"Awake: The Best Of Live" Lyrics |
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heard alot of talk about the ocean
heard alot of talk about the sea
heard alot of talk about alot of things
never meant that much to me
heard alot of talk about my spirit
heard alot of talk about my soul
but I decided that anxiety and pain
were better friends
so I let it go
did you let it go?
let's get it back,
let's get it back together,
heard alot of talk about this Jesus
a man of love, a man of strength
but what a man was two thousand years ago
means nothing at all to me today
he could have been telling me about my higher self
but he only lives inside my prayer
so what he was may have been beautiful
but the pain is right now and right here
let it go!
let it go!
let it go, my friend
and let's get it back
let's get it back together
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Pain Lies On The Riverside |
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I have never taken life,
yet I have often paid the price
and you, you are a victim of this age
and the guilt that hangs around your neck
has got me locked up in a cage
you've got to learn to live until no end
but first you must learn to swim
all over again
because...
pain lies on the riverside
and pain will never say goodbye
pain lies on the riverside
and put your feet in the water
put your head in the water
put your soul in the water
and join me for a swim tonight
I have forever, always tried
to stay clean and constantly baptized
I am aware that the river's banks, they are dry
and to wait for a flood
is to wait for life
I've got to learn to live until no end
but first I must learn to swim all
over again.
because...
pain lies on the riverside
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if I told you he was your brother
we could reminisce
then you would go about your day
if I said you ought to give him
some of your water
you'd shake your canteen and walk away
the perception that divides you from him
is a lie
for some reason you never asked why
this is not a black and white world
you can't afford to believe in your side
this is not a black and white world
to be alive
I say the colors must swirl
and I believe
that maybe today
we will all get to appreciate
the beauty of gray
if I told you that she was your mother
we could analyze the situation and be gone
if I said you ought to give her
some of your water
your eyes would light up like the dawn
the perception that divides you from her
is a lie
for some reason you never asked why
this is not a black and white world
you can't afford to believe in your side
this is not a black and white world
to be alive
I say the colors must swirl
and I believe
that maybe today
we will all get to appreciate
the beauty of gray
look into your eyes
no daylight
new day now
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and to love: a God
and to fear: a flame
and to burn: a crowd that has a name
and to right or wrong
and to meek or strong
it is known, just scream it from the wall
I've wailed, I've walked, I've read
I've talked, I know, I know,
I've been here before
hey, now we won't be raped
jey, now we won't be scarred like that
it's the sun that burns
it's the wheel that turns
it's the way we sing that makes 'em dream
and to Christ: a cross
and to me: a chair
I will sit and earn the ransom from up here
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it's easier not to be wise
and measure these things by your brains
I sank into Eden with you
alone in the church by and by
I'll read to you here, save your eyes
you'll need them, your boat is at sea
your anchor is up, you've been swept away
and the greatest of teachers won't hesitate
to leave you there by yourself, chained to fate
I alone love you
I alone tempt you
I alone love you
fear is not the end of this!
it's easier not to be great
and measure these things by your eyes
we long to be here by his resolve
alone in the church by and by
to cradle the baby in space
and leave you there by yourself, chained to fate
oh, now, we took it back too far,
only love can save us now, all these riddles that you burn
all come runnin' back to you, all these rhythms that you hide
only love can save us now, all these riddles that you burn
yeah, yeah, yeah
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lightning crashes, a new mother cries
her placenta falls to the floor
the angel opens her eyes
the confusion sets in
before the doctor can even close the door
lightning crashes, an old mother dies
her intentions fall to the floor
the angel closes her eyes
the confusion that was hers
belongs now, to the baby down the hall
oh now feel it comin' back again
like a rollin' thunder chasing the wind
forces pullin' from the center of the Earth again
I can feel it
lightning crashes, a new mother cries
this moment she's been waiting for
the angel opens her eyes
pale blue colored iris, presents the circle
and puts the glory out to hide, hide
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our love is like water
pinned down and abused
for being strange
our love is no other
than me alone
for me all day
our love is like water
pinned down and abused
all over you, all over me
the sun, the fields, the sky
I've often tried to hold the sea
the sun, the fields, the tide
pay me now, lay me down
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warm Bodies, I sense
are not machines that can only make money
past, perfect, tense
words for a feeling and all I've discovered
I'll be along son
with medicine supposed to, designed to
make you high
I'll be along son
with words for a feeling and all I've discovered
old, bad eyes
old, bad eyes
old, bad eyes
on lonliness comes
go see the foreman, go see the profiteer
on lonliness drives
we're takin' out time movin' shit for
this holy slime
old, bad eyes
old, bad eyes
old, bad eyes, almighty fear
the shepherd won't leave me alone
he's in my face and I
the shepherd of my days
and I want you here by my heart
and my head, I can't start till I'm dead
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Here I am locking horns with a stallion,
failing to hold my head up,
I go back again,
pillar of davidson,
feeling to hard to go down,
cheaper than all the souls he will walk upon,
deeper and deeper in love,
so I hold my head up,
cheaper then all the souls he will walk upon,
pillar of davidson,
feeling to hard to go down
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Don't you feel so very pointless in the feelin' of the rain
and the violence of the sun?
