Honey its rotten and they got us so scared
Thinking there's some evil waiting under vain
Whooo! I made a nasty decision
To love whoever I want just-a whenever I can
Things they're saying--
Evil urges baby; they're just part of the human way
It ain't evil baby, if ya ain't hurting anybody
Evil urges baby; they're now part of the human way
It ain't evil baby, if ya ain't hurting anybody, anybody
It's all the same, we're tired of waiting come on then
And dedicate your love to any woman or man
No racial boundary lines, no social subdivisions
If you want it, you can
Well we're not saying, I'm not saying that I want it someday
Well we're not saying, I'm not saying that I want it somehow
Well we're not saying, I'm not saying that I want it someday
Woo, I'm ready it for now (I'm ready for it now!)
Things they're saying--
Evil urges baby; they're part of the human way
It ain't evil baby, if ya ain't hurting anybody
Evil urges baby come on; bad is all the same come on now
It ain't evil baby, if it ain't hurting anybody anybody
Evil urges baby, they're part of the human way
It ain't evil baby, 'cause ya ain't hurting anybody anybody
My Morning Jacket - Evil Urges Album Lyrics
My Morning Jacket - Evil Urges Lyrics
Writer: James Edward Olliges Jr.
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Touch Me Im Going To Scream Pt. 1
Touch me I'm going to scream if you don't
Inside I norm'ly (know we?) have the feeling that you won't
I know it sounds confusing, but it makes a lot of sense
Row a boat across the ocean, dig a hole under the fence.
Touch me I'm going to scream if you don't
Inside I norm'ly (know we?) have the feeling that you won't
I can tell by the way you smile, I'm smiling too,
I see myself in you.
I can tell by the sounds you make when you are pleased
you see yourself in me.
Touch me I'm going to scream if you don't
Inside I norm'ly (know we?) have the feeling that you won't
How many nights can a soul so full of life remain untouched,
how can a soul make the most of what is whole and what is hear.
I need a human right by my side, untied, untied.
I need a human right by my side, untied, untied.
I need a human right by my side, untied, untied.
Inside I norm'ly (know we?) have the feeling that you won't
I know it sounds confusing, but it makes a lot of sense
Row a boat across the ocean, dig a hole under the fence.
Touch me I'm going to scream if you don't
Inside I norm'ly (know we?) have the feeling that you won't
I can tell by the way you smile, I'm smiling too,
I see myself in you.
I can tell by the sounds you make when you are pleased
you see yourself in me.
Touch me I'm going to scream if you don't
Inside I norm'ly (know we?) have the feeling that you won't
How many nights can a soul so full of life remain untouched,
how can a soul make the most of what is whole and what is hear.
I need a human right by my side, untied, untied.
I need a human right by my side, untied, untied.
I need a human right by my side, untied, untied.
Writer: James Edward Olliges Jr.
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Highly Suspicious
wasting time home alone dotting your "i's".
peanut butter pudding surprise!
ain't nobody care what's going on in your mind-
but they got they eye on your prize...
i'm highly suspicious of you.
now daddy's got you home alone- solving your crimes.
peanut butter pudding surprise!
ain't no jokin, smokin, strokin, tapping your lines-
peanut butter pudding surprise!
i'm highly suspicious of you.
wasting all your time on drama, could be solving real crime
waste away your mind too...
i'm highly suspicious of you.
i'm highly suspicious. highly suspicious of you.
peanut butter pudding surprise!
ain't nobody care what's going on in your mind-
but they got they eye on your prize...
i'm highly suspicious of you.
now daddy's got you home alone- solving your crimes.
peanut butter pudding surprise!
ain't no jokin, smokin, strokin, tapping your lines-
peanut butter pudding surprise!
i'm highly suspicious of you.
wasting all your time on drama, could be solving real crime
waste away your mind too...
i'm highly suspicious of you.
i'm highly suspicious. highly suspicious of you.
Writer: James Edward Olliges Jr.
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Im Amazed
I'm amazed in the quiet ocean
I'm amazed at your wrong devotion
I'm amazed at what the people saying
I'm amazed by a divided nation
Like the middle of the earth
I get disrupted
I'm amazed at all that has been
I'm amazed at all who be
I'm amazed at the TV stations
I'm amazed what they want me to believe
After all is said and done
Will we seek justice
I'm amazed at the evolution
I'm amazed at the lack of fame
I'm amazed at the love we're rejecting
I'm amazed that we accepted this place
Like the middle of the earth and the middle of the ages
Like a river I get disrupted
I'm amazed
I'm amazed
I'm amazed
I'm amazed at your wrong devotion
I'm amazed at what the people saying
I'm amazed by a divided nation
Like the middle of the earth
I get disrupted
I'm amazed at all that has been
I'm amazed at all who be
I'm amazed at the TV stations
I'm amazed what they want me to believe
After all is said and done
Will we seek justice
I'm amazed at the evolution
I'm amazed at the lack of fame
I'm amazed at the love we're rejecting
I'm amazed that we accepted this place
Like the middle of the earth and the middle of the ages
Like a river I get disrupted
I'm amazed
I'm amazed
I'm amazed
Writer: James Edward Olliges Jr.
