Kristin Hersh (born August 7, 1966) is an American United States singer/songwriter who performs solo acoustic concerts; she also has performed as lead singer and guitarist for alternative rock group Throwing Muses and currently leads the hardcore punk-influenced power trio 50 Foot Wave. [read more]
 


  • The Letter
    September 29, 1984 Dear so and soGather me up because I'm lostOr I'm back where I started fromI'm crawling on the floor rolling on the groundI might cry I won't go homeI am turning up in circlesAnd I'm spinning on my...

  • Your Ghost 
    (a duet with R.E.M. singer Michael Stipe)If I walk down this hallway Tonight, it's too quietSo I pad through the darkAnd call you on the phonePush your old numbersAnd let your house ringTill I wake your ghostLet him...

  • Your Ghost
    If I walk down this hallway, tonight,It's too quiet,So I Pad through the darkand call you on the phonePush your old numbersand let your house ringtil I wake you ghost.Let him walk down your hallwayit's not this...

  • Hips And Makers
    Rocking on the oceanRocking on the sea Every bird flies over me We have Hips and MakersWe have a good time I married a boxer to keep me from fightingI married a brewer to keep me from drinking They keep me dancing...

  • Teeth
    I could get a piece of meat from a barren treenothing ever spoiled on meYou brought this you dipshitnothing ever spoiled on meThat cloud stomps around my housedoes whatever it pleases, it teases mewhat the hell?never...

  • Sparky
    (Instrumental)

  • Tuesday Night
    When you sleep you tell me off I told you once beforeI can't resist youWhen You sleep I build you up I make you king of hereI can't resist youI can't wait I'll suck down another water while I waitI watch the clock...

  • Cuckoo
    Oh the cuckoo she's a pretty birdShe wobbles when she fliesShe don't ever hire a cuckooTill the fourth day of JulyJack of diamondsJack of diamondsI know you of oldYou rob my poor pockets of silver and goldOh the...

  • A Loon
    Some store I'm not going back there any morewandered in don't think I'll do that againno I don't think I'll do that again.I swear you look at me cross-eyedand I don't know what to dono I don't know what to do crazy...

  • Lurch
    (Instrumental)

  • Close Your Eyes
    You can't make itYou can't cryYou can't make it home tonightIt's too far to walkTo your goddamn vanIt's too hard to come by your handDrunk on nothingDrunk all nightMad at nothing close your eyesYou could run on iron...

  • Houdini Blues
    Oh no don't you put me in that boxyou know what you can do with those locksbet your life I'll come crawling out againyou'll have to deal with me thenyou'll hear me in the wind.I been on the other side of the Blue...

  • Me And My Charms
    You can come back when you want tojust know that I'll be hereI haven't left this stepand when the lights go outI pick the angel upI only have two hands...Is she here? is she here right now?drive her off; don't bother...

  • Velvet Days
    Velvet Days you make your little wayPouring rain make that faceYou make my little dayI laugh till my heart drops down deepYou break your little freakWe break don't we break don't we Blush and knock your kneesThat's...

  • Sundrops
    You can't get any more sunshineI can't get over how it rains downOh no no no.You can't get any more sunshineyou can't get any more broken downOh no no no.Is the car parked downtownleave it while the sun beats downwe...

  • Beestung
    Start with your fingers they finger the changethat carries you home in our eveningyou're bee stung there.Press your palm to your snow-coated thought cagecarries me over your thinkingyou're bee stung there.Between the...


  • Down In The Willow Garden
    Down in the willow gardenWhere me and my love did meetThere we sat a courtin'My love dropped off to sleepI drank a bottle of burgundy wineMy love she did not knowAnd there I poisoned that dear little girlUnder the...

  • Poor Ellen Smith
    Come all you kind people, my story to hearWhat happened to me in June of this yearIt was poor Ellen SmithAnd how she was found with a ball in her heartLying cold on the groundIf I could go home, home to stayOn poor...

