"No more comedy for teens..."
Last Update: March 7, 2008
All lyrics taken from official site and/or resources unless otherwise noted. If I ask really nicely, I may be able to convince Karen to check them over. Spot an error? Contact me: iciclespark@yahoo.com
ALWAYS CATCHING UP
Notes: OHAS-era song, performed live in 2005. No studio recording
released.
Always catching up
It's the last minute once again
See the door close and wish I'd just walked through
That I'd looked farther down the road
Is it pride?
I tell myself I'll be alright
I take these things in stride
I could learn to trust
That it's not boom or bust
And I'm always catching up
But I'm always catching up
And if I could have a wish
I'd have no fear
I'd build a thicker skin
I'd never be so far from home
But I'm blind
Then suddenly it's sinking in
And then it's sink or swim
How can I learn to trust
That it's not boom or bust
If I'm always catching up
If I'm always catching up
If I'm always catching up
So maybe if I learned
To view this world on different terms
Then I'd be walking in with open eyes
And to my surprise
I could learn to trust
That it could be enough
That it could be enough...
ALWAYS BEEN KIND
Notes: Originally recorded and released in 2005 as part of 'Jam For The Cure' breast cancer benefit.
You've always been kind to me
Even when I don't know why
And when I don't ask you to
I know that you won't even try
It isn't hard to tell you do
And you don't even say you care
It's in the things you say and do
It's in the way you turn and stare
So thank you for holding on
'Cause I can be so hard sometimes
I tried not to let you through
No, I was on my guard
But unprepared
I never thought that I would ever find
Someone who could always be so kind
You've always been there
Now don't let me go
Don't let me go
Don't let me go
CAN'T CONTROL IT
Notes: National Sound demo. Marvel at my lyric butchery!
Lining up in their uniforms
For the pushing button thunderstorm
A camera controls the room
To monitor your attitude
The elevator's sliding doors
Open on to the polished floors
And everybody steps in time
Looking like they're hypnotized
Oh yeah
Who remembers a radio
The ball-point pen or music shows?
Our memories are heading south
Natural instincts fading out
Don't you feel it
And everyone consumes the news
Believing that they speak the truth
Oh yeah
But I just can't sit still
I see a space to fill
I run and fill it
We're always on the phone
But don't you feel alone
Anaesthetic (?)
Societies depend
On enemies and friends
You'll never get it
Because everybody breathes
And everybody needs
You can't control it
Cuz I just can't sit still
I see a space to fill
I run and fill it
We're always on the phone
But don't you feel alone
Anaesthetic (?)
Societies depend
On enemies and friends
You'll never get it
Because everybody breathes
And everybody needs
You can't control it
We can't control it...
CAN'T FAIL ANYMORE
I guess i can see it now
i gave in when i should've stood my ground
and i let you down
there's things i would do differently
if i knew all the things that i know now
but i know now
That i can't fail anymore
no i can't fail anymore
anymore
Everything that i have seen
has proven that there is no guarantee
it's up to me
and maybe i am wiser now
but i can feel my time is running out
and i have doubts
But i can't fail anymore
no i can't fail anymore
but it's easier to say
CASUAL GOODBYE
it's a casual goodbye
tossed over the side
as you throw your car into drive
it's a long look back then
a smile and a handshake
and i still can't read your mind
you say you've been too busy to call
and i say i didn't notice at all
but all i ever wanted
was for you to come find me
and all i ever wanted
was to end this game
would you be standing there
or sitting here beside me, my friend?
