making music in the desert tonight

making music in the desert tonight
nowhere to run and theres no one in sight

banging my drum real fast and hard
if i hit it any harder it will fall apart

theres no winners or losers this far out
aint barely nothing to think about

nowhere to go for hundreds of miles
i havent eaten for quite a while

cant tell the day from the night anymore
dont even know what im looking for

hungry for love and im hungry for food
i dont know why im such a hungry dude

ive been floating in this raft out here in the sea
im shooting a flare no one can see

i can look for miles and cant see a boat
this raft is my castle and the sea is my moat

the lion down the hall

i got locked out one night when no one was home
i must have misplaced my key so ill spend the night alone

a painting of a lion standing proud and tall
fiercely smiled at me and dared me through the hall

doors open and doors close as I stagger down the hall
no one wants to let me in to feel safe within their walls

each room is dark and cold, yet id die to go inside
when they come to hunt me down, ive got nowhere to go and hide

i might outrun them for a while but someday id have to sleep
and theyll be right in back of me. im the meal they've longed to eat

I close my eyes, my body shakes, i take off down the hall
i see my goal, my eyes are set on the lion down the hall

my heart is pounding as i reach the golden frame
the panthers are behind me but the picture's not the same

the lion got real hazy but the picture's gotten clearer
i must be fucking crazy, all along it was a mirror

i could have the strength to win this fight
if i die, I'll die proud
so i turned and lashed with all my might
with my mighty roar aloud

all my life i faced my fears and felt so weak and small
while all that time I never knew the lion down the hall

im in a dark little room

im in a dark little room and there's no one i can see
someone else is in here. i wish i could see

i feel the walls and cant find a door
i scream for myself as a curl up on the floor

as he circles my space my fear smells sweet
hes so cold and quiet yet i can feel his heart beat

i screamed in vain til my throat was sore
in his quiet candor i could feel him want more

i dont know this man but i have all my life
hes slashing my soul with his big sharp knife

if i knew him, id hate myself
ive always wished he was someone else

i really can't wait for this night to end
im scared to death of my ugly friend

if i kill him, he will kill me
id kill myself and then id be free

this heart is torn

this heart is torn
between what's been and what is now

a lifetime of mistakes
and good memories dictates my thoughts

the meshing together of your life with mine
is a tough challenge and gives me great hope

the future is brighter
than the past could have been

we'll make it there together
and we'll be there forever

my heart beats

my heart beats
because he has no choice
So strong and
yet he makes no noise

He relentlessly pumps
with undying devotion
He gives life
and puts my body in motion

He doesn't really work
He doesn't even try
but he never gives up
and ill never know why

if i love with my heart
and let my mind go free
i've no need to hear,
to smell or to see

my heart is crazy
my blood runs wild
my passions unbound
in the mind of a child

my heart, he makes
some tough decisions
which no one can do
with foresight and vision

carry me through the heavy snow

carry me through the heavy snow
im afraid of the cold
im afraid of the cold
when youre tired and have to put me down
it will still be cold

hold my hand through the misty night
im afraid of the dark
im afraid of the dark
day will pass and it will be nigth again
it will still be dark

talk to me when i feel alone
im afraid of the silence
im afraid of the silence
sooner or later, you will have to leave
it will still be silent

feed me on this christmas day
im afraid to go hungry
im afraid to go hungry
next year, christmas will come again
i will still be hungry

i burn in the cold
see in the dark
hear the silence
eat the hunger

you help me and ill never get strong
when you are with me, im nothing but alone

the nightmares deep inside of me

the nightmares deep inside of me
aren't really all that bad
there's not much in this dreamful mind
to make this grown man sad

i've fought with demons
i've stepped on satan's toes
ive had bad luck on my side
when ive had plenty to lose

this man can be a demon
when he really wants to be
this guy's a god damned lunatic
when he sets his true self free

im not about to let them say
what my life should do
i know some day ill shut them up
when i make my dreams come true

i joged the path that took me here
although it was on fire
there's no way to get me down
because each breath takes me higher