  • Fly Around My Blue Eyed Girl
    Fly around my blue-eyed girlFly around my DaisyFly around my blue-eyed girlYou almost run me crazyIf you get there before I do, Tell her if you pleaseBefore she goes to make her breadRoll up her dirty sleevesFly...

  • Mama's Gonna Buy
    Mama's gonna buy him a little lapdogMama's gonna buy him a little lapdogMama's gonna buy him a little lapdogPut it in his lap when she goes offCome up horsey, hey, heyCome up horsey, hey, heyGo to sleep and don't you...

  • Whole Heap Of Little Horses
    Go to sleep, go to sleepGo to sleep little babyWhen you wake, right awayOn the pretty little horsesBlack and baySorrel and grayWhole heap of little horsesBlack and graySorrel and bayWhole heap of little horses Go to...

  • Pretty Polly
    Polly, pretty Polly, come go along with mePolly, pretty Polly, come go along with meBefore we get married some pleasure to seeShe got up behind him and away they did goShe got up behind him and away they did goOver...

  • Three Nights Drunk
    [One, two , three!]The first night that I come home So drunk I could not seeFound a horse in my stableWhere my horse oughta beCome here my little wifey Explain this thing to meHow come a horse in the stableWhere my...

  • Little Birdy
    Little birdy, little birdyWhat makes you fly so high?It's because I am a birdy And I'm not afraid to dieLittle birdy, little birdyCome sing me your songI've a short time to be here with youAnd a long time, to be...

  • Banks Of The Ohio
    My love asked me, to take a walkJust to walk, a little wayAnd as we walked along we talkedOf when would be our wedding dayWe walked beneath the whispering pinesHis heart was filled with love divineAnd as we neared the...

  • I Never Will Marry
    One day as I rambled down by the seashoreThe wind it did whistle and the water did roarI heard a young girl make a pitiful soundAs she closed her pretty blue eyesIn the water to drownI never will marry, I'll be no...

  • Sweet Roseanne
    Sweet Rosey-anne, sweet Rosey-anneBye bye, sweet Rosey-annaI thought I heard my baby say,I won't be home tomorrowBye bye, bye bye, bye bye, bye bye,Bye bye, sweet Rosey-annaBye bye, bye bye, bye bye, bye bye, I won't...

  • What'll We Do With The Baby-O
    What'll we do with the baby?What'll we do with the baby-o?Send him off to his mammyThat's what we do with the baby-oThat's what we do with the babyThat's what we do with the baby-o Every time the baby criesStick my...


  • Summer Salt
    Let's back up and act like we're soberNewborn cleanHead over heals for a cold blooded creatureLimbic somersaultsFor a toxic thing you sure smell prettySummer, salt and wineFor an ugly boy you sure look prettyA cowboy...

  • Listerine
    Listerine covers your tracksDoesn't do shit for the factsI'm lying on the couchScary memories fill my mouthHow did I love a breaking thing?How did I sleep through a kidnapping?How'd I trust a band who'd leave me one...

  • Candyland
    I lost a boyAnd now I look for himThrough every windowAnd behind every doorMy son went downThis isn't traumaIt's not even drama anymoreI was bornWith a sad song in my mouthHe gave me a reason to sing itIt's like this...

  • William's Cut
    It was all passion misunderstoodAll passion mislaidI'm on a mission by mistakeAnd I hate itI lost every friend I ever madeBut I like it too muchI like it too muchI like itAnd junkie hearts are brokenHow many times can...

  • White Suckers
    We were awake together all night longSharing paraphernalia 'till dawnYou didn't dissapoint me Not at allYou never disappoint meYou lubricate the morningShining and yawningYou were nice but twisted the same old storyWe...

  • Trouble
    TroubleOh trouble set me freeI have seen your faceAnd it's too much too much for me TroubleOh trouble can't you seeYou're eating my heart awayAnd there's nothing much left of meI've drunk your wineYou have made your...

