Charlotte Martin - Lyrics
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you
can't judge the love by the lover
the sky by it's thunder
the road with no sign
you can't make the snow fall in summer
or make him not want her
not leave it behind
maybe you'll stay in touch years down the road
and hope that he's still in your mind
the sun may come up and go down again
i'll still swear it's a
beautiful life
maybe we'll meet up in denver
talk about weather
talk of old times
i know every word that we
said
was what we both meant
well we meant it at the time
promise me that you'll be standing up straight
chasing rivers, and shadows, and time
the sun may come up and go down again
and i'll still swear it's a beautiful life
time
flies, time cries
oh time flies, time cries
so
swim to the end of the river
until
there’s no shiver
left
in your spine
live
like there won’t be tomorrow
see
through your sorrow
see
through your own eyes
try
to remember these days down the road and
try
to remember this time
the
sun may come up and go down again
I’ll still swear it’s a beautiful life
the
sun may come up
the
sun may go down
the
sun may come up
the
san may go down
oh
the sun may come up
the
sun may go down
I’ll still swear it’s a beautiful life
well i'm feeling like i'm falling
i'm still on my feet
reality is calling
that don't bother me
'cos I'm on my way
i'm ok
i'm ready to get ready
willing to get by
i'm able to imagine
what it's like to fly
into the blue
fall down too
hey, hey, c'mon bring on the day
'coz I just might get everything I need
hey, hey, i'm givin' what it takes
i'm ready as i'm ever gonna be
so bring on the day
like a diver in the water
everything feels slow
but my caramel macchiato really gets me in the flow
and I'm on my way
whatever it takes
hey, hey, c'mon bring on the day
'coz I just might get everything I need
hey, hey, i'm givin' what it takes
i'm ready as I'm ever gonna be
so bring on the day
what you get is what you see
open up your eyes
they'll set you free
it all works out eventually
you gotta keep on keepin' on
i can rock and i can roll
i know i wanna move, gotta take control
watch out world, 'cos here I come
and I can't stop 'til I'm done
hey, hey, i'm finally on my way
hey, hey, c'mon bring on the day
'coz I just might get everything I need
hey, hey, I'm givin' what it takes
i'm ready as I'm ever gonna be
so bring on the day
bring on the day
gotta keep on keepin' on
gotta keep on keepin' on
(repeat to fade)
The chase goes on forever
I’m running out of time
There’s madness in the river and it has half my mind
A promise is a promise
When did I lose my thrill
I had you for a moment a moment and a pill
You’re running scared
I’m chasing a shadow
When you’re not there
I’m chasing a shadow
And I just try to find a souvenir-something to borrow
Something to borrow
Something that’s you
There’s victory in disaster
A masterpiece of dirt
This faith that’s in my heart that
Makes me want to hurt
You’re running scared
I’m chasing a shadow
When you’re not there
I’m chasing a shadow
And I just try to find a souvenir-something to borrow
Something to borrow
Something that’s you
You…
You…
You…
You’re running scared
I’m chasing a shadow
When you’re not there
I’m chasing a shadow
And I just try to find a souvenir
Something to borrow
Something to borrow
Something that’s you…..
everytime it rains
every time it rains i listen to the sky
i wonder what’s so great about sunshine
everybody lives and everybody dies
and noone’s gonna love you like i do
i misunderstand
and been misunderstood
love me cause you can and
not because you should
every time it rains
i know it’s good to be alive
every time it rains
i know i’m trying to survive
take it as it comes and take me as i am
i never was a good imposter
but I know how to dream
and don’t know where i stand
i’m willing to admit i try to hard
stop playing with my heart
i’m waiting by the phone
afraid to be myself
afraid to be alone
but every time it rains
i know it’s good to be alive
every time it rains
i know i’m trying to survive
and every time it rains
i'm gonna hide myself inside
every time it rains
every time i fall
every time i crawl and crawl and crawl
if i’m gonna beg, i’m gonna see it all
gonna bleed it all
and you know i’ll scream and scream and scream
every time it rains
i know i’m trying to survive..
