If you can heal the symptoms
but not affect the cause
it's quite a bit like trying to heal
the gunshot wound with gauze
if you instead attempt to rest
the pistol from the hand
then I would not be able to
equate my life with sand
Flowing through the hourglass
pushing through the funnel
turn once more and racing
all your siblings for the tunnel
slide and let the silicone
embrace you as you fall
then bounce around
and let your brothers
crush you to the wall
I would choose my own religion
worship my own spirit
but if he ever preached to me
I wouldn't want to hear it
I'd drop him a forgotten god
languishing in shame
and then if I hit stormy seas
I'd have myself to blame
If you can heal the symptoms,
but not affect the cause
I asked a distant star, "I wonder where you are"
The shadow at my door, a friend who is no more
I watched him go to the wind
I closed my eyes, goodbye, goodbye my friend
Friends and family, the branches of the tree
Sheltered in the rain, telling me again
"No matter how the raindrops run
The world will turn, turn back to the sun"
Yeah, yeah
A trick of light upon our eyes
A trick of time upon our lives
Ancient songs cry out to you
Surely this sweet sand is slipping through
I watched him go to the wind
I closed my eyes, goodbye, goodbye my friend
Yeah
A trick of light upon our eyes
A trick of time upon our lives
Ancient songs cry out to you
Surely this sweet sand is slipping through
Slipping through the glass of time
Slipping through the glass
Surely this sweet sand will run out by and by
And while the days come down to you
While the days come down
You are just a traveler passing through
Young woman, share your fire with me
My heart is cold, my soul is free
I am a stranger in your land
A wandering man, call me sand
Oh sir, my fire is very small
It will not warm thy heart at all
But thee may take me by the hand
Hold me, and i'll call thee sand
Young woman, share your fire with me
My heart is cold, my soul is free
I am a stranger in your land
Wandering, call me sand
At night when stars light up my sky
Oh sir, i dream my fire is high
Oh, taste these lips sir if you can
Wandering man, i'll call thee sand
Oh sir, my fire is burning high
If thee should stop sir, i would die
The shooting star has crossed my land
Wandering man, she whispered... Sand (sand)
Young woman shared her fire with me
Now warms herself with memories
I was a stranger in her land
A wandering man, she called me sand
He was a stranger in my land
A wandering man
She called me
Lee:
Young woman share your fire with me
My heart is cold, my soul is free
I am a stranger in your land
A wandering man, call me sand
Nancy:
Oh sir my fire is very small
It will not warm thy heart at all
But thee may take me by the hand
Hold me and I'll call thee sand
Lee:
Young woman share your fire with me
My heart is cold, my soul is free
I am a stranger in your land
A wandering man, call me sand
Nancy:
At night when stars light up the sky
Oh sir I dream my fire is high
Oh taste these lips sir if you can
Wandering man, I call thee sand
Nancy:
Oh sir my fire is burning high
If it should stop sir I would die
A shooting star has crossed my land
Wandering man
Lee:
She whispered sand
Nancy:
(Whispers) Sand
Lee:
Young woman shared her fire with me
Now warms herself with memory
I was a stranger in her land
A wandering man, she called me sand
Nancy:
He was a stranger in my land
A wandering man
Lee:
race through the country the perfect carnivore pull over and stop to breathe there's grape jelly on your sleeve
you pick me up i pull you down down to the ground
make the most of daylight a sun-drenched meadow by the dumpster i came back high and hungover from your flickering light
i hope you find your way home
to the country the perfect manifested heaven and stop to breathe there's an aching heart on your sleeve
you pick me up i pull you down down to the ground
A desert with no life but scorpions
coming as a swarm, as a flood
with an abundance of deadly stings...
one for every remembrance
one for every comforting echo of the past
Walk with me my monster- but close those crusty eyes
The sounds i make may be abrasive- but you'll be all right
Turn off all your senses and pretend you're home
Walk with me and you walk alone
YEAH!!!
AT THE SIGHT OF HIS SCALES
YOU START TO SHAKE
YOU CAN NEVER TRUST A SNAKE
AT THE SIGHT OF HIS SCALES
YOU START TO SCREAM
YOU can't TRUST A FANGED THING
Grain by grain - so hot ive lost it
Echoes peck and gnaw at me
Creep, i crawl - shake im breaking
Creep and crawl -- they're chasing me
SERPENTS!!!!!
