The Beauty of Gray

if i told you he was your brother
we could reminisce
then you would go about your day
if i said you ought to give him
some of your water
you'd shake your canteen and walk away

the perception that divides you from him
is a lie
for some reason you never asked why
this is not a black and white world
you can't afford to believe in your side

this is not a black and white world
to be alive
i say that the colors must swirl
and i believe
that maybe today
we will all get to appreciate

the beauty of gray

if i told you that she was your mother
we could analyze the situation and be gone
if i said you ought to give her
some of your water
your eyes would light up like the dawn

the perception that divides you from her
is a lie
for some reason you never asked why
this is not a black and white world
you can't afford to believe in your side

this is not a black and white world
to be alive
i say the colors must swirl
and i believe
that maybe today
we will all get to appreciate

the beauty of gray

look into your eyes
no daylight
new day now

Shit Towne

the weavers live up the street from me
the crackheads, they live down the street from me
the tall grass makes it hard to see
beyond my property

hey man, this is criminal,
this hard line symmetry of people and pets

we don't bother anyone
we keep to ourselves
the mailman visits each of us in turn
we don't bother anyone
we keep to ourselves
the mailman visits each of us in time

gotta live, gotta live, gotta live
in shit towne
gotta live, gotta live, gotta live
in our town.

I Alone

it's easier not to be wise
and measure these things by your brains
i sank into eden with you
alone in the church by and by

i'll read to you here, save your eyes
you'll need them, your boat is at sea
your anchor is up, you've been swept away
and the greatest of teachers won't hesitate
to leave you there, by yourself,
chained to fate

i alone love you
i alone tempt you
i alone love you
fear is not the end of this!

it's easier not to be great
and measure these things by your eyes
we long to be here by his resolve
alone in the church by and by
to cradle the baby in space
and leave you there by yourself
chained to fate

oh, now, we took it back too far,
only love can save us now, all these riddles that you burn
all come runnin' back to you, all these rhythms that you hide
only love can save us now, all these riddles that you burn
yeah, yeah, yeah

Lakini's Juice

it was an evening I shared with the sun
to find out where we belong
from the earliest days
we were dancing in the shadows

more wine
cuz I got to have it
more skin
cuz I got to eat it

inside the outside
by the river
used to be so calm
used to be so sane
I rushed the lady's room
took the water from the toilet
washed her feet and blessed her name
more peace
is such a dirty habit

slow down, we're too afraid

Let me ride
Let me ride
Burn my eyes
Let me ride

The Distance

let him come into the city
let him find his lucky penny
let him put it in his pocket and shake it all around

I've been to pretty buildings, all in search of you
I have lit all the candles, sat in all the pews
the desert had been done before, but I didn't even care
I got sand in both my shoes and scorpions in my hair
I saw that...

oh the distance is not do-able
in these bodies of clay my brother
oh the distance, it makes me uncomfortable
guess it's natural to feel this way
oh, let's hold out for somethin' sweeter
spread your wings and fly

my car became the church and I
the worshipper of silence there
in a moment peace came over me
and the one who was beatin' my heart appeared and....

oh the distance is not do-able
in these bodies of clay my brother
oh the distance, it makes me uncomfortable
guess it's natural to feel this way
oh, are we locked into these bodies?
let's hold out for somethin' sweeter
spread your wings and fly

oh, are we locked into these bodies?
are we anything at all?
let's hold out for somethin' sweeter
spread your wings and fly
this distance is dreamin'
we're already there tonight

The Dolphin's Cry

the way you're bathed in light
reminds me of that night
god laid me down into your rose garden of trust
and I was swept away
with nothin' left to say
some helpless fool
yeah I was lost in a swoon of peace
you're all I need to find
so when the time is right
come to me sweetly, come to me
come to me

love will lead us, alright
love will lead us, she will lead us
can you hear the dolphin's cry?
see the road rise up to meet us
it's in the air we breathe tonight
love will lead us, she will lead us

oh yeah, we meet again
it's like we never left
time in between was just a dream
did we leave this place?
this crazy fog surrounds me
you wrap your legs around me
all I can do to try and breathe
let me breathe so that I
so we can go together!

love will lead us, alright
love will lead us, she will lead us
can you hear the dolphin's cry?
see the road rise up to meet us
it's in the air we breathe tonight
love will lead us, she will lead us

life is like a shooting star
it don't matter who you are
if you only run for cover, it's just a waste of time
we are lost 'til we are found
this phoenix rises up from the ground
and all these wars are over

over
over
singin' la da da, da da da
over
come to me
come to me
yeah la da da da, da da da
come to me

