Notes

Lying back to back at 10 to 1
You’re awake, like me
Trying to concieve that done is done
You made a mistake, I see
But I’m a little too tired, baby
It’s a little too late

To bring it up
In the weary dark of night
Between black and white
Is a thousand shades of gray
I’m not giving up but I need a little light
Oh – save it for the break of day

Monday’s paper scattered on the floor
Lost in time, like me
Nothing that I haven’t heard before
A simple mind set free
But I’m a little too tired, baby
It’s a little too late

To bring it up
In the weary dark of night
Between black and white
Is a thousand shades of gray
I’m not giving up but I need a little light
Oh – save it for the break of day

You’ve been a little bit worried lately
Been a little too scared to make me
Take a stand a chance to maybe
Land this kamikaze romance safely
I’m just a little too tired, baby
It’s a little too late

To bring it up
In the weary dark of night
Between black and white
Is a thousand shades of gray
I’m not giving up but I need a little light
Oh – save it for the break of day

You held the door
Looking over your shoulder
Face to the floor
It was already over
They took a good look at you
They knew that you couldn’t follow through
Just stood there and laughed at you
What could I do?

Warm sand underneath my feet
No promises left for you to keep
Fortune smiling back at me
Forgetting the things that couldn’t be

I pulled at your dress
But you took no notice
You left me to guess
Your desperate motives
Left here as unfamiliar eyes
Held you and pushed me aside
Aching with blame I
Watched from inside

Warm sand underneath my feet
No promises left for you to keep
Fortune smiling back at me
Forgetting the things that couldn’t be
The things that might have been
The things that should have been

It’s all I’d ever dream of
It’s all I’d ever hope to touch whenever I’d reach out

Warm sand underneath my feet
No promises left for you to keep
Fortune smiling back at me
Forgetting
Warm sand underneath my feet
No promises left for you to keep
Fortune smiling back at me
Forgetting the things that could have been
The things that might have been
The things that should have been

Boys forget to eat
Boys forget to ask
Boys forget to sleep
Always drive to fast

Girls forget to love
Girls are scared to fall
Nothing’s good enough
Girls just want it all

It’s not supposed to be easy
We’re not supposed to understand
You’re not supposed to leave me
Just because it’s difficult to be my

Man… / Woman….

This old cracked ceiling
Is creeking at you
It seems to know the feeling
Of breaking like you do
You came here to test yourself
To take it all on
In stead you’ve made a mess of yourself
You’ve been having too much fun
And now you’re fighting strangers
And shadows on the wall
And voices in your head
Saying ’Why am I here at all?’

You’ve ruled out your choices
Like the loyalist you are
And drowned all those noises
Strumming your guitar
Wrapped in cold comfort
A brief and short-lived kick
Another can of Export
That ought to do the trick
Cause she used to come home early
Just to be with you
And now it’s getting later
And there’s really nothing you can do

I came here to save you
Though I know I never could
I don’t wanna change you
I just wish you understood
That you are just a puppet
In a poetess’ play
And it’s time to cut the strings now
It’s time to walk away

Another early hour
Another painful kiss
Climb back up in your tower
Go dream of what you miss
You came here to calm yourself
To set yourself free
In stead you’re alarmed as hell
Cause now you know you never will be
This is your illusion
These are your dreams
This is your life
And it’s never what it seems

I came here to save you
Though I know I never could
I don’t wanna change you
I just wish you understood
That you are just a puppet
In a poetess’ play
And it’s time to cut the strings now
It’s time to walk away

Close your eyes
Shield your heart with lies
Walk away
When nobody’s asking you to stay
Isn’t it true?
It all comes down to you
Isn’t it so?
No-one else can know

In or out
Hide your smile in doubt
Win or lose
You’ll know the difference once you choose
Isn’t it true?
It all comes down to you
Isn’t it so?
No-one else can know

Come on
Do something!

Isn’t it true?
It matters what you do
Ain’t it a shame?
There’s no-one else to blame
It’s all in your name

Come on
Do something!