I must confess that I feel graciously bigger than the rain
and hotter than the sun
What do you do, what do you say
when the blood you've spilled is of your loved one
And the kremlins of the world fall all around you?
We deal in dreams
We deal in dreams
We deal in structures that grow cold in our hearts
Oh fearful crying people
The fool is by the river, watching but not swimming
It takes energy not to get used to it
and fall into this place
Where everything runs together and dies
This quiet kingdom, she is now
and forever will she be
in silent celebration
We deal in dreams
We deal in dreams
We deal in structures that grow cold in our hearts
Don't you feel so very pointless here
In the feelings of the rain
In the violence of the sun
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it was an evening I shared with the sun
to find out where we belong
from the earliest days
we were dancing in the shadows
more wine
cuz I got to have it
more skin
cuz I got to eat it
inside the outside
by the river
used to be so calm
used to be so sane
I rushed the lady's room
took the water from the toilet
washed her feet and blessed her name
more peace
is such a dirty habit
slow down, we're too afraid
let me ride
let me ride
burn my eyes
let me ride
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anyone, caught in your mystery
keep it angry
keep it whispy
I've fallen down
drunk on your juices
turn my head
turn my head
it's aimed at you
funky temple
your dress is torn to shreds
your eyes are crazy
I bowed to save my head and
I can't forget you
but I can't remember
turn my head
turn my head
it's aimed at you
oh no,
we came to love you all day
these bastards are leavin'
somebody's got to stay
whatever we called you
it's just a name
just a name
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the way you're bathed in light
reminds me of that night
god laid me down into your rose garden of trust
and I was swept away
with nothin' left to say
some helpless fool
yeah I was lost in a swoon of peace
you're all I need to find
so when the time is right
come to me sweetly, come to me
come to me
love will lead us, alright
love will lead us, she will lead us
can you hear the dolphin's cry?
see the road rise up to meet us
it's in the air we breathe tonight
love will lead us, she will lead us
oh yeah, we meet again
it's like we never left
time in between was just a dream
did we leave this place?
this crazy fog surrounds me
you wrap your legs around me
all I can do to try and breathe
let me breathe so that I
So we can go together!
love will lead us, alright
love will lead us, she will lead us
can you hear the dolphin's cry?
see the road rise up to meet us
it's in the air we breathe tonight
love will lead us, she will lead us
life is like a shooting star
it don't matter who you are
if you only run for cover, it's just a waste of time
we are lost 'til we are found
this phoenix rises up from the ground
and all these wars are over
over
over
singin' la da da, da da da
over
come to me
singin' la da da da, da da da
come to me
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oh desert speak to my heart
oh woman of the earth
maker of children who weep for love
maker of this birth
'til your deepest secrets are known to me
I will not be moved
I will not be moved
"don't try to find the answer
when there ain't no question here
brother let your heart be wounded
and give no mercy to your fear"
adam and eve live down the street from me
babylon is every town
it's as crazy as it's ever been
love's a stranger all around
in a moment we lost our minds here
and lay our spirit down
today we lived a thousand years
all we have is now
run to the water
and find me there
burnt to the core but not broken
we'll cut through the madness
of these streets below the moon
these streets below the moon
and I will never leave you
'til we can say, "This world was just a dream
we were sleepin' now we are awake"
'til we can say
in a moment we lost our minds here
and dreamt the world was round
a million mile fall from grace
thank god we missed the ground
run to the water
and find me there
burnt to the core but not broken
we'll cut through the madness
of these streets below the moon
with a nuclear fire of love in our hearts
yeah, I can see it now Lord
out beyond all the breakin' of waves
and the tribulation
it's a place and the home of ascended souls
who swam out there in love!
