1/What's in a word

Oh yes it's hard, it's getting harder,
To turn the cheek or just walk away,
When all I see is degradation,
Day after day.

I wanna fight,my hands are tied,
My weapons are pitiful,
And all that's left,
One troubled mind,one timid voice,
Such a desperate noise,

What's in a word,more than you imagine,
What's in a word,more than I can say,
Once in a while,you can hear such sweet sounds,
Freedom's singing in your head, in your head.

And while I slide,down into darkness,
You spent so proud,so proud in the light,
Oh help me please,
I think I'm falling between wrong and right.

Why give me strength,then speak at length,
Of wisdom and tenderness,
So much to learn,so much to lose,
I've asked it before,now tell me once more.

What's in a word,more than you imagine,
What's in a word,more than I can say,
Once in a while,you can hear such sweet sounds,
Chimes of freedom in your head.
Yes I have heard,that a new age's dawning,
And I have heard, that the die is cast,
I know the word can be liberation,
For a people free at last,free at last.

Some give a damn,some give their lives,
Why can't we give peace a chance,
Put down that gun,a battle won without even a shot,
Oh dreamer I'm not.

What's in a word,more than you imagine,
What's in a word,more than I can say,
Once in a while,you can hear such sweet sounds,
Freedom's singing in your head,

Yes I have heard,that a new age's dawning,
And I have heard,that the die is cast,
I know the word can be liberation,
For the people free at last,
Free at last...

2/Uninvited guest

The rain comes down,falls on my head,
I see a clown,and I think he's dead,
Look over there,I see a man,
His cold eyes are burning,a gun in his hand.
In a silent world,deception rules,
We hear nothing, are we the fools,
So play it down, just like the clown,
Move over the rules,
I'm pleased just to think,

I am an uninvited guest,in your world of dreams,
Point me to the stars you see, your world,
Not what it seems.

Four grey walls, the smell of doom,
In the murky light of my lonely room,
Goodnight my love,don't pray for me,
Don't question my motives, just let me be.
While all my thoughts are rearranged,
I feel like an animal locked up in its cage,
But tomorrow comes,and nothing changes,
And in my mind, temper still rage.

Uninvited guest,in your world of dreams,
Point me to the stars you see, your world,
Not what it seems...

3/Garden of love

In my garden of love, there's a candle burning bright,
In my garden of love,there's an apple ,take a bite,
It won't do you any harm, so climb inside your heart,
It won't cause you any pain,take a duster to your brain.
In my garden of love,there's no need to eat,
In my garden of love,take the weight off your feet,
You don't have to spend a dime,you don't need a sense of time,
Kick off your shoes,lay down your blues,
In this garden of love.

Because everyone needs a little peace sometimes,
Here in this garden, you can free your mind.

In my garden of love,everybody will be free,
In my garden of love,you'll be treated equally,
You don't have to run and hide,you can leave the world outside,
Lay down your blues, nothing to lose,
In this garden of love.

Because everyone needs a litle peace sometimes,
Here in this garden you can free your mind.

4/Say it isn't so

Well I understand the need of your words,but your eyes are saying different things,
They betray you every time, they always did,
And it's started me to thinking things.
It's my imagination running wild, behind your smile,
You're hiding things you cannot show,
Say it isn't so.

I couldn't sleep last night I tossed and turned,
I blamed it on the sticky heat.
Is it something that I thought I might have heard, has left me feeling incomplete.
Are we fooling one another here, We all dressed up, and got nowhere to go.
Say it isn't so

How am I gonna get back, How am I gonna get back to you,
Can I ever get back,can I ever get back to you,what can I do.

Oh I understand your words,but your eyes are saying different things,
They betray you every time, and I'm fearing what the future brings.
It's my imagination running wild,behind your smile,
You're hiding things you cannot show,
Say it isn't so.

5/Father

Wait a minute let me speak,
let me share the grief that lies behind your smile.
There's people turning bad feeling sad, misunderstanding,
And the world's going mad.
You watch TV, and you shake your tortured head.
And I watch the world,
And I really think we might be better off.

Father,you've been a long time so lonely,
Hear me now, Father,
You've got a stake in my soul, so console me.
I need it now, we need it now.

Genocide reveals the foulest swoop,
The sweetest lips received the soured fruit again,
A killer swears he's just a thief,
A thief declares he's just a victim of kinds.
And I watch the world, and there really isn't more to life than dying.

Father,you've been a long time so lonely,
Hear me now,Father,
You've got a stake in my soul,so console me
I need it now,we need it now.

6/The Bottle

See that black boy over there,running scared,his old man is in a bottle,
He's done quit his 9 to 5, to drink full-time,
Now he's living in a bottle.
See that black boy over there,running scared,
His old man's got a problem (and it's a bad one),
Pawned off damned near everything,
His old woman's wedding ring, for a bottle.

And don't think it's a crime,when time after time
(Time after time),
Don't you think it's a crime,
When time after time, after time, living in a bottle.
(you know he's living in a bottle).

See that sister she looks fine,
Until she started drinking wine from the bottle.
She told me, her old man committed a crime,
He's doing time,
And now she's living in a bottle.
I'm seeing her,
After on the avenue, all by herself,
Sure need help from the bottle,
I'm seeing her,
Preacherman tries to help her out, she pursed him out,
Hit him on the head with the bottle.
He turned to me and said,

Don't you think it's a crime,when time after time,
(Time after time),
Don't you think it's a crime,
When time after time, after time living in a bottle.

