Act Of The Apostle Part 1 Belle and Sebastian

Morning prayers took the girl unawares She was late for class and she knew it The broadcaster had a voice that was soothing She couldn’t tell if it was a man or woman A patch of sun fell onto her neck

Act Of The Apostle Belle & Sebastian

Morning prayers took the girl unawares She was late for class and she knew it The broadcaster had a voice that was soothing She couldn't tell if it was a man or woman A patch of sun fell onto her neck

Act Of The Apostle II Belle & Sebastian

Took the fence and the lane The bus then the train Bought an 'Independent' to make me look like I got brains I made a story up in my head if anybody would ask I'm going to a seminar!

Act Of The Apostle II Belle and Sebastian

Took the fence and the lane The bus then the train Bought an ’Independent’ to make me look like I got brains I made a story up in my head if anybody would ask I’m going to a seminar!

Dress Up in You (Explicit Ver.) Belle & Sebastian

I’m the singer, I’m the singer in the band You’re the loser, I won’t dismiss you out of hand Cos you’ve got a beautiful face It will take you places You kept running You’ve got money, you’ve got

Little Lou, Ugly Jack, Prophet John Belle & Sebastian

What a waste I could have been your lover What a waste I could have been your friend Perfect love is like the blossom that fades so quick When it's blowing up a storm in may Travel south until your skin

Family Tree Belle & Sebastian

Family Tree I've been feeling down I've been looking round the town For somebody just like me But the only ones I see Are the dummies in the window They spend their money on clothes It saddens

Roy Walker Belle & Sebastian

Roy Walker Like a fresh manifestation of an old phenomenon A breeze whips through the trees The rustling leaves and branches bend together they’re cued to sway forever by the forces of the Lord

Big John Shaft Belle & Sebastian

Big John Shaft I'll make another movie The same one as the year before Take a tired idea Put it in the hands of Hollywood I need to talk to someone I've been living someone else's life I don't

Storytelling Belle & Sebastian

Storytelling Picture a scene in your mind Look at all the people and take note of the setting behind Listen, watch, and wait A plot beings to take shape There's a story And then characters will

The Life Pursuit Belle & Sebastian

You need a brother to lean on But your brother's gone Your sister's in the wrong part of town I took a walk to remember ecstasy It's not today, not even yesterday Songs of praise all very well Their voices

Simple Things Belle & Sebastian

Simple Things If you want me I'll be there A boy to deal with all your problems But part of the deal Is for you to feel something If you want me look me up I don't exist in usual places Subtle

Ease Your Feet In The Sea Belle & Sebastian

Ease Your Feet In The Sea Ease you're feet off in the sea My darling it's the place to be Take your shoes off curl your toes And I will frame this moment in time Troubles come and troubles go

The Party Line Belle & Sebastian

trod my head and took a step off into the dark Standing on the block of my tires Don't dance on the lights because the bears eat the pretty ones We are like the islands divided Jump to the beat of the

Marx and Engels Belle & Sebastian

Marx and Engels There's misery in all I hear and see From the people on TV After their tea when life begins again They'll be happier than me There are a thousand meals being made on Saturday

Dirty Dream Number Two Belle & Sebastian

Dirty Dream Number Two I'm lucky, 1 can open the door and I can walk down the street Unlucky, I've got nowhere to go and so 1 follow my feet A choice is facing you, a healthy dose of pain A choice

Women's Realm Belle & Sebastian

Women's Realm I don't care whether you hear this I don't care if I'm alone here singing songs to myself There's nobody else around, around Meet you up at the Indian part of the town The town's

Woman's Realm Belle & Sebastian

I don't care whether you hear this I don't care if I'm alone here singing songs to myself There's nobody else around, around Meet you up at the Indian part of the town The town's shut down, the people

Dirty Dream Number 2 Belle & Sebastian

I'm lucky 1 can open the door and I can walk down the street Unlucky I've got nowhere to go and so 1 follow my feet A choice is facing you a healthy dose of pain A choice is facing you as you stare through

The Boy With The Arab Strap Belle & Sebastian

The Boy With The Arab Strap A mile and a half on a bus takes a long time The odour of old prison food takes a long time to pass you by When you've been inside Day upon day of this wandering gets

Chickfactor Belle & Sebastian

I'm not the same anymore How will I hide these feelings inside Call my girl on the phone Neon lights shine bright Taxi cabs glide by Aeroplanes they fly, high up in the sky Pretty girl says "Hi..

