Poor Old Lu

do you and I have time to spare to wonder why and is it fair who is it that makes me frown I'm inside out and upside down I say we can I say we can, but we might not be a better man, a better me what was it you used to say better shut your mouth and...

I see the wealthy guy The world in his eyes He need not contain no pain or shame "And never will," I cry And I'm a dirty word You know I'm so absurd If I write things off as meaningless So I'm never heard Stare and no care into nowhere Round and rou...

if you want to see what i am saying focus then, on our decisions blindness, greed, and empty feelings they're all ours and where are we now if you wanna see just listen to the light i can see glistening again and again to war for our freedom i haven't...

as sweet as it was or as sweet as it seemed like the most magnificent wonder that was just a dream and it shook me all up and it stirred me around but it left me cold and wanting cause it had no ground oh, none to be found and i know why (know why...

raised to be rich trip or be tripped give to get, live to get throw a fit give to get, live to get what is it? you're gonna have to wait my family can't relate on the floor, out the door clean the slate on the floor, out the door in this hate and...

is it daybreak? i'm sure and you're feeling weary there is so much, i know it's just got to end soon well, i can't hold this weight upon my shoulders anymore my bones are breaking hands are shaking with everything are you worn out? i'm sure not hap...

sailing away towards uncertainties uncertain seas change today traveled to that land took it all second hand i fought for cover then i ran, ran, ran found a love colored me whole no more cannon-fire orange, cannon-fire orange, cannon-fire orange...

These wonderful words Are not magical Oh so spiritual And indivisible I get so confused When I see you And the center of your ways Just the center of your ways I can't see you I can't see you My life is going up up Oh to climb the walls these days...

everything's gonna be okay He's gonna wipe those fears away and before the night is thru this is all going to make sense to you but you won't hear these words no you don't have the time that would be a crime right now, right away before it gets too c...

goodnight sleep tight the sun is set and day is night just you rest it's all alright but it's the same day to day why can't I sleep this away a headache (keeps me awake) my eyes are red (from trusting to much in me) I've got to pray (I've got...

did you see my hands were tied? i pierced this Savior's side well, what have i done? (what have we become?) and more words to run it thru to crush anything in You and to trip it up it's simple though i'm tired been unmoved, uninspired did you see m...

There are a million things That want the best of me Now my head is spinning And back and forth I weave It all looks the same to me Is it good or bad? But I read that the truth shall set me free So make a sound in me What I need to hear Is muddled wit...

Inside my selfish thinking In the middle I'm always sinking I am so far down I can't escape But all around the trees are falling Too much sunshine comes in And so I wait another day What is brightest in my life And what will I receive (tomorrow) If I...

so now hold your breath and set the stage prepare yourself for the cynic's rage is it a question still of who is man? or how they feel and what i am but digging deep i found a way what more do i need to say gone through life and death and what remain...

She might have been a princess She might've been here with us Or ride so high and far away Is she sleeping safely? Is her sky the same way? Does she know now my own fear? She might've seen the ocean If I'd had the notion To listen closely and obey...

and is the worst all over did my dreams go south or... I've a bruise on my head does it show? my words sound so strange to me thought that I was strong but now I'm feeling empty and so low another cup of nothing cause I think I'm full and my hands...

for the love of this country, hey one man pinned up and traded away for the love of the country, hey He is... for the love of this country, man how He laid down to love His land for the love of this country, man He is all but what can i say? (oh) r...

She shook her head and turned away she said she will not hear my voice today "you are still asleep and still the same, same as the day you said you'd change." and with my thoughts she let me stand with words that scared my face and hands maybe when I le...

when 'all is mine' is over would You have the time, my friend to push me up and over hold me till the glory end, and when my pain is sober would You have the mind to send hope for always ever hold me - this wicked man and me, with pain and all might...

This song offended some. Not the music, of course, but the title and lyrics. The notion of "I Am No Good" is not particularly popular in a society where we are constantly told to "believe in ourselves" and to "stick up for your rights". Even among believers th...

You said, "I love the world" "I love what you've done for me" you let my grip go And played the piano keys Couldn't even see Boxed in by a fantasy Scared of real love You're dead by your destiny Now shuffling around Shaking like a tambourine Confus...

boom, I fell on the ground was it something sad that made me mad feelings too close to let me free and what i have is what i hold and joy I had was joy I sold, you see crown the pain and face the day what i thought would last is fading fast 

tired of seven hours a day and weekends that go too fast i set my sights on boardwalk streets and a sunset that will last i grabbed my coat and told my friends that i was going away just a few long miles and a few good smiles and i'll have my love to...

