Stupid Trick
Turn your heart into a stone
Take your cards and lay them low
I was afraid of what I faced
At every draw mistakes were made
Like a military man
Always two steps up and smarter than his prey
Well I lost my head
And any sense of how he played the game
Was it just a wish
That maybe you were playing this to win
Or was it magic
To go and make me love you like I did
An illusion
Or was it just a stupid trick?
It was a castle made of sand
Moments pouring through the bottom of a glass
And you can give a wolf a chance
But all those suits he wear don’t make a man
Was it just a fix
Or did you need this more than you’d admit?
Or was it magic
To go and make me love you like I did
An illusion
Or was it just a stupid trick?
It was just a slip of fate
Never meant to cause any pain
And though you tried to twist the ace
When you looked at me you gave yourself away
And I will say it’s nothing
But you can call a spade a spade
And you can learn to be OK
But know you’ll never be the same
Magic
To go and make me love you like I did
An illusion
Or was it just a stupid trick?
A stupid trick
Dance in the Rain
When you came to see me
Was like you’d been hit by a train
Even when you smiled you looked to be in pain
When every hour, of every day feels the same
And somewhere along the way you felt your soul escape
As the years pass by
Turning everything to white
Remember all those times we never rolled the dice
You can give your shine to corporation lights
Slowly going blind for someone else’s fight
Let me take you outside
Run into the wild just to dance in the rain
And live in this moment
So kiss me before we are sober
‘Cause anytime you want we can dance in the rain
When you find it calling
And you take off into the night
You will realise they’re only neon signs
And I’ll be that flicker
The one that keeps catching your eye
And you will be the smoke that stays after the fire
The fire
Let me take you outside
Run into the wild just to dance in the rain
And live in this moment
So kiss me before we are sober
‘Cause anytime you want we can dance in the rain
As the years pass by
Turning everything to white
Remember all those times we never rolled the dice
You can give your shine to corporate lights
The God in the machine is waiting to ignite
Let me take you outside
Run into the wild just to dance in the rain
And live in this moment
So kiss me before we are sober
‘Cause anytime you want we can dance in the rain
Secrets
Everybody’s got a secret
Everybody’s got a secret
I don’t wanna take my secrets to
I don’t wanna take my secrets to the grave
I’m not the girl you think I am
I’m looking for an honest man
Someone I can tell my secrets to
I was wondering if that might be you
All these dreams we keep inside
Are diamonds in a mine
Always brilliantly shining
And you’re always on my mind
Some people they have secrets
Some deep and very bad
When you’re dancing alone with your lonely ghost
There’s a monster in the backyard
Some people they have secrets
Some play it innocent
When the past is done and you love someone
Free the monster in the backyard
Everybody’s got a weakness
Everybody’s got a weakness
Following the trail of clues
It’s obvious that my Achilles Heel is you
So if you want an alibi
I will stay here by your side
I will never love anyone but you
All these things we keep inside
And I don’t know why
So come on and tell me your story
And maybe I’ll tell you mine
Some people they have secrets
Some deep and very bad
When you’re dancing alone with your lonely ghost
There’s a monster in the backyard
Some people they have secrets
Some play it innocent
When the past is done and you love someone
Free the monster in the backyard
Lights
Birthday candles flicker
All the years you’re losing faster now
Fear flows to your skin like blood
Close your eyes and make your wish
But don’t you wish for me now
You’ve burned that wick into the ground
So who’ll be the one
To walk you through your science?
Who are you gonna love
When I’m already long gone?
Don’t think I’ll coming running when you realise what you’ve done
When the lights go out tonight
Who are you gonna call?
Don’t think I’ll be there for you when you weren’t here for me
When the lights go out tonight
Who are you gonna call?
Who are you gonna call?
You are so damn vain
That you can’t see the ones you hurt
Maybe one day you will learn to keep your promises
Close your eyes and think of me
That time I held you high
When it all comes crashing down tonight
Who’ll be the one
To pick up all your pieces
Where you gonna fall
When I don’t love you anymore?
