Unsent Letters

1. Cyclone

She said, "I don't understand you,"
I said, "Not many people do,
But I hope they want to hear me play."

My objective is security,
Fully accepting my body,
my soul, and I won't heal these wounds today.

I know that I will never grow old.
And I will never be an object that wants to be sold.
I will spin around inside of my cyclone,
I will feel the earth beneath me,
And I will always be home.

I'm not sorry for what I feel,
I'm intense, and I am real,
And I never wanted to have you.

It seems the years are flying by,
And you will all leave me behind,
And I will never know what I'm supposed to do.

I know that I will never grow old.
And I will never be an object that wants to be sold.
I will spin around inside of my cyclone,
I will feel the earth beneath me,
And I will always be home.

The truth is I in fact rely
on the teardrops in my eye,
I need to break down to survive.

And I will never succumb
to the goal of feeling numb,
A stoic never really seems to be alive.

I know that I will never grow old.
And I will never be an object that wants to be sold.
I will spin around inside of my cyclone,
I will feel the earth beneath me,
And I will always be home.

She said, "I don't understand you,"
I said, "Not many people do,
But I hope they want to hear me play."


2. Irresponsible


We've been friends for a long time,
But tonight you are on my mind,
I know it might be inappropriate,
But I just want to touch you, baby,

I know it's probably a bad idea,
But could I just kiss you for a moment?
Just pretend I am someone else,
And I will try not to disappoint you, baby.

I want you to be irresponsible,
I want you to give in,
I want you to be irresponsible,
I want you to give in.

I know you're worried about tomorrow,
But I promise I won't say a word,
Won't you please be my secret lover tonight, tonight, tonight?
I've always been so honest,
You never give me any feedback,
I know you think I've had too much to drink,
But my eyes never lie,
Baby, let me inside.

I want you to be irresponsible,
I want you to give in,
I want you to be irresponsible,
I want you to give in.

Won't you let me touch you for a moment,
Won't you let me? Won't you let me?
Won't you let me kiss you for a moment,
Won't you let me? Won't you let me?
Won't you let me feel you for a moment,
Won't you let me? Won't you let me?
Won't you let me please you for a moment,
Won't you let me? Won't you let me?

I want you to be irresponsible,
I want you to give in,
I want you to be irresponsible,
I want you to give in.

It doesn't have to be anything,
No one has to know,
Make up your mind, make up your mind,
Baby, let it go.
Let it go...
Let it go...


3. You Told Me


A midnight walk across memories,
Have I gotten smaller?
Everything has lost its sentiment.
The walls around me crumble.

You told me not to go,
You told me it was all spoken,
You told me not to go,
You told me it was all spoken.

I'm dreaming of sunsets from skyscrapers,
A future life with future lovers,
Far away from everything I've left behind,
Far away from soapbox massacres.

You told me not to go,
You told me it was all spoken,
You told me not to go,
You told me it was all spoken.

You told me not to go,
You told me it was all spoken,
You told me not to go,
You told me it was all spoken.


4. Flames

It's in the scent of the Southern air,
It's in the eyes of the innocent,
It's in the blood, the demons that call you,
It's in the arms of a childhood broken,

Close your eyes, and it always haunts you,
Remember stolen flesh,
See the image, hold on to it tightly,
Watch it go up in flames.

It's in the lips that whisper softly,
It's in the mouths that kiss behind cupped hands,
It's in the promises long forgotten,
It's in the jealous eyes of the passionate,

Close your eyes, and it always haunts you,
Remember stolen love,
See the image, hold onto it tightly,
Watch it go up in flames.
Watch it go up in flames,
Watch it go up in flames,
Watch it go up in flames,
Watch it go up...

It's on the canvas, it's painted beauty,
It's in the way that she walks,
It's in the absent tears of the unfeeling,
It's in your eyes, it's time to let go,
Close your eyes, and it always haunts you,
Remember threatened love,
See the image, hold onto it tightly.
Watch it go up in flames.
Watch it go up in flames,
Watch it go up in flames,
Watch it go up in flames,
Watch it go up...


