Souvenirs
When you're fed up shedding too many tears
And your memory seems like just so
many souvenirs
I will come to you to ease the pain
If you want me, tell me now
If I can be of any help, tell me how
Let me love you like a friend
Everything is gonna come right in the end
When you're crying like a poor little child
And you feel like you never could
be reconciled
Don't forget a word of what I'm saying - oh
If you want me, tell me now
If I can be of any help, tell me how
Let me love you like a friend
Everything is gonna come right in the end
Well, I can hold you too tight
I could never let you go
But that wouldn't be right
So, why don't you let me know (let me know)
Let me know what you want to do
Everybody's got a handful of fear
But tomorrow it may only be a souvenir
Of the way it is 'til it went away
If you want me, tell me now
If I can be of any help, tell me how
Let me love you like a friend
Everything is gonna come right in the end
Well, I can hold you too tight
I could never let you go
But that wouldn't be right
So, why don't you let me know
Let me know what you want to do
If you want me, tell me now
If I can be of any help, tell me how
Let me love you like a friend
Everything is gonna come right in the end
Souvenir
No, not another souvenir
No, no, no, no, no, souvenir
Love, I am not surprised to find you here
We've traveled through so many seasons now
We've seen joy, we've seen pain and fear
You and I, we made it through somehow
So light our hope and let it catch the breeze
Close your eyes and we can set it free
And though tomorrow's not for us to see
We must follow everywhere it leads
Just let it go, let it go, let it go
Like a star that lights the way
Like a lullaby that calls to you
That's the way our love should always be
Let it go like the tears of yesterday
Like the laughter of tomorrow
A gift for all eternity
For you, for me
So here's to love and all our future years
These are times we will remember them
And every moment is our souvenir
I'll share them with you until the end
Just let it go, let it go, let it go
Like a star that lights the way
Like a lullaby that calls to you
That's the way our love should always be
Let it go like the tears of yesterday
Like the laughter of tomorrow
A gift for all eternity
For you, for me
And every moment is our souvenir
I'll share them with you until the end
I never knew what I was gonna be
Somebody saw what I couldn't see
And lifted me up now
I never thought I could be worthy of
Loving under the sky above
Don't let the wonderful
Why does everybody have to fit in
You should feel comfortable in the skin
Does that mean I am the
Souvenir of sadness
Method to the madness
Hands up if you feel this
Anyone who has this...
Stand up! Nobody's dyin' to save you
Speak up! Nobody's waiting to see you
Wake up! Nobody's working to pay you
Let me make it clear you have this
Back then, nobody knew in the school yard
Now then! You have grown up to be this hard
Go then! Walk on this world with your heart scarred
You're the souvenir of sadness
They never knew what I was gonna say
Punch me and kick me and run away
You know who you are so
Now look at me what do you have to say
Never give up for you anyway
You know who you are so
Now look at me what do you have to say
Never give up for you anyway
Happy child look at that
Souvenir of sadness
Method to the madness
Hands up if you feel this
Anyone who has this...
Stand up! Nobody's dyin' to save you
Speak up! Nobody's waiting to see you
Wake up! Nobody's working to pay you
Let me make it clear you have this
Back then, nobody knew in the school yard
Now this! Knew I grown up to be this hard
Go then! Walk on this world with your heart scarred
You're the souvenir of sadness
Souvenir of sadness
Method to the madness
Hands up if you feel this
Anyone who has this...
Stand up! Nobody's dyin' to save you
Speak up! Nobody's waiting to see you
Wake up! Nobody's working to pay you
Let me make it clear you have this
Back then, nobody knew in the school yard
Now this! Knew I grown up to be this hard
Go then! Walk on this world with your heart scarred
A picture postcard
A folded stub
A program of the play
File away your photographs
Of your holiday
And your mementos
Will turn to dust
But that's the price you pay
For every year's a souvenir
That slowly fades away
Every year's a souvenir
I found a souvenir
In things I collected
The effect it had on me
Turned out distressing.
Instead of focusing on my past rejoicing
It just reminded me of awkward emotions.
Thought of my innocence
Thought of alienation
No self identity and massive confusion.
