1. Paradise
I feel myself walking
Through an enchanted forest
The Path is deeply hidden
But somehow I keep going

Sometimes I'm not so certain
That I have not digressed
Yet I continue forward
I really can't do otherwise

CHORUS:
What is my destination
I cannot tell you
But I know when I get there
It will be my paradise
It will be my paradise

At times I believe
I've seen a glimpse of what's to come
But it is not long before
The forest envelopes me

Moments when I can't trust
This blind faith walk that I'm on
I remember how far I've come
My worries simply dissipate

CHORUS

2. The Old

There's something about the old
That I find so beautiful
It's something I just can't hold
Something somehow so wonderful
That sweet serenity
That sings like a silent melody:
Lalala...

Whenever I'm around the old
I feel so peaceful
Filled with tranquility
I enjoy the company
"Enjoy the day, go out, and play"
Their smiles seem to say:
Lalala...

3. Inside Out

I feel my insides
I feel my insides
Coming out
I don't know why
I don't know how
But it feels good

My insides are coming out
My insides are coming out
Here they are

And maybe now is the time
That I can feel good about anything that I do
Yeah maybe now is the time
That I can feel good about who I am, who I am

So this is how it feels
To be real
I like it
Don't wanna return
To feeling inside out
Cause I feel good

My insides are coming out
My insides are coming out
Here I am

Now is the time
I can feel good about anything that I do
Now is the time
I can feel good about who I am, who I am

4. Obsession

I think I should make a little confession
Cause I think I may have a little obsession
I think I think about you a little too often
Yeah I must have more than a little obsession

But
You are like a dream to me
The more I learn about you the more I believe
That you are the dream I dream
Let's awake together, let it be real.

But what if it's just that?
And nothing more?
A little obsession
Requiring a confession...?

{instrumental solo}

Yeah
You are like a dream to me
The more I learn about you the more I believe
That you are the dream I dream
Let's awake together, let it be real.

5. I traveled so far
CHORUS:
I traveled so far
To learn that home is home
I traveled so far
To write this poem

I found out how little we need
Some so poor, I felt I must have greed
To have so much, and live so easily
Why don't we share more heavily?

CHORUS

Adventure has its share of glamour
But on the road I sometimes wish I were
Back at home, where life is easy
With people I love, such as my family

CHORUS

6. I don't want your apologies

I don't want your apologies
I don't want your arms around me
I need to be alone
I need to focus on my own... self

When you're there all I want to do
Is to mother and comfort you
But I can't be there for you
When confusion's running through... me

It's not that I don't love you
It's not that I'd let you down
I really don't wanna be selfish
But I've gotta turn myself round
I'm so sorry
I'm so sorry
It's not that I want to
It's that I have no choice

7. Strange Combination

Strange combination
Strange combination
You and me together
Strange combination

Who could have guessed?
You and I could love so wonderf'ly?
Strange as it may be...
Thank god for you and me.

8. You don't love me anymore

You don't listen anymore
You don't talk anymore
You aren't patient anymore
Who is your love really for?

You don't smile anymore
You don't cry anymore
You aren't forgiving anymore
Who is your love really for?

I tried to please you
I tried to tease you
But it was all in vain
All you give is distance
And maybe resistance
All I get is pain

I will not take it anymore
Instead I'll show you to the door
I have nothing for
Someone who loves me no more

9. I feel beautiful

I feel beautiful
I feel like I could dance on air
And speak with flowers
And sweep the world off of its feet
I feel happy and calm
I wanna smile forever
I feel so beautiful
And that is why I love you

10. The Worst Part

The worst part is knowing that
The only reason I am here
Is I don't believe a better man
Will come along next year
Guess one could say I'm givin up
On a dream comin true
But rather than bein with no one
I will just be with you

It's not a happy thought
Settlin for what I've got
I would love to be strong
But for me life just goes on

He asked me to marry him
What could I say?
He said that he loves me
I just turned away
He said he'd give anything
To have me by his side
So I'll just take the easy way,
My hopes'll be denied

11. Magic

I once met a boy
On an airplane
I once met a boy
Over music

I felt magic
For the first time in my life

Not a word we spoke
For a long time
But we said so much more
Through our own rhyme
When he glanced at me
I was on fire
When he smiled for me
Could get no higher

I felt magic
For the first time in my life
I felt magic
Was the best feeling of my life

I once met a boy,
then I lost him
If you see my boy,
Won't you tell him
That I felt magic
Magic for him
And I'd give anything
To see him again.

12. Shadows

A shadow falls upon the child's face
She looks up and sees the world
All the problems, all the ripples
All are falling like hail

And tell me

In a world like this
So amazing
All the beauty
Why don't we see it?
How can it be?
In a world such as this...
So much love exists
Why don't we feel it?

