you reel me in from a real long leash
pulling me in just to tell me a speach
i don't like the looks of that
do you like the looks of that i gave it all i had
you pull my head all over this town
i get the feeling that i'm about to drown
visions of you are just like me
There has been times, even I didn磘 care.
And it wouldn磘 even matter if no one else was there.
And trust was just a word; I was far from despair.
Now it磗 broken trust for my fragile faith to bare.
And now I know it磗 not you to blame.
Yeah I really know, it磗 not you I have to blame.
Sitting here in a hole, the sky磗 lit so dimly.
My mind is spinning confusion, my spine is both hot and cold.
This hole is dark and wet now, it磗 here I dwell with betrayal.
i can't see the ground what am i going to do with myself i've got to get out this is a living hell not a single beam of light anywhere to be seen if it wasn't for the smell i'd swear this was a dream somewhere someone is screaming seems like i'm always leaving this is hell is it day or is it night i can't tell i've got to get out this is a living hell this is hell has it ever been clean
There- this bridge I›e got to cross I feel alone.
A child down to each side and I can˜ carry both.
The bridge is long we could fall down through holes,
water all around; wind, wet and cold.
One child insecure displays the confidence he doesn˜ own,
another child, uncertain, looks around and cries for home.
My bridge is too unstable and the insecurity is letting go.
There- no holding to a crumbling bridge.
When all the time is gone in between it tumbles.
Time to move along... I toss and turn over and over,
trying to dream out anxiety, easy answers to my problems.
Keeping a grip on sanity until the sun comes up
and my mind- fresh and clean.
so now i know you have to say
what's on your little mind
and i always have to hear
from someone else all your
stupid lies come on now and
look at me you'll see i'm
okay it's story time now time
for you to show your shallow
exhistance it doesn't add up
too much your junior
insecurity now i see that
i hate the way you make me feel that- the look on your face that- how quiet i›e been why do we try you sleep through the night i sleep through the day see how we can compromise everything- going to be ok why do we try if the weight of this all is too much by now the rest of my life might be too long i know i›e changed i watched myself slip away i›e compromised everything- going to be alright why do we try why do we try if the weight of this all is too much by now the rest of my life might be too long i know i›e changed i watched myself slip away i›e compromised everything- going to be alright i compromised i compromised everything- going to be alright
seems like the further i get from here things come on time seems like the closer i get to home i'm way out of time i think about where to go it's always i don't know every time i think there is someone no one has shown where d'ya go i heard a voice in the dark and i knew it was you
Dying hard and I stand by
Running down and I sink along
So far underground, I lose touch
Falling all alone if you choose to fall
Looking down if nobody is watching
Falling all alone if you choose to fall
If you come back, I won't forget
And if you find that place, won't you let me in?
And if you're hiding, I'll understand
Sometimes you need to cry, so you can smile again
So you can smile again
If you come back, I won't forget
And if you find that place, won't you let me in?
If you come back, I won't forget
If you come back, I won't forget
And if you find that place, wont you let me in?
And if you're hiding, I'll understand, understand, I'll understand
Sometimes you need to cry, so you can smile again
So you can smile again, so you can smile again
If you come back, I won't forget
And if you find that place, won't you let me in?
If you come back, I won't forget
And if you find that place, won't you let me in?
Old steel factory casting shadows
What it meant to me no one could know
Kept him away from me and I was grateful
And to the bar across the street where he made last call
Big man
Beer can
Back hand
My last stand
Late night
Fist fight
Black eye
Who's right
Minor tragedy family outing
Major catastrophe, two week vacation
Long year, seventeen birthday coming
July 5th, I can leave no more running
Old steel factory casting shadows
Come July
i sit back and i watch i set back and i talk i sit back and i laugh i get up and walk away i don't know why i don't know
on your landlocked island you›e only got nice things to say everyone is so delighted in a world so white clean and safe sailing safely lightly drifting no resistance calmly as predicted what- the difference youâ-e only dreaming master of your own dimension narrow as the minds you lay of all the mild and sifted good friends bought taylor made sailing safely lightly drifting no resistance calmly as predicted what- the difference youâ-e only dreaming i creep up the stairs while you pretend to sleep you made promises you never meant to keep shallow as you are how do you succeed why are you afraid of what you›e never seen of people you canËœ change behaving honestly i know what you are youâ-e just a fallen star another fallen star
I'm free
he can't touch me
six feet down
and there's no sadness
hands and heads full
old and hostile fists are pounding
nothing's simple
no respect or meaning
why the screaming
when he's gone
burn the house down
too proud to come to me
when you were dying
well look at the dash
now you're frying
hands and heads full
old and hostile fist are pounding
nothing's simple
no respect or meaning
why the screaming
when he's gone
burn the house down
nothing's simple
no respect or meaning
why the screaming
never wimper
hide your feelings
and when he's gone
From behind a stained glass window, a colorful blur is all that I see.
