Riddles
Verse 1:
A night in the city when everyone sleeps,
Through the abandoned allies and cobblestone streets
There wanders a singer who plays for the ghosts,
The vagabond spirits, and heavenly host
With calloused old fingers and weathered six string
Playing old songs that nobody sings
Chanting his poems to invisible friends
Who listen until his opera ends
And alone in the darkness with quivering hands
He cries like a dog to the moon
He cries like a dog to the moon
Chorus:
And he’s singing his heart out in riddles
For there’s no other possible way
To tell you the things that he’s always been dying to say
Oh you tell him that he’s going crazy
But that statement’s just partially true
He’s just falling to pieces like all the great lovers do
Verse 2:
Whoever thought life would have turned out like this?
Your youth and your innocence sold for a kiss
Love is a wild that no man can tame
And these priceless possessions were lost in that game
Time goes by slowly when isn’t fair
Living each day on the edge of despair
Words won’t express how you’re feeling inside
The bitter emotions, the tears that you’ve cried
So alone by her window with tears in her eyes
She cries like a dog to the moon
She cries like a dog to the moon
Chorus:
And she’s singing her heart out in riddles
For there’s no other possible way
To tell you the things that she’s always been dying to say
Oh you tell her that she’s going crazy
But that statement’s just partially true
She’s just falling to pieces like all the great lovers do
Verse 3:
Thousands and thousands, as far as I see,
Thousands of people who have always believed
That a heart that is broken is better than none
So they bear their misfortune till their time here is done
Call it misjudgment, a weak state of mind,
Reckless behavior, a curse of some kind
They won’t pay attention--they’ve been reassured
They know that their tears and their prayers have been heard
In a glorious choir of bittersweet tone
They cry like a dog to the moon
They cry like a dog to the moon
Chorus:
And they’re singing their heart out in riddles
For there’s no other possible way
To tell you the things that they’ve always been dying to say
Oh you tell ‘em that they’re going crazy
But that statement’s just partially true
They’re just falling to pieces like all the great lovers do
They’re just falling to pieces like all the great lovers do
Thunder and Lightning
Verse 1:
Well, I hesitate to tell you
But I’m confident you’ll understand
Words can be confusing like the stories on the palms of our hands
Now I got your undivided attention
Let me tell you all that’s troubled my mind
Let me blow away the castles and the mountains that you’re hiding behind
Chorus:
Come and speak to me through thunder and lightning
Say you love me with a shower of snow
Write me letters in a magical language just the two of us know
Oh I’m waiting to hear something amazing
Words that no one’s ever spoken before
Give me all you ever promised
All you promised and a little bit more
Verse 2:
Well maybe there’s a misunderstanding
But I thought you made it perfectly clear
If there’s something that I’m missing, I’m a-listening, I’m dying to hear
But as usual you greet me with silence
So I’ll take that as a definite yes
I want my mind blown to pieces—have the angels help me clean up the mess
Chorus 2:
Come and speak to me through thunder and lightning
Say you love me with a shower of snow
Write me letters in a magical language just the two of us know
Oh I’m waiting to feel something amazing
Something that’s never ever happened before
Give me all you ever promised
All you promised and a little bit more
Refrain:
Wa-a-ah you’re breaking and bending all the rules
Wa-a-ah that’s fine with me
You give me everything I want and I’ll be happy as a person can be
Chorus:
Come and speak to me through thunder and lightning
Say you love me with a shower of snow
Write me letters in a magical language just the two of us know
Oh I’m waiting to hear something amazing
Words that no one’s ever spoken before
Give me all you ever promised, all you promised, and a little bit more
Give me all you ever promised, all you promised, and a little bit more
Give me all you ever promised, all you promised, and a little bit more
What I Love About You
Verse 1:
Well it’s sure good to meet you
You’re great I’ve been told
Like pictures of silver with apples of gold
But how to know truth when I’ve only heard lies
Can’t you see I haven’t a clue
And a blind man is leading me and I’m myself blind
Can’t you see? There’s nothing I can do
But to me you’re a hero and that’s what I love about you
About you
About you
Verse 2:
Well they say that you’re wicked—a devil of sorts
That you’re only a jester and not the king of the court
But why should I trust them? They’ve never been right
You should know I’ve never believed
And my heart is breaking and no one knows why
They all say, “There’s nothing we can do”
But to me you’re a healer and that’s what I love about you
About you
About you
Bridge:
There’s an ocean of wrong and a puddle of right
There’s a mountain of questions with not an answer in sight
If I trust you, my darling, with all that I have
Will you not disappoint me like everything has?
