4. A Distance There Is

Come in out of the rain thou sayest - but thou ne'er step'st aside;And I am trapp'd -A distance there is...

None, save me and the bodkin - pitter-patter on the roof:Behold! - 'tis not the rain; thence me it has to be -

I will not drink thy vintage wine, my dear;Thou hast heed'd that I am of innocence, yet thou let'st thy lass into peril

-Thou let'st me be parched;

My heart is of frailty, my pale skin is hued damask.When thou thy tears hast hidden, "Come back!", thou sayest -

There I soon am to be - but how am I to run when my bones, my heart!Thou hast me bereaft! -

But run thou sayest; I run -And there and then I behold that a time will come when I again dead will be.

Thou tell'st me to leave without delay -I leave with my bodkin and my tears in my hands;

Lo! - the shadows, the sky - descending;So by a dint of smite I gait ere I run and melt together with dusk.

In my mind in which is this event,But it seems as if naught is to change anyway?!

After all these years thou left'st me down in the emotional depths -The sombre soaked velvet-drape is hung upon me,

Turning my feelings away from our so ignorant world:All the beatiful moments shared, deliberatlely push'd aside -

...a distance there is...

5. Motion

I run as fast as I can To get a rideTo ride on this wave is all I dream of

I want to catch up with the distant sightI create my speed the way I breathe

I can move I can �yI can �y, I can �oat, I can �y

I can groove, I can move so high in the skySo high in the sky I swim as far as I can

To reach the tide To be in that wave is all I long forI take my power from my own armsI sustain this pain 'cause I can't cry

I swim as far as I can To reach the tideTo be in that wave is all I long for

I can move I can �yI can �y, I can �oat, I can �y

I can groove, I can move so high in the skySo high in the sky.

6. New Man

Broken bottles, and a broken noseNo reason not to lounge in a pose

I could stand in shade light and laugh at youYou were wrong - it's happened to you too

This is the new circuitTell me of your pain

'Shove you around?', now close the doorThis is not love

This is my sort of softly touching youA Brownian motion of whacks on your face

'Who are you?'

Hat-stand man-man in a fancy suitHe's a laugh, it's him and Jim and his prostitute

Gold teeth spat out onto the concrete streetGet into the car with its vinyl seats

This is the new circuitTell me of your pain

'Shove you around?', now close the doorThis is not love

This is my sort of softly touching youA Brownian motion of whacks on your face

'who are you?'This is not the new man

'who are you?'This is not the new man

This is not love

1. Starlite

We stepped out of the brittle frameAnd I heard her as she came

Through the city-streetsAnd the lavish lover-suitesMan standing next to manHe's alone I see only faces

I don't know I see faces staringOther faces staring Don't talk, don't tellWe stepped out and sought for height

And I looked for a single starThrough a starlit sky

And the fangles of sheetsThere's nothing to expect from this place

We don't understand what is saidWe're human, we're alone So confusedWe've lost all our means And we'll lose

Now the sight greys outAnd we wonder what we're doing in a place like this

It's so bright outsideIn a non-white, �ash-light way of Sometime

Now, tomorrow, anytimeI see faces staring Other faces staring

Don't talk, don't tell We're waitingFor morning No sign of itI'm listening Can't hear it

Are we sure we didn't miss it?I see faces staring

Other faces staring Don't talk, don't tell.

3. Machine

Look up hereLook down thereI am the new manI'm tangled in wires

Chipset adeptMemory load

Keep your vogue code that all haveTomorrow's world we've all seen

Keep your modern waysAnd keep your bugs

The Metal Man is here to stay

Talk talkYou say I only work, all night and day

Talk talkDo say 'Use me, I'm cheap to rent'

ComputerisedVoice synthesised

Call me the mech manIn a world of machines

What can I do but to serveStore the data and calculateSpeak and spell and operate

Engineer the rail and motorwayAutomaton of yesterday

Talk talkYou say I only work, all night and day

Talk talkDo say 'Use me, I'm cheap to rent'

2. Automatic Lover

Don't you wanna end up with this mister?He is just being nice with his kisses and he

Thinks you're not one of the smart ones Say it darlingDoesn't seem like you want that kind of honey, honey

From the automatic lover's store To the �rst �oor of your backroom doorFrom the spin-spin of the �ckle swirl

In a freak-freak dance of the showroom girlFrom the window of the red lit shop To the hop-hop of the �uid swap

To the bang-bang when the wallet's goneAnd the run-run when the heat is on From the automatic lover's store

To the �rst �oor of your homeroom doorAnd the cry-cry of your better half To the laugh-laugh at your minuscule staff

From the plead-plead when you really want inTo the knead-knead 'fore the blanket-spinFrom the �ush-�ush of the bed-time art

To the raging heart when she doesn't do her partDon't you wanna end up with this mister?He is just being nice with his kisses and heThinks you're not one of the smart ones

