The Heart of a Siren

You will not remain
In this place for long
You will leave no trace
When this day is gone
Nothing pure remains
In this world for long

Youth is a flame
And the wolves grow bolder
As the fire dies down
Love is a flame
And the wolves grow bolder
As the fire dies down
Life is a flame

You will not be still
Time will not be kind
In the fist of night
There your treasure lies
Oh, such lovely lights
Leave you hypnotized 

It's the only life you know
Always out
'Til someone takes you in

Youth is a flame
And the wolves grow bolder
As the fire dies down
Love is a flame
And the wolves grow bolder
As the fire dies down
Life is a flame

You will not remain
In this place for long
And the Siren’s Heart
Cannot beat for long
Cannot beat for long—

Youth is a flame
And the wolves grow bolder
As the fire dies down
Love is a flame
And the wolves grow bolder
As the fire dies down
Life is a flame 
Love is a flame
Youth is a flame
And so 



Roy Cohn

Mr. Roy Cohn depressed and alone
Well, he knows
Capote don’t care about Answered Prayers
And he knows

We all fall from Grace
Don’t kid yourself that it’s not so
We all fall from Grace

Old Errol Flynn robs the cradle again
Well, he knows
Poor Judy drones there’s no place like home
She knows

That we all fall from Grace
Don’t kid yourself that it’s not so
We all fall from Grace, boys
Into the maelstrom we go

All of the villains and heroes
That march in the Human Parade
Count back from 2000 to zero
The Piper has always been paid

Dylan Thomas goes down after 18 rounds
Yeah, he knows
And Superman wrote in his suicide note
That he knows

We all fall from Grace
Don’t kid yourself that it’s not so
We all fall from Grace, boys
Into the maelstrom we go
And we all fall from Grace
We all fall from Grace
We all fall, don’t kid yourself 



Swirl

All of my life
I have stood here in the rain
Watching the world
And you know I can’t explain
Deep in the shadows I explored
Call it a kingdom or a ghetto
Saw one thousand tribal wars
Under one blue shinning sky

Riding the dream
What can we do
Caught in the Swirl of the black and the blue
Heart of the world
So hard to know
Holding a mirror to a mirror to a--

So here I am
Like some Catcher in the Rye
Don’t have a plan
No religion to live by
Watching the blind who lead the blind
Wondering why they’re always smiling
Like they’ve left themselves behind
And just gone on holiday

It’s only the world
Lost in the heart of the Swirl

Riding the dream
What can we do
Caught in the Swirl of the black and the blue
Heart of the world
Too strange to know
Holding a mirror to a mirror to a soul
Riding the dream
What can I do
Caught in the Swirl of the black and the blue 



Emma Peel

I’m in love with Emma Peel
Smooth as Ivory, hard as steel
Want to know the way she feels
Want to touch her

She appears upon the screen
She’s a two dimensional dream
Are you really what you seem
Am I crazy

The house is empty
My girlfriend left me
I don’t go out
I’ve got no friends
But, I’ve got a TV
Emma you move me
I feel good
‘Til the rerun ends
‘Til the rerun ends

The reception’s crystal clear
I could swear she’s really here
And I whisper in her ear
God, I love you

Emma I’ll be your Steed
I’ll be all you ever need
If I cry and if I plead
Will it help me

The house is empty
My girlfriend left me
I don’t go out
I’ve got no friends
But, I’ve got a TV
Emma you move me
I feel good
‘Til the rerun ends
‘Til the rerun ends 



Dreamtime

Far from the eyes
Of the rest of the world
Far from the cities
Hidden from view
A fire is burning
The sparks flying high
The Old Ones are dreaming
In the Outback tonight

Far away
In the Dreamtime
Life begins
In the Dreamtime
Walk away
Down the Songlines
Sing away
The Dreaming starts again

The Old Ones believe
Gods walked the land
Creating the world
In songs that they sang
This was the Dreamtime
And when it was gone
The song was the land
And the land was the song

