Last night I guess was just my turn
Then you left me here to burn
How long must I wait, until the fever breaks?
You are a lesson I can’t learn
You brought to life my deepest fears
Cut me and left me bleeding here
You held love out to me, a penny on a string
And I couldn’t see or think too clear
I followed to your river, and you left me on the shore
So what if my lies aren’t as good as yours
The night will wash me clean, and I’ll forget your name
And I will never be the same
Now every day I live the dream
Nothing is the way it seems
You wore a clever mask, and I took love for fact
But in the dawn you took it back
Now wood covers broken windows
So I can’t see you anymore
The phones ripped from the wall, not that you would call
But I’ll leave a key in my back door
(chorus)
We’ve Done Nothing Wrong
There’s mischief in your eyes, there’s desire in the air
I can hear beneath your sighs, but I’m scared to see what’s there
There’s nothing yet between us, the magic still is new
There’s no one here that can see us, they won’t know what we do
And you said,
We’ve done nothing wrong
We’ve done nothing wrong
We’ve done nothing wrong
And I want to take you home
I want to trust your hand, I want you to take the lead
But I’m paralyzed with fear, the water looks so deep
So do I dare embrace this, or let the past hold me back
I’ve made my share of misjudgments, but I can’t live my life in black
And you said,
(chorus)
There’s some who’ll want to judge us
Who see us through a jaded eye
They don’t understand the passion
That’s being brought to life
(chorus)
Make This Bird Fly
Somewhere in the distance
I hear a woman sigh
Relief she found in freedom
And the courage to decide
Can you make this bird fly?
When the darkness takes hold, rebellion runs loose
We’re determined once again, to be what we choose
The hatred here in this town, burns as hot as this street
But it can’t stop the desire, and they can’t stand the heat
Could we race the train across the tracks?
Blow your horn and not look back
Somewhere in the distance
I hear a woman sigh
Relief she found in freedom
And the courage to decide
Can you make this bird fly?
Can you make this bird fly?
There has to be a better place, where the talk won’t burn our ears
Where no one sees us different, and I can love you without fear
So baby fire this thing up, give it everything you’ve got
I want to feel us airborne, and go where we are not
(chorus)
What You Need
I’m just outside your window, I can see your blue light glow
Is someone watching with you? Or are you there alone?
And I try to see in vain
Through the dark and through the rain
But there’s just reflection of my pain
I don’t think my bones are strong enough
To hold up this much ache
This just can’t be all that’s left, after all that we made
I know you must think you’re free
And you can chase anything you see
But I know you don’t know what you need
I can find other things to do to fill up my days
But the emptiness always wins in this little game
And the notebook beside my bed
Is full of what’s in my head
And visions of you are an unwelcome guest
You put on your walking shoes, think you found a better road
I know you’ll make it back here, I just hope I’ll still be home
I know you must think you’re free
And you can chase anything you see
But I know you don’t know what you need
I know you don’t know what you need
The Edges of My Heart
I thought the time had long since passed
When you could toss my heart around and back
I won’t be victim to your tide
But you keep clouding up my mind
I gave to you the pieces of my heart
It’s what you wanted, I thought
Never sure if I should leave
Never knowing what you need
You dance around the edges of my heart
Like Astair up on the ceiling
The longer that I’m here the more I feel
There’s nothing here to believe in
But if I leave, then will you need
Someone else to be there, when it was me
You occupy my every thought and move
You pull me close and want me all for you
I know I should make some demands
But you keep tying up my hands
So now the choice it all comes down to this
To stay with your half-hearted kiss
Or push you far away
And hope it makes you want to stay
(chorus)
Soon as I turn around
Will you come crashing down,
Or never know that I’m gone?
(chorus)
Joan of Arc
I’m not your Joan of Arc
Don’t burn me, to light your dark
I’ve worn your blame for far too long
Now I see how you really are
When life goes wrong you look around
For some convenient dumping ground
I’m not your Joan of Arc
Don’t burn me, to light your dark
There’ve been mistakes that I have made
But your memory never lets them fade
So you can stand there in your dark
I am not your Joan of Arc
I’m not the one who made you stay, in that confining bitter haze
I tried hard to keep your grace, you tried to keep me in my place
My toleration’s wearing thin, for your demanding need to win
You never say you could be wrong, and I’ve been silent all along
(chorus)
No sacrificial lamb
I am only what I am
There’s fire in your eyes for me
Because I dare to disagree
(chorus)
If I Reach For What I Want
It’s two days to the New Year, my baby had plans
That we’d be together, but I ran
I’m not easy to live with, I’m set in my ways
There’s no reason to leave here, I’m just scared of change
If I reach for what I want,
Can I hold it in my hands?
I’ve spent years on the fence now, so it seems like home
If I climb down now, where will we go?
I know there’s no consolation for a fool
Who hides her heart when love is asking for the truth
(chorus)
Is it possible to have
What I never thought I could?
Is there a chance that there’s still love
After all I’ve put you through?
It’s two days to the New Year, my baby has plans
There’s more at stake now than ever, if I lose this hand
(chorus)
They Were Only Praying
So this is your way, and you think you have cause
To mete out your justice, and burn holy walls
Somewhere inside your head, does this make you a man?
To go before all the world, with your hatred in hand
They were only praying to their god
Only praying to their god
The church lays in ruins now, are you proud of your work?
These embers and ashes , are your mark on this earth
I’m left speechless by the depth, from which your fear must come
When your only solution, is destruction and run
They were only praying to their god
Only praying to their god
Where is it that you got this idea?
That we all have to be just like you
You know your hatred can’t stand up to love
Your hatred can’t stand up to love
Now so many years have passed, and tradition lives on
A legacy of intolerance, goes from father to son
They were only praying to their god
Bits and Pieces
Alone out on the boulevard, my memory goes back too far
Betrayals of my life today, stay where you are
Even though your well was dry, I sought you out anyway
Hoping if I hoped enough, something here would change
(chorus)
There was little good about us
And it lasted way too long
There was never restitution
For all the things that were so wrong
White knuckles on the steering wheel, I’ve changed the station many times
But here you come around again, and my blood just turns to ice
The drama of our broken love, captured in so many songs
Maybe if we listened to enough, or maybe we were simply wrong
(chorus)
It was a dance of foolish hearts
Ill prepared to go so far
I’m not proud of my behavior, perhaps that’s why you stay with me
A reminder of a woman, I never want to be
The bits and pieces I remember now, like so many shards of glass
Sharp and jagged and so dangerous, to romanticize the past
(chorus)
The Power Of Your Kiss
If I pull you close, would you run away?
If I give you all of me, would you do the same?
(chorus)
If they would be my nightmare
Then you would be my dream
Saving me from wreckage
Shedding light so I can see
No matter what they say to us
Our passion still exists
And I will fight the demons
With the power of your kiss
The power of your kiss
So what should we make of it, if they all disapprove
I didn’t ask their blessing, I’ve been sanctified by you
(chorus)
We can break the chains that bind us
So securely to their fears
We can take the future in our hands
And walk with grace into the years
If freedom calls you close, and begs you to come near
Listen to it with all your heart, I am the voice that you hear
If they would be your nightmare
Then I will be your dream
Saving you from wreckage
Shedding light so you can see
No matter what they say to us
Our passion still exists
And I will fight the demons
With the power of your kiss
The power of your kiss