Guster

Glad you made it, welcome to the farm
Who's your daddy, I'm your daddy now
I'm here seeking only what I need
In your mind is where I'll plant my seed
It's for sure.

Let me keep you in this place you'll be better off this way
I will keep you warm and safe, you'll be better off this way
You learn to love the price you pay
Trust me dear you're better off this way

Put to bed the sun and sister moon
I'll be hiding in your dirty room
I'll go there seeking only what I need
La de da we'll stay there 'til we bleed
It's for sure

Let me keep you in this place, you'll be better off this way
I will keep you warm and safe, you'll be better off this way
I will not wake you from your sleep,
Leave you wandering counting sheep
No more sad and sunshine days
Trust me dear, you're better off this way

You'll be selling books at the airport.

When the day will come along and you have been there
Find the angels at your feet, prone on the ground there

So, come and bury me
I'll find mine underneath

Don't you see the kingdom?
You hold your crown so high

So, come and bury me
I'll find mine underneath

Don't know where the angels gone, haven't been there
Find the jackals at your feet, stain the ground there.

Don't you see the kingdom?
You hold your crown so high

So, come and bury me
Won't find mine underneath
So, come and bury me
Won't find mine underneath

My words confuse you
My eyes don't move or blink
'Cause it's easier sometimes
Not to be sincere
Somehow I make you believe

Believe

When I speak I cross my fingers
Will you know you've been deceived?
I find a need to be the demon
A demon cannot be hurt

Honest is easy
Fiction's where genius lies
'Cause it's easier sometimes
Not to be involved
Somehow I make you believe
Believe

When I speak I cross my fingers
Will you know you've been deceived?
I find a need to be the demon
A demon cannot be hurt

She leans closer to me, I give her warning of higher calling.
Must go over with me.
We're not happy in the place we are.
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Get up, the count down will begin.
Get up, towards devotion.
Get up, leave everything with them.
Get up, cause you wont need anything
We'll be shielded up above
and the screams will not reach us.
The fear will be undone
on the path of chosen ones.
Getting even.
They havent heard a word we've said.
They make mistakes,
they doubt his calling
to taste revenge will be so sweet
when we have left them this place.
And as we leave our sacrafice one final step outside.
No longer feel these things around
soon we'll be happy in the place we are
chorus.

"Please come tempt me you've got
something good in mind.
Drop everything glad to be
persuade this time.

chorus
Into the car, baby bleed the gas.
Fast is fast never turning back.
Oh yeah
not scared of that.
The past has passed
and we cannot take it back
They want to know
If we can get away.
Yeah we backed it up
We made our great escape.
When the dust will settle
and they'll discover
the furthest exodus
is gettting somewhere
and while the messengers
get the message
Try to capture us
we've done nothing wrong.

please come tempt me,
steal me from this pristine life
oh so gently
everyone feels pain this time

chorus

oh she wants me
and she needs me
she can have me all the time
oh she wants me and she needs me
circle circle dot dot dot

chorus

Absent in the things I've done
for the real revelations come to people so slow
Frightening.
Won't stop now before they're done
peel their skin eaten underneath.
Rotten Rotten

Drowning in understanding
Swallowed poison keeps them well
But watching the others struggle through makes me grin
Should I tell the mindless stumbling through
that i have found it?

Watching all the things they've done
this is real when revolution comes from misguided hands
frightening.
And in all the idiots I see
thoughtless men casting doubts on me.
Enlightening.

Drowning in understanding
Swallowed poison keeps them well
But watching the others struggle through makes me grin
Should I tell the mindless stumbling through
that i have found it?

they'll turn the vice once
and slowly break your hand
Will it come back you now
Just like it never left?

Peel away thier faith their fears
have led them toward the first one
See the way thier minds have glazed
they're looking towards the worst one.

Into the maze
Enter the medicine handed down
Within these veins
Bleeding with apathy till it drowns

Am I your charity for you to look so kind?
But your aim is not quite clear
It's better if you leave in quiet
Is this mood frightening?
And who are you sometimes?
Don't try and rescue me
Go save someone else
I'm far too gone

CHORUS:
Into the maze
Enter the medicine handed down
Within these veins
Bleeding with apathy till it drowns
No more to gain
Needing the ugliness that surrounds
Return again caught in the medicine handed down

Gasping, calling, I saw I'm all alone
Grasping, crawling, is this not what you had planned?
Oh I'm all alone.
Go on hero
You're faking no one, not today

Stop this you're scaring me
Don't even know you now
Trying to rescue me, go save someone else
I'm way past gone

CHORUS
CHORUS

Oh, I'm all alone
Go hero, you're faking no one, not today...

Played follow the leader
Keeping my steps in time
Counting on the wonder ahead
I leave the pain behind
It's on me
It's all mine
Go away
They're my mistakes
They're not your problem
Pinned down in this heaven
I'll die a thousand times
Aware of the damage ahead
I'll leave the pain behind
Another day
A perfect day
A twinge of pain
The sting of the needle
Starin at the walls provide
A brilliant sight through eyes of the needle
So warm at the bottom
Warm never felt so kind
And for a moment or two
I leave it all behind
It's on me
It's all mine
Go away, they're my mistake and not your problem
Black dog
White picket fences
Mow them down and dance in the rip tide
Face down in consequences
Crack me up and stay on your own side
Another day
A perfect day
A twinge of pain, the sting of the needle
Starin at the walls provide
A brilliant sight through eyes of the needle
I wish I may
I wish I might
I pray my soul to keep tonight
When all the walls start staring back
A perfect day
A sting for the last time

They'll find it on the stairs
Politely placed it there
Been so unkind--without a hint,
A warning sign for them.
Read my apology.
Their hope of disbelief
But no denial changes things
No remedy ahead.

I am not to be martyred
I am not to be worshipped
Did it not to be strong strong strong
I implicate no others in this crime

(Chorus)
I'm off on a rocketship
Prepared for something new
I'm off on a rocketship
Ecstatic with the view
I am scared of the things upcoming
And I want for the things I don't have
Cannot stand to be one of many
I'm not what they are

Will gather in my name
The morning will begin
It's all or nothing over there is teasing me again

I am not to be martyred
I am not to be worshipped
Did it not to be strong strong strong
I implicate no others in this crime

Chorus

He said to only look up
He said to never look down
Down is where we came from
He said to hope for the best
And take a load off our chest
Soon I could be happy

And go all the way up to heaven
And go all the way back home

He thought I might need his help
No one gets high on themselves
I just seem so lonely
He's just trying to be nice
And spread around his advice
I could be that happy

And go all the way up to heaven
And go all the way back home

Stay the way I am today is certainement disaster
He can tell a fairy tale, it's happily ever after
Just relax and greener grass will grow here for a change
Maybe then we'll last a million years
Or more or more or more or more

And go all the way up to heaven
And go all the way back home

Yes, I do believe what he says
I want to be happy
I could sure use his help
No one gets by on themselves
He can make me happy

And I will only look up
(It's a warm summer breeze)
And I will never look down
(It's a weakness in your knees)
Down is where we came from
(It's a perfect place above full of everlasting love)

And I will hope for the best
(Nothing to fear, nothing to hide)
And take a load off my chest
(You just say what's on your mind)
Soon I could be happy
(Needn't think before you speak, this is how it's meant to be)

And I needed his help
(Ever high, never fall)
Now I'm high by myself
(You can do no wrong at all)
I am never lonely
(In this heaven up above filled with everlasting love)

And I will try to be nice
(To the light)
And spread around his advice
You could be this happy
(To the light)
Yes, do you believe what he says?
You could be this happy

i know a movie star, i've got her plastered to my wall
just like we're dear old friends, like she already knows me
she's perfect as she seems, lifts me right out the Mezanine
i finally fell in love, i've been waiting forever
4 3 2 1 went out the barrel of the gun
keep my head way down
stay out or stay in
half dead and half numb
she's enough to make me warm
it's all so safe and sound
lie back and fast asleep, if you could see what i could see,
drip, drop a lovely dream,
God damn you movie star, can't you just play a minute more
we'd be the best of friends, you could stay here forever
4 3 2 1 went out the barrel of a gun
keep my head way down
stay out or stay in
half dead and half numb
she's enough to make me warm
it's all so safe and sound
she will be sweet on me, just like a mystery
its not so hard to see, if im not mistaken
she comes from far away(far away), and gets closer every day(every day)
and all that i can say is that she's all i want and all that i live for
4 3 2 1 went out the barrel of a gun
keep my head way down
stay out or stay in
half dead and half numb
she's enough to make me warm
it's all so safe and sound

