There is freedom within, there is freedom without
Try to catch the deluge in a paper cup
There's a battle ahead, many battles are lost
But you'll never see the end of the road
While you're traveling with me
Hey now, hey now
Don't dream it's over
Hey now, hey now
When the world comes in
They come, they come
To build a wall between us
We know they won't win
Now I'm towing my car, there's a hole in the roof
My possessions are causing me suspicion but there's no proof
In the paper today, tales of war and of waste
But you turn right over to the TV page
Hey now, hey now
Don't dream it's over
Hey now, hey now
When the world comes in
They come, they come
To build a wall between us
We know they won't win
Now I'm walking again to the beat of a drum
And I'm counting the steps to the door of your heart
Only shadows ahead, barely clearing the roof
Get to know the feeling of liberation and release
Hey now, hey now
Don't dream it's over
Hey now, hey now
When the world comes in
They come, they come
To build a wall between us
We know they won't win
Well, don't let them win
Hey now, hey now
Don't let them win
Dull, dull grey
The colour of our times
Cool, cool space
That I still hope to find
Far beyond the veil
The sound of whispers and moans
Slow, time bomb
The clamour of the street
I hear this town
It never goes to sleep
And I will catch the taxi driver
Weeping like a wounded beast
Then I wake up in your room
To share one piece of your life
When tomorrow comes we may not be here at all
Without your whispers and moans
'Cos here you come to carry me home
Here you come to carry me home
Love that sound
Time erase
Tension wheels
Cool heels
Won't ya come on open the bid 'fore too long
Then I wake up in your room
To share one piece of your life
I'd give anything to be a fly upon the wall
And hear your whispers and moans
I'd like to hear your whispers and moans
Here you come to carry me
We are the mirrors
Are the mirrors of each other in a lifetime of suspicion
Cleansed in a moment of recognition
You gave your life for it
Worth it's weight in gold
And growing empires and art collectors
And Alans sound investments
Will one day be forgotten
One day be forgotten, yeah
Pretty soon you'll be able to remember her
Lying in the garden singing
Right where she'll always be
The door is always open
This is the place that I loved her
And these are the friends that she had
Long may the mountain ring
To the sound of her laughter
And she goes on and on
In her soft wind I will whisper
In her warm sun I will glisten
'Till we see her once again
In a world without end
We owe it all to Frank Sinatra
The song was playing a she walked into the room
After the long weekend
They were a lifetime together
Appearing in the eyes of children
In the clear blue mountain view
The colouring in the sky
And painting ladders to heaven
And she goes on
In her soft wind I will whisper
In her warm sun I will glisten
'Till we see her once again
In a world without end
In her soft wind I will whisper
In her warm sun I will glisten
And I always will remember
In a world without end
She goes on
She goes on
She goes on
I bring you plates from Rome
You say they look fantastic
I say we're having fun
Nothing like that Italian plastic
I bring you rocks and flowers
You say they look pathetic
You pick me up at night
I don't feel pathetic
When you wake up with me
I'll be your glass of water
When you stick up for me
Then you're my Bella Bambina
I say we're on a trip
Look's like we're on vacation
I say we're having fun
In our little constellation
When you wake up with me
I'll be your glass of water
When you stick up for me
Then I'll be your Bella Bambino, your man from the moon
I'll be your little boy running with that egg on his spoon
I'll be your soul surviver, your worst wicked friend
I'll be your piggy in the middle, stick with you till the end
When you wake up with me
I'll be your glass of water
When you stick up for me
The you're my Bella Bambina
Who ya gonna take to the ball tonight?
Who ya gonna take to the dance tonight?
Who ya gonna take to the dance tonight?
Who ya gonna take to the dance tonight, tonight?
Escape is on your mind again
Escape to a far away land
At times it seems there is no end
To long hard nights of drinking
How will you go, how will you go
Drive through the wind and the rain
Cover it up, cover it up
I'll find you a shelter to sleep in
I fell over on the couch again
But you know not all sleep is wasted
Your dreams are alcohol inspired
I can't find a better way to face it
How will you go, how will you go
Drive through the wind and the rain
Cover it up, cover it up
I'll find you a shelter to sleep in
And you know, I'll be fine
Just don't ask me how it's going
Gimme time, gimme time
'Cos I want you to see
'Round the world, 'round the world
Is a tangled up necklace of pearls
How will you go, how will you go
Drive through the wind and the rain
Cover it up, cover it up
I'll find you a shelter to sleep in
Fork lightning in your hall
Break the skin when you break the fall
I'll be the one to fix it up
Love children of the new age
Just a hippy with a weekly wage
There's no rebellion just a chance to be lazy
When fame is in your blood
You follow the science of love
Wave the magic wand
And hang on
Now the rest of us are living in a daze
Keep thinkin' 'bout the choice to be made
Here come the handmaidens of end time
Lost treasure from a primitive race
All the lives written on your face
Can't fill the canyons of yor mind
When fame is in your blood
You follow the science of love
Wave the magic wand
And hang on
Now you've changed
And jumbled the pieces you've changed
You're better before you talked
To a roomful of strangers
Here come the handmaidens of end time
When fame is in your blood
You follow the science of love
Wave the magic wand
All of your stars will fall
And all of your spells will break
So look out for number one
Fame is in your blood
Make your decision now
Rely on no help from above
Living is luxury
I want everything you throw out
I'll do anything you want to
Please let me go with you
I'll wear the smile on your face
Big, black and beautiful
I want it, everything you throw out
There must be something you can do with out
'Cos I am as sure as I am
I couldn't cae less
For what might go wrong
And I'm as happy as sin
In a fear shaken world
I pity the rhino
Down there it's becoming extinct
Killed for a love potion
Sad thing looking like a dead flower
I want it, everything that you throw out
'Cos I am as sure as I am
I couldn't care less
For what might go wrong
And I'm as happy as sin
In a fear shaken world
Don't wanna be there
Don't wanna be spared
I'll wear the smile on your face
I am as sure as I am
I couldn't care less
For what might go wrong
And I'm as happy as sin
In a fear shaken world, world,
Couldn't care less
The odd times we slip
and slither down the dark hall
fingers point from old windows
an eerie shadow falls
I'm walking on the spot
to show that I'm alive
moving every bone in my body
from side to side
Will we be in our minds when the dawn breaks
can we look the milkman in the eye
the world is somehow different, you have all been changed
before my very eyes
Walk around your home
pour yourself a drink
fire one more torpedo, baby
watch the kitchen sink
you're lounging on the sofa, maybe
see the living room die
the dishes are unwashed and broken
all you do is cry
See the living room die
the dishes are unwashed and broken
all you do is cry
Together alone
above and beneath
we were as close
as anyone can be
now you are gone
far away from me
as is once will always be
together alone
anei ra maua (here we are together)
e piri tahi nei (in a very close embrace)
e noha tahi nei (being together)
ko maua anake (just us alone)
kei runga a Rangi (Rangi the sky-father is above)
ko papa Kai raro (the earth mother is below)
e mau tonu nei (our love for one another)
kia mau tonu ra (is everlasting)
Together alone
shallow and deep
holding our breath
paying death no heed
I'm still your friend
when you are in need
as is once will always be
earth and sky
moon and sea
I like that middle initial
I like the way it serves me
I like the pigment in your skin
I like the way it moves me
I like kids when they're asleep
their little arms around you
I like the way we play games
don't lose that skin feeling
