she places her hand in his and says // hold me so tight until the end // the world’s about to be a different place // everything we thought we knew will change // this is the start of something good // this is more felt than understood // this is the start of something good // she said // this is much more than just a child // this is the hope of a new life // this is the start of something good // she said // this is the start of something good // everyone is gathered round the bed // watching as the miracle begins // the world becomes such a different place // now we’re living in a world with you in it

the lights and the smoke they are filling the room // there's a thousand young faces all singing your tune // the microphone cables guitars and perfumes don't smell of adventure quite like they used to // you once were a boy with a dream in your heart // and now you're a man with a house and yard // the years have taken what they couldn't impart // where once there was fire, now barely a spark // where did the years go? // how could i have known that i can't breathe the same air as you // i can't be the same // i don't want to // when everything changed, so did you // when you're not yourself // you're somebody new // i remember when everything changed i was behind the wheel // of a passenger van on the freeway and still // i couldn't feel motion or spinning of gears // it was all i could do just to hold back the tears // where did the years go? // how could i have known? // i'm telling myself that nothing has changed // i'm asking myself if i am to blame // if innocence lost could be mine again // i keep telling myself that i...

you'd be a kamikaze if you bled // you'd feel a way around your indecision and regret // you always appear so innocently instead // i wanted to believe each beautiful thing that you said // so i did // somewhere there's a house full of cards // with your name on it // someday it'll come crashing down // with your world in it // your lies were from the heart // and that's what gets me caught now // someday when the world is dark // and you're fast asleep in front of your TV // years change nothing at all // you're still alone // still all alone // your lies were from the heart // right from the start

where do you go when you're alone? // the rain on your face, the wind and the cold. // you smile cuz you know, you're not far now, // this is your escape, and everyone knows that. // california seems so far from wherever you are. // i feel like a ghost everywhere i go, // never really alive, never really alone. // i need to get back where i belong, // you're becoming a home, and it's the warmest i've known, but // california seems so far from wherever you are. // set my heart on fire. // i'll take you in right through the wires. // so you can make it back inside. // i'll take you in right through the wires. // it hurts, but i'll try so hard, // to make a mile an inch, make the ocean a fog. // no matter how warm we keep our hearts, // the atlantic is cold, and it keeps us apart. // california seems so far from wherever you are. // set my heart on fire. // i'll take you in right through the wires. // so you can make it back inside. // i'll take you in right through the wires. // is this some kind of fantasy, or something that's real to me?

I’ve got a feeling in my chest // everything’s changing and // i don’t know what to do with that // i think of all the ways i’ve changed // then think of all the ways i’ve stayed the same // i’ve got a feeling in my chest // it’s like i took a .45 straight into it // and i can fight it all i want // but in the end i only wrestle with myself // oh i’ve tried // and i’ve tried to focus on the sound // of your voice as i hear it through the crowd // that surrounds my heart on every side // come end this siege of mine // i’ve got a voice inside my head // that tells me when i’ve said too much about it // it doesn’t want to be revealed // cos then i’d have to learn to deal with it // and that could be so hard // i don’t know where to start // my heart is waiting for only you // my mind is searching for only truth // my soul is longing to reach somewhere new // if i must be captured then let it be by you

i told you i could do this on my own // i ran away from home and still you found me // i walked along the darkest road alone // but you knew all along what i was hiding // the storm came down like none i’d ever known // in all my life i’d never beeen so lonely // the water cleansed my wounds and healed my bones // but still i thought the rain was just to spite me // you always you // when i’m tired of trying // you have made me new // even though i can’t see you // i can feel your love // and that alone is enough // from the rising of the sun // to the chains that lay undone // i can see your touch // and that alone is enough for me // at last i found that i could stand no more // you watched me as i fell but still you called me // my stubborn heart still wanted to be strong // i couldn’t understand what you were offering // you always you // when i’m tired of fighting // oh god i can’t understand // but i’m asking just the same // would you let my heart beat along with yours?

