1. MYTHS & PHOTOGRAPHS

2,3,4

There are still shards in the road, shackled wooden windows
The hero in the cell, he doesn't look too well
A cardio love-send, a face down in the dirt, makeshift, I don't
I don't obey, I don't follow you, or anyone else for that matter

You don't understand, 'cause you are not a strong man, it doesn't mean a thing
I don't need your help, I got this far all by myself and I've given everything

Myths and photographs
Myths and photographs

Oh purple skies and red clouds, buttercups and fire
The chalice from which you drink, it doesn't help you think
I recon so, I know so, a taste, now 24, lost sleep, gone
Ethereal, an astronauts mentality, self-righteous vitality

You don't understand, 'cause you are not a strong man, it doesn't mean a thing
I don't need your help, I got this far all by myself and I've given everything

Myths and photographs
Myths and photographs

And now I know why I had so much doubt in myself
You pick me up and dust me off and put me back on the shelf
Your about as hopeful as a cyanide pill, it's always pretty scary when your not quite at the
Top of the hill
Take a cheap shot 'cause I don't give a shit, this band of brothers capsizes and rolls round
With it
Reclaiming the shadows that we cast, kick-start this beast real fast

You don't understand, 'cause you are not a strong man, it doesn't mean I think
I don't need your help, I got this far all by myself and I've given everything
I've got nothing to say, you never knew me anyway, you are a treachery to yourself
Listen closely to this, the point you will still miss, you'll think about how it affects you



2. FAR-REACHING

Revert your feet, retreat, the battle is complete but are we home yet?
Unload your guns, turn around and run, we've got the sun upon our mind-set
This Minerva she is a pacemaker, we are a chain gang and you are the hangman
You can't hurt her, she is invincible, I miss the bottle, but we all miss her more

Well I see you, I see you between the lines
It's always the Western way, to blame it on the yesterday
(Far reaching stranger)
You leave me, you leave me no choice this time
It's still the Western way, to blame it on the yesterday
(Far reaching redeemer)

Unlock you doors, release the poor, they can not scare us anymore now
Ignore their threats we cannot let them use their strength to make us bow down
This new threshold makes me behold a whole new energy
As it takes hold we gain control of a whole new trilogy

Well I see you, I see you between the lines
It's always the Western way, to blame it on the yesterday
(Far reaching stranger)
You leave me, you leave me no choice this time
It's still the Western way, to blame it on the yesterday
(Far reaching redeemer)

You always have options my friend
Opportunities you'd better take them
Take the to your grave

Well I see you, I see you between the lines
It's always the Western way, to blame it on the yesterday
(Far reaching stranger)
You leave me, you leave me no choice this time
It's still the Western way, to blame it on the yesterday
(Far reaching redeemer)
Stop



3. I WONT'T LET GO

Oh look what I've done for you
I made it all for you, I've come to set it right
Oh look what I've made for you
I've come to set it right

Can't stay this way, can't stay this way
I shouldn't feel this way

I won't let go, never gonna let go
It's a pity you should say it 'cause it never really means a thing
Won't let go, I'm never gonna let go
(Won't let go, won't let go)
I won't let go, never gonna let go
It's a pity you should say it 'cause it never really means a thing
Won't let go, I'm never gonna let go
(Won't let go, won't let go)

Oh look what you've done to me
You took it all away, took it all in just one night
Oh I was saving it all for you
But you took it all away

Can't play this game, 'cause it's not the same
I shouldn't feel this shame, (I'm never gonna feel it again)

I won't let go, never gonna let go
It's a pity you should say it 'cause it never really means a thing
Won't let go, I'm never gonna let go
(Won't let go, won't let go)
I won't let go, never gonna let go
It's a pity you should say it 'cause it never really means a thing
Won't let go, I'm never gonna let go
(Won't let go), I won't let go

I can't stay this way, can't stay this way
I shouldn't feel this way, I shouldn't feel this way
I can't stay this way, oh no no no
I shouldn't feel this way

I won't let go, never gonna let go
It's a pity you should say it 'cause it never really means a thing
Won't let go, I'm never gonna let go
(Won't let go, won't let go)
I won't let go, never gonna let go
It's a pity you should say it 'cause it never really means a thing
Won't let go, I'm never gonna let go
(Won't let go, won't let go)

I won't let go, I'm never gonna let go
It's a pity you should say it 'cause it never really means a thing
Won't let go, I'm never gonna let go

I won't let go, I'm never gonna let go
It's a pity you should say it 'cause it never really means a thing
Won't let go, won't let go



