01. Carimar
02. Stone House
03. Critical
04. How Long
05. Seek
06. Wake To A Dream
07. City Grows
08. Pastel Jungle
09. Until This
10. Far East Footsteps
11. Far Above You
12. Perfect Girl
13. So Afraid
01. Carimar
I'm plagued with a photographic memory
memories you've forgotten are still close to me
I'd rather hold you now than hear your promises, you said
I didn't know it was my heart you tried to keep protected
I never had a chance to think my feelings through
I was too young to know a better way to love you
and acquiescent to me you just held my pride so high
I was taken by the wind but was too weak to fly
what you take into your hand you take into your heart
then you try to make it stand, try to make the master plan
what you take into your hand you take into your heart
you must see it day by day, or do it in a different way
what you take into your hand you take into your heart
then you try to make it stand, try to make the master plan
you see it in a different way, you must take it day by day
love is like the weather, hold it together
what you take into your hand you take into your heart
then you try to make it stand, try to make a plan
you see it in a different way, you must take it day by day
what you take into your hand you take into your heart
now we're living out lives in the same world, but so differently
memories that you've forgotten still cling persistently
perhaps your mouth was moving to the thoughts that I was thinking
perhaps a change came over you while I was sleeping
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02. Stone House
when I was a child I saw the world
a sense of wonder overcame me
but then you find that you're older
and you feel reality
I guess I'm moving from beneath the microscope
they'll chase me to the mountains
giving in I know is giving up on hope
to save yourself you've got to run
the seasons wait in ambush
the wind becomes a rush
this cold white stone and ivory lattice
is what stands between us
remember how you kept the fire burning bright
diving in headfirst at any chance you'd hit it right
now it's so much more than taking turns as people might
I see the future far outweighs the searching rays of twilight
there's always time to grow wise
you don't have to make a scene
there's a way of being ground down
before you ever dream
and there's a tall stone mansion
where the cliffs are steep
an ancient Roman archway
to let the time pass beneath, pass beneath
no mothers touch to heal the loneliness
fate around you sits enthroned
strip a man of hope you leave him loveless
the cold stone house just feels like home
it feels like home
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03. Critical
where will you be in the next century
where will you stand, will you change your plan
time to stop thinking, everlasting
time to move, time to drop the load
you didn't have to prove yourself
this is the payoff, the words are smooth
the thoughts are sharp
you're so critical
everything's critical
I'm so critical
the pass was a kiss
the future owes you less than this
I'd say you have the twenty-first century blues three times over
three times over, three times over
it's so critical
you told me it was critical
I knew it was critical
now you're so critical
the President's critical
my Chrysler is
there's no doubt with me
I'd say certainly
you've got the next generation blues
I can't tell what you're living for
your taste is rich, your manner poor
it's critical
my voice is critical
my girlfriend, my mother, my dictionary,
they're all critical
frozen pizza is critical, my credit cards, my effects rack
my recliner, my shrink, my television, my TV, my dog
butter and chrome, the vice president
and everybody else who makes the rules
lightbulbs and cartoons, T-shirts, cotton
they're all critical
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04. How Long
how long do I have to wait
life could be so great
come in from the outside
soon it will be too late
but for one day I would almost die
I would almost die
how long do I have to live
in the spaces and corners of your world
please won't you let me in
I'm the package by your door
hidden in the snow up to my chin
how long, how long
for one day I'd almost die
you can smile as we drive away
how long before you guess
I'll never go away
outside the icy window of your heart
let me breathe a little heat on you and see
if we can make a start
drive away
don't just say you like it
you've got nothing better to do
you can smile as we drive away
a smile long overdue
how long, how long, too long, be strong,
how long
even when the darkest clouds are in the sky
get ready for the big ending baby
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05. Seek
the sun shines through the panes of colored windows
a warm breeze blows to start the springtime thaw
leaves sway making shadows on the benches
does anybody live here anymore
it used to be that I could kneel
and offer up the things I feel
with little to disguise
but the angle of a lens can bend
it doesn't take too much to send
an echo to the skies
oh yeah, sleep tight
there's hope tonight
when I was young the madmen walked alone
they groped their way down torch lit narrow halls
now my world apart is drifting closer
close enough to hear the jackals call
don't go this way, don't go that way
look at us we are the world
we're power, wealth, and fame
you think you can fight, you're playing a part
we'll find the way to bind your heart
we're things without a name
oh yeah, don't fight
there's pain tonight
can't live without you
this is my soul
oh yeah, sleep tight
thy peace invite
everything I see is tainted gray
I will seek the truth in my own way
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06. Wake To A Dream
what's going on, what's happening to me
what's settled in among the thorns so quietly
what happened here, I'm on display
this radio has carried my feelings all away
if we stop it now I think we'll miss it
it's better to keep the ball rolling
don't stop now or we can kiss it
kiss me goodbye, it's getting late
light and dark mingle making storms
all around me the heat is like a sedative
if my memory serves me right
you lay beside me that night
it's always the best to get inside
cuz when the morning comes
the wounds close up and I am different
I wake up to a dream
if we stop it now I think there will be no peace
better keep the ball rolling
I won't stop now, please kiss me to sleep
hold me now and let the night do its thing
if you want me to be yours you've got to have something
that money can't buy
and even if I die, that doesn't make you free
these feelings will outlive me
just wake up to a dream
just wake up to a dream
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07. City Grows
the city needs new blood, it's running fast and blue
the freeway is connecting my aggressions all to you
the city is a mouth, it has a taste for greenery
and gray skies stretch as far as I can see
the city knows no limits and it's face will never change
it's a monster but we feed it, everybody needs it
a mass of clashing colors and a mass of fighting souls
