Sing a benediction;
Keeping loved ones safe from harm.
Banish all afflictions;
Protected by its lyric charms.
Sing a benediction;
Listen when you're far away.
Removing all restrictions;
Allowing you to seize the day.
Sing for inspiration;
Those whose lives have touched my own.
Some gave me sheer elation;
Others acts I can't condone.
Though I can't be near,
I'm thinking of you always.
With you in many small ways.
I'm in the song you hear.
With you in many small ways.
Sing a benediction for me.
Sing a benediction;
Keeping loved ones safe from harm.
Banish all afflictions;
Protected by its lyric charms.
Sing for inspiration;
Those whose lives have touched my own.
Some gave me sheer elation;
Others acts I can't condone.
Though I can't be near,
I'm thinking of you always.
Raven, circling slowly; a black shadow I cannot see.
Raven, independent and lonely; soaring higher away from me.
Raven, ebony beauty; cold wind shifts and sets it free.
Dove, pure and lovely; olive branch, the sign of spring.
Dove, ivory beauty; white feathers provide my wings.
Dove, singing softly; dulcet tones I long to hear.
Dove, wistfully searching; how I wish that you were near.
I wish to join her, but I stand there without wings.
The raven flies slowly out to sea.
I turn without feeling, numbed by what I've seen.
Sadly, I wait for the dove to sing.
Raven, ebony beauty. Dark feathers encapture me.
Raven, uncommitted; flying slowly out to sea.
I wish to join her, but I haven't got the wings.
Raven, circling slowly; I wait for the dove to sing.
Birds of a feather; I watch what I cannot hold.
Birds, sublimation; their essence invades my soul.
There must come a time. a choice must be made.
The final hour's arrival; when plans must be laid,
And I am afraid.
I struggle but survive; watching for what duty calls.
Ambition doesn't cease the day. It waits instead for night to fall.
In darkness it waits to cover us all.
I write this song alone, but someone's very near.
Do I listen to my heart, or should I turn a deafened ear.
Searching for solutions, I found some strength today;
Supporting and providing, and showing me the way.
Distracted by the process; can't see the forest for the trees.
Decisions don't announce themselves. I'm the one I have to please.
What lies before me? I'd jump at the chance
To glimpse my future; Just one little glance.
Searching for solutions, I found some strength today;
Supporting and providing, and showing me the way.
Distracted by the process; can't see the forest for the trees.
Decisions don't announce themselves. I'm the one I have to please.
Decisions don't announce themselves. I'm the one I have to please.
What lies before me? I'd jump at the chance
To glimpse my future; Just one little glance.
There must come a time. a choice must be made.
The final hour's arrival; when plans must be laid.
When plans must be laid.
I write this song alone, but someone's very near.
Do I listen to my heart, or should I turn a deafened ear.
My eyes are blind.
I have stared at the light that ties and binds.
I hear the call.
Who will be there, should I stumble and fall?
Who will be there?
Touching the prize.
Have I won the game?
Is it worth the lies?
Who will be there, should I stumble and fall?
Who will be there?
My eyes are blind.
I have stared at the light that ties and binds...
That ties and binds.
A taste of defeat.
I return to the earth.
But never retreat...
But never retreat.
My senses rejoice.
This is life; I'm alive.
My senses rejoice.
This is life;
I'm alive, and I'll make the choice.
I hear the call.
Who will be there, should I stumble and fall?
Who will be there?
Secrets, separated by words and thoughts and deeds,
And hopes and fears and wishes, and aspirations.
Dreams hidden away, kept away, stashed away
Way far away from you, but please don't blame me.
It's hidden from me. Please.
Hidden paths, secret dreams, things are seldom as they seem,
But the truth lies deep inside. Lend an ear to your heart;
Listen when the hurting starts, and let the pain subside.
Jagged memories, vague impressions,
Come flooding back in the stillness as we sleep.
The secret dreams assault the senses one by one.
No sight no sound, just sorrow.
Hang on, please hang on until tomorrow.
No more secrets.
Tell me your fears, I can help.
No I'll handle this myself.
We push away those adored.
The hand of a friend may help you start to mend.
Opening secret doors.
Tell me your fears, I can help.
No I'll handle this myself.
We push away those we adore...
Hidden paths, secret dreams, things are seldom as they seem,
But the truth lies deep inside. Lend an ear to your heart;
Listen when the hurting starts, and let the pain subside.
Covering pain in a pearl white shell.
Soon the core is gone from view.
Unseen, unheard, unspoken.
No more secrets.
A year has passed.
Time ran swiftly. Trial by fire.
Like a blur, so fast.
I saw despair, delight, desire.
I was Westward bound
To search for me;
I was already found.
I left behind an old mask,
But didn't lose.
Gave away to find
New direction, new set of cues.
I was Westward bound
To search for me;
I was already found.
I played a game.
Was I a pawn, or was I a king?
I played, just the same.
Win or lose, the game's the thing.
I was Westward bound
To search for me;
I was already found.
Caught between two hemispheres;
the link between two separate worlds.
I cry with undecided tears.
Each hemisphere beckons me.
One must thrive the other fall.
Approach the day of reckoning.
Each side compelling me; neither will compromise.
Walk on the horizon line.
One foot in light; one bathed in darkness.
Looking for a simple sign.
Feel the warmth caress my face.
I have leaped into the sunlit air.
Then return to my familiar place.
One foot in light; one bathed in darkness.
A balance between sun and shade.
One foot in light; one bathed in darkness...
A double life is hard to lead.
One foot in light; one bathed in darkness.
This is the man I choose to be.
Educated by the walk I made.
One foot in light; one bathed in darkness.
My joy and my future trade.
One foot in light; one bathed in darkness.
A balance between sun and shade.
One foot in light; one bathed in darkness...
Each side repels the other; neither will compromise.
March to separate drummers; a battle between day and night.
Gravity rules my body. Keeps me from drifting away.
One foot in light; one bathed in darkness...
Taste the bitter ecstasy of walking that line.