Missing lyrics!

[BronYAur]

Hi all!

I'm sort of collecting MP lyrics here and there in the net, and there's a lot of blank spaces around.

95% of the early production (up to IALC) is covered by the Bent himself here in the site. And that's awesome.

Three other albums (Black Holes Blank Canvas, Death Defying Unicorn, Here Be Monsters – And Here Be Monster 2 too!) have lyrics on their sleeves, and that's great.

Most of the remaining material have been decrypted by some people quite good at understanding English, probably some of you northern psychonauts who are taught English when you're children.

But I'm Italian, and though I've studied and used and talked English for decades, my vocabulary is still not rich enough to understand all the deliriums sung by the Bent and Snah.

I tried. And I'm sharing you some very poor results just as an encouragement for someone who's smarter than me to fill in the blank and correct the ugly attempts I made on some lyrics.

If you'll submit your versions, I'll update my post. Thanks in advance to whoever will cooperate!

President Block (Stenøien)

Helge's singing is a mess. So I referred to the cleaner original Epinastic Movements version that you can find on Spotify, even though I'm sure that MP's version have some different words

All the time in the president block

I was feeling alone in this (securing van)

(???) noise from the depths of my mind

Searching in a field what I find

Did one thing that I knew it would hate

Still justice is based in someone’s other way

I am mad but I’m fixed and went bad

Learning for the freedom that I had

And I am riding down the interstate

In a car that isn’t mine

I’ll fly like bridges over waters

Free from (?) and what I’ll find

All the time in the president cell

I was conned but still able to communicate

With a part of my body and my mind

Wishing I was juggling……….. mind

I have terror and killing in my face

Those scum is well willing to cooperate

And a Christian (?) deal that I have done

Wishing that I haven’t missed around

And in the early morning I will laughter

As the sun stands up

And smile and smelling glory feelings

Watching echoes full of crap

And I should’ve done a better job in

Finding freedom

And I should’ve killed those bastards

Since I’ve got the time

All the time on the execute block

I can feel all the time running out from me

In a way I’m perfectly dwell

Knowing that’s there’s no get (?)

(Chorus)

(Bridge)

(Here in the) rain and feeling the wind blow

Shutting my eyes in search for one chance

That I’ve never got in my life

BLISSARD DELUXE EDITON OUTTAKES:

I'm quite clueless on most of these lyrics, all you will read is just something that sounds in my ear…

The Matter with Her

This one is 90% done by Rolf!

Super-Sister understands

All that makes this wonder-man

Try to be who you can be but share it with me some

Wonder worlds and daydream land

(Should he take and win again???)

And hold it for a while but then she took a fall

She mesmerized (?)

She took our guilt upon herself and burn

I didn’t know I didn’t see any of

That the matter with her was

She soldiered on while we still slaved

Back while the road was truly paved

With good intentions by a heart (???)

No one really asked for it

I couldn’t blame myself one bit

I didn’t know (???) what I thought

Oblivious to the fall to mesmerize us all

She took our guilt upon herself and burn

(Chorus)

Was me

When the World Sleeps (Sæther)

When the world sleeps quiet sleeps

Keeps me awake

When the world sleeps I’m awake again

You’re not…..

?

?

I’m so ….. now you shell

Can sustain yourself against….

When the world sleeps

Black W’abbit (The Alabama Kids)

She has sleep see ….

Six hours and seven days of official lies

Been so alone, so fucking …

….

Better ….. and turn on me

Well he say you can rock and roll success

They say it’s just a matter of…

And it gets you surprise to us

Just to make another lousy 50 cents….

At night when I sleep I see the colors

I hear them…. outside

….. and never stops

Raise up man say these things are so easy

….different man

Sure that feels like

They say you (make your own) can rock and roll success

And they tell you on telling it’s just a…. way

So it get you …. Pasture vows to get on

Just to make another lousy 50 cents….

But money that care we all like money huh

…..what he really was

And you know ………………………..

I really want you have a key

And I’ll believe in that bullshit

Now I’ve seen that the world….. before him

Tel you there’s no such….. concorde

And the black w’abbit tell him home…..

Instead of…….

(Chorus)

They only repay you….

