Fantastic Shadows

1. It is Time to Disappear

Hear what you want to hear
But the landing gear
I believe is stuck
I fear that it’s crystal clear
That the gondolier
Is out of luck

And after all this time
Can’t you hear St. Stephens chime?

Why can’t you just recognize
The fool inside
Tied up to the train track
In a napsack
Tantalized and hypnotized
You realize
You can never turn back
Now it’s pitch black

The end is drawing near
Time to disappear

See what you want to see
You can disagree
But the facts remain

You’re not a victimless crime
Can’t you hear St. Stephens cry?

Why can’t you just recognize
The fool inside
Tied up to the train track
In a napsack
Tantalized and hypnotized
You realize
You can never turn back
Now it’s pitch black

The end is drawing near
Time to disappear

Why can’t you just recognize
The fool inside
The fool inside

2. A New Day

One day my time will come
But the world will still spin
This race will come to a close
And another one will begin
I don't want to reach the finish line
I want the clock to tick
I need to see the fire red of dawn
Before the bucket kick

New day, new day
New day, new day
(It’s the same as before)
New day, new day
(We are coming back for more)
New day, new day

Will you care what I sing today
In a million years?
Will the ships of tomorrow sail
On yesterday's tears?
Sun grow to a ball of flame
Devour the dirt
Burn every trace and clue
Of an ill fated red alert

New day, new day
(It’s the same as before)
New day, new day
(The same thing as before)
New day, new day
(We are coming back for more)
New day, new day

The same
The same
The same

I'm sick and tired of the bold and savage
In your face, lean and lavish
I've seen enough of the rotten cabbage
I've stumbled through the body baggage

New day, new day
New day, new day
(It’s the same as before)
New day, new day
(We are coming back for more)
New day, new day

3. Habit of Force

Of course of course
It's a habit of force
A galloping horse
From marriage to divorce

Don't make excuses
For all your abuses
Battles and bruises
Needles and nooses

If you can't possess
The one you desire
If you can't contain
Your soul's raging fire

Sooner or later
Love her or hate her
There's no mistaking
Whose heart you are breaking

You are a man
With impossible dreams
You go to great lengths
You go to extremes

You stand like a statue
Locked in a pose
Heart made of stone
And porcelain rose

You can't get a grip
You can't hold the breeze
Or lift off the ground
With the birds and the bees

Sooner or later
Fix her or break her
There's no mistaking
Whose heart you are breaking

Betrothed at far too young of an age
You built yourself far too strong of a cage
Now you can't seem to throttle the rage
Between your legs

If you can't destroy
The one in control
Cut through the ropes
That hold back your soul

Sooner or later
Leave her or take her
There's no mistaking
Whose heart you are breaking

4. All is Lost

The simple truth is complicated
It's hard to hold the liberated thoughts and fears my mind created
Oh

The truth is rarely black and white
The verdict's seldom wrong or right
These things keep me up all night
Oh

All is lost
All is lost
All is lost
We've lost it all

I want someone to astound me
Face the devils that confound me
Inspired endless love abounding
Oh

But you tell me the ship is sinking
Warning lights have started blinking
There's nothing left to do but drinking
Oh

All is lost
All is lost
All is lost
We've lost it all

Why did you say that you were leaving me
And didn't think you could believe in me anymore
I always thought that this was promising
And now the lights that we were following have gone out

Smoke is forming in the air
Warning sirens start to blare
No, we can't hide anywhere from this

This could be our last good bye
We may never see the morning light
So hold me close and hold me tight
Oh

All is lost
All is lost
All is lost
We've lost it all

All is lost
All is lost
All is lost
Except our love

5. Run Away and Hide

The more I look at you
The more I see it in your face
You don't know what to do
You're like a mouse caught in a maze
The scars will fade away
But only on the outside

It makes you want to run away and hide
Run away and fly

You were just a bird
Perched inside a silver cage
You could spread your wings
But only on the inside

It makes you want to run away and hide
Run away and fly
Run away and hide
Run away and fly

Time to disappear

You're never going outside

It makes you want to run away and hide
Run away and fly
Run away and hide
Run away and fly

6. Young Radish

You drive a pretty good car
That vehicle won't get you very far
The way you look at things
You're going to have to deal with the punk-clique kings

Cause you're a young radish
You're a young malcontent
You're too young to vanish
You're not going to get what you want

You sing a pretty good tune
That melody won't leave this little room
Many times you sat alone
Their lunacy cut you to the bone

Cause you're a young radish
You're a young malcontent
You're too young to banish
You're not going to get what you want

You are a lonely child
You're going to have something you can't hide
The tears come streaming down
There's gonna be trouble in this town

Cause you're a young radish
You're a young malcontent
You're too young to vanish
You're not going to get what you want

7. Get Up Go Down

When I am working and the day is getting long
I think about her even though I know it's wrong
She gives me orders and I'm at her beck and call
When she fucks up it is me who takes the fall

I get up
When she goes down
It makes me straight
When she comes round

I've got a feeling and the feeling's getting strong
I'm well aware she is the queen, I am the pawn
But that's okay cuz I get something in return
We turn the heat up and the rug begins to burn

I get up
When she goes down
I make it straight
When she comes round

It gets her high
When I go low
She gets wet
When I start to grow

I follow orders cuz I want to get along
I've got a job to do, so boss please turn me on

I get up
When she goes down
It makes me straight
When she comes round
comes around
And around and around

8. Keep

I've been waiting for this moment
I've been sharpening my skill
I tremble with anticipation
Moving in for the kill

I've got to keep it together
Got to keep it together
I've got to keep it together
All I need is you tonight
All I need is to hold you tight

I've been on my best behavior
I've been sharpening the blade
I've been awaiting your arrival
Pulling down the window shade

I've got to keep it together
Got to keep it together
I've got to keep it together
All I need is you tonight
All I need is to hold you tight

All I need is you tonight
All I need is to hold you tight

Keep it together
Keep it together
I've got to keep it together
Keep it together

9. When the Party is Over

Blow off from a blow hard
A keep sake from the junk yard
Brush back from a side car
You could go deep or you could go far

Lampshade on your head
Monsters beneath the bed
They remember everything you said
In your darkest dreams

And the dawn is a long time coming

What do you do
what do you do
When the party's over
Where do you go
When the well runs dry

Long days, longer nights
You'll never win the dirty fights
you wage within yourself
In the privacy of your own hell

Kids come in creative spurts
Only laugh when it hurts
Byzantine disaster flirts
With your darkest dreams

What do you do
what do you do
When the party's over
Where do you go
When the well runs dry

You don't know
You don't know
How to fall
How to fall down

And the dawn is a long time coming

What do you do
what do you do
When the party's over
Where do you go

What do you do?

10. Song of the Graveyard

I am dead, so are you
Nothing left for us to do
We were killed by father time
For an existential crime

All my life I have wondered
How will I meet my fate?
What should I do in the meantime?
Am I happy or irate?

I know how the movie ends
I have seen the final page
Mystery in middle chapters
Curtains on the theater stage

You are dead, so am I
There's no reason not to cry
Just a mess of flesh and bones
Tweeting farewells on our phones

You are dead, so am I
So we might as well get high
High on life while we still can
From the fire to the frying pan

They are dead, so are we
Let's agree to disbelieve
You have only grains of sand
And a pass to no man's land

You were once a beauty queen
In a fashion magazine
Had the world caught on a string
20 carat wedding ring

You may long for cash in hand
A million dollar concert grand
When you take the witness stand
You will start to understand

You are dead, so am I
There's no reason not to try
You're just a mess of flesh and bone
Tweeting farewells on your phone

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