Anthology 2 |
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1. Smile |
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2. Melt Me |
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3. Radio On |
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5. All Is Still |
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7. Simple Thing |
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8. Last Defense |
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9. Let It Rise |
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10. Kick It |
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12. Took A Picture |
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14. Hope Will Fall |
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16. Photograph (Demo) |
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ANTHOLOGY 2 LYRICS
| Smile |
| I thought our love was strong |
| But now our money’s gone |
| I know love can remain |
| Let’s talk for a while |
| I’ll pick your brain |
| So who’s to blame |
| Come on let’s run away |
| Forget the past, it’s time to play |
| Hold my hand a while |
| Look into my eyes let’s see that smile |
| Let’s make this hate cease |
| Can we end this war |
| Can’t we have some peace |
| This just ain’t my style |
| Let’s talk for a while |
| ‘Bout what our love means |
| Our dreams |
| Come on let’s run away |
| Forget the past, it’s time to play |
| Hold my hand a while |
| Look into my eyes let’s see that smile |
| I’d love to see your face |
| And lay down with you in some dark place |
| But for now let’s just remain |
| Friends |
| I know if we were smart |
| We’d have a close heart to heart |
| With a new start |
| Come on let’s run away |
| Forget the past, it’s time to play |
| Hold my hand a while |
| Look into my eyes let’s see that smile |
| Come on, come on |
| Forget the past |
| It’s time to play |
| I said come on, come on, come on |
| Smile |
| [Written by CP Pennington] |
| Melt Me |
| Hey, when I first saw your face |
| I knew I’d fall from grace |
| You were just too much to handle |
| Your eyes looked at me that way |
| The flicker caught my glance |
| Just like a candle |
| Now I just have to say |
| You melt me like the morning sun |
| I’ve never had so much fun |
| You keep me going |
| Your hand I want to hold in mine |
| I promise I’ll be kind |
| And you’ll be knowing |
| I love you |
| I love you |
| I feel our paths’ crossed for sure |
| A love that will endure |
| Is on the way |
| Your dreams |
| Will all come true with me |
| Yeah, you just wait and see |
| The seeds I’m sewing |
| Now I just have to say |
| You melt me like the morning sun |
| I’ve never had so much fun |
| You keep me going |
| Your hand I want to hold in mine |
| I promise I’ll be kind |
| And you’ll be knowing |
| I love you |
| I love |
| You melt me like the sun |
| I’ve never had so much fun |
| You keep me going |
| Your hand I want to hold in mine |
| I promise I’ll be kind |
| And you’ll be knowing |
| I love you |
| I love you |
| [Written by CP Pennington] |
| Radio On |
| A broken man with a narrow face |
| Sings a lonely song |
| All awhile in his secret world |
| He seems to follow along |
| But he’s gone |
| Late at night when he leaves his place |
| He likes to leave the radio on |
| When he comes home and he can’t walk |
| He welcomes in the dawn |
| Late at night when he goes to sleep |
| She’s gone |
| She appears and she is kind |
| She pours herself over him |
| In the heat and in the sweat |
| He feels her tender skin |
| Then she’s gone |
| Late at night when he leaves his place |
| He likes to leave the radio on |
| When he comes home and he can’t walk |
| He welcomes in the dawn |
| Late at night when he goes to sleep |
| He’s gone |
| Late at night when he leaves his place |
| He likes to leave the radio on |
| When he comes home and he can’t walk |
| He welcomes in the dawn |
| Late at night when he goes to sleep |
| He’s gone |
| He’s gone |
| She’s gone |
| [Written by Brian Stewart & CP Pennington] |
| Heat of the Sun |
| Simplify your desire |
