Church of the Real
Sometime near in the future
shortly after the storm
I'll be crossing the border
if you want to come along
birds will flock in the valley
to see where the horses have gone
you and I will be married
and the choir will sing a song
And I will be
safely on my way
to keep you company
to bring you home to where you belong
and walk straight into the heavens
in spite of what has been said
and bring the melody makers
back from the dead
In a field somewhere in the country
we'll sit and stare at the sun
and pray for everybody
who wants someone to love
the flowers growing beside us
will reach up into the sky
and we will with all of our powers
for the rest of both our lives
Be well aware
we all have got our time
a heart will beat until the day is done
with no exception
the gods will sit in a temple
and watch us over our heads
ghostlike, willing and able as you go to bed
And I will be
safely on my way
to keep you company
to bring you home to where you belong
and walk straight into the heavens
in spite of what has been said
and bring the melody makers
back from the dead
For the first time in the world
for the boys and for the girls
for the loss of self control
for the young and for the old
Comes the fact
that the planet survives
cause the sun is detached from the moon
we can try
to be all that that we want
telling lies that turn out to be true
and stay humble when the walls come down
at your palace in the morning
in the house that you built
for the church of the real
where you left all your belongings
We'll do it for the greater good
and because we feel we should
with the failiure to thrive
but the will to stay alive
In the end
we wil all be divided
in groups of the weak and the strong
to pretend
that we knew of the cost
and that we had been right all along
when we talked about the man machine
and gave birth without a warning
to the house that you built
for the church of the real
where you left all your belongings
Yeah it's a fact
that the planet survives
cause the sun is detached from the moon
we can try
to be all that that we want
telling lies that turn out to be true
and stay humble when the walls come down
at your palace in the morning
in the house that you built
for the church of the real
where you left all your belongings
Now it comes and it goes and it feels like you know
that I've already made you my friend
given the chance with the shake of a hand
comes a question before we begin
will you be there when I'm gasping for air
and my breath is the last of its kind
when it's all that I have and my years are the ones left behind
Practically yours I am changing my course
as we talk of what's out of our reach
we don't pay to feel and the water is free
so we're leaving our clothes out to bleach
just for a while with a tear and a smile
can I make this my home and my crib
craving to kill as I give you a kiss on your lip
Everybody will run from the rain
they'll be shouting again and again
cause we know what we heard
we demand that at least you explain
we will say what we know to be right
at the end of the day comes the night
when the dreams that we have are fulfilled
we'll be happy inside
Bloody the war that kept you from my door
we both know we don't want it to last
I came from above and from Russia with love
with a prayer for present and past
taking the time to find my peace of mind
while the flocks come together and cry
so many people have died but we are still alive
Everybody will run from the rain
they'll be shouting again and again
cause we know what we heard
we demand that at least you explain
we will say what we know to be right
at the end of the day comes the night
when the dreams that we have are fulfilled
we'll be happy inside
High water high water high water running still
my father and mother again pick up the bill
I see you I see you you come to save the day
high water is washing away
The planet with motion will help to let us be
a mighty and powerful old machinery
a feeling because of the way you to cling to me
it is what i want it to be
The building the building in which my soul reside
I want to believe in the dark and in the light
no other no other my brother will decide
who gives me the long kiss goodnight
The rhythm the rhythm the rhythm of the heart
the passion of christ and the song of dying stars
it makes me degrades me so often down below
and further into the unknown
With magic and laughter I will be on my way
and forever after in every word I say
with meaning and presence there will be no delay
tomorrow will be here today
No body no spirit no more shall I be gone
I love you forever you are the only one
and never again will the water rise that high
high water is waving goodbye
Standing in a ray of light
I am on the dark side of the moon
as if in a pantomime
I have come by the use of balloons
To portray the mess I'm in
I get physical and start to fight
where the skye is black and the air is thin
and my voice is mainly heard within the clouds
Where the sound of me against you
ring the bells forever more
will my soul surivive or will it crash and burn
when we're done will I be standing
with my back against the wall
will the times of truth and solitude return?
There's a room where we can go
there's a place that I can take you to
where the things you think you know
do not always turn out to be true
Where a holy man will suddenly
appear before your eyes
just to seperate the wicked from the sad
to uncover who is hiding
and who is in a disguise
and in the end congregate the good and bad
Where the sound of me against you
ring the bells forever more
will my soul surivive or will it crash and burn
when we're done will I be standing
with my back against the wall
will the times of truth and solitude return?
