SCREAM
& WHISPER
Released
July 22, 2004
Single
"Say Anything"
SAY ANYTHING
Say anything, save
everything
If we
say nothing this love will die
Give me just one word, you can scream or whisper
If you want to stay with me, tell me why
Say anything
It's not the words aren't there but they'd only fail my emotions
Just want to feel this way without chaining you down to some old cliche
You want water in my hands and we stand waist deep in the ocean
It's bigger than the sea, it won't let me
Say just anything, because I feel everything
I'd rather say nothing than the same old lines
I think I give you more, something there's no words for
You don't have to hear me to feel me trying
To say anything
Baby I know you try but sometimes I still want to hear it
Even when the waters calm but lately it's just when there's something wrong
Why can't we splash around and hold on to that playful spirit
Oh like we used to do and won't you
Say anything, save everything
If we say nothing this love will die
Give me just one word, you can scream or whisper
If you want to stay with me tell me why
Say anything
This love is true
Even if you
Call it by a different name
And it's still the same, so we'll
Say anything, feel everything
I want to be with you so this love can fly
We'll hang on every word and we'll scream, we'll whisper
This moment is waiting for you and I
Say anything
Say anything...�
SCREAM
& WHISPER
Released
July 22, 2004
Single
"Say Anything"
SAVE THE RAIN
When you feel locked in and you feel left out
And
you don't know if your face fits in the crowd
When you've made mistakes and your conscience shakes
And you don't know what belief is all about
[Chorus:]
A paper moon that turns to gray
Will save the rain from yesterday
The summer snow that melts away
Will save the rain
When you've hoped for more and you're left unsure
And you know that there's no time to work it out
Then the doorbell rings you forget those things
And you know you'll have to find your own way out
[Chorus]
And when the sun comes out to play
I'll save the rain from yesterday
When I've run out of things to say
I'll save the rain
Save the rain
[Chorus]
And when the sun comes out to play
I'll save the rain from yesterday
When I've run out of things to say
I'll save the rain
MESSENGER
Released
June 15, 1999
Singles
"I Could Not Ask For
More"
SEE OFF THIS MOUNTAIN
She's a Blue Ridge cradle
She's a mother to some
And home to the laughter
Of road weary ones
So we'll sing all the old
songs
Sing to Grandmama Road
And we'll sing cause we
miss her
And we're sad she had to
go
If I could see off this
mountain
Through the clouds in my
eyes
I would see off this
mountain
On the nights stars fell
And see off this mountain
Through the tears in my
eyes
I would see off this
mountain
And the stars fell from
the skies
In the air I hear a fiddle
Down along Hickory Way
And the mandolin guitar
Like we used to play
And down on Dunn's rock
Brothers boasting a dare
We tell them they're crazy
And pretend we don't care
If I could see off this
mountain
Through the clouds in my
eyes
I would see off this
mountain
On the nights stars fell
And see off this mountain
Through the tears in my
eyes
I would see off this
mountain
And the stars fell from
the skies
The air tastes like
moonshine
In the wind a carnival
tune
It soars with our laughter
But we'll all leave too
soon
So I raise a toast to
family
Put thanks in my glass
In the arms of your loved
ones
It's the only home that
lasts
If I could see off this
mountain
Through the clouds in my
eyes
I would see off this
mountain
On the night the stars
fell
And see off this mountain
Through the tears in my
eyes
I could see off this
mountain
When the stars fell from
the skies
When the stars fell from
the skies
Going up to Grandmama Road
Going up to Grandmama Road
I'm happy as can be
'Cause can't you see
I'm going up to Grandmama
Road
MISGUIDED ROSES
Released
June 24, 1997
Singles
"See the Sky Again"
"I'll Be"
SEE THE SKY AGAIN
Whispered
from my heart and soul to my unwilling eyes
Lift my vision from the ground lift it to the sky
Skies they used to be so ugly rain that stings my face
Opens up their glory just earth and sky and space
And your passionate embraces absolve me of my sin
Your life lifts me up so I can see
See the sky again
And I've lived through all the flash-fire set off like lightening spark
Yes they burn so brightly and oh they burn so HOT
And these fantasies of all our love tearing at the ground
Wrapped up in the vortex of sweat and sex and sound
And your passionate embraces absolve me of my sin
Your life lifts me up so I can see, see the sky again
Hide Me
from the love I'm too scared to send
Hide Me
