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ORIGINALLY SHAM KIEKENS WAS A HARD CORE PUNKER
HE HAD A BAND CALLED
NAOP
SINCE THEN HIS MUSIC HAS CHANGED
Below are only number names and texts.
Except for Winter
,
from before the greenhouse effect.
The music is in You Tube,
type
Uploads from Sham Kiekens
1. THE CIRCLE
3.23
2. SOME DAY
4.17
3. GETTING BY
4.38
4. POINT OF NO RETURN
4.19
5. BEEN HERE BEFORE
5.13
1. WATCHING THE STREET
5.05
2. THEO
5.14
3. WINTER
5.43
4. BIG BAD WORLD
4.54
5. JACOB'S LADDER
11.54
1. SMALL TALK
5.05
2. INTEGRITY
5.14
3. INSIGNIFICANCE
5.43
4. THE POEM
4.54
5. EVERYBODY/NO ONE
11.54
1. FADED TO GREY
4.02
2. WHAT A WAY
5.08
3. THE RACE
4.47
4. INFINITE EMPTINESS
4.40
5. IN MY HOUSE
3.45
1. THE CIRCLE
THE SOUND OF A BARKING DOG
WAKES ME FROM MY DAYDREAM
HOW LONG HAVE I BEEN SITTING HERE
WONDERING ABOUT THE THINGS YOU TOLD ME
YOU TOLD ME YOU SEEM TO BE
CAUGHT UP IN THIS CIRCLE
THE CIRCLE THAT YOU CALL YOUR LIFE
SEEMS TO KEEP YOU LOCKED INSIDE NOW
WE JUST CARRY ON
PUSHING OUR CIRCLE ROUND
AT THE FAR END OF THE STREET
THE DOG TURNS AROUND AS IF TO SAY
'YOU BETTER GRASP YOURSELF TOGETHER'
I CLOSE MY COAT AND START TO WALK
IT'S GETTING COLD AS I'M WALKING HOME
THE CHIPSSHOP IS DOING OVERTIME
A FATHER IS LATE FROM WORK AGAIN
THE WEATHERMAN SAID IT WOULD RAIN TODAY
I GET MY KEY UNLOCK THE DOOR
THE SILENCE IS LIKE A FOGGY CLOUD
I SIT RIGHT DOWN AND STARE OUTSIDE
WAITING FOR THE RAIN TO FALL
WE'VE BEEN SO BUSY WITH OUR WORK
AND ALL THE THINGS WE NEED TO DO
WE ONLY FOCUS ON OURSELVES
AND WE ARE BLIND TO WHAT IT LEEDS US TO
I DIAL YOUR NUMBER ON THE PHONE
SO GLAD THAT YOU ARE IN
I WON'T BE LONG GET OUT THE DRINKS
WE SHOULDN'T DO THIS ALL ALONE
LET'S JUST CELEBRATE
I'AM HERE FOR YOU YOU'RE THERE FOR ME
YOU KNOW IT'S GOOD TO KNOW
YOU'VE GOT A FRIEND
2. SOME DAY
IN A PLACE AND TIME OF HIS OWN
HE HOLDS BACK THE TEARS OF THE YEARS THAT HAVE GONE
WHERE HIS MIND SAYS IT'S TIME TO GIVE IN
HIS HART KEEPS ON FIGHTING FOR SOME DAY HE'LL WIN
SOME DAY HE WILL RETURN
THIS FLAME FOREVER BURNS
SOME DAY HE WILL RETURN!
SOME DAY WILL HE RETURN?
