Dreamer in a Tower
I am a lonely soul
I know no home at all
The writings on the wall
Fade with the fall
The stones a pale dark gray
The sun I wouldn't know
For the clouds made from my thoughts
Are far too full
The roses in the garden
Are bleeding from the war
But the lilies in the courtyard
Whisper me the words
Of a sinner and a prophet
Of a peasant and a queen
Of a dreamer in a tower
Waiting to be free
I've told of you
I've told of you
In frozen mornings
And cold afternoons
The restless ivory snow
Surrounds me in a cage
But I can see the light only a
Few miles away
I am alone but I feel no fright
For with the
Moon as your sword you'll slay the
Dragon of the night, and the
Cries of the widow, and the
Howl of the wolf will
Cease to exist
Once I've met you
I am a lonely soul
I know no home at all
I am a lonely soul
I know no home at all
The writings on the wall
Fade with the fall
The stones a pale dark gray
The sun I wouldn't know
For the clouds made from my thoughts
Are far too full
The roses in the garden
Are bleeding from the war
But the lilies in the courtyard
Whisper me the words
Of a sinner and a prophet
Of a peasant and a queen
Of a dreamer in a tower
Waiting to be free
I've told of you
I've told of you
In frozen mornings
And cold afternoons
The restless ivory snow
Surrounds me in a cage
But I can see the light only a
Few miles away
I am alone but I feel no fright
For with the
Moon as your sword you'll slay the
Dragon of the night, and the
Cries of the widow, and the
Howl of the wolf will
Cease to exist
Once I've met you
I am a lonely soul
I know no home at all
Mr. Black
Cold, he steps out from the sea
Covers her with dreams and sings
Quietly, she climbs down from her head
Pours a glass of tea and smiles
Warm, they lie on carpets torn
She talks about her day, and he says
Allie, Allie, Allie, Allie, carry on
Allie, Allie, Allie, Allie, you'll grow strong
One day all these walls are gonna
Fall right down around you
With your wings and golden ring
I'll meet you in the stars
Lost, she steps out on the street
He scurries by her feet and growls
Dark, defends her from her friends
Hisses at the weak and cruel
Brave, he follows her around and
Whispers in her ear, Dear
Allie, Allie, Allie, Allie, carry on
Allie, Allie, Allie, Allie, you'll grow strong
One day all these walls are gonna
Fall right down around you
With your wings and golden ring
I'll meet you in the stars
Home, I want to go home
I want to be free to believe
And live with all the pain
Reach for the sun
And not know, whoa
Allie, Allie, Allie, Allie, are you sure?
Allie, Allie, Allie, Allie, you'll hurt more
I don't want to fade away
But in the end I can not stay
Live and let the sun pass through
I'll meet you when I do
Live and let the sun pass through
I'll meet you when I do
Cold, he steps out from the sea
Covers her with dreams and sings
Quietly, she climbs down from her head
Pours a glass of tea and smiles
Warm, they lie on carpets torn
She talks about her day, and he says
Allie, Allie, Allie, Allie, carry on
Allie, Allie, Allie, Allie, you'll grow strong
One day all these walls are gonna
Fall right down around you
With your wings and golden ring
I'll meet you in the stars
Lost, she steps out on the street
He scurries by her feet and growls
Dark, defends her from her friends
Hisses at the weak and cruel
Brave, he follows her around and
Whispers in her ear, Dear
Allie, Allie, Allie, Allie, carry on
Allie, Allie, Allie, Allie, you'll grow strong
One day all these walls are gonna
Fall right down around you
With your wings and golden ring
I'll meet you in the stars
Home, I want to go home
I want to be free to believe
And live with all the pain
Reach for the sun
And not know, whoa
Allie, Allie, Allie, Allie, are you sure?
Allie, Allie, Allie, Allie, you'll hurt more
I don't want to fade away
But in the end I can not stay
Live and let the sun pass through
I'll meet you when I do
Live and let the sun pass through
I'll meet you when I do
Society Road
I lived, I grew up on Society Road
Not much of anything happens, so I'm told
I don't remember much of Society Road
But watching dead grass die and children get old
One sidewalk leads into another
You turn a corner and start all over again
Each man answers to the same bell's ring
Each man's bounded by the same tight string
But nobody knows any other road
He lived, he grew up on Society Road
His thoughts were misty but his heart was bold
He swore we'd get out of Society Road
Until the winter turned his hopeful thoughts cold
One sidewalk leads into another
You turn a corner and start all over again
Each man answers to the same bell's ring
Each man's bounded by the same tight string
But nobody knows any other road
One day I took a walk
The sidewalk stopped but I did not
No one chased me but I ran quickly
And when I turned around
Nothing but the ground lay before me
I lived I grew up on Society Road
Not much of anything happens, so I'm told
I don't remember Society Road
Except the day I left and walked on home
Except the day I left Society Road
Except the day I left and walked on home
Except the day I left Society Road
I lived, I grew up on Society Road
Not much of anything happens, so I'm told
I don't remember much of Society Road
But watching dead grass die and children get old
One sidewalk leads into another
You turn a corner and start all over again
Each man answers to the same bell's ring
Each man's bounded by the same tight string
But nobody knows any other road
He lived, he grew up on Society Road
His thoughts were misty but his heart was bold
He swore we'd get out of Society Road
Until the winter turned his hopeful thoughts cold
One sidewalk leads into another
You turn a corner and start all over again
Each man answers to the same bell's ring
Each man's bounded by the same tight string
But nobody knows any other road
One day I took a walk
The sidewalk stopped but I did not
No one chased me but I ran quickly
And when I turned around
Nothing but the ground lay before me
I lived I grew up on Society Road
Not much of anything happens, so I'm told
I don't remember Society Road
Except the day I left and walked on home
Except the day I left Society Road
Except the day I left and walked on home
Except the day I left Society Road
Window
There is rain outside my window still
There's a man who wipes his feet upon the grass
As he takes out the trash and
Stretches out his back
There are voices coming from a box
But outside only the wind can talk
A pumpkin on your doorstep tells of the coming fall
And through it all
Memories of tire swings and falling leaves
Of afternoons and apple trees
Of secrets only the broken branches can know
I'll meet you in the falling snow and say hello
How did you know?
