Lyrics
HIDING HOME
[Verse 1]
The curtains rise and who they were is gone
They recite their lines and the pressure's on
A joke on which her life and his now depend
A story of love, a comedy of errors
[Verse 2]
The crowd is vicious and smells blood in the air
They sense a weakness and they write to kill
Too soon, far too soon, goes another crew
Sick with the bends and they never had a flare
[Chorus]
Whatever he touched seemed to turn into dust
Rain came down and turned metal into rust
That's why he's hiding home, hiding home
He's hiding home while the overture goes
[Verse 3]
A graveyard of ships, all with torn off masts
They weren't the first and they won't be the last
But for now, he's bailing out and buying a property
In a city too far for them to notice or care for him
[Chorus]
Whatever he touched seemed to turn into dust
Rain came down and turned metal into rust
That's why he's hiding home, hiding home
He's hiding home while the overture goes
[Verse 4]
And now he's here, right in front of you
He's on a stage somewhere and you're on it too
What will you say to him, as he boards your ship
And the critics' pens, they come down on you
WADING
[Verse 1]
Dipped my toe in, got a mouthful
Found escape through means unlawful
A flame for night
But one for morning wastes air while slowly dying
[Verse 2]
Since the march a masquerade
Kept the mask to hide my face
Maybe it was two before then
I realized what I'd gotten in
[Chorus]
Wading in water while my head's on fire
Trying to sleep but I'm not even tired
Wading in water while my head's on fire
Trying to sleep but I'm not even tired
[Verse 4]
How much longer, days go by
Restless where's my lullaby
Up till dawn in some far place
Caught up in my one-man race
[Chorus]
Wading in water while my head's on fire
Trying to sleep but I'm not even tired
Wading in water while my head's on fire
Trying to sleep but I'm not even tired
THE SONG THAT I CAN'T REWRITE
[Verse]
When we went out in the snow
It seemed just like a movie scene
Hadn't felt that way before
Frozen, we were a sight to be seen
But from then on it was rough
So unstable, yet unreal
Oh we were so on and off
It should've just been snuffed
[Pre-Chorus]
Just thinking about how you feel
Elicits emotions I can't deal
But I wanna keep this real
[Chorus]
Sorry for all the hurt I put you through
It's what I never meant to do
There's a feeling of guilt that haunts me
It won't leave me be
[Chorus]
Sorry for all the hurt I put you through
It's what I never meant to do
There's a feeling of guilt that haunts me
It won't leave me be
[Bridge]
You're the song in my head that I can't rewrite
It keeps me up all through the night
The song that I can't rewrite
You're the song in my head that I can't rewrite
It keeps me up all through the night
The song that I can't rewrite
[Pre-Chorus]
Just thinking about how you feel
Elicits emotions I just can't deal
But I wanna keep this real
[Chorus]
Sorry for all the hurt I put you through
It's what I never meant to do
There's a feeling of guilt that haunts me
It won't leave me be
NUMBER 4
[Verse 1]
Spanish coast to city bay
With water cool to touch
Looking away from all the lights
The tide hits you in a rush
[Verse 2]
Friendly faces in the view
Silhouettes of ships behind
Pincher crabs that seem so new
A peace that's so divine
[Chorus 1]
On the coast, an elephant watches over you
In the streets, a mix of people dressed in shades of blue
[Verse 3]
Open air two floors up
Even in December too
Sit up top, fill up your cup
Look down at the world you knew
[Chorus 1]
On the coast, an elephant watches over you
In the streets, a mix of people dressed in shades of blue
[Chorus 2]
Walk up to that number four
And wait right at the door
Who lives there now, you wonder
You can't know for sure
[Verse 4]
Feel the beating of the heat
Look into the past above
From behind the tin and wood
If you'll see it's eight before
[Chorus 2]
Walk up to that number four
And wait right at the door
Who lives there now, you wonder
You can't know for sure
PASARGAD
[Bridge?]
