Claws in the Hollow - Oleksa Lozowchuk

Kidnap the Sandy Claws Lock him up real tight Throw away the key And then turn out all the lights First, we're going to set some bait Inside a nasty trap and wait And when he comes a-sniffing We will snap the trap and close the gate Wait I've got a better plan To catch this big red lobsterman Let's pop him in a boiling pot And when he's done we'll butter him up Kidnap the Sandy Claws Throw him in a box Bury him for 90 years Then see if he talks Then Mr. Oogie Boogie man Can take the whole thing over then He'll be so pleased I do declare That he will cook him rare I say that we take a cannon Aim it at his door, and then... Knock 3 times and when he answers Sandy Claws will be no more You're so stupid think now If we blow him up to smithereens We may lose some pieces And then Jack will beat us black and green Kidnap the Sandy Claws Tie him in a bag Throw him in the ocean And see if he sad Because Mr. Oogie Boogie Is the meanest guy around If I were on his Boogie list I'd get out of town He'll be so pleased by our success That he'll reward us too, I bet Perhaps he'll make his special brew Of snake and spider stew We're his little henchmen And we take our job with pride We do our best to please him And to stay on his good side I wish my cohorts weren't so dumb I'm not the dumb one You're no fun Shut up! I've got something, listen now This one is real good you'll see We'll send a present to his door Upon there'll be a note to read Now in the box we'll wait and hide Until his curiosity entices him to look inside And then we'll have him One, two, three Kidnap the Sandy Claws Beat him with a stick Lock him for 90 years See what makes him tick Kidnap the Sandy Claws Chop him to bits Mr. Oogie Boogie is sure To get his kicks Kidnap the Sandy Claws See what we will see! Lock him in a cage And then throw away the key! Kidnap the Sandy Claws See what we will see! Lock him in a cage And then throw away the key!

We saw the colours shining from that little treehouse window The morning light would rise above the golden hills and meadows And all the birds sang songs around the place we called home We never thought the wind would blow cold The summer sun would shine upon that house among the treetops We felt the warmth within the wind And never thought the leaves would drop When they fell you felt the cold And closed the doors to hide your heart You know it can't keep beating in the dark Lift up your head, break down the walls (oh-oh-oh) Don't stop pushing 'til they fall (oh-oh-oh) At first the sun might hurt your eyes But soon you'll see the beauty in the light Remember how the winter ends, ice turns to flowing water And all the leaves come out again, long nights start getting shorter You see there's always some way back Don't close the doors to hide your heart You know it can't keep beating in the dark (oh-oh-oh) Lift up your head, break down the walls (oh-oh-oh) Don't stop pushing 'til they fall (oh-oh-oh) At first the sun might hurt your eyes But soon you'll see the beauty in the light It shines upon the hills and valleys Illuminates a path through the pine trees Reflecting all the light that's free to find in this life (Oh-oh-oh) (Oh-oh-oh) (Oh-oh-oh) (Oh-oh-oh) Lift up your head, break down the walls (oh-oh-oh) Don't stop pushing 'til they fall (oh-oh-oh) At first the sun might hurt your eyes But soon you'll see the beauty in the light Lift up your head, break down the walls (oh-oh-oh) Don't stop pushing 'til they fall (oh-oh-oh) At first the sun might hurt your eyes But soon you'll see the beauty in the light

Kidnap Mr. Sandy Claws I wanna do it Let's draw straws Jack said we should work together Three of a kind Birds of a feather Now and forever Wheeee La, la, la, la, la Kidnap the Sandy Claws, lock him up real tight Throw away the key and then Turn off all the lights First, we're going to set some bait Inside a nasty trap and wait When he comes a-sniffing we will Snap the trap and close the gate Wait! I've got a better plan To catch this big red lobster man Let's pop him in a boiling pot And when he's done we'll butter him up Kidnap the Sandy Claws Throw him in a box Bury him for ninety years Then see if he talks Then Mr. Oogie Boogie man Can take the whole thing over then He'll be so pleased, I do declare That he will cook him rare Wheeee! I say that we take a cannon Aim it at his door and then Knock three times and when he anwers Sandy Claws will be no more You're so stupid, think now If we blow him up into smithereens We may lose some pieces And the Jack will beat us black and green Kidnap the Sandy Claws Tie him in a bag Throw him in the ocean Then see if he is sad Because Mr. Oogie Boogie is the meanest guy around If I were on his Boogie list, I'd get out of town He'll be so pleased by our success That he'll reward us too, I bet Perhaps he'll make his special brew Of snake and spider stew Ummm! We're his little henchmen And we take our job with pride We do our best to please him And stay on his good side I wish my cohorts weren't so dumb I'm not the dumb one You're no fun Shut up! Make me I've got something, listen now This one is real good, you'll see We'll send a present to his door Upon there'll be a note to read Now, in the box we'll wait and hide Until his curiousity Entices him to look inside And then we'll have him One, two, three Kidnap the Sandy Claws, beat him with a stick Lock him for ninety years, see what makes him tick Kidnap the Sandy Claws, chop him into bits Mr. Oogie Boogie is sure to get his kicks Kidnap the Sandy Claws, see what we will see Lock him in a cage and then throw away the key

Am I the one to hold This crown of ash and salt? Their kindness calls to me I have to block it out My voice has grown so somber These words don't seem like mine But the iron won't subside No matter, no matter what I try Am I raindrops in the flood? In this emptiness, in the storm If I falter, if I fall The wave inside my soul carries all I know Who can take my hand in the flood? A voice calls me forth Through darkness unknown My heart with silence burns Through solemnness and bone The edge beyond the shore This weight of wood and rot I long to reach the other To find, to find the path we lost Am I raindrops, in the flood? In this emptiness, in the storm If I'm broken, if I'm torn The wave inside my soul carries all I knew Who can take my hand in the flood?