Soul on Fire

Pretty girl standing by the post office door
Got a hula hoop bicycle couldn't be higher
Old man barely can shuffle across the floor
Takes a look at the pretty girl
Another soul on fire

Little Japanese Ballerina lost her mind
Now she's dancing on the train like a bird on a live wire
Young man listens to his radio loud
It's a city boy swan lake
Another soul on fire

Why does everybody just ignore the plate that's set upon their table
Why does every moment bring a sense that someone's dream
May not come true
I'll light a fire within my soul for you

Young girl hangs on the words of a saint
Now everybody's laughing cause they know he's a liar
All the people dancing just to know they're alive
Come and lead me to the dance floor
Another soul on fire

Why does everybody just ignore the plate that's set upon their table
Why does every moment bring a sense that someone's dream
May not come true
I'll light a fire within my soul for you


Amsterdam

Words like chalk erased across the blackened sky
Gather weight and fall around me
People scurry to find shelter from the storm
But I'm ready

When the rain comes down on Amsterdam
Gotta keep my feet on solid ground
When the rain comes down on Amsterdam
Things will never be the same again
Things will never be the same again

The water rushes dark and constant to the sea
I can feel it high and rising
I hold in my tears to keep this rocky boat we're in
From capsizing
When the rain comes down on Amsterdam
Gotta keep my feet on solid ground
When the rain comes down on Amsterdam
Things will never be the same again
Things will never be the same again
I can't see you
I believe you're only in my mind

Waiting only for the dawn to break again
I feel this storm is never ending
I close my eyes and feel the fever of this faith
I'm defending

When the rain comes down on Amsterdam
Gotta keep my feet on solid ground
When the rain comes down on Amsterdam
Things will never be the same again
Things will never be the same again


Comfort

So many people walking down the street
So many footsteps on the hard concrete
Everybody's talking on their own cell phone
Why does everybody look so all alone
So much junk mail with my name spelled wrong
So many clubs to which I don't belong
So many things that I can call my own
Why do I sometimes feel so all alone
Closer, come closer
Because I need you feel you right here by my side
You're the only comfort that I've ever known
When I am with you I don't feel alone
So many rich and so many poor
So many choices at the grocery store
So much winter chillin' to the bone
Why does everybody look so all alone
Closer, come closer
Because I need you feel you right here by my side
You're the only comfort that I've ever known
When I am with you I don't feel alone
When I am with you I don't feel alone
Only when I'm with you I don't feel alone
When I am with you I don't feel alone
Only when I'm with you am I not all alone


Running

I'm walking down a 2 way street
Seems I turned the wrong way
With the morning sun in my eyes
I lost sight of another day
You tell me to hold on
You tell me I'm the lucky one

What have I gotta do
To make this little dream come true
What have I gotta do
To make this little dream come true

I open up a window
And a door shuts tight behind me
I know no matter how hard I hide
That lion's gonna find me
You tell me don't let go
Tell me something I don't know

What have I gotta do
To make this little dream come true
What have I gotta do
To make this little dream come true


I've been lying to myself
I've been hiding from the truth
I've been running, running, running

You're holding out a dagger
I can see my fate before me now
I know no one can help me here
I've gotta save myself somehow
You tell me I'm ok
What are my options anyway
What have I gotta do
To make this little dream come true
What have I gotta do
To make this little dream come true


Home

Mirror of life, pillar of light, blood of my heart
Oceans of fate rolling and deep
Will not keep us apart
I know, they say you can never go home again
Will all the world be calm
Going home

(Chorus)
You will walk into the light
There's a fire burning warm and bright
Open up a door to a room where they're waiting for you
And you will feel so at ease
You will know that you're
Home

All that I am, fruit of a tree, fallen from grace
You are the sun, moon and the stars
No one can ever take your place
I know they say you can never go home again
Will all the world be calm
Going home

You will walk into the light
There's a fire burning warm and bright
Open up a door to a room where they're waiting for you
And you will feel so at ease
You will know that you're
Home

Inside, faith is gonna find you
Somewhere no one knows the word
Goodbye
Home

Mirror of life, pillar of light, blood of my heart
Oceans of fate rolling and deep


Anybody Out There

Is this the dawning of a new age
Or just an ordinary day
Is this the turning of a brand new page
Or just a piece of paper made to throw away

Is there anybody out there
Anybody out there, anybody out there at all

A new millennium before you
A new dilemma in your hand
It's getting harder to ignore you
You keep on shouting but I still don't understand

Is there anybody out there
Anybody out there, anybody out there at all
I keep throwing out that question, waiting for an answer
Is there anybody out there at all

Well, I don't care who understands
I don't care if you believe
All I can hear is the sound of the big sky calling me
The big sky calling me

Show me something to believe in
I can't believe some things I've seen
And this message I'm receiving
Keeps on telling me this life is but a dream

Is there anybody out there
Anybody out there, anybody out there at all
I keep throwing out that question, waiting for an answer
Is there anybody out there at all


