1. |
I Don't Know Why
04:38
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Sometimes it feels like I've got nothing to say
But it's hard to put it the right way
"You've lost your edge, led your friends astray
And I just can't see it any other way"
I'd love to tell you...
It's running late. It's getting harder to stay
But you don't see why I care anyway
I'd love to tell you...
(Heartache) The heart interferes again
And I don't know why I came here today
But since I'm here I'm gonna stay
And I don't know what I came here to say
But I'm going to try to say it anyway
You've run out of people to blame
But once you fall out you're never the same
I'd love to tell you...
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2. |
Colpoy's Bay
03:53
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We may not always be in love
But even when we run out of things to speak of
You'll always be thought of
In a couple of years
The city will be dead
And if we stay we'll be dead too
If it takes all night
If it takes all day
Maybe I could get you
To look past the CN Tower and see Colpoy's Bay
Let's go
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3. |
Help Me
02:52
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How will they get life out of me?
When do we get away?
A lifetime can be so confusing
I don't wish to be so optomisitic all the time
Or every time something goes wrong
Sometimes I'd rather sleep than take charge
Help me
Help me question who I am and what I stand for
Help me question my life
And why I can't go on like this anymore
My love of others causes my lack of a spotight to seem
Like a lack of self esteem
With certain people I'm shy
But with you I just want to stare into those eyes
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4. |
I Believed in You
03:31
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I don't pretend to be fair
Cause what I've seen doesn't compare with You
I don't mean to fight
But some things just don't seem right
And sometimes I just don't believe
How can I give so much and not receive?
I believe in You
Now I won't say I wasn't scared
I should know, I was there
What You did, you know it doesn't compare
And I wasn't supposed to care
Now I don't, now I don't dare
And don't You tell me, I was there.
I believed in You
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5. |
I Know
02:36
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I'm much too busy for you"
And you say maybe some other day
My love is much too deep for you
So why's this so hard to do?
And I know that you feel you do all the work around here
But I tried so hard, yeah I tried so hard
I gave you something you never had
A life without false perceptions and non-events
Someone you could get behind
I know that you feel I don't care anymore
But I tried so hard, yes I tried so hard
I'm much too busy for you
And you say maybe some other day
My love is much too steep for you
So why's this so hard to do?
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6. |
It's All Been Done
03:51
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Started from nothing, made my way to something
Danced with the devil and ended up with an angel
Faced an army and destroyed my confidence
Trusted a friend and he stole my conscience
But it's all been done
I've been wronged and have wronged others
I've asked for forgiveness and have forgiven
I've been on a wire begging for the light
As I have been in the fire longning for the night
But it's all been done
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7. |
Memory
03:18
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As long as I've known you I've been ashamed
Aloof in the treetops running through the pain
As long as I've found you I've never been the same
Underneath the water nothing seems to change
Run north to south, run west to east
As long as I'm living you'll be in my memory
Live a litte longer try to get some peace
As long as you're alive you're just waiting to be released
The flight is neverending the struggle is plain
The confusion burns deeper the more we question the game
As clouds dissipate and rivers cry to the sea
You have a thousand sons waiting to receive
Run north to south, run west to east
As long as I'm living you'll be in my memory
Live a litte longer try to get some peace
As long as you're alive you're just waiting to be released
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8. |
Politick
04:18
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The votes pour in
A nation holds its breath
Who will win? The right or the left?
For most it's just another day
"What will my vote do anyway?" They say
The doubters, oh they take note
Half of eligible voters didnt vote
And does it really even matter anymore?
The same parties have been here for years
Plagued with scandals, doubts and fears
My family has been voting liberal for 50 years
So why should I be the one to change our minds?
And does it really even matter anymore?
This candidate is perfect for my town
But a vote for her is a vote for the party that will run this country
In to the ground
So I'll vote the other way
You can't afford to be selfish these days
And does it really even matter anymore?
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9. |
Right Here
03:37
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Though I've never been a fan of waiting in line
I think that I need to bide my time
To go about this this the right way
I'd really like to stay
If you need me
I'll be somewhere
If you want time
I've got some to spare
And I know it's a long line
I've lost you all once before and now I know why
But now's not the time to look to the sky
I've been busy waiting on me
How selfish could one man be?
If you need me
I'll be somewhere
If you want time
I've got some to spare
And I know it's a long line
Have I left it too long?
If you need me
I'll be somewhere
If you want time
I've got some to spare
And If I needed you where would you be?
And if I needed time would you spend it with me?
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10. |
Suddenly Silent
04:01
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I've seen you here before haven't I?
