1. |
Feeling Fine
03:18
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I’m feeling fine, I’m alive, much better than before
Feel the wind and the rain, hear the waves crash on the shore
It’s the start of thousand unlaid plans,
A million different pathways, all leading to the promised land
Feeling fine.
I’m feeling fine, and I know, you know just how I feel,
All the sticks and the stones, the scars that never heal
All those words, that can never be erased
Like letters in an empty hallway, memories, laid to waste
Feeling fine…
I’m feeling fine. Like a child I’ve learnt from my mistakes
Faced the truth, saw the light, I know now what it takes
Sometimes just a touch, a whisper or a frown
All it takes to turn a life around
Feeling fine
I’m feeling fine, no more pain, with nothing left to lose
I don’t care. Now I’m free. Well that’s the simple truth.
All the books I’ve read, pages that I’ve torn
Living is the only answer, start again, be reborn,
Start again, live your life, learn to fly, again.
I’m feeling fine,
And I know you’re gonna ask me why
It’s the sun and the moon and the stars up in the sky It’s the start of another brand new day,
24 hours of choices, nothing left for me to say,
Feeling fine.
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2. |
The Party's Over
04:44
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Left alone, the curtains drawn,
an empty house, an empty room.
A north wind blows down from the mountainside,
so cold inside like a tomb.
The party's over
nothing left but memories,
no cause for celebration,
just go now, I beg you please.
My anger was well founded,
your reactions overblown.
What made you think you should show your face?
It's time to go, the long way home.
The party's over
nothing left but memories,
no cause for celebration,
just go now, I beg you please.
The smell of smoke still hangs in the air...
Just a footnote in a story of despair:
Can anyone hear this unanswered prayer?
The party's over
nothing left but memories,
no cause for celebration,
just go now, I beg you please.
The party's over...
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3. |
All My Treasures
03:40
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There was a time, we were best friends
Talk of the town, and a world without end
You were my muse, my promised land
But there’s no rhyme, no reason, just sleight of hand
Just killing time
Now you’re stealing all my treasures
All the things that once were pleasures
You’re taking me to the cleaners,
I thought nothing could come between us,
Day by day, slipping away,
Seasons change, you turned on me,
My inspiration became my enemy,
Just killing time, your hands spin round,
But it’s time that’s killing, ticking down,
Just killing time
Now you’re stealing all my treasures
All the things that once were pleasures
You’re taking me to the cleaners,
I thought nothing could come between us,
Day by day, slipping away,
Alarm bells ring, I see a light flashing,
Am I hearing angels sing, Just what was I thinking?
Now you’re stealing all my treasures
All the things that once were pleasures
You’re taking me to the cleaners,
I thought nothing could come between us,
Yes, I’m losing all my treasures
All the things that kept me together
Just watching them slip away,
Not a word that I can say
I’m heading on a new adventure,
I’m not scared...
Over the hill…
To the shadows…
Into the shadows…
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4. |
Smoke
07:10
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My legs are clay, my feet are lead,
breathing you in, and all that you said,
my lungs are bellows, in my head.
My heart’s a switch, my blood is pitch
you smoulder, I faint, you burn, I can’t escape..
I just can’t breathe this air,
it's obvious that you don’t care,
No hope, no love, just lies,
the smoke gets in my eyes...
There was a time your eyes were clear,
but now I find nothing there.
Black as coal, dark in my soul,
What can I do? I've lost control...
You stopped the clock, I failed,
stepped off the train, de-railed.
And now we’re going back in time,
to an ice age again…
I just can’t breathe this air,
it's obvious that you don’t care.
No hope, no love, just lies,
The smoke gets in my eyes...
The smoke gets in my eyes...
My eyes...
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5. |
I Can't Go On
07:01
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We signed a life-long pact, comrades against the storm,
those pages now are cracked, brittle, faded, dull and torn.
Where once there was trust, now a cold and empty space,
there's no hiding your disgust, in my sudden fall from grace
And I, I can't go on, if love is really gone.
If love is really gone.
I'm sure that at the core, my heart still beats the same,
of course a few years older, but inside I haven't changed.
Now there's anger in your eyes, in this season of contempt,
all you do is criticize, whatever my intent.
And I, I can't go on, if love is really gone,
I can't go on.
