Darkness out of blue
Darkness out of blue
Melody by Silje Nergaard
Lyrics by Mike McGurk
why did he have to make such darkness out of blue
ok there’s sadness in his life he didn’t get to choose
why did he need to feel a reassuring hand
before he seemed to understand
you stumble free...or let it be
too late I saw my words were cutting him in two
saw him clutching at the straws he could’t bear to lose
he said that given time he knew it would come right
and how he longed for warmth and light
so he could see how things should be
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then my feet left the ground
and my words became a string of sounds
he gave me that old sad look and fell in line
and at this sign
everything I’d said just slipped from my mind
‘cause my feet left the ground
so glad once more it’s me he’d found
got rid of the dark and clung to the blue
what more could I do
everyone knew that I was dreaming
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he and I can stay in this tiny patch of blue
they are so close together colours that we use
I just need to hear him say he understands
before I dare to show my hand
and stumble free..or let it be
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when my feet left the ground
all my words became a string of sounds
he gave me that old sad look and fell in line
and at this sign
everything I’d said just slipped from my mind
‘cause my feet left the ground
so glad once more it’s me he’d found
got rid of the dark and clung to the blue
what more could I do
everyone knew that I was dreaming
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Paper boats
Melody by Silje Nergaard
Lyrics by Mike McGurk
how come these precious things were made to seem remote
how come the words I weighed were forced back down my throat
there was no room for honesty
no quarter that was mine
no noble cause
I tried to fake a life
to fool those snapping jaws
from here I dare to launch my flimsy paper boats
I shove each gently from the shore but guard it where it floats
they must not drift too far from me
I still sense danger and
they are too frail
in time they’ll catch the wind
and fly with billowed sail
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they must not drift too far from me
I still sense danger and
they are too frail
in time they’ll catch the wind
and fly with billowed sail
The Wastelands
Melody by Silje Nergaard
Lyrics by Mike McGurk
Welcome to the wastelands
I guess you saw the sign
Saying...plots of land to let
Where all those broken hearts can pine
A place where no-one says that you
Must get back in the game
But let you take your own sweet time
And you just let them do the same
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All who walk the wastelands
Feel they’re branded someone’s fool
All who walk the wastelands
are hurting bad but won’t let sadness rule
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The landscape is forbidding
The trees are hung with dew
But no-one ever comes to visit here
For the climate or to see the view
The wastelands must stay barren
So hearts can freely sow
The seed that thrives on all their bitterness
Well-knowing it won’t ever grow
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All who walk the wastelands
Feel they’re branded someone’s fool
All who walk the wastelands
Know Love can be so cruel
All who walk the wastelands
Are still missing what they had
All who walk the wastelands
are hurting bad but won’t let sadness rule
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The Diner
Melody by Silje Nergaard
Lyrics by Mike McGurk
they won’t ever find us here
believe me ..that’s the truth now
it’s not that hard to disappear
you’ve just got to know how
his eyes meet hers and he sees how she’s
busy fighting back the tears
we’ll be just fine ..you wait and see
he hopes his words will calm her
from here on in it’s you and me
he’ll let no-body harm her
her hands in his on the table-top
trying to make the shaking stop
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how I wonder whose they are
those lives we can only watch from afar
how I wish that we could show
that we can care and long to know
how it goes.... that we could see
beyond the way things seem to be
the way they seem to be
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they pay and leave..the bus is due
the night is growing colder
he says this coat’s just made for you
and slips it‘round her shoulders
they climb aboard and become to us
just two faces on a bus
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how I wonder whose they are
those lives we can only watch from afar
how I wish that we could show
that we can care and long to know
how it goes...that we could see
beyond the way things seem to be
the way they seem to be......
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The beachcomber
Melody by Silje Nergaard
Lyrics by Mike McGurk
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lead me to the sand and sea
sit a while beside me.....and I won’t mind
wait until the tide has turned
to see what’s left behind
then I’ll search for things to save
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wake me if I’m dreaming
and if all I’ve planned starts streaming through my fingers
out of hand....grains of sand
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let the woman I’ll become
dare to walk the shoreline.... and to ride the wave
let the ocean show its might
but leave me feeling brave
when all else is washed from sight
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wake me if I’m dreaming
and if all I’ve planned starts streaming through my fingers
out of hand.....grains of sand
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never let me hide away
in caves and shun the light of day
let the waters gently steer
me to my moorings far from fear
so I might come to comb this beach
seeing what my eye can reach
and knowing that a heart can open here......open here
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lead me to the sand and sea
sit a while beside me.....and I won’t mind
wait until the tide has turned
to see what’s left behind
then I’ll search for things to save
wake me if I’m dreaming
and if all I’ve planned starts streaming through my fingers
out of hand....grains of sand
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When Judy Falls
Melody by Silje Nergaard
Lyrics by Mike McGurk
when Judy falls
the word goes out
to one and all
when Judy falls
the whole world seems
to heed her haunting call
and when she falls
it marks the start
of Spring
the air is filled with bird-song
and Nature sings along
when Judy falls
when Judy falls
her hopes are oh so high
she’s walking tall
and when she falls
she’s hoping she’s the apple of some eye
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but if she falls......in vain
we’ll surely hear.......the sound
of hopes that start to crumble
and silent birds that tumble
to the ground
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Love is always new
when Judy makes the rules and breaks them too
Love is never old
she doesn’t wait around when hearts grow cold
she believes in weaving dreams
and nothing’s ever what it seems
when Judy falls
...