'til I see the sky again
And your passionate embraces absolve me of my sin
Your life lifts me up so I can see
See the sky again
SCREAM & WHISPER
Released
July 22, 2004
Single
"Say Anything"
SHOOTING STARS
We
keep our love in a plain brown box
We
keep it tied with a simple lock
We hold it close 'cause it's all we got
We think it's ordinary but it's not
In a world that's starting to fade
A little love could pave the way
Don't keep it tied with the simple lock
You think it's ordinary but it's not
[Chorus:]
Maybe this life is just about love and tenderness
If all we are are shooting stars
Maybe we, we can fight
All of this pain and loneliness if
All we are are shooting stars
Tired of hearing 'bout the bling-bling
We're so concered with material things
It's all cars and diamond rings
And do you think it's gonna to ease your sting
Cause that's a hole that you can't fill
Velvet rope overkill
Free your mind let your heart sing
And just remember that they're only things
[Chorus]
I used to live by the minute
I was too blind to see
Now I've found the strength to admit it
Now it's all I believe
Please
[Chorus]
MESSENGER
Released
June 15, 1999
Singles
"I Could Not Ask For
More"
SIGN ON THE DOOR
Wendy's
sittin' next to me
She's
trying hard to drink it away
And I
feel the rumble, of the subway beneath the stage
And her
eyes are screaming
And her
lips are pursed
And this
ain't her first heartache
But it
feels like, it feels like the worst
And she
says
Can
someone tell me how this can happen
I guess
that God only knows
My heart
used to be, a sweet shop of love
But now
the sign on the door
It says
sorry we're closed
And I
hear myself tell her
Some old
words, I know they won't help
And then
I feel guilty
'Cause I
closed some sweet shops myself
And we
all talk about timing
And
lifestyles and such
But to a
heart that's been shattered
Those
words don't mean much
And all
of our pining
It just
goes to show
Don't you
enter a shop
With the
sign on the door
Saying,
Sorry, We're Closed
And she's
been through all the pain
That one
can endure
And her
new man thinks she loves him
But he
can't be sure
And his
heart pines for Wendy
She says
that's how it goes... ...
How am I
supposed to know
He can't
read the sign saying
Sorry,
We're Closed ... Yeah we're closed
And she
says
Can
someone tell me how this can happen
I guess
that God only knows
My heart
used to be a sweet shop of love
But
there's a sign on the door
There's a
sign on the door
There's a
sign on the door
There's a
sign on the door
One more
sign� one more sign...
HONOR AMONG THIEVES
Released
August 15, 1995
Singles
"Solitude"
SOLITUDE
Tim, he
was a good friend
Yeah, was a brother of mine
We were imaginary comic book superheroes
Kids wasting time
We were prisoners of our youth
We were growing up strong
'TilL that day he was taken away
For something he did wrong
Tim came 'round just the other day
And, boy, he had some stories to tell
His mama kept him locked up in a rehab
Although the doctors said he was well
He said,"Yeah I been through the anger
And the hatred towards my Mom
And I put all that behind me
Just tell me what was it like to go to your prom"
He said, "Thank you, Mom, for fixing
My clouded, broken mind
But excuse me if I seem a little rude
While I was missing my childhood, my brother & my prime
You enjoyed the convenience of my solitude
Well growing up these days just ain't easy
And the kids they're doing the best that they can
So Mama you better think twice
Before you lock your kid up, and throw away the key
'Cause soon your little boy is gonna be a man
He said, "Thank you, Mom, for fixing
My clouded, broken mind
But excuse me if I seem a little rude
While I was missing my childhood, my brother & my prime
You enjoyed the convenience of my solitude
Tim left town yesterday
He left me with these words
He said, "Yeah I know this life's got a lot to give
But my childhood is gone
And I'm not afraid of dying
I'm gonna grab the world by the horns and learn how to live"
He said, "Thank you, Mom, for fixing
My clouded, broken mind
But excuse me if I seem a little rude
While I was missing my childhood, my brother & my prime
You enjoyed the convenience of my solitude ... of my solitude
I didn't ask you for this
solitude.
HONOR AMONG THIEVES
Released
August 15, 1995
Singles
"Solitude"
SORRY TO A FRIEND
Sittin' on the edge
Looking for songs in a bottle
Talking with strangers, who don't know my pain
Blurry eyed and burned out
Choking on more than I can swallow
A crack in a little voice, called out my name
She said, "Whatever happened to you,
It's been two years where have you been.
And I guess all my fears were true
The words were all gone the time's been too long.
