Lyrics for CD Under Heavenly Bodies

ANAM CARA

There are times when I don’t understand you
There are times when I can’t break through
But that doesn’t matter
There are times when the whole world closes
It confuses me, touching you
But I still do

And I dream about neon, and glittering mansions at night
And I’m moving above them at ten times the speed of the light
Colors bleed into the sky
And it’s about you and I

There are times I’m afraid you might hurt me
Or maybe I might hurt you
But that doesn’t matter
There are times that defy comprehension
It’s unusual loving you
But I just do

And I dream about freedom, or how I know that would feel
And I’m flying through fireworks – time has the power to heal
All things
Colors rain into the sea
And it’s about you and me


FARNSWORTH’S LAMENT

Breathe easy
Filter the lights
Selective memory
I’ve got visual rights
Elective imagery
Sound turned into sights

Hot wax and glass
The heart of space
Don’t let it pass
I see your face
Turned in the grass
I steal your place


OUT OF SPACE

From the sky, out of space
Sunlight finds me in this place
Bathing thoughts of our time	
Your voice and words dripping in my mind

Staring into that black light
Laughing, looking into the night
	
Remembering a deep blue sleep
Under heavenly bodies, under Japanese feet

Nothing less than forever		
Could ever be enough
Anything more than never
Is better, it’s better

Nothing less than forever		
Could ever be enough
Anything more than never
Is better, it’s better

Time means nothing after all			
Stars will melt, trees will fall
What you dreamed is where I stand		
Years are flowers in my hand

In an endless afternoon			
Or beneath a perfect moon
Life is shining in your face			
From the sky, out of space

Nothing less than forever		
Could ever be enough
Anything more than never
Is better, it’s better

Nothing less than forever		
Could ever be enough
Anything more than never
Is better, it’s better


GROUND ZERO

It wasn’t light yet when I got up
But the air was warm
And I put on the shirt your sister got me last Christmas
And remembered it was Tuesday

You were watching the early news
And I made myself coffee and CheeriosTM
And the sun was rising when I kissed you goodbye
And I said “Have a good day”
And you said “You too”

And I could tell it was going to be a beautiful morning
And the traffic wasn’t bad except right downtown
And the leaves that I saw were just beginning to change
And the sky was turning blue

And this is one of my favorite times of year
And I got to work early – eight-thirty –
And I felt just a little bit more organized than usual
A little more peaceful
For Tuesday


LOST AND FOUND

Life is more than 
Random chances
Life won’t stand for
Standing still
Life is more than
The greatest romances
The meaning of life is
Yours to fulfill

Life is less than bad, bad dreams
Or bad TV
Or what it seems
Life is less than how it sounds
Or how it looks
It’s all you’ve lost and found
Lost and found
Oh it’s all you’ve lost and found
Lost and found
Lost and found
Oh it’s all you’ve lost and found

Life is more than
What will save me
Life won’t stand for
My control
Life is more than
What you gave me
The meaning of life is
Mine to unfold

Life is less than bad, bad news
The hurt, the shame of being used
Life is less than spinning ‘round
Or losing faith
It’s all you’ve lost and found
Lost and found
Oh it’s all you’ve lost and found
Lost and found
Lost and found
Oh it’s all you’ve lost and found


IN THIS GROOVE

You, perfect you
On this perfect afternoon
I feel so high
Drinking nectar from your spoon

We, you and me,
We have peace and love that’s liquid crystal clear
And then suddenly you just say to me
“This is groovy but where do we go from here?”

And that’s such a drag because
I’m not in the space I was
And I don’t know what to say
That’s what conversation does
This is messing up my buzz
It’s just getting in the way

Move in this groove
That’s the way it’s s’pposed to be
Feel – it’s so real
A chick like you, a guy like me

We feel so free
Don’t need to know just what it’s all about
And then suddenly you just turn to me
With all this stuff you’re wanting to find out

Like will I love you when we’re old?
That’s a thing that can’t be told
Although I maybe think I will
We’ll be living off the land
We’ll be playing in a band
Maybe blowing bubbles ‘cross the windowsill

Hey, I like making love with you
And that’s all I wanna do
I don’t want to die in someplace far and strange
I believe this war is wrong, I don’t hate the Viet Cong
Let’s not talk about how maybe things could change

Let’s just move
In this groove


FROM UNDERGROUND

From this cloud
I can see it all
All there is to see
From this cloud
I look far below, believe that I know
What you need

On this cloud
I can be all
All I dream to be
From this cloud
I fall to the Earth, I fall through the dirt
I fall into the ground

Underground
I feel gold in my veins
The weight of the world, and I feel the rain
I sink through the dirt, I sink through the time
And I fall into the ground

In this cloud
I can feel it all
All I could ever feel (just like heaven)
Starry bright, warm luscious nights 
That go on forever

But underground
I feel stone in my heart
I feel like I feel when we are apart
I push through the dirt, I push through my mind
And I crawl from underground

Underground
I feel the cold deep deep deep down
The beat of my heart echoes all around
I push through the dirt, I push through the time
And I crawl from underground


GLORY

In my dreams, I cry over lost love
But in my dreams, I can also fly
In my dreams, she tells me she wants me
And in my dreams, I can dance all night long

Can you feel the darkness rushing by you and me?
Can you feel love if hate only grows
If hate only grows
Freeing the light, freeing the sound, freeing the joy to flow
The joy to flow
The joy to flow

The future will hold such wonders as you've never seen
But the future is coming way too fast
The future won't be like the past that you've left behind
And future is still in formation inside your mind

Can you feel the light rushing by you and me?
Can you feel peace if war only goes
If war only goes
Forgetting the pain, forgetting this game, are we not one?
Are we not one?
Are we not one?


