Cuttin' through the darkest night in my two headlights
Trying to keep it clear, but I'm losing it here to the twilight
There's a dead end to my left, there's a burning bush to my right
You aren't in sight, you aren't in sight
 
Do you want me, like I want you?
Or am I standing still, beneath the darkened sky?
Or am I standing still, with the scenery flying by?
Or am I standing still, out of the corner of my eye?
Was that you passing me by?
 
Mothers on the stoop, boys in souped-up coupes on this hot summer night
Between fight and flight is the blind man's sight and the choice that's right
I roll the window down, feel like I'm gonna drown in this strange town
Feel broken down, I feel broken down
 
Do you need me, like I need you?
Or am I standing still, beneath the darkened sky?
Or am I standing still, with the scenery flying by?
Or am I standing still, out of the corner of my eye?
Was that you passing me by?
 
Sweet sorrow is the call tomorrow
Sweet sorrow is the call tomorrow
 
Do you love me, like I love you?
Or am I standing still, beneath the darkened sky?
Or am I standing still, with the scenery flying by?
Or am I standing still, out of the corner of my eye?
Was that you passing me by?
Are you passing me by? (Passing me by)
Do you want me? (Passing me by)
Do you need me, like I need you too?
And do you want me, like I want you?
Are you passing me by? 

You find yourself falling down
Your hopes in the sky
But your heart like grape gum on the ground
And you try to find yourself
In the abstractions of religion
And the cruelty of eveyone else
And you woke up to realize
Your standard of living somehow got stuck on survive

When you're standing in deep water
And you're bailing yourself out with a straw
And when you're drowning in deep water
And you wake up making love to a wall
Well it's these little times that help to remind
It's nothing without love

You wake up to realize your only friend
Has never been yourself or anyone who cared in the end
That's when suddenly everything fades and falls away
'Cause the chains which once held us are only the chains which we've made

When you're standing in deep water
And you're bailing yourself out with a straw
And when you're drowning in deep water
And you wake up making love to a wall
Well it's these little times that help to remind
It's nothing without love, love, love
It's nothing without love

We've compromised our pride
And sacrificed our health
We have to demand more
Not of each other
But more from ourselves

When you're standing in deep water
And you're bailing yourself out with a straw
And when you're drowning in deep water
And you wake up making love to a wall
Well it's these little times that help to remind
It's nothing without love, love, love
It's nothing without love
It's nothing without love

Turn to me with frozen lips 
Your hands are icy cold 
Your eyes burn bright against the frost-bit sky 
You never seemed more lovely than you do tonight 

Pale on the horizon 
Like leaves frozen in the snow 
Our two shadows merge inseparably 
Will time stand still if it's pierced with cold 

The more I live 
The more I know 
What's simple is true 
I love you 

There's a warmth in my heart 
It haunts me when you're gone 
Mend me to your side and never let go 
Say time knows nothing, we'll never grow cold

The more I live 
The more I know 
What's simple is true 
I love you 

Twilight descends on our silhouette 
How soon spring comes 
How soon spring forgets 
I wanna hold time, say It'll never begin 
Old man winter be our friend 
Old man winter be our friend 

Cause the more I live
The more I know 
What's simple is true 
What's simple is true
I love, I love you 

If I could tell the world just one thing
It would be that we're all OK
And not to worry 'cause worry is wasteful
And useless in times like these
I won't be made useless
I won't be idle with despair
I will gather myself around my faith
For light does the darkness most fear
My hands are small, I know
But they're not yours, they are my own
And I am not broken
Poverty stole your golden shoes
It didn't steal your laughter
And heartache came to visit me
But I knew it wasn't ever after

We'll fight, not out of spite
For someone must stand up for what's right
'Cause where there's a man who has no voice
There ours shall go singing

My hands are small, I know
But they're not yours, they are my own
But they're not yours, they are my own
I am not broken

In the end only kindness matters
In the end only kindness matters

I will get down on my knees, and I will pray
I will get down on my knees, and I will pray
I will get down on my knees, and I will pray