5. Same Page

It doesn't mean anything when I say
this is your last chance.
I've given those out a thousand times before,
And I never meant it.
Spent half a year digging myself out
of the well and now
I've thrown my body all the way back down,
Wait, you can hear the water beneath.

They say I've betrayed myself,
but I just can't help it.
Maybe this time it will be
the one that it took
for you to be on the same page as me.

I've already done this before,
But I want to believe that this time it's different.
Cried myself to sleep so many nights.
You don't even know the half of it.
But it's so hard not to fall when there's a mark on your skin that you can't erase.
I can't ignore this mess.
It's so beautiful.
I want to do it all over again.

They say I've betrayed myself,
but I just can't help it.
Maybe this time it will be
the one that it took
for you to be on the same page as me.

So I'll hope for a different ending now
Or maybe no ending at all.
I'll surrender all of myself and give the stars
their one last chance.


6. Leave it to Chance

A silhouette in the doorframe.
How much more can I take?
You turn to me, I turn away,
Is it dangerous to stay?
Tell me what's right,
Tell me what's wrong,
Tell me how I am supposed to belong.
You'll see me tonight,
It won't be long,
And in the morning, you will be gone.

How can I say what I'm trying to say?
The poets will sing to me.
I'm getting lost, I'm falling hard,
Inside the imagery.

A stolen kiss, a hidden glance,
Do you think I stand a chance?
You look through me,
You understand, but it's not how we planned.
Maybe it's wrong, but they feel it to.
What am I to say?
What am I to do?
I'll see you tonight, it will be true.
But in the morning, you will be through.

How can I say what I'm trying to say?
The poets will scream at me.
I'm getting lost, I'm falling hard,
Inside the imagery.

I'm getting lost...
I'm getting lost...
I'm getting lost...
I'm getting lost...

Trying so hard to be who I am,
Try not to apologize if I can
see into you, see into them,
Am I alone now? Where will this end?
Am I alone now? Where will this end?


7. Unsent Letters

I'm watching you through the window,
You're playing guitar alone in your room.
You strum to your favorite song,
The notes are all there, but you feel uninspired.
I am writing you a letter,
I want you to know the truth,
But you put your guitar back on its stand.
And you sit in silence, and I leave the letter unsent.

I'm watching you through the window,
You're drinking red wine like we used to do,
Your walls are painted bright red,
Your lips are stained, if only I could...
I am writing you a letter,
I want you to remember...
But you finish your bottle of wine,
And you sit in silence, and I leave the letter unsent.

I'm watching you through the window,
You sit at a traffic light stuck in a melody,
You sing to your favorite song,
The lyrics are wrong but I can't correct you.
I am writing you a letter,
I want you to know the truth,
But the traffic light turns green.
You accelerate past me, and I leave the letter unsent.

Let's shatter the window tonight...
Let's shatter the window tonight...
Let's shatter the window tonight...
Let's shatter the window tonight...

I am all alone in my room.
There are three letters folded in my pocket,
I want to send them to you,
I want you to know. I want you to know.
But there is no way that you would understand,
And I've always been a coward.
So I toss those letters back in my closet,
And I sit in silence, and I leave the letters unsent.

8. Excommunicated

Did you predict how she'd react?
She is stronger than you knew,
If you won't love her for who she is,
To hell with you.
She is packing up her bags,
Getting the clothes you threw outside,
She will no longer pretend for you,
She'll no longer hide.

Excommunicated,
She's stronger than you'll ever be,
Excommunicated,
She will be free.

You told her it was wrong,
And she should be ashamed,
You told her never to come back,
Bringing dishonor to your name,
Maybe it's you who should reconsider,
Maybe it's time to reevaluate,
How can a love between two people,
Be regarded with such hate?

Excommunicated,
She's stronger than you'll ever be,
Excommunicated,
She will be free.

To all the excommunicated,
We send our love.
To all the excommunicated,
We send our love.

