Every moment we decide
What to open, what to hide
Every moment we decide
How to live our lives
Every moment we can learn
How to better understand
Who to follow, where to turn
How to find a friend
I’ll wrap it with love
Every day and night
Wrap it up with love
Watch it fill with light
Wrap it up with love
Every way is right .
Wrap it up with love, love, love..
Every moment we grow old
Trust in no one, so were told
I won’t live my life in fear
Rather disappear
Wrap it up with love
Every day and night
Wrap it up with love
Watch it fill with light
Wrap it up with love
Every way is right
lists
i make lists
of all the things that i need to fix
of all the things that I'm not prepared for
of all the many things that i dread
lists
i make lists
of all the things i tried for, but missed
of all the things i gave up, but cared for
of all the words of love left unsaid
dream, without fear
your indian worry doll's here
under god's pillow so small
so that way you wont worry at all
dream, without fear
your indian worry doll's here
under god's pillow so small
so that way you won't have to worry at all
lists
very long
of all the things that I'm doing wrong
of all of the hysteria pending
of all the things I'd love to forget
lists
very deep
of all the time i can't seem to keep
of all the songs that still have no ending
of all the ways to do better yet
dream, without fear
your indian worry doll's here
under god's pillow so small
so that way you won't worry at all
dream, without fear
your indian worry doll's here
under god's pillow so small
In a tenement near the Henry Hudson River
From my favorite spot on a rusting fire escape
I would look below.
And see Mario
Braving the ferocious dandelions
Mario, our fearless superintendent
Kept the garden green, despite the parkway smog
But the flowering weeds
Their fates decreed
Pulled, to keep his rosebush from dying
Then I would creep inside, curl up in my bed
Something strong was pulling at my head
Pulling at my heart
Wild flower, growing in all the wrong places
Wild flower, so lonely ‘neath that lovely rose bush
Proper garden’s nightmare, queen of opened fields
Tell me, who will love this wildflower
For exactly what she is?
Years passed by, we left that red brick building
Left Mario behind
For a brand new house
But my dark brown skin
On the white washed walls within
Stood out, so it’d get me up and cryin’
My growing pains had many rooms to fill, then
Mother never know
..Had a garden to keep clean
While there was NY grease
On her young flower from the Middle East
She was busy pulling dendelions
Then I would creep inside, curl up in my bed
Something strong was pulling at my head
Pulling at my heart
Wild flower, growing in all the wrong places
Wild flower, so lowly ‘neath that lovely rosebush
Proper garden’s nightmare, queen of opened fields
Tell me, who will love this wildflower
And the road and the road
and the car and the car
and your wrist touching my hair
we know we are traveling far, far
but we haven’t decided on where
and the sound of my name in your mouth
is spicy and sweet, or soft as a prayer
I say, lets turn to the south,
there is nothing and everything there
There’s a bottle of water, a bag of dates,
an orange that I can peel
I can tell you a story, or sing if you want,
if you’re falling asleep at the wheel
we can talk about when we were kids
and we thought there was nothing we couldn’t achieve
then years passed by and blinded our eyes
now we need something else to believe
oooh, something else to believe...
You are silent for hours, I humm, and I humm
I feel on the verge of a song
I wait for the words to come when they come
lucky the road is long
and the music I hear in my head
is the dance of the wind
sweeping over the plain
the shade of your eyes
the shifting skies.
and the rest, only love can explain.
ooooh, only love can explain
At the top of the mountain the view is stunning
but soon it gives way to the night
you say you can tell it’s the end of the tunnel
you ask if I've seen the light
the slope is steep
but the road keeps taking us down
to the river below
the sound of the wheels, the endless fields
and I'll go wherever you go
oooo, go wherever you go
and the road and the road
and the car and the car
and my eyes are watching your hands
we know we are traveling far, far
and we know the road never ends...
so lets talk about when we were kids
and we thought there was nothing we couldn’t achieve
then years passed by
and blinded our eyes,
now we need something else to believe
How does my north connect to my south
How does my heart connect to my mouth
How does my skin connect to my soul?
Is the sum of my parts
Anything whole?
What do my eyes reveal of my dreams
How can I laugh when inside I scream
How does my song connect to my name?
Can they be ever
One and the same?
N I want you
N I need you
N I, n I, ninininineed you
N I want you
N I need you
N I n I n I
And I want to set my insides loose
Come to terms and sign a truce
If I can't find the mystery code
How will I ever
Carry this load?
N I want you...
And I know you're getting tired of the fight
To connect my left side with your right
To connect two arms and legs and all four chambers
Of the heart
And understand forever - who we are.
How can we live with anguish and fear
How can we shelter all that is dear
How can we take our fate in our hand?
I'm talkin' to you -
You'll understand.
That I want you, n I need you
N I, n I, ninininineed you....
