Left the water running out again Can you feel it washing over you Left the water running out again Can you feel it coming over you Left the water running out again Can you feel it coming over you Can you see it when you close your eyes Can you feel it back inside you mind Now that you′ve gone away it′s not the same Now that you′ve gone away it′s getting better Now that you′ve gone away i′m not afraid Now that you′ve gone away it′s not the same Left the motor winding out again Can you feel it running over you Can you see it when you hide your eyes Can you feel it start to come alive Left the fire burning on again Can you feel it burning over you Can you se it when you hide your eyes Can you feel it when it starts to rise
It was yesterday when you stopped by And you looked as if you had no cares at all But behind those eyes And a fragile smile You said good-bye Nothing′s real anyway When people move so fast You′re standing back You can′t pretend You′re part of the scene You′re just caving in And you don′t know why You never try Someone tried to call But you let it ring It′s an invasion You don′t know why They care about you The world keeps Creeping in You want to hold it back It′s following you Nothing′s real anymore And you like it that way It′s not giving up It′s just a means of escape You′re just wasting away And you don′t know why You didn′t try Now the day is done Without a sound And when tomorrow comes You can′t remember a thing You just disappear And you wonder why it happened to you
What′s in store Why did you lie to me I don′t know What did you want me to say There′s nothing wrong with wanting to be right I′m just trying to remember This could be the biggest lie We were faking all the while Step across the finest line Let′s just give it one more try Who′re you for What do you want from me Overflow This isn′t how it′s supposed to be There′s something wrong so try to make it right Hit the floor We′re both just lying there Overload I′m so tired of this scene There′s something wrong So try to make it right It′s not how it′s supposed to be There′s still so much left to do This could be another me This could be another you
I was alone and frightened Until you came along I was afraid of everyone You showed me i was wrong You came into my life And helped me take a stand I feel so whole inside now Come and take my hand You belong to me You can never leave I′ll show you off to my friends You see they′re so impressed Together we must look so cool I bet they never guessed That i could be someone And with you by my side Anyone who disrespects Has got no place to hide Favorite toy I am happy now I know you′re happy, too Every guy around my neighborhood Wishes he had you Nobody stare at me Don′t they know who i am? We′ll take that smile right off his face We′ll take his life for fun
There′s a shadow hanging over And a ringing in your mind Waiting for an answer still stuck in time Couldn′t leave the dark behind In the mirror Getting clearer The sound of the future The weight of the years An echoed warning Can′t happen here Do you believe it′s almost summer Everything is so alive There′s no limit where the road hits the sky Get in the car and drive It can′t happen here Rearranging the horizon Changing circles into lines Looking everywhere for some new paradise The past is all you find
I found a way out Sick and tired of hearing how good things used to be Live my life for me I found a way out You only brought me down You wanted me to share in your misery Is it so cool to whine? I can only laugh about what happened to me Finally out I know what you′re about Tired of hearing how things aren′t good anymore Leaving you behind Won′t listen to your lines I found out just in time Not going down
I know the face I see it every day I know your name Forever in my mind Don′t walk away I′m just trying to make some sense of this Don′t turn away I′m just trying to make some sense of this It′s a secret life For no one to see What went wrong You just weren′t yourself Someone else I guess i never knew You lost control I′m trying to make some sense of this You just let go I′m just trying to make some sense of this Who were you then? Can you take the blindness from my eyes? It′s not fair Only you can let me see inside
Funny how your head never leaves the clouds When you′re walking down the street Stepping through the air so non-chalant You try so hard to flaunt- the sight is such a comedy
I know it doesn′t seem like such a long way down But you′re coming close to the edge Anyway you think you′ll never fall The problems aren′t so small - you try impressing all those friends
It′s written on your face- anyone can see You are better than everybody It′s written on your face- anyone can see you really think you know it all
Funny how the words tumble from your mouth Your head′s not even in the room Lecturing to fill up every lull To listen is too dull for such an empty skull, it′s true
I know it must get very lonely at the top Living high up on that hill Anyway, i′m knocking at your door You can′t hide anymore You′re pretending to ignore me still
It′s written on your face- anyone can see You are better than everybody It′s written on your face- anyone can see you really think you know it all
Slow motion Summer comes too fast again Patiently await to see it′s much too late Counting days There′s no need to be afraid Here and now is the only chance You get to take Turn it back around Another reason can be found Pick up the pieces off the ground There′s no need for looking down Holding on Walk a tightrope all along Moving forward only for a place to go Waiting there For a moment it′s so clear Could it be this loneliness is all you know Holding out This is not what you′re about Ease up on yourself and let yourself go free Taken in They can′t tell you, you can′t win You′re forgetting that you mean too much to me
Here i go Put back on trial A chance to fall in line A chance to change my mind All those times The wasted rage That i held inside I want to use it now If you push to hard You might get what you′re after Already pushed too far Caught again In the lines of pressure I recognize the fear The urge to disappear Within i′ve died Many times still living I′m still standing here Stand and face the crowd I don′t know about forgiving If forgive means forget Why these cuts are bleeding Do you care? aren′t you scared? Can they take your mind away?