You'll never be alone,
You'll always have a home,
You'll never be alone,
You'll always have a home.

Excommunicated,
You're stronger than they'll ever be,
Excommunicated,
You will be free.


9. Rainwater

Sooner or later we all become men,
Some of us more so than others,
Sooner or later it comes to an end,
We grow into people we never imagined.

It’s getting late, and I still feel the same
As I’ve ever been,
I say tonight, let’s ignore all the rules
And sleep with rainwater in our hair…

Do you remember when we stayed up all night,
Searching the sky for falling stars?
I said I’d catch one and give it to you,
And maybe we’d know who we are, who we are.

But it’s been too long since I’ve seen the sunset,
It’s been too long since we’ve looked at each other,
And I can’t recall the color of your eyes,
But I still feel the same.

Will you forgive me if I’m saying too much?
I never can tell with you.
But when we are driving, it’s just that everything in the world stands still,
Time no longer pushes us into the skin of the people we’d rather not be,
Time takes a deep breath instead,
Kissing us once on the forehead.

But it’s been too long since I’ve seen the sunset,
It’s been too long since we’ve looked at each other,
And I can’t recall the color of your eyes,
But I still feel the same.

We can sleep with rainwater in our hair…
Water in our hair,
Water in our hair….

But it’s been too long since I’ve seen the sunset,
It’s been too long since we’ve looked at each other,
And I can’t recall the color of your eyes,
But I still feel the same.


10. To Katrina

Feel the melody, when I close my eyes,
Feel the harmony, crawling up my thighs,
Oh, watch out baby,
I'm gonna lose my mind,
Always waiting for you,
You're gonna take your time.

Can I please slide into you?
Can I please melt inside of you?

Oh, watch out baby,
Why are you so frustrating?
Oh, stop it baby,
And tell me please.

Can I please slide into you?
Can I please melt inside of you?

I want to feel you...
I want to feel you...
I want to, want to feel you...
I want to, want to feel you...

Can I please slide into you?
Can I please melt inside of you?


11. Denied and Doomed

Life is saturated with the scent of your smile.
Love is overwhelming.
Sometimes it's enough to suffocate.
You used to look at me with so much admiration.
And now you want to throw it all away.

And if I die in their applause,
Place my corpse in that guitar case,
And toss it into the Atlantic Ocean,
And if I could be liberated,
I think I might just hate you,
But I'm forever bound to you,
My love.

Have you forgotten when we lost ourselves in that embrace?
You hold pieces of me inside of you.
Have you forgotten how to collide with me?
Have you forgotten everything?

And if I die in their applause,
Place my corpse in that guitar case,
And toss it into the Atlantic Ocean,
And if I could be liberated,
I think I might just hate you,
But I'm forever bound to you,
My love.

And I will not be denied and doomed.
No, I will not be denied and doomed.

No, I will not be denied and doomed.
No, I will not be denied and doomed.

No, I will not be denied and doomed.
No, I will not, will not, will not be denied...

And if I die in their applause,
Place my corpse in that guitar case,
And toss it into the Atlantic Ocean,
And if I could be liberated,
I think I might just hate you,
But I'm forever bound to you,
My love.


12. Wait

Tumble down, make a reference to me,
Tell me to hold on tightly,
To everyone, to everything,
And I will be there knowing you will set me free.

But I, I will never grow up.

I will fly backwards through time,
Until I am a fetus,
Crawling down the rabbit hole tonight,
And I will wait for you to make up your mind,
And you will take your time.

But I, I will never grow up.
I will never grow up.
So wait, wait for me.

The words when spoken sound obscene,
But you are not hearing anything,
We are not communicating,
There are particles between us,
We are never really touching.

But I, I will never grow up.
I will never grow up.
So wait, wait for me.

