Tonight the moon is pretty as a brand new rose
And the nosey stars seem to know
Where everybody goes
As poets reach for words
With broken motel pens
Here's something to hold on to till I come home again
Here the days don't have names they got numbers
And the nights just seems to dance into each other
Sacred lovers are like fire flies each one has a spark
Trying to fill the whole where once there was a heart
I'm sending Postcards from the Wasteland
Following my headlights don't the highway in the dark
I'm sending Postcards from the Wasteland
Postmarked from the state of my heart
In care of wherever you are
Now before the summer sun gets chased away
And all of our tomorrows turn into yesterdays
I'm gonna build you that castle
I'm gonna write you that song
I gotta find the words to say
Until I've got you in my arms
I'm sending you Postcards from the Wasteland
Following my headlights down the highway in the dark
I'm sending Postcards from the Wasteland
Postmarked from the state of my heart
In care of wherever you are
Tonight I'll meet you in my dreams
See you soon.
Love, me
I'm standing in the shadow of the hill
I'm standing in the shadow of the hill
Feel the fear everywhere
Hope it don't get me killed
I'm standing in the shadow of the hill
I'm standing in the shadow walking blind
I've been unfair & unkind
Turned away from your suffering far too many times
Now I'm standing in the shadow walking blind
Sister, brother, there's a fire on the hill
And it's burning like a lantern
Making all this time stand still
I'm standing, I'm standing, I'm standing
I'm standing, standing, standing
Mother, I am weak but I am strong
Standing in the darkness this long
But in the deepest darkness I listen to your song
Mother I am weak but I am strong
I'm standing, and I'm standing, I'm standing
I'm standing, standing, standing, I'm standing
Eyes betray the soul and bear its thinking
Beyond words, they say so many things to me
A stranger here, reborn it seems
Awaking wonders deep in me
If nothing's ventured, nothing's gained
So I must seize the day
And fighting time, so hard I pray
That this moment lasts forever
And will the world stay standing still, at least for me
Through my eyes, stare into me
I bear my heart for all to see
With my face turned to the sun, there ever standing still
It wasn't you, it wasn't me, it wasn't anything
It was a day so long awaited and a chance to be as me
I let the wind run through my hands
Before I turned to walk away
In distant days, I long to sense it, all so clear
And fighting time, so hard I pray
That this moment lasts forever
And will the world stay standing still, at least for me
Through my eyes stare into me
I bear my heart for all to see
With my face turned to the sun, there ever standing still
And fighting time, so much I ask
I will this moment last forever
Though seasons change and things come to pass
Remain inside of me
And fighting time, so hard I pray
That this moment lasts forever
And will the world stay standing still, at least for me
I had no faith before that time in any vow or deed
Days followed days and years were meaningless
Despite the wisdom of defeat
I bore my heart for all to see, the wonders I'd seen
The wonders I'd seen
And fighting time, so hard I pray
That this moment lasts forever
And will the world stay standing still, at least for me
Through my eyes stare into me
I bear my heart for all to see
With my face turned to the sun, there ever standing still
And fighting time, so much I ask
I will this moment last forever
Though seasons change and things come to pass
Remain inside of me
And fighting time so hard I pray
That this moment lasts forever
People of the World
Rise up hear my words
You are the one who must carry the cross
You are the one to defy your masters
Breaking the spell you were cast into
Shatter the mold you were forced to believe
Rulers of the Earth
Revolution is on your hands
You are the one who deceives the masses
Asleep at the wheel unaware of the madness
Concealing the daggers edge behind a veil of deception
We are standing on the edge of a new world
We are standing on the edge of a new world
Cry out to the world
The vision will be heard
We are the ones who will carry the burden
We are the ones who will conquer the empire
We're on a mission to fight for a new beginning
Welcome to the New World
Sitting by myself again
Battered and alone
Wondering to myself again
Whether I have grown
Stand and be counted
Stand to be seen
Stand and be counted
I look into your eyes again
And memories unfold
I wonder about the time we spend
The place we call a home
Stand and be counted
Stand to be seen
Stand and be counted
You force my mind to run away
to your dreams of black and gold
A pain so sharp it bleeds the night
I give you my hand to hold
Stand and be counted
Stand to be seen
Stand and be counted
It's not long to go
You have no place yet to be
I have not seen what you see
Live through hell you've never known
You will know what you've been shown
Take what you can from this place
Watch all the freaks fall from grace
As the world dies in your eyes
You will be shown all it's lies
Standing where I should not be
Seeing all the horor before my mind was free
Beyond what I could see
Standing where I should not be
Watch them melt into the sand
Drip and twist into your hand
Scratch, pick the flesh from your face
Your head, gone without a trace
Standing where I should not be
Seeing all the horor before my mind was free
Beyond what I could see
I won't pretend that we are all friends,
When all of us know that we're not.
