ALL ON THE LINE
I am still, and all around is rage
The night explodes, the windows shake
I’m still and I’m afraid
This wild dark
Is when I want you most
Your beating heart would calm my own
Your arms would hold me close
But oh, I know, I know that’s not the way that this game goes
We set the rules when we agreed to play
But oh, I thought that I knew all the moves, could keep my cool
But now it’s clear I want you everyday
Take my hand
I’m running hard from sadness
Ain’t got much time, ain’t got much time
Be my man
We could embrace the madness
All on the line, all on the line
In a room
For three days you and me
We didn’t try, to prove or hide
We only had to be
And in that car
Our fingers holding tight
I leaned my cheek against your arm
I memorized the night
But oh, I know, I know that’s not the way that this game goes
We set the rules when we agreed to play
And oh, I thought that I knew how to be careless and free
But now it’s clear I want you everyday
Take my hand
I’m running hard from sadness
Ain’t got much time, ain’t got much time
Be my man
We could embrace the madness
All on the line, all on the line
Little Duck
I am the wave, I’m the rock, I’m the rolling
I’m the dark, I’m the deep, I’m the blue
I am the cloud, I’m the storm, I’m the pouring rain
And I’m holding a line out to you
You are the sail, you’re the fish, you’re the little duck
With an eye on the bow and the stern
Wink and prayer, make a wish and with a little luck
You’ll ride the next twist, the next turn
The next turn
I am the heave, I’m the crash, I’m the undertow
The calm and the rage down below
You are the drift, you’re the float, you’re the little duck
And you live in the ebb and the flow
The ebb and the flow
My Troubles, my schemes, my fears and my dreams
They toss and they knock us about
But you ride the wave, you feel safe, you’re the little duck
And you go with the ins and the outs
The ins and the outs
Row, row, row your boat
You’ll never know, never know, never know
Row, row, row your little boat
There she blows, there she blows, there she blows
I am the howl, I’m the fight, I’m the shuttering
I’m the dark, I’m the deep, I’m the blue
You are the stray in the stream, you’re the little duck
You ride the drift of a dream, you’re the little duck
Tucked in the wave, folded wings, you’re the little duck
But I’m holding a line out to you
Sun In My Eye
I’m afraid
I’ve done it wrong again
Wish I could just begin
To Sing this song again
But I’m afraid
There’s too much too undo
I walked away from you
Could we just start it new?
And you, ooh, ooh, ooh
Like Sun in my eyes
I try not to look through
But you, ooh, ooh, ooh
Like water and sky
It’s hard not to need you
Here I am
The same face in the mirror
I did not want you here
But now I’m stuck with fear
And I’m afraid
It seems like nothings changed
I end up just the same
I’ve done it wrong again
And you, ooh, ooh, ooh
Like Sun in my eyes
I try not to look through
But you, ooh, ooh, ooh
Like water and sky
It’s hard not to need you
And this is me
A stranger in this town
A girl with no renown
It feels like falling down
Did I say girl?
Sometimes I feel that way
I cannot break away
I’m such a sad cliché
And you, ooh, ooh, ooh
Like Sun in my eyes
I try not to look through
But you, ooh, ooh, ooh
Like water and sky
It’s hard not to need you
One Day The Mother Comes
Where I am the ceiling’s high
The walls are two feet deep
The light slants through the windowpanes
I wake up from my sleep
There’s not a lot that we can do
I don’t know what to say
Today I won’t be coming home
the same I went away
One day the Mother comes, fills your heart
Don’t say another word, it’s what you’re from, it’s who you are
The palm tree, the golden stone, the crooked street
One day the Mother lies down at your feet
A mystic told me something strange
She made me feel afraid
The tower bells rang through my bones
I fainted dead away
When the world came spinning back
I saw through different eyes
Today I won’t be coming home
the same I said goodbye
One day the Mother comes, fills your heart
Don’t say another word, it’s what you’re from, it’s who you are
The palm tree, the golden stone, the crooked street
One day the Mother lies down at your feet
Bridge – Poem in Spanish by Pilar Pobil, (Monica’s mother)
Sola, mirando el cielo
me baño en luz de luna
que besa mi cabello blanco coma la espuma
de aquel mar azul que esta tan lejos
Sola, sin compartir mi vida
ni la belleza de la noche clara
que me envuelve en frescura con rumores del agua
que murmura bajo la sombra de los altos olmos
One day the Mother comes, fills your heart
Don’t say another word, it’s what you’re from, it’s who you are
The palm tree, the golden stone, the crooked street
One day the Mother lies down at your feet
One day the Mother comes, she pulls you close and fills your heart
You don’t say another word, it’s what you are
The palm tree, the golden stone, the crooked street
One day the Mother lies down at your feet
2nd half of Poem
Cerca de las montañas que fueren extrañas en mi vida joven
y que ahora me acompañan,
compartiendo mi sueño y mi vigilia
cuando ya nadia mas está con migo
pero aquel mar azul de mi memoria
aquella isla que perdí hace años
existen en el centro de mi alma
y vuelvo a ver los rielando en agua
a la luz misteriosa de la luna
Feels Like Something
I’m standing here, I’m looking that way
A road runs between
You know what I mean
From over there you catch my eye
In your cap and your jeans
You know what I mean
For a moment it feels like something
But we keep on walking
It seems like these times are not made for love
More like a spark
To burn up the dark
And we tell ourselves it’s good to be free
So we cage up the heart
Like a separate part
For a moment it feels like something
But we keep on walking
Possibility
Empty Calories
The plate from which we feed
I never thought I’d end up this way
A seat at the bar
Don’t know who you are
But the shape of your lips, the feel of your skin
My blood starts to burn
Somehow I don’t learn
For a moment it feels like something
But we keep on walking
You Can't Kill Light