You're saying war is not enough
very greedy
to think that you can buy my love
and you talk of religion
and of the good things that you found
but it shows all too well that the same things
are bringing you down
I think you worry all too much
love is easy
I guess for those who dare to touch
a flower from the city on a midnight run
growing roots in the shade
in the middle of a marathon
It's very easy to believe
with the patience you have
it was easy getting over me
I've been around enough to see
what the difference is between fiction and reality
You're disappearing in a dream
it's a thin line before you hit insanity
now the only girl you really want
is close but far away
i'm afraid it's too late anyhow
no matter what you say
It's very easy to believe
with the patience you have
it was easy getting over me
I've been around enough to see
what the difference is between fiction and reality
It's very easy to believe
with the patience you have
it was easy getting over me
I've been around enough to see
what the difference is between fiction and reality
When your words are met by silence
from a heart of rock and stone
when you miss your friends and parents
and you're feeling all alone
As you talk about the winter
summer comes to lead you on
wanting only to surrender
to the heat and to the sun
You will want to pay it forward
and you'll need a helping hand
but noone will give you half the time of day
so you'll take my word for granted
cause you'll want to understand
how it all just disappears and goes away
Where the angels come together
but the gods are out of sight
comes a sudden change of weather
travelling at the speed of light
Now the girl you want to be with
who is down and on the pill
will be happier than ever in her life
cause we all have got our dreams
and you will be fulfilled
when your time is up and you're about to die
You will want to pay it forward
and you'll need a helping hand
but noone will give you half the time of day
so you'll take my word for granted
cause you'll want to understand
how it all just disappears and goes away
Wrote it because of a breakdown
did it in need of rejoice
knew you would always be around
listening to my voice
Simple beginnings for noone
you and the rest of the world
I hope to keep all my clothes on
so it is sung by a girl
And sure I know that I have been away
for far too long for you to even care
I move too slow to see the light of day
you talk too much about your nightmares
and to me it seems we've got a thing or two
left to figure out
you're up in the sun
and I hang beneath a cloud
Someone just slipped me a raindrop
drinking will make me a king
I hope that summer never stops
it changes everything
Getting a bit out of control
the best thing that's happened to me
where you will lead I will follow
guessing it will set me free
And sure I know that I have been away
for far too long for you to even care
I move too slow to see the light of day
you talk too much about your nightmares
and to me it seems we've got a thing or two
left to figure out
you're up in the sun
and I hang beneath a cloud
Yeah I know that I have been away
for far too long for you to even care
I move too slow to see the light of day
you talk too much about your nightmares
and to me it seems we've got a thing or two
left to figure out
you're up in the sun
and I hang beneath a cloud
I can't really tell what's up or down
I can't tell where this is coming from
this beat has got me running round in circles
someone dropped a bomb on me
I am found dead or alive
On a dancefloor filled with flashing lights
with a devils haircut on my mind
and I don't know if it's yours or mine
my feet are falling out of time
I see a rocket shooting to the sky
Higher and higher
noone knows excactly what the time is
but the stars are out tonight
bird on the wire
lift me up and I'll prepare to take off
I will go without a fight
If the music stops will I explode
from my head and spine down to my toes
while the blood is running to my nose
I ask you if knowing what you know is real
will I need you to get by
In this galaxy I'm not alone
I don't think I'd make it on my own
so I wave my hands up high to show
I am grateful for the lack of boundaries
Where the air is very light
I go higher and higher
noone knows excactly what the time is
but the stars are out tonight
bird on the wire
lift me up and I'll prepare to take off
I will go without a fight
I've been walking by your side for quite some time now
and I see a working girl without a cause
looking for a place where you can let your hair down
walking in and out the same misleading doors
Now you read a lot of books about the city
and you like to talk about the written word
to your own eyes you do not appear that pretty
to me that seems outrageous and absurd
Cause my body wants to hold you
while my heart is hanging on
to all that I belong to
and the ground I walk upon
now you say I should'nt worry
bout the things you say and do
but my soul is in a hurry
and it's you I'm running to
When it comes to time and space you're a believer
standing strong in all that you know to be true
looking up into the night I'm a receiver
every star I see is reminding me of you
And my body wants to hold you
while my heart is hanging on
to all that I belong to
and the ground I walk upon
now you say I should'nt worry
bout the things you say and do
but my soul is in a hurry
and it's you I'm running to