One of us
Won't last the night
Between you and me, it's no surprise
There's two of us,
Both can't be right
Neither will move till it's over

I'm the center of attention in the walls inside my head
And no one will ever know it if I keep my mouth shut tight

(Chorus)
My own little world is what I deserve
'Cause I am the only child there is
I'm king of it all, the belle of the ball
I promise I've always been like this
Forever the first, my bubble can't burst
It's almost like only I exist
Where everything's fine, if I can keep my mouth shut tight...tight...tight


All by myself, I'm so much better on my own
And way out there, it is the same old place that it always has been

I'm the center of attention in the walls inside my head
And no one will ever know it if I keep my mouth shut tight..tight...tight

Chorus

One of us
Won't last the night
Between you and me, it's no surprise
There's two of us,
Both can't be right
Neither will move till it's over

I'm the center of attention in the walls inside my head
And no one will ever know it if I keep my mouth shut tight
Yeah, no one will ever notice if I keep my mouth shut tight...tight...tight

Chorus

You were almost kind, you were almost true
Don't let me see that other side of you
You have learned in time that you must be cruel
I'll have to wait to get the best of you

Poison in everything you said
Don't you, don't you
Wonder what difference does it make
Either way?

You were almost kind, you were almost true
Why give away that other side of you?
Happens every time, so it must be true
Step on a kid, he'll grow up hating you

Poison in everything you said
Don't you, don't you
Wonder what difference does it make
Either way?

Were you ever kind, were you always cruel?
Who's ever seen that other side of you?
Happened every time, so it must be true
Where did you learn it's either him or you?

You were almost kind, you were almost true
Don't let me see that other side of you
You have learned in time that you must be cruel
I'll have to wait to get the best of you

Poison in everything you said
Don't you, don't you?
Wonder what difference does it make
Either way...
Either way

when you look in the mirror, wish you were somebody else
just a perfect reflection, you and no one else
minutes run into hours, hours run into days
you're still waiting for someone who never ever came
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never be the same again
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never be the same again
you were always saying something, you swear you'd never say again
you were always saying something, you swear you'd never say again
fa-fa-fa-fa-fa-fa-fa-fa
never be the same again
fa-fa-fa-fa-fa-fa-fa-fa
never be the same again
go and run through the hallways, find your way to the door
you will end up like always back where you were before
then you look in the mirror, wish you were somebody else
but it's still your reflection, you and no one else
you were always saying something, you swear you'd never say again
you were always saying something, you swear you'd never say again
fa-fa-fa-fa-fa-fa-fa-fa
never be the same again
fa-fa-fa-fa-fa-fa-fa-fa
never be the same again
No matter where you go, you'll never find your way home
you'll never find your way home, no matter where you go
you were always saying something, you swear you'd never say again
you were always saying something, you swear you'd never say again
fa-fa-fa-fa-fa-fa-fa-fa
never be the same again
fa-fa-fa-fa-fa-fa-fa-fa
never be the same again

Say goodbye.
Lose your friends.
Make them go.
Don't need them around.
Cause it's time.
Lose your friends
Make them go.
Was never supposed to be like this.
They were too weak.
Too prone to break.
Their needs too deep.
Their skin too thin.
By now you took what was to take.
Tear it apart and start again.

So go on,
If this will make you happier.
It got you this far.
Did what you had to.

You've wasted every moment
Of your Saturdays
And your Sundays.
You're wasted from the boredom.
Was never supposed to be
Like your father said,
"Just do what was done unto you, always."
In your father's steps,
You'll do what was done unto you.
It won't be hard to start again.

So go on,
If this will make you happier.
It got you this far.
Do what you have to.

And you're gone now.
(Well you knew this would come)
(And you've left me alone)
And did it make you happier?
(And you're lost and you're gone)
(Don't take it so seriously)
It wasn't that hard.
(Go on, get going)
(I'm fine on my own)
Did what you had to.
(And we got me this far)
(Finally got it figured out)

One more inch,
You son of a bitch.
You've been wasting my time, always.
And now you're half awake.
You bend 'til you break.
And make the same mistakes, always.

So go on,
If this will make you happier.
It got you this far.
Do what you have to.

And you're gone now.
(Well you knew this would come)
(And you've left me alone)
And did it make you happier?
(And you're lost and you're gone)
(Don't take it so seriously)
It wasn't that hard.
(Go on, get going)
(I'm fine on my own)
Did what you had to.
(And we got me this far)
(Finally got it figured out)

We went down to the May parade,
Mumbled words under my breath
There is something I've been meaning to do,
I am dying to tell you

I've been so damned tired

It went down at the May parade,
Bitter words under my breath
There is something I've been dying to do,
I was meaning to tell you

I've been so damned sad
Cause I spy something red

You don't know how far you've gone
Or recognize who you've become
How'd you grow to be so hard...
Sick of playing my part

We went down at the May parade,
Alcohol under my breath
There is something I've been meaning to do,
I am dying to tell you

I've been so damned sad
Cause I spy something red

You don't know how far you've gone
Or recognize who you've become
When'd you grow to be so hard....
Sick of playing my part

i will dig a hole
save my pennies for a rainy day
i will dig a hole
saving pennies for a rainy day
i'm not scared
i will build a wall
sensing trouble from a mile away
i will build a wall
saw it coming from a mile away
i'm not scared
i'm not scared
try wearin your insides out
i dont even try, i know i have seen the best i'll have
i dont even try
i will just play dumb
i wont hear a single word that's said
i will bite my tongue
never sing another song again
i'm not scared
i'm not scared
try wear my insides out
i dont even try, i know i have seen the best i'll have
i dont even try
never been one to take my chances
i dont even try
clouds are coming
air get's heavy
looks like trouble on a rainy day
sun starts sinking
can't see my shadow
looks likes trouble on a rainy day
holes uncovered
walls will crumble
all spells trouble on a rainy day

Yes I heard all that you had to say
That's when it all fell apart
Might be hated, but I can't pretend
I liked you better before

So long, so long, front foot leads that back one
Go on, and it won't be too soon
I'm gone, I'm gone and on to the next one
So long, and I won't be back soon

Yes I'm blue but from holding my breath
Like I have from the start
I'm the villain and I should confess
I liked you better before

So long, so long and on to the next one
Go on , and it wont be too soon
I'm gone, I'm gone, bet you saw this one coming
So long, and I wont be back soon

It's hateful to say, see it this way
Don't even know who you are
But in my defense, I'd do it again
Don't need to know who you are

So long, so long, and on to the next one
Go on and it wont be too soon
You're gone, you're gone, are you waiting for something?
Go on, cause I wont be back soon

It's hateful to say, see it this way
Don't even know who you are
But in my defense, I'd do it again
Don't need to know who you are

So long, so long, front foot leads the back one
Go on and it's wont be too soon
You're lost and gone and on to the next one
Don't need to know who you are
Don't need to know who you are

If that's all you will be, you'll be a waste of time
You've dreamed a thousand dreams, none seem to stick in your mind
Two points for honesty
It must make you sad to know that nobody cares at all
I want to be where I've never been before
I want to be there and then I'd understand
Know I'm right and do it right, could I get to be like that
I don't know what I don't know with nothin more to gain
Will I get better or stay the same
I find I always move too slowly
Can't lift a finger, can't change my mind
I never knew till someone told me that...
If that's all you will be, you'll be a waste of time
You've dreamed a thousand dreams, none seem to stick in your mind
Two points for honesty
It must make you sad to know that nobody cares at all
And all the people who've seen it all before
And all the people who really understand
Know they're right, and have done it right, could I get to be like that
I don't know what I don't know, it's harder everyday
Can't lift a finger, can't hurt a fly
I've found I always move too slowly
One thing's for certain, I'm insecure
I never knew till someone told me that....
If that's all you will be, you'll be a waste of time
You've dreamed of thousand dreams, none seem to stick in your mind
Two points for honesty
It must make you sad to know that, nobody cares at all
Nobody cares at all
They never care at all...

Woke up today,
To everything gray
And all that I saw,
Just kept going on and on

Sweep all the pieces under the bed
Close all the curtains and cover my head
And what you wish for won't come true
You aren't surprised love, are you?

