If you leave would you take hold of this cancer that's in me I won't need it anymore - I think you know what I mean This tiny spot inside my heart that was meant to house a star has grown cold I've seen it happen a million times before - just never to me I guess some things are just the way they are Carousels should run straight ahead and never have to stop Broken dreams should be the ones where you get to wake up I'm all for learning life's hard lessons but enough is enough I'm feeling old I've seen it happen a million times before
I'll surely run around when my head is gone I should've worn this crown of fools the first time I said hello And it's true that time can ease your mind but head And heart can travel different roads So be careful. That you don't grow cold
Ask your questions here I'll tell you what I know Or at least what I think is so Ask me for my help I'll give you what I can But don't always assume that I can lend a hand
If I smile that's entertainment And if I frown don't say a word Cause it's just my way and I'm not changing After all these years in this world
I'll tell you right up front When I gotta go Cause I've got people waiting and things to do So take me home I've got places to be and things to see So take me home
Long, long way to go Reading faces and trusting eyes I realize talk is cheap and slow Makes me choose from doors I gravitate to worn out paint broken glass and dirty wooden floors This daily routine slows to a crawl around here
Did you call my name did you talk to me Did you write it down? I'll look in the letterbox
Trying to bring it home But I can't rewind and all this time is looking shorter than it ever did Always a step behind But I steal a little here and there so I can use it at the end
This daily routine never stops at all around here
So I'll take it when it comes and share it if I can Or give it all away I'll take it to the sky just to see if it will fall It just might float away
Did you call my name did I just not hear Did you drop it off? I'll look in the letterbox
I lost my balance and I fell to the floor. A different perspective no less and no more Gets harder to get up everytime I go down But the struggle to get up is what keeps me around Out of all the things I know I see that most of it comes slow And the things that keep me on the ground Are what I want around
So check that water before you go in 'Cause unseen changes might endanger your swim Before you know it you're carried away And somebody somewhere might need you someday
Out of all the things I find I'll keep the ones that keep my mind The things that plant me in the ground Are what I want around.
Here's the way that the deal goes down Life's passed out and there's nothing you can do About the fools around you but keep your guard up Remember to breathe And I figure it out every now and then When I look around at this place I'm in Then I let someone pinch me So I'll know I'm alive.
Slightly broken from the war Searching in the fallout Everything's been quiet here for a while I hope you're not let down
I can see up ahead Something at the skyline Energy runs up and down my spine I hope it's something new
But I'm sure that it won't stay this way As sure as days come one by one Sure that all of this will change And I will make sure it's done as it should be
Tired and cold from the storm Addicted to the twilight We ferry back and forth from shore to shore But never touch dry ground
And I'm sure that it won't stay this way As sure as days come one by one Sure that all the things will change And I will make sure it's done as it should be
I'm sure that it won't stay this way As sure as days come one by one Confident that things will change And I will make sure it gets done
I'm sure that it won't stay this way As sure as days come one by one Confident that things will change And I will make sure it gets done as it should be
If I shine, and no one's there to see, Was it all in the mind, of the one who made me? If I fall, do the same hands reach out? If I cry, would you come? Without a doubt, to say Head up, Let me draw the lines, And point out the fools, And give a little more time,
All I have, is all I need, Sounds good, until I'm on my knees. Would you pick me up, and put me back in place, With a feeling inside born from an honest look on my face And say,
Head up, Let me draw the lines, And point out the fools, And give a little more time.
Head up, Let me heal this wound And mend a heart, That broke a little too soon.