My hands are small, I know
But they're not yours, they are my own
But they're not yours, they are my own
And I am not broken
We are never broken
We are God's eyes
God's hands
God's mind
We are God's eyes
God's hands
God's heart
We are God's eyes
God's hands
God's eyes
We are God's hands
We are God's hands

Please love let's make no impartial vow
Let all fall away
That's not crucial now
I want a brave love, one that makes me weak in the knees
I want a crazy, crazy love
One that makes me come undone at the seams

'Cause I'm tried of all these pilgrims, these puritans, these thieves
Of all these unbelievers who whittle love down at the knees
Let these swift roads destory themselves
Let the world fall into its sleep
For we shall be spared

We shall be left standing
To face what's left of concrete and honey

Kiss the flame
Let's run with the hunted, the untamed
Kiss the flame
Embrace the faceless, the unnamed
Kiss the flame

There are nightmares on the sidewalks
There are jokes on TV
There are people selling thoughtlessness
With such casualty
But wherefore art thou Romeo
Where have all the brave men gone
Show me one man who knows his own heart
To him I shall belong

Kiss the flame
Let's run with the hunted, the untamed
Kiss the flame
Embrace the faceless, the unnamed
Kiss the flame
Kiss the flame
Kiss the flame

Please love let's make no impartial vow

Sun sets' cross the ocean
I'm a thousand miles from anywhere
My pocketbook and my heart both just got stolen
And the sun act like she don't even care
The wind blows cold when you reach the top
It feels like someone's face is stuck to the bottom of my shoe
I got a plastic Jesus, a cordless telephone for every corner of my room
Got everybody but you telling me what to do
But I've been down so long
Ooh, it can't be longer still
I've been down so long
That the end must me drawing near
I look to everybody but me to answer my prayers
'Til I saw an angel in a bathroom who said she saw nothing worth saving
anywhere
And a blind man on the corner said it's simple, like flipping a coin
Don't matter what side it lands on if it's someone else's dime
But I've been down so long
Ooh, it can't be longer still
We've been down so long
That the end must me drawing near

I take a trip, I catch a train, I catch a plane
I got a ticket in my hand
And then a man takes my money
And like cattle we all stand
But we've been down so long
Ooh, it can't be longer still

We've been down so long
The end must be...
I know the end must be...
Oh, I know the end must be drawing near

Bridge Repeat/ Scat Section

Ophelia drowned in the water
Crushed by her own weight
Hilter loved little blueeyed boys
And it drove him to hate
Birds always grow silent before the night descends
'Cause nature has a funny way of breaking what does not bend
A hero's torso built of steal and Novocain
His heart a bitter beat inside bloodless frame
There was a hole inside his soul a manicure could not fill
So he found himself a whore to love while daisies choked in the window sill

We've made houses for hatred
It's time we made a place
Where people's souls may be seen and made safe
Be careful with each other
These fragile flames
For innocence can't be lost
It just needs to be maintained

A small town in Ohio
Two boys are filled with violence
And darkness spreads its legs for hate and ignorance
We are given to god to put our faith therein
But to be forgiven, we must first beleive in sin

We've made houses for hatred
It's time we made a place
Where people's souls may be seen and made safe
Be careful with each other
These fragile flames
For innocence can't be lost
It just needs to be maintained

I want to live bravely and love without fear
I want always to feel the wings of grace near
We all will be Christed when we hear ourselves say
We are that to which we pray

We've made houses for hatred
It's time we made a place
Where people's souls may be seen and made safe
Be careful with each other
These fragile flames

We've built houses for hatred
It's time we made a place
Where people's souls may be seen and made safe
Be careful with each other
These fragile flames
For innocence can't be lost
It just needs to be maintained

Venus de Milo in her half-baked shell 
Understood the nature of love very well 
She said, "A good love is delicious, 
You can't get enough too soon. 
It makes you so crazy you want to swallow the moon." 

