movies

are you going to the movies

what are you going to see

I hope it is something good

an epic of history

you are leaving your apartment

you are locking the front door

you are going to see something

that you've never seen before

are you going to the movies

is it okay if I come along

life is rough and a dark theater

is exactly where I belong

someone else's imagination

is what I'm looking to find

I need to go see something

that is outside my own mind

what do you want from me (rewrite 1)

what do you want me to do

I've done all that I could

this isn't one of those movies

they crank out of Hollywood

this is real life

this is not TV

what do you want from me

what do you want me to say

I've said too may words

everything I say is only

endless nouns and verbs

I will only say the truth

I hear it sets you free

what do you want from me

what do you want me to think

I've thought way too much

we've both been talking

what I need is a human touch

take a look outside yourself

tell me what do you see

what do you want from me

I can't wait

it's been a long, long day

nothing is going right

Lord, help this day to end

turn it into night

when I can see my baby

wearing something great

I can't wait

I can't wait

when the sun goes down

and the moon rises up

and a night with you

that's enough

that's all I need

to appreciate

I can't wait

I can't wait

          and when the moon is high

          I will kiss your lips

          your hand in mine

          your fingertips

it's been a long, long day

but now it's through

time to come on

back home to you

let me punch the time clock

I know I can't be late

I can't wait

I can't wait

good old friend

where have you gone

good old friend

now I look for you

in my memories

how I miss you

good old friend

remember when we did

whatever we would please

I hope I see you someday

but the winds of fate don't answer me

the gospel songs tell me

we'll meet again

just wait and see

friendship doesn't come to an end

good old friend

you're still with me

what do you want from me

what do you want me to do

I've done all that I could

this isn't one of those movies

they crank out of Hollywood

this is real life

this is not TV

what do you want from me

what do you want me to say

I've said too may words

everything I say from now on

will only make you disturbed

I will only say the truth

I hear it sets you free

what do you want from me

          I have so many questions

          not an answer can be found

          there is nothing in my mind

what do you want me to think

all I know is I've thought too much

we've both done too much thinking

what I would give for just a touch

take a look outside yourself

tell me what do you see

what do you want from me

damn these intrusive thoughts

damn these intrusive thoughts

insanity is all I've got

when these little shitheads are here

bouncing upward to and fro

no particular place to go

except for moving forward in my ears

telling me "This is the law

and you did everything you saw

you're guilty and we sentence you to life"

damn these intrusive thoughts

my only sin is I got caught

it tell me that the future ain't so nice

as the day comes to an end

as the day comes to an end

I think about my failures

nothing I have done today

will make no difference tomorrow

life is a rough and rocky sea

and I am just a sailor

riding out the vicious waves

of pain and fear and sorrow

          help me if you please

          I'm feeling diseased

          and I will not make it though

          I don't know where I am

          everything depends on you

as the day comes to an end

I count all my misgivings

nothing I have done today

will find its worth tomorrow

everything I've ever done

all that I've been living

is just another debt to owe

on what I had to borrow

          help me if you please

          I'm down on my knees

          and I don't know what to do

          I don't know who I am

          everything depends on you

slow down summer

slow down summer

give me a chance to catch up

you've been moving much too fast

autumn's coming

the leaves are turning brown

but I want you to last

seasons go and go

but you're favorite one

slow down summer

your time has finally come

everything makes me sad

everything makes me sad

from the first breath in the morning

to the last thoughts I had

it's not fair, I know

but my fate makes it so

everything makes me sad

everything makes me blue

like my first thoughts in the morning

when I remember you

one day you were here

then you disappeared

everything reminds me of you

everything makes me blue

          

normal (rewrite 2)

I would like to be normal

although I know normal doesn't exist

I would be so very happy

I would be in a state of bliss

I would do normal things

like fall in love and not be sad

won't you help me be normal?

it's something I've never had

I would like to be in love

although I doubt that love is real

I would like holding someone

and it would give me a reason to feel

I would do loving things

like whisper sweet words in a song

won't you help me fall in love?

that's where I belong

            would it help if I told you

            that I find you attractive

            since meeting you, I've found           

            I'm suddenly distracted

I would like to be happy

although happiness is hit or miss

I'd fix the broken pieces

I would cross them off my list

I would do happy things

and still be responsible

won't you help me be happy?

