Symphony Or Damn

I won't say goodbye
I don't want to use that exit line
Please don't make me lie
I have no excuse for you this time
'cause sometimes
(it's alright for a season)
But then it's time to go

The verses of my life are moving past
And so now the chorus i must hear
I've got to define my life and times
Before i can give you more than tears
'cause sometimes
(it's alright for a season)
But then it's time to go

Your heart was stretched to the point of breaking
Your tears are etched and your sorrow is waking

This complicated curse
Causes you to freeze our love in time
If i awaken that first
It's only 'cause you lost yourself in mine
Please don't let me see you cry
'cause sometimes
It's alright for a season
But then it's time to go

She was a paragon of soft scented chinois curls
She stood with nothing on
As we watched my flag unfurl
We fell in love so fast
That it spun my head around
Her coffee tawny skin
Sent my blood pressure up and down
Castilian blue
Castilian blue
I never ever thought
I'd be so taken by a girl like you

Lavender scented pillows
Gave a smell to her room
That when i smell it now
Sends my heart into a sad mood
Black men and her commitments
She had a problem with
And the mention of her father
Would cause her to get very miffed at me
Castilian blue
Castilian blue
I never ever thought
I'd be so taken by a girl like you

Bon bons and fishnet stockings
Used to settle any score
Till one day i felt the breeze awake me
Coming in through an open door
Recurring dreams
I see her in mirabella magazine
Multi-coloured babies
Running round behind her knee
She's long, long, gone
Castilian blue
Castilian blue
I never ever thought
I'd be so taken by a girl like you

You lead a life inside of your mind
That has nothing to do whatsoever with my time
She stated very clear
She made it very plain

Your subplot world is so cavalier
Yet you knew the tension inside the sweetness was so near
She stated very clear
She made it very plain
In a way that needs no refrain

Frankie and johnny were lovers alright
A man and a woman toughened by the weight of time
But not quite as hard as they seem
Because they both have hearts awaiting dreams

Frankie, a tough gal when she needs to be
Johnny, a city hard street man
A softer side seen eventually
But they'll both be ok even with a heartbreak yesterday

Oh when a gentle breeze takes love liberties
When a breath of air
Blows your heart a pair
Of kisses where
You wait for her

Frankie and johnny were lovers alright
And the tempered scale of experience
Cannot forever indict
Two hearts looking to belong in the heat
Of the sun as opposed to night

No, i wouldn't worry about them
'cos people in love cannot condemn
Those who are in love too
Frankie and johnny were lovers alright

You chose with age
To speak with a prima ballerina's rage
And speak of all the kingdoms
That would swoop down
Stick around
Then proceed to ignore you

No flash pot pan, guitar man
Or resurrected apollo myth
To seal your fate
Feed your plate
And just plain worship and adore you
But the pills you swill
Bring you no thrill
So travel lightly on the wing this time
Leaving all your baggage behind

As you wander through your vagabond stage
And find yourself shovelling shit
With a rusty jack-handle queen of a broken spade
You must not be afraid
You must turn the page

You wore your goddess down
In jaundiced disarray
Your halo fell into decay
Swiped by those you loved
But could not hold in sway behind you
And then the dry spell leaves
At a low shutter speed
Long enough for you to see
That you create your own reality
And that the wait alone will not enshrine you
And the war that you swore
Would pour through your door
To come to your rescue this time
Is all in your mind

Now as you wander through your vagabond stage
And you find yourself shovelling shit
With a rusty jack-handle queen of a broken spade
And you find yourself kicking dirt around
With your paris green pumps
Of pentacles and precious jade
You must not be afraid
You must turn the page

You dreamt a world of things
Like you were a duchess born
Or coretta scott king
And the queen does not invite you over for a tea at her gaff
In scotland
Or in buckingham's back-yard

Now i'm sure 'van the man' of whom i'm a fan
Can surely understand
As he said "it is not why, it just is."
So therefore you need not remain scarred
And in time you'll find
That your salvation is mine
As you travel lightly on the wing this time
Leaving all your baggage behind

Now as you wander through your vagabond stage
And you find yourself shovelling shit
With a rusty jack-handle queen of a broken spade
And you find yourself kicking dirt around
With your paris green pumps
Of pentacles and precious jade
Pulling the roots from your hair
Dyed from a bottle
You saw in a windows with
An 'everything must go!!' sale sign
Prominently displayed

And yet waiting for your dancing
On the edge of a precipice heart to sing
Those serenading soul songs
That fulfillingness and consciousness brings
Releasing you from your captive cage
Replacing love for all your rage
Turning your hope on a rope's magic pope kaleidoscope
Into a rabbit's foot parade
You must not be afraid
(eyes forward babe)
You must turn the page

One thing is sure
And that is change
When the water's rising
You can't remain
Move to dry land
Move to dry land
You've got to move on

I know that it's your own life
I tell you this
With an eye on your future
Yes i know
Mind my own business
But i am here
As an aid and a comfort
I can see what you're going through
'cause we've all been there before
But all in all
Here's that i'm wondering
I want to know
Are you happy?
Look me in the eye
And answer my question
I want to know
Are you happy?
Or are you afraid
Of decisions that you need to make?

