Give me what I′m askin′ for Stop bringin′ me down or I′ll slam the door You′re getting out of line with the Beverly Boys You start makin′ the moves they start makin′ The noise
You know you′re not getting lucky Livin′ the life because you′re movin′ to The jungle and paying the price You′re livin′ right along with the New Brady Bunch
Have your people call my people and let′s do lunch Reaction to the actin there′s more to me Than human flesh I′ve had enough distractions I need some tenderness
CHORUS: Human Tough I gotta know it′s real I′m tired of people sellin′ their sex appeal Human Touch I need human love No imitations of oh baby
A bird in the busy is worth two in The street - you know the kind of people Never want to meet you′re sitting really Pretty in your swimming pool with your Rock ′n roll tan you keep thinkin′ you′re Cool
You know you can′t reach Jesus on your Portable phone he ain′t speakin′ to the people In their Hollywood homes with a toot In your snoot and your loot to boot You don′t even give a hoot about the Minds you pollute
Lookin′ for deceptions there′s more to me Than human flesh I′m finding new Directions I need some tenderness!
CHORUS
I′m lookin′ for the real thing there′s more To me than human flesh I′m gonna Stop at nothin′
I was afraid you′d hit me if I′d spoken up I was Afraid of your physical strength I was afraid You′d hit me below the belt I was afraid of your Sucker punch I was afraid of your reducing me I was afraid of your alcohol breath I was afraid Of your complete disregard for me I was afraid Of your temper I was afraid of handles being Flown off of I was afraid of holes being punched Into walls I was afraid of your testosterone
I have as much rage as you have I have as much pain as you do I′ve lived as much hell as you have And I′ve kept mine bubbling under for you
You were my best friend You were my lover You were my mentor You were my brother You were my partner You were my teacher You were my very own sympathetic character
I was afraid of verbal daggers I was afraid of the Calm before the storm I was afraid for my own Bones I was afraid of your seduction I was afraid Of your coersion I was afraid of your rejection I was afraid of your initimidation I was afraid of Your punichment I was afraid of your icy silences I was afraid of your volume I was afraid of your Manipulation I was afraid of your explosions
I have as much rage as you have I have as much pain as you do I′ve lived as much hell as you have And I′ve kept mine bubbling under for you
Chorus You were my keeper You were my anchor You were my family You were my saviour And therein lay the issue And therein lay the problem
My foundation was rocked my tried and true way to deal was to vanish My departures were old I stood in the room shaking in my boots At that particular time love had challenged me to stay At that particular moment I knew not run away again That particular month I was ready to investigate with you At that particular time
We thought a break would be good for four months we sat and vacillated We thought a small time apart would clear up the doubts that were abounding At that particular time love encouraged me to wait At that particular moment it helped me to be patient That particular month we needed time to marinate in what us meant
I′ve always wanted for you what you′ve wanted for yourself And yet I wanted to save us high water or hell And I kept on ignoring the ambivalence you felt And in the meantime I lost myself In the meantime I lost myself I′m sorry I lost myselfaa. i am
You knew you needed more time time spent alone with no distraction You felt you needed to fly solo and high to define what you wanted At that particular love encouraged me to leave At that particular moment I knew staying with you meant deserting me That particular month was harder than you′d believe but I still left At that particular time
I had disengaged to avoid being totaled I would run away and say good riddance, soon enough I had grown disgusted by your small - minded ceiling Imagine myself bolting had not been difficult
Soon be my life Soon be my pace Soon be my choice of which you′ll have no part of
Unprodigal daughter and Iam heading for the west Disenchanted daughter and this plane cannot fly fast enough Unencumbered daughter hit the ground running at last I′d invite you but I′m busy being unoppressed
I hit the ground running, although I know not what toward I hit the town feeling, forgetting all that came before I felt primed and ready, once surrounded by the pawns I felt culture shocked, but dissuaded, I was not
This is my town This is my voice This is my taste of which you′ve have no part of
Unprodigal daughter and I′m heading for the west Disenchanted daughter and this plane cannot fly fast enough Unencumbered daughter hit the ground running at last I′d invite you but Iam busy being unoppressed
One day Iall saddle back and speak of foreign adventures One day Iall double back and tell you about these unfettered years One day Iall look back and feel something other than relieved Glad that I left when I did before, I know you, you can′t get the best of me
When Iad speak of artistry you would roll your eyes skyward When Iad speak of spirituality you would label it absurd When I spoke of possibility you would frown and shake your head If I had stayed much longer, Iad have surely imploded
These are my words This is my house These are my friends of which you′ve had no part
Unprodigal daughter and Iam heading for the west Disenchanted daughter and this plane cannot fly fast enough Unencumbered daughter hit the ground running at last Iad invite you but Iam busy being unoppressed
Unprodigal daughter and Iam heading for the west Disenchanted daughter and this plane cannot fly fast enough Unencumbered daughter hit the ground running at last Iad invite you but Iam busy being unoppressed
Why do I feel it′s all up to me to see that Everything′s right and it′s how it should be Why don′t they just leave me alone I′ve got to prove I can Little girl with stars in her eyes they′ve Got her all figured out and there′s nowhere To hide why can′t they all see who I am When will they understand
It may take some time they don′t know how It feels because they can′t read my mind They always say I′m too young and they Feel they should help me But I can make it all alone out here on my own
Every day I feel so in demand and all I Wish I could find is a place I can land One day I′ll feel comfort inside cause I′ll Know who I am
I can hold the line if I know in the end That I won′t be left behind I don′t regret What I′ve done I don′t think you can blame me Now I′m standin′ all alone out here on my own
I′m not thinking ′bout leavin′ home But I need to be on my own Doesn′t mean I have a heart of stone I won′t even ask them why I can′t ever let them see me cry Here I′m standing all alone out here on my own... Out here on my own
Feeling lost in a world full of lies I can′t help thinkin′ that love is just Passin′ me by Hold on to what I believe And keep an open hand
Can I have it all if there′s no one to Turn to when I stumble and fall Is there a secret I need because no one Has told me - all alone
It may take some time cause I know How it feels to have a lot on your mind I′ll never feel all alone cause! Know that I have me Now I can make it all alone out here on my own
My misery has enjoyed company And although I have ached I don′t threaten anybody Sometimes I feel more bigness than I′ve shared with you Sometimes I wonder why I quell when I′m not required to
I′ve tried to be small I′ve tried to be stunted I′ve tried roadblocks and all My happy endings prevented Sometimes I feel it′s all just too big to be true I sabotage myself for fear of what my bigness could do
Fear of bliss and fear of joyitude Fear of bigness (and ensuing solitude?)
