Mindfields

You're just a mile away

One thousand five tiny steps from here

But if I brought you near

Would you believe when I say



It seems like yesterday

That I could reach out and touch you face

But as I fall from grace

Into whose arms can I lay



It's always much too late

We get the signs

We can't communicate

Or turn back time



So what will be now

Do you feel somehow

Not so together and not quite as strong

Now I believe

Alone doesn't have to be lonely

After you've gone



I need a healing wind

To cool the flame burning in my sight

It must accelerate

'Cause two wrongs thay don't make a right



And all these solitaires

Lone victories

Wars fought in isolation

With none to please



So what will be now

Do you feel somehow

Not so together and not quite as strong

Now I believe

Alone doesn't have to be lonely

After you've gone



The future's still uncertain

The past is done

I must have aged 20 years in the last seven days

Livin' on emotion disbelief and rage

I found out the hard way life is what you make

Sometimes you gotta learn to give yourself a break



You can go where you want to go

You can know who you want to know

Take a good look inside you'll see

You can have it all if you just believe



Time moves in mysterious ways

You're dancin' to the music while the music plays

Accelerates and then delays

Time moves in mysterious ways



Accidents can happen and they always do

It only takes a twist of fate to turn on you

I was in wrong place at just right time

thought she was a woman not a friend of mine



You can do what you wanna do

You can screw who you want to screw

In the end it's the fantasy

Not reality that will set you free



Time moves in mysterious ways

You're dancin' to the music while the music plays

Accelerates and then delays

Time moves in mysterious ways



And once it's inside of me

It's like a symphony

You're on a cloud and can't come down

It's like a dream then you come around

There's a rumor of a midnight man

So silent in disguise

And every time he look your way

You see it in his eyes

Like a window to the storm

He invades your paradise

Don't you buy what he is selling

It's just lies...



When he says... These hearts are willing

Story goes... These dreams are free



It only takes a moment

But you must acclimatize

Don't you buy what he is selling

It's just lies



Over your left shoulder I have seen the angry beast

Heard the war horn screaming as they gather for the feast

Seen a star-crossed angel with the death-card and a shield



(We're walking through mindfields)

You see an angel and he takes you by the hand

(We're walking through mindfields)

Her lips are moving like she's praying

(We're walking through mindfields)

She speaks so softly and you want to understand

What she's saying



There's a stairway leading to the sun

I walk it in my sleep

And a ship of fools above the sky

Who've gotten into deep

With a doorway into nowhere

And the path is way to steep

Don't you lose you angry soul

It's yours to keep...



Where it ends... It's the beginning

And it stays... Right to the end



The reason is unclear my friend

It almost makes me weep

Don't you lose you soul

it's yours to keep



Over your left shoulder I have seen the angry beast

Heard the war horn screaming as they gather for the feast

Seen a star-crossed angel with the death-card and a shield



(We're walking through mindfields)

You see an angel and he takes you by the hand

(We're walking through mindfields)

Her lips are moving like she's praying

(We're walking through mindfields)

She speaks so softly and you want to understand

What she's saying

Got the eyes of a vulture

As you gaze from your meaningless throne

And the pain that you've been selling

I'd rather die before I'd own



I'll call you a doctor

Or find you a priest

'Cause no one can save you

And you won't get no peace



I've felt your displeasure

And girl I used to relate

So don't hand me no anger

I'll be crushed by the weight



That's the high price of hate

That's the high price of hate

Lord what's the cost of my fate



She'll lay out wide open

Like a surgical knife

I've watched it take over

What's left of your miserable life



She'll live on deception

Your pleasures long dead

Your soul is left bleeding

From the lies that you spread



Don't pull my collar

I won't rise to debate

Don't ask me for comfort

You're a lifetime too late



That's the high price of hate

That's the high price of hate

Lord what's the cost of my fate



Oooh there's a storm overhead

Will it ever end baby

It's all inside your head

Is it gonna end?



