EVEN IF
CAN'T YOU STOP
I was there in the beginning, when you wouldn't sit still
I was there in the beginning, when you wouldn't, no you wouldn't sit still
what genius came up with the rocket science
of sitting on your handI s ‘til they're blue
what genius came up with the rocket science
of rubber band beating yourself up too
And in the night sending out SOS to the wall
another novel idea was just to move your bed to the hall
can't write, can't call, can't send me a letter
about what you're dreamin', things that you're dreamin'
too late to listen, and too late to ask you what you were thinking
what you were feelin'
I UNDERSTAND HOW A LITTLE PAIN COULD FEEL GOOD TO YOU
I UNDERSTAND HOW A LITTLE PAIN COULD BE RELIEF TO YOU
CAN'T YOU STOP, IS THERE A WAY, WE CAN HELP YOU
CAN'T YOU STOP, IS THERE A WAY, WE CAN HELP YOU NOW
I the circles you run, it's become ordinary
like an errand you run, on any given day you go in
and all the experts agree, to sew you together
and then they hope it's enough, that this cuts the deepest,
they hope it's the deepest
it's gonna get, it's gonna get
I UNDERSTAND…
and then they hope it's enough, that this cuts the deepest,
they hope it's the deepest, it's gonna get, it's gonna get
they hope it's the deepest
it's gonna get, it's gonna get
they hope it’s the deepest
it’s gonna get, it’s gonna get
can't you stop, is there a way...
NO ONE KNOWS
It’s a blank page; write it how you want, as you go
It’s a story that you’ll tell, how you remember
No one knows, no one knows
You can be the good guy, you can be the savior
I might be drowning but rescue any stranger out of the blue
No one knows, no one knows
YOU WILL LEAVE, YOU WILL GO
YOU MIGHT NOT BE THERE TOMORROW
YOU WILL LEAVE, YOU WILL GO
YOU MIGHT NOT BE THERE TOMORROW
You’re the sunshine, lighten any room
When you’re there
You’re the punch line, bringing the relief when it’s dead in the air
No one knows, no one knows
It’s like magic when you appear
Out of thin air
You’re the answer to somebody’s desperate prayer
No one knows, no one knows
YOU WILL LEAVE...
Love on your terms, I don’t expect too much
Love on your terms, I accept this much, only this much
Love on your terms, I can’t rely on you
Love on your terms, like the others do
Like they think they can do
Like the others do, like they think they can do
YOU WILL LEAVE...
WHAT CAN I DO
What can I do?
I’ll worry about salvation later
What can I do?
To make this place a little bit better
Like heaven on earth, a heaven that’s here
In my little way, my little way
I can start small
There’s a woman that’s suffering
She needs to know
That her life can be different
She could have peace and joy and freedom so
In my little way, my little way
EVEN IF GOD WASN’T REAL
I STILL WANT TO DO WHAT I CAN DO
EVEN IF GOD WASN’T REAL
I STILL WANT TO DO WHAT I CAN DO
How can I serve you?
However humbly
One day at a time, one child at a time, one life at a time
With whatever gifts I have
They aren’t mine, but mine to give
In my little way, in my little way
I’m tired of this war there are people dyin’
I’m tired of this hunger there are people starvin’
So feed the people, save the people
Clothe the people, comfort the people
We can do this, we can
In my little way, my little way, some way, somehow
In my little way, my little way, some way, somehow
EVEN IF GOD...
I JUST WANT YOU
Can you live with your mistakes
I’m not ashamed to say
I made them all
And I don’t want to blame you for any of the hurt I felt
You can’t fix it anyway
I DON’T NEED YOU, I JUST WANT YOU...
Can you stand alone without the TV on
in the middle of the night when it all seems wrong
Can you say what you need to, let me down
disappoint me with the truth
It hurts anyway
I DON’T NEED YOU, I JUST WANT YOU...
May I remind you I was just fine here
Standing alone I wasn’t waiting in pain
And if you go now and leave me standing here
Holding onto water in the rain
Coming down, coming down
Holding onto water
I DON’T NEED YOU, I JUST WANT YOU...
It’s sundown I can feel the sadness and
Leave on the bedroom floor
Cuz I’m not unique it’s only my cross to bear
I run to the mountain top say yes
I DON’T NEED YOU, I JUST WANT YOU...
May I remind ...
SHUT IT OFF NOW
The weapons you choose are, the words you’re using
The words that you’re using are, really dangerous
They sound like a flower, that is opening
All of the petals fall, into the wind
I'M NOT GONNA ANSWER THE PHONE
I'M GONNA SHUT IT OFF NOW
INDEFINITELY THIS TIME
THIS TIME
How is it I should respond in a way that protects me
From any further song and dance you do
I tell myself it’s now real, I find a way to drown you out
I'm gonna plug my ears, I’m not gonna listen now
I'M NOT GONNA ANSWER THE PHONE THIS TIME
I'M GONNA SHUT IT OFF
INDEFINITELY THIS TIME
THIS TIME
I know you’re afraid but I am not the one to help you
I really tried to even though you never listened
You no longer have a hold on my soul
it was never yours to have
I'M NOT GONNA ANSWER THE PHONE THIS TIME
I'M GONNA SHUT IT OFF
INDEFINITELY THIS TIME
THIS TIME
THE MONKEY INSIDE
I can act like I don’t hear you
Like I don’t see you, underneath
I can shut you out, try to shut you up
The more I fight to ignore you, you get in
I know you well, you know my past
You have my records up on the shelf
And I can listen, but I’m not playing them over
I’m not spinning them round and round and round in my head
I’LL SAY HELLO
BUT I’LL WAVE GOODBYE
I’M MOVING ON
YOU KNOW WHY
I don’t remember when you first showed up
Maybe you had reasons long ago
Maybe I was afraid and you tried to protect me
Or kept me from too much disappointment
Don’t be too powerful, don’t be too beautiful
But don’t be any less or you won’t be enough
Just do it perfectly, do as I say do
Not as I do, I’m confused… go away, go away
I’LL SAY…
YOU KNOW WHY
FROM THE ASHES
Leave me alone here, for a while
Don’t talk me out of this again
Leave me alone here, leave me for a while
Let me stay, let me stay, let me stay
Sometimes it’s good to cry
Let it all come down, let it dry
Kick and scream my way to freedom,
Finding out you just don’t need them
Let me stay, let me stay, let me stay
UNDER THE GROUND SO MUCH GOING ON
NO MATTER THE PAST IS DONE AND GONE
YOU FLY AWAY HIGH PHOENIX FROM THE ASHES
NO MATTER THE PAST IS DONE AND GONE
It’s bad, it’s a mess, it’s bad
No food, no water, no rest, it’s bad
Something’ bout those desperate moments’
Finding out where faith and hope is
Let me stay, let me stay, let me stay
UNDER THE GROUND...
a flower grows, rising from the dirt
the majestic rose, despite its call to earth
it grows, it grows
UNDER THE GROUND SO MUCH GOIN ON
NO MATTER THE PAST IS DONE AND GONE
LET ME STAY, LET ME STAY, LET ME STAY