WHY?
Tracy Chapman
Why do the babies starve
When there's enough food to feed the world
Why when there're so many of us
Are there people still alone
Why are the missiles called peace keepers
When they're aimed to kill
Why is a woman still not safe
When she's in her home
Love is hate
War is peace
No is yes
And we're all free
But somebody's gonna have to answer
The time is coming soon
Admidst all these questions and contradictions
There're some who seek the truth
But somebody's gonna have to answer
The time is coming soon
When the blind remove their blinders
And the speechless speak the truth
From: Deise Zandona
Should I try to take you in?
Another fool brought to the fold
With not a gaze or arms
but deathlike grip to hold
To hold
To hold
To hold
Should I try to take you in?
And hope for the perfect docile pet
Hope that you'll not defile or wreck my home
Sweet home
Sweet home
Sweet home
Here there's only faith no doubt
You can be taken anywhere
Here is where you choose the place
With pleasure and pain in equal share
A refuge for truth and deceit
Where all who come are taken in
Should I try to take you in?
Pretending what you have not felt
In passion sorrow sleep or death eyes closed
Eyes closed
Eyes closed
Eyes closed
Here there's only faith no doubt
You can be taken anywhere
Here is where you choose the place
With pleasure and pain in equal share
A refuge for truth and deceit
Where all who come are taken in
Should I try to take you in
Who'll pity me if I forget?
It's said to be and not to be in love
Is to regret
Regret
Regret
Regret
Here there's only faith no doubt
You can be taken anywhere
Here is where you choose the place
With pleasure and pain in equal share
A refuge for truth and deceit
Where all who come are taken in
Should I try to take you in
Who'll pity me in my regret?
For those who've never been in love
Need not forget
Forget
Forget
Save a place for me
Save a space for me
In your heart
In your heart
Save a place for me
Save a space for me
In your heart
In your heart
If you wait, I will come for you
If you wait, I will come for you
If you wait, I will come for you
If you wait
If you wait
If you wait
Let it rain
As I walk these streets unknown
To no one named
Not even myself
When I'm low
Give me hope
That help is coming
When I need it most
Give me hope
That help is coming
When I need it most
Let it go
No mother no father no home
Forget as all others
Have forgotten
When I'm alone
But give me hope
That help is coming
When I need it most
Give me hope
That help is coming
When I need it most
Let it come
Love that lifts me up
Pain that brings me down
Everything I'd ever want and don't
When I'm not strong
But give me hope
That help is coming
When I need it most
Give me hope
That help is coming
When I need it most
Let it rain
Let it flood these streets and wash me away
To where it makes no difference who I am
Or what the future holds
When I don't know
But give me hope
That help is coming
When I need it most
Give me hope
That help is coming
When I need it most
You and me
Had some history
Had a semblance of honesty
All that has changed now
We shared words
Only lover speak
How can it be
We are less than strangers
Oh it hurts to lose in love
Let anger and cruelty win
It's unfair that you doubt your feelings
And that you'll ever love again
I know that hearts can change
Like the seasons and the wind
But when I said forever
I thought that we'd always be friends
You and me had some history
Had a semblance of honesty
All that has changed now
We shared words
Only lovers speak
How can it be
We are less than strangers
I thought I saw you yesterday
I thought I passed you on the street
I swear I saw your face
I was not imagining
That you stole a glance my way
You walked away from me
My heart it may be broken
But my eyes are dry to see
You and me had some history
Had a semblance of honesty
All that has changed now
We shared words
Only lovers speak
How can it be
We are less than strangers
Say I have known some
Less than I should
Say I have known some
Too well for my own good
Say I´m a saint of mercy
Say I´m a whore
I´ve been a lot of things
But never yours
I wear my mama´s dress
Her finest clothes
Daddy showed me outside
To meet you on the front porch
I laugh at all your jokes
But you look bored
I´ve been a lot of things but never yours
You never cross my mind
You can be sure
You´ll never catch my eye
Waiting for you watching the door
I let you hold me
Dry lip kiss me on the dance hall floor
I´ve been a lot of things
But never yours
Never yours
Never yours
Never yours
Never yours
Never yours
Never yours
Never yours
Never yours
So you say you won
It was a bet
A game of pool or cards
I repay my family´s debt
I let you lie beside me
With no remorse
I´ve been a lot of things
But never yours
Say I have known some
Less than I should
Say I have known some
Too well for my own good
Say I´m a saint of mercy
Say I´m a whore
I´ve been a lot of things
But never yours
I want you, try to forget her
In your heart you know that she'll never
love you, love you, love you
I want you, try to forget her
She won't call or write you a letter
of love, love, love's proof
I want you, try to forget her
Give her time, you'll wait forever
for love, oh love, love's proof
It's not in the stars,
It's all in the proofs
Chances and the odds one you love will love
Fall for you, fall for you
I want you, try to forget her
Thinks she's good, I'll be better
Love you, love you, love you
When all my hopes and dreams
Have been betrayed
I stand before you
My hands are empty
I am yours
If you are mine
When I fall and stumble
Flat on my face
When I'm shamed and humbled
In disgrace
I am yours
If you are mine
When voices call me
To question my faith
When misperception
Taints my love with hate
I am yours
If you are mine
When time decides
It won't stop for me
When the hawks and vultures
Are circling
I am yours
If you are mine
No picnic no barbecue out in the back
A yard for parked cars left to rot and forget
For chained-up mad dogs for garbage to sit
Get lost get lost a part from it
I can´t see through it
But I can see past
With me with me always
Without going back
Just people and buildings
Not city or town
Great lake crooked river
Flat land water burns
The air not smoke
It tears the eye
Home is where you live
Home is where you´ll die
I can´t see through it
But I can see past
With me with me always
Without going back
In a glacial slide
Over ice mirrored glace
In a slip and past times
Are in the future brought back
Reflected reflected reflected
Every footstep
No walk in the park
No there i nowhere
No place can replace
What a clear eye reveals
Soft and hard shaped like a wheel
Made me of rubber made me of steel
I can´t see through it
But I can see past
With me with me always
Without going back
Can't run fast enough
Can't hide I can't fly
I'm struggling with the limits of this ordinary life
I'm just a
Just a
Just a first try
Can't hear what you say
Can't see by the light
I'm struggling with the limits of this ordinary life
I'm just a
Just a
Just a first try
Can't say what I mean
Can't love from the heart
Can't trust in the mercy and the goodness in the world
Can't learn to accept that it's alright
To struggle with the limits of this ordinary life
Can't be
Just a
Just a first try
Can't be
Just a
Just a first try
Just a
Just a
Just a first try
All you folks think you own my life
But you never made any sacrifice
Demons they are on my trail
I'm standing at the crossroads of the hell
I look to the left I look to the right
There're hands that grab me on every side
All you folks think I got my price
At which I'll sell all that is mine
You think money rules when all else fails
Go sell your soul and keep your shell
I'm trying to protect what I keep inside
All the reasons why I live my life
Some say the devil be a mystical thing
I say the devil he a walking man
He a fool he a liar conjurer and a thief
He try to tell you what you want
Try to tell you what you need
Standing at the point
The road it cross you down
What is at your back
Which way do you turn
Who will come to find you first
Your devils or your gods
All you folks think you run my life
Say I should be willing to comprimise
I say all you demons go back to hell
I'll save my soul save myself
I may beg
Beg for money
I may lie and lay my body down
Sell what I would give with love
One day before Easter comes
But I won't let Jesus find me
I walk I eat I sleep
In these streets I may be found
Alive or dead or just reborn
One day before Easter comes
But I won't let Jesus find me
Jesus knows what I've done
I won't let him lift me up
Before I can turn
To look for him
Before I can turn
To look for him
If Jesus comes around again
I'll cry I'll cry
I'll cry for help
I'll let you be the one
To try to redeem the sins of man
One day before Easter comes
But I won't let Jesus find me
I'm gonna hide
Hide from him
Hide myself but not the sin
I'm gonna hide
Hide from him
Hide myself but no the sin
If Jesus comes around again
I've got the rock the needle
The bottle of sorrow
And Jesus Jesus Jesus knows
I believe in mistakes and accidents
That the nature of life is chaos and confusion
That man's rules of law and order
May not stand
And I should be and be not afraid
To reach for heaven
I may think that I know
The true heart's needs
But my pride may bring me low
Unable to see
I'm no closer than yesterday
But tomorrow I may stand
And be and be not afraid
To reach for heaven
I'll see the black car cavalcade
Lights on in the morn
I'll run fast and far away
I'll run without stopping
'Til hear and feet fail
Or until I can stand
And be and be not afraid
Be and be not afraid
Be and be not afraid
To reach for heaven
Done so many things wrong I don't know if I can do right
Oh I, Oh I've
Done so many things wrong I don't know if I can do right
At this point in my life
I've done so many things wrong I don't know if I can do right
If you put your trust in me I hope I won't let you down
If you give me a chance I'll try
You see it's been a hard road the road I'm traveling on
And if I take your hand I might lead you down the path to ruin
I've had a hard life I'm just saying it so you'll understand
That right now, right now, I'm doing the best I can
At this point in my life
At this point in my life
Although I've mostly walked in the shadows
I'm still searching for the light
Won't you put your faith in me
We both know that's what matters
If you give me a chance I'll try
You see I've been climbing stairs but mostly stumbling down
I've been reaching high always losing ground
You see I've been reaching high but always losing ground
You see I've conquered hills but I still have mountains to climb
And right now right now I'm doing the best I can
At this point in my life
Before we take a step
Before we walk down that path
Before I make any promises
Before you have regrets
Before we talk commitment
Let me tell you of my past
All I've seen and all I've done
The things I'd like to forget
At this point in my life
At this point in my life
I'd like to live as if only love mattered
As if redemption was in sight
As if the search to live honestly
Is all that anyone needs
No matter if you find it
You see when I've touched the sky
The earth's gravity has pulled me down
But now I've reconciled that in this world
Birds and angels get the wings to fly
If you can believe in this heart of mine
If you can give it a try
Then I'll reach inside and find and give you
All the sweetness that I have
At this point in my life
At this point in my life
The love that you had
In your heart is gone
Any touch of sincerity
Any trace of compassion
What hardened your heart?
What turned it to stone?
What made you forget?
You were in love with someone
Your hands don't reach out
Your voice doesn't call me
I know you've stopped listening
Your eyes look straight through me
If nights are like this
I'd rather be alone
Who said you could forget
You were in love with someone?
Tell me what hardened your heart
Tell me what turned it to stone
Tell me what made you forget
You were in love with someone
Was I wrong to forgive
Your indiscretions?
Should I have been more hysterical
Less understanding?
If you're looking for a villain
Go on assume the role
But don't say that it's my fault
That you're not in love with someone
Tell me what hardened your heart
Tell me what turned it to stone
Tell me what made you forget
You were in love with someone
Tell me there's someone in your life
I'll fight to keep your for my own
Tell me because I really want to know
Why you can't be in love with someone
The life I've always wanted
I guess I'll never have
I'll be working for somebody else
Until I'm in my grave
I'll be dreaming of a live of ease
And mountains
Oh mountains o' things
To have a big expensive car
Drag my furs on the ground
And have a maid that I can tell
To bring me anything
Everyone will look at me with envy and with greed
I'll revel in their attention
And mountains
Oh mountains o' things
Sweet lazy life
Champagne and caviar
I hope you'll come and find me
Cause you know who we are
Those who deserve the best in life
And know what money's worth
And those whose sole misfortune
Was having mountains o' nothing at birth
Oh they tell me
There's still time to save my soul
They tell me
Renounce all
Renounce all those material things you gained by
Exploiting other human beings
Consume more than you need
This is the dream
Make you pauper
Or make you queen
I won't die lonely
I'll have it all prearranged
A grave that's deep and wide enough
For me and all my mountains o' things
Mostly I feel lonely
Good good people are
Good people are only
My stepping stones
It's gonna take all my mountains o' things
To surround me
Keep all my enemies away
Keep my sadness and loneliness at bay
I'll be dreaming, dreaming...
Dreaming...