I could be golden I could be glowing I could be freedom But that could be boring Sometimes I feel this is too scary to be true I sabotage myself for fear of losing you
Fear of bliss and fear of joyitude Fear of bigness (and ensuing solitude?)
This talk of liberation makes me want to go lie down Under the covers til the terror of the unknown is gone
I could be full I could be thriving I could be shining Sounds isolating Sometimes I feel this is too good to be true I sabotage myself for fear of what my joy could do
Fear of bliss and fear of joyitude Fear of bigness (and ensuing solitude?)
Please be philosophical Please be tapped into your femininity Please be able to take the wheel from me Please be crazy and curious
Papa love your princess so that she will find loving princes familiar Papa cry for your princess so that she will find gentle princes familiar
Please be a sexaholic Please be unpredictably miserable Please be self absorbed much (not the good kind) Please be addicted to some substance
Papa listen to your princess so that she will find attentive princes familiar Papa hear your princess so that she will find curious princes familiar Please be the jerk of my knee I′ve fit you always You finish my sentences I think I love you What is your name again no matter i′m guessing your thoughts again correctly And I love the way You press my buttons so much sometimes I could strangle you
Papa laugh with your princess so that she will find funny princes familiar Papa respect your princess so that she will find respectful princes familiar
Please be strangely enigmatic Please be just like my
You′ve been my golden best friend Now with post - demise at hand Can′t go to you for consolation Cause we′re off limits during this transition
This grief overwhelms me It burns in my stomach And I can′t stop bumping into things
I thought we′d be simple together I thought we′d be happy together Thought we′d be limitless together I thought we′d be precious together But I was sadly mistaken
You′ve been my soulmate and mentor I remembered you the moment I met you With you I knew god′s face was handsome With you I suffered an expansion
This loss is numbing me It pierces my chest And I can′t stop dropping everything
I thought we′d be sexy together Thought we′d be evolving together I thought we′d have children together I thought we′d be family together But I was sadly mistaken
If I had a bill for all the philosophies I shared If I had a penny for all the possibilities I presented If I had a dime for every hand thrown up in the air My wealth would render this no less severe
I thought we′d be genius together I thought we′d be healing together I thought we′d be growing together Thought we′d be adventurous together But I was sadly mistaken
Thought we′d be exploring together Thought we′d be inspired together I thought we′d be flying together Thought we′d be on fire together But I was sadly mistaken
Sarah′s only 10 and she′s attracted to older men And they seem to like her back ′Cause she′s intelligent Billy′s a football star And he drives around in his muscle car But he really really wants to be a ballerina And he wonders who am I? Who am I? And he wants to be a man But he doesn′t understand It′s alright to be what he wants
I′m calling all Superstar Wonderful Weirdos Can you hear me call tonight? I know you′re alone in your world Full of fear though But the more you run the harder it is to hide
Well, Jonny studies rockets With his plastic protected pockets so his pens donat leak out upon the floor Where Jenny′s rolling And she′s scared of growing ′Cause she is 5 feet taller than the girl next door And she wonders who am I? What the hell am I? And she′s got a lot to offer But she doesn′t look like Cindy Crawford And it makes her cry
I′m calling all Superstar Wonderful Weirdos Can you hear me call tonight? I know you′re alone in your world Full of fear though But the more you run the harder it is to hide
It′s a total rejection of the system It′s the honest opinion for the very first time It′s a different position, of living And its time that you made up your minds
I′m calling all Superstar Wonderful Weirdos You′re not alone tonight I′m calling all Superstar Wonderful Weirdos Can you hear me call tonight? I know you′re alone in your world Full of fear though But the more you run the harder it is to hide
I′m calling all Superstar Wonderful Weirdos Can you hear me call
Can you hear me call tonight? I′m calling all Superstar Wonderful Weirdos
You′ve got to give it all to baby You know I want it all for me I wanna get to know you baby Is that a possibility
Hey, you′re my man, I′m your woman And I′m not too proud to tell you what you do to my head I′m not kiddin′ You′ve got everythin′ that any girl would want, yes you do You′re just wishin′ Well it′s time you know the truth and that is When you are beggin′ me for money Just got to tell me what you need But if you want my lovin′ buddy You′ve got to get down on your knees
CHORUS: You′ve got to give what you got and take what I′m givin′ you baby You′ve got to want what you see and see what I′m givin′ away
Hey, stick with me, I′m your momma And you can run to momma every time your skin you knee No one ever, Could ever take your place, the way you move makes me hot Let me tell you, You won′t be satisfied without me
You′ve got to give it all to baby You know I want it all for me I wanna get to know you baby Is that a possibility
burn the books they′ve got too many names and psychoses all this incriminating evidence would surely haunt me if someone broke into my house suits in the living room do you realise guys I was born in 1974 we′ve got someone here to explain your publishing we know how much you love to be in front of audiences hopeful you are schoolbound you are naive you are driven you are take a trip to new york with your guardian and your fake identification when they said is there something anything you′d like to know young lady? you said yes I′d like to know what kind of people i′ll be dealing with precocious you are headstrong you are terrified you are ahead of your time you are don′t mind our staring but we′re surprised you′re not in a far-gone asylum we′re suprised you didn′t crack up lord knows that we would′ve we would′ve liked to have been there but you keep pushing us away resilient you are big time you are ruthless you are precious you are
I′m broke but I′m happy I′m poor but I′m kind I′m shore but I′m healthy, yeah I′m high but I′m grounded I′m sane but I′m overwhelmed I′m lost but I′m hopeful baby What it all comes down to Is that everything′s gonna be fine fine fine I′ve got one hand in my pocked And the other one is giving a high five I feel drunk but I′m sober I′m young and I′m underpaid I′m tired but I′m working, yeah I care but I′m restless I′m here but I′m really gone I′m wrong and I′m sorry baby What it all comes down to Is that everything′s gonna be quite alright I′ve got one hand in my pocket And the other one is flicking a cigarette What it all comes down to Is that I haven′t got it all figured out just yet I′ve got one hand in my pocket And the other one is giving the peace sign I′m free but I′m focused I′m green but I′m wise I′m hard but I′m friendly baby I′m sad but I′m laughing I′m brave but I′m chicken shit I′m sick but I′m pretty baby What it all boils down to Is that no one′s really got it figured out just yet I′ve got one hand in my pocket And the other one is playing the piano What it all comes down to my friends Is that everything′s just fine fine fine I′ve got one hand in my pocket And the other one is hailing a taxi cab...
