Cover art for Dirty Dishes by Deer Tick

Dirty Dishes

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Sep. 4, 20071 viewer6K views

Dirty Dishes Lyrics

[Verse 1]
And I cried all night
You created a stream and it flows forever
It's made of dreams that didn't come true
And I'm sorry, there's nothing more that I can do


[Verse 2]
When we get together
Take apart my fantasy
And when we're done
We'll work on you

It's sweet, lie motionless just staring at the ceiling
With your back turned up against the wall

[Verse 3]
And now I clearly see
Straight to the back of my skull
And I shivering all night long
And my skin is clear and you can see what I'm thinking
I'm thinking hard about
All the things I've been dreaming
I've been dreaming about you and only you

[Verse 4]
Turn the land into waste
And bury it in parking lots
And I'm constantly turned off by the look of the clock
And it's turning in hours
And I got nothing to look forward to
'Cause I killed all the flowers

[Verse 5]
And that cold wind will blow
Tear the skin off your nose and you've got nothing to be grateful for
It's your list of wishes
It's some dirty dishes and you wanted more
And you got less and it hurt
Oh, but it could be worse
Yeah, things could be so much worse

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Credits
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Recorded At
Yellow House Studio, Baltimore, Maryland
Release Date
September 4, 2007
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