13 out of the game - digital booklet

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1.

(4:06)

I’m out of the game · I’ve been out for a long tIme now · I’m lookIng for somethIng · that can’t be found on the maIn drag no · I’m out of the game · I’ve been out for a long tIme now · I’m lookIng for some-thIng · that can’t be found on the maIn drag no · look at you · look at you · look at you · look at you · suckers does your mama know what you’re doIng · look at you · look at you · look at you · look at you · suckers

does your mama know what you’re doIng · you’re only a chIld · wIth the mInd of a senIle man · you’re only young thIng · about to sleep wIth a sea of men · Just hangIng around · wearIng somethIng from god knows where · Just havIng a ball · makIng all of the thIn cards fall · look at you · look at you · look at you · look at you · suckers does your mama know what

you’re doIng · look at you · look at you · look at you · look at you · suckers does your mama know what you’re doIng · say come over here · let me smell you for one last tIme · before you go out there · and ruIn all of the world once mIne · I’m out of the game · I’ve been out for

a long tIme now · I’m lookIng for somethIng · that can’t be found on the maIn drag no · look at you · look at you · look at you · look at you · suckers does your mama know what you’re doIng · look at you · look at you ·

look at you · look at you · suckers does your mama know what you’re doIng

Drums: Homer SteinweissBass: Nick Movshon

Electric Guitar: Thomas BrenneckPiano & Synthesizers: Victor Axelrod

Backing Vocals: Kevin Keys, Angee Blake & Charysse BlackmanAcoustic Guitar & Lead Vocal: Rufus Wainwright

3.

(3:00)Drums: Homer Steinweiss

Bass & Percussion: Nick MovshonElectric Guitar: Thomas Brenneck

Piano & Synthesizers: Victor AxelrodBaritone Saxophone: Ian Hendrickson-Smith

Tenor Saxophone: Stuart BogieTrumpet & Coronet: Michael Leonhart

Backing Vocals: Kevin Keys, Angee Blake & Charysse BlackmanAcoustic Guitar & Lead Vocal: Rufus Wainwright

I got the outfIt for the par-ty but you’ve taken away the

InvItatIon · and I’d lIke to thank you rashIda for doIng thIs · and

gIvIng me a reason to wrIte a song · I guess I’ll have to go a beggIng for that vanIty faIr connectIon · and I’d

lIke to thank you rashIda · It’s been a whIle sInce I have gone a beggIng · so very very

long · I fInally saw you at the party In a dress that was well, quIte stunnIng · and I’d lIke to thank you rashIda · for gIvIng me a reason

to call mIss portman · and to wrIte thIs song

Drums: Homer SteinweissBass & Percussion: Nick Movshon

Electric Guitar: Thomas BrenneckPiano & Synthesizers: Victor Axelrod

Baritone Saxophone: Ian Hendrickson-SmithTenor Saxophone: Stuart BogieTrumpet & Coronet: Michael Leonhart

Backing Vocals: Kevin Keys, Angee Blake & Charysse Blackman

Acoustic Guitar & Lead Vocal: Rufus Wainwright

2.

(3:44)

I keep thInkIng that you are goIng to

change · I keep thInk-Ing that you are goIng

to rearrange · but I’m a fool to thInk somethIng

so ImpossIble · you aIn’t

ever gonna change · you aIn’t ever gonna change · oh no JerIcho · untIl I

blow · I keep thInkIng that you are goIng to rIse · I keep thInkIng that you are goIng

to compromIse · but I’m a fool to thInk somethIng so Improbable · you aIn’t ever

gonna rIse · you aIn’t ever gonna rIse · oh no JerIcho · untIl I take you by surprIse · baby

I know that you’re too sad to cry · but my lIttle darlIng guess what? so am I · stIll I belIeve

we ought to shed a tear · the open hearted have no thIng to fear · but I don’t even thInk you hear

me at all · under your medIeval ceIlIng behInd your bIblIcal wall · guess I’ll have to put my trumpet back

In the case · and get behInd thIs here canon covered In lace · covered In lace · I keep thInkIng that you are

goIng to change · I keep thInkIng that you are goIng to rearrange · but I’m a fool to thInk somethIng so

ImpossIble · you aIn’t ever gonna change · you aIn’t ever gonna change · oh no JerIcho · untIl I blow · untIl I blow

5.

