Songbook

Cause I know that time has numbered my days
And I go along with everything you say

But I write home laughing, look at me now
The walls of my town they come crumbling down

And my ears hear the call of my unborn sons
And I know their choices color all I've done

But I'll explain it all to the watchman's son
I never lived a year better spent in love

Cause I know my weakness, know my voice
I'll believe in grace and choice
And I know perhaps my heart is farce
But I'll be born without a mask

Like the city that nursed my greed and my pride
I stretch my arms into the sky

I cry Babel, Babel, look at me now,
The walls of my town they come crumbling down

You ask where will we stand
In the winds that will howl
As though the sea will slip into the cloud

So come down from your mountain
And stand where we've been you know
Our breath is weak and our bodies thin.

Press my nose up to the glass around your heart
I should have known
I was weaker from the start.
You'll build your walls
And I'll play my bloody part.
To tear, tear them down.

Well I'm gonna tear, tear them down.
Know my weakness, know my voice.
I believe in grace and choice.
I know that perhaps my heart is farce
But I know that I'll be born without a mask

And I came home
Like a stone
And I fell heavy into your arms
These days of dust
Which we've known
Will blow away with this new sun

And I'll kneel down
Wait for now
And I'll kneel down
Know my ground

And I will wait, I will wait for you
And I will wait, I will wait for you

So break my step
And relent
You forgave and I won't forget
Know what we've seen
And him with less
Now in some way
Shake the excess

But I will wait, I will wait for you
And I will wait, I will wait for you
And I will wait, I will wait for you
And I will wait, I will wait for you

So I'll be bold
As well as strong
And use my head alongside my heart
So take my flesh
And fix my eyes
That tethered mind free from the lies

But I'll kneel down
Wait for now
I'll kneel down
Know my ground

Raise my hands
Paint my spirit gold
And bow my head
Keep my heart slow

Cause I will wait, I will wait for you
And I will wait, I will wait for you
And I will wait, I will wait for you
And I will wait, I will wait for you

And in the middle of the night
I may watch you go
There'll be no value in the strength
of walls that I have grown
There'll be no comfort in the shade
of the shadows thrown
But I'll be yours if you'll be mine

Stretch out my life
and pick the seams out
Take what you like
but close my ears and eyes
Watch me stumble over and over

I have done wrong
so build your tower
But call me home
and I will build a throne
And wash my eyes out never again

But love the one you hold
And I'll be your goal
To have and to hold
A lover of the light

Skin too tight
and eyes like marbles
You spin me high
so watch me as I glide
Before I tumble homeward, homeward

I know I tried
I was not stable
Flawed by pride
I miss my sanguine eyes
So hold my hands up — breathe in, breathe out

But love the one you hold
And I'll be your goal
To have and to hold
A lover of the light

And in the middle of the night
I may watch you go
There'll be no value in the strength
of walls that I have grown
There'll be no comfort in the shade
of the shadows thrown
You may not trust the promises
of the change I'll show
But I'll be yours if you'll be mine

So love the one you hold
And I will be your goal
To have and to hold
A lover of the light

So love the one you hold
And I will be your goal
To have and to hold
A lover of the light

Love was kind, for a time
Now just aches and it makes me blind

This mirror holds my eyes too bright
I can't see the others in my life

Were we too young? And heads too strong?
To bear the weight of these lover's eyes.
'Cause I feel numb, beneath your tongue
Beneath the curse of these lover's eyes.

But do not ask the price I pay,
I must live with my quiet rage,
Tame the ghosts in my head,
That run wild and wish me dead.
Should you shake my ash to the wind
Lord, forget all of my sins
Oh, let me die where I lie
Neath the curse of my lover's eyes.

There's no drink nor drug I tried
To rid the curse of these lover's eyes
And I feel numb, beneath your tongue
Your strength just makes me feel less strong

But do not ask the price I pay,
I must live with my quiet rage,
Tame the ghosts in my head,
That run wild and wish me dead.
Should you shake my ash to the wind
Lord, forget all of my sins
Oh, let me die where I lie
Neath the curse of my lover's eyes.

