THE CLIMBER
REST OF THE DAY OFF
HOLE IN THE ICE
WHEREVER YOU ARE
LAST TO KNOW
DON'T ASK WHY
SECRET GOD
TURN AND RUN
ELASTIC HEART
ANYTIME
DRIVING ME MAD
INTO THE SUNSET
THE CLIMBER
Beside me now are strangers to my eyes
They might be getting crazy might be wise
We're stranded either way
In such a lonely place
I'm looking out for you
Among the flies that wait in line for days on end
And nights so cold and always so intense
I try to reach the top most every day
In hope I turn my face up to the sky
The cover hangs so low
I see no sign of life
Nothing springs to mind
Among the flies that wait in line
For days on end and nights so cold
It's always so intense
And here we are
There's a smile between us and its going on
You and me have always gotten through
Anyone can tell you that it's true
You feel it every time you drive away from home
The headlights hypnotise and they take you off towards the sea
Into the night you run away with thoughts you cannot hide
Vacant eyes can't describe my hunger
For your billowing arms
Mother I can't help thinking of you
Take this dull ache away
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REST OF THE DAY OFF
Totally wired and the game is up
I'm under the table
You carry my heart in the palm of your hand
As the clouds roll in
the party was rained out
Open up to find a man made home
And by four o'clock when the sun came out
We were beside ourselves
Taking the rest of the day off
Lying out the back
Slung in a hammock
Gathering reams of space and time
Two eyes that surrender
The call might come
Fire my anger and spoil the whole thing
It's not much fun when the pressures on
And your luck has gone
But you squeeze my hand
We're taking the rest of the day off
We like to climb the rock
Before we have lunch
And we'll turn our backs on the whole damn bunch
You find the answer walking the dog
Down the south of Piha
it's over and done
Not a lot to say when the man calls up
The line goes dead and you're yesterday's news
I couldn't care less now I'm here with you
We're the only ones left and we're flat on our backs
Taking the rest of the day off
And you find it don't add up to much
When you're wrapped in a blanket of stars
With the one you love
Like two shiny dogs
With the one you love
HOLE IN THE ICE
Take it down
mess it up
Light a match
make a fire
Walk away as the money burns
It might just save your life
I play the happenstance
I see my fortune fly
Every time you lift the cup
And another long day goes by
And I won't travel into the straw daylight desire
I wrote that
some Eskimo gave me the line
Sit back and watch the money burn
Five days in a hot house hell
Once you're gone there's no return
And they're never gonna let you lie
I want my love to burn
Hotter than a comets tail
I want my bed to cry
And I never wanna let you down
And I won't travel into the straw daylight desire
I wrote that
some Eskimo gave me the line
And all I ever do is therapy one on one
one on one
And you and I we might want the same thing one on one
one on one
I don't want a teacher to remind me
one on one
one on one
How to get something better out of my life
I play the happenstance
I see my fortune fly
Every time I lift the cup
And another long day goes by
And I won't travel into the pale moonlight desire
I wrote that
some Eskimo gave me the line
Your freedom is so precious that it makes me hurt
I learnt that
my teacher was my loneliness
And wisdom can be passed on by the one who's left
And freedom is so precious that it makes it work
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WHEREVER YOU ARE
Wherever you are
Its 3 A.m. and I'm awake
Imagine the light
Upon your blue transparent face
Through coloured glass
It filters down to warmest red
Faded........ I'm the one who reads your mind
See my life in your design
True companion at your side
You're gracious and good
When all around is turning bad
Restless and brave
When laid upon suburban grass
Your timing is right
Remove the sad persistent thought
Hold the course
I'm the one who reads your mind
Sees my life in your design
True companion at your side
I'll give you something
for when I'm not around
to make you smile
and if you think it then it must be true
if only I could make it through
climb into my bed
wherever you are
wherever you are
your timing is good
remove the sad persistent thought
hold the course
I'm the one who reads your mind
Sees my life in your design
True companion at your side
I'll leave you something for when I'm not around
To make you smile
Outside that wasteland
And if only I could make it through
If you think it then it must be true
Wherever you are
LAST TO KNOW
Way down the track
made the wrong turn
Finished up where I started
You noticed a change come over me
Fell in love with my own reflection yeah
How does it feel beneath your own wheel
Feels like an accident waking up
Under a bus with my fingers crossed
Now is the time we could make it up
So you lost the fear it wasn't that bad
Left to your own devices yeah
Still a young girl eyes on the clock
Tick like a motor running out
Magnets and words up on the fridge
Speak to the poet in all of us
I missed the page that you thought about
Drew in the frost on the windowpane
But who I wonder could fail to notice
The aching silence came down
I'm humble know
I hope you might come back
In your own time
Left to your own devices
And so
that's how it goes
Never the first
Always the last to know
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DON'T ASK WHY
I never been to heaven but it feels alright
And I woke up this morning with a permanent smile
I walk in through your door
Hit the lights and get ready
As we hit the floor let our fingers do the walking
And the yellow pages will be flying through the sky
Maybe someone shook her leg
On a sailboat south of China
But you don't' ask why
Got my picture on your mirror
Got my number on your notice board
And you don't ask why
Got my heart where I want it
Breathing heavy on her sinker lips
And you don't ask why
Sometimes life is getting better
