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THE OLD DEAD TREE LYRICS
"The Water Fields" (2007)
1. Start The Fire
2. Don't Wake Me Up (Those Who Never Wear White)
3. Dive
4. What's Done Is Done
5. The Water Fields
6. Is Your Soul For Sale?
7. A Distant Light Was Shining
8. Regarding Kate
9. Rise To The Occasion
10. Hey
11. This Is Now Farewell
1. Start The Fire
Let's start the fire now
It's time to burn the souls
To forget ourselves and lose control
Our minds are now unleashed
We feel like being lords
Ruling the skies, runing the Gods
Brought back down the earth
Suddenly back home
Walking on our knees
We pray to the trees:
"Protect us from the sun
Keep us alive"
2. Don't Wake Me Up (Those Who Never Wear White)
Attracted by darkness, I fear the light
I'm in love with the night
I know that people want to fight
Those who never wear white
I avoided walking the line
Except, of course, mine
I know that i'm not popular
Sometimes i go too far
I hate to feel rejected
Attracted by darkness, I fear the light
I'm in love with the night
I know that people want to fight
Those who never wear white
I avoided walking the line
Except, of course, mine
I know that i'm not popular
Sometimes i go too far
I am disguised as a crow
I fly so low
I rest behind my make up
Don't wake me up
Attracted by darkness, I fear the light
I'm in love with the night
I know that people want to fight
Those who never wear white
I avoided walking the line
Except, of course, mine
I know that i'm not popular
Sometimes i go too far
3. Dive
Of course they're anxious to help you
But you don't know what to say to them
Your parents come to your home
They look for a way to save you from yourself
But they feel as distraught as you are
You were so strong you're now so far
So far from who you were
You're no longer the man they knew
Something's broken inside of you
No one seems to realise
How low you've dived
They all think that you're still far from hitting the bottom
When they look at you they just see
An empty shadow of the man you used to be
And you can feel how disappointed they are
Each one of their looks becomes a new scar
And you dive, dive into the fields
Trying to escape from this unbearable pain
Yes you dive; the water fills your lungs
The mud blinds your eyes
But here you can rest and try to forget
All this pain that you feel
Is so old that you think
It's a part of you
So far from who you were
You're no longer the man they knew
Something's broken inside of you
No one seems to realise
How low you've dived
They all think that you're still far from hitting the bottom
Your parents come to your home
They look for a way to save you from yourself
But they feel as distraught as you are
You were so strong you're now so far
So deep in the flesh sleeps the pain
So much frustration, in your brain
Nobody seems to understand that
Their love kills you
Please open your mouth and spit out the truth
Let it be
4. What's Done Is Done
I can't believe
You kept your mouth shut for so long.
Yes, now you should talk to the world'
Tell them how you feel,
Tell them who you are,
Don't fear to face your real self, today!
I guess it is so hard
To stand before them.
Holding your clenched fist,
Closing your mine.
I know there's no other way but'
Stand still, be ready, but take it easy,
Everything will be fine
Stick to words that flow easily:
You're about to cross the pink line
And it's not a crime!
Hold on!
You can't hide this anymore.
Come on!
Open the closet door!
There are choices not to make,
Some rules not to break.
There are choices not to make,
Decisions not to take,
Let it go, let it go,
(Be)cause what's done is done.
We never thought that someone
Could inflict such pain on us.
We went through so many things
And now you come and tell us that
You always felt different from the others.
My child you must be kidding us!
What the hell have we done
To bear such a burden?
I can't believe
They kept their eyes closed for so long
Why am I feeling
So evil, so bad?
I cannot believe
How fast they went blind!
I've never chose
To be so different,
To go so far from
Their expectations.
5. The Water Fields
Don't be afraid
You're not on your own anymore.
Set your mind at rest my child,
Feel free to cry, feel free to sob.
And I dig,
Deeper and deeper,
Into the water fields,
So deep.
It was time to change the deal,
You did your best and you succeeded.
It was a hard task to perform,
Now you realised that you were strong enough.
You forgot the consequences:
“Sometimes you have to go ahead”.
What's happening now?
Don't you realise?
You beg for help, you beg for love.
Is that your way to deal with problems?
It will never be the same!
6. Is Your Soul For Sale?
I can guess what you are thinking
You are telling yourself you can't do it
But I think you're wrong
You're full of doubts
You cannot chose
Between two ways
You fear to lose
Too much time
So much life
You cannot believe
A word of mine
But you're wrong
Yes you're wrong
You should now listen to
To my story
To your family
To the signs that warn you
Of your coming fall
Why are sleeping?
Can't you act as a man
For once in your life?