And I'll walk slow, I'll walk slow
Take my hand, help me on my way.
And I'll walk slow, I'll walk slow
Take my hand, I'll be on my way.

And I'll walk slow, I'll walk slow
Take my hand, help me on my way.
And I'll walk slow, I'll walk slow
Take my hand, I'll be on my way.

La la la, La la la, La la la, la la
La la la, La la la, La la la, la la

You were cold as the blood through your bones
And the light which led us from our chosen homes
Well I was lost

And now I sleep
Sleep the hours and that I can't weep
When all I knew was steeped in blackened holes
I was lost

Keep the earth below my feet
For all my sweat, my blood runs weak
Let me learn from where I have been
Keep my eyes to serve, my hands to learn
Keep my eyes to serve, my hands to learn

And I was still
I was under your spell
When I was told by Jesus all was well
So all must be well

Just give me time
You know your desires and mine
So wrap my flesh in ivy and in twine
For I must be well

Keep the earth below my feet
For all my sweat, my blood runs weak
Let me learn from where I have been
Oh keep my eyes to serve, my hands to learn
Oh keep my eyes to serve, my hands to learn

Keep the earth below my feet
For all my sweat, my blood runs weak
Let me learn from where I have been
Keep my eyes to serve, my hands to learn
Keep my eyes to serve, my hands to learn

Your eyes they tie me down so hard
I'll never learn to put up a guard
So keep my love, my candle bright
Learn me hard, oh learn me right

This ain't no sham
I am what I am

Though I may speak some tongue of old
Or even spit out some holy word
I have no strength from which to speak
When you sit me down, and see I'm weak

We will run and scream
You will dance with me
They'll fulfill our dreams and we'll be free

And we will be who we are
And they'll heal our scars
Sadness will be far away

So as we walked through fields of green
Was the fairest sun I'd ever seen
And I was broke, I was on my knees
And you said yes as I said please

This ain't no sham
I am what I am
I leave no time
For a cynic's mind

We will run and scream
You will dance with me
Fulfill our dreams and we'll be free

We will be who we are
And they'll heal our scars
Sadness will be far away

Do not let my fickle flesh go to waste
As it keeps my heart and soul in its place
And I will love with urgency but not with haste

It came to the end it seems you had heard
As we walked the city streets
You never said a word

When we finally sat down
Your eyes were full of spite
I was desperate, I was weak
I could not put up a fight

But where are you now?
Where are you now?
Do you ever think of me
In the quiet, in the crowd?

You were strangely less than pain
Than you were cold.
Triumphant in your mind
Of the logic that you hold

You said no one would ever know
The love that we had shared.
As I took my leave to go
It was clear you didn't care

2x [: Where are you now?
Where are you now?
Do you ever think of me
In the quiet, in the crowd? :]

And I hear of your coming
And your going in the town
I hear stories of your smile
I hear stories of your frown

And the darkness can descend
We can relish all the pain
But I know that's what you love
Cause you know I love the same

4x [: Where are you now?
Where are you now?
Do you ever think of me
In the quiet, in the crowd? :]

Serve God, love me and mend
This is not the end
Lived unbruised, we are friends
I'm sorry

Sigh no more, no more
One foot in sea and one on shore
My heart was never pure
You know me

But man is a giddy thing
Oh man is a giddy thing
Love it will not betray you
Dismay or enslave you, it will set you free
Be more like the man you were made to be

There is a design, an alignment, a cry
Of my heart to see,
The beauty of love as it was made to be

It's empty in the valley of your heart
The sun, it rises slowly as you walk
Away from all the fears
And all the faults you've left behind

The harvest left no food for you to eat
You cannibal, you meat-eater, you see
But I have seen the same
I know the shame in your defeat