3. GETTING BY
I WENT TO BUY SOME FLOWERS
TO MAKE THE HOUSE LESS EMPTY
AS YOU STEPPED OUT OF THE BUS
THAT HEADED OUT TO PHOENIX PARK
AS SOON AS I GOT A GLIMPSE OF YOU
I STARTED TO INCREASE MY PACE
I HAD TO HEAR YOUR VOICE
AND TAKE A GOOD LOOK AT YOUR FACE
FOR A MOMENT ALL THE WORLD STOOD STILL
AND ALL I KNEW WAS 'YOU ARE HERE'
AS I OVERTOOK YOU WALKING
I PLACED MY HAND UPON YOUR SHOULDER
KNOWING THAT YOU'D TURN AROUND
THOSE BRIGHT EYES LOOKED STRAIGHT INTO MINE
IT HAS BEEN SOME TIME NOW
'I THINK IT WAS MARCH' YOU SAID
THERE'S A NEW CAFE ACROSS THE ROAD
LET'S GO SEE WHAT IT'S LIKE
FOR A MOMENT ALL THE WORLD STOOD STILL
AND ALL I KNEW WAS 'YOU ARE HERE'
BYE I'M GETTING BY
GETTING BY I'M GETTING BY
THEN YOU ASKED ME IF I'AM HAPPY
AND I WISH YOU DIDN'T ASK ME
'CAUSE I KNEW I HAD TO ANSWER
AND I FIND IT HARD TO LIE TO YOU
'I THINK I AM' I DENIED THE TRUTH
'CAUSE I DON'T WANT TO SCARE YOU OFF
I DOUBT IF I CAN TELL YOU
I AM JUST VERY MUCH WITHOUT YOU
FOR A MOMENT ALL THE WORLD STOOD STILL
AND ALL I KNEW WAS 'YOU ARE HERE'
4. POINT OF NO RETURN
SO YOU WANT TO GET ME
PASSED THE POINT OF NO RETURN
AND I KNOW THAT YOU MEAN IT
WHEN YOU SAY I'VE GOT TO LEARN
YOU'D LIKE ME TO SAY THAT I'LL ALWAYS BE
STANDING THERE BEHIND YOU AS YOU TURN AROUND
SO YOU THINK THAT WE
WILL ALWAYS BE THE SAME
DO YOU REALLY THINK
NEITHER OF US WILL CHANGE
YOU'D LIKE ME TO SAY THAT I'LL ALWAYS BE
STANDING THERE BEHIND YOU AS YOU TURN AROUND
BUT IT'S OUT OF MY HANDS
AND I'M NOT HOLDING THE WHEEL
I CAN'T OVERLOOK THE ROAD
AHEAD OF ME
HOW CAN I PUT FAITH IN
WHATEVER I FEEL
WHEN IT CHANGES LIKE LEAVES
GROW AND FALL OF THE TREES
5. BEEN HERE BEFORE
SITTING HERE FOR HOURS NOW
RAIN IS SMASHING AGAINST MY WINDOW PANE
I'M ON THE LOOSE IN MY HEAD AGAIN TODAY
AND ALL SORTS OF DOUBT
ARE MESSING WITH MY MIND
I FEEL I LOST MY WAY AGAIN
I'M ON THE EDGE I AM GOING DOWN
SO I AM HERE TODAY ONCE MORE
RUNNING THROUGH THE IMAGES OF ALL THE
NIGHTS I SPENT WITH BEERS AND
FRIENDS AND CIGARETTES
NOW I'M NOT SO SURE NO MORE
'BOUT THE CHOICES THAT I'VE MADE
THAT LEFT ME IN THIS STATE OF
NO DIRECTION NO CONNECTION
I'VE BEEN HERE BEFORE
LOOKING AT THE DOORS
THAT WOULDN'T OPEN WOULDN'T SHUT
KEPT MY VIEW FROM WHAT I'VE GOT
I'VE BEEN HERE
I'VE BEEN HERE BEFORE