run to the water
and find me there
burnt to the core but not broken
we'll cut through the madness
of these streets below the moon
with a nuclear fire of love in our hearts
rest easy baby, rest easy
and recognize it all as light and rainbows
smashed to smithereens and be happy
run to the water (and find me there)
run to the water
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sittin' on the beach
the island king of love
deep in Fijian seas
deep in some blissful dream
where the Goddess finally sleeps
in the lap of her lover
subdued in all her rage
and I'm aglow with the taste of the demons driven out
and happily replaced with the presence of real love
the only one who saves
I wanna dance with you
I see a world where people live and die with grace
the karmic ocean dried up and leave no trace
I wanna dance with you
I see a sky full of the stars that change our minds
and lead us back to a world we would not face
the stillness in your eyes
convinces me that I
I don't know a thing
and I been around the world and I've tasted all the wines
a half a billion times came sickened to your shores
you show me what this life is for
I wanna dance with you
I see a world where people live and die with grace
the karmic ocean dried up and leave no trace
I wanna dance with you
I see a sky full of the stars that change our minds
and lead us back to a world we would not face
in this altered state
full of so much pain and rage
you know we got to find a way to let it go
sittin' on the beach
the island king of love
deep in Fijian seas
deep in the heart of it all where the Goddess finally sleeps
after eons of war and lifetimes
she smilin' and free, nothin' left
but a cracking voice and a song, oh Lord
I wanna dance with you
I see a world where people live and die with grace
the karmic ocean dried up and leave no trace
I wanna dance with you
I see a sky full of the stars that change our minds
and lead us back to a world we would not face
we would not face
we would not face
we would not face
we would not face
we would not face
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even now
the world is bleedin'
but feelin' just fine
all numb in our castle
where we're always free to choose
never free enough to find
i wish somethin' would break
cuz we're runnin' out of time
and i am overcome
i am overcome
holy water in my lungs
i am overcome
these women in the street pullin' out their hair
my master's in the yard
givin' light to the unaware
this plastic little place
is just a step amongst the stairs
and i am overcome
i am overcome baby
holy water in my lungs
i am overcome
so drive me out
out to that open field
turn the ignition off
and spin around
your help is here
but i'm parked in this open space
blockin' the gates of love
i am overcome
i am overcome
holy water in my lungs
i am overcome
beautiful drowning
this beautiful drowning
this holy water
this holy water is in my lungs
and i am overcome
i am overcome
i am overcome
i am overcome
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i was on a street
with a common name
i prayed for love
yeah i even begged
i had a vision of you
that carried me through
now it's just magic worlds
in a shaman's dream
i fear no man, i fear no pain
i had a vision of you
that carried me through
and nobody really knows what i would do for you
nobody really knows how much i love you
nobody really knows, nobody knows
nobody knows, nobody knows
i cleared my mind
and i turned around
grateful to the one
who had laid me down
i was silent in love
pourin down from above
like so much rain it fell
and pierced my brains
the trees all alive with their colors
like the dreams of man
i had a vision of you
that carried me through
and nobody really knows what i would do for you now
nobody really knows how much i love you baby
nobody really knows, nobody knows
nobody knows, nobody knows
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You don't need no friends
Get back your faith again
You have the power to believe
Another dissident
Take back your evidence
It has no power to deceive
I'll believe it when I see it for myself
I don't need no one to tell me about heaven
I look at my daughter, and I believe.
I don't need no proof when it comes to God and truth
I can see the sunset and I perceive
I sit with them all night
Everything they say is right
But in the morning they were wrong
I'll be right by your side
Come hell or water high
Down any road you choose to roam
I'll believe it when I see it for myself
I don't need no one to tell me about heaven
I look at my daughter, and I believe.
I don't need no proof when it comes to God and truth
I can see the sunset and I perceive, yeah
Darling, I believe, Oh Lord
Sometimes it's hard to breathe, Lord
At the bottom of the sea, yeah yeah
I'll believe it when I see it for myself
I don't need no one to tell me about heaven
I look at my daughter, and I believe.
I don't need no proof when it comes to God and truth
I can see the sunset and I perceive
I don't need no one to tell me about heaven
I look at my daughter, and I believe.
I don't need no proof when it comes to God and truth
I can see the sunset
I can see the sunset
I can see the sunset
I don't need no one
I don't need no one, oh
I don't need no one
I don't need no one
To tell me about heaven
I believe
I believe it, yeah
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"Looks like I've lost my will to carry on, my friend" she said
And you can hear it in my whispered cries for love
I need your blissful touch to carry me away again
So can we roll tonight, roll through your desert, can we start over and just...
Run away, run away tonight
It aint no victory, but I don't care, I don't care if its wrong or right
We can just run away, run away tonight
It aint no victory but I don't care, I don't care if its wrong or right
"Looks like I've lost my will to carry on, my friend" she said
I'm like a posse that's been ridin' for days
I've got the scars to prove that love has had its day and it's way with me
So can we roll tonight, roll through your desert, can we start over and just...
Run away, run away tonight
It aint no victory but I don't care, I don't care if its wrong or right
We can just run away, run away tonight
It aint no victory but I don't care, I don't care if its wrong or right
This ain't no night to be on your own
You've got to know where you're coming from
To know just where you're goin', lord
You've got to know where you're coming from
This ain't no night to be on your own
Run away, run away tonight
It aint no victory but I don't care, I don't care if its wrong or right
We can just run away, run away tonight
It aint no victory but I don't care
I don't care I don't care I don't care I don't care
Run away
Run away
Run away
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I keep a close watch on this heart of mine
I keep my eyes wide open all the time
I keep the ends out for the ties that binds
because you're mine, I walk the line
I find it very,
very easy to be true
I find myself all alone when each day's through
although I'll admit that I'm a fool for you
because you're mine, I walk the line
as sure as night
is dark and day is light,
I keep you on my mind both day and night
and happiness proves that I'm right
because you're mine I walk the line you got a way to keep me on your side
you give me cause for love that I can't hide
for you I know I'd even try to turn the tide
because you're mine, I walk the line
I keep a close
watch on this heart of mine
I keep my eyes wide open all the time
I keep the ends out for the tie that binds
because you're mine, I walk the line
because you're
mine, I walk the line
because you're mine, I walk the line
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