Hundred of times in my dreams
Hundreds of times so it seems
Now you pass me by
Not a shadow of a chance
Even in my dreams, not a second glance
Please, wait for me
I was begging you to overlook
When suddenly silence overtook me in mid phrase
And you couldn't be bothered to say
Anything to forgive me
Any quality to outlive me
And it seems like I am lost without a trace
Please, wait for me.
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11. |
You Never Know
03:48
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When will I ever be at the top of my game, at my peak
When will I ever see you in love with me?
I've been wiaiting for you for so long
How long will she carry me? You never know
When will my years run dry? You never know
How long will it take 'till my back breaks?
From years of hard mistakes where every brick added more weight
You've been carrying me for so long
How long will she carry me? You never know
How many years can go by? You never know
Some questions can't be answered
It takes time for the answers to grow
When will I ever find them?
You never know
How long will she carry me? You never know
How many years can run by? You never know
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12. |
Jump Tonight
03:21
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I felt fine last night, I was out with you
I felt fine last night, I would do anything I was asked to
But then the questions filled my mind
How did I get here? Now what do I do?
What happens when we die?
The answers were questions too
I'd seen the bridge a thousand time in the past
We left our plates and headed out the back
They told me to meet them at the show
But the questions just wouldn't let go
And I skipped out
What happens to us when we die?
Do we take our names? Do we take our pride?
Who will remember me when I'm gone?
The pain and fear hit me way too strong
If there's nothing to live for but life itself
Then why do I matter to anyone else?
My dreams were shattered, oh where do I start?
In those hours I felt the longing in my heart
With the bridge in sight
I thought "I'll jump tonight"
But my sight was overtaken
By a light so bright that I was shaken
I fell to the pavement, my head spun so fast
The light was a car that had just passed
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13. |
Rewind
03:31
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Rewind, play that song again
It's not like we haven't heard it a thousand times before
Rewind, say that phrase again
It's not like I haven't heard it a thousand times or more
But I need to know you still care
And I need to know you're there
Rewind
Rewind but don't stay in the past
Reminisce but in your dreams do not bask
Those memories hide what you've come to know as pain
Rewind
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14. |
I've Let You Down Again
04:01
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I've hit on hard times
I couldn't clear my mind
Ruined by design
I just forgot my lines
And I'll bet you're waiting for the day
But I just can't bare to say that I've let you down again.
I couldn't face you the other day
I couldn't face you the other day
I couldn't bare to say, I wouldn't dare to say
That I let you down again
But there's so much I've gotta tell you
I'll bet you're waiting for the day
But I just can't bare to say that I've let you down again
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15. |
A Passion Play
03:34
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She walks the thin line between pathetic and desperate
No matter what I say she just won't budge
And every time she talks to me it's always the same thing
I wonder how far it'll take her 'till she falls?
No matter what he does, she finds some redeeming feature
Mostly saying, "Ah it wasn't his fault"
She'll always find more ways to love him
I wonder how long 'till she makes herself crawl?
I can hear it coming, here it comes
Don't try to improvise, let it go
Don't try to read his hand, let him go
I said, "Don't give him anything, don't give an inch"
She said, "That's alright baby, this'll be a cinch"
I said, "Don't give him anything" but she gave him a mile
She said, "Don't worry darling" and tried to cover it up with a smile
She thinks she walks the thin line between desired and wanted
But she's really none at all
And inside her head there's a performance she's watching
It's getting harder and harder for her to stop the show
I can hear it coming, here it comes
Don't try to improvise, let it go
Don't try to read his hand, let him go
I said, "Don't give him anything, don't give an inch"
She said, "That's alright baby, this'll be a cinch"
I said, "Don't give him anything" but she gave him a mile
She said, "Don't worry darling" and tried to cover it up with a smile
I'll bet he told her he really loved her
And I'll bet that she was sold
But now that the fireworks have calmly ended
It's just Emily and her production all alone
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16. |
That's What I Thought
02:24
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I come around and you're there
Some people say it's unfair
They say, "What does she see in you anyway?"
I want to stay at home but you say,
"What's that gonna do? Locking yourself away?"
