LYRICS
Set The Story Straight                                            (back to top)

Daylight splits the room
You sleep while I watch you
How the light shines on you now
Breathless and playing tricks
But you rise to my fingertips.
How the light shines on you now
I’ll be the one to set the story straight
I’ll be the one to take your hand and say

Now, we’ll run, what’s done is done
Let time heal time your hand in mine

Sundance my friend, truth is the city’s dead
It’s been dying since you left
Don’t look for me here, these waters will never clear
Even light dies through the years
I’ll be the one to set the story straight
I’ll be the one to take your hand and say

Now we’ll run what’s done is done
We slip through the wire, fight fire with fire
And we search for a sign, through white noise, white lies

Daylight leaves the room
You sleep while I watch you
How the light shines on you now

Bright Lights                                                            (back to top)
Baby I went back to funeral row
Kicking through the old streets
Of a place I once called home, not long ago
Searching for an omen, looking for a sign
Looking for the place I swore an oath of love undying
Of love undying

But I’m tired of this dull ache
This endless and fake parade
I’m gonna torch my name and my trade

Run it to the bright lights
Run it to the bright lights

Brother don’t go back to funeral row
The streets have fallen silent
And the cross no longer glows
On funeral row
And I’m tired of this dark place
Where hope dies and hope fades
I’m gonna leave these shadows behind

Head into the bright lights
Head into the bright lights

So come on Red get your guitar
Feed the flames and feed the fire.
Wishing things won’t make them so
And the truth is I refuse to go
Cos the shadows where the best things hide
You can keep the brightest light
You can keep the brightest light
You can keep the blinding light

Got A Suitcase, Got Regrets                                  (back to top)

Change the locks on the door.
Put out the light in the hall.
I do not live here anymore
Put the world in a box.
Turn the sign to the street.
Aim for where horizon and blue skies meet

But all I know is I’m not ready yet
For the light to dim
Got a suitcase, got regrets
But I’m hopeful yet

I’ve been a gifted thief
Stole everything for the cause
I never had fingers as light as yours
So wake up pretty girl
See the hope in small things
Disappointment can wear you thin

But all I know is I’m not ready yet
For the light to dim
Got a suitcase, got regrets
But I’m hopeful yet
And I’ll raise this glass of wine
And I’ll say your name

So let’s be killers, Babe
Make the great escape
From all the bitter words
Of every crowded street and empty heart
It’s Christmas day, Brooklyn in the rain
But I am safe inside a better world of hope and memory
Drunk on velvet wine
The Southern Cross for light
Deal the cards and hope
that I can play a better hand this time

Keep Your Picture Clear                                          (back to top)

Here I go, back again, sliding off the ceiling
Was I gone for long or did I just flick the switch
Across the street, away from me
A man is singing ‘Sympathy for the Devil’,
And he's getting all the words wrong.
His newspaper flies desperately
But words aren't wings like gravity
They'll keep you here
It's a theory to subscribe to
But you know you're being lied to
So keep your picture clear

Stay awake, the lines are drawn.
You're never right until you’re wrong in the eyes of the world
And a picture tells a thousand lies
Little dots in black and white. you've no idea
The strongest will survive
But its the scum that always rises
So keep your picture clear

You talk just like a diplomat,
But hide the gun behind your back
And leaders need a bloody war
Congratulations this is yours
Looking through the history books
Of liars, cheats, and petty crooks
They'll print your picture clear

So close another file
Of revolution turned to style
We’re so tired of walking blind
Growing fat in hungry times
Keep your picture clear


Houdini And The Girl                                              (back to top)

Look here comes Houdini
Handcuffed, blind and bound
Here comes a girl now
Slips a key into his mouth

He says I’ve been under the water
I’ve been under the ground
And honey one thing’s certain
There’s no escaping now
Cos it’s a long way down
It’s a long way down from here

Look here comes Houdini
Triumphant after all
But where’s the girl now
Did she not survive the fall

She says I’ve been under the water
I’ve been under the ground
And honey one thing’s certain
I’ll never take that bow
Cos it’s a long way down
It’s a long way down from here

Sound Of The City                                                   (back to top)

So baby there you stand
The bottle in your hand
Shouting to the night
While the city sleeps

Caught in the light of a car
While a subway station sparks
I see your face again
Guess it’s time to leave

And I watched you fall from a great height
And you watched me fail night after night
And still the sound, still the sound of the city tonight
keeps my dreams and my demons alive
Baby, I’m still alive

I hear the city breathe
I dream the city’s dreams
And she’s in still my arms
For another year

So bring the broken hearts
Call in the King of Cards
I’ll make them disappear
With a sleight of hand