I wanted desperatley to think of the good time
Guess I remember too much.
Guess I would rather look at
The path in front of me that's holding something new.
Does it really do the trick when you're reunited
Does it make you stop and think
Things weren't meant to click.
Does it really do the trick to be taken back
Does it make you stop and think
Of all the things you lacked.
Time can give and take away at will
Don't look back, don't stand still
Because time will bleed you dry.
A little sympathy please for the petty bastards
Who feel their glory days are behind them.
So far behind them
The person thy thought made all the difference
Isn't even who they are now
And they refuse to see how
Everydays another chance to mend a petty life.
Does it really do the trick when you're reunited
Does it make you stop and think
Things weren't meant to click.
Does it really do the trick to be taken back
Does it make you stop and think
Of all the things you lacked.
Time can give and take away at will
Don't look back, don't stand still
Because time will bleed you dry.
Bled dry
Bled dry of motivation
Bled dry of motivation
Bled dry
A desert of ambition, a desert of ambition.
Bled dry
Discarded by the wayside, discarded by the wayside,
SOUVENIR
It's my direction
It's my proposal
It's so hard
It's leading me astray
My obsession
It's my creation
You'll understand
It's not important now
********In conversation
********In combination
********I tell the truth
********My feelings still remain
All I need is
Co-ordination
I can't imagine
My destination
My intention
Ask my opinion
But no excuse
My feelings still remain
My feelings still remain
Sure as the breeze
There is no mistaking these
These are days in a life of passion
Watch over me for eternity
And I will smile till my heart stops beating
All my worries disappear
Your words are like a souvenir
Of love in a life of passion
I remember meeting you, we were super low
Surrounded by the sounds of saxophones
And I remember being this close, but never alone
You gave me a little something to take home
I dropped it on the floor, I dropped it on the floor
Dropped it on the floor, I dropped it
If I can only remember the name that's enough for me
Because names hold the key, names hold key
If I can only remember the name that's enough for me
Because names hold the key, names hold key
Souvenir of nothing
Brought home a souvenir of nothing
It fits into a pocket
A souvenir, a souvenir of nowhere
Somewhere I've never been before
I dropped it on the floor, I dropped it on the floor
Dropped it on the floor, I dropped it
If I can only remember the name that's enough for me
Because names hold the key, names hold key
If I can only remember the name that's enough for me
Because names hold the key, names hold key
A souvenir of nothing, a souvenir of nothing
I remember meeting you, we were super low
It's my direction, it's my proposal, it's so hard, it's leading me astray
My obsession, it's my creation, you'll understand, it's not important now
All I need is coordination, I can't imagine my destination
My intention, ask my opinion, with no excuse, my feelings still remain
My feelings still remain
You're a blue ribbon surprise
A hot mold plastic dinosaur
You're a starfish from Florida
Give the machine another quarter
Watch it appear
Oooh you souvenir
Take yourself a handful of sand
And put it in your hat for awhile
Or how about this rubber band
You could be my good luck charm
When you appear
Oooh souvenir
Souvenir
I waited for you all year
Souvenir
I waited for you all year
I am so evil in the morning
But now that we have come this far
Don't say I gave you no warning
And don't make me stop this car
When you appear
Oooh souvenir
Souvenir
I waited for you all year
Souvenir
I waited for you all year
Souvenir
Souvenir
You're a blue ribbon surprise
A hot mold plastic dinosaur
You're a starfish from Florida
Give the machine another quarter
oooh watch it appear
oooh a souvenir
Take yourself a handful of sand
And put it in your hat for awhile
Or how about this rubber band
You could be my good luck charm
oooh watch it appear
oooh you're a souvenir
aaah souvenir
(I waited for you all year)
aaah souvenir
(I waited for you all year)
I am so evil in the morning
But now that we have come this far
Don't say I gave you no warning
And don't make me stop this car
Hope you had a good time while you were here
such a beautiful view for a beautiful girl, this time
of year
Now here we are looking back, through wasted
photographs
