Dancing Horses
Looking back on brighter days
Times when the world was in our veins
You'd tell me
No,no,no,no,no,no,no,no
No,no,no,no,no,no,no,no,
Nothing would ever make us change
But you found excitement on the stage
And I found wisdom in your face
And together we would laugh and sing
Or cry or fight or shout or scream
But we walked away together just the same
So tell me now...
Where are my
Dancing horses now?
Looking back on darker days
We passed them by with fun and games
And objections then were never heard
And it only took one simple word
To ring us back to Boylan Heights again
So tell me now...
Where are my
Dancing horses now?
Looking back on time and age
Who ever thought we'd come this way
And you say
No,no,no,no,no,no,no,no
No,no,no,no,no,no,no,no
Nothing will ever be the same
But you're still excited on the stage
And the Connells c.d.s, they still play
And together, we made it through the years
And if we make it through this one last beer
I'll explain about that wisdom in your face
But tell me now...
Where are my
Dancing horses now?
Purgatory
Trapped in a world
Which only looks ahead
I have forged a life from
Words I've only read
And diseased my mind
With lines that it's been fed
But they're all living entities
Inside my head
Through all the darkness
And gloom of E.A. Poe
Mixed in the scent of nature
As seen by Emerson and Thoreau
I search for my own companion
My Heratio
But there's no one else who
Can hear or see the ghosts
So I waste my breath with
Fools who pretend to care
And the words in my mind
I will never pass nor share
Though I feel like some
False prophet of Voltaire
My sanity is the only
Thing I fear.
But it's all in vain my friend
It's all in vain I say
It's all in vain I'm afraid
It's all in vain
Oh, to hold wisdom one
Must always pay a price
But ignorance is bliss
And that won't suffice
All the poets and authors
Of great have opened eyes
All I want is to have my words
Connect to just one person's life
But it's all in vain my friend
It's all in vain I say
It's all in vain I'm afraid
It's all in vain
Real
I know it will be all right
(I wish I knew it well)
If I could win this fight
(But who can ever tell)
Time is all I have
(There's nothing here to feel)
The waiting drives me mad
(The madness makes it real)
It's no desire of mine
To know where I'll be
So long as my mind
Defies gravity
I hope inside to find
My bitter friend
It's time for me to fly
And cry again
Touche for my heart
(All it does is bleed)
It blocked the poison dart
(It makes up all of me)
Still I have no hope
(To hope would be a sin)
The lines are in control
(And so I must give in)
It's no good for me
To fight on my own
It becomes more a part of me
The more I'm alone
It's time for me to recognize
My only friends
It's time to get a high
And cry again
This new reality
Has taken over me
Why can't you see
I don't know how to
Make you real
To me
It' over and it's done
(Only in your eyes)
Just look what I've become
(It should be no surprise)
I think it better to stay
Here alone
All I have are these arms
Full of holes
It' s time for me to
Reunite my friends
It's to for me to die
And fly again
This new reality
Has taken over me
Why can't you see
I don't know how to
Make you real
To me
Walk Away
Separation,
Voiced frustration
The argument's complete
With isolation
Comes appreciation
Of the soul way down deep
Hollowed and stained
You suffocate
And fall away
All in love's name
Grovel or blame
Choose your train
To end the game
And walk away
Initiation of
The complication
Can sweep you
Off your feet
Anticipation
Hesitation
They compliment
So sweet
Hollowed and stained
You suffocate
And fall away
All in love's name
Grovel or blame
Choose your train
To end the game
And walk away