If this serenade
(Repeat after me)
(Just a little bit closer)
Is not what you want
(Do what is sane)
(Caught up in a lie)
It's just how it is,
(Won't change a thing)
(Got a little bit colder)
It keeps going on and on (unison "on and on")

Come out, come out wherever you are
Would you do it all over right from the start?
And what you wish for won't come true
You aren't surprised love, are you?

Once had this dream,
Crashed down in oz
Not black and white,
But where the colors are
I never dreamed that I would let it go

And I will get what I deserve
Keep all the secrets under the bed
Open the curtains, forget what I said
And what you wished for could come true
You aren't surprised love, are you?
So what you wished for could come true
You act surprised love, are you?

Glad you made it, welcome to the farm
Who's your daddy, I'm your daddy now
I'm here seeking only what I need
In your mind is where I'll plant my seed
It's for sure.

Let me keep you in this place you'll be better off this way
I will keep you warm and safe, you'll be better off this way
You learn to love the price you pay
Trust me dear you're better off this way

Put to bed the sun and sister moon
I'll be hiding in your dirty room
I'll go there seeking only what I need
La de da we'll stay there 'til we bleed
It's for sure

Let me keep you in this place, you'll be better off this way
I will keep you warm and safe, you'll be better off this way
I will not wake you from your sleep,
Leave you wandering counting sheep
No more sad and sunshine days
Trust me dear, you're better off this way

You'll be selling books at the airport.

Threw away your greatest hits
You left them here the day you split
Your bass guitar and shag CD
Well, they don't mean that much to me
Right now I'm going through your things
These days, I'm changing all my strings

I'm gonna write you a letter
I'm gonna write you a book
I want to see your reaction
I want to see how it looks
From way up on your cloud
Where you've been hiding out
Are you getting somewhere?
Or did you get lost in Amsterdam?

You won't get too far from me
Believing everything you read
You're wasted in the great unknown
And I am finally ready to dispose
Of all your vintage clothes
Your drugs and every secret code

I'm gonna write you a letter
I'm gonna write you a book
I want to see your reaction
I want to see how it looks
From way up on your cloud
Where you've been hiding out
Are you getting somewhere?
Or did you get lost in Amsterdam?

From your red balloon, you were
A super high tech jet fighter
Floating over Planet Earth
Come back down here, I'll show you where it hurts
Take this bitter pill
Is it easy to swallow?

I'm gonna write you a letter
I'm gonna write you a book
I want to see your reaction
I want to see how it looks
From way up on your cloud
Where you've been hiding out
Are you getting somewhere?
Or did you get lost in Amsterdam, Amsterdam?

In the backyard
In the garden
You were always there
Digging down where roots would burrow underneath
Now the grass is always overgrown
And the weeds are choking out the sun
Pretty soon they'll come under the door
And you don't care

In the backyard
Since last summer
Almost nothing left
Just some pieces of the roots that once dug in
Now the grass is always overgrown
And the weeds are choking out the sun
Why do you still come home anymore
When you don't care?

You walked out when I asked you to stay
As usual you'll get your way
You closed the door and stumbled down to the street
Where you wring your hands
And you drag your feet

Where the words can't find you
To crawl inside you

I'm ringing all the warning bells
Careful or you'll hurt yourself
Others lie, lie, lie, they adore you
I'll be the one to tell
Careful or you'll hurt yourself
Gonna try, try, try 'til the morning comes

But you can't hide standing under these stars
They know everything, they know where you are
You're in your head, you're all turned around with it
And they're shining down their light to bring you back again

Back where I can find you
To crawl inside you

I'm ringing all the warning bells
Careful or you'll hurt yourself
Others lie, lie, lie, they adore you
I'll be the one to tell
Careful or you'll hurt yourself
Gonna try, try, try 'til the morning

All you want to see is make-believe, it's nothing
But way down underneath

I'm ringing all the warning bells
Careful you don't hurt yourself
Others lie, lie, lie, they adore you
I'll be the one to tell
Careful, you'll hurt yourself
Gonna try, try, try 'til the morning comes

Dorothy moves to click her ruby shoes
Right in tune with "Dark Side of the Moon"
Someone, someone could tell me
Where I belong
Be calm, be brave, it'll be okay

No more messing around and living underground
On new year's resolutions
By this time next year, I won't be here
I turn on, turn on MTV, the volume's down
Lips move, they say
It'll be okay

To tell you the truth, I've said it before
Tomorrow I start in a new direction
One last time these words from me
I'm never saying them again
And I shut the light
And listen as my watch unwinds

To tell you the truth I've said it before
Tomorrow I start in a new direction
I know I've been half-asleep
I'm never doing that again

I look straight at what's coming ahead
And soon it's going to change in a new direction
Every night as I'm falling asleep
These words repeated in my head

Voices calling from a yellow road
To come downstairs and say hello
Don't be shy, just say hello

To tell you the truth I've said it before
Tomorrow I start in a new direction
I know I've been half-asleep
I'm never doing that again

I look straight at what's coming ahead
And soon it's going to change in a new direction
Every night as I'm falling asleep
Those words repeated in my head

The secrets that we keep say them in our sleep
And wrestle down our souls if they would speak
I watched you board a train in the London rain
And waved bye-bye as you slipped out of view

Diane
Diane
We'll make it out together
We'll make it out
We'll make it out

In your dreams when the smile now comes
You're mumbling words with a lazy tongue
We lie together when we say it's love
Who were you just thinking of, Diane?

Diane
Diane I don't say it but I know you know

The theme returns so deep
And visits us in sleep

To define the you and I as we

So we pass the time and occupy our minds
And close our eyes and hope that we'll be fine

Diane
Diane
We'll make it out together
We'll make it out together
We'll make it out
We'll make it out

And I may leave in time you'll see
I'll come right back for you
And I may leave in time you'll see
I'll come right back for you, for you

On your way to the best years of your life
Everyone's banging on their gongs
The sooner you leave the sooner you're home
Back in Massachusetts
To your golden age where they tuck you in at night

You didn't see it coming
Now who you gonna wave to?
This time you're not homecoming king

Did you hear that?
Have you heard that sound before?
Do you even know where it is coming from?
It's getting too loud it keeps on pushing you out
Into the arms of 1994

You didn't see it coming
Now who you gonna wave to?
You're not homecoming king

You stand on your own
Wasn't what you hoped at all
Do you still recall it?
Giving dead-arms in the hall
Stay right where you are
You'll be half of who you were
When you always would win
So count the days till you give in
Back to Massachusetts
To your golden age where your crown is shining bright

You didn't see it coming
Now who you gonna wave to?
You're not homecoming king

You didn't see it coming
Now who you gonna wave to?
You're not homecoming king

I'm awake you're still sleeping
The sun will rise like yesterday
Everything that we are now
Is everything we can't let go
Or it's gone forever far away

I hope tomorrow is like today

Don't you go away tomorrow
I don't think I could handle that'You're probably dreaming that you're
Flying on then
You start to fall
But then you rise
And shine forever
Don't go away

I hope tomorrow is like today

5a.m. March 16
Jesus on the radio
You took a photograph of me
On your yellow bucket seat
It's too high it's too wide
You're so low you don't know
To get through to go around

So don't look back

There ain't nothing there to see
Was once like you
Can't say I recognize that face
In that picture that you keep

It's too high it's too wide
You're so low you don't know
To get through to go around
To get through to go around

When we all had finally washed ashore
It was clear there was no one else around
We declared a national holiday
A chance to build it from the ground
So far away from everyone
And everything starts today

Keep it together
Can we keep it together
We're singing a new song now
And everything starts today

Can we rise? Can we get along alright?
Can we miss the storm that sucked the whole world in?
And the boats went out at night
And the choppers in the sky
They searched but they could find no trace of us
So far away from everyone
And everything starts today

Keep it together
Can we keep it together
We're singing a new song now
And everything starts today

The thunder struck, the clouds appeared
Our fearless crew was not prepared
And pretty soon the boats came for us
Half a million strong
We gathered arms and fired shells
We built a wall around ourselves
And pretty soon the spirit was a lot like
What it used to be back home

So far away from everyone
And everything starts today

Keep it together
Can we keep it together
We're singing a new song now
And everything starts today

I was dead sleeping in your bed
Floated up from the ground and look down
Then finally i could see completely
Heard the angels' song

I know what you are
I could never tell
They sang what you are

This far away you're a miniature to me
Are you sorry you've almost disappeared?