AADAP DELUXE EDITION OUTTAKES

Caterpillar (Ryan / Sæther / Øien)

Wrong and meaningless

I wouldn’t cut on that it’s a lasting thing again

These hum offences winding on the final frame

My film was clouded by

Your tainted wear

The seasons breathing odor (?) clear

Day all of initial

Retreats as the tireless who trusts perfectly

Something seems to stole away

Just cross the terms somewhere down there

(Chorus)

Push to valor and I’ll pull a stray on you

Relaxed and blissful would I tell now what to do

Makes no difference if you lose to flam

Will the (?) understand

WALKIN' WITH J EP

Bent once said "I'll ask Gebhardt for the lyrics", but then never happened…

Junkfood Mailbomb (Gebhardt)

Big contributions by Rolf

I saw nothing I saw everything and all

Laughed at everyone but it wasn’t fun at all

Junkfood mailbomb

Shouldn’t do what I have done

Junkfood mailbomb

I can’t escape what I’ve become

Wiped out everything made it nice and clean for all

But there was no one no one made it through the fall

(Chorus)

So I’m (confusional) for a while

So I can take it with a smile

Captain Geebheart (L: Gebhardt; M: Sæther / Ryan / Gebhardt)

When I see other people do

It doesn’t look like me and you

It doesn’t even mean a thing to me

When I hear other people see

It makes me wanna go away

It doesn’t even mean a thing to me

And when I try to be myself and anybody offer self

It doesn’t even mean a thing to me

As long as I can be with you I can be a nice guy too

It doesn’t even mean a thing to me

And if it’s raining cats and dogs

Anywhere cloathing tons of coats

It doesn’t even mean a thing to me

KR-3 (Gebhardt)

Total nonsense here, I actually don't understand a word…

In exception like Seattle

We will look away the way I was

Lyrics of the manor to blame

Service as the jail in my saloon

(????????)

However bloody pilling left my ceiling

In ash nobody seem to read

(??????????)

Silver needles share all sparkles

Blurred stars and tons of martyrs

Poly biscuits running stitches

Burning wishes almost fixing

There should be enough

SERPENTINE EP

Fade to Grey (Sæther / Ryan)

Someone arrive today

The city’s alight when I’m on her interplay

The girls they all seem to glow

When the gold of the sun ain’t the brilliance of rainbow

I don’t need no (?) no loneliness

I wish that he would stay

June in my heart till the end of May

May he never fade to grey

Will arrive at (?) sprayed

Will (???) by the end of the day

? my dogs and hits

Mining for (document???) between the sheets

(Chorus)

Dream away wake up to your headache

Capture her I know I’ll never fade to grey

Bonny Lee (Sæther)

Great contributions by Rolf

I know you think you know me

Or who I might have been

I know where I’ll be standing

When the saints come marching in

Nothing comes from judgment this all is always free

Nothing’s all I’ve been left with

When I’ve paid my lawyer’s fee

I used to be a player you’ve seen me once or twice

I’m more than just the reruns

And a face on the merchandise

I fought all pretenders I never took a die

I have my share of bad rates but hey I’m still alive

I didn’t do it I didn’t do what they claim

I can never play that game

Now Bonny liked my money Bonny dug the play

Everyone liked Bonny ‘cos Bonny like to swing

Bonny was a teacher Bonny liked …..

Bonny had a mouth on her drive any man insane

I swear it’s all hearsay I don’t have explained

Never pretending never this hard

Never forgotten never (???)

I.C.U. (Boinganoid) (Sæther / Ryan / Kapstad)

Seeking silence breaking from the storm

Seeking shelter from the noise

Finding anger finding pain finding nothing said again

There’s no real difference ‘tween (?)

And so (?) to your point of view – I see you

Be a stoic be a dream be the diver in the sea

Catch a fever catch the sky catch the world if you try

I see you

THE MOTORPNAKOTIC FRAGMENTS

I really spent few time here, I didn't even try to make sense of the verses. So you'll find mostly wrong stuff…

The Jig Is Up (Kiss the Snake) (Sæther)

Hey man the jig is up

(???) will not see no empty head

For you the jig is up

We have no turn with anything that it gets slow

So now that the jig is up

It’s when (?) behind the (?) in the glow

‘cos now the jig is up

I think you only have a word misunderstand

Waiting I ain’t got love or fear

Waiting I hope that someone cares

So now the jig is up

My head explaining and see (????) mouth

Oh yeah the jig is up

And nothing now can save me…………

Saving I will not know your eyes

(?) in heaven …..

