Time WiIll Tell
How can you look at me this way
It doesn't matter if I close my eyes
Even then I see your face
With no expression, just those dark dull eyes
We talk as if we're in a race
Your words are first across the finish line
I'm out of breath in second place
you're out the door, no wave goodbye
Goodbye, farewell
As you speed off it's just as well
Goodbye farewell
I guess only time will tell
Na Na Na Na Na
It's been nine days since this took place
It doesn't matter now who is wrong or right
I want a chance to explain
But I see you've been offline for quite some time
Once again I'll try just in case
Maybe your heart breaks just the same as mine
I could just show up to your place
But you would probably ask me for more time
Goodbye, farewell
As you speed off it's just as well
Goodbye farewell
I guess only time will tell
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Diving Deep
Nothing sounds the same, but does it ever mean the same
As I enter the room once more I tap into the pool where ideas flow
And I dive with my head first and I dive in to the sea
For years ago, they were buried deep
As I enter the room once more I tap into the pool where ideas flow
And I dive with my head first and I dive in to the sea
From years ago, they will be released
American Dream
Through consultation, tainted confession
All that I've ever seen of you
Is this fact or fiction, macho contradictions
All that I've ever seen of you
But so what, you still have all you ever need
But so what, secured your place in history
With power, money, fame, and greed
Is this the new American Dream
Blind congregation what is your perception
All that I've ever seen of you
One sport sensation, model of our nation
All that I've ever seen of you
But so what, you still have all you ever need
But so what, secured your place in history
With power, money, fame, and greed
Is this the new American Dream
America, America, will you forever be
America, America, a place for you and me
It's Not you
Can you hear me, can you see me sitting here in my blues
I've been lonely, need somebody and I thought it was you
It's not you, it's not you
You were so sweet so gentle I've gone completely mental
It's not you, it's not you, it's not you
Do you feel me, do you need me
Don't make me spell it out for you
I've been sleeping with somebody and I'm afraid it wasn't you
It's not you, it's not you
You were so sweet so gentle I've gone completely mental
It's not you, it's not you, it's not you
Had some time work and sort through
I'll lace up my walking shoes
Had some time to work and sort through
While I'm walking off these blues
Now I want you, now I need you has it been a month or two
Can you hear me, can you see me singing oh what did I do
I'm a fool, I was a fool
You were so sweet so gentle I've gone completely mental
It's not you, it's not you, it's not you
In the Sky
All the songs I should write
All the songs in my mind … should write, tonight, right?
See the moths flying high
Around a light in the sky...fly high, tonight, bright
Alright... you tried
All the little moments,
don’t quite mean a thing to anyone else but you alone, you alone
All the months I have tried
Traveled roads many nights .. was I right, too right, to lie?
Glass eyes, cracked dry
All the little moments,
don’t quite mean a thing to anyone else but you alone, you alone
Time is pulling my arms
Don’t pull, just hold on to life
There’s something more I want...more I want
In the sky
Playing Coy
Head spinning round and round
I'm falling to the ground
No way to get on my feet
Dreaming my legs are asleep
It's been hours since I saw any other signs of life
So, I'm stuck here feeling like a goldfish in a pond
Constructed by a landscaper and I think his name is Juan
Above me is a bridge I hope to one day cross
I'll float on waiting for an evolutionary loss
Then as the sun goes down, the nightmares come
I want to run somehow, I won't get too far
Head spinning round and round
I'm falling to the ground
No way to get on my feet
I think my legs are asleep
I'm beat up and I think I got kicked in the head
Laying at the bottom to pretend that I am dead
I'll grow back any parts that have need ripped from me
Can't my fins grow back as hands and my tail grow back as feet
Then as the sun goes down, the nightmares come
I want to run somehow, I won't get too far
It's been hours since I saw any other signs of life
Club Tropicana
(Cool, cool, cool, cool)
Let me take you to the place
Where membership's a smiling face
Brush shoulders with the stars
Where strangers take you by the hand
And welcome you to wonderland
From beneath the planet Mars
Club Tropicana, drinks are free
Fun and sunshine, there's enough for everyone
All that's missing is the sea
But don't worry, you can suntan
Castaways and lovers meet
Then kiss in Tropicana's heat
Watch the waves break on the bay
Oh soft white sands, a blue lagoon
Cocktail time, a summer's tune
A whole night's holiday
Club Tropicana, drinks are free
Fun and sunshine, there's enough for everyone
All that's missing is the sea
But don't worry, you can suntan
Club Tropicana, drinks are free
Fun and sunshine, there's enough for everyone
All that's missing is the sea
But don't worry, you can suntan
Pack your bags
And leave tonight
Don't take your time
Gotta move your feet, don't you miss the flight!
