Keep it Together lyrics

once upon a time
before the Lord, the skies they parted
so a few must die
to bring us back to where we started

two at a time (x4)
do what you're told

each and every kind were gathered up
this tiny boat
the future of the world
for those that drowned, it made no sense
they should've known, because we told them so

two at a time (x4)
do what you're told

i can see the rains are coming

The secrets that we keep say them in our sleep
And wrestle down our souls if we would speak
I watched you board a train in the London rain
And waved bye-bye as you slipped out of view

Diane
We'll make it out together

In your dreams when the smile now comes
You're mumbling words with a lazy tongue
We lie together when we say it's love
Who were you just thinking of, Diane?

Diane

I'm awake you're still sleeping
The sun will rise like yesterday
Everything that we are now
Is everything we can't let go
Or it's gone forever far away

I hope tomorrow is like today

Don't you go away tomorrow
I don't think I could handle that'You're probably dreaming that you're
Flying on then
You start to fall
But then you rise
And shine forever
Don't go away

[Note: as the song isn't released yet, I'm doing this by ear and the lyrics may be a bit off]

Throw away your plain, nice dress
You left that here the day you split
A bass guitar, a shatzy deem
Well, it don't mean that much to me
Right now I'm going through your films
These days, I'm changing all of my ways

I'm gonna write you letter
I'm gonna write you a book

on your way to the best years of your life
everyone's banging on their gongs
the sooner you leave the sooner you're home
back in massachusetts
to your golden age where they tuck you in at night

you didn't see it coming
now who you gonna wave to?
this time you're not homecoming king

did you hear that? have you heard that sound before?
do you even know where it is coming from?

5a.m. March 16
Jesus on the radio
You took a photograph of me
On your yellow bucket seat
It's too high it's too wide
You're so low you don't know
To get through to go around

So don't look back

There ain't nothing there to see
Was once like you
Can't say I recognize that face
In that picture that you keep

It's too high it's too wide
You're so low you don't know
To get through to go around

Dorothy moves to click her ruby shoes
right in tune with "Dark Side of the Moon"
someone, someone could tell me
where i belong
be calm, be brave, it'll be okay

no more messing around and living underground
or new year's resolutions
by this time next year, i won't be here
i turn on, turn on MTV, the volume's down
lips move, they say
it'll be okay

i was dead sleeping in your bed
floated up from the ground and look
down
then finally i could see completely
heard the angels' song

i know what you are
i could never tell
they sang what you are

this far away you're a miniature to me
are you sorry you almost disappeared

now i know what you are
i could never tell
they sang what you are

now the notes are fading and everything

And you walked out when I asked you to stay
As usual you will get your way
You closed the door and shuffled down to the street
Where you wring your hands
And drag your feet

Where the words can't find you
To crawl inside you

I'm ringing all the warning bells
Careful or you'll hurt yourself
Others lie, lie, lie, they adore you

I'll be the one to tell you

In the backyard
In the garden
you were always there
digging down where roots would burrow underneath

now the grass is always overgrown
and the weeds are choking out the sun
pretty soon they'll come under the door
and you don't care

In the backyard
In the garden
almost nothing left
just some pieces of the roots that once dug in

and the grass is always overgrown

Ramona where have you been?
I couldn't go to sleep 'til you came in
Ramona you're Miss Oklahoma and you
Miss Oklahoma
I'll get you what you want

There were days when a refrain
Would brighten our corner of Hickory Lane
When you would sing that song for me
Just like your favorite singer

Why'd you have to be so nice?
A wink and a girlie smile
And why'd you have to punch my eye?

When we all finally washed ashore
It was clear there was no one else around
We declared a national holiday
A chance to build it from the ground
So far from everyone
And everything starts today

Keep it together
Can we keep it together
We're singing a new song now
And everything starts today

Can we rise? Can we get along alright?
Can we miss the storm that sucked the whole world in?

doesn't it bring you down
so many lights and sounds
call your mom on the telephone
tell her you're coming home

tell her there's not a change
you're ever going to change the world

if you want to be free take a sip of this tea
join the red oyster cult
if you drink the whole cup you will never grow up
you will never grow old

remember when you were 14
you'd paint ever picture so green