Say it darling Doesn't seem like you want that kind of honey, honeyOut the door-door to the dance-dance hallTo the bawl-bawl of the bar room brawlFrom the drink-drink until on the �oorTo the blink-blink of the girl next door

To the rock-rock until off the hingeTo the luck-luck to complete the binge

From the rush-rush when you're feeling boredTo the second �oor of your homeroom doorTo the plead-plead when you really want inAnd the knead-knead 'fore the blanket-spin

From the fug-fug of the bedroom airTo the hug-hug of the professional lair

To the automatic lover's storeWhere it feel-feels much less like a chore

To the lick-lick of the lipstick lipTo the electric trip of the perfect strip

Hey you are you oh-oh are you I owe you a go-go are youNothing but an oh-oh yeah

I owe you a kissy baby Hey you are you oh-oh are youI owe you a go-go are you Nothing but an oh-oh yeah

I owe you a kissy baby.

4. Frozen

Cold and risen from the graveHidden years will tell no tales

Now you seek what only heart can seeFrozen in so many ways

Drifting through the light insideA lucent image in the dark

Fickle and dismayedSomeone cast a shadow

Blurring all the pictures on the pages

[Chorus:]Hide the pieces, I become the sun

Shining through, what became of youEarly morning, no time to lose

Chills my heart, and I come undone

Quiet timeless silhouetteForgotten fragments of my dreams

Pleasure and disgustShining golden �gure in the background

[Chorus]

6. Forever Is The World

Into a different kind of viewNot meant for human eyes

Everything's dark and fades awayThis moment just opened my eyes, now I say:

I never knew anything felt like thisIt has just begun

Please be aware of the change in your mindEveryone's telling lies

Somewhere between every now and thenHarmoniously facing the truth of your past

I know by now, every night has its dawnBe aware and see

I know by now, every night has its dawnBe aware and see

And as your last day draws to an endTake my last good smile

All I can do now is watch as you fall,Bid my last good bye

There's an exception to every ruleDon't trust the yellow light

Constantly searching to �nd your way homeThe beauty's been lying right here all along

Only Man ends. But forever's the worldJust don't fall asleep

So here we sway at the edge of the worldHolding hands

Clutching at straws, keep each other awakeWorld will not end at this shift

I never knew anything felt like thisIt has just begun... [x2]

5. Deadland

Let the wind take care of gravityThere's one big secret hidden, come with me

Why should I want to leave,Unless you wanted me to go away

[Chorus 1:]Speak with a tongue that claims its kingdom,

come what may...The stars came tumbling down

Worn-out heroesStepping into �elds of �ring grey

My restless soul will dance in harmonyIn open air a subdued symphony

I've set myself an aim to keep the territory that I claim[ From: http://www.elyrics.net/read/t/theatre-of-tragedy-

lyrics/deadland-lyrics.html ]I'll never let my kingdom fall

There's nothing keeping us in hereAbounded fearLet me be free...

[Chorus 1]

[Chorus 2:]Speech of the deadland

Let them hear the song is still alive

Give me something I could sleep onGive me something like a dream...

[Chorus 1][Chorus 2]

Stars came tumbling downWorn-out heroes

Stepping into �elds of �ring grey

[Chorus 2]

3. A Nine Days Wonder

Don't save the day it's not overWe fall for better or worse

I can see the sparkling ice is breakingI've seen you got a speck of dust in your eye

Act as if there's no tomorrow

Don't fall, stay awakeI surrender

Lie close until they've goneA nine days wonder

Days will come; the old once are wiser, and better the truthAmbiguity speaking

In and out of season the tide is turningIt will be serving you right

We dream of days even strangerPlease stay, get into the rhymes

Turning back, at one way or the otherProceed, the childhood's end has only begun

[x2]You may run -- but you can't hide from the truth

May you not rest until they are gone

2. Revolution

The wheel hits ground with a bare touchYou just keep an ear to the groundFly in the wind -- like revolution

Time stands still, what will your mother say?

Nothing said in your defenceLife's a sacred remedy

Head or tail, it's up to you

Meet your fate at an arms lengthSee the writings on the wall

Scare away their exhortationsTime stands still -- I'm �ying

Sail close to the wind, take your riskNo return, life's a game of gambleThis time, I'm not playing to win

Mind the trap, you will soon fall over

[x2]Heal me; wouldn't you heal my wounded heart?

Let the change beginThis day, I promise I will stayI will stay and walk the way

1. Hide And Seek

Look at meA million pictures on the cenotaph

Look at meThere's nothing left but silent epitaphs

Through reassembly I've come to deceive youBehind interpretations someone's untrueLook at me (look at me motherfucker)

If you could see what I see I know that you would hate me

Do what I willBy no means there are no guards

Promising a strong protectionLasting through a lifetime

Hide and seek, what you will �ndAnother day, another timeWhere love does not exist

Look at meI never saw your starlit face

And never heard the words you spokeLook at me

In countless glints, so smoky gold,The days shift away leaving you here