Blackbird and Spenser

I Am on Your Side

You close your eyes but you're awake, I tried to call you but you're outside, it's another sunny day
I should have known what was on your mind when you said
Leaving, I'll be leaving you before you walk away

Has it ever occurred to you that I might be on your side, I am on your side
And the light that shines on me, it shines out of your eyes, it lies within your smile

I draw a line and it is free to go wherever it wishes, it never belonged to me
You say a word like it's yours, do you think freedom ever cared about if you put it on a chain

Has it ever occurred to you that it might be on your side, freedom's on your side
And the light that shines on you, it shines out of its eyes, it lies within its smile

There's a way you can't lose it, there's a way you can't refuse
There's a way I can proof it, there's a way you can choose

You sell your soul for what it's worth
You sing for soldiers who spent their lives crawling through the dirt
And on that day when you return to where you
Came from they will tell you, you don't live here anymore

Has it ever occurred to you that I might be on your side, I am on your side
And the light that shines on me, it shines out of your eyes, it lies within your smile

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Such a Drag

You know it's such a drag to lose the feelings that you had
You run out of life while you're searching for a smile
The car you're driving in is running out of fuel again
The sky has turned into a silver glow

And you are looking up, the stars might be the place to call your home at last
Down here you're never sure if it is light or dark
The answers they won't fit the questions that you got
You will never know

Look underneath this pile of dirt, take the cover off the pain and hurt
You left too much behind to give it time
Every town you're passing through is like a river turning blue
Winter froze your breath and let it fly

And you are waking up, you're still waiting for a call to calm your railing heart
Even though you know that it will need a part of you, that you're not ready to let go at all
Hanging on to it

Everyone you leave behind will be a shadow on your mind
Like someone who lived long before your time
But when you're out there on your own, you see a meaning can't be known
By a single soul who is waiting for no one

You know it's such a drag to lose the feelings that you had
You run out of life while you're searching for a smile

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Home in the Sky

You're being left alone, it doesn't feel wrong
It left you a long time ago
It's only now that it shows, you're certain and you know
You're back to the start, lost with a long way to go

Love, come here and lift me up high
Burn the fears that keep asking why

I put my heart into your hand, my soul upon your land
You said you'll be gone for a while
I tried to lose it to a thief but he spared me relieve
And left me this cloak to hide myself and my hope

Love, come here, and lift me up high
Burn the fears that keep asking why
Take the tears I was shedding, pale the shadows that are heading my way
Make me a home in the sky

Don't you leave it behind
There's a way and you said that you wanted to try
I keep looking for a blink of your eyes
If it's true then you don't have to lie, you don't have to lie

Is there a lever I can shift, a weight I can lift
To remind you of me when I'm gone
Let me carve it into stone, so that when you're alone
It will be by your side just like your favourite one

Love, come here, and lift me up high
Burn the fears that keep asking why
Take the tears I was shedding, pale the shadows that are heading my way
Make me a home in the sky

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I Can’t Sing Anymore

I can’t sleep anymore
You killed my dreams one night and with them all my hopes, you bore them to their graves
While lying by my side

I can’t feel anymore
You stole my heart one day, you packed your bags to leave me, shut the door
And lost it on your way

I can't speak anymore
You wrote the words I used to say on to a single page
And burned it in your fireplace

I can't breathe anymore
The air that filled my heart with hope and happiness has turned into
A bitter cloud of smoke

I can’t sing anymore
You took my voice one day and put it in a case, you locked it up
And threw the key away

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Aching of the Soul

Aching of the soul, hit it on the head
Living on the road, a halo of a saint
Once you said to me, you're alive and I'll regret
But it's something that I lost and I won't soon forget
But it's something that I lost and I won't soon forget

I'm finally awake, it's all becoming clear
Nothing is at stake, no one's drawing near
I believe I've seen it all in the weak and in the frail
But still there's something new, every night and every day
But still there's something new, every night and every day

But it's taking up a bigger and bigger space
It's crowded and unwholesome in this place
I hear your voice, but I can't see your face
And it's driving, it's driving me insane