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Thank You Too!
Really didn't think it's gonna make it
Really didn't think it's gonna make it this way
put on my robot face
had my emotions way far away from me
ohhh you really saw my naked heart
you really brought out the naked part
I don't know what you were doing
I know I just want to thank you for thinking of me
I want to take you for all that you are
I know far apart
I want to see you for all that you do
I want to thank you
it was strange and it was soothing
and you could even say amusing, the way it came to me
you devised a simple plan that would change the fate of man
you thought of everything
ohhh you really saw my naked heart
you really brought out the naked part
I don't know what you were doing
I know I just want to thank you for thinking of me
I want to take you for all that you are
I know far apart
I want to see you for all that you do
I want to thank you
I want to take you for all that you are
I know far apart
I want to see you for all that you do
I want to thank you
Really didn't think it's gonna make it this way
put on my robot face
had my emotions way far away from me
ohhh you really saw my naked heart
you really brought out the naked part
I don't know what you were doing
I know I just want to thank you for thinking of me
I want to take you for all that you are
I know far apart
I want to see you for all that you do
I want to thank you
it was strange and it was soothing
and you could even say amusing, the way it came to me
you devised a simple plan that would change the fate of man
you thought of everything
ohhh you really saw my naked heart
you really brought out the naked part
I don't know what you were doing
I know I just want to thank you for thinking of me
I want to take you for all that you are
I know far apart
I want to see you for all that you do
I want to thank you
I want to take you for all that you are
I know far apart
I want to see you for all that you do
I want to thank you
Writer: James Edward Olliges Jr.
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Sec Walkin
Left leg, right leg
One leg at a time I keep on walking
I keep on walking
Red light, green light
First light I see tonight I am walking
Oh, yeah I am walking
Fever, breathe in your own cool, blue air
Look for eyes that hypnotize and sparkle
Look for eyes that hypnotize and sparkle everywhere
Brother, brother, don't you care?
Brother, brother, don't you care?
Left leg, right leg
One leg at a time I keep on walking
I keep on walking
Red light, green light
First light I see tonight I am walking
Oh, yeah I am walking
Fever, breathe in your own cool, blue air
Demon eyes, demon eyes are watching
Demon eyes, demon eyes are watching everywhere
Brother, brother, don't you care?
Brother, brother, don't you care?
One leg at a time I keep on walking
I keep on walking
Red light, green light
First light I see tonight I am walking
Oh, yeah I am walking
Fever, breathe in your own cool, blue air
Look for eyes that hypnotize and sparkle
Look for eyes that hypnotize and sparkle everywhere
Brother, brother, don't you care?
Brother, brother, don't you care?
Left leg, right leg
One leg at a time I keep on walking
I keep on walking
Red light, green light
First light I see tonight I am walking
Oh, yeah I am walking
Fever, breathe in your own cool, blue air
Demon eyes, demon eyes are watching
Demon eyes, demon eyes are watching everywhere
Brother, brother, don't you care?
Brother, brother, don't you care?
Writer: James Edward Olliges Jr.
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Two Halves
Remember when you were seventeen
You goin' crazy, you know what I mean
It wasn't that long ago
In the grand scheme of things
It wasn't that long ago
You think you're so much smarter now
Twenty one everything stays in place
Forty one some things start to fade
Well when you're so young, you wanna be older
And when you're older, you want the body you have now
I believe in a perfect world
You rule your own universe
The only gun you'll ever need will be in your brain
The only gun you'll need is in your hands
You want this now you want that
Can't have it all you should enjoy what you have
But I know what you want
Well I know what you want
Well I know what you want, you want the better of two halves!
Well I know what you want
Well I know what you want
Well I know what you want, you want the better of two halves!
You goin' crazy, you know what I mean
It wasn't that long ago
In the grand scheme of things
It wasn't that long ago
You think you're so much smarter now
Twenty one everything stays in place
Forty one some things start to fade
Well when you're so young, you wanna be older
And when you're older, you want the body you have now
I believe in a perfect world
You rule your own universe
The only gun you'll ever need will be in your brain
The only gun you'll need is in your hands
You want this now you want that
Can't have it all you should enjoy what you have
But I know what you want
Well I know what you want
Well I know what you want, you want the better of two halves!
Well I know what you want
Well I know what you want
Well I know what you want, you want the better of two halves!