But I will hold on hope
And I won't let you choke
On the noose around your neck

And I'll find strength in pain
And I will change my ways
I'll know my name as it's called again

Cause I have other things to fill my time
You take what is yours and I'll take mine
Now let me at the truth
Which will refresh my broken mind

So tie me to a post and block my ears
I can see widows and orphans through my tears
I know my call despite my faults
And despite my growing fears

But I will hold on hope
And I won't let you choke
On the noose around your neck

And I'll find strength in pain
And I will change my ways
I'll know my name as it's called again

So come out of your cave walking on your hands
And see the world hanging upside down
You can understand dependence
When you know the maker's land

So make your siren's call
And sing all you want
I will not hear what you have to say

Cause I need freedom now
And I need to know how
To live my life as it's meant to be

And I will hold on hope
And I won't let you choke
On the noose around your neck

And I'll find strength in pain
And I will change my ways
I'll know my name as it's called again

As the winter winds litter London with lonely hearts
Oh the warmth in your eyes swept me into your arms
Was it love or fear of the cold that led us through the night?
For every kiss your beauty trumped my doubt

And my head told my heart
"Let love grow"
But my heart told my head
"This time no
This time no"

We'll be washed and buried one day my girl
And the time we were given will be left for the world
The flesh that lived and loved will be eaten by plague
So let the memories be good for those who stay

And my head told my heart
"Let love grow"
But my heart told my head
"This time no"
Yes, my heart told my head
"This time no
This time no"

Oh the shame that sent me off from the God that I once loved
Was the same that sent me into your arms
Oh and pestilence is won when you are lost and I am gone
And no hope, no hope will overcome

And if your strife strikes at your sleep
Remember spring swaps snow for leaves
You'll be happy and wholesome again
When the city clears and sun ascends

And my head told my heart
"Let love grow"
But my heart told my head
"This time no"

And my head told my heart
"Let love grow"
But my heart told my head
"This time no
This time no"

Roll away your stone I will roll away mine
Together we can see what we will find
Don't leave me alone at this time
For I am afraid of what I will discover inside

You told me that I wouldn't find a home
Beneath the fragile substance of my soul
And I have filled this void with things unreal
And all the while my character it steals

Darkness is a harsh term don't you think
Yet it dominates the things I see

It seems that all my bridges have been burned
But you say "That's exactly how this grace thing works"
It's not the long walk home that will change this heart
But the welcome I receive with every start

Darkness is a harsh term don't you think
And yet it dominates the things I see
Darkness is a harsh term don't you think
And yet it dominates the things I see

Stars hide your fires
For these here are my desires
And I won't give them up to you this time around
And so I will be found
With my stake stuck in the ground
Marking the territory of this newly impassioned soul

And you, you've gone too far this time
You have neither reason nor rhyme
With which to take this soul that is so rightfully mine

3x [: Hey! :]

I don't like walking around this old and empty house
So hold my hand, I'll walk with you my dear
The stairs creak as I sleep, it's keeping me awake
It's the house telling you to close your eyes

Some days I can't even trust myself
It's killing me to see you this way

'Cause though the truth may vary this
Ship will carry our
Bodies safe to shore

3x [: Hey! :]

There's an old voice in my head that's holding me back
Well, tell her that I miss our little talks
Soon it will all be over and buried with our past
We used to play outside when you were young and Full of life
and full of love

Some days I don't know if I am wrong or right
Your mind is playing tricks on you my dear

'Cause though the truth may vary this
Ship will carry our
Bodies safe to shore

Hey!
Don't listen to a word I say
Hey!
The screams all sound the same
Hey!

Though the truth may vary this
Ship will carry our
Bodies safe to shore

3x [: Hey! :]

You're gone gone gone away
I watched you disappear
All that's left is a ghost of you
Now we're torn torn torn apart
there's nothing we can do
Just let me go we'll meet again soon
Now wait wait wait for me
Please hang around
I'll see you when I fall asleep

Hey!
Don't listen to a word I say
Hey!
The screams all sound the same
Hey!