A shattered view of the world, a shattered view of me.
The truth is hidden by shadows, my ideas are not complete, facts are lost to feeling.
Time trips and slides, but I磎 not dreaming.
Maybe that磗 why I got the wrong impression of you.
i feel it coming winding into clutch position talking myself up for the transition
second thoughts are hanging
over my head you know i've
day dreams on the ceiling ridges in my memories resting for the evening to warm to freeze give me a reason why
should i doubt something that
comes so easy it's better
Nothing has divided you
Growing older faster than it should
Pieces of me outside your door
See, you're not at home
I'd like to not wonder where you are
Blurry eyed, my feet will leave the ground
See that sky flying by
See the streetlights spin and blend
Proving it's not a fastest scar
See that sky flying by
See the streetlights spin and blend
Proving it's not a fastest scar
So I'll just leave it there
You could, maybe pick it up
Only you could see what it was
So I'll just lay it to rest
And get up and leave
Knowing you'll see it lying there
See that sky flying by
See the streetlights spin and blend
Proving it's not a fastest scar
See that sky flying by
See the streetlights spin and blend
Proving it's not a fastest scar
See that sky flying by
See that sky flying by
See that sky flying by
circles around you they're like walls you're safely grounded in the center you don't need to look outside you couldn't if you tried
time goes by lie after lie
the walls are growing larger
monday
sunshine
so high
it's hard to see
through the sunday clouds still lingering
how you wound up in the sea
spinning above
while burning inside
further you go and deeper you dive
don't mean to deceive
but it's they who believe
they fall in love with the girl they perceive not you
blind them with kindness
until they are reminding they're lonely and desperate
and you have a secret
it's something they all think they need
spinning above and burning inside
further you go and deeper you dive
don't mean to deceive
but it's they who believe
they fall in love with the girl they perceive not you
they see what they want in you they
get what they need from you
they take advantage of you
How do i still want you,
With everything you've made me do,
You almost taste like hate,
And i can't stay away,
Self destruction, no pain,
Character reduction, slow fade,
Lazy reflex, no feeling,
Hand to mouth, tightly bound,
Remember when we met,
Seemed so innocent,
But i was different then,
Now i know how the story ends,
Self destruction, no pain,
Character reduction, slow fade,
Lazy reflex, no feeling,
Hand to mouth, tightly bound,
I'm the one with the unreached goals,
Never thought i could sink so low,
I believed everything i was told,
Save me from the undertow,
Big on suckers bets,
Placed my soul in debt,
Looks like from where I'm at,
There's no coming back,
I'm the one with the unreached goals,
Never thought i could sink so low,
I believed everything i was told,
Save me from the undertow,
your mouth grew into your mind no longer afraid to say what you think you›e realized that youâ-e not as small as they would like you to believe donËœ feign approval anymore and donËœ you you shy away they are the ones who?l choke on their words believe what you say they threaten and manipulate shadows afraid of the light that creates them they spit in your face to test you they only show when it- safe donËœ feign approval anymore and donËœ you you shy away they are the ones who?l choke on their words believe what you say drawn to each poleyou can be swayed with a voice in each ear they coax you away you never took the time to weigh your thoughts you never thought you could be held responsible they are the ones who?l choke on their words believe what you say
what do you want
i can't believe i'm guessing
it seems like something's out of place
i picture myself a happy man
and the picture don't contain your face
ride the manic roller coaster
watch you rise, watch you fall
who in the hell designed this ride
there ain't no size this small
No Size That Small
i feel the world spinning beneath my feet
e can feel the sunlight pulling me in
i can't feel you
just so you know
ain't no size that small
i hear the people on the street
loud and clear like the voices in my head
i can't hear you
just so you know
tell me i'm allright i feel so small did i make the right mistake i feel so small i hate feeling ashamed you shouldn't feel this way who is condescending you shouldn't feel the same all pumped up and ready to go i feel so small will i make the right mistake i feel so small i hate feeling helpless who wouldn't reason you shouldn't feel ashamed
cracking knuckles and tapping feet something isn't quite
complete ignoring my company
i'm hoping they'll take the
hint and leave that magazine
I can't get up because if I do
I'll just be staring at the wally
I'll take a long look around me
and forget what I got up for
breakfast being the only thing
that gets me out of bed
my stomach screams and to the floor I fall
gluey eyed I stumble through my room and down the hall
at least I can scratch my balls
Cocoa Crispies calling my name and crackling in my head
my pipes are getting rusty
my brain smells more like cheese
I think I'll watch some t.v. or spin a record instead
I磎 not happy and I磎 not proud.
