PJ Harvey

torna a musica

Dry

Oh My Lover
oh my lover
don't you know it's alright
you can love her
you can love me at the same time
much to discover
i know you don't have the time but
oh my lover
don't you know it's alright

oh my sweet thing
oh my honey thighs
give me your troubles
i'll keep them with mine
take at your liesure
take whatever you can find but
oh my sweet thing
don't you know it's alright

it's alright
it's alright
there's no time
so it's alright

what's that color
forming around your eyes
watch my lover
tell me that it's all right
just another
before you go...go away
oh my lover
why don't you just say my name

and it's alright
say it's alright
there's no time

O Stella

stella marie you're my star

stella marie you're my star
stand on ground look up at her
just hanging in gold stone
just hanging there face froze

but i think i see her smiling
think i see her smiling
think i see her smiling
think i see her smiling
go
go
go
go go

stella marie you're my star
in your blue blue tavern you light my lantern
o stella's large
pink almond face
it's glowing in space

a place for heroes only
place for heroes only
place for heroes only
place for heroes only
go
go
go
go go go go

stella marie you're my star
i pin you to my chest
sell you to the rest
i kiss her gown
send those angels down to woo me now

i think i see her smiling
think i see her smiling
think i see her smiling
think i see her smiling
go
go
go

Dress
put on that dress
i'm going out dancing
starting off red
clean and sparkling he'll see me
music play make it dreamy for dancing
must be a way that i can dress to please him
it's hard to walk in the dress, it's not easy
i'm swinging over like a heavy loaded fruit tree

if you put it on
if you put it on
if you put it on
if you put it on

it's sad to see
lonely all this lonely
close up my eyes
dreamy dreamy music make it be alright
music play make it good for romacing
must be a way i can dress to please him
swing it sway everything will be alright
but it's feeling so damn tight tonight

if you put it on
if you put it on
if you put it on
if you put it on

"You purdy thang," my man says
but i bought you beautiful dresses

"You purdy thang," my man says
but i bought you beautiful dresses

filthy tight the dress is filthy
i'm falling flat and my arms are empty
clear the way better get it out of this room
a fallen woman in dancing costume

if you put it on
if you put it on
if you put it on
if you put it on
if you put it on
if you put it on
if you put it on
if you put it on

Victory
i stumble and i'm in
you fit me with those angel wings
set me go
set me high
set it up while i'm in the sky
the storm is gone
and the temperature's high
and delilah's dining
at my table
till i think how lucky we are
angel at my table, god in my car
get it at sea
take a ship
i christen her victory she'd make it

victory
victory

come on boys
let's push it hard
you broke down, push your motorcart
come on boys
you done us proud
the sweat, just mop it right off your brow

victory
victory
victory
victory

so the storm is gone
and the temperature's high
and delilah's dining
at my table

till the storm is gone
and the temperature's high
and delilah's dining
at my table
hey

Happy And Bleeding
she'd burst
dropped off
picked the fruit
realize
i'm naked
i'm naked too

so cover my body
dress it fine
hide my linen and leaves
been sewing ever since
since time began

more than the hills
more than the trees
more than the mountains, you
more than i can see
in front of me
more than the mountains, you

so fruit flower myself inside out
i'm happy and bleeding for you
fruit flower myself inside out
i'm tired and i'm bleeding for you

this fruit was bruised
dropped off and blue
out of season
happy and bleeding
long overdue
too early and it's late too
too early and it's late too
mind and body, i wouldn't i would not do

fruit flower myself inside out
i'm happy and bleeding for you
fruit flower myself inside out
i'm tired and i'm bleeding for you

fig fruit flower myself inside out for you
fig fruit flower myself inside out for you
fig fruit flower myself inside out for you

