Why don't you ever want to play?
I'm tired of this piece of string.
You sleep as much as I do now, and you
don't eat much of anything.

I don't know who you're talking to
I made a search through every room,
but all I found was dust that moved
in shadows of the afternoon.

And listen,
about those bitter songs you sing?
They're not helping anything.
They won't make you strong.

So, we should open up the house.
Invite the tabby two doors down.
You could ask your sister, if
she doesn't bring her Basset Hound.

And I'll cater
with all the birds that I can kill.
Let their tiny feathers fill
disappointment.

Lie down;
lick the sorrow from your skin.
Scratch the terror and begin
to believe you're strong.

All you ever want to do is drink and watch TV,
and frankly that thing doesn't really interest me.
I swear I'm going to bite you hard and taste your tinny blood
if you don't stop the self-defeating lies you've been repeating
since the day you brought me home.
I know you're strong

*canada

AC, colour me blown away that anybody other than me is sifting the Weakerthans. I don't much care for the vid but I'll upvote twice for the song even if they did crop it

Adding video to channels (Canada) - requested by calvados.

God it's brillaint isn't it I'm a new fan, i'll trawl your collection later cal

The Weakerthans - The Leash is my favourite song. These guys had incredible lyrics.

This song actually has a sequel: "Virtute The Cat Explains Her Departure":



It *is* Virtute, too, confirmed to me by the band's manager. It's Latin, pronounced "weer-TOO-tay" (see here: http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/virtute)

Love love love --
I had this album on repeat during a huge deadline & I still love it