I know it’s good to be alive
i know it’s good to be alive
girl i left behind me
the girl i left behind me was bad at being good
the happiest arsonist that ever was
the happiest communist that ever was
the girl i left behind me-you said she wouldn't do
i know who i want to be-i want to be like you
so why do i change myself to be worthy of you
she's a needer
a bleeder
and likes to be on top
she's a girlfriend
a whirlwind
and not so logical
but she's an ocean in motion
and magical but you won't let her shine
the girl i left behind me
we've spoken once or twice
she says i have twice her strength well isn't that nice
she says i can call her anywhere or any time
she's a needer
a bleeder
i know that says a lot and
she's a girlfriend
a whirlwind
and not so logical
but she's an ocean in motion
and magical but you won't let her shine
you watch me as i fall apart for you
watch me as i fall apart for you
watch me as i waste myself and i waste myself and i waste myself
the girl i left behind me
was bad at being good
the happiest arsonist that ever was
the happiest communist that ever was
I don’t think I like rejection of my little
girl affections it’s not dope
I’ve been crawling on the walls just hoping you will call while I’ve got hair
and teeth
It’s not that I don’t have a life
Maybe it’s sad I’m sort of glad that I’m
I’m normal please date me
I won’t call you half as much as you call me
I’m normal please date me
I have only stalked a couple guys but they were not about surprises
Don’t run away cause baby I’m your dream
I have got a lot of hobbies some of which include phone calls that hang up
Quick- click
I was somewhat immature you won’t believe how getting dumped makes
Girls grow up
All girls that say they don’t obsess are full of shit and such a mess but
I’m normal please date me
I won’t call you half as much as you call me
I’m normal please date me
I have only stalked a couple guys but they were not about surprises
Don’t run away cause baby I’m your...
There is no restraining order that will separate our love that’s ever true
Even if I can’t convince you my probation officer is kind of cute
I’m normal please date me
I won’t call you half as much as you call me
I’m normal please date me
I have only stalked a couple guys but they were not about surprises
Don’t runaway cause baby I’m your dream
in parentheses
state of pain like mercury
hearing pink illusions
gorgeous at 85, older at 23
i drink the water out of time
i said has anybody seen the whirlpool floating in my mind
i said has anybody seen
this is the low that i could find
i'm on solitary sand and
i've been stepped on by a man
but i've stood taller than i am
in parentheses
beauty queens are very shy
more than lash than meets your eye
so she jumps then wants to fly
it¹s too late now i'm in denial
i'll get medieval on boy-bands
i said is anybody listening
the way life makes the nice girls fast
i said is anybody listening
it isn't just unlucky chance
and i'm on solitary sand
and i've had bullshit from a man
but found exactly who i am
i'll never be the vision of a girl who can write poetry
i'll never be the little black dress we¹ve seen on natalie b.
i'll never be 5'10", i'm barely 5'3"
i'm on solitary sand but in parentheses
last day on earth
once again you know my little world is caving in
i can’t struggle anymore my love i know our time is over
i’m crawling and i’m clinging with no arms again
i face you in my sin
i pray you let me in
if it’s the last day on earth
it doesn’t matter what i say to you anymore
i won’t see any face but yours
before i slip away
so i’m cutting out my eyes and feeling faded now
life may fail me love will leave me but i still have faith in something
the something that keeps clutching tight through empty hours
oh here i go again oh here i go again
if it’s the last day on earth
it doesn’t matter what i say to you anymore
i won’t see any face but yours
before i slip away
i belong right here with you
and won’t you die to make me happy
won’t you drink me dry so i can slip away
if it’s the last day on earth
it doesn’t matter what i say to you anymore
i told the truth for what it’s worth
and now i’ll slip away
lightblinde
she breaks the rules and he falls into place
she makes the moon harrass the sun
the point of madness at her fingertips
he breaks….