AIN'T IT TIME NOW TO CHOOSE A DOOR
SEEING YOU DID ME NO GOOD
IT TOOK ME BACK TO PLACES THAT
I'VE BLOCKED OFF LONG AGO
DON'T WANT TO FEEL DON'T WANT TO KNOW
WELL IT'S TIME FOR EXIT NOW
THINK I'LL JUST BE OFF AND TAKE
MY UNSOLVED RIDDLES WITH ME
DRAG 'M THROUGH THE NIGHT
I KNOW THAT I AM COUNTING ON
WEIRD SORTS OF COINCIDENTAL CHANGES
OF THE ROAD THAT HAS NO SIGNS NO DESTINATION
THERE IS NO FOREIGN PLACE
THAT'S GOT THE ANSWERS TO THE QUESTIONS
I DON'T EVEN KNOW
IT'S ALLRIGHT HERE WITHIN MY REACH
IT'S IN MY HEAD AGAIN
I'LL TRY TO WORK IT OUT
I'LL TRY TO WORK IT OUT
1. WATCHING THE STREET GO BY
SATURDAY IS WELL ON ITS WAY
AS I HEAD INTO TOWN
THERE'S NOTHING NOW THAT NEEDS TO BE DONE
NO ONE'S EXPECTING ME AROUND
THE SUN STARTED THE DAY SO GENTLY
THERE'S NOT A CLOUD IN THE SKY
I HAVE SWAPPED MY BOOTS FOR TRAINERS
NO NEED FOR A COAT TODAY
WALKING DOWN AT A VERY SLOW PACE
DAY-DREAMING ALL THE WAY
NO WIND AT ALL AND IT'S COMFORTABLY WARM
TRANQUILLITY FILLS THE AIR
THE CITY STREETS SEEM SO INVITING
ON DAYS LIKE THESE
THE PLACE IS BUZZING THERE'S A POSITIVE VIBE
CROWDED BUT PLENTY OF SPACE
I'M JUST SITTING ON A CORNER TERRACE
WITH THE PAPER AND ALL THE TIME IN THE WORLD
I'M ORDERING ANOTHER COFFEE WHILE I'M
WATCHING THE STREET GO BY
ALMOST FLOATING IN MY CHAIR
NOTHING BOTHERS ME TODAY
AND ALL THE GIRLS LOOK TWICE AS NICE
THEIR FRIENDLY SMILING EYES
NO NEED TO MOVE NO NEED TO STAY
I'M SLOWLY BLENDING IN
THE WEATHER'S CAUSING A NATURAL HIGH
OH WHAT A LOVELY DAY
2. THEO
THEO IS AN UNSHAKABLE MAN
NOT EASY TO PLEASE EVEN HARDER TO HURT
LIVES ON HIS OWN HE'S HAPPY LIKE THAT
YOU ONLY GET IN IF YOU PROMISE TO LEAVE
THEO HE IS VERY AWARE
OF CAUSE AND EFFECT AND THE WEIGHT OF IT ALL
CAN NOT BE FORCED TO STAY OR TO GO
PUTS ALL IN PERSPECTIVE THERE'S NO HIGH OR LOW
HATES OBLIGATIONS AND CULTURAL CRAP
CHRISTMAS AND BIRTHDAYS TRADITIONS LIKE THAT
RELIGION'S AN ANCHOR FOR THE INSECURE ONES
GET MARRIED GET CHILDREN SIGN CONTRACTS FOR LIFE
THEO MAKES SURE TO STAY AWAY FROM IT ALL
MAKES NO ALTERATIONS HE CANNOT UNDO
HE'S SPENT HALF HIS LIFE WATCHING YOU TRY
TO FIX WHAT YOU BROKE IN EARLIER DAYS
THEO IS NOT A CYNICAL MAN
A DAY AT A TIME THERE'S NO MASTERPLAN
MOST OF US LEARN FROM OUR MISTAKES
THEO LEARNS MOST FROM THE ONES THAT YOU MAKE