And I am afraid of pulling my name,
Away from the places I know I've been
Shadows in the valley, I can't see night or day
My Lord told me the valley's not where I was meant to stay
Climb, climb, yes I climbed to the top and still
Below me was a deep ravine, and another doggone hill
Life keeps trying to knock me down
(chorus)
But I'm still standing, I'm still standing
Standing on the rock of my salvation, that's my explanation
I'm standing, yes, I'm standing
Hand and hand with Jesus
Can't see 'round the corner, I'm so afraid to fall
But faith in only what I see, it ain't no faith at all
Cold winds freeze my bones, fire burns my skin
But I"m tursting in the Lord above, and not the man within
Come on, Life, try to knock me down
(chorus)
(bridge)
When you make your climb, don't look so far ahead
Just stop and look back at just how far you've come instead
Your Savior's climbing with you, you feel His strength abound
And anywhere you place your foot, can be on Holy Ground
Today I'm on the mountain, this you need to know
I see you in the valley, in the shadows far below
It's just a path you have to take until you see the sun
Just one foot then the other, and soon your climb is done
Life will try to knock you down
I solve my problems and I see the light
We gotta plug and think, we gotta feed it right
There ain't no danger we can go too far
We start believing now that we can be who we are
Grease is the word
They think our love is just a growing pain
Why don't they understand? It's just a crying shame.
Their lips are lying, only real is real
We stop the fight right now we got to be what we feel
Grease is the word
Grease is the word, is the word that you heard
It's got groove, it's got meaning
Grease is the time, is the place, is the motion
Grease is the way we are feeling
We take the pressure and we throw away
Conventionality belongs to yesterday
There is a chance that we can make it so far
We start believing now that we can be who we are
Grease is the word
Grease is the word, is the word that you heard
It's got groove, it's got meaning
Grease is the time, is the place, is the motion
Grease is the way we are feeling
This is a life of illusion
Wrapped up in trouble laced with confusion
What we doing here?
We take the pressure and we throw away
Conventionality belongs to yesterday
There is a chance that we can make it so far
We start believing now that we can be who we are
Grease is the word
Grease is the word, is the word that that you heard
It's got groove, it's got meaning
Grease is the time, is the place, is the motion
Grease is the way we are feeling
Grease is the word
Grease is the word, is the word that you heard
It's got groove, it's got meaning
Grease is the time, is the place, is the motion
Grease is the way we are feeling
Grease is the word
Is the word
Is the word
Is the word
Is the word
Is the word
Is the word
Is the word
Is the word
Is the word
Is the word
Did you tell me
I'm supposed to live this life every single day
Can you take that
Believe with what I say and never give this up
Cause I won't give this up
I keep on thinking
I'm so damn new
I keep on thinking
I'm over you
We stood so tall
And you can't take this in
You'd wish we'd fall
And I won't let this in
We stood so tall
And you couldn't give in to what I'm thinking
Can't you see that
I believe in something more
Than what's been handed down
Can you take that
Believe with what I say and never give this up
Cause you wouldn't give this up
I keep on thinking
I'm so damn new
I keep on thinking
I'm over you
We stood so tall
And you can't take this in
You'd wish we'd fall
And I won't let this in
We stood so tall
And you couldn't give in to what I'm thinking
So tell me what you know
And I'll be here to show
You everything that I am
Come and see me
We stood so tall
And you can't take this in
You'd wish we'd fall
And I won't let this in
We stood so tall
And you couldn't give in to what I'm thinking
(Giles)
You're not ready
For the world outside
You keep pretending,
but you just can't hide
I know I said that I'd
Be standing by your side
But I
Your path's unbeaten,
And it's all uphill
And you can meet it,
But you never will
And I'm the reason that you're standing still
But I
I wish I could say
The right words
To lead you through this land
Wish I could play the father
And take you by the hand
Wish I could stay here
But now I understand
I'm standing in the way
The cries around you,
You don't hear at all
'Cause you know I'm here
To take that call
So you just lie there when
You should be standing tall
But I
I wish I could
Lay your arms down
And let you rest at last
Wish I could
Slay your demons
But now that time has passed
Wish I could stay here
Your stalwart, standing fast
But I'm
Standing in the way
I'm just standing
In the way
[Chorus]
There could've been a better way
But you had to push me away to be alone
How come the things that I can't touch
Are the things that hurt so much
Well I'll never know
3 days under my belt and I can't remember the last
thing you said
But you were 15 inches away from me
You mumbled something 'bout you and me