Though the truth may vary this
Ship will carry our
Bodies safe to shore

Don't listen to a word I say
Hey!
The screams all sound the same
Hey!

Though the truth may vary this
Ship will carry our
Bodies safe to shore

Though the truth may vary this
Ship will carry our
Bodies safe to shore

Though the truth may vary this
Ship will carry our
Bodies safe to shore

Jumping up and down the floor,
my head is an animal.
And once there was an animal,
it had a son that mowed the lawn.

The son was an ok guy,
he had a pet dragonfly.
The dragonfly it ran away,
but it came back with a story to say.

Her dirty paws and furry coat,
she ran down the forest slope.
The forest of talking trees,
they used to sing about the birds and the bees.

The bees had a declared a war,
the sky wasn't big enough for them all.
The birds, they got help from below,
from Dirty Paws and the creatures of snow.

And for a while things were cold,
they were scared down in their holes.
The forest that once was green,
was colored black by those killing machines.

But she and her furry friends,
took down the queen bee and her men.
And that's how the story goes,
the story of the beast with those four dirty paws.

Taking over this town, they should worry,
but these problem aside I think I taught you well.
That we won't run, and we won't run, and we won't run.
That we won't run, and we won't run, and we won't run.

And in the winter night sky ships are sailing,
looking down on these bright blue city lights.
And they won't wait, and they won't wait, and they won't wait.
We're here to stay, we're here to stay, we're here to stay.

Howling ghost they reappear
in mountains that are stacked with fear
but you're king and I'm lionheart.
A lionheart.

His crown lid up the way as we mowed slowly
pass the wondering eyes of the ones that were left behind.
Though far away, though far away, though far away
we're still the same, we're still the same, we're still the same.

Howling ghost they reappear
in mountains that are stacked with fear
but you're king and I'm a lionheart.
And in the sea that's painted black,
creatures lurk below the deck
but you're a king and I'm a lionheart.
And as the world comes to an end
I'll be here to hold your hand
couse you're my king and I'm your lionheart.
A lionheart.

Oh, I miss the comfort of this house.
Where we are, where we are.
Where we are, where we are.
The floor under our feet whispers out,
"come on in, come on in, where it all begins."

The tallest man I've ever seen afloat,
On a boat, on a boat.
On a boat, on a boat.
He keeps his only son close by.
In a bag, in a bag.
In a bag on his back.

Can you chase this fire away,
Can you chase this fire away.

We climbed up to the top in worn out shoes,
But she ran down, she ran down.
She ran down to the house.
A fox that gains our trust but then breaks it as he walks
Away from us, away from us.

Can you chase this fire away,
Can you chase this fire away.
In the fall we sleep all day,
In the fall we sleep all day.

Where we are.

When cold winds are calling,
And the sky is clear and bright,
Misty mountains sing and beckon,
Lead me out into the light.

I will ride, I will fly,
Chase the wind and touch the sky,
I will fly,
Chase the wind and touch the sky.

Where dark woods hide secrets,
And mountains are fierce and bold,
Deep waters hold reflections,
Of times lost long ago.

I will hear their every story,
Take hold of my own dream,
Be as strong as the seas are stormy,
And proud as an eagle's scream.

I will ride, I will fly,
Chase the wind and touch the sky,
I will fly,
Chase the wind and touch the sky.

And touch the sky.

Chase the wind, chase the wind.

Touch the sky.