Make me fumble
Make me fall
Make my heart stop and start
To tremble uncontrollably
Let my eyes see fear make desire
Keep those who long apart
Forbid the kiss
And leave us innocent
Of the things some do in the dark
The things some do in the dark
The things some do in the dark
Make me remember
Make me forget
Make my mind unable
To force the body to do its will
Let it be right for belief and denial
To share a space in the heart and leave us only to imagine
About the things some do in the dark
The things some do in the dark
The things some do in the dark
Make me pretend
Make me expect
Things can go and come to pass
Without trial or tribulation
Let this life space and time
Leave my body with permanent marks
Faded scars and lines
But not a single impression
Of the things some do in the dark
The things some do in the dark
The things some do in the dark
Let me be tempted
Let me be torn
But make my thoughts pure and not
Morally corrupt in form
Let us sleep tonight
Let innocence lie in our dreams and secret hearts
With burning desire
A need to know and do
The things some do in the dark
The things some do in the dark
The things some do in the dark
If these are the things that
Dreams are made of
Why don't I dream
Anymore
I've tried to tell myself
Nothing's changed my dear
But I look around me
And think maybe that's not so
I only have nightmares
And wake up with cold sweat
Coming through my pores
Why don't I dream anymore
I'm in the garden
All the trees bear fruit
I have to pick them before they fall
I finally grab one
I hold it in my hand
I open it up
It's rotten to the core
Why don't I dream anymore
If these are the things that
Dreams are made of
Why don't I dream
Anymore
We lose our patience
Lose our trust
Yes we lose our innocence
To forget our sorrow and hide our pain
We lose old memories
But dreams are what life's worth living for
I wish I could dream
Once more
I'm in the garden
All the trees bear fruit
I have to pick them before they fall
I finally grab one
I hold it in my hand
I open it up
It's rotten to the core
Why don't I dream anymore
If these are the things that
Dreams are made of
Why don't I dream anymore
I've tried to tell myself
It's all for the best my dear
But I look around me and think
Maybe that's not so
I only have nightmares
Wake up in a cold sweat
Have I become as corrupt
As all I abhor
I'm in the garden
All the trees bear fruit
I have to pick them before they fall
I finally grab one
I hold it in my hand
I open it up
It's rotten to the core
Why don't I dream anymore
If these are the things that
Dreams are made of
If these are the things that
Dreams are made of
If these are the things that
Dreams are made of
I don't want anymore
You can close your eyes
And see a picture perfect life
Inside your mind
Dreaming only of the days ahead
wanted and wished for more than now
Or the days behind
You waste your time
The picture makes a promise
The flesh lets it be broken
The picture makes a promise
The flesh lets it be broken
You can never think
You can't even stop yourself
Before the words have been spoken
And you've already said
You would give everything
And something for nothing
Everybody thinks you're joking
The picture makes a promise
The flesh lets it be broken
The picture makes a promise
The flesh lets it be broken
You want to be the one
Made over be your own
Before and after
And the supermarket
Beauti in a bottle queen
Who'll one day grace a
cheek-out counter
Magazine front cover
Though the fine print reads
The picture makes a promise
The flesh lets it be broken
The picture makes a promise
The flesh lets it be broken
Lets it be broken
Lets it be broken
Broken
Lets it be broken
Lets it be broken
Broken
Broken
When your life is never what you wanted
Not even halfway normal
Just tarnished and soiled
When in your reach
A framed and frozen moment
So far from perfection
Not truth or transcendence
Will set you free
Still you don't belive
The picture makes a promise
The flesh lets it be broken
The picture makes a promise
The flesh lets it be broken
Good girls walk fast
In groups of three
Fast girls walk slow
On side streets
Sometimes the girls who walk alone
Aren´t found for days or weeks
On the busy boulevards
Bad boys call you names
And cruise you hard
Bullies laugh and grin and beat
Your soft skin against
The cold concrete
I´m 3000 miles away
I´m 3000 miles away
I´m 3000 miles away
I´m 3000 miles away
Knock you down
Make you bleed
Make you cry
And make you think
I´ll die here soon if I don´t leave
If I don´t leave if I don´t leave
This patch of sky and native ground
Take turns to push and pull you down
Forget trying to live and be happy
I´ll take safe and terror free
I´m 3000 miles away
I´m 3000 miles away
I´m 3000 miles away
I´m 3000 miles away
Hit the floor
Shut off the lights
As the bullets fly
Terror rules the dark night
Dogs hang from the trees
Training ground for punks and thieves
Home of poor white retirees
Who didn´t bail
And couldn´t sell
When color made the grass less green
I´m 3000 miles away
I´m 3000 miles away
I´m 3000 miles away
I´m 3000 miles away
Apples are filled with razor blades
But fools and innocents believe
That love and faith and truth and beauty
Can make a garden of this human factory
I´m 3000 miles away
I´m 3000 miles away
I´m 3000 miles away
I´m 3000 miles away
Bad girls run fast
Leave home alone
No trace or clue of where they´ve gone
Sometimes these girls are never found
Never found never found
I´m 3000 miles away
I´m 3000 miles away
I´m 3000 miles away
I´m 3000 miles away
I´m 3000 miles away
I´m 3000 miles away
If not now then when
If not today then
Why make your promises
A love declared for days to come
Is as good as none
You can wait 'til morning comes
You can wait for the new day
You can wait and lose this heart
You can wait and soon be sorry
Now love's the only thing that's free
We must take it where it's found
Pretty soon it may be costly
If not now what then
We all must live our lives
Always feeling
Always thinking
There're no words to say
No words to convey
This feeling inside I have for you
Deep in my heart
Safe from the guards
Of intellect and reason
Leaving me at a loss
For words to express my feelings
Deep in my heart
Look at me losing control
Thinking I had hold
But with feelings this strong
I'm no longer the master
Two weeks in a Virginia jail
For my lover for my lover
Twenty thousand dollar bail
For my lover for my lover
And everybody thinks
That I'm the fool
But they don't get
Any love from you
The things we won't do for love
I'd climb a mountain if I had to
And risk my life so I could have you
you...
Everyday I'm psychoanalyzed
For my lover for my lover
They dope me up and I tell them lies
For my lover for my lover
I follow my heart
And leave my head to ponder
Deep in this love
No man can shake
I follow my heart
And leave my mind to wonder
Is this love worth
Across the lines
Who would dare to go
Under the bridge
Over the tracks
That separates whites from blacks
Choose sides
Or run for your life
Tonight the riots begin
On back streets of America
They kill the dream of America
Little black girl gets assaulted
Ain't no reason why
Newspaper prints the story
And racist tempers fly
Next day it starts a riot
Knives and guns are drawn
Two black boys get killed
One white boy goes blind
Across the lines
Who would dare to go
Under the bridge
Over the tracks
That separates whites from blacks
Choose sides
Or run for your life
Tonight the riots begin
On back streets of America
They kill the dream of America
Little black girl gets assaulted
Don't no one know her name
Lots of people hurt and angry
She's the one to blame
Across the lines
Who would dare to go
Under the bridge
Over the tracks
That separates whites from blacks
Choose sides
Or run for your life
Tonight the riots begin
On back streets of America
She was the only one
of my flesh and blood
now I have no calling
I can do no wordly good
I sit silent
I sit all mourning
I sit listless all the day
I've mostly lost the voice to speak
and any words to say except
does heaven have enough angels yet?
I've gone hard
and I've gone cold
I can't make the pieces of this cracked life fit
please forgive me for wanting to know
does heaven have enough angels yet?
Together oh together
no there'll be no more of that
but I would not dare for myself to ask
does heaven have enough angels yet?
She was the only one
of my own flesh and blood
sometimes I hear her calling
straight from the house of god
Speak The Word
Unsettled hearts
Promise what they can't deliver
Bring me the wine
And the cold night air to clear my head
Gray matter memory house
Master of this trembling flesh
Steady still my doubts
Let me speak the word that precedes bliss
Let me speak the word
Let me speak the word
Love love love love love love love love
Let me speak the word
Let me speak the word
Love love love love love love love love
Let me speak the word
Let me speak the word
Let me speak the word
Let me speak the word
These weakened knees
Have not touched ground or pew in ages
I haven't bowed my head
I offer thanks to any god or to ask for favors
But watch me now
I'm falling down
Praying
To speak the word that precedes bliss
To speak the word
To speak the word
Love love love love love love love love
Let me speak the word
Let me speak the word
Love love love love love love love love
Let me speak the word
Let me speak the word
Let me speak the word
Let me speak the word
Touched the mirror
Broke the surface of the water
Saw my true self
All illusions shattered
Money’s only paper only ink
We’ll destroy ourselves if we can’t agree
How the world turns
Who made the sun
Who owns the sea
The world we know will fall piece by piece
Sat down up close to the colored black hole
Like they’d always told me not to
Saw the one dimension polka dot pacifier
And all illusions shattered
Money’s only paper only ink
We’ll destroy ourselves if we can’t agree
How the world turns
Who made the sun
Who owns the sea
The world we know will fall piece by piece
Bared myself wholly heart and body unadorned
Stripped down solely
To the evil and the good
Felt no shame
Naked to the world
And all illusions shattered
Money’s only paper only ink
We’ll destroy ourselves if we can’t agree
How the world turns
Who made the sun
Who owns the sea
The world we know will fall piece by piece
Faced towards the sea
Looked to heaven up above
Felt the world revolve around me
No one could tell me otherwise
But the turbulent waters won’t reflect this life
Only the sun the moon and sky
And all illusions shattered
Money’s only paper only ink
We’ll destroy ourselves if we can’t agree
How the world turns
Who made the sun
Who owns the sea
The world we know will fall piece by piece
Money’s only paper only ink
It's OK
Love is only meant for some
I'm the rock
The shoulder you can cry on
I keep the walls from falling down
I keep the walls from falling down
I keep the walls from falling down
I'll play it straight
While you laugh and drink and party all night long
I'll designate myself
To be the driver who takes you home
I keep the walls from falling down
I keep the walls from falling down
You can be pretty and tragic
I'll try to keep the walls from falling down
You can be beautiful and fabulous
I'll try to keep the walls from falling down
I can't reach the pain you feel
But I'll try to keep the walls from falling down
If you can hold on
Lose your fear
I'll try to keep the walls from falling down
Falling down
Falling down
Where is your saint?
To let you know you're not alone
To bring you peace
Help me be your friend your confidante
And keep the walls from falling down
Keep the walls from falling down
Keep the walls from falling down
Done so many things wrong I don't know if I can do right
Oh I, Oh I've
Done so many things wrong I don't know if I can do right
At this point in my life
I've done so many things wrong I don't know if I can do right
If you put your trust in me I hope I won't let you down
If you give me a chance I'll try
You see it's been a hard road the road I'm traveling on
And if I take your hand I might lead you down the path to ruin
I've had a hard life I'm just saying it so you'll understand
That right now, right now, I'm doing the best I can
At this point in my life
At this point in my life
Although I've mostly walked in the shadows
I'm still searching for the light
Won't you put your faith in me
We both know that's what matters
If you give me a chance I'll try
You see I've been climbing stairs but mostly stumbling down
I've been reaching high always losing ground
You see I've been reaching high but always losing ground
You see I've conquered hills but I still have mountains to climb
And right now right now I'm doing the best I can
At this point in my life
Before we take a step
Before we walk down that path
Before I make any promises
Before you have regrets
Before we talk commitment
Let me tell you of my past
All I've seen and all I've done
The things I'd like to forget
At this point in my life
At this point in my life
I'd like to live as if only love mattered
As if redemption was in sight
As if the search to live honestly
Is all that anyone needs
No matter if you find it
You see when I've touched the sky
The earth's gravity has pulled me down
But now I've reconciled that in this world
Birds and angels get the wings to fly
If you can believe in this heart of mine
If you can give it a try
Then I'll reach inside and find and give you
All the sweetness that I have
At this point in my life
If these are the things that
Dreams are made of
Why don't I dream
Anymore
I've tried to tell myself
Nothing's changed my dear
But I look around me
And think maybe that's not so
I only have nightmares
And wake up with cold sweat
Coming through my pores
Why don't I dream anymore
I'm in the garden
All the trees bear fruit
I have to pick them before they fall
I finally grab one
I hold it in my hand
I open it up
It's rotten to the core
Why don't I dream anymore
If these are the things that
Dreams are made of
Why don't I dream
Anymore
We lose our patience
Lose our trust
Yes we lose our innocence
To forget our sorrow and hide our pain
We lose old memories
But dreams are what life's worth living for
I wish I could dream
Once more
I'm in the garden
All the trees bear fruit
I have to pick them before they fall
I finally grab one
I hold it in my hand
I open it up
It's rotten to the core
Why don't I dream anymore
If these are the things that
Dreams are made of
Why don't I dream anymore
I've tried to tell myself
It's all for the best my dear
But I look around me and think
Maybe that's not so
I only have nightmares
Wake up in a cold sweat
Have I become as corrupt
As all I abhor
I'm in the garden
All the trees bear fruit
I have to pick them before they fall
I finally grab one
I hold it in my hand
I open it up
It's rotten to the core
Why don't I dream anymore
If these are the things that
Dreams are made of
If these are the things that
Dreams are made of
If these are the things that
Dreams are made of
I don't want anymore
I know I may be wishing
On a world
That may never be
But I'll keep on wishing
No matter how hopeless
Or foolish
It may seem
I'll keep on wishing
I'll toss my coins in the fountain
Look for clovers in grassy lawns
Search for shooting stars in the night
Cross my fingers and dream on
I know I may be dreaming
Of a world
Far from present day reality
But I'll keep on dreaming
No matter how unrealistic
Or naive
It may seem Always keep dreaming
And toss your coins in the fountain
Look for clovers in grassy lawns
Search for shooting stars in the night
Cross your fingers and dream on
We must always be thinking
Of a world
As a place of infinite possibilities
And always keep thinking
No matter how hopeless
Or foolish
It may seem
Always keep thinking
And toss our coins in the fountain
Look for clovers in grassy lawns
Search for shooting stars in the night
Cross our fingers and dream on
I'll keep on wishing
We must always keep dreaming
Of a world
With equality and justice
Thinking
There could be a world
Without poverty and sickness
Wishing
Of a world
Without hunger and homelessness
Dreaming
Of a world
Where all people live in peace
Dreaming
Of a world
Dreaming
On a world
say hallelujah
throw up your hands
the bucket is kicked
the body is gone
close your eyes
bow your head
to rest your soul and praise the dead
say hallelujah
throw up your hands
the bucket is kicked
the body is gone
dry your eyes and stand up right
put a smile on your face
it wouldn't warm us to cry
the sun will rise, the stars will shine
turning day into dusk and night into dawn
we'll pass on but until that time
say hallelujah
say hallelujah
say hallelujah
say hallelujah
say hallelujah
throw up your hands
the bucket is kicked
the body is gone
have mercy
it's a wonderful life
eternal rest for the weary mornest part of tonight
say hallelujah
throw up your hands
the bucket is kicked
the body is gone
wave your hands
but don't say goodbye
we're all gonna meet you on the other side...
