Lyrics
DERVISH DANCE (single)
1. DERVISH DANCE
(words: sheehan, music: higgins, tingle, tsichlis, sheehan)
Walked away, left me here
Told me lies, thoughts unclear
Can't believe she left me
Said nothing at all to me
The empty room returns again
A chance to think about where and when
Disbelief, wasted time
Around my eyes another line
Circle spins, circle dives, hits from behind, hits all our lives
Circle spins, circle dives, hits from behind, hits all our lives
Circle spins, circle dives, hits from behind, hits all our lives
Circle spins, circle dives, hits from behind, hits all our lives
Said too much again I know
The safest way is no love to show
Can't believe she left me
Said nothing, said enough
Better off alone I see
The day when it convinces me
It's wrong to think of her as mine
It's wrong because nothing is mine
Not the girl, the girl I knew
Not the girl, the girl I knew
Not the girl, the girl I knew
Not the girl, the girl I knew
2.HOW MANY MORE TIMES
(words: sheehan, music: tsichlis)
How uninteresting life would be if nothing would change
How many times must we retake the same old scenes?
See all the faces, in the wrong places
How can I ever forget you?
See all the faces, in the wrong places
How can I ever forget you?
Around and around, up and down the same old ground
Redesign, realign, take your time but don't take mine
See all the faces, in the wrong places
How can I ever forget you?
See all the faces, in the wrong places
How can I? Ever?
See all the faces, in the wrong places
How can I ever forget you?
See all the faces, in the wrong places
How can I ever forget you?
See all the faces, in the wrong places
How can I?
ESSENCE (lp)
1. WHISPER WORDS
(words: higgins and sheehan, music: higgins)
Singing
Crying
Gently sighing
Whisper words
Never heard
Fully aware
Not all there
Singing
Crying
Gently sighing
Whisper words
Never heard
Fully aware
If I had the time
I'd call, write or see you
2. STEPS TOWARD FREEDOM
(instrumental: higgins)
3. IN HER SMILE
(words/music: sheehan)
The coldest walk on a summer's eve
Wind blowing around the life I lead
Contour designs now's a face in my mind
Lead me to where I should be
I should be
In her smile
(I should be)
In her smile
(I should be)
In her smile
(I should be)
Pacing a line down a safer path
Imagine the perfect aftermath
Between the hiding, the fear and doubt
How can this possibly exist without me
In her smile
(I should be)
In her smile
(I should be)
In her smile
(I should be)
Breathing deep within the sound, a thousand thoughts escape
Watch as transformation starts upon a sullen face
An empty hour, a silent noise, the fight to break the stride
What will she say when I arrive? With every intention to be alive
In her smile
(I should be)
In her smile
(I should be)
In her smile
(I should be)
4. OCEANS OF SPACE
(instrumental: tingle)
5. SECOND WIND
(words: sheehan, music: higgins)
Just when I thought I knew you and your ways I was wrong again
I'm wrong again
But by the time I thought I was sure it was late again
Too late again
The passing days turn to weeks then to months then you're gone again
Goodbye again
Back and forth
Stand in a line
Watch the rhythms
Fall out of time
I can't sleep
And I haven't tried
To find a peace
Inside my mind
We walk and run yet we're still in one place, it's a prison term
We never learn
We're chained to walls that are crumbling fast, in a fragile place
We can't escape
Our silent stares and our meaningless love, it goes on and then
It never ends
Watch me now as I stand to go
In twenty minutes you'll never know
It's me and the lines
And you don't care
Concern's inevident everywhere
You can receive it
You can take hold
You can receive it
In a moment you'll know
Just when I thought I knew you and your ways, I was wrong again
I'm wrong again
But by the time I thought I was sure it was late again
Too late again
The passing days turn to weeks then to months then you're gone again
Goodbye again
Back and forth
Stand in a line
Watch the rhythms
Fall out of time
I can't sleep
And I haven't tried
To find a peace
Inside my mind
Picture a silence
Over the miles
Picture a silence
Beyond the wires
Just when I thought I knew you and your ways, I was wrong again
I'm wrong again
But by the time I thought I was sure, it was late again
Too late again
The passing days turn to months then to years then you're gone again
Goodbye again
6. SEX IN THE SPRING
(words: sheehan, music: higgins)
Time for a halt in the action
Time for a change
With you there's no need for thinking
Without you I'm strange
Lie down and let me see you
See you seeing me
What's white turns to grey then to black
My river's a sea
Persistence is matched by endurance
My time's running out
I'll leave you to your own devices
You figure it out
Is someone here?