Traveler's Lament
The other night I had a dream, we were by the sea
You were standing on the jetty wall staring down at me
I called to you to jump into my arms, but you said no
Because you know that you can’t trust me and you’re scared I dropped you like I did before
What if I never let you down
What if I never fooled around
Maybe we’d have done all we had planned
Maybe I wouldn’t be standing here at the bus depot with a ticket in my hand
You know I’ve always told stories
That’s just what I do
If art is lie that tells the truth
I guess this songs one too
But life and art are different, you can’t erase the past
Wish I’d known those lines are permanent
Wish I’d known how long the pain I’d drawn would last
What if I never let you down
What if I never fooled around
Maybe we’d have done all we had planned
Maybe I wouldn’t be standing here at the bus depot with a ticket in my hand
Maybe we’d have done all we had planned
Maybe we’d have done all we had planned
Brown Locks
Brown Locks keeping the troubled mind
Together through these pink Pepto Bismol nights
For days and nights of heartburn and heartache
Seeing colors for what they truly are
A reflection of you and a reflection of me
I speaking to myself now more than I've heard before
getting used to seeing myself now more than I've seen before
It's that simple if your eyes can see
The world can spin till it's blue
dizzying folks from seeking the truth
what's in their hearts broken pieces and missing parts
keep on building then fall apart
I'm speaking to myself now more than I've heard before,
getting used to seeing myself now more than I've seen before
search for the calm inside
where our simple truths hide
behind the wall of lies
Breathe Easier
I used to get high around the way
Climbing peaks from day to day
Sometimes it helped me to breathe easier
Others it wears me out, others it wears me out
I used to get by playing games
Lie and cheat to get my way
Sometimes it helped me to breathe easier
Others it wears me out, others it wears me out
Any way you look at life some things stay the same,
others are already changing
I wish I could fly, wear a cape
Try to exceed this human state
Sometimes it helped me to breathe easier
Others it wears me out, others it wears me out
I tried to be sly, jack of fakes,
mastermind schemes and wait for the bait
Sometimes it helped me to breathe easier
Others it wears me out, others it wears me out
Any way you look at life some things stay the same,
others are already changing
Still Growing
Look, see us walking down the street
Just staring down at our feet
Not looking up for you might see what’s really underneath
There’s nothing dirty, nothing cheap about
Waiting around for the one to be
Then you walked in, my Cheshire grin was all that you could see but
Much further away just feeling safe enough to show you my face but
That’s when I knew you were the one for me and I was for you
Damn I was shaking nervously
You made your mark
You cornered me and there I was a scared thin boy with nothing underneath
You led me to your place
We lay face to face and shared our thoughts on life
In that small room I opened up to you and was taken by your charms
Though that was years ago, I still want you to know my love for you still grows
Deep as the ocean blue
A breathtaking view
You’ll move me on and on
La, la, la, la, la
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Clear
As the smoke appears,
I think I hear a little laugh inside my head
As I stand here it must be clear
that you won’t take back what you said
It won’t be long
won’t be long ‘til we meet tomorrow
then you will see
you will see that I am right beside you
As the smoke clears
We hear the cheers from those that keep me far from you
As we come near the end my dear
I lie alone here in my bed
It won’t be long
won’t be long till we meet tomorrow
then you will see
you will see that I am right beside you
Pill Box
Hey baby, driving up the coastline
Top down thinking everything is just fine
Looks around for a stretch of some kind
Hoping for a gold mine, blue and purple sunshineSlows down around curves almost every time
All the branches hanging low seem to intertwine
Getting closer so I think it’s just about time
Gonna hit a goldmine, blue and purple sunshine
Small, small little pill makes you feel bad
Small, small little pill makes you feel sad
Small, small little pill makes you feel glad
Wish it were the only pill you ever had
Hey baby weaving through the hillside
Hair blowing takes a drag just to unwind
Finally gets around to asking me, “What’s the time?”