Blank pages filling up our past
No, it’s not funny, but all that I can do is laugh
You can keep my heart, the one you took when you ran
away
You can keep my heart, it’s got no use here, call it a
souvenir, call it a souvenir
Quite a trip that we never should have taken
I just can’t believe how you’ve broken me since you
went away
Now all you do is promise everything, tell me you’ll
stay
So many signs of decimation missed there (So many signs
I guess I missed)
You can keep my heart; the one you took when you ran
away
You can keep my heart it’s got no use here. Call it a
souvenir, call it a souvenir
So many pages that got filled up
So many lessons to learn about love
So many days, so many ways, so many suns, so many rains
All you got was my broken heartHope you had a good time
while you were here
You can keep my heart, the one you took when you ran
away
You can keep my heart, it’s got no use here, call it a
souvenir, call it a souvenirYou can keep my heart
You can keep my heart
Don't ask the question
'Cos you won't like the answer
Get up off your chair
There's nothing for you here
Where the guests like souvenirs
They play with you 'till you're all worn out
Back where the guests like souvenirs
Prison color blue
It's a uniform of choice
Count yourself lucky
That you don't write the software
And the guests like souvenirs
They play with you 'till you're all worn out
Back where the guests like photographs
They hope, you had a good night
Loosen up your tie, make the viewers cry
I cannot pretend to cry, memorize by heart
Every single part, there's nothing for you here
Where the guests like souvenirs
They play with you 'till you're all worn out
Back where the guests like souvenirs
[From the CD of Sides, also b-side of Um & Arrgh]
There was once a man he met
Who walked in fields of silk and burr, so light
And then the darkness came upon me
I woke, I could not see her face
Her voice across dark waters stole
Please turn on the light, it's growing cold
She was once my lady friend
I loved her countless times before, so light
Then the darkness crept upon her
I woke, I could not hear her voice
She left no sign or souvenir
Please turn on the light, it's cold in here
Something tells me we burned out all our boats
Setting sail upon storm-ridden sea
And putting faith in the gods of ancient times
I had believed we could be strong and supine
She was like a breath of light oh
She fell like the chesnut leaf
[John Hackett flute solo]
So the moons rise slowly now
In swirling mists I dimly see God leave
Trapped in calm, left her no darkness
Still as then, I cannot see her face
Her voice is still accosting me
When you're fed up shedding too many tears
And you're memories seem like just so many souvenirs
I will come to you to ease the pain
If you want me tell me now
If I can be of any help, tell me how
Let me love you like a friend
Everything is gonna come right in the end
When you're crying like a poor little child
And you're feeling like you never could be reconciled
Don't forget a word of what I'm saying
If you want me tell me now
If I can be of any help, tell me how
Let me love you like a friend
Everything is is gonna come right in the end
Well, I can hold you too tight
I could never let you go
But that wouldn't be right
So, why don't you let me know (let me know)
Everybody's got a handful of fear
But tomorrow it may only be a souvenir
Of the way it was 'til it went away
If you want me tell me now
If I can be of any help, tell me how
Let me love you like a friend
Every little thing is gonna come right in the end
Well, I can hold you too tight
I could never let you go
But that wouldn't be right
So, why don't you let me know (let me know)
If you want me tell me now
If I can be of any help, tell me how
Let me love you like a friend
Every little thing is gonna come right in the end
Souvenir
No, not another souvenir
It moved gently as he tried to reach
The pale shadow of time cut deep into his memory
He tried anything to fill up the wounds
Going far away from here
Reaching towns so dear to me
I will keep inside of me all that's left
A souvenir
Come and let me fall asleep in the sweet arms of
Triviality
I wont say that i dont think of you
cause i do i do i do yeah
i wont say these feelings wont stay true
cause they do they do they do yeah
your everywhere i go
your like a shadow
and every word you say runs in my head
your all i think about
so boy have no doubt
this love will last forever
so you wont have to worry about a single thing