Comedown's calling
Children's faces I see falling
Endless nights
Sunrise makes noise
Girls hate each other
Boys against boys
Growing tired, it's the same old thing
Death dealt the style
Indulgence is king
These wind-burnt streets of my city
My eyes open wide
Leather shoes worn and exhausted
All feelings aside
We've seen a lot of action
What have we got?
You and I were made for each other
Whether I like it or not
Is someone here?
Comedown's calling
Children's faces I see falling
Endless nights
Sunrise makes noise
Girls hate each other
Boys against boys
Growing tired, it's the same old thing
Death dealt the style
Indulgence is king
Time for a halt in the action
Time for a change
With you there's no need for thinking
Without you I'm strange
Lie down and let me see you
See you seeing me
What's white turns to grey then to black
My river's a sea
Persistance is matched by endurance
My time's running out
I'll leave you to your own devices
You figure it out
7. ROSES ON WEDNESDAY
(words/music: sheehan)
It once seemed so strong
Where'd it all go wrong?
I watched the rain fall down on you
Something in the air
A sight of casual despair
Another day cast away
The times you spent with me
A heaven you couldn't see
Made love to insecurity
The times you spent with me
A heaven you couldn't see
Made love to insecurity
My courage killed and removed
Withered, dried and unused
Roses on Wednesday
8. WITHIN THESE WALLS
(instrumental: sheehan)
9. I CAN'T WAIT
(words: coreen dwyer, sheehan; music: higgins)
(I can't wait for you)
Oblivious to the sound when (I can't wait for you)
Without any light in front of (I can't wait for you)
What I see I glow so strong So strong
So strong
So strong
The eyes and the ears of everyone (I can't wait for you)
Come clearly to view, a breath anew (I can't wait for you)
Without any help from anyone (I can't wait for you)
I'm standing here now, so show me So show me
So show me
So show me
Reflections occur as diamonds spin (I can't wait for you)
Calliope drone, return to home (I can't wait for you)
Got found out again, love vertigo (I can't wait for you)
You've fallen from me
ESSENCE & CHARM (lp)
1. DERVISH DANCE - see DERVISH DANCE 2. HOW MANY MORE TIMES - see DERVISH DANCE 3. THE ROMANCE ISN'T OVER (sheehan) Don't want to talk about love Don't want to sing about love The message seems clear Who's to say what they feel? You're still so far away Am I even getting close? The numbers are wrong The timing's not right 4. WHISPER WORDS - see ESSENCE 5. STEPS TOWARD FREEDOM - see ESSENCE 6. IN HER SMILE - see ESSENCE 7. OCEANS OF SPACE - see ESSENCE 8. SECOND WIND - see ESSENCE 9. SEX IN THE SPRING - see ESSENCE 10. ROSES ON WEDNESDAY - see ESSENCE 11. WITHIN THESE WALLS - see ESSENCE 12. I CAN'T WAIT - see ESSENCE 13. SUN IN MY EYES (words/music: higgins) The sun in my eyes Its rays on my face I've come all this far To see you again You care not for me I know this is so In time you will see What you did not know The sun in my eyes Its rays on my face I've come all this far To see you again You care not for me I know this is so In time you will see What you did not know 14. WHEN FEELINGS CHANGE (words: sheehan, music: higgins) Inside this saintly place When feelings change and we remember Losing a hint of grace It all remains inside The once-loved cacophony I now conspire to hide My palms are turned away I'm waiting for the call and wonder Will it come, will I fall under The awe of it all The brightest dream becomes a nightmare If I die, will anyone care? They say we're safe As long as we don't think about What's killing us and our fate The odds are ten-to-one If we don't find the start of breakdown Should we find a gun? The awe of it all The brightest dream becomes a nightmare If I die, will anyone care? 15. WITHOUT HESITATION (instrumental: higgins) 16. LOOK FOR OUTSTRETCHED ARMS (words/music: sheehan) Cavern's walls were worn by a dark dawn rain Clinging leaves fell prey to small arms The terrible infants watched The cave's walls glow bright from oil and clay Recognizing ruins from an age of a different race The pieces of the past fell in line Stories they'd heard were true Their dreams could now complete their mind's eye view Dewy wet, the moss beneath their feet What a strange surprise to hear the human screech We've reached an abysmal void in my eyes We're safe in our bed, why the need to rise? Cunningly poised as safe and self-assured Facades fall fast as your heart becomes impure Settle into place, you children, listen while you can Ancestral faces watching