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ENCHANT LYRICS
"Live At Last" (2004 Live album)
1. Mae Dae
2. At Death's Door
3. Sinking Sand
4. Under Fire
5. Broken Wave
6. Blindsided
7. Acquaintance
8. Monday
9. Progtology
10. The Thirst
11. Paint the Picture
12. Oasis
1. Mae Dae
2. At Death's Door
I run my desperate trembling hands
along the floor where you once walked
Fighting tears that come from loss
I brave the rooms where we once talked
You took a part of me I never can reclaim
Your spirit's in my heart
But you know it's not the same
Straining to beat this blur of tears
Swollen eyes beg for my dead friend
Reminiscing with a photograph
Drives home (that) was won't be again
I will to guarantee my reason will prevail
Pain breeds the need for make believe
To soothe a heart that's frail
Like a wind-up clock left in the rain
Like a candle burns away it's light
We all suffer at death's door
As surely as deay turns into night
I drop down to my knees and plead with the sky
Of course it does no good
But I'll give anything a try
Gazing, thinking, standing on a cliff
That guards the blue-green of the sea
I accept the blueprint of the world, that
all must pass away that's come to be.
You meant so much to me
That's why there's all this pain
So much improved from our exchange
It will never be the same
Like a wind-up clock left in the rain
Like a candle burns away it's light
We all suffer loss at death's door
We all suffer loss...
As surely as day changes into night.
3. Sinking Sand
I guess I knew this day would come
When you would finally drop the bomb
Conclusion long forgone
But that you'd say it with a yawn
Thought you'd stop
Tempting fate
Change your ways
Now it's far too late
I know it's strange
Responding with disdain
But when you're gone
I'll still feel the pain
Constantly you'd roll the dice
To find your place in Neverland
Mirage that easily enticed
You into the sinking sand
It wasn't that it could
You said it so yourself
It was only that it would
You play the hand you're dealt
You say you harbor no regret
That love's a double-edged knife
To feel its sting you're desperate
To fee it deep you'd trade your life
So again you roll the dice
To find your place in Neverland
Mirage that easily enticed
You into the sinking sand
It wasn't that it could
You said it so yourself
It was only that it would
You play the hand you're dealt
4. Under Fire
I'm under fire - blood red sky
Underneath the war machine
Fight for what's right - don't ask why
Just make the sacrifice
Desensitized but my eyes still recognize the pain
Truth: Stark and real
Fight or die, retreat has no place in this game
In the dark and under fire
Believing our cause was justified
Caught in the crosshairs; condition dire
Trying a case of do or die
In the Blink of an Eye I Took someone's life
It's no wonder why I'm haunted by it still...
Bright flickering light snubbed by my numbing hands,
don't understand
One finger slip and it's over for him
All's fair in war, so they say
But later as I try to sleep
I just can't help but replay when I sat in as deity
Was this man a loving father?
Was this man a loving son?
Though it was one of us or the other
I don't fell like a lucky one
In the Blink of an Eye I Took someone's life
It's no wonder why I'm haunted by it still...
I still hear his cries and think about his wife and his kids
And all that he could have been
If only we'd have been friends
In a blink of an Eye...
5. Broken Wave
Beyond the broken waves, she walked the shore
Thoughts diving down the ocean-floor...
'The ocean flows like life: just like life...
Hope is not a thing that she inclines to take into confidence
For another disappointment, there can be no recompense
Like the vastness of the world, bad luck does not make sense
Yet, in this disappointment, the sea can give her sustenance
She cast her worries into the tidal pools
The wishing wells for lovers and fools
'The ocean flows like life: just like life...
Hope is not a thing that she inclines to take into confidence
For another disappointment, there can be no recompense
Like the vastness of the world, bad luck does not make sense
Yet, in this disappointment, the sea can give her sustenance
Paint another picture of the world
Sketch another image of yourself
Re-arrange all the contours and the lines
6. Blindsided
This is the ending of an age
The closing of a chapter
That was just beginning…
Battered senseless
This is not what you deserve
Stripped and left defenseless
This is not what you deserve
Stabbed and left to die
All alone, forsaken
Life plans, gone awry
Precious life blood taken
And your dignity is gone
You thought you had found
Something that was stable
Now you're finding you were wrong
And the promise made nothing but a fable
Blindsided
This is not what you deserve
Purposely misguided
This is not what you deserve
No foresight for this
Words that kept you blind
Betrayed with a kiss
Life plans undermined
And you'll never love again
You thought you had found
Something that was stable
Hearts can change just like the wind
So it's best to keep them safe beneath the table
Actions telling lies
Ring, an empty token
Formal-wear disguise
Vows recklessly broken
7. Acquaintance
When I spoke with you today
I didn't know what to say
It's been so long, so long
I said I'm doing fine
but what haunts my troubled mind
is where it all went wrong, so wrong
I did not suspect
that we would not connect
and end up strangers
I could dance with you all night
make love by candlelight
we could talk and talk but it's all in spite
'cause you'll never be my friend
I could walk with you in the rain
we could share each other's pain
we could do all this but it's all in vain
'cause you'll never be my friend
As time goes flying by
"I have to wonder why "
I don't see you anymore
They call it chemistry
what will or will not be
"What's missing between you and me "
I could dance with you all night
make love by candlelight
we could talk and talk but it's all in spite
'cause you'll never be my friend
I could walk with you in the rain
we could share each other's pain
we could do all this but it's all in vain
'cause you'll never be my friend (never be my friend, my friend)
When I spoke with you today
I didn't know what to say
Maybe so long, so long
If you chance on me some night
underneath some lone streetlight
just wave and say, "So long, so long"
I do not regret
The chance I shan't forget
We're no longer strangers
You could dance with me all night
make love by candlelight
We could talk and talk but it's all in spite
'cause I'll never be your friend
You could walk with me through the rain
we could share each other's pain
We could do all that but it's all in vain
'cause I'll never be your friend
Never be your friend, my friend
You wouldn't be my friend
and I couldn't be your friend
So long, so long...