(3:26)

4.

(3:56)


Electric Guitar: Nels ClineFender Rhodes: Thomas Bartlett

Backing Vocals: Kevin Keys, Angee Blake, Charysse Blackman & Andrew Wyatt for Wyatt

Lead Vocal & Synths: Rufus Wainwright


Electric Guitar: Thomas BrenneckPiano: Thomas Bartlett

Baritone Saxophone: Ian Hendrickson-SmithTenor Saxophone: Stuart Bogie

Trumpet, Mellophone & Flugelhorn: Michael LeonhartBacking Vocals: Andrew Wyatt

Lead Vocal: Rufus Wainwright

If you’re runnIng from your doorstep · and you don’t know where to go to · drInkIng rosé In the raIn · or lIstenIng to the same song

over and over agaIn · If you’re lost on a strange path · needIng a gate to turn Into · far from the sun · or lIstenIng to some-

one happIer than yourself · barbara · barbara · I’ll be there · I’ll be there · and although you may not see me · the

trees they wIll remember · speak my name · and rosé wIll be sweet · suddenly, Inclement weather wIll

retreat · although you may not see me · although you may not see me · speak my name and · barbara · bar-

bara · I ’ll be there · I ’ll be there · I ’ll be there

I wIll never be de-feated · I wIll never

come undone · I wIll never know the

way It feels to be Just anyone · I wIll never fall

Just as you all fall around me so · I wIll never know · I

wIll never know · I wIll never be the one who tells you that I

need you more · nor wIll I have to be the one who’s walkIng out the

door · when the hour has struck you wIll receIve · a note addressed

from me · I wIll never be · be the one you see · so baby welcome to the ball · don’t

worry all about nothIng at all · I don’t know how you made It In · but sInce you

have arrIved · let It begIn · cause somethIng In your eyes has made thIs room a much more

brIghter place · the chandelIers and fIreplaces all seem Jealous of your face · somethIng In your

smIle has left a lIght that has left a trace · come and take my hand and let you lead me to the prom-

Ise land · that no one could have ever been prom-Ised · I don’t know If you feel It and I don’t really

care · cause long ago when I was young and Innocent they brought me here · far from my mothers home · I was

all alone · I was all alone · so baby welcome to the ball · don’t worry all about nothIng at all · I don’t know

how you made It In · but sInce you have arrIved let It begIn

6.

(3:57)Drum Programming: Mark Ronson

Synthesizers & Organ: Victor AxelrodGuitar: Anthony Rossomando

Lead Vocal, Synths & Piano: Rufus Wainwright

one day you wIll come to montauk and see your dad wearIng a kImono and see your other dad prunIng roses · hope you wont turn around and go · one day you wIll come to montauk and see your dad playIng the pIano and see your other dad wearIng glasses · hope that you wIll want to stay for a whIle · don’t worry I know you’ll have to go · one day you wIll come to montauk and see your dad tryIng to be funny and see your other dad seeIng through me · hope that you wIll protect your dad · one day you wIll come to montauk and see your dad tryIng to be evIl and see your other dad feelIng lonely · hope that you wIll protect hIm, and stay · don’t

worry I know you’ll have to go · one day years ago In montauk lIved a woman now a shadow · there she does waIt for us In the ocean · and although we want to stay for a whIle · don’t worry we all have to go · one day you wIll come to montauk

Drums: Nick MovshonBass: Mark RonsonElectric Guitar: Nick Zinner

Piano, Synthesizers & Organ: Thomas BartlettBacking Vocals: Rose Elinor DougallLead Vocal: Rufus Wainwright

chokIng on my bItter tears · my bItter tears · only thIng I don’t fears you · don’t want you to see my tears · my bItter tears · only thIng I fear Is my tears

· heavens how It’s goIng to raIn · Is thIs the same · heavens wIth the brIght blue skIes · drIvIng at the crack of dawn · lookIng away tryIng to hIde my bloodshot

eyes · but In dIscussIng wIth the mornIng · It’s gonna be o.k. · but In dIscussIng wIth the mornIng · It’s gonna be Just fIne dear · taxI drIver look at me · oh can’t you see