I can't believe what they say to you and me
Yeah it's enough to break me down but I don't stay down
Because I love you and I think you feel the same
When I'm lost at sea you're right behind me
Some people say it's unfair
But that never gets them anywhere
When I say it's unfair you always tell me
That everything's ok, today was just one day
And that everything falls into place someday
I can't believe what they say to you and me
Yeah it's enough to break me down but I don't stay down
Because I love you and I think you feel the same
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17. |
The Wait
05:32
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To change your mind, to relive that time
Is an easy way out but it's not you that I doubt
Joy surrounds you but to you it's a veil masking what you should feel
It's not hard to walk away, it just takes a few days
To gether the courage to stray, there's always another way
The longer you wait, the more you mistake chance for fate
The laughter it fades away
The longer you wait, the more you inflate that love or hate
It's not a permanent state
Why is it that you take it so hard? Just let down your guard
You love to be the one whose life gets turned around
You love to be the rag, the hand me down
I thought I could see you for a while
I thought I could see through to the smile
The longer you wait, the more you mistake chance for fate
The laughter it fades away
The longer you wait, the more you inflate that love or hate
It's not a permanent state
It's not a permanent state
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18. |
The Only Two People
03:16
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I met an old friend of mine last night
She was in a rush but we talked anyway
There’s one thing I remember, something she said
And she said it so passionately
She said “Take what you learn and take what you need
But don’t worry about me, you know it’s too late for me
And it feels like we’re the only two people on this earth who understand”
It was early in the morning
She missed her meeting but she didn’t mind
That’s when she said to me, “I split too soon and I couldn’t find any room
I don’t have a home and I feel so alone
And I don’t think I can make it on my own”
So I gave her a hug and said, “I’m not feeling so hot myself”
And she cried and cried and laughed
That’s when she turned to me, that’s when she said
“Take what you learn and take what you need
But don’t worry about me, you know it’s too late for me
And it feels like we’re the only two people on this earth who understand”
Then she left me
I haven’t seen her again since that night, all those years ago
But one thing’s for sure love is war
May she win
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19. |
She's A Black Hole
04:05
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She's a black hole looking to fill up her soul
She's always ready to say whatever it takes to win control
She'll look into your eyes and laugh at your jokes
She'll talk about your band and get along with your folks
She'll lean in close to tell you what's real
Threatening to take it away unless she sees you beg, borrow and steal
She'll take you upstairs promising countless nights
But you know she'll be gone as soon as you hit the lights
You think she's all yours, she thinks only of you
Until all your friends say they feel it too
She'll call you up in the middle of the night
Say she's thinking of you but you know that just can't be right
She must be still in disguise so don't meet up tonight
She's still in disguise just don't look in her eyes....
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20. |
Open The Door
03:10
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You can just sit there and gather your thoughts
I'll just be right over here, you can call me for anything
There's something in my eyes you know you can trust
There's a warmth in your touch that I've never felt before
I'm not trying to hurt you or take advantage of your situation
You're a friend in need and that's all I need to know to help you out
Open the door
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21. |
Walking Tall
02:07
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We go back so far
It's hard to count the ways you used to love me
Now you've left to find a better life and that's alright
Why did we slip away?
Where do you slide these days?
We began to realize the way it had to be
Each of us was going down a path
And we were unable to disagree
Why do we go out of our way to say we don't care anymore?
How can I make it up to you?
When can we catch up?
I take you to an open field
And we see eye to eye on most things most of the time
It's true
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22. |
Waiting For A Guide
04:53
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Waiting for you, I'm waiting for you
Talking and talking we do
Longing to see the last symphony
Longing and longing
Time to confide
Fate's on my side
Why?
We've got to go, down comes the snow
Waiting for a guide to help me realize
That I'll be alright, at least for tonight
Darkness collides with light in my eyes
Time to confide it's all in my mind
Why?
Waiting for a guide to help me realize
That I'll be alright, at least for tonight
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23. |
I Still Don't Know
03:32
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I've missed the mark so many times
And have wrecked my chances down the line
I've forgotten my lines so often
That my good signs have been forgotten
It can be hard living life at a loss
Trying to grasp that your life doesnt come in a box
But I still don't know where I should go
When you live in the city your whole life
You can become blind to the pain and strife
The motto of those on bankers pay is that
Poverty is Gods way of punshing you for not making enough money
I still dont know where I should go
I went back home to the Maritimes
And the pace made it seem behind the times
You can stroll down Main Street, it's not far
But when you walk on Queen you'll get hit by a car
But I still don't know where I should go
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24. |
Have I Gone Too Far?
03:44
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A will so weak that you can't fake it
A walk too far because you can't take it
A stress so large that you can't bare it
A conscience so faint that you lost it
Or have I gone too far?
A fear so large that I'm in over my head
A love so grand that I run myself dead
A heart so faint that it's nearly gone
A faith so strong that it's overrun
A life so balanced that it's falling
A character so appalling
Or have I gone too far?
A smile so smug that it's always in my head
An ego so large that it's weighing down
On the people you used to need
On the people you used to trust
On the people you used to love
Or have I gone too far?