(Chorus)

So now the jig is up

How does it feel to know you failed and missed too late

As (?) has truly said

(Chorus)

Mockingbird (Sæther)

Don’t believe a single word

Never mind what you have heard

I sort of (?) never true

And breaks (????)

But only lies will never sue

His (?) warning hymn

I’m almost always blind

But in the morning hymn

This desert really ……..

So don’t believe a single word

‘cos I cannot (???) the mockingbird

My words are nothing true when the sunlight lies to you

But if I told you ……..

His (?) warning hymn

I almost never heard

But in the morning hymn

This desert really ……..

(Repeat 1st verse)

My words are nothing true when the sunlight lies to you

I sing so I can dream for you

Cannot (???) the mockingbird

One Way or Another (Sæther)

With contributions by GBD

I would show no man no push over one way or another

And I would show them I won’t take it laying down

One last time

‘cos I have had as much as I can take

And one way or another

I would show that I’m no loser and no clown

One last time

‘cos if I don’t it won’t ever start

Pushing pulling down

It’ll never end and never be enough

Pushing me this way pulling me that way

Tearing me down

I never thought that it could go this far

One way or another

The grind ground on and somehow raised the bar

One more time

It’s not too late there’s still some fight left in this hound

In one way or another

I left my leg and widdle on your playground

One last time

(Chorus)

Forget It (Sæther)

I keep my shoulders elevated

High strong I will (????) high

You always act as you’re sedated

Sometimes it makes me wanna cry

Forget it no one wants to know

Forget it just can’t stand (???) soul

Forget it find some other way

Forget it

But it’s never quite as rigid as they say

When the time you took get tracking

They’re like me impatient but up-tied

Why don’t you do your self-(?)

Done through unless you do it right

Forget it no one wants to know

Forget I just (???) when it’s small

Forget it find some other way

Forget it

But it’s never quite that rigid anyway

I’m calling different dispositions

I say fast when you say slow

But if we don’t get stuck in other sessions

We’ll get fine whichever way we go

Forget it I don’t really wanna know

Forget it just get (???) when it’s (???)

Forget it we’ll find some other way

Forget it

It’s never quite as rigid as they say

Cutie in Decay (No Parachute) (Sæther)

Lots of corrections by Rolf

He pulled his pants down in despair

Checked to see if all was there

He felt so neutered by those words

Maybe maybe he misheard

He knew it wouldn’t be no way so much scored

But then one day the blinds were drawn

I started sitting (???) through

Doesn’t matter what you too

The man said it’s all in your head

If you wake up then you’re dead

Chill your eyes

This cutie in decay withstand and look away

In the end it doesn’t matter anyway

It’s so hid in there effervescent (???)

Of selfish hollow caress

When you wake you know it’s fake

And when the circus tent’s in town

You turn you up and they turn you down

And nothing less than overpaid

(At least you get to do it again in a day)

Chill your soul

Make sure you leaves us (scary?)

If you drown (????)

(???) remember just how beautiful (???)

So take these senses please calm down

Try this gruesome everywhere

It doesn’t matter what you do

In the end it all could talk to you

So dream sweet (???) from everyone

(chorale)

(chorale)

Build (???) ever sing a song

(chorale)

(chorale)

Whiskey and Rock ‘n’ Roll (Sæther / Ryan / Borten / Rocket /

You give me whiskey I’ll play guitar

You take my picture and you tell me I’m a star

I’ve never worried I know my part

My special talents always getting to the arms

I’m ever rocking I rock and roll

My funky music makes you (?) lose control

I always (?????) when I hear that call

‘cos I’m a (???) sucker for that whiskey and rock and roll

I dance with demons I play with rust

You never meant (????) to get enough

Down in your (???) this boogaloo

As if this (???) has whiskey and rock and roll

Come on let us (????)

Hey this unreachable fame

Gets much to my guitar and may (???) sing

When I start drinking I get drunk

And when I’m dazing then I wanna play some funk

I gotta (???) you know my love

You know for sure will make it and never fake it

You know will nights flow

With whiskey and rock and roll

Future of Our Nation (Ford)

Everywhere see despair

People what’s the future of our nation

Look around we’re going down

What happened to our jubilation

If we’re strong we will force (????)

There is no time for hesitation

What is the future of our nation

Every day in every way politicians give solutions

But in my mind I know it’s time

(To be the future institutions)

Just wait for me…….. (?????)

(Chorus)

All a while we try to (???)

We can tell …. (????)