There's the window of a long lost friend
There's his presence in an empty field
The rain falls without a sound
And illuminates the silver suitcase underground
There's a piano at my door
But the composer doesn't live there anymore
Still he visits when I start to cry
And plays a crooked lullaby
Memories of tire swings and falling leaves
Of afternoons and apple trees
Of secrets only the broken branches can know
I'll meet you in the falling snow and say hello
How did you know?
In the carpet there's a beating heart
If the walls knew they would fall apart
There's a present hiding underneath the stairs
Look through the window and I know you'll be there
Look through the window and I know you'll be there
Look through the window and I know you'll be there
Look through the window and I know you'll be there
There is rain outside my window still
There's a man who wipes his feet upon the grass
As he takes out the trash and
Stretches out his back
There are voices coming from a box
But outside only the wind can talk
A pumpkin on your doorstep tells of the coming fall
And through it all
Memories of tire swings and falling leaves
Of afternoons and apple trees
Of secrets only the broken branches can know
I'll meet you in the falling snow and say hello
How did you know?
There's the window of a long lost friend
There's his presence in an empty field
The rain falls without a sound
And illuminates the silver suitcase underground
There's a piano at my door
But the composer doesn't live there anymore
Still he visits when I start to cry
And plays a crooked lullaby
Memories of tire swings and falling leaves
Of afternoons and apple trees
Of secrets only the broken branches can know
I'll meet you in the falling snow and say hello
How did you know?
In the carpet there's a beating heart
If the walls knew they would fall apart
There's a present hiding underneath the stairs
Look through the window and I know you'll be there
Look through the window and I know you'll be there
Look through the window and I know you'll be there
Look through the window and I know you'll be there
Often Heard
A tired crow sings words true and kind
For the poor and the weak, for the deaf and the blind
And the people scream and run away
A canary whistles a steady tune
Feathers gather and the people swoon
Eyes grow brighter but the sky grows gray
Often watched is the woman in red
Often lost is the woman in black
Often walked is the way you're led
And often times you'll come right back
An old man sits in a broken chair
Kicking up sand, pulling out his hair
And crying poems he wrote ten years ago
A young man screams in woods of sorrow
His words are empty and his voice is hollow
Yet the feeble-minded wander through the snow
Often watched is the woman in red
Often lost is the woman in black
Often walked is the way you're led
And often times you'll come right back
You'll come right back
A tired crow sings words true and kind
For the poor and the weak, for the deaf and the blind
And the people scream and run away
A canary whistles a steady tune
Feathers gather and the people swoon
Eyes grow brighter but the sky grows gray
Often watched is the woman in red
Often lost is the woman in black
Often walked is the way you're led
And often times you'll come right back
An old man sits in a broken chair
Kicking up sand, pulling out his hair
And crying poems he wrote ten years ago
A young man screams in woods of sorrow
His words are empty and his voice is hollow
Yet the feeble-minded wander through the snow
Often watched is the woman in red
Often lost is the woman in black
Often walked is the way you're led
And often times you'll come right back
You'll come right back
This Christmas Night
Blue December skies
Tired, lonely eyes
Snow falls slowly, softly
Clouding up the window she stares through
And she cried out
Bring me the man I love tonight
If he's late well that's alright
If he's sleepy I don't care
Bring him with snowflakes in his hair
And with the moon shining so bright
Please bring him home
This Christmas night
Black December skies
Lost, wandering eyes
Stars shine, gently glowing
Lighting up the path that he must go
And he cried out
Bring me to the girl I love
Following the stars from up above
If I'm sleepy I don't care
I'll see the snowflakes in her hair
And with the moon shining so bright
I must find her
This Christmas night
The fire is slowly dying
As the sun is rising, she is crying
Tears fall softly, gently
When on her door there came a knock
And they cried out
You've brought me the one I love today
And with them I'll always stay
Away from them I'll never go
I love them more than I could know
They'll never leave, oh I do pray
How I love
This Christmas day
Blue December skies
Tired, lonely eyes
Snow falls slowly, softly
Clouding up the window she stares through
And she cried out
Bring me the man I love tonight
If he's late well that's alright
If he's sleepy I don't care
Bring him with snowflakes in his hair
And with the moon shining so bright
Please bring him home
This Christmas night
Black December skies
Lost, wandering eyes
Stars shine, gently glowing
Lighting up the path that he must go
And he cried out
Bring me to the girl I love
Following the stars from up above
If I'm sleepy I don't care
I'll see the snowflakes in her hair
And with the moon shining so bright
I must find her
This Christmas night
The fire is slowly dying
As the sun is rising, she is crying
Tears fall softly, gently
When on her door there came a knock
And they cried out
You've brought me the one I love today
And with them I'll always stay
Away from them I'll never go
I love them more than I could know
They'll never leave, oh I do pray
How I love
This Christmas day