when did you talk to me? // when did i know your name? // when were you close to me? // when did we feel the same? // how is it everything isn’t as we left it? // when did i start to think that you are to blame for this? // i took a step away from you // i thought that you had taken one too // but i’ve got my heart set on you and i can’t go back // i don’t know what to do but i know you know that // now i’ve found something true and i’m holding on to you // i am holding on to you // when did i grow too old? // when did i learn to much? // when did i start to trust only what i can see and touch? // you never turned away not even when i’d fight // you never waited for me to get it right // i was always looking for the right things to say // but my words fell short // so i learned to turn around and back away // and say nothing at all // cuz when i can’t trust what i cant see // i find it hard to believe that // you are never ever keeping score on me

she places her hand in his and says // hold me so tight until the end // the world’s about to be a different place // everything we thought we knew will change // this is the start of something good // this is more felt than understood // this is the start of something good // she said // this is much more than just a child // this is the hope of a new life // this is the start of something good // she said // this is the start of something good // everyone is gathered round the bed // watching as the miracle begins // the world becomes such a different place // now we’re living in a world with you in it

helpless as a child i am // i’m asking you to take my hand // i’m calling to the only one who hears // i am safe within your arms // you hold me close and i am found // the shadows i no longer need to fear // and i know that all i need is // jesus you are you’re everything i need // you are the source of life in me // you are you’re everything i need // you are love that’s all i know // i don’t need to know any more // for all i have is what you’ve given me // i was a slave you set me free // when i was lost you guided me // when i was dead you breathed life into me // when the storm comes you’re with me // and when the tears fall you sustain me // jesus jesus you’re all i need // // i found a way through the storm // i found a way through the noise // all i needed to lose was myself // i found a way through the crowd // i found a way through the sounds // all i needed to lose was myself

i told you i could do this on my own // i ran away from home and still you found me // i walked along the darkest road alone // but you knew all along what i was hiding // the storm came down like none i’d ever known // in all my life i’d never beeen so lonely // the water cleansed my wounds and healed my bones // but still i thought the rain was just to spite me // you always you // when i’m tired of trying // you have made me new // even though i can’t see you // i can feel your love // and that alone is enough // from the rising of the sun // to the chains that lay undone // i can see your touch // and that alone is enough for me // at last i found that i could stand no more // you watched me as i fell but still you called me // my stubborn heart still wanted to be strong // i couldn’t understand what you were offering // you always you // when i’m tired of fighting // oh god i can’t understand // but i’m asking just the same // would you let my heart beat along with yours?

when did you talk to me? // when did i know your name? // when were you close to me? // when did we feel the same? // how is it everything isn’t as we left it? // when did i start to think that you are to blame for this? // i took a step away from you // i thought that you had taken one too // but i’ve got my heart set on you and i can’t go back // i don’t know what to do but i know you know that // now i’ve found something true and i’m holding on to you // i am holding on to you // when did i grow too old? // when did i learn to much? // when did i start to trust only what i can see and touch? // you never turned away not even when i’d fight // you never waited for me to get it right // i was always looking for the right things to say // but my words fell short // so i learned to turn around and back away // and say nothing at all // cuz when i can’t trust what i cant see // i find it hard to believe that // you are never ever keeping score on me // here’s only you and me as far as the eye can see // there’s nothing in between, i’m under the canopy // stretching up like the trees, bending like summer leaves // watching the stars and seas, i’m under the canopy // you waited while i just wandered // you have answers, i just ponder // there’s no safer place for me than under the canopy

I’ve got a feeling in my chest // everything’s changing and // i don’t know what to do with that // i think of all the ways i’ve changed // then think of all the ways i’ve stayed the same // i’ve got a feeling in my chest // it’s like i took a .45 straight into it // and i can fight it all i want // but in the end i only wrestle with myself // oh i’ve tried // and i’ve tried to focus on the sound // of your voice as i hear it through the crowd // that surrounds my heart on every side // come end this siege of mine // i’ve got a voice inside my head // that tells me when i’ve said too much about it // it doesn’t want to be revealed // cos then i’d have to learn to deal with it // and that could be so hard // i don’t know where to start // my heart is waiting for only you // my mind is searching for only truth // my soul is longing to reach somewhere new // if i must be captured then let it be by you

through thousands of miles of wires and air // your love is the signal that i need to hear // my vision is fading and so is my voice // i’m lost in the waves and i’m buried in remorse // so come won’t you come // and save me from myself // my words are empty // my heart is empty when i’m full of myself // so come won’t you come // erase me from the start // my heart is aching // with no words escaping when i’m full of myself // with nothing to guide me i’m lost in the sea // don’t recognize constellations around me // darkness is seeping through every pore // and i’ve never been this desperate before // my heart is heavy with everything i’m holding onto // my body’s sinking i can’t believe what end i’ve come to // i’ve tried letting go but i’ve still got my hold // will i choose my life or choose my soul? // i can know everything that there is to know // will i lose my life or lose my soul? // i’ve lost my life // but i’ve got my soul // i’ve lost my life // but i’ve gained it all // i’ve lost my life // but i found my soul // at the bottom of the ocean floor