| To see me cry tonight |
| Amplify your rational |
| And let’s be still tonight |
| The angels on the mercy seat |
| Have sent our love down through the fire |
| Has ever been our loving friend |
| Like cellophane, king to sire |
| Take the fear from year to year |
| That you’ve made up with such fun |
| Realize that in my eyes |
| Your lips have the heat of the sun |
| The angel on the mercy seat |
| Has sent our love down through the fire |
| Has ever been our loving friend |
| Like cellophane, king to sire |
| The angel on the mercy seat |
| Has sent our love down through the fire |
| Has ever been our loving friend |
| Like cellophane, king to sire |
| Leave your soul in the calm |
| Laughing eyes of a friend |
| Send it home with much love |
| And silence tears once again |
| The angels on the mercy seat |
| Have sent our love down through the fire |
| Has ever been our loving friend |
| Like cellophane, king to sire |
| Has ever been our loving friend |
| Like cellophane, king to sire |
| [Written by CP Pennington] |
| All Is Still |
| People say when you grow old |
| All that’s left is ashes, left is coal |
| Sailor’s dream of a wind |
| That fills their sails and lets them spin |
| Then hurricanes arise and |
| Sink their ships to their surprise |
| With their fortune on the way |
| Sailor’s dream, vanished in a haze |
| People tend to write their story |
| Try to find their faded glory |
| Try to win the very fun |
| That fades out with the sinking sun |
| Then hurricanes arise and |
| Sink their ships to their surprise |
| With their fortune on the way |
| Their dreams all vanish in a haze |
| Then hurricanes arise and |
| Sink their ships to all surprise |
| With their fortune on the way |
| All our dreams vanish in a haze |
| [Written by CP Pennington] |
| Like A Flower |
| There you go again |
| Down your lonely road |
| Should have listened to me then |
| When I tried to make your home my home |
| So hold me like a flower |
| ‘Til I wilt and die |
| I’ll wait for you for hours |
| Then I’ll say goodbye |
| No matter what I said |
| You always listened to your friends |
| I was to your demise |
| Because you lost me in the end |
| So hold me like a flower |
| ‘Til I wilt and die |
| I’ll wait for you for hours |
| ‘Til I say goodbye |
| Goodbye |
| Now that I am here |
| And you, you are there |
| Things have changed for good |
| And I am happier, I swear |
| So hold me like a flower |
| ‘Til I wilt and die |
| I’ll wait for you for hours |
| Then I’ll say goodbye |
| Goodbye |
| [Written by CP Pennington] |
| Simple Thing |
| All the things that I feel |
| Trying to make it all seem real to you |
| But my heart, it tears me up |
| Like a little paper cut, it’s true |
| Here it goes again |
| Say goodbye to my friend |
| What a simple thing you had to say |
| Always seems your tears got in the way |
| Loving you was such a simple plan |
| But what you leave is such a different man |
| Crazy eyes, crazy smile |
| We were heavy for a while |
| Then it all went really south |
| From what I heard come out your mouth, oh man |
| Here it goes again |
| Time to lose another friend |
| What a simple thing you had to say |
| Always seems your tears got in the way |
| Loving you was such a simple plan |
| But what you leave is such a different man |
| Such a different man |
| [Written by CP Pennington] |
| Last Defense |
| And the weak will be made strong |
| Like the night is sure and the day long |
| Like the blue eyes that turn to gray |
| Some will go and some will stay |
| Memories of slumbering |
| That was such a precious, precious thing |
| Now the skies above have turned to red |
| As the golden rain falls on our heads |
| Please forgive me before the end comes |
| When I’ll meet my fate where my river runs |
| Like the sun sets after a hard day’s work |
| Where the shadows fall that’s where you lurk |
| When the sentiment all starts making sense |
| You are my last hope, you are my last defense |
| I can feel your fire, standing on the shore |
| Though you’re far away I still feel warm |
| My soul is calm like nothing’s wrong |
