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WITHOUT WARNING LYRICS
"Step Beyond" (1998)
1. Step Beyond
2. More
3. Prophet
4. Gracefully
5. Who Am I
6. Turning Pages
7. To the End
8. The Embrace
9. Remember Me
1. Step Beyond
I’m pleading mercy for this
Errant Son
His life half begun and he still isn’t learning
Maybe he’s dazzled by these crazy dreams
And useless delusions
Always running a step beyond
From the realm of control
All to keep an edge up in this
Land of desperate souls
You really need direction
A destination
I kind of like how it all falls together
My sense of humor hasn’t failed me yet
I like the adventure
Always running a step beyond
From the realm of control
All to keep an edge up in this
Land of desperate souls
You know it only takes a moment
To open up your eyes
To notice things in passing
I guess fearing has its price
Can you see it?
If I throw away the
Garbage in my head
Put my demons to bed I’d be happy
Sometimes I feel there’s something more to me
You tell me I scare you
You know it only takes a moment
To open up your eyes
To notice things in passing
I guess fearing has its price
Can you see it?
What is lost is lost and
You make your way through
This cartoon of life under heavy sedation
What is the price to keep your sanity?
Not sure I could tell you
Always running a step beyond
From the realm of control
All to keep an edge up in this
Land of desperate souls
Open up your eyes
Open up your mind
2. More
Guess I have to go
It always seemed so easy to me
Come to say goodbye
I left a summer day
Fading fast
Into this flawed reflection I see
The fear of losing
The fear I’ll never leave this place
For just one perfect moment when it all came together
We stood in time and watched as the past ran away
Remember lifetimes
Years go by and gain momentum
What we’re searching for
Must fill the need for something
More
I used to think
The world belonged to me
Before I lost it now I can’t see
More
So much at stake
Afraid of all the time I’ve wasted
Afraid of feeling sorry for myself
Call it destiny
Seeking a promise
You reach for a memory
When the bottom falls away
It’s like a mystery
Reveling all its pages to me
A most reluctant show
You always need to see a little
More
I used to think
The world belonged to me
Before I lost it now I can’t see
More
So much at stake
Be careful wishing
Just might have to mend the mess you make
Lowly pawns surviving in this complex game
Watching as the moments slip away
Throw away your inhibitions
Light the way
And don’t deny the wish for something
More
I used to think
The world belonged to me
Before I lost it now I can’t see
More
So much at stake
Afraid of all the time I’ve wasted
Afraid of feeling sorry for myself
3. Prophet
It started off with waking
One day knowing the next turned upside down
Where’s that sense of adventure
Now that your wish has come around
This uncertainty
No longer be a victim of it
To wander the earth as a prophet
To master their minds and their hearts
To speak with the tongue of an angel
Still wondering how it went this far
From a million stories
Gleaning information from their lives
In forgotten towns
And countless souls in the city of light
Doubt in what they’re saying
Maybe just a part you’re playing
To wander the earth as a prophet
To master their minds and their hearts
To speak with the tongue of an angel
Still wondering how it went this far
Are you believing in
All the things you’re saying
And your words are stone set
History
The golden charm of faith in action
Of new mentality
And to never know of peace
Or a moment’s restful sleep
It’s a power attraction
And it takes your breath away
To wander the earth as a prophet
To master their minds and their hearts
To speak with the tongue of an angel
Still wondering how it went this far
4. Gracefully
Will blue times go the way of feelings
As always they have left me
Sitting alone with myself
And all my
Haunting memories
Sorting through my problems
And to break down by degrees
Time to put the mask aside and find the corner where I hide myself
Always thinking back
To when it seemed I handled almost everything
Gracefully and
I feel so tired I think maybe there is no side left of me to see
It always seems darker
The deeper in my mind
The memories of laughter
That reach across a wealth of dreamless sleep
And will she remember?
Not sure if she will
So much time in wandering
My soul is never still
5. Who Am I
I can appreciate it
You want to be different and I can see it’s so confining
Your differences seem so alike to me
Like some strange conformity
Important things Jekyll and Hyde in your
Reasoning you know I’ve known you
Godlike self-delusions
And mob mentality
And if you hope I’m losing sleep it won’t mean much to me
We achieve perfection in our parody
We’re both different but the same in desperation
So maybe I’m confused
And I might never say enough
So maybe I don’t like the way you do things
But then who am I to judge?
I know I seem a little disappointed and know
You find it so surprising
I don’t believe in your philosophies
Even though you think the proof is too large not to see
To achieve perfection should I fall in line?
Not so different but we fight about it all the time
So maybe I’m confused
And I might never say enough
So maybe I believe you’re full of anger
But then who am I to judge?
So maybe I’m a fool
To not believe in you
I’m thinking for myself
6. Turning Pages
Hope is the candle
To lead them through the deep inferno
Help me father
To make these words a picture of the thing
And to earn the praises they sing
Time flies on by
And I feel so detached from real life
They whisper softly
It fills me with a sense of dread
I question
Do they know me for what I really am?
