Haven't we done this before?
I say the line and you walk out that door
But give it time and this heart of mine will be crawling back for more
Suddenly your name is the name of a street
I found you in the place we were never supposed to meet
And the dawn and the music and the lights of the town
Have the glimmer of your laugh and the pain of an eternal now
Deja vu, seeing you
Running away and running back into you
A falling tear leaves a smear on your beauty and it's all we ever do
My head is spinning a story is beginning
It's crazy but it's nothing new
Is it love or is it just deja vu?
Why do we fail to learn, fail to see, and fail to make the turn?
Maybe in the end the wind has the power over helm, bow, and stern
It's the look, the light in the eye, the touch, emotion, the pledge
Don't forget the mistake, hearts break, don't talk
Leave yourself in the dark with the wish so you look
Haven't we done this before?
More Cliches
"C'est la vie", you said to me,
"There's plenty other fish in the sea."
Well you can't say that again
Cos all of that jazz gets under my skin
I think I'm barking up the wrong tree
This isn't all it's cracked up to be
I just don't know what to do these days
Cos it all just seems like more cliches
You and I will never see eye to eye
I don't think it's even worth it to try
You say good things come to those who wait
Well I've been waiting forever and a day
For a change of pace, a change of place
Because I'm all bent out of shape
So I'm going onward and I'm going upward
Just forgetting the past to be free as a bird
If it takes two to tango and three is company
Then what is this all for?
You've got a five-finger discount on my heart
You know that all's fair in love and war
So I'm out of the frying pan and into the fire
In a rut like a cage and bogged down in the mire
I think I'll lie low until the smoke clears
She didn't call me, it was music to my ears
If I've said it once, I've said it a thousand times...
Beautiful Soul
A feather falls, you turn that smile on me
The world slows down and drifts about so gently
I hear your voice like a calming summer breeze
With just one word you set my heart at ease
You have a beautiful soul
You don't look back don't worry 'bout a thing
You keep me here and now, you keep me hoping
You see the silver lining in the darkest part of me
You change the world and make it look so easy
Learn to Play
Rule number one is do what you want as long as it's fun
Rule number two is be yourself as long as you're exactly like everyone else
Rule number three is play their game, the rules will never change
You will see, it's guaranteed, you'll never be free
But at least you'll never be lonely
Learn to play the game and you'll never be lonely
Gee aint it a shame that you couldn't control me
Just Because
Just because you're perfect doesn't mean I have to love you
Just because you're beautiful doesn't mean I have to care
Just because you shine like rays of sun hanging above you
Doesn't mean I have to see you or take you anywhere
So why am I standing at your door?
Just because
Just because you're open doesn't mean I truly know you
There's a twinkle in your eye and I wonder what it hides
I may have my weakness, do you really want to see it?
I know I should know better, is this really worth a try?
So why am I standing at your door?
Just because
You can choose your road, you can't choose where it goes
Everyone knows that this one doesn't go where I want to
But let's just be fair: I don't care
I just thought I'd share I only do what I want to
So just because you beckon doesn't mean I have to follow
Just because there's music doesn't mean I have to dance
Just because the pond is deep doesn't mean the shores aren't shallow
Just because I'm lucky doesn't mean I'll take a chance
So why am I lying in your arms?
Why am I falling for your charms?
Just because
Lying Stars
I've been wishing on some stars for way too long
And for a time I thought they'd give me what I wanted
What do you do when the one you love is happy without you?
Every time I see you with him I am haunted
I could be the hero and walk away
It would do no good to start a fire
So I walk slowly out of sight
You and I got to do what's right
And I hope you forget me like the day forgets the night
And I won't cry, you and I got to do what's right
I'd give you anything you want but you only want him
The irony's so thick that you could cut it with a knife
I may not like it, you may not see, I guess it wasn't meant to be
Maybe I should just write a song and get on with my life
I could be the hero and walk away
Cos it would do no good to start a fire
Underneath this quiet resignation I've got more to say
Are you happy or are you just scared nothing better's gonna come your way?
It just does not seem right to say goodbye, are you sure we should?
I just gotta know before I drop it for good
Kill the Messenger
A boiling crowd gathers to settle the matter
And he thinks he can calm the seas of their rage
The people want change but they'd just as soon hang
A scape-goat and call it a day
In grossest deception he gets a warm reception and his false friends pull him on stage
With flashing third eyes the sharks arrive and they feast on his name,
They feast on his name singing...
Come and kill the messenger
Hey let's kill the messenger
I thought that was the name of the game
The world was supposed to change but it's just staying the same
And we're gonna need somebody to blame
Come and kill the messenger
Yeah let's kill the messenger
Sacrifice and aint it a shame
Sure it don't seem fair but that's neither here nor there
At least he'll get his fifteen minutes of fame
With bloodlust appeased they turn off their TVs
And prattle on discussing their views
A prime-time attraction is the perfect distraction
as long as the message is approved
And now that he's dead, there's more to be said
And there's money in expounding your sins
Revived by the pen, he gets up again,
Gets a book deal, and everybody wins, singing...
Some say he had it comin'
Some say, "Better him than me."
Some say nothing at all,
Grateful someone else took the fall
While their stains remain unseen
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And if you think you've seen all there is to see
We are stronger, weaker, deeper
Than what you see on the screen
And if you think that there's nothing more to me
Just remember there's more to life
Than what you see on the screen
Objects in the mirror are closer than they appear
They will see us for who we are when they com near
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What we say is not always what they hear
Moment for a cameo in the perfect mise en scene
But due to careful blocking the chance goes by again
Images projected for all the world to see
Built on expectation and careful editing
"It is easy in the world to live after the world's opinion
It is easy in solitude to live after our own
But the great man is he who in the midst of the crowd
Maintains with perfect sweetness the independence of solitude" - Ralph Waldo Emerson
Torture
Moonlight reflects in your eyes
Shrouded in silent midnight
I wonder is there more to beauty than sight?
Held captive, at least by my eyes
Sit here and sigh, tell me why
You're made of silk in a world of stone
Lovely and alone
And it's torture
Sweet, sweet torture
Smiling, you cross my path
Some conversation and we share a laugh
And then you're gone like you were never there
Like you didn't even care
Drifting through the heavens you go
Caught in your halo stars lose their glow
You're more like the moon than you'll ever know
Lovely and alone
I could climb up to where you are
Rush to your side, no matter how far
I could learn the secret of the verse
Learn the poet's finest work, win your heart with a word
I could try anything, be anything, brush against infinity
But no matter where I go or what I know
Or what I try, I cannot lie
You still elude me
The Sun Is Setting On Us
The sun is setting on us
We're bathed in the golden glow of a fading day
Why is the day so much more beautiful as it dies?
Why are you so much more beautiful now that I'm losing you?
I hear the wind rustle through the trees
Lamenting the loss of the falling leaves
Why are the leaves so much beautiful when they turn?
Why are you so much more beautiful now that I'm losing you?
The rain coats the road in tears
The sun the paves the road in gold
As deep, blue evening closes in
A fleeting flash across the sky
Why are the stars so much more beautiful when they fall?
Why are you so much more beautiful now that I'm losing you?
Fire From Olympus
I was given fire from Olympus
A light from the heavens
A blessing that I never could deserve
I was given fire from Olympus
Strength from the heavens
A blessing the I never could deserve
A queen to calm the mind of this king
A queen to calm the mind of this king
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