(The) Harvey Danger Database

Can I have this
a perfect conversation
or coast on silence
lowered expectations out the door
You’ve spend half your life talking
try to get a pause in edgewise
Swallow poison tongues
oppose your thumbs
believe in nothing

Can I have a nature change?
one more time
Can I have a nature change?
‘cause the bastard changes

Can I have this
see how so much time has wasted
Take a clenched fist
and see how quiet calm replaced it
You say you’ll never trust again
I’ll never trust again
Who has time?
You’ve given up
on ever finding the one you’ve been waiting for
but

Can I have a nature change?
one more time
Can I have a nature change?
'cause the bastard changes

I’ve got no more time to spend on arguers
devil’s advocates
or nasty bits
or fits of desperation
Lawrence of Arabia, Sir Alec said to Peter
“What I owe you is beyond evaluation”

Extend to me your hand
I’ll nibble on your fingers
Bend to me your sweet ear
I’ll gnaw it from its hinges

Can I have a nature change?
one last time
That’s why ladies love Cool James
'cause the bastard changes

Aaron: Michael's rhythmic contributions breathed new life into "Cool James" and "Moral Centralia," two songs that have roots in the olden days. He pretty much pulled that stuff out of his hat minutes before they were recorded.^10A

Aaron: "Cool James" began life as a kind of stomping grunge pop anthem attempt in 1996 before we all became embarrassed by having written something that could be described thus; I love the nervous edge of the new version, the leanness, the harmonies, the Steve Fisk atmosphere, the bass solos (reliably my favorite part of any HD song if I don't mention otherwise), and the Lawrence of Arabia line, maybe my favorite HD lyric of all; plus, that's Debussy's "La Mer" sampled (illegally) as the song ends, a little highbrow brushstroke by Mr. Fisk that never fails to delight.^10A