Surprise it doesn’t frighten them to look so deep
I see inside the madman they trust in
The doubting me
The shining knight in white
They think they know me for what I am
Night is closing in
And this fool can only do the best he can
We are turning pages
Ever changing mind and faith
Infinite in our complexity
Choosing our own way
Can never really stay
Living out our desperate dreams in constant change
Hello conscience I thought that you were all but dead
It’s true wishful thinking
Dealing with who I am
And voices like the shadows call filling my
Surroundings everlasting and maddening
Crowding but lonely and apart
They think they know me for what I am
Time the visions come
And I see
Shining but distant
Burning out of the night
We are turning pages of ever-changing mind and faith
Disbelieving our mortality
Choosing our own way
Can never really stay
Living out our desperate dreams in constant change
Nothing can ever stay the same for you and I
Smile when the morning comes
Safe in the rising sun
Find what you’re looking for
Breathe in the warmth of the day
We are turning pages
Ever changing mind and faith
Infinite in our complexity
Choosing our own way
Can never really stay
Living out our desperate dreams in constant change
7. To the End
Silent watching
Waiting for the right time to arrive
And with a move like lightning
Steal you from the spotlight
Never act and many feel that it’s a sure sign of weakness
We’ve had our share of meekness
It couldn’t wait
The time has come to show our faith
Just overcome your fear
Deny it to the end
It’s been nothing more than talk and pretend
It had to be this way
Could never change your mind
Gather
Gaining strength so we can force our will upon them
Bring our banner to the masses on judgment day
The moment’s here and now; are you with us or against us
Feel free to choose but answer without delay
No delay
You’re the brick that holds us down
Everything’s been said
The lines were drawn by the lies we were fed
It had to be this way
Couldn’t change your mind
Now there’s nothing here for you
Turned your back on what you knew was right
What color is the sky in your world today?
What used to be your life has torn you down
Only ashes are left of what you felt
Might be the spark to light the way
Deny it to the end
Do something more than talk and pretend
You never felt quite sane
And never safe
And everything’s been said
They finally got their way I guess
It had to be this way
Couldn’t change your mind
8. The Embrace
I sometimes wonder if I’ll be remembered
For what I’ve done
After I’m gone
I really only ever wanted to do what was right
Not just for myself
But for everyone involved in this
I sometimes think I’ve lost heart just a little
And things seem to slip by so much faster now
Just so you know
This isn’t what I wanted
It’s gotten to be too much
It’s my fault
I should’ve known
And maybe it’s easier for you to put me down this time
But I’ve done all the thinking
The work and worry up to now
You say you don’t care
No purpose left in our endeavors
And I make you angry with the simple fact
I don’t feel the way you do
My arms around you
What I find; what I find within you
Your arms around me
What I’ve found within me
Now it’s all come to nothing
Never claimed to have all the answers
You feel I’ve cheated you somehow
You know it never was for myself
I only wanted to belong and be loved
You couldn’t see what I felt
I never promised to be your reason or your savior
Everything you need
My arms around you
What I find; what I find within you
Your arms around me
What I find within me
Now it’s all come to nothing
Though we’ve tried nothing’s changed
Sit back and watch the pieces fall
Don’t leave anything worth saving
Degrading all we’ve built
To dust and ashes
What passes for memories of guilt
And in my mind your anger is taking over
Everything you see
This madness, this is your pride
Can’t you see that all your envy eats you up inside
Used to want to help us all
It’s too late the end is here
Nothing pure; petty hate; all is lost
Could it be that you still believe you’re right?
So I didn’t fit your grand picture
Who’s the fool?
Can you tell?
Me or you
What’s left but hurt when you say that you feel this way
Goodbye to peace
Just say goodbye to yesterday
How many dreams we’ve lost to pain
How many lifetimes
Will we be forced to give away?
Couldn’t see what I felt
I never promised you
To be your reason or your savior, to be your everything
My arms around you
What I find; what I find within you
Your arms around me
What I find within me
Now it’s all come to nothing
So I didn’t fit your solution
Who’s the fool?
Can you tell?
Me or you
What’s next
It is hurt; is it anger
To me you’re a stranger with far too much to prove
9. Remember Me
We’ve said so many things
Hurt we can’t take back
And it’s cold living with regret
You simply didn’t seem to understand
And I wish that you could see the way I do
I wonder what you’d say
And where in time you’ll be
And if you will remember me
I’m truly sorry
I know it’s much too late
But you’d be proud of me if you could know my faith
And maybe someday I’ll find all the answers
To the end we’ll have to live with knowing what we’ve lost
If I could take it back would we be much more?
Could you try or will you tell me that you’ve heard it all before
You’ll never know how I wish that you could see the way I do
I wonder what you’d say
And where in time you’ll be
And if you will remember me
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