CIRCLE - lyrics
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It seems you’re a magnet, for tragedy
The vulnerable heart that shaped who you are, a masterpiece
Cracks on the canvas, the lines on the face the only hint
The only trace of the hurt that happened to you
Can’t sleep, can’t keep him from coming in the back door
Board up the heart, bag up the tears, and bury ‘em
You're walking on air, numb to my touch
-How long have we been in darkness-
I'm pulling you down, inside out
You're pulling away, is it my doubts
I feel like starting over, but where do we go from here
Where do we go, when i can't see you anymore
It seems you’re a magnet, for tragedy
The thing i loved, your masterpiece
Tick Talk
Cast light all around, watch the details fall, write it down
Fill the bottle, words from your head, wage a war with a pen
Monkey man plays skeleton, notes left, bones but they're trailing
They're walking again - thoughts in talk, thoughts in thought, thoughts to the end
more sitting / taking in
more moving / inwardly
alone in / working towards
the routine / value them
. . . . am and the pm clock's talking again tick tock tick talk
This circus, these days empty the chest - all ideas on the page
Artifacts from 2 years past words to preserve - to articulate, articulate
Before, became, now whats coming in days
Stirred the nest they're waking again, thoughts in thoughts, thoughts to my end
more sitting / taking in
more moving / inwardly
alone in / working towards
the routine / value them
. . . . am and the pm clock's talking again tick tock tick tock . . . tick tock talk
1 AM
Blank stare, sitting here that’s me
Bruised pride at the alter, worshipped my idols
Turned my back to love, walked away from God
But I’m back again and on my knees
Meet me here tonight, underneath this night
Face upon the waters shine upon my tears
Would you move through me, could we go right now
My life is empty, but yours now
Stone graves, crying souls under these feet
Trembling hands when I hold dreams in your streets
Will we last for long, our hearts in the clouds
When all around is colors and concrete
Meet me here, walk me up the mountain
Voice in the dark, speak tonight
Would you move through me, could we go right now
My life is empty, but yours now
Can’t weather the storm, hold me from sinking
Days hang in time, picked off the lifeline
Forgotten a promise, lost in the wind
But I’m back on my knees, back again
Meet me here, this early morning hour
Hands of healing, hold my heart
Would you move through me, could we go right now
My life is empty, but yours now
Anchor Me
I'm walking in your window
And I’m sailing on your sea
But I’m drifting, drifting away
Anchor me
Anchor me right here
Anchor me . . . weigh my love down . . . weigh it down
I'm drifting in an ocean
Being swept beneath the waves
In some deserted mood. . . I am
Anchor me
Anchor me right here
Anchor me . . . throw your hair down . . . tie my heart up
I’m floating beside her
Found a harbor in her hair
Heart's one, set sail, it's a new day dawning
Anchor me
Anchor me right here
Anchor me . . . Weigh my love down, so i can fly
Jane Doe
She woke up that morning knowing she’d had enough
Tired of the routine, tired of making up –
The thousand reasons it would take to just get on by, get on by
She’s started early, loading up her yellow bug –
There’s no wasting time she’s wasted enough, she’s wasted enough
She always said-
Don’t pity your princess, pity your princess - this is my life, this is my life
I’ll call you when I know where I am going, I’ll let you in when I know what I am doing
Until then I just need some air
So she headed out on forty, driving across Texas
Said she hoped that the sky would swallow her whole
She always said-
Don’t pity your princess, pity your princess - this is my life, this is my life
Bridge: I could never tame her, tame enough to have her, not in this life
They found her bug somewhere near El Paso, note said I’m going off road
Just gonna follow the clouds home
Wherever the wind had taken her then, I hope the sky opened up and she fell right in
Don’t pity your princess, this is my life – Don’t pity your princess, this is my life
Little
A little love can carry you, blow you to the next town
A little love can carry you, give you strength to face the crowd
A little love can carry you, hold you through the long night
Keep hope within sight, hold your hand as you find your place
The sweetest sound the heart can make is when it beats true for the love it makes
And the papers say that love is dead the romantics follow hate instead
Poets fall for false ideals, dreamers nets can’t hold their dreams
And lovers paint fairytales while its raining
World spins and takes its toll or destiny just out of control
Most feel betrayed by man or past hero turned villain was it God or chance
The waves pound, breach the soul, a rupture found deep below
Dreamers paint fairytales while waiting
A little love can carry you, blow you to the next town
A little love can carry you, hold you down till you come around
A little love can carry you, lift you ten feet above the ground
Like a bird on the wind, carried on her wings with no plans of coming down
Saddest sound the heart can make is when it beats true for love’s mistake
Saddest song the soul can make is the moment when heart breaks
Falls into rhythm the chorus of things music on broken heart strings
This beauty is fading
We all wanted the princess, most knights fall between the cracks
We’re blinded by fear, give our heart, take it back
When are eyes are opened wide, no stopping the fall inside
So brittle and broken we are, we fall apart holding fragile hearts
Down with this ship, bury these thoughts, wave the flag, we can’t hold on
Love comes along and carries us home
Love will carry us, to the edge of the sunset
A little love will carry us, through despair and through setback
A little love will carry us, down to the darkest soul
Bringing light to the shadows, life to the lonely, and hope to this world
Sycamore Ave.
