I was in my car when
The light turned red and back to green.
This strange anomaly
Awoke the zombies and we left our machines
We walked through the streets
We talked and asked each other's names.
Some time went by and
We said goodbye and drove away.
We went back home to
Channel 2 and microwaves.
There's a change in me
That I want the world to be.
And if not now, then when?
If not us, then who?
Lyrics:
All songs © Noah Stone Music (ASCAP)
Casualties of Love
I lost a few good men
In a battle for the heart.
Some were torn to pieces
Never to love again.
Casualties of love are
Buried in the barrooms
On crutches in the cafés
Aching all alone
Casualties of love.
One was done in by a spy.
She hid another in a lie.
When he found out it was too late
And her pistol tore a hole in his side.
Casualties of love are
Buried in the barrooms
On crutches in the cafés
Aching all alone
Casualties of
Love, it always takes a toll
When it's us against them
Man against woman.
We fall and we fall and we get back up
And march until we're casualties of love.
One didn't want to fight.
He fell in love at first sight.
They moved to where
They could only hear the battle in the distance.
And they were casualties of love.
Buried in the backyards
Dropping in the driveways
Filling up the freeways
Burning at the barbecues
Flashbacks at football games
Mired at the movies
Punctured at the picnics
Married to a Mystery
Like a Catholic nun
I do believe
In the halcyon
It will come to me.
And Penelope
Who waits ten years
And everyday
She feels he's near.
I'm bound by vows
And misery
I'm married to
A mystery
Burn down the road of ivory
I'm married to a mystery.
Burn down the road.
There will come a day
When kingdoms fall
When beggars rise
To heed the call.
And we'll be judged
Or we'll be saved
Were you an honest man
Were you depraved?
And all I've done
I did for greed.
I'm married to
A mystery.
Burn down the road of ivory
I'm married to a mystery
Burn down the road of ivory
I'm married to a mystery
Tear down your temple
Tear down your church
And all you will see
Is you're married to a mystery
Burn down the road of ivory
I'm married to a mystery
Burn down the road of ivory
I'm married to a mystery
Man Behind the Glass
I'm the man behind the glass
Alone and a little wild.
You only had to ask
And you unravel me to the mother and child.
You're the woman behind a wall.
I'll never see the other side.
I try but only fall.
And you unravel me to the mother and child.
My body's got the better of me.
My legs won't move, my eyes won't see.
Am I getting to you at all?
I say I love you, and I love you
But I can't bring you to my level
And I'm just banging against a wall.
I'm the man behind the glass
You can see right into me.
Before I can confide
You unravel me until there's nothing to hide.
You're the girl I'll never know
But you sleep right next to me.
I try to get inside
And you unravel me to the mother and child.
My body's got the better of me.
My legs won't move, my eyes won't see.
Am I getting to you at all?
I say I love you, and I love you
But I can't bring you to my level
And I'm just banging against a wall.
Work With You
If I built you in a lab you'd look just like that
And if I wrote you in a book you'd turn a phrase like you do.
If I made you out of clay then you tilt your head when I say your name
And If there was a god above I know he'd send me someone just like you
If you want to take it slow
Then I'll go slow with you.
And if you need to play games with me
I'll play games with you.
I'll do anything and everything
To make it work with you
If you want to see the world then I'll go with you
If you want to stay right here, we've got everything we need
If you want someone to hold I won't let go
If you need some time alone then I will go away
I'm ready to do anything.
Little Revolution
I was in my car when
The light turned red and back to green.
This strange anomaly
Awoke the zombies and we left our machines
We walked through the streets
We talked and asked each other's names.
Some time when by and
We said goodbye and drove away.
We went back home to
Channel 2 and microwaves.
There's a change in me
That I want the world to be.
And if not now, then when?
If not us, then who?
I was watching the news when
The 10 o'clock news was watching me.
He showers, shampoos and
Reads movie reviews and eats and sleeps.
The anchor man was saying
"Look how small he's playing."
So I switched the station
To the state of the nation and started to see
I'm being the change that
I want for the world and I want for me
I'm taking control of my life.
I'm starting here with me.
And if not now, then when?
If not us, then who?
So it began here
So it will end here as it should be.
This little revolution,
The only solution in you and me.