Should be happy to be loved
Happy to be
Unburdened by the thought
I could still be lonely
I think you're the one
Everyone agrees
But some can see the face of love
And turn away in disbelief
Every time we get close
I just run
And the wind on my face
Last rays of the sun
Shine on my skin
My heart slow me down
Is all that I can feel
All that I can feel
All that I can feel
All that I can feel
Should be happy to be loved
Happy to be
With someone who knows
And understands me
I think you're the one
Everyone agrees
But some can touch the hand of love
And pull away in disbelief
Every time we get close
I just run
And the wind on my face
Last rays of the sun
Shine on my skin
My heart slow me down
Is all that I can feel
All that I can feel
All that I can feel
All that I can feel
Should be happy to be loved
Happy to be
Possessed by nothing but
A heart that's chosen freely
I think you're the one
Everyone agrees
But some can feel the grace of love
And walk away in disbelief
Every time we get close
I just run
And the wind on my face
Last rays of the sun
Shine on my skin
My heart slow me down
Is all that I can feel
All that I can feel
All that I can feel
All that I can feel
All that I can feel
All that I can feel
All that I can feel
All that I can feel
Should be happy to be loved
Happy to be
Should be happy to be loved
Happy to be
Trouble won't find me
Sorrow won't call
Sadness will turn away
Searching for a new soul
Hardship won't come by
All pain will cease
Somebody will take my place
And suffer for me
If I never see another sun
If I never see another sun
If I never see another sun
Another sun another sun
If no love will comfort me
If no kind words come
To offer hope or peace
When I have fallen
If I be a stranger
Friend of no one
I'll gladly take my place
In the world beyond
If I never see another sun
If I never see another sun
If I never see another sun
Another sun another sun
If I lay down and wake to see
The bright light of the morn
Rise up every day
To blind beat and burn
Show me no mercy
For need or want
Let somebody take my place
When the new day dawns
If I never see another sun
If I never see another sun
If I never see another sun
Another sun another sun
My mama told me
'Cause she say she learned the hard way
Say she want to spare the children
She say don't give or sell your soul away
'Cause all that you have is your soul
Don't be tempted by the shiny apple
Don't you eat of a bitter fruit
Hunger only for a taste of justice
Hunger only for a world of truth
'Cause all that you have is your soul
I was a pretty young girl once
I had dreams I had hight hopes
I married a man he stole my heart away
He gave his love but what a high price I paid
And all that you have is your soul
Why was I such a young fool
Thought I'd make history
Making babies was the best I could do
Thought I'd made something that could be mine forever
Found out the hard way one can't possess another
And all that you have is your soul
I thought thought that I could find a way
To beat the system
To make a deal and have no depts to pay
I'd take it all take it all I'd run away
Me for myself first class and first rate
But all that you have is your soul
Here I am waiting for a better day
A second chance
A little luck come my way
A hope to dream a hope that I can sleep again
And wake in the world with a clear conscience and clean hands
'Cause all that you have is your soul
All that you have
All that you have
All that you have
Some say you're crazy
Say that your no good
Say your family's cursed with bad blood
I think you're cute and misunderstood
I wouldnt change you if i could
Let them talk you down
And call you names
My minds made up it ain't going to change
Im sure in my heart,
happy and free
You're the one,
You're the one,
You're the one for me
Some say you're bitter
Think your mean
Uncouth, untamed and unrestrained
I think your sensitive and sweet
Stay as you are
Dont change a thing
Some say your body, wicked and wild
Restless, useless to the nine
But i think youre funny and i like you smile
Want to be with you,
Want you to stay a while
A no count, mixed up, amount to nothing
A day away from a bum on the street
Some low class kind of royalty
That's what they say about you
when they're talking to me
Some say your bad, a bad bad seed
You love to play with fire
You love gambling
But i know what you love
And i know what you need
And i like it when you play with me
Im sure in my heart,
Happy and free
You're the one,
You're the one,
Don?t you know, they?re talkin? 'bout a revolution
It sounds like a whisper
Don?t you know, they?re talkin? 'bout a revolution
It sounds like a whisper
While they?re standing in the welfare lines
Crying at the doorsteps of those armies of salvation
Wasting time, in the unemployment lines
Sitting around, waiting for a promotion
Don?t you know, they?re talkin? 'bout a revolution
It sounds like a whisper
Poor people gonna rise up and get their share
Poor people gonna rise up and take what?s theirs
Don?t you know, you better run, run, run, run, run
Run, run, run, run, run, run, run
Oh, I said you better, run, run, run, run, run, run, run
Run, run, run, run, run
'Cus finally the tables are starting to turn, talkin? 'bout a revolution
'Cus finally the tables are starting to turn, talkin? 'bout a revolution, oh no
Talkin? 'bout a revolution ,oh
While they're standing in the welfare lines
Crying at the doorsteps of those armies of salvation
Wasting time in the unemployment lines
Sitting around waiting for a promotion
Don?t you know, they?re talkin? 'bout a revolution
It sounds like a whisper
And finally the tables are starting to turn, talkin? 'bout a revolution
Yes, finally the tables are starting to turn, talkin? 'bout a revolution, oh no
You and your sweet smile
You and all your tantalizing ways
You and your honey lips
You and all the sweet things that they say
You and your wild wild ways
One day you just up and walked away
oh You felt me hurting
But I can forgive you for that now
You taught me something
Something took me half my life to learn
When you give all yourself away
Just tell them to be careful of your heart
Be careful of my heart
Be careful of this heart of mine
Be careful of my heart
heart
I just might break and send some splitters flying
Be careful of my heart
heart
Be careful
You you you
You you you
You you you
Took my love
Thought you took it all
You you you
You you you
You you you
Took my love
And now you're gone
But I'm not breaking down
And I'm not falling apart
I just lost a little faith
When you broke my heart
Given a chance
I might try it again
But I wouldn't risk it all this time
I'd save
A little love for myself
Enough for my heart to mend
A little love for myself
One day I just might love again
One day some sweet smile might turn my head
One day I just might give all myself away
One day
One day
If I should lose your love
I hope my heart will break
A second just before the feeling goes away
Cold and dark and still
Let that be the state
No heat no light no tremor
No welcome for the pain
If I should lose your love
Let my mind draw a blank
A second after all your love's gone away
Silent calm and clear
Let that be the place
An empty hollow void
Where nothing is contained
If I should lose your love
This body will be my grave
And from that moment forth
Best I should fade away
To vapor dust and sand
To drift through time and space
Forever and until all has been erased
Why do the babies starve
When there's enough food to feed the world
Why when there're so many of us
Are there people still alone
Why are the missiles called peace keepers
When they're aimed to kill
Why is a woman still not safe
When she's in her home?
Love is hate
War is peace
No is yes
And we're all free
But somebody's gonna have to answer
The time is coming soon
Amidst all these questions and contradictions
There're some who seek the truth
But somebody's gonna have to answer
The time is coming soon
When the blind remove their blinders
Wenn nicht jetzt
wann dann
Wenn nicht heute
Warum dann deine Versprechen
Eine Liebe
die für morgen erklärt wird
Ist so gut wie keine
Du kannst warten
bis der Morgen kommt
Du kannst warten auf einen neuen Tag
Du kannst warten und die Herz verlieren
Du kannst warten und schon bald bereuen
Nur Liebe bekommt man umsonst
Wir müssen zugreifen
wenn wir sie finden
Sehr bald schon ist sie vielleicht teuer zu bezahlen
Wenn nicht jetzt
was dann
Wir müssen alle unsere Leben leben
Immer spüren
Immer denken
I've been having dreams and visions
In them you are always standing
Right beside me
I reach out for your hand
To see your arms extending
outstretched towards me
For you I don the veil
By your light
Others pale by comparison
I place my faith in love
My fate in this communication
I've been having dreams and visions
In them you are always standing
Right beside me
I reach out for your hand
To see your arms extending
Outstretched towards me
To you I give my pledge
I honor all that's good
In this life we're living
To think not only of myself
But of the greater union
Can I get a witness
There is salvation and rapture for the lonely
Can I get a witness
Bless this day sacred and holy
Sacred and Holy
I've been having dreams and visions
In them you are always standing
Right beside me
I reach out for your hand
To see your arms extending
Outstretched towards me
With you I am revealed
All my shame all my faults and virtues
Behold body mind and spirit
Heart and soul devoted all to you
Can I get a witness
Bless this day sacred and holy
Sacred and Holy
Warum hungern die Kinder
Wenn es doch genug Brot gibt
um die Welt zu ernähren
Warum
wenn wir so viele sind
Sind manche doch allein
Warum nennt man Raketen Schutz für den Frieden
Wenn sie bestimmt sind zu töten
Warum ist eine Frau noch immer nicht sicher
In ihrem eigenen Heim
Liebe ist Haß
Krieg ist Frieden
Nein ist Ja
Und wir sind alle frei
Aber jemand schuldet die Antwort
Die Zeit steht bevor
Im Wirrwarr von Widersprüchen und Fragen
Gibt es manche
die suchen nach Wahrheit
Aber jemand schuldet die Antwort
Die Zeit steht bevor
Da öffnen die Blinden die Augen
There is fiction in the space between
The lines on your page of memories
Write it down but it doesn’t mean
You’re not just telling stories
There is fiction in the space between
You and me
There is fiction in the space between
You and reality
You will do and say anything
To make your everyday life
Seem less mundane
There is fiction in the space between
You and me
There‘s a science fiction in the space between
You and me
A fabrication a grand scheme
Where I am the scary monster
I eat the city and as I leave the scene
In my spaceship I am laughing
In your remembrance of your bad dream
There’s no one but you standing
Leave the pity and the blame
For the ones who do not speak
You write the words to get respect and compassion
And for posterity
Your write the words and make believe
There is truth in the space between
There is fiction in the space between
You and everybody
Give us all what we need
Give us one more sad sordid story
But in fiction of the space between
Sometimes a lie is the best thing
There would be psalms sung by a choir
I would have a white robe a halo newly acquired
I'd be at peace and I'd have no desire
If I'd lived right
There would be cherubs with tiny harps arrows and bows
I'd have a halo and a flowing white robe
I'd be enfolded by a celestial light
If I'd lived right
But I'm feeling hot and bothered under the collar
I feel the sweat breaking out on my brow
I feel the heat and I know it's the passion
The love I can't disavow
If this is a dream wake me up now
If this is a movie let's edit these scenes out
It would be a PG instead of an X-rated life
If I'd lived right
Some would call me a cheat call me a liar
Say that I've been defeated by the basest desires
Yes I have strayed and succumbed to my vices
But I tried to live right
But I have no regrets no guilts in my heart
I only feel sadness for any pain that I've caused
I guess I wouldn't bother to worry at all
If I'd lived right
Do you live by the book do you play by the rules?
Do you care what is thought by others about you?
If this day is all that is promised to you
Do you live for the future the present the past?
If there is one thing I know I know I will die
If anyone cares some stranger may critique my life
I may be revered or defamed and decried
But I tried to live right
There would be psalms sung by a choir
I would have a white robe a halo newly acquired
I'd be at peace and I'd have no desire
If I'd lived right
Don’t worry about a thing
’cause every little thing gonna be all right
Singin’: "don’t worry about a thing
’cause every little thing gonna be all right!"
Rise up this mornin’
Smiled with the risin’ sun
Three little birds
Pitch by my doorstep
Singin’ sweet songs
Of melodies pure and true
Sayin’, "this is my message to you-ou-ou:"
Singin’: "don’t worry ’bout a thing,
’cause every little thing gonna be all right."
Singin’: "don’t worry (don’t worry) ’bout a thing,
’cause every little thing gonna be all right!"
Rise up this mornin’,
Smiled with the risin’ sun,
Three little birds
Pitch by my doorstep
Singin’ sweet songs
Of melodies pure and true
Sayin’, "this is my message to you-ou-ou:"
Singin’: "don’t worry about a thing, worry about a thing, oh!
Every little thing gonna be all right
This time
I won't show I'm vulnerable
This time
I won't give in first
This time
I will hold out with my love
This time
I will not be hurt
I'm gonna love myself
More than anyone else
I'm gonna treat me right
I'm gonna make you say
That you love me first
And you'll be the one with the most to lose tonight
This time
This time
I won't let my emotions rule my life
This time
I'm gonna keep my heart locked safe inside
This time
I'm gonna be my own best friend
This time
I'm gonna be the one
To win
Your love
Your affection
To hide
My fear
Of rejection
Come gather round people wherever you roam
And admit that the waters around you have grown
And accept it that soon you’ll be drenched to the bone
If your time to you is worth saving
Then you’d better start swimming or you’ll sink like a stone
For the times, they are a changing
Come writers and critics who prophesize with your pens
And keep your eyes open, the chance won’t come again
And don’t speak too soon, the wheel’s still in spin
And there’s no telling who that it’s naming
Oh the loser will be later to win
For the times, they are a changing
Come senators, congressmen, please head the call
Don’t stand in the doorway, don’t block up the hall
For he that gets hurt will be her that has stalled
The battle outside ragging will soon shake your windows
And rattle your hall
For the times, they are a changing
Come mothers and fathers all over this land
And don’t criticize what you can’t understand
Your sons and your daughter are beyond your command
Your old role is rapidly aging
Please get out of the new one if you can’t lend a hand
For the times they are a changing
The line, it is drawn, the curse, it is cast
The slow one will later be fast
And the present now will soon be the past
The order is rapidly fading
The first one now will later be last
For the times, they are a changing
Got to talk to you, baby,
Talk to you now
Say it isn't too late
Slamming the door, walking out
I got a feeling
Feelings don't lie
Don't let the words escape me now
Escape me now
Escape me now
Got to talk to you, baby,
Talk to you now
Say it isn't too late
See me again, we'll work it out
I got a feeling
Feelings don't lie
Don' let the words escape me now
Escape me now
Escape me now
Got to talk to you, baby,
Talk to you now
Say it isn't too soon
See me again, sort it out
I got a feeling
Feelings don't lie
Don't let the words, oh, escape me now
Oh escape me now
Oh escape me now
Oh I got a feeling
Feelings don't lie
Don't let the words, don't let the words, don't let the words, oh, escape me now
Oh escape me now
My sweet one
My sad-eyed little lover
My sweet one
I swear there are no others
But you, but you, but you, but you, but you
Baby
At night-time
Only sometime
I get kind of lonely
And this old roaming heart of mine
It starts searching on it’s own, and
I swear my love is true
And I give it all to you
Baby
Well those sweet sad eyes
Don’t you know they call me back
Everytime
I try to go astray
And the image of you
Don’t you know it always lingers on my mind
Every minute of the day
My sweet one
My sad-eyed little lover
My sweet one
I swear there are no others
But you, but you, but you, but you, but you
Baby
Well those sweet sad eyes
Don’t you know they call me back
Everytime
I try to go astray
And the image of you
Don’t you know it always lingers on my mind
Every minute of the day
My sweet one
My sad-eyed little lover
My sweet one
I swear there are no others
But you, but you, but you, but you, but you
Baby
There is fiction in the space between
The lines on your page of memories
Write it down but it doesn't mean
You're not just telling stories
There is fiction in the space between
You and reality
You will do and say anything
To make your everyday life
Seem less mundane
There is fiction in the space between
You and me
There's a science fiction in the space between
You and me
A fabrication of a grand scheme
Where I am the scary monster
I eat the city and as I leave the scene
In my spaceship I am laughing
In your remembrance of your bad dream
There's no one but you standing
Leave the pity and the blame
For the ones who do not speak
You write the words to get respect and compassion
And for posterity
You write the words and make believe
There is truth in the space between
There is fiction in the space between
You and everybody
Give us all what we need
Give us one more sad sordid story
But in the fiction of the space between
Sometimes a lie is the best thing
Sometimes a lie is the best thing
Billy-Ray was a preacher's son
And when his daddy would visit he'd come along
When they gathered round and started talkin'
That's when Billy would take me walkin'
A-through the back yard we'd go walkin'
Then he'd look into my eyes
Lord knows to my surprise
The only one who could ever reach me
Was the son of a preacher man
The only boy who could ever teach me
Was the son of a preacher man
Yes he was, he was, mmm, yes he was
Being good isn't always easy
No matter how hard I try
When he started sweet-talkin' to me
He'd come and tell me everything is all right
He'd kiss and tell me everything is all right
Can I get away again tonight?
