Chasing Promises:
COMPULSION
Say now, say when, say any time at all and I'll move in and crowd you out.Name a price for that sweet taste of torment the sweetest taste I know.
Problems, more problems we try to overcome.
We all know just what's coming to you, but will you ever listen to us?
Show me, show me what you can do.
Pull things apart like it's some kind of witch-hunt that will only ever prove one thing;
things may never be the same again, things may never be the same again,
yes, we may never get quite so close again.
We must walk on, to who knows where pick ourselves up, when we fall.
So far from celebration please admit that's just not true.
The rain's not falling, so don't sing those songs to me.
I want I want I want-You can't be too sure I want-I've never been so sure I want I want-
You can't be too sure I want-I don't think you are.
Flying in the face of conflict intrigued, or so it seems hard bargains could be sold off cheap.
So hats off to your freedom of choice make the most of what that brings because there's someone there,
just dying to ask you did you jump?
were you pushed? do you regret it?
Show me, show me what you can do but, oh yes, those problems oh no, here they are.
This is hardly the time or the place and we may never get so close again.
I feel the need sometimes sometimes to turn to you so say now, say when and here I am.
I feel the need sometimes sometimes to force you through when I know, that's just what I shouldn't do.
HERE BY CHANCE
Chasing hopefulsI could go hours and hours on that
chasing up promises.
There you are with your idiot ideas
more or less, they're as far fetched as mine.
There I go again placing my best times with you
chasing more than most
chasing up promises
well I don't and I don't suppose you see
more than what's standing in front of you.
Here I am again, fascinated by everything
here by chance
here by my own idea.
Feeling like someone knows you just too well knowing you like I do.
Feeling the cold touch something's not quite right chasing up promises.
They'll say I'm wrong they'll say it's all been spent.
They don't know you and I've known for so long you don't know no one knows you don't you don't you don't know.
There you are with your idiot ideas and I'm loving it,
I'm loving it.
They don't know you no one will.
There I go and I'll always believe it and so I go along
I'm loving it I'm loving it I'm loving it.
BETTER LATE THAN NEVER
Fighting with your conscienceit must take a long time
I spend hours fighting with mine.
I don't imagine for a moment that you don't know the notion of feeling forced out.
So much love where does it all go?
Keep it at the back of your mind if you don't want to see why you're paid back.
I'm terrified what about you?
No matter how hard I try no matter what I do
it seems they're always here ahead of me making sure they say hard luck,
better luck next time.
Hard, hard luck, better luck next time.
I would change it all if I could
can you guess how I'd have it all go?
I would change it all does it worry you that I could name the day that you first took me for granted.
I don't know what it all could be like
I don't know what I should do
better late than never always late but sorry a fine thing All in good time so why do today what you know you won't do tomorrow? This doesn't matter at all so, all in good time but let's not wait for too long. You know me too well you shouldn't fail to realize plans made change it could have been a real dream you're thinking now but the weight can pull hard on you sometime we'll return time will tell time will tell.
HEARTBURST
I didn't sleep at all last night I didn't sleep but I'm not tired I've got a good cure for my panic attacks I've got a good cure for a quiet life. I'm looking for the same things in other people's eyes but I don't find what I want well it's the wrong wrong wrong way of doing things but sometimes it's the best way. I know what they've told you I know what they say I know that they've warned you well if you listen to them it doesn't matter much because I'm already over the worst and if there's anything I haven't said put money on it, oh yes and I'll get round to it one day. Seeing a far flung hope slip by it keeps me awake at night; I can't help thinking of where you are now and I'm sure that you're sure it felt like an ill wind well that's not so strange. All's for the best oh don't make me laugh. They're just words, words, words that's all they are. Only saying what they should.MOMENT BY MOMENT
If patience works then this I have there are just some things that break my back. The truth as it is is walking beside you. The truth is you do care the fact is that I don't think you should. A new try at nothing never solved any sorrows it just pushes you one more day away. It's late, very late in the day. I found you here saying "Here I'll stay" now I have to ask just what kind of game was that? Say it Say it Say it when are you going to give in to this? Say it now Say it now Say it now when are you going to give in to this? where are the cards that you put by for a rainy day? gathering dust with the nerve that you lost with your first mistake I can't imagine why you might do if you ever found the need to follow suit. Throwing out the plans bailing out the chance to say what you like now. one day I'll run but the days seem to roll away somewhere under the sun. It's a sad thing a very thin excuse. Say it Say it Say it when are you going to give in to this? Say it now Say it now Say it now when are you going to give in to this? Throwing out the plans bailing out the chance oh, just say what you like because looking back, looking back I'm the fool here and it's not the first time Say it Say it Say it when are you going to give in to this? Say it now Say it now Say it now when are you going to give in to this? Where are the cards that you put by for a rainy day? gathering dust with the nerve that you lost with your first mistake I can't imagine why you might do if you ever found the need to follow suit. Are you laughing now? Are you laughing now? I already know I've said as much as I should say but there's so much more tearing at the hear of me. The best made plans fall flat on the ground you'd think I'd know enough by now to safely say there's just no way I'd let things get so out of hand well here I am again Are you laughing now? Are you laughing now?
SMASH PALACE
This is some ride you claim we'll do it all again for twice the price. Is there news of work you say where work cries out to be done. You poor young fool look at what you've got tamed but up in arms grim as the day is long it's a job I guess it has to be done. Giving the devil due don't ask why with me you're only wasting your life away with me you're only killing time. Why always disguising the way you feel? One sane word imagine just what that means. You've paid all your dues but that just never was enough for you so sure of what you owe. We've nearly gone too far once more but it doesn't seem far enough any more if actions speak well I ask you is there any excuse for that? There's one reason I can see you think you're winning through. There's one reason I can see you're only waiting for a sign. It all seem very clear now your dreams and schemes leave no room for us here. With me you're only wasting your life away. There's no excuse for that. With me you're only killing time. There's no excuse for that. There's one reason I can see you're only waiting for a sign There's one reason I can see but who are you to know? Giving the devil due don't ask why there's no excuse for that. With me you're only wasting you life away. There's no excuse for that. With me you're only killing time.SOMETIMES ON SUNDAY
I told you all I could about this waiting game with so much so far off now. You surely see my only crime was letting my imagination run too wild. I told you, told you, told you a thousand times. I warned you, warned you, warned you didn't I? You couldn't leave more to chance I don't want to hear that's just what we're put here for. I can't stand any more of this. I won't stand another night with so much unsaid. You're here because you want to be believe me, that's good enough. There's no crime in that. There's no crime here. If this can last at all I don't want to hear the one thing that makes sense of where we are. I'm talking about the times I've settled for second best;. I'm talking about the famous choice you'll never make. If I make sense at all give up or give in yes, run if you like Who would you run to? Who would you run to now? There's no crime here.GLOW
So far off in so many ways so easy to forget what it was. So much ventured and little gained but a pocket full of common sense you now can call your own. It's no bed of roses but you never thought that it was but you can't laugh off your delirious suspicions now they're rudely thrown off course. Fool you are. Pull it all apart tear the whole thing down if it's a question of lies if a question at all I'd love to see your face when I say I didn't care I'll never care. You'd know better. Well this all seems as if you'd know there are more ways out now Promises and so much strength but not much measures up painlessly, someone's sold short. Surely they don't mean us. Surely they don't mean us. Surely they don't mean us.