Mirrorball

spend all your time waiting
for that second chance
for a break that would make it okay
there's always one reason
to feel not good enough
and it's hard at the end of the day
i need some distraction
oh beautiful release
memory seeps from my veins
let me be empty
and weightless and maybe
i'll find some peace tonight

in the arms of an angel
fly away from here
from this dark cold hotel room
and the endlessness that you fear
you are pulled from the wreckage
of your silent reverie
you're in the arms of the angel
may you find some comfort there

so tired of the straight line
and everywhere you turn
there's vultures and thieves at your back
and the storm keeps on twisting
you keep on building the lie
that you make up for all that you lack
it don't make no difference
escaping one last time
it's easier to believe in this sweet madness oh
this glorious sadness that brings me to my knees

in the arms of an angel
fly away from here
from this dark cold hotel room
and the endlessness that you fear
you are pulled from the wreckage
of your silent reverie
you're in the arms of the angel
may you find some comfort there
you're in the arms of the angel
may you find some comfort here

morning smiles
like the face
of a newborn child
innocent unknowing

winter's end
promises
of a long lost friend
speaks to me of comfort

but i fear
i have nothing to give
i have so much
to lose here in this lonely place
tangled up in your embrace
there's there's nothing i'd like better than
to fall

but i fear
i have nothing to give

wind in time
rapes the flower
trembling on the vine
and nothing yields to shelter
from above
they say temptation will destroy our love
the never ending hunger

but i fear
i have nothing to give
i have so much
to lose here in this lonely place
tangled up in our embrace
there's nothing i'd like better than
to fall

but i fear
i have nothing to give
i have so much to lose
i have nothing to give
we have so much to lose

listen as the wind blows
from across the great divide
voices trapped in yearning
memories trapped in time
the night is my companion
and solitude my guide
would i spend forever here
and not be satisfied

and i would be the one
to hold you down
kiss you so hard
i'll take your breath away
and after i'd wipe away the tears
just close your eyes dear

through this world i've stumbled
so many times betrayed
trying to find an honest word
to find the truth enslaved
oh you speak to me in riddles and
you speak to me in rhymes
my body aches to breathe your breath
you words keep me alive

and i would be the one
to hold you down
kiss you so hard
i'll take your breath away
and after i'd wipe away the tears
just close your eyes dear

into this night i wander
it's morning that i dread
another day of knowing of
the path i fear to tread
oh into the sea of waking dreams
i follow without pride
nothing stands between us here
and i won't be denied

and i would be the one
to hold you down
kiss you so hard
i'll take your breath away
and after i'd wipe away the tears
just close your eyes dear

hold on
hold on to yourself
for this is gonna hurt like hell

hold on
hold on to yourself
you know that only time can tell

what is it in me that refuses to believe
this isn't easier than the real thing

my love
you know that you're my best friend
you know that i'd do anything for you
and my love
let nothing come between us
my love for you is strong and true

am i in heaven here or
am i
at the crossroads i am standing

so now you're sleeping peaceful
i lie awake and pray
that you'll be strong tomorrow
and will see another day
and we will praise it
and love the light that brings a smile
across your face

oh god
if you're out there won't you hear me
i know we're never talked before

and oh god
the man i love is leaving
won't you take him when he comes to your door

am i in heaven here or
am i in hell
at the crossroads i am standing

so now you're sleeping peaceful
i lie awake and pray
that you'll be strong tomorrow
and we will see another day
and we will praise it
and love the light that brings a smile
across your face

hold on
hold on to yourself
for this is gonna hurt like hell

hey your glass is empty
it's a hell of a long way home
why don't you let me take you
it's no good to go alone
i never would have opened up
but you seemed so real to me
after all the bullshit i've heard
it's refreshing not to see
i don't have to pretend
she doesn't expect it from me

so don't tell me i
haven't been good to you
don't tell me i
haven't been there for you
just tell me why
nothing is good enough

hey little girl would you like some candy
your momma said that it's o k
the door is open come on outside
no i can't come out today
it's not the wind that cracked your shoulder
and threw you to the ground
who's there that makes you so afraid
you're shaken to the bone
you know i don't understand
you deserve so much more than this

so don't tell me why
he's never been good to you
don't tell me why
he's never been there for you
and i'll tell you that why
is simply not good enough
so just let me try
and i will be good to you
just let me try
and i will be there for you
i'll show you why
you're so much more than good enough

you come out at night
that's when the energy comes
and the dark side's light
and the vampires roam
you strut your rasta wear
and your suicide poem
and a cross from a faith
that died before jesus came
you're building a mystery

you live in a church
where you sleep with voodoo dolls
and you won't give up the search
for the ghosts in the halls
you wear sandals in the snow
and a smile that won't wash away
can you look out the window
without your shadow getting in the way
oh you're so beautiful
with an edge and a charm
but so careful
when i'm in your arms

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'cause you're working
building a mystery
holding on and holding it in
yeah you're working
building a mystery
and choosing so carefully

you woke up screaming aloud
a prayer from your secret god
you feed off our fears
and hold back your tears

give us a tantrum
and a know it all grin
just when we need one
when the evening's thin

oh you're a beautiful
a beautiful fucked up man
you're setting up your
razor wire shrine

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I remember the nights i watched as you lay sleeping
Your body gripped by some far away dream
Well i was so scared and so in love then
And so lost in all of you that i had seen

But no one ever talked in the darkness
No voice ever added fuel to the fire
No light ever shone in the doorway
Deep in the hollow of earthly desires

But if in some dream there was brightness
If in some memory some sort of sign
And flesh be revived in the shadows
Blessed our bodies would lay so entwined

Chorus
And i will oh i will not forget you
Nor will i ever let you go
I will oh i will not forget you

I remember when you left in the morning at daybreak
So silent you stole from my bed
To go back to the one who possesses your soul
And i back to the life that i dread.

So i ran like the wind to the water
Please don't leave me again i cried
And i threw bitter tears at the ocean
But all that came back was the tide...

Chorus

All the fear has left me now
I'm not frightened anymore
It's my heart that pounds beneath my flesh
It's my mouth that pushes out this breath

And if i shed a tear i won't cage it
I won't fear love
And if i feel a rage i won't deny it
I won't fear love

Companion to our demons
They will dance, and we will play
With chairs, candles, and cloth
Making darkness in the day
It will be easy to look in or out
Upstream or down without a thought

And if i shed a tear i won't cage it
I won't fear love
And if i feel a rage i won't deny it
I won't fear love

Peace in the struggle
To find peace
Comfort on the way
To comfort

And if i shed a tear i won't cage it
I won't fear love
And if i feel a rage i won't deny it
I won't fear love
I won't fear love
I won't fear love...