On Fire

I hate to complain, you know, but then again
I cannot pretend nothing's wrong
Looking at my present situation, the act cannot last for long
Viewed from outside these pursuits i might try
Seem possessed of a certain allure
Now they're no longer a source of mystery my faith in them's more unsure

Now the time to play is over
Time to dispose of the lies
Time to show what's really
On my mind
Yes i'd like to turn you over
To see what's on your other side
To see if the problem's
In my mind
In my mind

The choice is quite clear, to move on or stay here
Decision is harder to take
Reject what i have for something unstable could easily be a mistake
So i walk round the place with a smile on my face
Pretending the best that i can
Hoping to lose the inclination to desire what i can't understand

And the time to play is over
Time to dispose of the lies
Time to show what's really
On my mind
Yes i'd like to turn you over
To see what's on your other side
To see if the problem's
In my mind
In my mind
Lalalalala lalalalala...

Now the time to play is over
Time to dispose of the lies
Time to show what's really
On my mind
Yes i'd like to turn you over
To see what's on your other side
Like to turn it over
In my mind
In my mind
In my mind
In my mind
In my mind.

Dogs are everywhere
Almost everywhere
That i go
They have too much and then
They have too much again
And then more
They leave their
Scent behind them
Everywhere they go
Oh dogs are everywhere
That i go
Oh dogs are everywhere
Almost everywhere
That i go
They have too much and then
They have too much again
And then more
They leave their scent behind them
Everywhere they go
Oh dogs are everywhere
Yes dogs are everywhere
Yes dogs are everywhere
That i go
They always wag their tails
At all the pretty girls
And older women
They find their own way in
And they rip up everything
That i believe in
Sometimes
I have to wonder
About the dog in me
Oh dogs are everywhere
Yes dogs are everywhere
Yes dogs are everywhere
That i go
They get down on all fours
When you walk through the door
They whine and beg around your feet
Like a dog for something sweet
They sink their teeth in you
They're tearing you in two
Remains are buried out of doors
Oh i want some more
I want some more
Sometimes
I have to wonder
About the dog in me
Oh dogs are everywhere
Yes dogs are everywhere
Oh dogs are everywhere
That i go
Sometimes
I have to wonder
About the dog in me
Oh dogs are everywhere
Yes dogs are everywhere
Yes dogs are everywhere
That i go
That i go
That i go
That i go
Everywhere
Everywhere
Everywhere
Everywhere
Dogs are everywhere.

Come up to my lighthouse for i have something i wish to say
It can wait for a moment; well in fact
It can wait all day
I just wanted to bring you up here so you could have the chance to see
The beauty of this situation that
You could share with me

It may seem strange
To talk of love and then lighthouses
It's not strange
To me
Hey
All alone
You and i in our high tower
That's the way
To be

Some laugh at my lighthouse they say it's just an ivory tower
But i don't mind because i know
Their envy grows by the hour
See i have a purpose up here to guide the ships upon their way
All this is mine; it could be yours too
What do you say?

It may seem strange
To talk of love and then lighthouses
It's not strange
To me
Hey
All alone
You and i in our high tower
That's the way
To be
Hehehey hey.

So late looking up at your window
As it bathes me in your
Blue midnight glow
I wonder why you're not sleeping
And i wonder
If you could know

Tonight
Make it tonight
Tonight
Make it tonight

Crouched down by a bush at the roadside
I watch as
You pass me by
Lost down by the side of the river
And no light comes
From the empty sky

Tonight
Make it tonight
Tonight
Make it tonight

I left home at midnight
Made for the horizon
No sense of direction
I walked on for miles,
Oh i hope that i find you
I hide from the headlamps
No lights in the window
The whole town is sleeping and somewhere you lie,
Oh, i wish i could find you
Oh i'm lost by the river
My clothes are in tatters
My face scarred by branches
I shiver with cold,
No, i don't think i'll find you

Tonight
Make it tonight
Tonight
Make it tonight
Won't you make it tonight?
Oh say you'll meet me tonight
Won't you make it tonight?
Say you'll meet me tonight.

The blue girls that bake in the sun
Skin falls in flakes from each one
Like leaves from autumn trees
They float upon the breeze
These girls you have loved
Are slowly decaying
Ah
Drying out in the sun
Before your eyes
Wild stares in your face
They seem to accuse you
Oh
What have you done
To earn this prize?
The flesh underneath candy-pink
Quite a strange affair you might think
They gasp and moan for air
Beached fish on your lawn-chair
These girls you have loved
Are slowly decaying
Ah
Drying out in the sun
Before your eyes
Wild stares in your face
They seem to accuse you
Oh
What have you done
To earn this prize?
Fragments left at the end of the day
A pile of blue that is soon swept away
Goodbye, blue girls, goodbye
Would it be too much to cry?
These girls you have loved
Have slowly decayed
Ah
They dried out in the sun
Before your eyes
Wild stares in your face
They seem to accuse you
Oh
What did you do
To earn this prize?