4. TURBULENCE

Look up and see the sky tonight it's beautiful
(Turbulence, turbulence)
Make sure that you look up tonight and see it all
(Turbulence, turbulence)
The stars across the fire and through the clouds

There's no need to be afraid anymore

With just enough time for one more song
When I wake up you're gone
To know you were mine was enough
And don't be scared

My friend who I depend on was always around
(Turbulence, turbulence)
My friend she is singing a perfect sound

There's no need to be afraid anymore

With just enough time for one more song
When I wake up you're gone
To know you were mine was enough
And don't be scared

You've got all that I need, your making my heart bleed
The sun ignored me until now, just lie here with me
Your eyes they hypnotize me every night I'm in a dream
Just lie here with me, just lie here with me

With just enough time for one more song
When I wake up you're gone
To know you were mine was enough
And don't be scared

There's no time for one last song
You took it away, and now it's all gone



5. CRACKING THE WHIP

Liberation day, face down in the reservoir, where's your street credibility now?
(Theo has dropped his crown)
Mirror-imaged shadows, passive fragments floating
A dignified loss suits you just fine my friend

Forgotten soldiers daydream
Your courage is not what it seems

Please forgive me, please believe me 'Cause our faith is strong
I don't deserve you I'll rest forever in this honesty eyes closed
Breaking the war-chest the soldiers complex, we just need more time
Just get on your knees and know that I'll be the one cracking the whip from here on

In bed with the moon flower, contradict the nestling
They think that your some kind of power elite
(Stay strong stay) true
Dreaming of nostalgia, emerald still gleaming
Every snowflake pleads not guilty in an avalanche

Please forgive me, please believe me 'Cause our faith is strong
I don't deserve you I'll rest forever in this honesty eyes closed
Breaking the war-chest the soldiers complex, we just need more time
Just get on your knees and know that I'll be the one cracking the whip from here on

This is goodbye, why will neither of us cry?
If the battle is won, why must we always come undone?

Please forgive me, please believe me 'Cause our faith is strong
I don't deserve you I'll rest forever in this honesty eyes closed
Breaking the war-chest the soldiers complex, we just need more time
Just get on your knees and know that I'll be the one cracking the whip from here on



6. IN LOVING MEMORY

I took advantage, took you for granted
If this what you wanted, well I got what I deserved
The worthless hurt resides inside of this broken man

She was such a graceful creature ,she was such a worthy teacher
But how can one unlearn such love when love is war, is love is war my dear
I spit the blood from my mouth crying, I cannot express my "undying" love
For all you've given me for all you've taken
Man can change, can change, this man can change...

A bloodless kindred that never hindered
The chest has splintered, the bond has over-wintered
Heart cracked in several places...

Listen to the stream so violent, climbing up the hill so silent
Destitute inside these veins were slowly closing up, this heart weakened
Chances are you'll never get this, bled me dry it's time to forget this
No-ones ever seen me like this, should I ever fall this deep in love again?

Please forget the year I failed you, I won't hold you anymore
Pitched a tent in Sunny Lynton...
I wanted it back, I wanted it back, I wanted it back

And now I know just where those lips have been, I won't kiss you anymore
It seems these days always don't quite cut it
But you know best, yeah you know best, yeah you know best

I cannot let it rest in piece dear, I'll consume myself it was my only true fear
I hate this fucking aftertaste and I hate it even more without you here
This love was my pain, my hurt, my cancer, and all I wanted was to find an answer
You love and respect someone so deeply and then you lose them for your own, your own self odium

(For all you've given me, for all you've taken)



7. DAYDREAM ANONYMOUS

The snow across the old white fields
I have no care so long as you're safe
And it's been settling down quite thick this year
She was a teacher to me, I remember when she loved me

We daydream alone, forgetting the one place we call home
Why would you do this? Without leaving me with one more kiss
That's all died

I miss the way you paint square flowers
And I love the way your grace is your face
I miss the way you taste
(I miss the way you taste)
When I get lost in myself

We've been drinking it dry for quite a while
I have no home, only you
One by one the troops fall down, I'm daydreaming
I remember when she left me

I heard it was murder, she laughed and she laughed till it hurt her
He's no longer weeping, the secrets no longer worth keeping
That's all died

I miss the way you paint square flowers
And I love the way your grace is your face
I miss the way you taste
(I miss the way you taste)
When I get lost in myself

Does she forgive you?
(Does she forgive you?)
Does she still believe in you?
(Does she believe?)
Does she forgive you this time?
(Does she forgive?)
Does she still believe in you?
(When all is all said and done)

Does she forgive you this time?
(Does she forgive?)
Does she still believe in you?