you Fear is your best friend A new beginning could mean you've reached an end Turtle-crawl fog descends and swallows you and then your friend Passageway is blocked and now you're gone The rape has just come down Turn to run, you violate sacred ground Lantem's dead, the screams become your own The chill pervades, will you ever get back home? We've reached an abysmal void in my eyes We're safe in our bed, why the need to rise? Cunningly poised as safe and self-assured Facades fall fast as your heart becomes impure Leave behind the cavern and look for outstretched arms But safety has become a huge mirage Lifted by the hair The infants now float up in the air Passersby look up and see the feet Of children who trespassed an ancient suite 17. ESSENCE (instrumental: higgins) 18. TORTURED BEAUTY (words: sheehan, music: evans-hansen) Where is your heart? Where are the thoughts that once held you aloft and apart? Stare at your skin Beneath the ivory smoothness, you've yellowed within Disintegrate at a rate that clips fate Lily bends as she breaks Every movement reveals some new fatal mistake Lily breaks then falls towards me She looks up from my arms, I almost ignore her plea To resuscitate Colorless lips Pale face on two legs, you won't come to grips Love in your room Spilled freely like it was blood from a wound Admit self-denial yet betray the trial Lily bends as she breaks Every movement reveals some new fatal mistake Lily breaks then falls toward me She looks up from my arms, I almost ignore her plea To resuscitate Transfix your eyes Witness the light as it paints an open sky If you could see the occasional glimpse You might give yourself to me Heavy with misery, he'll love her or will he? Lily bends as she breaks Every movement reveals some new fatal mistake Lily breaks then falls toward me She looks up from my arms, I almost ignore her plea To resuscitate 19. THE TINGLER (instrumental: tingle)
ESSENCE & RARITIES (lp)
1. QUIET THE LONGING (music: higgins, words: sheehan) The beauty of her tears I can remember seeing Time pass between our lives Her taste and then the night Daylight alarming Images under glass Motions deceiving There's something every hour Violent, perverse, obsessed, thinking Thousands of habits Wasted Shipmates on foreign lands Retracing the steps Unbounded joy escapes Far gone in its tracks Thoughtless and tongue-tied My spirit suppressed Without paying attention There's tears in the rain Violent, perverse, obsessed, thinking Thousands of habits Wasted You've gone away and now Return to me somehow Fantastic overview: Am I wasting time with you? The beauty of her tears I can remember seeing Time pass between our lives Her taste and then the night Daylight alarming Images under glass Motions deceiving There's something every hour Violent, perverse, obsessed, thinking Thousands of habits Wasted Violent, perverse, obsessed, thinking Thousands of habits Wasted 2. THE DAYS GO (words/music: sheehan) Watching the crowds go Wait for a no-show Remembering what I know When will my love grow Without any rhythm I roll my eyes I hear the sound of nothing Then I realize My heartbeat comes and it goes and the days go My heartbeat comes and it goes and the days go Stainless and plateglass Watching the days pass Sand in an hourglass Nothing will ever last Precision and timing I watch slip away I don't have any reason For the words I say My heartbeat comes and it goes and the days go My heartbeat comes and it goes and the days go My heartbeat comes and it goes and the days go My heartbeat comes and it goes and the days go Stainless and plateglass Watching the days pass Sand in an hourglass Nothing will ever last Precision and timing I watch slip away I don't have any reason For the words I say My heartbeat comes and it goes and the days go My heartbeat comes and it goes and the days go My heartbeat comes and it goes and the days go My heartbeat comes and it goes and the days go 3. RED GIRL (words: coreen dwyer, music: sheehan) Your eyes, I see liquid like burning brandy, heat to my head Speaking to you would melt my throat so I stare instead I am a white girl dressed in long perfumed hair I am a green girl living in caves of laughing air Crying in water has its effect when you feel the sands And the brushing of textures over your body like a lover's hand I am a young girl dressed in white atmosphere I am a red girl dancing closely to compare Because I will hurt you regardless of choice, regardless of care And in my heart I will die with all the people there My