1. Ask
2. Bridges
3. Decency and Love
4. Energy
5. Fear
6. Gone
7. Hand
8. Sandstone
9. Shoes
10. Tongues
11. From The Door She Waved
12. Worn Down Soul
13. Nancy
14. Sweet Danger Girl
15. John Doe moves to Town
16. Understanding Beauty

Ask

Well I think it's time
To leave the scene of the crime
No more looking back
Let's take the other track

So discard the words
Find the absurd
What else makes sense
I'll sit on the fence
Not under false pretense

Chorus
Ask me what I see
Ask me what I know
And I think you will see
There's no where else to go

So I will be willing and able
To deny the fable
To go against the trend
And I'll be on the mend
Looking for a friend

So I will lend my soul
Peace my eternal goal
No more cliché
This is what I have if I may

Bridges

I knew it was time for change
When the bridge broke off my guitar
Through life we build then burn these bridges
For me a few thus far

Sometimes you cry or feel like it at least
But you still hold back the tears
C'mon mate, you think too much
You've had some bloody good years

Like the times you had at uni man
You went through thick and thin
Some down, some underground
But the good times don't grow dim
Don't grow dim…..

So jump back in the saddle mate
Go get amongst the throng
Plant your roots determine a fate
And glue that bridge on strong

So you're worried that your stories lame
Or that you haven't got one a all
How can you expect to rise
If you've never had a fall
Had a fall………

Think about it

Decency and Love

Some people need conflict
Like summer needs rain
Contradicting rhetoric
The word crazy become sane

But hey? It's human nature
It's meant to be like this!
I think? But I'm gonna wager
That people want ‘out' of this abyss!

So we talk and send each-other roses
As if we're gonna forget
But the scent soon fades away
And mercy is our regret

And we long to be so cynical
We whinge and bitch and moan
To be a ‘dog' is undesirable
But we should leave the dog alone

So here I am I'm cynical
I'm givin' my views a shove
I hope there's still a few
To believe in decency and love.

…..I'm one

Energy

Beneath the water I can see
Beneath the water I can breathe
Could you come fishing after me?
‘Cos I have fallen from my tree

Above these mountains I can climb
Above these hills I feel sublime
From the earth just give me a sign
I'd be yours if you'd just shine

I need an excuse
To deny this self abuse
To release the energy
To unleash myself
To be free

Below the crust I'm in a well
Below the hills and sea I fell
This is reality that's mine
And above I wish you'd shine

Yeah.

Fear

Straight line, down this highway
We go
All mine, the ticket we steal
The show
I barely have, time to gather my thoughts
High… Low
The sunset slows my perspiration
Glow…………… Whoah

Signs of my life begin to glimmer
Shades of grey begin to glimmer
Insanity it seems is clear
I have nothing more to fear

Interaction. Satisfaction. Mode of action.
Shown
A solution. Absolution. Resolution.
Grown
Condemnation. Revelation, a new sensation.
Known
Soon enough. Not so rough. Getting tough.
Not alone

I have nothing
I have nothing
I have nothing
I have nothing
I have nothing more to fear……………..

Gone

Saturday morning- I finally wake up
Saturday blues with a frightful haircut
Step in the shower to wash away this pain
A panadeine headache with ringing ears again

My hands are shaking, my wallet is sore
My jeans and shoes and shirt are thrown all over the floor
I swallow some drugs and slowly close the door
My head in cloudy from the night before

I don't know
Where to go
Or where I've been
Substitute scene

It's you who's put me in this place
Boy I wish I didn't have to see your face
But every time I close my eyes it's the same
There you are in my head messing with me again

My hands are shaking and my head in sore
My heart and brain and soul are thrown all over the floor
I swallow my pride as you slam the door
My head in cloudy I've certainly been here before

Hand

Throw me in the deep
As it begins to creep
Up on you and you know
That there is much more of me to show

So lie to me and say
That this is your way
Of painting your picture
And of me it seems you aren't too sure

So why would I think
That I'm on the brink
Of falling down the tree
And that's the only way that you'll see
Me…..