The only one who could ever reach me
Was the son of a preacher man
The only boy who could ever teach me
Was the son of a preacher man
Yes he was, he was, Lord knows he was
How well I remember
The look that was in his eyes
Stealin' kisses from me on the sly
Takin' time to make time
Tellin' me that he's all mine
Learnin' from each other's knowing
Lookin' to see how much we've grown
And the only one who could ever reach me
Was the son of a preacher man
The only boy who could ever teach me
Was the son of a preacher man
Yes he was, he was, oh, yes he was
He was the sweet-talking son of a preacher man
I guessed he was the son of a preacher man
Sweet-lovin' son of a preacher man
Ahh, move me
Sie hat schon ihr Ticket
Ich denke
sie wird es benutzen
Ich denke sie fliegt davon
Niemand sollte sie aufhalten
Oder mit Macht überzeugen
Sie sagt
ihr Entschluß sei
Gefaßt
Warum nicht weg
warum nicht
Fortgehen
Zuviel Haß
Habgier und Bestechlichkeit
Du gibst dein Leben
Und alle sorgen sie dafür
daß dir
Nichts bleibt
Ein junges Mädchen hat keine Chancen
Keine Wurzeln
aus denen sie Kraft schöpfen könnte
Sie hat all' ihre Illusionen aufgegeben und den Anspruch
Daß sie eines Tages irgendwo hingehören könnte
Manche Leute nennen sie eine Ausreißerin
Eine Verräterin an ihrer Rasse
Aber sie weiß
wohin ihr Ticket sie bringen wird
Sie wird ihren Platz an der Sonne finden
Sie wird fliegen
fliegen
She's got her ticket
I think she gonna use it
I think she going to fly away
No one should try and stop her
Persuade her with their power
She says that her mind is made
Why not leave why not
Go away
Too much hatred
Corruption and greed
Give your life
And invariably they leave you with
Nothing
Young girl ain't got no chances
No roots to keep her strong
She's shed all pretenses
That someday she'll belong
Some folks call her a runaway
A failure in the race
But she knows where her ticket takes her
She will find her place in the sun
Schranken durchbrechen
Wer wagt denn schon
Unter Brücken hindurchzugehen
Und die Gleise zu überqueren
Die Weiße trennen von Schwarzen
Entscheide dich für eine Seite
Oder lauf um dein Leben
Heute abend gibt es Krawall
Auf dem Hinterhof von Amerika
Wird er niedergemacht
der Amerikanische Traum
Ein kleines schwarzes Mädchen wird überfallen
Warum weiß keiner
In der Zeitung steht dann eine Meldung
Die Rassisten geraten aneinander
Am nächsten Tag gibt es Krawalle
Messer und Revolver werden gezogen
Zwei junge schwarze lassen ihr Leben
Ein weißer Junge wird blind
Ein kleines schwarzes Mädchen wird überfallen
Und keiner kennt ihren Namen
Viele Menschen sind verletzt und voll Zorn
Ahnt ihr nicht
Daß sie reden von Revolution
Es klingt wie Geflüster
Ahnt ihr nicht
Daß sie reden von Revolution
Es klingt wie Geflüster
Wenn sie Schlange stehen bei der Wohlfahrt
Oder weinen am Treppenaufgang zu all den Heilsarmeen
Ihre Zeit totschlagen auf den Korridoren der Arbeitsämter
Oder dasitzen und auf ihre Beförderung warten
Die Armen werden sich erheben
Und sie bekommen
was ihnen zusteht
Die Armen werden sich erheben
Und sich nehmen
was ihnen gehört
Ahnt ihr nicht
Daß ihr lieber weglaufen solltet
weglaufen
weglaufen
Ich sage euch
ihr solltet lieber
Weglaufen
weglaufen
weglaufen...
Denn endlich wendet sich das Blatt
ll n' y a pas de mots pour dire
Pas de mots pour traduire
Ce que j' e'prouve au plus profond de mon etre
Au plus profond de mon coeur
Libres des chanines
de l'intellect et de la raison
Me privant
Des mots susceptibles d'expremer les sentiments
Que j' e'xprouve au plus profond de mon coeur
Regarde-moi qui perds la maitrise de moi
Qui pensais l' avoir
Mais avec des sentiments aussi forts
Je ne suis plus maitres
De mes e'motions
Scusa
E' tutto quello che non sai dire
Passno gli anni e ancora
Non vengono facilmente quelle parole
Come scusa, come scusa
Perdonami
E' tutto quello che non sai dire
Passano gli anni e ancora
Non vengono facilmente quelle parole
Come perdonami,perdonami
Ma piccola tu puoi dire
Piccola ti posso avere stanotte
Forse se ti dicessi le parole giuste
Al momento giusto saresti mia
Ti amo
E' tutto quello che non sai dire
Passno gli anni e ancora
Non vengono quelle parole
Come ti amo, ti amo
PER TE , FOR U
Non ci sono parole da dire
Nenssuna parola per farti capire
Cosa sento nel profondo del mio cuore
Lontano dai freni
Dalla mente e dalla ragione
Lasciandomi incapace
Di trovare le parole per dire ciò che sento
Nel profondo del mio cuore
Guardami mentre perdo il controllo
Pensando di riuscire a resistire
Ma con queste forti sensazioni
Non sono più la padrona
Delle mie emozioni
Cold wind blows
Shivers loose
Hard rain
To my skin soaked
through
So over in love with you
I dont't even care
Sky turns gray
Black and blue
Fall on me
I can't be moved
So over in love with you
I dont't even care
Hot sun shines
And lays bare
Shadows cross cut
Heavy air
So over in love with you
I dont't even care
the tide that washes in
and out
Reveals a heart
And face worn newù
So over in love with you
I dont't even care
I dont't even care
I dont't even care
I dont't even care
I dont't even care
I dont't even care
O holy night the stars are brightly shining
It is the night of our dear savior’s birth
Long lay the world in sin and error pining
Till he appeared and the soul felt it’s worth
A thrill of hope, the weary world rejoices
For yonder breaks a new glorious morn
Fall on your knees
O hear the angels’ voices
O night divine
O night when christ was born
O night divine, o night
O night divine
A thrill of hope, the weary world rejoices
For yonder breaks a new and glorious morn
Fall on your knees
O hear the angels’ voices
O night divine
O night when christ was born
O night divine, o night
O night divine
The whole world's broke and it ain't worth fixing It's time to start all
over make a new beginning There's too much pain too much suffering Let's
resolve to start all over make a new beginning Now don't get me wrong I
love life and living But when you wake up and look around at everything
that's going down all wrong you see we need too change it now this world
with too few happy endings We can resolve to start all over make a new
beginning Start all over Start all over Start all over Start all
over The world is broken into fragments and pieces that once were joined
together in a unified whole But now too many stand alone There's too
much separation We can resolve to come together in the new beginning
Start all over Start all over Start all over Start all over We can
break the cycle We can break the chain
We can start all over In the new beginning We can learn We can teach We
can share the myths the dream the prayer
The notion that we can do better Change our lives and paths Create a new
world And start all over The whole world's broke and it ain't worth
fixing It's time to start all over make a new beginning There's too much
fighting too little understanding It's time to stop and start all over
Make a new beginning Start all over Start all over Start all over Start
all over We need to make new symbols Make new signs Make a new language
With these we'll redefine the world And start all over Start all over
Ihr in eurer schicken
Materialistischen Welt
Seht nicht die Kettenglieder
Die Blut verbinden
Unsere eigenen Vorfahren
Sind hungrige Gespenster
Keller
so voller Leichen
Daß man die Tür nicht zukriegt
Nennt es Aufstiegstmöglichkeiten
Aber ihr seid flußabwärts verkauft worden
Nur eine andere Art Sklaverei
Und die ganze von Menschen geschaffene weiße Welt
Ist euer Herr
Ihr in eurer schicken
Materialistischen Welt
Schafft nach eurem eigenen Bild
Einen höchsten Gott
Eure Jungfrau Maria
Eure heiligen Geister
Die angeblich reinen Herzens sind
Haben blutbefleckte Hände
Ihr in eurer schicken
Materialistischen Welt
Seht nicht die Kettenglieder
Das Leben
wie ich es immer wollte
Werde ich wohl niemals haben
Ich werde für andere Leute arbeiten
Bis ans Grab
Vom leichten Leben kann ich nur träumen
Und von Massen
Massen von Sachen
Einen teuren Wagen fahren
Und Pelze zu tragen bis an die Knöchel
Und ein Dienstmädchen zu haben
das mir alles bringt
was ich ihr sage
Jeder wird mich voller Neid und Habgier betrachten
Und ich werde mich sonnen in ihrer Aufmerksamkeit
Und Massen
Massen von Sachen
Süßes Nichtstun
Champagner und Kaviar
Ich hoffe
du kommst und findest mich
Denn du weißt
wer wir sind
Nämlich die
denen das Leben das Beste schuldet
Und wir wissen
was Geld wert ist
Und die
deren einziges Unglück es ist
Geboren zu sein mit Massen von nichts
sie sagen alle
Noch ist es Zeit
meine Seele zu retten
Sie sagen
Schwör allem ab
Schwör all dem Reichtum ab
den du gewinnst
Indem du deine Mitmenschen ausbeutest
Mehr als du verbrauchen kannst zu brauchen
Das ist der Traum
Bettelmädchen
Oder Königen
Einsam werde ich nicht sterben
Sondern jegliche Vorsorge treffen
Ein Grab
tief und breit genug
Für mich und all meine Berge von Dingen
Meistens fühl ich mich einsam
Gute
gute Menschen
Gute Menschen sind nur
Mein Sprungbrett
All' meine Massen von Sachen brauche ich um mich herum
Damit sie mich schützen
Mir die Feinde vom Leib halten
Meine Traurigkeit und Einsamkeit in Schranken halten
Träumen werde ich
träumen
träumen
All ihr Leute meint
euch gehört mein Leben
Aber ihr habt nie ein Opfer gebracht
Dämonen sind mir auf der Spur
Ich stehe an dem Scheideweg zur Hölle
Ich blicke nach links
ich blicke nach rechts
Da sind Hände
die von allen Seiten nach mir greifen
All ihr Leute meint
ich habe meinen Preis
Zu dem ich alles verkaufe
was mir gehört
Ihr meint
Geld regiert
wenn alles andere versagt
Geht hin
verkauft eure Seelen und behaltet eure Hülle
Ich versuche zu schützen
was ich in mir trage
Jeden Sinn
warum ich mein Leben führe
Manche sagen
der teufel ist ein mystisches Wesen
Ich sage
der Teufel ist ein leibhaftiger Mensch
Ist ein Narr
ist ein Lügner
Taschenspieler und Dieb
Er versucht dir einzureden
was du willst
Versucht die einzureden
was du brauchst
Du stehst an der Stelle
Die Straße wird zum Scheideweg
Was ist hinter deinem Rücken
Welche Richtung schlägst du ein
Wer wird kommen und dich als erster finden
Deine Teufel oder deine Götter
All ihr Leute meint
ihr beherrscht mein Leben
Sagt
ich sollte zum Kompromiß bereit sein
Ich sage
all ihr Dämonen
schert euch zur Hölle
Ich rette meine Seele
It's ok
love is only meant for some
I'm the rock
the shoulder you can cry on
I keep the walls from falling down (3x)
I'll play it straight
while you laugh and drink and party all night long
I'll designate myself
to be the driver who takes you home
I keep the walls from falling down (3x)
You can be pretty and tragic
I'll try to keep the walls from falling down
you can be beautiful and fabulous
I'll try to keep the walls from falling down
I can't reach the pain you feel
but I'll try to keep the walls from falling down
if you can hold on
lose your fear
I'll try to keep the walls from falling down
falling down (2x)
Where's you saint
to let you know you're not alone
to bring you peace
help me be your friend you confidante
and the walls from falling down
keep the walls from falling down
keep the walls from falling down
There is a house, in New Orleans
they call the Rising Sun
Its been the ruins of many poor girls
and oh god, im one
My mother, shes a tailor
she sews us new blue jeans
My father, hes a gamblin' man
Down in New Orleans
The only thing a gambler needs
a suitcase and a trunk
The only time hes ever satisfied
is when hes on a drug
i got one foot on the platform
another foot on the train
im goin' back to New Orleans
to wear that ball & chain
Mothers, tell your children
dont do as i have done
Dont spend your life in sin and misery
in the house of the rising sun
There is a house in New Orleans
they call the Rising Sun
Its been the ruins of many poor girls
and oh god im one
and oh god im one
and oh god im one
Diesmal
Werde ich nicht zeigen
daß ich verletzlich bin
Diesmal
Werde ich nicht zuerst nachgeben
Diesmal
Werde ich aushalten mit meiner Liebe
Diesmal
Werde ich nicht leiden
Ich werde mich selbst mehr
Lieben als irgend jemanden sonst
Ich werde mich richtig behandeln
Ich werde dich dazu bringen
daß du sagst
Du liebst mich zuerst
Und du wirst derjenige sein
der heute nacht am meisten zu
verlieren hat
Diesmal
Diesmal
Werde ich nicht meine Gefühle mein Leben beherrschen lassen
Diesmal
Werde ich mein Herz sicher im innern verschlossen halten
Diesmal
Werde ich mir selbst der beste Freund sein
Diesmal
Werde ich diejenige sein
Die deine Liebe
Gewinnt
Und deine Zuneigung
Die ihre Angst
Verbirgt
Vor Ablehnung
Your wants desires
Needs and wishes
Will be duly noted
Processed filed and cataloged
Labeled and encoded
Turned into sitcom dialog
And advertising slogans
We've got a box to put in your brain
Hard wired for downloading
All the secrets and the mysteries
