Signs of Life lyrics by Poets of the Fall

1. Lift

Times when I just can´t Bring myself to say it loud ´Fraid that what I´ll say comes out somehow awry That is when it seems We move in circles day to day Twist the drama of the play to get us by And it feels like fear Like I´ll disappear Gets so hard to steer Yet I go on Do we need debate When it seems too late Like I bleed but wait Like nothing´s wrong You lift my spirit, take me higher, make me fly, Touch the moon up in the sky, when you are mine You lift me higher, take my spirit, make it fly, Where all new wonders will appear Like the other day I thought you won´t be coming back I came to realize my lackluster dreams And among the schemes And all the tricks we try to play Only dreams will hold their sway and defy When it feels like fear...

2. Overboard

I see you crying and it rains, washing away the bad days, washing away the pain loss brings... And then you smile though it aches, cos you don´t believe in mistakes, just that we made a mess of things... When the deal that you made with love is just a one way street, a one way street, you feel you´ll go overboard, cos you´re incomplete, incomplete. You´re not afraid to rely on any way you can try to learn to make some sense of things. And the way you say we´ll get by, with a little laugh we can fly, you know the measure of hope that brings. I hear you laughing like a child, instead of choking all riled, instead of staring at shortcomings. Just like the rain when you cried washed all the stains of false pride, you´ll learn to make the best of things. Have a little more of not enough More of what is less but isn´t love Little of the same you´re dreaming of That´s enough, that´s enough.

3. Late Goodbye

in our headlights, staring, bleak, beer cans, deer´s eyes on the asphalt underneath, our crushed plans and my lies lonely street signs, powerlines, they keep on flashing, flashing by and we keep driving into the night it´s a late goodbye, such a late goodbye and we keep driving into the night it´s a late goodbye your breath hot upon my cheek, and we crossed, that line you made me strong when I was feeling weak, and we crossed, that one time screaming stop signs, staring wild eyes, keep on flashing, flashing by and we keep driving into the night it´s a late goodbye, such a late goodbye and we keep driving into the night it´s a late goodbye the devil grins from ear to ear when he sees the hand he´s dealt us points at your flaming hair, and then we´re playing hide and seek I can´t breathe easy here, less our trail´s gone cold behind us till´ in the john mirror you stare at yourself grown old and weak and we keep driving into the night it´s a late goodbye, such a late goodbye... Based on a poem by Sam Lake

4. Don´t Mess With Me

Sometimes I know there´s nothing to say. So do I pick up my puzzle and just walk away? Do I follow my conscience? Am I mock sincere? I don´t know what I´m doing here. I have a knack for perceiving things. I can see how it sounds. I can feel how it sings. When you paint me an image of who you are, I know it´s the best by far. So, Don´t, don´t, don´t mess my hair, if all you do is fake it. Don´t, don´t, don´t say you care, cos I could never shake it. Don´t, don´t, don´t mess with me. Don´t, don´t, don´t mess with me. No point of view is enough to quell, the rigors of passion in this world I dwell. If I´m going to scale the highest wall, I´m gonna give it my all. Riding along with this train of thought, I see everything, I find all I sought. And I try to kick the habit of trying to reach. But there´s something I do beseech. So please, Don´t, don´t, don´t mess my hair, if all you do is fake it. Don´t, don´t, don´t say you care, cos I could never shake it. Don´t, don´t, don´t mess with me. Don´t, don´t, don´t mess with me. I´ll say it´s not surprising. You´re sweet talking, mesmerizing, juicy and appetizing. True. But will I need to get over you? Feels like my sun is rising. Tick, tick, tick, synchronizing, readjusting, organizing me. Is this fiction reality? Bless the uncompromising with no shame for advertising when my needs go through downsizing I need someone to pick up my beat. My dreams need realizing. Candles on sugar icing. Judgment and harmonizing, or it´ll end up like before. Don´t, don´t, don´t mess my hair, if all you do is fake it. Don´t, don´t, don´t say you care, cos I could never shake it. Don´t, don´t, don´t mess with me. Don´t, don´t, don´t mess with me.

5. 3 AM

More than you know it I´m aware Of this connection that we share I know it seems like sometimes I don´t care But you are the colors that I wear It´s been a few hours, nearly dawn You´ve been real quiet all along Now, I cannot help but think there´s something wrong Hey baby, what´s going on? 3 AM we seemed alright, couldn´t be better On our way into the light Now 3 AM is gone, along with when there´s nothing wrong 3 AM it seemed alright If I have been thoughtless, let me know I can take a hint you know, though I´m a little slow Don´t keep it in you, lest it take root and grow The bottom line here´s I love you so 3 AM we seemed alright, couldn´t be better On our way into the light Now 3 AM is gone, along with when there´s nothing wrong 3 AM it seemed alright 3 AM we seemed alright, like never better On our way into the light Now 3 AM is gone, along with when there´s nothing wrong 3 AM it seemed alright 3 AM...

