RUNNING IN PLACE
VERSE 1
freedom lies ahead
this path that I'm afraid I will regret
waiting here anxiously
longing for what could be
all these things I've done and said
passing by, stuck in my head
PRE-CHORUS
waiting here endlessly
longing for what all could be
CHORUS
will I ever find the courage
to take that one step forward
and set off for that journey
with no sight of the morning
will I ever find the courage
to take that one step forward
chasing the light of dawn
INTERLUDE
heart kept buried deep inside
all the slander I have heard
and locked into my hardening heart
VERSE 2
can I trust what I don't know
will I wilt or will I grow
dare to jump into the mist
will I land of will I fall
PRE-CHORUS
CHORUS
BRIDGE
I'm running
I'm running
I'm running in place (X7)
will I just settle or will I find grace
who runs may lose
who runs may win
but he who stands
has given in
CHORUS
FACED WITH GREATNESS
VERSE 1
I will never get there
I will never be that
this longing for greatness
is rendering me helpless
VERSE 2
content in admiration
or inspired imitation
stuck in the void here
that opened up in between
PRE-CHORUS
faced with greatness
I'm left in awe
one gaze in the mirror
leaves nothing but flaws
CHORUS 1
the fire gets stifled
the well runs dry
as grains fall down
my breath subsides
my vision fades
VERSE 3
in constant fear of failure
but driven by what's brilliant
opposing forces
I'm numb in stagnation
PRE-CHORUS
CHORUS 1
BRIDGE
what good are my words
spoken in doubt
what good is mind
fragile yet proud
who am I?
CHORUS 2
the fire gets stifled
the well runs dry
as grains fall down
my breath subsides
my vision dies
LEAF BY NIGGLE
VERSE 1
the dream it shows
a vivid tree
so Niggle draws
but there is a knock
his neighbour calls
and he can't stay home
CHORUS 1
painted leaves, the painter dreams
of painting it all
the tree exists within his mind
to the canvas he steps
what neighbours see
a painter alone with his intricacies
VERSE 2
in details lost
one perfection caught
a billion to go
interrupted again
by the final cab
his time has come
CHORUS 2
painted leaves, the painter grieves
he had fallen short
in defeat he stands and sees
his canvas torn
the painter believes
the feat lost
in his dreams
CHORUS 3
painted leaves, with gritted teeth
nigel percieves
a judge accuse so loud and clear
smallminded was he
painting his dream
alone, for no one to see
BRIDGE
he hears a voice reply
so strong and yet so meek
no one paints leaves like Niggle does
so now follow
the melody's call
to find your way home
home
CHORUS 4
painted leaves, the painter sees
his fall was short
epiphany, it is a gift
the dream is real
oh-oh
the painter below
the leaves of his tree
the painter below
the leaves of his tree
SOME DAYS
CHORUS
he said to me
they all take turns
to each its time
the day will come
when you will die
oh-oh
VERSE 1
some days I am easy
some day I am calm
some days I believe in
the future of it all
VERSE 2
some days I'm in fury
yeah, some days I want war
some days I am luring
trouble and uproar
PRE-CHORUS
as I'm clinging on to sand
a delusive stand, a callous game
there's no lane that I could take
to evade this causal chain
CHORUS
he said to me
they all take turns
to each its time
the day will come
when you will die
oh-oh
what are you gonna do with it?
VERSE 3
some days I'm eccentric
some days I don't care
some days I am taking
a chance on what is there
VERSE 4
some days I'm not focused
some days I'm all lost
some days I am hoping
that some days would be gone
VERSE 5
some days I'm proactive
some days I'm up high
some days feel attractive
some days got that drive
VERSE 6
some days I'm nostalgic
some days I look back
some days I remember
that this is all I've got
PRE-CHORUS
CHORUS
CITY OF SHADES
VERSE 1
in absence of what's
true and real
buildings, streets and walls emerge
cathedral towers rise from thought
to fill my restless mind
VERSE 2
deserted streets of
sound and fury
crowded voids and solitude
covered by layers of deceiving pride
endless space for but one soul
CHORUS 1
I, I am building
my city
oh, my city of shades
I, I am lost in
my city
my city of shades
VERSE 2
what used to be a
a beating heart
could not resist the city's shade
it was petrified and lost its sight
and tuned into the pulse for vile
CHORUS 2
I, I am trapped in
my city
oh, my city of shades
I, I am a slave in
my city
oh, my city of shades
BRIDGE 1 (RAP)
out of fear to contact
out of fear to react
to create my ideal
out of fear of what's real
I have built this city, this world and its ways
illusions they hide my decay
the cathedrals, the towers and walls
are my doubts, my fears and my faults
but the city invades
my mind and my ways
like inner crusades, resistance decays
I'm left with my gaze
transfixed on blockades
I'm a slave to my city of shades
BRIDGE 2 (BUILD UP)
I was building my city of shades
I got lost in my city of shades
I got trapped in my city of shades
I got enslaved by my city of shades
FINALE
will walls collapse with trumpet sounds
will shadows flee as light breaks trough
will music echo through the streets
will doubts turn into breathing hope
THE LAST TIME
VERSE 1
time has come and time has gone
many troubles we have borne
frantic running far from home
never enough, never full-blown
VERSE 2
there's no place where we can rest
tension's rising in our chest
nebulous trails beneath the crest
certitude put the test
CHORUS
oh, is this the last time
is this the last time we begin
oh dear, we run in circles
we run in circles up the hill
POST-CHORUS
i can't live this life for you
but i'll be sitting here with you
and we'll be staring into silence
waiting for the answers
sitting here with you
VERSE 3
facing faceless agitation
rid of simplified narration
spokesmen promise a masked salvation
unknown facts a perpetration
CHORUS
POST-CHORUS
CHORUS (ACAPELLA)