Fall On Me

I woke up this morning to hear you singing the blues
You’re on a road to nowhere - melancholy mood
All those rainy days, all of those lonely nights
Why can’t you see your name in lights?

‘Cos it’s on expectations you rise
It’s not some kind of insignificant surprise
‘Cos when you live life like you believe
Anyone can see
Anyone can see
Not just me

I hear your baby left you on your own
You’re tired of living home alone
You’re waiting for meaning, some kind of sign
Say why are you wasting your precious time

‘Cos it’s on expectations you rise
It’s not some kind of insignificant surprise
‘Cos when you live life like you believe
Anyone can see
Anyone can see

You’re going to fall on me
You’re going to fall
Fall on me

‘Cos it’s on expectations you rise
It’s not some kind of insignificant surprise
‘Cos when you live life like you believe
Anyone can see
Anyone can see

You’re going to fall on me
You’re going to fall
Fall on me

I woke up this morning to hear you singing the blues

Anyone But Me

I wait alone, I wait for you
There’s little else that I can do
I’ve seen the writing on the wall
I caught a glimpse of my latest fall

I saw it in a flashing neon sign
It said “don’t walk” but I stepped over the line
And now I hear there’s some place you’d rather be
I hear you say there’s other people you want to see
Anyone but me
Anyone but me

And I know some truths are harder to bear
And I’ve seen, taken my share
Space, time, the “I want to be sure”
Life is filled with the “I need something more”

So now you want to see
You want to see
Anyone but me

I saw it in a flashing neon sign
I stepped over the line
And now I hear there’s some place you’d rather be
I hear you say there’s other people you want to see
Anyone but me
Anyone but me

Take Some Time

Take some time to rearrange my hair, my face
Take my mind to a different place
To find an empty space

Prepare, I try to be sure
I taste the fear, just like I’ve been here before
And I hear the footsteps, a knock on the door.

I don’t know him maybe he’s lonely
I don’t care maybe he thinks he owns me
‘Cos all I’m thinking is how am I going to fake it
That every move costs him money when I make it

It’s just another day, an hour, another face.
It wasn’t me, someone took my place
I found an empty space

Take some time, relax I take it slow
I look close, it doesn’t seem to show
And I hear the footsteps and the red light says go

I don’t know him maybe he’s lonely
I don’t care maybe he thinks he owns me
‘Cos all I’m thinking is how am I going to fake it
That every move costs him money when I make it

Well I don’t know say maybe he’s lonely
And I don’t know maybe he thinks he owns me
But all I’m thinking is how am I going to fake it
That every move is money when I make it

Only With You

Darling, do you hear me where you sleep?
Close your eyes
Do you dream of me?
Do you think of how it used to be?
When love was sure and
When love was all
And now a flicker in the dark
Is no light at all

But only with you did I know
And only for you could I let it show
Only with you
Did I feel sure
And when I closed my eyes
I didn’t want for more

Only with you
Did I see lights shine
And when I turned around
I discovered they were mine

Only with you did I know
Only for you could I let it show
And now…

Darling, do you hear me where you sleep?

As I Breathe

In shadows I sleep
In places in time
Troubles I see
Troubles in mind
In shadows I wait
As deeper I see
In truth and in hope
Believing in me

And as I wait
You hear me call
And as I breathe
As I rise and fall
As I breathe

In darkness I lay
In the evening time
The visions I seek
Are visions I find
In darkness I sleep
As night becomes day
I wake to a dawn
I dreamed as I lay

And as I wake
You can hear me call
And as I breathe
As I rise and fall
As I breathe, As I breathe
As I breathe, As I breathe
As I... And as I wake
You can hear me call
And as I breathe
As I rise and fall
As I breathe. Breathe
Breathe, Breathe
As I breathe

In The Light Of Faith

Take the ribbon from my hair
Feel the breath and linger there
Take the shadows from your mind
Reveal the truths that you can find
Take the stars beneath the rain
Show the love to ease the pain
Be the one you know that I’ve chosen now

‘Cos I see you
I see you, I see you
In the light of faith
In the light of faith
In the light of faith

Well you have promised and then deceived
And I’ve known better but still believe
That you can realise who you want to be
And after all I’ve heard you say
I don’t choose to walk away
‘Cos faith believes and I know
I know that I believe in you

‘Cos I see you
I see you
In the light of faith

Take the ribbon from my hair
Feel the breath and linger there
Take the shadows from your mind
Reveal the truths that you can find
Take the stars beneath the rain
Show me the love to ease the pain
Be the one you know that I’ve chosen now

‘Cos I see you
I see you, I see you
In the light of faith

Mamma

Mamma’s comin’ to see me
She’s comin’ down on the morning train
Mamma’s comin’ down to see me
She’s comin’ to see me again

And it makes no difference if it’s night or day
Oh no, she comes my way
Helps me through
There’s nobody like you

Mamma
She’s comin’ down to see me
Down on the morning train

‘Cos she’s always there when I call
She’ll come to help me when I fall
There’s nobody like you
Nobody loves me like you do

Mamma
She’s comin’ down to see me
Down on the morning train

Cos she’s always there when I call
She’ll come to help me when I fall
There’s nobody like you
Nobody loves me like you do

Mamma
She’s comin’ down to see me
Down on the morning train

What Is Love

You see I’ve waited for so long
Tomorrow’s been and gone
It’s getting harder every day
And I wonder what is real
Does there have to be a deal?
Won’t you tell me what is love?