Story
You’re all I wanted
For all I cared
For all the effort
Is it me out there?
Are you running in circles?
I want the future
You hold today
You left it in the past
When I ran away
But I’ve been running in circles
When you closed the book
I just turned the page
Story
Is left to be told
Reaching everyone
Story
Without an end
Told to our children
I’ve had beginnings
And I’ve had ends
But with you it is so much different
And I come back again
Spinning round in circles
I have a question
So please just answer me
If you trust in me that I can change
Will you marry me?
Will you write our story?
I’ll never close the book
If you turn the page
My Green Eyes
I got my eye on this little old piece of land.
Did not expect my wife to understand.
She didn't see herself at a farmer's side.
She said, "the world will end before you're satisfied."
I guess we both had a little too much pride.
I couldn't fight, my hands were tied.
I'm a dreamer, baby, I got time on my side.
My green eyes, they get best of me.
There's a coffee-colored girl about seventeen.
Her mother is fat and her father is mean.
Her hair is as black as Goleta oil
But she's about as fertile as this California soil.
In six month's time it'll be tough to hide.
I couldn't fight, my hands were tied.
I'm a dreamer, baby, I got time on my side.
My green eyes, they get best of me.
The brown-eyed girl married a brown-eyed boy.
When the baby was born it was his pride and joy.
It was the brownest little baby that you've ever seen
But no one could deny that his eyes were green.
I never felt so sick inside.
I couldn't fight my hands were tied.
I'm a dreamer, baby, I got time on my side.
My green eyes, they get best of me.
Her brother, he's pretty, he's pretty quick all right.
It took him one year to put together one night.
It's bad enough I have a son I can't know
He crushed my rib and he broke my nose.
I couldn't fight, my hands were tied.
You son of a bitch, yeah, you'd better hide.
When you least expect it, I got time on my side.
My green eyes, they get best of me.
I got my eye on this little old piece of land.
Don't expect nobody to understand.
Paula
Well, I think I’ve found myself but I can’t stop searching.
It’s a rough road so my writing’s kind of messy.
How’s the house? Did they come to fix the fence yet?
How are the girls in the halfway house?
Paula you’re the constant in my ever changing.
All of my travels to return to you waiting.
Well, it makes me happy to know how strong you make me
It makes me sad to remember how weak I was before.
I had no dignity, then you saved me.
Paula you believe in me.
Paula you’re the constant in my ever changing.
All of my travels to return to you waiting.
Or maybe I will meet you along way.
It would be so nice to see you, I’ve got so much to say.
If I could stop this traveling then I’d be there.
Sometimes I’m thinking just for me and it’s just not fair.
I love you, see. Forgive me please.
Paula you mean the world to me.
Paula you’re the constant in my ever changing.
All of my travels to return to you waiting.
Or maybe I will meet you along way.
It would be so nice to see you, I’ve got so much to say.
Unshakeable
I'm unshakable
You don't know me anymore
My heart's unbreakable
I'm not the little boy you knew before.
I'm not falling for this trick
It's unmistakable
A prisoner of war
Take me to your leader
I'm dying to meet her.
I can take you or leave you as you are.
I'm unshakable
I was a putty in your hands
I was so bendable
Your wish was my command
Now I'll never be so low
It's dependable
I'm stronger than you know
Take me to your leader
I'm ready to defeat her.
I can take you.
Father to my Son
I am a father to my son
And thought it may be all I've done.
Now I know I'm not all that I could be.
I'm certainly not all that I should be.
I just hope that you will forgive me.
Now I work 'til day is done.
I was crazy when I was young.
We would drive down to the cemetery
We were better than them, we would get away.
Now I work at that cemetery.
My father, he lived and he died here
And I'll live and die here, too.
My son, I feel I don't even know you
But go. It's the best thing for you.
I am a husband to my Kay
And I love her in my own peculiar way.
She could have been more than a mother
She could have gone and married any other
And maybe I could tell her that I love her.
Son, while you're young, you should leave here.
This is life. You take what you can get.
Don't feel bad for your poor father
You know, sometimes I feel blessed.
I am a father to my son
And so it may be all I've done.
I know I'm not all that I could be.
I'm certainly not all that I should be.
I just hope that you will forgive me.
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