(???) today (???) we better pray today

Someone will come to protect us

Just wait for the …….

(Chorus)

(Repeat 1st verse)

(Chorus)

Dominoes (Ryan / Sæther)

Lots of corrections by Rolf

You found me when I was an open rose

When I was yours for the taking

Well my defenses they came tumbling down

You put an end to all my (???)

No one will say it

But everybody knows

Down they came tumbling

Like falling dominoes

I gave you everything that I could give

I loved you like I’ve loved no other

Oh in a sparkle they came tumbling down

When you went looking for another

(Chorus)

HAVE FUN!

[GBD]

I posted my take on "One way or another" some time ago. Think it's pretty much right ->

One way or another

I will show them i'm no pushover

One way or another

And i will show them, i won't take it laying down

One last time

Cus i have had as much as i can take

And one way or another

I will show them i'm no loser and no clown

One last time

Cus if i don't it won't ever stop

Pushing, pulling

It'll never end and never be enough

Pushing me this way, pulling me that way

(Pushing, pulling)

tearing me down

I never thought that it could go this far

One way or another

The grind ground on and somehow raised the bar

One more time

It's not too late, there's still some fight left in this hound

And one way or another

I'll lift my leg and widdle on your playground

One last time

Cus if i don't it won't ever stop

Pushing, pulling

It'll never end and never be enough

Pushing me this way, pulling me that way

(Pushing, pulling)

tearing me down

If i don't it won't ever stop

Pushing, pulling

It'll never end and never be enough

Pushing me this way, pulling me that way

(Pushing, pulling)

tearing me down

[Rolf]

I'm like you, always trying to figure out the lyrics! Here are some attempts to correct/improve:

Cutie in Decay (No Parachute)

He pulled his pants down in despair

Checked to see if all was there

He felt so neutered by those words

Maybe maybe he misheard

He knew he wouldn’t be no way so much scored

But then one day the blinds were drawn

….

It doesn't matter what you do

…. said it’s all in your head

If you wake up then you’re dead

Chill your eyes

This cutie in decay …. stand and look away

In the end it doesn’t matter anyway

It's all meaningless

Effervescent ……..

…. selfish hollow caress

When you wake you ….

And when the circus tent's in town

They build you up and they tear you down

And nothing lasts ……

At least you get to do it again in a day

Chill your soul

Make sure you leave us ……

If you drown ….. ???

…. remember just how beautifully ….

So take(?) your senses, please calm down

…. is gruesome everywhere

It doesn’t matter what you do

In the end it all could talk to you

So dream sweet dreams for everyone

(…)

(…)

…. ever sing a song

(… dream their dreams for you …)

(…)

Dominoes

You found me when I was an open (rose?)

When I was yours for the taking

Well my defenses they came tumbling down

You put an end to all my (aching?)

No one will say it / is saying

But/what everybody knows

Down they came tumbling

Like falling dominoes

I gave you everything that I could give

I loved you like I've loved no other

And then I ….. it came tumbling down

When you went (legging?) for another

No one is saying

What everybody knows

Down it came tumbling

Like falling dominoes

No one will say it

Everybody knows

Down it comes tumbling

Like falling dominoes

The Matter With Her

Super-Sister understands

Only makes this wonder-man

Try to be who you can be, but share it with me some

Wonder worlds and daydream land ….

She took …..

And hold it for a while but then she took a fall

She mesmerized ……

She took our guilt upon herself and ….

I didn’t know

I didn’t see any of

The matter with her

but she soldiered on while we still slaved

Back while the road was truly paved

With good intentions by a …..

No one really asked for it

I couldn't blame myself one bit

I didn't know ……

Oblivious to the (fall?)

To mesmerized us all

She took our guilt upon herself and ….

I didn't know

I didn't see it

That the matter with her was me

(chorus x2)

Junkfood Mailbomb

I saw nothing

I saw everything and all

Laughed at everyone

But it was no fun at all

Junkfood mailbomb

Shouldn’t do what I have done

Junkfood mailbomb

I can’t escape what I’ve become

Wiped out everything

Made it nice and clean for all

But there was no one

No one made it through the fall

(Chorus)

So I go fishing(?) for a while

So I can take it with a smile

---

And a couple of personal favorites:

The Afterglow

So the wheel has turned again

And we're left here at the end

Of something that was bigger than us all

The old god has stepped down

A king passed on his crown

And left us tumbling in free-fall

Nothing fills the void that we are facing

No one's gravity is as strong

And here we are spinning

Farther apart as we were clinging

To the memories we still share

It's never just an end

But it's not easy to transcend

An entire lifetime and its weight

The memories will last

But the hole is just too vast

Truly too big to negate

A place is empty at the table

Unanswered questions pile up on the floor

And that former alliance

Yields only the silence

That we break as we learn to crawl

Smaller than we were

This math is all that were (?)

