1. BREAK

They'll tell you not to stray too far
When drifting through the cold black water
Then send you on your way
And tell you don't look back

They want to see you break

They'll tell you not to stand too tall
When whispering through a choir of fauna
They teach you how to sing
Meanwhile they steal your breath

They want to see you break

Surrender, it’s okay
I don't want to be the same way forever

Don't want to see you break


2. PERMANENT SUNLIGHT

You want to break apart, wide eyed
To try to let some light inside
You want to kiss the ground to find it out
There's a thousand ways to fall down

And you say
"Because, because it's getting old
Because, because you're letting go
Because, because it's getting cold

And I don't want to be alone
Don't want to be alone, no, no...
Don't want to be alone
Don't want to be alone, no, no..."

You want to find a field, to seek life
Out beyond the bounds of wrong and right
Well, I'll meet you there, I'll meet you there
You don't even have to say where

And I don't want to be alone
Don't want to be alone, no, no...
Don't want to be alone
Don't want to be alone, no, no..."

You want to break apart, wide eyed


3. EYESHADOW

A little miracle of sunlight landed on your eyes
It's fragile in your lashes
Don't blink and don't look down
'Cause I believe in all the days we lived a dream:
No shade until the black clouds

So tell me, where's the silver lining?
I stand in the shadow of your eyes
Tell me, where's the silver lining in the black shadow of your eyes?

A little gasp of lightning flashes in the canyons of your lips
'Cause life is too short for us to speak in long sentences
I believe in all the saints who live and breathe in prayer for you to stop

So tell me, where's the silver lining?
I stand in the shadow of your eyes
Tell me, where's the silver lining in the black shadow of your eyes?

I'd believe in anything: I believe in you

So tell me, where's the silver lining?
I stand in the shadow of your eyes
Tell me, where's the silver lining in the black shadow of your eyes?


4. WHY CAN'T I BE WITH YOU

You're a fire and you're careless
You keep burning down our dreams
I'm a shadow, running blind
I can feel you in the heat

To the river, run me to the river

And the night is a coffee cup
Dark licorice line that's been wired to the street
I can feel it in my teeth

To the river, run me to the river

From the rivers and the reeds and the burning waters
Past the nightmare streets and forgotten borders
With the whispers and the waves and the silent offers
I've been there, so why can't I be with you?

You're a fire and you're careless
You keep burning down our dreams
I'm a shadow, running blind
I can feel you in the heat

To the river, run me to the river

From the rhythm and the rage and the lonely corners
Past the blinding scenes that were falling forward
With the shivers and the shakes when the fever breaks
I've been there, so why can't I be with you?


5. I WANNA BE YOUR GOD

Is it too much to want to hold the sun?
To flip a switch and take the light from everyone?
Is it too bold to want to crush a soul?
To be the weight bearing down upon your heart of hearts?

Let's not go too far
I just want to be your God
Watching you and keeping you from harm...

When you lose control, you crawl into a hole
But when I lose control, convulsions shake the stars above
Did I say out loud "I want to cut you down"?
Excuse me while I take the ground from underneath your feet

Let's not go too far
I just want to be your God
Watching you and keeping you from harm...

Let's not go too far
I just want to be your God
Watching over every one of you

Now you wanna be left to fate
And now you wanna be kept in place
And now you wanna come face to face
And be free of the eternal embrace...
Well...
I'll see what I can do about that

Let's not go too far
I just want to be your God
Watching you and keeping you from harm...

I want to be your God


6. DEATH RATTLE

(Instrumental)


7. 10 000 SUMMERS

Ten thousand summers
Ten thousand summers
Ten thousand summers
Ten thousand summers

Hand me that glass
Hold it to the light
There's a crack but it's still water tight
Pour me a drink 'cause it's getting hot
Since you went and put that dress on to pirouette in silhouette
And even when you're gone I still see it:

Ten thousand summers cannot replace what we lost when you went away
Ten thousand summers in the grass
And though it's getting dark, remember this will pass