And I watch you fall from a great height
And you watched me fail night after night
And still the sound, still the sound of the city tonight
Keeps my dreams and my demons alive
Baby, I’m still alive

Still you don't come, you won't come
But the fever has broken
And the daylight is blinding your eyes
And still you don't come, you won't come
The city she's not done
She's calling, she's calling your name

On And On                                                               (back to top)

So Lord, I’ll wait for your reply
But I won’t hold my breath tonight
You’re so much empty sky
And it’s too late
The damage has been done
You gave a child a gun
Then turned around and run
And it goes on and on and on
It goes on and on and on
You know that it goes on
We were here long before
And we’ll be here when you’re gone
It goes on and on and on
You know that it goes on…

Believe it if you dare
Still he’ll vanish in thin air
As useless as a prayer
And it’s too late
The river has been crossed
The war’s been fought and lost
Your words have turned to dust

And it goes on and on and on
It goes on and on and on
You know that it goes on
We were here long before
And we’ll be here when you’re gone
It goes on and on and on
You know that it goes on

And you know you had your chance
And still you won’t show your hand
It’s not a thing that I’d call love

It goes on and on and on
You know that it goes on
It goes on and on and on
You know that it goes on and on


Deliver Me                                                              (back to top)

So Mr. Heartbreak you’re back,
Is the dream showing cracks
Come back older, come back changed
But still chasing the rain
With a lightning tattoo
Proof I once was struck dumb by you
Like hot rain on hot earth
Are you a gift or a curse
From this place, darling please, deliver me

In a small motel room
History and hearts break in two
Cut your losses, cut your ties
And I’ll drink the shine from my life
And I’ve given up sleep
And chasing you in my dreams
And outside the cars
Throw light on the walls and scars
From this place, darling, please deliver me

And if you believe that what’s done is done
How history repeats, from father to son
And on, and on

Hey Mr. Heartbreak you’re back
Pour a drink for the man
Come back older, come back changed
But still chasing the rain
Still chasing the rain
Here comes the rain

One Mississippi                                                        (back to top)

Got no gloves and I don’t wear a hat
And these streets are cold
and I forgot the reasons I came.

Walk a mile and I cross the bridge
To where heat of industry
Meets cold river air
And I wonder if I will
Survive the wave
That’ll drown this place

It’s a clockwork planet
And I’ve broken every key
Trying to keep the time from twisting out of reach
And it’s one Mississippi
It is two times grip is slipping
It is three Mississippi
Time stands still

Got no home and I made no plans
And this city holds me in the palm of its hand and it sings
This is where you will catch your breath
Well I’m thinking of you
And I can hear your words
When you said flying away is for the birds
And by the way genius you ain’t walking south.’

It’s a clockwork planet
And I’ve broken every key,
Trying to keep the time from twisting
Out of reach
And it’s one Mississippi
It is two times grip is slipping
It is three Mississippi
Time stands still
And it’s four Mississippi
Can we stop the clocks from ticking
It is five Mississippi
Time stands still

And can we spin the world on its axis
Can we make the clocks run backwards
Can I only change your history for a day
And can I fix you in this moment
See us both move in slow motion
Is that sunrise or sunset who can say

It’s one Mississippi
It is two times grip is slipping
It is three Mississippi
Time stands still

Yeah it’s one Mississippi
It is two times grip is slipping
It is three Mississippi
Time stands still…

The Ballad Of Amelia Earhart                                  (back to top)

Hey there Amelia Earhart
Queen of all the skies
When you gonna fly that plane of yours
Back through time

With the timing of a comet
You’ll be back around
And we’ll make bright light of it
Like you never left the ground
And I’ll be waiting
With my eyes on the clouds
And I’ll be waiting
For you to come down

I gave you a silver angel,
From this place in Amsterdam.
And the days they fly so quickly
I can’t hold them in my hand
And I’ll be waiting
With my eyes on the clouds
And I’ll be waiting,
For you to come down

And I'll be waiting
with my eyes on the clouds
And I’ll be waiting
Why don’t you come down?

Lord, How Long                                                        (back to top)

Silent, broken bruised and cloaked in this desert night
I wait for you
My eyes wide open, I face this moment and picture you
By my side
Funny how the things of this world quickly fall away
And everything is equal to me in this final place

So how long, Lord, how long
How long, Lord, how long

Stars above me, the earth beneath me
And my sinner’s place in between.
My god my country my blood my enemy
My reason desert me now
Funny how the things of this world quickly fall away
And everything is equal to me in this final place

So how long, Lord, how long
How long, Lord, how long