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Rooms On Fire
Somewhere out in the back of your mind... somewhere
Comes your real life and the life that you know
It seems like it was the creation of some of those same old things
It seemed to be the only thing left out in the light
She had trusted many
But been unfamiliar with
Almost everyone but you
Well maybe I'm just thinking that the rooms are all on fire
Every time that you walk in the room
Well there is magic all around you
if I do say so myself
I have known this much longer than I've known you
She had trusted many
And then there would be someone who would enter into her presence
That she could sense for miles
She dreamed of her wanton luxury
And she laughed and she cried
And she tried to taunt him
And he hated to be separated
From that picture...no
Long nets of white cloud my memory
Ooh...there is magic all around you
Every time you walk in the room
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Long Way To Go
Can I be of any help to you, baby
She says help me, help her, help him too
Well I made up my mind I won't be calling
I think about you and
I think about the heartbroken ones
It's a real long way to go to say goodbye
I thought we already did that
Have fun tell the world
Well it's a real long way to go to say goodbye
I thought we already did that
Have fun tell the world
High in my life obsessive was my love
Worth it was my time Oh no, you are fading out
Well I can do it
Well I can make it one more time
It's a real long way to go to say goodbye
I thought we already did that
Have fun tell the world
Well it's a real long way to go to say goodbye
I thought we already did that
Have fun tell the world
Can I be of any help to you?
She says help him, help her, help him too, baby
Well I can do it
Well I can make it one more time
Well it's a real long way to go to say goodbye
I thought we already did that
Have fun tell the world
Well it's a real long way to go to say goodbye
I thought we already said that
So have fun tell the world
You were high in my life obsessive was my love
So have fun tell the world
Oh no, you are fading out
Well can you be of any help to me
Can I be of any help to you
I don't think so
Help him help her
Well I can do it
Well I can make it
Well can you be of any help to me
Have fun tell the world
Ooooohhh You were high in my Life
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Two Kinds Of Love
Great temptation...
And on you run
You search for love and you hate searching
You wait for love and you hate waiting
You say, "I hate this!"
Well it's just another test
'Cause there are two kinds of love
To do the thing that we do the best
My masterpiece...
Who in the world do you think that you are fooling
Well I've already done everything that you are doing
Well the two of us, well we must be
A great temptation to have even started
Well don't you know, as you walk on by
That great temptations never really die
Well I talked to my famous friend last night
My third day up...well his second nighter
He says "I don't know how you do what you do...
how do you let the world in?"
Well I say, "Well there's no way out..."
Then I just play out the game
Well the two of us...Widow and a Dove
Ooh the two of us...
Estranged sometimes for their very survival
Outraged at each other, engaged to each other in their hearts
But they live apart
Two kinds of love...
One for the way you walk
One for the way you love me
(Two kinds of love)
You're a great temptation
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Ooh My Love
In the shadow of the castle walls
Wherever those walls were
Well you used to love to be behind those walls with her
Within these walls
Well he watched from the corridor
Watched from the corner of his eyes
Seemingly waiting for the time
When the castle walls would al fall down
Yes it was a strain on her
Watching her castles fall down
Oh but there was a time when he called her "angel"
Where in the world did you come from?
In the shadow of the castle walls
Wherever those walls were
In this land or in that land
Well the castles all seem to belong to her
And all this talk about love and hate
And our separation way on down the line
Well they just can't wait, can they?
No they just can't wait
There was a light that lighted the way to the chamber
Where they spent all their time, well
There was a light that lighted the way to the chamber door where
They seemed to spend all their time
Ooh my love...Ooh my love...Ooh my love...
It was a strain on me
Ooh, hey hey baby
No one can take you away from me...no...no one
In the shadow of the castle walls
Ghosts
And the rain was there...
There were many nights...
And a few of them, were all that you had dreamed of Love was the thing..
And you feel as if someone was following you
But you know you are wrong.
It's just the ghost of what you want to be
And the ghost of the past that you live in
It's just the ghost of what you really want
And it's the ghost of the past that you live in
And it's the ghost of the future you are frightened of
So you look to your guardian angel
So long ago I was an innocent...
It had nothing to do with age
One day they were lovers. one day they were friends
There was nothing else to say
Well just the ghost of what you want to be
And the ghost of the past that you live in
It's the ghost of the future that you're so frightened of
So you turn to your guardian angel
And a few of them were all that you really dreamed of
Love was the thing.
So the Server-haired girl looks for escapism
To feel the empty spaces she's feeling
She depends on her music like a husband
And she knows it's no good to fall in love again....
One day they were lovers…one day they were friends
There was nothing else to say
It's lust the ghost of the past of what you want to be
And the ghost of the past that you live in
Ghost of the future that you're so frightened of
So you look to your guardian...
So you look... to your guardian angel
Some of them are here on earth...
