::Winning a Battle, Losing the War
Even though I'll never need her,
even though she's only giving me pain,
I'll be on my knees to feed her,
spend a day to make her smile again
Even though I'll never need her,
even though she's only giving me pain
As the world is soft around her,
leaving me with nothing to disdain.
Even though I'm not her minder,
even though she doesn't want me around,
I am on my feet to find her,
to make sure that she is safe and sound.
Even though I'm not her minder,
even though she doesn't want me around,
I am on my feet to find her,
to make sure that she is safe from harm.
The sun sets on the war,
the day breaks and everything is new...
::Toxic Girl
In the sky the birds are pulling rain,
in your life a curse has got a name,
makes you lie awake all through the night -
that's why.
She's intoxicated by herself,
everyday she's seen with someone else,
and every night she kisses someone new -
never you.
You're waiting in the shadows for a chance
because you believe at heart, that if you can,
show to her what love is all about -
she'll change.
She'll talk to you with no one else around,
but only if you're able to entertain her,
the moment conversation stops she's gone -
again.
::Singing Softly to Me
Things seem so much better when
they're not part of your close surroundings.
Like words in a letter sent,
amplified by the distance.
Possibilities and sweeter dreams,
sights and sounds calling form far away,
calling from far away.
I didn't know you then, now did I girl?
I couldn't hear you singing softly to me.
I didn't know you then, now did I girl?
I didn't see the brave girl so near me.
I didn't know you then, now did I girl?
I couldn't hear you sing softly to me.
I wanted a mystery that couldn't be solved,
I wanted a puzzle with pieces missing.
I wanted a story that couldn't be told,
only the fishing part of fishing.
I didn't know you then, now did I girl?
I couldn't hear you singing softly to me.
I didn't know you then, now did I girl?
I didn't see the brave girl so near me.
I didn't know you then, now did I girl?
I couldn't hear you sing softly to me.
And now I find
it was you all the time.
I'm in love again-
it's too late now...
::Failure
Using the Guardian as a shield,
to cover my thighs against the rain,
I do not mind about my hair.
Your jacket may be waterproof,
but I know the moment you get home
you're gonna get your trousers changed.
Failure is always the best way to learn,
retracing your steps untill you know,
have no fear your wounds will heal.
I wish I could travel overground
to where all you hear is water sounds,
lush as the wind upon a tree.
I wish I could travel overground
to where all you hear is water sounds,
to capture and keep inside of me.
Failure is always the best way to lean,
retracing your steps untill you know,
have no fear your wounds will heal.
::Weight of My Words
There are very many things
I would like to say to you,
but i've lost my way
and I've lost my words.
There are very many places
I would like to go
but I can't find the key
to open my door.
The weight of my words-
you can't feel it anymore.
The weight of my words-
you can't feel it anymore.
There are very many ways
I would like to break the spell
you've cast upon me.
Because all the time
I sacrificed myself
to make you want me,
has made you hant me.
The weight of my words-
you can't feel it anymore...
::The Girl From Back Then
And I sat down and said
"I don't want to suffer."
But she told me
she had nothing to offer,
no more.
I sat down and said
"I don't want to suffer."
But she told me
she had nothing to offer,
no more.
Now that I know that
I did not know you then...
::Leaning Against the Wall
Your eyes are cold,
I know you'll tell me all.
Not to fall,
I lean against the wall.
I'm on the floor,
not listening anymore.
I should have known,
the things to which you're prone.
(You cross your arms,
and tell no lies,
a thousand thoughts run
through my mind,
a thousand words that I don't need,
I never thought you could do this.)
Your eyes are cold,
I know you'll tell me all.
Not to fall,
I lean against the wall.
::Little Kids
Little kids playing in the park downtown.
Someone's dad is watching
from the side of the playground.
I'm following my shadow so I cross the street.
Car passing stereo I like the beat.
Open up the door,
turning on the fan.
Dropping down the keys that I held in my hand,
and then start waiting for her steps
to be heard in the staircase,
enter the room and let down her bag.
Asking me all kinds of trivial questions,
pretending an everyday life we don't have.
Little kids playing in the park downtown.
Soon they'll be all gone as the sun goes down.
Little kids playing in the park downtown.
Soon they'll be all gone as the sun goes down.
And rises over, Brooklyn Bridge tomorrow,
hours later I will follow,
wake up to a life that's hollow without love.
::Summer on the Westhill
From my seat I see the fields move by,
coulours strong- it's been a long, long time.
It's the first time I see summer on the Westhill.
I lean back and let my eyes just go
floating now where they want to float.
They seem to take to the horizon.
Now I know there is a world beyond
the small place I was coming from.
I feel at home here in the middle of nowhere.
I will never know the names
of these places that I travel through
to reach the coastline-
I've been told I will be there in time.