she sucks him dry until he’s vaprozied
and what is left she gives to me
voices of reason start to fade away
i stay….
late at night we all run out
demons, saints must brawl
after dark, our eyes are safe
and lightblinde and lightblinde
she’s under water but she won’t need air
her daddy’s money made her well
he’s finally empty thanks to both of us
i care…
i stare…
late at night we all run out
demons, saints must brawl
after dark, our eyes are safe
and lightblinde and lightblinde
are you still dreaming
am i too late again
see if it’s safe for us to run away, run away
run away, run away
late at night we all run out
demons, saints, must fall
after dark our eyes are safe
late at night we all run out
demons, saints and all
after dark, our eyes are safe
and lightblinde and light blinde
many rivers
i think i’ll pray for a boat and i raincoat
i think i’ll pray for you
the time i waste with my soul on a stretcher
and all i put you through
and there are those who are scared of the dreamers
their lies become their truths
i try so hard to be your kind of woman
i try so hard for you
and i have not run out
although you thought i might
and i have not run dry and coming from my eyes
are many rivers
if you can’t breathe with your head under water
why should i be with you
and i’m left here all alone with my headtrip and
way too lost for you
and i have not run out
although you thought i might
and i have not run dry and coming from my eyes
are many rivers
i must follow where the deep water goes
i must follow you where nobody knows
i must follow you where ever it goes.. it goes
and i have not run out
although you thought i might
and i have not run dry and coming from my eyes
are every ounce of pain and i have fought the fight
and i have been let down and i will be alright
with many rivers
I’m so uncertain of what’s
growing in my head,
That’s how it goes when there are ghosts to put to bed.
What does it want from me certificates of certainty?
There must be help around the bend…
Oooh what would I do without
you?
What would I do?
Am I it’s brother, it’s mother
and it’s son?
Am I the product of everything it’s done?
Am I a woman cause I’m scared to be a man?
I’m reaching deep inside with every thing I am…
One by one the voices make
their rounds, I can’t believe
The monster I have hidden in my mouth
It has to scream…
Oooh what would I do without
you?
What would I do?
One by one the voices make their rounds, I can’t believe
The monster I have hidden in my
mouth it has to scream
All at once I give into it’s sound, remembering…
The monster I have hidden in my mouth,
It has to sing, it has to sing, it has to sing…
Did I just have to live the
chapter on regrets?
Should I just tell myself it’s easy to forget?
I cannot face my pain the same familiar way again
Cause we are more than who we are…
Oooh what would I do without
you?
What would I do?
on your shore
I dig my heels into the dirt cause this one’s gonna hurt
Won’t let the waves wash me away is what I always pray
In my heart I know you didn’t see in the dark or find your way through me
Now I’m alone my hands are numb how do I carry on
At the turn of the tide I feel this part of me die
Am I washed on your shore and barely alive?
Now I’m held hostage in my head with every word you said
God all those lessons in my past I spit them out so fast I
See myself
With you I act so small see myself with you I always crawl
So someone leave a raft for me the water’s getting deep
At the turn of the tide I feel this part of me die
Am I washed on your shore and barely alive?