Eric′s room gets too small one night (he) takes his whole apartment outside Down at his desk he sits and writes Under a streetlight
One starry night just like tonight when these City lights seem like candlelight One starry night somewhere between midnight And sunrise everything will be alright
On the steps someone plays guitar Carrying into the dark Far off a saxophone begins following along Writing the same song
One starry night just like tonight when these City lights seem like candlelight One starry night somewhere between midnight And sunrise everything will be alright
Angela hears the music play Sees eric and suddenly the lights change Dare she let her heart take this one chance? She says "do you want to dance?"
Everyone wants to know what happened there Everyone talks and talks, the stories go around You never used to play those games before Maybe you′ve become someone else When you got behind the wheel Who were you then Something had to drag you down Tell me how it really feels To lose control When you got behind the wheel Everyone thinks they really know you now Even the fakes that used to push you all around Go from a zero to a hero now I can′t decide which side i′m on I can′t choose Gathered there, cool night air Shadows by the lake On a dare, so unfair Now it′s much too late Did you dare think You′d mean this much someday Everyone calls your name You know you love the sound You never used to play those games before Maybe you′ve changed into someone else
When i hear the stories that you tell It′s make believe i know it If i could only live inside your world It′s different there i know it It′s so hard to keep from falling down You can always trust yourself You′re seeing things not all there You′re seeing things Every time i look into your eyes A picture is completed It′s impossible to focus on the truth It draws me in i can′t leave It′s so hard to find the strength to fight Look beyond the ordinary things The vision is not over Help me find the wonder in it all You are my one reminder Now i know you′ve got a better way
I will watch the sky- streetlights dimly lit From far away i recognize- her silhouette with someone else The temperature outside- thaws me and frees up the memory of everything so far behind
Second chances - still waiting Second chance is still waiting there for me
I count down the miles- headlights hypnotize From far away i realize- how she once believed in me I let it slip right by Scared of facing insecurities i locked away so far inside
Second chances - still waiting Second chance is still waiting there for me
I have memorized- all the things she said And i rehearse it line by line- syllables of falling breath The static on the line Loneliness as open as the air between the highway and the sky
Second chances - still waiting Second chance is still waiting there for me
Sometimes she fades away She′s seen too many movies Killing enough rainy days With nothing else to do
We′ll make our escape Like the end of casablanca Taking off from a dark runway With nothing left to lose
The sun is shining somewhere Somewhere far away I could sell everything and go there Just to hear her say - listen my
Valentine Say the line We can be famous for tonight Superstar There you are Bigger than life in black and white Valentine Say the line We can just leave it all behind Say the line My valentine
Just like roman holiday A princess and a schemer Killing an ordinary day Any way they choose
Back in hollywood Convertibles and palm trees Matinee movie-stars and sunscreen I wonder if it′s true
The sun is rising somewhere Brighter every day We′ll forget everything and go there Nothing′s in the way
Valentine Say the line We can be famous for tonight Superstar There you are Bigger than life in black and white Valentine Say the line We can just leave it all behind Say the line My valentine
Sometimes she starts to fade With starry eyes she tells me "i want a place in the sun" She′s not the only one
The sun is shining somewhere Somewhere far away If we just pack our bags and go there Everything will change
Valentine Say the line We can be famous for tonight Superstar There you are Bigger than life in black and white Valentine Say the line We can just leave it all behind Say the line My valentine
