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The Call - Lyrics For Tribute album

EVERYWHERE I GO

Raise me up
Keep that promise that you made
Wake me up
Keep that promise that you made

I think of you (Everywhere I go)
I think of you (Everywhere I go)
I look for you (Everywhere I go)
I need you (Everywhere I, everywhere I go)
Straight lines curve
Smiles, eyes, powers to confound me
I lose my nerve
Your voice, it echoes all around me

I think of you (Everywhere I go) I think of you (Everywhere I go)
I look for you everywhere (Everywhere I go)
I must have you (Everywhere I, everywhere I, everywhere I go)

Ease me down
Keep that promise that you made to me
Take my hand
My mind reels, all my senses rise

I think of you (Everywhere I go)
Lord, I think of you (Everywhere I go)
I look for you (Everywhere I go)
I need you (Everywhere I go)
Lord, I need you everywhere I go (Everywhere I go)
I look for you everywhere (Everywhere I go)
I need you (Everywhere I go)
I must have you (Everywhere I, everywhere I, everywhere I)
(Everywhere I) Everywhere I go, go

I STILL BELIEVE

Been in a cave for forty days
Only a spark to light my way
I wanna give out, I wanna give in
This is our crime, this is our sin

But I still believe, I still believe
Through the pain and through the grief
Through the lives, through the storms
Through the cries and through the wars
Oh, I still believe
I’m flat on my back out at sea
Hopin' these waves, don't cover me
I'm turned and tossed upon the waves
When the darkness comes, I feel the grave

But I still believe, I still believe
Through the cold and through the heat
Through the rain and through the tears
Through the crowds and through the cheers
Oh, I still believe

I'll march this road, I'll climb this hill
Upon on my knees if I have to
I'll take my place up on this stage
I'll wait 'til the end of time for you like everybody else

I'm out on my own, walkin' the streets
Look at the faces that I meet I feel like I, like I want to go home
What do I feel? What do I know?

But I still believe, I still believe
Through the shame and through the grief
Through the heartache, through the tears
Through the waiting, through the years
For people like us in places like this
We need all the hope that we can get
Oh, I still believe

I DON’T WANNA

I ain't here to hold you when you cry
I ain't here to hold your shaking hand
I ain't here to look you in the eye
Or beg for you to understand
I ain't gonna walk you through your dreams
Walk you through this life that we all know
I ain't here to listen while you speak
I ain't here to heal your broken soul
Am I here at all?

I ain't here to tell you what you need
I ain't gonna take a noble stand
I ain't here to look you in the eye
Or beg for you to understand
I can only tell you what I've seen
I can only tell you how it felt
When my heart was crushed so bad inside
Till I felt the hatred slowly melt
I don't wanna

I ain't gonna watch your every move
I ain't gonna dog your every step
I ain't here to shape your every mood
I ain't here to keep your secrets kept
Oh, but if I held you in my arms
If I could squeeze you till we cry
I don't wanna lose this love I feel
I don't wanna lose this fight tonight
I ain't gonna

I ain't here to hold you when you cry
I ain't here to hold your shaky hand
I ain't here to look you in the eye
I don't want you under my command
I can only hope you feel your tears
I can only wish you'd feel the hope
I can only hope that I can see
Out beyond this skin that covers me
Oh, how I wish that you were here
If I could hold you in my arms
Oh, how I wish that you were mine
I don't wanna beg for you no more
I ain't gonna tell you how I feel I ain't gonna tell you how
I feel I ain't gonna pray for you to love me
Because I know you will, I just know it

FLOATING BACK

I'm floating back to a deeper need
Some childhood memory
What did you take from me
I'm floating back to an early stage
Before the birth of fear
Before the birth of rage
I find it hard to speak
So much remains unsung
For there's a million miles
Between my heart and my tongue
I ask for patience please
Beg for my heart's release
Haunting memories
Could put an end to me
I'm floating back

I'm floating back to a younger day
Was this some fantasy
What have you kept from me
I'm floating back to a hidden past
I tried to hide away
I knew it couldn't last
When just a look from you
Could bring me to my knees
This haunting memory
Could put an end to me

A bitter cry of need
Some sorrow never ends
I'm floating back to you
I'm floating back again
I'm floating back

I'm floating back to my father's chair
Where I began to feel
Where I began to care
I'm floating back to my mother's home
What did she say to me
Your past now you must own

The sun may never set
This struggle lives and breathes
This haunting memory
Could put an end to me
But love awaits us all
My portion I receive
This haunting memory
Could be the cure for me
I'm floating back

INTO THE WOODS

I can see night in the day time
Into the woods I quietly go
It takes all the strength I have in me
These are the woods
The night of the soul