Here I am in my insecurity
Here I am with my damaged dignity
Here I am you’re pulling me in too deep
Here I am
Here I am, I’m in the mercy seat
Here I am, running without my feet
Here I am, oh what’s come over me
Here I am
When I was melting in your hand you didn’t understand
You slip through me like grains of sand you still don’t understand
Overboard I’m thrown out to see what you are and what I mean to me
But I will always have my dream where you can swim to me
At the turn of the tide I feel this part of me die
I’ve been on your shore before and it was no waste of time
Over my head and in my mind
Am I washed on your shore and barely alive
Am I washed on your shore and barely alive
one girl army
such a long time so much to say
she's bound and gagged 32 ways
ladies and tarts can i tell you a story for a half price and a red shoe
everybody's got a price on them sometimes - maybe it's me maybe it's you
she hangs around trailer park towns
cause that's who she was out of the crowd
what kinda shit do you talk, well baby i just hope that half of it's true
everybody's got a price on them sometimes - maybe it's me maybe it's you
chin up
every eye is on you
we don't guess the way you are cause
things are fine when everything is never fine
a one girl army up against the whole world now
scared of the dark - scared of the spark
spit in the flame, just don't get caught
chancellors are hiding all the answers, round and round i run to throw them
for a loop
everybody's got a price on them sometimes - maybe it's me maybe it's you
chin up
every eye is on you
we don't guess the way you are
cause things are fine when everything is never fine
a one girl army up against the whole world now
maybe she's your sister
girl inside the picture
maybe she's your mama
everybody's gotta have one
maybe she's your savior
dressed in drag and feathers
maybe for a dollar you can watch me dance
chin up
every eye is on you
we don't guess the way you are
cause things are fine when everything is never fine
a one girl army up against the whole world now
pretty thing
am i treading in your flow well maybe i don't want to know that
we are gone before we go and you are upside down
waiting in the sweet debris to shock you into loving me
i'm not the way i used to be and i am still alive and i am still alive
i am not your pretty thing
i am not your pretty thing
i am not your pretty thing
your seventeen your prom queen anymore
i might be too good for you
maybe you can get a clue
i'll never let you salt my wounds
so tell me who's pretty now
i don't know how a creep can sleep
and why your talk is always cheap
and what you're sowing you will reap
and you sure get around
you sure get around
i am not your pretty thing
i am not your pretty thing
i am not your pretty thing
your seventeen your prom queen
and you can't have the sun as the same time as rain
can't be wild and then be tame
cause i just found out you were caught being nasty
with a whole lot to say a whole lot to say
that's insane that's insane that's insane
i am not your pretty thing
i am not your pretty thing
i am not your pretty thing
your seventeen or prom queen anymore
something like a hero
hello boys
got directions to the bombshell factory?
and a bowflexing nightmare tendency?
hesitate, where's the tape my retired beauty queen?
hello girls
truth can make you stare into the mirror for hours.
and could lipgloss save a nation mr.powers?
come into what's my own disappear zone-close my ears
close my eyes
in the world of a stupid girl and in her stupid dress size...
so who are we? who's the judge, and are you something like a hero?
no mistakes..
different versions of the girl right next to you..
and i'm knocking on your door and can't get through.
and i cry and i sigh and i try to
close my ears
close my eyes
in the world of a stupid girl and in her pettiest of lies...
so who are we? who's the judge and are you
something like a hero?
dull sensations, push them to the walls
and the thorns that fall, have the guts to walk upon them all
halfway there
i was waiting by the phone for you to care
and i can't make a seed grow anywhere-
so i wait, so i wait, are you out there?
close my eyes
i close my ears
in the world of a stupid girl and in her shallowest of fears...
so who are we? who's the judge and are you something like a hero?
are you something like a hero?
talk to strangers
how long how long have you been asleep dear
i will search for answers that are lost
i can’t change the way you feel at all
i can’t wait, wait for you forever
my millionth dream gets sucked into your eyes
you think that i have been okay i’m not fine
so i’ll go talk to strangers
and i will love too fast
and i’ll burn so bright i’ll run out of light
and i won’t last
why do you want to keep me in a cold room?
why do you close your eyes to look at me?