Belle And Sebastian Belle And Sebastian

And the moment will come when composure returns put a face on the world put your back to the wall and you walk twenty yards with your head in the air down liberty hill where the fashion brigade look

Stay Loose Belle & Sebastian

Stay Loose I was choking on a cornflake You said “Have some toast instead” I was sleeping maybe three hours You said “You should get to bed” I was waiting at the church door For the minister

The Blues Are Still Blue Belle & Sebastian

Well, look at the kid from school He's teaching mamas and papas how to be a little cool He's changing fashion, the way he dress The tracksuits are old, and the hoodie's way too moody For a kid with the

A Summer Wasting Belle & Sebastian

A Summer Wasting Summer in winter Winter in springtime You heard the birds sing Everything will be fine I spent the summer wasting The time was passed so easily But if the summer's wasted How

Dress Up In You Belle And Sebastian

I'm the singer, I'm the singer in the band You're the loser, I won't dismiss you out of hand Cos you've got a beautiful faith It will take you places You kept running You've got money, you've got

Belle And Sebastian Belle & Sebastian

I left my school, I left my job You saw me looking like a slob When I was young You were the only fun in town Everyone thought it was a shame For Belle and the boy Sebastian Belle was okay but, oh Sebastian

Seymour Stein Belle & Sebastian

Seymour Stein Seymour Stein- I've been lonely I caught a glimpse of someones face It was mine and I'd been crying Half a world away Ticket for a plane Record company man I won't be coming to

Legal Man Belle & Sebastian

Legal Man L-O-V-E love, it's coming back, it's coming back L-O-V-E love, it's coming back, it's coming back Refer to our discussions, confirm the terms of our love affair I exercise all options

The Cat With The Cream Belle & Sebastian

the freak parade I cover up my head and pray I'm praying for the light Down amongst the old city chambers Men in frocks debate all the policy changes Everybody bet on the boom and got busted Everybody

The Ghost Of Rockschool Belle & Sebastian

I've seen God in the sun I've seen God in the street God before bed and the promise of sleep God in my dreams and the free ride of grace But it all disappears And then I wake up Was it too late?

Little Lou, Ugly Jack, Prophet John Belle and Sebastian

get on a train And then come back to the one you love (Norah) Yeah you're great, you're just part, of this lifetime of dreaming That extends to the heart of this long summer feeling Quiet night,

I Know Where The Summer Goes Belle & Sebastian

I Know Where The Summer Goes I know where the summer goes When you're having no fun When you're under the thumb I know where the summer dwells If your underarm smells And your kitchen looks like

A Century Of Fakers Belle & Sebastian

A Century Of Fakers There are people going hungry every day They've got nothing on their plates And you're filling your fat face with every different kind of cake And if you ever go lardy, or go

The Stars Of Track And Field Belle & Sebastian

The Stars Of Track And Field Make a new cult every day to suit your affairs Kissing girls in English, at the back of the stairs You're a honey, with a following of innocent boys They never know

Nobody's Empire Belle & Sebastian

they checked my body My soul was floating in thin air I clung to the bed and I clung to the past I clung to the welcome darkness But at the end of the night there's a green green light The quiet before

Stop, Look and Listen (Edit) Belle & Sebastian

I finally gave myself the time to see you I finally gave myself the time to see you I finally gave myself the time to see you for a while If only we could see past the veneer we'd see another side of you

Stop, Look and Listen Belle & Sebastian

are true and all I do is dream Spent summer in the city of my childhood Spent summer in the city of my childhood Spent summer in the city of my childhood for old times But there's no going back for me

I Fought In A War Belle & Sebastian

I Fought In A War I fought in a war and I left my friends behind me To go looking for the enemy, and it wasn't very long Before I would stand with another boy in front of me And a corpse that just

A Century Of Elvis Belle & Sebastian

A Century Of Elvis We were sitting in the living room on the sofa, the wrong way round, looking out the window.

Play For Today Belle & Sebastian

to grow old Love is a guide The endless river of the soul But we are mean The dried up riverbeds of rock and stone Lust is my friend She comes to me when I am tired Life is a rope, death is a myth Love

My Wandering Days Are Over Belle & Sebastian

You tell me I'm tired of listening to myself now I'm tired of fixing things for Michael and the rest of them You know my bip-bopping days are over I hung my boots up and then retired from the disco

Piazza, New York Catcher Belle & Sebastian

Piazza, New York Catcher Elope with me Miss Private and we’ll sail around the world I will be your Ferdinand and you my wayward girl How many nights of talking in hotel rooms can you take?

It Could Have Been A Brilliant Career Belle & Sebastian

had gone before She challenged everyone to a fight But the prefects all backed down And they ran her out of town Cause she drank and swore and spoke Out of turn, she was the village joke She had

If You're Feeling Sinister Belle & Sebastian

, she fell asleep She was into S&M and bible studies Not everyone's cup of tea she would admit to me Her cup of tea, she would admit to no one Her cup of tea, she would admit to me Oh but her cup

Judy and The Dream of Horses belle & sebastian

Judy and The Dream of Horses Judy wrote the saddest song She showed it to a boy in school today Judy, where did you go wrong?

Judy And The Dream Of Horses Belle & Sebastian

Judy And The Dream Of Horses Judy wrote the saddest song She showed it to a boy in school today Judy, where did you go wrong?

The Power Of Three Belle & Sebastian

Some people say two is company Sherlock Holmes found the sign of four I don't listen to that number theory I'm always looking for a trio, them and me One for all and we're all for one Musketeers have got

O Come, O Come Emmanuel Belle & Sebastian

O come, O come, Emmanuel And ransom captive Israel That mourns in lonely exile here Until the Son of God appears Rejoice Rejoice Emmanuel shall come to thee, O Israel O come, O come, great Lord of might

The Model Belle & Sebastian

The Model I will confess to you Because you made me think about the times You turn the picture on to me and I'll turn over The vision was a masterpiece of comic timing But you wouldn't laugh at