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SET LIST SIX (6)
1 Expired (beginning part)……...58
2 Face To Face
3 Cry Me a River…….59
4 Nothing At All…………….61
5 Matches To Burn
6 Heart Strings………...63
7 Endless Chorus
8 Nameless…………….65
9 Below Zero
10 Lament………………..66
11 He Said She Said
12 Half Told……………….68
13 Jewelry Box………..69
EXPIRED
I am hoping it's not true
But our time may have expired
Sure I still sing for you
But lacking passion, lacking fire
Or at least not like I used to
I won't lie I'm not a liar
My eyes still like looking at you
Oh -- but now I closed them
when I get tired
FACE TO FACE
You can run and you can hide
But I know your face
It always shows
That you can’t lie…
So I don’t call you
On the phone
And now you know
The reason why…
I read your letters
So full of love
You tell me I’m the one
That you’re thinking of
Yet I know your gift
When it comes to the pen
As I think to myself
You’re at it again
One line leads to another line
One lie leads to another lie
I know all the walls
You use to hide behind -
It’s true
So I wait outside your place
To meet and greet you face-to-face
So I know whether to cry or laugh
When I look back
at all those paragraphs –
From you
As I think back to all
the things you’ve said
For I long to know
what’s really inside your head
What you’re thinking to yourself
and also about me
When you say that destiny
is what we were meant to be
Together and forever
for it was written in the stars
Yes, this is the true you
and this is what you really are
Or whether this is just another plot
and I am just your toy
Am I really your man
or just a silly little boy?
CRY ME A RIVER
Cry me a river...
Ten miles wide
Your warm tears will never
Send a shiver...
Up and down my spine
Cry me a river...
Then let me know
when you are through
Of everything that
you promised
Nothing was delivered
When you don't feel as if you're one
Then you should go back to being two
Cry me a river...
And then please won't you paddle away?
I've grown tired of sitting in the dark
Watching the clock
Trying to smile all the while...
I'm waiting for you
I would have put you first
If you put me anywhere but last
Yet as our time in life is slipping
Such time you lose too fast
The time for chasing rainbows
Is now as distant as the stars
Through the mountains you've traversed
You have discovered who you are
You bruise when you bleed
Accept this fact as fate
You know now what you need
For him it's now too late
You would have put him first
If he put you anywhere but last
But as you toasted to the New Year
Broken shattered glass
You would have shown him love
Had he given you a wink
You would have filled his cup with wine
Had he asked you for a drink
To the sparkling gleam in his eye
You've since become blind
Now this is all you can think of
Whenever he enters your mind:
Cry me a river...
Ten miles wide
Your warm tears will never again
send a shiver...
Up and down my spine
Cry me a river...
And then let me know
when you are through
Of everything that was once promised
Nothing was delivered
When you don't feel as if you're one
then you should go back to being two
FACE TO FACE
You can run and you can hide
But I know your face
It always shows
That you can’t lie…
So I don’t call you
On the phone
And now you know
The reason why…
I read your letters
So full of love
You tell me I’m the one
That you’re thinking of
Yet I know your gift
When it comes to the pen
As I think to myself
You’re at it again
One line leads to another line
One lie leads to another lie
I know all the walls
You use to hide behind -
It’s true
So I wait outside your place
To meet and greet you face-to-face
So I know whether to cry or laugh
When I look back
at all those paragraphs –
From you
As I think back to all
the things you’ve said
For I long to know
what’s really inside your head
What you’re thinking to yourself
and also about me
When you say that destiny
is what we were meant to be
Together and forever
for it was written in the stars
Yes, this is the true you
and this is what you really are
Or whether this is just another plot
and I am just your toy
Am I really your man
or just a silly little boy?
NOTHING AT ALL
You walked up to me
With my clothes in your hands
We had a conversation about things
Only I could understand
Not a tear I did see
For I kept my eyes closed
The way in which I feel
I'm the only one who knows
You begged and pleaded from your knees
Every other word I heard was please
Please don't you go away
Please, please
Don't you leave me this way
Only I knew that our fate was sealed
I kept my eyes closed
So that nothing was revealed
Someday all your wounds will heal
Someday I will tell you
how I really feel...
