come
(w&m sianna lyons)

choose your shoes and walk to me
find your mind and talk to me
hang your hangups at the door
hang your coat up like before

we can clear our history
replace the fear with mystery
make it up, take me twice
help me break this sea of ice

come to me
i long to be
unwronged and free
be strong, quickly
come to me

let me shower you with fire
i'll devour your whole desire
revel in the reverie
seal this vast abyss for me

cracked stars in my sky
clipped wings, i can't fly
this cell is iron grey
since you went away

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disappear
(w&m Lyons/Gonzalez)

the banister creaks
as his fumbling foot seeks
he struggles to climb up the stairs

while flooded with dread
all alone in her bed
she struggles to finish her prayers

maybe god cares

little girl, too scared to shed a tear
little girl, too small to hold the fear
little girl, too big to disappear

tip-toes round the home
even when she's alone
afraid of that giant who might wake

outside she pretends
around neighbours and friends
a smile when she's about to break

over a small mistake

haunted always
by shadowed hallways
a drunk man, white rage
she no longer prays

years have gone by
the old man has since died
she wakes late at night in a sweat

a nameless pain eats at her
threatens to defeat but
the woman can't remember just yet
what the girl cannot forget

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we
(w&m Lyons/Gonzalez)

our fate to satisfy
the mystic read we'd be together
said we'd tread that way forever

the years leaked slowly by
i suffered silently until you found me
expectancy nearly drowned me

now we are we

such magic in your eyes
the way you pulled me in was so familiar
i knew instantly who you were

no need to analyse
we let ourselves be cradled by the wonder
with no fear of going under

we are we

before you came i just drifted aimlessly
without a flame i was too lonely to be free
now you're here, doubt has disappeared
one mountain at a time
we climb

your lovelight makes me shine
i can't express how deeply i adore you
there was no innocence before you

the future will unwind
we're strengthened by a bond that's so commanding
you and i can conquer anything

we are we

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lover
(w&m sianna lyons)

drifting at sea as the rain fell in squalls
alone under grey skies when i heard your calls
ebony blue eyes drew me to the shore
struck by the feeling we'd danced here before

lover, so sublime
discover another time
lover, we recover the rhyme

back on the shore i take the conch from your hand
listen to whispers of a magical land
safe in your arms i feel centuries unfold
kissed by desire that will never grow old

traces of a cherished age
guide us as we turn each page
shining on this wet night
timeless is our flight

lover, we recover the rhyme
lover, we recover the line

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11th hour
(w&m sianna lyons)

children on the streets where trouble greets
and then defeats them
violence running its course like a racehorse
to their back doors

terror in the schoolyard, so young so hard
can't be offguard
babies having babies, raising babies
killing babies

sucked into the big void, faith is destroyed
by the tabloids
trying to get a handle on the latest scandal
keeps us at a stand-still

politics of loose ends in a playpen
full of madmen
morals they espouse with their virgin mouths
as their bringing down the white house

how long can we stay strong
in a world that's gone so wrong?

we gotta give it all our power
living in the 11th hour
so we don't fall from our tower
living in the 11th hour

mystic on the subway nursing tanqueray
says we better pray
meanwhile new york's finest and those less blessed
are left unimpressed

no matter where you come from it's easy to succumb
or to get numb
living in a state torn apart by hate
oh can't you see it's getting late

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broken boy
(w&m sianna lyons)

broken boy, lost your toy
wondering why there's pie in your eye
broken boy, such a killjoy
she burned through the night
you smothered the brightest fire that ever warmed your life

broken boy, humanoid
a blue lullaby for an impudent guy
broken boy, you destroyed
your last chance for rapture
silenced the sweetest bird you had the nerve to capture

now you're sorry, broken boy
fallen from glory, broken boy
too late for tears, alone with your fears
nothing to fill the void
empty, broken boy

broken boy, not so coy
your arrogant face forever replaced
broken boy, end of story
the girl you drove away
came upon a better boy
who's with her to stay

your heart is unhealed
your pain is revealed
no more man of steel

stealing flowers
(w&m Lyons/Gonzalez)

hey there mr. music man
how does your garden grow?
rainfall's a little light this year
rhythms are a little slow

time was when a worker looked out
on the plot that he played each day
knowing the fruits of hard labor could never be
ripped out and taken away

but

here in songland there are battles to be won
spending hours looking out for number one

desperate measures for desolate lines
artistry in a drought
we worship the lazy, formula crazy
we've lost what it's all about

here in songland there are battles to be won
spending hours in pursuit of number one
here in songland we are always on the run
stealing flowers from under someone else's sun

times have changed
lines are rearranged
we're not afraid to be thieves

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susan
(w/m Lyons)

the dreams of yesterday
a lifetime away
sunshine and laughter
happily ever after

a sensitive little girl
whose hopes did not unfurl
fantasy your crutch
you lost touch

when the hurt became too much

i miss you, beautiful sister

who broke your spirit
instilled the fear and
shattered your mind
leaving you behind?

heart-splitting pain
unrelenting rain
voices in your head
what was it they said?

you seemed to lose the thread

i miss you, beautiful sister

the cracks appeared, it started seeping through
the terror of the knowing leaving you
crossing the line between feeling blackest blue
and hearing the mirror talking back to you

i'm talking to you
you're looking right through me
please come out to play
no one home today

mom's crying again
i watch you descend
how long since you've recognized
since you heard above the lies?

how time flies

i miss you, beautiful sister
i love you, beautiful sister

beautiful sister, can't believe the horror
white coats with needles to stop you from feeling
beautiful sister, can't believe the horror
white coats with needles couldn't stop your soul from bleeding

couldn't see your soul was bleeding

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otherwise
(w&m sianna lyons)

you better tell me that you're not the perfect stranger you appear to be
you better tell me that eventually you'd only bring me misery
you better tell me that you've got the perfect girlfriend and you wouldn't dare
you better tell me that a ride with you would never take me anywhere

otherwise i'll fall in love with you
otherwise i'll make you want me to
let's be wise enough not to pursue
otherwise i'll fall in love with you

you better tell me that your eyes of liquid sky would rain on my desire
you better tell me that your arms of chiseled stone would drag me through the mire
you better tell me that the fountain of your sweet soul isn't mine to drink
you better stop me now from tripping cause i'm getting closer to the brink

before i trap you in my lair
take my lion's share
you better hope this feeling subsides
otherwise...

you better tell me that the music of your voice is just a mindless song
you better tell me that you're just another mr. right who'd only do me wrong
in my ever-present hunger i would kill to taste your godliness
you better strip me of this passion that would only leave me powerless

yes

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