We need more strength to hold the fort

So be with us if you can

We lack a holding hand (?)

We need all your kindness as it were

The things that you taught us

About things in the cosmos

It's time that we learn to walk

Ghost

Please understand it doesn't matter

'cause right now you don't exist

You have no place, you have no purpose

And you're never ever missed

I hope that you're flattered

You've picked the scab off the sore

So utterly worthless

It's a hollow point that you score

It's a high stakes game you're running

But I'm not playing any more

It's just endless repetition

And I have heard it all before

I see you've found a good companion

I think you got what you've deserve

I understand and I no longer worry

You've got a brand new master to serve

Let's stop feeling guilty

I'm too tired and I'm closing the door

I hope that you're happy

'cause I'm not (here?) I'm sure

(I really love you any more ???)

[Rolf]

Bonny Lee

I know you think you know me

Or who I might have been

I know where I'll be standing

When the saints come marching in

Nothing comes from judgment

The soul is always free

Nothing’s all I’ve been left with

When I've paid my lawyer's fee

I used to be a player

You've seen me once or twice

I'm more than just the reruns

And a face on the merchandise

I fought all pretenders

I never took a die/dive

I've had my share of bad rates

But hey, I'm still alive

I didn’t do it

I didn’t do what they claim

I can never play that game

Well Bonny liked the money

Bonny dug the …

Everyone liked Bonny

Cause Bonny like to swing

Bonny was a teacher

Bonny liked the …

Bonny had a mouth on her

drive any man insane

I swear it’s all hearsay

I don’t have explained (?)

Never pretending

Never this …

Never forgotten

Never ….

[BronYAur]

@GBD: Thanks a lot, our versions were really similar, I'm happy to see that my English is not totally rubbish!

@Rolf: great, your contributions are really brilliant! I've taken 90% of them, and kept 10% of my interpretations. You solved me some puzzles!

About Ghost, all "Behind the Sun" lyrics are in the album's page of the official site. Check it out! http://motorpsycho.no/discography/behind-the-sun/

[Rolf]

An update to my take on this one:

The Matter With Her

Super-sister understands

Only makes this wonder-man

Try to be who you can be, but share it with me some

Wonder-worlds and daydream-land

She took my wheel in hand

And held it for a while, but then she took a fall

She mesmerized us all

She took our guilt upon herself and (broke?)

I didn’t know

I didn’t see

That the matter with her was

She soldiered on while we still slaved

Back while the road was truly paved

With good intentions by a (hard to beg?) for a ride

No one really asked for it

I couldn't blame myself one bit

I didn't know … what I thought

Oblivious to the fall

She mesmerized us all

She took our guilt upon herself and (broke?)

I didn't know

I didn't see

That the matter with her was me

(chorus x2)

[Rolf]

Update to my take on Cutie in Decay, not perfect, but I think this makes more sense:

Cutie in Decay (No Parachute)

He pulled his pants down in despair

Checked to see if all was there

He felt so neutered by those words

Maybe maybe he misheard

He knew he wouldn’t be/feel no way so much scorn [yes, scorn]

But then one day the blinds were drawn

The storm in zenit was so true (??)

It doesn't matter what you do

The man said it’s all in your head

And if you wake up then you’re dead

Shield your eyes

This cutie in decay understand, but look away

In the end it doesn’t matter anyway

It's all meaningless,

effervescent, don't make sense

…. selfish hollow caress

When you wake/wait you ….

And when the circus tent's in town

They build you up and they tear you down

And nothing lasts (on overpay?)

At least you get to do it again in a day

Shield your soul

Make sure you leave (unscathed?)

You don't drown, you just (stale?)

…. remember just how beautifully you ….

So take(?) your senses, please calm down

…. is gruesome everywhere

It doesn’t matter what you do

In the end it all comes home to you

So dream sweet dreams for everyone

(…)

(…)

…. ever sing a song

(… dream their dreams for you …)

(… wake up …)

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