It's not too late to say what happened to my friend"
Staring in her face, I see a past that still haunts me
The road where we split up, is paved with the things I didn't say
We had wonderful times, but terrible timing
Now just leave her alone, I'll just be in the way
She said whatever happened to you
You took the coward's way out again
And I guess all my fears were true
The words are all gone, the time's been too long
But it's not too late to say, I'm sorry to a friend
I'm sorry to a friend. Sorry to a friend
Like a stone in a stream
Life smoothes all our edges
'Till we barely make a ripple any more
But those times in my life will live with me forever
But we're not the same people that we were before
And I'm sorry for the smiles we missed, and the times that I blew it
I've got so much to tell you, I don't know where to start
Maybe I'll find a way, maybe you'll help me do it
'Cause friends like us, should not be apart
And I'm sorry to a friend
Sorry to a friend, Sorry to a friend, Sorry to a friend
Well now I'm sorry, Yes
I'm sorry
FAR FROM OVER
Released
July 19, 2001
Singles
"Hearts Fall"
SUN WILL RISE
I know the sun will rise
Just like the stars in the skies
Hey there, busy boy, why are you so blue
Walking around in your Armageddon shoes
You say you got nothing, you got nothing left to lose
Boy if they were free, you still would not have a clue
I know the sun will rise
Just like the stars in the skies
Just like every time you look at me with loving in your eyes
I know the sun will rise
You�re talking to the mystics, you got psychics on the phone
What a silly waste of time
You talk about lonely but you never were alone
Boy you just got to clear your mind
I know the sun will rise
Just like the stars in the skies
Just like every time you look at me with loving in your eyes
I know the sun will rise
Why must it be some big mystery
Tell me, why can�t it just be alright
I know the sun will rise
Just like the stars in the skies
Just like every time you look at me with loving in your eyes
I know the sun will rise
I know the sun will rise
Just like the stars in the skies
Just like every time you look at me with loving in your eyes
I know the sun will rise
MISGUIDED ROSES
Released
June 24, 1997
Singles
"See the Sky Again"
"I'll Be"
TAKE ME
I pull my boots off, throw my weapons on the floor
Cry my eyes out, in my private little war
Well it seems I've been a soldier
Heaven knows I've been no saint
In my camouflage and armor, cold heart and grease paint
To you this has no meaning the Armistice laid down
The armies are all quiet, and the guns don't make a sound
'Cause you melted the steel walls, tore down the barbed wire
Filled in the trenches, demanded a cease-fire
And now you're leaving, there's nothing I can do
I want you to know, you're gonna take me with you
Well now three-on-a-match is suicide, in the foxhole of my mind
And way off in the distance the air raid sirens whine
And they sing your song of rescue, to my tattered worn out shell
You drag me to your safety from this my front line hell
'Cause you melted the steel walls, tore down the barbed wire
Filled in the trenches, demanded a cease-fire
And now you're leaving, there's nothing I can do
I want you to know, you're gonna take me with you
The blood that was spilled in the heartache before
Left road maps of scars that I never, never could ignore
'Cause you melted the steel walls, tore down the barbed wire
Filled in the trenches, demanded a cease-fire
And now you're leaving, there's nothing I can do
I want you to know know, you're gonna take me with you
LOST IN AMERINCA
Released
April 11, 2006
Single
"Gramercy Park Hotel
"
THE KISS
On the six o'clock flight
It takes all my might
To find the reasons why
I'm buckling in
To leave you again
Then from the corner of my eye
I see a perfect lipstick kiss
That can't be what it is
On the outside of the plane
Smack right on the payne
Through Rain clouds
Ups and downs
Even in this thin frozen air
The Kiss is still there
The Kiss is still there
It wasn't an angel
Or a maintenence girl
Showing off for the crew
It's funny the way
Cause here in 5A
It feels like I'm with you
The lover in waiting leaves the light on
And I hope you feel it when I am gone
HONOR AMONG THIEVES
Released
August 15, 1995
Singles
"Solitude"
THIRTY PIECES
Thirty
Pieces of silver screen
Deep inside our souls
How did we betray our imagination
Watching our futures unfold
Without a whisper for fear of intrusion
We have to see how this part ends
Time out for commericals
Time out to be good friends
But our generation's angry
We're so scared that we can't see
The answer right inside of us
If we can find the place in our hearts where we're all free
Does it see that time works against us
Or does it just march on and on and on
Sometimes it drives me crazy
Proving Nostradamus wrong, so wrong
But we still have secret silos with buttons, codes & keys
We can avert this awful disaster
If we find the place in our hearts where we're all free
And what a tall order
Far be it for me to say
Maybe I'll try a little harder
Starting Here Today
Or just throw in the towel
Laydown five up the ghost
And join all the cynics
Luckier than most.
