Speak Lyrics

Phillip Andrew Friedman

Speak Lyrics

PAF Store Bio Song Library Photos Listening Center

Lyrics Search Links Discography

Start Making Sense

You scream for equality

Yet you want everything for free

You say we need diversity

Yet you want to control what I think

START MAKING SENSE

We want you to

START MAKING SENSE

In what you do

START MAKING SENSE

I warn you...

START MAKING SENSE

Make some sense

I'm sick of your whining

I'm sick of your lying

If you would just stop fighting

We could get to uniting

START MAKING SENSE

We want you to

START MAKING SENSE

In what you do

START MAKING SENSE

I warn you...

START MAKING SENSE

Make some sense

On Hold

A little dream of pretty flowers

In your flowing hair

Ah, but then again it seems

To be your worst nightmare

No need to add any colors

Into your black despaire

Give the finger to this world

And all of its worthless cares

An empty smile cast upon

A face carved in stone

Ah, the melancholy soaks

Straight down into the bones

There so much fuel for misery

When you are all alone

Decorate with self-pity

So nothing else is shown

Hold on, hold on tightly

Never let this go

Hold on, hold on tightly

You never have to fold

Hold on, hold on tightly

Never let it go

Hold on, hold on tightly

And leave your life on hold

A broken nail with fading onyx

And your smeared lip gloss

Ah, but the darkness of your

Eye shadow won't get lost

Midnight dress with your fishnets

And your steel-toed Doc's

Conseal your heart and your flesh

From the light despite the cost

Hold on, hold on tightly

Never let this go

Hold on, hold on tightly

You never have to fold

Hold on, hold on tightly

Never let it go

Hold on, hold on tightly

And leave your life on hold

A chilling thought bleeds your

Mind and leaves you frozen scared

Ah, what if a light of hope

Breaks in and you enjoy it there

What would all the darkness mean

If you were to just share

A little dream of pretty flowers

In your flowing hair

Hold on, hold on tightly

Never let this go

Hold on, hold on tightly

You never have to fold

Hold on, hold on tightly

Never let it go

Hold on, hold on tightly

And leave your life on hold

What's Up?

Drove you to the late night

Record shop, but no one's buying

Just all your friends listening

To Zeppelin IV

Out in the parking lot

Some kids, they strum,

At least they're trying

To remember more

Than four basic chords

And the atmosphere

Begins to just get going

All your friends are here

And conversation's growing

I'd never interfear

You know I'm easy going

I couldn't be more sincere

You know...

So what's up

With just walking out?

You just walked right out.

Called you all night long

To try and reconcile the problem

Though I never knew

Just what was wrong

Got your voice mail six times

And twice it just kept ringing

But I'm right outside

And know you're home

Two days go by and

I never even get a phone call

Two more and I begin to

Think that it's all my fault

By day five, I realize

You're just craving control

By day nine, I'm fine

But don't know...

What's up

With just walking out?

You just walked right out

If everybody bleeds

Than everbody needs

Everbody feel alone sometimes

If everybody feels

Than everybody heals

Everybody breaths themselves in time

If everybody breaths

Then everyone believes

Everybody leaves something behind

If everybody leaves

Than everybody should know

How to say goodbye

Ran into you at the coffee shop

Where you were working

I saw you there,

Though I didn't look

You came out and

Called my name

But I just kept on walking

I heard you call

Like I used to do...

"What's up

With just walking off?

You're just walking off."

Without You

The mirror sees so much

And never lies or hides the answers

I wish I'd seen them all before

(But I never did)