Go to sleep, turn out the light In dreams we′ll meet tonight Always you′re in my mind You whisper and i smile How can you remember so perfectly When i forget myself You say you′re still mine and i believe I know you′d give up anything If there was anything We′re together in our dreams tonight Just like always i′ll be at your side Maybe someday we′ll go back in time Make a promise now to think of me I was lost without a trace You found my hiding place I′m crawling through a maze Still falling through a haze We race against the second hand Against the falling sand I would carry you back home with me If i could just begin again
Trembling hands- drop the needle down In seconds you′re here- at the speed of sound Skating a scratch on the vinyl- my heart is skipping a beat
I′m hooked again- following the tune From the top of the shelf- to the end of the groove Spinning around in a circle- further and further we go
In my time machine - taking a ride One thousand years ago- when i made you mine My time machine- the other side One thousand years to go - will you still be mine
Stuck on the ground - stranded for too long Wandering around- until i can find the song All the way back from the station- you′re playing inside my head
I know what it takes- to feel the rush again Leaving this place- at 45 rpm Traveling sound through the wire- higher and higher we go
In my time machine - taking a ride One thousand years ago- when i made you mine My time machine- the other side One thousand years to go - will you still be mine
Cheated again- the chorus ends too soon Fall back to earth- to a quiet room Don′t wait for me to recover- can we take another spin
In my time machine - taking a ride One thousand years ago- when i made you mine My time machine- the other side One thousand years to go - will you still be mine
Who raised the stakes In the foolish game we play A cathode ray Who designed the circuitry We washed away A thousand ancient mysteries And still confused inside Not enough we want the world today Rise up we won′t just go away You made mistakes We drink the aftertaste Your path erased A thousand ancient memories We stand in line Still waiting for a sign We burn as one inside Stand up and face The children you disgraced The mirror breaks We defy the symmetry We′re not the same We have our own identity We burn as one inside
Watch the night sky at my window While the world is fast asleep I stare into the unknown I will have no fear as long as you′re with me
I will catch your fall- i′ll keep the world away Chasing after daydreams- i am unafraid Catch me if i fall- in your arms i′m safe Chasing after daydreams
World gone mad outside my window Try to buy a higher life I won′t need another thing I will go on dreaming if you stay with me
I will catch your fall- i′ll keep the world away Chasing after daydreams- i am unafraid Catch me if i fall- in your arms i′m safe Chasing after daydreams
Let them tell secrets about us Jaded words don′t mean a thing We are just beginning There′s no limit we will go on chasing dreams
I will catch your fall- i′ll keep the world away Chasing after daydreams- i am unafraid Catch me if i fall- in your arms i′m safe Chasing after daydreams
I want to lie to you All you can do is listen My smile is blinding you You′ll never find out the truth You don′t know which side i′m on The whole world can take me on A menace just can′t turn and walk away Spilling my guts to you I′ll break your heart in pieces I′m just misunderstood That′s what i′ll have you believe I don′t know which side i′m on Menace to society You can′t make me turn the other way I wouldn′t be surprised If one day i broke my cover Don′t be afraid of me It′s only when i′m with my friends
I saw her get off the bus- perfectly dangerous Though i could tell- the trouble she′d spell- i fell for gabrielle
She said "i can′t stay long- there′s somewhere else i belong" (but) i made her smile- with my so-called style- i knew she′d stay a while
Gabrielle is the next big thing Gabrielle, you′ll have everything Soon everyone will call out your name
Moving so fast we crashed/ hours and weeks flash past Running around/ uptown and down/ feet barely touched the ground
We could break all the rules/ but love is a game we′d lose Never confess/ pretend you care less/ no one′s to blame, i guess
Gabrielle is the next big thing Gabrielle, you′ll have everything Soon everyone will call out your name Gabrielle, i can′t let you go Gabrielle, in the end i know I′ll be the one who calls out your name
(bridge) Gabrielle never cries- but something was in her eyes- whispering words Goodbye
Gabrielle shines on screen- and covers of magazines On billboard-signs- nine stories high- once she was only mine