Won't you turn around, please close the door
What was it you said, please say it once more
I'm alive and you'll regret every day you spend in here
I'm alive and you'll regret every day you spend in here
I'm alive and you'll regret every day you spend in here

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It Will Heal

You took me to the station, you took me to the bus
You said that I was lonesome, but I knew that it was just
A way to make you lovely and a way to keep me clean
‘Cause I'll be lost in a thought and you'll be lost in a dream

I've seen a lot of people, I've seen a lot of pain
Now the years are piling on my back, I'm afraid to call your name
I never said that we would be pain-free till the end
But when you decide to go, it'll be worth the time you spent

And you know that it will heal
All the times the light it shone on you, you wondered if it's for real
You know how it will feel
And you finally walk a path that takes you far from here

I travelled through the upper air, I journeyed underground
Didn't know what I was looking for, there were a lot of things I found
And I used them for a vision, and I turned them into song
I hope some of them were right because some of them were wrong

And you know that it will heal
All the times the light it shone on you, you wondered if it's for real
You know how it will feel
And you finally walk a path that takes you far from here

Fame is like a stranger who doesn't know your name
You want to be a part of him, yet you despise him just the same
And just when you decide you'll be better off alone
You'll hear some footsteps in the dark, he's beside you on this road

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Leaving on a Train

I came back for more, you said that I look older than before
And you've had enough, your eyes are getting tired of the sun

It took me by surprise, it wasn't you that I saw when I looked into your eyes
Something there had changed, it made you leave your house and home again

Leaving on a train, a single cart is passing all the people in the rain
Remember my name, when you're out there in the wild, remembering

I'll always think of you as one who could not afford to feel for two
and who's had enough on his own mind because it's starting to break up

Come and take my hand, you're not in need of love, you need someone to understand
That all is not lost, he'll take you to the river and across

Leaving on a train, a single cart is passing all the people in the rain
Remember my name, when you're out there in the wild, remembering
Leaving on a train, a single cart is passing all the people in the rain
Remember my name, when you're out there in the wild

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Spenser

You say hello and I am on the run
A single second turns into a word
You turn to me and I am nearly gone
It is as if I never even heard
As if the singing voices of the birds
That filled the air before you came to me
Were lost inside a calm and drowsy world
The pretty faces that all came to see
Have failed to find a new way out of misery

You take your place right where I used to lay
You seem to never worry about the time
You know how love will prosper and decay
On barren plains and in the sweetest clime
And your emotions flourish like a vine
And walls are built to hide the fears that grow
While thoughts are saved in story and in rhyme
Emptiness is all that you will know
When you forget to give and you stop to show

A day or two will make you find your way
An hour full of words will never do
You will arise and you won't be the same
Another soul will be inside of you
And you will hear the voices ringing true
And they will laugh at yet another line
The colours start to change from black to blue
And every morning starts to rise and shine
And all that will be yours is all that will be mine

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Stuck in the Wall

You're on your way to the underground where they say, pretty people can be found
And all you see is a photograph of yourself and you're riding a merry-go-round
You were six and afraid you would fall
You can hear your feeble voice call, don't take that shot
And then you're back in the street where you lived
Your mother's sick and she takes all you give, till she has it all

I could have told you the way to go, had you asked six or seventeen minutes ago
Now I send you the other way, you'll be lost, it's not far is all I can say
The road is rough and it knows who you are
What you did and why you slept in the car, it's always sure
The weather's fine and the kids are outside
The people love you, there's nowhere to hide, your curse is known

You shake your fist at the punching ball and you strike it down with all your force
The bell rings, it's another round and he's back on his feet where he belonged
And his voice it fails every time
When he speaks, so he's making a sign, don't hurt no more
But his family is all in a rage
They tear apart what's left of the stage, they scream for more

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Turn Your Sail

Love, turn your sail and wait for the breeze
It will take you the long way over to me
There will be a change in the weather, it will take you away

To a home, free of misfortune
Make it all the way
Take what's left, wait for the city to call out your name

There will be a sign on the table
Save this one for me
Another day gone, still you're not able to turn the ship and see

Love, turn your sail and wait for the breeze
It will take you the long way over to me
Close to my heart and dear to my soul you will stay