Dear dar(lin′) your mom (my friend) left a message on my machine she was frantic Saying you were talking crazy that you wanted to do away with yourself I guess she thought i′d be a perfect resort because we′ve had this inexplicable connection since our youth and Yes they′re in shock they are panicked you and your chronic them and their drama You this embarrassment us in the middle of this delusion If we were our bodies If we were our futures If we were our defenses i′d be joining you If we were our culture If we were our leaders If we were our denials i′d be joining you I remember vividly a day years ago we were camping you knew more than you thought you should know You said I don′t ever want to be brainwashed and you were mindboggling you were intense You were uncomfortable in your own skin you were thirsty but mostly you were beautiful If we were our nametags If we were our rejections If we were our outcomes i′d be joining you If we were our indignities If we were our successes If we were our emotions i′d be joining you You and I we′re like 4 year olds we want to know why and how come about everything We want to reveal ourselves at will and speak our minds and never talk small and be intuitive And question mightily and find god my tortured beacon We need to find like - minded companions If we were their condemnations If we were their projections If we were our paranois i′d be joining you If we were our incomes If we were our obsessions If we were our afflictions i′d be joining you We need reflection we need a really good memory feel free to call me a little more often
I wouldn′t have compromised as much So much of myself for fear of Having you hating me I would′ve sung so loudly It would′ve cracked myself! I became self conscious Of anything exuberant I would′nt have sold myself short I would′ve kept my eyes Glued to the ground If I had′ve known my invisibility Would not make a difference I would′ve run around screaming proudly At the top of my voice I wouldn′t have said it was in fact luck I′m talking idealism here I would not have been so self deprecating I wouldn′t have cowered For fear of having my eyes scratched out! I wouldn′t have cut my comfort off I wouldn′t have feigned needlessness I would not have discredited Every one of their compliments It was your approval I wanted Your congratulations
A million times in a million ways I will try to change you A million months and a million days I′ll try to somehow convince you
I have waited for you and adjusted for you and I′m done I have deferred to you and enabled you and I′m done
You′re too young or you′re too old or you′re simply not inclined You′re asleep or you′re withholding be that my cue to crave you
Several times in several ways I′ll try to squeeze love from you Several hours and several ways I′ll feast on scraps thrown from you
I have bent for you and I′ve deprived for you and I′m done I have depressed for you and contorted for you and I′m done I have stifled for you and I′ve compromised for you and I′m done I have silenced for you and sacrificed for you and I′m done
It won′t be long before I am reclaimed It won′t take long and I′ll be on path again It won′t be easy for us to disengage I′m at the end of self deprivation stage
You′re afraid of every woman afraid of your inner workings You cringe at the thought of living under the same roof as me god and everything
A million times and a million ways I′ve tried to alter to match you Several times every several days I′ve tried to uncrush on you
You know how us Catholic girls can be We make up for so much time a little too late I never forgot it, confusing as it was No fun with no guilt feelings The sinners, the saviors, the loverless priests I′ll see you next Sunday
CHORUS: We all had our reasons to be there We all had a thing or two to learn We all needed something to cling to So we did
I sang Alleluia in the choir I confessed my darkest deeds to an envious man My brothers they never went blind for what they did But I may as well have In the name of the Father, the Skeptic and the Son I had one more stupid question
REPEAT CHORUS
What I learned I rejected but I believe again I will suffer the consequence of this inquisition If I jump in this fountain, will I be forgiven
REPEAT CHORUS
We all had delusions in our head We all had our minds made up for us We had to believe in something So we did
These are the thoughts that go through my head In my backyard on a sunday afternoon When I have the house to myself and I am not Expending all that energy on fighting With my boyfriend Is he the one that I will marry And why is it so hard to be objective about Myself why do I feel cellularly alone Am I supposed to live in this crazy city Can blindly continued fear - induced regurtitated life - denying tradition Be overcome
Where does the money go that I send To those in need, if we have so much why do some people have nothing Still why do I feel frantic when I first wake up in the morning Why do you say you are spiritual, yet you treat people like shit
How can you say you′re close to God, and yet you talk behind My back as though I′m not a part of you, why do I say I′m fine When it′s obvious I′m not, why′s it so hard to tell you what I want Why can′t you just read my mind?
