Sooner or Later
Eight long years in a Bangkok prison
They tore the hands right off of the clock
I thought for sure you had drifted off to heaven
With a pack of straights and a fifth of scotch
It must have torn you apart when you lost her
I bet it broke you like a wave
Where you slept on a cold bed of plaster
Reaching out for the one you could not save
Sooner or later
We all hit the wall
I've never seen the wisdom in a bottle
I've yet to find the mystery of a drink
But i've seen my fair share of sad eyes and trouble
The lives of men like blood down a sink
Ain't my way to lay blame or pass judgment
We're all struggling through the world we're living in
I don't follow down the path of my dead hero's
My dead hero's are only dead in the end
Sooner or later
We all hit the wall
I reach for you right there where you're standing
You've got your feet so close to the edge
I can't tell if you're falling or landing
With your head thrown back and your arms outstretched
We have a point at which we will be broken
We all have a price at which we will be sold
Sometimes we think we are strong as brick and mortar
Most times we just need someone to hold
Sooner or later
We all hit the wall
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Enough
I won't say that I told you so
I won't say that you should have known
But you should have known
A room filled with mirror and skin
A room filled with mirror and skin
They will trade flesh for gold to pay for their sin
When will enough be enough
Milk to the mouth of the weak
Milk to the mouth of the weak
Eyes won't see, ears won't hear, the truth we won't speak
God sees the heart of a man
God sees the heart of a man
But the heart is the one thing you don't understand
When will enough be enough
I won't say that I told you so
I won't say that you should have known
But you should have known
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Teeth
Best take care my dear my darling
Best be wary of the snares
Though the road may appear golden
There are pitfalls lying there
I gladly made way for your glory
I clearly cleared the path for you
I just hope that you still know me
When your time out there is through
Even the sweetest of saints show their teeth sometimes
Well they will cram your nose with cocaine
And pack your head with lies
With every taste of bitterness
A piece of sweetness dies
They cover you with roses
And fill your cup with wine
While they're offering you riches
They'll be stealing your ass blind
Even the sweetest of saints show their teeth sometimes
I toil from dawn to twilight
Just my sweat to quench my thirst
I'll be last here on the breadline
While you dine in comfort first
It's the same old tired story
In the end it don't mean a thing
We see many go unworthy
While the worthy go unseen
You can piss and moan your life away
Just waiting on that train
You'd do well to just start walking
Because you'll get there just the same
Even the sweetest of saints show there teeth sometimes
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Green & Gold
At the center of nothing, in the middle of it all
I was waiting for your love to come around
But you were lost to another in a world of green and gold
And I was digging in the earth for skin and bone
That's how it goes sometimes
That's how it goes
We were dirty little children but we did not seem to care
The clothes we wore were torn, they were frayed and threadbare
We stole our every pleasure in the space between the need
Raised our heads high enough to find a way with which to leave
That's how it goes sometimes
That's how it goes
I saw a broken, black umbrella, just like a fallen new born bird
Lying in the street just as useless as a song gone unheard
Somehow I knew it would be you to chew the fattest plum
You left the skin and seed here for me when you were done
That's how it goes sometimes
That's how it goes
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Six Black Birds
I opened up my mouth to speak
Six black birds flew out of me
Three for faith, one for truth
One for fear and one for you
I am frightened, I am frayed
All I want is to escape
This world's pain and hatred too
Take my refuge within you
Pick it up, pick it up, pick it up
Stop dragging me down
The names and faces on the wall
The lost and found, the human sprawl
Blood and bone, you piss and moan
You can't leave well enough alone
So keep it simple, keep it light
Don't make us think or feel tonight
Pick it up, pick it up, pick it up
Stop dragging me down
I opened up my mouth to speak
Six black birds flew out of me
Three for faith, one for truth
One for hope and one for you
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The Cut
I don't mean to be so angry
Truth be told I am just scared
Lashing out at anybody
That has the bad luck of being there
I would do most anything
To sooth this fevered brow
I'd do what it takes to bring
Bring you back here to me now
Well my big ol' heart is hurting
I have shut down like a mill
On my hands and knees and crawling
I'm sinking ever lower still
I have done my level best
To keep this all in check
But I trail the heels of trouble
Just like a siren trails a wreck
Goodbye to my old friend
I wear this shiny band of copper
Around my wrist till it turns green
Reminds me of the place I falter
And the envy within me
I have lain open the cut
Sucked the poison with my mouth
Turned my head with both eyes shut
I spit it out down to the ground
Goodbye to my old friend
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Now Again
Come to me you fragile thing
And lay here by my side
Hold your breath, hold your tongue
And look into my eyes
Can't you see I'm offering
More than a lover, more than a friend
You don't have to be afraid
To let somebody in
What you've got is what you give away
You're feeling now, feeling now again
I'm confined by space and time
It's a distance to be bridged
The threat of loss will tease and taunt
And get you where you live
Memories are luxuries
Imprisoned in my mind
The sweet sad scent of your sacred skin
Is all you left behind
What you've got is what you give away
You're feeling now, feeling now again
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Frame to Finish
I muster up the strength to steel myself against the cold
Bitter wind that has no care for where it blows
I took the hand of a stranger and I looked into her face
It was flush with fear and the slightest touch of grace
From frame to finish I'll see you through
From the tempest wind and torrent rain, I'll shelter you
You might just find that i'd reach to touch your pain
On the chance that you might reach for me and do the same
The hunger in your eye says more than anything I could say
All my words mean nothing anyway
So let's walk on and leave these broken things behind
Strewn and scattered here for someone else to find
I've never been the kind of man whose worth was in his wealth
I have always taken comfort someplace else
That don't mean I won't provide a special place for you
Made with my two hands and built on love and truth
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Burn
I've seen the parties up on the hill
That fascination holds no thrill
Just people talking about what they've done
And what they're gonna do
Money, power, sex and fame
All in all it's still the same
And if you do not play the game
They've no desire to know you
I'm gonna light a fire
I'm gonna watch it burn
The big machine has always tried
To control us and divide
With MTV style advertisement
Numbing out our brain
You can turn it off but it's still there
Big machine is everywhere
Time to show them we don't care
And set it all to flame
I'm gonna light a fire
I'm gonna watch it burn
Lay your kindling down with mine
Set the spark flying
It seems this garden has overgrown
With brittle thistles and the thorns
That tear at us and leave us worn
We are reaping what we've sown
Come on, grab the match with me
Strike it once and we will see
A burning light for you and me
That leaves us fertile ground
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Hanging On
I fixed the hinge
Stopped the squeak
That kept me from a dead man's sleep
I kicked my shoe
Across the room
To watch it fly and startle you
I saw a smile that you tried to hide
And the tension broke for just awhile
I am gone, I am gone
But I'm hanging on
My feet are bare
The floor is cold
My eyes just stare and my face looks old
I step outside
For one last drag
I think about the chance I had
The lights they shine in green and red
Reflected where the streets are wet
I am gone, I am gone
But I'm hanging on
I know someday I'll rise above
But for now I'm fine just thinking of
How it could be
Just you and me
Still hanging on
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