rather than post a few songs in separate post,
i thought i would just put all the ones up for public viewing in one thread.
and no, it is definitely not necessary to read every single song.
i heard you on the radio
i tuned into your voice
the quality was static
and i missed every other word
tell me a secret
i swear i can keep it
just like your yearbook picture
i've got tacked to my wall
you're the last one i see at night
before the sandman takes me
i saw you on the tv screen
i tuned into the channel
the quality was fuzzy
and i tried to fix the cable
tell me a secret
i swear i can keep it
just like your yearbook picture
i've got tacked to my wall
you're the last one i see at night
before the sandman takes me
i met you on the street today
you smiled at me and walked away
but before you went
you gave me this
a piece of paper
signed with a kiss
tell me your fears
i swear i won't tell
i'm keeping your yearbook picture
it's tacked to my wall
you're the last one i see at night
you're the first one i see in the morning
we go round, around
around, around, around
we're spinning up and down
and up and down and down
on little toy horses
on little toy horses
mary, she walked away
from everything she knew
she took the train to chicago
now she's a dancer
now she's a dancer
in a dirty washed up joint
for fifty cents an hour
and we go round, around
around, around, around
we're spinning up and down
and up and down and down
on little toy horses
on little toy horses
now mary, she's a good girl
she does just what she's told
except she broke her mother's heart
made her daddy cry
made her daddy cry
they'll always be wondering why
she left for fifty cents an hour
fifty cents an hour
fifty cents an hour
mary took the train down to
chicago
tried to run from her past
but her future's waiting
to greet her
with open arms
we go round, around
around, around, around
we're spinning up and down
up and down, up and down
on little toy horses
on little toy horses
on little toy horses
she thinks back and remembers
all the things he used to say
wondering if there was any honesty at all
tearing time-stained pictures off the wall
forbidden tears fall in secret shame
the desperation for him consumes her
she plans with reckless abandon
sinks deeper into unfathomable misery
just singing
if she can ignite his desires
soar on the wings of disbelief
maybe she'll find herself again
confusion reigns on this dashing romance
she stares into his eyes
wishing for the unrivalled truth
now she's breathing hard
hoping to forget everything she's wanted
disregarding her wildest dreams
watching them fall, cracked to the ground
she screams aloud, alone
her cries go unheard
she's left with his memories
and what she thinks they used to be
she's singing
ignite his desires
soar on the wings of disbelief
maybe she'll find herself again
confusion reigns on this dashing romance
she stares into his eyes
wishing for the unrivalled truth
now she's fighting with herself
sick of debating, tired of hating
oh if she could ignite his desires
and soar on the wings of disbelief
maybe she'd find herself again
confusion reigned on this dashing romance
as she stared into his eyes
all he told were beautiful lies
that girl you see, so confident
pounds of makeup, and lack thereof
on her, on her
she doesn't know how beautiful she is
and that boy down the hall
so tall, so great, so bold, so right
they don't know, they don't know
his mom tells him he's worthless
i can't believe this is what i'm seeing
i pray for it to be pretend
but everyday it's what we wake up to
everything seems so impossible
what's the point of trying to change?
that young lady makes their lives hell
and she doesn't know what they say
about her, about her
she's just afraid of getting hurt again
he's a grown man but he
can't forget the scars on his back
from his dad, love from his dad
he's too ashamed to go home
i can't believe this is what i'm seeing
i pray for it to be pretend
but everyday it's what we wake up to
everything seems so impossible
what's the point of trying to change?
and to all appearances
things are falling apart
you’ll find your own north star
once you've walked in the dark
so take a step back and
just breathe
i can't believe this is what i'm seeing
i pray for it to be pretend
but everyday it's what we wake up to
everything seems so impossible
what's the point of trying to change?
i can't believe this is what i'm seeing
i pray for it to be pretend
but everyday, wake up, wake up!
everything seems so impossible
but we can always change
it needs a beat, give it a beat
it needs a beat, give it a beat
it needs a beat, give it a beat
it needs a beat, give it a beat
like a heart, like this song
it needs a beat
it needs a beat
to let it breathe
and come alive
when the music gets you
you're gone
it can start with hello
it might not end in goodbye
memories and laughter fade away
and the conversation dies
you're not sure what went wrong
but you won't let anyone see you cry
you say you'll be strong
let's build this bond
like a heart, like this song
it needs a beat
it needs a beat
to let it breathe
and come alive
when the music gets you
you're gone
i'll say thank you for
telling me when i crossed the line
but not holding me back and
for letting me try
in my own time, my own time
to fix this now, fix it well
i know you'll be strong
and so will i
like a heart, like this song
it needs a beat
it needs a beat
to let it breathe
and come alive
when the music gets you
you're gone
you're fading fast
faster, faster
we're better now
you're gone
you're gone
let's go, let's go
anywhere but here
take me away, take me away
i'm so sick of this
here we are
lost in the city
a million people, how they move
a million people
they move on
in this city that never sleeps
the streets are cold, i feel so old
and the lights, they glare
into my soul and burn my eyes
i'll never dream tonight
the subway is going
busses are running
turnstiles turning, turning again
take me away, take me away
you found us
in the midst of the city
your breath is warm
on my face, oh when
your heart beats
it beats so loud
one, two, three, four
four-wheel drive
the rocky road out of here
tonight
in this city that never sleeps
the streets are cold, i feel so old
and the lights, they glare
into my soul and burn my eyes
i'll never dream tonight
escape this ghost-town
it's so alive
hustle, move
never stopping
we'll be alright
yeah tonight
oh in this city that never sleeps
the streets are cold, you say you feel old
and the lights are breaking, shattered glass
into my soul and burn my eyes
i'll never dream tonight
in this city that never sleeps
the streets are cold, we feel so old
and the lights, they glare
into my soul and burn my eyes
so take my hand
we'll go on an adventure
so take my heart
it's the biggest one of all
we'll go dancing
and we'll sing off-key
drunken on the stars
the inky sky
because i think i could love you
and i know we could try
no matter what you do, boy
i'm going crazy over you
you're my sun, shine
so let me know
what it is you're thinking
so show me what
it means to laugh, to cry
there's so many
things you could teach me
let's travel the world
set it on fire
because i think i could love you
and i know we could try
no matter what you do, boy
i'm going crazy over you
you're my sun, shine
oh, shine down
shine your light down on me
ouu, yeah, yeah
the jukebox is playing
that old backstreet boys song
i'll see you there
again
again
because i think i could love you
and i know we could try
no matter what you do, boy
i'm going crazy over you
you're my, oh
i know that i could love you
and you know we could try
no matter what you do, boy
i'm going crazy over you
you're driving me crazy
you're all that's on my mind
let's go on an adventure
we'll set it on fire