And it happens on its own
It's beyond my control
Don't get to fast don't get too slow
Your messing with the beat like a samba meets a salsa baby
Error gorilla know what I mean
You get the biggest effect from the smallest machine
Who's that playing like Krupa on her fingertips And you don't ask why
Got my picture on your mirror
Got my number on your notice board
And you don't ask why
Got my heart where I want it breathing heavy on her sinker lips
And you don't ask why
Somehow life it getting better
And it happens on its own
Where does love come from I don't know
So come on baby you're the chosen one
You know exactly what I need
You know exactly when the time has come
Here we go again
SECRET GOD
Lets go climb up on the roof
In the twilight 360 degree view
As we lie down
Watch the fading light turn into stars
There you are
Secret god
Breathe my name
Secret god stir up the dust
Whisper my name
This reminds me of another place
Lonesome wolf comes down from the hills
And he's walking in circles howling at the moon
In another life he will be enchanted by a woman
Secret god stir up the dust
Breathe my name
Secret god stir up the dust
Whisper my name
I see a man collapse
In the doorway of a restaurant
And I'm holding my hand out
The first one there to help him up
Secret god stir up the dust
Whisper my name
Secret god stir up the dust
Breathe my name
Time at hand stir up the dust
Breathe my name
Secret god whisper my name
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TURN AND RUN
There's a light overhead
overhead
In the sky overhead
overhead
And I'm with you now in body and music and mind
And we're silent and still
Everything's so out of control tonight
In a plane that's flying fast
At a speed that makes me cry
Have you left me now
To trouble that won't let me lie
I'm awake all the time
You know where I stand
Holding my plastic gun
So turn and run
You cold killers of innocence
Against us there's no defence
Your flash and your wickedness
You can't break our love
Tie my hands behind my back
Put a gag on top of my mouth
But I won't give you up
Till silverware's covered in dust
And my shoes fall apart
And the tumbleweed runs
Over my desert heart
So turn and run
You cold killers of innocence
Against us there's no defence
Your flash and your wickedness
Will surely bring you down again
Somehow we must stay afloat
Won't give in to the undertow
Something's you will never know
You can't break our love
You can pull us down
But you can't break our love
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ELASTIC HEART
Spring back elastic heart
We are not angry now
Somehow we both dissolve
All our weight is gone
And tenderness
Is ours again
Can we forget the past
Find us an open road
Picture the two of us
Window caravan
Silhouette against the sky
As we spin around with our arms entwined
Delirious
In love
Spring back elastic heart
We are not angry now
Picture the two of us
With our arms entwined
We should be thankful then
For our disgrace
Delirious in love
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ANYTIME
I see a dog upon the road
Running hard to catch a cat
My car is pulling to a halt
The truck behind me doesn't know
Everything is in the balance
Of a moment I can't control
And your sympathetic strings
Are like the stirrings in my soul
I could go at anytime
There's nothing safe about this life
I could go at anytime
Find the meaning of the act
Remember how it goes
Every time you take the water
And you swim against the flow
The world is all around us
The days are flying past
And fear is so contagious
But I'm not afraid to laugh
I could go at anytime
There's nothing safe about this life
I could go at anytime
Anytime (come without warning)
Anytime (it could be so easy)
A walk in the park (or maybe when I'm sleeping)
Anytime (see the clouds come over)
Rain or shine (I make you so unhappy)
Lets make it right
I feel like I'm in love
With a stranger I'll never know
Although you're still a mystery
I'm so glad I'm not alone
I could go at anytime
There's nothing safe about this life
Make it so easy to fly in the night
I could go at anytime
I could go at anytime
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DRIVING ME MAD
Deadlines again
Feel like hiding out
No sign of comfort yet
Have a nap while no ones looking
Bring some inspiration to the man
In my head
A namesake out of reach
Strange days upon us now
we leave the dust of conversation
Hanging in the light above the bed
Leave me now
Cos tonight its driving me mad
I guess I'll be all right
But tonight it's driving me mad
Year after year
Demons always come
Fail to materialise Way beyond my understanding
Find my only comfort in your hands
Hold me now
Cos tonight its driving me mad
This dream can fill you up
But tonight it's driving me mad
Hey diamond girl
Restless in my head
Say what lies between us
A host of everyday distractions
But most of all its music taking me
It's driving me mad
Still I can't refuse
Even when it's driving me mad
I guess I'll be all right
When tomorrow brings some relief
This dream can fill you up
So put it out and find what's underneath
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INTO THE SUNSET
Here lies a place
Won't let me languish
Hears all my footsteps and waits
Watch how she fades into the sunset
A vision spectacular in grace
Hunger for the world travel
Stimulating discussion lift me
Faster into the weakness
Off the wall into blackness
Gifted
Red eyes reflect
Open the suitcase
Spread all your clothes on the floor
Much like it was
Ten years ago
Time on the clock
Don't want to waste it
Watch how she fades into the sunset
A vision spectacular in grace
Hunger for the world travel
Stimulating discussion lift me
Faster into the weakness
Off the wall into blackness
Gifted
And I'm away from home
And it's a way of life
And I'm flying high
And I'm a wheeling gull
Here now I come to rest
Under a lion rock
Over marine parade
Maybe this time
Here I'll stay
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