Or was it, “what’s your sign…” Forget it never mind
Not sure but I think it’s half past midnight
Pulling over to the shoulder nothing in sight
Let’s just crash for a while, “You think that’s alright?”
We’ll watch the waves fight,the reflection of the sunlightSmall, s
mall little pill makes you feel bad
Small, small little pill makes you feel sad
Small, small little pill makes you feel glad
Wish it were the only pill you ever had
Walking the Line
Walking the line between the girls and guys
You don’t know why you feel like you have to try
living outside what you know,
fighting inside for control
seems hard enough let alone
someone should find out
Now is your time among the girls and guys
Take time to find whatever you come to like
Allow yourself to embrace all those you
catch in the chase
You’re straying farther from the pack, still hear them calling you back
When you look back for the line it will be washed away from sight
Now you don’t have to hide
The doubts ran from your mind ahead it seems so bright
Daisy Miller
sweet discovery is upon me
the graying sun shines upon me
soft incurable demise baby’s skin is bound to see
she made an impression upon me
she lighted fools and fantasies
we’re not what we used to be
so let us kiss and be free
while our skin is unashamed and our eyes can see
i'll go where she goes
slip inside her dark world
somewhere to stay still, somewhere to go
turn off the light as i close the door
swimming, dancing, singing
i'll go where she goes
without warning comes the folly of life
giving death to such a pretty child
that she might become a martyr, too
so sorry little princess
sorry mother, too
In My Mind
I don’t want to be lonely, I don’t want to be blue
Sometimes I think only about you
There are days when I stray in my mind you would find,
but only if you understood, I could be true
Like you don’t even know me, who is playing the fool?
This time it’s not only about you
There are days I’m afraid what you’d find in my mind
but only if you’d understood I would be true
There are days when I strayed in my mind I would find
But only if you understood I could be true
Kristine
When blackbirds rain down on this town
chasing lovers through the streets
you're the only one I want to run with
and clouds take station on this mind
you make it easy to believe
the sun will do what the sun can do
the sun will do what the sun can do
Kristine
my hope is tall and green
the roots lift up the sidewalks in the place we’re meant to be
and scatters through the leaves
inspired by credence in your golden breeze
When these pages lay bare
your ink flows so free
you’re the sound of my voice before I can speak
and poems lose their footing
slipping helplessly to the sea
you extend your hand like a friend in need
a friend and so much more to me
Kristine
you know what I mean
you’ve heard it in the wind too many times to act naïve
nature calls to thee (need help with that line - sounds like she has to go to bathroom)
It’s been too long since days were light and night suspended dreams
I’ve seen you happy
you don’t even have to try
and when you weep, you shed such beautiful tears
love will always make you cry
When clouds take station on this mind
you make it easy to believe
the sun will do what the sun can do
the sun will do what the sun can do
Kristine
my hope is tall and green
the roots lift up the sidewalks in the place we’re meant to be
and scatters through the leaves
inspired by credence in your golden breeze
Let it all go
You’ve said it all
All of the upsets and triumphs you had
And now here I am, your second chance
At making the most of all your dreams that you can
Could it be wrong, your living through me this way
Could it be wrong, if I gave up my place
We’ve got to start by letting things go
I’ve lived it to
the days when I wished for something else to do
and now here I am, almost a man
but not quite the same as was expected from you
Could it be wrong, your living through me this way
Could it be wrong, if I gave up my place
We’ve got to start by letting things go
Let it all go, now is the time we ought to live for
Let it all go
I used to wonder if I was wrong
For trying to go off on my own
Hope you understand, it’s not your plan
But with or without you, I’m going to be who I am
Could it be wrong, your living through me this way
Could it be wrong, if I gave up my place
We’ve got to start by letting things go
Let it all go, now is the time we ought to live for