Does she forgive you?
Does she still believe in you?
When all is all said and done



8. HERE'S HOPING

Shot down

You knew that I was lonely by the shiver in my voice
It seems like everybody's hoping, but never make the right choice

And we hold on

And we're not afraid, we run to the sun
I just wanted to know who you are
It never ends my best friend
I just wanted to see you, it feels like you've given up...

...On me, I can see it in your eyes
Seems like everybody's coping, but we never make a stand

And we hold on

And we're not afraid, we run to the sun
I just wanted to know who you are
It never ends my best friend
I just wanted to see you, it feels like you've given up
It feels like you've given up

With my foot in my mouth I don't remember what I've said
Best day of my life I don't remember
Something tells me your not so innocent, we hold on

And we're not afraid, we run to the sun
I just wanted to know who you are
It never ends my best friend
I just wanted to see you, it feels like you've given up

With my foot in my mouth I don't remember what I've said
Best day of my life I don't remember
With my foot in my mouth I don't remember what I've said
Best day of my life I don't remember, I don't remember



9. RAINDROPS ON STONES

I've been meaning to tell you for quite some time
(What is it you wanted to tell me?)
Things may get a little bit different
(I'm not afraid of change)
And it's the feeling that we all wish we could keep inside
(Little does she know all about)
A green raindrop inside of a stimulant
(Green raindrops inside those stones)

It can't work, it won't work, the works too much work, and it can't hurt to be inverted
It'd be a welcome change from the last few years
The instinct to help them, to be free, so free, and hold them as my own
I wish that I could show you just how welcome I feel inside this shadow

And I've been meaning to tell you for quite some time how I feel a part of you
And I know it's a little late to tell you
Little raindrops on your stones, feel the wind and the rain
I've lost it all to find it all again

So close yet so far, my star will fall, it's downfall, it's so small
Upon the shore in the presence of the foolish, silence
Sweet springs and rivers, you've got to keep you chin up at all times, it slows down
And we look at what really matters, what really matters now

And I've been meaning to tell you for quite some time how I feel a part of you
And I know it's a little late to tell you
Little raindrops on your stones, feel the wind and the rain
I've lost it all to find it all again

I want to help you but first I must save myself
As the raindrops hit the stones we all illuminate

I've been meaning to tell you for quite some time how I feel a part of you
And I know it's a little late to tell you
Little raindrops on your stones, feel the wind and the rain
I've lost it all to find it all again

I've been meaning to tell you for quite some time how I feel a part of you
And I know it's a little late to tell you
Little raindrops on your stones, feel the wind and the rain
I've lost it all to find it all again



10. THANKS FOR LEAVING ME

I look out the window for a cloud that you might be under
But the sun is going down too early
Invisible embers showering my eyes for non to see
Where is your calling? Call it curiosity, you send, I send, we congregate
And it's hereditary, couldn't conceal it

If she hadn't left me, would I be lying here with you?
If she hadn't said goodbye, would I be smiling here with you?
If she hadn't hurt me, would I be healing here with you?
Let go of my sorrow, thanks for leaving me

A separate feeling, one so far away it almost hurts, common ground
I settle down at square one, baby steps get bigger every time
Holding you close to me, sleeping in an empty bed, I kiss, you twist this serenade
And it's hereditary, I want you to feel it

If she hadn't left me, would I be lying here with you?
If she hadn't said goodbye, would I be smiling here with you?
If she hadn't hurt me, would I be healing here with you?
Let go of my sorrow, thanks for leaving me

Now there's no time anymore for playing silly games
So 'ill get right to the point

If you say my name and step into my shadow
I'll wash it away for you
If you take my hand and promise me forever
I'll give it all up for you

If you say my name and step into my shadow
If you take my hand and promise me forever
There's no more pain, the tears are superficial
There's no more shame, the years of blame dissolve



11. SOLDIER

We've got hours to play with and we've got rolling papers
But some of the magic is lost, when you try to repeat it
I've got you in my peripheral and I know something that you don't know
I'm still living it up with all my friends

Yeah you've really got my on the run this time haven't you my dear
(Kick back, strike gold, we reap the control)
And you've got me having so much fun this time haven't you in here
(Kick back, strike gold, we reap)

We've got plenty of soldiers, and we've got all the ingredients
I like it best with the roof down, I'm gonna drive to the next town
I sure bet your excited, running and hiding
Leaving the door open for all my friends

Yeah you've really got my on the run this time haven't you my dear
(Kick back, strike gold, we reap the control)
And you've got me having so much fun this time haven't you in here
(Kick back, strike gold, we reap)

Why is this so hard, I cannot breathe
It's like my only love, she's fallen
And how can it be I've been stung by an angel again
And it hurts the most when your all alone