THEO'S A MAN WITHOUT ANY TIES
THERE'S NOTHING THAT HE'S EXPECTING FROM YOU
DON'T TRY TO CLAIM HIM OR JUMP ON HIS TRAIN
YOU'LL PROBABLY NEVER SEE HIM AGAIN
3. WINTER
BACK INSIDE TIME TO HIDE
COLD AGAIN DARK FOR WAY TOO LONG
WAIT FOR CHANGE NO ESCAPE
SKIES ARE GREY STAY STAY AWAY
AND BY THE TIME THE WINTER'S GONE AWAY
THE SUN WILL WIN THE RIGHT AND CLEAR MY HEAD
I'LL OPEN EVERYTHING TO WELCOME THE DAY
BUT 'TIL THAT TIME I'LL STAY INSIDE
TRYING TO HIDE / WAIT FOR THE LIGHT
4. BIG BAD WORLD
IT'S ALWAYS YOU THEY'RE AFTER YOU ONLY LEFT THE CAR FOR
SECONDS AND THE DAMAGE'S DONE YOU'RE FINED FOR PARKING
WRONG EVERYTHING IS GOING WRONG NOW AND NO ONE LENDS
A HELPING HAND STUCK ON YOUR OWN AGAIN LAST IN THE LINE
AGAIN
WELL MAYBE IT IS TIME FOR YOU TO REALISE YOU PLAY A PART
AS WELL 'THE BIG BAD WORLD HAS GOT IT IN FOR YOU' SAYS A
WHOLE LOT ABOUT YOUR ATTITUDE I HEAR YOU MOANING ALL
DAY LONG BUT IT'S UP TO YOU TO BREAK THAT WAVE STOP
FEELING SORRY FOR YOURSELF SO MUCH
DON'T ALWAYS LAY THE BLAME ON SOMEONE ELSE
YOUR CAR WOULDN'T START TODAY THEY MUST HAVE MESSED
ABOUT WITH SECOND-HAND PARTS AGAIN - CAN'T TRUST THE
GARAGE MAN - WHAT HAPPENED TO YOUR CASH THEY MUST
HAVE RIPPED YOU IN THE BAR WHEN YOU WERE DRUNK LAST
NIGHT YOU COULDN'T HAVE SPENT THAT MUCH
GO GRAB YOURSELF TOGETHER DON'T WASTE YOUR ENERGY
STEP OVER BARRICADES IT'S IN THE MIND YOU SEE
YOU'VE MISSED THE BUS TO WORK AGAIN THESE BUSSES NEVER
RIDE ON TIME YOU OUGHT TO SUE THAT FIRM WHEN YOU GET
SACKED AGAIN
YOUR SHOULDER'S BEEN DISLOCATED YOU STUMBLED FELL AND
THEN YOU HIT THE PAVEMENT BY THE LIQUOR STORE - THEY
DON'T MAINTAIN THE STREETS -
5. JACOB'S LADDER
THIS SONG IS AN ODE TO THE MOTION PICTURE JACOB'S LADDER
THE ADDITIONAL QUOTES ARE TAKEN FROM THE VIDEOTAPE
(LOUIS:)
HE SAID THE ONLY THING THAT BURNS IN HELL IS THE
PART OF YOU THAT WON'T LET GO OF YOUR LIFE YOUR
MEMORIES, YOUR ATTACHMENTS THEY BURN 'EM ALL
AWAY. BUT THEY ARE NOT PUNISHING YOU HE SAID.
THEY'RE FREEING YOUR SOUL.
(THE HANDREADER:)
ACCORDING TO THIS... YOU'RE ALREADY DEAD.
(LOUIS:)
THIS IS BARBARIC... BARBARIC!
(JACOB:)
YOU KNOW YOU LOOK LIKE AN ANGEL LOUIS?
LIKE AN OVERGROWN CHERUB.
DID ANYONE EVER TELL YOU THAT?
(LOUIS:)
YEAH, YOU. EVERY TIME I SEE YOU.
(MICHAEL:)
A FAST TRIP, STRAIGHT DOWN THE LADDER.