it’s a clear night // the stars are so bright // forgetting the atmosphere // was ever there // vacant eyes watch // from the treetops // sensing that the end is near // all the years have brought is here // at the end of it all will you comfort me? // as the curtains are drawn will you come for me? // and as you strip away the earth and sky and sea // will there be a place for me? // the earth is tired // though once was so admired // the ground aches under my feet // so old and beat // creatures waiting // for new beginnings // but the end is all they’re going to see // all the years have brought us here

you're doing your best,i can barely keep up. // you're making your plans, and i think of myself. // i'm running away, you're finding me out. // you won't let me go, and you won't let me down. // you've taken your time, you took me apart. // i fought every day, but you taught me to stop. // you're changing your mind, and you're changing my heart. // failure can't be the end, cuz it wasn't the start.

i can see that you can't fake this now. // the simplest grief translates to hopelessness. // i know i'm not the victim here, so i'll close my eyes. // how can you just expect me to entertain you when i'm called? // then take my place back on the shelf where i belong? // to stay where i'm not wanted, be seen but not be known. // your pleas are not convincing, you never said "don't go." // break it down, you're all alone this time. // and you just make it harder for yourself. // i know i'm not the victim here, so i'll close my eyes. // how can you just expect me to entertain you when i'm called? // then take my place back on the shelf where i belong? // to stay where i'm not wanted, be seen but not be known. // your pleas are not convincing, you never said "don't go." // i'm changing all the choices made. // i'm changing all the things i said. // i'm changing all the time i spent. // i'm changing everything.

If you scream, if you scream your heart out now, // I'll believe, and I'll never feel a single doubt. // That it's me your heart has fallen on this time, // I know that your tears will be for nothing if you never let them go. // Tonight // I'll see you in the summer, // I'll see you in the summertime. // Today is like forever, // Tomorrow will come in time. // And we'll see just how right we really are. // From the corner of my eye I see our own disaster // Heading right for us as we just slip into ourselves and drive. // And if I know me way we spin will catch me by surprise. // I'll see you in the summer, // I'll see you in the summertime. // Today is like forever, // Tomorrow will come in time. // If it's me your heart has fallen on this time, // Then it's me your heart will fall upon this time. // This time I'll get it right.

where do you go when you're alone? // the rain on your face, the wind and the cold. // you smile cuz you know, you're not far now, // this is your escape, and everyone knows that. // california seems so far from wherever you are. // i feel like a ghost everywhere i go, // never really alive, never really alone. // i need to get back where i belong, // you're becoming a home, and it's the warmest i've known, but // california seems so far from wherever you are. // set my heart on fire. // i'll take you in right through the wires. // so you can make it back inside. // i'll take you in right through the wires. // it hurts, but i'll try so hard, // to make a mile an inch, make the ocean a fog. // no matter how warm we keep our hearts, // the atlantic is cold, and it keeps us apart. // california seems so far from wherever you are. // set my heart on fire. // i'll take you in right through the wires. // so you can make it back inside. // i'll take you in right through the wires. // is this some kind of fantasy, or something that's real to me?

you came my way tonight, // you broke away from the world that holds you // tighter than you'd like. // you feel restrained but you never tell me why. // every time i catch that look in your eyes, // every time i know you'll never be surprised. // if the feeling was gone, would your love be true? // if i needed someone would it still be you? // if i emptied myself would that be enough to prove, // forever is all we've got to lose. // you made it all so clear, // the past can't haunt you, only disappear without a trace. // now that you're here. // now that you're here. // every time i catch that look in your eyes, // every time i know you'll never be surprised. // if the feeling was gone, would your love be true? // if i needed someone would it still be you? // if i emptied myself would that be enough to prove, // forever is all we've got to lose. // still i cannot breathe with you, // wait until you make a move. // passing glances right across the room, // i can't even bring myself to speak to you.

and as the rain came down, i knew my luck had changed. // i watched it hit the ground, knowing i'd do the same. // there's no escaping now, the choices that i made. // if i don't close my eyes, i'll watch my life degrade. // i thought that i would notice. // i thought that this was all we were waiting for. // but we know it wasn't what we thought, // at least it's not anymore. // so i'm giving up, giving up. // my dear, it's so unfair. // giving up, giving up. // cuz you were never there. // giving up, giving up. // this wasn't what we planned, // but what's wrong with that? // i tried and tried and tried, i gave my love away. // maybe you did as well, but it was far too late. // the words that sealed my fate were waiting to be spun. // and so the end began when they rolled off my tongue. // i thought that i would notice. // i thought that this was all we were waiting for. // but we know it wasn't what we thought, // at least it's not anymore. // so i'm giving up, giving up. // my dear, it's so unfair. // giving up, giving up. // cuz you were never there. // giving up, giving up. // this wasn't what we planned, // but what's wrong with that? // hey, everyone's impatient. // but, hey, everyone is waiting

i can't breathe the same air as you. // i can't be the same, i don't want to. // when everything changed, so did you. // there's nothing to win if there's nothing to lose.