Why do I fear that the quieter I am The less you will listen Why do I care whether you like me or not Why′s it so hard for me to be angry Why is it such work to stay conscious and so easy to get stuck And not the other way around
Will I ever move back to Canada Can I be with a lover with whom I am a student And a master, oh why am I encouraged to shut my mouth When it gets too close to home, why cannot I Live in the moment
CHORUS: Always too hot never too cold You make your best shot too hot to hold Never too young Never too old You gotta go for gold
Hey boy you wanted all or nothin′ Lose the apprehension baby And go with the flow cause you know you′ve got Stand up if you want the answers You need to blast ′em straight up baby So say what you mean and you mean to say now
Hey you don′t have to go and prove it You just go ahead and do it Your time is for the takin′, makin′ The best of what you got now
CHORUS
Don′t care what they say about ya You never throw a hero party For those who oppose who you chose to be now Maybe you could feel the power It′s like a bomb inside your head that blows if you′re Slow when you go to use it You, you gotta show them that you mean it just go ahead and scream it And show them what they′re missin′ listen To what your heart could tell ya
CHORUS
You gotta go for gold and you′ll make it baby Gold! And when you′re there you gotta Throw your hands in the air And wave ′em like you just don′t care Reachin′ teachin′ practice what you′re preachin′ Throw your hands in the air And wave ′em like you just don′t care Movin′ provin′ everything you′re doin′
CHORUS
You, you don′t have to go and prove it You just go ahead and do it Your time is for the takin′ makin′ The best of what you got now Always too hot Never too cold Give your best shot Go with the flow cause you know you′ve got to
You from new york you are so relevant You reduce me to cosmic tears Luminous more so than most anyone Unapologetically alive knot in my stomach And lump in my throat I love you when you dance when you freestyle in trance So pure such an expression Supposed former infatuation junkie I sink three pointers and you wax poetically I love you when you dance when you freestyle in trance So pure such an expression Let′s grease the wheel over tea Let′s discuss things in confidence Let′s be outspoken let′s be ridiculous Let′s solve the world′s problems I love you when you dance when you freestyle in trance So pure such an expression
A downtown caf?Saturday evenin′ and the Place is about to be closed I′m meeting my baby Yeah and order my hundreath cup of coffee today My hands are shakin′
At half past seven I′m sittin here waitin′ for My boy all alone for too long It′s after eleven Yeah I′m tired of waitin′ and I′m gonna go home Cause I don′t need this
You never think twice before you break all the rules You gotta be crazy if you think I′m a fool
CHORUS: I′ll walk away and say good bye If you don′t want me anymore I′ve bot my pride I′ll walk away and say good bye If I don′t get the love we had before Not satisfied
He finally gets here I′m waitin′ for him to ask me Why there′s a frown on my face He orders a Cold beer he has an excuse about his car Breakin′ down but I don′t buy it You′re givin′ me sometin′ I don′t need anymore Just gimme the word and I′ll be slammin′ the door
CHORUS
His best intentians are never the same as what He does of the end of the day. I′m feelin′ the Tension yeah Don′t gimme no reasons cause you Don′t comprehend what am I feelin′ You never think twice before you break all the rules You gotta be crazy if you think I′m a fool You′re givin′ me somethin′ I don′t need anymore Just gimme the word and I′ll be slammin′ the door
CHORUS
So tell me now Just say the word It won′t be long I′ll be long long gone...
Do you go to the dungeon to find out How to make peace with your days in the dungeon Writing a letter to you didn′t make me feel anymore peaceful Than how I felt when we weren′t speaking Because I didn′t cop to what I did. I can′t love you because we′re supposed to have professional boundaries I′d like you to be schooled and in awe as though you were kissed by god full on the lips. I′m in the front row the front row with popcorn I get to see you see you close up I′m too tired to recount the unpleasantries one by one one minute I want to banish the next I want to be On a deserted island with you alone with my three favourite cd′s ambivalent Yet in your bed we′ve yet to acknowledge What really happened slid into the ditch I have this overwhelming loss of ambition We said let′s name thirty good reasons why we shouldn′t be together I started by saying things like you smoke you live in new jersey (too far) You started saying things like you belong to the world All of which could have been easily refuted but the conversation was hypothetical I am totally short of breath for you Why can′t you shut You′re stuff off... I′m in the front row, the front row with popcorn I get to see you see you close up And I laughed until my lungs hurt I love how you bust my chops You don′t always feel seen sometimes you feel erasable Unfortunately I cannot reciprocate in my current state I think we should be careful of how much time we spend together ... for a while while I′m speaking you know how much you hate to be interrupted Maybe spend some time alone fill up your proverbial cup So that it doesn′t always have to be about you I′ve been wanting your undivided attention I like the fact that you′re nothing like me Are you not burdened by the lack of perspective people have of your charmed life (seemingly?) I′m in the front row the front row with popcorn I get to see you see you close up You never meant to be ungrateful nor held up to be whipped or wept for Certainly not analysed prodded at more ways than one Apparently you′ve been misrepresented Dealing with the concept of arrows being slung towards your outrageous fortune Hey I′m not mad at you guardian I′m mad at myself for spending so much time with you and your jeckly and hydeness I′m glad I figuratively slapped you on the wrist You laughed a wicked laugh and said Come here let me clip your wings! (I know he′s blood but you can still turn him away You don′t owe him anything) Raise the roof he yelled Yeah raise the roof! I yelled back. (Unfortunately you needed a health scare to reprioritize. )
You were full and fully capable You were self sufficient and needless Your house was fully decorated in that sense
You were taken with me to a point A case of careful what you wish for But what you knew was enough to begin
And so you called and courted fiercely So you reached out, entirely fearless And yet you knew of reservation and how it serves
And I salute you for your courage And I applaud your perseverance And I embrace you for your faith in the face of adversarial forces That I represent
So you were in but not entirely You were up for this but not totally You knew how arms length - ing can maintain doubt