did i mistake it
your foot on the brake
no you sped off down the road
did i discover
your heart undercover
is your disguise getting old
cuz all i know is i've been told
you'll never see what you don't show
so all i ever wanted
was for you to come find me
and all i ever wanted
was to end this game
would you be standing there
or sitting here beside me, my friend
it is a long way to come and go
but it is a longer way to never know
CAUGHT A COLD
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CHECK
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CHURCH
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CRAZY LITTLE GAME
i've been trying to love you for who you are
i've got a billion excuses to follow your car
and each time i wonder what's going on
cuz i think that you love me
but maybe i'm wrong
cuz i clear time but you seem clueless
i speak my mind but you don't seem to hear
if you don't try then i'll have to be ruthless
and do my best to rise above
this crazy little game you call love
well you've got my attention but not my trust
if you'd just state your intentions
if you'd just smarten up
but i would be wealthy
i'd be a millionaire
if i had just a penny
for every thought you don't share
you may be shy but you're not stupid
no you don't try when it's up to you
you could change my mind
but you won't do it no
now don't you think we've had enough
of this crazy little game you call love?
DON'T ASSUME
don't assume i like the way you kiss
don't assume i want your home address
don't assume that i want you to call
... you'd be lucky if i answered the phone at all
don't assume that telling me will hurt
don't assume that i'll just crash and burn
don't assume that i still think you're smart
... cuz baby how do i know if you won't act the part?
YOU KNOW NOTHING ABOUT ME
don't assume that you can turn me on
don't assume you know which side i'm on
don't assume i like these things to last
don't assume you aren't already a part of my past
don't assume i'm only out to win
don't assume i like the situation i'm in
don't assume i'll try to reach the top
... cuz baby you don't decide on which floor i stop
YOU KNOW NOTHING ABOUT ME
DON'T TELL MY HEART
Notes: Released in 2000 as MP3 via internet.
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DYIN'FOR YA
i was tryin' for ya
when i said i had found my true love
and i was lyin' to ya
when i said i didn't argue
with the heavens above
now i if i had your number i would call
would you know it was me
i've been having another of those days
if you know what i mean
i want everyone
i don't know when i'll have my fill
i've been lyin' and cheatin'
and broken and bleedin'
cuz i don't know how true love feels
but least i know the sight
i know the sound
the calling of the breeze
and i've been having another of those days
if you know what i mean
but i was dyin for ya
when i heard you proposed to that girl
and i was cryin for ya
could finally see the holes in my world
now if i had your number i would call
would you still pick it up
or was it disconnected on the day
that you found your true love?
tell me who you are - who i've found
now i've made love to you, i might as well have drowned
and if who you are isn't who i've found
then tell me now cuz i don't wanna be around
and it's how it goes, i'm heading for the east coast
cuz everyone knows about us now
and all our friends never will believe us when
listen
so tell me fast - i could stop
i could leave if you would only brush me off
won't you tell me quick, before it sticks
before i can't imagine any life but this
and it's how it goes, i'm heading for the east coast
cuz everyone knows about us now
it's hard being strong; it's time to put your game face on
i wanna relax... no more facts
what would they say if i have my way
EXCUSE ME
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FADED SOUVENIRS
The sky's getting dark
and the evening should be used
for admiring the stars
and the shining of the moon
from that place in the heart
where lullabies and truth
meet wisdom of age
and the innocence of youth
And i can feel it happening
it's like letting go of faded souvenirs
floating past the scenery
if i close my eyes i feel it disappear
through every opportunity
those that hold us back we never wonder why
but moving forward fearlessly
and by letting go i finally realized
The blinking of lights and the signalling of cars
this highway's alive like a symphony of stars
the horizon is wide and now i see there's room
for opening doors and for the follow through
And i can feel it happening
it's like letting go of faded souvenirs
floating past the scenery
if i close my eyes i feel it disappear
through every opportunity
those that hold us back we never wonder why
but moving forward fearlessly
cuz by letting go i finally realized
FIRE BURN ME
had to let the fire burn me
to make me feel like going home
and to let the water drown me
to get my own name known
i'll close both my eyes and i'll let go
cuz everyone has a reason
but no one really knows
chorus:
there's more than one way to light this fire
more than one way to light this flame
more than one way to feed that tiger
so if it's all the same
i'll find my own way
you're contemplating everything;
four walls but no bed
and everyone is waiting
and your face is getting red
but you say don't you worry;
it's all in their heads
you've got it all planned out now
and what do they expect
chorus
did those lunch kids shut you out
make you cry did they make you shout
well who was there to let you in
go back to them and fall in love again
they say it feels much better
if you don't see the crash
so i'll close both my eyes now
feel the wind rushing past
GOODBYE
god i love a night like this
i think of all the friends i miss
and how i'd love to be back home
but nothing ventured, nothing grown
goodbye
i love the cities, love the crowds
there's no tomorrow, there's just now
but if i couldn't take that risk
i wouldn't live as long as this
goodbye
if he wished to know me well
there are stories i could tell
but in the morning, i will go
cuz he won't ask, no he won't know
goodbye
HOME
Rush along your busy way
And try to understand today
But no one cares
And no one tries to change things
And no one tries to change this
I got lost the other way
CHORUS:
Home is where my heart stays when I'm alone
Home is where I'm home again
And you can spend today with me
And join me in reality
Where everyone likes to stay away
Well I'm home again
But nothing is the same because
My heart is changing
And God I want to do this
God I wanna
But how can I?