passion swirls in the space between ourselves But I make mistakes so we can sometimes be together I am a white girl dressed in long perfumed hair I am a green girl living in caves of laughing air I am a young girl dressed in white atmosphere I am a red girl dancing closely to compare Because I will hurt you regardless of choice, regardless of care And in my heart I will die with all the people there 4. SELF INTEREST (words: tsichlis and sheehan, music: tsichlis) I've been so wrapped up in my troubles, I'd forgotten to ask you I've climbed a different mountain and I see a different view Accusations made, truth starts to fold Rumors attack your life, their grip takes a hold I'm falling down twelve flights of stairs A day away from you, well, why should I care? See the man face down in the alley? Ask him, 'How do you do?' I can see the colors much clearer from my window room Sick of you, sick of me and I'm sick of it A house, a car and the kids, well, it doesn't mean shit There's no righteous life, there's no perfect path Don't say you know the way, don't make me laugh These things are never known But these things will come to you In a crowd or on your own These things will never leave you alone I've been so wrapped up in my troubles, I'd forgotten to ask you I've climbed a different mountain and I've seen a different view Accusations made, truth starts to fold Rumors attack your life, their grip takes a hold See the man face down in the alley? Ask him, 'How do you do?' I can see the colors clearer from my window room I'm failing down twelve flights of stairs A day away from you, well, why should I care? 5. DREAM MUSIC (instrumental: higgins) 6. LOOK FOR OUTSTRETCHED ARMS - see ESSENCE & CHARM 7. DONE MY TIME (words/music: higgins) Many times I've seen you go Go round again When I wanna see you babe You're not in I don't wanna fight no more Just want to love I give you all I got babe Still it's not enough Done my time with you 8. THOUGHTS OF YOU (words/music: sheehan) We can share each other's lives in the time it takes for this Time inverts the obvious We tumble and die and kiss Die and kiss Die and kiss Born instead of leaving clues, confused and doubts without Shared by few and known by less Embrace and die and kiss Die and kiss Die and kiss Die and kiss Die and kiss Panoramic view of height and width, foretold and told again Lifting and landing and too close to miss Capsize and die and kiss Die and kiss Die and kiss Die and kiss Die and kiss 9. THEORY OF GAMES (words: sheehan, music: higgins) Say, direct attention over here You might want to take that long ride home Oh, there's that ringing in my ears Let's pack it up and slip away Would ya, would ya, would ya come over over Would ya, would ya, would ya come over over Would ya, would ya, would ya come over over Would ya, would ya, would ya come over over Hey, get up! The fun has just begun! All your body's warmth is on the floor What gives you the right to lead me on? Let's pack it up and slip away Aren't you glad, glad you came over baby Aren't you glad, glad you came over baby Aren't you glad, glad you came over baby Aren't you glad, glad you came over baby You come home, go away, come back another day Come home, go away, come back another day Come home, go away, come back another day Come home, go away, come back another day 10. ASTRAY (words/music: sheehan) Take a walk with me Take a walk until we're alone Somewhere in someplace I'll see that one face Hold me and guide me Stand here beside me Take a walk with me Take a walk until we're home Soul leaves my body A shell bare and empty Poison in my brain Still I am not afraid Fireworks Come bursting through the sky Sparkle fades Then electrifies You and I 11. WHISPER WORDS - see ESSENCE 12. STEPS TOWARD FREEDOM - see ESSENCE 13. IN HER SMILE - see ESSENCE 14. OCEANS OF SPACE - see ESSENCE 15. SECOND WIND - see ESSENCE 16. SEX IN THE SPRING - see ESSENCE 17. ROSES ON WEDNESDAY - see ESSENCE 18. WITHIN THESE WALLS - see ESSENCE 19. I CAN'T WAIT - see ESSENCE
Stephen Sheehan - EYES OF THE WILDERNESS