And so you fell and you′re intact So you dove in and you′re still breathing So you jumped and you′re still flying if not shocked
And I support you in your trusting And I commend you for your wisdom And I′m amazed by your surrender in the face of threatening forces That I represent
You found creative ways to distance You hid away from much through humor Your choice of armor was your intellect
And so you felt and you′re still here And so you died and you′re still standing And so you softened and you′re still safely in command
Self protection was in times of true danger Your best defense to mistrust and be wary Surrendering a feat of unequalled measure And I′m thrilled to let you in Overjoyed to be let in in kind
You like snow but only if it′s warm You like rain but only if it′s dry No sentimental value to the rose that fell on your floor No fundamental excuse for the granted I′m taken for
′Cause it′s easy not to So much easier not to And what goes around never comes around to you
You like pain but only if it doesn′t hurt too much You sit... and you wait... to receive There′s an obvious attraction To the path of least resistance in your life There′s an obvious aversion no amount of my insistence Could make you try tonight
′Cause it′s easy not to So much easier not to And what goes around never comes around to you To you to you to you to you to you... There′s no love no money no thrill anymore
There′s an apprehensive naked little trembling boy With his head in his hands There′s an underestimated and impatient little girl Raising her hand
But it′s easy not to So much easier not to And what goes around never comes around to you To you, to you
Get up get up get up off of it Get up get up get up off of it Get out get outta here enough already Get up get up get up off of it Wake up
What′s it been over a decade? It still smarts like it was four minutes ago We only influenced each other totally We only bruised each other even more so
What are you my blood? You touch me like you are my blood What are you my dad? You affect me like you are my dad
How long can a girl be shackled to you How long before my dignity is reclaimed How long can a girl stay haunted by you Soon I′ll grow up and I won′t even flinch at your name Soon I′ll grow up and I won′t even flinch at your name
Where′ve you been? I heard you moved to my city My brother saw you somewhere downtown I′d be paralyzed if I ran into you My tongue would seize up if we were to meet again
What are you my god? You touch me like you are my god What are you my twin? You affect me like you are my twin
How long can a girl be tortured by you? How long before my dignity is reclaimed And how long can a girl be haunted by you Soon I′ll grow up and I won′t even flinch at your name Soon I′ll grow up and I won′t even flinch at your name
So here I am one room away from where I know you′re standing A well - intentioned man told me you just walked in This man knows not of how this information has affected me But he knows the colour of the car I just drove away in
What are you my kin? You touch me like you are my kin What are you my air? You affect me like you are my air
We play the game with determination We don′t give a dam ′bout our reputation baby It′s not a game, it′s a revelation Step inside the real world The real world... yeahyeahyeah... The real world... yeah...
It′s been every day now, and it just won′t go away now... no Life is so intense now, not much common sense now yeah And late in the night I turn out my light yeah A song in my head, and it says STEP INSIDE THE REAL WORLD
CHORUS: We play the game with determination We don′t give a damn ′bout our reputation baby It′s not a game, it′s a revelation Just another day in the real world... yeah, the real world
I can make decisions with no one else believin′ me I just look inside me ′cause I′ve got my own voice to guide me It came in a dream, a light so extreme yeah A voice in my head, and it says STEP INSIDE THE REAL WORLD
CHORUS
Ya gotta step inside the real world STEP - IN - SIDE - THE - REAL - WORLD I woke from the dream, I know what it means yeah That voice in my head... It says YOU′RE HERE INSIDE THE REAL WORLD
CHORUS
Step inside the real world, inside the real world, step inside the real world... (Ad - lib)
We would stay and respond and expand and include and allow and forgive and Enjoy and evolve and discern and inquire and accept and admit and divulge and Open and reach out and speak up
This is utopia this is my utopia This is my ideal my end in sight Utopia this is my utopia This is my nirvana My ultimate
We′d open our arms we′d all jump in we′d all coast down into safety nets
We would share and listen and support and welcome be propelled by passion not Invest in outcomes we would breathe and be charmed and amused by difference Be gentle and make room for every emotion
We′d provide forums we′d all speak out we′d all be heard we′d all feel seen
We′d rise post - obstacle more defined more grateful we would heal be humbled And be unstoppable we′d hold close and let go and know when to do which we′d Release and disarm and stand up and feel safe
This is utopia this is my utopia This is my ideal my end in sight Utopia this is my utopia This is my nirvana My ultimate
I had no choice but to hear you You stated your case time and again I thought about it
You treat me like I′m a princess I′m not used to liking that You ask how my day was
CHORUS: You′ve already won me over in spite of me Don′t be alarmed if I fall head over feet Don′t be surprised if I love you for all that you are I couldn′t help it It′s all your fault
Your love is thick and it swallowed me whole You′re so much braver than I gave you credit for That′s not lip service
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You are the bearer of unconditional things You held your breath and the door for me Thanks for your patience
You′re the best listener that I′ve ever met You′re my best friend Best friend with benefits What took me so long
I′ve never felt this healthy before I′ve never wanted something rational I am aware now I am aware now
A green plastic watering can For a fake chinese rubber plant In fake plastic earth That she bought from a rubber man In a town full of rubber plants To get rid of itself
It wears her out It wears her out It wears her out It wears her out
She lives with a broken man A cracked polysterene man Who just crumbles and burns He used to do surgery For girls in the eighties But gravity always wins
And it wears him out It wears him out It wears hm out It wears him out It wears...
She looks like the real thing She tastes like the real thing My fake plastic love And i can′t help the feeling I could blow through the ceiling If i just turn and run...
And it wears me out It wears me out It wears me out It wears me out
And if i could be who you wanted If i could be who you wanted All the time All the time All...