Painful to see love without action
It's painful to see years of neglect
Achin' to see all that they see
Still telling lies to the remains of respect

Creatures we are worth defending
It takes the right word said from the heart
Given to you without ending
Given to you, the purpose of art

Thousands of plans, I've made many
I wonder just how many plans I have made
Feelin' this mood overtake me
Finally to see the truth as it fades

Out of these woods will you take me
Out of these woods, out of the strom
Sinless child can you save me
Oh guilty man, freedom is yours


TURN A BLIND EYE

To the desperate young, turn a blind eye
To the old and lonely, turn a blind eye
To our inhumanity
To our death dealing vanity

To the methods of persuasion, turn a blind eye
To the masters of evasion, turn
To the science of control, turn a blind eye
To a world in chains, turn turn

To the sellers of illusion, turn a blind eye
To masters of confusion, turn a blind eye
To a hollow culture
To the circling vulture

To lovers of power, turn a blind eye
And to a final hour, turn a blind eye
To the resurrection
To a world in chains, turn turn

I don't want to get involved
It's not my problem
I'll just ignore it
I don't want to feel this

To the starving children, turn a blind eye
To your own redemption, turn
To the horror of extinction
To a world in chains, turn turn turn


OKLAHOMA
One, two
One, two, three We were shaking in our beds that night
There were strangers in the streets that night
Preacher cried out hells been raised
The preacher cried out hells been raised
Another hot Oklahoma night
Another hot Oklahoma night
The kind of night where you just sit still
The kind of night where you just don’t move
We were shaking in our beds that night
We were shaking in our boots that night
Tornado hit and the roof gave way
Tornado hit and all we could do was pray

How was I to know what I was to think
How was I to know what I was to feel
How am I to say what I can’t describe
How an I to face what I cannot hide

We were looking in our hearts that day
There was movement in our hearts that day
They were talking but we could not hear
They were talking but we could not hear
Fever broke and the dead’s raised up
Ground broke open and the dead were raised
The kind of night where you just sit spooked
In a hard life is, in a hard life in
We were looking in our hearts that day
We were hugging in our beds that night
Storm hit and the roof gave way
When a man say it ain’t easy
And he swore duty, body and soul

Chorus

One, two, three
Momma said you know she ain’t strong
We were looking in our hearts that day
We were praying in our hearts that day
We were praying but we could not feel
We were praying but we could not feel
Another hot Oklahoma night
Another Oklahoma night
Fools part as the day breaks wide
Heaven’s doors were opened wide
I quit, so I said give up
Said I can’t stop the lights not gone
When a heart rips me open and all I could do was pray

Chorus


YOU WERE THERE

Saw a man's home, a box made of cardboard
Frozen to the bone, can't take much more
He says Lord I need help here, send me a strong hand
To lift me from the street, help me to stand
I've been forgotten, been forsaken
Poisoned by a bottle I could not shake it
I've been passed over, been rejected
And I'm afraid I'll never feel The warmth of summer come again
Man I am helpless, I'm freezing
You were there, you were there

I saw a sick man on a sick bed
Scorned by the world like he had two heads
He says I'm a man here dying a cruel death
I'm cut off from the world, man it was so sad
He was suffering, he was ailing
Tortured by his fate, his body was failing
He says I'm an outcast, left defenseless
And I'm afraid that I'll be dead Before the summer comes again
I've been rejected, man I am dying
You were there, you were there

Saw a rich man alone in a dark house
A prison made of gold he could not break out
He says my life is aimless, it just seems pointless
Boredom truly kills, man I am hopeless
I got diamonds, I got houses
I got silver clouds and silver spoons to match it
I've come up empty, man I am desperate
And I never want to feel The warmth of summer come again
I'll be forgotten, my life is over
You were there, you were there
You were there, Lord, you were there


RED MOON

A quiet night by a still lake
The child falls, the bough breaks
Trust fails, play ends
Faith is born, the work begins
Dawn breaks in a strange world
Of violent men and painted girls

Love comes, love goes
And the world goes by

I've seen lows, I've seen highs
I've seen days when I had to cry
The light fades and the night comes
The streets are dark and dangerous
I dream of an old friend
Of quiet talks that never end

Love comes, Love goes
And the world goes by

There's an old man on his last legs
Calls his children to his bed
He reaches out to an empty space
A smile comes to that gentle face
I dream of a new world
Where vows are made, where a cry is heard

Love dies, love grows and the world goes by
A warm wind and a red moon and the world goes by

It's a sweet life by a still lake
The creature falls, the bough breaks
The word is out, there's no denial
The past weighs on the reconciled
I'd follow you to the ends of this earth
Through the raging storms, through the pain of birth

