1. |
Words
03:28
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Verse 1:
Words are a threat
And a friend
And an end
To our conversations
Recreation
Consolation
But you can’t seem to
Stay away from the trivial
And you are oblivious
To the obvious
Us
Pre-Chorus 1:
Who am I and who are you?
What am I to you?
Who are you and who am I?
What are we tonight?
Chorus:
Don’t talk to me about her
Talk to me about you
Talk to me about us
Talk to me about me
This ain’t about the rest of the world
It’s about the rest of our lives
And don’t talk to me about them
I don’t care what they do
Talk to me about me
Talk to me about you
This ain’t about the rest of the world
It’s about the rest of our lives
Verse 2:
Words, and again
Your greatest strength
But even then
The ones that you choose
Just confuse
And make me lose
And you look on through
Like the world’s a sheet of glass
And you are oblivious
To the obvious
Facts
Pre-Chorus 2:
So who are we trying to be?
What are you to me?
Who are you and who am I?
What are we tonight?
Chorus:
Don’t talk to me about her
Talk to me about you
Talk to me about us
Talk to me about me
This ain’t about the rest of the world
It’s about the rest of our lives
And don’t talk to me about them
I don’t care what they do
Talk to me about me
Talk to me about you
This ain’t about the rest of the world
It’s about the rest of our lives
Pre-Chorus 3:
So who am I and who
Who am I and who are
Who am I and who are you?
Bridge:
And all your empty questions
Show no attention to
Any morsel of your comprehension
You gave not a single mention
Of your apprehension
So let’s stop all the pretention
Tonight
I’m sick of the derisions
The left and right collisions
And the reason, I will reason
Is your indecision
I will kindly ask your answer
On some kind of decision
On which side of the division
Am I?
Outro:
Words are a threat
And a friend
And an end
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2. |
On the Fence
04:21
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Verse 1:
Wouldn’t it be easier
To say what’s on your mind?
If you think that you will hurt me,
I’ll be fine
No matter what the consequences are,
I’d rather know
I’d rather know
Pre-chorus:
But while you gather up your courage,
I’ll be sitting all alone
Chorus:
You’re sitting on the fence
And now you’ve fenced me in
With the no’s that you won’t say
And the yes’s you don’t mean
But I won’t say a word
No, I won’t take offense
We’ll pretend to be friends
Right up to the bitter end
And I won’t keep you
Locked inside my fence
Verse 2:
Wouldn’t it be easier
If we all spoke the truth
Every minute of every day, every time?
No more guessing or pretending
Scared that things that are may change
I’d be injured than be blind anyway
Pre-Chorus:
But while you gather up your courage I’ll be sitting all alone
Trying to figure out the insides of
That pretty little head of yours
I’m tired of analyzing sycophantic, Euphemistic words
They’re all just words
Chorus:
You’re sitting on the fence
And now you’ve fenced me in
With the no’s that you won’t say
And the yes’s you don’t mean
But I won’t say a word
No, I won’t take offense
We’ll pretend to be friends
Right up to the bitter end
And I won’t keep you
Locked inside my fence
Outro:
Wouldn’t it be easier
To say what’s on your mind?
If you think that you will hurt me,
I’ll be fine
You’re so afraid to lose me,
Well, don’t you be afraid
We’re not worth keeping anyway
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3. |
Maybe Be
03:55
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Verse 1:
I didn’t know that I could know
Until I knew you
I don’t speak your words, but I could
See right through you
And your eyes are most unlike
Any I’ve known
But I’ve known them
Somewhere before
Pre-Chorus 1:
You’re in another world
With the heart of another girl
In a land I’d like to call my own
But it very well may be
That it all looked so pretty
Because pretty is what’s unknown
But maybe
Chorus:
In another time
In another place
In another life
What could be, maybe would be
And maybe
In another day
In another universe
Another us could just
Be
Verse 2:
I didn’t know what I could know
Until I knew you
All the words I say
Find their way
Right to you
And your eyes are most unlike
Any I’ve known
But I swore
I’d seen them before
Pre-Chorus 2:
Wouldn’t it be nice
To be able to live twice
Make the could-have-been’s as they should be
But it very well may be
Knowing you and me
We both fall for life too easily
But maybe
Chorus:
In another time
In another place
In another life
What could be, maybe would be
And maybe
In another day
In another universe
Another us could just
Be
Bridge:
But it’s too soon to say
I miss you in this way
It’s too soon to say, it’s true
But it’s too late to say
Because you’re so far away
It’s too late to say I do
Outro:
I didn’t know that I could know
Until I knew you
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4. |
Time
04:51
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Verse 1:
I’m stuck
And I can’t break walls
And I see you moving by
On the other side
And I understand
You’ve got a lot to do
You’ve got the world to move
Turn the earth
Turn the nights into days we can use
I’m stuck
And you flow on by
I’m tired of waiting
And waiting and waiting for
People and life
And I just
Need to sleep
Need to breathe, let me be
But you keep running on
Without me
Chorus:
Don’t. Don’t go
I haven’t seen
All that there is to see
Don’t go. Don’t go
I haven’t been
All that there is to be
Verse 2:
Give me
A bit more of you
I can’t keep waiting for you
To wait for me
And I don’t
Want to miss this train
Though I know there are so many more
On the way
Give me
A chance to try
‘Cause I’m tired of regretting Forgetting and getting so
Far behind
Friend
Be a friend
Be a moment
To lie and rest
Chorus:
Don’t. Don’t go
I haven’t seen
All that there is to see
Don’t go. Don’t go
I haven’t been
All that there is to be
Don’t go. Don’t go
What in the world are you
Running for?
Don’t go. Don’t go
I don’t think I can keep up anymore
I don’t think I can keep up anymore
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5. |
The Dragon Song
04:22
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Verse 1:
Walking down the road,
I met a pretty little dragon
He said, "Hello, goodbye!"
But not before I
Could wipe my tears
On the back of my hand
And he said, "I don’t understand.
"You used to be
Such a happy-go-lucky child
You always used to laugh.
Always, even after
The sun went away with the rain.
So, what’s making you cry today?”
And I said,
Chorus 1:
"What’s the use of singing
With all this noise around?
And what’s the use of living
With nothing left to give?
And what’s the use of dreaming
When nothing you ever dream comes true?
What’s the use of singing
When nobody can hear you?"
Verse 2:
He cocked his head and said
As he handed me a napkin,
"Now, wipe away those tears.
It’s time that you cleared up
This mess you call your head.
Just look at all the tears you’ve shed!
"I know what it’s like
To feel like you don’t really matter
You’re screaming out your words
But none of them get heard.
You’re a mime, in a box
Underground, with your thoughts
All silenced and turned on mute.
And you think:
Chorus 1:
" ’What’s the use of singing
With all this noise around?
And what’s the use of living
With nothing left to give?
And what’s the use of dreaming
When nothing you ever dream comes true?
What’s the use of singing
When nobody can hear you?’
Bridge:
"But you know, this isn’t so,
Sometimes you just gotta let your notes flow
And live for yourself
Dream for yourself
Sing for nobody else but you.
Chorus 2:
"’Cause nothing’s gonna take you
And nothing’s gonna make you
Drown, drown, drown
Least of all yourself
"And nothing’s gonna shake you
And nothing’s gonna break you
Down, down, down
"You ask me what’s the point,
Well, this is all I can say:
If you’re feeling like you’re muted
You just sing it anyway
Sitting high and mighty on the shelf
Learn to love to sing for yourself.”
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