She dares to smile to calm it
But no one sees
All that is noticed,
is the shadow on the angel's face

13. One way mirror

I feel like I'm up against a one way mirror
I'm not so sure what is on the other side
But somehow every moment feels so under pressure
Like someone is watching to see if I measure up

CHORUS:
I don't feel like I can take this pressure much longer,
I think that I may crack
Yea'n I don' wanna be under a microscope,
an experiment just waiting to fail
I wanna break down that one way mirror, wanna
watch it shatter to pieces
I don't feel like I can take this pressure much longer,
I think that I may crack
They say that as long as I do my best, I've done my part
I wonder how much of a comfort this could be
For every moment I have to question
Can this be my best when there's always more I could do?

CHORUS

I know it's all in my head
I know we're all only human
But I still don't know what to do
To get this burden off my back

CHORUS

14. Les Jours

Ce sont les jours sans amour
Es sind die Tage ohne Liebe

These are the days without love

Nigeria, East Timor, El Salvador
Open your eyes, you will see, human misery
Open your ears, you will hear, truth that brings you to tears
Cuba Iraq, South Africa, China Russia

Ce sont les jours sans amour
Es sind die Tage ohne Liebe

15. Disconnected

I feel so disconnected
I am so far away
The beauty of the world surrounds me
But I continue unaffected

Questions left neglected
What is this life today?
Is this place right for me?
How will I be corrected?

CHORUS:
How do I choose my direction?
How do I ration my affection?
Can I rely on some protection?
Should I trust my own reflection?

Ideas I once rejected
Now come to challenge me
I don't want to be in danger
I feel hopelessly infected

And the people I've selected
Will they betray me?
I concede to the sad truth that
My life will not be perfected

CHORUS

I will make it through this life
With or without the answers
I must trust myself, that is the only way
I must trust myself

16. Understand

I think you'd understand me
If you allowed it
I think you'd even enjoy me
In fact I don't doubt it
So why not take my hand?
At least think about it
But please do not destroy me
When you understand

*:
I mistakenly thought I'd met you before
Though I had not I know you to the core
I think it would be rotten If you thought I just adore
Cause true true understanding Means so much more

My words walk not with ration, but neither do I
You can say I am ruled by my passion, I will not deny
But I feel that somewhere within you, We unite
Within you I continue, Within me you feel right

*

This song leads not to action, that is alright
But possible satisfaction, is within sight
But really it is all so simple....
I think that you'd understand me, if you allowed it
I think you'd even enjoy me, in fact I don't doubt it
So why not take my hand, at least think about it?
And please do not destroy me, when you understand.

17. No one's in the Middle

I wanna go all out
I wanna go all out, all out

But you are there,
I am here,
and no one's in the middle
You are far,
I am near,
no one's in the middle
And is this what we fear?
Bein' in the middle
Cause you are far,
I am near,
but no one's in the middle

In this life as we know it, everyone goes his own way
But this is life as we know it, it isn't just a game we play

You are there...
If it's ware you hold dear
Then stay clear of the middle
If it's love that you fear
Then stay clear of the middle
Still you are far...

I hesitate when I see you, Do you stay away?
I feel myself extremely distant, scared to lose my way
Love is fine and love is dandy, but how do I know you'll stay?
I'm too afraid to take my turn, in this game we play
Face to face, I'm in a problem, Do I turn away?
You know Love is fine and love is dandy, but how do I know you'll stay?

And you are there...
You are far...
Yes and this must be what we fear,
Bein' in the middle
Cause you are far...

18. Drape your Love

You are the best
I know
Drape your love over me
Let it go
I Can see it in your eyes,
You feel it too
Drape your love over me,
love me true

Abandon all your fears
You won't need them here
Our lies mean nothing now
What we've got is real
Break away from the past
Time to start anew
Drape...

What is holding you back?
Afraid to win?
Forget dangers now
Beauty begin
Oh the colors that shine through you
Yellow, Red, Green, Blue
Drape...

I dream every night
I will make it right
I toss & turn
It's your love I yearn

The sun is about to rise,
The skies I awake
Just as I know each day begins,
I know my heart, I know my heart, I know my heart won't break
And as the light fills the day,
I'm filled by thoughts of you
Drape...

Oh, love me true
Drape your love over me
19. Something Meaningful

So tell me something meaningful,
I'm tired of games
Hit me with your honesty
I'm ready for the blame
I need to hear from you
I seek to hear some truth

I'll tell you something meaningful,
That may not appeal
But I'm ready to open up,
Show you how I feel
I need to talk to you
I seek to speak some truth

Silent distance will get us nowhere.
Silent distance will get us nowhere.