I never knew such sadness

Could fill such eyes

And yet the tears can not

Just wash away the pain

I tried to live without you

I tried to live without you

I never let you in,

So many secrets

I was keeping

I never knew

All of them myself

Even with the butterflies

That shook me cold

When we would touch

Now against the wall

I'm shaking still,

I'm shaking still,

I'm shaking still, yes

I tried to live without you

I tried to live without you

Be Somebody

So much to say

So much to weigh

So much to know

So much to show

So much to talk about

I wanna be somebody

Just wanna be somebody

So much to be

So much to see

So much to bare

So much to share

So much to figure out

I wanna be somebody

Just wanna be somebody

Blinded by signs

Marking our time

We search and we find

We're falling behind

Some don't care

Some don't mind

The more that they fear

The more they go blind

I'm too near

The end of my life

So much to loose

So much to choose

So much to grow

So much to hold

So much to throw away

I wanna be somebody

Just wanna be somebody

So much to make

So much to take

So much to give

So much to live

So much to over play

I wanna be somebody

Just wanna be somebody

Deafened by whines

Bellowing lies

We fall into line

And warrant their crimes

It's not fair

It's not right

They play on our fears

And herd us through life

I won't steer

I have my own mind

So much to do

So much to prove

So much to deal

So much to feel

So much to fade away

I wanna be somebody

Just wanna be somebody

29 second Filler Song

When you're making a mix

And you're stuck in fix

And you're left with

An empty bag of tricks

'Cause there's too much empty room

There's no time for song

No, sorry, you're wrong

I hope you learn fast,

'Cause this won't take long

I wrote this song, here, for you

29 second filler song

I hope you enjoy the song

29 second filler song

I hope you enjoyed the song

Silly Girl

Oh, Silly girl comes trudging by

With her paper smile

And the eyes of a renegade

She passes by, doesn't even blink an eye

At all the boys

Drooling with their highway gaze

Oh, Silly girl answers no questions

And leaves no doubts

The first impression is her mystery

She'll give no easy exits or easy way outs

But she's more than glad

To give every boy a wink

And they all think

Please don't go walking off

Just stay with me

Oh, Silly girl holds no punches

And shoots to kill

But her prisoners never seem to resist

And all the boys all get their joys

As she gets her thrills

And believe me it's something

she wouldn't miss

And they all wish

Please don't go walking off

Just stay with me

Start The Revolution

"Tomorrow never knows"

What today is going to give to it

"Imagine" when they "come together"

That they didn't fit

Would we all skip time and be

Stuck with "Lucy in the sky"?

I don't know how she got there

But I'm sure she had a "ticket to ride"

So, let's start a "revolution"

Today, "I'm so tired" 'cause this "girl"

Won't let me sleep

"She said, she said" I had her,

Or did she have me?

After a "hard day's night"

I need "help" to find my "number 9 dream"

Looking through a "glass onion"

I only get "good morning, good morning"

So, I'm starting a "revolution"

I'm so tired of "watching the wheels"

Spin around, I'm done

But "starting over's" like

Mum superior jumping the gun.

You know it ain't easy,

We both know how hard it can be

I'm waiting for "Bungalow Bill"

To crucify me.

Crucify me.

"Yesterday" I was "God"

But now "I'm the walrus"

"Instant karma" dealt me

My poor, "dear Prudence"

"I want you" "in my life" and

"I want to hold your hand"

And steal away to "Strawberry Fields"

And be a "Nowhere Man"

So, let's start our "revolution"

Living is easy with eyes closed

Misunderstanding all you see!

*In memory of John Lennon (1940-1980)

Words in quotation marks are actual song titles

Italicized words are phrases taken from Lennon lyrics*

Almost Over Now

So, you've taken a holiday

'Cause you need the time away

To stay and survive

Passing the hours and days

Thinking of her face -

The shape of her smile

Isn't it easy making it so hard

The more that you scratch it

The more that it bleeds

And sometimes the pain

Defines who you are

And sometimes it tells you

What you do not need.

So, you're asking for a break

Not knowing what to say

You say "goodbye"

Leading yourself astray

'Cause it's taboo just to say

"Well, hey, we tried."

Isn't it easy making it so hard

The more that you scratch it

The more that it bleeds

And sometimes the pain

Defines who you are

And sometimes it tells you

Who'll you'll be

When it's over

Get it over

When it's over

Get it over

It's almost over now.

So, you've taken a holiday

Calling it a break

With an infinite goodbye.

I Want You Back

I want you back!

I want you back!

I want you back!

I want you back!

Can you spare a moment

For a broken-hearted waist like me?

I'm only open for a minute

Every century

So, understand this desperation

Is a call to be free

From all the "what if's", all the "what if's".

I want you back!

I want you back!

I want you back!

I want you back!

Can you give me just a second

Of your valuable time

I'm not asking for redemption

Just to clear my mind

I don't mean to send mixed signals

Or invalid signs

Of my intentions, my intentions

I want you back!

I want you back!

I want you back!

I want you back!

Tomorrow

Constantly on my knees

Looking through the violet scope

But as I kneel

I lose my perspective

Casually considering

What was yesterday?