Don’t think I’ll coming running when you realise what you’ve done
When the lights go out tonight
Who are you gonna call?
Don’t think I’ll be there for you when you weren’t here for me
When the lights go out tonight
Who are you gonna call?
Who are you gonna call?
Don’t Fight It
Drivin’ on the left side
Thinkin’ on the right
Bathin’ in the sunlight
Wake up to the moon
Whatcha doing tonight?
Sittin’ on the sofa
Sippin’ amaretto
Mmm taste the sweetness on your lips
And then it’s over
When all the lights are falling down
Don’t fight it, don’t fight it
Breathe it in and breathe it out
Don’t fight it, don’t fight it
Something ‘bout the ocean
Makes me wanna drown
Then I see you smilin’
In the drawings of the silver clouds
Never wanna grow up
I wanna be free
Light enough to follow
The roads and all the rivers that were meant for me
When all the lights are falling down
Don’t fight it, don’t fight it
Breathe it in and breathe it out
Don’t fight it, don’t fight it
When everything gets a little crazy
The whole world starts to cave in
Need somethin’ can’t explain but
Don’t fight It
When all the lights are falling down
Don’t fight it, don’t fight it
Breathe it in and breathe it out
Don’t fight it, don’t fight it
West Hollywood
Darling
Now I’m back in LA
I’m down in West Hollywood
I’m watching a punk band play
And I don’t even know what I’m doing in this place
But I see em’
Sweet dreams all dressed up on young faces
Oh, and at the time I was staring at the full moon
I couldn’t see the sea view from my room
And I cried down the phone when you said
I would follow you anywhere
Back to the time I was trembling at the microphone
Singing songs that I love
But something takes over when the lights go down
And you give me that same old feeling
Back to the time you and me were on the open road
Singing songs, just because
Now I just can’t wait ‘til I get back home
‘Cause you give me that same old feeling
Bright eyes, so many here in California
Everybody loves the way I talk
They say I sound funny, hmm
But the other side of Hollywood
Are boulevards full of pain
Where you see ‘em
Lost souls that fade and leave no traces
Oh
And at the time I was driving out to Malibu
I could see the smog lift in the rear view
And I knew from wishing you could be there
I would follow you anywhere
Back to the time I was trembling at the microphone
Singing songs that I love
But something takes over when the lights go down
And you give me that same old feeling
You give me, you give me, you give me that
You give me, you give me, you give me that
You give me, you give me
That same old feeling, oh, oh, oh, you give me that…
Cynical
Cold, cold eyes, cold eyes
Swimming into mine
Sirens for sailors
I’m going under
I just can’t help it
You and I, so wild
Bodies over minds
Sirens and sailors
You pull me under
I’m ready for your ice and your fire
When you’re running hot
It’s a full blown fever
You throw your shadow
I fall apart
But I come back to you again
When I’m feeling kinda cynical
No one else can haunt me like you do
You turn me on then you turn me off
But no one else can haunt me like you do
This is kind of messed up
But I know deep down that I just can’t live without you
And I thought I was invincible
But no one else can haunt me like you do
Holding every last hope
Walking every tight rope
Feels like I’m dancing in the dark
It’s heaven and its hell
And this is criminal
With every lie I’m questioning myself
Ice or you’re fire
When you’re running hot
You’re a full blown fever
You throw your shadow
I fall apart
Always come back to you again
When I’m feeling kinda cynical
No one else can haunt me like you do
You turn me on then you turn me off
But no one else can haunt me like you do
This is kind of fucked up
But I know deep down that I just can’t live without you
And I thought I was invincible
But no one else can haunt me like you do
Hoops
We aren’t laughing anymore so
Maybe this is where we let go
Maybe we aren’t lost
Just searching for a different flow?