I'm looking old, I'm feeling young
it's the truth , my child
My second life has just begun
with this hungry girl
I like black and I like rain
I like that ornery circle
I like the things that you said
when you were misbehaving
I like the people on TV
the new one looks like me
I love you and you love me
don't lose that skin feeling
I love the pigment in your skin
I love the way it moves me
I like the smell of that shock
I like the way it serves me
I like the things that you said
when you were misbehaving
I love you and you love me
don't lose that skin feeling
It's the truth my child
let me hold you high
I've been killed, forgive me
Kill eye, tumbling come out of the sky
Kill eye, a fiery retreat from the stars
Kill eye, he came clambering over the wall
Kill eye, a halfway to hell and beyond
I wanna be forgiven, I wanna laugh with children
Won't you ever forgive me? Please, please forgive me
I wanna hug my mother and the sky above her
I want the earth to open up and hold me
Kill eye, shoot your way out of the bank
Kill eye, watch the security guard
Kill eye, you separate a man from his life
I wanna be forgiven, I wanna laugh with children
I wanna ride the pony, be your one and only friend
Yes, I will love you till the end
Kill eye, half way to hell and beyond
I wanna hug my mother and the sky above her
When you come across the sea
Me like a beacon guiding you to safety
The sooner the better now
And when you come the hils
Will breathe like a baby
Pulled up heaving from the bottom of the ocean
The sooner the better now
When you come to cover me with your kisses
Fresh like a daisy chained up in a lion's den
I'll know you by the thunderclap
Pouring like a rain of blood to my emotions
And that is why
I stumble to my knees
And why underneath the heavens
With the stars burning and exploding
I know I could never let you down
When you come like an iceberg float in darkness
Smashing my hull send me to the bottom of the sea
I should know you better now
When you come your majesty to entrap me
Prince of light receding
The sooner the better now
And when you come to cover me
With your kisses hard like armour
The sooner the better now
I'll know you by the thunderclap
Pouring like a rain of blood to my emotions
And that is why
I stumble to my knees
And why underneath the heavens
With the stars burning and exploding
I know I could never let you down
She came out of the water
Into my horizon
Like a cumulo nimbus
Coming in from a distance
Burning and exploding
Burning and exploding
Like a slow volcano
When you come
Cover the ground with ashes
When you come
(Neil Finn)
You're not the girl you think you are, no no
they're not his shoes under your bed, yeah yeah
he'll take you places in his car
that you won't forget, no
And all the people that you know, yeah
will turn their heads as you go by
but you'll be hard to recognize
with the top down and the wind blowing, blowing
He won't deceive you but tell you the truth
woman, he'll be no trouble
he won't write you letters
full of excuses
come on, believe you have one in a million
You're not the girl you think you are, yeah
someone's standing in your place
the bathroom mirror makes you look tall
but it's all in your head, in your head
He won't deceive you but tell you the truth
woman, he'll be no trouble
he won't write you letters
full of excuses
come on, believe you have one in a million
He won't deceive you but tell you the truth
come on, believe you have one
you're not the girl you think you are
believe you have one
you're not the girl you think you are
believe you have one
Ice will melt, water will boil
You and I can shake of this mortal coil
It's bigger than us
You don't have to worry about it
Ready or not, here comes the drop
You feel lucky when you know where you are
You know it's gonna come true
Here in your arms I remember
It's only natural that I should want to be there with you
It's only natural that you should feel the same way too
It's easy when you don't try going on first impressions
Man in a cage has made his confession now
You've seen me at my worst
And it won't be the last time I'm down there
I want you to know I feel completely at ease
Read me like a book that's fallen down
Between your knees, please
Let me have my way with you
It's only natural that I should want to be there with you
It's only natural that you should feel the same way too
It's circumstantial, it's nothing written in the sky
And we don't even have to try
But we'll be shaking like mud, buildings of glass
Sink in to the bay, they'll be under the rocks again
You don't have to say
I know you're afraid
It's only natural that I should want to be there with you
It's only natural that you should feel the same way too
It's circumstantial, it's something I was born to
It's only natural, can I help it if I want to
Four seasons in one day
Lying in the depths of your imagination
Worlds above and worlds below
The sun shines on the black clouds hanging over the domain
Even when you're feeling warm
The temperature could drop away
Like four seasons in one day
Smiling as the shit comes down
You can tell a man from what he has to say
Everything gets turned around
And I will risk my neck again, again
You can take me where you will
Up the creek and through the mill
Like all the things you can't explain
Four seasons in one day
Blood dries up
Like rain, like rain
Fills my cup
Like four seasons in one day
It doesn't pay to make predictions sleeping on an unmade bed
Finding out wherever there is comfort there is pain
Only one step away
Like four seasons in one day
Blood dries up
Like rain, like rain
Fills my cup
I'm really close tonight
And I feel like I'm moving inside her
Lying in the dark
And I think that I'm beginning to know her
Let it go
I'll be there when you call
And whenever I fall at your feet
You let your tears rain down on me
Whenever I touch your slow turning pain
You're hiding from me now
There's something in the way that you're talking
Words don't sound right
But I hear them all moving inside you, go
I'll be waiting when you call
Hey and whenever I fall at your feet
Won't you let your tears rain down on me
Whenever I touch your slow turning pain
The finger of blame has turned upon itself
And I'm more than willing to offer myself
Do you want my presence or need my help
Who knows where that might lead
I fall
Whenever I fall at your feet
Would you let your tears rain down on me
Whenever I fall, ever I fall
(Neil Finn)
I see a man with a flag
and he leads the procession
and a woman shedding tears
for a man locked in prison
then the two locked eyes
and for a moment I was taken
and all paths lead
to a single conclusion
Everything is good for you
if it doesn't kill you
everything is good for you
one man's ending
is another man's beginning
everything is good for you
It's a nightmare talking
to a restless ocean
with a reckless calm
to state their position
but if you come undone
it might just set you free
Everything is good for you
if it doesn't kill you
everything is good for you
one man's ending
is another man's beginning
bring back your head
here comes trouble
to turn me and be well
cover your heart
everything is good for you
Here's someone now whose got the muscle
His steady hand could move a mountain
Expert in bed but come on now
There must be something missing
That golden one leads a double life
You'll find out
But I don't know where you go
Do you climb into space
To the world where you live
The world where you live
So here we lie against each other
These four walls can never hold us
We're looking for wide open spaces
High above the kitchen
And we're strangers here
On our way to some other place
But I don't know where you go
Do you climb into space
To the world where you live
The world where you live
The world where you live
When friends come round
You might remember and be sad
Behind their eyes is unfamiliar
Do you climb into space
To the world where you live
The world where you live...
Love can make you weep
can make you run for cover.
Roots that spread so deep
bring life to frozen ground.
Something so strong could carry us away
Something so strong could carry us today.
Turning in my sleep
love can leave you cold
The taste of jealousy is like a lust for gold.
Something so strong could carry us away
Something so strong could carry us today.