I know that life's about choices
But making a wrong one
Will not stop the world
When in doubt just live the questions
And someday you will grow into the answer
You're allowed as many mistakes
As you need to learn and move on
Well, well, well now ponder this
'cause my heart is ringing a bell
I want to know
Are you happy?
I'm coming to you from heartbeat avenue
I wanna know
Are you happy,
Or are you running
From decisions that you need to make?

I wanna know
Are you happy?
Can i be of service?
What can i do to help you now?
I know life's a bitch sometimes
But you got to take it in
Chew it up
And spit it out again
You got to accept the pain
You can't get around it
You can't get under it
But you can get over it

Whoever you are come forth
Come forth
These are the days that must happen to you
Come forth

I am a spirit
Up above your head
Though i rest in you
As though you were a bed
In a molecular world
In an electric state
I sing the praise of angels
And i sit and wait for you

Baby, baby, baby
Succumb to me
Baby, baby, baby
Succumb to me

Give me your tears
I'll keep them in a glass
I'll store them with the treasures
That i've amassed
Give me your ears
I have secrets to tell
I will make you hear the delicate bell
All around you

Baby, baby, baby
Succumb to me
Baby, baby, baby
Succumb to me

Give me your anger
And i'll soften the tone
I am the kiss that grows
Where love is shown
I am the mirror
That reflects your flickering flame
So follow me through your mirror frame

Baby, baby, baby
Succumb to me
Baby, baby, baby
Succumb to me
These are the days that must happen to you
Whoever you are come forth

I have not revealed myself to you
To be another statistic
I have come to you to be my mystic

Baby, baby, baby
Succumb to me
Baby, baby, baby
Succumb to me
Baby, baby, baby
Succumb to me
Baby, baby, baby
Succumb to me

Whoever you are come forth
These are the days that must happen to you
These are the days that must happen to you

Now do you love me like you say you do baby?
(do you love me like you say you do?)

Listen baby, until i find the river
I won't be satisfied with who i am
In my monasteryo your love ran hot or cold
Symphony or damn
I wanna be careful not to lose by laughter
What i've gained by tears
So here's a question baby
You answer i most need to hear

Now do you love me like you say you do baby?
(do you love me like you say you do?)

I give my best to the best of your breed
Take my heart pretty baby
I believe that i have all that i need
I exist for you wholly in this hour
As the leaves exist
Surely for the sake of the flower

Now do you love me like you say you do baby?
(do you love me like you say you do?)

It seems that you have all these emotional dragons
That you must slay
I believe your daddy didn't treat you right
So it seems now ttd must pay
The troubles advance while the sorrows retreat
Yet whichever road you travel baby
I genuinely wish you godspeed
But before you go answer my question

Now do you love me like you say you do baby?
(do you love me like you say you do?)

I'm seventeen and under the illusion
A girl like you could end my confusion
Penelope please
Penelope please

My jeans are not
Big enough to hold me
So come on girl
Don't you try and scold me
Penelope please
Penelope please

You will still be home in time
To watch the 'pops' featuring chrissie hynde

I know you see me as an aggravation
I dream of you in full moon frustration
Penelope please
Penelope please

Don't make me wait
But answer with affection
So come on girl
Look in my direction
Penelope please
Penelope please

You will still be home in time
To watch the 'pops' featuring chrissie hynde

I know you view me as a major horror
But come on babe
Don't say sayonara
Penelope please
Penelope please

My head is hard
So girl i will continue
To plead and beg
Baby till i win you
Penelope please
Penelope please

You will still be home in time
To watch the 'pops' featuring chrissie hynde

At twenty-one i came to this conclusion
I married her
But still i'm in confusion

Penelope please
("come on babe")
("no!")
Penelope please
("no!")
Penelope please
("look you're going to wake up the baby!!!")
Penelope please
("no!!!") waaaaaaah!!!!...