1. From The Rooftops

See what there is to see
The view from the rooftops is the same
It seems there's no end
And the lights below burn cold

Thoughts of the past recede
They fade into history, and now the rain begins
Somehow everything seems right
Colors flood into the night
And eyes open then
There's no room for trying
Forget what was known
There's no use in hiding
From shadows unknown

No wall's ever lasted
Not brick, steel or stone
No thing lasts forever
Except the unknown

There's nothing that time can't end
How long can darkness live in the empty spaces
Until lights collapse and time misplaces
(All good things will have their end
How long till this time is over then)

How long till stars have faded and leave their traces
Before we collapse and time erases
(All good things will have their end
How long till this time is over then)

There's nothing that time can't end
There's no room for trying
Forget what was known
There's no use in hiding
From shadows unknown
There's nothing that time can't end

2. Life In Still Water

Feeling the weight of unseen chains
This routine is growing thin
It's a narrow path that we walk
And the walls are closing in
Caving in
Is there room still for us to grow
Within the bounds we've come to know

Beneath the dust of our days
Hides the key to our emotions
And it's been a while since we've been moved
Without going through the motions
No emotions
Is there time still for us to show
Feelings we forgot long ago

Living life in still water
Blinded by what we've become
YOU get tired of screaming
When you're not reaching anyone

I think its time now for YOU to know
Holding on is easier than letting go

Living life in still water
Blinded by what we've become
YOU get tired of screaming
When you're not reaching anyone

Living life in still water
Blinded by what we've become
YOU get tired of screaming
When you're not reaching anyone

3. One

Under the spotlight
I feel our world becoming one
Around me I feel
Everything we are everything we see
I'll take a part of you
You take a part of me

Knowing at a glance
Where we all stand
Searching for another chance
To make us all one

Above the staring eyes
I sense that we are one
Knowing, showing
Everything we are everything we see
I'll take a part of you
You take a part of me

Knowing at a glance
Where we all stand
Searching for another chance
To make us all one

After the fading lights
I felt that we were one
I know I need
Everything we are everything we see
I took a part of you
You took a part of me

Knowing at a glance
Where we all stand
Searching for another chance
To make us all one

4. Pale Fire

Walking through a wasteland of words and memories
Looking for the person I used to be
Thoughts I don't recognize make me realize
Times have changed and so have I
And a familiar fear comes back to me

Pale fire
Dry land getting drier
Nothing can grow
In the ashes of desire
Pale fire
Burned on the desire
No one can grow
With nothing to inspire

The bitter harvest of a barren land
I'm painting pictures you don't understand
Dust blinds my eyes, makes me realize
I'm choking life with living lies

Pale fire
Dry land getting drier
Nothing can grow
In the ashes of desire
Pale fire
Burned on the desire
No one can grow
With nothing to inspire

And a familiar fear claims another day
Wondering have I said all I have to say

5. Seven Stars

Sometimes one photograph
Can make the whole world fade
You'll never be the same
You'll never be the same

While silent words were read
The miles still divide
You'll never be the same
You'll never be the same
Seven stars, destination
Calling out my name
Seven stars, destination
Take me far away

Then the slow walk we made
Turned the hours into days
I'll never be the same
I'll never be the same

What once was lost is found
And I cannot deny
I'll never be the same
I'll never be the same

Seven stars, destination
Calling out my name
Seven stars, destination
Take me far away

Yesterday, I could never see
A future far beyond, forever
I would stay if you wanted me
I know where I belong, forever

So now face the day, make the change
When the story ends it now begins forever
And I've felt the flame, seen the light
Of your seven stars that burn at night, forever

Seven stars, destination
Calling out my name
Seven stars, destination
Take me far away

6. SOS

We wait for days
The hours can't replace
That moment of walking away

There's none to blame
But buildings still remain
Their empty halls fading away
And now I
I can feel the rain
Falling on me
I can see the waters rising
Undermining me

I can feel the rain
Wash over me
Can the places and the faces
In the flood be saved

Now the darkness fades
And thoughts fall in to place
Let the flood take away
The pain of yesterday

Sink or swim
Sink or swim
So now I

I can feel the rain
Falling on me
I can see the flood is rising
Undermining me

I can feel the rain
Wash over me
Can the places and the faces
In the flood be saved

7. Pieces Of Me

I'm lying broken under jagged pieces
Of burned out bridges
Suffocating I can't breathe
No direction
I'm scattered in the breeze
Living on memories

Everywhere I look
As far as I can see
Broken promises, broken promises
Pieces of me...

I'm drowning, choking
Falling deeper into this
Black hole we call living
And I can't breathe
No connection
I scattered in the breeze
Living on memories

Everywhere I look
As far as I can see
Broken promises, broken promises
Pieces of me...