Lyrics Coming Soon
Moving On
Its not where she thought she’d be, that last night at the lake
Imaging a life without him, what could take the place
Hitchhiked a long time before she came to her head
Life keeps rolling on and time keeps keeping on
She keeps moving and hanging on
Still has the pictures and notes by the bed
She laughs through tears when she revisits them
Sometimes in her dreams he meets her there
Life keeps rolling on and time keeps keeping on
She keeps moving and hanging on
At some point she moved on, his candle still burned, he captured her heart, she couldn’t tell you when it happened to her, but she new a piece was missing but the ache was gone. . .She keeps moving, moving on
She keeps hanging, hanging on
Every year around the same time, in the sunshine or the rain
Notes, flowers and donuts cover this stone again
I see her in the distance as she walks to her car
Life keeps rolling on and time keeps keeping on
She keeps moving and hanging on
Ride through a lifetime
From where we are this life seems short, but sweet
There are days, in this old green chair, I sit back and dream
From where you are this life seems long and hard
I know it all seems all uphill, with you always leading the charge
Put your sword to your side, get off your horse and ride
Look at life through my eyes
I remember central park in fall, the smell of the city
Peanuts from the world’s fair, we took a picture there
The touch of her smile, the taste of love on our wedding night
The carpet was a compromise, she never lost a fight
I was in the war, when the cannons raged with fire
I worked 12 hours a day, 2 bucks an hour
We didn’t have much when we had your Mom
She grew up, I got old, where did the time go
To know what I know now and live
This life only gives you one chance
To live what I know in love
This lifetime was not near enough
I remember the day you were born, I held you in these arms
Of those days, I hear laughing, you liked playing the card
Little league, the carp you caught, picnics at the farm
You and your brother always found trouble in that old barn
I remember hands in the cookie jar, picking cherries from the tree
And the crosswords, or the bowls of ice cream
Remember those early mornings, I cherish those times you and me
Some days I live for those memories
So laugh real hard, and love real long
Hold unto the best things and never let them out of your arms
Live this life, like it’s your only one
Remember I’ll always love you, my grandson
To know what I know now and live
This life only gives you one chance
To live what I know in love
This lifetime was not near enough
This lifetime was not near enough time . . . to live
Spiral
She moves like the wind dressed up in a dress
Shines like a star, held up in my mind
Spinning – just out of reach for me
Tied his head to her hopes and jumped off the edge
With a bow and courtesy he left the crowd
Spinning – just out of reach for me
Wore their needs on their sleeves
I was there, but to busy
But just in case I miss it this time
Could you fall to me
If you’re gonna fall, could you fall to me
Spiral down, amid my company
If you’re gonna look to the sky for signs
Could you call on me
If you’re gonna fall, but not to me
Then I beg you please fall on me
I’d rather break your quick descent
Than live through this all over again
She falls as graceful as she held up my sky
All ash and cinder, twinkle in her eye
She’s spinning - just out of reach for me
He tripped on his cape, and fell behind the curtain
On his way down, knocked out all the tubas
He’s spinning - just out of reach for me
Wore their needs on their sleeves
I was there, but to busy
But just in case I miss it this time
Could you fall to me
All over again, remember last time
It took us 19 months to find the right side up
Placed their hearts on their sleeves
I was there, but to busy (to see)
But just in case I miss it this time
Could you fall to me