I leave all my friends
And they all stop in silence
And they don't understand
What they all want to be
What they all want now
Cuz all I want is home, now, no, please...
And all I want is home
Rush along your busy way
I try to understand today
But no one else can
And no one tries to change things
The other day I got lost
But I had thought I learned my way
CHORUS
Home is where my heart stays
I'm going home
Home
IF TOMORROW NEVER COMES
Notes: National Sound demo.
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IMPORTANT
i wanna be close to you so i've been watching you
day after day i'm still wondering
the things that you think about, even the things you doubt
honestly you could say anything
seeing you lock it out brings out the worst in me
but there isn't anything that i could say
i'm watching your colours fade, blue eyes becoming grey
it was your fault but you turned away
and you left her with nothing; no there was nothing you would say
it wasn't important, it wasn't important
so there was nothing you would say
now isn't it coming clear, wanting to disappear
tell me how long will you keep this up?
and didn't you wonder when no one could comprehend
cuz everyone knows you just turn away
and you left them with nothing; no there was nothing you would say
it wasn't important, it wasn't important
and you didn't trust them anyway
now is there a consequence to this ambivilance?
i hope to god there will come a day
when you can't avoid the facts, we'll finally interact
father to daughter it's not too late
so please leave me with something; there's gotta be something you can say
i think it's important, i think it's important
there's gotta be something you can say
I WANT YOU TO SMILE
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LAND ON YOUR FEET
Maybe your strategy was wrong
maybe you waited, waited way too long
but now you're praying for a magic spell
you wanted heaven but everything is hell
There's no need to be frantic and hurried
there's no need to be anxious or worried
i still believe you'll land on your feet
do you think you're alone in this feeling?
Look around is the ground disappearing?
I still believe you'll land on your feet
But now you're watching everything you say
in each decision you're scared of a mistake
it's like you're waiting for life to shoot you down
like you're preparing for when you hit the ground
There's no need to be frantic and hurried
there's no need to be anxious or worried
i still believe you'll land on your feet
do you think you're alone in this feeling?
Look around is the ground disappearing?
I still believe you'll land on your feet
There's no need to expect any trouble
you'll rise up from the ash and the rubble
i still believe you'll land on your feet
LIFE IS SHORT ENOUGH
Tell me what you're looking for
i'll open the darkest door
if you tell me what you really want to know
cuz i've been understanding you
since long before you even knew
and i'll be with you everywhere you go
I'll be holding your hand
and i'll say two words: i understand
until you finally decide
to let go your plans and know that
life is short enough
You cross the t's and dot the i's
but you're never really satisfied
and i see every movement that you make
when out there on the battleground
your strategy turns upside down
you struggle as you try to keep it straight
Well i'd be the last one holding you back
there's not a chance that you're gonna crack
i'll be the face in the crowd that's making you laugh
remember, life is short enough
In everything you do
and when your fight is through
Just tell me what you're looking for
i'll open the darkest door
if you tell me what you really want to know
LOOK INTO YOUR HEART
Notes: National Sound demo. Lyrics horribly butchered by me.