Maybe I'll check out with a bullet
Would you think less of me
Or would it frighten you enough
Would it rattle you enough
Would it frighten you enough to ...
Find the place in our hearts where we're all free
MISGUIDED ROSES
Released
June 24, 1997
Singles
"See the Sky Again"
"I'll Be"
THROUGH THE FLOOR
Bathed
in sunlight woke from dreams
of murderous intention
Pursued by dogs and men and things
I'm just too scared to mention
And the first thing that I think of
are her sympathetic eyes
That see with only positive emotion
And she talks of being grumpy,
but I know that grumpy's not her style
And I soak up all her beauty
'cause I'm only here awhile
And I muddle through my docket,
nestle in the pocket
Just sit back and think about the world
And the only thing I see
when she's looking back at me
Is the promise of how life could be
And as I wrote my chest got tight for her
I know that I'm not right for her
and I couldn't live
if I ever caused her pain
But at least I have a message
that I can leave
that tells her of this spin inside
My gears turning,
I'm still learning to trust myself
But at least I've told her
of this difficult good-bye
Seven minutes before
I'm leaving and now my chest is heaving
I just can't go like I did before
And tomorrow I'll be miles away and dreaming
That she hears my voice
floating through the floor
SCREAM & WHISPER
Released
July 22, 2004
Single
"Say Anything"
TURNING AROUND
Yes all the vampires know my name
But
they don't treat me quite the same
I've pulled the leather from my eyes
I've put all the stars back in your skies
[Chorus:]
I'm turning this life around
I broke all the chains that used to tie me down
I'm turning this life around before it's over
Said goodbye to ego and the shame
There's no use in hiding in that fame
I've pulled the leather from my eyes
I've put all the stars back in your skies
[Chorus]
You can't tell the lover from the lies
Because they come in such a beautiful disguise
[Chorus]
SCREAM & WHISPER
Released
July 22, 2004
Single
"Say Anything"
THROW IT ALL AWAY
It's taken all this time to work
you out
And
if I wasn't sure before now I'm in no doubt
You're running out of things to say and I can see it in your face
You're going to throw it all away
[Chorus:]
Makes no difference what you say cause you can't hide it
Cause every moment slips away there's no denying
That I know, yes I know
You're going to throw it all away
You've been running for so long you've lost your way
It doesn't matter what you do it's getting closer every day
You're running out of things to say and I can see it in your face
You're going to throw it all away
[Chorus]
You're going to throw it all away
You're going to throw it all away
You're going to throw it all away
[Chorus]
MISGUIDED ROSES
Released
June 24, 1997
Singles
"See the Sky Again"
"I'll Be"
WHAT MATTERS
Did you
forget about the passion living day-to-day
You keep our dreams locked down inside
Choking on a lifetime of never take a chance
Wake up one day wishin you tried
It ain't about the money, it ain't about the time
It ain't about the love you lost, or the things you think you left behind
It ain't about your losing streak, makes you feel like you're falling apart
What matters is your heart
Let's forget about the notion, we're not the same
My blood runs as red as yours
We all get angry, we've all been scared
We've all made big mistakes, that can never be repaired
It ain't about the money, it ain't about the time
It ain't about the love you lost, or the things you think you left behind
It ain't about your losing streak, makes you feel like you're falling apart
What matters is your heart
Look me in the eye, take my hand
We can make a difference
We can make a difference, I know we can
You forgot about the passion living day-to-day
You keep your dreams locked down inside
Choking on a lifetime of never take a chance
Wake up one day wishin you tried
It ain't about the money, it ain't about the time
It ain't about the love you lost, or the things you think you left behind
It ain't about your losing streak, makes you feel like you're falling apart
What matters is your heart
It ain't about the money, it ain't about the time
It ain't about the love you lost, or the things you think you left behind
It ain't about your losing streak, makes you feel like you're falling apart
What matters, what matters is your heart
SCREAM
& WHISPER
Released
July 22, 2004
Single
"Say Anything"
WHITE CROSSES
Well I packed all of my things into
this blanket
To
call this year to earn coyotes fill
Kiss my wife and kids goodbye choke back the quiver in my breath
And took my first steps into this corridor of death
If I’m lucky I will make it to a drain
With 500 of my brothers, I would share the strain