Pasargad
Pasargad
[Pre-Chorus?]
Pasargad
[Chorus?]
Pasargad
[Breakdown?]
Pasargad
Pasargad
Pasargad
Pasargad
[Verse?]
Pasargad
(And that's the whole song. Yes, really.)
AND LOVE IS
[Verse 1]
She was the toy that people always fought over
Scratched and torn from those who put her back on the shelf
High above me, I wanted just to touch
Then she reached out and gave me so much
[Verse 2]
She was the one who set me out in a new light
With her heart so kind and perfectly patient
She would hold me while the sun did rise
And then in unison, we both shared sighs
[Chorus]
And love is her
Healing me with her hands, holding mine
And love is us
Laying here in our own sense of time
And love is her
Loving me in spite of what's been stuck in time
I can't help but to hold your face and ask you to be mine
[Chorus]
And love is her
Healing me with her hands, holding mine
And love is us
Laying here in our own sense of time
And love is her
Loving me in spite of what's been stuck in time
I can't help but to hold your face and ask you to be mine
NOT QUITE SURE
[Verse 1]
The sun is out and the streets are warm
The ice, it melts away
I go into the corner store
And try to find a silver plate
The window's up and the sheets are made
I wonder whose house I'm in
Where there was a door there's suddenly a valley
And I guess I'll go and venture in
[Chorus]
I'm not quite sure
I'm not quite sure
I'm not quite sure where I'm gonna be
At least we get to see it for free
[Verse 2]
I'm coming out the door that I couldn't find
I never saw that pretty plate
I go around the block maybe once or twice
And wow, the neighborhood has changed
[Chorus]
I'm not quite sure
I'm not quite sure
I'm not quite sure where I'm gonna be
But hey, we get to see it for free
[Bridge]
Nobody can taste their memories
But they treat me like I knew it before
In every situation, just like a new nation
I'm really just not quite sure
[Chorus]
I'm not quite sure
I'm not quite sure
I'm not quite sure where I'm gonna be
At least we get to see it for free
[Chorus]
I'm not quite sure
I'm not quite sure
I'm not quite sure where I'm gonna be
But hey, we get to see it for free
ANGEEZEH
[Verse 1]
Omid-e man be āyande ast
Ruz-hā-ye xub tu rāh-e
Bāyad xošbin be fardā bud
Ke omr-e qose kutāh-e
Tā qalbi hast va mi-kub-e
Tā vaqti-ke nafas dāram
Na mi-bāzam na mi-oftam
Tu saxti kam nemi-āram
[Chorus]
Begu xošbaxt-e xošbaxtim
Begu donyā dar kām-e māst
Ādam bā bāvar-aš zende ast
Haqiqat pošt-e in royāst
Begu xošbaxt-e xošbaxtim
Begu donyā dar kām-e māst
Ādam bā bāvar-aš zende ast
Haqiqat pošt-e in royāst
[Verse 2]
Bā har ruz ke šoru‘ mi-še
Mesl-e yek kuh angiz-am
Mesl-e yek kuh angiz-am
Ke riše tu zamin dāram
Bā har larzeš nemi-rizam
Be in hes e‘temād dāram
Ke yek niruy-e bartar hast
Ke rāh-ro nešun mi-de
Tu-ye har kuche-ye bonbast
[Chorus]
Begu xošbaxt-e xošbaxtim
Begu donyā dar kām-e māst
Ādam bā bāvar-aš zende ast
Haqiqat pošt-e in royāst
Begu xošbaxt-e xošbaxtim
Begu donyā dar kām-e māst
Ādam bā bāvar-aš zende ast
Haqiqat pošt-e in royāst
OHIO
[Verse 1]
Fast as the East River flows
Bright light shards from all the condos
Taillights streak red and they make your face glow
It's getting late but I don't want to leave you
[Verse 2]
Hold it for my sake and yours
Like the promise you made in Ohio
Down in the fog by the lake we spoke
You showed each word and it made me at home
[Verse 3]
Time will set you free
As it slowly resigns from its burden
HAIL
[Verse 1]
I used to always know the right words to say
I could charm any heart
Until one day, my tongue ran away
With your sneaking around all that I held dear
You came a little too near
[Chorus]
I saw a thief take my poetry
Took the book that my dad used to read
I looked out the window to try to see you
But all there was, was hail in June
[Verse 2]
Tracing every letter I can recall
Before the words are gone from my mind
I knew every phrase but now they hide
No, I don't wanna lose those precious lines
Where else did you lie?