The universe begins with you and I
Too proud to admit that love is gone
Too proud to admit the falling from Eden
Too proud to admit, and much too strong
The landing was rough,
And the seat belt unfastened
Now it's gone away
(And you gotta let go)
Now it's gone away
(There's nothing to fear)
Now it's gone away
(And you gotta let go)
It's gone away
Concentrate, concentrate
Reinstate your former state of mind
Concentrate, concentrate
Reinvent yourself with space and time
Your name is kin to the winds, sister
You're kin to the winds, sister
But you've an alabaster frame
And you're too proud to admit that love is gone
Too proud to admit the falling from Eden
Too proud to admit, and much too strong
The landing was rough,
And the seat belt unfastened
Now it's gone away
(And you gotta let go)
Now it's gone away
(There's nothing to fear)
Now it's gone away
(And you gotta let go)
It's gone away
Concentrate, concentrate
Reinstate your former state of mind
Concentrate, concentrate
Reinvent yourself with space and time
Your name is kin to the stars, sister
You're kin to the stars, sister
But now your perfect body's maimed
Still you're too proud to admit that love is gone
If I were to open my eyes
And stare at the sun
The delicate brown would burn
It's too painful
Too painful
But I never never learn
If I were to go to the sea
With an open wound
The salty waves would sting
It's too painful
Too painful
But I haven't learned a thing
I haven't learned a thing
I'll never never learn
Never never never never learn...
If I were to hold on
To a high note
Until I cracked my voice
It's too painful too painful
But I know I have no choice
I know I have no choice
I'll never never learn
Never never never never learn
Still like a child
Drawn to touch the flame
Never mind, I would tell you
Never know why I do
Passion will rise above all wisdom
Still like a child
Drawn to touch the flame
Riding a roller coaster
Tell me I go too fast
Tell you - I know,
But I can't stop...
It's too painful
Never never learn...
If I were to follow my dreams
And take to the road
Would you be here when I return?
You say...
Little girl so young and tender
braids are thrown upon her back
in the pages of her book the world is
white and black
She is wearing heavy glasses
far from who she dreamt to be
little one, her father tells her,
close your eyes and see...
The eyes of love
don’t know your name
don’t see the color of your skin
the eyes of love
don’t know where you’ve been
the eyes of love
don’t know your age
don’t see the lines you try to hide
the eye of love
see only what’s inside
Little girl has grown and flowered
glasses tiny, in her eyes
she can see a lot more clearly,
still at night she cries
Never happy with the mirror
she will shun all who adore
little one her father tells her
open up your door...
The eyes of love...
When I look into your eyes, I don’t know what to say
It’s been so very long we’ve been waiting for this day
When you give me that smile, I don’t know what to give you back
So I say oh, look at that
Look at the beauty of that
When I look into your eyes, I see your universe
And how much better your life could be, and how much worse
I see all that you’ve done to try and keep your hope intact
And I say oh, look at that
Look at the beauty of that
Oh, look at that
Look at the beauty of that
Oh, I guess I was blind
Until I realized
The sun only shines
When it shines in your eyes...
I say, oh, look at that
Look at the beauty of that
Oh, look at that
My angel
so much I'd like to tell you
so much of what I've seen
I'd plant behind your eyes
My angel
I know I can’t compel you
to any of my ways
as you walk beneath the merciless skies
My angel
my angel
the more I see, the more I grow,
the less and less I seem to know
only that
life is just a balancing act.
The demons
the fear that will confine you
the fire that will burn
your innocence away
The heartbreak
the pain will seek and find you
and loneliness will grow
with every passing day.
My angel
my angel
I won’t be there to always dry
the tears that gently fill your eyes
so will you remember that
life is just a balancing act.
My angel
my angel
the more I see, the more I grow,
the less and less I seem to know
only that
Take me, take me as I am
take me, don't let go my hand
take the part of me that strives to reach the light
take my hand and lead me through the darkest night
hold me, when I'm feeling low
hold me, never let me go
hold the part of me that fears the setting sun
hold my hand and tell of better days to come
everyone I know plays games
everybody's so untrue
when it's over what remains
nobody but me and you
hold me, when I fall apart
hold me, closer to your heart
hold the part of me that vibrates when I sing
hold me so I'm not afraid of anything
everyone I know plays games
everybody's so untrue
when it's over what remains
nobody but me and you
so take me, take me as I am
take me, don't let go my hand...
take the part of me that strives to reach the light
take my hand and lead me through the darkest night
take me as I am
(never let me go...)
Space
Give me wide open space
With the sun and the rain in my hair
And the wind in my face, oh...
Space
Give me wide open space
With the sun and the rain in my hair
Every breath that I take, oh...
Space to cross, no pain, no fear
Space to cross, far away from here
Your face and mine
The color of the earth
We both will scream
We scream when we give birth
We both will cry when our parents leave us
We both will die, someday.