I've been feeling so much older
Frame me and hang me on the wall.
I've seen you fall into the same trap
This thing is happening to us all.
Something so strong could carry us away
Something so strong could carry us today.
Something so strong
something so strong
Something so strong
It never used to be that bad
But neither was it great
Somewhere in the middle than
Content and much too safe
Ooh tell me please
Why it takes so long
To realise when there's something wrong
Lay me out with your heart
Now we're gettin' somewhere
Push me back to the start
Now we're gettin' somewhere
Take me out let me breathe
Now we're gettin' somewhere
When I'm with you I don't care
Where it is I'm falling
There's money in the Bible Belt
Hugs for daddy too
Three wishes for eternity
We've got some work to do
Ooh tell me please, tell me what went wrong
Cos I believe there is something wrong
Lay me out with your heart
Now we're gettin' somewhere
Push me back to the start
Now we're gettin' somewhere
Take me out let me breathe
Now we're gettin' somewhere
When I'm with you I don't care
Where it is I'm falling
When you took me to your room
I swear I said surrender
When you opened up your mouth
I saw the words fall out
Though nothing much has changed
I swear I will surrender
There is pain in my heart
We can choose what we choose to believe
She came all the way from America
Had a blind date with destiny
And the sound of Te Awamutu
Had a truly sacred ring
Now her parents are divorced
And her friend's committing suicide
I could not escape
A plea from the heart
You know what it means to me
She said don't walk away
I'm down on my knees
So please don't be mean to me
So I talked to you for an hour
In the bar of a small town hotel
You asked me what I was thinking
I was thinking of a padded cell
With a black and white T.V.
To stop us from getting lonely
I could not escape
A plea from the heart
You know what it means to me
She said don't walk away
I'm down on my knees
So please don't be mean to me
No, I could not escape
A plea from the heart
Mysterious sympathy
I couldn't wait for a chance
To walk out the door
You know what it means to me
I saw you lying in the arms of a poet
I heard him tell you t...tantalising lies
Well whad'd'ya know, whad'd'ya know
I could not escape
You're down on the floor
You know what it means to me
I couldn't wait for a chance
To walk out the door
Mean...
You know what it means
In the arms of a poet
You know what it means
There's closets in my head where dirty things are kept
That never see the light of day
I want to drag them out, go for a walk
Just to see the look that's on your face
Sometimes I can't be straight I don't want to hurt you
So forgive me if I tell a lie
Sometimes I come on cold but don't believe it
I will love you till the day I die
I believe in doing things backwards
Take heed, start doing things in reverse
Here comes trouble, there's nothing wrong when I relax
I'm talking to myself you're coming with me
Teaching you how to distort the facts
Sometimes I can't be straight I don't want to hurt you
So forgive me if I tell a lie
Sometimes I come on cold but don't believe it
I will love you till the day I die
I believe in doing things backwards
Take heed, start doing things in reverse
Frost on the window pane, the sound of pouring rain
All makes me glad of you
Though I am far away I am always with you
Know the answer before you know the question
Pull yourself together, baby, push with all your might
I'm all alone, always alone
Though I am far away
I am always with you
Why do I kid myself
Why do I scream for pleasure
It's four in the morning should know better
But she can weave a spell
Want it to last forever
Making me feel like somebody special
Can't carry on this way (just go to sleep)
Before it gets too late (just go to sleep)
Doing damage to my brain
Well here we go again
Though I look everywhere
I never seem to find it
Always a shadow around a corner
Drown it in alcohol
Stuck in the elevator
Hard to remember in the morning
Can't carry on this way (just go to sleep)
Before it gets too late (just go to sleep)
Doing damage to my brain
Well here we go again
Tell you about myself
If you're in the mood to listen
Baby you don't know who you're kissing
This is a lonely world
You are a strange companion
When you get what you wanted
You want to leave
Honestly I want to free myself
From the burden of inaction
Honestly I want to raise myself
To any plane I can imagine
Can't carry on this way (just go to sleep)
Before it gets too late (just go to sleep)
Doing damage to my brain
Well here we go again
Talk to her, that?s right
It could mean more than you think
Talk to her, that?s right
And you don?t have to lose a thing
Leave the boots and saddle outside
You could make her happy again
Laugh about a time
She threw the dinner at you
And in the coconut grove
You can?t imagine the scene
When another bus unloads
We?re still waiting to leave
Talk to her, that?s nice
Or you could make a murder begin
Breathe on her, that?s right
Once more you will be her friend
She?s the only one you know
Where you're from and where you?ve been
With what remains unsaid
Can leave you hanging in between
Spent a lot of time in the transit lounge
And I wasn?t sure where I was going now
The things that I read on yesterday?s news
Not a hundred percent sure what to do with my shoes
Lying on the floor of the transit lounge
There?ll be no announcements made
Better make sure you don?t sleep too sound
There?ll be no announcements made
There?ll be no announcements made
And you can dream about the things
You meant to do before you die
Pick him out, this one
He?ll wait here for his moment to shine
All the stupid things I said
Will haunt you, will linger, I guess
And in the coconut grove
You can?t imagine the scene
Another bus unloads
We?re still waiting to leave
The camera flash goes off
See the tallest man alive
And Thai massage his feet
Watch out big ships are waiting
Salt frozen on your cheek
I saw a girl and boy arriving
And a steamer put out to sea
Tall tree, stand in the distance
Remember when you were green
Don't wipe the salt from your skin
You must keep running the distance
Sun sleeps on misty morning
Light years from channel three
I feel halfway to zero
Call me a hero, I might just agree
Tall tree, stand in the distance
Remember when you were green
Don't wipe the salt from your skin
You must keep running the distance
And the roses you grow
Have a powerful scent
They'll be breaking your heart
By the morning
I feel halfway to zero
Call me a hero, I might just agree
Tall tree, stand in the distance
Remember when you were green
Don't wipe the salt from your skin
Tall tree, tall tree
Don't wipe the salt from your skin
You must keep running the distance
These walls have eyes
Rows of photographs and faces like mine
Who do we become
Without knowing where we started from?