but if she falls......in vain
we’ll surely hear.......the sound
of hopes that start to crumble
and silent birds that tumble
to the ground
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AREN´T YOU CURED YET
Melody by Silje Nergaard
Lyrics by Mike McGurk
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aren’t you cured yet
I would have thought
living ought
to have helped you get
some vague idea of what is causing you such pain
and why the remedies you try are all in vain
aren’t you cured yet
you must admit
half of it’s
some hidden debt
that someone said that you were owed and should be met
the more you’re paid the bigger it all gets
why aren’t you cured by Love
it’s your sugar-coated pill and meant
to cure every ill
why aren’t you cured by Love
but still suffering and sending IT the bill
why aren’t you cured by Love
aren’t you cured yet
so what’s the score
how much more
must Love upset
the best-laid plans you have in mind for mice and men
before you’re well enough to stop and think again
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aren’t you cured yet
I would have thought
living ought
to have helped you get
some vague idea of what is causing you such pain
and why your remedies are all in vain
why aren’t you cured by Love
it’s your sugar-coated pill and meant
to cure every ill
why aren’t you cured by Love
but still suffering and sending IT the bill
why aren’t you cured by Love
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WHAT MIGHT HAVE BEEN
Melody by Silje Nergaard
Lyrics by Mike McGurk
a door left ajar
lets whispering from afar
breathe life into...a dream of me and you
I will the spark to die
but still it lights my eye
still makes me feel that this alone is real
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and though I know it
I dare not show it..or let this madness make a kill
by dwelling on what might have been
or giving sadness space to fill
I’ll balance on the edge a while but won’t..fall in
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I’ll retrace every step
I’ve ever run or crept
hoping I will see what is bleeding me
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and when I know it
I won’t show it..or let this madness make a kill
by dwelling on what might have been
or giving sadness space to fill
I’ll balance on the edge a while but won’t..fall in
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Before you called me yours
Melody by Silje Nergaard
Lyrics by Mike McGurk
if Love is strange....a lover’s even stranger
he’ll tell her she outshines his wildest dreams
but given time he’ll try to rearrange her
to fit in with the fabric of his schemes
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oh....what became of stay the way you are love
why change the very things you loved me for
what became of stay the way you are
the way I was before you called me yours
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if Love is blind...a lover’s even blinder
her charm he’ll say has brought him to his knees
from that day on he’ll search but never find her
the woman she’s become will fail to please
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oh...
.what became of stay the way you are love
why change the very things you loved me for
what became of stay the way you are
the way I was before you called me yours
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oh...
.what became of stay the way you are love
why change the very things you loved me for
what became of stay the way you are
the way I was before you called me yours
Nightwatch (WHO goes there)
Melody by Silje Nergaard
Lyrics by Mike McGurk & Marcio Faraco
words yet unspoken
some promise unbroken
these are the tokens I cling to
kisses ungiven
dreams yet unlived in
these are the gifts I can bring you
can bring to you....so tell me
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who goes there
step out of the night and just show me you care
take these gifts that I bear....and I will know
Love is here
who goes there
do you come as a friend or a foe...and if so
should I stay....should I go
I need to know
I need to know
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bridges still burning
tides that are turning
with only this yearning inside me
right or mistaken
caution forsaken
let joy awaken to guide me
to guide me...and tell me
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who goes there
step out of the night and just show me you care
take these gifts that I bear....and I will know
Love is here
who goes there
do you come as a friend or a foe...and if so
should I stay....should I go
I need to know
just need to know
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Let me be troubled
Melody by Silje Nergaard
Lyrics by Mike McGurk
what is the use of words
if they don’t make her seen or heard
she watches dust to dust...unstirred
though left behind she is too weak to grieve
or blame us...we who leave
there is no hour of bliss
when ignorance can lead to this
don’t let the hand of time be kind
and smoothe her gently from my mind
let me be troubled
let me be troubled
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where on the road
did I lose my way
not knowing where it will wind
how can I find that road
need to explain where I went amiss
and tell her...I will save her
from all of this
from all of this
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these are the words of a fool
and heads not hearts must rule
I hear you say...but minds can be so slow
to see what hearts just know
let me be troubled
let me be troubled
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where on the road
did I lose my way
not knowing where it will wind
how can I find that road
need to explain where I went amiss
and tell her...I will save her
from all of this
from all of this
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how are you gonna deal with it, baby?
Melody by Silje Nergaard
Lyrics by Mike McGurk
the storm that is underway is gonna rock that house of yours
leaving you no place to hide
how are you gonna manage from then on
the wind that is but a moan will soon be howling at your door
you’re tucked up safe inside
but are you gonna stay in till it’s gone
you check locks and latches
and batten down hatches
but the gale will send flying all that it catches
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how are you gonna deal with it, baby?
when everything you had got planned
seems to come crashing down...there.. before your eyes
how are you gonna deal with it, baby?
when everything gets out of hand..
and all that once mattered
is picked up and scattered
you’re out in the cold
but you hold on and hope to survive
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when the dust has all settled you’ll find a way to survive
still closed up or open wide
how are you gonna play it from now on
the storm has passed and you’re relieved Love’s still alive
it could have curled up and died
there is no way to play it when it’s gone
you check locks and latches
and batten down hatches
but the gale will send flying all that it catches
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how are you gonna deal with it, baby?
when everything you had got planned
seems to come crashing down..there...before your eyes
when everything gets out of hand..
and all that once mattered
is picked up and scattered
you’re out in the cold
but you hold on and hope to survive
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