Well some of them are way up there in heaven...
So you look...to your guardian angel
Some of them are here on earth...
Some of them are...way up there in heaven...heaven...
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Whole Lotta Trouble
Would you change your mind at the very last moment
Would you say stop for a second
I'll bet you could think for a minute
In the morning light he says,
"When will I see you?"
She says, "I don't think tomorrow, baby"
Sometimes I wonder if things would change
Ii we stayed together
Would you change your mind at the very last minute
I think you should stop for a second
Think for a moment
This could be a whole lotta trouble
Whole lotta trouble
Whole lotta trouble for you
And the angel said,
"Well you must have had a dream"
And you remember it till the dream followed through
Till the end of the dream and the dream came true
When I want something, I get it
"You'd better go," he says,
"Yes I think I better,
Stop for a moment I think you should think for a minute
Would you change your mind at the very last minute
When I want something, I get it
Not guilty....have mercy
Oh he says, "You could be my prisoner
Well you're not living in the real world
Your not my friend...you're not my love
And this is something that we really don't deserve
"Where are you?" sometimes I hear you crying
And I wake up and I get through it
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Fire Burning
(Burning)
A huge fire was burning
And her eyes grew strangely bright
She turned around in her room
What could she take and still survive the fire?
But then again, there was a window you know it's an illusion
There is no fire burning...just a soul crying
So cry for me take a little time.. and then stop
It's just something that you cannot see...so stop!
She swings around on the second story.
"I'll get down," she says
Well there is no fire burning...just a soul crying
I will...you know
So i take it to the limit
I will...you know...as I always have
I understand your position...
I withdraw my decision
Well I've got no more information for you
So still there is a fire...that no one sees
She doesn't even see it either...
Or so everyone thinks.
But then again, there was a window
You know it's an illusion...
There is no fire burning...just a soul crying
There's no fire
There is no fire.
Well there's no fire burning...just a soul crying...
(It's must a soul...crying...)
Cry Wolf
You couldn't wait for answers
You just had to try those wings
And all your happy-ever-afters...
They didn't mean a thing
So I'm not gonna try at all
To keep you from the flame
Just remember not to call...my name...
When you cry wolf
Once too often
You cry wolf
No, I won't come knockin'
You cry wolf
I won t hear you anymore
If you start to stumble
If you start to crack
If you're feeling humble...
Don't look back
When you cry wolf
Once too often
You cry wolf
No. I won't come knockin'
You cry wolf
I won t hear you anymore
You can try but you can't get me...
Into the fire
'Cause I'm all out of sympathy...
And, baby, I can't walk this wire
Find yourself somebody new
To catch you when you fall
'Cause I got just one thing to say to you
And, baby, that's all...
When you cry wolf
Once too often
You cry wolf
No, I won't come knockin'
You cry wolf
I
won't hear you...
You cry wolf
Well, once too often
You cry wolf
No, I won't come knockin'
You cry wolf
I won't see you
So you cry wolf
Once too often
Cry wolf
Of no, I wont some knockin'
If you cry wolf...
I won't see you
Cause you cried wolf
Alice
Well I heard she flew down to the Mountain City
He said, "That's not what I heard I hear she went higher."
She depended on her friends to tell her when to stop it
To make a statement...this is me talking to you
Like Alice through the Looking Glass...
She used to know who she was
Call out my name…..call out my name
But I get no answer..she prays...
"Better run for your life!" cried the Mad Hatter
"Alright," said Alice...I'm going back...
To the other side of the mirror…I'm going back..."
Oh no, you cannot tell a gypsy...ooh, that she's no longer a member
Become a deadly weapon now...along with everything else
Oh call my name
Like Alice through the Looking Glass...
She used to know who she was
Call out my name (like Alice through the Looking Glass)
But I get no answer (she used to know who she was)
And she prays for the world that she comes from
Each had their own charm...
Buried beneath a solid piece of armour...or a steel plated vest
Some carry a stiletto in their garter along with everything else -
that they carry...Oh, call my name...
Like Alice through the Looking Glass
She used to know who she was
Call out my name (like Alice through the Looking Glass)
But I get no answer (she used to know who she was)
And she prays for the world that she comes from
Alice. call my name.
"Ooh run for your life..." said the Mad Hatter
"Alright," said Alice.."I'm going back to the other side of the mirror"
This is me talking to you...well this is me talking to ya
Alice…Alice...
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Juliet
It was way too hard...it was way too tough...
On this she had not bargained
But she was like some missionary dancing to the beat of some man's ancient drum
And she tries hard to tell this story...but it's a hard one to tell
She consults her book of miracles....
Cry, and the wind says fly on
Well now you're on your own
You're back out on the road again for a million reasons
Well you're back out on the road again
And you try to tie together some connections...
