CAPE V: The Lyrics Thread

[Fulcrum]

You knew I had to do it.


Team Resurrection - Go (Watershed can you provide the copyright info?)


Don’t know what it’d be like
That night at Gethsemane
Don’t know what it’d be like
Drops of blood sweatin’ out of me
Don’t know what it’d be like
Accused of being God
Don’t know what it’d be like
Led away and hung from a tree, yeah

Don’t know if I would go
To the lame the blind across the road
Don’t know if I would go
Where I was not in control
Don’t know if I would go
To a man, torn by demon powers
Don’t know if I would go
To the widow I did not know

I don’t know if I would go

Don’t know what it would take
To give my life to see men set free
Don’t know what it would take
To live my life without my precious wife
Don’t know what it would take
To have nowhere to lay my head
Don’t know what it would take
To get the red tape out of my life


I don’t know if I would go

Don’t know if I would go
To the lame the blind across the road
Don’t know if I would go
Where I was not in control
Don’t know if I would go
To a man, torn by demon powers
Don’t know if I would go
To the orphan I did not know

I don’t know if I would go

[dwoz]

TEAM HINTERLAND

When you Couldn't Believe
(c) 2007 David Wozmak (dwoz)

(verse 1)
you were you and I was me
then forces acted inexorably
to consummate our alchemy
and forge an alloy strong as steel
and rich as any gold can be

But steel will bend and gold will scratch
and though we work to stay intact
the forces conspire in ruthless fashion
to toss us, carelessly, into the chasm
relentless insinuation and schism

(chorus)
Why was I unable to see
The light that burned you
BGVOX-ANSWER(that almost consumed you)
why was I unable to stand
and cast a shadow across your face

When you didn't believe
in the story

(verse 2)
When we're here inside ourselves
we know our truths, our joie du vie
We simply brush aside the veil
and see what no one else can see
and feel what no one else can touch

Its such a curiosity
that such transparent sophistry
and ill-intentioned riddles
semantic paradiddles
can test the strongest love

(Chorus)
Why was I unable to be
the one you turned to
BGVOX-ANSWER(who would never spurn you)
why was I unable to breathe
or seize that instant of time

When you tried to believe
in the story

(verse 3)
Indifferent history doesn't recall
our myriad (mundane) ports of call
or how we rose above it all
it always marks the missteps and foibles
but quiet triumphs remain unsung

Now those choices that we made
are pegged to posterity
like cicadas on a corkboard
the feeding frenzy, the voyeur's amusement
vicarious libel and false denouement

(chorus)
Where was I, unable to choose
the life I wanted
BGVOX-ANSWER(and now I'm haunted)
I was there when you said you'd try
I was there when you said goodbye

When you couldn't believe
in our story

(coda)
its a sort of curiosity
that such transparent sophistry
inexorably gets the best of us
such a trite and venal tune can kill
the strongest love and strength of will

[E. Shaun]

"Nikki's Room" by Mark Adkins (a.k.a. Subvocal)

Yellow light pictures and poems
The broken window, the telephone
And I see each and every sin
The faded promises where love begins
And I see her and she smiles
And I want her and she smiles
In Nikki's Room

In this dream I look into her eyes
I turn 'round and fall through the sky
And I want shelter from what I see
I know pain escapes through memory
I see the car roll down the hill
The yellow sun the evening chill
And I see her and she smiles
And I need her and she smiles
In Nikki's room

And I ask her and she smiles
And I touch her and she smiles
And I hold her and she smiles
And I want her and she smiles
And I loathe her and she smiles
In Nikki's room…..

[McAllister]

Team Azimuth

Leaving
by McAllister

How did I get here, and will it be OK?
Where am I going? Do I find out on the way?

'Cause I'm leaving - I'm already gone
Leaving - I'm already long gone

When do we surface, when do we get out?
Is there a purpose? 'Cause I'm left in total doubt.

How did it end up? Did I leave 'em all impressed?
Standing ovation? Was I out there half-undressed?