Something has changed
but I don’t know what it is
something has grown inside
something has changed
but I don’t know what it is
something has changed
Somebody called
in the middle of the night
somebody called my name
somebody called
in the middle of the night
something has changed
Something has flown
now I don’t know anything
something has shown its face
something has come
and I want to let it in
something is telling me it’s time to put my weapons
down and let it begin...
If I would jump
to the bottom of the well
what would I find down there?
water or sand
at the bottom of the well
think I will jump
Something has changed
but I don’t know what it is
something has grown inside
something has come
and I want to let it in
something is telling me it’s time to put my weapons
down and let it begin...
(don’t forget to call us, wear a sweater,
will you be home for the holidays?)
If I give you everything
Will you open your heart and let me in
If I give you everything
Throwing my soul against the wind
Would you let me sing
My inside out
All the love within,
If I give you everything
If I give you everything
If I give you everything
All of my dreams and hidden fear
If I give you everything
My craziest laugh and saddest tear
Would your feelings grow
The more you know
Would they disappear
If I give you everything
If I give you everything
She stares at the mirror
She's seen that face so many times before,
She knows every line, every pore,
Poor souls been tattered,
She's been round and round but still some how,
You hear her say...
If I give you everything
Will you open your heart and let me in
If I give you everything
Throwing my soul against the wind
Would you let me sing
My inside out
All the love within,
If I give you everything
Here, my friends, I stand before you
Naked, stripped of all pretence
I'm here to say a word or two
in the name of love and innocence
It's been a long time they've been out of style,
but i won't live in illusion,
there's not much chance that things will change on lonely planet earth.
all that is natural, all that is free
like me loving you, and you loving me,
like the sweet fruit growing on a tree,
like the blood-red choral in the sea,
like shaking hands and sharing food,
and a real creative attitude
and a big strong hug,yes, that feels good,
and the miracle of birth
shalom shalom,
shalom shalom shalom,
shalom shalom,
shalom shalom shalom
you really don't need a diploma
from any university
to understand and to enjoy
this plentiful diversity
you only need to free your mind of all those pre-conceptions
and use your mouth for laughing and for asking and to kiss…
communicate, communicate,
don't say: "oh Lord, i've come too late!" you're always welcome at love's gate
to wash your feet of fear and hate
so when you come and when you go,
the words are peace, goodbye, hello,
in a language that I know it goes like this:
shalom shalom,shalom
shalom shalom,
shalom shalom,shalom
shalom shalom…
so if our strategy is love
(don't bite my head off, i said love)
and you say: "duuuh,
so simple!"
yeah, but easy to miss….
so when you come and when you go,
so when you come and when you go,
the words are peace, goodbye, hello,
in a language that I know it goes like this:
shalom shalom,shalom
shalom shalom,
shalom shalom,shalom
Savior, my savior
Pouring out over desert sands
Through parched skin
And madness.
On chamber after chamber
'Till it's all run out
But oh, my savior
My Savior.
You said: remember
You said: remember, remember,
When you're all dried out
That which was sacred
That which was sacred
Remember...
Savior, my savior
Pouring out over desert sands
Through parched skin and madness
On chamber after chamber
I found a path to follow
I knew it straight away
Now that I found it I won’t stray
No, I will not stray,
Not stray.
I walk through the woods and holler
The songbirds will laugh and play
They know I’ve found it and won’t stray
No, I will not stray,
Not stray.
The woods are alive with laughter
The rivers are drunk with mirth
They all know what I’ve been after
They’re rejoicing for my rebirth,
For my rebirth.
I found a path to follow
But it’s a path for two
Why don’t you come here beside me
I won’t stray, no, I will not stray
Give me your pain
give me your sorrow
give me your loneliness
and broken dreams
your bad times
and your worry
now forget
now forget
Give me your past
give me your family
give me the walls you build
and the ones you break
your shadows
and your longing
now forget.
now forget.
All that will be
but isn't yet
now forget,
now forget.
I'll put it all
in a small wooden box
with the rusty old lock
and the sparrows in flight
I'll guard it with my life
through the long long night
you are my eyes
you are my passion
you are my journey to where ive been
you are my reason
for living
now forget
now forget.
