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| burning my soul |
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a thorn in my side, a chip on my shoulder
a lump in my throat, the size of a boulder
the chill up my spine, can't get any colder
and you wonder why i can't smile
a knot in my gut, an ape on my back
in the heat of the moment
i'm knocked off the track
you drop the ball, i pick up the slack
and you ask me why my hair's gray
twisting, turning
losing all sense of yearning
living and learning
the pressure keeps on burning my soul
burning my soul
burning my soul
i say it's green and then you tell me it's red
keep your thoughts and ideas
locked inside of your head
we've got someone
who can think for you instead
and he sounds just like the last one
twisting, turning
losing all sense of yearning
living and learning
the pressure keeps on burning my soul
burning my soul
burning my soul
burning my soul
burning my soul
responsible thinkers
throw caution to the wind
but i find myself
speaking from within
i can't live my life
walking on eggshells
to stay on your good side
using your words
controlling my life
can't you see it's my words
that gives you your life
so i hurt your feelings
well i'm really sorry
but i don't give a shit, no...
twisting, turning
losing all sense of yearning
living and learning
the pressure keeps on burning my soul
burning my soul
burning my soul
burning my soul
burning my soul
burning my soul
burning my soul, yeah
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| under a glass moon |
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tell me
remind me
chase the water racing from the sky
always beside me
taste the memories running from my eyes
nervous flashlights scan my dreams
liquid shadows silence their screams
i smile at the moon
chasing water from the sky
i argue with the clouds
stealing beauty from my eyes
outside the soundness of your mind
bathing your soul in silver tears
beneath a blackened summer sky
praying for time to disappear
beneath a summer sky
under glass moonlight
niht awaits the lamb's arrival
liquid shadow crawl
silver teardrops fall
the bride subsides to her survival
by your hand
i've awakened
bear this honor in my name
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| the way it used to be |
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feelin' sick once again
i'd give anything
to be back home
safe and warm inside
i can't stand the crowds
or the smell that surrounds me
the cloth and key
still preach chastity
take me back so i can see
the way it used to be
i lay down and enter a dream
unlike anywhere i've been
all is silent and sweet
then i'm falling down to the ground
and i'm lost from what i've found
can't stand the sounds no more
take me back so i can see
the way it used to be
the way it used to be
move me from the water
too cold to swim
bring me to the land
move me from the water
that i see within
bring me to the land
radio waves
splash through my head
to a rhythm that i crave
radio waves
relive the moment
seems like yesterday
take me back to twelve mile bay
where i'll sit at the edge with my feet in the water
take me back as the sun fades away
break down the walls so i can breathe
move me from the water
too cold to swim
bring me to the land
move me from the water
that i see within
bring me to the land
move me from the water
too cold to swim
bring me to the land
move me from the water
that i see within
the way it used to be
the way it used to be
move me from the water
too cold to swim
bring me to the land
move me from the water
that i see within
bring me to the land
move me from the water
too cold to swim
bring me to the land
move me from the water
that i see within
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| anna lee |
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helpless child
they invite your hands to fill their needs
will you be the same
shameless smile
to steal from you the innocence that bleeds
will they feel your pain
trying to believe
the scars unseen
the tears wash clean
you don't wanna breathe the air you breathe
you don't know how you'll live a life alone
she keeps holding on
holding on to you
let her breathe the air
don't wanna be alone
where do you belong
anna lee
behind those eyes
a vivid scene
a lucid dream within
questioned secrets are revealed
and every time
you can't deny
the lines that trace your skin
wounds that never heal
trying to believe
the scars unseen
the tears wash clean
you don't wanna breathe the air you breathe
you don't know how you'll live a life alone
she keeps holding on
holding on to you
let her breathe the air
don't wanna be alone
where do you belong
anna lee
and now she's calling out a name
can't keep on hiding all her pain
you feel the rain move in
as you begin
to turn and answer the call
trying to believe
the scars unseen
the tears wash clean
you don't wanna breathe the air you breathe
you don't know how you'll live a life alone
she keeps holding on
holding on to you
let her breathe the air
don't wanna be alone
where do you belong
anna lee
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| speak to me |
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i remember when we were so young
you embraced my fears and made me strong
never did you actually hold my hand
your silence no one else would understand
did you fall?
did you crawl?
will you open up at all?
did you hear
things you fear?
did i make it clear?
tell me what you're thinking
tell me what you're thinking
tell me what you're feeling inside
tell me what you're thinking
tell me what you're thinking
tell me what you're feeling inside
do you like the clothes she wears today
colliding love affair against a shade
often times i wish she'd speak to me
her holy open book, a world revealed to see
did you fall?
did you crawl?
will you open up at all?
did you hear
things you fear?
did i make it clear?
tell me what you're thinking
tell me what you're thinking
tell me what you're feeling inside
tell me what you're thinking
tell me what you're thinking
tell me all you're feeling inside
so easy, easier
if you spoke to me
so easy, easier
speak to me
tell me what you're thinking
tell me what you're thinking
tell me what you're feeling inside
tell me what you're thinking
tell me what you're thinking
tell me all you're feeling inside
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| hey you |
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hey you, out there in the cold
getting lonely, getting old
can you feel me?
hey you, standing in the aisles
with itchy feet and fading smiles
can you feel me?
hey you, dont help them to bury the light
don't give in without a fight.
hey you, out there on your own
sitting naked by the phone
would you touch me?
hey you, with you ear against the wall
waiting for someone to call out
would you touch me?
hey you, would you help me to carry the stone?
open your heart, i'm coming home.
but it was only fantasy.
the wall was too high,
as you can see.
no matter how he tried,
he could not break free.
and the worms ate into his brain.
hey you, standing in the road
always doing what you're told,
can you help me?
hey you, out there beyond the wall,
breaking bottles in the hall,
can you help me?
hey you, don't tell me there's no hope at all
together we stand, divided we fall.