So I'll ask you over
And be together
I'll make you some coffee
Sit on the couch and watch some TV

Maybe more that friends
Thrown in the deep end
Can we give it but a chance
You know that it takes more that one to dance

I do see you
Do you see me
Do you see that we could be?

I want to know
Where I do stand
Will you let me take your hand?

Throw me in the deep
As it begins to creep
Up on you and you know
That there could be much of us to grow

So I'll just say
That this is my way
Of spilling this tincture
For you from my soul onto this
Paper……

Sandstone

So as the world speeds up
And I try to slow down
Sitting here on a sandstone
As night becomes days gown

Salty breath whispers to me
I aint always gonna be like this
Come the day with an offshore gale
Gonna hit you with a cold blue fist

Why is such beauty
Can hold a devil within?
I guess that's why sometimes the best thing
Can be mistaken for sin

So I'm sittin' here on sandstone
I'm wonderin' about my way
Sometimes you're not supposed to know
And be lost for what to say

Why is it such evil
Can create beauty within
I guess that's why sometimes the worst things
Can reflect beauty instead of sin

Shoes

Now as I see the sun rising in the east
Leaving the darkness behind from which it's been released
The warmth of this autumn day brings my feelings home
I don't have a bed of nails I have a velvet covered throne

My body stands a structure strong holding my head up high
I stand above and within this ocean at one with what's inside
A coarse whisper against my legs as the breeze lifts up the sand
Each grain has a story to tell, I have a million in my hand

I throw caution obsolete out into the cold
There is always plenty of time to let yourself grow old
My shoes are worn, but not nearly enough- the soul should be worn through
Maybe by then I've traveled enough to find my place with you

Why must we walk, why can't I run? I not old yet
Naïve? Maybe. But for not too long- It's only the first set
I once survived amongst the throng of elderly teens
Lucky now I am a man, a young man so it seems Tongues

Stay with me ‘cos I don't know
Stay with me ‘cos I can't go
Throw me out ‘cos I want to leave
But I'm looking for a reprieve

Oh oh

Why can't I see you now?
There is no what, where, when, who, why or how
I'm out of touch with reality
And I really need some clarity

She talks to me in tongues
There's a voice calling, don't know where it comes from
Asking me what I see
And every time a fool, I flee!

Tongues

Stay with me ‘cos I don't know
Stay with me ‘cos I can't go
Throw me out ‘cos I want to leave
But I'm looking for a reprieve

Oh oh

Why can't I see you now?
There is no what, where, when, who, why or how
I'm out of touch with reality
And I really need some clarity

From The Door She Waved

He said 'Honey I stepped
On your toes and I'm sorry
But I'm in such a hurry
Even forgot to close your door'

'And my lovely, I swept myself
Under you carpet
Because I was frightened
That you were enlightened'

Did you want to fly
So very high
That when you crashed
You'd dive…..

He said 'love
Is just a word, but so much more
I think I've found the door
But I can't seem to find the key'

'And you're so pretty
And life's too short
To say we're sorry
So let's just kiss intimately
And feel the love we have'

'So let's dance
Around the coals of our romance
And make some plans
That will make us want to stay'

Did you want to fly
So very high
That when you crashed
You'd dive
Beneath her waves
Beneath her waves
Beneath her waves

Worn Down Soul

Your shoes have worn down through the soul
And I wonder what your goal
Can you tell me where you are?

Your eyes stare away to eternity
As misery and clarity
Have a conversation about time

You have all the reasons why
Your lips might choose to lie
So I'll just look in your eyes

The scars on your body spell your name
But we should feel all the shame
Do we know who we are?