Pocket the Moon

1. Sleepwalking

You were walking in the forest
With sunlight in your hair
You never thought that I could hear you

I crept under the ashes
Of what was once our home
It's smoldering, I lose myself again

It was only a dream
It was only a dream
It was only a dream to me

You fell into the river
I had to catch you there
Before she went and carried you away

I reached into your pocket
You didn't say a word
I felt the sunlight scolding my hand

It was only a dream
It was only a dream
It was only a dream to me

The saturated sunset
Will never be again
We've lost it all, away it comes and goes

But don't ever wake me up now
I don't want to go back
Please take my hand and ride the river home

It was only a dream
It was only a dream
It was only a dream to me


Lyrics by Sara Crawford


2. Rooftops

After all this time,
We find ourselves pieced together.
We are scattered remnants of the people we used to be.
We breathe the sweet air in Mexico.
It travels all the way to New Orleans.
The Mayan dancers are on the street.
We have been through such high waters,
and we emerge singing...

Heartache is over now,
We are so alive.
Heartache is over now,
We will never die,
Never die.

After all this time,
We find ourselves on the rooftops,
looking down at the cities below.
We celebrate the images we create.
We throw our fortunes into the sea,
and we emerge singing...

Heartache is over now,
We are so alive.
Heartache is over now,
We will never die.
Heartache is over now,
We are so alive.
Heartache is over now,
We will never die,
Never die.

It's all a dream to me if we just leave it behind.
I hope that you will help me to remember it all.


Lyrics by Sara Crawford


3. Don't Try So Hard

If you see that boy with skinny jeans
standing up against the bar,
the one who wears the T-shirts of the bands he's never seen.
He's much too cool to talk to you,
but if you get his attention.
Would you tell him this for me?
For me?

Don't try so hard,
Now, honey,
Don't try so hard.
I said, don't try so hard,
Now, sugar,
Don't try so hard.

If you see that trendy girl,
the one with orange hair and injured pride,
the lover scorned who is much too cool to smile.
She's the one who goes to all the underground art shows
just to talk some shit about everybody that she knows.

Or if you see that girl with leather pants
and knee-high boots.
She's the one who thinks she's on reality TV.
She probably will not talk to you
cause she's famous and you just don't know it yet,
but would you tell her this for me?
For me?

Don't try so hard,
Now, honey,
Don't try so hard.
I said, don't try so hard,
Now, sugar,
Don't try so hard.

I promise we will still love you if you give us something real.
I promise we will still love you if you give us something real.
I promise we will,
I promise we will,
I promise we will still love you if you
don't try so hard, now honey,
don't try so hard.
I said, don't try so hard!
Don't try so hard!


Lyrics by Sara Crawford


4. Falling

Falling...little drops of rain come falling down
Crawling...to the ocean rain crawls underground
Flowing...inside of veins the water runs
Growing...river rapids rage beneath the sun

It's all downhill from here
Gravity pulls me down
Heavy hearted in tears
I fall back once again

Silent...Autumn's gold falls down without a sound
Violent...thrashing through the air, crashing to the ground
Too bad...his moment in the sun has past
So sad...he tried so hard, couldn't make it last

It's all downhill from here
Gravity pulls me down
Heavy hearted in tears
I fall back once again

Once again
Once again
Once again

Gravity pulls me down
Heavy hearted in tears
I fall back once again
I fall back once again


Lyrics by Geoff Goodwin



5. August


I said, "Are you a killer or are you a priest?"
He just threw back his head and laughed
He says, "It's Mother Nature versus Jesus."
And he never wanted my photograph

You say the past is dead,
In my mind, the pages burn,
It's the sound I can't forget,
In my mind, where can we run?

He says my vision is damaged,
And I'm seeing halos,
But I'm keeping my eyes right ahead.
Fuck all those kings and queens who never had to beg,
No, they don't understand, they don't understand.

You say the past is dead,
In my mind, the pages burn,
It's the sound I can't forget,
In my mind, where can we run?

I don't know how to let it go...
I don't know how to let it go...
I don't know how to let it go...

You say the past is dead,
In my mind, the pages burn,
It's the sound I can't forget,
In my mind, where can we run?


Lyrics by Sara Crawford