There's a voice inside your head
That says the things you don't say
You hide in fantasy
Spend your days imagining
No one ever needs to know
About your world full of big ideas
What's the big idea?
Cuz what if you just let it go
If you let your thoughts begin to show
And let a person you didn't know (?)
Look into your heart
You wish that you could find a place
Somewhere that no one else will see ya
Don't you wish they'd see ya?
Cuz maybe then you'd move them in
If everyone shared their ideas
All the big ideas
Cuz what if you just let it go
If you let your thoughts begin to show
And let a person you didn't know (?)
Look into your heart
LOVE & BANDAIDS
you're gone again
cuz you can't be the one to fall
you leave when you're feeling small
you've gone before;
you're the first one out the door
quoting some strange metaphor
and i'm not standing in your way, little darlin
cuz most of life works out that way
but if you don't go back
then you won't know that,
and if you don't know that
then you can't fight back...
i'm not heading for decay, though you found me
on one of my darker days
and i'm not surprised
these days anything will work
you always did put yourself first
and it's no big thing
i guess i sort of understand...
just please let go my hand
it's been three years ago today; you remind me
that nothing's bad from far away
i'm goin' ahead
goin' ahead
goin' ahead...
and i'm not heading for decay; love & bandaids
have made me who i am today
LOVE YOU ANYWAY
Here on the road
i can pretend i don't know
that something is wrong
that i'm not writing this song
you used to say
that things would be easier some day
and i used to say
that i loved you anyway
But right from the start
i was preparing my heart
cuz something you said
triggered the voices in my head
i wish i could say
if we give it time we'll be ok
i wish i could say
that i love you anyway
MARIANNE
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MEETING THE FUTURE AT FULL SPEED
Hope that you know
you'll always be, always be
close to my heart
tho it may not seem, it may not seem
cuz i'm moving on
just wait and see, wait and see
I'm meeting the future at full speed
we live in the same world
but i'm meeting the future
And if you should cry
you can cry on me, cry on me
cuz i'll be alright
just wait and see, wait and see
i'm tired of living life
so carefully, so carefully
I'm meeting the future at full speed
we live in the same world
but i'm meeting the future
MONDAY
monday; "after-fun" day
and you're long gone
i wake up with no makeup
and put the coffee on
and i know is your cell phone
is never on
i can't reach you so i'll teach you
bout how to love someone
go out there and have your fun
you're not the only one who can have fun
it's monday; i know that you're gone
but your pillow's still warm
and i forgot to tell you
that you turn me on
go out there and have your fun
you're not the only one who can have fun
MORE THAN A SIGN
They say we shouldn't be waiting
cuz it takes more than a day
more than a sign
but lately everything's changing
and it's hard to leave it behind
put it out of your mind
But imagine just what would happen
if we all decided to talk
decided to speak
cuz i know
i know you're not soft
i know you're not weak
But then it happens again
the coldest of hearts, the strongest of men
and over it goes, over again
just tell me how long we have to pretend
cuz whatever you want i'll do it
you know i'll do it, you know
But we make a habit of defeat
ignoring the keys ignoring the clues
but i know you wanna break free
i see it in you
But then it happens again
the coldest of hearts, the strongest of men
and over it goes, over again
i wonder how long we have to pretend
cuz whatever you want i'll do it...