I once asked you
to save me from myself
Though soon I learned
That you can't leave that up
To anyone else
I asked you to change your ways
Though soon I realized
That some colors won't fade
The only one to help me is myself
For sometimes some things
Cannot be entrusted to someone else
Your inspiration was once my soul
But soon your hatred was for me
And the love I stole
You thought I'd take your heart
And keep it forever
But in this world of uncertainty
You can never say never
So many red-eyed days
So many nights filled with unrest
I was finally forced to realize
This may be too great a test
So many sleepless nights
And soon daydreams of another's face
I knew I couldn't stay
While wishing I was in some other place
Your heart's filled with gold
Yet your eyes are so cold
And the mirror which you hold
Reflects the face of no one at all
Your weakness often showed
And soon the time grew old
As no dream I had was too bold
The ceiling of our love was bound to fall
No regrets
Though memory will not soon forget
Myself I found
Now there are no more chains
To hold me down
There must be some reason
That it turned out this way
But I know right now
There's not one that I could say
I loved you once
And you will find love again
There is no better message
That I can send
Maybe I shouldn't have made you
Feel so tall
Maybe all your problems I couldn't solve
Sleep well knowing I am sorry
For the pain I've caused
Just know it's better feeling pain
Than feeling nothing at all
MATCHES TO BURN
I need a reason to sing
I can’t think of anything
And I’ve been thinking a lot
About a world not filled
With things you could see
But of all those things
I dreamed to be
So long ago that I forgot
When down memory lane…
I took a stroll
I re-lived mostly pain…
and now that pain…
It takes its toll
I’ll make a promise to you
And then I won’t show
Yeah, I’ll always leave you guessing
With your insides now exposed
While you’ve still yet to learn your lesson
Ahh… but at least now you’re feeling the cold
Though still… you keep on pressing
But with this new insight you now behold
You see the sun now glistening
off of the snow
If you listen closely
then you’ll learn what I know
It takes ten seconds now to see
What took me twenty years to learn
Ain’t no paper worth nothing to me
To a girl… With matches to burn
To a girl... with matches to burn..
HEARTSTRINGS
I don't need you for inspiration
Nah, I got plenty of that myself
I'm not looking
for someone to save me
Nah, you can't leave that
to anyone else
I was just looking for someone
to keep me and love me
For all I am....
for my better or worse
I wasn't looking for someone
to take me and leave me
Leaving me feeling this angry,
helpless remorse
As I see you sitting in the chair
Staring back at me
With a cold and lonely stare
I will remember for eternity
I finally want back
What's been taken
What you stole
But I will never get that
‘til I regain control
I am just another trophy
Collecting dust
on your mantle shelf
Something that you've taken
That once belonged
to someone else
Now as I feel forsaken
I criticize my useless self
Plucking at my heartstrings
Is the music you play
only for yourself
Never a thought
for someone else
ENDLESS CHORUS
I'm as deep as the day is long
That's why it hurt me
To find myself becoming weak
When I needed to be strong
This long day and my long face
Shows you that I know no other way
So it's back to bed with a worried head
An unsteady mind and too much time
I think too much about the past
Of broken trust and how things don't last
I'm as deep as the day is long
That's why I rarely sleep
And I only dream in song
Then I wake up
And I try to play along
To the melody
That my heart weeps
Since you and me
We broke our bond
I find your ghost
Keeps haunting me
With rattling chains
And shaking keys
I try to hide
But to no avail
Just an endless chorus
About how we failed...
NAMELESS
You blew out my candle
Just so yours could burn brighter
You took my little girl
And put bad things inside her
Thoughts of not being good enough
Oh how could she measure up
In this morality fashion show
That makes the rules up as they go
Living in the shadows
and staying low key
Blending in with all
the pretty things she sees
It won’t make you famous
but it will help you stay alive
Sometimes remaining nameless
is the reason why we thrive
You blew out my candle
Just so yours could burn brighter
You burdened me with heavy load
Just so you could tread lighter
You laughed, pointed and sneered
When I took the wheel and steered
And as I wandered far off course
You offered no form of support
No helping hand to lend
Not a guiding message sent
Left abandoned on the shore
When not thought useful anymore
You kept looking at me
To see the star I’d never be
But did you question if your perception
Was in fact reality?
You blew out my candle
Just so yours could burn brighter
When I offered peace or war
You declared, “Neither!”
We’re locked in a state of paradox
Where the focus has been lost
Always scheming or else screaming
Trying to get your point across
There’s no more words?
I’m at a loss…
BELOW ZERO
My past is trashed
Burned all the photographs
I sigh then deny when someone asks
No, I never met my hero
On a scale of one to ten
She sent me to below zero
I’ve lost all hope of healing
So I try to numb the feeling
Playing dumb my way of dealing
But I still can’t turn the page
She was a century ahead of her time
And I was five years past my prime
So what could have been so sublime
Instead I lost my guide – my sage
The old me
would lose to the new me
Yet those tired eyes
would see right through me
I’ve got a past
that simply won’t let go
To a flame that burned out long ago
I once put my faith in someone else
Now today I no longer trust myself
You see I lost my nerve,
my heart and my rightful place
That’s when I felt
I didn’t deserve to be part
of the human race
She gave me a chance to become a man
After an epic fail…
Well here I am
May God strike me dead
Right where I now stand…
Yeah, I’m finally ready to get hurt again
LAMENT
You can’t burn what’s already been burned
I died inside once that’s when I learned
Something is gone I can’t put it in words
I’ve been far more reserved – afraid to be hurt
I think it’s contagious
Are you on the same page, kid?
Tell me your story
Share with me your pain
How far was your fall from glory?
And tell me what was her name?