| Then I feel the chill as I write this song |
| All the memories here they come |
| You were brilliant and I was dumb |
| Like a falling star I hit the earth |
| But with my death there will be birth |
| So please forgive me before the end comes |
| When I’ll meet my fate where my river runs |
| Like the sun sets after a hard day’s work |
| Where the shadows cast that’s where you lurk |
| When the sentiment all starts making sense |
| You are my last hope, you are my last defense |
| You are my last defense |
| [Written by CP Pennington] |
| Let It Rise |
| Well, hello there I see stars in your hair |
| I see miryads of angels surrounding you |
| What is your sign, tell me yours I’ll tell you mine |
| And it scares me to the bone of what might be |
| Let your smile part the gray sky |
| Let it grow, let it grow |
| Like a blaze in the fire upon the snow |
| Let your soul burst out and free fly |
| Let it rise, let it rise |
| Like a bird, like a bird, like a bird in the skies |
| Well, hello there, it’s me in the mail |
| Just sending something that only time will tell |
| Been a little while, did you like what you saw |
| Would you like a personal slide show |
| I promise I’m more humble, it was all a big plot |
| To make me into something I am not |
| Don’t kiss the tv, just call me on the phone |
| And I’ll give you what I got, I’ll give you what I got |
| Let your smile part the gray sky |
| Let it grow, let it grow |
| Like a blaze in the fire upon the snow |
| Let your soul burst out and free fly |
| Let it rise, let it rise |
| Like a bird, like a bird, like a bird in the skies |
| Let your smile part the gray sky |
| Let it grow, let it grow |
| Like a blaze in the fire upon the snow |
| Let your soul burst out and free fly |
| Let it rise, let it rise |
| Like a bird, like a bird, like a bird in the skies |
| [Written by CP Pennington] |
| Kick It |
| Yo, what’s up? |
| Yo, I don’t know dude, what’s up with you? |
| What’s up? |
| Nothing |
| Okay, I’m gonna sing a song, alright |
| Let’s go |
| Hit it |
| Come on |
| Kick it, come on, kick it, come on, kick it |
| Come on, come on |
| Kick it, oh, kick it, yo, kick it, hey |
| Come on, come on, come on now |
| Kick it, oh, kick it, ah, kick it, hey |
| Come on, come on, come on now |
| Kick it, oh, kick it, hey, kick it hard |
| Hey there, I’m a man who’s putting his foot down |
| One in front of the other as they hit the ground |
| I’m going over to your place |
| I’m gonna suck some more of your pretty face |
| Hard, hard, hard |
| Now kick it, kick it hard |
| Kick it, come on, kick it, come on, kick it |
| Come on, come on |
| Kick it, oh, kick it, yo, kick it, hey |
| Come on, come on, come on now |
| Kick it, oh, kick it, ah, kick it, hey |
| Come on, come on, come on now |
| Kick it, oh, kick it, hey, kick it hard |
| I’m a saint or I’m tryin to be |
| But I left it all for a discovery |
| On a mission to serve what serves me well |
| I’m on a big hand basket heading straight for hell |
| Hard, hard, hard |
| Kick it, kick it hard |
| Kick it, come on, kick it, come on, kick it |
| Come on, come on |
| Kick it, oh, kick it, yo, kick it, hey |
| Come on, come on, come on now |
| Kick it, oh, kick it, ah, kick it, hey |
| Come on, come on, come on now |
| Kick it, oh, kick it, hey, kick it hard |
| I’m coming back from a nasty fall |
| I’m gonna be a poster child on a posterwall |
| I’ll be the king, yeah, I’ll be wearing a crown |
| That big bad devil won’t get me down |
| I’ll be with you for eternity |
| You will be my queen and I will be your bee |
| We’ll make honey that’s sweet to the taste |
| Just like your lips when they hit my face |
| Kick it, kick it, kick it hard |
| Kick it, kick it, kick it hard |
| Hard, hard, hard |
| Kick it, kick it hard |
| That’s right fool |
| [Written by CP Pennington & Brian Stewart] |
| Every Road Has Changed |
| Driving down the road, itch in my eye |
| I’ve got one bad gear, it’s hard to drive |
| Gotta get moving, gotta stay afloat |
| Going to San Diego, gonna sail my boat |
| There’s a blond-haired girl, I’m making her wait |