You've been selfishly withholding
The dreams and hopes
That once were yours
Will now be collected and dispersed
So the first to come with cash to spend
Will be the first one served
We've got a box to put in your brain
Hard wired for downloading
All the secrets and the mysteries
You've been selfishly withholding
Make you think you like to be watched
Displayed on the auction block
Invaded in your own home
Stripped naked on the television
Humiliated in front of millions
We've got a box to put in your brain
Hard wired for downloading
All the secrets and the mysteries
You've been selfishly withholding
We've got a box to put in your brain
We've got a box to put in your brain
We've got a box to put in your brain
We've got a box to put in your brain
Your wants desires
Needs and wishes
Will be duly noted
Du und dein süßes Leben
Du und deine ganzen Art
mich schmachten zu lassen
Du und deine Honiglippen
Du und all die süßen Dinge
die sie sagen
Du und dein wildes
wildes Wesen
Du bist eines Tages einfach fortgegangen
Du ließt mich zurück im Schmerz
Aber jetzt kann ich dir das verzeihen
Du lehrtest mich etwas
Etwas
das zu lernen ich mein halbes Leben brauchte
Wenn du dich ganz und gar hingibst
Sag ihnen nur
sie mögen acht haben vor deinem Herzen
Hab acht vor meinem Herzen
Herzen
Hab acht vor diesem Herzen
das mir gehört
Hab acht vor meinem Herzen
Herzen
Es könnte brechen und dann fliegen Splitter
Hab acht vor meinem Herzen
Herzen
Hab acht
Du du du
Du du du
Du du du
Nahmst meine Liebe
Dachte
du nahmst sie ganz
Du du du
Du du du
Du du du
Nahmst meine Liebe
Und jetzt bist fort
Aber ich breche nicht zusammen
Und ich gehe nicht kaputt
Ich hab nur ein wenig Glauben verloren
Als du mein Herz brachst
Bei gelegenheit
Versuche ich es vielleicht wieder
Aber ich würde dann nicht alles aufs Spiel setzen
Ich würde ein wenig Liebe aufheben
Für mich selbst
Genug
damit mein Herz heilt
Ein wenig Liebe für mich selbst
Eines Tages könnte ich vielleicht wieder lieben
Eines Tages könnte ein süßes Lächeln mir vielleicht den Kopf
verdrehen
Eines Tages könnte ich mich vielleicht ganz hingeben
Eines Tages
Eines Tages
For you
It's all in a day
One day in a life
It's all in the one word
The one word is goodbye
For me
It's all in what you say
Though you've tried to be kind
It's all in the words
From the lips that once touched mine with a sigh
Goodbye
For you
It's all in your face
The laugh and worry lines
It's all in the one word
You hope will make you young again
Goodbye
It's all in the play
Someone speaks the line
It's all in the one word
That stops and steals the time
Goodbye
Goodbye
Goodbye
For me
It's all in a day
It's the part in life
When it's all in the words
To fate and circumstance resigned
Goodbye
Give me one reason to stay here - and I'll turn right back around
Give me one reason to stay here - and I'll turn right back around
Because I don't want leave you lonely
But you got to make me change my mind
Baby I got your number and I know that you got mine
But you know that I called you, I called too many times
You can call me baby, you can call me anytime
But you got to call me
Give me one reason to stay here - and I'll turn right back around
Give me one reason to stay here - and I'll turn right back around
Because I don't want leave you lonely
But you got to make me change my mind
I don't want no one to squeeze me - they might take away my life
I don't want no one to squeeze me - they might take away my life
I just want someone to hold me and rock me through the night
This youthful heart can love you and give you what you need
This youthful heart can love you and give you what you need
But I'm too old to go chasing you around
Wasting my precious energy
Give me one reason to stay here - and I'll turn right back around
Give me one reason to stay here - and I'll turn right back around
Because I don't want leave you lonely
But you got to make me change my mind
Baby just give me one reason - Give me just one reason why
Baby just give me one reason - Give me just one reason why I should stay
Said I told you that I loved you
And there ain't no more to say
Mir fehlen die Worte
Die Worte , das Gefühl
Zu vermitteln, dass ich für dich habe
Tief in meinen Herzen
Unbehelligt von den Wächtern
Verstand und Vernunft
Mir fehlen
Die Worte , das Gefühl auszudrucken,
Tief in meinen Herzen
Sieh nur, wie ich jede Kontrolle verliere
Ich dachte, da wäre ein Halt
Aber mit so starken Gefühlen
Bin ich nicht mehr länger Herrin
Meiner Sinne
Du hast einen Flitzer
Ich will eine Fahrkarte irgendwohin
Vielleicht wir uns ja einig
Vielleicht kommen wir ja gemeinsam irgendwohin
Jeder andere Ort wäre besser
Bei Null anfangen
denn es gibt nichts zu verlieren
Vielleicht bringen wir es zu was
Aber ich
ich hab mir nichts zu beweisen
Du hast einen Flitzer
Und ich hab einen Plan
wie wir hier rauskommen
Ich habe in einem Supermarkt gearbeitet
Geschafft
mir ein bißchen auf die Seite zu legen
Allzu weit müssen wir ja nicht fahren
Nur über die Grenze und in die Stadt
Du und ich wir bekommen bestimmt beide Arbeit
Und werden dann endlich sehen
was leben bedeutet
Mein Alter hat nämlich ein Problem
Er hängt an der Flasche
das ist es
Er sagt
rein körperlich ist er zu alt zum Arbeiten
Ich sage
sein Körper ist zu Jung
um schon so auszusehen
Meine Mutter ist ihm davongerannt
Denn sie wollte mehr vom Leben
als er ihr geben konnte
Ich sagte
jemand muß sich um ihn kümmern
Und bin deswegen runter von der Schul
das hab ich gemacht
Du hast einen Flitzer
Aber ist er auch schnell genug
daß wir allem entkommen
Wir müssen uns entscheiden
Wir hauen ab heute abend
oder sonst leben und sterben wir hier
Ich weiß noch wie wir gefahren sich
gefahren in deinem Wagen
So schnell
ich dachte
ich bin betrunken
Die Lichter der Stadt vor uns
Und umschlungen von deinen Armen
wie angnehm
Und ich hatte das Gefühl
zu jemandem zu gehören
Und ich hatte das Gefühl
ich könnte jemand sein
jemand
sein
jemand sein
Du hast einen Flitzer
Und wir fahr'n durch die Gegend
nur so zum Spaß
Du hast immer noch keinen Job
Und ich arbeite im Supermarkt an der Kasse
Ich weiß
es wird alles besser
Du findest Arbeit und ich werde befördert
Wir ziehen weg unserer Hütte
Kaufen ein großes Haus und wohnen im Grünen
Du hast einen Flitzer
Und ich habe einen Job
der zahlt all unsere Rechnungen
Du hängst bis spät in der Nacht in der Bar
Kümmerst dich mehr um deine Freunde als um unsere Kinder
Ich hoffe weiter und bin optimistisch
Dachte
vielleicht schaffen wir es zusammen
etwas zu finden
ich habe keine Plän und auch kein Ziel
You got a fast car
I want a ticket to anywhere
Maybe we can make a deal
Maybe together we can get somewhere
Anything is better
Starting from zero got nothing to lose
Maybe we'll make something
But me myself I got nothing to prove
You got a fast car
And I got a plan to get us out of here
I been working at a convenience store
Managed to save just a little bit of money
We won't have to drive too far
Just 'cross the border and into the city
You and I can both get jobs
And finally see what it means to be living
You see my omd man's got a problem
He lives with the bottle that's the way it is
He says his body's too old for working
I say his body's too young to look like his
My mama went off and left him
She wanted more from life then he could give
I said somebody's got to take care of him
So I quit school and that's what I did
You got a fast car
But is it fast enough so we can fly away
We got to make a decision
We leave tonight or live and die this way
I remember when we were driving driving in your car
The speed so fast I felt like I was drunk
City lights lay out before us
And your arm felt nice wrapped 'round my shoulder
And I had a feeling that I belonged
I had a feeling that I could be someone, be someone, be someone
You got a fast car
And we go cruising to entertain ourselves
You still aint got a job
And I work in a market as a checkout girl
I know things will get better
You'll find a job and I'll get promoted
We'll move out of the shelter
Buy a big house and live in the suburbs
You got a fast car
And I got a job that pays all our bills
You stay out drinking late at the bar
See more of your friends then you do of your kids
I'd always hoped for better
Thought maybe togehter you and me would find it
I got no plans I anint going nowhere
So take your fast car and keep on driving
You got a fast car
But is it fast enough so you can fly away
You got to make a decision
You leave tonight or live and die this way
What you go and do
You go and give the boy a gun
Now there ain't place to run to
Ain't no place to run to
When he hold it in his hand
He feel mighty he feel strong
Now there ain't no place to run to
Ain't no place to run
One day he may come back
Repay us for what we've done
Then where you gonna run to
Where you gonna run
But one fine day
All our problems will be solved
Bang bang bang
We'll shoot him down
Give him drugs and give him candy
Anything to make him think he's happy
And he won't ever come for us
He won't ever come
But if he does
And if there's no one else around
Bang bang bang
We'll shoot him down
If he preys only on his neighbors
Brothers sisters and friends
We'll consider it a favor
We'll consider justice done
But if he comes for you or me
And we can place a gun in his hand
Bang bang bang
We'll shoot him dead
What you go and do
You go and give the boy a gun
Now there ain't no place to run to
Ain't no place to run
Now we'll all be at his mercy
If he decides to hunt us down
Cause there ain't no place to run to
Ain't no place to run
If he wants the chances that you took from him
And nothing that you own
Then there'll be no place to run to
There'll be no place to run
And if he finds himself to be
A reflection of us all
Bang bang bang
He'll shoot us down
Before you can raise your eyes to read
The writing on the wall
Bang bang bang
He'll shoot you down
Before you can bridge the gulf between
And embrace him in your arms
Bang bang bang
He'll shoot you down
Don't dwell on the past
Of there was lost and didn't last
That summer bloom is fading fast
But I'm falling for you
Don't dwell on the pain
The tears you've cried and autumn rain
That that weather is here and come again
But I'm waiting for you
Don't dwell on the loss
Fools that were still breaking toss
That winter's heart will spear and double cross
But I'm yearning for you
Don't dwell on the time
Seasons change and so does the clime
That old flame has cooled but I
But I'm burning for you
Yes I am burning for you
Oh I am burning for you
Mother of us all
Place of our birth
How can we stand aside
And watch the rape of the wold
This the beginning of the end
This the most heinous of crimes
This the deadliest of sins
The greatest violation of all time
Mother of us all
Place of our birth
We all are witness
To the rape of the world
You've seen her stripped mined
You've heard of bombs exploded underground
You know the sun shines
Hotter than ever before
Mother of us all
Place of our birth
We all are witness
To the rape of the world
Some claim to have crowned her
A queen
With cities of concrete and steel
But there is no glory no honor
In what results
From the rape of the world
Mother of us all
Place of our birth
We all are witness
To the rape of the world
She has been clear-cut
She has been dumped on
She has been poisoned and beaten up
And we have been witness
To the rape of the world
Mother of us all
Place of our birth
How can we stand aside
And watch the rape of the world
If you look you'll see it with your own eyes
If you listen you will hear her cries
If you care you will stand and testify
And stop the rape of the world
Stop the rape of the world
Mother of us all
Mother of us all
Mother of us all
Mother of us all
If you knew that you would die today
Saw the face of god and love
Would you change?
Would you change?
If you knew that love can break your heart
When you're down so low that you cannot fall
Would you change?
Would you change?
How bad, how good, does it need to get?
How many losses? how much regret?
What chain reaction would cause an effect?
Makes you turn around
Makes you try to explain
Makes you forgive and forget,
Makes you change
Makes you change
If you knew that you would be alone
Knowing right, being wrong,
Would you change?
Would you change?
If you knew that you would find a truth
That would bring a pain that can't be soothed
Would you change?
Would you change?
How bad, how good, does it need to get?
How many losses? how much regret?
What chain reaction would cause an effect?
Makes you turn around
Makes you try to explain
Makes you forgive and forget,
Makes you change
Makes you change
Are you so up right
You can't be bent
If it comes to blows
Are you so sure you won't be crawling
If not for the good why why risk falling
Why risk falling?