It?s true, I?m missing you
And I stand alone inside your room
Everything that you made by hand
Everything that you know by heart
I will try to connect all the pieces you?ve left
I will carry it on and let you forget
I?ll remember the years when your mind was still clear
All the flickering lights that filled up this silent house
One room, two beds
In the closet hangs your favorite dress
Good books that you?ve read
Are in pieces now, the pages are shredded
Everything that you made by hand
Everything that you know by heart
I will try to connect all the pieces you?ve left
I will carry it on and let you forget
I?ll remember the years when your mind was still clear
All the laughter and light that filled up this silent house
Everything that you made by hand
And everything that you learned by heart
Every name that you can?t recall
I will try to connect all the pieces you?ve left
I will carry it on, let you forget
I?ll remember the years when your mind was still clear
And the flickering lights that filled up this silent house
A sigh
From the deepest well
You can tell a lot
By not saying anything
This truth
Between us, my friend
This longing
A sigh
For loneliness to end
No changing
The story now
A sigh
From the emptiest part
It?s a tender place
A sigh
Is more than I can bear
This show is not fooling anyone
But it?s all for you
She called up
And gave me the news
It made me so sad, sad, sad
There was nothing I could do
She?s too far away
And you had to leave
I can never repay you now
For what you gave to me
All those who can blow a chasm wide
It took us all, it took us all
Pushed apart the mountains and the tide
It took us all
She called up
And gave me the news
It made me so sad, sad, sad
There was nothing I could do
I was so lost
In delirious sleep
Wasn?t prepared for that position
And maybe I was naive
But truth is a mortal blow
You know all there is to know
The hurt that you have so close
Is something better now
When she called
When she called up
And gave me the news
It made me so sad, sad, sad
There was nothing I could do
She?s too far away
And you had to leave
I can never repay you now
For what you gave to me
For what you gave to me
She called up
She called up
She called up
No time, no place to talk about the weather
The promise of love is hard to ignore
Who said the chance wasn't getting any better
The labor of love is ours to endure
The highest branch on the apple tree
It was my favorite place to be
I could hear them breakin' free
But they could not see me
I will run for shelter
Endless summer lift the curse
It feels like nothing matters
In our private universe
I have all I want, is that simple enough?
A whole lot more I'm thinkin' of
Every night about six o'clock
Birds come back to the pond to talk
They talk to me, birds talk to me
If I go down on my knees
I will run for shelter
Endless summer lift the curse
It feels like nothing matters
In our private universe
It feels like nothing matters
In our private universe
And it's a pleasure that I have known
And it's a treasure that I have gained
And it's a pleasure that I have known
It's a tight squeeze but I won't let go
Time is on the table and the dinner is cold
I will run for shelter
Endless summer lift the curse
It feels like nothing matters
In our private universe
I will run for shelter
Endless summer lift the curse
It feels like nothing matters
He imagines the world
As the angel is sending
Like the ghost of a man
Who is tied up to the chair
And he tries to believe
That his life has a meaning
With his hand on his heart
Pour le monde, pas pour la guerre
And I wake up blind
Like my dreams were too bright
And I lost my regard
For the good things that I had
And the radio was sad
When you listen for good
In a hope that comes to nothing
?Cause the liars moved in
And they believe their own dark medicine
You act so nonchalant
But he is not a dog
Perform for you in the stadium
For the world, not for the war
And he won?t hesitate
Though it might lead to heartache
In the night, Club Indigo
For the world, not for the war
Pour le monde, pas pour la guerre
When you listen for good
In a hope that comes to nothing
?Cause the liars have moved in
And they believe their own dark medicine
Believing it?s good
Behind their jaded eyes, a dilemma
He?s the best you ever had
He?s so low, you'll never know
He?s the best, you'll never know
He?s so low, you'll never know
He?s so low, you'll never know
Sweet madness, it must be wrong
What kind of fool imagines love with all this going on?
The star?s burning in the empty sky
And the city is aflame with a million lights
And they come and they go in the blink of an eye
People are like suns and they?re burning up inside
People are like suns, the sun
Science will enable us to hear, to be crystal clear
To make diamonds in the shifting sand
Better take all the love that you?ve got
In a single hand
And they come and they go in the fullness of time
People are like suns, they are burning up inside
People are like suns, breathing into life
All that?s good in us, say it's because
It can't be helped, doesn't stop me thinking out loud
I could have done something
They come and they go, they come and they go
And they come and they go
People are like suns, people are like suns
People are like suns
They go out tonight, set this town alight
Don't stand around
Like friends at a funeral
Eyes to the ground
It could've been you
And why do you weep for the passin' of ages?
You slip with the back of your hand
You're taking it out on the one you love
I couldn't believe it
Then we might still survive
And rise up through the maze
If you could change your life
And never be the same
How long must I wait
For you to release me?
I pay for each mistake
While you suffer in silence
I could still have an easy life
But the lie ain't worth the living
Once more, will I hear you say?
That we might still survive
And rise up through the maze
If you could change your life
And never be the same, never be the same
Don't stand around
Like friends at a funeral
Eyes to the ground
Don't suffer in silence
'Cause we might still survive
And rise up through the maze
If you could change your life
And never be the same
(And every time I hear you)
Never be the same
(And every time I mess up)
Never be the same
Never be the same
Never be the same
And every time I hear you
And every time I mess up
Never be, never be, never be
Seal my fate
I get your tongue in the mail
No one is wise
Until they see how it lies
Love this life
Don't wait till the next one comes
Gonna pedal my faith
The wheels are still turning round, turn round
Maybe the day will come
When you'll never have to feel no pain
After all my complaining gonna love this life, gonna love this life
Love this life, love this life
And so they threw you in jail
Whatever you've done
It was a million to one
And don't you just love this life?
When it's holding you down
Gonna pedal my faith
The wheels are still turning round
Turn round
Maybe the day will come
When you'll never have to feel no pain
After all my complaining gonna love this life, gonna love this life
Love this life, love this life, gonna love
Here's something that you can do
Even if you think that I hate you
Stop your complaining leave me defenseless
When you love this life, gonna love this life, love this life
Though you'll never know why
I've been locked out, I've been locked in
But I always seem to come back again
When you're in that room, oh what do you do?
I know that I will have you in the end
And the clouds they're crying on you
And the birds are offering up their tunes
In a shack as remote as a mansion
You escape into a place where nothing moves
And I've been locked out and I know we're through
But I can't begin to face up to the truth
I wait so long for the walls to crack
But I know that I will one day have you back
And the hills are as soft as a pillow
And they cast a shadow on my bed
And the view when I look through my window
Is an altarpiece I'm praying to for the living and the dead
The twin valleys shines in the morning sun
I send a message out to my only one
Yet I've been locked out and I know we're through
But I can't begin to face up to the truth
And I wait so long for the walls to crack
But I know that I will one day have you back yes, I will
And I work, bees in the honey
Every night I circle like the moon
Wel it's an act of simple devotion
But it can take forever when you've got something to prove
I've been locked out
And I've been locked out
Saw my life go flashin' past
In the eyes of a faithful friend
Four legs, four lives
And the screechin' tyres never seem to end
I will change if Lester lives
Not mess him 'round just 'cause I own him
He was nearly wiped away
But he had good luck and strong bones
You make me clench my teeth
Us humans ain't got dignity
Eat my plants and steal my things
You're the head of security
I will change if Lester lives
Not mess him 'round just 'cause I own him
He was nearly wiped away
But he had good luck and strong bones
Inside and behind him
I will change if Lester lives
It was typical of you
To give it to me plain
The sign on your door
Said make your mind up or go away
It was difficult for me
To single you out
Left hand
Wants to know what the right is doing
Tell the way we miss out on something
We're free
But there is one thing when I present
It was typical of you
To feather your nest
I try to explain
But me and my big mouth were laid to rest
There's nowhere to go
I'm not hanging around
Left hand
You pick me up and then you put me down, yeah
Put me down
Left hand
Wants to know what the right is doing
Tell the way we miss out on something
We're free
There is one thing when I present, no
Left hand, hand
Left hand, hand
I was standing on a wave, then I made the drop
I was lying in a cave, in the solid rock
I was feeling pretty brave 'til the lights went off
Sleep by no means comes too soon in a valley lit by the moon
We left a little dust on his Persian rug
We gathered up our clothes, got the washing done
In a long forgotten place, who'll be the first to run?