Blue Angel

It's been a long time
Looking for hope in an empty glass
Nothing but thin air overflowing

Autumn approaches
Feeling the sting of the afterglow
Always rehearsing what comes naturally

Someday you've gotta let go
Nobody said this was gonna be easy
Someday you've gotta let go
Safe is a word you may never know
Ooooh, Blue Angel

It's been a long time
Riding the painted horse feels like you're moving
A chance at the brass ring
Sends you up and down and round

Someday you've gotta let go
Nobody said this was gonna be easy
Someday you've gotta let go
Safe is a word you may never know
Ooooh, Blue Angel

You make believe that you want to be free
Open the door and there's nowhere you'd rather be
Nowhere you'd rather be

Someday you've gotta let go
Nobody said this was gonna be easy
Someday you've gotta let go
Safe is a word you may never know
Ooooh, Blue Angel
Will not keep us apart
I know, they say you can never go home again


Heaven.com

Reaching into space
A Highway or wire and hope interlace
Fall in love without a face
Long into the night
Eyes all aglow with monitor light
Secret fires that had grown dim could yet reignite

Paradise is gone
Paradise is gone
Looking for the way
To Heaven.com

Click and point and dream
Surfing for life on a digital stream
Land is not as far away as it may seem

Paradise is gone
Paradise is gone
Looking for the way
To heaven.com

People by the tons
Are making sweet love in zeros and ones
Still my hard drive runs

Virtually free
You can be who you want to be
For a new low monthly fee

Paradise is gone
Paradise is gone
Searching for the way
To heaven.com


St. Cloud

Five o'clock and the days have grown shorter
Sunday night and the blues settle in
We take a walk with your arm round my shoulder
Down to the garden once built for a king

We have traveled so far
We have traveled so fast
Running full speed ahead
Holding on to the past
We had nothing but time
And little to do
Back in the days
Of St. Cloud
We could feel the days getting longer
Smelling the roses with nowhere to be
Unaware that our ties would grow stronger
Free in the park of the doomed queen Marie
We have traveled so far
We have traveled so fast
Running full speed ahead
Holding on to the past
We had nothing but time
And little to do
Back in the days
Of St. Cloud


All that we needed was there in the garden
All that we needed was there
All that we needed was there by the fountain
All that we needed was there
We have traveled so far
We have traveled so fast
Running full speed ahead
Holding on to the past
We had nothing but time
And little to do
Back in the days
Of St. Cloud


All that we needed was there in the garden
All that we needed was there
All that we needed was there by the fountain
All that we needed was there
All that we needed was there by the flowers


Amen

I'm ok
Don't worry about me
I'll get along fine
Like I always do
And you
Don't look so sad
You're gonna be alright
You know you will be fine
It's only a matter of time
Before you wake up on the right side again
So for now, let it go
And say Amen

You try
To do what's right
But your very own heart
Gets in the way
And you try to understand
But you never can
I tell you
Never mind

It's only a matter of time
Before you're feeling like your old self again
So for now, just let it go
And say Amen, say Amen, Amen

It's only a matter of time
Before you're singing hallelujah again
So for now, just let it go
And say Amen, say Amen, Amen

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You call me china doll
You seem to think you can shelf me
Decorate and cellophane me
Until I feel this way

Underneath the porcelain skin
The muscles long to bend
Breaking me into little pieces
Until I feel this way

What is this love?
What is this love?

Is it the way that you deny me
The way you stroke my hair
Making the night our little secret
Until I feel this way

And I believe it's too late to leave
It's too late for me
It's too late

What is this love
What is this love
What is this love
That makes me feel this way

Is it the way you want to own me
The way you sleep at night
The way you want to kill me
That makes me feel this way

And I believe it's too late to leave
It's too late for me
It's too late

What is this love
What is this love
What is this love
That makes me feel this way

I'm not your china doll
I'm not your china doll


Fairy Tale

I know a man who'll tell a poem for ten cents
He'll wash your window for a buck
He says he used to be the drummer in a band
I guess he never had much luck

I know a woman treats her cat just like a queen
She treats her dog just like a kid
She would have had one but she never found the time
She often wished that she did

Mama this is no fairy tale
Please don't turn out the light
Mama there are dragons everywhere
And nowhere is a prince in sight

I know a dancer says she could have been the best
She fell and never danced again
I know a writer drives his taxi till the dawn
He's too tired to hold a pen

What happened to the prince
The spell that could be broke
The once upon a time that never came to pass
Who has the magic wand that's gonna make this right
Who broke the slipper made of glass

Mama this is no fairy tale
Please don't turn out the light
Mama there are dragons everywhere
And nowhere is a prince in sight

What happened to the prince
The spell that could be broke
The once upon a time that never came to pass
Who has the magic wand that's gonna make this right
Who broke the slipper made of glass

Mama this is no fairy tale
Please don't turn out the light
Mama there are dragons everywhere
So please don't say good night
Tonight....