If everything you think you know
Makes your life unbearable
Would you change?
Would you change?
If you'd broken every rule and vow
And hard times come to bring you down
Would you change?
Would you change?
If you knew that you would die today,
If you saw the face of God and loved
Would you change?
Would you change?
If you saw the face of God and loved
If you saw the face of God and loved
Would you change?
Would you change?
Lo siento
Es todo lo que no puedes decir
Los anos pasan y todavia
Las palabras no salen facilmente
Como '' lo siento '' como ''lo siento''
Perdoname
Es todo lo que no puedes decir
Los anos pasan y todavia
Las palabras no salen facilmente
Como ''perdoname'' ''perdoname''
Pero puedes decir carino
carino puedo abrazarte esta noche
Quizas si te dijeras las palabras adecuadas
En el momento adecuado tu serias mia
Te quiero
Es todo lo que no puedes decir
Los anos pasan y todavias
Las palabras no salen facilmente
Como ''te quiero'' ''te quiero''
They're tryin' to take away my pride
By stripping me of everything I own
They're tryin' to hurt me inside
And make me into a white man's drone
But this one's not for sale
And I was born to fight
I ain't been knocked down yet
I was born to fight
I'm the surest bet
There ain't no man no woman
No beast alive that can beat me
'Cause I'm born to fight
They're tryin' to dig into my soul
And take away the spirit of my god
They're tryin' to take control
And monitor my every thought
I won't let down my guard
And I was born to fight
I ain't been knocked down yet
I was born to fight
I'm the surest bet
There ain't no man no woman
No beast alive that can beat me
'Cause I'm born to fight
They're tryin' to take away my pride
By stripping me of everything I own
They're tryin' to hurt me inside
And make me into a white man's drone
But this one's not for sale
And I was born to fight
I ain't been knocked down yet
I was born to fight
I'm the surest bet
There ain't no man no woman
No beast alive that can beat me
'Cause I'm born to fight
They're tryin' to dig into my soul
And take away the spirit of my god
They're tryin' to take control
And monitor my every thought
I won't let down my guard
And I was born to fight
I ain't been knocked down yet
I was born to fight
I'm the surest bet
There ain't no man no woman
No beast alive that can beat me
'Cause I'm born to fight
What you gone do
You got give the boy a gun
Now there ain't no place to run to
Ain't no place to run
When hi hold it in his hand
He feel mighty he feel strong
Now there ain't no place to run to
Ain't no place to run
One day he may come back
Repay us for what we done
Then whereyou gone run to
Where you gonna run
But one fine day
all our problems will be solved
Bang Bang Bang
We'll shoot him down
Give him drougs and give him candy
Anithing to make him think he's happy
And he won't ever vome for us
He won't ever come
But if he does
And if there's no one else around
Bang Bang Bang
We'll shoot him down
If he preys only on his neighbors
Brothers sisters and friends
We'll consider it a favor
We'll consider justice done
But if he comes for you or me
And we can place a gun in his hand
Bang Bang Bang
We'll shoot him dead
What you go and do
You go and give the boy a gun
Now there ain't no place to run to
Ain't no place to run
Now we'll all be at his mercy
If he decides to hunt us down
cause there ain't no place to run to
There'll be no place to run
And if hi finds himselfe to be
A reflection of us all
Bang Bang Bang
He'll shoot us down
Before you can raise your eyes to read
The writting on the wall
Bang Bang Bang
He'll shoot us down
Before you can bridge the gulf between
And embrace him in your arms
Bang Bang Bang
Tut mir leid
Mehr kannst du nicht sagen
Jaren vergehen und noch immer
Kommen sie mir nur schwer uber die lippen,worte
Wie,, Tut mir leid'' , wie ,, tut mir leid''
Verzeih mir
Allein das kannst du nicht sagen
Jaren vergehen und noch immer
Kommen sie mir nur schwer von den lippen,worte
Wie,, verzeih mir '' , wie,, verzeih mir''
Aber du kannst sagen ,Liebling
Liebling,komm bitte in meine armen heute nacht
Wenn ich dir vielleicht die richtigen worte sagte
Und auch noch zur richtigen zeit ,konnte ich
dich fur mich gewinnen
Ich liebe dich
Allein das kannst du nicht sagen
Jahre vergehen und noch immer
Kommen sie mir schwer von den lippen,worte
Wie,, ich liebe dich'' , ,,ich liebe dich''
Tut mir leid
Mehr kannst du nicht sagen
Jahre vergehen und noch immer
Kommen sie mir nur schwer über die Lippen
Worte
Wie "Tut mir leid"
wie "Tut mir leid"
Verzeih mir
Allein das kannst du nicht sagen
Jahre vergehen und noch immer
Kommen sie mir nur schwer über die Lippen
Worte
Wie "Verzeih mir"
wie "Verzeih mir"
Aber du kannst sagen
Liebling
Liebling
komm in meine Arme heute nacht
Und wenn ich dir vielleicht die richtigen Worte sage
Und auch noch zur richtigen Zeit
könnte ich dich für mich
gewinnen
Ich liebe dich
Allein das kannst du nicht sagen
Jahre vergehen und noch immer
Kommen sie mir schwer über die Lippen
Worte
Wie "Ich liebe dich"
You were lost and got lucky,
came upon the shore,
found you were conquering America,
Spoke of peace,
Waged a war,
while you were conquering America.
There was land to take, and people to kill
While you were conquering America.
You saved yourself, and did God's will,
While you were conquering America.
The ghost of Columbus haunts this world,
You're still conquering America.
The meek won't survive, inherit the earth,
Cause you're still conquering America
hmmmm
Found bodies to serve, submit and degrade,
while you were conquering America.
Made of soldiers and junkies, prisoners and slaves,
while you were conquering America.
America, America, America
Your hands are at my throat,
my back's against the wall,
cause you're still conquering America.
We are Sick, and tired, hungry and poor,
cause you're still conquering America.
America, America, America,
You bomb the very ground,
you feed your own babies,
you're still conquering America
Your sons and your daughters,
May never sing your praises,
while you were conquering America.
America, America, America
Unseal your eyes,
see the distant shore,
while you were conquering America,
Take your rockets to the moon,
Try to find a new world,
And you're still conquering America.
America, America, America
The ghost of Columbus, haunts this world,
You're still conquering America,
You're still conquering America,
You're still conquering America
Almost got what I want
Almost found what I lost
Almost saved you and myself
Almost won but it doesn’t count
And never does
Never does
One green light
One more ring of the telephone
One more step
One more second
And I almost
Almost
Almost got what I want
Almost found what I lost
Almost saved you and myself
Almost won but it doesn’t count
And never does
Never does
One hello
Just one kiss before the tears come
One yes
One chance
And I almost
Almost almost almost
Almost got what I want
Almost found what I lost
Almost saved you and myself
Almost won but it doesn’t count
And never does
Never does
One day one year
5,000 weeks
A life of good works and good deeds
Let me be let me be closer
Or let me be
Let me be
Let me be
When I’ve almost got what I want
Almost found what I lost
Almost saved you and myself
Almost won but it doesn’t count
And never does
Never does
One good guess
A question with an answer that I know
One idea
One grand notion
And I almost
Almost almost almost
Almost got what I want
Almost found what I lost
Almost saved you and myself
Almost won but it doesn’t count
And never does
Never does
Never does
Never does
Early in the morning she rises
The woman's work is never done
And it's not because she doesn't try
She's fighting a battle with no one on her side
She rises in the morning
And she works 'til way past dusk
The woman better slow down
Or she's gonna come down hard
Early in the morning she rises
They're tryin' to take away my pride
By stripping me of everything I own
They're tryin' to hurt me inside
And make me into a white man's drone
But this one's not for sale
And I was born to fight
I ain't been knocked down yet
I was born to fight
I'm the surest bet
There ain't no man no woman
No beast alive that can beat me
'Cause I'm born to fight
They're tryin' to dig into my soul
And take away the spirit of my god
They're tryin' to take control
And monitor my every thought
I won't let down my guard
And I was born to fight
I ain't been knocked down yet
I was born to fight
I'm the surest bet
There ain't no man no woman
No beast alive that can beat me
Last night I heard the screaming
Loud voices behind the wall
Another sleepless night for me
It won't do no good to call
The police
Always come late
If they com at all
Last night I heard the screaming
Loud vioces behind the wall
Another sleepless night for me
It won't do good to call
The police
Always come late
If they came at all
And when they arrive
They say they can't interfere
With domestic affairs
Between a man and his wife
And as they walk out the door
The tears well up in her eyes
Last night I heard the screaming
Then a silence that chilled my soul
Prayed that I was dreaming
When I saw the ambulance in the road
And the policeman said
I'm here to keep the peace
Will the crowd disperseI think we all could use some sleep
Last night I heard the screaming
Loud voices behind the wall
Another sleepless night for me
It won't do no good to call
The police
Always come late
Die Leute sagen
sie existieren nicht
Dann keiner möchte eingestehen
Daß es eine Stadt gibt im Untergrund
Wo die Menschen tagtäglich leben
Vom Unrat und der Fäulnis
Vom Abfall ihrer Menschen
Hier in der Unterstadt ist das Leben schwer
Fürsorgeunterstützung von der Regierung bekommen wir nicht
Ich möchte dem Herrn Präsidenten ehrlich sagen
es ist
beachtlich
Wie er mich mißachtet
Sie sagen
es herrscht zuviel verbrechen in den Straßen dieser
Stadt
Genau das mein ich auch
Regierung und Großindustrie sitzen auf dem Geldbeutel
Wenn ich arbeitete
arbeitete ich in den Fabriken
Ich bin der Willkür der Welt ausgeliefert
Ich schätze
ich kann von Glück sagen
daß ich lebe
Sie sagen
wir seien durch die Lücken gerutscht
Sie sagen
das System funktioniert
Aber wir ließen uns nicht
Helfen
Ich schätzen
sie kommen nicht auf den Gedanken
Daß wir vielleicht keine Almosen wollen
Sondern eine Möglichkeit
ehrlich unseren Lebensunterhalt zu
verdienen
So zu leben ist kein Leben
Was habe ich getan
daß ich dies verdiene
Besaß mein Gottvertrauen
Arbeitete Tag für Tag meines Lebens
Dachte
ich hätte eine gewisse Sicherheit
Das dachte ich
Zumindest dachte ich das
Letzte Nacht schlief ich wieder unruhig
Fragte mich
was der nächste Tag bringen würde
Letzte Nacht träumte ich
Ein kaltes blaues Licht schien herab auf mich
Ich schrie mich wach
Dachte
ich müßte sterben
Dachte
Mother of us all Place of our birth How can we stand aside and watch
this rape of the world This is the beginning of the end This is the most
heinous of crimes This is the deadliest of sins The greatest violation
of all time Mother of us all Place of our birth We all are witness to
the rape of the world You've seen her strip mined You've heard of bombs
exploded underground You know the sun shines hotter than ever before
Mother of us all Place of our birth We all are witness to the rape of
the world Some claimed to have crowned her a queen with cities of
concrete and steel But there is no glory no honor In what results from
the rape of the world Mother of us all Place of our birth We all are
witness to the rape of the world She has been clear-cut She has been
dumped on She has been poisoned and beaten up And we have been witness
to the rape of the worldMother of us all Place of our birth How can we
stand aside and watch the rape of the world If you look you'll see it
with your own eyes If you listen you will hear her cries If you care you
will stand and testify And stop the rape of the world Stop the rape of
the world Mother of us all Mother of us all Mother of us all Mother of
If you wait for me
Then I'll come for you
Although I've travelled far
I always hold a place for you
In my heart
If you think of me
If you miss me once in a while
Then I'll return to you
I'll return and fill that space in your heart
Chorus-
Remembering your touch
Your kiss
Your warm embrace
I'll find my way
Back to you
If you'll be waiting
2nd verse-
If you dream of me
Like I dream of you
In a place that's warm and dark
In a place where I can feel
The beating of your heart
(chorus)
I've longed for you
And I have desired
To see your face your smile
To be with you wherever you are
(chorus)
3rd verse-
Please say you'll be waiting
Together again
It would feel so good to be in your arms
Where all my journeys end
If you make a promise
If it's one that you can keep
I vow to come for you
If you wait for me
And say you'll hold
A place for me
The love that you had
In your heart is gone
Any touch of sincerity
Any trace of compassion
What hardened your heart?
What turned it to stone?
What made you forget?
You were in love with someone
Your hands don't reach out
Your voice doesn't call me
I know you've stopped listening
Your eyes look straight through me
If nights are like this
I'd rather be alone
Who said you could forget
You were in love with someone?
Tell me what hardened your heart
Tell me what turned it to stone
Tell me what made you forget
You were in love with someone
Was I wrong to forgive
Your indiscretions?
Should I have been more hysterical
Less understanding?