There’s nothing like doubt tearing your mind
To leave you muddled up and blind
There’s nothing like fear riding your soul
To leave you stone cold
There’s nothing like rain falling in the night
From a vast hidden height
Falling like tears from the dark sky’s lonely eye

There’s nothing like heat biting your skin
To let you boil from within
There’s nothing like sweat dripping down your sides
Gleaming nights
There’s nothing like flames licking in the air
Hungry, without a care
Licking like tongues, here and there
and everywhere

Let’s get lost
Let these frozen hearts defrost
Whatever the cost, let’s get lost
Let’s get lost
Roll the dice and play our cards
Whatever the cost
Let’s get lost

There’s nothing like hopes taken to the test
To the edge of more or less
There’s nothing like truth cutting to the bone
To leave you overthrown
There’s nothing like hearts breaking in two
As only trusting hearts can do
Breaking like glass, frail and new
What else can we do

Let’s get lost
Let these frozen hearts defrost
Whatever the cost, let’s get lost
Let’s get lost
Roll the dice and play our cards
Whatever the cost
Let’s get lost

In too deep
Already we’re in too deep
Feels good to be in too deep

I need a room with a view
An armchair by the window
a cup of coffee and a cigarette or two
Watch the sky turn from hazy gray to black
Watch my neighbours go to work
and look exhausted and burned out when they get back
Thinking about you
Thank God for this beautiful view

I recall you took me swimming
the sea was dark and cold
You’d been there many times before
with many different girls, I’d been told
But what’s a man without a past
We love him for his lies
and then we try to break him down to make it last
’til they come true
Thank God for this beautiful view

Beautiful view
You, you, you…
I still love you

The dark is falling and the city fills with lights
Cars like shining pearls on strings
moving through the emptiness of night
The wine is running to my head
I’m spellbound by the moment
can’t get up, can’t find the strength to go to bed
Without you
Thank God for this beautiful view

Beautiful view
You, you, you…
I still love you

I’ve been blind too blind to tell false from true
I’ve been so busy running
never stopped to think where I was running to
But I’ve learned my lesson from the tears I’ve had to cry Sometimes it helps to take your time
to sit alone and watch the world go by
Cause every day it’s new
Thank God for this beautiful view
Every day it’s new
Thank God for this beautiful view
Thank God for this beautiful view

Such confidence
To think that you can make me happy
Such courage
To dare to even try
Such rare determination
To always do your best to hide
The despair in your eyes

It’s too much
My love is suffocating in your clutch
Because it’s too much
It’s too much
The lips that used to tremble at your touch
Have had too much

Such ignorance
To think that I could run from my doubts
I’m so stupid
To think I’m in control
Such childish impatience
To tell myself I’m ready
When I know that I’m not

It’s too much
My love is suffocating in your clutch
Because it’s too much
It’s too much
The lips that used to tremble at your touch
Have had too much

It’s a fine line
Between your heart and mine
All these empty words we hide behind
It’s a fine line
Between almost and enough
We cross the line to see what we’re made of

It’s too much
My love is suffocating in your clutch
Because it’s too much
It’s too much
The lips that used to tremble at your touch
Have had too much

I’ve been walking on egg shells
For so long, too long
It’s been going down hill
Gone so wrong, too long
I’ve been counting the reasons
To try to tell you
Face to face with my deamons
And my fear to lose you

This was not my idea
Believe me
This is not my fantasy
Believe me, leave me, leave me

Cold and undone
You take what you want and leave me on my own
Cold and undone
Just take what you want
And leave me alone

I’ve been hearing these voices
Clearly they tell me
I have run out of choices
’Cause it’s killing me, slowly

This was not my idea
Believe me, leave me, leave me

Cold and undone
You take what you want and leave me on my own
Cold and undone
You take what you want and leave me here so
Cold and undone
You take what you want

And I can’t go on….
I can’t go on….

Now I’m cold and undone
You take what you want and leave me on my own
Cold and undone
You take what you want and leave me here so
Cold and undone
You take what you want and leave me on my own
Cold and undone
Just take what you want and leave me

Why don’t you leave me?
Alone…

So what will I become
All comforts led astray
Consciousnes undone
My problems moved away
Some royal sanctity
Somewhere just for me

This is no-man’s land
That’s what I’ve found
Insomnia
On tender ground

This cold unfurnished life
This minimalistic hell
Scraping cobwebs from my eyes
This caged animal is not doing
So well…

This is no-man’s land
That’s what I’ve found
Insomnia
On tender ground

Some royal sanctity
Some downy feathered bed
Somewhere just for me
My creature comforted

This is no-man’s land
That’s what I’ve found
Insomnia
On Tenter Ground

Don’t push me cause I’m close to the edge
On Tenter Ground
Don’t push me cause I’m close to the edge
On Tenter Ground

So long hearts
Off to school
Paper and pen
Play your parts
Don’t make fools of us again
Glow young hearts
If you dare be free
Leave your marks
Everywhere

Show us…

So long hearts
Off you go again
Brand new starts
Don’t come home untill you’re ment
Warm strong hearts
Here’s your chance

To show us…