That's the high price of hate

That's the high price of hate

Yeah I hope I ain't asking too late

That's the high price of hate

That's the high price of hate

Ashes to ashes

That's how it ends

You go from heartache to heartache

As you make amends

Just bigger and bigger

But two steps back

You want something from nothing

And you're so exact



You think you're a rich man

Now you misbehave

You're not a free man running

Just a comfortable slave



So selfish

You got more than you can use

But still you don't see

You're so selfish

And you're running out of room



Deeper and deeper

As you forge ahead

Higher and higher

But you've been mislead

Harder and harder

You grind the stone

Faster faster faster

Till you're skin and bones



Too much ambition

Without relief

That ain't heaven

But it's what you teach



So selfish

You got more than you can use

But still you don't see

You're so selfish

And you're running out of room



The world was made in seven days

Your heads are bowed to Gods in praise

Civilized man can only be saved

When courage and wisdom are finally raised



Who's got the answer?

Give me the cure

Don't rush to judgement

Until you're sure



So selfish

You got more than you can use

But still you don't see

You're so selfish

And you're running out of room

At the end of my life

When it's time to depart

Will the last face I see be yours?



When I take my last breath

And I drift through the dark

Will I look 'round and still feel secure?



It's no sacrifice to stay by your side

Till hell freezes clear to the core

Whatever the price

No matter how high

Over your shoulder

When you turn around

I'll be tellin' you



No love

Will ever be stronger

No love

Not anywhere

No love

Will ever last longer

If I can't have your love

I don't want no love at all



I'll put my change on the dresser

Next to your scarf

Cook my heart in the skillet next to yours



Ten thousand tears

Lead up to now

You are the treasure for sure



Lines on my face get deeper each day

But the feelings are ageless and smooth

One single trace of doubt still remains

Over my shoulder

When I turn around

Will you be tellin' me



No love

Will ever be stronger

No love

Not anywhere

No love

Will ever last longer

If I can't have your love

I don't want no love at all

What happened to me

Oh it seems so long ago

The cuts run deep

But the scars still show



I live in the shadows

Where it's been so hard to grow

I'm still a servant in a nobleman's robes



You know my weakness girl

You know my kind

You helped me see when I was blind



It's a crime to live my life without you

Serve out my years in darkness

Inside these walls I die without you

And when I close my eyes

I'm caught in the balance



Afraid of the hurricane

I hide in my domain

I need release from all this pain

Please don't forsake me

In these ruins of your home

I can't wait forever

Don't leave me alone



I have a secret if you want to learn

I will surrender in return



 It's a crime to live my life without you

Serve out my years in darkness

Inside these walls I die without you

And when I close my eyes

I'm caught in the balance

What would you say

If I asked you to stay with me forever

But forever's in too soon

The touch of your hand

And the look in your eyes are the only things I know

I know that are true



We only have this life

To forgive and forget

But the only thing that matters

Is we have no regrets



There's nothing I wouldn't do for you

There's nothing I wouldn't give to you

Darlin' you know it's true

Oh can't you see

You're the last love for me



Time passes fast

And the hours go quickly

But the fire inside our hearts

It never dies

the sound of your voice

And the way that it moves me in a special way

Oh I can't describe



Please take my hand

And we'll walk the endless road

No one has to lead us

'Cause we know which way to go



There's nothing I wouldn't do for you

There's nothing I wouldn't give to you

Darlin' you know it's true

Oh can't you see

You're the last love for me



And if I ever really hurt you

How sorry I would be

There's something I've been trying to tell you

Darlin' it's time you know

You'll always be a part of me

There's something I must say

Something I must do

I planned it all this way

Designed it just for you

Do you wanna be with me

Be with me at all

Do you have to be so cool?

You gentle touch maneuvered me

But all the time I always knew



I'm really mad about you

There's nothing bad about our love

I'm giving you the only heart I have

But I'm afraid tonight it won't be enough



Can we go on this way?

There's nothing left to prove

It's not another game

Or another simple move

Do you believe in me

Believe in me at all

Are you tellin' me the truth?

