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Where Am I?
Where am I?
I've lost my place again, even with my friends,
And i can't see why.
Where am I?
There's no proper way to come out and say
I can't tell the ground from the sky.
Where am I?
I can remember a time when I could see
Where I fit in,
But today can't even stay with
The circle of friends I've been in.
Where am I?
Where am I?
Where am I?
Can't find my way back
And I've lost track
The way that I can try.
Where am I?
Don't have the eyes to see which is really me,
So I can't see the lie.
Where am I?
I can remember a time when I could see
Where I fit in.
But today can't even stay
With the circle of friends I've been in.
Where am I?
Where am I?
Where am I?
Where am I?
One Way Out
Wish there was a way to say
I want the best for you, I want you to stay.
Wish there was a way to say
You're too good for the world, you're too good to go away.
Thought that they could show you how
Everything that never was allowed,
But if no one believed you when you told them
That you were through.
Through with all their hands and frowns
Reaching up just to pull you down.
'Cause if you knew what they were about, and you know
That there's more than one way out.
No one seems to leave it be
And let the sea dissolve into the sea,
And they don't know the way around
The tide, the subject that's bound to bring you down.
They just can't come out and say
That there's got to be another way.
No, they can't come out and say
That if you wait till tomorrow it's no good for today.
Through with all their hands and frowns
Reaching up just to pull you down
'Cause if you knew what they were about then you'd know
That there's more than one way out.
Now I can't find a way to say
I want the best for you, I want you to stay.
No, I can't find a way to say
You're too good for the world, you're too good to go away.
Thought that they could show you how
All the things that always *wore them out*
But no one believes you when you told them that you were through.
Through with all their hands and frowns
Reaching up just to pull you down
'Cause if you knew what they were about then you'd know
That there's more than one way out.
Way It Will Be/Too Far
Don't you know it somehow?
You may not show it but you feel let down
When the others aren't around.
You're backing out now.
You know you're dreams are neither lost or found.
They're buried underground.
For some reason I can't see
A way it could be,
And it's freezing inside with me.
Guess that's the way it will be.
Maybe we'll give up this race.
You know some things come if they're not chased,
And time is not erased.
There's no time that's allowed
When we're caught up in the crowd
Just chasing in a cloud.
Taking so many steps to stay away
And you left a losing hand where it lay.
Always was a way to live alone
In your own home.
Now you're leaving a mystery you never known.
Don't go too far.
Don't go too far.
Don't go too far.
Walked around the block and thought I seen
Every stone that stood above the cracks and seams,
But I've mistaken a piece of stone for a soul alone.
Now I'm living where another's almost grown.
Can't see why I
You left this behind
Just one word
Though it hurt
Goodbye
Don't go too far.
Don't go too far.
Don't go too far.
Don't go too far.
Don't go too far.
Don't go too far.
Another Side
Well I understand the words your friend said.
I wondered if your friend could see the things I did.
We stood so close, but there were walls between.
What's sometimes heard is never seen.
Inconsistent with what you're aware
As you're trying to leave an impression there
For the curious who just don't care.
Open the door and I was never there.
You just can't know another side of the story.
You just can't know another side of the story.
But the sun doesn't change
It dries up everything within its range.
And the rain never came
But we're all wet just the same.
Circle
Can we live without the circle of friends
And regain the sense of where we were when
We had a vision to ourselves?
We got by without any help.
Can we grow without the circle of friends
Stand without the help of just a few hands,
Make decisions for ourselves,
Live and learn off of the shelf?
The shelf.
Given no choice
You have no voice.
Can we live inside the circle of friends
And regain the sense of where we were when
We had a vision to ourselves?
We got by without any help.
Can we grow without the circle of friends
Stand without the help of just a few hands,
Make decisions for ourselves.
Live and learn off of the shelf?
Off of the shelf.
Given no choice
We have no voice.
Circle of friends.
Circle of friends.
Circle of friends.
Circle of friends.
Circle of friends.
We had a vision to ourselves.
We got by without any help.
Without any help.
Eclipse
You know I don't look quite the same
Since you sewed me against the grain.
I felt just like the sun was thrown out by a gun.
Was born out on the run.
Will burn out on the sun
And if the feeling's strong, we might come along
It just takes so long to find out you were wrong.
And if the feeling's wrong you might not come along.
It just takes so long to see if you're that strong.
It just takes so long.
Takes so long.
Takes so long.
Try to remember what she said
Try to and figure out what she knew
That you're no good and I'm no good,
But no one ever understood.
Try to remember what she said.
Are we lost, in a season of regret?
Was the cost so much more than we bet?
No, no.