[Spock]

Team Elemental

I Feel Nothing
by Anna Bihl


With a grip around the bottle
and some bruises in the back of my head
I lay down on the floor to take the edge off
of the things you said

This is a way to make my words sound right
I turn away and everything seems fine

This will take a long long while
You’re the witness to this renegade
I’m coming here to figure out
the colours of the cards we’ve played

This is a way to lose the ball and chain
I search your eyes for clues and signs
But I still find,

I find nothing, I find nothing at all
I know that it’s all gone
and I just feel nothing, I feel nothing at all
I wish that I could feel you

The blisters of my heart is gone
and the memories of you slowly fades
I saw a picture of your face today
Your loving eyes still haunts this place

I looked away
And now the sky falls down
I wish that I could change
cause when I look into your eyes

I find nothing, I find nothing at all
I know that it’s all gone
and I just feel nothing, I feel nothing at all
I wish that I could heal

but I still find nothing, I find nothing at all
I wish that I could heal

but I just feel nothing, I feel nothing at all
But this is not the real me

[Grapestomper]

Team Homestead

Disconnection
(c) 2007 Michael Walters (aka Grapestomper)


High
Above the world, the air is thin and cold,
An emptyness that kills you.
And there,
Amongst the sleeping passengers she rests
Her head against the glass,
Thinking;

Disconnection is
The cruelest wound that time can ever wield,
The taking of the tender.
And all the emptyness
It takes to fill the hole that now I feel
Is welling up again
Its all a matter of controll.

High
Above the valley floor amongst the clouds,
A rain-slick mountain highway.
And there
Among the twisting trees and blowing rain
His eyes are far away
Thinking;

Disconnection is
The only peace a soul can ever find
Outrunning all our angels.
And all the time it takes
To beat the breast and wipe the weeping eye,
Is thrown into the fire
Its all a matter of controll.

High
Above the lying dream we call "awake"
A place we know in common.
And there
Alone amongst the pages of our mind,
A silence seems to say,
Slowly:

Disconnection is
Impossible
Outrageous and absurd;
Does not exist in nature.
And all the "me"s and "you"s,
The "here"s and "there"s were all the stuff of dreams,
There's only one thing here
And there is nothing to controll.

[Carlo]

Team Omen "Bed Ain't The Same Without You"

I can see that you're afraid of me
but as far as I can tell
you know I want to live in Heaven
not reside in this hell

but I'm tired tired of being alone
what's required is for you to come home

cause the bed ain't the same without you
so tired of being alone
no the bed ain't the same without you
come back home

I learned too much about pain with you
things I did not want to know
I'm just talking 'bout forgiveness
of too many things that we both know

but I'm tired tired of being alone
what's required is for you to come home

cause the bed ain't the same without you
so tired and all alone
no the bed ain't the same without you
nothing goes on, nothing goes on
the bed ain't the same without you
come back home


I'll be up, you'll see my light on
your key still unlocks my door
Time seems like forever
and I'm afraid of how much more

but I'm tired tired of being alone
what's required is for you to come home


cause the bed ain't the same without you
so tired and all alone
no the bed ain't the same without you
nothing goes on, nothing goes on
the bed ain't the same without you
come back home

[hiltzy]

Team Indigo

All The Tears
Sarah Hiltz (hiltzy)

All the tears I've cried for you
They just don't matter
They don't do any good

And all the words you shout at me
All the things
I should not have screamed

Oh I can't do a thing about it
I can't change your tune
But I can't live without you
Go on follow through
Throw it all away now
I can't do a thing to stop you

Everytime we talk you debate
Tell me have you
Forgotten your faith

And I know we don't think the same
But that doesn't change
Verity

[Azraphael]

Team Enigma

Faithless
by David Sydor (Azraphael), (c) 2007

Is this over?
Have we found the far side of forever?
Can there be more
Or have we reached the end of never?

Can I take back
The tears I know I never earned?
Will you give me
One more chance than I deserve?