Or is it just imagination

Or the perfect dream

That I'm here with you



I'm really mad about you

There's nothing bad about our love

I'm giving you the only heart I have

But I'm afraid tonight it won't be enough



I'm really mad about you

There's nothing bad about our love

I've never had a broken heart before

But I know you'll never tear

Tear mine apart

Time... is the enemy of a young man's dreams

I'm stranded... In the heartland or so it seems



I'm hitching a hike for a chance at the good life

I'll have my own place out on fifth avenue

I'm leavin' this time gonna walk on that fine line

I'll be the first one who finally breaks through



One road to the promised land

I have to get there anyway I can

One road to the promised land

I'm gonna find out just who I am



Freedom... Do you know what I mean?

Flatlands... Are all I've ever seen



Stuck in a small town where you live then you die

Ain't nothing but fools working nine until five

I'll sleep in the subways till I get what I need

I'm not gonna stay here just lie here and bleed



One road to the promised land

I have to get there anyway I can

One road to the promised land

Show the world just who I am



One road to the promised land

I thought by now I'd be a different man

One road to the promised land

Guess I found out just who I am

Watching

drivin' through the night

I'm all alone

Empty

Endless road

A thousand miles to go

Midnight

Five million thought are passing in a row

Will you still be waiting there

God only knows



I can still see your face in my mind

With every turn I take

And the wind through my heart feels so cold

As it calls out your name



Melanie

Nothing but the touch of your hand can rescue me

Oooh Melanie

Reach inside this emptyness and you will set me free



Morning

Sun's in my eyes

I'm tied to your soul

One chance

One solitary life

How could I let you go



Got a phone call or was it a dream

A voice spoke to me

I could swear it was you that I heard

Crying desperately



Melanie

Nothing but the touch of your hand can rescue me

Oooh Melanie

Reach inside this emptyness and you will set me free

What you've got you had to steal

That's the reason for how you feel

Considerin' what you've done so far

I'm rather amazed at where you are



Lift your head up baby

Pull yourself together

Nothing's worse than dying slow

There's no reason darlin'

Reason whatsoever

We can't end this game of touch and go



It's such a cruel world

When you have to think twice

And you're caught up in this roundabout

It's such a cruel world

When your back's against the wall and there's no way out



You're not giving it up but you're giving it out

Seems to me you got a little to much doubt

Augmentation is what you need

Your generosity looks alot like greed



You might call me crazy

If you don't understand it

There's no way for you to know

You say love is hazy

And you don't demand it

But we can'r end this game of touch and go



It's such a cruel world

When you have to think twice

And you're caught up in this roundabout

It's such a cruel world

When your back's against the wall and there's no way out



You've got that kind of love

It flows like a fountain

But sometimes love can be unkind

My kind of love you know

It's higher than a mountain

But love can be so hard to find



Lift your head up baby

Pull yourself together

Nothing's worse than dying slow

There's no reason darlin'

Reason whatsoever

We can't end this game of touch and go



It's such a cruel world

When you have to think twice

And you're caught up in this roundabout

It's such a cruel world

When your back's against the wall and there's no way out



It's such a cruel world

It's such a cruel world out there baby

It's such a cruel world

It's such a cruel cruel world and there's no way out



Get you right

Wanna get you right



Oh I

I see darkness in your future baby

Oh I

In a tunnel black as night

Oh I

See a rich man with his hand out baby

Oh I

Know a seer with no sight

Oh I

Watch fire burn those bridges baby

Oh I

Feel a wrong turn into right

Hello my friends I'm calling to you

The things we believed are no longer true

'Cause we're older now

So much wiser than before



The pain that we've felt

We hold deep inside

The dues we have paid

And the tears we have cried

And the emptyness

Can we take it anymore



Have we lost all the faith in our God

And all that we are

When we look at our lives

What are we fighting for



Whoa let's make it a better world

When push comes to shove

What have we really learned

Whoa let's make this a better world

When you're lying awake with your life in your head

Thinking 'bout friends who are already dead

We can change



Whoa let's make it a better world

When push comes to shove

What have we really learned

Whoa let's make this a better world

Is there hope for us all

As we're waiting to die

Lying in bed as we take our last sigh