For a while the rain will be falling
Till you sigh no more
Take a breath and dive into the water, it will take you to my shore

The night it falls, I leave the table
The stars are turning blue
Another day gone, still I'm not able to keep my thoughts from you

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Two Voices in the Night

A pale moon whispers through the clouds
He whispers hope but there is none
He calls your name but there is no response
So he leaves with many things undone

Dark clouds are hiding everything
The sky and stars, my friend the moon
All my sweetest dreams and hopes
They'll wash away with raindrops soon

But then some words from far away
Dissolve the clouds and leave the moon
To shine as clear and bright
As if he owned this very night

And as I listen to the rain
A melody so wise and clear
Is caressing my sleepy ear
The song of love
And just the sound of raindrops
Falling on the ground

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Anyone in a War

How could you always be just a face among the crowd
And shut your eyes before you see a sign of doubt
I need love and care, I thought I'd never need again
Being a part of feeling whole until the end

Thinking that you will never find a home
Into a trap you wandered alone
But it can fall down on anyone in a war
It can fall down on anybody’s home
It can fall down on anyone in a war
It can fall down on anybody’s home

When you left here, I thought that it would stay around
You never guessed at what was really going down
You know it ain't over, it only fades from black to white
Time will go on there, the sea is big and the ocean's wide

Knowing that you will never find a home
You kept it safe inside of you
But it can fall down on anyone in a war
It can fall down on anybody’s home
It can fall down on anyone in a war
It can fall down on anybody’s home

Lead me all the way
Make me believe, make me say
It can fall down on anyone in a war
It can fall down on anybody’s home

Thinking that you will never find a home
Into a trap you wandered alone
But it can fall down on anyone in a war
It can fall down on anybody’s home
It can fall down on anyone in a war
It can fall down on anybody’s home

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For Tomorrow

You settle on, not knowing how right you are
You wandered off to see, you walked along with me
And you called on the setting up, you called for the breaking of the wall

You've seen it all, you found a way to change your set alarm
You want it all, you say love, do you know I would have walked you home
To make sure you couldn't be caught all alone

‘Cause there's a sound that you fear, but there's nothing I can hear
And you want him to stay as you stand tall in his way
But you saved up all you'd have to say for tomorrow

You went too far, when they let you become the one
While I'm in the air, if you can make it I will meet you there
If you turn around, I will see you there, I will wait for you
I'll try to keep you safe
From the sound that you fear, but there's nothing I can hear
And you want him to stay as you stand tall in his way
But you saved up all you'd have to say for tomorrow
You saved up all you'd have to say for tomorrow

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Feel the Sun

You went away, to follow the trail of the souls that are drawn to the south
You left a home, it's gray and cold, no happy sound will ever leave my mouth

I feel the sun burning on your skin, I hear the waves calling out your name
The only thing that keeps me from going insane is knowing that you'll be back again

On the first day I was desperate and torn, on the second I tell you it got worse
On the third day I felt a burning sting, on the fourth day I knew that I was cursed

Your soothing voice is ringing in my head, the smell of your sweet skin is still working on my brain
There's a big hole you left beside me in my bed, and a little one you can hear when I sing

You went away, to follow the trail, of the souls that are drawn to the south
I would follow you down if I could leave this town but I'm chained and in heavy irons bound

I feel the sun burning on your skin, I hear the waves calling out your name
The only thing that keeps me from going insane is knowing that you'll be back again

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About a Bird

This is the song about a bird, she came to sing about the world
She soared above the gilded skies, where she found a pair of eyes
And she called in a hurry, I'll be yours, do not worry
But I have to leave for now, to see about the why's and the how's

This is the song about a boy, he went looking for a toy
He spun it round and round again, then went looking for a friend
And he found a pair of eyes filled with hope and with surprise
He closed his arms around this good thing that he knew he found

And he took her by his hand and this is what she thought she heard him say:

I can't go down this big road all by myself
I can't go down this big road all by myself
I can't go down this dirty road all by myself
I can't go down this dirty road all by myself

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Copyright © blackbird and spenser, Berlin 2013

Songtitel:

I Am on Your Side

Such a Drag

Home in the Sky

Aching of the Soul

It Will Heal

Feel the Sun