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1. Way Away
Line of people to pass you by Posing sympathy with its whitewash eyes With the ladies feigning their mourning cries And the men shaking hands: Weigh away Way away All the pictures in your mind As you're passed the thousandth time Thousandth photograph Listen to sympathetic lies As their reasons change under mourning guise With the gentlemen feigning sorrowed sighs And drinking champagne: Weigh away Way away As all the people pass and pose You hold back the tears And hold onto memories Small talk hangs like a dirty cloud Saying nothing real but deafening loud An urge to run away from the crowd And mourn all alone: Make a promise to no-one Wondering if you'd been worthwhile Turn away from the chatter And the hungry smiles2. Scenes From a Vinyl Recliner
High on a wire Poised for an imminent fall Clowns always smile Greasepaint and lust in their pores Start to sway and I hold your hand Fall, the smile surrounds his head Hot ashes, clay Hot ashes fade To lean, to err, too far along for me To wait around, to smile is to accept In center ring Rolling in sawdust and hay Covered in paint Damn everything but the circus Damn the men and the women who stare At the freaks in the cages and snares Hot ashes, clay Hot ashes fade To win, to err, to fall too far for safety To lean, to wait a while is too easy To lean towards, to fall too far for me To wait a while around is too easy To lean too long, to fall too far for safety To seem to smile, to lie is to accept3. Unquiet
I am taught but I Never learn a thing I'm not deaf but I Can't hear everything A quiet world Unquiet I am strong but I Never move a thing I have words but I Lack the voice to sing A quiet world Unquiet I would sell the world Would I... I am fast but I Never move at all I have sight but I Never choose to show A quiet world Unquiet I would sell the world Would I... A quiet world Unquiet4. Know Me
Should I have believed I was still a boy Naive and sane, protected wholly Tongue-tied and restless Breathing of futures Know me; I am not a child 'Though you have age You have not felt the pain... Should I have remained obedient and docile So far restrained The hands that hold me back Could break my bones As each one snaps I hate my home Far on my way I should know, I was born here Know me Am I just some fool? Am I far from ready? Just let me fall and I'll believe you. Chained up and pampered I strain until I crack Know me before you kill what I want to be And leave me cold Bled white And feeling old Far on my way I should know, I was born here Know me--know all I am Far on my way I was cold then I exploded Know me...5. When We Recovered
So suddenly Where was my mind What was I thinking of I lost control You could have died I could have killed you But when we recovered I only thought of you And when you saw my hands You shuddered I realized How much I cared for you I slip sometimes I can be cruel I can say stupid things But after crimes Pardoned And pride follows behind me But when we recovered I only thought of you And light remaining after thunder I realized How much I cared for you6. One Wind Blows
Wouldn't know any more than home And couldn't see much further And light won't help A wound untended grows And never heals Standing face to east Waiting for an answer But the only sound is desert wind And when the wind was cold Bundled up and packed away we shiver still Finding more than one wind blows I couldn't sleep Something kept me still and wide awake And gnawing at my breast Something I don't know I couldn't shake it Laying face to wall Plaster tells me nothing But I sense a movement somewhere else And 'though it's far away Bundled up in safety here I shiver still Finding more than one wind blows He walked alone Facing wind and snow Moving slowly He staggers, moves again Somehow stronger now The wind won't touch him CHORUS7. Pale Blue
Azul palido As death it waits for me After storms And after pouring rain Vainest thunder Pale blue remains Azul palido As death it follows me Mocking weather An attempt in vain Weakest thunder Laughing at the rain Azul palido As death it comforts me After storms And after pouring rain Crashing thunder Pale blue remains8. Always Changing Probably
I wanted to follow you Down to your well-furnished cave And to laugh at your art I wanted to tell you the truth But I'm always afraid That you'll be torn apart Oh, say the word And I'll tell you you're wrong Oh, say the word I've been waiting too long But when you talk There's nothing to hear I'm always changing You're too far or too near I wanted to tell her the truth But I'm always afraid it's not in her heart I wanted to say how I felt But I'm always afraid That she'll stop when I start Oh, say the word When we're there at her home Oh, say the word 'Cause I don't want to be alone But when she talks She's all that I hear How can I help it You are always too near9. One Little Girl
One little girl Told to know her place Told she must believe And do what he says One little girl Taught that she is small Taught that she is less And man's decree is law One little boy who'd know her too well But that one little boy could send her to hell One little man who'd care if she cried But that one little man would leave her And then she'd die One little girl Is beaten 'till she faints Told that this is love Told that she will have to take it One little girl Is just a bit confused Thought that she was human too CHORUS One little girl Couldn't run away Anywhere she'd go The rules and men the same One little girl Couldn't take the pain Numbed herself 'till none remained CHORUS10. Covered in Roses
Covered in roses No-one deserves it all Covered in roses What are they looking for Take me for what I am Not something more When this boy Becomes a man Then you will know Covered in roses And no-one deserves it all Covered in roses Always before a fall