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Found a Road
05:29
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His life offered, sacrifice made
Vivifying droplets release the forces of a love so great
Quickening the tree of faith
He searched for a home and he found a road
In quest for a purpose he found only a question
In pursuit of joy he drank deeply of sorrow
In the deepest abyss he found a shining lamp
And when he found love, he lost his way
He found his truest Friend
He searched for a home and he found a road
At the end of it all
I asked him to tell me of his life
And he smiled and answered, simply:
I sought a martyr's death and I found a teacher's life
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Imitator
06:23
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I don't investigate, I don't discover
I'm an imitator, I'm a blind-follower
Your new slogan is my new mantra
I'm an imitator, I'm a blind follower
I jump to your conclusions
Shady love jumps up and down
I'm hip to your solutions
Let's flee into the underground
I'm fading away
I'm getting my way
Can't find my way
I see you have really seen
I seem to always see what you mean
Your conscience has discovered
I hang on your every word
I fear I have no will of my own
I fear I have no thoughts of my own
All your words are so easy on the tongue
I fear I have no thoughts of my own
Imitator
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Morning Dew
06:07
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I don't want to go out on another one of these towns
I just want to float on by
I don't want to wake up with another cigarette
I just want to float on by
The morning dew still catches the light
Even when the grass has died
I don't want to go out on another one of these limbs
I just want to float on by
I don't want to go out on another one of these dead end towns
I just want to float on by
Two mirrors reflecting alright
Facing each other - infinity defined
The morning dew still catches the light
Even when the grass has died
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My Haul
04:06
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Pierced my side, drew no blood
Braced for tide, came no flood
Chased my pride from where I stood
The gold-grail sip tasted like it should
On that trip I gave my all
Every slip the gravest fall
I barely carried my haul
As I took the wrong way home again
Followed the shiny signs to the end
Was led astray by every friend
As I took the wrong way home
Caught the coast, cradled the sea
My boyhood ghosts lined up to see
If I could host my self-to-be
Or abandon post, gracefully
On that trip I gave my all
Every slip the gravest fall
I barely carried my haul
As I took the wrong way home again
Smoother road at every bend
Leads to fairer-weather destinations
Took the wrong way hom
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Reach Out
08:29
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I've been gone so long I can't see
Where I went wrong by me
You don't ask so I don't tell
How I am feeling unwell
I need to rise up out of the depths
Of corrupt and evil salvage what is left of the fire
Need to burn away the veils that shut me out while I weep and wail
To what avail?
All through this darkest night I can't run but I can hide
Myself from the truth, tell myself that I'm alright
I would like to be your friend
But I don't know how to make amends
I need some help, I need some hope, I need some clarity
The slippery slope has taken the best of me
As I slide, I slip on by the man inside
Searches for an alibi
I'm not here, I'm really not here
I've been away so long I don't know what to do
I can't eat, pray, think or reach out to you
Somebody - reach out to me
Anybody, just one body - reach out to me
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Take it in Stride
05:16
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Something happened now
Something went awry
It hit him so very hard on the wrong side of a landslide
I would have been there but something held me back
I would have made the connection but I had to jump the track
But we'll have time again
I could have made it but she made me hold her hand
I could have saved face if it wasn't for the man
But we'll have time again
You think you're lying to me but you're only lying to yourself
You've backed out and now you're hiding in your doubt
Something happened now
Something went awry
It hit him so very hard on the wrong side of a sound bite
I would have been there if you'd given me half a chance
But you decided to question circumstance
But we'll have time again
I wanna be your friend but I'm not gonna go down that road
You'll back out and leave me carrying that load
I'm still waiting, time has come
[So long, so alone]
Take it in stride it's only life
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Miriam stood alone, the ghost of a different time
She hobbled over the cobblestones, coloured lime
She heads for the garden to see the blue fountain of light
She hopes to see the flowers there
Her hopes rise every night
She knew a man from years before
he gave her flowers fair
She'd strewn them round the room back them
She had laced them through her hair
The love they shared felt powerful
And many times she couldn't bare the weight
She felt he was a rock for her, unwavering in his state
He said he'd leave the flowers in the garden where they walked
He they'd represent their dreams and the love they shared
Back then new flowers were brought
Every night she felt so secure
As the days passed through the eons she would see him no more
But the flowers would still be placed
Yellow lilies in pairs
Love was never found for her again, so she found some comfort there
Those years of finding lilies, her memory had to retrace
The disappointment of Miriam began
When the lilies ceased to be replaced
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I found her on the floor that night
I'd seen her there before
I waited till the stars died down
And then I'd wait some more
The picture of her mother
Held tight across her chest
She waited till the time was right
The picture was her gift
The sound it started overnight
At first it was so faint
The sound came from the void that night
I knew I couldn't wait
The picture was quite a site
A woman circumspect
The rubies filled her mothers eyes
She hung them round her neck
I dreamt I was falling down a stairwell
Her eyes told me to never leave
In another life she knew me
We didn't know what hit us that night
Our love would soon be born
She picture of her mother
Held tightly, now was torn
I told her not to worry that night
I lied and said I swore
The picture of her mother
Lay in tatters on the floor
I dreamt I was floating on embers
And I could barely see her walking away
And all I could help but say was
It's not over is it?
I woke up lying on the floor
I swore I had seen all of this before
All the things I had to abhor
And the picture disappeared from under my
And all I could help but say was
It's not over is it?
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