Under this mantle of suspicion, I can see no sign of light,
in this climate of attrition, I try but I can do no right,
And I, I can't go on, if love is really gone.
If love is gone I can't go on.
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6. |
Shine On
03:47
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I got the news, it makes me mad,
I’ve got the blues, and I feel sad
I’m full of rage. Another one,
Of unspent age, the prodigal son
So many stories left untold, Songs to sing, you’ll never be old It is not fair, there is no god,
So many paths, left untrod
You burned so bright, lit up the sky, How dark the night, I’m asking why? Why is it now, that you go first,
Whilst fucking fools still walk this earth?
But you shone, you shone,
And you will shine on
Yes you shone
And you still shine on.
Shine on, shine on, shine on, shine on.
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7. |
Dead Ahead
05:22
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Dead ahead, far as I can see,
a desert road, the road that sets me free.
Gas in the tank, hands on the wheel,
no turning back, no rest, no chance to heal.
I'm headed down a forgotten road
just desolation, a heavy load.
My destination? I don't know,
just somewhere down that empty road.
So many stars in the sky tonight
so many suns, so little light.
No sign of life for a thousand miles,
no stopping place, no chance to reconcile.
I'm headed down a forgotten road,
just desolation, a heavy load.
My destination? I don't know,
just somewhere down that empty road.
Just keep on moving, moving on,
keep on moving, moving on...
Just keep on moving, moving on,
keep on moving, moving on...
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8. |
Yes Dear
03:07
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Yes dear, you're utterly correct, everything I do ends up absolutely wrecked,
yes dear, you knew it all along, just as well I know you'll never listen to this song.
Yes dear, you're altogether right, but I don't have the energy to argue or to fight,
yes dear, I'm no longer young, if I disappeared right now, it would be best for everyone.
Yes dear, I'm losing it again, burning up inside, tears of acid rain.
Yes dear, I know you know just how I feel, the sickness runs too deep, this wound will never heal,
yes dear, my sell-by-date has past, well the good things in life, they never really last.
Yes dear, she's just a helpless child, but now I would change anything, only to see her smile.
Yes dear, magnanimous in defeat, but there's one more appointment I really have to keep,
yes dear, my work here is done, I'll softly slip away behind the setting sun.
Yes dear...
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9. |
I Couldn't Jump
04:04
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I ran, I got away, 'cos I knew that if I stayed I'd never win.
I walked across a bridge, but I couldn't even think of jumping in.
You couldn't love me, if you wanted to.
And I know I'd never jump, even if I wanted to.
Just what the hell is wrong with me?
If I could only speak, that you might see.
So I drink, sometimes too much, and tell myself that I just don't care.
But deep down inside behind the laughter, there's a pain that's hard to bear.
We couldn't be happy if we wanted to.
I could never end it all even if I wanted to.
Just what the hell is wrong with me?
If I could only speak that you might see, I'm only human.
Now I'm standing on the bridge and still those words I just can't say,
Entombed in icy silence, I wait there in the rain.
As dreams slip away in the harsh light of day, in my heart the sadness still remains.
I couldn't jump, I couldn't jump, I couldn't jump, I just couldn't bring myself to jump.
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10. |
The Old Lie
04:36
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I stand alone, carv'd in cold stone,
watching the games that children play.
Making new rules, reforming roles,
but there's no change in what they say.
Where is the beauty, when truth goes unspoken?
Love becomes repulsion, in eyes that will not see.
There are no victors, just vanquished and broken.
History repeating: The only certainty.
True love corrupts, devotion rots,
two wrongs can never make things right.
All hopes and fears fall on deaf ears,
a new dawn fades to darkest night.
Where is the beauty, when truth goes unspoken?
Love becomes repulsion, in eyes that will not see.
There are no victors, just vanquished and broken.
History repeating: The only certainty.
Doomed youth stand side by side,
the old lie goes unrecognised,
The sins of the fathers return on the young,
and all that's good comes undone.
Where is the beauty, when truth goes unspoken?
Love becomes repulsion, in eyes that will not see.
There are no victors, just vanquished and broken.
History repeating: The only certainty.
Come, let us sleep now, 'til these days are done,
until we're awakened by the new dawn's sun.