We take your car, but it won't run
So we wait for the train, but it never comes
Now we're underground in the heat listening to your songs
One headphone each
Sing into my mouth
Fill up my chest
The day will come you'll run out of breath

Ten thousand summers cannot replace what we lost when you went away
Ten thousand summers in the sand
And though it's getting cold, remember this will pass

And this sun will never set
And this sun, yeah, this sun
And this sun will never set

Ten thousand summers
Ten thousand summers

Ten thousand summers cannot replace what we lost when you went away
Ten thousand summers in the dance
And though you're getting tired, remember this will pass

And this sun, yeah, this sun
And this sun will never set


8. NIGHT DRIVE

Night drive, fly by
Black cross, white lines
Wheat fields in the passing distance
We light the dark tunnels with our eyes
Where the cities drift right through us
And the bridges instantly align
Keep marking the time
With mile after mile after mile after mile...

Every stranger pulls into your lane
Every street sign seems to know your name
You're driving me away
You're driving me a...
You're driving me away and I can't get home

Night blind, don't drive
Black clouds, light sky
At rest in the distant future
To find yourself in violent flight
There's a skyline cracking open
There's a highway lost and lonely
Keep driving me away
You keep driving me away

Every stranger pulls into your lane
Every street sign seems to know your name
You're driving me away
You're driving me a...
You're driving me away and I can't get home

Every night I drive to you, but every night you're driving me away
You're driving me away
You're driving me a...
You're driving me away and I can't get home


9. STAY

Wake up, wake up
Wake up, wake up
Wake up, get dressed
Don't pack your things
Don't call your friends
"Be quick", she said
"Leave your glass by the bed
Leave your keys on the desk
And then you just have to go away"
Nothing I can do to make it change
There's so much to say

And there ain't nothing I can do to make you stay
There ain't nothing I can do to make you stay
And there ain't nothing I can do to make you stay with me always
And we'll drink to forget that you're not the one

Wake up, wake up
I can't read, I can't write
I can't watch TV, I can't sleep at night
But you shine so bright
You can't hide your smile even for one night or day
You know I wouldn't have it any other way

And there ain't nothing I can do to make you stay
There ain't nothing I can do to make you stay
And there ain't nothing I can do to make you stay with me
And we'll fall asleep and forget that you're not the one

And there ain't nothing I can do to make you stay
There ain't nothing I can do to make you stay
There ain't nothing I can do

And there ain't nothing I can do to make you stay
There ain't nothing I can do to make you stay
And there ain't nothing I can do to make you stay with me
And we'll fall asleep and forget that you're not the one
And there ain't nothing I can do to make you stay


10. ADDITION

At 22 I found you and I followed you
That's why at 25 we tied the knot, reluctantly
That's why at 27 I saw you walking out the door
You know, that's why at 32 I left you when you needed me the most

I still love you, like I've always done
You can count on me, we'll add it up

At 26 cold splinters crept in, baby
You know, that's why at 29 I went to the doctor
He said "Kid, this is why:
At 31 you'll be losing track of time and so much more
You know, that's why"
At 33 I promise you, if I make it to next year

I'll still love you, like I've always done
You can count on me, we'll add it up

If I make it to next year, we'll finally add it up
If I make it to next year

I still hold you like I've always done
Count on me, we'll add it up
I still hold you like I've always done
You can count on me, we'll add it up
We'll add it up
We'll add it up, it up, it up, it up, it up, it up
We'll add it up

I'll still love you, like I've always done
You can count on me, we'll add it up


11. GRAND CENTRAL

I don't know anything
My life's an open field
I feel like a paper cup dissolving in a stream
The water around me comes flooding in my heart
I don't have anyone to bail me out

You can't see anything
When you're staring at the stars
In the Grand Central Station of our past

I couldn't catch the future so quickly did it come
Subtract at least half of me from inside out

The ghosts of the bright lights come walking in our doors
Take at least half of us or a little more...

I can't sleep anymore
My life's a marble arch
The sun is a paper train burning in our church
The shadows around me come flooding in my heart
I don't have any way to keep them out

The ghosts of the bright lights come walking in our doors
Take at least half of us or a little more...

I will always come through