If you're looking for a villain
Go on assume the role
But don't say that it's my fault
That you're not in love with someone
Tell me what hardened your heart
Tell me what turned it to stone
Tell me what made you forget
You were in love with someone
Tell me there's someone in your life
I'll fight to keep you for my own
Tell me because I really want to know
Sorry
Is all that you can say
Years gone by and still
Words don't come easily
Like sorry like sorry
Forgive me
Is all that you can say
Years gone by and still
Words don't come easily
Like forgive me forgive me
But you can say baby
Baby can I hold you tonight
Maybe if I told you the right words
At the right time you'd be mine
I love you
Is all that you can say
Years gone by and still
Words don't come easily
Say It say it say it Tell it like it is Say it say it say it Tell it
like it is What breaks your heart What keeps you awake at night What
makes you want to breakdown and cry But say you'll never turn your back
Say you'll never harden to the world Say you'll never try to steal the
rhythms in your breast Say you'll never look at the evil among us and
try to forget Say you'll tell it like it is Say it say it say it So
everyone can hear Say it say it say it Tell it like it is What breaks
your heart What keeps you awake at night How your angry and grief Make
you want to cry out And tell it like it is But say you'll never close
your eyes Or pretend that it's a rosy world Say you'll never try to
paint what is roten with a sugarcoat Say you'll talk about the horrors
you've seen and the torment you know And tell it like it is Say it say
it say it So no one can forget Say it say it say it Tell it like it is
What breaks your heart What keeps you awake at night What makes you want
to break the ties that silence and bind And tell it like it is Say
you'll never cover your ears and close your mouth And live in a silent
world Say you'll only run as far or as fast as you need to be secure Say
that then you'll tell the truth When a lie could cross your lips And
tell it like it is Say it say it say it Say it say it say it Say it say
it say it Say it say it say it Say it say it say it Say it say it say it
People say it doesn't exist
'Cause no one would like to admit
That there is a city underground
Where people live everyday
Off the waste and decay
Off the discards of their fellow man
Here in subcity life is hard
We can't receive any government relief
I'd like to give Mr. President my honest regards
For disregarding me
They say there's too much crime in these city streets
My sentiments exactly
Government and big business hold the purse strings
When I worked I worked in the factories
I'm at the mercy of the world
I guess I'm lucky to be alive
They say we've fallen through the cracks
They say the system works
But we won't let it
Help
I guess they never stop to think
We might not just want handouts
But a way to make an honest living
Living this ain't living
What did I do to deserve this
Had my trust in god
Worked everyday of my life
Thought I had some guarantees
That's what I thought
At least that's what I thought
Last night I had another restless sleep
Wondering what tomorrow might bring
Last night I dreamed
A cold blue light was shining down on me
I screamed myself awake
Thought I must be dying
So you make a little money
Off of somebody else's sweat
So some people starve a little
While you get fat
While you get fat
So you grind and grind
And you push and shove
And claim that those most worthy
Will get what they deserve
What they deserve
It can't be true
It can't be true
Because I've seen too many hungry faces
I've seen too many with the likes of you
It can't be true
For you everything has it's price
You give nothing away for free
If silence were truly golden
I guess no one could sleep
No one could sleep
You have money at your fingertips
People at your beck and call
And you're fool enough
To think that for a price
You could have the whole wide world
For all our sake's
And all our lives
We must the hope the words
That come from your lips
We must hope that those words are lies
For all our sake's
And all our lives
We must hope the dreams
Soulless visions that you have
Are never realized
You've got a big house
And you drive a fancy car
So what if your pockets are full
If you have an empty heart
You snap your fingers
And all the waters part
So what if the people bow down
If they show you no regard
Your left hand
Always watches your right
So what if you trust in God
If you can't sleep at night
You think you've made it
You think you've got what everyone wants
So what if you're a big fat man
With an empty little heart
Who has made a little money
Off of somebody else's sweat
Who watched the people starve
While you got fat
While you got fat
You got fat
I'd heard rumors and I'd heard talk About the trail you'd left of broken
hearts About the sea of tears too wide to cross But a little bad press
has never scared me off So I burned a path to figure out hoe to get me
some of what you got I've got a red hot heart If the talk is true yours
is the same and we should be together And let our passions fan love's
flame When I looked for you I almost passed by you You were so cool and
calm I thought my friends had lied But I thought so much reserve must
make you wild inside It was there and then that I knew I had to get me
some of what you got I've got a red hot heart if the talk is true yours
is the same And we should be together and let our passion fan love's
flame I thought I'd won your heart when I held your hand in mine I
thought it was true love the way we complemented each other But my right
is your wrong and when your right then I'm left with nothingYour light
and your heart have all been spent leaving only smoke and ashes Only
smoke and ashes baby I've got a red hot heart And your heart's as blue
as the blood in your veins I say there's fire down below You say it's
only smoke and ashes baby I'm crying all the time salty stinging tears
and mourning for the past carbon-dated years But knowing now for certain
that you were always right Because if a breeze could blow you out of my
life it's only smoke and ashes baby Only smoke and ashes baby I've got a
red hot heart And your heart's as blue as the blood in your veins I say
there's fire down below You say it's only smoke and ashes baby I was
blinded by devotion My unwavering love for you So blinded that I thought
all your lies were true But now I know for certain since you've gone
away It was just a smoldering fire I mistook for a blaze Only smoke and
ashes baby I've got a red hot heart And your heart's as blue as the
blood in your veins i say there's a fire down below You say it's only
Where are
The sunny days
The blue skies
The flowers for the children
The colors for their eyes?
Don't you see
Don't you see
All these things now days
Come in short supply
It's time that we
It's time that we
Make a space in our hearts
And open our eyes
Where are
All the sandy beaches
Fishes in the sea
Birds to sing for daybreak
Where are all the trees?
Don't you see
Don't you see
All these things now days
Come in short supply
It's time that we
It's time that we
Make a space in our hearts
And open our eyes
Where are all the grassy hilltops
Clean air to breathe
Pure water to drink of
Beautiful sights to see?
Don't you see
Don't you see
All these things now days
Come in short supply
It's time that we
It's time that we
Make a space in our hearts
And open our eyes
Or there'll be no more you
There'll be no more me
There'll be no more children
All we know will cease to be
Don't you see
Don't you see
The things of this earth
Keep us alive
It's time that we
It's time that we
Make a space in our hearts
And open our eyes
Where are the sunny days?
Blue skies
The flowers for the children
All the colors for their eyes
All the sandy beaches
Fishes in the sea
All the birds to sing for daybreak
Where are
Where are
Where are all the trees?
Don't you see
All these things they come in short supply
It's time that we
Make a space inside our hearts
There are locks on the doors
And chains stretched across all the entries to the inside
There's a gate and a fence
And bars to protect from only God knows what lurks outside
Who stole your heart left you with a space
That no one and nothing can fill
Who stole your heart who took it away
Knowing that without it you can't live
Who took away the part so essential to the whole
Left you a hollow body
Skin and bone
What robber what thief who stole your heart and the key
Who stole your heart
The smile from your face
The innocence the light from your eyes
Who stole your heart or did you give it away
And if so then when and why
Who took away the part so essential to the whole
Left you a hollow body
Skin and bone
What robber what thief
Who stole your heart and the key
Now all sentiment is gone
Now you have no trust in no one
Who stole your heart
Did you know but forget the method and moment in time
Was it a trickster using mirrors and sleight of hand
A strong elixir or a potion that you drank
Who hurt your heart
Bruised it in a place
That no one and nothing can heal
You've gone to wizards, princes and magic men
You've gone to witches, the good the bad the indifferent
But still all sentiment is gone
But still you have no trust in no one
If you can tear down the walls
Throw your armor away remove all roadblocks barricades
If you can forget there are bandits and dragons to slay
And don't forget that you defend an empty space
And remember the tinman
Found he had what he thought he lacked
Remember the tinman
Go find your hear and take it back
Who stole your heart
Maybe no one can say
If love is what you want
Baby here I am
If tenderness is what you need
I've got that to give
If you need some affection
Baby these are open arms
Open arms, open arms, open arms, open arms
You come home you've had a hard day
Every door your tried to open
Was closing in your face
I'm right here I'll be right here
I'll embrace you
I'll be open with my heart
I'll let you in
I'll be open with my thoughts
I'll be your best friend
If you need some attention
Baby these are open arms
Open arms, open arms, open arms, open arms
Every corner you turn
Trouble come your way
But when you get home
I'll try to be there
And I'll embrace you
These are
These are
These are
Open arms
If time is what you need
Baby I'll stop clocks
If you're looking for something
Maybe I've got what you want
If there's one thing to remember
Don't forget that these are open arms
Open arms, open arms, open arms, open arms
These are
These are
These are
The life I've always wanted
I guess I'll never have
I'll be working for someone else
Until I'm in my grave
I'll be dreaming of a life of ease
And mountains
Oh mountains o' things
To have a big expensive car
Drag my furs on the ground
And have a maid that I can tell
To bring my anything
Everyone will look at my with envy and greed
I'll revel in their attention
And mountains
Oh mountains o' things
Sweet lazy life
Champagne and caviar
I hope you'll come and find me
Cause you know who we are
Those who deserve the best in life
And know what money's worth
And those whose sole misfortune
Was having mountains o' nothings at birth
Oh they tell me
There's still time to save my soul
They tell me
Renounce all
Renounce all those material things you gained by
Exploiting other human beings
Consume more than you need
This is a dream
Make your pauper
Or make you queen
I won't die lonely
I'll have it all prearranged
A grave that's deep and wide enough
For me and all my mountains o' things
Oh they tell me
There's still time to save my soul
they tell me
renounce all
renounce all those material things you gained by
exploiting other human beings
Mostly I feel lonely
Good good people are
good people are only
My stepping stones
It's gonna take all my mountains o' things
To surround me
Keep all my enemies away
Keep my sadness and loneliness at bay
The life I've always wanted
I guess I'll never have
I'll be working for somebody else
until I'm in my grave
I'll be dreaming of a life at ease
and mountains
oh mountains o' things
I'll be dreaming
dreaming
I lose my head
From time to time
I make a fool of myself
In matters of the heart
We should have been holding each other
Instead we talked
I make a fool of myself
In matters of the heart
But I asked before
Your reply was kind and polite
One wants more
When one's denied
I make a fool of myself
In matters of the heart
I won't call it love
But it feels good to have passion in my life
If there's a battle
I hope my head always defers to my heart
In matters of the heart
I guess I'm crazy to think
I can give you what you don't want
I make a fool of myself
In matters of the heart
I've made myself sick
I can't think of anything else
I can't sleep at night
I make a fool of myself
In matters of the heart
I wish that I had the power
To make these feelings stop
I lose all self control
In matters of the heart
I can't believe
It's so hard to find someone
To give affection to
And from whom you can receive
I guess it's just the draw of the cards
In matters of the heart
You caught me off guard
Somehow you reached me
Where I thought I had nothing left inside
I've learned a lesson I've been edified
In matters of the heart
I've spent my nights
Where the sleeping dogs lie
Not by your side
It feels so lonely
Once again I've left too much to chance
In matters of the heart
Here I sit
I'm feeling sorry for myself
It's quite a sight
But I have you to thank
For reminding me
We're all alone in this world
And in matters of the heart
I'm already missing you
Although we won't say good-byes
Until tomorrow afternoon
Maybe when and if I see you again
We'll see eye to eye
In matters of the heart
I have no harsh words for you
I have no tears to cry
If the moon were full
I'd be howling inside
It only hurts
In matters of the heart
If today were my birthday
I'd be reborn
As Bronte's bird a bird that could fly
And all accounts would be settled
In matters of the heart
You in your fancy
Material world
Don't see the links of chain
Binding blood
Our own ancestors
Are hungry ghosts
Closets so full of bones
They won't close
Call it upward mobility
But you've been sold down the river
Just another from of slavery
And the whole man-made white world
Is your master
You in your fancy
Material world
Create in your own image
A supreme god
Your virgin mary
Your holy ghosts
Claimed to be pure of heart
Have hands that are stained with blood
You in your fancy
Material world
Don't see the links of chain
I want to wake up and know where I'm going
Say I'm ready
Say I'm ready
I want to go where the rivers are overflowing and
I'll be ready
I'll be ready
I'm ready to let the rivers wash over me
I'm ready to let the rivers wash over me
If the waters can redeem me
I'm ready
I'm ready
I'm ready to let the rivers wash over me
I'm ready to let the rivers wash over me
I want to wake up
I want to know where I'm going
I want to go where the rivers are over-flowing
I'm ready to let the rivers wash over me
I'm ready
Baby
sweet baby
Willst du nicht bitte
Zurückkommen nach Hause zu mir
Ich bin so einsam gewesen
Diese paar Tage kommen mir vor wie
Hundert Jahre
Wie du mich dazu bringst
daß ich mich sorge
Baby
Wie du mich dazu bringst
daß ich mich um dich sorge
Hier bin ich und ich weiß
Ohne dich kann ich nicht leben
Hier bin ich
und ich denke
Eines Tages machen wir daraus was Dauerhaftes
Hier bin ich
und ich weiß
Daß ich fast alles tun würde
Wenn du mich weiter liebst
Baby
Baby
sweet baby
Ich habe gewartet
Scheint so
als täte ich nichts als warten
Sag nicht
daß du nicht zurückkommst zu mir
Und mich dazu zwingst
loszugehen und dir hinterherzujagen
Wir streiten uns
Du bleibst lange fort
Du hast keine Ahnung
Wie sehr du mich dazu bringst
mich zu sorgen
Baby
Hab jeden in der Stadt angerufen
Ich glaube
das weißt du
Also
komm jetzt
Nach Hause zurück
Baby
sweet baby
Ich bin ein verliebter Narr
Aber ich habe trotzdem noch meinen Stolz
Ich werde noch ein wenig warten
Ich leide im Herzen
Und dann werde ich gehen und jemanden suchen
der sich um mich