Now I know what you are
I could never tell
They sang what you are

Now the notes are fading
And everything is turned around
And I can't help but think that
It's a long way down
All the lights are changing
And everything is turned around
And I can't help but think that
It's a long way down

Now I know what you are I could never tell
They sang what you are

Ramona where have you been?
I couldn't go to sleep 'til you came in
Ramona you're Miss Oklahoma and you
Miss Oklahoma
I'll get you what you want

Cause there were days when a refrain
Would brighten our corner of Hickory Lane
When you would sing that song for me
Just like your favorite singer

Why'd you have to be so nice?
A wink and a girlie smile
And why'd you have to punch my eye?
That was something
But did you want me to stay?

When I was younger and thought of myself
I never dreamed I'd become like this
A snap of your fingers an end to the arguments
Anything for you, love

Cause there were days when a refrain
Would brighten our corner of Hickory Lane
When you would sing that song for me
The only one you know
But I know now, not at the start
We're going to pieces we're falling apart
So come and sing that song for me
Just like your favorite singer?

doesn't it bring you down
so many lights and sounds
call your mom on the telephone
tell her you're coming home

tell her there's not a chance
you're ever going to change the world

if you want to be free take a sip of this tea
join the red oyster cult
if you drink the whole cup you will never grow up
you will never grow old

remember when you were 14
you'd paint ever picture so green
call your mom on the telephone
tell her your muse is gone

tell her there's not a chance
you're ever going to change the world
just a few drops away you'll never want to
change the world

if you want to be free take a sip of this tea
join the red oyster cult
if you drink the whole cup you will never grow up
you will never grow old

call your mom on the telphone
tell her you're coming home
tell her there's not a chance you're ever
going to change
the world
just a few drops away
you'll never have to change

Once upon a time
Before the Lord, the skies they parted
So a few must die
To bring us back to where we started

Two at a time (x4)
Do what you're told

Each and every kind were gathered up
This tiny boat
The future of the world
For those that drowned, it made no sense
They should've known, because we told them so

Two at a time (x4)
Do what you're told

I can see the rains are coming
To wash away the filth and vermin (vermin)
Hand in hand, we'll watch them running
Home

Now it's summertime
Long ago, the skies, they parted
So a few have died
To bring us back to where we started

Two at a time (x4)
Do what you're told

Threw away your greatest hits
You left them here the day you split
Your bass guitar and shag CD
Well, they don't mean that much to me
Right now I'm going through your things
These days, I'm changing all my strings

I'm gonna write you a letter
I'm gonna write you a book
I want to see your reaction
I want to see how it looks
From way up on your cloud
Where you've been hiding out
Are you getting somewhere?
Or did you get lost in Amsterdam?

You won't get too far from me
Believing everything you read
You're wasted in the great unknown
And I am finally ready to dispose
Of all your vintage clothes
Your drugs and every secret code

I'm gonna write you a letter
I'm gonna write you a book
I want to see your reaction
I want to see how it looks
From way up on your cloud
Where you've been hiding out
Are you getting somewhere?
Or did you get lost in Amsterdam?

From your red balloon, you were
A super high tech jet fighter
Floating over Planet Earth
Come back down here, I'll show you where it hurts
Take this bitter pill
Is it easy to swallow?

I'm gonna write you a letter
I'm gonna write you a book
I want to see your reaction
I want to see how it looks
From way up on your cloud
Where you've been hiding out
Are you getting somewhere?
Or did you get lost in Amsterdam, Amsterdam?

Ramona, where have you been?
I couldn't go to sleep till you came in
Ramona, you're Miss Oklahoma
And you miss Oklahoma
I'll get you what you want
There were days when a refrain
Would brighten our corner of Hickory Lane
When you would sing that song for me
Just like your favorite singer
Why'd you have to be so nice?
A wink and a girlish smile
And why'd you have to punch my eye?
That was something
But I still want you to stay
When I was younger and thought of myself
I never dreamed I'd become like this
A snap of your fingers
And end to the arguments
Anything for you, love
There were days when a refrain
Would brighten our corner of Hickory Lane
When you would sing that song for me
The only one you know
But I know now, not at the start
We're going to pieces, we're falling apart
So won't you sing that song for me
Just like your favorite singer?

i know a movie star, i've got her plastered to my wall, just like we're dear old friends, like she already knows me, she's as perfect as she seems, lifts me right out the mezzanine, i finally fell in love, i'd been waiting forever... four, three, two, one, when at the barrel of a gun, keep my head way down, stay out i'll stay in, half dead half numb, she's enough to make me warm, it's all so safe and sound... lie back and fast asleep, if you could see what i could see, drip drop a lovely dream... goddamn you movie star, can't you just play a minute more, we'd be the best of friends, you could stay here forever... four, three, two, one, when at the barrel of a gun, keep my head way down, stay out i'll stay in, half dead and half numb, she's enough to make me warm, it's all so safe and sound... she will be sweet on me, just like a mystery, it's not so hard to see, if i'm not mistaken, she comes from far away (far... far away), gets closer everyday (everyday), and all that i can say (can say), she's all i want and all that i live for... four, three, two, one, when at the barrel of a gun, keep my head way down, stay out i'll stay in, half dead half numb, she's enough to make me warm, it's all so safe and sound...

Threw away your greatest hits
You left them here the day you split
Your bass guitar and shag CD
Well, they don't mean that much to me
Right now I'm going through your things
These days, I'm changing all my strings

I'm gonna write you a letter
I'm gonna write you a book
I want to see your reaction
I want to see how it looks
From way up on your cloud
Where you've been hiding out
Are you getting somewhere?
Or did you get lost in Amsterdam?

You won't get too far from me
Believing everything you read
You're wasted in the great unknown
And I am finally ready to dispose
Of all your vintage clothes
Your drugs and every secret code

I'm gonna write you a letter
I'm gonna write you a book
I want to see your reaction
I want to see how it looks
From way up on your cloud
Where you've been hiding out
Are you getting somewhere?
Or did you get lost in Amsterdam?

From your red balloon, you were
A super high tech jet fighter
Floating over Planet Earth
Come back down here, I'll show you where it hurts
Take this bitter pill
Is it easy to swallow?

I'm gonna write you a letter
I'm gonna write you a book
I want to see your reaction
I want to see how it looks
From way up on your cloud
Where you've been hiding out
Are you getting somewhere?
Or did you get lost in Amsterdam, Amsterdam?

In the backyard
In the garden
You were always there
Digging down where roots would burrow underneath
Now the grass is always overgrown
And the weeds are choking out the sun
Pretty soon they'll come under the door
And you don't care

In the backyard
Since last summer
Almost nothing left
Just some pieces of the roots that once dug in
Now the grass is always overgrown
And the weeds are choking out the sun
Why do you still come home anymore
When you don't care?

You walked out when I asked you to stay
As usual you'll get your way
You closed the door and stumbled down to the street
Where you wring your hands
And you drag your feet

Where the words can't find you
To crawl inside you

I'm ringing all the warning bells
Careful or you'll hurt yourself
Others lie, lie, lie, they adore you
I'll be the one to tell
Careful or you'll hurt yourself
Gonna try, try, try 'til the morning comes

But you can't hide standing under these stars
They know everything, they know where you are
You're in your head, you're all turned around with it
And they're shining down their light to bring you back again

Back where I can find you
To crawl inside you

I'm ringing all the warning bells
Careful or you'll hurt yourself
Others lie, lie, lie, they adore you
I'll be the one to tell
Careful or you'll hurt yourself
Gonna try, try, try 'til the morning

All you want to see is make-believe, it's nothing
But way down underneath

I'm ringing all the warning bells
Careful you don't hurt yourself
Others lie, lie, lie, they adore you
I'll be the one to tell
Careful, you'll hurt yourself
Gonna try, try, try 'til the morning comes

Dorothy moves to click her ruby shoes
Right in tune with "Dark Side of the Moon"
Someone, someone could tell me
Where I belong
Be calm, be brave, it'll be okay

No more messing around and living underground
On new year's resolutions
By this time next year, I won't be here
I turn on, turn on MTV, the volume's down
Lips move, they say
It'll be okay

To tell you the truth, I've said it before
Tomorrow I start in a new direction
One last time these words from me
I'm never saying them again
And I shut the light
And listen as my watch unwinds

To tell you the truth I've said it before
Tomorrow I start in a new direction
I know I've been half-asleep
I'm never doing that again

I look straight at what's coming ahead
And soon it's going to change in a new direction
Every night as I'm falling asleep
These words repeated in my head

Voices calling from a yellow road
To come downstairs and say hello
Don't be shy, just say hello

To tell you the truth I've said it before
Tomorrow I start in a new direction
I know I've been half-asleep
I'm never doing that again

I look straight at what's coming ahead
And soon it's going to change in a new direction
Every night as I'm falling asleep
Those words repeated in my head

The secrets that we keep say them in our sleep
And wrestle down our souls if they would speak
I watched you board a train in the London rain
And waved bye-bye as you slipped out of view

Diane
Diane
We'll make it out together
We'll make it out
We'll make it out

In your dreams when the smile now comes
You're mumbling words with a lazy tongue
We lie together when we say it's love
Who were you just thinking of, Diane?