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11. |
Gone
04:17
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You've gone, and left me alone,
I move on, nothing's set in stone.
Mountains crumble into dust, our inventions turn to rust,
and you've gone, gone away you've gone...
You've gone, away for good,
so wrong, so misunderstood.
Your voice rings in my ears, my eyes are blind with tears,
now you've gone, gone away, you've gone...
The world keeps spinning round,
the sun keeps shining down.
The garden's overgrown,
all the summer birds have flown.
But my memory's here to stay,
of that fantastic fabled day,
and those words I never got to say...
(instrumental break)
You've gone, how can my heart mend,
so long, this night has no end.
We barely said good bye,
you left me here to cry,
now you've gone, gone away, you've gone...
The years come tumbling past,
things these days, they just don't last.
No faith, no greater power:
I'd rage at that marbled tower.
I know it's wrong to despair,
but, one day you were there,
then you were gone, into thin air...
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12. |
The End Of The World
03:34
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I blundered in,
where smart men falter.
I had my fun,
that nothing can alter.
Broke all the rules,
got off the boat.
Lost the plot,
there's no antidote.
But it's not the end of the world:
You can walk away from it all.
I'll pick up the tab whilst your leaving,
I'll pay the price and I'll take the fall.
I come in peace,
you go to pieces.
One look at me,
something inside freezes.
What's done is done,
I wiped my tracks.
It's in my blood,
there's no turning back.
But it's not the end of the world:
You can walk away from it all.
I'll pick up the tab whilst your leaving,
I'll pay the price and I'll take the fall.
And now I wear the millstone,
a dead weight around my neck.
Jonah's Jinx is on me now,
an albatross above my wreck.
I'm going down,
lashed to the wheel,
there's no escape,
no way to heal.
But it's not the end of the world:
You can walk away from it all.
I'll pick up the tab whilst your leaving,
I'll pay the price and I'll take the fall.
It's not the end of the world:
It's your choice - you make the call.
Forgive me, we will be happy,
forget me and I'll take the fall.
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13. |
Half-Life
05:05
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How much longer 'til the break of dawn?
How much longer until I get the call?
Half-life:
Half buried underground.
Half-life:
The clock is ticking down.
Endless longing burning deep inside,
how much longer until it can subside?
Half-life:
Half waking, half asleep.
Half alive;
just waiting for relief.
I scan the hills, in that undiscovered land,
for a semaphore, a sign, a helping hand
In sleepless dreams, I toss and turn,
I search, I crave, I yearn...
How much longer 'til I sleep all night?
How much longer until things turn out right?
Half-life:
Hanging on for dear life,
a lease of life,
an end to stress and strife.
Half-life:
Hiding out, on the run.
Half-life:
Knowing the best is yet to come...
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14. |
Empty Chair
04:45
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Words that should be said, go unspoken
There's an empty space in this room
Without you, this silence can't be broken
You've gone and won't be back soon.
CHORUS:
There's an empty chair at the table,
A space where someone should be
Instead, an elephant sits in the corner,
Which no-one seems able to see
This was meant to be a celebration
of how things have changed, what we've seen
but your absence destroys all elation
we're just left to think what could have been
(CHORUS)
If a tree falls in a forest,
with no witness, does it fall?
And if I shout at your empty chair,
would it make any difference?
(CHORUS)
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15. |
It's A Disaster
03:28
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Woke up this morning, a plane's gone down,
no explanation, echo, sight or sound,
radio silence, the black box can't be found
just speculation, suspicions that compound,
I've got the Midas Touch, but in reverse,
all that is gold turns to dust, or worse.
No black and no white, just shades of grey,
all traces disappear, impressions fade,
no colors, just a thousand shades of grey,
nothing left, no way out, just fade away.
Another day dawns, shapes start to form,
a glass half-full, hoar frost on the lawn,
radio static, conclusions can't be drawn,
am I still dreaming, or have I been reborn,
Well nothing ever goes as planned, that much is true,
if I could only understand what to do.
No black and no white, just shades of grey,
all traces disappear, impressions fade,
no colors, just a thousand shades of grey,
nothing left, no way out, just fade away.
Don't fade away.
Hold it back, save it up, for a rainy day.
Don't let it fade away. Don't fade away.
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