Oh you know you're not soft
you know you're not weak
you know you're not soft
and you wanna break free
you know you're not soft
you know you're not weak
MUSIC BOX DANCER
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MY OH MY
you know it's something; you understand
if you know one thing you know it's planned
the future's in our hands
it's hard to notice but clear to see
we've got a purpose and we believe
there's freedom underneath
CHORUS:
my oh my
it seems so high
but just hold my hand
and over land we fly
the party's over
like a dream
we're getting older
we know the scene
we're different; you and me
chorus
you can't be someone and still belong
you can't be sorry if you're not wrong
be silent, be strong
NEW PERSON
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NO ONE'S WATCHING
it's not how i imagined, with me on the great escape
i never thought i'd end up posing for a ticker tape parade
but it doesn't really matter who you wanted me to be
and is that really the question, cuz if you want me to i could just pretend
what if i told you that i had good intentions when no one's watching?
and i will come back, and it will be so funny when no one's watching you
there were brilliant moments but in a way i wanted them to end
i self-destruct whenever i can manage, but if i wanted to i could be president
and if i told you that i had good intentions when no one's watching?
that i will come back, and it will be so funny when no one's watching you
oh but if i told you what i'm living for...
well there are stories that no one will ever do
and i have come back and you've made lots of money
but no one's watching you
NOTHING TO DECLARE
Blue sky over Russia
Summertime in Maine
But I can see the rainbow isn't
Quite what they say
And I know you've been watching
With your dramatic stare
And I give you the finger
To show you I don't care
CHORUS:
After all my instincts
And complicated prayers
Don't tell me I'm the only one
With nothing to declare
And I don't like your wisdom
And you don't like my airs
Mmmm but a pocket full of money is
Bound to get me there
And you say I'm still ugly
But I laugh anyway
I can still pull the blanket
Over anything you say
CHORUS
Blue sky over Russia
Funnel cloud in Maine
And now we can see the rainbow isn't
Quite what they say
I pull my stockings up
And make a funny face
This heart was made for walking
Walking away
CHORUS
NOT READY
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OPTIMIST PARTY
don't know why i don't complain
when it seems like i try in vain
work all day for just minimum wage
if i don't work then i don't get paid
i've worn these jeans for over a year and i
don't know why i don't live in fear but it's
one big optimist party over here
some may say i live on luck
may be hard but it don't suck
no government's gonna give a fuck if i
go to hell or just give this up
when i feel i don't belong i just
turn around write another song cuz it's
one big optimist party over here
maybe i'm crazy but who's sorry now?
yeah i may be quite crazy but who is sorry now?
these are things i can't control
it's my life it's what i know
music feeds my very soul if i
tear it out it will leave a hole
it's a fire i feel inside and i
keep a positive frame of mind yeah it's
one big optimist party over here
yes it is
OUT HERE AT SEA
2 am
alone again
you like it more this way
why go where you don't belong?
they'll never let you stay
and out here at sea
there's no one but me
people come
and then they go
you'd rather be alone
so close the door
let no one in
you're empty but you're home
there's nobody here
i wish you were near
and now that there is no one left
don't tell me you're afraid
all you have is one more chance to say
say that you don't care (pretend you don't)
that's all they have to know
you asked for this, you hypocrite
let go
OVER AND OVER
First you're off, then you're on
you'll be here, then you're gone
you're a friend, then you're not
you don't know what you want
play it cool, you play it off
every time every thought
a mistake isn't bad
but you waste what you have
Over and over you drop the ball
i don't know what you're running from
over and over again
over and over you fantasize
but when will it materialize
when will tomorrow begin?
Be polite to belong
is it right? Is it wrong?
Cuz you can hear and you can talk
you can breathe and you can walk
Over and over you drop the ball
i don't know what you're running from
over and over again
over and over you fantasize
but when will it materialize
when will tomorrow begin?
And when will it stop?
When will it stop?
You hold yourself back
when you think you are not, you are not
OVER HERE
wake up late in north l.a.