Diane
Diane I don't say it but I know you know

The theme returns so deep
And visits us in sleep

To define the you and I as we

So we pass the time and occupy our minds
And close our eyes and hope that we'll be fine

Diane
Diane
We'll make it out together
We'll make it out together
We'll make it out
We'll make it out

And I may leave in time you'll see
I'll come right back for you
And I may leave in time you'll see
I'll come right back for you, for you

On your way to the best years of your life
Everyone's banging on their gongs
The sooner you leave the sooner you're home
Back in Massachusetts
To your golden age where they tuck you in at night

You didn't see it coming
Now who you gonna wave to?
This time you're not homecoming king

Did you hear that?
Have you heard that sound before?
Do you even know where it is coming from?
It's getting too loud it keeps on pushing you out
Into the arms of 1994

You didn't see it coming
Now who you gonna wave to?
You're not homecoming king

You stand on your own
Wasn't what you hoped at all
Do you still recall it?
Giving dead-arms in the hall
Stay right where you are
You'll be half of who you were
When you always would win
So count the days till you give in
Back to Massachusetts
To your golden age where your crown is shining bright

You didn't see it coming
Now who you gonna wave to?
You're not homecoming king

You didn't see it coming
Now who you gonna wave to?
You're not homecoming king

I'm awake you're still sleeping
The sun will rise like yesterday
Everything that we are now
Is everything we can't let go
Or it's gone forever far away

I hope tomorrow is like today

Don't you go away tomorrow
I don't think I could handle that'You're probably dreaming that you're
Flying on then
You start to fall
But then you rise
And shine forever
Don't go away

I hope tomorrow is like today

5a.m. March 16
Jesus on the radio
You took a photograph of me
On your yellow bucket seat
It's too high it's too wide
You're so low you don't know
To get through to go around

So don't look back

There ain't nothing there to see
Was once like you
Can't say I recognize that face
In that picture that you keep

It's too high it's too wide
You're so low you don't know
To get through to go around
To get through to go around

When we all had finally washed ashore
It was clear there was no one else around
We declared a national holiday
A chance to build it from the ground
So far away from everyone
And everything starts today

Keep it together
Can we keep it together
We're singing a new song now
And everything starts today

Can we rise? Can we get along alright?
Can we miss the storm that sucked the whole world in?
And the boats went out at night
And the choppers in the sky
They searched but they could find no trace of us
So far away from everyone
And everything starts today

Keep it together
Can we keep it together
We're singing a new song now
And everything starts today

The thunder struck, the clouds appeared
Our fearless crew was not prepared
And pretty soon the boats came for us
Half a million strong
We gathered arms and fired shells
We built a wall around ourselves
And pretty soon the spirit was a lot like
What it used to be back home

So far away from everyone
And everything starts today

Keep it together
Can we keep it together
We're singing a new song now
And everything starts today

I was dead sleeping in your bed
Floated up from the ground and look down
Then finally i could see completely
Heard the angels' song

I know what you are
I could never tell
They sang what you are

This far away you're a miniature to me
Are you sorry you've almost disappeared?

Now I know what you are
I could never tell
They sang what you are

Now the notes are fading
And everything is turned around
And I can't help but think that
It's a long way down
All the lights are changing
And everything is turned around
And I can't help but think that
It's a long way down

Now I know what you are I could never tell
They sang what you are

Ramona where have you been?
I couldn't go to sleep 'til you came in
Ramona you're Miss Oklahoma and you
Miss Oklahoma
I'll get you what you want

Cause there were days when a refrain
Would brighten our corner of Hickory Lane
When you would sing that song for me
Just like your favorite singer

Why'd you have to be so nice?
A wink and a girlie smile
And why'd you have to punch my eye?
That was something
But did you want me to stay?

When I was younger and thought of myself
I never dreamed I'd become like this
A snap of your fingers an end to the arguments
Anything for you, love

Cause there were days when a refrain
Would brighten our corner of Hickory Lane
When you would sing that song for me
The only one you know
But I know now, not at the start
We're going to pieces we're falling apart
So come and sing that song for me
Just like your favorite singer?

doesn't it bring you down
so many lights and sounds
call your mom on the telephone
tell her you're coming home

tell her there's not a chance
you're ever going to change the world

if you want to be free take a sip of this tea
join the red oyster cult
if you drink the whole cup you will never grow up
you will never grow old

remember when you were 14
you'd paint ever picture so green
call your mom on the telephone
tell her your muse is gone

tell her there's not a chance
you're ever going to change the world
just a few drops away you'll never want to
change the world

if you want to be free take a sip of this tea
join the red oyster cult
if you drink the whole cup you will never grow up
you will never grow old

call your mom on the telphone
tell her you're coming home
tell her there's not a chance you're ever
going to change
the world
just a few drops away
you'll never have to change

You walked out when I asked you to stay
As usual you'll get your way
You closed the door and stumbled down to the street
Where you wring your hands
And you drag your feet

Where the words can't find you
To crawl inside you

I'm ringing all the warning bells
Careful or you'll hurt yourself
Others lie, lie, lie, they adore you
I'll be the one to tell
Careful or you'll hurt yourself
Gonna try, try, try 'til the morning comes

But you can't hide standing under these stars
They know everything, they know where you are
You're in your head, you're all turned around with it
And they're shining down their light to bring you back again

Back where I can find you
To crawl inside you

I'm ringing all the warning bells
Careful or you'll hurt yourself
Others lie, lie, lie, they adore you
I'll be the one to tell
Careful or you'll hurt yourself
Gonna try, try, try 'til the morning

All you want to see is make-believe, it's nothing
But way down underneath

I'm ringing all the warning bells
Careful you don't hurt yourself
Others lie, lie, lie, they adore you
I'll be the one to tell
Careful, you'll hurt yourself
Gonna try, try, try 'til the morning comes

when you look in the mirror, wish you were somebody else
just a perfect reflection, you and no one else
minutes run into hours, hours run into days
you're still waiting for someone who never ever came
fa fa-fa fa-fa-fa-fa-fa
never be the same again
fa-fa-fa-fa-fa-fa-fa-fa
never be the same again
you were always saying something, you swear you'd never say again
you were always saying something, you swear you'd never say again
fa-fa-fa-fa-fa-fa-fa-fa
never be the same again
fa-fa-fa-fa-fa-fa-fa-fa
never be the same again
go and run through the hallways, find your way to the door
you will end up like always back where you were before
then you look in the mirror, wish you were somebody else
but it's still your reflection, you and no one else
you were always saying something, you swear you'd never say again
you were always saying something, you swear you'd never say again
fa-fa-fa-fa-fa-fa-fa-fa
never be the same again
fa-fa-fa-fa-fa-fa-fa-fa
never be the same again
No matter where you go, you'll never find your way home
you'll never find your way home, no matter where you go
you were always saying something, you swear you'd never say again
you were always saying something, you swear you'd never say again
fa-fa-fa-fa-fa-fa-fa-fa
never be the same again
fa-fa-fa-fa-fa-fa-fa-fa
never be the same again

5a.m. March 16
Jesus on the radio
You took a photograph of me
On your yellow bucket seat
It's too high it's too wide
You're so low you don't know
To get through to go around

So don't look back

There ain't nothing there to see
Was once like you
Can't say I recognize that face
In that picture that you keep

It's too high it's too wide
You're so low you don't know
To get through to go around
To get through to go around

Ramona where have you been?
I couldn't go to sleep 'til you came in
Ramona you're Miss Oklahoma and you
Miss Oklahoma
I'll get you what you want

Cause there were days when a refrain
Would brighten our corner of Hickory Lane
When you would sing that song for me
Just like your favorite singer

Why'd you have to be so nice?
A wink and a girlie smile
And why'd you have to punch my eye?
That was something
But did you want me to stay?