RIGHT TO THE PRIMAL FEAR, RIGHT TO THE BASE ANGER. I
NEEDED TO FIND YOU, YOU KNOW, I FELT RESPONSIBLE
I FUCKING WARNED THEM!
(THE SURGEON AND JACOB:)
| S: | WHERE DO YOU WANT TO GO? |
| J: | HOME. |
| S: | HOME? THIS IS YOUR HOME, YOU'RE DEAD! |
| J: | DEAD? NO I JUST HURT MY BACK. I AM NOT DEAD. |
| S: | WHAT ARE YOU THEN? |
| J: | I'M ALIVE! |
| S: | WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE? |
| S: | I DON'T KNOW. THIS ISN'T HAPPENING. |
| S: | WHAT IS HAPPENING? |
| J: | GET ME OUT OF HERE. |
| S: |
THERE IS NO OUT OF HERE.
YOU'VE BEEN KILLED, DON'T YOU REMEMBER? |
(LOUIS:)
IF YOU'RE FRIGHTENED OF DYING AND YOU'RE HOLDING
ON, YOU SEE DEVILS TEARING YOUR LIFE AWAY. IF YOU'VE
MADE YOUR PEACE, THEN THE DEVILS ARE REALLY
ANGELS, FREEING YOU FROM THE EARTH.
1. SMALL TALK
GARY AND ALICE ARE THINKING OF GOING TO SPAIN FOR THEIR HOLIDAYS THIS YEAR
SUSAN'S BROTHER LEO YOU KNOW IS MARRYING SHIRLEY NEXT MONTH
THAT IS REALLY FASCINATING THAT IS REALLY GOOD TO KNOW
THE NEIGHBOUR AT TWENTY FIVE BOUGHT A NEW CAR I THINK IT'S A RED ONE AGAIN
I'M CROSSING 'THE LESTERS' OFF THE LIST THEY DIDN'T REPLY TO OUR CARDS
THAT IS REALLY FASCINATING THAT IS REALLY GOOD TO KNOW
DO YOU HAVE TO USE YOUR VOICE ALL THE TIME, SO MANY WORDS YET SO LITTLE MEANING
A RUN OF THE MILL THAT NEVER STOPS, A SUPERFLUOUS INFORMATION AVALANCHE
THAT IS REALLY FASCINATING THAT IS REALLY GOOD TO KNOW
LENNY AN JOYCE ARE REDOING THE HOUSE THEY FINALLY GOT RID OF THAT COUCH
ROBBIE GOT NOMINATED FOR THE AWARDS THAT WOULD BE THREE IN A ROW
THAT IS REALLY FASCINATING THAT IS REALLY GOOD TO KNOW
SMALL TALK IS DOING MY HEAD IN, SMALL TALK IS DOING MY HEAD IN
2. INTEGRITY
IT DOESN'T MEAN YOU CAN NOT MAKE MISTAKES
NO LEVEL OF PERFECTION IS REQUIRED
AND YOU DON'T HAVE TO BE ALL THAT PERFECT
IT'S NOT A MATTER OF EDUCATION
THERE'S ONLY ONE WORD THAT SAYS IT ALL AND I
I WILL JUDGE YOU MERELY ON THIS
IT'S NOT TO DO WITH WAYS OF COMPETITION
OR WHETHER YOU ARE GOING UP OR DOWN
NOT YOUR INTELLIGENCE OR SHEER STUPIDITY
PLAY A ROLE WHEN IT COMES DOWN TO THIS
INTEGRITY, BEING SINCERE, I'LL ADMIRE THAT IN YOU
INTEGRITY, NOT ACTING YOU, IN ALL OF YOUR MISTAKES
INTEGRITY, NO HIDDEN AGENDA, WHAT I NEED TO SEE IN YOU
INTEGRITY, PURITY, IN ALL YOU DO AND SAY
INTEGRITY, PURITY, IN ALL OF YOUR MISTAKES
IT'S NOT IMPORTANT TO ME WHAT YOU LOOK LIKE
OR THE AMOUNT OF YOUR SUCCES
IT'S NOT ABOUT THE STUFF THAT YOU'VE COLLECTED
REGARDLESS IF ALL YOU DID IS FAIL
THERE'S ONLY ONE WORD THAT SAYS IT ALL AND I
I WILL JUDGE YOU MERELY ON THIS
3. INSIGNIFICANCE
A PIGEON CRUSHED BY THE WHEELS OF A CAR
WON'T BE MISSED ON THE SQUARE NEXT DAY
A DROP OF WATER MISSING FROM THE RIVER
WON'T STOP THE FLOW OR CHANGE IT'S COURSE
A GRAIN OF SAND TAKEN FROM THE DESERT
WON'T MAKE WAY FOR A TREE TO RISE
BUT WE ARE THE HUMANKIND WE ARE DIFFERENT. ARE WE?