Oblivious to some things more in store And when I wept I knew not what or when or why what for Is this earth so great though it will not last Through crashing walls what stands is one good thing one way one chance And glimmer shining up and through the...

oh, how my world falls down and how i sink at the sound but how i won't shut up i stay (though my pain it swells) i wait (as if all is well) i faint (cause i've choked to tell) i've got my sin and i've got my lie am i on my face? got to know who am i...

in the summer's chill we say the winter kills but we don't know ourselves well enough to know if this is true ask a question here and get an answer there well it can take us years to get to the One that sees us thru you never said which things were re...

I've been standing here so long I don't know where I've been I've been looking around so long I don't know what I've seen Can I chase away the blues? And will I understand this? I been here, there, everywhere How can I get back to His side? It's al...

liner notes go here... eventually I see You are merciful I see You are kind I see You are full of love that is far beyond my mind I hope for strength to stand I hope to be the man that I should be I hope that You will embrace these little ones in spit...

and then the rain falls down into welcome hands on my lips and in the distance i see clearer skies oh, and i wonder do they come for me majestic kingdom fall on me lie me down and make me see right above me the eye of the storm my one and only my only...

Jesus tie these hands I used to think that every thing I touched turned gold but it don't it turns cold and reason guides this man like spring, and fall and wind to sand I sway, I sway, I cannot stand what do I do, when it seems I relate to Judas...

tell the jury tell the judge tell the world mom and dad you are sad check your name check your head I've heard more joy from some someone dead are you He? did you die on a tree and I can't help it makes me think made of dirt full of greed li...

t promises much It promises you'll never be cold The words are such As to turn you until you are sold And walk in this rut And run in the ground where we know Have the lights gone dim In the light of this sin? Am I breathing right? Am I breathing righ...

what is this? thru strange and bad it does not touch this joy i have what is this? thru future, past and now or then only love will last oh, these words ring true to me love the Maker crown the King who gives us all and makes me sing count my ble...

What is it like when it's gone? All the day and the night and the song And what seems so real Is what keeps us from the dawn Truly I know it sometimes I see the reasons and signs That this world can only turn so many times In a simple way Though I b...

good night sleep tight the sun is set and day is night just you rest it's all alright but it's the same, day to day why can't i sleep this away a head ache (keeps me awake) my eyes are red (from trusting too much in me) i've got to pray (i've go...

Of all the Poor Old Lu songs to show up on Napster in great number, this one did. I always found that strange until I heard that there was also a band called Slipknot. I can only imagine all those people who downloaded this song thinking it was the other band!...

green i've seen as jealous as anything blue it's true weep to sleep over you i feel - and i kill the sea in me toss me up, around indeed i will - be still it's all chasing, racing often crazy does it show? but i've been praying lately and Chri...

This song never really went anywhere. Definitely the song that no one could remember the name of, it didn't accomplish a whole lot. Lyrically, this song is obviously a farce. Taking 'selfism' and putting it into the light for what it does, and how wrong it i...

Don't delay for a minute Cause if you do I'll know you're too far into it I mean the world around us The world around To keep your head above water To be humble amidst tears and laughter Sometimes we need to hide Sometimes cry Run away Far away To...

A wonderful song. Although The Swoon only recorded one album that we know of, it was all that we needed. In fact, it was difficult to pick which track to record... we just knew that we wanted to cover one of their songs. As we started to work through the parts...

I've been mixed in dark and light today, you know And I'm sure it does not please or bless or show Still there's something to be said However far beyond my nose, I know Have you become so dull, so cold? Does the truth leave an awful taste in your I've...

choices cloud my head again wrapped up in myself instead and if I fall this time will it be the last time for this crime and anger has more of my soul than I ever wished it would hold and as I let it go and watch how it grows it won't fold do I lov...

this theatre is so run down the grabbing hands oh the people of this town my costume is on and the scenery shines they all wait for me to say my lines countless in numbers are the laughter and tears the emotions so differ of he who hears i laugh i...

in my money, i was at home to the beggar, i was so cold in my pockets, all that i could hold as i left here, this was all i was told... well, i get a dime for all of my good a nickel for all that i could and a quarter for all i said i would and i was l...

First released on Star-Studded-Super-Step, 'To Be Awake' was already a bit of a token song for us by the time that we re-recorded it for Mindsize. A tad bit folky, with a bit of a rock vibe, 'To Be Awake' was quite different than our other tracks and has alway...

This song was one of the tracks that had some arrangement changes between the demo versions and the version that ended up on Mindsize. It was for the better, I think. In retrospect, this is one of my least favorite songs from Mindsize. It's not that it's a bad...

This song has always had a very emotional vibe to it, mainly because of the title, but also because of the melancholy feel. Actually, the title comes from a long running band joke. In the 80's, Marvel released a series of Spiderman comics called the "What If.....

hey you got a little something to say i know you think it wrong and you're gonna make the world okay make us strong where did you go? want your right? rise up today you, one and all and the soul not so much to pay feeling tall where did you go? wh...