There must be something meaningful
Between us
Might as well just give up
Otherwise
I need to speak with you
Let us seek to share some truth.

Silent distance will get us nowhere.
Silent distance will get us nowhere.


20. Je t'aimerai

Je t'aimerai toujours
Ga je promes ` mon amour
Je t'aimerai

Quand tu me prends dans tes bras
Je ne sais pas, je ne sais quoi
Tu me siduis

Tes yeux jouant, mon coeur vivant
C'est tres heurese que je me sente
Mon amour

Je t'aimerai toujours
Ga je promes ` mon amour
Je t'aimerai


21. What Do I Fear

What do I fear?
What's in my heart?
Why do my thoughts tear me apart?

What do I have
When everything's gone?
How do I amend all I have done wrong?

What are my purposes?
And what are my aims?
How much do I see beyond personal gains?

What do I fear?
What's in my heart?
Why do my thoughts tear me apart?

Why do we?
Why do we?
Why do we hurt ourselves?
I'd like to know

Why don't we?
Why don't we?
Why don't we love ourselves?
I'd like to know


22. Love Falls like Rain

Feeling like a desert, arid from a drought
I felt myself destined to live my life without
Don Juan's inspiration, a nun's renunciation
With some hesitation, I was giving up on love

But Love falls like rain,
And a cloud is coming my way
Look up to the sky,
See how it precipitates
You cannot deny
What this implicates
When love falls like rain
And a cloud is coming my way!

Love has found me at last
Now I've left behind the past
Love has come my way
How I hope it's here to stay!
So this is love and how I love
To fall in love
Look to the sky as it does cry
With a cleansing sigh

Love falls like rain,
And a cloud is coming my way
Look up to the sky,
See how it precipitates
You cannot deny
What this implicates
When love falls like rain
And a cloud is coming my way!


23. What I Wanted So Long

CHORUS:
Now that I've got what I wanted so long
I'm not so sure I was not wrong
When I thought you are the one
Why can't I be just a little strong?

I fell into a well of passion
I climbed out on to a field
Of confusion, I feel so confused

CHORUS

The fantasy was mere illusion
I find that clarity gives way
To confusion, I feel so confused

CHORUS

I am living in my mind
I am being a little blind
I am sure that I will find
A little piece of mind
When I trust in the situation!

I may find myself a little strong
I may find I was not wrong
I may find you are the one
I just may have what I wanted so long!


24. Fountain Pen Song

I am such a coward
I may tell my fountain pen, a total stranger
All that I know and feel
But when I see your welcome eyes

My heart says no

Am I afraid?
Am I prisoner of my fear?
Am I alone?

Damn this fountain pen and
Kiss me, you fool!

As the ink flows
Through all the scenarios
I recede deeper into my world
I forget to forget it all

Damn this fountain pen and Kiss me, you fool!
Damn this fountain pen and Kiss me, you!


25. Jealousy and Me

CHORUS:
Jealousy and me, we
Go a long, long way back
Patience and me, we
Are just getting acquainted

And please be patient with me,
Patience
And please go easy on me,
Jealousy
I've got a lot to learn
And I am trying
These changes don't come so easily

CHORUS

And how I wish I could be patient now
And how I envy those who feel not jealousy
I've got to let go
And I am trying
Why don't these changes come more easily?

CHORUS


26. Don't Keep Score

Moving in Slow Motion,
I feel weightless
Not a thing can touch me
Unless it's hateless

Love and love some more
Love but don't keep score

I must live my life
Unselfish
For many things to own
I must not wish

Give and give some more,
Give but don't keep score

Pray not for good fortune
But pray for world peace
What good are my leisures
When wars do not cease?

Live and live some more,
Live but don't keep score

These are words of wisdom,
Easy to say but hard to live by
But what a world of difference
If we simply try

Love and love some more, love but don't keep score
Give and give some more, give but don't keep score
Live and live some more, live but don't keep score


27. In the Mirror

I am exploring my face in the mirror
Will it be pretty enough for you?
Why can't my skin be a little bit clearer?
I just don't know what I ought to do

I am examining my body in the mirror
Will it be sexy enough for you?
Why can't I draw you a little bit nearer?
I just don't know what I ought to do.

I feel this need to be loved
But I'm going about it all the wrong way
Self-critical, I want to please
Please tell me I'm good enough, please say:
You're beautiful, you're perfect
You're all I ever wanted
Am I beautiful and perfect?
Am I all you ever wanted?
I compare myself to supermodels
I compare myself to all of my friends
Will I ever stop looking in that mirror?
Will I learn confidence if you say:
You're beautiful, you're perfect
You're all I ever wanted
Am I beautiful and perfect?
Am I all you ever wanted?