OUR LIVES ARE VALUABLE THEY HAVE MEANING. HAVE THEY?
YOU AND ME WE ARE NEEDED WE CAN'T BE MISSED. CAN WE BE?
CAN YOU COMPREHEND THE THOUGHT THAT YOU DON'T MATTER. CAN YOU?
AT LEAST WE CREATED GOD HE WOULDN'T EXIST IF IT WASN'T FOR US
AT LEAST WE MADE CHILDREN NOW WE CREATED DEPENDENCE
AT LEAST WE HAVE IMAGINATION SO NOW THERE'S MORE THAN WHAT WE SEE
NOW THERE'S MORE THAN WHAT WE SEE
4. THE POEM
SHE DOESN'T SMILE AS MUCH AS SHE USED TO
ALL OF HER ANSWERS ARE SHORTER NOWADAYS
SHE SAYS SHE KNOWS WHAT LOVE FEELS LIKE FROM MANY YEARS AGO
BUT IN THE MEANTIME SHE KNOWS THE MEMORY FADES
DEEP CONVERSATIONS DON'T TRIGGER HER NO MORE
SHE FINDS NO CHALLENGE IN WHAT YOU HAVE TO SAY
THE EMPTINESS IN ALL YOUR CHIT-CHAT DRIVES HER BACK INSIDE
YOU CANNOT REACH HER NO MATTER HOW YOU TRY
THE POEM THAT SHE LET ME READ REVEALS WHAT'S GOING ON INSIDE
THESE WORDS EXPLAIN THAT PALE LOOK IN HER EYES
SHE COULDN'T TAKE THE LATEST DISAPPOINTING TURN OF HER LIFE
THE ONLY THING THAT FOLLOWS 'BAD' IS 'WORSE'
DEAR MISTER REAPER YOU SEEM TO TAKE YOUR TIME
NOT THAT I MIND OR CARE ABOUT WHAT I LEAVE BEHIND
I WON'T BE RUNNING OFF WHEN YOU'LL COME FOR ME
I'LL LET YOU DO YOUR WORK IN FACT YOU'RE WELCOME ANY DAY
SHE DOESN'T PICK UP THE PHONE ANYMORE
THE POSTMAN'S PILING UP THE MAIL AT HER FRONT DOOR
I PUSH THE BUTTON I HEAR THE BELL BUT THERE IS NO RESPONSE
NO ONE HAS SEEN HER AROUND NOW FOR DAYS
5. EVERYBODY/NO ONE
ALWAYS LOOK TWICE WHEN YOUR CROSS THE ROAD BETTER BE SAVE YOU NEVER KNOW
YOU'VE QUIT THE SMOKES SOME TIME AGO AVOID THE RISK OF A CANCER GROWING
STAY AWAY FROM THE ALCOHOL SPARE THE LIVER FROM IT'S FALL
EAT YOUR MEAL WITHOUT THE GREASE DON'T WANT TO DIE OF A HEART ATTACK
YOU WANT TO LIVE, YOU WANT TO LIVE OVER EIGHTY
YOU WANT TO LIVE, YOU WANT TO LIVE OVER NINETY
DRINK YOUR CUP BUT NO CAFFEINE KEEP YOUR HEART FROM WEARING OUT
DON'T YOU STAY IN THE SUN TOO LONG YOUR SKIN WILL AGE BEFORE IT'S TIME
EVERYBODY WANTS TO LIVE A LONG LIFE
NO ONE, NO ONE WANTS TO BE OLD
YOU WANT TO LIVE, YOU WANT TO LIVE OVER EIGHTY
YOU WANT TO LIVE, YOU WANT TO LIVE OVER NINETY