When I was younger and thought of myself
I never dreamed I'd become like this
A snap of your fingers an end to the arguments
Anything for you, love

Cause there were days when a refrain
Would brighten our corner of Hickory Lane
When you would sing that song for me
The only one you know
But I know now, not at the start
We're going to pieces we're falling apart
So come and sing that song for me
Just like your favorite singer?

Glad you made it, welcome to the farm
Who's your daddy, I'm your daddy now
I'm here seeking only what I need
In your mind is where I'll plant my seed
It's for sure.

Let me keep you in this place you'll be better off this way
I will keep you warm and safe, you'll be better off this way
You learn to love the price you pay
Trust me dear you're better off this way

Put to bed the sun and sister moon
I'll be hiding in your dirty room
I'll go there seeking only what I need
La de da we'll stay there 'til we bleed
It's for sure

Let me keep you in this place, you'll be better off this way
I will keep you warm and safe, you'll be better off this way
I will not wake you from your sleep,
Leave you wandering counting sheep
No more sad and sunshine days
Trust me dear, you're better off this way

You'll be selling books at the airport.

Threw away your greatest hits
You left them here the day you split
Your bass guitar and shag CD
Well, they don't mean that much to me
Right now I'm going through your things
These days, I'm changing all my strings

I'm gonna write you a letter
I'm gonna write you a book
I want to see your reaction
I want to see how it looks
From way up on your cloud
Where you've been hiding out
Are you getting somewhere?
Or did you get lost in Amsterdam?

You won't get too far from me
Believing everything you read
You're wasted in the great unknown
And I am finally ready to dispose
Of all your vintage clothes
Your drugs and every secret code

I'm gonna write you a letter
I'm gonna write you a book
I want to see your reaction
I want to see how it looks
From way up on your cloud
Where you've been hiding out
Are you getting somewhere?
Or did you get lost in Amsterdam?

From your red balloon, you were
A super high tech jet fighter
Floating over Planet Earth
Come back down here, I'll show you where it hurts
Take this bitter pill
Is it easy to swallow?

I'm gonna write you a letter
I'm gonna write you a book
I want to see your reaction
I want to see how it looks
From way up on your cloud
Where you've been hiding out
Are you getting somewhere?
Or did you get lost in Amsterdam, Amsterdam?

i know a movie star, i've got her plastered to my wall
just like we're dear old friends, like she already knows me
she's perfect as she seems, lifts me right out the Mezanine
i finally fell in love, i've been waiting forever
4 3 2 1 went out the barrel of the gun
keep my head way down
stay out or stay in
half dead and half numb
she's enough to make me warm
it's all so safe and sound
lie back and fast asleep, if you could see what i could see,
drip, drop a lovely dream,
God damn you movie star, can't you just play a minute more
we'd be the best of friends, you could stay here forever
4 3 2 1 went out the barrel of a gun
keep my head way down
stay out or stay in
half dead and half numb
she's enough to make me warm
it's all so safe and sound
she will be sweet on me, just like a mystery
its not so hard to see, if im not mistaken
she comes from far away(far away), and gets closer every day(every day)
and all that i can say is that she's all i want and all that i live for
4 3 2 1 went out the barrel of a gun
keep my head way down
stay out or stay in
half dead and half numb
she's enough to make me warm
it's all so safe and sound

My words confuse you
My eyes don't move or blink
'Cause it's easier sometimes
Not to be sincere
Somehow I make you believe

Believe

When I speak I cross my fingers
Will you know you've been deceived?
I find a need to be the demon
A demon cannot be hurt

Honest is easy
Fiction's where genius lies
'Cause it's easier sometimes
Not to be involved
Somehow I make you believe
Believe

When I speak I cross my fingers
Will you know you've been deceived?
I find a need to be the demon
A demon cannot be hurt

You were almost kind, you were almost true
Don't let me see that other side of you
You have learned in time that you must be cruel
I'll have to wait to get the best of you

Poison in everything you said
Don't you, don't you
Wonder what difference does it make
Either way?

You were almost kind, you were almost true
Why give away that other side of you?
Happens every time, so it must be true
Step on a kid, he'll grow up hating you

Poison in everything you said
Don't you, don't you
Wonder what difference does it make
Either way?

Were you ever kind, were you always cruel?
Who's ever seen that other side of you?
Happened every time, so it must be true
Where did you learn it's either him or you?

You were almost kind, you were almost true
Don't let me see that other side of you
You have learned in time that you must be cruel
I'll have to wait to get the best of you

Poison in everything you said
Don't you, don't you?
Wonder what difference does it make
Either way...
Either way

when you look in the mirror, wish you were somebody else
just a perfect reflection, you and no one else
minutes run into hours, hours run into days
you're still waiting for someone who never ever came
fa fa-fa fa-fa-fa-fa-fa
never be the same again
fa-fa-fa-fa-fa-fa-fa-fa
never be the same again
you were always saying something, you swear you'd never say again
you were always saying something, you swear you'd never say again
fa-fa-fa-fa-fa-fa-fa-fa
never be the same again
fa-fa-fa-fa-fa-fa-fa-fa
never be the same again
go and run through the hallways, find your way to the door
you will end up like always back where you were before
then you look in the mirror, wish you were somebody else
but it's still your reflection, you and no one else
you were always saying something, you swear you'd never say again
you were always saying something, you swear you'd never say again
fa-fa-fa-fa-fa-fa-fa-fa
never be the same again
fa-fa-fa-fa-fa-fa-fa-fa
never be the same again
No matter where you go, you'll never find your way home
you'll never find your way home, no matter where you go
you were always saying something, you swear you'd never say again
you were always saying something, you swear you'd never say again
fa-fa-fa-fa-fa-fa-fa-fa
never be the same again
fa-fa-fa-fa-fa-fa-fa-fa
never be the same again

Say goodbye.
Lose your friends.
Make them go.
Don't need them around.
Cause it's time.
Lose your friends
Make them go.
Was never supposed to be like this.
They were too weak.
Too prone to break.
Their needs too deep.
Their skin too thin.
By now you took what was to take.
Tear it apart and start again.

So go on,
If this will make you happier.
It got you this far.
Did what you had to.

You've wasted every moment
Of your Saturdays
And your Sundays.
You're wasted from the boredom.
Was never supposed to be
Like your father said,
"Just do what was done unto you, always."
In your father's steps,
You'll do what was done unto you.
It won't be hard to start again.

So go on,
If this will make you happier.
It got you this far.
Do what you have to.

And you're gone now.
(Well you knew this would come)
(And you've left me alone)
And did it make you happier?
(And you're lost and you're gone)
(Don't take it so seriously)
It wasn't that hard.
(Go on, get going)
(I'm fine on my own)
Did what you had to.
(And we got me this far)
(Finally got it figured out)

One more inch,
You son of a bitch.
You've been wasting my time, always.
And now you're half awake.
You bend 'til you break.
And make the same mistakes, always.

So go on,
If this will make you happier.
It got you this far.
Do what you have to.