  • 37 Hours
    By now, I should know where you're goingBy now I should but I don'tYou're better off wherever you are off toAgile or stonedBy now, I should wake you when I'm hungryRight now I should but I'm notWe could be a silkworm...

  • Spain
    Four days in SpainSmoky SpainAnd I take off againThen I take off again, smiling backThe engine is idlingAnd the car seems to be expandingWeirdBlindfolded kissingLooking for the truth in your tiny movesI hate to...

  • Flipside
    There's always drooling zombiesOr at least on dickI'm having trouble focusing'Cause all I see in front of me isYou when we're finally aloneHe was the bone kingDead to all the worldMaybe dead's like beingReally high...

  • Measure
    Do you have a faceI can measure the day byHow alive?

  • Silica
    Let the ache outSpread it aroundYou want to fly him inYou want himPlay a grownup'Til you grow upIf you could you wouldI swallowed some bad voodooCaught it in the gutWish you were hereWish I was notYou hear someone...

  • Ruby
    Everybody was so pretty thereAnd up and jumping aroundAnd easy it's easy to sleepWith idiots and prophetsLeaves me wonderingRuby or iridescent cough drop?This baby's like a winter bird, raunchy and sweetWith...

  • Your Dirty Answer
    You know how it feels when the real world encroachesRubbing elbows with the unemployed and youYou're so beautifulYou're so rudePeeling mangos on a fold out couchI'm scooped outYou're inscrutableYou're all mineSwimming...


  • Sinkhole
    Well it's sundown in the sinkhole,It's sunrise up on the hill.The thieves are sleeping in Hades palm,And they're keeping very still.It's summer in Winterhaven,And the earth, she's caving in.There's no water on the...

  • Amazing Grace
    Amazing GraceHow sweet the soundThat saved a wretch like me I was once lostBut now am foundWas blind but now I see 'Tis Grace that taughtMy heart to fearAnd Grace my fears relieved Now precious dearThat Grace...

  • Can The Circle Be Unbroken
    (One, two) I was standingBy the windowOn a dark and cloudy dayWhen I saw theHearse come rollingFor to take my mother away Can the circle be unbrokenBy and by, Lord, by and byThere's a better home awaitingIn the sky,...

  • Jesus Christ
    Angels from the realms of gloryStars shone bright aboveRoyal David's cityWas bathed in light and glow Jesus Christ was born todayJesus Christ was bornJesus Christ was born todayJesus Christ was born And all they did...

  • When The Levee Breaks
    If it keeps on raining the levee's gotta breakIf it keeps on raining the levee's gotta breakAnd if the levee breaks I got no place to stay Mean old levee taught me to weep and moan X2Got what it takes to make a...

  • The Key
    Lightning and foam make a pelican flyCopper and snow make a dusky blue boyYour hair looks like copperYour eyes look the same We dance all nightWe dance all night You don't inspire a metric ton of trust'Cause I'm on...

  • Panic Pure
    My earliest memory is of holding up a sparklerHigh up to the darkest skySome 4th of July spectacularI shook it with an urgencyI'll never ever be able to repeatAt times I might could be accused of beingPainfully...

  • Everybody's Got Something To Hide Except For Me And My Monkey
    Come on come on come on come onCome on is such a joy Come on is such a joy Come on and take it easy Come on and take it easy Take it easy take it easy Everybody's got something to hide except for me and my monkeyThe...

  • Pennyroyal Tea
    I'm on my time with everyoneI have very bad posture Sit and drink pennyroyal tea Distill the life that's inside of meSit and drink pennyroyal teaI'm anemic royalty Give me a Leonard Cohen afterworldSo I can sigh...

  • Uncle June And Aunt Kiyoti
    Lying all night, screaming in painDefending the cross in the Belfast rainThe billy saw me at the end of the streetSo I lit up my torch and embraced him with heat Town of Aintab in 340 A.D.Threw me in a quarry, no way...


  • Stained
    I guess you heard, hell you're so weird...Like a spider, always here...You never stay, hell you're so strange...You let me drown in my own wave...I'm stained, never change...Stained under my nails and down my back,...