1. ASTRAY - see ESSENCE & RARITIES 2. RELUCTANT RAGE (words: sheehan, music: bart wolfe) Say something to me, blow me away Say the words and try to make me stay Herein lies reluctant rage Left behind from an ice age Clippings scattered through the cage Idiots negate the sage Window peering into hairline sky Twisting secrets into mourning cries Herein lies reluctant rage Left behind from an ice age Clippings scattered through the cage Idiots negate the sage Hunted child, sing sweetly For those to hear Hunted child, sing sweetly For those who hear Years and years, see the times go by Live for changes as you live a lie Herein lies reluctant rage Left behind from an ice age Clippings scattered through the cage Idiots negate the sage Hunted child, sing sweetly For those to hear Hunted child, sing sweetly For those who hear Fan the blaze, see the flames grow higher Brightest light comes from the palest fire Herein lies reluctant rage Left behind from an ice age Clippings scattered through the cage Idiots negate the sage 3. THANKS FOR LIVING (sheehan) It seems so fine, what I can tell I don't question what I see Don't expect me to do anything I don't want to do Is this the thanks I get? My thanks for living? Should I be grateful for... For what you're giving me? My idle mind, my ignorant bliss Keeps me in my place I don't see the need to change the way It seems alright to me Is this the thanks I get? My thanks for living? Should I be grateful for... For what you're giving me? Why turn away from your desires When they're right in front of you? You may think you like the scenery But you know you can't afford the view Is this the thanks I get? My thanks for living Should I be grateful for... For what you're giving me? 4. THOUGHTS OF YOU - see ESSENCE & RARITIES 5. NEON FRONTIER (words: sheehan, music: tingle) He's looking for something he's never seen He's ragged as cacti, unshaven and lean Charging through sand hills and prairie by constant white moon Stopping for water and reckoning to arrive before noon And he comes and he comes and he looks to the sky as his guide Then he takes a deep breath 'cause tomorrow he's back on the ride In his wildest dreams he can't see how he's ended up here In the middle of nowhere, way out on the neon frontier Wind slaps his face, now he's blinded by dust in his eyes He's getting used to the sound of coyote cries He picks up the pace 'cause he sees the sun going down Just one more hour and he'll bask in the glow of the town And he comes and he comes and he sees a beautiful sight The lights in the distance that echo to him in the night What he sees he can't say but there's no doubt it's happening right here In the big sky above him, way out on the neon frontier He leaps from his seat and stares up at what's shining and round Watches it gently descend then hover 'bove ground The Big Book says fiery chariots have come down before Now he sees a hand that extends out to him through a door So he's come all this way and he's seen something few will believe He knows it was there, it was not what his mind would conceive So why should he try to convince those who have a closed ear? He'll just keep to himself what he saw on the neon frontier 6. ODD POSTURES (words: sheehan, music: evans-hansen) When the silent start Shouting their secrets And the deaf begin to hear Will the sky fall? So entwined by your design The plan to come apart Stole my mind and then aligned My thinking to your heart This way of life is tangled tight A message from your eyes I'm so undone, am I the one To hear unheeded cries? Will you speak Using a tongue You know you've never used? Will the maimed rise? Daily life without the life You need to stay alive Will you come through again the fool And live another lie? The way you act it's no surprise People say, 'He fails.' Another act, another scene It's a torture without nails Elevated and protected By the myth of anonymity Generalized and integrated I see the dark Circles around Your iridescent blues Do the tears sting? Will you see what's never seen Will it all make sense? When you look down and find you're high Atop a wire fence You'd probably stand a better chance Skating on the sea In mid-July so use your time A bit more wisely Elevated and protected By the myth of anonymity Generalized and integrated 7. RADIUM LOVERS (sheehan) He doesn't have a job, given up the search Stays out late with all his friends, never goes to church Day by day without a dream, life inside a hole Fantasies about his girlfriend and about the glow On their own, they're nothing Always push and pull But when they come together They become chemical They're radium lovers She comes home five o'clock, sees him lying there She can't tell what's killing him or what is in the air She can't trust her instinct or conscience in her soul She just thinks about their love and about the glow On their own, they're nothing Always push and pull But when they come together They become chemical They're radium lovers This scene