EVERYBODY WANTS TO LIVE A LONG LIFE
NO ONE, NO ONE WANTS TO BE OLD
YOU WANT TO LIVE, YOU WANT TO LIVE OVER NINETY
YOU WANT TO LIVE, YOU WANT TO LIVE OVER A HUNDRED
1. FADED TO GREY
ALWAYS A SMILE FOR THE ONE'S THAT SHE'D MEET
CAREFREE AND OPEN CREATIVELY FREE
EXPLORING THE PLACES WHERE NONE CARED TO LOOK
LIFE'S ON THE COVER EVERY PAGE A NEW BOOK
SHE'D LIFT ANY STONE TO SEE WHAT'S BENEATH
AND RANDOMLY OPEN A DOOR THAT WAS CLOSED
NO NEED TO SETTLE THE CITY'S HER HOME
THE WIND SHOWS DIRECTION INTUITION'S HER GUIDE
IF I HAD SEEN IT COMING COULD
I HAVE MADE A DIFFERENCE I DOUBT
IF I COULD HAVE TURNED HER AROUND
NOW SHE'S MAKING A LIVING IN WAYS
I'D RATHER NOT THINK ABOUT
ALL OF HER COLOURS HAVE FADED TO GREY
SHE NEVER WAS THE SUSPICIOUS KIND
A DEFENSELESS PREY FOR LIFE'S PARASITES
I CANNOT BEAR TO SEE HER THIS WAY
TRAPPED AND NOW HELD BY INVISIBLE CHAINS
2. WHAT A WAY
WHAT A WAY TO SAY HI
MISUNDERSTOOD THOUGHT YOU LEFT FOR GOOD
YEAH YOU'VE BEEN ON MY MIND
TRIED TO ACCEPT I HAD TO FORGET
WHAT A WAY TO SAY HI
WHAT A WAY TO DROP BY
WELL THE YEARS ROLLED ON BY IN A SMOOTH MELLOW WAY
AND NOTHING MUCH HAPPENED NO RADICAL CHANGE
I'VE WORKED HERE AND THERE MET SOME FRIENDS ON THE WAY
MOST OF 'EM LEFT AND SOME OF THEM STAYED
I KEEP TO MYSELF FOUND A COMFORTABLE PACE
MY BOOKS AND MY MUSIC ENLIGHTEN MY DAYS
YOU APPEAR IN MY DREAMS STILL EVERY NOW AND THEN
AND SOMETIMES I WONDER WHAT'S BECOME OF YOU
WHEN I OPENED THE DOOR YOU WERE THERE WITH THAT SMILE
FELT INSTANTLY GOOD THOUGH IT'S BEEN QUITE A WHILE
WE WERE YOUNG AND UNBALANCED BUT OUR FEELINGS WERE STRONG
BY THE TIME WE BROKE UP WE WERE HARDLY HALF WAY
NOW WE'RE LYING IN BED AND IT ALL FEELS SO GOOD
I'M AMAZED AND SURPRISED THAT IT FEELS LIKE IT SHOULD
WANNA WAKE UP WITH YOU HAVE COFFEE AND SMOKES
STILL CAN'T COMPREHEND WHAT HAPPENED TODAY
3. THE RACE
IS THIS A RACE
TAKING PLACE
AM I THE ONE TO OVERTAKE
AMBITIOUS NEED
BLINDED BY GREED
TO FEEL ALIVE YOU NEED TO SCORE
I'LL LET YOU RACE
ALL BY YOURSELF
I DON'T MIND IF YOU GET THERE FIRST
YOU RUN YOUR RACE