I went to your house I walked up the stairs And I opened your door without the ringing the bell Walked down the hall Into your room where I could smell you
And I shouldn′t be here without permission Shouldn′t be here
CHORUS: Would you forgive me love If I dance in your shower Would you forgive me love If I laid in your bed Would you forgive me love If I stay all afternoon
I took off my clothes I put on your robe And I went through your drawers And I found your cologne Went down to the den Found your CD′s And I played your Joni
And I shouldn′t stay long you might be home soon I shouldn′t stay long
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I burn your incense I ran a bath and I noticed a letter That sat on your desk It said hello love I love you so, love Meet me at midnight
And no it wasn′t my writing I better go soon It wasn′t my writing
CHORUS: So forgive me love If I cry in your shower So forgive me love For the salt in your bed So forgive me love If I cry all afternoon
I have been so alone my whole entire life I gotta get a break I needed comfort although I′m home alone I just got no way I gotta get a guy To take care of me
I gotta get the right man... Gotta Find the right man Oh, find the right man
I wonder how I′d feel if he was never around If I was by myself I′d be so frightened, I′d be a baby again ′Cause I′d have no one else I′d have to wear a frown While walking through the town
I′d be without a man I′d have to find the right man Oh, gotta find the right man
But even if I get my boy How am I gonna know (he′s the right man) I gotta meet a guy, go out on a date (spoken: That′s for you, mom dad)
So I can find the right man I′ve gotta find the right man My own right - hand man Help me find the right man...
What′s the matter Mary Jane, you had a hard day As you place the don′t disturb sign on the door You lost your place in line again, what a pity You never seem to want to dance anymore
It′s a long way down On this roller coaster The last chance streetcar Went off the track And you′re on it
I hear you′re counting sheep again Mary Jane What′s the point of tryin′ to dream anymore I hear you′re losing weight again Mary Jane Do you ever wonder who you′re losing it for
Well it′s full speed baby In the wrong direction There′s a few more bruises If that′s the way You insist on heading
Please be honest Mary Jane Are you happy Please don′t censor your tears
You′re the sweet crusader And you′re on your way You′re the last great innocent And that′s why I love you
So take this moment Mary Jane and be selfish Worry not about the cars that go by All that matters Mary Jane I your freedom Keep warm my dear, keep dry
I once had a girl, or should i say, she once had me She showed me her room, is not it good, norwegian wood She asked me to stay and she told me to sit anywhere So i looked around and i noticed there wasn′t a chair I sat on a rug, biding my time, drinking her wine We talked until two and then she said, it′s time for bed She told me she worked in the morning and started to laugh I told her i didn′t and crawled off to sleep in the bath And when i awoke i was alone, this bird had flown So I lit a fire, is not it good, norwegian wood
It was the night Rod Stewart played And we were, were standing in the pouring rain If I had known it was the last time I would see you again... I would change everything...
I look through the broken glass I watch the storm go through my mind There′s so much I had to say I know the words I left behind And now I′m caught in a daydream with nowhere to run and hide The world rushes by me, it′s leaving me here all alone (I would change everything, but I can′t do anything I would give all that I have to know where you are)
CHORUS: I′ll always carry you inside my heart and you You′ll never know how much I wonder where you are I always knew that you would take a part of me away with you And I never got to say good-bye
I look in the mirror now and all I see is yesterday At night I hear your voice and it is calling out my name And with every hour just hold on to what you can They′re lost in a moment and fading away in the night (I would change everything, but I can′t do anything I would give all that I have just to know where you are)
CHORUS
...and I never..ever...said good-bye...
That night is just a memory But I still feel you standing next to me And when I think I hear your voice all I hear is the RAIN...
We said good - bye with so much left to say We knew inside we′d find another way We′ll have it all, it′s not too late to try Maybe you and I could go from here Maybe you and I can make it, this time we′ll...
CHORUS: Fall in love when we meet again We can finish what we started Fall in love if we try again And then nothing will keep us apart
We′re not the same as when we first began We′ll try to change, we′ll take another chance Maybe you and I could work it out Maybe you and I can make it, this time we′ll
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I see your face, it′s always on my mind A time and palace we almost left behind This time we′ll fall in, this time we′ll...
If I make alot of tinsel then people will want to If I am hardened no fear of further abandonment If I am famous then maybe i′ll feel good in this skin If I am cultured my words will somehow garner respect I would throw a party still it would not come I would bike run swim and still it would not come I′d go travelling and still it would not come I would starve myself and still it would not come If I′m masculine I will be taken more seriously If I take a break it would make me irresponsible If I′m elusive I will surely be sought after often If I need assistance then I must be incapable I′d be filthy rich and still It would not come I wiuld seduce them and still It would not come I would drink vodka and still It would not come I′d have an orgasm still It would′nt come If I accumulate knowledge I′ll be inpenetrable If I am aloof no one will know When they strike a nerve If I keep my mouth shut the boat Will not have to be rocked If I am vulnerable I will be Trampled upon I would go shopping and still It would not come I′d leave the country and still It would not come I would scream and rebel still It would not come I would stuff my face and still It would not come I′d be productive and still it would not come I′d be celebrated and still it would not come I′d be the hero and still it would not come I′d renunciate and still it would not come
Oh these little rejections how they add up quickly One small sideways look and I feel so ungood Somewhere along the way I think I gave you the power to make Me feel the way I thought only my father could
Oh these little rejections how they seem so real to me One forgotten birthday I′m all but cooked How these little abandonments seem to sting so easily I′m 13 again am I 13 for good?
I can feel so unsexy for someone so beautiful So unloved for someone so fine I can feel so boring for someone so interesting So ignorant for someone of sound mind
Oh these little protections how they fail to serve me One forgotten phone call and I′m deflated Oh these little defenses how they fail to comfort me Your hand pulling away and I′m devastated
When will you stop leaving baby? When will I stop deserting baby? When will I start staying with myself?
