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Brother, My Cup Is Empty - Nick Cave[Songtekst]

Brother, my cup is empty And I haven't got a penny For to buy no more whiskey I have to go home I am the captain of my pain Tis the bit, the bridle, The trashing cane The stirrup, the harness The whipping mane The pickled eye The shrinking brain O brother, buy me one more drink I'll

Cabin Fever! - Nick Cave[Songtekst]

The Captain's fore-arm like bunched-up rope with A-N-I-T-A wrigglin' free on a skull'n'dagger and a portrait of Christ, nailed to an anchor etched into his upper... O o o' Cabin Fever! O o o' Cabin Fever! Slams his fucken tin-dish down Our Captain, takes time to crush Some Bloo-Bottles gl

Cassiel's Song - Nick Cave[Songtekst]

We've come to bring you home Haven't we, Cassiel? To cast aside your loss and all your sadness And shuffle off that mortal coil and mortal madness For we're here to pick you up and bring you home Aren't we, Cassiel? It's a place where you did not belong Were time itself was mad and far too

City Of Refuge - Nick Cave[Songtekst]

You better run You better run and run and run You better run You better run You better run to the City of Refuge You better run You better run You better run to the City of Refuge You stand before your maker In a state of shame Bacause your robes are covered in mud While your kneel at the

Come Into My Sleep - Nick Cave[Songtekst]

Now that mountains of meaningless words and oceans divide us And we each have our own set of stars to comfort and guide us Come into my sleep Come into my sleep, oh yeah Dry your eyes and do not weep Come into my sleep Swim to me through the deep blue sea upon the scatt

Deanna - Nick Cave[Songtekst]

O DEANNA O Deanna! O DEANNA Sweet Deanna! O DEANNA You know you are my friend, yeah O DEANNA And I ain't down here for your money I ain't down here for your love I ain't down here for your love or money I'm down here for your soul No carpet on the floor And the winding cloth holds man

Death Is Not The End - Nick Cave[Songtekst]

Verse 1] When you’re sad and when you’re lonely And you haven’t got a friend Just remember that death is not the end And all that you’ve held sacred Falls down and does not mend Just remember that death is not the end Not the end, not the end Just remember that death is not the end [Verse 2

Do You Love Me? - Nick Cave[Songtekst]

I found her on a night of fire and noise Wild bells rang in a wild sky I knew from that moment on I'll love her till the day that I died And I kissed away a thousand tears My lady of the Various Sorrows Some begged, some borowed, some stolen Some kept safe for tomorrow On and endless nigh

Do You Love Me? (part 2) - Nick Cave[Songtekst]

Onward! And Onward! And Onward I go Where no man before could be bothered to go Till the soles of my shoes are shot full of holes And it's all downhill with a bullet This ramblin' and rovin' has taken it's course I'm grazing with the dinosaurs and the dear old horses And the city streets crac

Far From Me - Nick Cave[Songtekst]

For you dear, I was born For you I was raised up For you I've lived and for you I will die For you I am dying now You were my mad little lover In a world where everybody fucks everybody else over You who are so far from me Far from me So far from me Way across some cold

Faraway, So Close! - Nick Cave[Songtekst]

Empty out your pockets, toss the lot upon the floor. All those treasures, my friend, you don't need them anymore. Your days are all through dying, they gave all their ghosts away, so kiss close all your wounds and call living life a day. For the planets gravitate around you, and the stars

Foi Na Cruz - Nick Cave[Songtekst]

Foi na cruz, foi na cruz Que um dia Meus pecados castigados em Jesus Foi na cruz Que um dia Foi na cruz Love comes a-knocking Comes a-knocking upon our door But you, you and me, love We don't live here any more Foi na cruz, foi na cruz Que um dia Meus pecados castigados em Jesus Foi

From Her To Eternity - Nick Cave[Songtekst]

Ah wanna tell ya 'bout a girl You know, she lives in room 29 Why... Why... that's the one right up top a mine Ah start to cry, Ah start to cry O Ah hear her walkin' Walkin' barefoot cross the floor-boards All thru this lonesome night Ah hear her crying too. Hot-tears come splashin on do

Girl At The Bottom Of My Glass - Nick Cave[Songtekst]

I can't raise my glass, without seeing her ass Through its telescopic bottom I can't raise my glass, without seeing her ass Through its telescopic bottom If you wanna know what agony is Ask the girl at the bottom of my glass Well love'll come a-knockin' with my toolbag and my stockin'

Hard On For Love - Nick Cave[Songtekst]

It is for she that the cherry bleeds That the moon is steeped in mild nad blood That I steal like a robber From her altar of love O money lender! O clover gender! I am the fiend hid in her skirts And it's as hot as hell in here Coming at her as I am from above Hard on for love hard on for

Helpless - Nick Cave[Songtekst]

(Written by Neil Young) There is a town in north Ontario And I take comfort from memories there And in m ymind I still need a place to go All my best changes were there Blue, blue windows behind the stars Yellow moon on the rise Big birds flying across the sky Throwing shadows on our

Henry Lee - Nick Cave[Songtekst]

Get down, get down, little Henry Lee And stay all night with me You won't find a girl in this damn world That will compare with me And the wind did howl and the wind did blow La la la la la La la la la lee A little bird lit down on Henry Lee I can't get down and I won't get down And stay

Hey Joe - Nick Cave[Songtekst]