THE ONE YOU FACE
COUNT ME OUT I WON'T COMPETE
4. INFINITE EMPTINESS
MISTER HAVE YOU SEEN THE NEWS? ME I JUST FOUND OUT TODAY
THEY FOUND HER WRAPPED IN PLASTIC IN THE NEIGHBOURHOOD 'ROUND HERE
I'VE BEEN AWAY FROM HOME LAST NIGHT FOR A SHORT TIME ANYWAY
I WATCHED HER SLEEP SO SILENTLY SUCH A PEACEFUL SIGHT TO SEE
NOW I DON'T FEEL ANYTHING NO MORE CAN'T FEEL THE COLD OR THE RAIN
NOW I DON'T FEEL ANYTHING NO MORE INFINITE EMPTINESS FOR EVERMORE
THERE'S A BACK-DOOR TO THE HOUSE AND HER ROOM WAS JUST NEXT DOOR
I RAN MY FINGERS THROUGH HER HAIR BY HER BED KNEELS ON THE FLOOR
NOW I DON'T FEEL ANYTHING NO MORE CAN'T FEEL THE COLD OR THE RAIN
NOW I DON'T FEEL ANYTHING NO MORE INFINITE EMPTINESS FOR EVERMORE
YOU WOULDN'T KNOW JUST WHAT IT'S LIKE WHEN THE LAW KNOCKS ON YOUR DOOR
I'M AFRAID WE'VE FOUND YOUR DAUGHTER SIR BUT WE NEED YOU TO BE SURE
SOMEONE HAS BEEN IN THE HOUSE AND TOOK MY PRECIOUS ANNE
AM I STILL A FATHER NOW THEY TOOK MY GIRL AWAY
NOW I DON'T FEEL ANYTHING NO MORE CAN'T FEEL THE COLD OR THE RAIN
NOW I DON'T FEEL ANYTHING NO MORE INFINITE EMPTINESS FOR EVERMORE
5. IN MY HOUSE
IN MY HOUSE THE TELEPHONE NEVER RINGS
IN MY HOUSE NO FUSS ABOUT ANYTHING
IN MY HOUSE I'M QUITE CONTENT TO BE LEFT ALL BY MYSELF
I DON'T REALLY WANT TO TALK WHEN THERE'S NOT THAT MUCH TO SAY
I DON'T FEEL THE NEED TO SHARE ALL THOSE TRIVIALITIES
I FEEL BETTER OFF WITHOUT THAT MUCH ATTENTION
IN MY HOUSE NO ONE EVER COMES AROUND
IN MY HOUSE THERE'S ROOM FOR JUST THE ONE
I AM CLAIMING MY OWN PLACE IN THE SHADOW
JUST LET THE SPOTLIGHT PASS ME BY
SO MUCH FREEDOM TO BE FOUND IN SECLUSION
PLEASE LET THE SPOTLIGHT PASS ME BY
IN MY HOUSE THE TELEPHONE NEVER RINGS
IN MY HOUSE NO FUSS ABOUT ANYTHING
IN MY HOUSE I'M ALL AT EASE DON'T NEED ANYONE AROUND
WHEN THE PHONE DISTURBS THE PEACE WHEN THERE'S SOMEONE AT THE DOOR
I FEEL THE URGE TO SHUT IT OFF JUST GO AND LEAVE ME BE
I AM NOT ABOUT TO TELL YOU WHAT MY DAY WAS LIKE
THERE'S A GOODBYE IN MY VOICE JUST AS STRONG AS MY HALLO
IT'S BEEN NICE OF YOU TO COME BUT PLEASE MAKE SURE THAT YOU GO