I磎 not forgiving, I磎 not allowed to be insightful.
I磎 deep within you i am sin.
I磎 self indulgence.
I take control.
I soak your clothing,
I fill your soul with trust and feeling.
You thought you had it in the bag
Thought you had it all figured out
But now you're having second thoughts
You don't really know your ins from outs
You won't accept the lot you've drawn
You can't face the error of your ways
You turned your back and walked away
Seem bent on finding better days
How long did your dream carry on
How long did your dream spin around
You'd better grab your things and run
All your friends have left you behind
I have no answers for you now
I just wish you had an open mind
How long did your dream carry on
How long did your dream spin around
How long did your dream carry on
searching for pictures in the tiles on the floor while the day light slips by almost unnoticed minutes to hours spent doing less voluntary confinement heart beat at rest all systems failing lost at sea not sailing only just getting by at best i›e long resisted the static i exist in i should be calloused instead i built this palace raise the bridge i?l spend the evening in and out the window with more than i care to know you don˜ need to feel ashamed of things you will only do again guilty thoughts will fade away with a routine of denial and forgetfulness all systems failing lost at sea not sailing only just getting by at best i›e long resisted the static i exist in i should be calloused instead i built this palace raise the bridge i?l spend the evening in and out the window with more than i care to know you don˜ need to feel ashamed of things you will only do again guilty thoughts will fade away with a routine of denial and forgetfulness
When I'm by myself here alone
Crystal clear fresh water falls hush and dive
Got a little cradle for my brain
A magic pill to kill the pain
Keep things nice and slow
My shoulders sag can't stand up straight
I need a crutch to bear my weight
I need some time to heal
Buried deep down cradle
All the sour seeds I've sewn
Now I weep, now I see how they've grown
As gardens grow in long straight rows
As high as my head thick roots below
Every time it rains It leaves a stain
I'd like to hide away
Somewhere without light
Somewhere dark and warm, no given chance to lose
Without a care in my head, I could sleep right through
I gave it all away today
Those empty stares won't be from me
There's not much to look forward to
But as long as I can't remember
Took a shower today
Couldn't feel the water hit my face
Pinched the skin on my arm and I couldn't feel the pain
I guess my wish came true, so, now may I not lose
I gave it all away today
Those empty stares won't be from me
There's not much to look forward to
I hate you still
yet I imitate you
you're in my dreams
pushing me around
I move my mouth
I watch her cry
it's killing me
and you wonder why
always said I wouldn't be that way
I always said I wouldn't be that way
Capsized
cut down to size
like colors bleed
now they're all the same to me
I feel his hand
and I know I'm damned
a puppet on a string
this is the last time I treat you like that
this is the last time I act like a man
this is the last time i drink myself to sleep
this is the last time I act before I think
Excuse my blank expression while I磎 staring at the wall.
The telephone is in my hand and I don磘 know who to call.
I wish I knew what was wrong with me...
Because this is not me, I know this is not me.
every thought I have seems to be a question.