And i feel, so cold
Like the world just might explode
And if i open my mouth it will fill full of SAND
And i feel, so cold
Like the world just might explode
And if i open my mouth it will fill full of SAND
AT THE SIGHT OF HIS SCALES
YOU START TO SHAKE
YOU CAN NEVER TRUST A SNAKE
AT THE SIGHT OF HIS SCALES
YOU START TO SCREAM
YOU can't TRUST A FANGED THING
Its safe to say ive finally lost it
The wells gone dry and abandoned me
Creep, i crawl, begging droplets
Of anything to comfort me
Thirsty
Laying in a hot desert
Bitten by a poisonous snake
Soft venom floods my veins
I have lost my heartbeat
My poor pulse is quivering
And ive lost control
Descending to my ending
A perilous black hole
The rivers run dry and so has my veins
Im a filthy animal begging for change
Nothing i do is going as planned
NOTHINGS LEFT OF ME BUT FUCKING SAND
NOTHINGS LEFT OF ME BUT FUCKING SAND
The sun explodes, so slow
I feel the flames and i see the snow
All that's left of my mind is sea of sand
The sun explodes, so slow
I feel the flames and i see the snow
All that's left of my mind is sea of sand
And everybodys celebrating!
Ive lost my way
Desperate for change
Pursued by snakes
Bearing my name
Ive lost my way
My skins dry and baked
Fearing I'll fade
Im the snake
I walk with my monster- he beats me down
Bestial and savage thoughts- his arms are long
Cant get up, can't get up- nothings as planned
There's no place I'd rather be
Than on this blanket here with you
Watching that big red sunset
Into a Caribbean blue
We're sure it's hot down here
Or maybe it's just you
Baby let's get sand
In places sand just don't belong
Let's let the ocean waves
Gently serenade us
With a sexy island song
There's no one around
And you keep turning me on and on and on
Baby let's get sand
In places sand just don't belong
Well I'm glad we stole that bottle
From a hotel tiki bar
And I'm glad the moon ain't out tonight
So we can hide out in the dark
Let's show off our tan lines
To that endless sea of stars
Baby let's get sand
In places sand just don't belong
Let's let the ocean waves
Gently serenade us
With a sexy island song
There's no one around
And you keep turning me on and on and on
Baby let's get sand
In places sand just don't belong
Baby let's get sand
In places sand just don't belong
By tomorrow morning
Baby we'll be boarding
That plane and flyin' home
There's no one around
God you're turning me on and on and on
Baby let's get sand
In places sand just don't belong
Baby let's get sand
You keep me in a glass jar sealed with a label
You think you know my world
Wake up young girl,
Take a thrust of love, if you must now
you've got a lot to learn
My love, my life, my work, my time
I give them all to you
Your hand in mine we walk, we talk in ryhme
We go the whole night through
I'm not a grain of sand
I don't care what's written in your hand
It's bound to change
Sore, bored, and I'm lost, cost, cold
Getting older
Wrap it up, rip it up now
Have it sold
I'm a grower
Any more, any more, any more, any more...
I wanna be with you
Just wanna be with you
But you tease me
And it shows in the way that you play
You think you know my love
Wake up young girl
And take a taste
Not a bite, not a bite of a life now
Can tell you never come, yeah well
My will, my mind
My lips, my lines
I've got them all over you
Your taste combined
With all the years of wasting time
I've got a hold on something new
I'm not a grain of sand
I don't care what's written in your hand
Cause it's bound to change
So I'm bored, and I'm lost, cost, cold
Getting older
Buy the book, rip it up now
Have it sold, I'm a grower
Any more, any more, any more, any more
I wanna be with you
Just wanna be with you
I don't wanna pray for what is not right
And I don't wanna beg for what is not mine
I don't wanna rock the road between dreams and worldly things
I could charge, and I could really try
But I don't wanna be the brave one
In a senseless fight
I, I, I just wanna be here tonight
Sore, bored, and I'm lost, cost, cold
Getting older
Wrap it up, rip it up now
Have it sold, I'm a grower
Any more, any more, any more, any more
I wanna be with you Just wanna be with you
Sore, bored, and I'm lost, cost, cold
Getting older
Buy the book, rip it up now
Have it sold, I'm a grower
Any more, any more, any more, any more
You keep me in a glass jar sealed with a label
You think you know my world
the sand is sifting by
I only know that I will die
and pay my taxes the rest is touch and go
I wish I could just catch a glimpse
of what's in store
I've wanted since
I can't recall
I never know what to do
I've never had a clue
I feel the future
don't tell me you don't
feel it slip away
Lee:
Young woman share your fire with me
My heart is cold, my soul is free
I am a stranger in your land
A wandering man, call me sand
Nancy:
Oh sir my fire is very small
It will not warm thy heart at all
But thee may take me by the hand
Hold me and I'll call thee sand
Lee:
Young woman share your fire with me
My heart is cold, my soul is free
I am a stranger in your land
