You've been away, you took your time You lost your mind, now you are mine ... Locked in a basement of a house you never been to ... I'll be kind I'll spare you all the courtesy The higher praise, the sublime And when you scream your anger out I'll tell you: "you'll be fine" ... I'm leaving you, for a while When you'll wake up, you'll be fine Some things are better left behind Just let your body be your mind And its becoming dark and cold Your feet are numb, your shoulder cry The chains cut through your flesh You barely move, but yet you smile As silhouettes appear before your eyes You wave them off, until they die Then morning creeps in through the shades Some cars are passing by ... I'm leaving you, for a while When you'll wake up, you'll be fine Some things are better left behind Just let your body be your mind

It started off one day When you decided to be gay You packed your bag and left the town Headed for the bay ... Where all the people flock They work around the clock Selling posters and candy in the park Then you decided to be rich And found a story you could pitch To a room full of grumpy old men And some ladies dressed in pink ... When everybody smiled You knew its time to run and hide ‘Cause its just another silly pie in the sky So get your story straight On what you is and what you ain’t Before it gets too late Your time is up, don’t hesitate You future hasn’t happened yet So stop the searching and create Make some love and meditate Roll your own dice, make a bet ‘Cause life is like a big roulette You never know what you can get If you keep copying others Your future’s already set ... So how to tell what’s right and wrong? What’s your style and what’s your song? Where’s your home, where you belong? So get your story straight On what you is and what you ain’t Before it gets too late Your time is up, don’t hesitate You future hasn’t happened yet So stop the searching and create Make some love and meditate Roll your own dice, make a bet

Amid all known beauty and shame Lies a man who says he bears no name Surrounded by voices he speaks Of the future with a madly streak And the crowd, in circles it grows In their eyes the desire the know But their stomach it quivers inside For they fear he's truly their guide Yet his speech is so clear and direct To their knees they must drop and neglect Petty crimes, great schemes of wealth Future wives, clutching babes to their breast So into darkness they march, to unite With their secrets, in halls oh' so bright 'Till their vision is so badly impaired And of reality they're never again scared And with all new freedom, as found Bodies risen from beds, from the ground 'Till earth is filled with lust and deceit For their bodies are still bound in defeat So they turn to the one at the door To revenge their demise, they implore Of the man with no name, hands with ore To commence his death, to even up the score

Ever since you’ve been a child You took upon yourself To try and make it easy For everybody else Kept your grandma company Your angry mother too Never letting off your guard Afraid of what she’ll do Your father, though a scholar man Was never strong enough You bit your lips and took it hard The beating made you tough But ever so slow I watched your spirit grow From the wonder child, the prodigy To the woman that I know Your journey was long And no one came along But now I’m here, so take me in I’m knocking at your door Won’t you open up I’m coming in alone Don’t you realize Its time for you to go You took a husband, you married young You ran away from home You a child, he made you cry Then your daughter came along Another child, a bigger house But darling, where were you? Never asking to be loved As if you didn’t knew ... What it meant to be kissed What’s the smell of love You thought your life was set in stone As if sent from above But ever so slow I watched your spirit grow From the wonder child, the prodigy To the woman that I know Your journey was long And no one came along But now I’m here, so take me in I’m knocking at your door Won’t you open up I’m coming in alone Don’t you realize Its time for you to go

There's a flower bright and gay There's a mother crying today For everything a price to pay Today There's a clock up on the wall There's a sign, says: "Pay the Toll" To build a new, we first destroy Today Flowers need no mending People need no telling Clocks will keep on ticking Until we know - to let it go and Smile! There's a world you can not see There's a sun you can not feel There's a sound you can not hear Today Reach behind your very arms Straighten your back and drop your guns Imagine you're the chosen one! Today 'cause flowers need no mending People need no telling Clocks will keep on ticking Until we know - to let it go and Smile!

Reach Out Try and touch the things that fear you most See how they can disappear as ghosts Watch them fade away as you draw near, Its coming clear The pain behind the fear - is gone Its time for you to start now feeling right To feel you body and soul being tight To work your way outside Into a world that understands With no need to pretend - at all Recall When you first fell you had no one to call When you first knew you had to do it all Its changing now, you wish is coming true Its all for you Even when you're blue - its fine.

Under this spell, can't you feel the warmth of spring Can't you tell, none of this will mean a thing And the people are talking about what they're reading about, you and me Under this spell ... Its in the papers, magazines Differnet versions, (with) twisted scenes (the) Lights in flashes, that lead your way The many rumors, that fill your day Under this spell, can't you feel the warmth of spring Can't you tell, none of this will mean a thing (the) Lights in flashes, that lead your way The many rumors, that fill your day Under this spell, can't you feel the warmth of spring Can't you tell, none of this will mean a thing And the people are talking about what they're reading about, you and me Under this spell ... Darling I hear them coming ... Why can't we just stop running on? [solo] Under this spell ...

Take your wives out to the sea Where the sand and sun are free 'till they're crying out for love Asking only to be free   From the kids that they have born From the scars that time has worn From all decency and creed 'till their heart no longer bleeds     And as they thank you for the ride   Wave your hand, put on a smile ...   Take your boys out to the streets Give them music and critique 'till they stay awake all night Getting ready for the fight   Against all ordinary forms Against all law and uniform 'till they're ready to ascend Into a life you've always planned   And as they thank you for the ride   Wave your hand, put on a smile ...     You're no longer needed   We know it all, now we're even ...   So is a man to live alone? From himself he's never torn Or should he open up the gates For the class of 88?   Should he take it all with stride? Wave them off and stay inside Or should he go out to fulfill His new dream, up on the hill?     And thank them all for the ride   Wave his hand and smile with pride?

Since you've been a way from home The grass has grown, The yard is gone   Silhouettes, they roam your dreams Serial killers, Magazines   And in their minds, they play you down Like it's a scene, On some flat screen   Is there something calling you to get back home? A voice you hear at night on the telephone? Is there something calling you to get back home? Calling you, when you're alone   People think you're some machine Grinding out, Plans and schemes   Hoping one day to succeed  Wiping out, Memories   While you keep paying all the bills Living large, Ever teen   Is there something calling you to get back home? ...