Verse 3:
Oh, you tell me you’re wild, you say that you’re free
Like a bird in the forest, like a fish in the sea
Like a sip of the cup from the fountain of life
Like a knight with the girl of your dreams
And why should I change you? I love how you are
Love everything you’ve ever done to me
And to me you’re a lover and that’s what I love
It seems you can love me like no one else does
They can say all the things that they say about you
But to me you’re a lover and that’s what I love about you
About you
About you
About you
About you
Not the Same without You
Verse 1:
Perfect Sunday evening, sky’s a perfect blue
Perfect like these moments, minutes, hours spent with you
Perfect like your perfume, perfect like your hair
Perfect like your clothes, and shoes, and jewelry you wear
Perfect like your smile, perfect like your lips
Perfect like your hands and feet, your arms, your legs, your hips
Chorus:
You, it’s not the same here without you
Always wanting more of you
Always my desire
Wanting always to be closer
Come and warm me with your fire
Verse 2:
I’ll do what makes you happy
I’ll do what makes you glad
I’ll do my best to cheer you up if you are feeling sad
I know I’ve got it in me
I know I’ve got the strength
For you I’ll go the distance, girl, no matter what the length
Baby, you’ve got fire, but that fire’s part of you
If being with you burns me then that’s what I’ve got to do
Chorus:
You, it’s not the same here without you
Always wanting more of you
Always my desire
Wanting always to be closer
Come and warm me with your fire
Verse 3:
Wake me up in springtime
Wake me up in June
Wake me when the trees are green and cherry blossoms bloom
Wake me when it’s over when the winter chills have past
Wake me when the snow is gone and the sun is here at last
Wake me when you’re back again—without you it’s no good
Without you I’m exhausted and I don’t feel like I should
Chorus:
You, it’s not the same here without you
Always wanting more of you
Always my desire
Wanting always to be closer
Come and warm me with your fire
Chorus 2:
You, I fall to pieces without you
Always wanting more of you
Always my desire
I’m cold and I am hungry
Baby, warm me with your fire
Fear No More the Heat of the Sun
Verse 1:
No one calls your name tonight
No bugle sound disturbing
The fight has fled too far to hear
The wind and cold subside
Taxes paid with tears and blood
Your troubled life is done
Rest in peace
Fear no more the heat of the sun
Verse 2:
No siren fills your heart with dread
No unseen terror binding
The fear unceasing leaves tonight
Its gruesome wish denied
Wages taken homeward bound
Your troubled life is done
Rest in peace
Fear no more the heat of the sun
Verse 3:
No bonds of duty bind thee
No angry guns alarm thee
No bombs or bullets harm thee
No, nothing ill come near thee
Take thy prize, thy just reward
Your troubled life is done
Rest in peace
Fear no more the heat of the sun
Dreaming of Emily
Verse 1:
I’m down today like I’ve been for awhile
And recently I’ve been missing your smile
As usual I’ve got nothing to do
But sleep awhile and dream about you
Chorus:
And at the end of a long lonely day
Where nothing’s been going my way
I’ll spend the night quietly
Dreaming of Emily
Dreaming of Emily
Dreaming of Emily
Dreaming of Emily
Verse 2:
Your words aren’t that heartless
I’ve heard worse before
You stand there and taunt me
Outside my front door
I send you a smile
And you blow me a kiss
These moments of magic
I’ll die if I miss
Chorus:
And at the end of a long lonely day
Where nothing’s been going my way
I’ll spend the night quietly
Dreaming of Emily
Dreaming of Emily
Dreaming of Emily
Dreaming of Emily
Verse 3:
Your eyes are like diamonds
Your hair is like gold
Your jokes and your stories
They never grow old
I sit there and wonder
And laugh like I do
How all of this nonsense
Just complements you
Chorus:
And at the end of a long lonely day
Where nothing’s been going my way
I’ll spend the night quietly
Dreaming of Emily
Dreaming of Emily
Dreaming of Emily
Dreaming of Emily
Anyhow
Verse 1:
Got a heart full of feeling
Got a mind full of doubt
I got a sinking suspicion
That I’m never gonna figure this out
So I play my piano
So I play my guitar
Don’t got the slightest idea
Of who I am or who you are
Chorus:
Anyhow, I feel like I love you
Anyhow, I feel like I care
Anyhow, I feel like there’s something
Something, really something, out there
Verse 2:
Got a life that is broken
I got no money to spend
I had some faith and some courage
Oh, but I, but I lost it somewhere out there
Got a house full of secrets
That are useless to me
My best gift is a promise
Of chaos and uncertainty
Chorus:
Anyhow, I feel like I love you
Anyhow, I feel like I care
Anyhow, I feel like there’s something
Something, really something, out there
Verse 3:
Got a mind full of questions
I got a heart full of fear
Don’t got the slightest idea
Of who I am or why we’re here
So I play in the moonlight
On these cobblestone streets
There’s no better condition
For lovers like us to meet
Chorus:
Anyhow, I feel like I love you
Anyhow, I feel like I care
Anyhow, I feel like there’s something
Something, really something, out there
Chorus 2:
Anyhow I feel like forever
Anyhow I feel like today
Anyhow I feel like we’re worth it
Regardless of the price that we pay
Turn Around
Verse 1:
Delilah, you know it’s no secret
Samson’s always thought fondly of you
At a seaside café, on a sunshiny day
He sits at a table for two
The first thing he’ll do when he sees you
Is assure you there’s nothing to fear
He’ll tell you he’s fine
That he’s healing with time
Why not stay for a while up here
Chorus:
Turn around, turn around
It’s just your shadow that’s chasing you now
Turn around, turn around
It’s just your shadow that’s chasing you now
Verse 2:
Oh, Ahab, my brother, come quickly
Redemption’s not far from you yet
From my point of view
With the shit you’ve been through
I wouldn’t waste time on regret
Micaiah still hasn’t pressed charges
Naboth had his old vineyard replaced
And no one’s held trial
Around here for awhile
Since the court had the warrants erased
The arrow that pierced through your armor
The life that at sundown was gone
I hope that you knew
This would benefit you
Now your tattered old soul can move on
Chorus:
Turn around, turn around
It’s just your shadow that’s chasing you now
Turn around, turn around
It’s just your shadow that’s chasing you now
Verse 3:
Oh, Lucifer, it seems like forever
But you once weren’t too different from me
With your harp in your hand
And celestial band
Playing for all Heaven to see
Are there words I can say to convince you
Are there things you don’t already know
For I’ll render a reason
To abandon your treason
And lead your lost family home
Chorus x2:
Turn around, turn around
It’s just your shadow that’s chasing you now
Turn around, turn around
It’s just your shadow that’s chasing you now