goes on and on, do you see an end? They say they love each other when they're not even friends Empty, lonely people, just one thing they know An unfulfilling love affair dependent on the glow On their own, they're nothing Always push and pull But when they come together They become chemical They're radium lovers 8. OCEAN'S WARNING (SONG FOR A SEAFARER) (words: anne winter, music: jerry smith) When traveling on the seven seas 'Tis just and right we must agree To dine upon the delicacy Of lily-livers and spice And once upon the continent We must enjoin our etiquette We mustn't lift the coverlet Lest we're cousin to the Queen And whence you chance upon a child Whose ways are wicked, manners wild Send him out to Africa To face his fears and walk the Nile And if by chance the child returns By way of silver sloop Do not question his great tales Just wish that it was you 9. CONTROVERSY CLEARS THE AIR (instrumental: sheehan) 10. LOVE OR LUST (sheehan) Feel my life slipping away Feel my life slipping away Wide awake in dreams This life's not what it seems Waiting here for your touch So alone with so much Feel my life slipping away Your face burns like a strobe And now the streets I roam Watching the sun go down Putting to sleep this town Can't run away from this day But have to wait inside For the eloquence Of a new sunrise Feel my life slipping away Feel my life slipping away Torn in two at the heart Here again I'm caught Between my soul and my mind And this time that I've bought Love or lust come to me And force me to decide Take me into your arms Give me a place to hide Feel my life slipping away Feel my life slipping away Feel my life slipping away Feel my life slipping away 11. WHAT'S GOTTEN INTO ME? (words: sheehan, music: evans-hansen) So now you tell me that you think you've had enough of seeing me Well, I will say to you I don't know any other way to be Should we pretend that we can tolerate each other's foolish ways? Should we forget about the love we said we'd never throw away? Where is what we had for so long? Why are we so sure it is wrong To be cornered here together? Should the sentence last forever? The room is spinning, no one's winning and we're running out of air We moan and fight into the night until our blackened hearts are bare Then comes the light imparting white until the both of us can see That neither one will face the other and we never will agree Where is what we had for so long? Why are we so sure it is wrong To be cornered here together? Should the sentence last forever? What's gotten into me? What's gotten into me? What's gotten into me? What's gotten into me? We're pulled apart and now we're heading out on our own separate ways The time between us will not leave us now we're counting out the days Between the present to the past we see that very little's changed Except we've gone from being strangers to being estranged Where is what we've had for so long? Why are we so sure it is wrong To be cornered here together? Should the sentence last forever? What's gotten into me? What's gotten into me? What's gotten into me? What's gotten into me? What's gotten into me? What's gotten into me? What's gotten into me? What's gotten into me? 12. ON THE BEAUTIFUL SIDE OF A ROMANCE (can) On the beautiful side of a romance It is something to see on the something side of the fence It is calypso and mambo and samba and rhumba you say It's always so beautiful, I guess it just turns out that way Calypso and mambo and samba you say Calypso and mambo, it is that way Latitude is higher than you say It's alright, girl, I'll always be this way 13. NEWS AT 5IVE (evans-hansen) Miles across the room, we stare at our coffee With too much in common and nothing to say My pounding ears couldn't shatter the silence As time measures out yet another cold day When was the last time I felt your arms when I headed for the fall? When was the last time I felt that you were there for me at all? Standing there silent, I swear to God that I'm talking to a wall Tell me I'm wrong now, I could've sworn I heard you say you didn't want me And tomorrow will be Just another cold day And the next day Just another cold day Miles away from home, I stare out the window The scene in reflection is hollow and grey My breaking heart couldn't shatter the silence Of this frozen exchange on another cold day When was the last time I felt your arms when I headed for the fall? When was the last time I felt that you were there for me at all? Standing there silent, I swear to God that I'm talking to a