| 1. BreakdownNight devours evening Senses start to leave me. Whispers haunt my slumber Fingers pull me under.Maiden sings a strange tune Bashful as the new moon She can see my dark past Shadows that my sins castQueen of night, don’t set me free Madness is a luxury Go and ahead and make a fool of me. Wash away the fears I’ve known Take away this flesh and bone Doom me to forever sleep alone…aloneReach out for the doorknob, Feel it like a heart throb, Burning like a red coal, Tear drop from the keyhole.Memory of a breakdown Growling like wolfhound. Toss him little scraps of pride He eats his fill and steps aside. | |
| 2. StigmaThe tell-tale mark of my disgrace The burning brand upon my face My better half has been erased. I want to end the screaming rain Sweep the puddles from my brain And let the warmth run in my veins.I used to dream I’d find a friend Someone to sweeten bitter ends And help my broken pieces mend. Peel back these city streets unkind, Reveal the hiding place behind, A heaven of my own design.The clock face melts with every tear, The desperate hour, drawing near, But the hands, they haven’t moved in years. My calloused heart begins to pound, I feel redemption sinking down In waves of poisoned blood it drowns.Put all the grey back in the sky Strip all the color from my eyes Imagination’s ink ran dry. My shadow turns to walk away, My poor reflection bows to pray. It’s too late, they’ve been betrayed. | |
| 3. One SongNot much choice, that much is clear Can’t even hope for many more years The last deadline, it came and went Countdown begins, “T minus 10” My weary blood, pounds in my veins Whispers to me, a chance remains Give me faith, Oh Lord To carry on, this fightOne song, written just for me Fable, theory incomplete One doubt, kept aside, concealed This faith is all I’ve left to wieldDawn shows her face, and I’m reassured Fate shall grant me one day more Up on my roof, on my window the sun Dripping light and salutations Drunk on a cocktail, tincture of life One part patience two parts strife Day turns to night and I realize No one is reading about my demise. | |
| 4. Tip of my fingersWhere are you my love? Been searching for you high and low, high and low Are you the face in the moon? And I don’t know how To talk to you, talk to youBut I can sing a song About you so you can Find meTime and time again I’ll try to catch your smile On the tip of my fingersI want to run away, run away from you I’ve realized the time has come for us to finally part I want to run away I tried my best in vain and disappointment fills my heartI’m the only caveman Who stepped into you, Into your world The darkness in my mind is a friend of mine It led me to you Into your worldThat’s the only way I want to see myself Everyday, every nightTime and time again I’ll try to catch your smileOn the tip of my fingers. | |
| 5. Amber GlowWhere oh where, whence from, Darling, did you come? Turned me inside out, senses scattered about. How I longed to press blushing cheek to my breast Whirlwind embrace sweeps us off into space. All the scenes on this stage All the roles that we played. “You wait here, we’ll return… Unless those bridges have burned.” Amber glow of the dawn, Take a single ray. From the dark thunderclouds Pick a whole bouquet. Finally, I peer into the skies Is that you the looking glass belies? Turn my head… around… you’re nowhere to be found From my sleep…I wake…the truth I can’t mistake. Bedside clock breaks the lull Pounds away at my skull Once again bears the news Of the hours I lose. Cursed consciousness Is a friend untrue I surrender to dreams, Where I’ll never lose you. | |
| 6. Cold Wagon 1993Iron serpent slithers on Carving its way Through winter’s white I am all alone in this boxcar Shaking from the cold, Shaking from frightAll I wish all that I desire Sun-brewed wine, dish of Roman fireThere is a mutiny down below Legs that won’t bend Lungs that won’t shout Thoughts go dripping from my mind They freeze in the air And shatter about. | |
| 7. Nothing at allYou, you’re not as simple as we are, forget it We, we could squash you like a bug Won’t hesitate Eliminate your tendencies To cross your personal bounderies Hey step back Shut your mouth if you want to help Don’t let this opportunity pass you byThere is nothing at all There is nothing you can do for usSin was broadly written on your head, Across your forehead So we had no choice but to hang you there, at the square Recognize what you’ve become Did you think that you were some hero? You’re realized your time has come You don’t even try to run Got what you deservedThere is nothing at allThere is nothing you can do for us. | |
| 8. About GodYou are the only one Who can give yourself to all Sharing an unequal loveThe blind have no faith In color without you Like blind faith, Color has no meaning without youYou are the beginning You are the endYou are pure like a diamond You are the laugh of the sun You are absent at nightYet you don’t forget us With the look of the moon And the shape of the stars You beckon us. | |