Got a wild imagination
Dreams as wide as my devotion
I could stay here and try
But we see things through different eyes
I wanna be alone
Staring at the sky
I need a place to stay out of my mind
I wanna be with you
But we’re running out of time
Let’s save it ‘til the morning
Now we’ve got tonight
Now we’ve got tonight
All I know is how to hold you
And I don’t want anyone new
Can’t imagine life
Where two of us aren’t left and right
But we will end up better
Nothing to be scared of
You and me got memories stretching back for miles
All this second guessing
Is making us go crazy
And maybe we are reaching further than designed
I wanna be alone
Staring at the sky
I need a place to stay out of my mind
I wanna be with you
But we’re running out of time
Let’s save it ‘til the morning
Now we’ve got tonight
Now we’ve got tonight
Cover fire
In the middle of the night
In the calm of the ceasefire
You can hear the buildings breathing out a sigh
And I walked with you
Through the paintings that still hang inside my mind
I really miss you sometimes
Never saw it coming
Screaming out into the night sky
You gave me, you gave me
It was all surrounding
When darkness fell on every street light
You gave me, you gave me
Cover fire
Cover fire, ohh
Cover fire
Cover fire
And saved me
And the sky was alive
The bullets raced around our heads
We ran for shelter
Anywhere to hide
And all the walls they were shaking
You promised everything would be alright
I really need you tonight
Never saw it coming
Screaming out into the night sky
You gave me, you gave me
It was all surrounding
But you rose up like morning sunlight
And gave me, and gave me
Cover fire
(You’re always taking on the world for me
And I’m always gonna have your back)
Cover fire
(Make me feel like I could walk through flames
Now you’re here I know the war is over)
Cover fire
(You’re always taking on the world for me
And I’m always gonna have your back)
Cover fire
(Make me feel like I could walk through flames
Now you’re here I know the war is over)
Cathedrals (Jump Little Children cover)
In the shadows of tall buildings
Of fallen angels on the ceilings
Oily feathers in bronze and concrete
Faded colours, pieces left incomplete
The line moves slowly past the electric fence
Across the borders between continents
In the cathedrals of New York and Rome
There is a feeling that you should just go home
And spend a lifetime finding out just where that is
In the shadows of tall buildings
The architecture is slowly peeling
Marble statues and glass dividers
Someone is watching all of the outsiders
The line moves slowly through the numbered gate
Past the mosaic of the head of state
In the cathedrals of New York and Rome
There is a feeling that you should just go home
And spend a lifetime finding out just where that is
In the shadows of tall buildings
Of open arches endlessly kneeling
Sonic landscapes echoing vistas
Someone is listening from a safe distance
The line moves slowly into a fading light
A final moment in the dead of night
In the cathedrals of New York and Rome
There is a feeling that you should just go home
And spend a lifetime finding out just where that is
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Your Ghost
Like moths to a flame
We were drawn to the light
Like kids to a seance
Holding our hands as we watch the glass spin
And I felt so cold
And I felt so empty
But I felt the spirit inside
Coming up to the surface
Coming through in the white of your eyes
You know, you know
That where the line stops
Down and down we go
Your ghost, your ghost
Your ghost is my fire
Are the children alright?
’Cuase you know tonight
I’ts time to exorcise you from my mind
Your Ghost, Your Ghost
How do I fight desire?
If I’m naked through the night
‘Cause I miss you so much
That it makes me feel possessed inside
We stood in the circle
As you wrapped your arms around me
Oh
And as I touched your face, love
I felt you trembling inside
And you said to me, this won’t be easy
BUt I felt your spirit inside
Coming up through the surface
As we fell from the edge of the line
Oh
I know, I know, I know
That where the line stops
Down and down we go
Your ghost, your ghost
Your ghost is my fire
Are the children alright?
’Cauase you know tonight
I’ts time to exorcise you from my mind
Your Ghost, Your Ghost
How do I fight desire?
If I’m naked through the night
‘Cause I miss you so much
And it makes me feel possessed inside