sorgt
So sehr
Gestern nacht hörte ich das Geschrei
Laute Stimmen hinter Wand
Noch eine schlaflose Nacht
Es hat keinen Zweck
sie zu rufen
die Polizei
Die kommen immer zu spät
Wenn überhaupt
Und wenn sie dann kommen
Sagen sie nur
einmischen können sie sich nicht
In familiäre Angelegenheiten
Zwischen einem Mann und seiner Frau
Und wenn sie aus der Tür gehen fängt sie an zu weinen
Gestern hörte ich das Geschrei
Und dann war es so still
daß meine Seele gefror
Ich betete
es möge ein Traum sein
Aber dann sah ich den Krankenwagen auf der Straße
Und der Polizist sagte
You can look to the stars in search of the answers
Look for God and life on distant planets
Have your faith in the ever after
While each of us holds inside the map to the labyrinth
And heaven's here on earth
We are the spirit the collective conscience
We create the pain and the suffering and the beauty in this world
Heaven's here on earth
In our faith in humankind
In our respect for what is earthly
In our unfaltering belief in peace and love and understanding
I've seen and met angels wearing the disguise
Of ordinary people leading ordinary lives
Filled with love, compassion, forgiveness and sacrifice
Heaven's in our hearts
In our faith in humankind
In our respect for what is earthly
In our unfaltering belief in peace and love and understanding
Look around
Believe in what you see
The kingdom is at hand
The promised land is at your feet
We can and will become what we aspire to be
If Heaven's here on earth
If we have faith in humankind
And respect for what is earthly
And an unfaltering belief that truth is divinity
And heaven's here on earth
I've seen spirits
I've met angels
I've touched creations beautiful and wondrous
I've been places where I question all I think I know
But I believe, I believe, I believe this could be heaven
We are born inside the gates with the power to create life
And to take it away
The world is our temple
The world is our church
Heaven's here on earth
If we have faith in humankind
And respect for what is earthly
And an unfaltering belief
In peace and love and understanding
This could be heaven here on earth
Give me one reason to stay here
And I'll turn right back around
Give me one reason to stay here
And I'll turn right back around
Because I don't wanna leave you lonely
But you got to make me change my mind
Baby, I got your number
And I know that you got mine
But you know that I called you,
I called too many times
You can call me baby,
you can call me anytime
But you got to call me
Give me one reason to stay here
And I'll turn right back around
Give me one reason to stay here
And I'll turn right back around
Because I don't wanna leave you lonely
But you got to make me change my mind
I don't want no one to squeeze me
They might take away my life
I don't want no one to squeeze me
They might take away my life
I just want someone to hold me
And rock me through the night
This youthful heart can love you
And give you what you need
This youthful heart can love you
And give you what you need
But I'm too old to go chasing you around
Wasting my precious energy
Give me one reason to stay here
And I'll turn right back around
Give me one reason to stay here
And I'll turn right back around
Because I don't wanna leave you lonely
But you got to make me change my mind
Baby, just give me just one reason
Give me just one reason why
Baby just give me one reason
Give me just one reason why I should stay
Because I told you I loved you
Sie warfen ihn ins Gefängnis
Und sie hielten ihn dort fest
Hofften
er würde bald sterben
Daß sein Körper und sein Lebensgeist dahinsiechen würden
Und bald danach auch sein verstand
Aber jeden Tag wird ein Narr geboren
Einer
der glaubt
er kann herrschen
Einer
der sagt
das Morgen gehört mir
Einer
der eines Tages erwacht und feststellt
Die Gefängnistüren sind offen
die Fesseln sind gesprengt
Und Chaos herrscht auf den Straßen
Jeder singe
wir sind frei
Jeder singe
wir sind frei
Jeder singe
wir sind frei
Sie warfen ihn ins Gefängnis
Und sie hielten ihn dort fest
Hofften
seine Angedenken würden erlöschen
Und die Leute würden vergessen
wie er sie einst anführte
Und für Gerechtigkeit kämpfte in ihrem Leben
Aber jeden Tag wird ein Mensch geboren
Der haßt
was er nicht verstehen kann
Der meint
die Antwort ist das Töten
Der meint
was er tut
ist Gottes Wille
Und er meint
er ist frei
frei
frei
frei
er meint
er ist frei
frei
frei
frei
Er meint
er ist frei
frei
frei
frei
Aber bald muß der Tag kommen
An dem die Rechtschaffenden bestimmen
Die ungerecht Verurteilten frei sind
Und die Menschen in Frieden leben
Laßt den Mann frei
Macht schon
macht euer Gewissen frei
Berichtigt das Unrecht
das ihr getan habt
Sogar ein Narr schafft es ja
Laßt uns alle frei
frei
frei
frei sein
Laßt uns alle frei
frei
frei
frei sein
Laßt uns alle frei
frei
frei
frei sein
Befreit unsere Körper
befreit unseren Verstand
Befreit unsere Herzen
Freiheit für alle
Und Freiheit jetzt
Freiheit jetzt
Freiheit jetzt
Freiheit jetzt
Laßt uns alle frei
frei
frei
frei sein
Laßt uns alle frei
frei
frei
frei sein
Laßt uns alle frei
frei
frei
They throwed him in jail
And they kept him there
Hoping soon he'd die
That his body and spirit would waste away
And soon after that his mind
But every day is born a fool
One who thinks that he can rule
One who says tomorrow's mine
One who wakes one day to find
The prison doors open the shackles broken
And chaos in the streets
Everybody sing we're free free free free
Everybody sing we're free free free free
Everybody sing we're free free free free
The throwed him in jail
And they kept him there
Hoping his memory'd die
That the people forget how he once led
And fought for justice in their lives
But every day is born a man
Who hates what he can't understand
Who thinks the answer is to kill
Who thinks his actions are god's will
And he thinks he's free free free free
Yes he thinks he's free free free free
He thinks he's free free free free
Soon must come the day
When the righteous have their way
Unjustly tried are free
And people live in peace I say
Give the man release
Go on and set your conscience free
Right the wrongs you made
Even a fool can have his day
Let us all be free free free free
Let us all be free free free free
Let us all be free free free free
Free our bodies free our mind
Free our hearts
Freedom for everyone
And freedom now
Freedom now
Freedom now
Freedom now
Let us all be free free free free
Let us all be free free free free
You got a fast car
I want a ticket to anywhere
Maybe we make a deal
Maybe together we can get somewhere
Anyplace is better
Starting from zero got nothing to lose
Maybe we'll make something
But me myself I got nothing to prove
You got a fast car
And I got a plan to get us out of here
I been working at the convenience store
Managed to save just a little bit of money
We won't have to drive too far
Just across the border and into the city
You and I can both get jobs
And finally see what it means to be living
You see my old man's got a problem
He live with the bottle that's the way it is
He says his body's too old for working
I say his body's too young to look like his
My mama went off and left him
She wanted more from life than he could give
I said somebody's got to take care of him
So I quit school and that's what I did
You got a fast car
But is it fast enough so we can fly away?
We gotta make a decision
We leave tonight or live and die this way
See I remember we were driving, driving in your car
The speed so fast I felt like I was drunk
City lights lay out before us
And your arm felt nice wrapped 'round my shoulder
And I had a feeling that I belonged
I had a feeling I could be someone, be someone, be someone
You got a fast car
We go cruising entertain ourselves
You still ain't got a job
And I work in the market as a checkout girl
I know things will get better
You'll find work and I'll get promoted
We'll move out of the shelter
Buy a bigger house and live in the suburbs
See I remember we were driving, driving in your car
The speed so fast I felt like I was drunk
City lights lay out before us
And your arm felt nice wrapped 'round my shoulder
And I had a feeling that I belonged
I had a feeling I could be someone, be someone, be someone
You got a fast car
And I got a job that pays all our bills
You stay out drinking late at the bar
See more of your friends than you do of your kids
I'd always hoped for better
Thought maybe together you and me'd find it
I got no plans I ain't going nowhere
So take your fast car and keep on driving
See I remember when we were driving, driving in your car
The speed so fast I felt like I was drunk
City lights lay out before us
And your arm felt nice wrapped 'round my shoulder
And I had a feeling that I belonged
I had a feeling I could be someone, be someone, be someone
You got a fast car
But is it fast enough so you can fly away?
You gotta make a decision
All you folks think you own my life
But you never made any sacrifice
Demons are on my trail
I'm standing at the crossroads of hell.
I look to the left
I look to the right
Hands that grab me on every side.
Mmmm...
All you folks think I got my price
At which I sell all that is mine
You think money rules when all else fails
Go sell your soul and keep your shell.
I'm trying to protect what I keep inside
All the reasons why I live my life.
Mmmm...
Some say the devil be a mystical thing
I say the devil he a walking man.
He a fool, he a liar, conjurer and a thief
He try to tell you what you want
Try to tell you what to need.
Mmmm...
Standing at the point
The road it cross you down
What is at your back?
Which way do you turn?
Who will come to find you first?
Your devils or your gods?
Mmmm...
All your folks think you run my life
Say I should be willing to compromise.
I say all your demons go back to hell
I'll save my soul, save myself.
There was a little boy once upon a time
Who in spite of his young age and small size knew his mind
For every copper penny and clover he would find
Make a wish for better days the end of hard times
For no more cold feet
Cold cold cold cold feet
His clothes were always clean
His face was always scrubbed
There was food on the table enough to fill him up
His house was full of life - His house was full of love
But when winter days arrived
There was never money enough to shod his cold feet
Cold cold cold cold feet
He grew up to be a worker determined to succeed
He made a life for himself, free from worldly wants or needs
But with nobody to share the life he'd made
No body to keep him warm at night
When he'd go to sleep he'd sleep alone with his cold feet
Cold cold cold cold feet
One night he walked the street looking to the heaven's above
Searching for a shooting star a benevolent God
When a woman passing by brushed his arm
He turned and found love
He then wished for the courage to ask this stranger
Who she was to not have cold feet
Cold cold cold cold feet
He thought she'd like the party life and want the finer things
So he promised more than he could buy
And he promised her the sun and moon to not have cold feet
Cold cold cold cold feet
He worked day and night his fingers to the bone
Hi worried mind guilty conscience drive him on
He can't give her what she needs
He wants to give her what he thinks she wants
Her sad-eyed face, his empty pockets drive him on and his cold feet
Cold cold cold cold feet
He'd struggled all his life to be an honest man
Proud that the dirt on his palms was the soil of the land
But some guys he knew from high school days
Said they had a plan to get rich quick
And they could count him in if he don't have cold feet
Cold cold cold cold feet
He thought about their offer accepted it without qualms
Dreamt about the life he'd buy
The comfort that would come without cold feet
Cold cold cold cold feet
He decided to tell his wife things would soon turn around
He said the little boy is dead
A man stands with you now without cold feet
Cold cold cold cold feet
Without cold feet
Cold cold cold cold feet
He thought he'd set his clock right, He though he'd read his watch
He left in such a hurry he didn't think to wish for luck
Makes no difference if you're early, No difference if you're late
When you're out of time, The flowers have been laid
You're six feet underground
With cold feet
All the bridges that you burn
Come back one day to haunt you
One day you'll find you're walking
Lonely
Oh baby I
Never meant to hurt you
Sometimes the best intentions
Still don't make things right
But all my ghosts they find me
Like my past they think they own me
In dreams and dark corners they surround me
Till I cry I cry
Let me take this time to set the record straight
Let me take this time to take it all back
Let me take this time to tell you how I felt
Let me take this time to try and make it right
All the bridges that you burn
Come back one day to haunt you
One day you´ll find you´re walking
Lonely
But you can
Walk away, all alone
Spend all your time
Thinking about the way things used to be
If love feels right
You work it out
You don't give it up
Baby
Anybody tell you that
Anybody tell you that
Anybody tell you that
You should take some time maybe sleep on it tonight
You should take some time baby heed the words I say
You should take some time think about your life
You should take some time before you throw it all
away
All the bridges that you burn
Come back one day to haunt you
One day you´ll find your walking
Lonely
Ain't got the time
To sit here and wait around
They got the time
You say I'm what you want
So all the bridges that you burn
Come back one day to haunt you
One day you´ll find your walking
Meine Mutter sagte mir
Denn
sagte sie
sie habe es auf die harte Art gelernt
Sagte
das will sie ihren Kindern ersparen
Sie sagte
gib sie nicht fort
deine Seele
verkauf sie nicht
Denn alles
was du hast
ist deine Seele
Laß dich nicht in Versuchung führen von dem glänzenden Apfel
Iß nie von der bitteren Frucht
Hunger nach einem Hauch von Gerechtigkeit
Hunger nach einer Welt der Wahrheit
Denn alles
was du hast
ist deine Seele
Ich war einmal ein hübschen junges Mädchen
Ich hatte Träume
ich hatte große Hoffnungen
Ich heiratete einen Mann
der mein Herz stahl
Er schenkte mir seine Liebe
aber was für einen hohen Preis
zahlte ich
Und alles
was du hast ist deine Seele
Warum war ich so ein junges Dummchen
Dachte
ich würde Geschichte machen
Kinder machen
zu etwas Besserem taugte ich nicht
Dachte
ich hätte etwas gemacht
das mein wäre für immer
Fand auf die harte Art heraus
daß man einander nicht gehören
kann
Und alles
was du hast
ist deine Seele
Ich dachte
dachte
ich könnte einen Weg finden
Das System zu überlisten
Einen Deal zu machen und keine Schulden bezahlen zu müssen
Ich würde alles nehmen
alles nehmen und mich damit aus dem Staub
machen
Ich ganz allein
Erste Klasse und erste Reihe
Aber alles
was du hast ist deine Seele
Und jetzt stehe ich da
warte auf einen besseren Tag
Eine zweite Chance
Ein klein bißchen Glück
das mir über den Weg läuft
Eine Hoffnung zu träumen
eine Hoffnung
wieder schlafen zu
können
Und mit einem reinen Gewissen und reinen Händen in der Welt
aufzuwachen
Denn alles
was du hast
ist deine Seele
Alles
was du hast
Alles
was du hast
Alles
was du hast
Baby sweet baby
Won't you please
Come on back home to me
I've been so lonely
These few days feel like
A hundred years
How you make me worry baby
How you make me worry about you
Here I am I'm knowing
That I can't live without you
Here I am thinking
Someday we make this a long time thing
Here I am I'm knowing
That I would do most anything
If you keep on loving me
Baby
Baby sweet baby
I've been waiting
Seem like waiting is all I do
Don't say you won't come back to me
And make me have to go out chasing after you
We get in a fight
You stay out late
You have no idea
How much you make me worry baby
Called everybody in town
I think you know
So come on now
Come on come on
Back home
Baby sweet baby
I'm a fool in love
But I still got my pride too
I'll wait a little longer
I'll suffer for my heart
Then I'll go find someone to worry about me
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