(W. Roberts) Hey Joe, where you going with that gun in your hand? Hey Joe, where you going with that gun iny our hand? I'm gonna shoot my baby, I caught her messin round with another man Hey Joe, I heard you shot your baby down Hey Joe, I heard you shot your baby down Yes I did I shot h

I Do Love Her So - Nick Cave[Songtekst]

The boatman calls from the lake A lone loon dives upon the water I put my hand over her Down in the lime tree arbour The wind in the trees is whispering Whispering low that I love her She puts her hand over mine Down in the lime tree arbour Through every breath that I brea

I Had A Dream, Joe - Nick Cave[Songtekst]

I had a dream I had a dream I had a dream, Joe I had a dream, Joe You were standing in the middle of an open road I had a dream, Joe Your hands were raised up to the sky And your mouth was covered in foam I had a dream, Joe A shadowy Jesus flitted from tree to tree I had a dream, Joe

I Let Love In - Nick Cave[Songtekst]

Despair and Deception, Love's ugly little twins Came a-knocking on my door, I let them in Darling, you're the punishment for all of my former sins I let love in I let love in The door it opened just a crack, but Love was shrewed and bold My life flashed before my eyes, it was a horror t

I'm Gonna Kill That Woman - Nick Cave[Songtekst]

(J.L. Hooker) Yeah, my baby left me this morning And Id on't care now, I don't care what the people say Yeah, I did everything that I could, everything I could, Lord knows I did everything I could I tried to satisfy her worried mind, that's what I did You know she was nothing but trou

In The Ghetto - Nick Cave[Songtekst]

(M. Davies) As the snow flies On a cold and grey Chicago morn A poor little baby child is born in the ghetto And his mama cries Cause there's one thing that she don't need Is another little hungr ymouth to feed in the ghetto Oh people don't you understand This child needs a helping

Into My Arms - Nick Cave[Songtekst]

I don't believe in an interventionist God But I know, darling, that you do But if I did I would kneel down and ask Him Not to intervene when it came to you Not to touch a hair on your head To leave you as you are And if He felt He had to direct you Then direct you into my arms Into my arms, O Lord

Jack The Ripper - Nick Cave[Songtekst]

I got a woman She rules my house with an iron fist I got a woman She rules my house with an iron fist She screams out Jack the Ripper Every time I try to give that girl a kiss I got a woman She strikes me down with a fist of lead I got a woman She strikes me down with a fist of lead W

Jangling Jack - Nick Cave[Songtekst]

Jangling Jack Goes Yackety Yack Visits the home of the brave Hails a fat yellow cab Jack wanna celebrate Jack wanna big drink Driver drops him at a bar Called the Rinky Dink Jack pushes through the door And crosses the floor Tips his hat to a man Grinning in the corner Going Do da do

Jesus Met The Woman At The Well - Nick Cave[Songtekst]

(Traditional, Arr. The Alabama Singers) Jesus met the woman at the well Jesus met the woman at the well And he told her, everything that she'd done, that she'd done And he said, woman, look-a here woman, Tell me where is your husband? She said whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, I don't have one

John Finn's Wife - Nick Cave[Songtekst]

Well the night was deep and the night was dark And I was at the old dance-hall on the edge of town Some big ceremony was going down Dancers writhed and squirmed and then, Came apart and then writhed again Like squirming flies on a pin In the heat and in the din Yes, in the heat and in the

Knockin' On Joe - Nick Cave[Songtekst]

These chains of sorrow, they are heavy, it is true And these locks cannot be broken, no, not with one thousand keys O Jailer, you drag a ball-n-chain you cannot see You can lay your burden on me You can lay your burden down on me You can lay your burden down upon me But you cannot lay down

Lament - Nick Cave[Songtekst]

I've seen your fairground hair, your seaside eyes Your vampire tooth, your little truth Your tiny lies I know your trembling hand, your guilty prize Your sleeping limbs, your foreign hymns Your midnight cries So dry your eyes And turn your head away Now there's nothing more to say Now y

Lay Me Low - Nick Cave[Songtekst]

They're gonna lay me low (Lay me low) They're gonna sink me in the snow They're gonna throw back their heads and crow When I go They're gonna jump and shout (Lay me low) They're gonna wave their arms about All the stories will come out When I go All the stars will glow bright (Lay me

Little Empty Boat - Nick Cave[Songtekst]

You found me at some party You thought I'd understand You barreled over to me With a drink in each hand I respect your beliefs, girl, And I consider you a friend, But I've already been born once, I don't wanna to be born again. Your knowledge is impressive And your argu

Long Black Veil - Nick Cave[Songtekst]

(D. Del, M. Wilkins) She walks these hills in a long black veil She visits my grave when the night winds wail Nobody knows, nobody sees Nobody knows but me Ten years ago, on a cold dark night Someone was killed 'neath the Town Hall light There were few at the scene, but they all agreed

Lovely Creature - Nick Cave[Songtekst]

There she stands, this lovely creature There she stands, there she tsands With her hair full of ribbons And green gloves on her hands So I asked this lovely creature Yes, I asked. Yes I asked Would she walk with me a while Through this night so fast She took my hand, this lovely creature

Loverman - Nick Cave[Songtekst]

There's a devil waiting outside your door (How much longer?) There's a devil waiting outside your door It is bucking and braying and pawing at the floor And he's howling with pain and crawling up the walls There's a devil waiting outside your door He's weak with evil and broken by the world