Am I just like you or am I one fucked up exception?
you ride the rail and you stop at every station you want some of everyone to see what you are missingtake what you like without hesitation and to justify your ways just use your imagination you shop around you borrow things and you take them back you pt them on you wear them around awhile until you find out what they lack you put them on your roll your tongue and it sounds like conversation you loosen up see if that gets his attention you toss them around with all your breezy lies until theyâ-e stuck in your web full of flies you shop around you borrow things and you take them back you pt them on you wear them around awhile until you find out what they lack you put them on
if i could be anywhere and feel at home and be without anyone without feeling alone and do anything knowing it's all right i'll keep you in mind don't want to spend my time looking ahead or back it keeps me busy just wondering where the hell i'm at i don't want to talk because i don't want to argue it'll just
confuse me anyway i've got my
reasons for not being
understanding and saying all
Just because you don� doesn� mean I don�.
Just because you do doesn� mean I want you too.
Treat him like shit and you� l have him hooked.
Hook, hook, hook line and sinker.
You� e everybody� girl and everybody knows your name.
You� e finally got the chance to play things your own way.
Just because you don� doesn� mean that I don�.
There's this bridge I've got to cross I feel alone
A child down to each side and I can't carry both
The bridge is long we could fall down through holes
Water all around, wind, wet and cold
One child insecure displays the confidence he doesn't own
Another child, uncertain, looks around and cries for home
My bridge is too unstable and the insecurity is letting go
There's no holding to a crumbling bridge
When all the time is gone in between it tumbles
Time to move along
I toss and turn over and over
Trying to dream out anxiety
Easy answers to my problems
Keeping a grip on sanity
Until the sun comes up
I've got a piece of you all that you don't like to see
I know you so well, I'm not surprised when you lie to me
I'm no good because I'm what I want to be
I'm no good because I'm what I want to be
I've found another waste of time
I've found another waste of time
I'm out on a limb you would like to trim that tree
I'm out on a limb you would like to trim that tree
And I'm no good because I'm what I want to be
I'm no good because I'm what I want to be
I've found another waste of time
I've found another waste of time
I've found another waste of time
What you can't stand is that it is mine
I'm out on a limb you would like to trim that tree
I'm out on a limb you would like to trim that tree
I'm out on a limb you would like to trim that tree
I'm out on a limb you would like to trim that tree
Beats you black and blue
Beats you black and blue
Beats you black and blue
Beats you black and blue
Beats you black and blue
Beats you black and blue
Beats you black and blue
Car windows icing over, speaking steam with your breath
Through the floating strands of your hair, am i just like the rest?
You say you don't want anyone or anything,
Say this hurts you too,
I wouldn't bother but this means everything to me, so spare me now,
[Chorus]
Rehearse the words you say,
Repeat them again as you see my driveway,
While searching for something more beyond this lonely hill.
I pretend to hear you, I act as if i understand,
I try to convince you i don't hate you, but it's hard to do,
You say you don't want anyone or anything,
Say this hurts you too (yeah, you too)
I wouldn't bother but this means everything to me, so spare me now,
[Chorus]
Rehearse the words you say,
Repeat them again as you see my driveway,
While searching for something more beyond this lonely hill.