Oh, oh Jupiter 
Oh, oh be still my little heart 
Oh, oh love is a flame neither timid nor tame 
Take these stars from my crown 
Let the years fall down 
Lay me out in firelight 
Let my skin feel the night 
Fasten me to your side 
Say it will be soon 
You make me so crazy, baby 
Could swallow the moon 

My hands are two travelers they've crossed oceans and lands 
Yet they are too small on the continent of your skin 
Wandering, wandering 
I could spend my life 
Traveling the length of your body each night 

Oh, oh Jupiter 
Oh, oh be still my little heart 
Oh, oh love is a flame neither timid nor tame
Take these stars from my crown 
Let the years fall down
Lay me out in firelight 
Let my skin feel the night 
Fasten me to your side 
And say it will be soon 
You make me so crazy, baby 
Could swallow the moon 
Swallow the moon 

Oh, oh Jupiter 
Oh, oh be still my little heart 
Oh, oh love is a flame neither timid nor tame
Take these stars from my crown 
Let the years fall down
Lay me out in firelight 
Let my skin feel the night
Fasten me to your side 
And say it will be soon 
You make me so crazy, baby
Could swallow the moon 
Swallow the moon 
Swallow the moon 
Swallow the moon 

Fat boy goes to the pool
Sees his reflection, doesn't know what to do
He feels little inside and filled with pride
Oh, fragile flame
No one sees the same

Fat boy goes about his day
Trying to think of funny things to say
Like, "This is just a game I play"
And "I like me this way"
Oh, fragile flame
When no one feels the same

Hush, sleep, don't think just eat
Your daddy's little boy
Your mamma's pride and joy
You know they love ya
But not because they hold ya

Fat boy says, "Wouldn't it be nice
If I could melt myself like ice
Or outrun my skin and just be pure wind"
Oh, fragile flame
Sometimes I feel the same

I went out a-wandering
Beneath an unknown sky
The heavens all shook vilently
He caught my eye
Strange fruit fell
It struck me to the core
My heart became a single flame
It wanted nothing more
Stranger, enter from the East
Stranger, step inside this place
Oh, and own me, own me.

The clock became a bullet hole
Cruel and unkind
It hurt me with its second hand
Alone another night
Stranger, enter from the East
Stranger, step inside this place

Blue, is it you?
Well, don't bother knocking on my door this time
Blue, go be true for someone else
There's no room inside this heart of mine
My heart has four empty rooms
Three wait for lightning and one waits for you

I must have you all to myself
Feel the full wait of your skin
I'll hollow out my insides
To place you in
Stranger, enter from the East
Stranger, step inside this place
Oh, and own me, own me.

Barcelona where the winds all blew
The churches don't have windows but the graveyards do
Me and my shadow are wrestling again
Look out stranger there's a dark cloud moving in
But if you could hear the voice in my heart it would tell you
I'm afraid I'm alone
Won't somebody please hold me, release me
Show me the meaning of mercy
Let me loose
Fly, let me fly, let me fly

Super paranoid, I'm blending, I'm blurring, I'm bleeding into the scenery
Loving someone else is always so much easier
But I hold myself hostage in the mirror
But If you could hear the voice in my heart it would tell you
I'm tired of feeling this way
God, won't you please hold me, release me 
Show me the meaning of mercy
Let me loose
Let me fly, let me fly, let me fly

I won't be held back
I will lead my faith

The red light has been following me
But don't worry mother
It's no longer my gravity
Hold me, release me
Show me the meaning of mercy
Let me fly, let me fly, let me fly

Don't worry mother, it'll be alright
And don't worry sister, say your prayers and sleep tight
It'll be fine lover of mine
It'll be just fine

Lend your voices only to sounds of freedom
No longer lend your strength to that which you wish to be free from
Fill your lives with love and bravery
And you shall lead a life uncommon

I've heard your anguish, I've heard your hearts cry out
We are tired, we are weary, but we aren't worn out
Set down your chains, until only faith remains
Set down your chains

