Song Title | Topic | |
1 | The Ballad of Robert Moore and Betty Coltrane | murder |
2 | Breathless | waking up |
3 | The Carny | carnivals and funfairs |
4 | Christina the Astonishing | miracles |
5 | The Curse of Millhaven | villains |
6 | Death Is Not the End | death |
7 | Fifteen Feet of Pure White Snow | snow and ice |
8 | God Is in the House | God and the devil |
9 | The Hammer Song | tools |
10 | Hard On For Love | lust |
11 | Henry Lee | jealousy |
12 | Henry Lee (with P.J. Harvey) | rejection |
13 | Into My Arms | faith |
14 | Into My Arms | disbelief |
15 | Love Letter | retrospection |
16 | The Lyre of Orpheus | instruments |
17 | The Lyre of Orpheus | tragedy & comedy |
18 | The Mercy Seat | capital punishment |
19 | More News From Nowhere | news & the media |
20 | People Ain’t No Good | misanthropic songs |
21 | Red Right Hand | treachery & betrayal |
22 | The Sorrowful Wife | marriage |
23 | There She Goes, My Beautiful World | books (2) |
24 | Thirsty Dog | regrets |
25 | Tupelo | bad weather |
26 | Weeping Song | songs about songs |
27 | When I First Came to Town | welcome |
28 | Where Do We Go Now But Nowhere | desperation |
29 | Where the Wild Roses Grow (with Kylie Minogue) | flowers |