Give me your truth
give me your questions
give me your longing for what will be
give me your daydreams
and your demons
now forget
first there was nothing
till i created the word
first there was nothing
and nothing was good
nothing is moving
nothing is moving
nothing was heard
and who am i anyway
if i don’t have a name
if moving is nothing
and nothing is shame
nothing is moving
nothing is moving
nothing’s the same
and the word is me
and i am the word
my mind is free
like a beautiful bird
and the terms of love
and the germs of hate
nothing is waiting
nothing is waiting
first there was darkness
till i created the night
first there was darkness
and darkness was right
darkness is moving
darkness is moving
into light
and the word is me
and i am the word
my mind is free
like a beautiful bird
and the terms of love
and the germs of hate
nothing is waiting
first there was darkness
till i created the night
first there was darkness
and darkness was right
darkness is moving
all night long
rumble,tumble, deep down under, under my skin
all night long
burning, turning, growing to be my other wing
all night long
maybe, baby, you'll be crazy, crazy for me
all night long,
sinking, thinking, wanting to grow, learning to see..
together we'll fly, all night long
together we'll fly, all night long..
all night long
break out, break in, now we’re making life out of love
all night long,
maybe, baby, you will be all i’m dreaming of
all night long
touch me, shake me, gently wake me, teach me to sing
all night long
slowly, slowly, learning to be my other wing
together we’ll fly, all night long
together we’ll fly, all night long..
restlessly turning, imprisoned and freed
still is the night but that's not what i need
gimme repetitive motion,
a circle, a notion
a steam engine dream..
motor lullabies
of turning wheels and bolts
motor lullabies
rocking me to sleep
motor lullabies
on long and winding roads
motor lullabies
transporting
motor lullabies
transporting me
restlessly turning, imprisoned and freed
still is the night but that's not what i need
tenderness found as the rhythmn goes round
i'm caressed by the sound of my motor lullabies
of turning wheels and bolts
motor lullabies
rocking me to sleep
motor lullabies
on long and winding roads
motor lullabies
transporting
motor lullabies
transporting me
motor, motor sing your song
theirs or mine or his
motor, motor will i wake
close to where my true life is..
motor lullabies
of turning wheels and bolts
motor lullabies
rocking me to sleep
motor lullabies
on long and winding roads
motor lullabies
transporting
motor lullabies
transporting me..
transporting
Flower, colored bright
I am strong I can fight
But I don’t know.
Tower, brick and stone
Make my way on my own
But I don’t know
I don’t know why, I don’t know how
If I can fly, can I fly now?
Are my wings strong enough to bear
the winds out there?
Hey, I don’t know.
[x2]
Tell me it’ll never fade
And I’ll go forth unafraid
Because I don’t know.
Show me rain and flood
To cool the fire in my blood
Because I don’t know.
I don’t know why, I don’t know how
If I can fly, can I fly now?
Are my wings strong enough to bear
The winds out there?
Hey, I don’t know.
Darkness, edge of night
You are here, I’m in flight
Now I know, now I know
I am a young woman
With callused hands and feet
With an ever - growing problem
Buried in me deep
It has stripped me of my beauty
With an overwhelming pain
And on yesterday's proud forehead
It has burned the mark of Cain
It happened long ago
Though it seems like only yesterday
I had come back home
After years of wandering astray
Walked familiar streets
Never knowing fate would find me there
And ever since I've been crippled
'Neath this burden I must bear.
The Mark of Cain
The child of pain
Of trouble and of war
Mother Nature cannot comfort
Nor the coolness of the sea
Lord above, how can I love
This thing that I abhor?
Child of pain is growing in me
Within me he is waging war
Battling for breath
Battling for blood
And a body of His own
I've considered the solution
But that would be my death
For while I've waited and debated
He has grown
Deep in my heart
I wish I could love him
Erase our past with a mother's embrace
I want to start fresh
But within me I'm fearful..
Will I find my oppressor in his tiny face?
The Mark of Cain
The child of pain
Of trouble and of war
Mother Nature cannot comfort
Nor the coolness of the sea
Lord above, how can I love
This thing that I abhor?
Child of rape
Manhattan - T.A,
With a detour to the deep south side
Where it's very violent
A bouquet of violets
Lies trampled to the ground
Manhattan – T.A.,
With a detour to the deep south side
Where it's very violent
A bouquet of violets
Lies trampled to the ground
Falling, calling, trying to survive
Doing a quick-step
Keeping in stride
Falling, calling, trying to survive
Doing a quick-step
Keeping in stride
With the changing tide
Manhattan - T.A.,
With a detour to the deep south side
Where it's hot and steamy
Don't go around too dreamy
You'll be trampled to the ground
Falling, calling...
Can I find a future here?
Everything is so unclear
(Give it up, give it up, give it up)
Can I ever find a life
Under threat of fire and knife
(Give it up, give it up, give it up)
Changing tide...