Writer: James Edward Olliges Jr.
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Librarian
walk across the courtyard, towards the library.
i can hear the insects buzz and the leaves 'neath my feet...
ramble up the stairwell, into the hall of books...
since we got the interweb these hardly get used.
duck into the men's room... combing thru my hair...
when god gave us mirrors he had no idea...
looking for a lesson in the periodicals...
there i spy you listening to the AM radio...
karen of the carpenters- singing in the rain...
another lovely victim of the mirror's evil way.
it's not like you're not trying, with a pencil in your har
to defy the beauty the good lord put in there...
simple little bookworm- buried underneath...
is the sexiest librarian...take off those glasses and let down your hair for me.
so i watch you thru the bookcase- imaging a scene:
you and i at dinner, spending time, then to sleep.
and what then would i say to you- lying there in bed?
these words, with a kiss, i would plant in your head:
"what is it inside our heads that makes us do the opposite?
makes us do the opposite of what's right for us?
cause everything'd be grrreat...and everything'd be good...
if everybody gave...like everybody could."
sweetest little bookworm. hidden underneath...
is the sexiest librarian...
take off those glasses and let your hair down for me.
take off those glasses and let your hair down for me.
simple little beauty- heaven in your breath.
the simplest of pleasures- the world at it's best.
i can hear the insects buzz and the leaves 'neath my feet...
ramble up the stairwell, into the hall of books...
since we got the interweb these hardly get used.
duck into the men's room... combing thru my hair...
when god gave us mirrors he had no idea...
looking for a lesson in the periodicals...
there i spy you listening to the AM radio...
karen of the carpenters- singing in the rain...
another lovely victim of the mirror's evil way.
it's not like you're not trying, with a pencil in your har
to defy the beauty the good lord put in there...
simple little bookworm- buried underneath...
is the sexiest librarian...take off those glasses and let down your hair for me.
so i watch you thru the bookcase- imaging a scene:
you and i at dinner, spending time, then to sleep.
and what then would i say to you- lying there in bed?
these words, with a kiss, i would plant in your head:
"what is it inside our heads that makes us do the opposite?
makes us do the opposite of what's right for us?
cause everything'd be grrreat...and everything'd be good...
if everybody gave...like everybody could."
sweetest little bookworm. hidden underneath...
is the sexiest librarian...
take off those glasses and let your hair down for me.
take off those glasses and let your hair down for me.
simple little beauty- heaven in your breath.
the simplest of pleasures- the world at it's best.
Writer: James Edward Olliges Jr.
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Look At You
Look at you, you, such a fine citizen
Look at you, you, such a glowing example
Of peace and glory, glory, glory
Of peace and glory, glory, glory
And let me follow you
We believe in your power to lead without fear
Not above, in some tower
But here right down here with us in this world
Look at you, you, everywhere at once
You, such a glowing example
Of peace and glory, glory, glory
Of peace and glory, glory, glory
And let me, let me follow
Let me, let me follow you
Look at you, you, such a glowing example
Of peace and glory, glory, glory
Of peace and glory, glory, glory
And let me follow you
We believe in your power to lead without fear
Not above, in some tower
But here right down here with us in this world
Look at you, you, everywhere at once
You, such a glowing example
Of peace and glory, glory, glory
Of peace and glory, glory, glory
And let me, let me follow
Let me, let me follow you
Writer: James Edward Olliges Jr.
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Aluminum Park
you can care if you wanna
you can care if you don't
but c'mon it's a big big world now-
you gotta get what you want.
got no lack of frustration,
got no lack of disease...
but c'mon it's a big big world now-
well you can ride, ride, ride on down to the aluminum park.
well you can ride, ride, ride on down with your head in the dark. well, its a little bit important to me-
you get a whole lot of what you need.
so you can ride, ride, ride, on down to the aluminum park. ride!
you can care if you don't
but c'mon it's a big big world now-
you gotta get what you want.
got no lack of frustration,
got no lack of disease...
but c'mon it's a big big world now-
well you can ride, ride, ride on down to the aluminum park.
well you can ride, ride, ride on down with your head in the dark. well, its a little bit important to me-
you get a whole lot of what you need.
so you can ride, ride, ride, on down to the aluminum park. ride!
Writer: James Edward Olliges Jr.
