- A River For A Wife
"I've got a river for a wife boy
And the soul of all mankind
I've got a river for a wife boy"
"Hurry up" he screams, from the shivers of his boat
And he says "you're the first who came smiling by the shore
With no coins and no love" - still he howls me:
"I'm telling you for the last time, I'm coming back again"
- Blame Me
Blame me for the wings that won't grow
Blame me for the desert we've become
my king has gone to hell, and I by his side
Blame me for the river gone dry
Blame me as the truth begins to fade
- idiot Smile
So I sat and I waited, patiently for the years to pass
with the violence of each day, of each coming day
When they thought I was running away,
I was merely gathering speed
I was merely gathering speed my friend
I did my best to avoid you
I made all efforts not to see her
my silence says too much
- Letters From The Boatman
Well I've been losing the keys of my doors,
Well I've been forgetting the secrets
And the violin lingers like a bell
that won't surrender to silence
Letters from the boatman that I have kept
The floor is covered with lies where I've laid
And the wind that fled with us
- Like The Wolf
And now I stare, I stare into the emptiness
With roses wrapped around my ankles from moving too slow
Like a wave that broke too soon
And so she told me to stop right there
In your hands? Said I, with a smile,
with a hint of grief, without a hint of truth
Isn’t irony such a good friend?
- Lion's Eyes Louder
Got a six string across my back - well I'm alone tonight
Feels like I'm riding on lie, well my heart said: beware of the flight
Got these timeless blues to sing well I'm alone again just by myself
'cause
I've got a clock that just won't strike
I have the feeling tonight that I am my own man
I've got a clock that just won't strike
I have the feeling tonight that I am my own man
- Lovely Vessel
Do you still trust that the night will answer you back
I walked into that room, my friend and there’s no way back
So I ran as fast as I could, as fast as my legs would allow
I heard her down the river and she sang me her song
Lovely vessel, lovely vessel, don’t you take this girl from me
Lovely vessel, lovely vessel, don’t you take this girl from me
Lovely vessel, lovely vessel, don’t you take this girl from me
- Midnight Rain
I’m already in my grave, you’d better cool down
I’m standing in the shadows, I can’t move you around
Somebody I’m told, will follow me down
Your days are numbered from one to seven
But you’d better count them from seven to one
Your unclean lips will keep you undone
Somebody is calling you from the midnight rain
- New Man Waiting
Lonely, hidin' oh babe I'm lonely and hiding from the devil's
I'm grieving - my blood is on fire oh babe
I'm crawling under the shame
Of what I said
Of what I prayed
Blame me for the road that I chose oh babe
I'm bleeding, but the trust still remains
- No More
Not anymore do I remember the fleeting kiss of dawn
Breaking on my back like the new born rain
And no more do I sing of things better left untold
A friend of mine said when a window closes, one always finds a door
So I found the door to my house and I went inside
And I built myself a window there
When it was finally done, I carved my hands on the ledge
Stood there for a while and went away
- No True Magic
I dreamt the night would let me be awhile
with the sweet gust of earth from the mouth of the rain
but the end was creeping ‘round my door
I welcomed him in and asked for more
Have you come to take my ghost?
Have you come to wake my memories of hope?
- Red Pony
There are men, begging to be free
Stranded there, against the door
With their heads hung down
If all of this is real, then the dream is over,
And I, oh I, I am a stranger to you
So what about the moon, it’s mine to steal
So what about the moon, it’s mine to steal, mine to steal, alright!
- The Strangest Friend
We’re all strangers here, there’s rust in our feet
From the lies we’ve been told
There’s a silence to every man, that knows more than he does
He’s the strangest friend that we could pray for.
He knows too much
Last night death stood by my door,
- The Trial
The Trial
It was 1881 when my grandfather died,
And to this day I don't know why, I feel as though
I am too small for his shoes,
Yes i am
With a long beard and a slow heart, I used to hear him say
- The Waltz Of Fear
The waltz of fear waits for me
Her taste is old - her lips are enough
The woman inside hides from me
With dramas to love and lies to be told
Oh I'll fall, but in truth Their eyes won't see the way,
The way I dance as I fall
my tired feet they know , this is the way the dance goes
- You're The One I Want The Most
Lord, I've been waiting for you by the side of the road
And I've been unkind
Oh lord, I've been waiting for you by the side of the road
And I've been unkind
And the devil is out by my doorstep
He must have seen the fires I began
Or the smile I couldn't hide - I think I turn him on