Manhattan - T.A.,
With a detour to the deep south side
It's a game we play
And it's very scary
With all those maniacs running around, y'know
Manhattan - T.A.,
With a detour, 18 years old
Caught under the wheels
It's a pretty bad deal
But this is my hometown
Falling, calling, trying to survive
Doing a quick-step
Keeping in stride
Falling, calling, trying to survive
Doing a quick-step
Keeping in stride
With the changing tide,
Changing tide,
Sleep little baby don't you fret
mamma's gonna say a little prayer
then mama's gonna get some masking tape
and fix the hole in the ozone layer
sleep little angel, baby dove
sun's gone down, it's getting late
mamma's got her chicken soup of love
for the bad old world is sick with hate
wish that I could give you child
all the beauty I have seen
all the nature growing wild
far from your computer screen
who knows what the world will be,
angel child, when your are grown,
mamma's gonna sing you a melody
that you can humm when you're alone
now you're in you're cozy bed,
sleep little angel, drop of mud,
there's a journey in your head
and desert winds blow in your blood
wicked wolf and wicked world
howling in the moonless sky
but mamma's here to fend them off
Grow into me like a vine through a sidewalk
Struggling to reach for the sky
Grow into me like the veins on my forehead
that stand out whenever I cry
Oh, I will wrap my arms around you like a long coat in winter
Oh, will you stay with me on thinning ice and trust me to lead?
Will you be everything I need?
Climb next to me up the trail, up the mountain
Even though times running out
Night falls around, there’s no light in the distance
Only my shadows of doubt
Oh, I will wrap my arms around you like a long coat in winter
Oh, will you stay with me on thinning ice and trust me to lead?
Will you be everything I need?
He's so compassionate
He's oh so kind
All in peace, he says
All in time
He's wrapped in wisdom
And wisdom he speaks
So compassionate that I could freak
Time is running out on him
God is out to lunch
Time is running out on his decision
Every day that passes
Proves that god has lost his glasses...
Or could it be that tears have blurred his vision
He's so compassionate
He's oh so kind
All in peace, he says
All in time
He's wrapped in wisdom
From his head down to his feet
So compassionate but oh so weak
Time is running out on him....
He's so compassionate
It's all for their sake
Well, I don't know philosophy
But I do know ache
This ache is bigger
Than words on TV
So compassionate,
How can he be?
I walk alone into lady night
She wraps me in her black veils, wraps me tight
Her velvet touch on my weary eyes
Kisses softly
Windy sighs
Lady night in her grandeur flaunts jewels of light
Flirting with sir half-moon,
She shimmies slowly backs-o-mountains
Dips her hair in twilight
Walk alone into lady night
The woman’s discreet as a grave, and I know she’ll
Want your tears
Lady night’s got an appetite
For sorrow liquidated into pearls of light
One by one shell gather them to her breast
Kiss your lowered eyes and bid you rest.
She takes me to her tummy, I clutch her warmth
I know that I am falling
She delves into my mind, brings out my darkest thoughts
To keep her dark from dawning
(I know that’s what she wants)
I turn my back to lady night
My mind is clear
My pearls are in her satchel
I’ve paid my share of blackness to her.
Turn my back to the lady, though she calls
She calls…
But I am going to the dawn
And she can no longer
It’s obvious you’re special
I’ve known it all along
I suspected you from the moment you flew through my window
And fell to the floor
Saying I’m yours.
Take me, I’m yours.
And it’s obvious I’m crazy
With every hazy dawn
I inspect myself, and in light of my plight I am certain
As loud I may roar
My eyes will implore
How fully I’m yours.
Have you ever been told you’re too utterly bold to be true?
With a flash of your smile
I am baffled, beguiled,
I’m bewildered by you.
Do you know love you inspire
Would make me fly higher than I’ve ever flown before?
Now inspire me to more
Stop.
It’s 3:15
You have one minute.
Are you ready?
Now think of all things created
Think of those that you care for
Think of what you've been blessed with
And everything that makes you afraid
Wish for anything
Let yourself dream
Wish for things to get better
Until 3:16
There's a stone in my garden that keeps me committed
And close to the ground when I feel I should run
There's a branch in my window that helps me remember
To reach out my arms and touch the sun..
There are two million ants that live in my sidewalk
Working together to nurture and feed
And the old TV set, with the sad evening news
So I never forget how much love we need
Home-made religion
(In my kitchen)
Home-made religion..
Think of how you've been feeling
And how you've made others feel
Think of what you've been given
And what you need to heal
Wish for anything..
Try to keep still
Wish for things to get better
And maybe they will
There’s a plant in the corner that helps me remember
All of the beauty that grows from a seed
And the old TV set, with the sad evening news
So I never forget how much love we need
Home-made religion
(In my kitchen)
Home-made religion..
Happiness, the guests are all in line
happiness, they say I look divine
happiness, the never ending list.
happiness, there must be more than this...
Everyone’s celebrating
blessings and flowers shower over my head
my heart is syncopating
what do I really know about the man in my bed?
Everything’s burning, dancing and turning
spinning around I'm nearly falling apart
can I be certain, open the curtain
break down the walls between my head and my heart
Happiness, it’s written in the books
happiness, your fortune and your looks
happiness, you tie it on your wrist
happiness, there must be more than this
Everyone’s drunk and happy
swaying deep in a trance
feet are stomping hands are clapping
saying life is a dance
Everything’s burning, dancing and turning
wine like a river flowing rapid and red
can I be certain, open the curtain
break down the walls between my heart and my head
Every night and day we grow
to be the sum of you and me
is more than 2 alone but can I love you now
will we be happy?