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25. |
You
02:26
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It's been a long lonely day
I'm at home with nothing to do
So I think of you, I think of you
But I think too much
About losing rather than keeping
About waking rather than sleeping
About hardship rather than reaping the benefits of a day
It's been a long tiresome day
I left home to write a book
But I think of you, I think of you
I don't think enough
About loving and imploring
About sunshine rather than pouring
Being grounded when I'm soaring my life away
And I put a photograph of the two of us on the wall
But I only look at you, I only look at you
It's been a long busy day
I'm at home with so much to do
Still I think of you, I can only think of you
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26. |
We All Do
02:41
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To take is to give when you're on the outs
And I know that you care
Even when you say you don't
I know that you do
And when the rain turns to words
I know that you'll say "We all do"
You say you don't want to
I say you should try to
Be someone other than yourself
For a day or two you can find it out inside you
To be someone else is to stay on top
It's the only way to keep those words from falling like rain
To be yourself is out of style
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27. |
Wait A Minute!
03:46
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You think you've got your life under control
And all you ever talk about is your impeccable heart
I think you should wait
I think you should wait
I cant say I've ever known you to rush in to action
And yet you talk still
So wait a minute, listen
If you talk you've gotta show
Your words and your actions go hand in hand you know
One day you're gonna say something that'll haunt you for life
When I hear about the many webs that you churn
It makes my stomach turn
And when you talk about the finer details of your day
It makes me want to run away
So wait a minute, listen
If you talk you've gotta show
So wait a minute, listen
If you talk you've gotta show
Your words and your actions go hand in hand you know
Don't you know?
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28. |
So Sad
03:45
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I'm so sad
I don't know why but I am
I guess life's like that
It could be the things I never had
But I doubt that
I don't mean to be so sad but I am right now
I don't mean to be so sad but I am right now
Gotta turn that hurt into joy
Gotta turn that hatred into love
Gotta keep on pushing lest I find that the hurting turns me blind
I'm so sad
I don't know why but I am
I guess life's like that
I don't mean to be so cruel but I am right now
I don't mean to be a fool but I am one right now
Gotta turn that hurt into joy
Gotta turn that hatred into love
Gotta keep on pushing lest I find that hurting turns me blind
I don't mean to be so cruel but I am right now
I don't mean to be a fool but I am one
I don't mean to be so sad so help me
I don't mean to be so sad help me out
I don't mean to be so sad so help me out
You gotta help me out
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29. |
Do You Have My Back?
02:52
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I'm only here today to ask you a simple question
It's been on my mind and I'm losing my direction
I've been thinking of you and of what I'm gonna do
When we talk today I need you to feel the same way
I tried all my luck but it's fading away
Fading into the black
Do you have my back?
There's many things I'd like to do and some might be irrational
Some may include you, the effects might be irreversible
But no matter what I say I can see them all walk away
And I need somewhere to go but first I need to know
I tried all my luck but it's fading away
Fading into the black
Do you have my back?
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30. |
Gone
02:55
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I heard that you were giving your heart away
I heard that you couldn't stand to see your day just slip away
I heard that you went on a trip today
I heard that you need to spend some time away and that's ok
You take it too far for your own good
And no one asks you why
I heard that you just sold your soul today for another shot
I heard that you had a bad trip today
I heard that you couldn't take it anymore your life was a bore
I heard that you just took it too far today
Where were you anyway?
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31. |
Not The Way
02:42
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I know myself today
I'm not the one to blame
I feel as if my only love is leaving in the rain
I don't know how to figure what I'm supposed to do anyway
And in the end I know it gets harder as it goes
I feel I've got life figured out but lord knows I dont have a clue
I'm such an awful liar and it flows in my blood
If my days catch fire hope I get lost in the flood
I don't know how to articulate the things that mean the most in my life
And in the end I know it gets harder as it goes
I feel I've got life figured out but lord knows I don't have a clue
And I know it's not the way
I know it's not the way
All the honest thoughts I have are from songs I wish I wrote
I don't know where they'll take me but I love you note for note
I don't know how I'll ever repay the things that you've added to my life
And in the end I know it gets harder as we grow
I feel I've got life figured out but lord knows I don't have a clue
And I know it's not the way
I know it's not the way
I feel I've got life figured out but lord knows I don't have a clue
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32. |
My Only Sign
03:25
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Contentment is so hard to keep, it's so hard to keep
Love is so hard to find, it's so hard to find
But when you came to me
I swear your light was all I could see
I needed someone to comfort me
That's why you're my only sign
Love is so hard to give when you've never received
Time, it just slips away when there's no one to spend it with
So when you came to me
I swear your light was all I could see
I needed someone to comfort me
That's why you're my only sign
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33. |
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Does the line on the horizon make you pick a side?
