Safely
Home
This
won't be another of my
'Hey I lost my love' songs
All my ships found harbour
When you shone into my dark storm.
You caught me when I was
Free free falling
I caught you when you were
Run run running
And now you're here beside me
I am safely home
When
dark shadows found their way
Beside my homeward journey
Summer passed and never did I
Feel the earth below me
Dark rain into the heart of laughter
Held hostage our happy ever after
But now you're here beside me
And I'm safely home
When
we tell our baby of her first
And longest summer
Let her know she brought the song that
Carried dad and Mother
So cry on sweet hope of living
I want to hear all that
Freedom's singing
Cos now you're here beside me
Now you're here beside me
And I'm safely home
He does not deserve you
He
does not deserve you -
Accept nothing less than me
He could never bring you
Wild horses to drag you free - listen
He
does not deserve you -
So cherry cake and apple pie
You colour me with virtue
But I can make the fever rise
And
I'll fill your veins with one desire
And I'll kiss your future with this fire
Like
the burning in my glare
Like the flames dance in your hair
Would he do that for you - would he care?
So does he, does he so deserve ...
He
does not deserve you -
He'll take you up a steep black hill
With snow on ice below you
And leave you to the winter chill
But
I'd warm your heart to see you rise
And I'd loose your hand to watch you fly
'
Seen the yearning in your eye
And the jewel inside your sigh
The fervour love unbinds
Like the burning in my glare
Like the flames rise in your hair
Would he do that for you - would he dare?
I ask does he deserve you?
Accept
nothing less than
Being cherished
St
Anna
Try
to be a strong man
With grace to stand or fall
Something's eating me
She's so many things I'd like to be…
Some see it's quaint
That we venerate all we ain't
You got your pedestal on a plate
When you made my earth quake
With your sacred heart ache
And
maybe it's fine
To see your gift as divine
But now the vigil at your shrine
Is nearing its end -
Let the angels descend
Yes,
goodbye halo - fly away
You're flesh and you're blood from this day
But before you take leave
There's one final reprieve
I should ask of you
Oh
St Anna
Come and hear my prayer
I can't stand to
Be left shaking where
All my sentences fail
And I weep and I wail just to
Say "I'm Sorry"
Holy
Anna
Please forgive this cry
It's my manner
To be bold when shy,
But for all I beseech
You're removed from my reach
so I'm over you
Dreamt
you appeared
To all the faithful who feared
And I willingly revered
See, my mind likes to blow
Holy smoke when you go
But
now it's time restrain
Bringing the taper to the flame
So the statue in your name
Can get lost in the dark
No more hope from my spark
Yeah,
goodbye halo - fly away
I'm locking the door from this day
But just as you go
There's one favor I so
Want to ask of you
Oh
St Anna
Come and hear my prayer
I can't stand to
Be left shaking where
All my sentences fail
And I weep and I wail just to
Say "I'm Sorry"
Holy
Anna
Please forgive this cry
It's my manner
To be bold when shy,
though I'm prone to obey
When this hymn fades away
I'll be over you
blessed
Anna
Touched your robe with my hand
And my dreams turned to sand
Oh St Anna
Please
don't say the right thing
Now
the evening's on
And wine is in our eyes
And candlelight stirs deeper talk
Instead of h'los n byes
I should walk away
I'm too raw for your smile
and Too weak for the test of knowing
What's best for this child
Such
a night - so lost and found
Treat me right now, let me down
I
got a heart so broken and lonely
You got a look that's making me bold - see
I'll try stop the fool rushing in
but Please don't say the right thing
Please
don't say the right thing
You read my soul so well
You caught each word before it broke
Our promise as it fell
Please don't hear me clear
Show me we'd never work
So I can leave this place
And never let the wondering lurk
Treat
me right and let me down
I'll take fright and turn around
I
got a heart so broken and lonely
You got a look that's making me bold - see
I'm trying to stop the fool rushing in
Please don't say the right thing
Crashing
and Burning
You
must surely know better by now
Have you walked this road ten or a hundred times?
Though the scenery changes
The fall stays the same
And your history leaves you
With nothing to gain
But
it got you this time by surprise
When the front door was broken
The back door flung wide
And the cold winter welcomed
Her soft tender flame
Never thinking that touch
Would leave you burning again
Can't
find the key for the door
Can't bear the heat any more
Close
your eyes
Count to 10
It's time for the hiding again
Cos she's at home saying
How kind you can be
And you're alone crashing and burning
If
you're given the time or the place
You would shower her life with the richest grace
But the storehouse is opened
And out comes the rain
Now the riches are gone
And you're empty again
Should
you gather my stories you'll know
There's a faultline deceiving my innocent soul
Like a crack in my armour
A thorn in my side
And I'm sailing to heaven
With bows open wide
Can't
find another way home
Live for the chance to be known
Close
your eyes
Count to 10
It's time for the hiding again
Cos she's at home saying
How kind you can be
And you're alone crashing and burning
Close
your eyes
Count to 10
It's time for the hiding again
Cos she's at home smiling herself off to sleep
And you're at home tossing and turning
You're
at home aching and yearning
You're alone crashing and burning
Love's
Promise Land
He
didn't declare his love
He claimed all he was wary of
He dreamt and lost the phantom of living
Crawled back into his hole and heard
The faint sound of his soul concerned
That all cost won't come back forgiving
Hold
on tight cos life in the making
Needs second sight to get through the aching
Cold as night is day in the making
All he seeks needs empty hands to reach
Love's promise land
She
walked off oblivious
For all he thought it obvious
No tender note, no "call you tomorrow"
Heart-hunger and appetite
Dissolve into the black of night
To wait again for daylight to follow
Take
that hand into the darkness
Take a stand at life at its hardest
Love's demand is honesty harnessed
What he seeks needs empty hands to reach
Love's promise land
He
saw in her tenderness
the last hope of his emptiness
You don't feel the void,
Just the passion to fill its ache
Far better to stand alone and
Far better to be your own man
And then give again
A heart that can stand its own weight
Life
is love growing inside you
Life is light breaking around you
Hold on tight til it surrounds you
Accept no substitutes when letting go
For love's promise land
Sunk Without Trace
I won't write you no love songs ay more
And I won't bring any garlands to your door
I promised that the last time
But for those who know me well
Know that tempting fate is like
Jumping straight into my
Singing wishing well
Now
I'm sunk without trace
Did you have to put that smile on your face?
Send me spinning into pyrotechnic space
Sweet Amazing Grace
I'm sinking without trace
These
will be my famous lasting words
Quote me on chapter, chorus and verse
I jumped into your bedazzling blue
Like a boy who cannot swim
I fell over board
Now I'm overawed
Please don't throw a lifeline in
I'd
rather be sunk without trace
Did you have to put that smile on your face?
Send me spinning into pyrotechnic space
Sweet Amazing Grace
I'm sinking without trace