I. introduction/the water
i am the water
i am the ocean king
i own the red sky
i am the one who makes...
dreams....
real
II. when it all goes to hell
there you are
it`s soft and it`s red
floating free
in your own private bed
then one day
you`re pushed down the well
and you can feel your funny bone crack
when it all goes to hell
you come into
a world cold and bright
and after a while
it all seems alright
you dance and play
but it`s too soon to tell
that you`ll find yourself scathed and attacked
when it all goes to hell
when it all goes to hell
and you don`t even try to get up
when it all goes to hell
III. a thief in the night
i was a general
of darkness and light
i was to be the major man
it was some kind of sight
i was going to stand alone
and do what was right
now i`m just another stepping stone
a thief in the night
so where were all of those
angels and priest
who said they`d carry me
beyond my beliefs
where are all of them now
they`re gone from my sight
my mother and father deserted me
like thieves in the night
yes, where are all of them now
they`re gone from my sight
my mother and father deserted me
like thieves in the night
i was the water
i was the ocean king
i ruled the red sky
i could do anything
`till you, you
you messed me up
you, you
you all messed me up
IV. FU/i`m sorry
you gave me this home and then you left me alone
FUCK YOU
you act real nice while you`re exacting your price
FUCK YOU
everyone`s got their opinions
they`ll tell ya `bout `em all the time
what makes `em think i wanna hear them
i wish that you`d all fucking die, die, DIE!
you don`t give a shit about anything
FUCK YOU
i don`t know why you even bother to live
FUCK YOU
everyone`s so pathetic
always talking all the time
what makes them think that
i give half a shit what`s on their minds, minds, MINDS!
FUCK YOU
(if the truth were told i really hate myself so)
FUCK YOU
FUCK YOU
FUCK YOU
FUCK YOU!
i`m so sorry
i really am so, so sorry
if i ever hurt you or caused you pain
i can`t help it
i really, really just can`t help it
when the madman`s on the rise again
can you understand what it`s like?
you all must understand what it`s like
i can`t help what happened to me
sometimes it just comes out now can`t you see
please understand and don`t
don`t hate me
i`m so sorry
i really am so, so sorry
if i ever hurt you or caused you pain
if you don`t understand it`s all the same
i guess i`ll just be left alone again......
V. the water (revisited)
i am the water
i am the ocean king
i own the red sky
i am the one who makes....
you.....
feel
VI. runnin` the race
mocks and spots
rip up your face
but all that counts
is that you get to first base
tension mounts
then it`s put in it`s place
and you`re finally having some fun
when you`re runnin` the race
chinatown
is off to your left
the motor pool
is there on the right
tension in dot matrix
right in your face
and you`re finally having some fun
while you`re runnin` the race
and you`re finally having some fun
while you`re runnin` the race
runnin` the race
runnin` the race
VII. reach for the sky
after we`ve gone
after the moon rises
and the red flags fly
gonna reach for the sky
gonna hold my head up high
gonna reach for the sky
storm ragin`
that`ll be alright
if we reach for the sky
yeah we reach for the sky
guess there never was....
a winner
just a race against time
i was mean - i was kind
even though i was blind
i still reached for the sky
storm ragin`
that`ll be alright
if we reach for the sky
yeah we reach for the sky
come people
reach for the sky......