[Verse 3]
Now I'm searching every bookshelf there is
To find where my childhood died
Dreaming with Dawn's left hand in the sky
In the bar, another voice cried
[Chorus]
I saw a thief take my poetry
Took the book that my dad used to read
I looked out the window to try to see you
But all there was, was hail in June
PAPER
[Verse 1]
A subtle tear slips away
He stares at paper anyway
Down the street, the power's out
How can he find his way
Another minute, another day
A school of fish on the way
Staring at his neighbor's lawn
The paper hasn't changed
[Chorus]
Oh, do you know where they go?
Oh, they have nothing to show?
Oh, will you tell it so?
'Cause the paper needs to go
[Verse 2]
The paper sits on his desk
Coffee stains me, such a mess
I've gone too far, he's in distress
Watch him turn to rest
The seconds pass, by the way
His fingers hurt, but anyway
I sit and stare at his face
The question's in his head
[Chorus]
Oh, do you know where they go?
Oh, they have nothing to show?
Oh, will you tell it so?
'Cause the paper needs to go
[Outro]
Where does it go?
Where does it go?
Where does it go?
TAKE IT BACK
[Verse 1]
Four days with four days without
It always ends just as it comes to be
The world is spinning just to play with me
Fill my glass with empathy, as I try to find myself
Through the eyes of someone I cannot see
[Chorus]
My independent identity
Keeps spilling into everybody else
These melancholy memories
They take my youth and taint my innocence
[Refrain 1]
If time could go in reverse
Would I even take it back
[Verse 2]
Question me for who I am
Force my hand and break the dam
In my mind, you'll fade unless you choose to stay
This bed I can't sleep in
It's just like the one at home
But you don't look at me no more
Am I a ghost?
[Chorus]
My independent identity
Keeps spilling into everybody else
These melancholy memories
They take my youth and taint my innocence
[Refrain 2]
If time could go in reverse
I wouldn't take it back
I DON'T EVEN KNOW YOU
[Verse 1]
On a windy, dark, and rainy night
I met my friend outside my front door
We kicked it into gear; we were dressed to the nines
So, I poured down a bottle of whiskey and wine
[Verse 2]
Well, we walked a single block, didn't need a ride
I dragged my friend from the Upper East Side
All of a sudden, he felt like a star
He was singing these words as we entered the bar:
[Chorus]
"I don't even know you
But I wanna hold you
I don't even know you
But I wanna, I wanna hold you!"
[Verse 3]
Well, we walked a second block, didn't need a ride
I dragged my friend to the Upper West Side
All of a sudden, she felt like a star
She was singing these words as we entered the bar:
[Chorus]
"I don't even know you
But I wanna hold you
I don't even know you
But I wanna, I wanna hold you!"
[Bridge]
"I don't wanna let you go
I don't wanna let you go
I don't wanna let you go
No, I don't wanna let you go
No, I don't wanna let you go
No, I don't wanna let you go!"
[Chorus]
"I don't even know you
But I wanna hold you
I don't even know you
But I wanna, I wanna hold you!"
[Chorus]
"I don't even know you
But I wanna hold you
I don't even know you
But I wanna, I wanna hold you!"
COME DANCE WITH ME!
[Verse 1]
I saw you one night, at a table for two
Right in the middle, as I looked for a clue
The music was loud, what else could I do?
