i stand as a man who's seen many things, my youth has made me strong
and i am coming home to you, with my own blood in my mouth
at the near window where you stood
be a good guitar and you could go far
beneath the sheets of paper lies my truth
otherwise there is always serendipity
well, there is no one more beautiful than you
let's fall back to earth and do something pleasant
and with wires coming from you i sat beside you
impassable night in a crowd of homesick fully grown children
hell knows where your heart would be today. maybe with me
as the neuro-transmitters go crazy inside of me
but my love is like a dark cloud full of rain that's always right there up above you, hey!
waiting for little clues to appear
you're stuck on me, you don't know why. can't leave me anytime you try
more vivid than sunsets, brighter than stars
and next time i see you i'll be pleased to see you, i hope you'll be pleased to see me
you may not believe, but even we were scared at first
and the wine it tastes so sweet as we lay our eyes to wander
the cactus where your heart should be has lovely little flowers
don't lift me up, i'm a wreck, i know (smaller)
you get on the train where the crowd is tightening to push yourself up against a girl
what you are now, we were once
corsair (take two, take three)
but i'm small. i'm not a planet at all
but i must be getting back to dear antarctica
it had something to do with the rain
and we'll write some notes to tape to the heavy machines
where it's cold but not that deep
so this is what the volume knob is for
let their tiny feathers fill disappointment
hold my head, we'll trampoline
hear all the bombs, they fade away (smaller size)
all when i'd want to keep white roses in their eyes
some days it feels like there are no words in the world
i'm trying not to wonder where you are
let them all go, let em all go
i'm going from strange to stranger every year
tomorrow when you wake up, then you'll show them
what's it like in new york city?
don't let anyone see that you're bleeding
that's good we can always use some more electrical equipment
watching spirals of white softly flow
you're such a beautiful writer, that's not all you are
am i gonna be lonely for the rest of my life?
september airships and treetops.
Is bright oh god I hope I'm alright...
tied like an anchor onto your heart. asking you why did we ever part?
sweetness, sweetness i was only joking when i said i'd like to smash every tooth in your head
it was a cold night and the snow lay low
let it burn right through my shoes
i can not leave here, i can not stay
i can tell that we're going to be friends
you better shut your windows tight
i will be pure, no, no, i know i will be pure. like snow, like gold
who's that casting devious stares in my direction
passing through unconscious states
and when i want to go i can dream
lift up your shirt, the wound isn't there
i want to sink to the bottom with you
watching terrible t.v. it kills all thought
some people thought we were fighting, trying to read each other's writing
if you find yourself here on my side of town
there is a light that never goes out
turn off feeling pretty, dressing up dressing down
so if you want to see our faces glow
i saw a star beneath the stairs
remember that the grass still grows beneath the snow
and still you wake up, the taste of the night, the moon has grown somehow
then a phone call made me realize im wrong
got it bad for that coffee shop girl
i dont want to come back down from this cloud
you got to look before you leap
watching the sky with our hands in our pockets
when did your eyes begin to look fake
you will long for the comfort of my golf shirt
bury me in sorrow cover me in joy
the air is thick and my hope is feeling worn
your hair pinned up in circles
well hes a chick magnet if you know what i mean
you wont have to strain to look into my eyes
i saw your haircut in a storefront
and tell me the years spent never were mine
i live with you, to die in a jamais vu
just need to admit that i want sugar in my tea
im putting this night down to bed
no matter what i try, your eyeballs seem to hide
why are you so far away from me
ive been dreaming about you ever since i woke up
the sidewalks are watching me think about you
all the cracks they lead right to me
i will never skip a rock again
look at me i can write a melody but i cant expect a soul to care
its been nice waking up next to you
taking your time to cross the street
lying on the floor, ive come undone
lets take the moon and make it shine for everyone
i am a faulty string of blue christmas lights
what if your paperwork caught on fire
a tine in the fork in the road is pointing at nothing cos its all been sold
for what its worth it was worth all the while
isnt it nice how things resolve
kelsea wont you come out to play
ill be waving my hand watching you drown, watching you scream, quiet or loud
she said dont let it go to your head
this is what you get when you mess with us
the moon is closer to the sun than i am to anyone
or maybe you just werent trying hard enough
id rather take the long way home
walked away, heard them say 'poison hearts will never change'
stairway to... oh wait, nevermind
the difference is, i need them to see
sometimes even god gets lonely
ive got your letter, you've got my song
these automatic flowers wont do
how do they eat without mouths
this might be an awkward time to say it but i wish i knew you more.
the destination of this train is ashmont
now you're probably in bed, sleeping with one of my best friends
yet even in her absence, id find solace in photographs
broken hearts and broken fingers
fall
// le silencieux. the silent.
// drawings by tim cook. formerly http://people.bu.edu/timcook/ 'stay until you're sure that i'm asleep.'
© 2001 - 2009 timothy cook
april 22nd, 2009
tilly and the wall. i don't know anything about them other than when you google their name the song rainbows in the dark is an early result and it's pretty catchy (thanks leanna). tap dancing percussion, eh.
today i saw the aftermath of a bicycle accident. i'm not sure what happened, but a guy was writhing around on the ground and the ambulance was rushing up. he was facedown at that point and twitchy a bit. scary. i didn't want to watch for too long and he had help arriving at the moment so i left. if / when i get destroyed on my bike i'd rather not have a crowd when the pieces of me are being packed away.
last night as i rode home a car cut me off upon pulling a u-turn in the middle of the street with traffic coming in both directions, because why not? as it completed its turn i got a look at the car / driver only to realize it was the same guy who doored me months ago (when he revealed that "[his] car is fine, so don't worry about it" as i hobbled around with a bloody leg. i really really hate this guy.
today it was noah's ark flooding out so i didn't ride home and instead had to take the No. 1 bus after a cool 28734 minutes of waiting for it. i was the first one at the stop but was eventually joined by a small mob of people. it was nice at first, watching the rain in the streetlamplight, but once the bus stop became jammed with people it was not so great. and i got to experience the great joy of watching the asshole(s)-who-show(s)-up-last-to-the-stop-but-shove(s)-onto-the-bus-first. these people must be awfully important. i got on fourth and was treated to a view of two wookies sucking face the whole ride. on the plus side the rain appeared to be the first shower this particular couple has had in a while, and how romantic to shower together.
hmm. stop raining. tim.
april 17th, 2009
hello. after having my site look the same for about the past five years i've decided to redo things a bit. i got a little sick of the same old white background and guy with a pencil. i don't have enough time to do any sort of serious changes, so i'll have to settle for this for now. i think it looks nice, okay!
please email/im/smoke signal/courier pigeon bands that you like. i know that the mountain goats' five million songs means i'll never run out of lyrics, but it's nice to find new bands. it'll help me add new drawings at a rate greater than my current one of three every five months.
also, thank you to those of you who tell others about my site, use my drawings for backgrounds/projects/etc or otherwise spread the word. please keep doing it. (oh, and buy a tee shirt so i can get rid of the ones i have, so i can afford to make something new and dashing!)
goodybe. tim
copy and paste the code to put a banner on your page:
<a href="http://www.silencieux.net/"><img src=http://silencieux.net/silencieuxbanner1.gif></img></a>
just change the "1" in "silencieuxbanner1.gif" to the number you want.