And lend your voices only to sounds of freedom
No longer lend your strength to that 
which you wish to be free from
Fill your lives with love and bravery
And you shall lead a life uncommon

There are plenty of people who pray for peace
But if praying were enough it would have come to be
Let your words enslave no one and heavens will hush themselves
To hear our voices ring out clear
With sounds of freedom

Come on you unbelievers, move out of the way
There is a new army coming and we are armed with faith
To live, we must give
To live

And lend your voices only to sounds of freedom
No longer lend your strength to that 
which you wish to be free from
Fill your lives with love and bravery
And you shall lead...
Lend our voices only to sounds of freedom
No longer lend your strength to that which you wish to be free from
Fill your lives with love and bravery
And you shall lead a life uncommon

Hey, you say you like the way the cowboys tip their hats and say,
"How's it going ma'am?"
But you're never quite clear if their glares are sincere
Or really only second hand
To you it's all roses, it's a lavender haze
The man is a marvel, but it's a shame about his brains
But that's OK
You say, "He's got straight teeth and it's good sex"
You look to the sky
You look to the man
You claim innocence and not to understand
Or do you, do you?

There's a big man wearing a white suit and patent leather shoes
He wants to take his monkeys to see the kids at the zoo
'Cause the gypsy on the corner said,
"Hey, Mister you can't lose"
And it's the first day at the track
You feel the heat on your back

We all want to find a way to beat the system
Find some rhythm in the madness

Get down on your knees and pray
Say, "I'll do whatever you want, God
Just let me have my way"
Well will you, will you?

Come on you merry men
Rally your cry
Dance with the devil for tomorrow we'll surely
Hey, hey blow the men down

You with all your cigarettes and cool stares
Filled with blank glares and loaded regrets
Just like the girls today with nothing to say
No more pigtails and pony rides
They're sophisticated
They sip on lattes
And have their eyes on a bigger prize
We shake our fists and say, "Well good golly we're mad
That God kills children with our very own hands" 
We claim innocence and not to understand
Or do we, do we?

Come on you merry men
Rally your cry
Dance with the devil for tomorrow we'll surely
Hey, hey blow the men down
Blow the men down
Hey

Inside my skin there is this space
It twists and turns
It bleeds and aches
Inside my heart there's an empty room
It's waiting for lightning
It's waiting for you
And I am wanting
And I am needing you here
Inside the absence of fear

Muscle and sinew
Velvet and stone
This vessel is haunted
It creaks and moans
My bones call to you
In their seperate skin
I make myself translucent
To let you in, for
I am wanting
And I am needing you here
In side the absence of fear

There is this hunger
This restlessness inside of me
And it knows that you're no stranger
You're my gravity

My hands will adore you through all darkness aim
They will lay you out in moonlight
And reinvent your name
For I am wanting
And I am needing you here
Inside the absence of fear

You took your coat off and stood in the rain 
You were always crazy like that 
I watched from my window 
Always felt I was outside looking in on you 
You were always the mysterious one with dark eyes and careless hair 
You were fashionably sensitive, but too cool to care 
Then you stood in my doorway, with nothing to say 
Besides some comment on the weather 

Well in case you failed to notice, in case you failed to see 
This is my heart bleeding before you, this is me down on my knees 
These foolish games are tearing me apart 
Your thoughtless words are breaking my heart 
You're breaking my heart 

You were always brilliant in morning 
Smoking your cigarettes and talking over coffee 
You philosophies on art, Baroque moved you 
You loved Mozart and you'd speak of your loved ones 
As I clumsily strummed my guitar 
You'd teach me of honest things 
Things that were daring, things that were clean 
Things that knew what an honest dollar did mean 
So I hid my soiled hands behind my back 
Somewhere along the line I must've gone off track with you 
Excuse me, think I've mistaken you for somebody else 
Somebody who gave a damn, somebody more like myself 

These foolish games are tearing me apart 
You're tearing me, tearing me, tearing me apart 
Your thoughtless words are breaking my heart 
You're breaking my heart 

You took off your coat and stood in the rain 
You were always crazy like that