So I just had to try to dance with you
[Verse 2]
The groove was in three, or maybe in two
It was so hard to tell when I was with you
But you kissed my lips, in an instant I knew
That you would become my favorite groove
[Chorus]
Oh! Come dance with me!
Oh, please, do set me free
Don't you know?
You hold the key to my heart
When you get up and dance with me!
[Verse 3]
Now the groove is in two, or maybe in three
I can't even tell, if you're speaking with me
Hooked to your heel, I don't wanna leave
Get back on the floor and come dance with me!
[Bridge]
Biyā biyā bā man beraqs, oh
Man delam to rā mixād, oh
Āx moškat man-o mast kard
Āx pā šo bot-e ešqam
Āx biyā bā man beraqs
[Chorus]
Oh! Come dance with me!
Oh, please, do set me free
Don't you know?
You hold the key to my heart
When you get up and dance with me!
[Chorus]
Oh! Come dance with me!
Oh, please, do set me free
Don't you know?
You hold the key to my heart
When you get up and dance with me!
BLUE EYES
[Verse 1]
Hey, blue eyes, whatcha looking at?
Did I tell you I like your hat?
Look up to the sky and see how it lets your hair out
[Verse 2]
Hey, blue eyes, what'd they say to you?
Did you tell them all you wanna do?
The way that they see, and they hear, and they feel you
Shows how you glow
And I smile
[Chorus]
I smile, to see you next to me
I smile, yes, I smile
To see you facing me
[Verse 3]
Hey, blue eyes, do you feel the same?
My years are gone, they wouldn't stay
But we can look back, happily
And the memories you made with me
Make me smile
[Chorus]
I smile, to see you next to me
I smile, yes, I smile
To see you facing me
SAINT MONIQUE
[Verse 1]
I saw the night, sinking, was it true?
We saw the sky, it was bleeding over you
And all the stars came crashing into shore
As if to show us that there could be no more
[Chorus 1]
So, take my hand, show me everything we had
And drown my tears beneath the river of our fears
[Verse 2]
I blew a kiss to everything we'd miss
And for a breath there was almost nothing left
There they go, the moments we held dear
Now I'll ask, could you please come near?
[Chorus 2]
Oh, Saint Monique, do you listen for the breeze?
Oh, you thief, you slaver of the seas
[Chorus 2]
Oh, Saint Monique, do you listen for the breeze?
Oh, you thief, you slaver of the seas
[Chorus 1]
Now, take my hand, show me everything we had
And drown my tears beneath the river of our fears
VEM CÁ!
[Verse 1]
Eu tava na noite e ela chegou
No camarote pra começar o show
Rebolou na pista o bar esquentou
Traz uma cerveja que eu vou dançar
Toda madrugada até o sol raiar
Com essa menina vou me casar
[Chorus]
Vem cá loirinha, vem cá meu amor
E toda a noite dançamos, vem cá!
Minha loirinha, vem cá meu amor
E toda a noite cantamos:
[Refrain]
"Lê-rê-dê, lê-rê-dê, lê-rê-dê, lê-rê-dê-dê-dê
Lê-rê-dê, lê-rê-dê, lê-dê-dê
Lê-rê-dê, lê-rê-dê, lê-rê-dê, lê-rê-dê-dê-dê
Lê-rê-dê, lê-rê-dê, lê-dê-dê"
[Verse 2]
Balada não pára e ela quer mais
Chamou as amigas, ela ta demais
Eu tô na dela, ela na minha
Cola no grave, mexe a cintura
Toda safada, não me tortura
Rebola baixinho, sobe sem pressa
[Chorus]
Vem cá loirinha, vem cá meu amor
E toda a noite dançamos, vem cá!