All that I remember now
Are people and shadows

Everywhere I look
As far as I can see
Broken promises, broken promises
Pieces of me...

8. Firefly

There, in the silence of the night
I see you shine
Drifting down to me, drift down to me
Is this how it's supposed to be?

Will you stay, will you go?
Again, this time, how far?
Then you take, and you're gone
No longer need to wait here anymore

Fly, far away
I won't regret at all
Not asking you to stay
I can't make you understand
As I close my empty hand

And as I stand here
Watching stars go shooting by
A thought comes to me, it comes to me
This is how it's supposed to be

Fly, far away
I won't regret at all
Not asking you to stay
I can't make you understand
As I close my empty hand

And as night turns to day
Alone now I walk away
And as time changes
Your light fades into the gray

Will you stay, will you go?
Again, this time, how far?
Then you take, and you're gone
No longer need to wait here anymore

Fly, far away
I won't regret at all
Not asking you to stay
I can't make you understand
As I close my empty hand

9. The Light And Shade Of Things

You confess a lot of things
But you confess alone
The absense of a person brings
The burning question home

The nights are long, they turn to days
And sleep is not a friend
The voices though you hear them sing
Are only in your head
And you have not begun to fight
It slowly takes a toll
The burden of the little thing
Will never make you whole

I understand that feeling of dread, you're used to it
And thos empty promises are just the same
When our time had come to end, it's over then
It's over then, it's over

The light and shade of things
The light you held is gone
And although people change
I know it can't be far

The light and shade of things
And I can't understand
How one is more important
Than the other

You're nowhere now, you're nowhere now
I know that it's hard to find
A heart that's there inside
It's hard to find your heart now

Forget falling down, forget all that you've been
It's time to face those broken promises
Oh, burn the past, this thing has to end
I wish that it felt strange that you feel nothing

The light and shade of things
The light you held is gone
And although people change
I know it can't be far

The light and shade of things
And I can't understand
How one is more important
Than the other

You're nowhere now, you're nowhere now
I know that it's hard to find
A heart that's there inside
It's hard to find your heart now

Some roads are empty
Some roads just go on
And though you may walk alone, my friend
I know it won't be long

It's not over, not over yet
I know you can remember when
You gave away you heart in your hand
It's not over then, it's not over

I know, your heart is there
It's there inside

10. Wish

Was standing in the darkness
I was watching over you
And all the fears came drifting back
With every little breath you drew
Wished upon a falling star
Cold and pale against the night
And all the fears came drifting back
To cloud the view and steal the light

Was underneath a falling snow
I was lying next to you
And all the fears came floating down
With every little wind that blew
Wished upon a passing cloud
Cold and pale against the gray
And all the fears came floating down
To cloud the view and steal the day

May you never know this darkness
May you never be so blind
May you always know the peace
That I could never seem to find

May you never know this darkness
May you always see the light
May you always know the peace
That comforts you tonight

11. Another Perfect Day

You tell me you love me
and I wonder why
The sun is overhead
but I can't see past the clouds in my eye
You show me what is real
and I just pretend
Another perfect day
and I wonder how it all will end

Another perfect day
and I will hide away
from all the sights and sounds
Another perfect day
and I will walk away
from all the light that surrounds

Shadows embrace this room
as I draw the shades tight
Close the curtains, shut out the day
shut out the light

Another perfect day
and I will hide away
from all the sights and sounds
Another perfect day
and I will walk away
from all the light that surrounds

Lying awake again
restless in this bed
Summer night whispers soft
but I can't sleep through the noise in my head
Soon the sun is rising
and I just descend
Another perfect day
and I wonder when it all will end

Another perfect day
and I will hide away
from all the sights and sounds
Another perfect day
and I will walk away
from all the light that surrounds

Another perfect day
for me to hide away
from all the sights and sounds
Another perfect day
for me to walk away
From all the light that surrounds

12. Silent Cries

Born to an air of apathy
Indifference shapes a fragile mind.
Questions formed at an early age
beg answers unasked

Silent cries

Behind curious eyes resides
a child who cannot speak.

Silent cries

Years find a mind alone whose
questions flow too deep for words.
Covered in a shroud of silence
watching the world go by

Silent cries

Behind outcast eyes, hides
a child who cannot speak.

Silent cries

Time blindly races on
toward the autumn years
Seasons unheeded pass
while we all drown in tears.

Questions unanswered remain
alone they mourn a fragile mind

Silent cries

Behind lifeless eyes, lies
a child who cannot speak.