  • Aching For You
    Chinese food and your sleeping back...We're born-again losers...It's funny...Honey, you know, this is not so bad...Hanging around, wired for sound...It's funny and sad and it's true...I'm aching for you...We carry an...

  • Gut Pageant
    That fine fever brought us here...Lambasted eyeballs...When we kiss the dirt the orchids laugh...What a gut pageant, we could play for hours...What a gut pageant, meat for the flowers...You break out of a paper bag,...

  • Shake
    I like you when I'm in the mood...As the crow flies I go, too...Silver slivers in your eyes make it worth every lie I ever told, they turn to gold...They kept me here on this battlefield...I find out what you're all...

  • Hope
    I know I don't want you, I feel broken and miles away...Let the brain bells ring again...Let the angels sing again...Drain the bottle, drink you in...I won't stop till your mother brings you home...Nobody's muscle can...

  • Rock Candy Brains
    Must've been on mushrooms when you wrote that pile of junk. Got rock candy brains and that head of yours, full of holes...Terry cloth's about the only comfort I'm allowed...What with all the rain and this house of...

  • Like You
    Excuse me, a doormat is good honest work...Only the bored and the wicked rich don't know thatExcuse me, poor man, let's skip this townWho me?Oh man, was that out loud?Ow...Whoa, I'm on my own hereyou know, the devil...

  • Heaven
    In the race but out of step...You struggle to hold up your head...Like a river, you fight your own bed...I'm needing backyard sanctuary...I'm on breaktime, where the sissies hang...Looking for oil in the sand...Like a...

  • Cartoons
    This war's OK...In a sweet old fashioned way...Like a game we play...Guilty of something we forgot...I wasn't staring...I was just looking far away...Dazzled by something I forgot...Here, drink this down we've been...

  • Home
    Hey again, up for a spin?...Pretty rain make you smile...This is something, why don't you come in?...This is some swell trash...Jesus, he's easy, the safest way to go home...Hell, nothing's boring, never could panic...

  • Cold Water Coming
    That filthy stare...He's on a tear...Cold water coming for the warm water junkies...I found a friend...Lost him again...Poor sucker freaked, and couldn't swim with the monkeys...Away, gone away to your still...

  • Baseball Field
    Lovely empty baseball field, just one of the places to sun...Like a hot pink kite with no string...Heads rolling...You make heads roll...Whistle the day away...Whistle one day away...You make headway...Drift till the...

  • Pale
    Before I go to you I never wash my neck...'Cause when the music starts it goes straight to my head...And I break out in pale...You better bring your fork and knife...Till we see eye to eye...'Cause I'd rather stuff...

  • Gazebo Tree
    That sky is a-shine with sheen, those eyes are a green machine...Spare me your whining...In my rainy gazebo tree...Deep in my silver pit...The walls are all thick with it...My, but you slay me...In my rainy gazebo...

  • Some Catch Flies
    When he stares, it's like he's splitting hairs...I'm a wreck when he's here, I swear...Fill a glass up with shiny tacks...I'm feeling sharp...I am numb...When he drools, it's like he's spitting jewels...I'm alone when...


  • Snake Oil
    Well I neverI never sawAnybody move like that beforeWhy do we spend so much time Here on the floorLooking up like I did beforeYour intoxicating movement ate awayAt my sad eyes and my headacheI never I never thoughtI'd...

  • Silver Sun
    He nears suspiciously As panic entersGeography for beginnersBarter for the rest of your lifeFeeling wasted comes in wavesOrient harderThen you're molten phase To smile at a strangerHow much for a life you don't...

  • Vanishing Twin
    I feel the tug of warI fight the fightBut I don't have the patienceOr the stamina to last one night With color mad candy mouth you.Your reputation livesIn spite of meYour platitudes and berzerk theoriesSuper real...

  • Milk Street
    You were good You were kind You were drunk all the time But never drunk enough As you're battered by the underside Of what we swore we wanted And bothered by the crapshoot That has put you half to sleep A sorely...

