The Opposite Way Around

Better keep out of the sun
The heat is here to stay
You never know what might be found
When the ice melts off the ground
Cracks cutting cross the terrain
Like lines in the palm of your hand
You can walk among shipwrecks
On a dried out lakebed sand

Now that we are young, nothing seems to matter
Foolishly we wish that summers last forever
Maple trees in autumn, daylight seems to soften
Spider Lilies blossom, all will be forgotten

I can feel the breath of the earth
Burning in my lungs
In the rhythm of my blood
In the beat of phantom drums
A desperate prayer for flood
In the face of eternal drought
Where arid lands stretch out
Where seeds will never sprout

Now that we are young, nothing seems to matter
Foolishly we wish that summers last forever
Maple trees in autumn, daylight seems to soften
Spider Lilies blossom, all will be forgotten

I can feel the breath of the earth
Burning in my lungs
In the rhythm of my blood
In the beat of phantom drums

Whatever you throw at me, I'll take in my stride
I’m stolid
I'm a long-distance runner, with time on my side
Unfolding in my mind
I'm not holding my breath, I know how it ends
It never fails
I’ll just be lying in wait, watching you go astray
Falling into disarray

Everything conforms, predicted patterns
Indifferent waves, I watch them shatter
You'll be running back to my safe haven
When the skies fall down and no evasion

I don't have to rush
Nothing can stop the ticking
Soon enough you’ll be lost
And be ready to succumb
I’ll have you under my thumb

Everything conforms, predicted patterns
Indifferent waves, I watch them shatter
When your charms have all but faded
When your lovers are all sated
I will be your gold acre
I will be your dream maker
I will be your place of shelter
I will be your savior

Time and you I can't posses
Unless, unless I want it less
Time and you I can't posses
Unless I want it, unless I want it less

I can be the man you want
Can be the man you thought
Will make your life so easy
Lay down on the ground
And then spread them wide
Your daddy is looking for affection

So dry your tears
And say to your mother goodnight

Your manic way of life will scratch you down
Running through fields of confusion
Is it his cloths you're wearing
Or is it the ""dirty scene""
It's turning into comical funeral

Sell your dreams for a gun
Your dreams have died with your childhood

Oh, you’ve got to be alive
Take care of yourself
You’ve got to be on time
But instead you’ll be late
You don’t know
The way I feel right now

So you’re searching for your tail
And your tail is long
It reminds me every day
That I loved you so
You don’t know
The way I feel right now

And now I am finding myself
On the ground
With my face down
Banging my head on the floor
Just falling apart

Are you there?

Who am I talking to?

Are you there?

What version of you?

I to I

Let me try to heal you

Strip you bare

Mend your wounds

Would you dare?

Don’t shut me out

I lose my mind Behind the door

When you’re at your low

I want you more

I’ll reap what I sow

Don’t shut me out

I lose my mind Behind the door

When you’re at your low

I want you more

I’ll reap what I sow

I to I

Let me try to heal you

Strip you bare

Mend your wounds

Would you dare?

Fatal as a falling starWe’ve gone too far, we can’t turn back nowLover, look at the skyIt’s all out there, how can you disavow?The future is unfolding In ways you can’t graspFor everything we takeThere is something we must give upDimming in the early duskThe universe is mocking us Lover, can you hear its laughter?In everything that led us here and shall come after Is there a life invisible?Hidden in plain viewTime is not invincibleIn the stories that we weave and cling toClose your eyes and let yourself come undoneCan you feel the world’s stopped spinning ‘round?Standing still and watching with no sound Your presence resonatesIn silent, tender waves From the other side of the sphereI can feel you but you’re nowhere near Can you find a way to self-deceive and believe somehow?We’ve come so far, we can’t stop, we can’t turn back nowThe answer’s in the sky, it’s lost when read aloudEase yourself into a dreamLose the ground under your feetDown and down we sink into the mistChasing things that can’t exist

Don't mind me cause I'm going to dark placesDon't follow me downStay right where you areLet me be there on my ownAlone with my demonsI need to follow the light of your beaconTo find my way back homeTo guide me when I'm lostSometimes dark takes overI'm pulled into an undertowYour voice echoes in a hollowSending a shudder through my soulThrough my soulRipples turn to wavesI know what I am about to faceI'm not gonna drag you into this hazeStay right where you areSafe from anything that might do you harmStay just as you areI can hardly see you nowI'm going underwaterYour voice echoes in a hollowSending a shudder through my soulDon't ever let me drift awayNo matter what I sayLet me hear your magic wordsAnd I'll be coming home

Our role models were no visionaries

They were in it for the thrill

Now we put their names on bridges and streets

And they must be laughing, ha ha ha

As they look up women's skirts

So it shouldn't come as a surprise

That anxiety is on the rise

As we strip away the guise

Of the ones we were taught to idolize

It takes a certain type to do the things

That no one does in times of need

Ooh, but there's a downside baby,

A dark side baby, the wild side

Pretty soon they'll start to shoot

And we will be put back on mute

So they can cover up the truth

About the ones whom we salute

Should I be grateful or should I feel sick?

Ghosts all around us feed on fear

Tears are cheap and blood is dear

Heroes rise and mortals fall

The sword always takes them all

Nothing’s fair in love and war

Come inside and close the door

Our role models were no visionaries

They were in it for the thrill

Now we put their names on bridges and streets

And they must be laughing, ha ha ha

As they look up women's skirts

So it shouldn't come as a surprise

That anxiety is on the rise

As we strip away the guise

Of the ones we were taught to idolize

Heroes rise and mortals fall

The sword always takes them all

Nothing’s fair in love and war

Come inside and close the door

Well it's over now

The momentary bloom

Our sunny days

Fading out of view

In my innermost

In every shade of blue

In every shade of blue

All I ever wanted is you

Now I know it’s gone, for good

Darkness seen through light

Casting a sweet gloom

Look into the sky

The last remaining hue

Chilled down to the bone

Longing for the bright yellow dawn

To shine outward and on

All I ever wanted is you

Now I know it’s gone, for good

Can I start anew, with who?

My love is too surreal, to deal with

Comic as Christmas tree

That’s falling down on your head

Your present is a key

Leaders, groups, head of the poor

Armed together in a room

Waiting for someone

Who can do the switching

So why should we overcome

Two bombs falling down today

Never face up to your mistakes

Comic as Christmas tree

That’s falling down on your head

Your present is a key

Pay your dues

Waiting for the very few

Smoking for me and you

Lawyers pass by, tapping the floor

Rising to kill our moments of joy

I don’t wanna be to one who started

I don’t wanna see a future where she’s gone

Coming through the door

Shadows on the floor

Sitting quite across, avoiding your eyes

Sometimes one has to travel alone

I don’t wanna be to one who started

I don’t wanna see a future where she’s gone

No more

Baby, it’s been a while

My worries have turned too bright

Honey don’t lie, it’s right on your face

Shame, damn shame on me and you

I don’t wanna be to one who started

I don’t wanna see a future where she’s gone

No more

Hard sense of war

Is crawling to my ear

It’s the beginning of the day

It’s all messed up

My choices revealed

Somebody is bleeding in vain

I bet that you choke

I bet it’s for years

It’s so easy

To live in vain

I bet that you choke

And pray for relief

Hunger for a place, to disappear

Are you ready to move?

Are you ready to move?