Let it all go
Dreamy Sleepers
Wake up every morning
Think of ways to pay, pay off all my debts
Wash the sleep away,
And I still see the thoughts that linger from last night
Spending my days counting the people who kept me up
I know they sacrificed for me and helped with my dreams
When they could’ve been doing all sorts of thing I’m sure
I’m sure they dream of (dream, dream, dream)
Wonder when I’ll be able to show you how grateful I am
I don’t know when, I can only say I will, I will
But sometimes 9 to 5 bring the dreamy sleepers nowhere but down
So low that nothing can touch us
Nothing can make it easier, nothing soothes
Long live the dreamy sleepers
Goodbye to the 9 to 5 weepers
I gave my word and I’ll be the keeper
Long live the dreamy sleepers
Nice Try
Let us get through another of guessing what to say to each other
For me and you, sometimes we find it hard to communicate with one another
So here I am to tell the truth
I can’t keep hiding this from you
We were never meant for each other
It looks as if we’re going through
This drama of breaking up in two
We need some time from one another
Hey nice try, no you can’t come over
I think that we both need some time
What’s wrong with you, you’ve got me all confused
you’ve opened me up, now you won’t bother
So here I am calling to you
Let’s work this out and start anew
Instead of hurting one another
It’s easy when you cannot see
The pain you’ve caused on someone’s face
The shaky hands, the drying breaths
The slowness of their tears
Hey nice try, no you can’t come over
I think that we both need some time
Lover
There was no way of knowing if one day you’d be mine
But there were certain reasons for our misunderstanding
I spent all our time lying
Lover you’re the last one that I want to fight
Though it seems that I’m lost to you tonight
And you’re gone faster than I can come
Faster and faster from the ones you feel are all up on you
Lover, I should’ve know that you would leave
Lover, now that you’re gone I’ll never see
There is no way of telling you during this time
Instead now you will linger here on my mind
Oh lover you’re the last one I wanted to fight
But it seems I’m lost to you tonight.
Lover, I should’ve know that you would leave
Lover, now that you’re gone I’ll never see
From the ones you feel are all up on you
Palavra
As I awoke my head was pounding
Lilac still thick on my breath
And all the thinking I said I wouldn’t do
Came rushing back to my heart and my head
Reminding me underneath a tree
is no place for me to dream
Sister, you’re a spark if ever one has burned me
Sometimes you got to be alone
Oh but look who’s talking and talking
Saying all the same saccharin lines I used to use
While you just sit there wishing for anything new
And I don’t blame you anymore
Mon amore no more
Tracing your rose petal curves like a sweet drunken history
Your mind grows sleepy as mine, mine grows misty
You don’t have time to heed this one man’s palavra
But something is telling me maybe it’s not my fault
It’s not my fault
that your beauty sleeps with its secret
Sister, the time is growing nigh
Judging from the weltering sun
And the clouds in your eyes
Come on, you and I are made of wishes
Soon we’ll awake on a hard patch of grass
Time will forget us
I will tell you everything
but I’ll say whatever it takes to make it in your world
because my heart yearns for something more
Mon amore no more
Wingspread
How can we fall this way again?
When will all this come to end?
Flying boys are in the skies
One more time as they decide
What if they’re wrong will we be all right?
How much will it all cost in the end?
How many lives will we have spent?
As con-men try to justify
searching for who’s on the other side
What if they’re wrong will we be all right?
Secrets
Secrets of a dancer
Full of memories or lies?
You can almost see the answer
Hidden in darkness just behind her half-closed eyes
She thinks about her future as her dreams start to unfold
Laid out and draped around her
Heavier and heavier than years and years ago
Her life before is just a mystery
But every time she got on the stage
She gave her all…
Secrets of the dancer
What lies around the bend?
As the final curtain lowers
Will she bow out gracefully or keep on dancing till the end?
The last time that we saw her
Was to be her final show
We showered her with flowers
She was smiling as she looked up to the colored rays above
how far do we go?