No holds barred you cut my will Without knowing you're to blame Only the time and truth will tell If our visions are the same
And I don't think that you would mind Sparing no concern for misfits who say otherwise If I tried to help you think And you tried to make me smile, carry on
As broken parts get worn and fail One of two things should be done Make repairs and carry on Or start over at square one
I don't think that you would mind Sparing no concern for misfits who say otherwise If I tried to help you think And you tried to make me smile
Merry is the simpleton Blessed is the one who journeys and then prevails Righteous is the passerby That helps the traveler's weary mind carry on
And can you tell me that good has won? Show me proof you've seen the setting sun When you do I'll let you walk away, it's your day
The time marches in then runs along Just like, just like it always does And thinking it would come back again I've let too much turn to dust
And I don't think that you would mind Sparing no concern for misfits who say otherwise If I tried to help you think And you tried to make me smile
Merry is the simpleton Blessed is the one who journeys and then prevails Righteous is the passerby That helps the traveler's weary mind carry on
And can you tell me that good has won? Show me proof you've seen a setting sun And when you do I'll let you walk away, it's your day
Most of this is filler Use it anywhere you please I'm not going to fight it out All the decoration that is getting such attention Lacks a little gravity to me But no offence
Call me if you need me I would hate to think I let you down You can find me even when there's no One else around Temporary is what it is But I've got different blood
When you hear a whip do you Focus from the fear of a little pain Always worked and never fed Scars can always tell a story But it just ends up in vain If you get scarred again the same way Call me
Waiting at the door for some kind of life You never step outside because the fears you fight Can turn the day to night But only in your head And you say you're the only one that knows Well I don't give in to that nobody but me stuff I know where you go when you're down That place where falling stars tear up the ground And pace around
(All in all it's the same old thing Float around until you get pulled in Gather it up and we leave it behind For someone else to see)
Take it as it comes, you take it when you want But don't waste a fight if it doesn't feel right But dear God don't give up Kisses on your hand And slaps on your face is part of life Everybody gets their share of both, love
The days have passed when there weren't enough days before them to say remember when But you still say i can't wait until and you're still dreaming I guess some things never die and the ones that do make you cry And that one little sparkle in your eye is what keeps you going on and on When you smile is it just for the lights And when you pray does it come from deep inside Did today look good when you went to bed last night
Every morning starts with a sunrise and no fair warning for what might pass your eyes So don't let them make your head spin Throw out a line and pull your soul in Call your mother and tell her that you're fine
When you hurt there's always a reason why But grief and pain are only passers by So make sure tomorrow looks good before you sleep tonight
Don't ever let them bring you down Try not to let them make you frown 'Cause in the morning when the light shines in You know today you might win
I'm not the pavement you're looking for I didn't come with a view And I wouldn't trade a box of rocks for things you think are worth Enough to get a generation through I don't make my shape with your phoney lines I won't sit down 'til I'm through And I take time because it's mine not so I can waste it on the things That I don't need to do
I know what to look for in a wave Take a breath it'll be over soon And I'll do it with a whisper You won't even know that I'm in the room I'll do it with a whisper
What you see is only what you see What you feel covers the rest Tell me why the things I see just don't make me feel like everybody Wants to do there best
I'm just trying to help you with your bags
Take a breath it'll be over soon And I'll do it with a whisper You won't even know that I'm in the room I'll do it with a whisper
I won't ride the tails that are going down When there's more to do And I know what to look for in a wave
We're not quite sold on your fascination for holding on And all the lessons that you want to teach life's already done We don't think we're home yet But it can't be that far We don't think we're home yet But we're shooting at the stars
Stuck in a chorus with life before us we're sure to sing So I checked the mail and the check is there Here's my offering Do you think we'll do what we said that we'd do when it's time to? Because out of time is not a reason it's a weakness that we cling to
I can carry this so far and then something must give way Searching a lifetime for nothing wouldn't seem fair Bored by the overdone drama of it all Puzzled by the thin antique face there on the wall Following something that someone said must be there Pull back the reins and slow this mother down I'm falling off The faster you move the closer to the end and there's a lot that I haven't done
I can see for the most part things that might drift away And with the speed that they pick up something must be there
So I pull back the reins
It's so simple when it's all brand new Somehow it all catches up with you Just don't let it slice you up and pass you around