I am inspecting myself in the mirror
Will I be good enough for you?
Why must I feel so damned inferior?
I just don't know what I ought to do


28. So now what?

So now what?
So now I am exhausted
So now I am empty
So now I feel even more alone

But what am I supposed to do?
And where am I supposed to go?
Am I supposed to pretend
And isn't that against the point of everything
But you know
It would be so easy
Am I supposed to change and be truthful?
And isn't that somewhat impossible?
I think I will hide in between
Somewhere in the nothing.
So now I am exhausted
So now I am empty
So now what?


29. It hurts to Love You

It hurts to love you
It hurts to love you
Cause when you hurt yourself it hurts me too

I have no right to feel this way
You don't owe a thing to me
I cannot tell you what I wish you would do
I cannot change the way I feel

It hurts to love you
It hurts to love you
Cause when you hurt yourself it hurts me too

It's your body, it's your life
You can do whatever you choose
You have the right to hurt yourself
You did not ask for my love

It hurts to love you
It hurts to love you
Cause when you hurt yourself it hurts me too


30. Should I move, should I wait?

It's the game of mixed signals
It's the game of who knows what
It's the game of confusion
I don't even know if it's my turn?

Should I move, should I wait?
I would like to get it straight
Is it love in disguise
When I meet with your eyes?
Will I ever pass Go?
Or should I just go home now?
Should I move, should I wait?
I had better get it straight

I don't doubt your good intentions
I don't doubt your kind heart
I don't doubt your innocence
But there's still so much to figure out

Should I move, should I wait?
I would like to get it straight
Is it love in disguise
When I meet with your eyes?
Will I ever pass Go?
Or should I just go home now?
Should I move, should I wait?
I had better get it straight


31. The Man I could have loved

She looks at me with jealousy
But she's the one who's got my dream
Her smiles just seem so insincere
What does she think she's got to fear?

She's got the man I could have loved
What did I ever do to deserve
This kind of disappointment? I'm losing the man I could have loved
As the jealousy creeps onto his lap

She throws her arms around him
Just when she know I am looking
Seems like she cuddles just for show
Meanwhile I must let go cause

She's got the man I could have loved
What did I ever do to deserve
This kind of disappointment? I'm losing the man I could have loved
As the jealousy creeps onto his lap

Where is he now?
Where is he now?
Where is he now?
Lost somehow

What did I do?
What did I do?
What did I do?
To lose

She's got the man I could have loved
What did I ever do to deserve
This kind of disappointment? I'm losing the man I could have loved
As the jealousy creeps onto his lap


32. Don't Be Angry

Don't be angry
Don't be angry
I am sure that in the end
I will see we're better off as friends
Don't be angry

I should not give in
I should not let it get to me
If it were right, then it would've worked right
I should not give in

Don't be angry
Don't be angry
I am sure that in the end
I will see we're better off as friends
Don't be angry

But it is so hard, and it hurts so much
When I see you it's hard to smile
All I'd want is your arms around me
But it is so hard, and it hurts so much

Don't be angry
Don't be angry
I am sure that in the end
I will see we're better off as friends
Don't be angry


33. I've Been Freed By the Music

Captured in Loneliness
Suspended in Bliss
Feelings Confined and
Captive inside
Music's the Medium to
Let it all go
Music's the phone line Be-
Tween our souls

I've been freed by the music
My heart dances to the rhythm and beat
My soul soars high through the melody
Yes, I've been freed by the music

A song to keep my beat, as I walk down the street
A song for company, to help me feel complete
A song to embrace, in my times of need
A song to celebrate the moments more upbeat

I've been freed by the music
My heart dances to the rhythm and beat
My soul soars high through the melody
Yes, I've been freed by the music

When I'm in love, I tend to sing out
But when I'm angry, I'm more prone to shout
Music is the way to just let it all out
Sharing stories and feelings, that's what it's all about

A minor chord
To share my pain
To share my joy
Another refrain

I've been freed by the music
My heart dances to the rhythm and beat
My soul soars high through the melody
Yes, I've been freed by the music


34. Shaving Hair

Shaving Hair is like Shedding Skin is like Peeling
Away The Things that I've been
I've been through the Mill and I've been in the
Dumps, I've been Run Over Many Times
I gotta get rid of all of that crap that Haunts me and
keeps comin back
Shaving Hair is like Shedding Skin is like Peeling
Away The Things that I've been

I've been humiliated, and left a little meeker
Now I have created walls to keep me from getting
weaker
I've been seprated, and left a little lonely
Now my yard has been gated, open to myself only

There's got to be a way to get rid of all this dirt