Silent cries
Silent cries

13. And Yet It Moves

Start towards morning
We leave the station
Long long miles, ahead
To an unknown destination
Landscape in gray
Meets a tired eye
Like the years unnoticed
It all just rushes by

Falling, floating
Feeling far removed and alone
Dreaming, driftin
No direction, destination unknown

Racing forward
Pushing through the haze
Slipping slowly back
And tripping through the days

Falling, floating
Feeling far removed and alone
Dreaming, driftin
No direction, destination unknown

Horizons shift
Sea and sky combine
Out there, somewhere
Distant points align

Perceptions blur
Time and space collide
Long days, years blaze
Across the great divide

Falling, floating
Lost and far from home
Dreaming, driftin
Destination unknown

Reflections dim
Day and night converge
Routine, unseen
The past and present merge

Falling, floating
Lost and far from home
Dreaming, driftin
Destination unknown

Eyes to the window
Watching the rain come down
Too soon it's over
And we're left with dry ground

And in the evening
Shooting stars come passing through
Too soon it's over
And they drift from out of view

But now between sea and sky
Shadows are growing thin
Losing light, lost in time
As the night rolls in

And then under moon and stars
The long day fades and ends
All alone but not lonely
As darkness descends

In the moment all is well
Sea and sky slow and pause
You are small, days are long
And time stands still
(yet it moves, and yet it moves)

In this moment mind at rest
Moon and stars slow and pause
You are tired, nights are long
And time stands still
(yet it moves, and yet it moves)

14. Still Remains

I had so much to say
But no words to speak
The feelings were strong
But I was only weak

So there we were again
Tragic and absurd
Choking on every line
And every final word

A few pages from an old diary
A dusty shelf, an unread history
All these words and memories
Are all of you that's really left for me

And a fading memory
Can't cloud the pain
When the voice is gone
The words still remains

And the years that fall away
Can't stop the rains
When illusion's gone
The truth still remains

A few lines from life's long soliloquy
A dying voice in one part harmony
All these words and memories
Are all of you that's really left for me

And a fading memory
Can't cloud the pain
When the voice is gone
The words still remains

And the years that fall away
Can't stop the rains
When illusion's gone
The truth still remains

A final moment of clarity
A touch, a look, a last apology
All these words and memories
Are all of you that's left for me

And a fading memory
Can't cloud the pain
When the voice is gone
The words still remains

And the years that fall away
Can't stop the rains
When illusion's gone
The truth still remains

Where is the way
where is direction
the ever open arms
of over protection
Where is the hope
where is laughter
the wild winter dreams
of happy ever after

Deep in the night
Underneath the darkest skies
Searching for some sign or some distant light
Screaming yet unheard
Repeating every line
And every final word

They remain, they remain
You still remain
All these words and memories
And everything you were to me
They remain, they remain
You still remain

And here I am again
Tragic and absurd
Repeating every line
And every final word

15. Nothing Left To Say

I remember the endless longing
That called inside of me
From fountains of expression
Trying to break free.

Nothing left to say
When the walls give way.

Still I can faintly recall
The subtle purity
Of youthful inspiration
And insecurity.

Nothing left to say
When the child finds his way.

Pride and the drive that started the dream
Turned in time to an endless obsession.
Caught in a vicious circle of compulsion.

Desires bind the truth to secrecy
But behind the aspirations I see
A life devoted to blind ambition
And a mortal man searching for eternity.

Behind the desires
And the wall that gave way
There's a forgotten cause
Consumed by the day.

Behind the ambitions
Of a child who found his way
There's a cold realization
That our deeds die with the day.
And behind the disguise
Of a man with a cause
There's a child screaming
With nothing left to say.

Paralyzed by inhibitions
And indecisions.
What was once a release
Is now a prison.

16. Acquiescence

Betrayed by innocence
Deceived by delusions
Plagiarized promises
Pale into empty hopes.

Ivory towers bow down
In reverence to daylight
As dreamers awaken
In sleepers somber shade.

Ocean Waves shift leaving
Only memories.
Final traces of hope
Are swallowed in the deep.

Despair sends a certain calm
A vague sense of relief
Released from all our longings
Silently we'll sleep.

Hope leads to quiet desperation
When reality obscures the dream
Makes the mind a grave of memories
That wander like the lonely breeze
Whose whispers echo through ruins rust
Of towers torn and dreams turned to dust.

