October
Loosely as you dream
You paint a perfect scene
With all the colors you adore
It copies life once more
Images start to fade
And leave you with shades of gray
And you don’t know who to be
You try to find yourself but you can’t even see
Changing changes seems deranged and somewhat strange
When your grip is on nothing
To fill the void you make some noise
And try to pretend that no one is listening
You try to pretend
But you try, and you try, and you try
You keep on trying but it never turns out right
And you don’t know who to be
You try to find yourself but you can’t even see
City Down by the Shoreline
You said you blame it on the world
So you just throw it all away
You never even give someone else
A try anyway
Everybody’s just out for themselves
All want to have a good time
So they just give it all to you
Let you deal with the guilt and the shame in time
I know it’s always been coming
City down by the shoreline
You know your mother never told you
All the kids they all say
You know your father never showed you
How to live life this way
They’re just there for your convenience
Giving you all of their time
‘Cause in the end
Oh, we know
They want to be by themselves ‘til the day that they die
They’ve been wondering, “When is it coming?”
You know you always get me wrong
You tried so many times
You never even blame someone else
You never blame your own kind
Everybody’s just out for themselves
All want to have a good time
So they just give it all to you
Let you deal with the guilt in time
I know it’s always been coming
Leavin’
All I could want
All I could need
Makes it hard for me to breathe
You’ve been my life
You’re all I’ve known
But this restless heart can’t find a home
And now I’m leavin’
The city lights
The city sounds
Time will tell where my soul is bound
I can’t stay
I’ll push you away
I’ve got to go and I’ve found a way
There’s so many reasons, reasons why
And now I’m leaving it all behind
This is my life
I gotta leave this town
I’ll let you know when I come around
I can’t stay
I’ll push you away
Save your love for another day
Look at you
You wake up
And think about how your day will plan out
Look at you
Consumed in everything that you do
But, sometimes I wonder
If you’ve been doing everything right
You go out
And take out your lunch from yesterday’s town
Look at you
You think you’re content with the things that you do
But, sometimes I wonder if you’re ever going to live your own life
‘Cause I know, I’ve been there before
I know I’ll be there once more
You sit down
On the park bench across town
Look at you
Your face in your hands and you don’t know what to do
‘Cause, now you start wondering
Who the hell’s in control of my life?
You gotta get up and talk to someone
You gotta realize you ain’t the only one. Oh, we…
We’ve all been there before
You gotta realize it’s your own damn fault
You gotta take what you get but you can’t have it all. Oh, you…
You’re slowly wasting away
Still Can Feel the Heat
You borrow money
You never even try to return my calls
You think it’s funny
You try to get away
You try to break your fall
Still can feel the heat
I’m so misguided
Everybody tellin’ me who to love
I feel so confined
I never know who knows who to look to
People comin’ around
People always in town
Always sayin’ how you’re high and down
Still comin’ around
So quit your bitchin’
Everybody’s got their own story to tell
Just start lying
I’ll give you seven reasons why we’re going to hell
You said you tried it
You never know who you’re gonna get it from
So you just buy it
Then you try and sell it after you’re all done
People comin’ down
People fallin’ around
You never know you’re goin’ round and round
Still fallin’ up
All the way
The Otherside
I’ve seen the other side of it all
Slowly changing
For a new kind of life
I’ve been waiting for a while
Slowly changing
For a new kind of life
Somewhere waiting for it
I have grown
Somewhere deep inside
It tells me why
Take a look around you
The scene is changing
I see my future now
In a new kind of life
Real Digital
Go ahead plug me in
My life becomes in sync with your protocol
Just give me some time to think
And I’ll process what you’ve conceived today
What would you like to know?
What is it that you need?
Is there anybody here?
I am real digital
Still talking through the walls
Through the air the numbered masses stay connected
Put it down and punch it in
You left your songs at home once more
Keep it steady
Keep it slow
This race will pass you by before you know
Tell me how to be
Less like you and more like me
Is there anybody here?
I am real digital
Still talking through the walls
Through the air the numbered masses stay connected
Can I just be real?
Real digital
Banister
So, you finally figured out
I’m up against the banister
Pleading with my heart out
I see it in your eyes
They’re always tellin’ me no
But baby you know I will try
I get a little bit more each time
You’re feelin’ around for something
The lights have been off for me
They’ve been off for a while
I’m runnin’
Sometimes I feel though
Sometimes you know I could be
forever for you, Darlin’
Close your eyes we’re out of time
You’ll never know, my love
Who I will or where I will be
I’ve been tryin’ for sometime
I’m runnin’
Baby, you know I will stay
Myself in two
How long?
How much more is my body gonna take?
I can see
I can hear you
Changing your mind,
Changing your lines whenever you’re around me
I swear I’m gonna break myself in two
That’s what I’m gonna do
Baby girl knockin’ at my door
I don’t wanna hear it
You left me standing naked in the cold
I don’t want to figure it out
If you ever have a problem that you see
Don’tcha come crawlin’ back to me
That’s now how I work
Steve
Saw a stranger walkin’ down the road
He looked like he knew just where to go
I said, “Hey stranger, you gotta name?”
The name’s Steve, baby. Would you like to play my game?
Goin’ there
lookin’ everywhere
That’s where you know you’ll find me
He said, “Hey stranger, why don’t you walk down the road?”
To my surprise, Steve had a boat
He said, “Hey stranger, you like your coffee black?
And don’t mind me while I pack my cigarette pack”
Goin‘ there
Lookin’ everywhere
Sometimes you gotta believe
Goin’ down
Surely but slowly
That’s where you know you’ll find me
I’ve been tryin’ oh, so hard
It doesn’t get me very far
I just slowly need to learn to let it all go
‘Cause only then I will know
I said, “Hey Steve, would you like to talk awhile?
I gotta couple questions for you. Ya see?
What exactly do you want to be?”
He said, “Just a stranger smoking with my coffee”
Face in the crowd
Face in the crowd
Where do you go
When the rain starts to pour upon your
Beautiful day
Do you wash it away?
Bright yellow jacket
Saves you some time
Before the rain completely blinds
Your worried mind
Jump through the puddle
Just wash it away
You sit down and you dream by the fire
I want it all for my own
You take a deep breath
Then you start over
The smell of whiskey
Bites through your nose
You’ll take the future any way it comes and goes
Drink to what hasn’t been sold
Put it on paper
Sign at the bottom
Look around the corner
Here’s autumn
It’s offering gold
But where does it begin?
Can you help me?
‘Cause I can’t remember
All I’ve known was true
You sit down and you dream by the fire
And think of how much you’ve grown
You take a deep breath
Then you start over
