1. RENAISSANCE

2,000 years of time
Couldn't wash it from our minds
A state of mind we had once before
A cycle spinning 'round
Tells me who we are now
Just the same as once before
It goes on and on...

A cycle spinning 'round
Tells me who we are now
Just the same as once before
It goes on and on...


2. PERPETUAL MOTION

We all were there as we are now
A promise of freedom
Placed beneath our brow
Through the sweat of our hands
It slipped away
We've got to get it back

The scene is in focus
Perpetual motion

The hands of knowledge
Have it under control
Our rebellious volition
Has taken its toll
We seek the truth
Then throw it away
We're such a bitter race

He set the world in motion
Perpetual motion
The wind and the ocean
Perpetual motion
Had to be put in motion
God is the quotient
God is the quotient


3. DIE HAPPY

Hidden in the alley of a darkened street
I waited for my victim to draw closer to me
Prepared for attack, she couldn't react
As I lunged to grab her cash
As she fell down her head hit the ground
And she died

No!

Guilty is the verdict that they
Handed to me
Guilty of murder in the first degree
Sentenced to death in a chamber of gas
I'm led away to die
Thrown in alone in my final home
Am I really prepared to die?

I'm worthy of hell
Can you feel my pain?

Locked in a grave of concrete and gas
Fearing every breath my be my last
I fall down to pray on my knees
Lord, can you forgive me?

I found the ultimate glory
In my time of death
As a poisoned gas steals my breath
I lose all feeling and fall to the floor
I'm fading away
I'm fading away
I'm...


4. BONE DOCTOR

I awoke one evening in total pain
My back was aching
Driving me insane
But no pulsating pain would steal my sleep
So I leaped from bed to grab the aspirin jar
But the pain in my back said
I won't get far
Lying on the floor I saw a glimmer of light
I grabbed the phone book and to my surprise
An intriguing ad had caught my eye
1-800-MR-BONES
So I rolled to the left and grabbed the phone
And made the call to Mr. Bones
He said "I'm here to help you"
And "I'm glad you called"

Laying on the floor almost paralyzed
He opened the door
And caught me by surprise
He was ten foot skeleton
With glowing eyes
He grabbed my foot and threw me to the wall
He grabbed my arms and dragged me down the hall
Twisting and tying me in a knot
He finally had me rolled up in a ball
Upside-down with my back to the wall
Then I saw him coming with a flying kick

A second later I heard a crack
And pain was gone in my lower back
With needed sigh I melted to the floor
With great relief I asked him for the bill
He said
"Your money won't do
But your Les Paul will
Oh, and by the way
They call me Bones"


5. CAGE

You drink a pint just to start your day
And excellent way to build your cage
Afternoon rolls around too soon
So you drink some more just to get you through

When you're building your cage

Work is over as you finish your lock
As you close the bar at 2:00

It's a crying shame, and who's to blame
Your brothers and sisters
Or dad and mom for bringing you up wrong
I can't believe you can't see the signs
What is going on inside your mind
You're looking down and not ahead
The way you're going you'll soon be dead

Can't you see just how far you've gone
And how many people you've dragged along

When you're building your cage
Building your cage

Only so much more to say
Before you go and throw it all away

When you're building your cage
Building your cage

I hope you heard what I said
I don't want to see you winding up dead

It's a crying shame, and who's to blame
Your brothers and sisters
Or dad and mom for bringing you up wrong
I can't believe you can't see the signs
What is going on inside your mind
You've thrown it all away


6. REAL

I can't believe with my own two eyes
What I happened to see that night
A twisted person with money to burn
And an easy woman with a lot to learn

He said
"Hey Baby, watcha doin' tonight"
She said
"Anything you want from me
If the price is right
Oh, if the price is right"
What kid of person has a price?

It takes no conviction
To be walking on the streets
But it's a great decision
If you want to get H.I.V.

I've seen the sin of ages
Come to its demise
Sexual perversion has been
Cut down to size
So many diseases have come to pass
But I've got this feeling
That this one will last

Real...
Real...
It takes a little magic to make it real


7. SLIDE RULE

The pains of life can bring you down
Leave your face flat on the ground
Pick yourself up without a frown
Forget the past
The past cannot be changed

We've done the wrong
But haven't paid the price
But God doesn't need your sacrifice
If you break your stride
You'll lose the race
You're losing time
Time can't be erased

We've come so far
And with great persistence
The world pollution is gaining resistance
Look to the prize, pick up the pace
We're gonna get our salvation
We've got to win this race


8. PAINTED TRUTH

Recalling as a child all the stories I was told
Of the Cowboys and the Indians
And the heroes that were born
Created from the legends from the battles of the plain
The truth of our convections
Lies buried beneath the grain

Learning from a teacher
Written in a book
They turned my mind to a painted lie
Of how the land was took
I heard a scream, manifest destiny
Did they stop to wonder
I would see I'd been deceived

Torn by love for country
And desire for the truth
Should I have known right from the start
What they were forced to do
Would it change my mind?
Should they tell me lies?
Would I have loved my country less?
If not for the painted lies

Should we be lied to?
Given a painted truth


9. CELEBRATION

There's a light in her eyes
Love in her heart
That somehow she can't express
She looks at me in silence
I stand and wait
And waiting is all I have
Give me your words
I open my ears
I lend you my heart unbroken
I need you to speak all of the things
You tell me with words unspoken

Draw the veil form her eyes
Let them shine on my face
Let them warm my heart forever
So fragile and pale
Dissolves into ashes and fire
I give you this life
Consumed by your soul
Accept these words I have spoken
Place this on your hand
More precious than gold
A circle of love unbroken


10. MELROSE

One hundred and one sights to see
Take a walk down Melrose
Bargain stores sell their dreams of
Necromantic fantasies

Bring me your dreams
Let them be revealed
Bring me the things
No man can steal
Make them for real
Take me for real
I am the one
God's only Son
I Am


11. SILVER CLOUD

(Instrumental)