Gabrielle is the next big thing Gabrielle, you′ll have everything Soon everyone will call out your name Gabrielle, i can′t let you go Gabrielle, in the end i know I′ll be the one who calls out your name
Behind my back you sold me out The master plan must matter more You scratch my back i claw yours It′s no surprise September burns ( spent the months like days ) I believed the things you said Should′ve stayed away instead You lost everything you had It′s no surprise All the effort gone to waste Now i see your honest face Here′s a taste of what we lost What′s left to say? nothing more to say
I like the way you define happiness You can′t be satisfied unless you′re bleeding I′m here to undermine your power trip It seems like years Since you′ve been thinking clearly I am fearless Now you′ve got no one to push around You can never take me down again You′re so content destroying everyone It′s like there′s no one Who will talk back to you Stop sucking up all of the atmosphere Don′t take a breath until you think this over I want to redefine your happiness I′ll take away the hate and spill it over It′s time to wake up from your dream state It is impossible for you to stop me
Chasing after monsters You become one, too When you′re staring into nothingness It′s looking back at you Nothing′s ever easy Does it come with time? There′s a voice of question in your head Always asking why Now - worn out, worn thin Worn down without a doubt One end, one dream No matter what it means Searching every shadow Tracing every sign Truth is so immense how can it hide? What is there to find? I go on chasing monsters I go on wasting time The hint of what could be just won′t let go See the spirit shine
Hanging out among the living dead Things seem to come up Short of everything You ever wanted in your life Meeting at the cemetery gates Go through the motions What′s the difference when Your hiding everything you need I remember times When you were so scared of getting old I remember lies That you were so scared of being told It′s not a question why You just didn′t want to be alone Times forgetting Now you′re getting over it It doesn′t really matter what was said Down at the graveyard Digging up the dirt And scattering the bones around Systematic breaking all the rules You play the rebel Turning over headstones Just to keep from getting down Don′t be frightened of the living dead Backed in a corner Now is the time to go outside And find yourself some life Something′s going on inside your head Back in a corner Lost along with so called friends Don′t let the dreams all die
Striking out at everyone Feels like no one′s listening Suddenly it′s not the same You′ve been sleeping all this time Throw your fist into the air For all the trouble you went through Where are you know Are you so cool you don′t care For everything you tried to prove The time is now Seeing the world through colored glass Picture postcards of your life Welcome to the world outside This is where your troubles lie Staring straight into the sun Burn the cobwebs from your eyes You′re just up against yourself There is nothing left to hide
Snow is falling from the sky - In the middle of July Sun was shining in my eyes again last night Alarm goes off without a sound - the silence is so loud - something isn′t right
Footsteps echo down the hall - no one′s there at all Dial your number but your voice says "I′m not home" Everything is inside out - I don′t know what it′s about
It keeps getting stranger by the day stranger by the day it keeps getting stranger by the day stranger by the day
Going for a walk outside - to see what I can find No reflections in the windows I pass by It feels hotter in the shade - water′s running up the drain - something′s going on
Conversations with a mime - stared at by the blind Imagination must be working overtime The world is upside down - everything is turned around
It keeps getting stranger by the day stranger by the day it keeps getting stranger by the day stranger by the day
By the time I reach your door - I can′t take anymore I just happened to be in your neighborhood I′m the one who gets surprised - I don′t believe my eyes - your alibi′s no good
Whatever happened to the world - whatever happened to the girl I thought I knew It just can′t be true - I guess I′m losing you
stranger by the day stranger by the day it keeps getting stranger by the day stranger by the day stranger by the day stranger by the day stranger by the day yeah...