Freddy

Freddy woke up all alone on a Saturday
Didn't know what to do
Everybody sometimes feels like a sacrifice
Lambs are people too

And Freddy walked down to the nearby water side
Washed his soul up good
He came out clean like a god on a mountainside
Then he understood,that anybody could

Wake up a superstar
Wake up superstar
Wake up superstar
Come show us who you are

Freddy took an ad in a small town classified
'Looking for a flock to lead'
He said 'girls, girls won't you come here to be purified
Watch your father bleed, cause he knows what you need'

To wake up a superstar
Wake up superstar
Wake up superstar
Come show us who you are

We're all looking for the truth
We're all wanting to be great
We're all searching for the proof this isn't some mistake

And Freddy saves souls five miles from the Shop 'n Go
Soon he'll be on TV
He says to himself, 'Hell, this beats rock and roll
As far as I can see, they will follow me'

Wake up superstar.....
You're gonna be a great big superstar
The lord is gonna make you a superstar
One day you're gonna wake up a superstar
Superstar


Human Condition

When I was 17
I had to do it all before I turned 21
Then life got in the way
And now I've only just begun
And I feel like I've been here too long
Done too little too late
Just spinning 'round and 'round
In this perpetual state

But I can't explain
This sweet self inflicted pain
Of my human condition

Well it sure looks like fun
To throw your money around
Maybe I could have some
Maybe then I could be free
Well maybe I don't want to be
ŚCause this might be paradise
Just jumping up and down
On this very thin ice

But I can't explain
This sweet self inflicted pain
Of my human condition

And I know it's easier to want what you can't have
And I know it's easier to think the grass is always greener
On the other side....

Well, there're too many hearts
Searching for some peace of mind
Maybe what you've got
Is the best you'll ever find

And I can't explain
This sweet self inflicted pain
Of the human condition


Goodgirl

Pour another glass for me you look like a friend
The saddest eyes I've ever seen
Could make this tired heart mend

You know you're a good girl you know
Such a good girl you know
You're a good girl just like your daddy said

You sound just like a wounded harp
Whose angel is desire
We'll drink to all the pretty lies
And to our lives upon the wire

You know you're a good girl you know
Such a good girl you know
You're a good girl just like your daddy said

And every good girl knows
A side she never shows
A part of her that hurts to touch
The thorn of every rose

Lift your golden arms and see
It's you and me tonight
And I can't promise you'll be free
But I know you'll be alright

Because you're a good girl you know
Such a good girl you know
You're a good girl
Such a good girl
Just like your daddy said.


Invisible

I don't see the stars burning bright
The moon is shining somewhere else tonight
I wish I may I wish I might
Talk to you

I see your light from the street below
I see your shadow passing your window
I know it's late but I don't want to go
Why can't I talk to you

Should I call you from
Your intercom

Oh why am I invisible
Invisible
Invisible to you

Your light goes out at 12:45
The street-light hums and reminds me I'm alive
The music pumps from the corner dive
Why can't I talk to you

Should I call your name
Would it be the same

Oh why am I invisible
Invisible
Invisible to you
Invisible

No I don't see the stars burning bright



ruby

Who needs the glitter when our love is gold
A diamond's forever, but people grow old
And money keeps talking or so I am told

This heart's not for sale
This heart's not for sale

Ruby kisses, Sapphire sky
This is what bliss is no one can deny
Something so precious no money can buy
Ruby kisses, Sapphire sky

A poor man is dreaming of riches and fame
A rich man is dreaming of more of the same
And neither one seems to be winning this game

There's got to be more
There's got to be more

Ruby kisses, Sapphire sky
This is what bliss is no one can deny
Something so precious no money can buy
Ruby kisses, Ruby kisses

There's got to be more
There has got to be more

Ruby kisses, Sapphire sky
This is what bliss is no one can deny
Something so precious no money can buy
Ruby kisses, Sapphire sky
Ruby kisses


Uptown

Skyscraping big city of dreams take me home
Deep down in the belly of the beast so far from the light
I'm going uptown

My soul's a sidewalk been stepped on all day
I've got to go home
Where I can air out my weary heart and ease my mind
I'm going uptown

But oooh there's no place like home

And in this city that never sleeps
Will I ever find the peace that I seek
Will I know that I'm in too deep
Will I know when I'm home, am I home?

Fast talking empire of lights shine down on me
I think I could drink up the night drink it right up
Uptown

If you're so new why do you make me
Feel so old, so old
I ought to paint you red and leave you for good
I know I should

But oooh there's no place like home

And in this city that never sleeps
Will I ever find the peace that I seek
Will I know that I'm in too deep
Will I know when I'm home, am I home?
Skyscraping big city of dreams take me home
Deep down in the belly of the beast
So far from the light I'm going uptown
I'm going uptown
I'm going up, I'm going up
I'm going uptown
I'm going up, I'm going up
I'm going....

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