Don't haunt me anymore
Don't haunt my days and nights
Don't haunt me anymore
I want to be free of your love gripping me tight
Don't haunt me anymore
Don't follow where I walk
Don't eavesdrop on my heart, screaming silently inside
While my mouth pretends to talk
Don't haunt me anymore
Don't haunt the things I do
Don't haunt me anymore
I want to be free of the memory of you
Don't haunt me anymore
Don't wander through my rooms
Don't peek behind my eyes
And laugh at all the lies I wear to hide my wounds
Don't haunt me anymore
I want to sleep without dreaming
Let nothing in
Eyes that were crying are seeing
How to begin
How to begin...
Don't haunt me anymore
Don't haunt my days and nights
Don't haunt me anymore
I want to be free of your love gripping me tight
Don't haunt me anymore
Don't trace my footsteps home
I’ll live the life I have
Not as crazy or as mad
But my soul will be my own
Sei Yonah Weh Shimini
Bakinor Najany…
listen to me, dove, fly high!, play your violin...
Can I wear your jeans?
will they ever fit?
guess I'll just inhale and make the best of it
Sometimes they're too loose
sometimes they're too tight
will I tie the noose upon my appetite?
Hungry, hungry
to belong, to belong...
Can I wear your genes?
guess that's not my choice
I'm walking down the street and singing
in my mother's voice
When you reach this world
wet and cold and scared
little do you know
what you'll be forced to wear
When you grow and change
eyes are open wide
you can try in vain to "metamorphasize"
Hungry, hungry
to belong, to belong...
Sei Yonah Weh Shimini
Bakinor Najany
listen to me, dove, fly high!, play your violin..
Weh Pasachi Zamari Rani
Beshir Hitboneny
dance and sing, contemplate the song..
don't think sorry's easily said
don't try turning tables instead
you've taken lots of chances before
but i'm not gonna give anymore
don't ask me
that's how it goes
cause part of me knows what you're thinkin'
don't say words you're gonna regret
don't let the fire rush to your head
i've heard the accusation before
and i ain't gonna take any more
believe me
the sun in your eyes
made some of the lies worth believing
i am the eye in the sky
looking at you
i can read your mind
i am the maker of rules
dealing with fools
i can cheat you blind
and i don't need to see any more
to know that
i can read your mind, i can read your mind
don't leave false illusions behind
don't cry cause i ain't changing my mind
so find another fool like before
cause i ain't gonna live anymore believing
some of the lies while all of the signs are deceiving
i am the eye in the sky
looking at you
i can read your mind
i am the maker of rules
dealing with fools
i can cheat you blind
and i don't need to see any more
to know that
i can read your mind, i can read your mind
i am the eye in the sky
looking at you
i can read your mind
i am the maker of rules
dealing with fools
Explain the night to me
Explain the stars
Explain the way I feel
Explain the scars
Explain the outline of the trees against the sky
Explain the tangled words of love we can’t untie
Explain the night to me
Explain the black
And how the light was lost
And how to get it back
Explain the rising of the waves to swallow sand
Explain how difficult it is to hold your hand
We are wrapped around our needing
In a drunken trance
Will you swing and sway me slowly
And pretend to dance
We are wrapped around our sorrow
In a strong embrace
And between your temple and your eye I hide my face
Explain the night to me
The pregnant moon
Explain the sudden urge
The empty room
Explain the way to blue
And all the space
Explain the makeup swiftly streaked across my face
Explain the night to me
Explain the past
Explain the thrill of love
And why it cannot last
Explain the rings that slowly spread across the lake
And how to someday learn to live with my mistakes
We are wrapped around our needing
In a drunken trance
Will you swing and sway me slowly
And pretend to dance
We are wrapped around our sorrow
In a strong embrace
Dreamer
sending your vision into the night
dreamer
swinging your sword of light
Running where the road is broken
singing where no words are spoken
I remember you when I was a girl
how your bright eyes reflected the African planes
you told me of Laos and the Ivory Coast
and of all of your friends with unsayable names...
you taught me to never hide my wings
to strive for all the craziest things
and always believe in the goodness of men
you told me all this,
and took off again…
Dreamer
let all the cynics laugh
you’re on your own path...
I remember you when you drank your beer
the crack in your voice when you said,
“don’t you worry
you know I must go, but I'll come back again”
in the book of your face I could read your story.
a torch in the disillusioned night
you raged, and raged and raged
against the dying of the light!
and I still believe in the goodness of men
you told me all this
and I'll say it again
Dreamer
let all the cynics laugh
you’re on your own path...