You get some ribbons and some bows and get back out on the road again
So you found a queen without a king
Oh yes, and everyone here loved her...no one was wrong
But you're a little bit like her
You're just a little bit like her
A little bit like her...a little bit like Juliet
Turn to the blue crystal mirror. well as always it is truthful
Oh, well you see it in the reflection of the real blue lamp
Well tie the connection...get some ribbons and some bows...get back out on the road
But when they were good...they were really good...really good stranger
So you found a queen without a king
Oh yes, and everyone here loved her...no one was wrong
You're a little bit like her
You re just a little bit like her
A little bit like her...a little bit like Juliet
Let the crisis become a bridge...and cross that bridge tomorrow.
Well let the time that goes between, baby...
Well let it let go of the sorrow
She says "The sky is crying"
He says "No, the sky is blue"
He says "The sky is not crying" he says "
The sky is blue"
She says "The sky is crying"
He says "The sky is blue"
Can you get into that?
"The sky is crying..." He says "No, the sky is blue..."
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Doing The Best That I Can (Escape From Berlin)
It was one for you…it was three for me
It was very nice..it was everything
So here it is...in little pieces...
I just played the part... I didn't win or lose
Maybe next time I'll think about how I'm feeling...
Cause I'm doing the best that I can
And the whispered secrets...go on and on
No one says anything to anyone
You watch after her... and your word is law
She thought she was out there. but nobody saw
I didn't win or lose...I just threw the cards
But I paid a price for it...
And it's alright, baby... I'm doing the best that I can
And I'm trying hard to change...
I
m doing it the best that I can
Well because fate causes fortune and fortune takes it away
Well it's alright, baby...I'm doing the best that I can
I was silent.. I was locked away
But I covered my tears...
Silent all day
It's out of my hands here
In my distress...well I wanted someone to blame me
In my devastation...I wanted so to change
In my way...disaster was the only thing that I could depend on...
But it's alright, baby. I'm doing the best that i can
Yes it's alright, baby...I'm doing the best that I can
Because fate causes fortune and fortune takes it away
And then fortune causes nightmares...nightmares that make you crazy
It's alright, baby...I'm doing the best that i can
It's alright, baby...I'm doing the best that I can
Oh he says, "Well I hear you're doing fine and you're doing the best that you can."
Well he says, "Oh, I hear you're doing fine and you're doing the best that you can."
Ooh she says, "It's alright, baby...I'm doing the best that I can."
Yes it's alright, baby...I'm doing the best that I can
Oh and he says, "I hear you're doing fine and you're doing it the best that you can."
Oh and he says. "Ooh I hear she's doing fine and she's doing it the best that she can.
Oh and I paid a price for it...
I'm doing the best that I can...
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I Still Miss Someone (Blue Eyes)
Outside my door...the rain is falling
A cold, wild wind will come
Well there s someone for me...somewhere
But I still miss that one
No I never got over those blue eyes
I see them.. everywhere.
And I miss...those arms that held me
Baby, when all the love was there
Well I wonder...if he's sorry
For ending what we had begun
Well there's someone. someone for me somewhere
Baby, well I still miss someone
And I never got over those blue eyes
I see them...everywhere
And I miss... those arms that held me.
Ooh baby, when all the love was there
(Guitars solo)
And I never got over those blue eyes
I see them...everywhere
And I miss...those arms that held me
Baby, when all the love was there
Baby, when all the love was there
Baby, when all the love was there
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Real Tears
There was another girl
She was much like you
She lived in the past
And had trouble with the future
Well, she walked with her head held high
And her hands held down at the sides
It was everything that I had not wanted
There were reasons to be crazy
Make no mistake about it
(When she stopped crying her eyes got bright)
Make no mistake about it
(She walked with her head held high and her hands held down at her sides)
Make no mistake about it
(Make no mistake about it... those were real tears)
Make no mistake about it
(Make no mistake about it... I've always been unreal)
And you walked a thousand miles in a few weeks
Very little love exists through the rain and the fog
In her always hanging mirror
It was everything that I had not wanted
There were reasons to be crazy
Those were real tears
Make no mistake about it
I've always been unreal
She takes a lot of time sometimes
It takes a lot of time to know her
She will disappear before you
Right in front of your very eyes
Down through the years
She has accepted her life
With her hands held down in fear
Take a tear of a rose and push it into your hands
These are real tears
Make no mistake about it
(When she stopped crying her eyes got bright)
Make no mistake about it
(She walked with her head held high and her hands held down at her sides)
Make no mistake about it
(Make no mistake about it... those were real tears)
Make no mistake about it
(Make no mistake about it... I've always been unreal)
It was everything I had not wanted
Whoa, there were reasons to be crazy
And all the reasons
Well, that she was just like you
So she keeps them in her heart
So she keeps them in her heart
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