a strange accountability that leaves you feeling cold
prisoners of advertisement living in the streets
city is a mockery of hope one never meets
well, as long as bridges hold you there's a chance for getting out
leave the struggles in your wake and see what life's about
you hear about revisions and you hear of budget cuts
this way of stabbing blindly just makes everybody nuts
if you try to run, your just gonna make uselessness an art
any place that you go makes a city of your heart
the city is a facelessness the brain cannot define
if you have no soul to hear you have no sense of time
but even when the bridge falls with no chance of getting out
you will realize one day what life is all about
the city grows
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08. Pastel Jungle
sometimes I think it's so strange we first met tonight
I was having an awful time, the party didn't treat me right
people spoke so loud it seemed like steel rods in my head
I've been lonely for about a year changed to an empty bed
and on my way to a friends back door I saw you coming in
I almost got past your black hair but then this happened again
but then this happened again
I fell in love, I fell for you
I fell in love, I fell for you
I just froze in disbelief but this feeling seemed so true
I don't know what I was thinking but I walked right up to you
I must have had a lot to drink 'cause I just said "I do"
I fell in love, I fell for you
I fell for love, I said "I do"
well it wasn't too long before I found out this doesn't happen everyday
I felt her easing up to me, she knew just what to say
she didn't want to be here tonight, she said she was bored
and now I felt a feeling I couldn't ignore
she fell in love, she fell for me
and I'm as happy as I can be
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09. Until This
today I'm feeling good, I gonna let that memory slide
face the day, you're not alone
you might just find where the time has gone
she was meant to pass me by
fear will go where malice will
while dying an attempt to kill
fear does not a winner make
a certain tear stain always breaks my heart
you can lay the blame on me
for wanting everything I see
on my lips your hearts decree
I used to love the times you helped me dream
to share an evening with a friend
in a spell no feeling force could end
the tree topped horizon, the future suspended
in a pale blue sky
in a sky like this the stars come down
in a sky like this a love was meant to die
I'll never be a fool, it's not my life
I won't accept my love in someone else's life
guilt does not a winner make
but my heart longs for higher stakes
now I can't turn off the brakes
we'll see who's life the future shakes
what can give your soul the shakes
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10. Far East Footsteps
in the caverns of the pit
he lights a torch that starts a million fires
Far East footsteps, Far East footsteps
icy lives that flow
such a fearsome vehicle
a foaming wall of thunder
defuses light and limb
suffocates, holds him down
Far East footsteps, your Far East footsteps
and not the sounds of violence
lives that flow, diving low
shoot me down, who hit the ground
in a web I can't get through
that crazed belief that it's all possible
frantic and I read between the lines
a strange nagging urge to draw away the curtains
and reel in your true self to see what's really mine
I will exist, idyllic free as rain becomes the mist
at fighting warmth and cold, make a field to haunt
another platform doll, my other self styled uniform
my knife is worth the price
prehistoric wings of green, priceless jars beneath the soil
cast within my darting mortal coil
Far East footsteps, your Far East footsteps
mastering the lofty current
kick them down, send the hounds
in your heart defenses down
hollow spires, cutting wires, Far East town
strangest town, mirror man
wrecks the plan, reach for light, fight the night
Far East footsteps, your Far East footsteps
rain and tide swing the sweat of generations
bowing low to kiss the mighty shoe
that kicks them down
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11. Far Above You
I just crossed a star lit street where saints and others meet
it doesn't match the vision
it penetrates the heat, maybe indiscretion
maybe indecision
wooden poles and high-wire, a painted face ahead
I feel the black train underground
shuttling the dead. I'm trying to forget
the words you said
when I sleep, do I remain far above you, far above you
all the doubt put aside, this is the safest way to die
to return, to face the truth
to remain with you
to return, to face the truth, to be with you
to be with you
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12. Perfect Girl
the alarm clock rings sweetly, it must know who you are
bedroom to bathroom, then breakfast to car
step in to the office to step out from the crowd
you know what you've got and you don't pass it around
you're a perfect girl
you come off as somebody with no real intent
but try to remember how the money is spent
your face could bring tears to the eyes
and your body is just so
you're a perfect girl
you don't need to talk, you don't need to sing
you know your eyes say everything
why didn't anybody warn the world about this most
beautiful girl
you're a perfect girl
so I make up a plan and follow you out to lunch
I could be a fool, but you only live once
I want to see you in an ordinary way
but you're such an angel that I can only pray
you're a perfect girl
this is a dream of a boy with no rules
wanting to burn, but keeping his cool
in all of the magazines I ever read
I've never seen it this well said
I look out the window at my shiny car
I've got a piece of paper telling just where you are
now it's time to leave and not a moment too late
tonight could redefine the meaning of great
with a perfect girl
you touch my arm, and I'll touch your hair
ask about my life and I'll take you there
I feel you laughing just an inch from my lips
you better hold me so I don't slip
you don't need to talk, you don't need to sing
you know your eyes say everything
why didn't anybody warn the world about this most
beautiful girl
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13. So Afraid
so afraid to break through, to try to get a better view
everyone's concerned and I'm here wondering why
show me a discolored leaf, eaten or disfigured
symbolizing my belief that we are falsely lead
oh when empty pockets speak
about the treasure that we seek
I'll be first believing
there's a place in it for me
feeding me just makes me depend on you tomorrow
I used to be so proud but now I've got the nerve to borrow
oh when empty pockets speak
about the treasure that we seek
I'll be first believing
there's a place in it for me
do we want the twists and turns, do we want to learn
keep me up to date it hurts too much to wait
oh when empty pockets speak
about the tragedy we see
I'll be first admitting
there's a part in it for me
so afraid to break through, to understand the things you do
everyone is hard as rock and I am wondering why
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