An offering of reasons
We put them all in play
A covering of treasons
That one by one we let slip away
A solitary dancer
So lost upon her stage
I have seen you on the edge of dawn
Felt you there before you were born
Balanced your dreams upon the edge of thorns
But I don't think about you anymore
A study made from winter
Of summers long ago
And dreams that used to glitter
Safely now hidden under snow
And so we end the chapter
And let the stage lights fade
I have seen you on the edge of dawn
"He Carves His Stone"
Among the images of dear departed
As he waits among the unforgiven
He carves his stone
Well a man's got to do what a man's got to do
So here I stand all alone
And carve that stone
And on that final night
"Lights Out"
Squirmin', like a live wire
No brakes can't stop
Lights out
Look (yeah look)
You (yeah you)
Lights out
"Skraggy's Tomb"
Summer was the season
Living for the action
In Skraggy's tomb
Sometimes in the evening
So I watch the shadows
From Skraggy's tomb
Welcome to
He was a loaded man going down
There are certain things we can't explain
Talkin' bout
Yeah
"Labyrinths"
"Follow Me"
I really want to know
His whole life was written
A man only sees what he wants to see
Don't need no super heroes
A man only sees what he wants to see
Once was a broken hero
His whole life was written
A man only see what he wants to see Top
"Exit Music"
"Degrees Of Sanity"
And so I sit here in the dark
What's that you said to me
And in the dark it all unwinds
What's that you said to me
And all the things you never heard
What's that you said to me
"Conversation Piece"
I haven't thought about you for a while
Like pieces of myself
I put it all down in a letter once
The pieces of myself
"All That I Bleed"
Someone
All the things we keep inside
She knows
With all the things she keeps inside
Lord bring on the night
And I'll fly away
Lord bring on the night
I bleed Top
"Damien"
In this city of raw emotion
Damien
In my world I have watched and wondered
Damien
Sometimes late at night
Damien
In the dark I have heard a calling
Damien
"Miles Away"
And a cool, cool rain comes down
Let the darkness roll in
Still the morning is pre-ordained
Armed and gunning
In the night there's wonder
With the darkness the night forgives
Armed and gunning
And the rain comes down Top
"Sleep"
Hey there you
I know it's late
So lay back
Hey there you
So lay back
And as I lay there at night
I don't care
I don't care Top
Felt you there before you were born
Balanced your dreams upon the edge of thorns
But I don't think about you anymore Top
Here with memories so closely guarded
There's an old man standing all alone
Here among the souls no longer living
Lost in chains of sin still un-atoned
But I'll never give my soul to you
No fallen angel's prophecy
Will ever take hold of the man you see
With chisel in hand I work my stone
And leave a message for all to see
And contemplate mortality
You know I dream of you
And in a flash of light
I carve that stone right through
Yeah I carved that stone right through Top
Vaporizing hard tire
Gonna take her down
Yeah I'm really gonna let this motor run
In a ditch to the top
Just another junkie
Looking for a rush
Runnin' 'gainst the devil
Shouldn't gamble with your soul
Lights out
Tables lookin' level
And you know you got to roll
Yeah she really makes your blood cook
Got you in a corner
Where you're doing things you never have done
Yeah she's got you like a big fool
Keeps you in a collar
Till it's time to watch you run
Runnin' 'gainst the devil
Shouldn't gamble with your soul
Lights out
Never on the level
Still you know you've gotta roll Top
When he took the ride
Women were the reason
And they say whiskey was the slide
Till it took him down
Crawled into his bottle
And let us watch him drown
Yeah Skraggy's tomb
Before the moon goes down
Before the dark is leaving
I could swear
Swear I see him
Hanging round
And I stop and think
And wade into the shallows
And I have another drink
Always out there screaming at the moon
And every night he'd load another round
From Skraggy's tomb
We all have our attraction
And then that boy he was insane
Skraggy made his life
Made his life a crime of passion
Skraggy's tomb
Skraggy's tomb Top
Instrumental
What you had in store
I couldn't really tell
Perhaps was just as well
I came here with a dream
And I just had to see
If my dream would soar
I knocked on every door
Written there inside
His new weekly bible
The modern T.V. Guide
Every night he stares back at the screen
When he's in his mind
Where he is what he wants to be
Living in a world where he's safe from reality
Won't you take a chance on this night child
and follow me
Don't need no movie stars
Don't need no politicians
In big black shiny cars
Don't need no cowboys [actually sings "Don't need no preacher who's
Smokin' Marlboro cigarettes Church is my T.V."
