The Lovely Bones

Vs 1

The arc of a life, continues after death

The tracks of your tears, will irrigate my soul

And although snatched, from your lonely arms

These lovely bones, will never lie in rest

Until, the arc, of the killer, is traced.

Vs 2

The weight of the guilt, that my father bares

As he takes all the blows, of my sister’s grief

And I try so hard, to show him the way

Through the streets of our town, to my killer’s front door

And he knows, in his heart, that the killer, stands, before him.

Bridge 1

In my version of heaven, I can have anything

Except the smell, and the touch, of your skin

And oh in the night, when I want him so bad

And Ruth finds a way, to exchange for an hour.

Vs 3

My mother returns, to the bosom of her grief

In response to a call, from the love of her life

But can she let go, of a cold December night

When the walls of her world, closed in beyond control,

Around the festering, centre, of this slow, healing, wound.

Bridge 2

From my gazebo in the sun, I can see all too clear

The pain of the loss, as your lives rebirth.

And the tracks of a man, as he walks through the snow

To that place in the corn-field, he lured me to go;

And if I, could show you, the darkness, of his thoughts.

-Copyright © Barry Carter 2006

N.B. Click song title to view complete lyrics. All lyrics Copyright © Barry Carter 1994, 1990, 2008

A Full Moon in the Mountains

Vs3

    If I became a mountain, I would have the strength to do anything.

    Standing tall as a mountain, I could send my rivers running anywhere I choose, and send one out to you.

    Yes to be a mighty mountain, you would feel the earth move,

    Where ever you walk, and you'd know, that I was there with you.

Chours:

     And we could soar the mountain heights, across a moonlit sky

     I'd carry you on the winds circling higher all the while,

     I became a mountain, so you and I would never be apart.

Too Much Too Soon

Verse 1     

     At night as you look to the west, you'll notice that the sun sets with a sigh.

     As it travels o'er the earth, it's sometimes glad the cloud obscures its sight.

     It sees how many people try to make ends meet

     and that all for one and one for all is nothing but a load of bull

     so many people say to him, 'I want to rule the world, all for one'.

The Teacher

Verse 2

     People come into our life at the strangest of times

     They seem to know just need, what's goin'g through our minds.

     So be honest to yourself, and talk with a friend

     Everything we need to know, we'll know in the end,

     Know in the end.

Chorus:

     We are all pupils & teachers lookin' for the light,

     that shines out between us through the darkest night,

     we are drawn together to help each other learn to live this life,

     we come around again and again

     until we get it right.

I Saw a Clown

Verse 1

     I saw a mountain without a summit, and a river with no-where to go.

     There was a stage and nobody on it,

     I was an actor without a show.

     Met an eagle afraid of heights,

     talked with an owl in broad daylight,

     gazed at a clear sky that wasn't blue,

     and saw myself without you.

Love & my Life

Verse 1

     When you said good bye and tha you didn't want to stay with till the end.

     I walked outside and I realised, what a big world it is we all live in.

     I nearly crumbled to the floor -

     when I saw you walkin' out the door I could see now

     how much love and life were one.

     Ooh ooh love and my life.

The Fire Within

Verse 1

    I've been walking on this road so long,

    Trying to find the dreams I've seen,

    That run wild across the fields,

    And on out to the deep blue sea.

    Yet all that I can ever find,

    All these eyes have ever seen.

    Is old highways and dusty roads,

    Wooden fences, and fallen trees.

Chorus:

    They say the road goes on forever,

    stretching out beyond the sky,

     And that there's a light that burns into the night,

     And a fire within that will never die.

Everything is (the Reverse)

Verse 2

     There was fire and smoke, and sparks in the air.

     And if looks could kill, i'd be dead.

     And I wanted out, but I was scared

     Of being left alone in the dark, again, naturally.

Chorus:

     And now looking back it would seem,

     as we stand with our backs to the wind,

     we're about to walk down two seperate roads

     and everything is the reverse,

     to what it would seem.

Into the Wild

     Now life has a rhythm, that puts a beat in your stride,

     and nothing can beat the feelin' you get, when the rhythm is right.

     And the love you give and the love you take, are all for one cause;

     so you and I can live together as one.

Chorus

     We're movin' on, into the wild blue...

Take on the World

     But now you're tellin' me that you can't go.

     It hurts like hell to hear you talk like,

     you're sayin', "My life, it ain't goin' now where,

     and pretty soon I won't be here."

     It seems like only yesterday you were sayin',

     tellin' me you could take on the world.

Come Rain or Shine

     There's a hole in the sky where the sun is shinin' down,

     and you and I are walking hand in hand but hey,

     "What's the big idea?"

     We're lookin' for a place where we can find some shade

     but everybody else is thinkin' just the same,

     it's crowded in the shade....

No Regrets

Verse 3

     She's better when she gets to sleep at night,

     she's not aware of what goes on in her mind,

     there's a movie that's playin' back to back every night

     and it make her scared when the sun goes down.....

     And now the time has come when she must walk away

     from a situation that's causing endless pain

     and so she's leavin' town.

     she's runnin' out of time, she dunno where to go,

     and pretty soon her mind is going to explode.

Why Pretend

Verse 2

     Your affection comes

     when you want to give it

     and it seems that you can only

     give when you can gain.

     But you better get

     everything you can

     'cause I'm leavin'

     on th midnight train.

Chorus:

     So why is it that we hurt the ones we love?

     Why do we play with this gun

     Why do we play these games with each other?

So You're Having a Tough Time Too

Verse 2

     Runnin' through the hearts on man, there's a dream of another land,

     where we can be exactly what we wanna be,

     while the children of the streets are out there

     throwin' rocks at the moon,

     dreamin' of a place that they can all call home.

Chorus

     And go to the place it's always, to the place where dreams are

     Where they can leave the winter behind, where they can be happy.

The Little Tin Box

Verse 2

     I gave you the key to my little tin box,

     that thing in my chest that I call my heart,

     but you turned around and left it out standing in the rain,

     ain't no good to anyone no more.

Chorus

     You better run away from me, oh yeah

     I'm gonna walk away from you, this time

     We've taken this thing way too far

     You better run away from me.