Snapshots

I
There was a time i gave too much away
Many times, i craved a touch too deep
Now i stand, alone, alone
There was a time, that time has passed for me

Chorus
All i have is me
All i need is me
All i want is me
All i've got is me

Ii
If you choose to lose yourself to me
Keep in mind to save your mystery
And my soul stays mine, alone
And yours may grow entwined but still is free.

And the closest things to me are
And the things that set me free are
All the things that matter most 'cause
They're the things that bring me close to
All the sights and sounds that move me
And all the crazy loves that soothe me
Till all the higher truths around me
Make a higher love surround me.

Chorus
All i have is me (and the closest things to me are)
(and the things that set me free are)
All i need is me (all the things that matter most 'cause)
(they're the things that bring me close to)
All i want is me (all the sights and sounds that move me)
(and all the crazy loves that soothe me)
All i've got is me (till all the higher truths around me)
(make a higher love surround me)

I
Sophie cannot finish her dinner
Says she's eatin' enough
Sophie's tryin' to make herself thinner
Says she's eatin' too much
And her brother says, "you're joking,"
And her mother's heart is broken
Sophie has a hard time copin'
And, besides, sophie's hopin'

Chorus
She can be like all the other girls
Be just like all the other girls
Livin' in an ordinary world
Just to fit in, in the ordinary world
Just to fit in like an ordinary girl.

Ii
Sophie's losin' weight by the minute
How did things get this bad?
Sophie's family don't understand it
Gave her all that they had
And her sister won't stop cryin'
'cause her father says she's dyin'
Sophie says she's really tryin'
Problem is, sophie's lying.

Repeat chorus

How did she get this way?
How did she get this way?
Through tryin' to hide it.
What does it take to say,
What does it take to say
She's dying, sophie's dying to

I
My home town's dear to me, it's always in my sight
(but) my city's shadows walk around in broad daylight
They'll even shoot a woman down for what she writes
So now you pay for civil liberty with life

Chorus
So hard it's easy to lose hope for everyone
So bad it's easier to never take it on
But we can't give up
And we can't lose hope
And we cannot hide away
We can overcome
But we must be strong
And we must not be afraid

Ii
You must not ever stop the search for peace within
Cause if you find it, there's no better prize to win
In losing peace of mind you're losing everything
Don't draw away from it whatever shape you're in

Chorus
So hard it's easy to lose hope for everyone
So bad it's easier to never take it on
But we can't give up
And we can't lose hope
And we cannot hide away
We can overcome
But we must be strong
And we must not be afraid

Iii
With all our songs and stories we have brushed aside
The very nature of a beast we tried to hide
With all the ugliness this city has to fight
How could we leave it to a mother and a wife?

Chorus
So hard it's easy to lose hope for everyone
So bad it's easier to never take it on
But we can't give up
And we can't lose hope
And we cannot hide away
We can overcome
But we must be strong
And we must not be afraid
We must not be afraid
We must not be afraid

Chorus
But we can't give up
And we can't lose hope
And we cannot hide away
We can overcome
But we must be strong
And we must not be
We must not be afraid
We must not be afraid

I
Something came along
And stopped me right in my tracks
I'd tell you what it was
But i can't be exact

Ii
But it filled me with strength
And it held me intact
When it blessed me with courage
And shamed me to act

Iii
I'm unable to establish
The moment in time
When swallowed in rhetoric
And dressed up in rhyme

Iv
I went and faced the music
And all that entailed
The right on my side gave
Wind to my sails

Chorus
When it's time, let it go,
You've got to let it go.
When the time has come,
You have to let it go

V
You took me for granted
You took me for mad
And you know you took advantage
Of the trust that i had

Vi
It shocked me to notice
The mess i was in
It hurt me to find out
The fool that i'd been

Vii
I know you always
Underestimated me
There's more to this girl
Than the girl (that) you see

Viii
You thought that when you'd gone
I'd be fallin' apart
But there's more to this woman
Than a woman's heart
But there's more to this woman
Than a woman's heart

Repeat chorus

Ix
There's a time to be faithful
There's a time to be brave
I was trying to rescue
Struggling to save

X
Every little piece of
What was left to me here
Every little shred
Of all i held dear

Xi
Until piece by piece
And bit by bit
I gathered them together
And i made them all fit

Xii
Until standing tall
And feeling strong
I'm facing the future
And my life goes on
And then life still goes on

Repeat chorus