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piles & pieces
Are You With Me Now
Angelina’s dancing in my head
There’s no way to catch up with her yet
Don’t even seem to make it through the door
I don’t think I got two strings to my bow
I guess it’s ready, steady and then go
Can you explain just what I’m waiting for
The guiding light is flickering all around
I’m in deep water and my feet don’t touch the ground
I can’t see my reflection anymore
Are you with me now
Have you figured out
What I’m all about
Are you with me now
Why can’t things have the right proportional gap
I’m tied and tangled up in my emotional trap
The inability to budget my trust
Facts and faces stick together in my head
My heart is spinning webs round every word that’s said
How much more can it swell before it busts
Are you with me now
Have you figured out
What I’m all about
Are you with me now
This is where I’m bound
And where I’ll be found
Are you with me now
Give and take is only fake ‘cause you get nothing in return
No respect, only neglect, is this the lesson I must learn
Are you with me now
Have you figured out
What I’m all about
Are you with me now
This is where I’m bound
And where I’ll be found
Are you with me now
Angelina’s dancing in my head
I don’t think I can catch up with her yet
Don’t even seem to make it through the door
Leaving The Door Ajar
And if you had a thousand thoughts to give away
Would I get one
Would I get one
And if you had a hundred roses
One big bouquet
Would you spare one
Would you spare one
For me
In a parallel universe
Would you be there
Would you flee like me the curse
Of that feeling in your gut
At the sound of another door click shut
Irreversibly
Some things weren’t meant to be it seems
And so it is only in my dreams
That I have the right
And that’s the hardest fight
The one against reality
Cause no side can ever win
And on my skin the scar
Of wanting to leave the door ajar
Look at all the people here
And how they dance
I glance across the room at you
With hope and fear
With guilt and shame
Wondering if you feel the same
No one will catch me stare
But I am all the time aware
Of every move you make
There is so much at stake
But this cuts to the bone
A pain I have to bear on my own
Never to be shown
My hidden scar
Of wanting to leave the door ajar
So if you had a thousand thoughts to give away
Would I get one
Would I get one
And if you had a hundred roses
One big bouquet
Would you spare one
A single one
For me
Underwater Death
I lit a lonely light
You sailed alone at night
We watched the ships roll in
Ocean ends where the shore begins
Time is an outside thing
Still in a pool of speed
Tide rises and recedes
No need to hold my breath
Come, underwater death
Cling to a crooked smile
Drown for a little while
Show me what could have been
Tell me what you have seen
How could I not give in
I saw it coming from behind
The first time you laid your eyes in mine
No time to hide
Tonight I am running from my lies
The things you find
When you turn aside
You burn day and night
Like salt in my bleeding mind
Out in the open sea
I never chose to be
No sign of distant land
Nor of a helping hand
So lay me down in the sand
House On The Hillside
See the house on the hillside
She’s there tonight
See the house on the hillside
The time is right
He met her down at the book fair
On St James’ square
He was wearing his boots
And she caught the sunlight in her hair
She walks into the room and she walks up to him
With a strange fruit in her hand
You can see her eyes glowing in the light so dim
And he tries to understand
Every time he tries to ask her she begins to sing
Of a far-away land
With horses running free and with crying kings
Who lay down flowers in the sand
She wears a ring and a bracelet
That aren’t his
A distant look on her face, yet
He is longing for her kiss
And for her eyes full of sweetness
And her soft caress
When all the words become needless
Yet she could never be possessed
Every time he hears her leaving walking down the hall
By the break of the day
Something rises up inside him and he wants to call
And beg her to stay
The only thing she leaves behind are shadows on the wall
And nothing to say
While he’s trying to fight the emptiness about to fall on him
Is there any other way
And still he spends his day waiting
For the sun to set
And for the light to start fading
So he can start to forget
My Love Isn't With Me Tonight
Turn your head and look over
So that I can talk to you
My friend says you are shy or else tough
She never got through to you
And maybe it’s just wishful thinking
But I thought that I caught that look in your eye
Oh, can I be blamed
If my love once again isn’t with me tonight
Won’t you join us, we’re going some place
Just to have one more beer
I am new in this town
Won’t you tell me what you’re doing here
You have been working and I have been watching
Won’t you come and sit by my side
Oh, can I be blamed
If my love once again isn’t with me tonight
Come and sing me a song
With a chorus to which I can relate
Too much time has passed by
I can’t help giving in to my fate
And I know that it’s wrong
But how can I be strong
If right now everything feels so right
Oh, can I be blamed
If my love once again isn’t with me tonight
We keep raising our cups
But the signs get mixed up
Would you’ve come here if it wasn’t for me
I don’t know what to think
All I know is the next drink is on me
There’s a dream in the corner
And a promise that I’m trying to ignore
There’s one part of me in here
And another one’s outside the door
And now morning has broken
I suppose it’s a token
Anyway, I‘ll be soon out of sight
Oh, I guess my love in a way
Has been with me tonight
Love Song
I had never thought this could be true
But I am finally home when I’m with you
Who could understand the way we feel
