1. |
silence is everything
03:56
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circus smile, tightrope eyes
silence is everything, silence is everything
locked inside this cage of lies
uncertain of everything, I'm certain of everything
and in my mind, I'm taming lions
sleeping beasts inside a ring of fire
history escapes me
not a moment too soon
what have you done for me lately?
not you too...not you too
this magic show, it will hypnotize
the deaf and the dumb, the frail and the blind
what's up your sleeve, is it honesty?
somehow I doubt, we'll figure it out
we'll swallow flames just to satify
the plastic hearts and the watchful eye
history escapes me
not a moment too soon
what have you done for me lately?
not you too...not you too
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2. |
subway conversations
03:19
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no hello, no goodbye
not a look, no emotion
walls holding words
underground, dark reflections
life passing by
one by one, warbled voices
long screeching halt
decibals are blinding
hands shaking hands
the names go out the window
numbing exchange
eyes that will never meet
the world at a glance
paint yourself a picture
let me know
what you see, is it real?
open wide, take it all in
dust settling frtom a past explosion
in his eyes, crazy lies
waitng for redemption
lost in this maze
strangers gaze at nothing
hands shaking hands
the names go out the window
numbing exchange
eyes that will never meet
the world at a glance
paint yourself a picture
let me know
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3. |
take my words
04:31
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cross the t's dot the i's
to all of those manufactured lines
how could you take my words?
how could you take my words?
far from here lies the truth
buried beneath these roots
how could you take my words?
how could you take my words?
i need to know
rearrange and re-record
the stories of your life must be stored
somewhere you cant show me
somewhere you cant show me
dissolving memories
fighting for their lives on an endless sea
of broken lies
how could you feed me lines?
then the light came
'cause i knew his name
no more excuses
nobody left to blame
i can sleep now
i can sleep now
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4. |
last pill
03:05
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i've taken the last pill
i think i'm better now
i forgot to remember who i was
she said you're just a shell
i was fading falling faster
digging deeper my own hole
hide myself away
from what i can't control
then she came to me and said
like an angel from my soul
your my brother now
your my brother now
i couldn't feel the wind against my face
i couldn't see the sun through all the shade
the ocean and the sand they were the same
back home the snow felt just like rain
i was fading falling faster
digging deeper my own hole
hide myself away
from what i can't control
then she came to me and said
like an angel from my soul
your my brother now
your my brother now
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5. |
if you ever
03:36
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if you ever tell me honestly
exactly how you feel
i'll be there to catch you if you fall
if you ever ask me for the truth
or even tell a lie
i'll be there to give you what you want
if you ever ask me why i stay
just say the word, i'll go away
back from where i came
but i know that this is not your will
i can feel it in your voice
please make a choice
i don't believe
the things you say to me
i don't believe
you got somewhere else to be
my friends might think that i'm a fool
but know one knows exactly who
who i am and where i'm 'spose to be
a thousand years may come and go
but i'll always forever know
exactly how i feel
but then there's those days
when the sun goes away
spend my time dreaming about
a better day
i don't believe
the things you say to me
i don't believe
you got somewhere else to be
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6. |
man at the diner
06:26
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what am i supposed to do
at six in the morning
bending peoples ears
to tell my story
all these cups of coffee
don't seem to fill me
don't you worry darling
inside i'm still me
could you tell my daughters
that i miss them
that peace and harmony
is what i wish them
the sun stopped shining on this diner long ago
i'm sorry for the years....i left you alone
was i a good man
when i was there?
did i love you
like you wanted?
was i a strong man
when i was there?
i ask you please,
remember me?
what am i supposed to do
at six in the morning
walk around in my backyard
and pretend that it's not boring
staring at these pictures on the wall
wondering what went wrong
strumming my six string
singing a sad sad song
frankly i don't give a damn
about our problems
i think and drink about
the things that could have been
i just want to see you again
in december
to hear your broken words
and ask you to remember
was i a good man
when i was there?
did i love you
like you wanted?
was i a strong man
when i was there?
i ask you please,
remember me
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7. |
indecision
03:31
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