Astronomy/This Could Be Fiction
ASTRONOMY. ///
THIS COULD BE FICTION
We’re living on some money tree
I think about what you did to me
I’ll never see you in a crowded place
I’m looking for you in a stranger’s face
At times we lie to forget our rage
For a better life, I’ll turn another page
The quietness that once eluded me
has come and gone for everyone to see
Drown in the words that bind you
Lost in the sea behind you
The weight of the world could pull you down
Maybe you try too hard to tell them lies
This could be fiction
Now the doctor said he ran a million tests
You could hear the woman understand the rest
Don’t laugh away your little mystery
They’re singing for you
Now it’s history
Maybe your world is falling down
Maybe you try too hard to understand
This could be fiction
And way far away the laughs and cries of a million people
Are starting to fade away
Drown in the words that bing you
Lost in the sea behind you
The weight of the world could pull you down
Maybe you try too hard to understand
This could be fiction
There’s not time for love or sorrow
These are things I’ll do tomorrow.
Long Time Missing
The people all around said they don’t understand
The wonder kid’s gone and some one will have their say
But he worked hard for yesterday
He came upon the scene with a definite plan
I know about the woman who wished upon a star
They said he’d never get that far
I read the news that shook the world apart
now I know
You’ve been a long time missing
And the world won’t listen
To the long time missing in your life
The balladeer man with a ward from the wings
is selling his soul for so many things we knew
but never dreamed they would come true
The girl on the phone said she’d go it alone
Waking up the world to find what she always knew
Will leave you lost and lonely too
Got his number it’s so hard to ring
even though
You’ve been a long time missing
by your own admission
There’s a long time missing in your life that we found
Now I lay me down
Tomorrow’s gone forever
Like the weather
Maybe never will our dreams be found
I listened to the kids and I thought I could hear
A thousand and one tiny voices ringing clear
Another day in your career
Around the corner there’s a newer breed
Even though I thought you would succeed
You’ve been a long time missing
by your own admission
There’s a long time missing in your life
You’ve been a long time missing
now the world will listen
To the long time missing in your life
Nothing Can Change You
This Saturday night
Will I see you around
I’m counting the lights
Jeannie took a long long time
To say where she was coming from
I see you take the long way around
Hey I’ve only come this far
Now nothing can change you
When you feel foreign to love
Your world has a strange view
Can you tell me things that you’re dreaming of
Stop falling in love
With every thing that lets you down
There’s someone above
I know she wears glasses
Sometimes they seem to help her mood
I see her on the long ride home
But I guess I never spoke too soon
Now nothing can change you
When you feel foreign to love
Your world has a strange view
Can you tell me things that you’re dreaming of
You don’t wanna get left behind
You wanna find some piece of mind
They say it takes a long time then
You see her there
She was in the crowd
We’re rolling along
Where everybody wants to ride
Now Joe’s never home
He met them at the tableside
Where everything’s changed so
We all know that
You’re waking up to die inside
Now there’s nowhere left to go
Now nothing can change you
And you feel foreign to love
Your world has a strange view
Can you tell me things that you love
Now nothing can change you
When you feel foreign to love
Your world has a strange view
And you tell me things that you’re dreaming of
Silent Town
The day will dawn I guess it’s not my own
Tomorrow’s cries have already been shown
Remember me as I would have been before
But don’t look back, you will not ask for more
Things we’ll never be
In a silent town
Suddenly the ship of fools has gone
Of course it’s not the avenue we’re on
Scenes we’ll never see
In a silent town
Dream eternally
In a silent town
This hold land of treasure
Nothing designed for pleasure
Falling traces of
A world you left behind
You woke up once
You woke up far from home
Gravitating back won’t leave you alone
Things we’ll never be
In a silent town
Scenes we’ll never see
If only love was free
These dreams keep haunting me
In a silent town
Underworld
Going Out Again
We’re going out again
Just to find
If I stayed at home
I could lose my mind
I’m out the door
Down the street
Grab a cab
So many there to meet
I know I will be there
with the boys and girls from anywhere
So follow if you dare
Cus we’re going out again
It must be love
You gave me something I was dreaming of
I won’t be glib
Or indiscreet
Just disconnect my feelings
From your sleeve
I almost turned around
But I fell in love with many sounds
That will not fade away
And we’re going out again
Don’t you know I walked away in silence
And you probably did the same
Yesterday I wasn’t so reliant
Now you know I’m gonna break down?
