Sep 19, 2012
I will be premiering this tonight. On this: YOU I would have given you a world without an end If you had only crossed that bridge you'd built towards me I drew a treasure map; you held it in your hand Because the time before you tried – you nearly lost me It's you, you – the distance I must brave You, you – the mystery uncharted You, you – the burning in my veins You, you – the only thing that matters Of all the continents discovered on my quest you were the fairest one – a tantalizing vision So when I landed on your shores, I loved you best To make a home with you became my worst decision It's you, you – the history I've made You, you – that bears not repeating You, you – the silence in my veins You, you – that keeps my heart from beating Wind is turning on me waves are churning on the sea ships are burning… You....
Sep 19, 2012
The tour with Sinead O'Connor was wonderful – we have lots more pictures and footage. And I have a photo of Stonehenge, taken by my tour manager, which has an alien in it! (yes, seriously). It has been, however, a difficult few days. I am no stranger to emotional ups and downs, and all to often they should be ridden out like a roller coaster and not ignored, because there is always a reason behind them. As it stands, I am going to write and record now for a few days. It helps me lose time, but also find a catharsis and a healing. Another week and I am back on the road, this time opening for James – it's a West Coast tour. For now, here is something, too – the first from the Home Sessions:...
Jul 24, 2012
Perhaps another time Pictures in a magazine of places you have never seen you cut them out and put them on the wall in a faded photograph a perfect moment makes you laugh but memories can make you feel so small There'll be sunlight on the snow in places we will never go on mountains we will never ever climb there will be a price to pay for every single wasted day you chose to say: perhaps another time hostage of my own world I dream of oysters and their pearls I always pick the wrong one in the end with all the roads for us to take I always find the one that's fake and build my perfect castles on the sand And we will never catch that train somewhere in Scotland in the rain grab the sun and flip it like a dime there will be a price to pay for every single wasted day when we said: perhaps another time so all those days will run together perfect shade of black & white me, I thought I'd live forever and fill my life with light there'll be sunlight on the snow in places I will never go on mountains I will never ever climb there will be a price to pay for every single wasted day I said to you: perhaps another time Cluttered floors inside my room I wake up and it's half past noon inside this dungeon, telephone is king maybe I should catch a plane before they tell me I'm insane join a circus, maybe learn...
Jun 3, 2012
Your silence is a question to what I couldn't say I see it in your tension I let it slip away. I know I never told you I should have done it then I could have tried to hold you instead I turned and ran. Did you know that I was dying did you know that I was waiting for my ride? the constellation of Orion so bright that night Did you know that I was fading maybe I was hanging on to find you'd be there to save me if I ever fell behind I know it doesn't matter cause I'll be leaving soon I'll try and send you letters and postcards from the moon I'll hear it if you call me you have to know it's true It gets a little lonely I hope you miss me too. But did you know that I was dying did you know that I was waiting for my ride? the constellation of Orion so bright that night Did you know that I was fading maybe I was hanging on to find you'd be there to save me if I ever fell behind When the shooting stars hit the city lights I could tell that we would live forever, you and I, standing outside, gazing at the sky; feeling so alive alive… If you knew that I was dying if you knew that I was waiting for my ride still waiting, hoping for you tonight I'm getting tired of trying my destination's glittering up high The constellation of Orion is where I'm going to fly. So...
May 21, 2012
So this is my cover of a Tears for Fears song. I do love them – I am going to cover more of their songs, but this is a start. I love this song's starkness and the intensity of the lyrics. "Laid So Low (Tears Roll Down)" Chewed the bone down too lowGot fed on tea and sympathyBlew the sail like the windI wish you were my enemyI was humble for youWhat a fool I've been to haveLaid so low for so longInto that void of silenceWhere we cry without soundWhere tears roll downWhere tears roll downAnd where your mother's violenceSent your soul undergroundWhere tears roll downWhere tears roll downDrew the blade way too slowWas shackled by your honestyMade a mess, I guess I have should have knownThat life was lust and libertyNot a chance mutation or the last temptationLaid so low for so long, so lowInto that void of silenceWhere we cry without soundWhere tears roll downWhere tears roll downAnd where your mother's violenceSent your soul undergroundWhere tears roll downWhere tears roll down (Tears for Fears) And here is the original:...
May 20, 2012
You told me that you loved me And kissed me in the street I felt your arms around me Like ground beneath my feet You promised me forever That wouldn’t have to ask Your poems were so clever I never saw your mask You gave yourself so freely I couldn’t even see It wasn’t you, who smiled right back at me Odi et amo, odi et amo Meus carus hostilis (my beloved enemy) Odi et amo, Odi et amo Ego exuro vobis (I burn for you) I’m not afraid of darkness that walks the city streets Betrayal is the one thing That brings me to my knees I thought you were an angel My rescue from this hell But devil was an actor Who played his part too well You vanished in the shadows And suddenly I knew That I would give my life to be with you Odi et amo, odi et amo Meus carus hostilis Odi et amo, Odi et amo Ego exuro vobis I don’t mean to leave it up to fate Love is just another side of hate It’s flowing through my veins It burns me from within The line between the lover And enemy’s grown thin Too late for this sinner to be saved Your heart is the mystery I craved You’re pushing me too far You’ve brought me to my knees When pain becomes the pleasure And torture feels like bliss Odi et amo, odi et amo Meus carus hostilis Odi et amo, Odi et amo Ego exuro vobis. ...