When you came to me
I thought that you could set me free
But baby I was wrong
You couldn’t ease my pain
You understand it less the more that I explain

So tell me what is love?
Oh tell me what is love?

You said it was like playing hide and seek
Somehow I was always out of reach
So near and yet so far
But as close as you may seem
Reality belies your dream
And in the end you stand alone

So tell me what is love?
Oh tell me what is love?
Won’t you tell me what is love?
Tell me what is love?

You see I’ve waited for so long
And tomorrow’s been and gone
And it’s getting harder every day

Take Me Dancing

Take me dancing
Where I can see your face without feeling pain
Where I can live because you breathe again
Where you can hear and you can see
And I can hold, feel you next to me
I sleep to dream
You’ll take me dancing

Secret whispers
As they try to understand, to find reasons why
I should live and you should die
Maybe it’s some cruel game and the gods want us to play
Or maybe there is no point, no truth, no hope to light the way
So I just sleep to dream
You’ll take me dancing
You’ll take me dancing

Take me dancing
Where I can see your face without feeling pain
Where I can live because you breathe again
Where you can hear and you can see
And I can hold, feel you next to me
I sleep to dream
You’ll take me dancing
You’ll take me dancing
Take me dancing

I Want To Make A Statement

I want to make a statement
About how she did me wrong
I want to have a hearing
It shouldn’t take that long
I want to tell you clearly
About the troubles I have seen
I want to see if you’re capable of seeing
The places my heart’s been

But I’m not that sentimental
And I haven’t seen you here before
And I’m not the kind who takes advantage
I’ve always needed so much more

And I, I want to make a statement
About how she did me wrong
I just, I want to have a hearing
It shouldn’t take this long

But I’m not the kind who takes advantage
I’ve always needed so much more
I’m really not that sentimental
I see you haven’t been here before

And I’m saying I, I want to make a statement
To tell you how she did me wrong
And I, I want to have a hearing
But I don’t feel that strong

Saying I, I want to make a statement
‘Cos I need you to understand
I want to believe, believe you’ll be listening
But I’m just a silent, troubled man

I want to believe, believe you’ll hear me whispering
But I’m just a, Oh I’m just a, Ooooooo
Ooo, I’m just a silent, troubled man

Like I Do

They say that she needs you more than me
They say that she’d love you desperately
That she’d be good to you
Give you more than I could ever do

And I was so sure I would be fine
That I could give away what was mine
But then I saw you,
Then I heard you
Calling for me

And I said I’ll keep you safe at night
I’ll lock the doors real tight
I’ll keep you safe and warm
I’ll give you shelter from the storm

She has your place all set and made
Expensive gifts already laid
And she wants you so
But I can’t let you go

And it all became so clear
Holding you close
Holding you so near
Feel the warmth from me
Take all you want
Take all you need

For I will keep you safe at night
And I’ll lock the doors real tight
I’ll keep you safe from harm
And in the darkness of the night
When you cry out I’ll hold you tight
Always to be here with you
No-one else could love you like I do

And now it’s all becoming clear
Holding you close
Holding you so near
Feel the warmth from me
You’re all I want
I’m all you need

And I will keep you safe at night
And I’ll lock the doors real tight
I’ll keep you safe from harm
Always to be here with you
No-one else could love you like I do
Always to be here with you
No-one else could love you like I do

Deprived

Deprived my love without you by my side
No your words do not convince me
They don’t keep me satisfied
How much can you lose and still be free?
How much will you take?
Will there be anything left of me?

Because I don’t feel the way I used to do
I don’t laugh like I did when I was with you
It’s getting harder to remember all the things we used to do

Come closer to remind me how
You took me to the heart of all I know
And then you held me even closer
You swore, you’d never let me go

But now how much must I lose to make me free?
And how much will you take?
Will there be anything left of me?

Because I don’t feel the way I used to do
I don’t look like I did when I was with you
It’s getting harder to think
Someone remind me

Pale Moonlight

I wander far and wide
Beneath my foolish pride
My vanished love I fail to hide
Beneath the pale moonlight

I know and I am sure
In truth, my love, I love thee more
And time will be forever yours
Beneath the pale moonlight

I wander far and wide
Beneath my foolish pride
My vanished love I fail to hide
Beneath the pale moonlight

As I Breathe (Reprise)

In shadows I sleep
In places in time
Troubles I see
Troubles in mind
In shadows I wait
As deeper I see
In truth and in hope
Believing in me

And as I wait
You hear me call
And as I breathe
As I rise and fall
As I breathe

In darkness I lay
In the evening time
The visions I seek
Are visions I find
In darkness I sleep
As night becomes day
I wake to a dawn
I dreamed as I lay

And as I wake
You can hear me call
And as I breathe
As I rise and fall
As I breathe
Breathe
As I breathe
As I breathe
As I...
Breathe

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