Oh these little projections how they keep springing from me I jump my ship as I take it personally Oh these little rejections how they disappear quickly The moment I decide not to abandon me
I′m wise and ambitious And angry and free And smart and available And sexy...
I′m soft and appealing And wearing pajamas And twisted and willing And crazy...
And this is the story of the death of Cinderella She′d grow to be a maid if she couldn′t find a fella Who can use her And it′s all you could do not to throw her on the floor.
And thought - provoking And opinionated Cultured and funny And experienced...
Fearless and tender And sweetly innocent Uninhibited Likes a good debate.
And this is the story of the death of Cinderella She′d grow to be a maid if she couldn′t find a fella Who can use her And it′s all you could do not to tie her to the bed.
I could fall in love a million times before I die You could draw me a bubble bath We could walk into the sunset...
And this is the story of the death of Cinderella She′d grow to be a maid if she couldn′t find a fella Who can use her And it′s all you could do not to keep her sober.
And this is the story of the death of Cinderella I′m gonna grow to be a maid and I′ll never find a fella Who can use me And that′s all you can do not to kick me in the ass.
As we were talking outside it was cold We were shivering yet warmed by the subject matter My wife is in the next room we′ve been having troubles Please don′t tell her or anyone But I need to talk to somebody You said wouldn′t it be a shame if I knew How great I was five minutes before I′d died I′d be filled With such regret before I took my last breath And I said you′re willing to tell me this now And you′re not going to die anytime soon And I sadi I haven′t been eating chicken or meat or anything and you said yes But you′ve been wearing leather and laughed and said we′re at the top of the food chain And yes you′re still a fine woman and I cringed I was hopingI was hoping we could heal each other I was hoping I was hoping we could be raw together We left the restaurant where the head waiter (in his 60′s) said Goodbye sir thankyou for your business sir You′re successful and established sir And we like the frequency with which you dine here sir and your money And when i walked by they said thank you too dear I was all pigtails and cords And there was a day when I would′ve said something Like hey dude I could buy and sell this place so kiss it I too once thought I was owed something I was hoping I was hoping we could challenge each other I was hoping I was hoping we could crack each other up I too thought that when proved wrong I lost somehow I too once thought life was cruel It′s a cycle really you think i′m withdrawing and guilt tripping you I think you′re insensitive And I don′t feel heard and I said do you belive we are fundamentally judgemental? Fundamentally evil? And you said yes I said I don′t believe in revenge in right or worng good or bad you said Well what about the man that I saw handcuffed in the emergency room Bleeding after beating his kid And she threw a shoe at his head I think what he did was wrong and I would′ve had a hard time feeling compassion for him I had to watch my tone for fear of having you feel judged. I was hoping I was hoping we could dance together I was hoping I was hoping we could be creamy together
Standing there on a road that leads to anywhere Like a child left in the wilderness, standing there penniless Wanting to be the best
Here′s a place where life runs at a different pace Where love is just convenient, none are obedient And we are subservient
Look at me, I′m a girl that some may preconceive Why do they try and generalize, why are they antagonizing me But something I can′t control that...
CHORUS: I WANTCHA You know I′ll never stop ′til I′ve GOTCHA You′ll never be quite the same when I ROCK YA I′m not the kind of girl that you thought I was You′ll have a good time ′cause I WANTCHA I′m breaking down the walls ′till I have you, feel you Show you the time of your life
Here we are and I wonder how we′ve come this far In a world that does not recognize women are victimized What does that symbolize
Why do I want the things I usually criticize It may be self destructiveness, or maybe it′s emptiness inside But something I can′t control that...
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You′ll have a good time... It′s a lonely road, and no one knows the way that I feel I′m not giving up now... I′ll never try to justify They′ll never understand, you′ll be a happy man You′ll have the time of your life
It′s something, it′s something, it′s something that I can′t control The time of your life...
Whenever we talk about sun all I see is the rain It′s like looking for tears in a ocean I′m hearing your words like the wind They blow straight through my heart Will you ever give in to emotion
And we hurt the ones that we love the most Why we do only heaven knows And I don′t know why I′m still holding on... holding on
CHORUS: I reach in my heart to see If your love is alive in me But now I feel alone My feelings turn to stone My heart makes no apologies
When an apology′s made it isn′t always enough To erase all the past in a moment Whenever I need you the most You always leave me behind With a word from your lips I′m alone
You′ve been blind not to realize All the love that I hold inside So tell me why do I keep holding on... holding on
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What I need is your sympathy Like a light flowing into me But I will never give up holding on... holding on
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... my heart makes no apologies no no My feelings turn to stone... I make no apologies
Who Who am I to be blue Look at my family and fortune Look at my friends and my house
Who Who am I to feel deadend Who am I to feel spent Look at my health and my money
And where Where do I go to feel good Why do I still look outside me When clearly I′ve seen it won′t work
Is it my calling to keep on when I′m unable And is it my job to be selfless extraordinary And my generosity has me disabled By this my sense of duty to offer
And why Why do I feel so ungrateful Me who is far beyond survival Me who see life as an oyster
Is it my calling to keep on when I′m unable And is it my job to be selfless extraodinary And my generosity has me disabled By this my sense of duty to offer
And how How dare I rest on my laurels How dare I ignore an outstretched hand How dare I ignore a third world country
Is it my calling to keep on when I′m unable And is it my job to be selfless extraodinairy And my generosity has me disabled By this my sense of duty to offer
I′ve seen them kneel with baited breath for the ritual I′ve watched this experience raise them to pseudo higher levels I′ve watched them leave their families in pursuit of your nirvana I′ve seen them coming to line up from Switzerland and America
How long will this take baba How long have we been sleeping Do you see me hanging on to Every word you say How soon will I be holy How much will this cost guru How much longer ′til you Completely absolve me