Please oceancloud,
let there be no storm on the crossing below.
::The Passenger
I didn't know you were there
until you said "hello."
You had been watching me
for I don't know how long.
I hit my head against the lamp,
as by surprise I stood up.
"Don't be afraid," you said,
"it's only me- The door wasn't locked."
The voice I'd heard in the hall
was hard to recognise.
But now we know he's onboard,
wearing our disguise.
If only you and I could trust
each other through this,
then together we could
work out who the enemy is.
::Parallel Lines
What's the immaterial substance
that envelopes two,
that one percieves as hunger
and the other as food.
I wake in tangeled covers,
to a sash of snow,
you dream in a cartoon garden,
I could never know.
Innocent imitation, you are cast in gold,
your image a compensation for me to hold.
Parallel lines, move so fast,
toward the same point,
infinity is as near as it is far
:: Cayman islands
through the alleyways to cool off in the shadows
then into the street, following the water
there's a bearded man paddling in his canoe
looks as if he has gone all the way from the cayman islands
these canals it seems, they all go in circles
places look the same, we're the only difference
the wind is in your hair, it's covering my view
I'm holding on to you on a bike we have hired until tomorrow
:: Envoy
if it comes back to me, I'll let you know
or why don't you call back to see tomorrow
I hope I can be the hand that you need
it sounded like a really good solution at the time
I've been giving a lots of thoughts, I was so pleased
you were so sad last time we spoke it seemed
when I stop thinking about it, it will come back to me
:: Gold for the price of silver
if it takes control of your body and soul
embrace it
if it makes you cry or leave you wondering why
don't turn around, face it
but do turn cold
if they promise you gold for the price of silver
if it's chemically made
by people you hate
pinch your arm (pitch around), see if they still there
everything you want is what I got to give you
you just have to let yourself come with me now
everything you want is what I got to give you
there's no time to hesitate, come with me now
let's go and watch the sun rise
over london bridge
over golden gate
or puddefjordsbroen
let your heart run along to the rhythm of the song
:: I'd rather dance with you
I'd rather dance with you than talk with you
so why don't we just move into the other room
the space for us to shake it
hey, I like this tune
even if I could hear what you say
I doubt my reply would be interesting for you to hear
because I haven't read a single book, oh yeah
and the only film I saw, I didn't like it at all
I'd rather dance than talk with you
the music is too loud
and the noise from the crowd
increases the chance of misinterpretation
so let your hips to the talking
I'll make you laugh by acting like the guy who sings
and you'll make me smile by really getting into the swing
:: Into the ring of fire
I would go into the ring of fire
I would walk over the bridgeless chasm (brickless castle)
close my eyes, will faith hold me
I will drown until I find the bottom of the sea
I will leave everything safe behind me
travelling into the void
if I don't need anyone else to guide me
I am no longer a boy
I will go into the ring of fire
I won't get burned by your words
:: Parr-à-pluie
je te tiens, chaudement dans mes bras
é coute la pluie qui frappe sur les fenêtres
j'ai perdu la puissance de la solitude
l'invincibilité de l'homme sans coeur
maintenant j'ai peur
à cause de toi, je suis faible comme dans un rêve
de la douceur de mon avenir avec toi
je te tiens chaudement
c'est mieux, n'est-ce pas
et au dehors il fait froid
pourquoi tu pars
:: Riot on an empty street
why, why so quiet
oh my mysterious country singer she asked
my life (love), it's a riot
I am climbing barricades in empty streets at night
when I'm down fighting shadows
twenty-five postcards in a box in my room
telephone conversations
gas slowly leaking out of a heart shaped balloon
it's a dangerous game
that I'm not sure if I could keep playing for long
it's a dangerous game,
it's a very fine line and if one step is wrong
I have no cards to play and that's why
I've got nothing to say tonight
:: The beat of a drum
is it the beat of a drum or is it wisdom
that makes our souls dance
when my heart stops, is it like winter
or was this my only chance
to get to know all the people I should get to know
to smell the flowers in the young girls hair
to get to know all the people I should get to know
overcoming all this fear
is it the far away sun, or imagination, that makes me think of home
is it the speed of light, or is it stillness, that makes change come about
and lets me know all the people I should get to know
:: Until you understand
it's hard to stay, it's hard to look into your eyes
when I say I'm leaving
I can't be sure but I think I made up my mind
although your heart is bleeding
I wish the only one I had to be was me
for you to see this clearly
I wish the only thing I had to do was to
hold my arms around you
so long, so hard
until you understand
and somehow I feel I'm pulling away your ground
before I've even started
to realise my words have caught you by surprise
makes it even harder
I wish there was a way to make you read the signs
I'm bringing you this evening
I wish the only thing I had to do was to
hold my arms around you