In The Depths of the Darkest Night

In the depths of the darkest night
I stood in the bright moonlight
From the top if the tallest tree
Flew a bird that would forever be

Off He Goes

Know a man
His face seems pulled and tense
Like he’s riding on a motorbike
In the strongest winds
So I approach with tact
Suggest that he should relax
But he’s always moving much too fast
Said he’ll see me on the flip side
Of this trip he’s taking for a ride

He’s been taking too much on
There he goes with his perfectly
Unkempt clothes
There he goes

He’s yet to come back
But I’ve seen his picture
It doesn’t look the same up on the rack
We go way back
I wonder about his insides
It’s like his thoughts are too big for his size

He’s been taken, where? I don’t know
Off he goes with his perfectly
Unkept hope
There he goes

And now I rub my eyes
For he has returned
Seems my preconceptions are what
Should have been burned
For he still smiles, and he’s still strong
Nothing’s changed but the surrounding bullshit
That has grown

And now he’s home and we’re laughing
Like we always did
My same old, same old friend
Until a quarter to ten
I saw the strain creep in
He seems distracted and I know just what
Is gonna happen next
Before his first step
He is off again

Waterloo Sunset

Dirty old river, must you keep rolling
Flowing into the night?
People so busy, make me feel dizzy
Taxi light shines so bright

But I don’t need no friends
As long as I gaze on Waterloo sunset
I am in paradise

(Sha-la-la)
Every day I look at the world from my window
(Sha-la-la)
But chilly, chilly is the evening time
Waterloo sunset’s fine (Waterloo sunset’s fine)

Terry meets Julie. Waterloo station
Every Friday night
But I am so lazy, don’t want to wander
I stay at home at night

But I don’t feel afraid
As long as I gaze on Waterloo sunset
I am in paradise

(Sha-la-la)
Every day I look at the world from my window
(Sha-la-la)
But chilly, chilly is the evening time
Waterloo sunset’s fine (Waterloo sunset’s fine)

Millions of people swarming like flies ’round
Waterloo underground
But Terry and Julie cross over the river
Where they feel safe and sound

And they don’t need no friends
As long as they gaze on Waterloo sunset
They are in paradise

Waterloo sunset’s fine
Waterloo sunset’s fine
Waterloo sunset’s fine

Golden Embers

Just like an old friend, kinder than expected
That Cadillac came and gave our girl a ride
Loss has no end, it binds to our connection
We don’t speak of it, we don’t even try

If you could help me to share the trouble
But you’ve got burned and then you, then you can help me
And in our time together, her memory will ever
Shine like golden embers in the night

I miss the old hymns when she used to sing
The sparrows spread their mortal wings
Now they’ve all lighted with the silence of strings
Like notes on the pages, she breathed life into all things

If you could help me to share the trouble
But you’ve got burned and then you, then you can help me
And in our time together, her memory will ever
Shine like golden embers in the night

Just like an old friend, reach out to me
Bathe me in the light of understanding
Try to help me to share the trouble
But you’ve got burned and then you, then you can help me
And in our time together, her memory will ever
Shine like golden embers in the night

Bend To Your Will

You seemed like another shy guy
That day you flew gently by
I thrilled and chased you into my net
And bet that you were set
To bend to my will

I thought you were the sad guy
You thought I was the nice guy
But then I really did surprise you
All the ways I made you
Bend to my will

Everyone’s telling you
To show me the door
But you only want me
More and more

Every time I leave you
Lying on the floor
You only want me
More and more

I thought you were a weak guy
And upon you I could rely
For the power I stole from you
Every time I made you
Bend to my will

And I thought you were the sad guy
How I loved making you cry
But then one day you did amaze me
All the ways you made me
Bend to your will

Everyone’s telling me
To show you the door
But I only want you
More and more

Every time you leave me
Crying on the floor
I only want you
More and more

Now I know you are the bad guy
And we both know why
It’s just the feeling that you give me
Every time you make me
Bend to your will

Divine Daze Of Deathless Delight

Seek ye the mystery through all this energy
To set your soul bird free from deathless delight.