I′ve seen them give their drugs up in place of makeshift alters I′ve heard them chanting kali kali frantically I′ve heard them rotely repeats your teachings with elitism I′ve seen them boasting robes and foreign sandalwood beads I′ve seen them overlooking god in their own essence I′ve seen their upward glances in hopes of instant salvation I′ve seen their righteousness mixed without loving compassion I′ve watched you smile as the students bow to kiss your feet
Give me strength all knowing one How long ′til enlightenment How much longer ′til you Completely absolve me
Entertain me for the tenth hour in a row again Anesthetize me with your gossip and many random anecdotes And fill every hour with activity or ear candy Drop me off at intersections in any city metropolitan
And keep me in this state And keep me purgatorying And sing me back to sleep This is far more than I had bargained for
Start every week with a break - neck urgent design And end every speed day with my briefcase representing free time Spending my fruits my purchases become my lifeline Please give my love to my family I′ll doubtfully be home at Christmas time
Don′t disturb me in this state Please leave me purgatorying I′ll be damned if I′m to wake This is far more than I am equipped for
I′ve held you up like a deity Like you′re the sole owner of wings This unrequited tunnel vision And I wonder why I′ve not been writing
Please keep me in this state Please keep me purgatorying Please rock me back to sleep This love is more than - than I have bargained for
I′ll be damned if I′m to wake This is far more than I′m equipped for
Do I stress you out My sweater is on backwards and inside out And you say how appropriate I don′t want to dissect everything today I don′t mean to pick you apart you see But I can′t help it There I go jumping before the gunshot has gone off Slap me with a splintered ruler And it would knock me to the floor if I wasn′t there already If only I could hunt the hunter
And all I really want is some patience A way to calm the angry voice And all I really want is deliverance
Do I wear you out You must wonder why I′m relentless and all strung out I′m consumed by the chill of solitary I′m like Estella I like to reel it in and then spit it out I′m frustrated by your apathy And I am frightened by the corrupted ways of this land If only I could meet the Maker And I am fascinated by the spiritual man I am humbled by his humble nature
What I wouldn′t give to find a soulmate Someone else to catch this drift And what I wouldn′t give to meet a kindred
Enough about me, let′s talk about you for a minute Enough about you, let′s talk about life for a while The conflicts, the craziness and the sound of pretenses Falling all around... all around
Why are you so petrified of silence Here can you handle this? Did you think about your bills, your ex, your deadlines Or when you think you′re gonna die Or did you long for the next distraction And all I need now is intellectual intercourse A soul to dig the hole much deeper And I have no concept of time other than it is flying If only I could kill the killer
All I really want is some peace man A place to find a common ground And all I really want is a wavelength All I really want is some comfort A way to get my hands untied And all I really want is some justice...
What it feels to fall in to the pool The hard shell bugs bite my forearm My right index fingernail chewed to the quick My cervix is a long (?) My sprinklers go off at 6pm each day And sometimes they spray unsuspecting visitors My pimples are goosebumps(hairs?) all over my legs My brow is furrowed and my vision is blurred And how I do love London And how I do love London
The birds make guttural sounds and protect me My friends come to visit and love me a lot I don′t have the energy to fill this I am like flight attendants on a 12 hour flight And how I do love London And how I do love London
I am intriguied by the boy with songs Sometimes they write sometimes they write a lot The steam will smell of puke and left us in the shower The hug will feel forced upon you inconsolable thing And how I do love London And how I do love London
Deep breaths will not make my brain stand still To be loved and swallowed are single and depraved I love speaking french to the taxi drivers We slept and were cold on the train out of france And how I do love London And how I do love London
You and me we′re cut from the same cloth It seems to some we famously get along But you and me are strangers to each other Cuz you and me: competitive to the bone
Such tragedy to trample on each other with how much we′ve endured With the state this land is in
You and me feel joined only by gender We are not all for one and one for all
Sister blister we fight to please the brothers We think their acceptance is how we win They′re happy we′re climbing over each other To beg the club of boys to let us in
You and me estranged from the mother You and me have felt impotent in our skin You and me have taken it out on each other You and me disloyal to the feminine
Such a pity to disavow each other with how far we′ve come With how strong we′ve been
You and me are on this pendulum together You and me with scarcity still fueling
Sister blister we fight to please the brothers We think their acceptance is how we win They′re happy we′re climbing over each other To beg the club of boys to let us in
We may not have priorities same We may not even like each other We may not be hugely anti - men But such a cost to dishonor a sister
You and me have made it harder for the other We forget how hard separatism has been You and me we can help change their minds together You and me in alignment until the end
Sister blister we fight to please the brothers We think their acceptance is how we win They′re happy we′re climbing over each other To beg the club of boys to let us in
That I would be good even if i did nonthing That I would be good even if i got the thumbs down That I would be good if i got and stayed sick That I would be good even if I gained ten pounds
That I would be fine even if I went bankrupt That I would be good if I lost my hair and my youth That I would be great if I was no longer Queen That I would be grand if I was not all knowing
That I would be loved even when I numb myself That I would be good even when I am overwhelmed That I would be loved even when i was fuming That I would be good even if I was clingy
That I would be good even if I lost sanity That I would be good Whether with or without you
Wait a minute man You misipronounced my name You didn′t wait for all the information Before you turned me away Wait a minute sir You kind of hurt my feelings You see me as a sweet back - loaded puppet And you′ve got a meal ticket taste
CHORUS: I see right through you I know right through you I feel right through you I walk right through you
You took me for a joke You took me for a child You took a long hard look at my ass And then played golf for a while Your ashake is like a fish You pat me on the head You took me out to wine dine 69 me But didn′t hear a damn word I said
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Hello Mr. Man You didn′t think I′d come back You didn′t think I′d show up with my army And this ammunition on my back Now that I′m Miss Thing Now that I′m a zillionaire You scan the credits for your name And wonder why it′s not there