1. |
Do You Love Me
06:41
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do you love me
really love me?
then why don't you write me some poetry?
darling you'll never know how long I spent
but what I said was never quite what I meant
my dictionary's tattered with the pages I've torn out
but as St. Vitus is my witness I can't let these demons out
do you love me
really love me?
then why don't you paint me a masterpiece?
darling you'll never know how hard I tried
I studied everyone and all their friends besides
but the colors on my hands don't match the colors in my mind
and anyway I think I'm color blind
do you love me
really love me?
then why don't you write me a symphony?
darling you'll never know the plans I made
a thousand people joining in the grand serenade
the flutes and the percussion come in from 'round behind
with blue and yellow banners to confuse the color blind
and somewhere in the melee is a sentimental note
that drowns within its sorrow and then sets your mind afloat
where hints of greener pastures tease your taste buds and fade out
the poet blathers blindly, no-one knows what he's about
'cause they've already gone to listen to the cellos in the hall
who have everyone in rhythm with the monsters on the wall
and though I searched the darkest corners of my mind
there never was an ending I could find
though I searched the darkest corners of my mind
there never was an ending I could find
do you love me
really love me?
then why don't you do almost anything?
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2. |
Blessing of Forgetting
03:55
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it was 1:21 when I realized
that I was talking German and you hearing French
I only had two minutes to apologize
the moment we were waiting for, it came and went
but I believe, I believe
chorus:
I believe that history won't always be our cage
the blessing of forgetting on the island of the brave
everything fades, everything fades
I was sifting through my postcards when it came to me
the reason why your signature was so intense
nobody is always who they want to be
I can't go where there once was an electric fence
but I believe, I believe
(chorus)
time will touch you and you won't turn away
after every darkest night will come a sunnier day
everything looks smaller as it gets farther away
and I believe that you remember like the bird in a cage
remembers the sky...
(chorus)
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3. |
Hold On
03:13
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my love
I hope you're safe and secure tonight
I hope that everything is going to be all right
but I know
that I've got nothing to hold on to
and I know
that nothing that I say means anything to you
hold on to your bitterness
hold on to your fear
it's the only thing that makes sense from here
happiness is fleeting, good things always disappear
my love
I know you'll never understand the way I feel
I know you don't believe my love for you is real
but I know
by every tear that falls from me like drops of rain
yes I know
there's nothing more that I can do to explain
you don't believe
that damn near everything I did with you in mind
you don't believe
the words that hurt you, they meant nothing of the kind
you don't believe
that I loved you from the bottom of my heart
you don't believe
that there is any choice but tearing us apart
you don't believe in me any more
you don't see anything in me
you don't have anything for me
you don't believe in me any more
but I believe in you
hold on to your angry thoughts
hold on to your pain
don't let me fool you with the truth again
I guess I can't convince you
I will never be the same
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4. |
Only Human
04:00
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someone's laundry flapping high up on the hill
the seagulls glide and swoop and spin
darkness wrapped around you, shielded from the chill
like the dark rain clouds coming in
so I unfold my wings and climb the highest rock I can
Imagining your smiling face as I swoop down to clasp your hand
I hit the sand face down
and nothing breaks my fall
I'm only human after all
I'm only human after all
I'm only human after all
before I jumped I should have known that I would fall
I'm only human after all
the door slams shut I feel you stomp away
I don't know what you thought I said
I catch my breath to speak, to try and blow away
the dark clouds brewing in your head
for I'm not made of mud, these walls I pass right through
to comfort you in time of need and wrap my soft wings around you
with nothing but a thud
my body hits the wall
I'm only human after all
I'm only human after all
I'm only human after all
before I spoke I should have known I'd hit the wall
I'm only human after all
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5. |
You and Me
00:55
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you and me
me and you
we've all got a secret or two
you turn your head
avert your eyes
it comes to me as no surprise
but where would I be without you?
where would you be without me?
we're all trying to find the comfort zone
but deep down inside we're all alone
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6. |
Sunshine of the Evening
03:08
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in the sunshine of the evening
in the darkness of the day
that's when I saw her
she was breathing
and I had to melt away
it's not the words that you say
it's the way you say them
it's not the games that you play
it's the way you play them
in the denseness of the clearing
in the brightness of the grey
that's when I noticed
what she was stealing
and I helped her get away
it's not the words that you say
it's the way you say them
it's not the games that you play
it's the way you play them
it's not the people you know
it's the way you know them
it's not the curves that you throw
it's the way you throw them
she snuck right up in front of me
and screamed at me so sweetly
what was I supposed to do?
with gentle hand she battered me
and loved me disrespectfully
and now I'm by myself with you
(instrumental break - the 'delta horns')
find the sunshine
in your evening
find the brightness
of your grey
and if you notice
what I'm stealing
what I'm selling
what I'm saying
won't you help me get away?
it's not the words that you say
it's not the games that you play
it's not the people you know
it's not the curves that you throw
it's the sunshine
of your evening
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