Of standing in this boxcar praying for rain
It’s the only the way we will quench our thirst
[Chorus:]
In these gardens of white crosses
Growing in the California sand
In these gardens of white crosses
We are the children of poverty trying to a make a stand
If we make it past the border, we will scatter
Vanish just like smoke in autumn wind
I will run until my color will not matter
Hopin’ I can find some work or possibly a friend
There are others who have made it here
They will show me how to find a job and a place to lay my head
And I cannot be concerned with dreams of my children
For there are 5 others in line for my bed
[Chorus:]
In
these gardens of white crosses
Growing in the California sand
In these gardens of white crosses
We are the children of poverty trying to a make a stand
I will gladly pick your peaches or clean your hotel rooms
I will do the jobs American won’t do
With cell phones to their heads and $700 dollar shoes
I will risk my life ‘cause it’s all I have to lose
Let the devil in the mountains promise me a ride
Found an 18 wheeler and put all of us inside
And just outside of victory, 19 of us died
None of our bodies hit the floor
And so my wife she still wonders when I’m coming home
The riches that I promised her for leaving her alone
I said I would send her all that I could save
But I ended up in California in an unknown grave
[Chorus:]
In these gardens of white crosses growing in the California sand
In these gardens of white crosses we are the children of poverty trying to a
make a stand
[repeat]
SCREAM
& WHISPER
Released
July 22, 2004
Single
"Say Anything"
WILD AT HEART
Sometimes I wish there were two of
me
One
to stay at home, the other runs free
One man to hold you, the other's long gone
Chasing the girls, laughing til dawn
[Chorus:]
I'm just wild at heart
This battle is raging inside
This double fantasy tears me apart
I'm wild at heart
I'm wild at heart
I can't fill this hole in my life
The bottom is endlessly deep
You're the lucky one 'cause you know who you want
And I wrestle demons alone while you sleep
[Chorus]
Love your way and the things that you say
But this loneliness creeps in my mind
I should be happy to live out this life
But it feels like I'm running out of time
[Chorus]
MESSENGER
Released
June 15, 1999
Singles
"I Could Not Ask For
More"
WISH IN THIS WORLD
One
little gutter town, 3:00 in the morning
I
whispered these words I believed
Said,
"Leave me alone, girl
I'm so
tied down and broken
It's too
late, it's too late to save me"
CHORUS
Ain't no
wish in this world, slight of this moment
No dream
I could dream that comes near
No heaven
or hope that comes near
No wish
in this world, except you... right here
It's cold
and it's dark and I'm sure it makes you crazy
Runnin'
to grass so green
Dangerous
road, but it's not going to change me
Paved
with 10 million broken dreams, beautiful dreams
CHORUS
Sometimes
I feel it's the end of the ride
Like
distant water, the well keeps running dry
Chorus
And you
right here
And you
right here�
FAR FROM OVER
Released
July 19, 2001
Singles
"Hearts Fall"
WRITE
ME A SONG
Kelly is
raising her son
His dad left just after the birth
And now she's living on child support checks
I guess that's all that man was worth
She said. I just need a man who will love me
But they all just want one night of sin
I know our life can be better
I just don't know where I should begin
CHORUS
She said, "Write me a song
One that makes all the girls cry
And the old women swoon
At the sound of my tune
And the hearts of the lonely will fly
Yeah, fly"
Beth she sings straight from her heart
She's hidden her tracks very well
But these days she's fallin' apart
And it makes me feel just like hell
She says, "Boy, you can't imagine my life
The death and the drugs and the pain
And though I keep running
I just can't seem to break from these chains"
She said, "Write me a song
Fill it all up with words
Like brilliant and heavenly
Make it sound just like me
Just like the first time 'I love you' was heard"
And now, "Write me a song
One that makes all the girls cry
And the old women swoon
At the sound of my tune
And the hearts of the lonely will fly
We're all feeding our lonely
Like it might go away
The doors of Heaven swing wide
If we just find the right words to say
She said, "Write me a song
Fill it all up with words
Like brilliant and heavenly
Make it sound just like me
Just like the first time 'I love you' was heard"
And now, "Write me a song
One that makes all the girls cry
And the old women swoon
At the sound of my tune
And the hearts of the lonely will fly.... Yeah, fly"
She said, "Write me a song"
(She said, "Write me a song")
She said, "Write me a song"
(She said, "Write me a song")
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