Loosing
How many lies have you told today Into the dark of your coffee cup To cover up your footprints How many times have I heard you say stay Won’t you let me tie you up? With minor cords and smoke rings Can anybody with truthful eyes See anybody they recognize Careful confusion is a thin disguise And I think you’re losing it I hear you’ve found someone to take the blame Playmate, is it true? She’s fuel on your roaring fire I hear she’s nice but messed up just the same Sweet kamikaze, dying proof That down is this season’s higher Can anybody with truthful eyes See anybody they recognize Careful confusion is a thin disguise And I think you’re losing It seems you're losingI think you're losing itCan anybody with truthful eyes See anybody they recognize Careful confusion is a thin disguise And I think you’re losing it
Warm sand
You held the doorLooking over your shoulder Face to the floor It was already over They took a good look at you They knew that you couldn’t follow through Just stood there and laughed at you What could I do? Warm sand underneath my feet No promises left for you to keep Fortune smiling back at me Forgetting the things that couldn’t be
I pulled at your dress But you took no notice You left me to guess Your desperate motives Left here as unfamiliar eyes Held you and pushed me aside Aching with blame I Watched from inside Warm sand underneath my feet No promises left for you to keep Fortune smiling back at me Forgetting the things that couldn’t be The things that might have been The things that should have been It’s all I’d ever dream of It’s all I’d ever hope to touch whenever I’d reach out Warm sand underneath my feet No promises left for you to keep Fortune smiling back at me Forgetting Warm sand underneath my feet No promises left for you to keep Fortune smiling back at me Forgetting the things that could have been The things that might have been The things that should have been
Nobody’s man
Take what you want from me Take what you can And then hide it somewhere I can’t see Out of my hands Do what it takes to make you feel better Never forget that you You’re nobody’s man I love the way you set me off With a stroke of your hand And your puzzled look when we make love That you don’t understand But nothing I’ve got will make you feel better At the break of dawn you’ll still Be nobody’s man Nobody feels the weight of your mission Nobody can set you free Nobody knows the way to your fortune Nobody and least of all... Me So come and lay by my side In my castle of sand Let’s love til the early tide Breaks down the dam Stay if you want for worse or for better But never forget that you You’re nobody’s man Nobody feels the weight of your mission Nobody can set you free Nobody knows the way to your fortune Nobody and least of all... Me You... You... You... You... Nobody feels the weight of your mission Nobody can set you free Nobody knows the way to your fortune Nobody and least of all... Me
City
Give in
Give in to your confusion There’s no good in hiding Why you’re unusual Leave it behind, then change your mind Take what you find, it will be good enough Too young to be heros Too old to play April fools Too smart to be honest We’ve got too much to lose It’s too late to be perfect And it’s not like we haven’t tried It’s hard but it’s worth it Every time we get it right Every time you give in And go where it takes you Stand by the feeling Even if it breaks you It’s always a guess which way is the best Take what you find and make it good enough Too young to be heros Too old to play April fools Too smart to be honest We’ve got too much to lose It’s too late to be perfect And it’s not like we haven’t tried It’s hard but it’s worth it Every time we get it right And even when you’re lost inside yourself Even when too weak to cry for help Even when you can’t put up a fight Even when you’re broken you aren’t quite Maybe it’s the struggle that you need Something to disturb you in your sleep A kiss of madness on your cheek When will you see you’ve got to Give in to you confusion Leave it behind, then change your mind Take what you find, let it be good enough Too young to be heros Too old to play April fools Too smart to be honest We’ve got too much to lose Too young to be herosIt’s too late to be perfect And it’s not like we haven’t tried It’s hard but it’s worth it Every time we give
In the red
It doesn’t matter where you’ve been – how far It doesn’t matter how run down you are Or if there’s nothing perfect left in your heart No, it all means nothing, it all means nothing, it all means nothing at all, at all I’ve told you every selfish lie I know I’ve taken falls from dizzy heights - I’ve let go But there is a simple truth to find below Where it all means nothing, it all means nothing, it all means nothing at all, at all I’m on the edge for you Losing my head for you I’m in the red for you Tonigh, tonight Until my hopes fall through There’s nothing else I can do I’m in the red for you Tonight, tonight I’m on a rescue Love is a thousand shades of grey – and we know There’s not a safe or certain way to go But when we’ve seen all, uneasiness and hate, it will showThat it all means nothing, it all means nothing, it all means nothing at all, at all I’m on the edge for you Losing my head for youI’m in the red for you Tonigh, tonight Until my hopes fall through There’s nothing else I can do I’m in the red for you Tonight, tonight Until my hopes fall through There’s nothing else I can do I’m in the red for you Tonight I’m on a rescue....