As the life left his eyes
He whispered “Adellana Marie”
Then muttered her last name…
At least what it used to be
The same fire that warms
May do you great harm
The many times I was warned
I claimed false alarm
She hurt me by giving up
I hurt myself I loved too much
We both were harmed
Though void of intent
I heard cries of a mom
And so off I went
Soon she found another
A far more tragic event
He put himself above her
And now she’s left to lament
HE SAID SHE SAID
She woke up this morning
In a place she’d never seen before
She said…
I’m ready to turn the page
but first I must close some doors
I thought that maybe I was learning
but now I’m not so sure
I said, “You’ve got to hold on”
She said, “I’m not that strong”
“That’s okay” is what I respond
She said, “But I’m not where I belong…
I took a right… But my right went wrong”
I said in time
you’ll find if you keep on trying
You can hurdle your mind
and leave it all behind
I can’t weather this storm
I can’t see the sunshine
The last words
I heard from you was that…
All sense of hope was fading fast
But what you forget
Is that I cry, too
Unclench your fists and remember this
Given time all things must pass
Now I’ve found the rhyme
Have you found a reason?
Killing time it ‘tis the season
A bottle of wine can be so pleasing
I’m feeling fine now my minds at ease
She woke up this morning
In a place she’s never been before
She said…
I’m ready to turn the page
But first I must close some doors
I thought that maybe
I was learning
but now I’m not so sure
I said, You’ve got to hold on
You say…
I’m not that strong
That’s okay is what I respond
She said…
But I’m not where I belong
I took a right
but my right went wrong
I said in time you’ll find
if you keep on trying
You can hurdle your mind
and leave it all behind
You can weather the storm…
Maybe I can weather this storm
You can find your sunshine…
Maybe I’ll watch the sunrise
She woke up this morning
Or should I say this afternoon
Had she finally broken free?
I can’t tell it’s far too soon
She thought about the
Bridge she’s been burning
Her only way of escape
From this land of ruin
She said…
Well I’ve been burning bridges
But it’s better than burning crosses
When everyone seems suspicious
You start adding up your losses
End up breaking more than dishes
That’s how this whole thing got started
So choose wisely for what you’re wishing
I said try not to make things hard, kid
HALF TOLD
Behind my eyes I can’t let you in
The best I can do is begin again
I let you down and myself to
With all the shit I put you through
Been having a hard time
holding my head up high
Been having a hard time
sorting truth from lies
I’m not sure where
I should go from here
I don’t know if it shows
but I’m f*cking scared
Seems like everyone I know
has disappeared…
through the years
I’ve been looking for something new
And I don’t know what to do
I’ve been seeking to make changes
Having thoughts that are the strangest
I’ve been hiding from my demons
While pretending I don’t see them
Yet I feel their presence creeping
Around my room when I am sleeping
And I find it quite disturbing
More than a little bit unnerving
When you’re trying to go straight
but keep on swerving
And before it’s too late
the lesson you are learning
Is you can’t go back and change the past
It catches up with you living fast
As shiny gold turns to rusty bronze
You have to ask yourself where’d I go wrong?
As you trace back the last twenty years
Wondering how on earth did I end up here?
Yet you’re unsure of whether to laugh or cry
Though you’re not tired you close your eyes…
You feel a tear and you don’t know why?
So with retrospect you gaze inside
Never been alone – not with pain and fear
Your travelling companions through the years…
Yet you’re scared of some
of the past seeds you’ve sowed
So your conscious carries such a heavy load…
I’ve grown tired of these escapades
I’m trying to take back the day
The hands of time can’t be rewound
But I refuse to stay sorrow bound
They say everybody’s got a story
A fall from grace or shining in glory
As of now the tale’s only half told
And my fate awaits
just up open the road, yeah!
JEWELRY BOX
I'm not an underachiever
More what you call
a late bloomer
Took me a long time
to become a believer
Otherwise I'd have been here
a whole lot sooner
I heard it said that
I was past my prime
But now I know
it was just a rumor
Such harsh words have
strengthened me over time
Good thing I still have
a sense of humor
When I said "take it
or leave it..." she left it
Never cared about money...
but she cost me time
Ring's in the jewelry box...
I don't regret it
Replacements for me...
I'm sure they're waiting in line
Sacrifices had to be made...
but I'm at peace
You only live once...
I'm back to chasing my dream
After what we both held inside
had been released
Gave her half of everything...
but my self-esteem
When I said "take it
or leave it..." she left it
Never cared about money...
but she cost me time
Ring's in the jewelry box...
I don't regret it
Replacements for me...
she's got them waiting in line
Sacrifices had to be made...
but I'm at peace
You only live once...
I'm back to chasing my dream
After what we both held inside
had been released
Gave her half of everything...
but my self-esteem
I heard it said that
I was past my prime
But now I know
it was just a rumor
Such harsh words have
strengthened me over time
Good thing I still have
a sense of humor
I'm not an underachiever
More what you call
a late bloomer
Took me a long time
to become a believer
Otherwise we'd have been
here a whole lot sooner
When differences
in opinions increased
And they soon become
known to be extreme
As you find you own what
really should only
have been leased
Yes, opposites attract
yet it's best to
share common themes
Sacrifices had to be made....
But I'm at peace
You only live once...
I'm back to chasing my dream