Sheela-Na-Gig
i've been trying to show you over and over

look at these my child-bearing hips
look at these my ruby red ruby lips
look at these my work strong arms and
you've got to see my bottle full of charm
i lay it all at your feet
you turn around and say back to me
he said

sheela-na-gig, sheela-na-gig
you exhibitionist
sheela-na-gig, sheela-na-gig
you exhibitionist

gonna wash that man right out of my hair
just like the first time he said he didn't care
gonna wash that man right out of my hair
heard it before, no more
gonna wash that man right out of my hair
turn the corner another one there
gonna wash that man right out of my hair
heard it before
he said

sheela-na-gig, sheela-na-gig
you exhibitionist
sheela-na-gig, sheela-na-gig
you exhibitionist
put money in your idle hole
put money in your idle hole

gonna wash that man right out of my hair
just like the first time he said he didn't care
gonna wash that man right out of my hair
heard it before, no more
gonna take my hips to a man who cares
turn the corner another one there
gonna take my hips to a man who cares
heard it before
he said

sheela-na-gig, sheela-na-gig
you exhibitionist
sheela-na-gig, sheela-na-gig
you exhibitionist
put money in your idle hole
put money in your idle hole

he said "Wash your breasts, i don't want to be unclean"
he said "Please take those dirty pillows away from me"
he said "Wash your breasts, i don't want to be unclean"
he said "Please take those dirty pillows away from me"
he said "Wash your breasts, i don't want to be unclean"
he said "Please take those dirty pillows away from me"
he said "Wash your breasts, i don't want to be unclean"
he said "Please take those dirty pillows away from me"

Hair
samson
the strength
that's in
your arms
oh to be
your stunning
bride

samson
your hair
glistening
like sun
oh would
that it
were mine

samson
your hair
that's in
my hands
i'll keep
it safe
you're mine
you're mine

he said wait
said wait
delilah my babe
delilah my babe
said wait
said wait
delilah my babe
delilah my babe
said wait
said wait
delilah my babe
you lied in my face
you cut off my hair
you lied in my bed

samson
you'll stay
with your 'lilah
i hold you in
my hands
yeah
your hairy strength
my man
my man

he said wait
said wait
delilah my babe
delilah my babe
said wait
said wait
delilah my babe
delilah my babe
he said wait
said wait
delilah my babe
delilah my babe
said wait
said wait
delilah my babe
you lied in my face
you cut off my hair
you lied in my bed

Joe
joe and you my buddy v.
stay with me when i fall and die
always thought you'd come rushing in
clear the shit out of my eye

joe and you my buddy v.
lay my enemies out in lines
come in close now i'll wash your feet
with my hair i'll mop them dry

with my hair i'll mop them dry
something over there i do not like
there's no use in wondering

joe you be my buddy please
in this hell and dead-locked time
when i'm trusting my head-ache tree
cut me down with your silver knife

cut me down with your silver knife
something over there i do not like
there's no use in wondering

Plants and Rags
plants and rags
ease myself into a bodybag
plants and rags
ease myself into a bodybag

i dreamt of a man
he fed me fine food
he gave me shiny things
i dreamt of a man
he fed me fine food
he gave me shiny things

white and black
you looking for the sun boy?
the sun doesn't shine down here
no no no
white and black
you looking for the sun boy?
the sun doesn't shine down here
in shadows

house and home
who thought they could take away that place?
outside, and they lead us out quietly
lead us outside, and the lead us out quietly
house and home
who thought they could take away that place?
outside, and they lead us out quietly
lead us outside, and they lead us out quietly

Fountain
stand under fountain
cool skin, washed clean
wash him from me

along comes the wind
the big bone shaker
blows off my clothes
completely naked
what to do
when everything's
left you

out of the blue
it is he
vision to me
bearing leaves
petals green
covers me
and all my shame

hand in hand
he's my big man
stays with me
some forty days
no words
then goes away
i cry again

on my hill i wait for wind
and on my hill i wait for wind
and on my hill i wait for wind
and on my hill i wait for wind
and on my hill i wait for wind
and on my hill i wait for wind

Water
water
walking
walking on water
walking
walking on for years and years and years
taking it into my head
living by the right lines
reading what the very man said

water
i'm walking
walking on
water
walking
walking on

lying on eleven years
taking it into my head
mary mary drunk it soft
living reading what your very man said
lying on eleven years
taking it into my head
leave my clothes on the beach
i'm walking down into the sea

to prove it to me
to prove it to me
to prove it to me

now the water to my ankles
now the water to my knees
think of him all waxy wings
melted down into the sea
mary mary what your man said
washing it all over my head
mary mary hold on tightly
over water
under the sea

water
water
i'm walking
walking on
water
walking
walking on
water
walking
walking on
water
walking
walking on
water