Minha loirinha, vem cá meu amor
E toda a noite cantamos:
[Refrain]
"Lê-rê-dê, lê-rê-dê, lê-rê-dê, lê-rê-dê-dê-dê
Lê-rê-dê, lê-rê-dê, lê-dê-dê
Lê-rê-dê, lê-rê-dê, lê-rê-dê, lê-rê-dê-dê-dê
Lê-rê-dê, lê-rê-dê, lê-dê-dê"
TOWED AWAY
[Verse 1]
Look at me
Show me all the places I should go
Before I'm towed into the setting sun
Talk to me, my darling
Take my hand and turn
These stranger streets into our home
Stare and see
How all the world changes shape
Before our eyes can even comprehend
In the end
We can only smile
As we try to do more than just roam
[Verse 2]
Look at you
Show me how I sailed the years
And if you'd even shed a single tear
What'd you do?
My dear, I hear the whispers
Where you never spoke any pain
Stare and see
How all the world changes shape
Before your eyes can even comprehend
In the end
You'll only smile
As you try to do more than just roam
[Chorus 1]
And now I'm being towed away
Gotta find a way so I can stay
Can somebody throw me a little line?
I don't like this feeling towed away
Dying for a place where I can stay
I just wanna make the most of my time
[Verse 3]
Look at us
Where did all the time run off to?
When did we age all so suddenly?
Listen now, my darling
To all of the voices from our past
As they say:
"Stare and see
How all the years change our lives
Before our minds can even comprehend"
In the end
We'll only smile
As we try to do more than just roam
[Chorus 2]
So now we're being towed away
Gotta find a way so we can stay
Can somebody throw us a little line?
I don't like this feeling towed away
Dying for a place where we can stay
I just wanna make the most of our time
And now I'm being towed away
Gotta find a way so I can stay
Can somebody throw me a little time?
THREE YEARS IN
[Verse 1]
Long way to go, close enough to see
We're pushing rocks uphill in New York City
Those harder days with empty lights
Another train delay, another sleepless night
Three years in, how does it feel?
[Verse 2]
The morning shies underneath the sky
We're left waiting for her to show us why
And so it goes, so it goes
Three years in, how does it feel?
[Chorus 1]
Do you still wake up believing you can win?
Still feel that fire under your skin?
Are you holding on through thick and thin?
[Bridge]
Caffeine, cigarettes, kicking it at 9am
Tripping on your toes just to feel alive again
Go out in the snow, letting all the quiet in
Looking for a feeling you can hold
[Chorus 1]
Do you still wake up believing you can win?
Still feel that fire under your skin?
Are you holding on?
Are you wearing thin?
[Chorus 2]
Do you still find sleep and dream of what's ahead?
Still hear the sounds of all that's left?
Are you standing tall?
Are you breaking in?
Three years in
SUFFERING FROM SUCCESS
[Verse 1]
I wake up with a name I barely even know
Wakes me up saying "please don't go"
No space to think, no time to rest
Running on fumes I'm barely even dressed
[Verse 2]
I hold people over 'til Mister Right
Book gigs I don't audition for, guess that's alright
Do I want something real or will I just pass through
I never lie, no, I just can't choose
[Pre-Chorus 1]
Can't find time for myself,
How can I make time for someone else
[Chorus]
Suffering from success, yeah it's all such a mess
Luck with all the ladies but the one I want best
Everything works but it don't feel right
I'm wide awake in the middle of the night
[Verse 3]
I spent my whole damn youth to get where I am now
Got a lifetime to go before I even make it out
They say I'm lucky, say I'm blessed
I say I'm tired, say it's stress
'Cause I'm always sitting pretty at second best
[Pre-Chorus 2]
I burn too fast and too bright
But maybe for someone that'll be alright
[Chorus]
Suffering from success, yeah it's all such a mess
Luck with all the ladies but the one I want best
Everything works but it don't feel right
I'm wide awake in the middle of the night
[Bridge]
If I slow down do I disappear?
If I choose love do I lose the year?
I've built a life that won't let go
Now I don't know how to say no
I can't say no can I stay though?
I can't stay, no, can I say no? Can I?