Tell me please, what it means

If we no longer questioned

Even when I fight to try

I feel that I could do some more

And though I'm terrified

I'm always compelled to explore

And when I feel so high

I find it's still hard to ignore

That I don't know what will come tomorrow

Tomorrow

Cautiously wandering

Through the reefs and canyons now

But what I see

Only brings on more questions

Quietly practicing

My perception through the dark

All I hear

Is my lungs losing hope

And if I should want to hide

From the drear of today's clouds

I'd have to turn back time

And make yesterday be now

But I still don't know why

All the rules are turned around

And all they tell me is tomorrow

Tomorrow

I can't begin to think

I can't even say a word

Tell me what's my name again

I've forgotten

I still don't know where I am

How am I supposed to find tomorrow?

Constantly on my knees

Waiting for an answer now

Please don't tell me tomorrow...

Tomorrow

Time

We lied on our backs

And stared up at the stars

I said, "Over there, you

Can see Mars."

"Isn't it beautiful, so

Shiny and red?"

That was all I said.

We walked along the water's edge

Until her feet got cold.

I picked her up

And put her on my shoulders

"I hope that we can always

Be this way," I prayed.

Time is an enemy of mine.

I hope it will be on my side this time.

And all emotions

They flow like an endless sea

Her eyes are filled with

Fire and mystery

I can feel it in every breath I take

No mistake.

Time is an enemy of mine.

I hope it will be on my side this time.

But I'll be all right.

But I'll be all right.

Speak

I'm overwhelmed

By all of this nothing

I know damn well

You've something to say

I'm tired of all

The games and lip service

Conversation's

Never been so strained

With uh,wo,oh

La, di,da, di, do

Uh, wo, oh

Playing a mind reader

To your silence

Nothing more could

Interest me less

There's no validity

Or substance

In all the pure nonsense

That you stress

With uh,wo,oh

La, di,da, di, do

Uh, wo, oh

What is it you are keeping?

Your silence is deafening

To me.

You seem to talk

Endlessly

But never have a

Point in sight

Words spill out

Frivolously

And I don't think

I'll last the night

With uh,wo,oh

La, di,da, di, do

Uh, wo, oh

What is it you are keeping?

Your silence is deafening -

Speak to me

Goodnight Hopes

Is it time to just stop

Chasing what I want

'Cause I'm tired of

Chasing windmills

In smoked filled mirrors

Losing my mind

While gaining more fears

And all the while

Not learning a thing

Is it time to just stop

Seeking what I don't have

'Cause I'm tired of

Chasing windmills

In smoked filled mirrors

Losing my mind

While gaining more fears

And all the while

Not learning a thing

Closing my eyes

On what I need

And I'm so tired...

Goodnight my hopes

Hope I see you again

Goodnight my hopes

Hope I see you again

Goodnight my hopes

Hope I see you again

Goodnight my hopes

Goodnight my hopes

I hope

Blush

I came up to take a breath

She sighed content again

Staring through the window shade

I made believe I never came

I can't believe I let this show

I should've never made it known

All these things I'm dreaming

All the things I'm dreaming

All of my senses, numb while my body's screaming

Promises, like quicksand, are running through my fingers bleeding

And I'm less than nothing, in front of all that I'm deceiving

I blush ten times red, waiting for her to figure out

She stayed well above my head

But still won't understand

All the distance that she fears

Is now my cross to bear

What made me think I could control

Everything I'm letting go

Without a moment's thinking

Without a moment thinking

All of my senses, numb while my body's screaming

Promises, like quicksand, are running through my fingers bleeding

And I'm less than nothing, in front of all that I'm deceiving

I blush ten times red, waiting for her to figure out

She came down to say goodbye

While my thoughts are stuttered

Staring through the window shade

She forgot I was there

I can't believe that I would fold

I ask her to never let this go

All this hope I'm bleeding

All the hope I'm bleeding

All of my senses, numb while my body's screaming

Promises, like quicksand, are running through my fingers bleeding

And I feel all I am, is so much less than I'm receiving

My conscience blushes, waiting for an answer now.

Not My Style

Everyone's complaining

That everyone's remaining alone

Everyone is saying

That everyone needs someone

And she's not my style

No one is restraining

Their thoughts complicating their hopes

No one's in to changing

When changing means changing themselves

And she's not my style

Everyone is chasing

Everyone's racing to start

No one is facing

That no one is taking their part

But she's not my style

BUY THIS ALBUM NOW!!!

PAF Store Lyrics Song Library Photos Listening Center Search Links Discography