Modern man
A wonder to see
We can send a thought around the world
In the time it takes you to breathe
We know so much
But, don’t understand
The land is the song
And the song is the land

Far away
In the Dreamtime
Life begins
In the Dreamtime
Walk away
Down the Songlines
Sing away
The Dreaming starts again 



Big City Girls

I’m in the corner
You’re in your usual place
Lights of the city
Reflecting on and off your face
No stereo on, no TV
No murmur of a broken heart
You never tell me you miss me
You’re too proud to play that part

Big city girls have a way of being all right

I wonder could you ask me
Just once where I’ve been
You take it for granted
I’ll always be back again
If there was another woman
Would you even want to know
You never tell me you love me
You’re too scared to let it show

Big city girls have a way of being all right
Big city girls have a way to get through the night
Big city girls never cry when they’re left alone
Big city girls are the rule, and the city’s their own
And you’re a big city girl
You’re a big city girl
No tears from a big city girl 



The Party

Threw a party for myself
Invited me and no one else
Bought some wine although I’m broke
And laughed at my own stupid jokes

Addressed your picture on the wall
Like a fool before the fall
Shouted don’t need you at all
And hoped like hell that you’d call

I can’t keep my head
When I think of the things that you said
But, I guess I know
The words that I’m singing
Will never be bringing you home

Threw a party for myself
Invited me and no one else
I celebrated being free
And dreamed of gold chains all around me

I can’t keep my head
When I think of the things that we said
But, I guess I know
The words that I’m singing
Will never be bringing you home 



Fall Together

Tell me you’ve got no secrets
Tell me everything’s all right
Tell me you’ve got no reason
Not to stay with me tonight
Tell me I’m the one you choose
I will cast my lot with you
And we’ll both fall together
Or together we will rise

Forgive me my trespasses
All those times I let you down
If loneliness was an ocean
Well, I know you almost drowned
If you’re tired and insecure
I will be there at your door
And we’ll both fall together
Or together we will rise

Maybe I made you crazy
Maybe you think I don’t know why
The tear drops fell in rivers from your eyes
Maybe you’d understand me
If I told you I’m only like you
A lonely soul who sometimes feels confused

Tell me you’ve got no secrets
Tell me I’m the only one
Tell me that I won’t lose you
To anything or anyone
If this world should make me choose
I will cast my lot with you
And we’ll both fall together
Or together we will rise 



Take Your Time

Take your time
That’s what she said
Pour yourself a cup of coffee
And I’ll make the bed
A morning moon
Is in the sky
All the screamers of the night
Have passed us by

See the world
Come to life
See the streets fill up with people
In the morning light
I’ll take my time
Take it in
There’s no place I have to be
No prize to win

I’m strolling down my road to ruin
I don’t believe I’ll be there soon
I don’t know why, I don’t care when
It ain’t no sin
I take my time

See the world
Running down
One by one
The lights go off around this town
Time for dreams
Behind the blinds
And she turns to me and tells me
Take your time

I’m strolling down my road to ruin
I don’t believe I’ll be there soon
I don’t know why, I don’t care when
It ain’t no sin
I take my time 



Another Set of Eyes

Once there was another man
Lying beside her
How can I live up to him
How can I deny her
Once there was another set of arms
Wrapped around her in the night
Once there was another man
Another life

And I can't live up to
A man that I can't see
Living in this shadow world
She's thrown over me
No matter how I love her
It's only him she sees

Once there was another room
She used to sleep in
Full of all the other dreams
She's used to keeping
Once there was another set of eyes
In a picture on the wall
Once she had a life
That I can't see at all

And I can't live up to
A man that I can't see
Living in this shadow world
She's thrown over me
No matter how I love her
It's only him she sees 

Once there was another man
Lying beside her
How can I live up to him
How can I deny her
Once there was another set of arms
Wrapped around her in the night
Once there was another man
Another life

And I can't live up to
A man that I can't see
Living in this shadow world
She's thrown over me
No matter how I love her
It's only him she sees