Sleep by no means comes too soon in a valley lit by the moon, yeah
I was floating on a wave, then I made the drop
I was climbing up the walls, waiting for the band to start
You can say the magic words I've got my senses on
And this is the only place that I always run from
Sleep by no means comes too soon in a valley lit by the moon
She said I could never do that
But I know you can, you are in my dream
We are one person not two of a kind
What was mine is now in your possession
I could feel you underneath my skin
As the wind rushed in sent the kitchen table crashing
She said nobody move
Or I'll bring the house down
I hardly know
Which way is up or which way down
People are strange God only knows
I feel possessed when you come around
It was one of those times
Wished I had a camera on me
Six foot, now off the ground
I know how that sounds
Look above you and beyond me too
That kind of view don't need an explanation
I'm not lying, not asking for anything
I just want to be there when it happens again
I hardly know
Which way is up or which way down
People are strange God only knows
I feel possessed when you come around
Whenever you invade my home
Everything I know flies out the window
It's above you and beyond me too, I don't want an explanation
But I'll be there when you bring the house down
I hardly know
Which way is up or which way down
People are strange God only knows
I feel possessed when you come around
People are strange
And I feel possessed when you come around
I feel possessed
I feel possessed
There's a hole in the river where my auntie lies
From the land of the living to the air and sky
Left her car by the river, left her shoes beside
Through the thorns and the bushes I hope she was
Dreamin' of glory, miles above
The mountains and plains, free at last
We were touched by a cold wind
(Eeh)
My father and I
(Ahh)
The sound of desperate breathing
(Ahh)
The fear inside us all
She was coming to see him
(Ahh)
An' something changed her mind
Drove her down to the river
There is no return
There's a hole in the river where her memory lies
(Ahh)
From the land of the living to the air and sky
She was coming to see him
(Ahh)
But something changed her mind
(Ahh)
Drove her down to the river
I want to turn on the lights
I want to keep your hopes alive
So where do I begin
To help you believe again
Makers of secret planes
Keepers of our last remains
Dream of a holy state
In a nightmare time
You know I meant it well
But who was it meant to help?
Even a child knows you don?t waste it
A promise is only given once
And there is no doubt the changes have begun
Well, even a child knows you can?t fake it
As long as the world is waking up
You are free now to recover your heart
The story?s left to write
The ebb and flow of my life
To justify the end
I?ll do everything I can
And it?s a dangerous game
I heard you tell someone
That you don?t care
But I don?t believe the message
And when you sing about love
What are you thinking of?
Even a child knows you don?t waste it
As long as the world is waking up
And there is no doubt the changes have begun
Well, even a child knows you don?t fake it
A promise is only given once
You're free now to go wherever you want
Nothing like waking up in some foreign town
And music, the call to prayer
Is wailing out the speakers in the marketplace
The first time
Even a child
Well, even a child knows you don?t waste it
A present can always be delivered twice
You are free now to receive the gift of inside
From now on, let's breathe open
All in time, let?s breathe in
Am I brave, you?re so brave
Am I afraid, no, not afraid
English trees in my garden
We planted seeds in a faraway land
In between the palms and the succulent grove
They lose their leaves in the winter
Mark the seasons for him and for her
Once upon a time in the falling snow
Up against the sky, made a silhouette show
England cries and she plays for him
The chords entwined like a requiem
And though it?s springtime and color is new
In Regent?s Park, I will mourn for you
And I must be wise somehow
?Cause my heart?s been broken down
It?s so far to fall and so hard to climb
Nothing?s sadder, I know
Than the passing of time
Won?t forget me
You won?t forget me
English trees in my garden
Summers missed you, my darling
Yeah, all your crimes are forgiven
Yeah, all your crimes are forgiven
And I must be wise somehow
You won?t forget me
You won?t forget me
And England cries
No night to stay in
Bad moon is rising again
Dice rolls and you burn
Come down I fear
As that cold wheel turns
I know what I know
Sad Claude's been sleeping around
To stroke the right nerve
Whose needs do I serve
As Catherine's wheel turns
She was always the first to say gone
She's got her Catherine wheels on
Always the first to say gone
Go kindly with him
To his blind apparition
Whose face creases up
With age gone gray
He'll back here one day
She was always the first to say gone
She's got her Catherine wheels on
Always the first to say gone
She's got her Catherine wheels on
Wheels on
Catherine wheels
Catherine wheels
Catherine wheels
She's gone, vanished in the night
Broke off the logic of light
He woke, tore the covers back
Found he was empty inside
So they were told
When the moon would rise
The best time to leave with your soul
She's gone but towards the light
Watching her whole life unfold, oh
Bruises come out dark
So strong was his hold on her
Regarded by some as his slave
He spoke as in a stranger's tongue
Despair us and drive you away, hey
I dream of a place that's hedged with roses
With a man in the middle, don't talk in riddles
You get hung on every single word
Some call it high, some call it low
I hear about things they don't want to know
But the truth is still a valuable thing
Don't get caught with your pants down baby
This world the criminal sing
There is another world waiting
But anyone can tell
Anyone can tell
Anyone can tell that I'm not lying
You can hide your face
Pull it into shades
'Cause you can't escape the lie forever
I dream of a place that's overrun by children
And the Lord is in the kitchen
Do your work and you'll get your rewards
'Cause what you are is all that really matters
What is left you can easily scatter
On the ground a head covered in mud
Don't step on my principles, baby
In spite of what you have done
One day you will have the wisdom
I will tell you
Everything straight
(Anyone can tell that I'm not lying)
You can hide your face
You can change your shape
'Cause you can escape the lie forever
Anyone can tell
VERSE 1
You and me got the whole day off, take a trip to Vincent Van Gogh,But the line went half way round the block. And we're looking for a place to rest, every seat in every bar was set, So we turned back to the Grand Hotel.
And the rain came hard, a million people on a protest march,every choice, every path was mistaken.
VERSE 2
You and me got the whole thing sussed, Grey men are shadowing us, Wild conspiracies turn to dust,
Hear the sound of Cathedral bells, cash ringing at the gates of hell,And fairground hooligans push and swell,
CHORUS
The darkest days of a free man lying in the streets of Amsterdam I nearly fell underneath a tram but I picked myself up.
Every temptation and device, All the diamonds and the spice I would give anything for the sight of an honest man.
VERSE 3
Eyes swim in the emptiness, I was looking at a hotel guest when he blew me a big sarcastic kiss,
And the Lord walked in with a monocle and lips so thin
I saw the barman wink as he poured his brandy.
CHORUS
The darkest days of a free man lying in the streets of Amsterdam I nearly fell underneath a tram but I picked myself up.
