broken hearts and the fabulous perch
Reading
Think of showers and cold gray mornings though the sun shines bright
Nothing ever seems to be like they write in their books
Reading never let me know how to take all the love that you gave
Or help me understand the meaning of saying goodbye
And I'll be holding on to tomorrow, cause I've Lost today
You gave me sorrow and I stayed away
Still, just to see you I'm afraid I might lose it but I can't be sure
Nothing would throw me back further than you making mr smile
I never really knew all the reasons, but then I don't really care
Cause maybe just having you smile is all that I need
The dreams weren't so clever and maybe all we had was a young man's song
God I loved you; my the words they sound so strange
And I'm still holding on to tomorrow, but I've seen today
You gave me romance and I had to stay
I remember all the good times though I won't forget your name
Maybe if it happens again I won't fall so hard
You were too much too fast to have it all end quite so soon
And should I return you could tell me if it was all real
I'll be holding on to tomorrow though i've found today
You gave the answers but I'll stay away
Faces
Light from a bright source shone on the skin, erotic illusions
Same for the morning, patterns the day forming delusions
She's the style, the smile, the girl in every ad' pretty faces with a name
Golden kisses with that silver afterglow; lacing faces with fame
But you know there's something out there
Babies from midtown, the everyday Jane; moderate takings
Cancel the red light, foster the home, compromise makings
In a while the picture blooms across the screen, see the faces, perfect styles
Fade forever in your dirty picture book, reap a world of dirty smiles
But you know there's nothing out there
She's the style, the smile, the girl in all your dreams, pretty faces do it all
No need to live inside this life of ruin, kiss the faces laced with fame
But you know you're dying out there
Being Modern/Mad
Somewhere the moonlight is shining bright
In love struck eyes on a summer's night
It's so romantic, it's so unreal with us, huh, baby and our open deal
We stay so busy being modern, afraid to say just what we feel
But baby I'll go crazy if you go
For all our worry and all our fears are safely hidden by phony tears
Such easy cowards, such fragile friends, for charmed emotions claimed to never end
Perhaps though, without warning, one night I'll grab you, kiss you hard
And never let you go
So you grew up thinking love was like magic cuz it made you feel so good down inside
But that girl turned your love to illusion, such a shame
Now your friends say there's no need for sorrow and they're sure something will come your way
So your hopes start to pin on tomorrow what don't come today
Sure! But I just can't begin another love today
Got too much time but you've nothing to say, been so long that it gets in your way
Sure you'd like a friend, think it's all that you need, but it's too much work when there's no guarantee
Think I'm going mad, think too much, must be mad
So I'm sitting here wishing I had me a lover to cure the numbing pain in my heart
But who needs the hassle just to cure being lonely;I do!
Think I'm going mad, think too much, must be mad.
Light
I was a singer a long time ago when half the colors were real
Life wasn't flowers, but the scent was in the air and all the children were real
One day they discovered that color was only light and dulled the perceptions on the walls
And like the religions, it came to take its hold and shadow the reasons of man
I am the the free bird of man
I see the freedom of love
I feel the true way to love
I know the visions that stir in the light
Late evening notions, romance, spend the night; love turned to plastic with a smile
With no perfect lovers, the scent it left the air and all of the children came from tubes
I was a singer in the days when there were songs, when people would listen when you sang
All of the humans were more human than they are; some say they still know the light, saying:
I am the free bird of love
I see the freedom of love
I feel the true way to love
I knew the vision that stirred in the light
Movie
Out in the ruins he lit her cigarette
His dark eyes set her on the road to his dream
Turn away from dear sweet momma
Hold her to your breast
Whisper something tragic as the long nights raise their heads
A dark haired beauty, a handsome man
The blue haze tracks them through the maze of their world
Look away, don't face the ruins, just look into his eyes
She won't lose her passion cuz they always seem to say:
Keep your love
No pretty picture, no Shangri-La
Yet the story leaves you with that movie love
Anyway, she was a beauty, he had that winning smile; their moment's glory
And they always seem to say:
Keep your love, keep your love
Broken Hearts and Confusion
Frenzied and reckless can't you slow things down? She's just a vivid memory
Wasting your time on someone long since gone
Isn't the truth as plain to see?
So many beauties in this great wide world; why can't you let one calm you down?
Pinning your fortunes on this long lost girl, making it seem so black and white
Can't you fight?
And I say she's just a lady
Don't you remember how you said it was real, just can't believe what you feel anymore
I can't excite you as a friend or a foe, you won't let that woman out the door
Stay it, don't let it show; it's an impossible dream, let it go
Let all your hope right through tomorrow- God knows there's something else to do
What will you say if she shows one day? How does one say hi to a dream?
Break her in easy? Man, don't act so cold, I'd hate to see her fade away, anyway
( And they'll say she's still a lady )
The Sailor
He came from the sea, I heard he was strong
They called him a champion, he'd followed his dream
Stay on
And from the blood drenched morning till the sun stood high did I hear his call
Headed from the east side, headed for the west
He laid in the sun and told me his stories
A man of the sea, tales of the bold
Stay on
And as his eyes grew silent and his voice rang out and the blood fell free
Skating on tomorrow, running for the west
He hadn't the load, you know it's something he borrowed
Holding it down with the edge of his knife
Living so long gave him some kind of aura
Blood on his hands, death in his eyes
Somewhere he was wrong, a victim of sorts
No friend for his family, no love fills his heart
Stay on
And as the young girl held and his brain went crazy did they hear her scream?
Flying cross the dateline, landing in the west
The Screamer
Hear the winter blow in and through the island
Just might be today, but there you go; caught again
Bobby says it's cold, screaming for the sun to shine again
To bleach the sky and turn the world around
Lately, it don't seem so good no more
I can't see enough in your eyes
Someone steal this fantasy before he comes, running wild
Best listen hard for the screamer
Some may understand, others tend to mock you
Who's this crazy man? Well hear me son; no time to sleep, too many crazy dreams
Such an easy life, tainted from the inside
Funny how it goes from blue to gray then shifts to red and leaves you little else
Somehow, it don't seem so bad no more
I don't care to look in your eyes
Someone gave my heart away, and yet he comes in the darkness
Best run away from the screamer