i hesitate then pick up the phone
it's a snowy day in winnipeg
from far away i wish myself there
oh another winter
oh another full moon
and it's all i can do
to be without you one more year
out over here
it's days like this i really miss
no time or place can ever compare
to christmas day
we're all awake
your warm embrace
the look on your face
but oh another winter
it's getting cold
the stars and moon remind me
how it used to snow
i remember winter every single fall
and it's all i can do
to be here without you one more year
out over here
PLANET
I met you for lunch
I didn't know what planet you were from
But you been a lot like that lately
We went for a drive
But it was obvious you weren't alive
And it's a long long walk around here lately
So close close close your eyes
And I'll be gone before you realize
I was never quite your woman
I leave tonight
But the good lord knows
I put up a hell of a fight
But I've always been your baby
You spoke from the heart
And made a smash debut
You drifted from semi-close
To not so far away
You twisted the knife
Just to give me some confidence
Now I've grown up at your insistence
So close close close your eyes
And I'll be gone before you realize
I've become a woman overnight
I learn from life
And thought I haven't been your type
I can always be your baby
So close your eyes
And I'll be gone before you realize
I was never quite your woman
I leave tonight
But the good lord knows
I put up a hell of a fight
But I've always been your baby
REPEATING
Notes: National Sound demo.
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SASKATCHEWAN
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SCARED TO DEATH
I remember you whenever it snows
the busses and cars all arranged in a row
and all the people lined up like a show
but oh my friend, never again
will I be that scared to death
never again
and though i want to be true to my heart
it doesn't change how I feel about who you are
I never thought you would take it so far
but oh my friend, never again
will I be so scared to death
never again
oh my friend, never again
never again
one day I will float away on air
I'm coming my friend
I'm coming my friend
I'm coming my friend
until then you'll never see me care
never again
never again
never again
oh my friend, never again
never again
you know that much is true
'cuz everyone one loves you
everyone loves you
SEE YOU CRY (Hidden Track)
We'll meet at the regular time
Without any words, you read my mind
We'll have a fabulous time
As long as you don't let them see you cry
We met at a regular time
Without any words, you read my mind
We'll have a fabulous time
As long as you don't let them see you cry
Please, never you mind
I'm telling you don't let them see you cry
I know
Please don't ask why
I'm telling you don't let them see you cry
You know
Never you mind
I'm telling you don't let them see cry
Telling you
Telling you
We met at a regular time
Without any words, you read my mind
Telling you
Never you mind
As long as you don't let them see you cry
We'll have a fabulous time
As long as you don't let them see you cry
Please let them cry...
SLIDE
it's a steady decline, a slow unwind
we've been around that bush a thousand times
your voice is showing tones of tiredness
unrimmed edges
but regardless, losing you is something i can't get used to
oh i tried to make it rush, but all i did was push
i watched you slide away
it's a stormy day, the sky is grey
and i left my umbrella at your place
well can i come around? you won't let me sit down
it's harder than i thought, but you act like it's not
and i just wanna talk
but regardless, losing you is something i can't get used to
oh i tried to make it rush, but all i did was push
i watched you slide away
SO EASY
Notes: National Sound demo.
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STAINED GLASS WINDOW
grew up too fast
never looking back
just a sea of faces
and i never knew her name
and i wasn't in her class
we all have our places
settled in, in spite of it all
and i tried to make it stick
my enemies are my own
and i try to ignore when they say
"is she gonna make it someday?"
CHORUS:
cuz i've been looking through a stained glass window
i've been building a tower of dreams
and in my eagerness to climb that rainbow
i discovered what "america" means
she turns to bed at 3
she's been up all night
staring at their faces
playing to the crowd
when they're talking way too loud
and she feels invisible
and in my head a part of me buries away
a passage to see through
if i was sleeping with the boys
instead of making all this noise playing my guitar
would it make me a star?
chorus
settled in, in spite of it all
and i tried to make it stick
i need a little sense of myself
to get through this mess
i'll find my own success
STARS IN OUR EYES
When the world goes dark
you close your eyes and listen
to the silence whispering
you think the time is now
if only you were braver
if only you had wings
You feel it in your breath
you're echoing a rhythm
the patterns interlink
and you hear it in your thoughts
increasing with precision
and you can't help but think
That oh maybe our time has arrived
but oh that's life
and oh now we have stars in our eyes
we don't know how we get by till we do
so when the world goes dark
you close your eyes and listen
to the silence whispering
SUNDAY AFTERNOON
Notes: Demo released on 'I Have Turned Off The TV' EP. Transition song between
OP and OHAS.