Nancy

Nancy was a fine country girl
With expired mother’s curls
She was a canvas of life so pure
In a town where all knew her

At 14 years and 11 months
Nancy met a boy who knew how to fly
His hair was sand and his touch was warm
He never wore his school tie

But someday the boy would become a man
And Nancy would be part of his plan
She knew this love was going to last
Suddenly youth was running out fast

The reluctance of youth in a search for joy
From a moment of passion came a baby boy
His hair turned from sand to grey, dismay
Nancy cried when he decided to stay

‘A cheap old house, the patter of feet
You’re 15 now, next month you’re 16
Baby we got time to make this work
We’re both shit scared, but let’s find
Our worth….’

But colours fade and a stone erodes
Nancy had a toddler that made her glow
But Dad left them on a Friday night, without a fight
Somehow that just didn’t feel right

So she finished her school and she bought a car
Nancy was proud to have come this far
When she saw her boy she was filled with pride, inside
But they’d need they’re strength the day Dad died

A semi-trailer and barbed-wire fence
A horrific accident
The paper said he was going too fast, as his life went past
Don’t ask questions about who came last

A table of old friends
A bottle of wine
Finally I remember a good time
Every time I see, my boy
I restore some hope and faith
In joy.

Sweet Danger Girl

A token alibi
Even she begins to cry
As warm summer rain
Confusion has a name

Beauty holds me here
Take me by my hand
The fabric of the flesh
Do our souls still mesh?

Lay low sweet angel
You better come up for some air
With a blanket and a pillow
You'll find me waiting there

Stay aglow sweet danger girl
Don't be the frightened one
Take some time out from the trail
And enjoy the evening sun

Take this seed in my hand
Sow it in a foreign land
Let it grow when I'm not there
And remember that I care

Let's turn the lights down low
And ignore the stunt show
And give ourselves a chance
To recharge our romance

John Doe Moves To Town

They moved into town
And they decided to stay
Hoping to light a match
And drive the demons away
They decided to stay

The man had a spark in his eye
As though he had something to say
But he knew better than that
Because they might drag him away
'I got nothin' to say'

She would cry
Hell, she would cry all the time
But they had a baton floor
And her tears would fall right out
Nothing to cry about

But he had so much hate
That it just wouldn't go around
In his mind he'd slash at his wrists
He didn't make a sound
A new life he'd found
He didn't make a sound

Sometimes they would find
Too much love to go around
And when something had to give
They'd both make a sound
They'd go thirteen rounds
Thirteen rounds

And they would scream
And throw lots of shit around
As rage took on it's hold
Love didn't make a sound
With their heart clenched in their fists
And their eyes gnashed between their teeth
They didn't feel a God damn thing
They didn't see what lay beneath

She walked out in the street
She gnashed her teeth
Then her eyes swelled with guilt and she
……Cried beneath

John's moved into town
And brought his wife anonymity too
They brought everything wrong with this
world
And everything right too
They brought everything right too

Understanding Beauty

She flowed into the room like liquid, unhinged by solid matter
But like a baby leaving the womb, she was vulnerable, in tatters
Was this the destination that she’d been dreaming?
Or was this her shadow and could she not see her, darkness gleaming?

Had she found a feather, unable to fly with that which had flown?
Or were the colours through others’ eyes a different hue to those she’d known?
For her fingers had always been pastel, but her world had been pallid
So she coloured the vacancy pure, to keep her existence valid

Those in attendance were unsure, but only until the lights dimmed
And as darkness laid them to rest, they understood that light had sinned
For despite the absence of light, beautiful colour enveloped their souls
And the darkness danced freely, with shadows gleaming of gold

So those converted, conversed, and exchanged their dark delight,
And merged back into the world, where darkness causes us to fight
…….She, sat alone and watched, the colours crawl up her arm
And quietly she reflected, and realised what she’d done

While the world recoiled in horror, she painted beauty with her tears
And while the truth lay frayed and torn,
She warmed the world by facing her fears….

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