6. Stay

Morning comes slow today Memories push through from yesterday Where will I be tomorrow What will I have to show From my life Stay, I need you here for a new day to break Stay, I want you near, like a shadow in my wake Flow with life down the drain Memories and force of will sustain Where will I be tomorrow What will be left to show It´s the little things, little things, little things, that make the world.

7. Seek You Out

Never said you´d promise anything Never told to trust you blindly Never thought you´d hurt me either Never had a chance now ain´t that so Never should´ve wept when you let go Never thought you´d push me away Sad as it may be I´m glad it´s over finally Speaks volumes of me When letting go is never easy So I´ll seek you out, just to find myself And I´ll worry ´bout consequences later I hear you out, till I hear myself Hear myself in you Never knew if we were really true Never thought I´d ever get to you Never thought I´d end up like this Never was I stronger than I´m now Never felt this much a fool somehow Never had much thought for myself

8. Shallow

More in my face Than is my taste I grow so weary I´ll surrender To what they say Let them lead the way Till´ I can no longer remember My darling dreams Prewritten scenes Whatever felt my own So to save face I´ll take my place Where I may safely feel alone Glad the waters are so shallow When the river runs so cold I´m quick to wait Too slow to take They call me gracious for my patience And I feel proud Under that shroud And all the while it´s all evasion Some humor here To fend off fear And I´m a little more lost, oh dear So to save face I´ll hold my place So I may safely feel alone...

9. Everything Fades

Silly thoughts of small deeds. Everything that once answered to your needs. The thoughtless but kind. The caring but blind. Everything fades away. Everything fades away, come turning of the tide. For your love I´m sorry. For your pain, don´t worry. Everything fades away. Silhouettes and false leads. That which drew you, like a crow to glass beads. Secrets spied. Wishes sighed. Everything fades away. All I´m saying is don´t give up, when you´re getting so close. All I´m saying is don´t give up, it´s the right way you chose.

10. Someone Special

I wake up to the sound of rain upon my sill Pick up the pieces of my yesterday old thrill Can I deliver this used up shiver To how I pronounce my life And leave it up to faith to go by its own will Back row to the left A little to the side Slightly out of place Look beyond the light Where you´d least expect There´s someone special A foggy morning greets me quietly today I smell a fragrance in the wind blowing my way And ever further I run to find her I yearn to define my life Placing my faith in chance to meet me in half way Back row to the left A little to the side Slightly out of place Look beyond the light Where you´d least expect There´s someone special And she´s here to write her name On my skin with kisses in the rain Hold my head and ease my pain In a world that´s gone insane...

11. Illusion & Dream

Look in my eyes I´ll make you see We´re drifting aimlessly Blind in a world of make believe Hear them sing their songs off key N´ nod like they agree Buying the need to be discreet I´ve got no hand in matters worldly, I hardly care at all What´s going on fails to concern me, Cos I´m locked behind my wall But you know what drives me out Out of my mind It´s whatever makes you see, makes you believe And forget about the premonition you need to conceive That the images they sell are illusion & dream In other words dishonesty If I speak Ill, please, humor me Won´t rant on endlessly Just thought I´d try to make you see It doesn´t solve a thing to dress it in a pretty gown A stone will not need you to guess if You´re still going to drown So you know what drives me out Out of my mind It´s whatever makes you see, makes you believe And forget about the premonition you need to conceive That the images they sell are illusion & dream In other words dishonesty So can you name your demon? Understand its scheming I raise my glass and say ´here´s to you´ Can you chase your demon? Or will it take your freedom? I raise my class and say ´here´s to you´ I´ve got no hand...

12. Sleep

Hear your heartbeat Beat a frantic pace And it´s not even seven AM You´re feeling the rush of anguish settling You cannot help showing them in. Hurry up then Or you´ll fall behind and They will take control of you And you need to heal The hurt behind your eyes Fickle words crowding your mind So Sleep, sugar, let your dreams flood in, Like waves of sweet fire, you´re safe within Sleep, sweetie, let your floods come rushing in, And carry you over to a new morning Try as you might You try to give it up Seems to be holding on fast It´s hand in your hand A shadow over your A beggar for soul in your face Still it don´t matter If you won´t listen If you won´t let them follow you You just need to heal Make good all your lies Move on and don´t look behind Day after day Fickle visions Messing with your head Fickle, vicious Sleeping in your bed Messing with your head Fickle visions Fickle, vicious