1. SOMETHING REAL

I'm sorry that
you put people to sleep
you pray on the weak
then you ask them to go ahead and take that leap
That giant leap
 
And I'm sorry that
you need hollow consolation
no deep appreciation ever comes that cheap
Curiosity tastes so sweet
 
I need dirt and twigs that break beneath my feet
I need dirt and twigs that break beneath my feet
 
Do you understand…
My deep frustration on creation and other fairytales
that you demand we respect and keep at hand


2. HOW IT FEELS

If I could show you how it feels to be the one that's left out
if I could tell you what it means before you start to shout
I just want you to know that the truth is beautiful
One mystery solved and another one evolved
(caught in the crossfire of tradition and pride)


3. STILL MY BODY ACHES

Once upon a time, I was feeling fine
I was in my youth's prime and there was nothing I could do but
hang loose and let the world take me places I had never seen
nobody told me what to do and nobody told me what to
dreams these days consists mostly of you and me
we run from place to place and seemlessly we end up
where we started that night
when just a quick glance from across the room,
was enough to send me to the moon
But still my body aches
still my body aches
still my body aches
still my body aches
From the time I was doing push-up and sit-ups
I figured I had to be strong for you guys
in case anything happened and I was left to take care of you all
I exhausted myself from my tireless effort to be a good
man, I was afraid, I was petrified and the days grew darker and
longer and though my body prevailed,
it sent shivers down my spine
to think that I'd someday grow weary of this life
that feels like a big joke
where death was the final punchline that everybody waited for
but I'm not dead yet
I have a new vigour and I intend to see this thing through to the end
my friend
But
still my body aches
still my body aches
still my body aches


4. NO ONE WOULD EVER KNOW

I'll bide my time
waiting for the perfect moment
all I need
is a quiet little corner and a conversation
 
No one would ever know
everyone tells me so
no one would ever know
 
I want you
I want to touch you and feel your skin
Do you want me?
Cause I could stay if you need some company
 
No one would ever know
everyone tells me so
no one would ever know
everyone tells me so


5. DICE

I often wonder how exciting life would be
if only I would seize the opportunity
to break free of all conventions and conform
but a worried face soon comes over me
 
But I am
only once not twice
at the mercy of dice
but I am
only once not twice
at the mercy of dice
 
We went to bed and turned the stereo on low
heard the timber creek and windows rattle gently
although we smiled, there were no words left to say
a soothing draft was all I had for company
 
But I am
only once not twice
at the mercy of dice
but I am
only once not twice
at the mercy of dice


6. ALWAYS

Don't be alarmed my friend but that's all I've got
I couldn't keep my fingers off it
don't be a stranger now, are you willing to let it slide?
at least go easy on me
I never meant to do wrong but I'm the kind of guy
who always makes his music
on the run
 
Always
I try but I keep taking bad advice from everyone
always
 
Thinking back to the days when the world was still my friend
I couldn't see the dangers in it
it took me a while to learn that people just aint no good
it didn't seem a choice was given
I had to fend for myself cause no one else was gonna help
you're on your own
 
Always
I try to trust but it's hard when you keep getting let down
always
always
always


7. U

You lift me up
higher and higher
then it's downhill from here
you run me down
deep underground

To the point where I just can't remember
but then you turn me on

You
lift me up
you
run me down
you
turn me on

You lift me up
higher and higher
and I don't ever want you to stop
you're easily the only one
but for the time being I'm not sure what's going on

You
lift me up
you
run me down
you
turn me on


8. THIS YEAR

Here comes wintertime
like a long and dark night
man, I feel so unprepared this time
No stored heat just the smell of defeat and deceit
rolled in to one and then put on repeat
I really need to get a hold of myself
if I'm to get back on my feet
 
cause this year I got my heart broken
my fears awoken, my beliefs shaken and my dignity taken
but am I wrong to assume that the world is absurd
when religion comes first and knowledge comes third
and there's a fast river
that's a slow killer and cause for bonuses at Phizer
but advice her that she won't get her pills if we don't pay her bills
and it's a sad story but greed is our top skill
 
So far so good
except for a vague feeling that I should not expect calls
family dinners, long vacations or pictures on bed room walls
these are things I really don't need at all
 
I just hope she's a
Heartbreaker
a soulshaker and a
lovemaker or a damn good faker
cause I really don't care about these little things that make
a household work or makes her thing rings
And it's long story with no glory
just mistaken for an undertaking that doesn't need replicating
Oh! These are things I really don't need at all


9. MAURY THE PAWN

Take the blame and let's be on our way
fall asleep but don't forget his name, his name is Maury
he put his weakness on display
Seems to me by now you should have known
everything he did, he did it just to tell a story
he was only out on loan
(Optional lyrics in unisone with vibraphone:
He went to bed and thought of how good life would be
turn the page and be a part of history)
Sometimes people need to be deceived
tricked around and messed around with all for the sake
of common good and glory
it's what they need you to believe
But he was just a part of their grand scheme
a vehicle for sympathy for a vengeant son and his new friend
the “Tory”
Is it really just a dream?
(Optional lyrics in unisone with vibraphone:
He went to bed and thought of how good
life would be turn the page and be a part of history)


10. OUTRO

(Instrumental)


11. B A PART

Hey man, don't feel sad
there's never been anything to worry about
think of all the times
when things have just seemed to work out
no matter how pathetic you are

Don't let this man go down tonight
cause it's all going to work out right

So man, you've had it rough
but there's no point in just beating around the bush
do something with your life
we're all a part
happy or sad
it doesn't make a difference whether you had it all

If it's all gone bad

Don't let this man go down tonight
don't let this man go down tonight
just let yourself be part tonight
don't let yourself go down