Does the columnist in the paper unite or does he divide?
Will we listen to suggestions before we make a choice?
Does the average person really have a voice?
Do you believe in nothing?
Do you trust what you know?
Can we trust what we think we see?
Can we trust what we think we know?
Do you believe in nothing?
Are ideals you share aloud the same you keep in your head?
Are the actions you show the world the same you hold in your heart?
Are the memories that you have the ones you want to keep?
Are the bridges that you burn the ones you really need?
Is the bottle that you reach for designed to clear your head?
Or is it only to stop you from wishing that you were dead?
Are you going to spend your whole life down and out in that town?
Are you going to take a chance or will you never live it down?
Do you believe in nothing?
Do you trust what you know?
Can we trust what we think we see?
Can we trust what we think we know?
Do you believe in nothing?
Or do you believe in something?
Can you sleep sound at night?
Does it anger you to wonder about decisions you've made in your life?
Does the thought of God haunt you?
Does it make you feel left out?
Does he really care about us?
One day we'll all find out
I can't trust what I know
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34. |
More To Life
03:17
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Tell me that you've found the cure
For thoughts that make you feel unsure
The marks are in and now you're out
There's no shadow of a doubt
In love one day and hate the next
You cry it out but don't reflect
There's more to life than that
It's only where you're at
Don't say that it's a fact
There's more to life than that
It's easy to react
Things happen way too fast
You know all things must pass
There's more to life than that
You feel so low because you're strapped
The God you want requires cash
Your day is spent dreaming of more
The newest thing at the newest store
The noble never seem to stray
But did you know you were born that way?
There's more to life than that
It's only where you're at
Don't say that it's a fact
There's more to life than that
It's easy to react
Things happen way too fast
You know all things must pass
It's ok if you fall flat
There's more to life than that
Don't hold on to your act
This time will surely pass
And don't let the mirror crack
You are worth more than that
Material wealth fades so fast
There's more to life than that
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35. |
The Fall
03:33
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Why don't you love me as I love you?
What do you have for me?
What are you carrying
In times of sickness of the body and the mind?
What are you holding for me
That leaves this beggar blind?
You never talk to me and I never try
Why don't you love me as I love you?
She's on the fall again
She's on the fall again
She just couldn't see her borders fall
Couldn't make any sense of it all
She's on the fall again
She's on the fall again
She just couldn't keep her faith in me
I tried so desperately
And if I saw her again I'd say
You left me you know I never left you
You told me where to go but I'll never say I told you so
She's on the fall again
This time she wants her end
She just couldn't let it go
She's better off on her own
She's on the fall again
But this time I'm not her friend
I hope that she will make it through
I'm always there for you
And if I saw her again I'd say
You left me you know I never left you
You told me where to go but I'll never say I told you so
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36. |
Wait and See
03:19
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So my love you've finally done what they thought could never be done
You've broken up and now you say that you'll never find anyone
The word "love" is so easy to hate
The word "love" is so often linked with fate
But the word you need is not "make-believe"
You've gotta wait and see
Come on
The black from the space that left is slowly starting to dawn
The need for the word of words is coming on pretty strong
But will you find peace in a bottle of wheat?
Or will it just make you blind?
The word you need is not "make-believe"
You've gotta wait and see
Come on
So you see your time is out and your face begins to pale
The only way to rid yourself of pain is through the stench of stangant ale
But will you find peace in a bottle of wheat?
Or will it just make you blind?
The word you need is not "make-believe"
You've gotta wait and see
Come on
You're gone
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37. |
All In My Head
02:35
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You seem so far away, dear
Seems like it's impossible to stay here
And we're on different sides now
You say it's impossible to see clear
But then I fall out of bed
It was all in my head
A normal fear when you've found someone like her
Someone so dear
You say we're out of touch now
But you don't say what it is we're missing
What I never tell you
Is that we've already fallen to the ground
But then I fall out of bed
It was all in my head
A normal fear when you've found someone like her
Someone so dear
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38. |
A Thin Seam
02:58
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Everybody says I've got to be like my father
Who wore his heart up his sleeve
Held there by a thin seam
Why does he leave?
What does he see?
How does he feel?
Does it match my own pain?
If I didn't act so kind
If I could get it off of my mind
I wish it wasn't so hard to tell you
I wish it got a little bit easier
But every day I get a little bit stronger
Everybody says I've got to be like my father
Who wore his heart up his sleeve
Held there by a thin seam
Why does he leave?
What does he see?
How does he feel?
Does it match my own pain?
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