It's a sunday afternoon
And I have tidied my bedroom
The rain is pounding on the lawn
And I have put no make-up on
And I have thrown out half my clothes
And anything that's getting old
And I have nowhere else to be
I have turned off the TV
No more comedy for teens
No, I never understood that scene
Now all, all that I have left is me
Everyone who likes my show
Says they'll come and then they don't
So what am I supposed to think?
I guess I'll have another drink
No more comedy for teens
I guess it's time, time to give up on that scene
Now all, all that I have left is me
All that I have left is me
Now all, all that I have left is me...
TELL ME NOW
Tell me now if you need me to stay
Tell me now before I walk away
I have always been wondering about you
When will you say the things I want you to?
You love me
Or at least that's how I want it to be
And will my heart meet a mountain this time?
Will you help me climb or leave me behind?
Give me reason to wait another day
And give me faith that you'll finally come to say
You love me
Or at least that's how I want it to be
And how long do I have to wait
For someone to understand?
And how long is it gonna take
For you to take my hand?
So tell me now if you'll need me to stay
If you don't care, then I'll just go away
'Cause either way you'll be saving me time
And from now on I will have some peace of mind
You love me
Or at least that's how I want it to be
At least that's how I want it to be
Is that just how I want it to be?
TELL ME WHAT I'M DOING WRONG
after all i lose
how do i win?
maybe i've had enough
it's time to give in
tell me what i'm doing wrong
little things all come and go, i know
but if i should say you have my trust
and you're in control
would you tell me what i'm doing wrong?
TRAGIC
won the prize tomato, now all eyes are on you
now you're in the spotlight, so what are you gonna do
and it's all you thought you wanted, your fantasy come true
so you wanted to be honest - how could you be so lame?
thought that they would notice, but they ignored you just the same
when you tried to talk about it all you felt was shame
i saw you on tv - oh you had it
and all the ways they made you seem - like magic
and now all you'll ever be is tragic
so all the world was ready to let you touch the sky
like flannel feet pajamas; to keep you warm and keep you dry
till the day that you regretted you ever learned to fly
well i saw you on tv - oh you had it
and all the ways they made you seem - like plastic
and now all you'll ever be is tragic
well they said they made you famous so all you had to do
is win the prize tomato, now all eyes are on you
yeah now you're in the spotlight so what the hell are you gonna do
and it's all you thought you wanted, your fantasy come true
TRYING ANYWAY
hold me just one moment
cuz you know that i can't stay
it's a long walk if i'm ever goin back
ya talk just like you know me
but you met me at the bar
well you can't fake, no matter what you say
it's not the thoughts in my mind you like
it's not the laughter in my eyes
it's not the words i say
but you keep trying anyway
the things i thought were sacred
don't mean much anymore
well it's not faith but caution they've erased
so maybe i don't know you
but you talk good anyway
well i'm all yours, so come and do your worst
it's not the thoughts in my mind you like
it's not the laughter in my eyes
it's not the words i say
but i keep smiling anyways
WALK AWAY
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WALLS
Tell me why
Why are we waiting?
And is there a goodness in everyone?
And tell me why all the pain has come and gone
And why don't they all work out
By ourselves
We're by ourselves
So don't look back
It's already happened
But starting fresh, I'm always so naive
But I remember this is because
I put up these walls because of you
And all that you put me through
These walls are 'cause of you
So tell me why all the pain is come and gone
And why don't they all work out
By ourselves
We're by ourselves
But all I know is what you're doing to me
And all I know is what you came to see
In the middle of the battlefield
So tell me why
Whay are they waiting?
They are the best
They are the best I've seen
But I could never -
But this is because
I put up these walls because of you
And all that you put me through
These walls are 'cause of you
So tell me why all the pain is come and gone
And why don't they all work out
These walls
WANNABE
I buy my soap at the health food store
Now does that make me a hippie?