so you stayed, and watched her go, // now even the dark will speak her name. // it's times like these we learn to live alone. // you can't escape the memories, // that flood through your mind with every tear. // her favorite songs are ringing in your ears. // to all the people on the rooftops singing, // all the songs that lost their meaning. // this one is yours, this one is yours. // so, raise your voice without contempt, // you're more alive with every breath. // this one is yours, this one is yours. // here you are once again, // you've lost everything worth holding in. // you'd break the world to make it understand. that you give because you need, // you don't even know what to believe. // so you give yourself to anyone who smiles the right way. // to all the people on the rooftops singing, // all the songs that lost their meaning. // this one is yours, this one is yours. // so, raise your voice without contempt, // you're more alive with every breath. // this one is yours, this one is yours. // so pack your bags, say goodbye, // check your passport one more time. // if you leave it all behind, // it will be nothing more than // a short collection of memories, // you forget so easily. // i hope that when you find your peace, // you'll remember... // all the people on the rooftops singing, // all the songs that lost their meaning. // this one is yours, this one is yours. // so, raise your voice without contempt, // you're more alive with every breath. // this one is yours, this one is yours.

hey, let's go to where the sun is bright for us, // start again, and live a brand new life. // come on and take my hand, we'll make it there, // under the serenade of songs that take us, // away from here. // these are the places we go in our hearts, // these are the dreams that we pull back down. // these are the days we'll remember for the rest of our lives, // it's never going to get easier for me to say goodbye. // okay, i know it's not as easy as it sounds, // but sometimes life can take unfair control of us. // so take my hand, we'll make our stand, // we'll live each day as if the wind could take us, // away from here. // these are the places we go in our hearts, // these are the dreams that we pull back down. // these are the days we'll remember for the rest of our lives, // it's never going to get easier for me to say goodbye. // i swear i'll let you drive if you would let me in, // we'll get across these plains as fast as people can. // we'll sing, i know that means the world to you, // enjoy each minute far more than people do. // these are the places we go in our hearts, // these are the dreams that we pull back down. // these are the days we'll remember for the rest of our lives, // it's never going to get easier for me to say goodbye

you wear me out with all your little questions, // you wear me out without a sound. // you never seem to offer a solution, // you never try to make it out. // it seems so long ago when we were in love, // and time was on our side, // we had all the time in the world, that seemed so bright. // now it's a bit less colourful for us. // this is a hell for you and me. // and nothing that you say is reaching me. // this is our hell, it's underneath // all the promises we made when we were free, // from you and me. // i'm never satisfied with what i'm given, // is that the truth? i don't agree. // if all this time you thought yourself the victim, // then why the lies? and why the deceit? // it seems so long ago when we were in love, // and time was on our side, // we had all the time in the world, that seemed so bright. // now it's a bit less colourful for us. // this is a hell for you and me. // and nothing that you say is reaching me. // this is our hell, it's underneath // all the promises we made when we were free, // i woke up this morning, and i was alone. // no head on your pillow, no wedding ring on. // there's no understand of where we went wrong, but it's clear, // it all went so wrong.

here i am, i'll try to be honest, cuz i can. // i'll try to be better than i am, for you. // i need to hear your voice, i don't need to talk, i need to listen. // i open my mouth, i close my eyes, and my wisdom is a pale disguise. // you never change at all. // you'll always break my fall. // and i love you most of all. // i love you most of all. // please be still, no need to remember where you've been. // you need to recall everything about me. // let it be, it was never important to me. // failure never defines who you will be. // you are mine, don't you see? // that i never change at all. // i'll always break your fall. // and i love you most of all. // i love you most of all. // come to me, like i saw it all in my dreams. // living here is a mystery, and i want to know everything. // i can fall so deep, but never anywhere you can't reach. // i'll i have is the mystery of why you still love me. // (i never wanted it this way.) // you never change at all. // you'll always break my fall. // and i love you most of all. // i love you most of all.