wall Tell me I'm wrong now, I could've sworn I heard you say you didn't want me 14. SWAYED BY SENTIMENT (sheehan) Oblivious to the obvious A feather bed and pillows for two A shallow cave where the sun and the wind escape Some neighborhood noise but an endless view Come look this way, look this way See it today, 'fore the closing time comes near Come look this way, look this way See it today, you can try for yourself and see if it fits Anyday Anytime Come look this way Oblivious to the obvious There's no guarantees and no rent-to-own It's been hardly used, had only one owner So come up the climb and I'll shut off the phone Come look this way, look this way See it today, 'fore the closing time comes near Come look this way, look this way See it today, you can try for yourself and see if it fits Anyday Anytime Come look this way
Stephen Sheehan - INNOCENCE AT WILL
1. ODD POSTURES - see WILDERNESS 2. ROSES ON WEDNESDAY - see ESSENCE 3. THE ROMANCE ISN'T OVER - see ESSENCE AND CHARM 4. MOTHER'S LEATHERFLESH (sheehan) --lyrics not yet available-- 5. LOVE OR LUST - see WILDERNESS 6. I CAN'T WAIT - see ESSENCE 7. TORTURED BEAUTY - see ESSENCE AND CHARM 8. SECOND WIND - see ESSENCE 9. THOUGHTS OF YOU - see WILDERNESS 10. INNOCENCE AT WILL (sheehan) Returning to my knees Flooding the house with prayer Asking only for simple direction Inside the lion's lair Burden removed, no one's amused Face on the fall, all that I saw Pressed to the door another's ear Held 'neath the grip of drunkeness and fear Hesitation removed Bowing under the strain Something felt inside every waking moment Trace the madness to Cain Avenues and boulevards Leafless trees in a row You can stay if you think you should but you'll Never have the chance to know my soul Let me come near you, let me show you gentle silence Let me come near you, let me show you gentle silence Let me come near you, let me show you gentle silence Through the motions, through with motions Words in the air and the stench of lies Clearly touched and clearly saw The face and the body change Again and again Let me come near you, let me show you gentle silence So convinced and so assured That what was gone was gone for good A change of mind, a change of heart Could not remember to feel 11. WHISPER WORDS - see ESSENCE
Maureen Evans-Hansen - OUT OF THE BLUE
All words and music written by Maureen Evans-Hansen except where otherwise noted.
Vocals sung by Kristina Eller.
Additional percussion on "Big Sur" by Tom Ware.
1. SWAY
(words: kristina eller, music: evans-hansen)
The sun shoots fire
All around your sould
Flames dance circular
Rhythms entwine, light up your eyes
I swoon upon, you look up at me
Sway, lose your balance
Sway
Sway The flames flicker (dance we sing)
The flames flicker (dance we sing)
The moonbeams shine
On your pale face
Your eyes look so divine
Lips wet with pangor
I swoon upon, you look up at me
Sway, lose your balance
Sway
Sway
2. OUT OF THE BLUE - intrumental
3. HALLELUJAH - intrumental
4. DEATH VALLEY - intrumental
5. INTO FOCUS - intrumental
6. HOLIDAY IN HELL - intrumental
7. CHANT - intrumental
8. LIVES WE LEAVE BEHIND
Clean my mind
Goodbye forever
Lives we leave behind
Leave me blind
To these lives we measure
Lives we leave behind
9. SISTER - instrumental
10. BIG SUR - instrumental
Other Lyrics (Miscellaneous songs)
Stephen writes:
"Blue Sidewalks", "Several Seconds Later" and "Another Way" are old DS songs from the early days. There is a truncated version of Blue Sidewalks on a live-in-the-studio video tape of DS performing at Cox Studios in Omaha in early 1983. "Several Seconds Later" was exhumed and added to the set list of the 1994 version of the band.
"Dancing With William", "Eclipse", "Eye To Eye" and the instrumental "E2" were recorded by The World as part of an album that was never released. The last 4 songs on the [1997] Eyes of the Wilderness reissue were also part of that World album project. "Eye To Eye" was released on a WareHouse Productions demo tape.
BLUE SIDEWALKS
(words: sheehan, music: sheehan, higgins)
Straight away
Look what's before me
I'm here to stay
Nowhere to run
Stopped cold
Nothing's moving
I can't meet you
You're nowhere around
Another town
You haven't been here
Twice touched down
I been here before
Blue sidewalks
Blue sidewalks
SEVERAL SECONDS LATER
(words: sheehan, higgins, music: higgins)
And in the darkness
I can see a shadow
And through the light
I can see your face
The push and shove of
A dancing love
I see the tragedy
In front of me
Why can't we be
Like the others we see?