Cuz I always wanted to be one
But I never quite got it
No I wasn't aware
Mom and dad are breaking up
And no one knows but me
Mom says back when she was younger than me
She traded love for security
And she ran off and married him too quickly
A wannabe
A wannabe
I said I always wanted to be straight
And then I wanted to be high
And I said well who the hell am i anyways?
And they looked at me with my teased up hair
Standing on the stage
I'm gonna be a singing star
They said, "Hey I know if you cut your hair
And you pressed your breasts up in the air
You know the crowd would go really wild"
Oh you'll sell your songs and be a hit
I can't believe it's come to this
I'm just a wannabe
Oh I wanna be
I wanna be
A wannabe
And I oughta be
I oughta be
Ashamed
You said, I know that you're capable of more than you let on
And I wish that you could see that on your own
Oh and I glared at you like, Who is he to talk that way?
To see through me?
I don't know what I'd do if it wasn't for you
And now I don't wanna be
I don't wanna be
A wannabe
I just wanna be
I wanna be
Myself
I wanna wear my hair the way I please
And feel my footsteps through the trees
I don't wanna be anything else
But me
I just wanna be me
I just want to be me
WE'LL FIND YOU
when you grow tired of familiar sounds
can't lift your own feet up off the ground
we'll find you, one day
you won't get away
you can't escape through our battle lines
obey the laws and the neon signs
there comes a time when you must unwind
we'll find you, one day
you won't get away
you say you won't give in to our lies
do you think you're the first to try?
we'll find you, one day
you won't get away
WISH ON A STAR
too good enough
that's what they say
and i'm getting tired
of agreeing this way
too close to tell
but too far away
well leave me behind
and leave me what's mine
i'll be ok
wish on a star
you ask for too much
and give none away
you know it's too late
when the money you make
becomes who you are
but you wanted a change
now nothing's the same
it's your foolish pride
you keep it inside
and now who's to blame
wish on a star
WOMAN
you're a shell of yourself in the summer breeze
it was time for this 5 months ago
it's been too long years and too many fears
you're a shell of yourself now
you've been bearing down
but it just makes you frown
you're strong in the ways that you shouldn't be
you know it's time to fly
but you've been paralyzed
it's time to make those knees break free
CHORUS:
you're only gonna be a woman, baby
so don't be 'fraid of what you're made of honey
and you don't need another rockefeller
and you don't gotta be a cinderella
but ya gotta let your goddess roar
and be the comfort that you're looking for
yeah ya gotta be a woman
it's a fairy tale but you still inhale
do you feel it in your lungs now?
you could be wild and free
but you want company
well you're more than that
chorus
you'll be locked away until your wedding day
you're more than that
chorus
you don't gotta be a mother theresa
if you wanna be someone's sweetheart
ya gotta be a woman
WOODEN FEET
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WRONG
Notes: OHAS-era song; performed live in 2004. Not included on the album. No studio version released.
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YOU DO
when you grow up you look around
it's all about perfection
then you wake up, you hit the ground
and see your own reflection
will you come through, or will you be lost in the crowd;
can you stand true with your house burning down;
will you make do with never being like the rest;
will you come through - what will you do?
don't ever try to be the best; they never notice
and they ones that last aren't like the rest
so don't even try
but you'll come through
if you can look them in the eyes
if you choose to let those dollars pass you by
i know you; you wanna be the best
but you can choose - so what will you do?
then i saw you with your house burning down
you stood true, you stood apart from the crowd
that's so you; to keep that smile as they frown
and you come through; yeah you do.
you do, wherever you are.
YOUR DAY WILL COME
When all that you fear is gone
and you see that you belong
and you finally can move on
you'll want to let it go
So before you even try
to give me the reasons why
you don't have the wings to fly
i doubt you, cuz i know
I know your day will come
your moment in the sun
i know your day will come along
Cuz everyone has a choice
to lower or raise their voice
and i hope you'll make some noise
you'll want to, i know
I know your day will come
your moment in the sun
i know your day will come along
Baby don't hesitate
remember it's not too late
and all of the time you wait is wasted