You look so good when you're running away

You left with so much grace
Without a trace
And left me faithless
I cannot replace this
I cannot face this
While I am faithless

Gimme a light now
I've got a bridge to burn back there
It's time to walk away
And take the first step to anywhere

You look so good when you're running away

You left with so much grace
Without a trace
And left me faithless
I cannot replace this
I cannot face this
While I am faithless

[chckn8r]

Belly of the Beast
Music by Dave Chick
Lyrics by Julie Mains with Dave Chick

Verse 1
I hate this dance
With so many mis-steps
I’m out of my trance
And I have no regrets

Verse 2
You made a choice
You made a choice
To indulge
Your desperate inner voice

Pre-Chorus 1
Now you can’t take it back
You can’t make it clear
You won’t face your pain
And you won’t take your blame

Chorus
Is it humiliation
The bursts your righteous indignation?
You’re gonna miss the lessons
Of your unforgivable transgressions

Verse 3
It gets harder to resist
The thing you wanna do the least
You know the only way out
Is through the Belly of the Beast

Verse 4
Were you driven to it
Or did you drive yourself?
If you don’t take a hit,
You won’t learn the lesson or reap its benefits

Pre-Chorus 2
You did what you did
You hid what you hid
What does it mean
When you return to the scene?

Chorus x2

Bridge
I’m tired of feeling dead inside
Where guilt and strength collide
Your mask of honesty is smashed
I’m keeping my integrity at last!

[tammikuu]

Team Tyranny:

Breathe Red
by Ryst

I see red (red)
I breathe (red) the same color as my eyes

rings around my eyes (red)
rings around my wrists say the same thing (red)
as your eyes

your day, my pain
our wrists say the same thing

your day, my pain
our wrists feel the same way
(red)

[blackieC]

Team Nocturne

I Do

by Blackie Carter


Was a time in my life
When I'd sent my conscience out for cleaning
And I saw precious little around me
That could show me any meaning
Well I never set out
To hurt anyone
But I still can't reconcile
What I've said with what I've done

Well I know I've got no excuse
I wasn't quite as drunk as you
When you asked me if I loved you
I said I do

When I left town without a word
I headed west, I hoped to find
Somewhere that was big enough
To hold my wandering mind
The last thing that you told me
Was like a shadow on my heel
'til the day I realized
Truth ain't what you say, it's what you feel

Well I know I've got no excuse
I wasn't quite as drunk as you
When you asked me if I loved you
I said I do


Well I had all the wrong reasons
Might've even started believing
When You asked me if I loved you
I said I do

Well I know I've got no excuse
I wasn't quite as drunk as you
When you asked me if I loved you
I said I do

I said I do

[Zoesch]

sin the skin (Shlampe/Zoesch)

Behind I burning ruins
So sorry so needless
The scar that tells the truth
Break the mirror

The shards that flow
Terrorizing every cell
Retaliate then desecrate
A journey into despair

Mercury into the vein
Slowing down time again
Mercury into the vein
Slowing down time again

Pushing in the needle
A little more soul to the vein
Beauty in desecration
Don't you mind the pain

i'll be the wave
i'll be the surge
i'll be the wind
you'll be the burden
you'll be the one
you'll sin the skin

Holding close the smell of your sex
Swimming in the love you leave behind
The leather of you the boldness you become
Live on forever a moment in time

i'll be the wave
i'll be the surge
i'll be the wind
you'll be the burden
you'll be the one
you'll sin the skin

The tale of the window
They sail on by the view
Resonate your beauty
And I've become the screw

Pushing in the needle
A little more soul to the vein
Beauty in desecration
Don't you mind the pain

Mercury into the vein
Slowing down time again

i'll be the wave
i'll be the surge
i'll be the wind
i'll be the wind

[Swafford]

Where Rivers Meet
by Jeff Roberson

At 37,000 feet
I can see where rivers meet
And flow together, become one
they cut canyons across eons

At 37,000 feet
My head pounds, oh my heart breaks
From hot coals of love
Burning holes of passion from below to above

And it's you I think of
It's you I see
It's you I long to hold
It's home I want to be

Skin of metal, dermal cells
Engines roaring, love does dwell
In my heart, in this plane
In Ohio, across these western states

And it's you I think of
It's you I see
It's you I long to hold
It's home I want to be

At 37,000 feet
Smooth mountains, brown and red
And green, and white
modulated mountains meet the sky

At 37, 000 feet
I see can see rivers...
Where they meet
Flow together
Become one
They flow together

And it's you I think of
It's you I see
It's you I long to hold
It's home I want to be