Running where the road is broken
With the breaking of the dawn
I will peek beyond the glass
There’s an endless stretch of blue below
An ocean cold and vast
I am traveling again
Between the heavens and the clouds
Reaching out, turning a vision
Into a future, strong and proud
But I say, oh, there’s nothing more I desire
Than to spend my life with you
Setting me gently on fire.
We’re a very special two
Only you can understand
Walking parallel, on separate paths,
But always holding hands.
As we lay our yellow bricks
On the road to something better
Can we find a point of meeting
And continue on together?
And I say, oh, - there’s nothing more I desire
Than to spend my life with you
when I’m feelin‘ down
i do a little dance
beyond the wall of tears
there is a second chance.
in the city, in the meadow
in the village, in the park
on the highway, in the jungle
i wanna take your hand in mine.
when I am feelin‘ sad
i sing a little song
beyond the wall of tears
nobody’s right or wrong
in the city, in the meadow
in the village, in the park
on the highway, in the jungle
i wanna take your hand in mine.
if our hands are tied
we're gonna cut the rope
together you and me
dance the dance of hope!
in the city, in the meadow
in the village, in the park
on the highway, in the jungle
i wanna take your hand in mine
I have to breath
I have to stop and breathe
other wise I'll buckle at the knees.
otherwise I'll freeze.
I have to count to ten,
Wachad, Tnen,
then once again
oh god, there isn't time
Achat, U-Shtayim
three, four,
my heart, the door.
Sahar Sheh Ala
the rising moon
Dala Dala Ya Rashal
slowly, slowly my love
La Yismaouk Ali
so they don't hear you!
Wiyetaleuk Al Chebus
for if they do they'll throw you in jail
Wiyesamsemu Chali
and my throat will be slit!
I have to run
I know I have to run
I can hear the beating of the drum
but my legs are numb
I have to count to ten...
love and death
the sweetness of your breath
the perfume of your skin
death and love
the water and the flames
the echo of our names
the promise in your eyes for which I yearn
If I were a desert flower
All winter long I’d pain and cower
Spring would make me sing
My voice would ring
As tiny buds begin to bloom
In spring I’d blossom and forget
The winters gloom.
If I were a brook of water
Kissed by the frost along my borders
Spring would make me sing my voice would ring
As I’d release my ice chains
In spring I’d bubble and forget the winter’s rains.
But I am only a child of man
I am only a child of man
Just an innocent child of man
Don’t look so surprised as my eyes shine and glow
It’s the sunlight in the skies that is making me so.
If I were a joyful songbird
All winter long so cold and somber
Spring would make me sing
My voice would ring like tiny bells on scarves of silk
A song as beautiful and pure as mothers milk.
But I am only a child of man
I am only a child of man
Just an innocent child of man
Don’t look so surprised as my eyes
Shine and glow
It’s the sunlight in the skies
That is making me so.
Don't be surprised
By this look in my eyes
Like a flower or tree
I will bloom in the spring
I will shed all my woes
As the green grass grows
Like a flower or tree
I will throw my head back and sing
If I were a desert flower, desert flower..
Cascading
Tumbling, tumbling
Falling, falling
Cascading
Tumbling, tumbling
Falling, falling
Hair
On my shoulders bare
It's there
To extend the soul
It's long
To cage it would be wrong
Like my Mother's song
Gently unfolds
Cascading
Tumbling, tumbling
Falling, falling
Stream
Careless and serene
It flows between the boulders
It's cool
Angel on a stool
Drops on her shoulders
Cascading
Tumbling, tumbling
Falling, falling
Wish I could fall
Like a baby's sleep
When a baby dreams
What a baby feels
Run away from this place, with its big old words
And big ideals...
Now You -
Look what you have done
You've come
And crossed the border
Oh, no!
What do I do now?
Guess I'll jump
Into your water...
Cascading
Tumbling, tumbling
Falling
Falling
Falling
A sad mistake
A strange coincidence
Two fields were crossed
I lost my innocence
Stood staring straight into the sun
An orange flame
To break the black of night
He calls my name
But doesn’t say it right
I stay in place
When I should run
Carefully, carefully now
Don’t let it fall and break
Hold it tight, with both hands
For sadness sake
I know you’re there
But I can’t see too well
I touch your hair
Inhale your earthy smell
I try to feel
Beyond the glass
Carefully, carefully now
Don’t let it fall and break
Hold it tight, with both hands
For sadness sake
A sad mistake
But I’m recovering
The birds of prey
No longer hovering..
Can I reach you,
Are you there?
Can I reach you
Do you care?
Can I reach you
If I let down my hair,
If I sit here and stare..
Can I reach you
If I try?
Can I reach you
If I cry?
Can I reach you
If I show you my eyes
If I wear my disguise
Can I reach you?
What'll it be
Longing or sorrow?
What'll it be
Beauty or light?