Why not leave everyone behind
Why can't you treasure what you find?
And come away just how you will stay
And be that way until you have grey
Why not leave everyone behind?
Are we lost, in a season of regret?
Was the cost more than we bet?
And I guess that's how I know I need you now.
Well I guess that's how I know I need you now.
You could be someone that you're not.
Maybe you just fit the right spot.
I'm sure if I saw this as clearly as you
We wouldn't be starting, we'd be through,
'Cause you could be someone that you're not.
So we're lost, in a season of regret.
Was the cost much more than we bet?
And I guess that's how I know I need you now.
Yeah, I guess that's how I know I need you now.
And I need you now.
I need you now.
Yeah, well I guess that's how I need you now.
Takes so long.
It just takes so long.
It takes so long.
So long.
So long.
Left In the Dark
Time and again I've told you before
I didn't want you hanging outside the door.
It's always black and white, you know that's never right,
And the way I feel tonight I think the end's in sight.
Can't let you be, can't get free,
And the heads just turn around always wondering where we're bound.
Don't want to see what the future's gonna be
Left in the dark eternally.
So much has been said about the clothing on the dead
As if they could bring alive the time that never should have died.
Why not let it go and make tomorrow what you know?
While the opportunity's here, cast off all our fears.
Can't let you be, can't get free,
And the heads just turn around always wondering where we're bound.
Don't want to see what the future's gonna be
Left in the dark eternally.
Don't go away.
I want you to stay.
Don't go away.
I don't want you to stay today.
Can't let you be, can't get free,
And the heads just turn around always wondering where we're bound.
Don't want to see what the future's gonna be
Left in the dark eternally.
Don't go away.
I want you to stay.
Don't go away.
I don't want you to stay today.
Hold the Reins
Looking for something to pull you away, but still you stay.
Looking for someone who lays on the line without even trying.
To be you.
But it just won't do.
It just won't do.
No.
Still the child remains to hold the reins.
The child no longer cries, he knows the reason why.
Awaking for the dawn, she's already gone. She followed the night.
Emerging from your sleep, and wading in too deep
And now all is quiet.
You think it through.
But it just won't do.
It just won't do.
No.
Still the child remains to hold the reins.
The child no longer cries, he knows the reason why.
Looking for something to pull you away, but still you stay.
Looking for someone who lays on the line without even trying
To be you.
But it just won't do.
It just won't do.
No.
Still the child remains to hold the reins.
The child no longer cries, he knows the reason why.
Say It's So
Awake too early. There's nowhere to go.
Can't hide what I don't know.
Time shapes what you feel is so.
No matter how hard you try you can't make yourself grow.
When we walk, you're on the other side
When we talk there's nothing to confide.
I never said I didn't want you around.
Was it me or did you let yourself down?
Am I afraid of what I've done
To make myself into someone?
As it stands now, I just don't know,
But I'll believe you if you say it's so.
If you say it's so.
I know it's too late to turn around.
What goes up must always hit the ground.
But if you choose to let yourself inside
Make a choice at which no one can arrive.
Am I afraid of what I've done
To make myself into someone?
As it stands now, I just don't know,
But I'll believe you if you say it's so.
If you say it's so.
If you say it's so.
If you say it's so, now.
Overdrive
(Greg Sutherland)
On a long drive through the hills
I watch your profile in the moonlight.
I warm your hand from the winter chill.
We're doing nothing at midnight.
I see the trees swaying in the wind.
It must be freezing outside.
My warm feeling can't comprehend
The cold currents of your mind.
What's happening to us
As we drive up the road?
Are we in a shabby bus
Or a shiny black Rolls?
Do we know what's around the bend,
Or is it too dark to see?
Or is our drive coming to an end,
Or is this the beginning?
We're separated by outer space.
Our seats are so far apart.
The windshield reflects your distant face.
The night has swallowed up your heart.
To the stars, to the moon I look
For an answer, for a clue.
The car rumbles on oblivious.
Outside it's black, and inside I'm blue.
What's happening to us
As we drive up the road?
Are we in a shabby bus
Or a shiny black Rolls?
Do we know what's around the bend,
Or is it too dark to see?
Or is our drive coming to an end,
Or is this the beginning?
I wanna ask you what you think,
Is it too much to bear?
Do you wanna go out for a drink
Or someplace where we can share
A moment alone away from the cold,
Rid yourself from the frigid desire
And drive on until we get old
And speed away from the flickering fire?
What's happening to us
As we drive up the road?
Are we in a shabby bus
Or a shiny black Rolls?
Do we know what's around the bend,
Or is it too dark to see?
Or is our drive coming to an end,
Or is this the beginning?
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