A wandering man, call me sand
Nancy:
At night when stars light up the sky
Oh sir I dream my fire is high
Oh taste these lips sir if you can
Wandering man, I call thee sand
Nancy:
Oh sir my fire is burning high
If it should stop sir I would die
A shooting star has crossed my land
Wandering man
Lee:
She whispered sand
Nancy:
(Whispers) Sand
Lee:
Young woman shared her fire with me
Now warms herself with memory
I was a stranger in her land
A wandering man, she called me sand
Nancy:
He was a stranger in my land
A wandering man
Lee:
And I'm standing in the sand above your head
I'm gonna pack my flag and dance now, while I'm dying
And the pair of fools stood there and I'm stood here
Because it's closer in my mind and I don't have to tell'm just how I feel
And all the while I feign sleep
And all the while I feign sleep
Reflecting I can see nothing more
The words that I cannot understand
And people within faces I'll forget
I'm not real anymore
And all the while I feign sleep
And all the while I feign sleep
And now I'm working in the way of mystery
I'm gonna kill that inspiration that might save me
And the shame that's in my head it carved me through
It's a shame I can't explain why each moment, a confusion that is always
. And all the while I feign sleep
Your face is changing
All the time
I can't remember it
Your voice repeating
In our minds
Our lives depend on it
I can't imagine anything
Other than being here
I can't imagine anything
Other than being here
The sand gets in our eyes
The sky is burning red
And there's so little time
And guess what happens next
Anyway, you didn't die
And here's the light to lead the way
Out of your cave
The sand gets in our eyes
The sky is burning red
And there's so little time
And guess what happens next
Anyway, you didn't die
And here's the light to lead the way
Out of your cave
The sand gets in our eyes
The sky is turning red
Dismayed
My face is turning pale outright
Lies
Is going to be your last nonsense
Just
In your sleep
I really possess your dreams and mind
I'll grab your deepest thoughts
Crashing your head
All the time I've spent on your fads
If I could achieve a smile
Just a simple sign of care
Sometimes
I feel that maybe I'm wrong
I bring forward my mind backwards in time
When a gesture full of passion suddenly created my world
Around you
Your movie is over
You don't need to tell me:
"Jump through the fire!"
All the time I've spent on your fads
If you only gave me cares
You wouldn't be sad
Now is time for my cold revenge
Walk with me around the bay
Sit amid the dunes and play
Try to count the grains of sand
A universe of dust blows through our hands
This is not a simple love
Though we're made of simple stuff
Giddy fingers in the night
Burning oh so brief, but oh so bright
And when I look at the light, I won't look back
Maybe there's no grain of truth in this
Clouded sand
And maybe the trick is not to try
To understand
There is anger in your smile
Lonely and unreconciled
Smash yourself on my closed hand
You know the wave can never hold the land
Hold the land
This is not an easy game
Stupid sand looks all the same
It's not enough to feel the hurt
You need to put it into words
Maybe all your words are not enough
To get your point across
Look at the light and don't look back
Maybe there's no grain of truth in this
Clouded sand
And maybe the trick is not to try
To understand
Understand
Gates all the way to your house
walk with me my monster- but close those crusty eyes
the sounds i make may be abrasive- but youll be all right
turn off all your senses and pretend youre home
walk with me and you walk alone
YEAH!!!
AT THE SIGHT OF HIS SCALES
YOU START TO SHAKE
YOU CAN NEVER TRUST A SNAKE
AT THE SIGHT OF HIS SCALES
YOU START TO SCREAM
YOU CANT TRUST A FANGED THING
grain by grain - so hot ive lost it
echoes peck and gnaw at me
creep, i crawl - shake im breaking
creep and crawl -- theyre chasing me
SERPENTS!!!!!
and i feel, so cold
like the world just might explode
and if i open my mouth it will fill full of SAND
and i feel, so cold
like the world just might explode
and if i open my mouth it will fill full of SAND
AT THE SIGHT OF HIS SCALES
YOU START TO SHAKE
YOU CAN NEVER TRUST A SNAKE
AT THE SIGHT OF HIS SCALES
YOU START TO SCREAM
YOU CANT TRUST A FANGED THING
its safe to say ive finally lost it
the wells gone dry and abandoned me
creep, i crawl, begging droplets
of anything to comfort me
thirsty
laying in a hot desert
bitten by a poisonous snake
soft venom floods my veins
i have lost my heartbeat
my poor pulse is quivering
and ive lost control
descending to my ending
a perilous black hole
the rivers run dry and so has my veins
im a filthy animal begging for change
nothing i do is going as planned
NOTHINGS LEFT OF ME BUT FUCKING SAND
NOTHINGS LEFT OF ME BUT FUCKING SAND
the sun explodes, so slow
i feel the flames and i see the snow
all thats left of my mind is sea of sand
the sun explodes, so slow
i feel the flames and i see the snow
all thats left of my mind is sea of sand
and everybodys celebrating!