Her life before is just a mystery
But every time she got on the stage
She gave her all…
How far do we go?
Entertainer
oh so simple, tons of potential
let it all go, give them a show
oh so raw, sharp around the edges
but don't hold back, they want a show
Oh crowd pleaser, excellent reader of the people you watch so ever closely
oh big teaser pretend the moments longer at last second you go away
oh so simple I come over
and you take my money and run
Oh I saw the way you moved around
you tried to play it off like it was nothing
Oh full time pleaser, excellent reader of the people you watch so ever closely
you're not a wonder you're a miracle but the magic you work is so very strong on those you meet
Souled
Could it be that we already souled it
Who is it that sells there soul to the devilfor a moment of nothingness
we are already born
Souled, Souled Souled
Could it be that we already souled it
A sellout who sits and waits for his demise and a capitalist who waits spending her time and a humanist who helps himself by helping others we are already born
Could it be that we already souled it
Who is it that sells there soul to the devil for a moment of nothingness
we are already born
Souled, Souled Souled
We are already born
and nothing will ever change
That One Thing
TBA
Recycling Glass
Smooth it over and give us another chance now since we have given two to you brush it the side if we would have known this would never have happened to you this was the end in more ways than one, and all the empty bottles since the day you begun
The tiniest words as they sink in deep each time we come to you oh... you can't have it your way when everyone comes to you this was the end in more ways than one and all the empty bottles since the day you begun
this was the end in more ways than one all the emptiness you had, since the day that you began
To think I know how you feel is the toughest thing for me to take we're always saying things and babe that's our big mistake this was the end in more ways than one and all the empty bottles since the day you begun
Third Party Call
I'm called upon to prove my faith
our purpose is now doubtful made
but my sorrow is sincere times three if you love me
Leave for another day my Orphan Annie prophecy
Your likeness of me is only part right Marigold, let me fuck you tonight
your eyes are red and so very tired, Marigold
In either case I'll be at your side
singing to your hearts delight
Star Crossings
The things I have seen in your eyes
they keep some of us hypnotized with cold feet
I'm standing outside
I'm waiting for you tonight
I dream of you all of the time
you come and take me for a ride
with stoned feet I'm standing outside
for you to come for me tonight
I look for a star shining bright
and hope that it's your burning lightt
he night ends and you're not in sight
I'll rest and come back out tonight
Close Your Eyes
Stay awhile good friends,
I can see the stars in your eyes
didn't we once have the time,
so please don't say good bye
just close your eyes stay with me tonight
Hell I didn't know it'd come to this
started out like my first kiss
don't you know that deep inside
It breaks my heart everytime you say good bye just close your eyes stay with me tonight
please don't say good bye
and be free tonight
just close your eyes
don't close your mind
take a chance stay with me and be free tonight
Mute Love
She has a streak in her no one can deny it's the way she uses her hands
every night around nine
She wishes to show her love
for the boy who can't talk
and he wishes there was some way
he could yell the word "stop"
He walks the streets alone while she is gone signing, waving around, and carrying on
He wishes to show the town
that he feels put down and he wishes that he could tell his love without making a sound but she says, "I can't say we argue because he doesn't talk
He must love me, because it's me
when his clothes come off
She received a sentence for 9 years given to rot she lies there silently in the day and the night now he finally shows the town as he's being put down and he wishes for his love to hurry and die
but she said, "I can't say we argue,
because he doesn't' talk and he must love me because it's me when his clothes come off."
I said, "I can't say we argued, since he never struggled and he must love me because it's me when his clothes come off." but she said, "I can't say we argue, because he doesn't talk"
Top of the Heap
Exit wounds taken at face value no more clear signs of life
we are obesessed with driving craving the feel of the wheel
maybe we're all getting to where we want to go, I don't know
We all got to get to where we want to go, you know?
Our technology, a latch key child of this world we claim
We are the acting surrogates going along for the ride we're obsessed with driving, going along for the ride
Sinking into the ground as if we are born to ride with no signal for turning around
As we pull away remember this,
We've all got to get to where we want to go
Maybe we're all getting to where we want to go, you know?
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