When I was younger
I saw my daddy cry
And curse at the wind
He broke his own heart
And I watched as he tried to reassemble it

And my mama swore
That she would never let herself forget
And that was the day that I promised
I'd never sing of love
If it does not exist

But darling,
4x [: you, are, the only exception :]

Well, maybe I know somewhere
Deep in my soul
That love never lasts
And we've got to find other ways
To make it alone
Or keep a straight face

And I've always lived like this
Keeping a comfortable distance
And up until now, I had sworn to myself
That I'm content with loneliness
Because none of it was ever worth the risk

Well, you are the only exception
3x [: you are the only exception :]

I've got a tight grip on reality
But I can't let go of what's in front of me here
I know you're leaving in the morning when you wake up
Leave me of some kind of proof it's not a dream, oh

Oh

8x [: You are the only exception :]

And I'm on my way to believing
Oh, and I'm on my way to believing

I don’t even know myself at all I thought I would be happy, by now
The more I try to push it I realize, I gotta let go of control
Gotta let it happen, gotta let it happen
Gotta let it happen, so let it happen

It’s just a spark, but it's enough to keep me going
And when it's dark out, no ones around, and it keeps glowing

Every night I try my best to dream tomorrow makes it better
And I wake up to the cold reality that not a thing has changed
But it will happen, gotta let it happen
Gotta let it happen, gotta let it happen

It's just a spark, but it's enough to keep me going
And when it's dark out, no ones around, and it keeps glowing
It's just a spark, but it's enough to keep me going
And when it's dark out, no ones around, and it keeps glowing

And the salt in my wounds isn't burning any more than it used to
It's not that I dont feel the pain, it's just I'm not afraid of hurting anymore
And the blood in these veins isn't pumping any less than it ever has
And that's the hope I have, the only thing, I know that's keeping me alive

Alive

Gotta let it happen, gotta let it happen
Gotta let it happen, gotta let it happen

Gotta let it happen, gotta let it happen
Gotta let it happen, gotta let it happen

It's just a spark, but it's enough to keep me going
(So if I let go of control now I can't be strong)
And when it's dark out, no ones around, and it keeps glowing
It's just a spark, but its enough to keep me going
(So if I keep my eyes closed with the..)
And when it's dark out, no ones around, and it keeps glowing

If I'm a bad person
You don't like me
Well, I guess I'll make my own way
It's a circle
A mean cycle
I can't excite you anymore

Where's your gavel?
Your jury?
What's my offense this time?
You're not a judge but
If you're gonna judge me
Well, sentence me to another life

Don't wanna hear your sad songs
I wanna feel your pain
When you swear it's all my fault
Cause you know we're not the same
We're not the same
Oh, we're not
The same

Yeah, the friends who stuck together
We wrote our names in blood
But I guess you can't accept that
The change is good
It's good
It's good

Well, you treat me just like
Another stranger
It's nice to meet you, sir
I guess I'll go
I'll best be on my way out

You treat me just like
Another stranger
It's nice to meet you, sir
I guess I'll go
I'll best be on my way out

Ignorance is your new best friend
Ignorance is your new best friend

This is the best thing
That could've happened
Any longer and I wouldn't have made it
It's not a war, no
It's not a rapture
I'm just a person
But you can't take it!

The same tricks that
That once fooled me
They won't get you anywhere
I'm not the same kid
From your memory
Well, now I can fend for myself

Don't wanna hear your sad songs
I wanna feel your pain
When you swear it's all my fault
Cause you know we're not the same
We're not the same
Oh, we're not
The same

Yeah, we used to stick together
We wrote our names in blood
But I guess you can't accept that
The change is good
It's good
It's good

Well, you treat me just like
Another stranger
It's nice to meet you, sir
I guess I'll go
I'll best be on my way out

You treat me just like
Another stranger
It's nice to meet you, sir
I guess I'll go
I'll best be on my way out

Ignorance is your new best friend
Ignorance is your new best friend
Ignorance is your new best friend
Ignorance is your new best friend

Well, you treat me just like
Another stranger
It's nice to meet you, sir
I guess I'll go
I'll best be on my way out

You treat me just like
Another stranger
It's nice to meet you, sir
I guess I'll go
I'll best be on my way out

Give me attention
I need it now
Too much distance
To measure it out
Out loud
Tracing patterns across a personal map
And making pictures where the lines overlap
When the lines overlap.