[Chorus]
Suffering from success, yeah it's all such a mess
Luck with all the ladies but the one I want best
Everything works but it don't feel right
I'm wide awake in the middle of the night
[Chorus]
Suffering from success, yeah it's all such a mess
Luck with all the ladies but the one I want best
Everything works but it don't feel right
I'm wide awake in the middle of the night
OLVÍDAME
[Verse 1]
Yo te vi de lejos y seguí tu juego
Debería saber mejor
Te abrí las puertas de mi vida
Entraste y arruinaste todo
¿Por qué?
[Pre-Chorus]
Que te vaya bien
Ya no hay nada que me pueda detener
Aunque me insistas olvídame
[Chorus]
Olvídame, que ya no hay nada que hablar
Lo que un día fue otra vez nunca será
Olvídame
Hoy no queda nada que salvar
Déjame en paz que no te quiero pensar
Olvídame
[Verse 2]
Ya no soy ese que conociste ayer
Me enseñaste que te tenía que perder
Con tus besos, todo que tú me mostraste lo olvidé
Y tus caricias, me olvidé
[Pre-Chorus]
Que te vaya bien
Ya no hay nada que me pueda detener
Aunque me insistas olvídame
[Chorus]
Olvídame, que ya no hay nada que hablar
Lo que un día fue otra vez nunca será
Olvídame
Hoy no queda nada que salvar
Déjame en paz que no te quiero pensar
Olvídame
[Bridge]
Te abrí las puertas de mi vida
Entraste y arruinaste todo
Que te vaya bien
[Chorus]
Olvídame, que ya no hay nada que hablar
Lo que un día fue otra vez nunca será
Olvídame
Hoy no queda nada que salvar
Déjame en paz que no te quiero pensar
Olvídame
MOMMY MADISYN
[Verse 1]
All the boys like a drink from Madisyn
Saying "mommy" when she pours their medicine
She puts on a show, I howl like a wolf
Yeah, her looking and her drinks got me feeling good
It makes me wanna say:
[Chorus]
"Mommy Madisyn"
"Mommy Madisyn"
[Verse 2]
All the girls want to drink with Madisyn
How she works that bottle makes them want an in
They say "just one more," she fills up their glass
Yeah, her smile and her laughs make them come right back
It makes them wanna say:
[Chorus]
"Mommy Madisyn"
Each look at her makes me think of sin
"Mommy Madisyn"
Right on the edge before I even think of
What I'm saying
[Bridge]
She smiles, I see
Too much for me
Every little look pulls me in and then
She laughs, I go
Too fast, too close
Every little move pulls me in again
"Mommy Madisyn"
"Mommy Madisyn"
[Chorus]
"Mommy Madisyn"
Each look at her makes me think of sin
"Mommy Madisyn"
Right on the edge before I even think of
[Chorus]
"Mommy Madisyn"
Each look at her makes me think of sin
"Mommy Madisyn"
Right on the edge before I even think of
What I'm saying
NOT OVER YET
[Verse 1]
She's in the middle of a comeback
He's stuck going nowhere
She's lighting up every room she steps into
And keeps them all on their toes
She does it just for fun
Well they were all oh, so sweet like summer's sun
[Pre-Chorus]
I seldom see you crack a smile
But when you do it's all worthwhile
[Chorus]
Summer's not over yet
No, it's not over yet
There's still a little light ahead
Summer's not over yet
[Verse 2]
We're breathing second-hand air
From a life that was never ours
She's got the sand in her hair, running off to Mars
She tells me she goes
He tells me he knows
I tell them "it's okay to take it slow"
[Pre-Chorus]
I watch the shoreline for a while
When you appear I always smile
[Chorus]
Summer's not over yet
No, it's not over yet
There's still a little light ahead
Summer's not over yet
[Chorus]
Summer's not over yet
No, it's not over yet
There's still a little light ahead
Summer's not over yet
[Outro]
She's in the middle of a comeback
It's all in good fun
She's lighting up every room just like the sun