17. The Eleventh Hour

I know it's getting late
But I feel I need to explain
All the laughter and the lies
Can't stay the fear or hide the pain

Somewhere along the way
We exchanged our dreams for selfish pride
There was a common goal
But somehow that vision has died

Is it so hard to understand
The facts that YOU ignore
We've grown so tired of trying
Wasting our time criticizing
And nothing's easy anymore
Nothing's easy anymore

Is it too late to understand
The writing that's on the walls
While we watch time slip through our hands
We're deaf to our own demands
When the eleventh hour calls
The eleventh hour calls

And nothing's easy anymore
When the eleventh hour calls
The eleventh hour calls

I know it's getting late
But I feel I need to explain

18. Point Of View

Looking out on a familiar scene
There's no agreement in what we see
Your perception lacks clarify
And my perspective is blinding me

Side by side
Divided they stand

Parallel lives running parallel with YOU
To the point where our horizons divide
My opinion is just a point of view
And your position is the other side

Caught up in our convictions we forget
How our senses distort things we see
We can't accept our differences
But we can always disagree

Side by side
Divided they stand

Parallel lives running parallel with YOU
To the point where our horizons divide
My opinion is just a point of view
And your position is the other side

Where I stand is not so far from YOU
A different opinion is just another point of view

Parallel lives running parallel with YOU
To the point where our horizons divide
My opinion is just a point of view
And your position is the other side

Parallel lives running parallel with YOU
To the point where our horizons divide
My opinion is just a point of view
And your position is the other side

Parallel lives running parallel with YOU
To the point where our horizons divide
My opinion is just a point of view
And your position is the other side

19. Falling

Take away the part of me
That makes me feel that makes me see
The things that I don't want to be
At least I know that I can count on you

A step ahead I step behind
The things I fear, I've crossed the line
Into a wrold where I feel blind
I always know that I can count on you

Took the time to live a life
To see the world then say goodbye
To my old friends, I don't know why
I always know that I can count on you

Oh, and it's hard to stay this graceful when
I'm falling, falling
Oh, and I have to say that yesterday is calling

Now here I am with eyes shut tight
Not knowing if I'll see the light
Before it's too late in this life
I never knew I could not count on you

20. A Pleasant Shade Of Gray, Pt.IX

Stayed up late last night
Lying here in bed
Looking for words
To say the things I left unsaid
Wind at my window
Whispers to me instead
And I lie alone
Writing letters in my head

Where you are, I am
Through nights that never end
Where you are, I am
In words I'll never send

Walked alone last night
Cold streets of could be anywhere
Looking for words
To share the thoughts I could not share
Road at my heels
Takes me away instead
And I walk alone
Writing letters in my head

Where you are, I am
Through streets that never end
Where you are, I am
In words I'll never send

Where you are, I am
Through nights that never end
Where you are, I am
In words I'll never send
Never, never send

Stayed up late last night
Lying here in bed
Still looking for words
Still writing letters in my head

21. Through Different Eyes

We're walking within a shadow
Where echoes of different times resound
Looking for memories to relive
In yesterdays that can't be found.

Through different eyes
We keep looking for what we lack.
Changing minds
Take us away, and you can't go back.

And staring into ageless eyes
That shared secrets too dark for light
We're searching for old bonds in places
That lie forever out of sight

Through different eyes
We keep looking for what we lack.
Changing minds
Take us away, and you can't go back
To different times
Or ageless eyes, free from sorrow.
Changing hearts
Will hide the past from tomorrow.

Through different eyes we try to find
People and places we've left behind.

22. Monument

There's a blind desire there's a drive
There's a need to leave some lasting feat
Something to hold, something to keep
A monument to complete

There's a written page there's a book
There's a search for something to say
Something to share, something to speak
A monument to convey

Is it fiction, is it confession
Is it passion or just a profession
Is it performance, is it expression
Is it passion or just an obsession

There's a photograph there's a frame
There's a time, a moment to confine
Something to save, something to see
A monument to enshrine

Is it performance, is it expression
Is it passion or just a profession
Is it fiction, is it confession
Is it passion or just an obsession

There's an empty room there's a blank page
There's a picture left incomplete
Something is lost, something remains
A monument to defeat

Is it fiction, is it confession
Is it passion or just a profession
Is it performance, is it expression
Is it passion or just an obsession

23. Eye To Eye

I saw YOU once again last night
Through a sea of sullen faces
Admiring eyes following
The path that the spotlight traces

Eye to eye
And the miles still divide
Eye to eye

What was it YOU saw last night
When YOU gave yourself to me
Was it the thread of a common bond
Or the touch of cold reality

Eye to eye
And the miles still divide
We can move each other to tears
But we can't see
Eye to eye
And the miles still divide
Each of us alone in silence
When we meet
Eye to eye

All we can really share
Is the coldness we feel
And the silent memory
Of the moment we met

Eye to eye
And the miles still divide
We can move each other to tears
But we can't see
Eye to eye
And the miles still divide
Each of us alone in silence
When we meet
Eye to eye
And the miles still divide
We can move each other to tears
But we can't see
Eye to eye