Head shop
The streets are dark, the night is cold Shadows dance in every window The wind is biting through my coat As evening fades I’m waiting to rise We met this August afternoon His insight threw me like a typhoon And I was frail, I think he knew Whispered words of great escapes Now’s the time to break away He said... Meet me at the head shop Forget yourself and leave it all behind Wait at the bus stop tonight Meet me at the head shop And let me free and open up your mind You and I will take off tonight The city wakes the sirens call To remind me why I don’t remember I’m kicking trash against the wall Evening fades, still waiting to rise No-one escapes undisguised He said... Meet me at the head shop Forget yourself and leave it all behind Wait at the bus stop tonight (And I'm still waiting)Meet me at the head shop And let me free and open up your mind You and I will take off tonight To let the colours run To bite the loaded gun To let the tables turn To let the moment crash and burnTo take a solid stand However hard you land To wait another day To leave yourself and run away He said...Meet me at the head shop Forget yourself and leave it all behind Wait at the bus stop tonight (And I’m still waiting) Meet me at the head shop And let me free and open up your mind But he never turned up that night...
Use me
So you’ve messed it up Don’t know when to stop Said more than enough I’ve touched you where it hurts And I know I’m not the first But please don’t make it worse Don’t be so hard on yourself Take it out on someone else Say my name anyway you please Use me Look me in the eye I’d love to see you smile And I know how hard you try Don’t be so hard on yourself Take it out on someone else Say my name anyway you please In the morning You’ll see a different side In the morning A softer light In the morning It will all look right And you won’t have to hide Don’t be so hard on yourself Take it out on someone else Say my name anyway you please Don’t be so hard on yourself Take it out on someone else Say my name anyway you please Use me
Room with a viev
I need a room with a view An armchair by the window a cup of coffee and a cigarette or two Watch the sky turn from hazy gray to black Watch my neighbours go to work and look exhausted and burned out when they get back Thinking about you Thank God for this beautiful view I recall you took me swimming the sea was dark and cold You’d been there many times before with many different girls, I’d been told But what’s a man without a past We love him for his lies and then we try to break him down to make it last ’til they come true Thank God for this beautiful view Beautiful view You, you, you... I still love you The dark is falling and the city fills with lights Cars like shining pearls on strings moving through the emptiness of night The wine is running to my head I’m spellbound by the moment can’t get up, can’t find the strength to go to bed Without you Thank God for this beautiful view Beautiful view You, you, you... I still love you I’ve been blind too blind to tell false from true I’ve been so busy running never stopped to think where I was running to But I’ve learned my lesson from the tears I’ve had to cry Sometimes it helps to take your time to sit alone and watch the world go by Cause every day it’s new Thank God for this beautiful view Every day it’s new Thank God for this beautiful view Thank God for this beautiful view
My Mirror
When I feel your eyes on me I fall to my knees And I wait for your look to judge and define me I’m just a thin shell breaking in your palm Starving for substance, identity I am not afraid of this act of mutual creation I take from you as you take from me Like nervous hands reaching out for each other Your eyes can tell no lies, I am what you see You’re my mirror Everything I do I see in you You’re my mirror In your eyes I hide You’re my mirror What you see is what you’re giving me You’re my mirror In your eyes As I turn around to leave, still in your spell I catch a glimpse of my reflection in the window by your bed What an odd surprise to bump into myself like this I can see right through myself to the flowers on your lawnAnd the empty space before me swallows everything you give I turn back to your look to find peace in your eyes I’m nothing without you, I’m hollow without you You’re my mirror Everything I do I see in you You’re my mirror In your eyes I hide You’re my mirror What you see is what you’re giving me You’re my mirror It’s in your eyes I find in his look an insecurity childishly submissive I say foolish things I do strange things for attention He finds within me some kind of unfamiliar hardness He sees both the child and the cynic Everyhing I hold inside of me Everything I’m hoping I can be You’re my mirror Everything I do I see in you You’re my mirror In your eyes I hideYou’re my mirror What you see is what you’re giving me You’re my mirror It’s in your eyes
One
One One touch can fill a life of longing Not much is so much more than nothing Yeah - All you need is One An open smile to win you over One single step will bring you closer Yeah - All it takes is one And when you’re running for cover And you feel the sky falling down upon you And when it feels like forever Since you’ve seen the face of someone who loves you Then one is all that you need All that you need to keep you warm Is all that you need All that you need to move you on It’s all that you need All you need is One One word to fill a room of silence A hand to offer you some guidance Yeah - All you need isOne A moment long enough to notice That everything’s stepped into focus Yeah - All it takes is one And when you’ve running from questions And it seems like uncertainty controls you And when you looking for answers In the eyes of somebody who knows you Then one is all that you need All that you need to keep you warm All that you needAll that you need to move you on Is all that you needAll that you need to get you home All that you need ...
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