What'll it be
Honesty, passion?
What'll it be
Tonight..
Can you hear me
Through the dark?
Can you hear me
Where you are?
Can you hear me
How I give you my soul
How I swallow you whole
Can you hear me?
What'll it be
Frailty or anger?
What'll it be
Purity or pride?
What'll it be
Sanity, madness?
What'll it be...
Can I reach you
With my voice?
Can I reach you
With my words?
Can I reach you
With my dreams..
Will I be happy?
What'll it be
Longing or sorrow?
What'll it be
Beauty or light?
What'll it be
Honesty, passion?
What'll it be
Tonight..
What'll it be
Frailty or anger?
What'll it be
Purity or pride?
What'll it be
Sanity, madness?
Camilla, come here
Camilla, come over here
Where are you hiding?
Come out, come out
Camilla.
Don't raise your head
Don't raise your eyes
Don't ever uncover your mouth
Don't let me ever see you cry,
Or laugh, or shout...
Don't raise your standards too high
Don't raise your standards too high
Don't you go reading
Don't you go reading
Just keep breeding.
Camilla.....
And the bird of paradise flies
Somewhere in the jungle
Her colors brilliant and bright
Her rapture free and wild
So beautiful it'd make you cry...
So beautiful I'd make you cry...
By the light of the moon
I sing to you
By the light of the moon
I raise my voice
I raise my voice
By the light of the stars
In a big black void
And straight into your heart.
I don't have too many words
I am not sophisticated
Listen to the crying birds
They call you in my name
Let me be your desert wind
Rattle you when you're sedated
For a soul so far elated
Cannot experience shame
By the light of the sun
I'm happy and gay
All pristine and squeaky - clean
The good and proper way
By the light of the sun
I'm an innocent lamb
But the light of the moon
Reveals the wild horse that I am...
Reveals the wild horse that I am...
I don't have too many words
I am not sophisticated
Listen to the crying birds
They call you in my name
Let me be your desert wind
Rattle you when you're sedated
For a soul so far elated
Cannot experience shame
It's all annihilated by her flame
It's all annihilated by her flame!
By the light of the moon
I sing to you
By the light of the moon
I raise my voice
I raise my voice
By the light of the stars
In a big black void
Blue touches blue
Touches grey touches brown
I look down at my feet, they've been with me for years
I take one step for you and then two for myself
Oh, I need to be stronger
I need to be stronger
Blue touches blue
Touches black, then expands
All the tears and the years in the palm of my hand
Do you think you can tell me what's wrong and what's wronger?
I need to be stronger
I need to be stronger
I want to twist in your arms
Like a snake that's been charmed
Like a baby newborn with his arms groping out
I would shout but there's always a song and
I need to be stronger
I need to be stronger
Blue touches blue
I look down at my feet
I take one step for you
I need to be stronger
Blue touches blue
Touches gray, frothy white
Where my face is all blurred and reflecting the night
If I tell you I feel like a bird in the cold
And I need you to hold me?
I need you to hold me
Smile, without a reason why
Love, as if you were a child
Smile, no matter what they tell you
Don’t listen to a word they say
'Cause life is beautiful that way
Tears, a tidal-wave of tears
Light that slowly disappears
Wait, before you close the curtain
There’s still another game to play
And life is beautiful that way
Here, in his eyes forever more
I will always be as close as you remember from before.
Now, that you're out there on your own
Remember, what is real and what we dream is love alone.
Keep the laughter in your eyes
Soon, your long awaited prize
Well forget about our sorrow
And think about a brighter day
Angel with a broken wing
Never leaves the ground
Angel, trying hard to sing
But she can’t make a decent sound.
Angel with a broken wing
Feeling so alone
Angel, she's tried everything
But she can’t find her way back home.
So she wanders in disguise
With a longing in her eyes
And she looks up to the skies
But there's nothing there but grey
She looks down and turns away...
Angel with a broken wing
In our neighborhood
Angel, look how things turn bad
When you're so busy being good
So she wanders in disguise
With a longing in her eyes
And she looks up to the skies
But there's nothing there but grey
She looks down and turns away...
Angel with a broken wing
Feeling so alone
Angel, she's tried everything
But she can’t find her way back home.
No, she can’t find her way,
Another day, another small town
A summer breeze
The bougainvillea is still in bloom
His room
(phone rings, no-one answers)
The morning comes, they take their showers
They go to work, they do their hours
It's a routine
they lean on.
(phone rings, no-one answers)
His books are on the shelf (It doesn't matter what we do
Craving curious finger it will never leave us
His favorite after-shave time that used to pass
has now stopped )
Lingers still....
(phone rings, no-one answers)
The evening news, they hear them saying
Tonight's the game, his team is playing
They go to bed
Instead.
(phone rings, no-one answers)
Out in the quiet street
One stray dog is crying
And if their eyes don't meet
