People's Parties Lyrics - Jeff Buckley

(j.mitchell) 

Originally performed by joni mitchell. jeff performed it live at sin-, new york, late in the night on december 31 1995. 

All the people at this party 

They've got a lot of style 

They've got stamps of many countries 

They've got passport smiles 

Some are friendly 

Some are cutting 

Some are watching it from the wings 

Some are standing in the centre 

Giving to get something 

Photo beauty gets attention 

Then her eye paint's running down 

She's got a rose in her teeth 

And a lampshade crown 

One minute she's so happy 

Then she's crying on someone's knee 

Saying laughing and crying 

You know it's the same release 

I told you when I met you 

I was crazy 

Cry for us all beauty 

Cry for eddie in the corner 

Thinking he's nobody 

And jack behind his joker 

And stone-cold grace behind her fan 

And me in my frightened silence 

Thinking I don't understand 

I feel like I'm sleeping 

Can you wake me 

You seem to have a broader sensibility 

I'm just living on nerves and feelings 

With a weak and a lazy mind 

And coming to peoples parties 

Fumbling deaf dumb and blind