  • Deep Wilson
    Slipping down railingsAnd balconiesWith a sleepy ease I never knewI navigate my way to youIndigent darknessThick as a dreamA liquid party underneathThough i'm still shaky and weakKnees pressed against the leather...

  • Vitamins V
    Pour tea and death by mosquitoAnd vitamins VHome in the contrasting squalorA mouth full of vodkaThis lukewarm catastropheIs a recipe for rebirthOr so I overheardPlaid on the afghani carpetThe tops overflowedI'm still...

  • Ether
    I would bet You don't care So I pray to the ether I thought the city air would hear me whisper When the blue expanse of morning comes You sleep while I stalk the sun, like a baby I don't break an icy blasts I ache for...

  • SRB
    Head first into the head boardI'm shatter proofThe cranial impactTaps something trueIf i could grab your attentionWith my styrofoam rattle boxYou'd smile away my transgression And tap something lostA spitball to the...

  • Sno Cat
    A man made of butterfatCareening around on a sno-catAnd I can't drive any fasterMy hands are like ice and the moon shinesOn pepper trees and road ???The yellow lines look blueSnow buries WhitehallWhite powdered...

  • Amica Montana
    The baby's so simianI guess we never evolved completelyYou can see it in meA *** grass widowed momentDid you see his beautiful eyesIn the red twilightWe've done our timeIn the pressure cookerOn Arnica MontanaWith...


  • Clay Feet
    This is no time to *** upScooting around the linoleumOn all fours, what for again?Better yourself for somebody elseThis is no time to wrestleYou're gonna burst a blood vesselWhat for again? We could be falling in...

  • Echo
    White label on the backseatGlows an artificial greenI crave a midnight somethingI crave and something hunts me downI'm scaring everybodyI'm wearing everybody downWhite label on the backseatAnd something bends me over,...

  • Fog
    Walk a mile, then walk another mileWhen you hit the fog rehearse your smileUnderground, it's quiet undergroundRolling in like thunder makes no soundPeace of mind and empty all the timeLike sand under the snow, I make...

  • Husk
    Terrible wineSet you freeDamn slap-happy sleepC'mon out, c'mon outOh mercy, mercy meTerrible wineDraws ou outDamn slap-happy in the dugoutC'mon down, c'mon downOh mercy, mercy meAnd when you're smoke, How do you...

  • Cathedral Heat
    Arrest the boyWarm between the eyesAs he jackknifes into winterStung like a cutthroat trout in the cathedral heatSick as a dog, shaking like a leafYou have to look close to see what this disease has done to meArrest...

  • Spring
    Nothing like chrome when it shinesNo better weather to driveIf you squint you can see itIf you limp you can reach itAll I want is SpringAll I want is you, smilingAll I want is greenAll I want is you, smilingFaithful...

  • Caffeine
    The best of us pukingThe rest of us not doing so wellYou can tell by the way We look over your shoulderWatching for the next big thingCaffeine in the blood, Caffeine on the brain, Bad well waterSet off a chain...

  • Costa Rica
    Eyes in the back of your headEar to the groundLove in the back of your mindWe're on a hill, stay very stillI would love a better drugYou lucky jerkI'm so unsettled I'm superstitiousYou're so rattled you're...

  • Faith
    Was it me, or the cold?Made you give up hopeMade you lose your faith in the afterlifeAnd all she madeWas it me, or the heat?Made you not believeMade you lose your faith in the afterlife And all that breathes

  • San Francisco
  • White Trash Moon
    The neighbors dog won't let you sleepTry not to stare at the neighbors hairOut of the chaos, my us and your daddy's fingernailYour mama's here and your daddy's hotSo hush-a-bye, baby don't you cryOut of the chaos, my...

  • A Cleaner Light
    A highThat's a swell take on this situationI was trying to rectifyI was trying to skip out on this highKeep away from the freaks on the fringeThey only talk to you'Cause you give them a good excuse to cry But in a...



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