| She does things to me that make me feel great |
| Loving in the morning or the noon-day sun |
| Going to San Diego gonna have some fun |
| Every road has changed |
| I don’t know why, I don’t know why |
| All her life she said |
| I am her guy, I’m her guy |
| I guess that makes her my world |
| I pulled up, she jumps in |
| With her beautiful face and her golden skin |
| My heart starts pumpin like a shotgun |
| She’s the best prize I ever have won |
| She turns to me, gives me a grin |
| Now I know all the trouble we’ll be in |
| I let out the sail, it starts to blow |
| Where we’re going nobody knows |
| Every road has changed |
| I don’t know why, I don’t know why |
| All her life she says |
| I am her guy, I’m her guy |
| Every road has changed |
| I don’t know why, I don’t know why |
| All her life she says |
| I am her guy, I’m her guy |
| I guess that makes her my world |
| I guess that makes her my world |
| [Written by CP Pennington] |
| Took A Picture |
| I took a picture in our hall |
| Looking for your ghost or an aura |
| It’s when I got the picture back |
| I thought your ghost was standing by the door |
| But maybe someone killed you |
| And buried you under my house |
| ‘Cause sometimes, your presence I can see |
| And my tears won’t let me rest |
| Looks like you got the best of me |
| Last time you cried in my arms |
| I still haven’t washed out that shirt |
| ‘Cause the stains from your eyes on the left side |
| Oh man, that thing’s covered in dirt |
| But I still need to somehow feel you and taste the salt |
| From the beautiful eyes of a woman I almost forgot |
| I took your picture off a wall |
| I go to sleep with you every night |
| There’s only love now in this empty house |
| It’s wonderful that we don’t fuss and fight |
| And I place your picture on the table in the morning with me |
| ‘Cause I want so badly to have things the way they used to be |
| But there’s miles of a road as I walk this globe |
| Looking for you |
| And the sand and the mud, the rocks and the blood |
| Filling up my shoes |
| But I still need to somehow feel you and taste the salt |
| From the beautiful eyes of a woman I almost forgot |
| I cried a million tears today |
| Finally realizing what was done |
| You did your very best to love me |
| While I was out chasing the sun |
| Now the years have passed away like flowers that bloomed |
| Like the love we used to make in this empty old bedroom |
| Last time you cried in my arms |
| I still haven’t washed out that shirt |
| ‘Cause the stains from your eyes on the left side |
| Oh man, that thing’s covered in dirt |
| And the miles on the road as I walk this globe |
| Looking for you |
| And the sand and the mud, the rocks and the blood |
| Filling up my shoes |
| But I still need to somehow feel you and taste the salt |
| From the beautiful eyes of a woman I almost forgot |
| From the beautiful eyes of a woman |
| I almost forgot |
| [Written by CP Pennington] |
| Old World Disappear |
| Like a chain I’m draggin on |
| And for miles sparks are flying |
| Got the pedal to the floor |
| Don’t’ you know my engine’s trying |
| All the worries of today |
| Try to calm my troubled mind |
| All the songs I seem to play |
| Seem to be a bit unkind |
| Then I see your eyes |
| Though they’ve long seemed forgotten |
| Then I win the prize |
| That I’d wish that I’d boughten |
| And I feel your hands |
| As the reach out in violence |
| But there’s not enough love |
| To control all the silence |
| As I watch my old world disappear |
| All the senseless things you did |
| Asking me to change the station |
| Did it once ever make sense |
| That I could be your own creation |
| Then one day I grew up |
| Was my turn to be a father |
| And all the things I learned from you |
| Told me son why even bother |
| Then I see your eyes |
| Though they’ve long seemed forgotten |
| Then I win the prize |
| That I wish that I’d have boughten |
| And I feel your hands |
| As the reach out in violence |
| But there’s not enough love |
| To control all the silence |