dreams can’t change the girl you see at all
so i’ll go talk to strangers
and i will love too fast
and i’ll burn so bright i’ll run out of light
and i won’t last
maybe there is some comfort in the mystery
close encounters-none of them are you
i can’t make myself look sane it’s true
so i’ll go talk to strangers
and i will love too fast
and i’ll burn so bright i’ll run out of light oh watch me
i’ll go talk to strangers
and i will love too fast
and i’ll love all wrong and i’m not that strong and
i won’t last
silver honey
a little ache that's all
stomach that's frozen in a sigh was she more than a test-drive doll
orange shirts could make her go blind
he caught her by the throat instead of the mind
now she's needing an angel to fly her down to the other side
but in the silver lake, silver spoon
the dirty tinsel neighborhood
she could reinvent her world cause
there's silver honey for the test-drive girl
remember the nights she needed a near by rescue crew
dreaming herself infrared and not knowing what to do
circling and circling and spinning around
finding ways to peel herself off of the ground
now the empty chatter in her head never shakes the sound
but in the silver lake
sandy's spoon moved out of the neighborhood well
she could reinvent her world
cause there's silver honey for the test-drive girl
purple hand on the stand
a getaway in a sudan well
things went slighty out of hand
there's silver honey for her test-drive man
well in the silver lake flooding through
the midnight vulture in your stew
well, she could reinvent her world
there's silver honey for the test-drive girl
silver mine silver spine
wiping out the cocaine line
and honey for the second time
there's silver honey for your test-drive mind
raven
kings to follow child to teach
fools to swallow - girl is fast asleep
statue stare place to reach
watching jeffery fall asleep
daddy hugs dogs to walk
books to lug
hands to talk a fever in my naive brain
not wanting things to be the same
once i had a dream
once i had a dream, i dreamt the dream in green, grass green
ramen noodle
black haired poodle
hansel gretel how we hate them
funny sunny smartass honey
different scary black died hairy
once i had a dream
once i had a dream i dreamt the dream in green, grass green
i'm addicted to your spirit, raven
forget the operas we sang
i'm warped in your personality and
i wonder if i'll see you on letterman
ramen noodle
black haired poodle
hansel gretel how we hate them
funny sunny smartass honey
different scary black died hairy
my friend raven
my friend raven
i'm obsessed with your addictions raven
forget the mardi gras we drank
i understand that you were saying you're afraid of
the second coming
but
fear of flying you're denying raven
fear of flying you're denying raven
fear of flying you're denying raven
We are steel
We don’t feel anything at all
He took me in his arms
But then he squeezed too hard
He wouldn’t let me breathe, breathe, breathe
It’s been too many years
I’ve hurt too many times
To give up everything, thing, thing
I am steel
I don’t feel anything at all
The way I’ve been
confused
The way that I’ve been used
And spit out on your dime
And still you lead me on
And still you take me down
And say it’s in my mind
Well I’ve seen hell and
back
I’ve hidden in the dark with
No one there at all, all, all
I’ve scraped us back to
life
I’ve laced up both my boots
So try and twist the knife, knife, knife
I am steel
I don’t feel anything at all
We are steel
We don’t feel anything at all
We don’t feel anything at all
Anything at all
Anything at all…
Would you like the chance
to shatter heaven?
Would you like to be the one who pulls the sky down just for me?
Round and round and round we run, and pretend the sun is all you need
I’ve never known a moment
to be frozen
You’re making deals with minutes that will slip away, just slip away
So starve the garden stop the rain-
Winter settles on my petals anyways…anyways
Is your armor thin again
Do I want to wear it down?
Am I worthy to come in?
Do you want to be found?
Nothing into something
into nothing
Every rule you break means there’s no turning back, no looking back.
The words that I could never say -
The clutter that is in your way is nothing new..nothing new
Is your armor thin
again?
Do I want to wear it down?
Am I worthy to come in?
Do you want to be found?
Is your armor thin again?
Do I want to wear it down?
Am I worthy to come in?
Do you want to be found…
Wandering between the
girl you search for and the one you leave
And I cannot wait..
Chasing you around the room is tempting
So near and far away from meaning anything to you-
But just remember if you’re jumping, I would start my jump off
Running after you..
Is your armor thin
again?
Do I want to wear it down?
Am I worthy to come in?
Do you want to be found?
Is your armor thin again?
Do I want to wear it down?
Am I worthy to come in?
Am I worthy to come in?
Am I worthy to come in?
Do you want to be found?
Do you want to be found?