I want to see if it's possible

I would like to be normal

although I know normal doesn't exist

will you help me be normal?

will you take the risk?

normal (rewrite 1)

I would like to be normal

although I know normal doesn't exist

I would be so very happy

I would be in a state of bliss

I would do normal things

like fall in love and not be sad

won't you help me be normal?

it's something I've never had

I would like to be in love

although I doubt that love exists

I would like having someone

and I wouldn't mind a long, wet kiss

I would do loving things

like whisper sweet words in a song

won't you help me fall in love?

that's where I belong

            would it help if I told you

            that I find you attractive

            since meeting you, I've found           

            I'm constantly distracted

I would like to be happy

although happiness may not exist

I'd fix the broken pieces

I would check them off my list

I would do happy things

and still be responsible

won't you help me be happy?

I want to see if it's possible

I would like to be normal

although I know normal doesn't exist

will you help me be normal?

will you take the risk?

you belong with me

may I make a suggestion?

you belong here with me

I have only one question

I'm hoping that you'll agree

will you stay by my side

I'm not one of those

who'll run and hide

where are we going?

I guess we'll see

you belong with me

normal

I would like to be normal

although I know normal doesn't exist

I would be so very happy

I would be in a state of bliss

I would do normal things

like fall in love and not be sad

won't you help me be normal?

it's something I've never had

I would like to be in love

although I doubt that love exists

I would like holding hands and

I wouldn't mind a long, wet kiss

I would do loving things

like care for you all day long

won't you help me fall in love?

that's where I belong

            would it help if I told you

            that I find you attractive

            since meeting you, I've found           

            I'm constantly distracted

I would like to be happy

although happiness may not exist

I'd fix the broken pieces

I could check them off my list

I would do happy things

I would be responsible

won't you help me be happy?

I want to see if it's possible

I would like to be normal

although I know normal doesn't exist

will you help me be normal?

will you take the risk?

onion

I am an onion

I have many layers

I will make you cry

I used to be somebody

you don't remember me

I used to be somebody

you would have noticed me

but you don't anymore

now I don't have a name

I'm your average nobody

and it's only myself to blame

for not being what I was before

once I had aspirations

I used to be somebody

people would call my name

as I passed them on the street

now I am forgotten

a regular nobody

no one you would hope

you'd ever have to meet

walking back from your house

I am walking back from your house

I'm kicking pebbles down the sidewalk

stopping at intersections

where I have the right of way

I am walking back from your house

I am not stepping on cracks

I am doing all I need to do

to make it through today

when is it my turn?

all my life I've waited

for love to come someday

but everyone else on this road

has the right of way

I make my plans

I dream my dreams

but nothing is

the way it seems

the end does not

justify the means

I've got so much left to learn

with only one question

when is it my turn?

when you're falling in love

I was thinking about

how complicated life can be

when all of a sudden life

went and put its hold on me

and pushed me into sunlight

shining from above

I thought "This is what it must be like

when you're falling in love"

I ran to the rooftop

I shouted below

I crossed all my fingers

and went where I could go

to find all the beauty

that I'm dreaming of

I thought "This is what is must be like

when you're falling in love"

walking to your house

I am walking to your house

I am knocking on your door

I am trying to bring us back

to where we were before

but nothing I do is working

not even beginning to start

I have to be doing something

damn my broken heart

I am writing you a letter

I am saying what I mean

I am lost in pain and longing

like a regular human being

once I had you in my arms

we both could feel the spark

will you answer me back?

damn my broken heart

still I keep on searching

for a chance you'll take me back

my soul is facing backwards

ready for your attack

once I lived in sunshine

now it's long past dark

will you turn the light on?

damn my broken heart

class is over

class is over

school is out

now it's time

to twist and shout

and meet your friends

down by the pier

school is over

summer's here

bluebird

bluebird sitting outside my window

tell me of the days to come

I pray that I won't be judged as guilty

truth is, I never killed no one

bluebird, with all that's inside you

hang around and be my friend

all I ask for is forgiveness

what we all ask for in the end

when you're missing someone (rewrite 1)