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Copyright: Lyrics © BMG Rights Management
Remnants
remnants of the empire- artifacts of love.
will i meet the designer, what will he dream up?
remnants of the empire- gravity awake...
what's held down to the ground next round goes into space.
raising up the empire- innocence and faith-
what will hold you up and what will stand in your way?
then i saw a new "heaven" - formed in the bleeding light of dusk-
all souls, all faiths, always- we were one.
there i saw a new "heaven" - formed in the bleeding light of dusk-
all souls, all faiths- always- we are one.
raise a bayonet in the dark, for all the human race.
watch out watch out you could go the same way.
taking out the empire- watching from afar
it's not too late, we could wake a new fate.
then i saw a new "heaven" - formed in the bleeding light of dusk-
all souls, all faiths, always- we were one.
there i saw a new "heaven" - formed in the bleeding light of dusk-
all souls, all faiths- always- we are one.
will i meet the designer, what will he dream up?
remnants of the empire- gravity awake...
what's held down to the ground next round goes into space.
raising up the empire- innocence and faith-
what will hold you up and what will stand in your way?
then i saw a new "heaven" - formed in the bleeding light of dusk-
all souls, all faiths, always- we were one.
there i saw a new "heaven" - formed in the bleeding light of dusk-
all souls, all faiths- always- we are one.
raise a bayonet in the dark, for all the human race.
watch out watch out you could go the same way.
taking out the empire- watching from afar
it's not too late, we could wake a new fate.
then i saw a new "heaven" - formed in the bleeding light of dusk-
all souls, all faiths, always- we were one.
there i saw a new "heaven" - formed in the bleeding light of dusk-
all souls, all faiths- always- we are one.
Writer: James Edward Olliges Jr.
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Smokin from Shootin
[Laughter]
[Bells Ringing]
Have you had enough excitement now
more than you ever did
You never wanted to be treated like a woman
You maintained you was just a kid
Well at least you were of age my dear
these days kids they grow so fast
You never wanted to be committed to the present
You're too busy believing in the past, oh
Who then was your savior
Who then was your friend
Who is now committed to the present
Is it someone that exists
What is life in God?
A perfect vision of the self?
I always thought we was dealing with one thing
Now we are dealing with something else, oh
[Chorus]
Do you see my smoking guns
they're smoking from a shootin'
smoking from shootin'
smokin' from shootin at nothing here
Do you live your life on the road?
Yeah loosing that I'm loving
Asking for nothing
Runnin' from something that isn't there, oh
[Bells Ringing]
Have you had enough excitement now
more than you ever did
You never wanted to be treated like a woman
You maintained you was just a kid
Well at least you were of age my dear
these days kids they grow so fast
You never wanted to be committed to the present
You're too busy believing in the past, oh
Who then was your savior
Who then was your friend
Who is now committed to the present
Is it someone that exists
What is life in God?
A perfect vision of the self?
I always thought we was dealing with one thing
Now we are dealing with something else, oh
[Chorus]
Do you see my smoking guns
they're smoking from a shootin'
smoking from shootin'
smokin' from shootin at nothing here
Do you live your life on the road?
Yeah loosing that I'm loving
Asking for nothing
Runnin' from something that isn't there, oh
Writer: James Edward Olliges Jr.
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Touch Me Im Going to Scream Pt. 2
If you touch me, well I just think I'll scream
'Cause it's been so long, since someone challenged me
And made me think, about the way things are
Made me think, about the way they could be
I believe it, why? Oh my
Ooh my lord
Ooh my lord
I don't even know why, but
Oh! This feeling it is wonderful! Don't you ever turn it off!
Oh! This feeling it is wonderful! Don't you ever turn it off!
Feelings, why?
Oh my, human needs, heartbeats
I can see it all, by the way you smile
I'm smiling too! I see myself in you
I am with it! Ooh man I am wired!
Ooh my lord! Ooh my lord- yeah
Now I really know why!
Oh! This feeling it is wonderful! Don't you ever turn it off!
Oh! This feeling it is wonderful! Don't you ever turn it off!
'Cause it's been so long, since someone challenged me
And made me think, about the way things are
Made me think, about the way they could be
I believe it, why? Oh my
Ooh my lord
Ooh my lord
I don't even know why, but
Oh! This feeling it is wonderful! Don't you ever turn it off!
Oh! This feeling it is wonderful! Don't you ever turn it off!
Feelings, why?
Oh my, human needs, heartbeats
I can see it all, by the way you smile
I'm smiling too! I see myself in you
I am with it! Ooh man I am wired!
Ooh my lord! Ooh my lord- yeah
Now I really know why!
Oh! This feeling it is wonderful! Don't you ever turn it off!
Oh! This feeling it is wonderful! Don't you ever turn it off!
Writer: James Edward Olliges Jr.
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Copyright: Lyrics © Original Writer and Publisher
Evil Urges is the fifth studio album by My Morning Jacket. It was released by ATO Records on June 10, 2008. The album was nominated for the 2008 Grammy Award for Best Alternative Music Album, ultimately losing to Radiohead's In Rainbows.
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My Morning JacketGenre(s): Indie rock, neo-psychedelia
Length: 55:39
Released: June 10th, 2008
Year: 2008