| 1 | Abattoir Blues | non sequiturs |
| 2 | The Ballad of Robert Moore and Betty Coltrane | murder |
| 3 | Breathless | waking up |
| 4 | The Carnival Is Over | brevity |
| 5 | The Carny | carnivals & funfairs |
| 6 | Christina the Astonishing | miracles |
| 7 | The Curse of Millhaven | villains |
| 8 | Death Is Not the End | death |
| 9 | Fifteen Feet of Pure White Snow | snow & ice |
| 10 | Ghosteen | goosebumps |
| 11 | God Is in the House | God & the Devil |
| 12 | The Hammer Song | tools |
| 13 | Hard On For Love | lust |
| 14 | Henry Lee (ft PJ Harvey) | jealousy |
| 15 | Henry Lee (ft PJ Harvey) | rejection |
| 16 | I Need You | nothing |
| 17 | Into My Arms | faith |
| 18 | Into My Arms | disbelief |
| 19 | Love Letter | retrospection |
| 20 | The Lyre of Orpheus | instruments |
| 21 | The Lyre of Orpheus | tragedy & comedy |
| 22 | The Mercy Seat | capital punishment |
| 23 | More News from Nowhere | news & the media |
| 24 | People Ain’t No Good | misanthropic songs |
| 25 | Red Right Hand | treachery & betrayal |
| 26 | The Sorrowful Wife | marriage |
| 27 | There She Goes, My Beautiful World | books # 2 |
| 28 | Thirsty Dog | regrets |
| 29 | Tupelo | bad weather |
| 30 | The Weeping Song | songs about songs |
| 31 | When I First Came to Town | welcome |
| 32 | Where Do We Go Now But Nowhere? | desperation |
| 33 | Where the Wild Roses Grow (with Kylie Minogue) | flowers |