I watch and wait
For the time and place
ANOTHER WAY
(words: sheehan, music: sheehan, higgins)
It's a sure bet
See the finger set
On the trigger yet
To be pulled
Is the night right
For another fight
Between black and white?
They can be told
Won't you try another way
Won't you try another way
DANCING WITH WILLIAM
(sheehan)
I was flying close to the tops of the trees
Soaring like a bird in the summer breeze
When down below I happened to see
A half-a-million people lookin' up at me
They were runnin', runnin', runnin' like slaves to freedom
Then I saw a man standing on a hill
Moving his arms like a windmill
The people stopped and stared at the man
And wondered if he saw what they couldn't understand in themselves
And whether or not he could leave the ground
C'mon along if you see what I see
You can touch the sky if you close your eyes and trust me
Or you can stay among the rest in a line
Wait for a clue or hope for a sign
I'll try to remember this place and I should
I want to go back because the dreams were so good
And listen to the man when he talks
Watch him spread his wings between the doves and hawks and he said,
'This life is yours, you can come or go.'
C'mon along if you see what I see
You can touch the sky if you close your eyes and trust me
Or you can stay among the rest in a line
Wait for a clue or hope for a sign
They say all roads lead to Rome, well...
What's the point if you don't have a home?
Or a place inside your soul
That you can call yours and yours alone?
So c'mon if you can, but if I have to I'll leave you behind
So I'm still flying close to the tops of the trees
Soaring like a bird in the summer breeze
When down below I happen to see
A half-a-million people looking up at me
They were runnin', runnin', runnin' like slaves to freedom
C'mon along if you see what I see
You can touch the sky if you close your eyes and trust me
Or you can stay among the rest in a line
Wait for a clue, so hope for a sign
ECLIPSE
(words: sheehan, music: evans-hansen)
Lost and unclothed in the shade
I hear wind
Bending trunks and limbs
Lying down
Surrounded by the ground
Exposing a dream, revealing a wish
Sky is now the stage for the passing of an age
The blue turns to grey, it's never a loss
It is just a circle that slowly moves across
Time has passed
The hour's here at last
Will you come
And stay until it's done?
Many and few
See the light imbue
The glowing ring
That makes them dance and sing
Some and more
Will contemplate the score
Of the display
Then calmly walk away
EYE TO EYE
(evans-hansen)
Living on borrowed time
Bonds that are borderline
Seasons change
Roses fade
And blow away
Souvenirs left behind
Out of sight is out of mind
Postcard
Pictures fade
And blow away
Living on borrowed time
Bonds that are borderline
Eye to eye
The moment held
Forever in a flash of light
Eye to eye
The sea collides
With sky weeping
Eyes see deep
In dreamless sleep
And shine
FACING THE SUN
(words: sheehan, music: scott miller)
Shouting from the shore
I hear your voice
I didn't want to know you
So I turned and drifted away
Sailing away
Away into a dream
Floating into myself
Atop a black and silent sea
And out onto the sea
Where love could be as it seems
Here I cling to myself
Waiting for a storm to blow
And turn this flesh and blood
This cold and bluish heart
Into a warm and willing soul
The kind that I'd once tried to know
Touch me with your song
Sing only to me
Sing from the hilltop
Until the song turns into scream
Angel's left my arms
Angel's flown away
I didn't want her to leave
But there was nowhere else to go
Fly into the sky
Up into the clouds
Forever looking downward
Until your wings melt from the sun
Cuts me where I sleep
Torn open wide as it is deep
The light that's shining in my eyes
Could help me finally realize
The pain inside my heart
The love that's torn apart
Amidst the pieces of my mind
A resolution I can't find
Touch me with your love
Save it only for me
Hold it closer to me
Until it gets too hard to breath
In a healing sleep
Air into air
Now I'm feeling all this heat
Coming back from a cold stare
Begin the endless fall
Tumble through the sky
Looking up to open arms
Standing still though I can't stand
Facing the sun
Facing the sun
I close my eyes
I close my eyes until I see
Suspended overhead
The things that have been said
Out of places left to hide
Repeats the voice from down inside
Cover me with light
Pour it over me
A flood of silver, blue, and white
Swirls around as I take flight