Rehearse the words you say,
Repeat them again as you see my driveway,
an empty nest ist just a tangled mess since your bird has flown you filled her with emptiness light enough to float you taught her everything she knows think you€ know by now it don˜ feel the same this time around take a walk down your old street and try not to forget you tied her down you left her alone she stuck it out too long with you out of sight she kept you in mind on her first flight think you€ know by now it don˜ feel the same this time around take a walk down your old street and try not to forget how do you feel now you feel alone you don˜ feel so smug do you since your bird has flown think you€ know by now everything- changed somehow take a walk down your old street think you€ know by now
It's been another bad day
Just saw a dog get hit on the freeway
With my stomach in my mouth
I almost hit a truck driving in the next lane
Spent all my money on beer
And I've got rent to pay
I was late again this morning
I'm lying in the bed I've made
If I had a fallout shelter
I could lock myself inside and sleep
Somebody could come and drop a bomb on me
Maybe then something would change
Lately I can't stand people
They're always rubbing me the wrong way
I don't feel like smiling
It wouldn't look right on my face
That's just the way I feel
That's just the way I feel
It's been another bad day
It's been another bad day
Why don't you quit holding back and say what you want to say
Where did the trouble go because it hasn't gone away
Are you going to pretend like you're some other person
Never saw it, never been there, never heard that question
I often wonder who you were before I met you
What do you do when you're alone
Did you really think that I'd make you feel okay
Even when you didn't want to feel that way
When did you decide that I was the one you wanted to
When did you decide that I was the one you wanted to, to play
Why, where and when
Why, where and when
Why, where and when
Why, where and when
I often wonder who you were before I met you
What did you do what got you through the day
Did you really think that things would be okay
Even though you knew they'd never be that way
When did you decide
That I was the one you wanted
When did you decide
That I was the one you wanted
Why, where and when
Why, where and when
Why, where and when
Why, where and when
When did you decide
That I was the one you wanted to play
I feel that you were right there
I feel that you were right there
I feel that you were right there
I feel that you were right there
Right there
Right there
You're wide open
and I'm not interested
my mind wanders
I could be home
I can't believe it is this awful
I've got better things to do with my time
the day drags
the radio plays
same old songs
over and over
it's my time I can be home
my time
my time
Tag along baby girl close behind tender sweet
Tag along little feet all is well within your world
Don't believe all you hear, never fear, never fear
Shut your mouth tag along
She's too young for that
She don't know, don't know
Don't know not yet
Shut your mouth
She's too young for that
She don't know, don't know
Don't know not yet
I never even said a word
But she can see right through my eyes
Still too young to understand
Should you go, should you go there?
Should you go, should you go now?
Everything, everything's alright
Little blue bomb is waiting for me
I sit right down and turn the key
She starts to roll
Burning down the west highway
She's goin' to where she belongs
Don't tell me she's just a car, slip sliding along
My stomach, we make a stop at Chez Denny
I'm all filled up, Simca, feeling sick again
Going to someplace where she belongs
Don't tell me she's just a car, rolling down the road
The red light starts to shine, I slow it down
Can't push too hard because she might complain
You know where that will leave me tomorrow
I don't care if it ain't that great
It's all the same, it's good enough for me
If you don't dwell on the details
You might even like it, it's good enough for me
Good enough for me, good enough for me
Can you go anywhere without a host of preconceptions?
You never been there before, nothing is going to surprise you
If you give somebody a chance, they might give you something better to do
You think you've seen it all because you've got a room with a view
Five minutes and you've got your keys in your hand
It's good enough for me, you always seem to be a little bit better
But it's good enough for me, but it's good enough for me
But it's good enough for me
Can you do anything without shooting everybody down?
You know you offend me but it never seems to bother you
If you give somebody a chance, they might give you something better to do
You think you've seen it all because you've got a room with a view
I guess I don't know my place
I guess I don't know my place
I guess I don't know my place
I guess I don't know my place
I guess I don't know my place
I guess I don't know my place
I guess I don't know my place
Cry baby cry
Make your mother sigh
She's old enough to know better
The king of Marigold was in the kitchen
Cooking breakfast for the queen
The queen was in the parlor
Playing piano for the children of the king
Cry baby cry
Make your mother sigh
She's old enough to know better
So cry baby cry
The king was in the garden
Picking flowers for a friend who came to play
The queen was in the playroom
Painting pictures for the children's holiday
Cry baby cry
Make your mother sigh
She's old enough to know better
So cry baby cry
The Duchess of Kircaldy always smiling
And arriving late for tea
The Duke was having problems
With a message at the local bird and bee
Cry baby cry
Make your mother sigh
She's old enough to know better
So cry baby cry
At twelve o'clock a meeting ?round the table
For a séance in the dark
With voices out of nowhere
Put on specially by the children for a lark
Cry baby cry
Make your mother sigh
She's old enough to know better
So cry baby, cry cry cry cry baby
Make your mother sigh
She's old enough to know better
So cry baby cry, cry cry cry
Make your mother sigh
She's old enough to know better
So cry baby cry
Can you take me back where I came from?
Can you take me back?
Can you take me back where I came from?
Brother, can you take me back?
Can you take me back?
Mmm, can you take me where I came from?
