Lyrics: Anthem For Doomed Youth Album: Hope Chest Artist: 10000 Maniacs   [ music: john lombardo/lyric: john lombardo adapts wilfred owen ] For whom the bells toll When sentenced to die The stuttering rifles Will stifle the cry The monstrous…

Lyrics: Jezebel Album: MTV Unplugged Artist: 10000 Maniacs   [ merchant ] [ cello: larry corbett/violin: bruce dukov/viola: pamela goldsmith/violin: ralph morrison (quartet arranged and conducted by paul buckmaster) ] To think of my task is chilling. To know i…

Lyrics: Lilydale Album: Wishing Chair Artist: 10000 Maniacs   [ music: robert buck/lyric: natalie merchant ] Come as we go far away From the noise of the street Walk a path so narrow To a place where we feel at…

Lyrics: I Never Promised You A Rose Garden Album: Unknown Artist: 10000 Maniacs   I beg your pardon I never promised you a rose garden Along with the sunshine, there’s gotta be a little rain sometimes I could promise you…

Lyrics: Trouble Me Album: Blind Man’s Zoo Artist: 10000 Maniacs   [ music: dennis drew/words: natalie merchant ] [ backing vocals: jevetta steele ] Trouble me, disturb me with all your cares and you worries. Trouble me on the days…

Lyrics: The Painted Desert Album: In My Tribe Artist: 10000 Maniacs   [ jerome augustyniak/natalie merchant ] The painted desert can wait till summer. We’ve played this game of just imagine long enough. Wait till summer? When i’m sure the…

Lyrics: Sally Ann Album: Unknown Artist: 10000 Maniacs   [ claus, powell, and hyman (the horse flies) ] A woman of beauty A woman of pain In france or jakarta Her shadow’s the same Chorus: You go home with sally…

Lyrics: National Education Week Album: Hope Chest Artist: 10000 Maniacs   [ lyrics: natalie merchant/music: dennis drew ] Honor salute and speak To the corner standing flag Do you remember how the days of school were Indivisible separate worlds Compare…

Lyrics: To Sir, With Love Album: Unknown Artist: 10000 Maniacs   [ original version by lulu ] Those schoolgirl days of telling tales and biting nails are gone But in my mind i know they will still live on and…

Lyrics: Noah’s Dove Album: MTV Unplugged Artist: 10000 Maniacs   You won a prize for that, For telling lies like that So well that i believed it. And i never felt cheated. You were the chosen one, The pure eyes…