My Brightest Diamond

I once saw a dragonfly Caught in a spider's web As I looked at her once more I thought that she was dead So I left her alone and I went on my way And I was dreaming of Paris and Pierre Boulez But she called to me with a beat of her wing She called to

When you came jumping down the stairs Screaming bloody awful You woke up God and everyone Screaming bloody awful So we took you to the doctor He said yeah it's a bad one And there's such a shame about it 'Cause she's so pretty And then the earth star

Bass player All alone Makes a sound Most wouldn't call a symphony As he plays Thinks of a maid Sad and shuffling She sings Blow me a kiss Before I drown In sorrow me a kiss Before I drown He saw her By the moon Dress in hand Her hips were swaying Mel

One day I may disappear Don't be too surprised 'Cause I got tired of noisy alarms And phone bills And I don't think we're meant to stay here very long I don't dream of bringing heaven down not like this I'd rather move on One day I may go for the lon

Far away you've gone, and left me here So cold without you, so lonely dear May June July I count the time Every minute I go takes the smell of your clothes Further away 'Cause you've gone away Where there isn't a telephone wire Still I wait by the ph

There was a silver tree Down by a river wide That's where we would go To hang our pretty things & watch the wind blow There used to be a tree Where we took our pretty things We'd hook them by a thread Golden egg lipstick and feathers Pieces of glass,

Mountain on top, a fire below The pressure grows, pressure I feel the weight of a billion years Come down on me, come down I try to do it alright I went down, down, down Working hard, little delight I forgot the sound, of diamonds. So bright I cannot