And you're gone now.
(Well you knew this would come)
(And you've left me alone)
And did it make you happier?
(And you're lost and you're gone)
(Don't take it so seriously)
It wasn't that hard.
(Go on, get going)
(I'm fine on my own)
Did what you had to.
(And we got me this far)
(Finally got it figured out)

We went down to the May parade,
Mumbled words under my breath
There is something I've been meaning to do,
I am dying to tell you

I've been so damned tired

It went down at the May parade,
Bitter words under my breath
There is something I've been dying to do,
I was meaning to tell you

I've been so damned sad
Cause I spy something red

You don't know how far you've gone
Or recognize who you've become
How'd you grow to be so hard...
Sick of playing my part

We went down at the May parade,
Alcohol under my breath
There is something I've been meaning to do,
I am dying to tell you

I've been so damned sad
Cause I spy something red

You don't know how far you've gone
Or recognize who you've become
When'd you grow to be so hard....
Sick of playing my part

When we all had finally washed ashore
It was clear there was no one else around
We declared a national holiday
A chance to build it from the ground
So far away from everyone
And everything starts today

Keep it together
Can we keep it together
We're singing a new song now
And everything starts today

Can we rise? Can we get along alright?
Can we miss the storm that sucked the whole world in?
And the boats went out at night
And the choppers in the sky
They searched but they could find no trace of us
So far away from everyone
And everything starts today

Keep it together
Can we keep it together
We're singing a new song now
And everything starts today

The thunder struck, the clouds appeared
Our fearless crew was not prepared
And pretty soon the boats came for us
Half a million strong
We gathered arms and fired shells
We built a wall around ourselves
And pretty soon the spirit was a lot like
What it used to be back home

So far away from everyone
And everything starts today

Keep it together
Can we keep it together
We're singing a new song now
And everything starts today

Into the maze
Enter the medicine handed down
Within these veins
Bleeding with apathy till it drowns

Am I your charity for you to look so kind?
But your aim is not quite clear
It's better if you leave in quiet
Is this mood frightening?
And who are you sometimes?
Don't try and rescue me
Go save someone else
I'm far too gone

CHORUS:
Into the maze
Enter the medicine handed down
Within these veins
Bleeding with apathy till it drowns
No more to gain
Needing the ugliness that surrounds
Return again caught in the medicine handed down

Gasping, calling, I saw I'm all alone
Grasping, crawling, is this not what you had planned?
Oh I'm all alone.
Go on hero
You're faking no one, not today

Stop this you're scaring me
Don't even know you now
Trying to rescue me, go save someone else
I'm way past gone

CHORUS
CHORUS

Oh, I'm all alone
Go hero, you're faking no one, not today...

Ramona where have you been?
I couldn't go to sleep 'til you came in
Ramona you're Miss Oklahoma and you
Miss Oklahoma
I'll get you what you want

Cause there were days when a refrain
Would brighten our corner of Hickory Lane
When you would sing that song for me
Just like your favorite singer

Why'd you have to be so nice?
A wink and a girlie smile
And why'd you have to punch my eye?
That was something
But did you want me to stay?

When I was younger and thought of myself
I never dreamed I'd become like this
A snap of your fingers an end to the arguments
Anything for you, love

Cause there were days when a refrain
Would brighten our corner of Hickory Lane
When you would sing that song for me
The only one you know
But I know now, not at the start
We're going to pieces we're falling apart
So come and sing that song for me
Just like your favorite singer?

doesn't it bring you down
so many lights and sounds
call your mom on the telephone
tell her you're coming home

tell her there's not a chance
you're ever going to change the world

if you want to be free take a sip of this tea
join the red oyster cult
if you drink the whole cup you will never grow up
you will never grow old

remember when you were 14
you'd paint ever picture so green
call your mom on the telephone
tell her your muse is gone

tell her there's not a chance
you're ever going to change the world
just a few drops away you'll never want to
change the world

if you want to be free take a sip of this tea
join the red oyster cult
if you drink the whole cup you will never grow up
you will never grow old

call your mom on the telphone
tell her you're coming home
tell her there's not a chance you're ever
going to change
the world
just a few drops away
you'll never have to change

Woke up today,
To everything gray
And all that I saw,
Just kept going on and on

Sweep all the pieces under the bed
Close all the curtains and cover my head
And what you wish for won't come true
You aren't surprised love, are you?

If this serenade
(Repeat after me)
(Just a little bit closer)
Is not what you want
(Do what is sane)
(Caught up in a lie)
It's just how it is,
(Won't change a thing)
(Got a little bit colder)
It keeps going on and on (unison "on and on")

Come out, come out wherever you are
Would you do it all over right from the start?
And what you wish for won't come true
You aren't surprised love, are you?

Once had this dream,
Crashed down in oz
Not black and white,
But where the colors are
I never dreamed that I would let it go

And I will get what I deserve
Keep all the secrets under the bed
Open the curtains, forget what I said
And what you wished for could come true
You aren't surprised love, are you?
So what you wished for could come true
You act surprised love, are you?

A gaping wound,
Tells the story of it all.
A man lost only to find,
What was left of his mind,
With no hope of a scar at all.

You say, go slow.
But something's right behind me.
I can runaway, for only so long.
It will not stop,
I will come down.
Oh no.

Let me find my way.
I'll take you to the edge.
Go across that window.
And I'll carry you there.

Woah, and nothing goes right.
Woah, and days don't come to night.
Oh, and all I see, is the error of my own enemy.

A man alone,
And cut and torn for it.
His whole life friend after friend,
They're all a flash in the pan,
With no hope of rejoice at all.

You say, go slow.
But something's right behind me.
I can runaway, for only so long.
It will not stop,
I will come down.
Oh no.

Let me find my way (Don't be scared of what you might be saying).
I'll take you to the edge (Throw away those empty fears).
Go across that window (Throw away those).
And I'll carry you there.

Oh, and nothing goes right.
Oh, and days don't come to night. (Throw away those empty fears)
Go across that window (throw away those), and I'll carry you.

Glad you made it, welcome to the farm
Who's your daddy, I'm your daddy now
I'm here seeking only what I need
In your mind is where I'll plant my seed
It's for sure.

Let me keep you in this place you'll be better off this way
I will keep you warm and safe, you'll be better off this way
You learn to love the price you pay
Trust me dear you're better off this way

Put to bed the sun and sister moon
I'll be hiding in your dirty room
I'll go there seeking only what I need
La de da we'll stay there 'til we bleed
It's for sure

Let me keep you in this place, you'll be better off this way
I will keep you warm and safe, you'll be better off this way
I will not wake you from your sleep,
Leave you wandering counting sheep
No more sad and sunshine days
Trust me dear, you're better off this way

You'll be selling books at the airport.

He said to only look up
He said to never look down
Down is where we came from
He said to hope for the best
And take a load off our chest
Soon I could be happy

And go all the way up to heaven
And go all the way back home

He thought I might need his help
No one gets high on themselves
I just seem so lonely
He's just trying to be nice
And spread around his advice
I could be that happy

And go all the way up to heaven
And go all the way back home

Stay the way I am today is certainement disaster
He can tell a fairy tale, it's happily ever after
Just relax and greener grass will grow here for a change
Maybe then we'll last a million years
Or more or more or more or more

And go all the way up to heaven
And go all the way back home

Yes, I do believe what he says
I want to be happy
I could sure use his help
No one gets by on themselves
He can make me happy

And I will only look up
(It's a warm summer breeze)
And I will never look down
(It's a weakness in your knees)
Down is where we came from
(It's a perfect place above full of everlasting love)

And I will hope for the best
(Nothing to fear, nothing to hide)
And take a load off my chest
(You just say what's on your mind)
Soon I could be happy
(Needn't think before you speak, this is how it's meant to be)

And I needed his help
(Ever high, never fall)
Now I'm high by myself
(You can do no wrong at all)
I am never lonely
(In this heaven up above filled with everlasting love)

And I will try to be nice
(To the light)
And spread around his advice
You could be this happy
(To the light)
Yes, do you believe what he says?
You could be this happy

In the backyard
In the garden
You were always there
Digging down where roots would burrow underneath
Now the grass is always overgrown
And the weeds are choking out the sun
Pretty soon they'll come under the door
And you don't care

In the backyard
Since last summer
Almost nothing left
Just some pieces of the roots that once dug in
Now the grass is always overgrown
And the weeds are choking out the sun
Why do you still come home anymore
When you don't care?

i know a movie star, i've got her plastered to my wall, just like we're dear old friends, like she already knows me, she's as perfect as she seems, lifts me right out the mezzanine, i finally fell in love, i'd been waiting forever... four, three, two, one, when at the barrel of a gun, keep my head way down, stay out i'll stay in, half dead half numb, she's enough to make me warm, it's all so safe and sound... lie back and fast asleep, if you could see what i could see, drip drop a lovely dream... goddamn you movie star, can't you just play a minute more, we'd be the best of friends, you could stay here forever... four, three, two, one, when at the barrel of a gun, keep my head way down, stay out i'll stay in, half dead and half numb, she's enough to make me warm, it's all so safe and sound... she will be sweet on me, just like a mystery, it's not so hard to see, if i'm not mistaken, she comes from far away (far... far away), gets closer everyday (everyday), and all that i can say (can say), she's all i want and all that i live for... four, three, two, one, when at the barrel of a gun, keep my head way down, stay out i'll stay in, half dead half numb, she's enough to make me warm, it's all so safe and sound...

