Arco

They said there'll be snow
at Christmas
They said there'll be peace
on earth
But instead it just kept
on raining
A veil of tears for
the virgin's birth
I remember one Christmas morning
A winter's light
and distant choir
And the peal of a bell
and that Christmas tree smell
And their eyes full of tinsel
and fire

They sold me a dream of Christmas
They sold me a silent night
And they told me a fairy story
'Till I believed in the Israelite
And I believed in father Christmas
And I looked at the sky
with excited eyes
'Till I woke with a yawn
in the first light of dawn
And I saw him and through
his disguise

I wish you a hopeful Christmas
I wish you a brave New Year
All anguish pain and sadness
Leave your heart
and let your road be clear
They said there'll be snow
at Christmas
They said there'll be peace
on earth
Hallelujah noel be it heaven or hell
The Christmas you get you deserve

when despair is revealed
as the night that you face
there's a light it conceals
you're not alone
our dreams are all down
burned themselves out
we're all lonely now
distant lies this deceit
heroes death can deny
take a breath and repeat
you're not alone
our dreams are all down
burned themselves out
we're all lonely now
out of control
wondering how
we let ourselves down
it's all over now
all over now

first to leave the party; last one off the train
take a deep breath as you start your life again
the discord on the doorstep; a tune in borrowed keys
and the long wait for release
five to two
and i can't let this stupid night go
it's nothing new
familiar as any feeling i know
quietly
empty failure's staring at me
there must be
better ways to be unhappy
back when i was younger, before the world stepped in
i was what i might be one day. now i'm only what i've been
and the things undone that keep you living the same old way
keep tomorrow from today

michael say - what did you see
when your two friends made history
they played for all the world below
alone backstage, you missed the show
gave all your life to live one dream
for someone else to steal the scene
and while they found tranquility
michael say - what did you see
a world as one in sympathy
connected as they'd ever be
and while they found humanity
michael say - what did you see

out of myself again
hours flash by like trains
wondering where i've been
happily playing the game
you are my oldest friend
you took this day and buried it
so let's just call this love
or as close as i can get
turn on the light that blinds
open your eyes and forget
out of myself again
under an empty sky
no need to feel the pain
no need to wonder why
you are my oldest friend
you took these dreams and buried them
so let's just call this love
or as close as i can get
turn on the light that blinds
open your eyes and forget
back in myself again
fear comes down like rain

two overpowering years
one broken heart to heart
no warning of retreat
no clue of what would be so hard
faced the show with an outside indecision
you alone were worth the price of admission
hidden as the stakes were then
burning time and never knew
wouldn't feel that way again
vain search for a substitute
faced the show with an outside indecision
you alone were worth the price of admission
aces low, but love's no way of living
come to know you've got the hand you were given
but they're right the science books
you're not there till someone looks
the fading pulse of what might be
a sigh spread to infinity

conclusions all unsure
questions still unheard
confusion we endure
restless on this earth
and we dream of some long-lost state
careless as we were
but it's the future we must face
restless on this earth
what doesn't kill you only makes you weaker
till you don't know how much you can stand
if there's a lesson time's a hopeless teacher
don't understand
fortune favours not the brave
heedlessly they turn
to others hoping to be saved
one by one they burn
so if there's caution in our gaze
this at least we've learned
unknown we trace our days
restless on this earth

falling in love's like falling asleep
just got to turn your mind off
should be enough to know you'll be free
from all that you're terrified of
and i think i understand the cause of this confusion
to want something so bad but know it's all
delusion
if only love's gonna bring relief
does happiness justify belief?
only one way out of the game
a weatherman doesn't feel the rain
falling in love's a meeting of needs
attraction and then collision
should be a pull everyone heeds
not all this indecision
and i think i understand the cause of this confusion
to want something so pure but know it's all
collusion
if only love's gonna bring relief
does happiness just defy belief?
only one way out of the game
a weatherman doesn't feel the rain

the endless night is beautiful
makes me feel like i was still a child
so much has changed but this remains
fear and wonder hard to reconcile
and i thought there'd come a time when i would go
bravely out into a world that i would know
now i know
there's too many stars in the sky
too many questions why
too much to change, and not enough to be changed by
too many stars
when your tired mind can't be sure
what's standing right before your eyes
from a distance there's a scene
an open heart might recognise
years of trying to understand have blinded me
more you really know the less you need to see
to be free