Cry over yourself
You make me sick, my friend
What have you done to be so weak?
I can guess what you are thinking
You are telling yourself you can't do it
And maybe you're right
You're full of doubts
You cannot chose
Between two ways
You fear to lose
Too much time
So much life
You cannot believe
A word of mine
But you're wrong
Yes you're wrong
Inactive, immobile, useless
You live your life lifeless
Sometimes I just ask myself
If your soul's for sale
I'd like to be able
To make a decision
I'd like to be stronger
But it's getting harder
I'm just a coward
Loosing his mind
Why are sleeping?
Can't you act as a man
For once in your life?
Cry over yourself
You make me sick, my friend
What have you done to be so weak?
7. A Distant Light Was Shining
A distant light was shining
For all these years
My life was pretty dark
I had to live with my fears
All this time it helped me to hold on
But it's becoming useless
So I should let it down
Take it off, burn it all, take the pain away
Take that mask off your face, are your eyes made of clay?
Take it off, burn it all, take the pain away
Stop lying to yourself, you won't face it today
I finally broke down the walls of my prison
Constantly exhausted for no good reason
But I won't complain or open my veins
A better life's waiting, where I'm now going!
Take it off, burn it all, take the pain away
Take that mask off your face, are your eyes made of clay?
Take it off, burn it all, take the pain away
Stop lying to yourself, you won't face it today
I never thought it could become obsolete so fast
This decision was hard to take, but I made it at last
I know it took me so long
I wasn't strong enough
I know it took me so long
To what life do I belong?
You've never felt this taste
It is much less sweet than the rest
But you cannot define it
It fills your mouth and your mind
It makes you feel like you're going blind
You can't get rid of it by spitting
I finally broke down the walls of my prison
Constantly exhausted for no good reason
But I won't complain or open my veins
A better life's waiting, where I'm now going!
8. Regarding Kate
Kate is sad
She feels like she's losing interest
In love
She's disappointed
By life
Oh sweet star
Please shine
Shine for her in the dark
You know sometimes it can help
To sleep
Oh all, all of her life she's been waiting
For the great love, the perfect wedding
Kate thinks that the sky
Will soon, will soon turn to grey
The clouds are so dark today
She says:
"Oh sweet star
Please shine
Shine for me in the dark
You know sometimes it can help
To sleep"
Oh all, all of her life she's been waiting
For the great love, the perfect wedding
All for one and none for her
She prepares herself to live alone
Driven by despair
She sleeps
And slips deeper
So cold is her bed at night
No shelter for her during the storm
She'd like to vanish out of sight
To sleep
Sleeping the slips down
She doesn't want to show
Her soul in the raw
She lives her life her own way
She needs to enjoy each day
"Don't worry" she says
She's really fine
Smiling and laughing all the time
She says she's fine
But she knows she's wrong
She lives her life her own way
But cries over her life
She needs to enjoy each day
With fake smiles on her face
Why should life be so heavy
She cannot stand this idea
She lives her life her own way
But Kate is so sad
9. Rise To The Occasion
I hate to gravel, to beg for help, to feel weak.
I am not this kind of man
But I feel so lost.
I watch my back,
I'm used to managing my friend’s problems.
I'm often considered
As an elder brother.
I can't tell what happened,
It came so fast.
A wind of dark feelings
Has blown my mind.
I feel distraught,
But Am I still able to
Rise to the occasion?
I feel distraught,
But I have to fight for
I can't do this anymore.
This Life
But I can't reach the shore.
I feel like a stranger among friends:
Don't trust me anymore!
I feel like a stranger among friends,
Among
You!
It can't be true
Even colours are dead,
Just the cold in my head.
Maybe it's simply my time
I feel
To battle depression.
So lost.
I feel like a child
Lost in a mansion.
I am here, lying on the floor,
Pretending to ignore.
Trying to forget my pain, to dive into the depths,
To forgive my soul for bleeding my senses,
To believe my own lies,
Is the future a light shining in the dark?
I am not myself anymore.
So far, so far is the shore.
I just cannot even beg for more.
How did my life stumble this way?
Everything seemed so strong,
Everything went so wrong!
Take my pain away!
Please give me a life to live.
I cannot stand to see myself agonising this way.
I'm not this kind of man,
Take my pain away,
Help me rise to the occasion!
10. Hey
What a waste, I feel empty,
Shamefaced, I am sorry.
I hate myself for being here
Trying to forget a pain
Coming from myself.
Can't I wake up, get up, stand up?
What kind of man am I?
Give me time to gather my thoughts:
I want to collect myself!
But I think now, looking back,
That my life's always been dark.
11. This Is Now Farewell
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