Your love runs through my veins, and you’re for real
In your eyes I see the mystic
Of a truth we cannot name
By the way you look at me
I know you see the same
I had never thought this could be true
But I am finally home when I’m with you
Who could understand the way we feel
Your love runs through my veins, and you’re for real
You’re the house in which I’m staying
You’re the town I’m walking through
You’re in everything I’m living
You’re in everything I do
Take me in, I’ll lie awake
And watch you breathe at night
Your sweet face so silent
Tells me everything is right
There’s been hurt for both of us
And times I cried so hard
But no one in this world
Could ever tear this love apart
In your veins battles were fought
By ancient warriors and kings
Bowls were formed and swords were sharpened
By your hands bejeweled with rings
In your hair the seas drew back
When the northern wind began to blow
Your heart’s witnessed love and murder
And I’m the only one who knows
Take me in, I’ll lie awake
And watch you breathe at night
Your sweet face so silent
Tells me everything is right
There’s been hurt for both of us
And times I cried so hard
But no one in this world
Could ever tear this love apart
I had never thought this could be true
But I am finally home when I’m with you
Things Break
Slow down
Be still
Things break
You will
Feel the walls crumbling around you
Just hold on
Recognize nothing that surrounds you
You will see that you’re still strong
This is gonna take a little time
You will see that things will turn out fine
You will see your heart coming home behind you
This is gonna take a little love
Gonna take everything you got
Gonna shake all that you thought
Let go
You will
Feel the walls crumbling around you
Just hold on
Recognize nothing that surrounds you
You will see that you’re still strong
This is gonna take a little time
You will see that things will turn out fine
You will see your heart coming home behind you
This is gonna take a little love
Gonna take everything you got
Gonna shake all that you thought
This is gonna take a little time
You will see that things will turn out fine
You will see your heart coming home behind you
This is gonna take a little love
Gonna take everything you got
Gonna shake all that you thought
You will
I Feel The Winter
Everything keeps going
Only I am not there, she phoned me
She said he had an accident
The other one was innocent
She's working nightshift now
She says she doesn't know yet
How and if she will manage to keep on
And I feel the winter
I feel the winter
I'm glad the pain is gone a bit
I don't think I'll have a fit
In the middle of the night
I think I'm gonna be alright
He calls and says: "Be careful,
I'm not gonna be too cheerful,
The two of them are about to break it off"
And I feel the winter
I feel the winter
Why have I come here to try
Most I've done so far is cry
What have I accomplished yet
I don't even know where I'd like to get
Some clouds are pink and some are gray
I felt like flirting yesterday
I’ll be getting up when he arrives
There's no center anymore
Everybody's tryin' to keep the score
At Christmas we will come together
Except for him, he'll be in sunny weather
He's now still making money
She says "Imagine, honey,
How much you need for a trip like that!"
And all I feel is the winter
I can feel the winter
All I feel's the winter
And I feel the winter
Do You Remember My Name
I am waiting for a letter
And as the day is passin’ by
So is the postman
He is givin’ me the eye
Do You Remember My Name
In the supermarket line
Old lady stands in front of me
Held up by a wooden stick
And by a pair of shaky knees
Do You Remember My Name
She turns around, pinches my cheek
Says “You are rich, you have your youth“
I answer “Ma‘m, I have been dead since ’98
And that’s the truth!”
Do You Remember My Name
“My back is killin’ me“, she says,
“I’m diabetic and half blind,
I spend the most time of my day just
Lookin’ behind”
Do You Remember My Name
“Well you look fit, though“, says I
Trying to speak loud and clear
Leaning forward
Putting my mouth a bit closer to her ear
Do You Remember My Name
She looks at me, blinkin‘
As we move forward in the line
She says “My eyes, they might be weak
But my ears, they work just fine.”
Do You Remember My Name
She pays her stuff and we both smile,
“A Merry Christmas to you, too”
I hope she won’t be by herself
But there is nothing I can do
Do You Remember My Name
My man is stuck in the casino
He is gambling our rent
The dog is scratchin’ at the door
While he is losing every cent
Do You Remember My Name
My anger used to be so fresh
It was a white and screaming flame
The pain is easier to bear
When you have got someone to blame
Do You Remember My Name
Now I’m too tired to react
I am tired to the bone
My hope is buried thick in mud
My heart a numb and speechless stone
Do You Remember My Name
The only way for me to go on
Is to go nowhere at all
Is keep my eyes glued to the floor
And watch my feet so I don’t fall
Do You Remember My Name
Someone talked dirty into my ear
I just could not relate at all
What a beginning of the year
Oh man, I hope he doesn’t call
Do You Remember My Name
You ain’t lookin’ for nothing
In anybody’s eyes, you say
Well, you looked into mine for so long
That I had to look away
Do You Remember My Name
“It’s not a comfort, it’s a concert”
“Hold your thumb” is like “Knock on wood”
You couldn’t hear cause of your hat
It’ not a hat though, it’s a hood
Do You Remember My Name
And all those moments haunt me still
Maybe you just were not aware
Of all those awkward things I said
Maybe you didn’t even care
Do You Remember My Name
There’s more than one reality
It’s the beholder’s point of view
Wish I could stand inside your shoes
Wish I knew what it meant to you
Oh...............................................