And go out again
I always seem to say
That I’ll stay in bed for many days
But I can’t keep away
And we’re going out again
We’re going out again
Paper Words And Lies
My Mother Looked Like Marilyn Monroe
Einstein’s Day
Chairs next to the windows
Carpets touch the halls
Time slides through the windows
And slips behind the walls
In the dark of night
or in the light of day
Underneath the painting
Where it once was clear
Well I was rolled in water
I was rolled out past the pier
In the tray of colors a whirlwind appeared
(Roger Miller / Mission of Burma)
Highwire Days
You feel safer in the light
I want to go out at night
Though I’m walking in the shadows
I know what you won’t find
I’ve seen it in your mind
I scream but nothing matters
In highwire days
Did I meet you in the marketplace
Highwire days
Now you’re older
All the people stand in line
I missed you everytime
Though I found an imitation
I remember way before
How could I feel secure
Now I’m lost without your A-crowd
In highwire days
Did I meet you in the marketplace
Highwire days
Now you’re older
This time tomorrow
All the names will change
But your face still remains
I’m getting lost inside
A world apart
From those who feel the blame
Looking round at all the sights
Who’ll calmly brave the night
Who’s standing in the doorway
Getting wasted with your lies
The love that money buys
You’ll walk another endless mile
In highwire days
Did I meet you in the marketplace
Highwire days
Now the world’s a cold and lonely place
Highwire days
Now you’re older
So much older
Yeah you’re older
When Our Vows Break
We were breathing with the drums
The suspense was good and fresh
I was gonna folow you
Way past the fatal edge
You said some things to me
We both wished you’d never said
And though the promises were tall
The pieces are so small
So many pieces when our vows break
You moved me through and through
The trap was baited
You said we were wasting
Every moment we waited
Every faith had worn away
Was reinstated
And though the promises were tall
The pieces are so small
So many pieces when our vows break
We were breathing with the drums
The suspense was good and fresh
I was gonna follow you
Way past the fatal edge
Now a good explanation just sounds like
A bad excuse
All the faith that had worn away
Now shattered with misuse
So many pieces
Compromise
I’ve been here before so many times
That I’ve forgotten just what
I really thought we could be
Now I’m falling away in your eyes
I’m watching the way
I’m stuck in this compromise
Sugar said she was through with it all
Now she would do whatever she could
To be free
Did anyone see her demise
Now we’re watching the way
We’re stuck in this compromise
Get out get back
Don’t tell them you’ll make concessions
I thought by now
You’d turn in a new direction
Alone
We’ve been here before so many times that we’ve
Forgotten just what
We really thought we could be
Did anyone see our demise
Now we’re watching the way
We’re stuck in this compromise
Based On Happy Times
Close the book before you hear another sound
No one’s talking to you there’s no one else around
When the summer comes we’ll all go for a ride
In the old car that we killed before it died
Based on happy times not what I feel right now
Where’s the light in your eyes
With the values that we learned but never shared
I could tell you things that no one else would dare
Based on happy times they’re calling you from nowhere
And if they’re somewhere to be found
I’ll be there
Where everybody comes around
I walked ahead
The book I just read
Just let me down
I’m lost in pages
Ripped from stages
You had found
You could go back to school with
Everything you’ve burned
Take a letter down – this is
Everything you’ve learned
Based on happy times
They’re calling you from nowhere
And if they’re somewhere to be found
I’ll be there where everybody comes around
Don’t you care
Now please don’t let me down
I’ll be there