| As I watch my old world disappear |
| [Written by CP Pennington] |
| Hope Will Fall |
| She had him at goodbye |
| He stood at the edge and wondered if he could fly |
| He burned all the letters |
| But he couldn’t forget her |
| Now the ground was moving close |
| Stopping the pain is what he wants most |
| He just couldn’t live in |
| A world unforgiven |
| Hope will fall, but time flies |
| Win or lose your dreams will die |
| Take some advice everything changes |
| But you will stay the same |
| Hope, hope, hope… |
| He woke without a mark |
| But everyone here was in the dark |
| He was moving around them |
| But they just couldn’t see him |
| Hope will fall, but time flies |
| Win or lose your dreams will die |
| Take some advice everything changes |
| But you will stay the same |
| You’re weeping and wailing |
| Maybe God was mistaken |
| Just keep on telling yourself |
| Everthing’s alright |
| Those doors are closing |
| My mind is exploding |
| Too little, too late |
| He’s finally seen the light |
| Hope will fall, time flies |
| Win or lose your dreams will die |
| Take some advice everything changes |
| But you will stay the same |
| Hope will fall… |
| [Written by Brian Stewart] |
| Soldier Becomes Your Best Friend |
| War is not the answer she said |
| As she held her son |
| Little did she realize |
| That he would someday fight in one |
| Sometimes lives become lost |
| Fighting for a valiant cause |
| Dying for the right to love |
| Living for the right to shove |
| Disagree, but in the end |
| The soldier becomes your best friend |
| He keeps the torch burning for your liberty |
| 9/11 came and left |
| People care, then forget |
| As they live their lives under freedoms ring |
| Suicide bombs |
| IED’s a language all too familiar to me |
| As I watch my buddy take his final breath |
| Sometimes lives become lost |
| Fighting for a valiant cause |
| Dying for the right to love |
| Living for the right to shove |
| Disagree, but in the end |
| The soldier becomes your best friend |
| He keeps the torch burning for your liberty |
| Your liberty |
| I miss my kids, I miss my wife |
| So I keep on fighting to give them life |
| Not knowing if I’ll ever see them again |
| And for all of those who hate the war |
| It’s because of me that there’s food in your stores |
| And why you sleep at night in peace |
| Sometimes lives become lost |
| Fighting for a valiant cause |
| Dying for the right to love |
| Living for the right to shove |
| Disagree, but in the end |
| The soldier becomes your best friend |
| He keeps the torch burning for your liberty |
| Your liberty… |
| [Written by CP Pennington] |
| Photograph (Demo) |
| There you go thinking |
| You got my photograph in your head |
| ‘Cause pictures weren’t taken |
| Was the love worth making |
| Are we still mistaken |
| Please close your eyes |
| When you think of me |
| In the still of the silence |
| When my room is empty |
| You come and try to tempt me |
| In my dreams you creep |
| Now a faded memory |
| Why can’t you disappear |
| And let me get some sleep |
| And if you see me on the street |
| Don’t say, "Just think, |
| it would’ve worked so well" |
| You know we couldn’t live our lives |
| As we’d like |
| We’d have to sell our souls |
| Thought I saw you on tv |
| You always wanted to be |
| On the front cover of a magazine |
| Still hope that you make it |
| So that I can see |
| A girl who once loved me |
| There you go thinking |
| You got my photograph in your head |
| ‘Cause pictures weren’t taken |
| Was the love worth making |
| Are we still mistaken |
| Please close your eyes |
| When you think of me |
| And if you see me on the street |
| Don’t say, "Just think, |
| it would’ve worked so well" |
| You know we couldn’t live our lives |
| As we’d like |
| We’d have to sell our souls |
| There you go thinking |
| You got my photograph in your head |
| ‘Cause pictures weren’t taken |
| Was the love worth making |
| Are we still mistaken |
| Please close your eyes |
| When you think of me |
| Close your eyes when you think of me |
| [Written by CP Pennington] |