
So cold out here
10. Whale
You should know by now
That the common thread is taut
I'd like to stay
But you just won't listen
Disappointment I'd take
Though there's no point to it
I blew it
If you could think aloud
It won't mean anything would change
It just goes wrong
And we deny it together
Or a second of thought
Might ache forever
I blew it
I blew it
I blew it
But did you ever go too far
Up against your own persuasions?
Consummate madness, then despise
You should have learnt by now
That the common thread is taut
It's hard to reflect
When your world is sighing
You could never catch up
And there's no use trying
I blew it
I blew it
I blew it
And if the gods are on your side
How come they let you slide?
If all the gods were on your side
They'd probably let you slide
You blew it
You blew it
I blew it
I blew it
I blew it
That the common thread is taut
I'd like to stay
But you just won't listen
Disappointment I'd take
Though there's no point to it
I blew it
If you could think aloud
It won't mean anything would change
It just goes wrong
And we deny it together
Or a second of thought
Might ache forever
I blew it
I blew it
I blew it
But did you ever go too far
Up against your own persuasions?
Consummate madness, then despise
You should have learnt by now
That the common thread is taut
It's hard to reflect
When your world is sighing
You could never catch up
And there's no use trying
I blew it
I blew it
I blew it
And if the gods are on your side
How come they let you slide?
If all the gods were on your side
They'd probably let you slide
You blew it
You blew it
I blew it
I blew it
I blew it
11. For tinkerbell
Forgive me if I seem
To be impatient and obscene
It's just bad luck to fall so flat
And hear the voices shouting back
Tinkerbell should have waited before turning on the TV show
Tinkerbell should have waited before turning on the TV show
As orange buffoons dance
They booked a fakir in advance
Left purple jungles in a trance
To raise their nepotistic chants
Tinkerbell should have waited before turning on the TV show
Tinkerbell should have waited before turning on the TV show
Tinkerbell should have waited before turning on the TV show
She should have waited, she should have waited
Before the show
The TV show
The TV show
So you want to be a star
Tell the monkey where you are
Mimic monkey media
Did you fly into a rage?
Do you lust for centre stage?
Mimic monkey media
Did you long to leave your mark?
Did you swear that you'd go far?
Mimic monkey media
If you want to be a star
Tell the monkey where you are
Mimic monkey media
To be impatient and obscene
It's just bad luck to fall so flat
And hear the voices shouting back
Tinkerbell should have waited before turning on the TV show
Tinkerbell should have waited before turning on the TV show
As orange buffoons dance
They booked a fakir in advance
Left purple jungles in a trance
To raise their nepotistic chants
Tinkerbell should have waited before turning on the TV show
Tinkerbell should have waited before turning on the TV show
Tinkerbell should have waited before turning on the TV show
She should have waited, she should have waited
Before the show
The TV show
The TV show
So you want to be a star
Tell the monkey where you are
Mimic monkey media
Did you fly into a rage?
Do you lust for centre stage?
Mimic monkey media
Did you long to leave your mark?
Did you swear that you'd go far?
Mimic monkey media
If you want to be a star
Tell the monkey where you are
Mimic monkey media
12. Way beyond blue
While there's a show left to perform
Smooth down your hair and put your make-up on
You'll face another night in
So close your mind no one will follow you
There in your eyes I see
Way Beyond Blue
There in your eyes I see
Way Beyond Blue
Mi fyddai'n disgwyl am y sêr
Gwir yw'r disgleiriant
Mwy na fyth erioed
Ru'n yw'r golygfa ar dy gefn
Yn nhwymder mwyn y gwin
Dy fregus nen
There in your eyes I see
Way Beyond Blue
There in your eyes I see
Way Beyond Blue
Neges o galon ffôl
Sydd yn aros i ddal
Y fregus nen
There in your eyes I see
Way Beyond Blue
There in your eyes I see
Way Beyond Blue
There in your eyes I see
Way Beyond Blue
There in your eyes I see
Way Beyond Blue
It's not so special, it's all so ordinary
There in your eyes I see
Way Beyond Blue
There in your eyes I see
Way Beyond Blue
What can I do?
Smooth down your hair and put your make-up on
You'll face another night in
So close your mind no one will follow you
There in your eyes I see
Way Beyond Blue
There in your eyes I see
Way Beyond Blue
Mi fyddai'n disgwyl am y sêr
Gwir yw'r disgleiriant
Mwy na fyth erioed
Ru'n yw'r golygfa ar dy gefn
Yn nhwymder mwyn y gwin
Dy fregus nen
There in your eyes I see
Way Beyond Blue
There in your eyes I see
Way Beyond Blue
Neges o galon ffôl
Sydd yn aros i ddal
Y fregus nen
There in your eyes I see
Way Beyond Blue
There in your eyes I see
Way Beyond Blue
There in your eyes I see
Way Beyond Blue
There in your eyes I see
Way Beyond Blue
It's not so special, it's all so ordinary
There in your eyes I see
Way Beyond Blue
There in your eyes I see
Way Beyond Blue
What can I do?
13. Gyda Gwên
Gyda gwên o glust i glust
Fe oedd y cyntaf i basio'r pyst
Ni roedd o'n hawdd yn hollol naturiol
Roedd rhai yn ei alw o'n ffôl
Ond doedd ystyried byth yn dal o nôl
Nid du a gwyn, on hollol lligwar
Ond o mae'n ddrwg gen i
Wnest ti ddim ei weld o
Ag mae'n chwith gen i
Wnath o ddim rhagweld o
'Deimlo ei hyn yn noeth
Ymlith llif o syniadau doeth
Roedd rhaid fo fod yn unigolyn
Diddanwch mewn pellder oer
Yn ei fywyd di-ffrwyth ddi-glod
Mi awn fel hyn, heb unrhyw ystyried
Ond o mae'n ddrwg gen i
Wnest ti ddim ei weld o
Ag mae'n chwith gen i
Wnath o ddim rhagweld o
Fe oedd y cyntaf i basio'r pyst
Ni roedd o'n hawdd yn hollol naturiol
Roedd rhai yn ei alw o'n ffôl
Ond doedd ystyried byth yn dal o nôl
Nid du a gwyn, on hollol lligwar
Ond o mae'n ddrwg gen i
Wnest ti ddim ei weld o
Ag mae'n chwith gen i
Wnath o ddim rhagweld o
'Deimlo ei hyn yn noeth
Ymlith llif o syniadau doeth
Roedd rhaid fo fod yn unigolyn
Diddanwch mewn pellder oer
Yn ei fywyd di-ffrwyth ddi-glod
Mi awn fel hyn, heb unrhyw ystyried
Ond o mae'n ddrwg gen i
Wnest ti ddim ei weld o
Ag mae'n chwith gen i
Wnath o ddim rhagweld o