The land of the free under the same breath
Well, I already knew
I already knew you were fading
[Chorus]
'Cause I'm already standing here on my own
And I don't understand it baby just what went wrong
3 days under my belt
I'm staring at the ceiling once again
Your closure is just ripping me wide open
And I wanna scream but I know it won't bring you
back to me
So your independence wins
I hope you're finding out what the hell that is
[Chorus]
[Bridge]
Don't you look for me
Don't you cry for me 'cause I'm alright
Something new begins when something ends
I'm alright 'cause it's what you gotta do
Just so you understand
I'm standing
[Chorus]
And there could've been a better way
But you had to push me away to be alone
How come the things that I can't touch
Are the things that hurt so much
guess I'll never know
And I shoulda tried to to change your mind
But I didn't feel you still were mine so I let it go
'Cause I'm already standing here on my own
And I don't understand it baby just what went wrong
So take one good look at me
Before you move on
I'm standing I'm standing where I belong
You're not ready for the world outside
You keep pretending but you just can't hide
I know I said that I'd be standing by your side
But I
Your path's unbeaten and it's all uphill
And you can meet it but you never will
And I'm the reason that you're standing still
But I
I wish I could say the right words to lead you through this land
Wish I could play the father and take you by the hand
Wish I could stay here but now I understand
I'm standing in the way
The cries around you, you don't hear at all
'Cause you know I'm here to take that call
So you just lie there when you should be standing tall
But I
I wish I could lay your arms down and let you rest at last
Wish I could slay your demons but now that time has passed
Wish I could stay here, your stalwart, standing fast
Sitting by myself, so unaware
All the pain I put on you, be clear,
This wasn't intentional,
Promised you I'd never leave
Stories the same, I am afraid,
That I strung you along now
Standing on my own
So afraid yo walk away
Silence hides all questions
When I walk away, I walk away
Don't you know I believe in you?
How can you say, how can you say,
Nothing's wrong?
Standing on my own
So afraid yo walk away
Silence hides all questions
I used to be so alive, this is painful
Seeing you, I realise all the truth I'd never see,
Why did you bother to lie, it's disgraful.
Now I know I am better off alone
I bother to waste any more time
You're always acting belligerent
I bother to care to take time to repair the
wounds you have opened
Sitting by myself, now I'm aware
The blame rests on you
Sitting by yourself hope that you've seen
I feel Ok
I'm seeing very clearly
This could be the start of something new
Without you
Maybe Monday,
I think I'm gonna start a sentimental diet
Here without you
I'm standing in the middle and I'm
Soaking up the sun
Leaving all my worries so that you can't come along
I'm standing in the middle and I'm
Soaking up the sun
Leaving all my worries so that you can't come along
I know that one day,
I will be looking back and realize how it can happen so
Fucking fast, and let me tell you this:
I had to see it coming
I have to want it, taste it, feel it, like I never
Stop believing,,...
Believe in me!
I'm standing in the middle and I'm
Soaking up the sun
I'm leaving all my worries so that you can't come along
I'm standing in the middle and I'm
Soaking up the sun
I'm leaving all my worries so that you can't come along
I'm standing in the middle
Eyes betray the soul and bear it's thinking.
Beyond words they say so many things to me.
A stranger here reborn it seems
awaking wonders deep in me.
If nothing's ventured nothing's gained
so I must seize the day.
And fighting time so hard I pray
that this moment lasts forever.
And will the world stay standing still at least for me.
Through my eyes stare into me.
I bear my heart for all to see.
With my face turned to the sun there ever standing still.
It wasn't you it wasn't me it wasn't anyone.
It was a day so long awaited and a chance to be as me.
I let the wind run through my hands
before I turned to walk away.
In distant days I long to sense it all so clear.
And fighting time so hard I pray
that this moment lasts forever.
And will the world stay standing still at least for me.
Through my eyes stare into me.
I bear my heart for all to see.
With my face turned to the sun there ever standing still.
I had no faith before that day in any vow or deed.
Days followed days and years were meaningless.
Despite the wisdom of defeat
I bore my heart for all to see the wonders I'd seen.
And fighting time so hard I pray
that this moment lasts forever.
And will the world stay standing still at least for me.
Through my eyes stare into me.
I bear my heart for all to see.
With my face turned to the sun there ever standing still.
And fighting time so much I ask.
I will this morning last forever.
Though seasons change and things come to pass
remain inside of me.
And fighting time so hard I pray
that this moment lasts forever.