· turn around go back behInd · don’t want you take me home · where I’m alone · rack-Ing up my tears and cryIng · got to be another way · somebody cursed me when I saId ·

“I’ll never be there myself” · got to be another way · somebody curse the lIght · and take me far away from myself · but In dIscussIng wIth the mornIng · It’s gonna be o.k. · but In dIs-

cussIng wIth the mornIng · It’s gonna be Just fIne dear · I’m Just dIscussIng wIth the mornIng · Just dIscussIng wIth the mornIng · and It’s gonna be o.k. · I’m Just dIscussIng wIth the morn-

Ing · stIll dIscussIng wIth the mornIng · and It’s gonna be Just fIne · I’m Just dIscussIng wIth the mornIng · stIll dIscussIng wIth the mornIng · and It’s gonna be o.k. · yeah It’s gonna be Just fIne

(3:32)

7.

(4:55)


Electric Guitar, Acoustic Guitar &Ukelele: Thomas Brenneck

Lead Vocal & Piano: Rufus Wainwright

8.

let’s meet In a respectable dIve · on the somewhat safe

street · and have a beer · we’ve both kept our eyes on the ball

· we know the lyrIcs to them all

· these songs of fear · and baby I love you · and I do not want to lose you · but I’m not able to put

my cards on the table · and If you only knew of the hand that I’m holdIng · you would be blushIng · and I

am so far from bluffIng · In thIs respectable dIve · I know that we never play cards or wrIte postcards · when we’re

both In the same town · but stIll I remember some notes on the kItchen counter · back from work I’ve found · and baby

I love you · and I do not want to lose you · but I’m not able to put my cards on the table · and If you only knew of the hand

I was holdIng · you would be blushIng · and I am so far from bluffIng · In thIs respectable dIve · baby I love you · and I do not

want to lose you · baby I love you · and I do not want to lose you

9.Drums: Homer SteinweissBass: Nick Movshon

Electric Guitar: Thomas BrenneckPiano: Victor Axelrod

Synthesizers & Fender Rhodes: Thomas BartlettBacking Vocals: Martha Wainwright


(3:58)

after another productIon of “the flyIng dutchman” · I landed In berlIn · thInkIng over It over It how can I get

over It · and wonder what state I’m In · sIssI was the anar-chIst empress of austrIa · and I was In the same state that

she was In · thInkIng over It over It how can I get over It · and where the hell’s that fan · after another InductIon

to the hall of famIne · I closed the magazIne · thInkIng over and over It how can I get over It · and be german

and mean · Jenny was a pIrate and Jane was beheaded and nIna was a sweet nymphomanIac · and wIth them

In my corner I’m sure that It’s a tall order · to fInd that perfect man · I’m doIng all that I can · tryIng to

make all the roses bloom In unIson · say I’m gonna blow you away · makIng all of the roses bloom so

step away · makIng all of the roses bloom · after another unveIlIng of the brIght red herrIng · I

walked down rufus street · thInkIng over It over It how can I get over It · and where In the world

wIll I meet · that lIterary, lean, strIpe suIted lov-er · I’ve read about all of my lIfe · whIch I fear Is

a ruse and explaIns · all the walks through all the parks of europe · and why I never wIll tell

you “I love you” · and why there Is Just but · a vIsIon of perfect man · I’m doIng all that I

can · makIng all of the roses bloom In unI-son · say I’m gonna blow you away · makIng

all of the roses bloom so step away · and be dazzled · makIng all of the roses bloom

(3:21)

10.Drums: Homer Steinweiss

Bass & Percussion: Nick MovshonElectric Guitar: Thomas Brenneck

Acoustic Guitar: Sean LennonSynthesizers: Victor Axelrod


sometImes you need a stranger to talk to · sometImes you need to go

to the observatory · sometImes a movIe star’s eyes gets you through the

love and the lIes · sometImes you need a stranger to walk wIth · sometImes you

need to go to the dog park · sometImes a movIe star’s spark gets you through the

dark · sometImes a movIe star’s bark bItes you hard a bIrch on a lark · I’m so tIred of

wrItIng of cItIes · guess that you’ve guessed whIch one thIs Is · sometImes a movIe star’s eyes

get you through the love and the lIes · some-tImes a movIe star’s kIss let’s get lost In los an-

geles · sometImes you need a stranger to talk to

11.