Love comes, love goes and the world goes by
A warm wind, a red moon and the world goes by


LET THE DAY BEGIN

Here's to the babies in a brand new world
Here's to the beauty of the stars
Here's to the travellers on the open road
Here's to the dreamers in the bars
Here's to the teachers in the crowded rooms
Here's to the workers in the fields
Here's to the preachers of the sacred words
Here's to the drivers at the wheel

Here's to you my little loves with blessings from above
Now let the day begin
Here's to you my little loves with blessings from above
Now let the day begin, let the day begin

Here's to the winners of the human race
Here's to the losers in the game
Here's to the soldiers in the bitter war
Here's to the wall that bears their names

Here's to you my little loves with blessings from above
Now let the day begin
Here's to you my little loves with blessings from above
Let the day begin, let the day begin, let the day start

Here's to the doctors and their healing work
Here's to the loved ones in their care
Here's to the strangers on the streets tonight
Here's to the lonely everywhere
Here's to the wisdom from the mouths of babes
Here's to the lions in the cage
Here's to the struggles of the silent war
Here's to the closing of the age

Here's to you my little loves with blessings from above
Now let the day begin
Here's to you my little loves with blessings from above
Let the day begin
Here's to you my little loves with blessings from above
Let the day begin
Here's to you my little loves with blessings from above
Now let the day begin, let the day begin, let the day start



MODERN ROMANS

Modern Romans, false gods
Colonial maneuvers, the writings on the wall
Maybe a solution working on a clue
Now we know for certain, now we know for sure

Modern Romans, lies on parade
Instruction to the masses, protect us they say
Looking for answers, working it through
Now we know for certain, now we know for sure

Your judgment is demanding, you push beyond the need
World domination, runaway greed
Maybe, just maybe, maybe its true
Now we know for certain, now we know for sure

Tired of your judgments, your demands
Forgiveness is beyond you, you will never understand
You love the nightlife, stepping with crowd
Do you know desperation, have you ever cried out loud

Doomed to repetition
Doomed to repetition
Doomed to repetition

Modern Romans, false gods
Colonial maneuvers, pagan sword
Maybe there's an answer, looking for a clue
Now we know for certain, now we know for sure


YOU RUN

You may find a better way
You may find the reason for it all
Say you walked on holy ground
Say you heard the sweetest sound of all
But you find out that you never really cared
And you find out that you have no love to share at all

So you challenge everyone you meet
Crying out to fill a void in you
What are you running from my love
Whats this thing you're guilty of
Follow me and never feel accused
But you never do believe a word I say
And you never did believe there'd be day of reckoning

So you run and you run and you run and you never stop
And you work and you work until you drop
You're in over your head and the pressure just don't quit
But you can't escape the reach of love

Faces haunt you in your dreams
Struggles of a broken heart I fear
Waking from a fitful sleep
Dutifully appointments keep
Try to hold this image of respect
So someone tells you when and where to go
But all the time you never really show your feelings

So you run and you run and you run and you never stop
And you work and you work and you work until you drop
You're in over your head and the pressure just don't quit
But you can't escape the reach of love
The reach of love ooh of love

You may find a better way
You might find the reason for it all
You may hold a better hand
All your pride and understanding
Never really feeling love at all
But what you thought were distant worlds apart
Pulls you in and wraps around your heart forever

So you run and you run and you run and you never stop
And you work and you work and you work until you drop
You're in over your head but the pressure just wont quit
But you can't escape the reach of love
So you run and you run and you run and you never stop
And you work and you work and you work until you drop
You're in over your head and the pressure just don't stop
So you push and you push and you push until you drop
Oh, you run
Oh, you run


THE WALLS CAME DOWN

Well Well they blew the horns
And the walls came down
They'd all been warned
And the walls came down
They stood there laughing
They're not laughing anymore
The walls came down

Sanctuary fades, congregation splits
Nightly military raids, the congregation splits
It's a song of assassins, ringin' in your ears
We got terrorists thinking, playing on fears

Oh Well they blew the horns
And the walls came down
They'd all been warned
But the walls came down
I don't think there are any Russians
And there ain't no Yanks
Just corporate criminals
Playin' with tanks

YA YA YA YA YA YA YA
Yes, come on
YA YA YA YA YA YA YA
Come on, come on, come on
YA YA YA YA YA YA YA wake up
Wake up Go, yeah
Come on, come on, come on, come on


UNCOVERED

You surround me, covered
You seduce my soul
All my fears uncovered as my life unfolds
In the warmth of your arms
You awake my senses
I was torn in doubt
Losing all defenses
When you called me out
I return to the heart of a love eternal
Waiting there for me