All I ask is to live each moment
Free from the last, take the road forgotten
Don't leave me here, oh, please let me stray
Far from familiar things
All I ask is to live each moment
All I ask is to live each moment
Free from the last, strange roads
Going nowhere, going nowhere in particular
All I ask is to live each moment
All I ask is to live, live each moment
Free from the last, free from the last
Plead with my saint
Wash his hands and feet
Find his complaint
Make this world complete
And this heaven that I?m making
It can?t come quickly enough
And the big wave that I?m taking
It feels like I?m just waking up
Find out, don?t think
I can?t get used to it
And right on the brink
I end up losing it
And this heaven that I?m making
It can?t come quickly enough
And the big wave that I?m taking
It feels like I?m just waking up
And I?ll be there with all of creation and its kind
And each conversation I hear
As I?m walking in through the crowd
As if I can float through the air
And this heaven
This is heaven that I?m making
This is heaven
It can?t come quickly enough
And the big road that I?m taking
It can?t come back quickly enough
If there is hell on earth
There must be heaven too
Both in one place
Dull, dull gray
The color of our times
Cool, cool space
That I still hope to find
Far beyond the veil
The sound of whispers and moans
Slow, time bomb
The clamor of the street
I hear this town
It never goes to sleep
And I will catch the taxi driver
Weeping like a wounded beast
Then I wake up in your room
To share one piece of your life
When tomorrow comes, we may not be here at all
Without your whispers and moans
(Whispers and moans)
'Cos here you come to carry me home
(Whispers and moans)
Here you come to carry me home
Love that sound, time erase
Tension wheels, cool heels
Won't you come on?
Open the bid 'fore too long, long, long, long
Then I wake up in your room
To share one piece of your life
I'd give anything to be a fly upon the wall
And hear your whispers and moans
(Whispers and moans)
I'd like to hear your whispers and moans
(Whispers and moans)
Here you come to carry me home
We are the mirrors
Are the mirrors of each other in a lifetime of suspicion
Cleansed in a moment of recognition
You gave your life for it
Worth it's weight in gold
And growing empires and art collectors
And Alan's sound investments
Will one day be forgotten
Walking 'round the room singing Stormy Weather
at 57 Mount Pleasant Street
Now it's the same room but everything's different
You can fight the sleep but not the dream
Things ain't cookin' in my kitchen
Strange affliction wash over me
Julius Caesar and the Roman Empire
Couldn't conquer the blue sky
There's a small boat made of china
Going nowhere on the mantlepiece
Do I lie like a loungeroom lizard
Or do I sing like a bird released
Everywhere you go you always take the weather with you
Everywhere you go you always take the weather
Everywhere you go you always take the weather with you
Everywhere you go you always take the weather,
Look at all the plans I made
Fallin' down like scraps of paper
I will leave them
Where they lie to remind me
From the past a rumor comes
Don't let it keep draggin' you down
Throw the memory in an open fire
An' you'll be free
Roll back the tombstone
Let the saints appear
Roll back the tombstone
Then make a new man out of me
Beware of the passenger
The train already left the station
We are neither at home nor at work
We are movin'
Listen to the howlin' of steel
A face betrayin' no emotion
Like you never had a chance to be
Wild and free, yeah
Roll back the tombstone
Let the saints appear
Roll back the tombstone
Till the lone ranger rides again
Rides again in your mind
Ride across the open plain
All the way and back again, back again
Listen to the howlin' of steel
A face betrayin' no emotion
You never had a chance to be
Wild and free, yeah
Roll back the tombstone
Let the saints appear
Roll back the tombstone
Till the lone ranger rides again
Rides again in your mind
Roll back the tombstone
Let the saints appear
Roll back the tombstone
Then make a new man out of me, out of me
Start in the way that you want to go on
Tear down the fence that you sit upon
It was good while it lasted but now it has gone
So face up to what you have done
For time immemorial, time immemorial, time
A glorious contest to find the invincible one
And I will know everything there is
Goodbye to you and your money
And I will go anywhere you say
If you take away all the cameras
The house that we live in is falling apart
There's no guarantee 'coz we got it for free
And all the pretenders to somebody's throne
Are finding it out on there own
For time immemorial, time immemorial, time
We'll go on a mission to find the invincible one
And I will know everything there is
Goodbye to you and your public
And I will go everywhere you say
If you don't charge admission
Okay, we're lucky, but then again
For time immemorial, time immemorial, time
We'll go on a mission to find the invincible one
And I will know everything there is
Goodbye to you and your money
And I will go anywhere you say
If you sell me the shown secrets of your house
And I will know everything you say
Take away all the cameras, the cameras
And I will go anywhere you say
What'll I tell him
When he comes to me for absolution?
Wouldn't you know it?
Hope I don't make a bad decision
'Cos I'd like to believe that there is a God
Why sinful angels suffer for love
I'd like to believe in the terrible truth
In the beautiful lies
Like to know you
But in this town I can't get arrested
If you know me
Why don't you tell me what I'm thinking?
Hey, don't look now but there goes God
In His sexy pants and His sausage dog
And he can't stand Beelzebub
'Cos he looks so good in black, in black
Hey, don't look now but there goes God
In His sexy pants and His sausage dog
And He can't stand Beelzebub
'Cos He looks so good in black, in black, in black
There goes God
There goes God
There goes God
There goes God
There goes God
There is a God
There goes God
There goes God
There goes God
Oh oh oh ohh
You take away my air
You make my lungs collapse
I die tonight
I die tonight
Feeling devastated
That's what I call
Livin' in your memory
That's what I call
Tired and deflated
That's what I call love
I tidy up your room
You tidy up my life
Show me the door
I'm abandoned here
I'm warm to the core
I can feel
{[Incomprehensible]}
Oh oh oh ohh
You swim, I sink
We never got in that deep
You bend, I break
I die tonight
Feeling devastated
That's what I call
Hangin' on and fallin' over
That's what I call
Tired and deflated
That's what I call love
{[Incomprehensible]}
Oh oh oh ohh
I got a little room
The air's still pretty bad
{Just try and make it up to me}
In turn I die tonight
Feeling devastated
That's what I call
Hangin' on and fallin' over
That's what I call
Tired and deflated
Oh ho ho
That's what I call
Feeling devastated
That's
Livin' with a vacuum cleaner
What!
Sweepin' up your memory
Now you're heading down to get someone
Should've done what he had to do years ago
The position is coming through
All the people that you're standing on
All the people that you're standing on
Now you're heading down to be someone
Someone that you've seen in a magazine
Your premonition is coming true
Oh baby you're not so green
No baby you're not so green
No baby you're not so
Sister madly waking up the dead
Systematically stepping on my head
Yeah sister madly waking up the dead
Systematically stepping on my head
Now you're heading down to find something
Something that you buried in your backyard
The position is coming through
From all the dirt that you're digging up
From all the dirt that you're digging up
Now you're heading down to be somewhere
Somewhere you imagined in your wildest dream
The opposition is coming through
From all the people that you're standing on
From all the people that you're standing on
And now you'd better take a firm hand
Sister madly waking up the dead
Systematically stepping on my head
Sister madly waking up the dead
Systematically stepping on my head
Now you're heading down to get someone
Someone that you should've had years ago
The position is coming through
All the people that you're standing on
All the people that you're standing on
All the people that you're standing on
You're hard to get a hand on
Sister madly waking up the dead
Systematically stepping on my head, hey no
Sister madly waking up the dead
Deliberate provocation
Is what you gave to me
You got me going
You got me going
How could such a simple thing
Get so out of control?