If you ever come looking for me,
You know where I'm bound to be (in a bottle),
And if you ever come looking for me,
You know where you can find me,

And don't you think it's a crime, when time after time,
(Time after time),
Don't you think it's a crime,
When time after time after time, living in a bottle.
(but we're all living in a bottle).

7/Storms

This used to be a house of laughter,
And this used to be a heaven safe and sound,
Once full of life but now all has ended,
And only silent memories are bound.
But in my dreams it never happened,
I close my eyes,and everything's the same,
The same old ways, the same old patterns,
So I awake,and still I call your name.

(gotta keep holding on)
Waiting for the storms to end,
(waiting for the sun to shine again)
Shine on me,
(gotta keep holding on)
Waiting for the storms to end,
(tell me that a broken heart can mend),
Can a broken heart still mend.

I see the face relieve the sorrow,
This world's been rocked by such a cruel blast,
I'm feeling that there's no tomorrow,
Show me a faith that can undo the past.
No greed will calm, no crumbs of comfort,
Will take away my bitter taste,
So unprepared to face the morning,
With no-one here to fill the empty space.

(gotta keep holding on)
Waiting for the storms to end,
(waiting for the sun to shine again),
Shine on me
(gotta keep holding on)
Waiting for the storms to end,
(tell me that a broken heart still mend)
Can a broken heart still mend.

Pain makes me think,love makes me wise,
Wisdom makes life bearable,
And now as I begin to realise,
This life is repairable.

No winter can last forever,
And there's no spring that skips its turn,
As I look out for brighter weather,
Give me strength to help me live and learn.

Waiting for the storms to end...

8/Slip away

I watch the sun go down so ends another day,
I see the vision of this wasteland and it's melting away,
Into darkness and it troubles me to find,
My future's slipping slowly,
Through my broken hand,

And did I hear you say,don't let it slip away,
Did I hear you say, don't let it slip away.

So many times I thought I'd reached the tunnels end,
Only to find I had to start all over again,
Through the good times and the bad,
The happy and the sad,
Thousands of dreams have made their way into oblivion.

And did I hear you say,don't let it slip away,
Did I hear you say, don't let it slip away.

Well it's cruel cruel wind,
That blows no good it's understood,
And yet they tell me,
That we had never had so good,
So count your blessings as you fall in another empty void,
You keep me guessing,
And my broken hands are unemployed.

And did I hear you say, don't let it slip away,
Did I hear you say,don't let it slip away.

9/Learn to love

Can you love somebody else,
Can you love somebody else.

Nothing depends on what you have,
Or how you achieve it,
This will explain my growing pain,
My darkest days are now.

Your hands are so cold,
Your eyes are so cold,
And when you're feeling so low,
Now that you're feeling so low,

Can you learn to love yourself,
Can you love somebody,
Can you love somebody else.

When you pretend about how you feel,
You show different colours,
You shame yourself, and nobody else,
Your darkest days are now.

Your hands are so cold,
Your eyes are so cold,
And when you're feeling so low,
What's inside your head my friend,
Open up and let me see.

Can you learn to love yourself,
Can you love somebody,
Can you love somebody else.

And when you're feeling so low,
Now that you're feeling so low,
What's inside your head my friend,
Open up and let me see.

Can you learn to love yourself,
Can you love somebody,
Can you love somebody else,
Can you learn to love somebody else.

10/Still small voice

I search for beauty, I search for truth,
There must be a proof,
I need a reason to survive, to stay alive,
I know what must be done, before the morning comes,
So I look for self-respect, as I reflect,
All the wrecked lives that we live, the waste and greed,
I've been down but not like this before,
Can't take it anymore.

Still small voice,
Rise inside and calm this tortured soul,
Give me just one last choice,
Whisper soothing words and take control of me.

I sit here waiting for a sign, something divine,
Thunder's cracking in my head, I must be dead.
But as the pain subsides, I begin to realise,
There's a gentle tone I hear,
it sounds so clear,
All at once I feel sublime,
The voice is mine,
And will I find myself my way,
And greet a brand new day,

Tell me still small voice,
Rise inside again and calm my soul,
Give me just one last choice,
Whisper soothing words and take control of me.

Still small voice,
Rise inside again and calm my soul,
Give me one more choice,
Whisper soothing words and take control,
Take control of me.

11/Happy in hell

He can see the dark clouds gathering in the distance,
He can feel a sense of tension in the air,
He can read the so-called caring word of wisdom,
Oh they say this place is hell, well he don't care.

Yes I hear the lies you're putting round,
But I'm still in love with this one horse town,
Because I'm happy, happy in hell

So they fight a lot and nothing seems to work out,
There's that look of doom and gloom in her eyes,
But despite it all they need each other so badly,
Together they don't need to compromise.

Because down at the end of the road, my river flows on by,I'm happy, happy in hell.

Don't think that I'm merely fiddling when around us cities burn,
The trick is I know the score now in this place I call my home,
I'm happy, happy to share my load with you.

He don't know when he's beaten,
He won't lie down and die,
Don't try to turn his smile into a frown.
Look around it's on the faces of people walking by,
No nothing in this world can bring him down.

Because down at the end of the road, my river flows on by,
Ain't looking for no answers,
No need to wonder why,

I hear the lies you're putting round,
But I'm still in love with this forgotten town,
Because I'm happy, happy in hell,
Yes I'm happy, happy in hell.