Now it's coming to the end of the evening
The time when the ceiling sways and objects jerk out of place
Your eyelids heavy, you make your way down the yellow streets
Past rows and rows of houses
Curtains drawn tight against the cold night air
To a flight of stairs
Which lead to a room
Where a bed is waiting for you to lie down
Perhaps alone, perhaps not
And go to sleep again

They wait alone
In unused rooms
They sit and they remember
Oh, please remember
So you lie on your back in the dark
And listen to the blood rushing in your ears
And the soft "tick, tick, tick" of your watch against the mattress springs
Patterns merge behind your eyes
Purple and green, glowing gently
And all is soft with furry darkness
You yawn once
Turn on your side
And fall to sleep again

They wait alone
They bathed your eyes
When nights were cold
Remember
Oh, please remember

There's something you've forgotten
When you awoke later that night the bedroom was cold and you were alone
Alone and afraid of the dark
Watching
Waiting
Watching
Waiting
As you lie on your back
Naked beneath the cold sheets
Not dead, just sleeping
Sleeping
And you will never wake again.

When i was with this girl last night
She held me tight; it turned me on
The moon was dark and those clothes were tight
Her perfume strong; it turned me on
Fleeting moments touched in the night
Then so strong but banished by the light
Her presence gone, memories remain
Of how she kissed and turned me on
Now there's this love inside of me
I've got this love
Inside of me
And i still have dull aching pain
Desire to reach and touch you once again
Distractions cannot sate the need
It grows once more, it grows once more
I've got this love inside of me
I've got this love inside of me
I've got this love inside of me
I've got this love inside of me
I have this pain inside of me
Why can't you see?
Why can't you see?
I'm stranded here with no way home
Please rescue me, oh won't you rescue me?
I've got this love inside of me
I've got this love inside of me
I've got this love inside of me
I've got this love inside of me.

Sure you had something to hide
I took your bag and looked inside
I was looking for life
Nothing inside but memories
The same as those i keep with me
I'm still looking for life
Yes i'm looking for life
Yes i'm looking for life
There's more to love than holding hands
But i think that we both understand
It's part of looking for life
I thought so long i couldn't think
But thought was what was hindering me
And now i'm looking for life
Yes i'm looking for life
Yes i'm looking for life
Yes i'm looking for life
Yes i'm looking for life
Yes i'm looking for life
Yes i'm looking for life
I'm looking for life
I'm looking for life.

The mark of the devil is upon you
Your look is no happier than mine
Damnation is waiting in the mirror
But you shouldn't mind
Their legs start a feeling in your stomach
Their eyes knock you backwards with a glance
Your pride sinks unnoticed in the river
Given half a chance

And your past is just a bedroom full of implements of cruelty
And a list will bind your eyes as you grow old
But you want to join the laughter sharing simple shreds of feeling
But you fidget and your heart is growing cold

Smiles left unfollowed start to haunt you
Chances that perished long ago
The devil is waiting in the bathroom
With your worthless soul
The years pull their weight down on your cheekbones
The nights out are hanging from your waist
The years float like dust held in the sunlight
With an aftertaste

And your past is just a bedroom full of implements of cruelty
And a list will bind your eyes as you grow old
But you want to join the laughter sharing simple shreds of feeling
But you fidget and your heart is growing cold
La la lala lala la la...
And your past is just a bedroom full of implements of cruelty
And a list will bind your eyes as you grow old
And you want to join the laughter sharing simple shreds of feeling
But you fidget and your heart is growing cold
And your past is just a bedroom full of implements of cruelty
And a list will bind your eyes as you grow old
And you want to join the laughter sharing simple shreds of feeling
But you fidget and your heart is growing cold
La la lala...
Oh...

You're just a
Little girl (with blue eyes)
Everybody looks at you
(well, it's your day)
And you're
Stepping from the black car
But you'll be getting back in soon
(and on your way)

Little girl (with blue eyes)
There's a hole in your heart
And one between your legs
You've never had to wonder
Which one he's going to fill
In spite of what he said
You'll never get away
Hey
You'll give it up one day
Come what may

Dad's not got a shot-gun
But his look's enough to murder you
(see what you've done)
And forget about the paintings
Cos you'd better get the washing done
(oh something's wrong)

Little girl (with blue eyes)
There's a hole in your heart
And one between your legs
You've never had to wonder
Which one he's going to fill
In spite of what he said
You'll never get away
Hey
You'll give it up one day
Come what may

Face down on the pavement
Chalk lines round your little hands
(hit and run)
And now a
Mother sits in silence
In a darkness she can't understand
(where you've gone)
Oh

Little girl (with blue eyes)
There's a hole in your heart
And one between your legs
You've never had to wonder
Which one he's going to fill
In spite of what he said
You'll never get away
Hey
You'll give it up one day
Come what may.