When he's in his mind
Where he is what he wants to be
Living in a world where he's safe from reality
Won't you take a chance on this night
And follow
Me
The kind that we all know
The kind that hides inside us
The kind we never show
The kind we say that could never be me
Written there inside
His new weekly bible
The modern T.V. Guide
Stare back at that screen
Instrumental
You made the rules I played the part
I never rushed or pushed my fate
When time was tight I knew to wait
And circumstance
So well disguised
Within a gathering of lies
And in the dark I lie awake
So I can watch you drive your stake
The moment dies
Degrees of sanity
All alone
Lost unknown
And whispered in your sights
I pray for change
The kiss of time
And in my thoughts
I sit and dwell
The labyrinth's there
I know it well
The moment dies
Degrees of sanity
All alone
Lost unknown
And whispered in your sights
While in my mind I search for words
But time was lost
The curtain fell
I take my bows and wish you well
The moment dies
Degrees of sanity
All alone
Lost unknown
And whispered in your sights Top
It seemed so far away
I keep your pictures hidden in a file
Of favorite one act plays
Cut off in desperation
As offerings to thee
I keep them on a shelf
They're good for conversation
Over a cup of tea
A letter I don't send
It made me feel much better at the time
I thought it helped me mend
Cut off in desperation
As offerings to thee
I keep them on a shelf
They're good for conversation
Over a cup of tea Top
Got themselves a letter
In the mail the other day
It's already worn and tattered
And I guess
It gives away
All the things that really matter
The face puts on its best disguise
And all is well
Until the heart
Betrays
As she reads the letter
That things were bound to stray
Winds blow
She pulls her coat tighter
And the letter flies away
All the things that really matter
The face puts on its best disguise
And all is well
Until the heart betrays
Wrap it all around me
Let it hold me tight
Soak up all that I bleed
Yeah I'll fly away
Yeah I'll fly away
Watch me
Wrap it all around me
Let it hold me tight
Soak up all that I bleed
What's this message you bring to me
In my world of blind devotion
You were there
But I could never see
Is your heart harder
What inside your head
Damien
Does the night go farther
When all your years are bled
Safely here from behind these walls
And your tears could they mean nothing
If from this disgrace
No one sees them fall
Is your heart harder
What inside your head
Damien
Is the dark your father
When all your years are bled
When I'm there in bed
I lie there wondering
Where do you lay your head
And do you say your prayers any more?
Do you say your prayers?
Is your heart harder
Do you still feel pain
Damien
Does the night go farther
When you're sleeping in the rain
Broken wings that beg to fly
Is there time or is it too late
Is the cut flower no longer alive
Is your heart harder
What inside your head
Damien
Does the night go farther
When all your years are bled Top
On a world burned by the sun
And the moon arises like a child
And the moment is undone
And the stars never say what they see
As the moon flirts with shadows it makes
Through the fallen trees
Some would wait for the morning light
But I fall asleep 'til I'm safe
In the arms of night
Let it wipe the light away
In the distance
Always calling
Morpheus
He beckons play
But I believe light is the source of all of our pain
It reveals our smallest sins
But dark covers all and will always take you
I've been running
Always just before the day
In the distance
Day is dawning
But I'm already miles away
Always there for you to see
In the light of morning
Visions fade
And dreams can flee
Covers our scars and lets
The lost souls live
And the morning's a distant fear
But if we move fast they'll never find us
I've been running
Through a world that's in decay
Let them thunder stare and wonder
Cause I'm already miles away
Way out there in the distance
Can you hear me
Are you there
So please forgive my persistence
But I'm hanging
Do you care
Call off the attack
Cause if you look deep
Dreams are nothing that I lack
And all I seek
A final chance to speak
And I would let the whole thing keep
If I could just sleep
Way out there could you show me
Just a signal
Or a sign
That after all
All these years
That you know me
And I'm not just
Killing time
Call off the attack
Cause if you look deep
Dreams are nothing that I lack
And all I seek
A final chance to speak
And I would let the whole thing keep
If I could just sleep
Building castles in the air
Our of alibis and all those little lies
And then I look inside
And pray that I don't care