And you walked out when I asked you to stay
As usual you will get your way
You closed the door and shuffled down to the street
Where you wring your hands
And drag your feet
Where the words can't find you
To crawl inside you
I'm ringing all the warning bells
Careful or you'll hurt yourself
Others lie, lie, lie, they adore you
I'll be the one to tell you
Careful or you'll hurt yourself
Gonna try, try, try till the morning comes
But you can't hide standing under these stars
They know everything, they know where you are
You're in your head, you're all turned around with it
And they're shining down their light to bring you back again
Back where I can find you
To crawl inside you
I'm ringing all the warning bells
Careful or you'll hurt yourself
Others lie, lie, lie, they adore you
I'll be the one to tell you
Careful or you'll hurt yourself
Gonna try, try, try till the morning comes
All you want to see is make believe
But way down underneath
I'm ringing all the warning bells
Careful you don't hurt yourself
Others lie, lie, lie, they adore you
I'll be the one to tell you
Careful or you'll hurt yourself
Gonna try, try, try till the morning comes

Dorothy moves to click her ruby shoes
Right in tune with "Dark Side of the Moon"
Someone, someone could tell me
Where I belong
Be calm, be brave, it'll be okay

No more messing around and living underground
On new year's resolutions
By this time next year, I won't be here
I turn on, turn on MTV, the volume's down
Lips move, they say
It'll be okay

To tell you the truth, I've said it before
Tomorrow I start in a new direction
One last time these words from me
I'm never saying them again
And I shut the light
And listen as my watch unwinds

To tell you the truth I've said it before
Tomorrow I start in a new direction
I know I've been half-asleep
I'm never doing that again

I look straight at what's coming ahead
And soon it's going to change in a new direction
Every night as I'm falling asleep
These words repeated in my head

Voices calling from a yellow road
To come downstairs and say hello
Don't be shy, just say hello

To tell you the truth I've said it before
Tomorrow I start in a new direction
I know I've been half-asleep
I'm never doing that again

I look straight at what's coming ahead
And soon it's going to change in a new direction
Every night as I'm falling asleep
Those words repeated in my head

My words confuse you
My eyes don't move or blink
'Cause it's easier sometimes
Not to be sincere
Somehow I make you believe

Believe

When I speak I cross my fingers
Will you know you've been deceived?
I find a need to be the demon
A demon cannot be hurt

Honest is easy
Fiction's where genius lies
'Cause it's easier sometimes
Not to be involved
Somehow I make you believe
Believe

When I speak I cross my fingers
Will you know you've been deceived?
I find a need to be the demon
A demon cannot be hurt

You were almost kind, you were almost true
Don't let me see that other side of you
You have learned in time that you must be cruel
I'll have to wait to get the best of you

Poison in everything you said
Don't you, don't you
Wonder what difference does it make
Either way?

You were almost kind, you were almost true
Why give away that other side of you?
Happens every time, so it must be true
Step on a kid, he'll grow up hating you

Poison in everything you said
Don't you, don't you
Wonder what difference does it make
Either way?

Were you ever kind, were you always cruel?
Who's ever seen that other side of you?
Happened every time, so it must be true
Where did you learn it's either him or you?

You were almost kind, you were almost true
Don't let me see that other side of you
You have learned in time that you must be cruel
I'll have to wait to get the best of you

Poison in everything you said
Don't you, don't you?
Wonder what difference does it make
Either way...
Either way

when you look in the mirror, wish you were somebody else, just a perfect reflection, you and noone else... minutes run into hours, hours run into days, you're still waiting for someone, who never ever came... fa fa fa fa fa fa fa fa, never be the same again, fa fa fa fa fa fa fa fa, never be the same again... you are always saying something, you swear you'd never say again, you are always saying something, you swear you'd never say again... fa fa fa fa fa fa fa fa, never be the same again, fa fa fa fa fa fa fa fa, never be the same again... go and run through the hallways, find your way to the door, you will end up like always, back where you were before, then you look in the mirror, wish you were somebody else, but it's still your reflection, you and noone else... you are always saying something, you swear you'd never say again, you are always saying something, you swear you'd never say again... fa fa fa fa fa fa fa fa, never be the same again, fa fa fa fa fa fa fa fa, never be the same again... no matter where you go, you'll never find your way home, you'll never find your way home, no matter where you go... you are always saying something, you swear you'd never say again, you are always saying something, you swear you'd never say again... fa fa fa fa fa fa fa fa, never be the same again, fa fa fa fa fa fa fa fa, never be the same again...

Say goodbye.
Lose your friends.
Make them go.
Don't need them around.
Cause it's time.
Lose your friends
Make them go.
Was never supposed to be like this.
They were too weak.
Too prone to break.
Their needs too deep.
Their skin too thin.
By now you took what was to take.
Tear it apart and start again.

So go on,
If this will make you happier.
It got you this far.
Did what you had to.

You've wasted every moment
Of your Saturdays
And your Sundays.
You're wasted from the boredom.
Was never supposed to be
Like your father said,
"Just do what was done unto you, always."
In your father's steps,
You'll do what was done unto you.
It won't be hard to start again.

So go on,
If this will make you happier.
It got you this far.
Do what you have to.

And you're gone now.
(Well you knew this would come)
(And you've left me alone)
And did it make you happier?
(And you're lost and you're gone)
(Don't take it so seriously)
It wasn't that hard.
(Go on, get going)
(I'm fine on my own)
Did what you had to.
(And we got me this far)
(Finally got it figured out)

One more inch,
You son of a bitch.
You've been wasting my time, always.
And now you're half awake.
You bend 'til you break.
And make the same mistakes, always.

So go on,
If this will make you happier.
It got you this far.
Do what you have to.

And you're gone now.
(Well you knew this would come)
(And you've left me alone)
And did it make you happier?
(And you're lost and you're gone)
(Don't take it so seriously)
It wasn't that hard.
(Go on, get going)
(I'm fine on my own)
Did what you had to.
(And we got me this far)
(Finally got it figured out)

We went down to the May parade,
Mumbled words under my breath
There is something I've been meaning to do,
I am dying to tell you

I've been so damned tired

It went down at the May parade,
Bitter words under my breath
There is something I've been dying to do,
I was meaning to tell you

I've been so damned sad
Cause I spy something red

You don't know how far you've gone
Or recognize who you've become
How'd you grow to be so hard...
Sick of playing my part

We went down at the May parade,
Alcohol under my breath
There is something I've been meaning to do,
I am dying to tell you

I've been so damned sad
Cause I spy something red

You don't know how far you've gone
Or recognize who you've become
When'd you grow to be so hard....
Sick of playing my part

When we all had finally washed ashore
It was clear there was no one else around
We declared a national holiday
A chance to build it from the ground
So far away from everyone
And everything starts today

Keep it together
Can we keep it together
We're singing a new song now
And everything starts today

Can we rise? Can we get along alright?
Can we miss the storm that sucked the whole world in?
And the boats went out at night
And the choppers in the sky
They searched but they could find no trace of us
So far away from everyone
And everything starts today

Keep it together
Can we keep it together
We're singing a new song now
And everything starts today

The thunder struck, the clouds appeared
Our fearless crew was not prepared
And pretty soon the boats came for us
Half a million strong
We gathered arms and fired shells
We built a wall around ourselves
And pretty soon the spirit was a lot like
What it used to be back home

So far away from everyone
And everything starts today

Keep it together
Can we keep it together
We're singing a new song now
And everything starts today

If in the morning you look up
Fake a smile and you sigh
Don't fear the future
In the years to come you'll learn ( you'll learn)
I used to sit and watch the pouring rain
I used to wish to be back home again
Hadn't the strength then
Hadn't the chance to reveal (it)
But it's all (it's all) in your head
When do we begin?
Although you're so sad
Discover things never had
It makes you wonder
A life alone you'll learn you'll learn you'll learn
I used to sit and watch the pouring rain
I used to wish to be back home again
Hadn't the strength then
Hadn't the chance the reveal
But it's all it's all in your head (2x)
When do we begin?
When do we begin?
You'll learn (3x)
Don't fear the future
I used to sit and watch the pouring rain
I used to wish to be back home again
I hadn't I hadn't the strength then
Hadn't the strength to reveal (it)
But it's all in your head (4x)
When do we begin?