8. Monday
I'm not alone;
there are millions who are just like me
Is our life our own
or are we breed to think everything's fine?
Just another ant in the line
I don't want to be
one more calf who's suckling the cash cow
Dressed like a corporate freak
begging the clock
to give me the chance to be me
A few moments just to be free
Swallow the lie just to get by but I'm
sick of this bag of feed
Try to hide but it feels like you're caught in a landslide
When dreams die you can chalk it all up on a monday
Blame it all on monday
Friday feels all right...you think you got all night
Saturday is great but then it gets to late
When sunday comes around
it brings you right back down
dreading monday
And all of what used to define you
Serves only just to remind
you the man you'd hoped to be
I can't believe
I'm on the clock and wearing a monkey suit
Where is my dream?
You know the one where I'm up on a stage
I guess I'm missing that page
Take a quick look, glance through the book before
I'm put back in my cage
Shed your skin - The transformation begins
Chalk outline and the finger points to a monday
The only suspect is a monday
Friday feels all right...you think you got all night
Saturday is great but then it gets to late
When sunday comes around it brings you right back down
dreading monday
And all of what used to define you
Serves only just to remind you
all the man you'll never be
I'm not alone, mindless masses trapped just like me
Busy little drones;
day in, day out we're all pawns for the queen
I guess it's how it would be
Chained to my desk just like the rest who have
surrendered their dreams
Shed your skin - The transformation begins
Chalk outline and the finger points to a monday
The only suspect is monday
Friday feels all right...you think you got all night
Saturday is great but then it gets to late
When sunday comes around it brings you right back down
dreading monday
Oh how I hate monday
9. Progtology
10. The Thirst
There's a man who's lonely
This could change if he'd only
Take a chance and risk stepping outside himself
There's a girl he's been seeing
From afar he's been dreaming
HE could have her if he were someone else
So he silently awaits
A major change in fate
A change that comes too late
And you're reaching for a star
But can you reach that far
Standing where you are?
The wanting is too much
You're longing for her touch
It's not within your clutch
There's a man who's been thinking
To himself he's been dreaming
How to build a skyscraper to the stars
Now he starts to go to it
He's so sure he can do it
Though he's lacking the knowledge of design
Now his dream comes crashing around him
And tumbles to the sea
Along with all he wanted to be
A realization strikes him
A harsh reality
He doesn't know everything
When the student tries to teach
The knowledge that you seek
Lies just outside your reach
There's a thirst you have to learn
A hunger inside burns
Time for the page to turn
It's the wanting. It's the hoping. It's the longing.
There's a flame within your soul
To strive to reach your goal
But dreaming takes it's toll
It's nature's own device
To grab and roll the dice
But each toss has it's price
Emotions start to flow
Your heart takes control
And steers you down the road
Your destination is no concern
The impulsive never learn
Just another bridge to burn...
It's the wanting. It's the hoping. It's the longing...
11. Paint the Picture
So you think you've got me figured out
Studied every detail now you know me inside and out
But do you see me as I am or as you want me to be
Do you
Color me - change the black from white
Color me - use any hue you like
Paint the picture but stay within the lines
Escape your oppressor - trangress your transgressor
Turn it upside down
Why blame me when you don't get your way
The glass house where you live is just a stones throw away
It's easy to point the finger and look away from yourself
So you
Color me - change the black from white
Color me - use any hue you like
Paint the picture but stay within the lines
Escape your oppressor - trangress your transgressor
Turn it upside down
Your masterpiece complete; but you left out one formality
You can paint till fingers bleed but you'll never change reality
How does it feel to sculpt the world, to your plan?
Draw me the villain if you don't get your demands
Now your out in the rain and the colors are washing away
Still you
Color me - change the black from white
Color me - use any hue you like
Paint the picture but stay within the lines
Escape your oppressor - trangress your transgressor
Turn it upside down
12. Oasis
My destination is unkonwn
And I've lost my way
But I still have water
With my rations running low
I am so fatigued
Can I go much further?
Lost and all alone
In the blazing heat
And it just gets hotter
Sweat drips down my skin
And stings my eyes
As I look toward the distance
Blistered hands block the sun
That blinds my sight
And dances on the horizon
Is there something up ahead?
Or just a mirage
Fooling me again
Another dried up waterhole
Lacking nourishment
Quench my thirst and feed my mind
The place that I seek is so far away
And I don't know which way to go
The vision I see is a holy place
That is tranquil to the soul
Just a nomad sailing across this earthly sea
Searching on and on for sanctuary
Weary from the chase of life's eluding dream
Strive to reach that goal but it's never ending
Raise my canteen to parched lips
Taste the water so sweet
Take one last swallow
So many miles I have come
So many more to go
Down the patch I follow
Funny how we lose our way
Through this desolate land
Lives are grains of sand
Which way will the wind blow?
Sifting through our hands
To fall wherevery they may
The place i seek is so far away
And I don't know which way to go
The vision I see is a holy place
That is tranquil to the soul
Oasis...
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