No one is as lucky as us
Were not at the end but oh we already won
No one is as lucky as us
is as lucky as us

Call me over
Tell me how you got so far
Never making a single sound
Im not used to it but I can learn
Nothing to it
I've never been happier
I've never been happier

No one is as lucky as us
Were not at the end but oh we already won
No one is as lucky as us
is as lucky as us

Now I've got a feeling if I sang this loud enough you would sing it back to me
Now I've got a feeling if I sang this loud enough you would sing it back to me
I've got a feeling
I've got a feeling
you would sing it back to me
you would sing it back to me

No one is as lucky as us
Were not at the end but oh we already won
No one is as lucky as us
is as lucky as us
is as lucky as us

I'm going away for a while.
But I'll be back, don't try to follow me,
'Cause I'll return as soon as possible.
See I'm trying to find my place,
But it might not be here where I feel safe.
We all learn to make mistakes.

And run.
From them, from them,
With no direction.
We'll run from them, from them,
With no conviction.

'Cause I'm just one of those ghosts,
Travelling endlessly.
Don't need no roads.
In fact they follow me.
And we just go in circles.

Now I'm told that this life,
And pain is just a simple comprimise,
So we can get what we want out of it.
Would someone care to classify,
Our broken hearts and twisted minds,
So I can find someone to rely on.

And run,
To them, to them
Full speed ahead.
Oh, you are not useless.
We are just...

Misguided ghosts,
Travelling endlessly.
The ones we trusted the most,
Pushed us far away.
And theres no one road,
We should not be the same.
But I'm just a ghost,
And still they echo me.
They echo me in circles.

You escape like a runaway train
Off the tracks and down again
My heart’s beating like a steam boat tugging
All your burdens
On my shoulders

In the mourning
I’ll rise
In the mourning
I’ll let you die
In the mourning
All my worries

Now there’s nothing but time that’s wasted
And words that have no backbone
And now it seems like the whole world’s waiting
Can you hear the
Echoes fading?

In the mourning
I’ll rise
In the mourning
I’ll let you die
In the mourning
All my sorries

And it takes all my strength
Not to dig you up from the ground in which you lay
The biggest part of me
You were the greatest thing
And now you’re just a memory to let go of

In the mourning
I’ll rise
In the mourning
I’ll let you die
In the mourning
All my sorries

All my days are spent.
All my cards are dealt.
Oh, the desolation grows!
Every inch revealed,
As my heart is pierced.
Oh, my soul is now exposed!

In the oceans deep;
In the canyons steep,
Walls of granite here I stand.
All my desperate calls
Echo off the walls
Back and forth; then back again.

To believe I walk alone
Is a lie that I've been told.

So let your heart hold fast
For this soon shall pass,
Like the high tide takes the sand.

Oh, oh, oh, oh!
Oh, oh, oh, oh!
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh!

Oh, oh, oh, oh!
Oh, oh, oh, oh!
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh!

At the bitter end,
Salt and liquid blend
From the corner of my eyes.
All the miles wrecked,
Every broken step,
Always searching, always blind.

Never fear! No! Never fear!
Never fear! No! Never fear!

So let your heart hold fast
For this soon shall pass.
There's another hill ahead.

Well I'm so above you
And it's fine to see
But I came to love you anyway
So you tore my heart out
And I don't mind bleeding
Any old time to keep me waiting
Waiting, waiting

Chorus:
Oh, oh-oh I got a love that keeps me waiting
Oh, oh-oh I got a love that keeps me waiting
I'm a lonely boy
I'm a lonely boy
Oh, oh-oh I got a love that keeps me waiting

Well your mama kept you but your daddy left you
And I should've done you just the same
But I came to love you and I’m gone to be
Any old time you keep me waiting
Waiting, waiting