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| goodbye yellow brick road |
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when are you gonna come down
when are you going to land
i should have stayed on the farm
i should have listened to my old man
you know you cant hold me forever
i didnt sign up with you
im not a present for your friends to open
this boys too young to be singing the blues
so goodbye yellow brick road
where the dogs of society howl
you cant plant me in your penthouse
im going back to my plough
back to the howling old owl in the woods
hunting the horny back toad
oh ive finally decided my future lies
beyond the yellow brick road
what do you think youll do then
i bet thatll shoot down your plane
itll take you a couple of vodka and tonics
to set you on your feet again
maybe youll get a replacement
theres plenty like me to be found
mongrels who aint got a penny
sniffing for tidbits like you on the ground
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| cover my eyes |
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i've got my hands out in front of my face
but i can hardly see
i've bathed myself in holy water
but it doesn't bother me
under my skin, upon my head
inside the walls, beneath my bed
my black and whites are turning red
cover my eyes and tell me
am i really blind
cover my eyes and tell me
have i lost my mind
i've got my fingers to the blade
but i can't feel a thing
open my eyes in salty water
but it doesn't even sting
under my skin, upon my head
stuck in my throat, beneath my breath
my black and whites are turning red
cover my eyes and tell me
am i really blind
cover my eyes and tell me
have i lost my mind
have i lost my mind
have i lost my mind
under my skin, upon my head
the lunatic is playing dead
my black and whites are turning red
cover my eyes and tell me
am i really blind
cover my eyes and tell me
have i lost my mind
cover my eyes and tell me
am i really blind
cover my eyes and tell me
have i lost my
have i lost my mind
have i lost my mind
have i lost my mind
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| take away my pain(no alto sax!) |
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i was sitting on the edge of his bed
staring at the headlines on the paper
he said, 'look at poor gene kelly
i guess he won't be singing in the rain.'
you can take away my heroes
can you take away my pain
take away my pain
leave the cold outside
please don't let it rain
don't stumble on my pride
take away my pain
i'm not frightened anymore
just stay with me tonight
i'm tired of this fight
soon i'll be knocking at your door
she was standing by the edge of his bed
staring at the message on their faces
he said, 'what else can you do, babe?
i guess i won't be coming home again.'
they just took away all my promises
make them take away my pain
take away my pain
leave the cold outside
please don't let it rain
don't stumble on my pride
take away my pain
i'm not frightened anymore
just stay with me tonight
i'm tired of this fight
soon i'll be knocking at your door
his final scene
the actor bows
and all those years
are gone somehow
the crowd applauds
the curtain falls
i was standing by the edge of the water
i noticed my reflection in the waves
then i saw you looking back at me
and i knew that for a moment
you were calling out my name
you took away my hero
will you take away my pain
take away my pain
let the cold inside
it's time to let it rain
there's nothing left to hide
take away my pain
i'm not frightened anymore
i'm learning to survive
without you in my life
til you come knocking at my door...
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| metropolis(demo) |
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the smile of dawn
arrived early may
she carried a gift from her home
the night shed a tear
to tell her of fear
and of sorrow and pain
she'll never outgrow
death is the first dance, eternal
there's no more freedom
the both of you will be confined to this mind
i was told there's a miracle for each day that i try
i was told there's a new love that' born for each one that has died
i was told there'd be no one to call on when i feel alone and afraid
i was told if you dream of the next world
you'll find yourself swimming in a lake of fire
as a child, i thought i could live without pain withpout sorrow
as a man i've found it's all caught up with me
i'm asleep yet i'm so afraid
somewhere like a scene of a memory
there's a picture worth a thousand words
eluding stares from faces before me
it hides away and will never be heard of again
deceit in the second without end
the city's cold blood teaches us to survive
just keep my heart in your eyes and we'll stay alive
the third arrives...
before the leaves have fallen
before we lock the doors
there must be the third and last dance
this one will last forever
metropolis watches and thoughtfully smiles
she's taken you to your home
it can only take place
when the struggle between our children has ended
now the miracle and the sleeper know that the third is love
love is the dance of eternity
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| to live forever(demo) |
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if i'd started from the top
and worked my way down
there'd be no reason
to live forever
to live forever
the starvation has turned
me outside in
and the wind has blown
me halfway across the world
across the world
why was i born
in an age of distrust
i'd offered some change
for a photograph
it will always stay the same
always be the same
until i show desire for revenge
my heart never once went astray
as long as i have to die in the attempt
then there'd be no reason
to live forever
until i show desire for revenge
as long as i have to die in the attempt
as long as i have to die in the attempt
then there'd be no reason
no reason
no reason
to live forever
to live forever
'this just in from baghdad... seven patriot missiles
have been spotted above cuba.'
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