(4:51)


Electric Guitar: Thomas BrenneckSynthesizers: Victor Axelrod

Backing Vocals: Kevin Keys, Angee Blake & Charysse Blackman

Lead Vocal, Piano & Synthesizers: Rufus Wainwright

so you want a song · so you want a song · a song Just for you · there are many melodIes to choose from but there’s only one of you · so I’m gonna fly In

the sky so hIgh In the wInd · and I’m gonna try really really try so hard not to gIve In · and fInd the song of you · so I’m gonna run and hIde my head In the sand ·

and I’m gonna thInk really really thInk so hard to try and understand · and fInd the song of you · the song of you · so you want a song · so you want a song · a song

Just for you · there are many lyrIcs to choose from but there’s only one of you · so I’m gonna fly In the sky so hIgh In the wInd · and I’m gonna try really really really try so hard

not to gIve In · and fInd the song of you · so I’m gonna run and hIde my head In the sand · and I’m gonna thInk really really really thInk so hard to try and understand · and fInd the

song of you · the song of you · so you want a song · so you want a song · a song Just for you

(7:42)

Piano & Synthesizers: Thomas Bartlett

Accordion: Anna McGarrigle

Backing Vocals: Loudon Wainwright III,

Martha Wainwright, Jenni Muldaur, Lucy Roche,

Sloan Wainwright, Chaim Tannenbaum

Lead Vocal & Acoustic Guitar: Rufus Wainwright

Piper: John-Angus Smith

Drummer: David Budge12.

I trIed to do all that I can · but the churches have run out of candles · I trIed to gIve you all I own · but the bankers have run out of loaners · It’s always Just that lIttle bIt more · that doesn’t get you what you’re lookIng for · I trIed to block the cabIn door · but the churches have run out of candles · I trIed to lend a helpIng hand · but the rooms have all run out of pamphlets · I trIed to cook It up and turn · the kItchen has run out of canned bIts · It’s always Just that lIttle bIt more · that doesn’t get you what you’re lookIng for · I trIed a beggIn on the cabIn floor · but the churches have run out of candles · turn one day In the cathedral · I

fInally lIt you a candle · and all along the vaulted halls · the vIrgIns dId smIle from theIr mantles · It’s always Just that lIttle bIt more · that doesn’t get you what you’re lookIng for · but gets you where you need to go · but the churches have run out of candles · It’s always Just that lIttle bIt more · that doesn’t get you what you’re lookIng for · but gets you where you need to go · but the churches have run out of candles · It’s always Just that lIttle bIt more · that doesn’t get you what you’re lookIng for · but gets you where you need to go · but the churches have run out of candles

Lyric Reprint C 2012 Put Tit On Music/Warner/Chappell (ASCAP). All rights reserved. Used by permission. International copyright secured.

All songs written by Rufus Wainwright and Published by Put Tit On Music/Warner/Chappell Music (ASCAP)

Produced by Mark Ronson

Recorded by Al O’Connell at Sear Sound Studios, Dunham Sound Studios and Downtown Studios New York

Assisted by Ted Tuthill at Sear Sound StudiosEngineered by alala

Additional Engineering and Pro Tools Editing by Vaughan Merrick Additional Engineering by Ben Baptie on Jericho, Barbara and Bitter Tears

Candles Recorded at Sofa Sound, London. Vocals recorded by Al O’Connell; Bagpipes and Drums recorded by Joshua Blair

Mixed by Tom Elmhirst at Metropolis Studios, London, assisted by Ben BaptieMastered by Ted Jensen at Sterling Sound

A&R: Ross CullumA&R Administration and Production Coordination: Evelyn Morgan

Business Affairs: Sheryl GoldCreative Direction: Pat Barry

Package Art Direction & Design: Julian Peploe StudioColor Photography: Barry J. Holmes

Stylist: David ThomasGroomer: Cheri Keating

Black & White Photography: Tina TyrellStylist: Jodie Barnes

Groomer: RutgerRelease Coordination: Tom Arndt, Oliver Schrage

Management: Will Botwin and Perry Greenfield at Red Light Management

rufus’ thank you’s:

thanks to all my famIly and frIends.

thIs album Is dedIcated to my darlIng lIttle vIva.

welcome to the ball!

13 out of the game - digital booklet

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