Why is this so hard, I cannot breathe
It's like my only love, she's fallen
And how can it be I've been stung by an angel again
And it hurts the most when your all alone

Yeah you've really got my on the run this time haven't you my dear
(Kick back, strike gold, we reap the control)
And you've got me having so much fun this time haven't you in here
(Kick back, strike gold, we reap)

Why is this so hard, I cannot breathe
It's like my only love, she's fallen
And how can it be I've been stung by an angel again
And it hurts the most when your all alone



12. 2ND JONQUIL

3rd Jonquil... lucky, empty pill, torn-out page
This connection is the friction we awaited
Electric, broken ghost, she feels sick
Frozen feel, little slumber's heartbeat, lifeless old street

This criminals motive, subliminal notice, how was I supposed to know?
And when I go to sleep the heart monitor never beeps when I'm in your trance
I'd rather dance with you in my bed of blunt thistles

Hypnosis T-shirt, he knows it might hurt
The crumpled poems, does she know him like she used to?
For you, he fights the cruel heroes, you've seen the worst in me
Is this all I have to say, to say?

This criminals motive, subliminal notice, how was I supposed to know?
And when I go to sleep the heart monitor never beeps when I'm in your trance
I'd rather dance with you in my bed of blunt thistles

The devils at my doorstep but I won't let him in yet, I've got you to raise my chin
And if it's all a dream and you're not quite what you seem well I'll sleep in vain
This dream illuminates what you really mean to me

It's time for me to leave, the tears upon my sleeve
You were the one girl I believed, I believed, I believed



13. TOAST TO BROKEN GLASS

He wonders why he makes these choices, I guess he made them all for you
Got something that he wants to tell you, got something that you should know
Everyone is laughing at you, they all laugh behind you back
They talk about when you were different, they talk about when you fell off track
These fathers don't know the difference, they just see their sons and smile
Even though he is burning all his bridges, these things just take a while
He looks back for the last time then leaves but we all know he'll be back

A toast to broken glass, treading bloody feet
An oath that never lasts, his father sheds a tear

Through the desert marching slowly, walking towards the green
In a forest so damp and withered, where nothing is what it seems
To the mountains way beyond him, sees his fathers face in rocks
Got to get there got to keep going, but now his smile drops
He's gone back to where he started, gone back to hell knows where
Finds some water in a bottle cant open, this thirst is his despair
Falls to his knees and crying, crying won't get you anywhere

A toast to broken glass, treading bloody feet
An oath that never lasts, his father sheds a tear

I still love you, yes I still love you
A toast to broken glass, a toast to broken glass

I still believe in you and I forgive you father's son
I still have faith in you but now I have walk away
This virgin whore is silver, a silver gun loaded at your head
His friends all turned away from him, they told him he'd be better off dead

A toast to broken glass, treading bloody feet
An oath that never lasts, his father sheds a tear

I still love you, yes I still love you
A toast to broken glass, a toast to broken glass

I still believe in you and I forgive you father's son
I still have faith in you but now I have walk away



14. PAPILLON'S STALEMATE

So far it's safe to go out, the boys have their knifes out
I said I'm gonna do this for you anyway, one balloon one cannon ball
This city's got a hold on you, the electricity is getting stronger
(Stronger)
A friction on my head but...
(Stalemate)

Why do we compromise our dreams?
(Stalemate, it's a stalemate)
And on and on it goes
(On and on)
Oh and on and on and on and on and on
(Stalemate, it's a stalemate)
For once in my life I love to feel my instincts sweeten
(Stalemate, it's a stalemate)
And I always seem to owe you an apology
(Stalemate, it's a stalemate)

(On and on)
We diminish our self-respect, until there is none left
I said I've got to do this for you anyway, I jump you summersault
This city's got a hold on you, the electricity is getting stronger
(Stronger)
A theory of a knife fight
(Stalemate)

Why do we compromise our dreams?
(Stalemate, it's a stalemate)
And on and on it goes
(On and on)
Oh and on and on and on and on and on
(Stalemate, it's a stalemate)
For once in my life I love to feel my instincts sweeten
(Stalemate, it's a stalemate)
And I always seem to owe you an apology
(Stalemate, it's a stalemate)

Why do we compromise our dreams?
(Stalemate, it's a stalemate)
And on and on it goes
(On and on)
Oh and on and on and on and on and on
(Stalemate, it's a stalemate)
For once in my life I love to feel my instincts sweeten
(Stalemate, it's a stalemate)
And I always seem to owe you an apology
(Stalemate)

(Stalemate, it's a stalemate)