Grains Of Sand

Desert rat cry me wolf
Shedding skin upon you lips
I pray
For the love of madness
For the hand that takes the grip
And we close our eyes
To forgive and forget
And we close our eyes
To forgive and forget
With bated breath for the kingdom come
With bated breath for the kingdom come

I build myself a brave asylum
And ask all the madmen to play host
And when the colours all fade away
It's time for us to give the ghost
Give up the ghost

And we close our eyes
To dream a while
And we close our eyes
To dream a while
Dream a while
With bated breath for the kingdom come
With bated breath for the kingdom come

And while we're talking in tongeus
Of animal behaviour
With a flick of the wrist you could've broken my heat
And done yourself a favour
And i cry in the heat
For the promised and given

The hand i once would trust
Now for the love of heaven
You won't see me
See me for dust

And we close our eyeas
To love again
And we close our eyes
To love again
Love again
With bated breath for the kingdom come
With bated breath for the kingdom come
With bated breath for the kingdom come
With bated breath for the kingdom come

There's a lump in my throat and an ache in my heart
There's tears in my eyes, 'cos we're an ocean apart
There's nothing quite as real as being on my own
Nothing quite as true as being all alone
This bird has flown
But when the summer has passed she'll come back home

Love, come wing your way
Sweet bird of passage, come home to stay
Love, come wing your way
Sweet bird of passage, come home to lay with me
May you stay with me forever

With the change of seasons, she flies her nest
And like the sun at dusk, she sets to the west
Loneliness is the cross i bear
Solitude is the cloak i wear
I miss you, i need you, i love you
When the autumn comes i'll be waiting for you

Love, come wing your way
Sweet bird of passage, come home to stay
Love, come wing your way
Sweet bird of passage, come home to lay with me
May you stay with me forever
Forever, forever, forever

Silver and gold and it's growing cold
Autumn leaves lay as thick as thieves
Shivers down your spine chill you to the bone
'cos the mandolin wind is the melody that turns your heart to stone
The heat of your breath carving shadows in the mist
Every angel has the wish that she's never been kissed
A broken dream haunting in your sleep
And hiding in your smile
A secret you must keep, love cuts you deep

Love breaks the wings of a butterfly on a wheel
Love breaks the wings of a butterfly on a wheel

There's no scarlet in you, lay your veil down for me
As sure as god made wine, you can't wrap your arms around a memory
Take warmth from me, cold autumn wind cut sharp as a knife
And in the dark for me, you're the candle flame that flickers to life

Love breaks the wings of a butterfly on a wheel
Love breaks the wings of a butterfly on a wheel
Love breaks the wings of a butterfly on a wheel
Love breaks the wings of a butterfly on a wheel

Wise man say all is fair in love and war
And there's no right or wrong in the design of love
And i could only watch as the wind crushed your wings
Broken and torn, crushed like a flower under the snow
And like the flower in spring
Love will rise again to heal your wings

Love heals the wings of a butterfly on a wheel
Love heals the wings of a butterfly on a wheel
Love heals the wings of a butterfly on a wheel
Love heals the wings of a butterfly on a wheel

Oh, mr pleasant, how is mrs pleasant?
I hope the world is treating you right and your head's in the air
And you're feeling so proud 'cos you're such a success
Cos the whole wide world is on your side, hey hey

How are you today? people say mr pleasant's good, mr pleasant's kind
Mr pleasant's ok, mr pleasant don't mind
As long as mr pleasant's alright, hey hey

How are you today? how's your father? how's your mother
How's your sister? how's your brother?
How's your brand new limousine? 24 inch tv screen?
Do you like prosperity more than you like poverty?

Life is easier, so much easier, life is easier, now

Oh mr pleasant, how is mrs pleasant? did you know she was flirting
Around with a lovely young man? and he's taking her out, when you
Have to work late
So it's not so pleasant after all, hey hey

How are you today? people say mr pleasant's good, mr pleasant's kind
Mr pleasant's ok, mr pleasant don't mind
As long as mr pleasant's alright, hey hey

How are you today? la la la.....
As long as mr pleasant's alright, hey hey

Every time i think of you it's like the last beat of my heart
The memory of leaving you is tearing me apart
No waves, no tears, no backward glance
But i'll always hold you dear
Never regret but i'll never forget
'cos there's not enough heaven here

Hands across the ocean, reaching out for you
Across the waves, across the water
Hands, across the ocean
Ocean

And every time i'm missing you i just can't let it show
And every time i want to cry, i just can't let it go
Wine and song and masquerade and refuge holds me dear
Ribbons and lace and daisy chains
But there's not enough heaven here

Hands across the ocean, reaching out for you
Across the waves, across the water, reaching out for you
Hands across the ocean, reaching out for you
Across the waves, across the water
Hands, across the ocean

Bangles, beads and lipstick games
And comfort holds me dear
Velvet and lace and perfumed sheets
But there's not enough heaven
Not enough heaven here

Hands across the ocean, reaching out for you
Across the waves, across the water, reaching out for you
Hands across the ocean, reaching out for you
Across the waves, across the water
Hands, across the ocean
Ocean
Ocean
Ocean

Hands across the ocean, reaching out for you
Across the waves, across the water
Hands, across the ocean

Sometimes i feel just like jesus christ
Nailed to the cross, betrayed and crucified
A crown of thorns cutting into my skin
A palace and a throne and a kingdom of my own
Knights in armour and courtesans, maids in waiting with blood on their hands
The king's white throne(?) can't get blood from a stone

I'm falling, into the arms of nemesis
I'm falling, into the grip of disease

Cold comfort is success and i can feel my blood freeze
Reason with the dust and blown away by the breeze
How cruel the stars, that shine so hard

I'm falling, into the arms of nemesis
I'm falling, into the grip of

Disease

Attend his masquerader(?) and all i ever need is the truth
But the truth of it all is that there's no truth at all
Like the truth of the cry from the new born child
So why? just tell me why, does jesus cry?

I'm falling, into the arms of nemesis
I'm falling, into the grip of disease
I'm falling, into the arms of nemesis
I'm falling, into the grip of disease

Disease, disease, disease