cause im holding on
and all the memories are safe with me
i want you to know
your a keepsake in my heart
you'll last forever
just like a souvenir
a priceless work of art
for me to treasure
just like a souvenir
and i know no matter where you go
i'll have a symbol to remember you
and a keepsake in my heart
you'll last forever
just like a souvenir
like a souvenir
and thats why i miss being stuck to you
like you i do its true yeah
and thats why its so impossible
being over over you
and every time you call
i think of how you fall
cause every conversation takes me back
to being on the phone
and talking all night long
nobody else knows me like that
so you dont have to worry about a single thing
cause im holding on
and all the memories are safe with me
boy you should know
your a keepsake in my heart
you'll last forever
just like a souvenir
a priceless work of art
for me to treasure
just like a souvenir
and i know no matter where you go
i'll have a symbol to remember you
and a keepsake in my heart
you'll last forever
just like a souvenir
even when you're far away
i hear you
like the beating in my heart
gotta feel you
just like the air i breathe
to survive
i need
and i dont wanna worry about a thing
its not worth it
we gotta be afraid
this love is undeniable, indescribable
baby you should know
your a keepsake in my heart
you'll last forever
just like a souvenir
a priceless work of art
for me to treasure
just like a souvenir
and i know no matter where you go
i'll have a symbol to remember you
and a keepsake in my heart
you'll last forever
just like a souvenir
your a keepsake in my heart
you'll last forever
just like a souvenir
a priceless work of art
for me to treasure
just like a souvenir
and i know no matter where you go
i'll have a symbol to remember you
and a keepsake in my heart
you'll last forever
I got a hole in my jacket
It's burned thru by a cigarette
Some times when I've nothing to do
I put my finger thru it and find myself thinking of you
girl
Whoa-whoa whoa-whoa
I'm at a party and you wanted out
You look distracted, playing with your hair
I confess I'm some kind of mess
I spilled a drink down the front of your dress, and
You mentioned something about it being your turn
That's when I smelled my jacket start to burn
I called you a bitch
You called me a bastard
You left early while I got plastered
I woke up on the kitchen floor
Smoked some mouthwash and headed out the door
I had a headache from the sauce and the beer
That's when I noticed my souvenir
It was a hole in my jacket
Burned through by your cigarette
I road the MUNI home with nothing to do
I put my finger through it and I found myself thinking
of you, girl
Whoa-whoa, whoa-whoa
It's you girl, you girl
Whoa-whoa, whoa-whoa
It's you girl, here we go
Well all my friends think I'm off about nothing
They drop that skirt and that cigarette butt
Well I guess I'll try, all the same
I can't forget your face, I can't remember your name,
I got a hole in my jacket
It burned through by your cigarette
I think the hole is the only clue
I put my finger through it and found myself thinking of
you girl
Whoa-whoa, whoa-whoa
It's you girl, you girl
Whoa-whoa, whoa-whoa
It's you girl, you girl
Whoa-whoa, whoa-whoa
Y así que me olvidé de mi tratando de hacerte feliz
y en el intento me perdí.
Y me dio miedo la distancia y en no ser bueno para ti
y a un precipicio me tiré.
Oh, no existe el amor, no existe el amor ohh...
oh cuando le buscas siempre fuera de ti.
Un vil Souvenir, tu tesoro, un pedazo de ayer.
Mejor así, sin engaños ni mentiras.
Y dices que no estabas lista, que no dete continuar,
pero ya es tarde para volver.
Y fuera tantas las palabras, mil promesas a la vez,
habrá ilusiones huérfanas.
Oh, no existe el amor, no existe el amor ohh...
oh cuando depende de algo fuera de ti.
Oh, me dices que soy un ser especial ohh
pero me haces sentir como un vil Souvenir.
Un vil Souvenir, tu tesoro, un pedazo de ayer.
Mejor así, sin engaños ni mentiras.
Oh no existe el amor, no existe el amor ohh
oh cuando le busco siempre fuera de ti.
Oh me dices que soy un ser especial ohh
pero me haces sentir como un vil Souvenir.
Un vil Souvenir, tu tesoro, un pedazo de ayer.
Mejor así, sin engaños ni mentiras.
It's my direction
It's my proposal
It's so hard
It's leading me astray
My obsession
It's my creation
You'll understand
It's not important now
All I need is
Co-ordination
I can't imagine
My destination
My intention
Ask my opinion
But no excuse
My feelings still remain