You let me down again
You let me down again
I know my place inside your heart
The painted figure that glows in the dark
No, you're not mysterious now
And I don't worship that sacred cow
In my head
In my head
In my head
You'd never know it
You'd never know it
I went home in a jealous rage
You were rolling on the glass in a younger age
You know what's good for me
I know you're too good for me
'Cause I have seen inside your heart
Religious figures that glow in the dark
No, you're not too precious now
And I don't worship that sacred cow
Go and try as you may
To get a sharp shift on Judgement Day
You let me down again
You let me down again
And I know my place inside your heart
The painted figure that glows in the dark
No, you're not too precious now
And I don't worship that sacred cow
Go and try as you may
To get a sharp shift on Judgement Day
Sacred cow
Judgement Day
Detective is flat
No longer is always flat out
Got the number of getaway car
Didn't get very far
As lucid as hell and these images
Movin' so fast like a fever
So close to the bone
I don't feel too well
And if you choose to take that path
I will play you like a shark
And I'll clutch at your heart
I'll come flying like a spark to inflame you
Sleeping alone for pleasure
The pineapple head it spins and it spins
Like a number I hold don't remember
If she was my friend it was a long time ago
And if you choose to take that path
I will play you like a shark
And I'll clutch at your heart
Come flying like a spark to inflame you
Sleeping alone for pleasure
The pineapple head it spins and it spins
Like a number I hold don't remember
If she was my friend it was a long time ago
And if you choose to take that path
Would you come to make me pay?
I will play you like a shark
And I'll clutch at your heart
I'll come flying like a spark to inflame you
I'll clutch at your heart
Down on the ocean floor
That's where I'm heading for
Hold on to a sinking stone
Until the worst is known
Nobody wants to think about it
Nobody wants to talk about it
Nobody protects you
They make it go away
Pretending that it's all OK
Broken pieces on the ground
Everyone's tip-toeing round
Nobody wants to think about it
Nobody wants to talk about it
Nobody protects you
Are we losing something
We used to cry
We used to say why
For all I know
I might not get home
But I found out
If we open it up
We could work this out
Nobody wants to think about it
Nobody wants to talk about it
What you suspected all along
Everything he told you was wrong
And you can see it if you want
My life is a house you crawl through the window
Slip across the floor and into the reception room
You enter the place of endless persuasion
Like a knock on the door when there's ten or more things to do
Who is that calling?
You my companion
Run to the water on a burning beach
And it brings me relief
Pass through the walls to find my intentions
Circle 'round in a strange, hypnotic state
I look into space there is no connection
A million points of light and a conversation I can't face
Cast me off one day
To lose my inhibition
Sit like a lap dog on a matron's knee
Wear the nails on your feet
I woke up the house stumbled in sideways
The lights went on and everybody screamed, "Surprise"
The savage review it left me gasping
But it warms my heart to see that you can do it too
Total surrender
Your touch is so tender
Your skin is like water on a burning beach
And it brings me relief, and it brings me relief
And it brings me relief
Like a night in your mind
It brings me relief, it brings me relief
In the back door under the stars
And the scenery is my floor
In the back room under the stars
I'd much rather have a caravan in the hills
Than a mansion in the slums
I'd much rather have a caravan in the hills
Than a mansion in the slums
The taste of success only lasts you
Half an hour or less but it loves you when it comes
And you laugh at yourself
While you're bleedin' to death
I'd much rather have a trampoline in my front room
Than an isolation tank
I wish I was a million miles away
From the manager's door
There is trouble at the bank
You laugh at yourself, you go deep into debt
You laugh at yourself
While he's breathin' down your neck
Who can stop me
With money in my pocket?
Sometimes I get it free
The best of both worlds
The best of both worlds
I'd much rather have a caravan in the hills
I'd much rather have a mansion in the hills
Than a mansion in the slums
Yeah I'd much rather
What I mean is, would you mind if I had it all?
I'll take it when it comes
And you laugh at yourself
While you're bleedin' to death
With somebody else
Always breathin' down your neck
Laugh at yourself
While he's hangin' over your head
While he's breathin' down your neck
I saw it's over
(The best of both worlds)
Will matter, matter
(The best of both worlds)
(The best of both worlds)
You opened up your door
I couldn't believe my luck
You in your new blue dress
Taking away my breath
The cradle is soft and warm
Couldn't do me no harm
You're showing me how to give
Into temptation
Knowing full well the earth will rebel
Into temptation
In a muddle of nervous words
Could never amount to betrayal
The sentence is all my own
The price is to watch it fail
As I turn to go you looked at me for half a second
With an open invitation for me to go
Into temptation
Knowing full well the earth will rebel
Into temptation
Safe in the wide open arms of hell
We can go sailing in, climb down
Lose yourself when you linger long
Into temptation
Right where you belong
Guilty get no sleep
In the last slow hours of morning
Experience is cheap
I should've listened to the warning
But the cradle is soft and warm
Into temptation
Knowing full well the earth will rebel
Into your wide open arms
No way to break the spell
Break this spell
I lit the match
I lit the match
I saw another monster turn to ash
Felt the burden lifting from my back
Do you recognise a nervous twitch
That exposes the weakness of the myth
When your turn comes round
And the light goes on
And you feel your attraction again
And your instinct can't be wrong
Separate the fiction from the fact
I've been little slow to react
But it's nearly time to flick the switch
And I'm hanging by a single stitch
Laughing at the stony face of gloom
When your turn comes round
And the light goes on
And you feel your attraction again
And your instinct can't be wrong
Feel this come and go
Where the true present lies, calling down
Calling down
Yeah, calling
Laughing at the stony face of gloom
When your turn comes round
And the days get long
And you feel your attraction to him
And your instinct can't be wrong
Calling down
Oh Hell, trouble is coming
Out here in panic and alarm
Black shapes gather in the distance
Looks like it won't take long
The first drops land on the window
The first sign that there's something wrong
Light rain and a head full of thunder
Which way, which way
Two days till I get to you
I'll be late if I ever get through
Where I go there'll be no kind welcome
Coming down upon me
Time will keep me warm, feel my face
Now the insects swarm in the lowlands
Fear will take the place of desire
And we will fan the flames form on high
Try for Heavens sake
The sky fell underneath a blanket
The sun sank as the miles went by
Sit back with your head on the pillow
When you remember it makes you cry
Ghost cars on the freeway
Like friends that you thought you had
One by one they are disappearing
Time will keep me warm, feel my face
And now the insects swarm in the lowlands
Fear will take the place of desire
And we will fan the flames form on high
You're standing in a deep dark hole
Beneath a sky as black as coal
It's just the fear of losing control
You know so well
Don't miss it when the moment comes
Be submissive just this once
Imagine there is something to be done
Some truth to tell
I would love to trouble you in your time of need
Lose your way, it's a pleasure when you're in my command
Juggle like a diplomat
Struggle to hold on to your hat
Swinging like an acrobat
But time will tell
The clock is dripping on the wall
Listen to the rise and fall
Close your eyes and hear the call
You know so well
I would love to trouble you in your time of need
Lose your way, it's a pleasure when you're in my command
Put on your wings, you're responsible for everything
Desolate in anger and safe in isolation
You're about to be the victim of a holy visitation
By the rites that I've been given
Put on your wings, you're not responsible for anything
And I would love to trouble you in your time of need
Lose your way, it's a pleasure when you're in my command
When you're in my command, in my command
When you're in my command, in my command
[Incomprehensible]
You came out of the world to me
My life parted like the Red Sea
We flowed easy between the rocks and stones
Never seemed to stop us
The years ended in confusion
Don't ask me, I don't know what happened
But I am a man with a mission
Must be the devil, I don't know
Find him marching to a different tune
It's hard to let go all that we know
As I walk away from you
I hurled from my home to the unknown
As I walk away from you
Reveal whatever you desire
To you it may be death defying
Black day in the coldness of winter
Black words slipping off my tongue
I say, "Forget it, it's over"
As a dark cloud covered up the sun
You know that it's
It's hard to let go all that we know
As I walk away from you
The sun always sets with room for regrets
As I walk away from you
Give it to me, give it to me
Your inspiration
Give to receive, find all we need
I walk away, as I walk away
I'm just a slave to ambition
Tension, your permanent condition
So much you've always wanted
Too much, given you a sore head
I walk away, as I walk away from you
As I walk away from you
Can you imagine that?
