Building A Mystery
You come out at night, / that's when the energy comes / And the dark side's light, and the vampires roam / You strut your rasta ware, / and your suicide poem/ And a cross from a faith that died, / before Jesus came / You're building a mystery / You live in a church, / where you sleep with voodoo dolls / And you won't give up the search, / for the ghosts in the halls / You wear sandals in the snow / and a smile that won't wash away / Can you look out the window / without your shadow getting in the way / You're so beautiful, / with an edge and charm/ And so careful, / when I'm in your arms / CHORUS / Because you're working,/ building a mystery / Holding on, and holding in / Yeah you're working, / building a mystery / and choosing so carefully / CHORUS/ You wake up screaming aloud, / a prayer from your secret god / You feed off our fears, / and hold back your tears... oh, / You give us a tantrum, / and a know-it-all grin / Just when we need one, / when the evening's thin / You're a beautiful, / a beautiful, fucked up man / You're setting up your / razor wire shrine / CHORUS (repeat 3 times) / You're building a mystery.
I Love You
I have a smile / stretched from ear to ear / I see you walking down the road / I meet at the lights / I stare for a while / The world around us disappears / It's just you and me / on my island of hope / a breath between us could be miles/ let me surround you / a sea to your shore/ let me be the calm you seek / and every time I'm close to you / there's too much I can't say / and you just walk away... / and I forgot / to tell you I love you / and night's too long / I'm cold here without you / I grieve in my condition / for I cannot find the words / to say I need you so /... oh, everytime I'm close to you / there's too much I can't say / and you just walk away / and I forgot / ,to tell you I love you, / and lines too long / I'm cold here without you / I greive here in my condition / for I cannot find the words / to say I need you so.
Sweet Surrender
Doesn't mean much, / doesn't mean anything at all / the life I've left behind me / is a cold room / i've crossed the last line / from where I can return / where every step I took in faith / betrayed me / and led me from my home / sweet surrender/ is all that I have / take me in / no questions asked / you strip away the ugliness that surrounds me / are you an angel? / Am I already that gone? / I only hope that I won't disappoint you/ I'm down here on my knees/ sweet surrender, / sweet surrender / is all that I have / I don't understand how the touch of your hand... / I would be the one to fall / and it's the little things, / I miss everything about you. / It doesn't mean much, / it doesn't mean anything / at all the life I've left behind me / is a cold room / sweet surrender / is all that I have / sweet surrender / is all that I have to give.
Adia
Adia, I do believe I failed you. / Adia, I know I've let you down. / Don't ya know I tried so hard to love you/ in my way. / It's easy, let it go / Adia, I'm empty since you left me / trying to find a way to carry on... / I've searched myself and everyone / to see where we went wrong / there's no one left to finger / there's no one left to blame / there's no one left to talk to, honey / and there aint no one to buy our innocence / cause we are born innocent / believe me, Adia / we still are innocent / it's easy, we all faulter / it doesn't matter. / Adia, I thought that we could make it / I know I can't change the way you feel / I leave you with your misery, / a friend who won't betray. / Pull you from your tower / I'll take away your pain / show you all the beauty you possess / if you'd only let yourself believe / that we ar born innocent/ believe me adia, we are still innocent / it's easy , we all faulter / does it matter? / 'cause we are born innocent (repeat 3 times)
Do What You Have To Do
What ravages of spirit / conjured this temptuous rage / created you a monster / broken by the rule of love / and fate has led you thought it / you do what you have to do / and fate has led you through it / you do what you do / I had the sense to recognize / that I don't know how to let you go / every moment marked / with apparitions of your soul / however swiftly moving / I'm trying to escape this desire / the yearning to be near you / I do what I have to do / the yearning to be near you / I do what I have to do / and I had the sense to recognize / that I don't know how to let you go / I don't know how to let you go / a glowing ember burning hot, burning slow. / Deep within I'm shaken / by the violence of existing / for only you / I know I can't be with you / I do what I have to do / I know I can't be with you / I do what I have to do / I know I can't be with you / I do what I have to do / and I had the sense to recognize / that I don't know how to let you go / but I don't know how to let you go / I don't know how to let you go.
Witness
Make me a witness. / Take me up out of the darkness, / out of doubt / I won't weigh you down / with good intensions / won't make fire out of clay / or other inventions. / Will we burn in heaven, / like we do down here? / will a change come while we're waiting / everyone is waiting / and when we're done / soul-searching / and we carry the weight / and died for a cause / is misery made beautiful / right before our eyes / mercy be revealed / or blind us where we stand / will we burn in heaven / like we do down here?... / will change come while we're waiting / everyone is waiting (repeat 2)
Angel
You spend all your time waiting / for that second chance / for a break that will make it okay. / There's always some reason / to feel not good enough / and it's hard at the end of the day / I need some distraction / oh, beautiful release. / memory seeps from my veins / let me be empty. / well, weightlessness and maybe / i'll find some peace tonight / In the arms of the angel / far away from here / from this dark, cold hotel room / and the endlessness that you fear / you are pulled from the wreckage / of your silent reverie / in the arms of the angel / may you find some comfort here / so tired of the straight line / and everwhere you turn / are vultures and thieves at your back / and the storm keeps on twisting / you keep on building the lies / that you make up for all that you lack / it don't make no difference / escape one last time / it's easier to believe / in this sweet madness / all this glorious sadness / it brings me / to my knees / in the arms of the angel / fly away from here / from this dark, cold hotel room / and the endlessness that you fear / you are pulled from the wreckage / of your silent reverie / in the arms of the angel / may you find some comfort here / you're in the arms of the angel / may you find some comfort here.
Black And White
Unravel me, / distant cord. / on the outside is forgotten / constant need to get along / and the animal awakens / and our love feels black and white / the road is long / and memory slides / to the whole of my undoing / I put aside / I put away, / I push it back / to get it through / and all I feel is black and white / and I'm wound up / small and tight / and I don't know who I am / CHORUS: Everybody loves you when you're easy, Everybody hates when you're a bore, Everybody is waiting for your entrance / don't disappoint them / unravel me / untie this cord / the very center of our union / It's caving in / I can endure / I am the archive of our failures / and all I feel is black and white / and I'm wound up / small and tight / and I don't know who I am /CHORUS/ Don't disappoint them/ CHORUS (repeat 2)/ Don't disappoint them (repeat 2)
Full Of Grace
The winter here's cold and bitter,/ it's chilled us to the bone.//We haven't seen the sun for weeks,/ too long, too far from home./ I feel just like I'm sinking,/ and I claw for solid ground./ I'm pulled down by the undertow,/ I never thought I could feel so low,/ and, oh, darkness, I feel like letting go./ If all of the strength and all of the courage/ come and lift me from this place./ I know I can love you much better than this:/ Full of grace, Full of grace, my love./ It's better this way,/ I said,/ Haven't seen this place before./ Where everything we say and do,/ hurts us all the more./ It's just that we stayed too long/in the same old sickly scheme,/ and I'm pulled down by the undertow,/ I never thought I could feel so low,/ and, oh, darkness, I feel like letting go./ If all of the strength and all of the courage/ come and lift me from this place/ I know I can love you much better than this:/ Full of grace, full of grace./ I know I can love you much better than this./ It's better this way.
Last Dance
(Instrumental)