Nobody Knows

i was on a street with a common name i prayed for love yeah i even begged i had a vision of you that carried me through

i was on a street with a common name i prayed for love yeah i even begged i had a vision of you that carried me through

and nobody really knows what i would do for you nobody really knows how much i love you nobody really knows, nobody knows nobody knows, nobody knows

i cleared my mind and i turned around grateful to the one who had laid me down i was silent in love pourin down from above

like so much rain it fell and pierced my brains the trees all alive with their colors like the dreams of man i had a vision of you that carried me through

and nobody really knows what i would do for you now nobody really knows how much i love you baby nobody really knows, nobody knows nobody knows, nobody knows

Sweet Release

I hope (I hope) she lights that candle
I hope (I hope) she shows me everything and all that light can bring
Her skin (her skin), it begs my worship
Like a mad temple crowd
I crush her, she goes down
We melt up from the ground…
Up to better times, sweet release, take me now, take me now
Up to better times, sweet release, take me now, take me now, yeah

Doubt (doubt), get right behind me
You’re a cloud, just a blemish on the sun
And there’s better times to come
Our love, this cloak and dagger
This silent will to brighten everything
And find the road that leads…
Up to better times, sweet release, take me now, take me now
Up to better times, sweet release, take me now, take me now, yeah, oh

Oh, and if we die tonight, take our leave from this plastic place
Become the dove, just fly away…
Up to better times, sweet release, take me now, take me now
Come on baby up to your better times
Your sweet release, take me now, take me now, oh
Oohh oooh
Oh.

Overcome

even now the world is bleedin' but feelin' just fine all numb in our castle where we're always free to choose never free enough to find i wish somethin' would break cuz we're runnin' out of time

and i am overcome i am overcome holy water in my lungs i am overcome

these women in the street pullin' out their hair my master's in the yard givin' light to the unaware this plastic little place is just a step amongst the stairs

and i am overcome i am overcome baby holy water in my lungs i am overcome

so drive me out out to that open field turn the ignition off and spin around your help is here but i'm parked in this open space blockin' the gates of love

i am overcome i am overcome holy water in my lungs i am overcomed

beautiful drowning this beautiful drowning this holy water this holy water is in my lungs

and i am overcome i am overcome i am overcome i am overcome

Beautiful Invisible

My dear, sweet woman
You're making me cry
And I don't know why
I need you tonight

Like a hole in the universe
Like a walk in the rain
Like a rose that longs to die
I need you tonight

'Cause you're so beautiful, invisible
Beautiful, invisible, yeah

My dear, sweet woman
You're making me cry
And I don't know why
It must be the ocean side of me

You're dangerous and you know
You can kill me with a look
Make me with the glance from your eye
But I need you tonight

'Cause you're so beautiful, invisible
Beautiful, invisible
Beautiful, baby, invisible
Beautiful, invisible

Don't drop the reigns
Every time it rains
Goddess, tramp or saint
You have to wait
Yes, I will wait

You're so beautiful, invisible
Beautiful, invisible
Beautiful, baby, invisible
Beautiful, invisible, yeah

Radiant Sea

She is just a goddess in a pair of Diesel jeans
He is just a poor boy, somehow a warrior priest
I am walking 'round with nothin'
I can hardly breathe
I can hardly breathe
I can hardly breathe

Finally, I can see my destiny
Leave all these doubts behind me
Find my destiny in the radiant sea
Of this love

Shinin' like a doctor in a dark ocean of disease
Fear the presence of that one will bring you to your knees
Take me to that place inside
Where we are always free
We are always free
We are always free

Finally, I can see my destiny
Leave all these doubts behind me
Find my destiny in the radiant sea
Of this love

This world's like a sea
We move, we're too smooth
We got the groove
Don't ask me to prove the truth
It's a flame that burns the light
We were livin' before, baby
Open up the door, baby
We're too smooth, baby
Too true, baby
Too cool to settle for it less, baby
The songs we sing
The breaths that bring
The tune that drowns this thing
In the radiant sea of love

Finally, I can see my destiny
Leave all these doubts behind me
Find my destiny in the radiant sea
Of this love

Of this love
Finally, yeah
Finally, yeah
To your love
Yeah (x10)
Finally, I can see my destiny
Leave all these doubts behind me
Oh, come on
Oh, come on
Oh yeah
Hell yeah, hell yeah, hell yeah
Come on, give it to me
Give it to me, yeah