An itch too sensitive to scratch
The light that falls through the cracks
An insect too delicate to catch
I hear the endless murmur
Every blade of grass that shivers in the breeze
And the sound that comes to carry me
Across the land and over the sea
And I can't look up
Fingers of love move down
And I can't look back
Fingers of love move down
Color is its own reward
Color is its own reward
The chiming of a perfect chord
Let's go jumping overboard
Into waves of joy and clarity
Your hands come out to rescue me
And I'm playing in the shallow water
Laughing while the mad dog sleeps
And I can't look up
Fingers of love move down
And I won't be hit
Fingers of love move everywhere
There is time yet, fall by the way
From the cradle to the grave
To the palace, to the gutter
Beneath the dying waves of the sun
Lie the fingers of love
Through waves of joy and clarity
A fallen angel walked on the sea
And I'm playing in the shallow water
Laughing while the mad dog sleeps
And I can't look up
Fingers of love move down
And I won't be hit
Fingers of love move everywhere
And there is time yet
For you to find me
And all at once
Another pleasant day in the countryside
Has ended up in tears on a stormy night
Cos you can't follow my directions home
But don't stop now
God knows where the satellite's taking us
Can't tell what is right in front of us
But I hang on every word
Don't stop now
Gimme something I can write about
Get fooled by the lightning everytime
See the afterimage of my outline
Then you turn the wrong way round
But don't stop now
No don't stop now
Gimme something I can write about
Gimme something I can cry about
In a church house ten miles out of town
Is the devil going to track me down
When you travel through a tunnel in the trees
Just remember that's how you get to me
There's no number on the house
And the birds are heading south
Sometimes you have to turn the wrong way round
Sometimes you get too close to nowhere now
Restless hopeful in the silence I wait
With my blank piece of paper on the top of my head
And all I want is something I can write about
Tell me all the things you would change
I don't pretend to know what you want
When you come around and spin my top
Time and again, time and again
No fire where I lit my spark
I am not afraid of the dark
Where your words devour my heart
And put me to shame, put me to shame
When your seven worlds collide
Whenever I'm by your side
And dust from a distant sun
Will shower over everyone
You're still so young to travel so far
Old enough to know who you are
Wise enough to carry the scars
Without any blame, there's no one to blame
It's easy to forget what you learned
Waiting for the thrill to return
Feeling your desire burn
And drawn to the flame
When your seven worlds collide
Whenever I'm by your side
Dust from a distant sun
will shower over everyone
Dust from a distant sun
will shower over everyone
And I'm lying on the table
Washed out in a flood
Like a Christian feeling vengeance from above
I don't pretend to know what you want
But I offer love
Seven worlds will collide
Whenever I'm by your side
Dust from a distant sun
Will shower over everyone
Not everyone in New York would pay to see Andrew Lloyd Webber
May his trousers fall down as he bows to the Queen and the Crown
I don't know what tune did the orchestra played
But it went by me sickly sentimental
Can I have another piece of chocolate cake?
Tammy Baker's got a lot on her plate
Can I buy another cheap Picasso fake?
Andy Warhol must be laughing in his grave
The band of the night take you to ethereal heights over dinner
And you wander the streets never reaching the heights that you seek
And the sugar that dripped from the violin's bow
Made the children go crazy, put a hole in the tooth of a hag
Can I have another piece of chocolate cake?
Tammy Baker must be losing her faith, yeah
Can I buy another cheap Picasso fake?
Andy Warhol must be laughing in his grave
And dogs are on the road
We're all tempting fate
Cars are shooting by with no number plates
And here comes Mrs.Hairy Legs
I saw Elvis Presley walk out of a Seven Eleven
And a woman gave birth to a baby and then bowled 257
Now the excess of fat on your American bones
Will cushion the impact as you sink like a stone
Can I have another piece of chocolate cake?
Tammy Baker, Tammy Baker
Can I buy another cheap Picasso fake?
Cheap Picasso, cheap Picasso fake
Can I have another piece of chocolate cake?
Kathy Straker boy could she lose some weight
Can I buy another slice of real estate?
Liberace must be laughing in his grave
Can I have another piece of chocolate cake?
Can I have another piece of chocolate cake?
Can I have another piece of chocolate cake?
Black and white boy, black and white boy
You're so extreme, you're so confused
Now color me in whatever mood I'm in
I could be still in touch with you
And you're full of the wonder of spring
It's all sweetness and lightness you bring
And a room full of people
Fall to your infinite charm
But when darkness should quickly descend
You go quietly, my miserable friend
To the depths of despair you will crawl
Black and white boy
Black and white boy, black and white boy
You're so extreme, you're so confused
Now color me in whatever mood I'm in
I could be still in touch with you
When you shake off the shadows of night
And your eyes are so clear and so bright
You'll make fools of the liars and creeps
Put a rose in my cheeks
But when demons have climbed on your back
You are vicious and quick to attack
And you put on a wonderful show
Do you really, really think I don't know?
Black and white boy, black and white boy
And you run like a cat to the cream
And you're acting so nice it's obscene
You put on a wonderful show
Do you really, really think I don't know?
Black and white boy, black and white boy
Somewhere deep inside, something's got a hold on you
And it's pushing me aside, see it stretch on forever
And I know I'm right for the first time in my life
That's why I tell you, you'd better be home soon
Stripping back the coats of lies and deception
Back to nothingness like a week in the desert
And I know I'm right for the first time in my life
That's why I tell you, you'd better be home soon
So don't say no, don't say nothing's wrong
'Cause when you get back home maybe I'll be gone, oh
It would cause me pain if we were to end it
But I could start again, you can depend on it
And I know I'm right for the first time in my life
That's why I tell you, you'd better be home soon
![Icehouse - Man Of Colours (1987) [full album]](http://web.archive.org./web/20130731040006im_/http://i.ytimg.com/vi/kGvkhwnUOZE/default.jpg "Icehouse - Man Of Colours (1987) [full album]")