time moves slow

when the one you love is gone

and it's not easy

to keep on keeping on

from the promise of the morning

till the working day is done

it's so hard

when you're missing someone

I knew you

a melody where I belonged

now that you're gone

I'm singing a different song

one of loss and longing

a need to carry on

it's so hard

when you're missing someone

          damn these memories

          they keep coming back to me

          to remind me you're not here

I was lost

so lost until I found you

I would do anything

just to be around you

from the rising of the moon

to the setting of the sun

it's so hard

when you're missing someone

it's so hard

when you're missing someone

your here and now

I have no memories

that are worth remembering

the only truth I know 

is the light behind your eyes

there is no past

providing me with stories

the times before now

I refuse to recognize

          please bring me into

          your here and now

          I'd like to follow

          but I don't know how

everybody's got something

myself, I have none

all my history

has taken the day off

all that I have

is what I've borrowed from you

and for right now

your love is enough

          please bring me into

          your here and now

          I'd like to follow

          all that you'll allow

people have told me

you are what you've been through

I don't mean to argue

but I disagree

but today's holding secrets

that are here for the taking

all that I need

is in front of me

          please bring me into

          your here and now

          I'd like to follow

          if you show me how

born to be with you

there is nothing you can do

to stop me from loving you

and I will until

this world quits spinning around

and I know it's so

with you, I'm glory bound

you know it's true

I was born to be with you

and there is nothing you can say

to make me look the other way

and I know it's right

my intuition tells me so

it's Saturday night

and you've got nowhere else to go

what can we do?

I was born to be with you

          problems come and problems go

          the only fact I seem to know

          is that I need you by my side

          problems go and problems come

          you are still my number one 

          the way I feel cannot be denied

there is nothing that can be

that can come between you and me

that's the way it is

everything's gonna be fine

this time it's sure

nobody's being left behind

you know it's true

I was born to be with you

when you're missing someone

time moves slow

when the one you love is gone

and it's not easy

to keep on keeping on

from the promise of the morning

till the working day is done

it's so hard

when you're missing someone

I knew you

in a land where we belonged

now that you're gone

I'm singing a different song

one of loss and longing

a need to carry on

it's so hard

when you're missing someone

          damn these memories

          they keep coming back to me

          to remind me you're not here

I was lost

so lost until I found you

I would do anything

just to be around you

from the dying of the moon

to the rising of the sun

it's so hard

when you're missing someone

easy way out

you've got your ammunition

I've got ammunition, too

I've been saving it up

for the likes of you

we're always fighting

we don't know what we're fighting for

I don't want to fight

anymore

can you?

damn you

I don't know what all this is about

I'm not looking for love

I'm looking for the easy way out

you've got a history

I've got a history, too

all those facts and figures

serve to make us blue

we're always fighting

but we don't know that we're at war

I don't want to fight

anymore

can you?

I plan to

find a way to twist and shout

I'm not looking for love

I'm looking for the easy way out

          you and me were meant to be

          once upon a time I thought

          now you and me are history

          I'm untying the knot

you've got your future plans

and I know I have mine

you can try, but you can't deny

we never will coincide

we're always fighting

forever keeping score

I don't want to fight

anymore

can you?

damn you

I'm taking another route

I'm not looking for love

I'm looking for the easy way out

I did the best I could

I did the best I could

and I failed

I guess my best ain't good enough

did what I could to earn your love

and still the sadness

continued to prevail

might as well be alone

I'm always on my own

days go by and I keep on

working at something far beyond

my means

in my dreams

nothing ever is the way it seems

my common sense

my common sense is changing

not for better

not for worse

it's set for rearranging

is it a blessing

or a curse

am I just another question

that nobody can solve

and have I yet to mention

I try not to get involved

          somebody help me

          help me, please

          inside my mind

          I have this disease

          somebody help me

          help me now

          I need a way out

          and I don't know how

toast

something about the smell of toast

can make you feel safe

on cold, lonely mornings

when the clouds are gray and silver

and water is falling from the sky

the brown crumbs

the trying to spread cold butter

should there be jam?

do I even have jam?

it doesn't matter

all that matters is the buttery goodness

of toast

with coffee

see you around

you are just a local problem

I can move away from you

you are just another decision

I've decided what to do

I will keep my distance

here's a for instance

if I see you walking down the street

I will walk the other way

if you call me on the phone

I will have nothing good to say

you don'r want me to go

but I'll be leaving anyway

goodbye and farewell

see you around

nobody's friend

I have nothing to offer you in return

for all the lessons I had to learn

you taught me well that I deserve nothing

every word you said to me

kept my soul from being free

you were always up to something

you tell me lies

you criticize

and I believe every word you say

what would you do

if I told you

you have pushed me away

for the last time

I am nobody's friend anymore

please save me

I don't know where I stand anymore

when it comes to dealing with myself

I made a lot of bargains

wanting to be somebody else

but none of them have worked out

I have to tow the line

I know I need to search inside myself

but I'm scared of what I'll find

          will you come with me

          and see me through

          I need your help

          I'm begging you

          I don't know 

          what else I can do

          please save me