We build a fire
Fire burns bright
You can blow hard
But you can’t kill light
We come together
Sometimes we fight
You can knock us down
But you can’t kill light
You Can’t Kill Light
No you can’t kill light
We built a railroad
Out of the past
We nailed down every tie
And we won’t go back
High in your tower
Of steel & glass
You can sign the order
But we won’t go back
We won’t go back
No we won’t go back
We built this house
That we could share
Now you want it for yourself
But we’re still here
You think we’re different
And it makes you scared
So you raise a wall around you
But we’re still here
We’re still here
we’re still here
We lay the table
We shared our cup
Now you tell us we’re not welcome
But we don’t give up
We outlast hate
We rise above
You can knock us down
But you can’t kill love
You can’t kill love
no you can’t kill love
You can’t kill love
no you can’t kill love
We built a fire
Fire burns bright
You can blow hard
But you can’t kill light
We come together
We come to fight
You can knock us down
But you can’t kill light
You Can’t Kill Light
No you can’t kill light
You Can’t Kill Light
No you can’t kill light
Magnificent Obsession
I took a walk to the sky
I looked up then I closed my eyes
I won’t need them anymore
I don’t know what I’m standing for
The wind rushing round
I try to shout but make no sound
I don’t have it anymore
I left it on a foreign shore
Oh Magnificent Obsession
Oh Magnificent Obsession
I dream but I don’t sleep
I lay down in the weeds
I told them have your way with me
I can’t fight you anymore
I lay down where the dirt was warm
I lay down with my tools
I told the earth to take them, too
I won’t need them anymore
I cede this battleground, it’s yours
Oh Magnificent Obsession
Oh Magnificent Obsession
I dream but I don’t sleep
I taste the breath of wings
I think I hear an angel sing
I can’t stop this anymore
I take the steps I’m through the door
The wind rushing round
I try to shout, but make no sound
I can’t find it anymore
I don’t know what I’m standing for
Oh Magnificent Obsession
Oh Magnificent Obsession
I dream but I don’t sleep
If You Ask
I’ve been washed, I’ve been shined
Paraded for another dime
Sometimes it’s good but it don’t feel like love
Every night a different town
I close my eyes I turn around
I give it all and still it’s not enough
But if you ask I will
I will, I will
I’ll give you more, I’ll fill
I’ll fill, I’ll fill you
Up until, until
Until it kills me
If you ask I will
Oh, oh, oh I will
Once I thought the whole wide world
A mystery that would unfurl
And all I had to do was be myself
But now my world’s another floor, another key, another door
Another room, another empty shelf
But if you ask I will
I will, I will
I’ll give you more, I’ll fill
I’ll fill, I’ll fill you
Up until, until
Until it kills me
If you ask I will
Oh, oh, oh I will
I could twist, I could bend
I hurt myself, I hurt my friends
I built it up but it’s just bones and wood
Another night another stage
Another crowd, I feel my age
And I could be replaced, you know I could
But if you ask I will
I will, I will
I’ll give you more, I’ll fill
I’ll fill, I’ll fill you
Up until, until
Until it kills me
If you ask I will
Oh, oh, oh I will
Like You Still Own Me
I’m gonna write it as it comes,
I’m gonna stop it when I have to,
When there’s nothing more to say
But right now you’re all around me,
slant of sun on the floor, smell of coffee,
and all I cannot throw away
You keep breaking down my walls
Walking through these halls
Like you still own me
I can recall the night I met you,
when I didn’t think I would get you,
I watched you from the stage
And the time you stood behind me,
admiring a painting,
and you asked if you could stay
You started breaking down my walls
Walking through my halls
Like you could own me
Breaking down my walls so you could own me
It was October my bed in the sun-porch
We lay together our hands traced the contours
Our faces we couldn’t see
But every bone, every breath felt familiar,
Locked as we were to the future
There was no time for sleep
I felt you breaking down my walls
Walking through my halls
Like you would own me
Some days I’m like a leaf that’s fallen far from home
Longing and searching for the branch where I am known
Some days are more like claws, I long to leave what was
The scrape of memories , the painful scar of love
I’m gonna write it as it comes,
I’m gonna stop it when I have to,
When there’s nothing more to say
But right now you’re all around me
slant of sun on the floor, smell of coffee
and all I cannot throw away
You keep breaking down my walls
Walking through these halls
Like you still own me
Everywhere I Go I Bring My Ghost
I want it easy, I want it free
One day to find it’s not on me
I go from couch, from chair to chair
No matter what, she’s everywhere
Everywhere I go I bring my ghost
Run down the street I’m moving fast
But this thing clutches at my back
Sometimes I’m blind, I’m unaware
No matter what, she’s everywhere
Everywhere I go I bring my ghost
Everywhere I go I bring my ghost
Ooo, hoo
The road is long, I’m getting old
But she’s still young and she is bold
I move from dream, from fear to prayer
No matter what, she’s everywhere
Everywhere I go I bring my ghost
Everywhere I go I bring my ghost
Ooo, hoo
You
You were I dream I lost but couldn’t forget
I walked alone, a stumble in my step
And it was years of traveling in the dark
But you were always there inside my heart
Waiting til I was ready to believe
Opened my eyes so I could finally see
Came and showed me everything I need
You, different tongue and different hemisphere
A world apart but also always here
I wandered over land and sea alone
Until I found the one I’ve always known
Waiting til I was ready to believe
Opened my eyes so I could finally see
You came and showed me everything I need
I need, you’re everything I need
Waiting til I was ready to believe
Opened my eyes so I could finally see
You came and showed me everything I need
There was a door, you had the key
Opened it wide so I could finally see
You are the one, you’re everything I need
I need, you’re everything I need