There are so many ways, forms upon which to gaze,
Live in a divine daze of deathless delight,
Deathless delight,
Deathless delight.

There may be so many, many pains,
Till of old the golden goal you gain.

Out on the lonely road you began long ago,
No other way to show deathless delight,
Deathless delight,
Deathless delight.

Deathless delight,
Deathless delight,
Deathless delight.

I have had some tingles in my time,
Never dreaming them to be a sign, be a sign.

Out on the lonely road living a warrior code,
Everywhere thine abode of deathless delight,
Deathless delight,
Deathless delight…

The A Team

White lips, pale face
Breathing in snowflakes
Burnt lungs, sour taste
Light’s gone, day’s end
Struggling to pay rent
Long nights, strange men

And they say
She’s in the Class A Team
Stuck in her daydream
Been this way since eighteen
But lately her face seems
Slowly sinking, wasting
Crumbling like pastries
And they scream
The worst things in life come free to us
‘Cause we’re just under the upper hand
And go mad for a couple grams
And she don’t want to go outside tonight
And in a pipe she flies to the Motherland
Or sells love to another man
It’s too cold outside
For angels to fly
Angels to fly

Ripped gloves, raincoat
Tried to swim and stay afloat
Dry house, wet clothes
Loose change, bank notes
Weary-eyed, dry throat
Call girl, no phone

And they say
She’s in the Class A Team
Stuck in her daydream
Been this way since eighteen
But lately her face seems
Slowly sinking, wasting
Crumbling like pastries
They scream
The worst things in life come free to us
And we’re all under the upper hand
Go mad for a couple grams
And we don’t want to go outside tonight
And in a pipe we fly to the Motherland
Or sell love to another man
It’s too cold outside
For angels to fly
Angels to fly
To fly, fly
For angels to fly, to fly, to fly
For angels to die

Heart Is A Drum

Free as a driving wheel
Circling around your iron will
See only what you feel
Keeps you turning when you’re standing still

You tried to run from trouble when it comes
You followed the drum, keeping time with everyone

High as the light of day
You’re falling down across your lost highway
Pain, does it hurt this way?
To come so far to find they’ve closed the gates

You’ve lost your tongue when you fall from the pendulum
Your heart is a drum, keeping time with everyone

Everyone, if they drown from the undertow
I need to find someone to show me how to play it slow
Just let it go

Your eyes get stung by the rays of the sinking sun
You followed the drum, keeping time with everyone

Going beat, beat, beat, it’s beating me down
Beat, beat, beat, beat, it’s beating me down
Day after day, it’s turning around
‘Til all my days are drowning out

The Sky is Falling

The sky is falling
And you worry that
You’ll never get to hear the birds again

The sea is rising
And you’re frightened that
You’ll be swept up by a tidal wave

Your heart is breaking
And you’re worried that
You’ll never find a way to love…
To love again

But you need not fear
For I can be your friend
And I’ll hold your hand
And we’ll build a boat
So we can sail away
On those bright blue seas

And I believe in you
And I know it’s true
For there’s nothing
Oh nothing
That you can’t do

The clouds are forming
And you worry that
You’ll never get to see the sun again

The earth is shaking
And you’re frightened that
Your fragile home will fall down to the ground

But you need not fear
For I can be your friend
And I’ll hold your hand
And we’ll build a boat
So we can sail away
On those bright blue seas

[Instrumental break]

And I believe in you
And I know it’s true
For there’s nothing
Oh nothing
That you can’t do

The sky is falling
And you…

I Know You Know Me

When I go out and try to walk alone
Pretending I don’t need a hand to hold
I’m hiding, but I know that you can see
I know you know me

When I am drawing lines in the sand
You are the moon that pulls the tide back in
I rise and fall, you feel the gravity
I know you know me

I know you know, I know you know
I know you know me
I know you know, I know you know
I know you know me

No matter where the storm is in my mind
It’ll never be a place that you can’t find
You hold the candle, oh, you hold the key
I know you know me

I know you know, I know you know
I know you know me
I know you know, I know you know
I know you know me
I know you know, I know you know
I know you know me