ive lost my way
desperate for change
pursued by snakes
bearing my name
ive lost my way
my skins dry and baked
fearing ill fade
im the snake
i walk with my monster- he beats me down
bestial and savage thoughts- his arms are long
cant get up, cant get up- nothings as planned
From the enemy's insidious attacks
Fatal lodgment the destroyer has made
Desolate ravages deprived of life
Will speedily go to decay
LAID LOW all your hopes and dreams
DESTROYED all your plans
CUT SHORT by the lies and schemes
WATCH THEM slip through your fingers like
Infestation of all-devouring worms
The plague that is reigning within
Knotting, twisting and writhing in turns
Loathsome convolution spin
Preyed upon by such a deadly enemy
Devoured by ravenous swarms
The youthful vigor and energy
Deaf, numb and run-down
Fastened-seatbelt homeward-bound
Landing checks and gear down
A ten-hour flight hits the ground
And all that I once knew is gone
Eyes open wide,
Dawning on wasted mourning hours
An aerial slide
And a led screen counting down the miles
Here comes the time I...
Swirl on the downside world
Gear up to take off
If anything is turning you off
Next time, good son
Don't look down while you leave the ground
Head up, and...
Swirl the downside world
Now hours pass like centuries
And empty minutes feel like years
The engine rumbling in my ears
Won't make the memories disappear
For family and friends, for passengers
A postcard's worth an open letter
We never met, we never will
They're scared and all I need's a thrill
All this is now so far away
And yet it feels like yesterday
When she was drawing lines in the sand
That I was holding in my hand
Holding in my hand
Hold it in your hand
All this is now so far away
And yet it feels like yesterday
Did it have to end that way
When there was so much left to say?
For family, friends, for passengers
The show is over
When we are down
Where are we crashing down?...
You know when hours feel like years
This cold and sleepless night aside
An engine's rumbling in my ears
A led screen's counting down the miles
For family, friends, for passengers
The show is over
May it all swirl
Down on the outside world
You know when hours feel like years
From the pain and shivers that subside
Like this cancer corroding our dreams
These needles emptying down the vials
For family, friends, for passengers
A postcard's worth an open letter
We'll meet again, I'm sure we will
You're scared and all I need's a thrill
You know when hours feel like years
In cold and sleepless nights you shine
In the engine rumbling in my ears
On led screens counting down the miles
For family friends, for passengers
The show is over
May it all swirl
Down on the outside world
I'm seeing the earth from a plane
Where precious space and time sustain
And you are drawing lines in the sand
I keep holding in my hand
No family, friend, no passenger
The show is over
When we are down
Where are we crashing down...?
And I remember hours feel like years
Hoping this pain and shivers would subside
Like this cancer corroded our dreams
These needles emptied down the vials
No family, friends, nor passengers
The show is over
And now we all swirl
Down on the outside world
May it all swirl
Down on the outside world
Swirl...
I'm seeing the earth from a plane
Where precious space and time sustain
We'll meet again, I'm sure we will
You're scared and I just got my thrill
Spinning around in my head
Every word that you said
And everything we have been
That we were holding in our hands
Holding in our hands
Deaf, numb and run-down
Fastened-seatbelt, homeward-bound
Landing checks and gear down
A ten-hour flight hits the ground
And all that I once knew is gone...
Love and Affection
Dreams from the past
Power pollution
Skies overcast
Who'll throw the stone first
Roots in every man
Once we denied it
So, that was then
Now is now
Warning on this day
Long time overdue
Face now your pain
Still burns deep inside of you
Doomsday upon us
All life is gone
I guess you're pretending
The worst is yet to come
But it's not for the first time
Nor the last
Blaze into darkness
SEE THE SAND
LYING BY...
...THE OCEAN!
GOLDEN SUN
IN METAL SKY...
...BURNING!
SHIMMERING HEAT LIES HEAVY...
...LIES IN
GRASS BROWN SEARCH
FOR COOLING AIR
DYING, DYING WITH YOU!
HARSHNESS FLEES,
COLOURS FADE,
NIGHT FALLS!
QUIET WINDS
SEARCH SILVER SANDS...
Sand—nothing but sand
Left of the Diamonds in our hands
Tight—held on too tight
Until we crumbled the Prism's light
Oh-I---should have known
Oh-when---to let go…
Why do we take take from a good thing
Until we break break it as far as it can
Thinking we'll make make it better but never can it be more
Can it be more than…
Sand—what good is sand
When I wanted lasting
When I needed solid land
Oh-we---bled it dry
Oh-we---let it die…
Why do we take take from a good thing
Until we break break it as far as it can
Thinking we'll make make it better but never can it be more
Can it be more—more--more …
Than Sand…
Sand…
How wise,
To think that we could blame
This circulating game
Don’t try to comprehand
This Foul treachery we’re in
How nice,
The breeze that licks your hair
The parfume that you wear
Don’t try to find the words
That