So I am talkin’ in my sleep
But I don’t speak when I’m awake
And ah....my skin aches,
I wish I was a snake
It Was All Beautiful
The first time we said goodbye
Under an early morning sky
Then years passed by
Yet somehow something never died
Now the second time around
I’m homeward bound
Just when I’ve found we’re in this sound
Like two notes tied
And how it feels when what you’d wished for comes true
And I can’t help missing you
How it feels when what you had hoped had all been true
And it was all beautiful
Now they’re playing our song
And it can’t be wrong
To sing along
Just for a little while
How it feels when what you learn is what you knew
And it is so good seeing you
How it feels to know that you’d been hoping too
And it was all beautiful
Now here, I’m just as lost, this wasn’t planned
I will not make believe I understand
This river flows
I just want to know
How deep its waters
I know that I can’t stay
And there’s things I never say
But as I walk away
I replay what will stay burned
Into my mind
Like how it feels to know that you remember, too
And I’ll be missing you
Not knowing what this is, yet one thing stays true:
It was all beautiful
It was all beautiful
Into The Real
Right now I don’t think it really matters what you say
I’m at a point where I don’t care if I agree anyway
Would you just pay for my drink
And look at the side of my face
Would you just make me forget
The sadness of this run-down place
Believe me
You don’t want to know how I feel
You’d back off and run away
And leave me stumbling back
Into the real
I couldn‘t even name all the drugs in your system right now
I‘d be way too scared to even come close to them anyhow
But as long as your eyes focus right on my lips
Whenever I talk
As long as I can imagine your hands on my hips
As we walk
You won’t see me hurt
And you won’t see me heal
Just take me away tonight
Keep me from stumbling back
Into the real
He has a choice
He can come read my lips
If he can’t hear my voice
When will he come to me, run to me, see that he’s losing me
I won’t take of my mask, and I don’t mind if it’s not your real name
You choose the dice and your color and then step inside of the game
The jester’s been dancing all night
With a mad smile and blood on his feet
The Queen‘s got cut glass in her mouth
She’s a-dying out of thirst and of heat
The laces are golden
But the shoes are missing a heel
Would you help me get through the night
Before I’ll be stumbling back
Into the real
He has a choice
He can come read my lips
If he can’t hear my voice
When will he come to me, run to me, see that he’s losing me
Watching Magnum On TV
I’m watching Magnum on TV
You haven’t called yet
All you’d have to say is you miss me
I’d jump on Easy Jet
Flying over to your beautiful island
Only to hold you in precious silence
She might as well be living on the moon
I heard you say it
But I was hoping that some time soon
We’d both sit together
In a pretty café, watch the world go by
Sipping a steaming Earl Grey
As time would fly
All the people whose paths I’ve crossed
There have been loads
And every coin that I have tossed
At the crossroad
Not knowing which way to turn, what to keep
And which bridges to burn
This hill sure is steep, man
The only disguise
You saw in my eyes
Was me trying to hide
How good it felt
To feel you by my side
I’m watching Magnum on TV
And I am hoping
You haven’t entirely forgotten me, as I am trying to be coping
With a lot of hurt and pain of my own
That’s my business
But right now, oh how I’d love to be blown away
By your kiss
Dawning Consciousness, Delayed
Well, I was walking by the crossroads where the subway runs below
And all the people looked to me as if they knew just where to go
Or else they just did not let show
You don’t like trains but you like boats and you like fishing in the sea
That’s where the fish and crab in love swim side by side eternally
It didn’t work for me
For us to be
Takes more than Love apparently
The juggler on his wooden stilts is leaning tired against the wall
I wonder how he can hold up and does he like to be that tall
Is he scared of heights at all
I agree, one of the reasons for someone to want a child
Is to know that when they go they leave a part of them behind
Someone who carries them inside
Don’t we all try
To make something to be remembered by
And I am losing grip instead of weight but by the hour
Lately I spend too much time crying in the shower
Falling asleep is a bit how I imagine dying, no wonder I don’t sleep
And I am back to drinking coffee just so I can read the grounds
I have a way of tackling problems; you have a way of walking ‘round
We both lost what we had found
And if not this, then what is true, is anything supposed to last
We grow in height, we grow in age, and what keeps growing most is the past
Filled with memories so vast
A change of cast
For a film that runs too fast
And I am losing grip instead of weight but by the hour
Lately I spend too much time crying in the shower
Falling asleep’s a bit how I imagine dying, no wonder I’m scared
Moi, chais plus quoi faire avec mes milliers de souvenirs
Ça me fait pleurer que malgré tout t’arrives à me faire rire
Je perdais tous mes parapluies, puis tout l’espoir, puis du terrain,
faut réapprendre à marcher
I bow my head, stare at my feet, and now I’m thinking about yours
I’ll see your face in my mind’s eye for as long as life endures
Today I’m getting a new fridge, and the blinds again got stuck
And I still don’t know what I need, except a little bit of luck
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