HELP YOURSELF

You’re not as helpless as you claim to be
You’ve got eyes you can open and see
You’re not some poor turtle in the middle of the road
You can run, you can move, you can get up and go
You’re not a captive that’s been locked in a cage
You’ve got thumbs, you’ve got keys, you could escape
You’re not some dumb animal that needs my help
You’ve got choice, and you can help yourself

You’ve got choice, and you can help yourself
You’ve got choice, and you can help yourself
You’ve got choice, and you can help yourself
You’ve got choice, and you can help yourself

You’re not a hostage with a gun to your head
You could choose life but you’d rather play dead
You’re really not a victim ‘though that’s what you tell me
That’s your ploy, that’s how you get to me

You’re not a child to feel sorry for
You’re an adult, but you don’t try any more
The hurtful things you say can cut me like a knife
But it’s not my job to fix your life

You’ve got choice, and you can help yourself
You’ve got choice, and you can help yourself
You’ve got choice, and you can help yourself
You’ve got choice, and you can help yourself

Now I’ve grown up, I see and I know
Why it’s so hard, so hard to let go
But now it’s time, ‘cause it’s my life at stake
To take my own advice and not make your mistake

I’ve got choice, and I can help myself
I’ve got choice, and I can help myself
I’ve got choice, and I can help myself
I’ve got choice, and I can help myself


ONLY ONE

In subway cars, in lovers’ eyes
In falling stars, in alibis
In holy words, in Chosen Son
In dreams of birds, there’s only one
There’s only one

Now I can reach out, or I can reach in
Or stand up and shout, or never begin
I could caress my loaded gun
And whisper “yes…”

In all the things I still believe
In how you laugh, in how you leave
In how we’ll sleep when day is done
And nothing keep, there’s only one
There’s only one

Now I can reach out, or I can reach in
Or stand up and shout, or never begin
I could caress my loaded gun
And whisper “yes, there’s only one”

Tara tutare ture svaha
Ave Caritas alleluia
I’ll lay my head
Against the sun
And go in peace
There’s only one

There’s only one


SIMPLY LOVE							

They will fly to California
Because of how they feel
They will raise their fists and have their picture in the paper
But it isn’t real

They will snuggle up to watch TV
They will hear the rain
They will write to all their congressmen and legislators
Just to explain
Tryin’ to explain

It’s something about dignity
It’s nothing about blasphemy
It’s something about bein’ free
It’s simply love

They might go to church this Sunday
Because they can
Walk together in the park but stay at least two feet apart
The man beside the man

They will always want to be here
They will kiss goodnight
They will pray that no one tries to take their son away
‘Cause someone might
They are prepared to fight

It’s something about dignity
It’s nothing about blasphemy
It’s something about bein’ free
It’s simply love 

It’s something about dignity
It’s nothing about blasphemy
It’s something about bein’ free
It’s simply love


WISH AGAIN

This night I made a wish again
Watch it go 
You never know
Just where or how far it goes
Knew the stars would understand
And here’s a night to wish again, wish again
Wish again

Flowers glow under the moon, under the snow
Bed lights shine across the room, out the window
Looking into the blue, I wait for my wish to come true
I believe in things without reason, especially you

This night I made that wish again
Placed all heaven in my words (and believe you heard)
Gave it love, then gave it to the wind
Stare straight into the flames
And here’s a night to wish again, wish again
Wish again

Love grows under the moon, under the blue snow
Piano flows from room to room, out the window
Staying up past two, I prefer to feel my way through
I believe in things I dream of, especially you

This night I made that wish again
Watch it go
You never know


NEON HEART

I know that people lose their treasure all the time
I’m trying to figure out how to keep ahold of mine
My life is beautiful, so beautiful now
And that’s just killing me, it’s killing me somehow

I know we’re living in a world that falls apart
And it won’t take a lot to break this neon heart

I’ve seen how all good things – how everything – must pass
Why do I crave your kiss when I know this can’t last?
I hope you understand I won’t romanticize
The way your shoulders move, the color of your eyes

I think we’re starting something I don’t  want to start -
Why is this shining coming from my neon heart?

When you chose me, you missed your mark
You thought I’d never be afraid of the dark

I fell in love with all the secrets that you keep
I do my dreaming now when I am not asleep

I know we’re living in a world that falls apart –
Why is this shining coming from me neon heart?
From my neon heart
Don’t break this neon heart
Don’t break my heart
Please don’t break my heart