Down by the racetrack waiting with their signs
The ugly broken people got no place to go
And a guilty boy scout with his conscience in his hand
Buys some reconciliation
Ain't going to be me, no, thinking
Ain't going to be me, no, thinking
Ain't going to be me, no
Only 29 years left on my loan
You stand there freezing on the side of the road
To remind me of all the good things that I'm so glad I own
The only reason I leave you in the cold
Is if I took you home to feed you, you'd be somebody I know
And on the corner you tell me the same old lies
Like I believe you gas can guy
Every single dollar that I gave you and you drank
How many gallons are in your tank?
Ain't going to be me, no, thinking
Ain't going to be me, no, thinking
Ain't going to be me, no
Only 29 years left on my loan
You stand there freezing on the side of the road
To remind me of all the good things that I'm so glad I own
The only reason I leave you in the cold
Is if I took you home to feed you, you'd be somebody I know
And on the corner you tell me the same old lies
Like I believe you gas can guy
Every single dollar that I gave you and you drank
How many gallons are in your tank?
It's been another bad day
Just saw a dog get hit on the freeway
With my stomach in my mouth
I almost hit a truck driving in the next lane
Spent all my money on beer
And I've got rent to pay
I was late again this morning
I'm lying in the bed I've made
If I had a fallout shelter
I could lock myself inside and sleep
Somebody could come and drop a bomb on me
Maybe then something would change
Lately I can't stand people
They're always rubbing me the wrong way
I don't feel like smiling
It wouldn't look right on my face
That's just the way I feel
That's just the way I feel
It's been another bad day
It's been another bad day
The old man is out by nine
His wife died a year ago
Always wearing his Sunday clothes
Never seen him talk to anyone
Liquor stores and churches
There's one on every corner
Thanks for all my daily bread
A can of food, bottle of wine
And a 99 cent pack of cigarettes
He's a solid piece of stone
He ain't got much backbone
He's a solid piece of stone
And he's got to get back to the ghetto
A dusty old bone
For the dogs to swallow whole
He likes to go his way alone
Watch them pick apart this old lone soul
He's a solid piece of stone
He ain't got much backbone
He's a solid piece of stone
And he's got to get back to the ghetto
So it goes, he's alone
They pick apart his old lone soul
They pick apart his old lone soul
So it goes, he's alone, my life, my hole
He's a solid piece of stone
He ain't got much backbone
He's a solid piece of stone
And he's got to get back to the ghetto
He's a solid piece of stone
what the hell have you got to look forward to
i don't hear anybody knocking at your door
your life has been a message in a bottle
dumped in the ocean, never reaching any shore
at the point where nothing makes you happy
these days seem darker than they've ever been before
here it comes again, that old familiar feeling
get sick and leave your troubles on the floor
CHORUS
just when i thought you were breaking down
just when i thought you were breaking down, she found you
just when i thought you were breaking down
just when i thought you were breaking down
you're shuttin people out has become more like a reflex
they used to be your friends, but they don't know you anymore
don't mean to hurt you, but it's my only self defense
i make myself a mystery, so they don't know who to look for
look at yourself, have you noticed your complexion
looks like you've been spending too much time indoors
in the mirror can you see your reflection
or am i the only one who's noticed that you look bored
CHORUS
just when i thought you were breaking down
just when i thought you were breaking down, she found you
just when i thought you were breaking down
just when i thought you were breaking down
i watched you fall apart
and never made a sound
what the hell have you got to look forward to
i don't hear anybody knocking at your door
your life has been a message in a bottle
dumped in the ocean, never reaching any shore
at the point where nothing makes you happy
these days seem darker than they've ever been before
here it comes again, that old familiar feeling
get sick and leave your troubles on the floor
CHORUS x2
just when i thought you were breaking down
just when i thought you were breaking down, she found you
just when i thought you were breaking down
Grinding your fingers down, the skin
On your back wears thin, dust clouds
Billow at your feet, you're gonna get lost
Unless you stop that head spin
Now, I lay me down
Nothing tastes so sweet
Routine
I can take my time
I like pulling on my own strings
There's too much rushing around
You're leaving out something
Don't think, just blink
Nothing on my mind