ack in the ice

Men
Raped and discarded
Are left dead
The vultures will feed on them

Lost cause
Tearing this life apart
Thrown to the flame
While my flesh and my bone melt away

I defy you to stand
On the crack in the ice
With the power of your hand
On the crack in the ice

Take this moment so close to my heart
You held the white rose out just before we parted
Take this moment so far away in dreams
I can feel the thorns bite but the flower died, it seems

Hold this feeling so far away in dreams
I can feel the thorns bite but the flower starts to bleed

I defy you to stand on
The crack in the ice
With the power of your hand
On the crack in the ice

I defy you to stand on
The crack in the ice
With the power of your hand
On the crack in the ice



Pins and needles

(Mitchell/Jowitt/Nolan/Pointer)

Lying here
Can't even feel the cold
Just a tingle in my spine
A bitter line of hope

Lying here
Can't even see the sky
Just a tingle in my fingers
A shiver in my soul

Don't walk towards the light
Still got those pins and needles
Turn back, embrace the night
Am I ready to be judged like this?

Lying here
Can't even turn my head
Just a tingle in my feet
A shimmering before my eyes

Lying here
Can't even touch my face
Just a tingle in my throat
A living moment, isolated

Don't walk towards the light
Still got those pins and needles
Turn back, embrace the night
I'm not ready to be taken yet

Don't walk towards the light
Still got those pins and needles
Turn back and hold the night
I'm not ready to be taken yet

This is not my time
I'm not ready yet
I'm not ready after all



Double vision

(Mitchell/Jowitt/Nolan/Pointer)

I've seen that face before
Demon eyes watch what an angel once saw
And I've seen that face before
Lying in shadows but hard to ignore

Nowhere to run
Nowhere to hide

I've seen this place before
A wilderness born from the torment of souls
Yes, I've seen this place before
A memory lost as the story unfolds

Nowhere to run
Nowhere to hide
Nowhere to run
Nowhere to hide

"I will always find you!"

We played this game before
Counting no cost but keeping the score
Yes, we played this game before
Eyes to the front and backs to the wall

I've stood right here before
I've stood right here before
I've stood right here before
I've stood right here before



Elea

(Mitchell/Jowitt/Nolan/Pointer)

Instrumental track



The hanging tree

(Mitchell/Jowitt/Nolan/Pointer)

Walk along the waterfall
Watching as the world turns red
Wonder where the river flows
And the blood on the river bed

Poison lies too close to us
Reach across the salt and the sand
Moving deeper into the land

Following the waterfall
Watching as the world turns green
Wonder where the river flows
The copper face remains unseen

Ignorance has failed to cleanse
Reach across the salt and the sand
Moving deeper into the land

Crying as the earth cries out
Weeping as the land decays
Wonder if I could have helped
Maybe I'd have found a way

Poison lies too close to us
Reach across the salt and the sand
Moving deeper into the land

Cling to the branch of a tree
That was waiting for
Something to preach
Someone to teach

The word was the first
And the last to be heard
From the branch of the tree
It was praying for me to fall down

Climb to the top of a tree
That was waiting for
Someone to warn
A life to be torn into

Pieces of gold
For a soul to be sold
And the heart of the tree
Was crying for me to come back

Take me to the hanging tree
There's a man in the light and he's pointing at me
Guide me to the hanging tree
It's the place that I come from

Walk along the waterline
Reach across the salt and the sand
Moving deeper into the land

Take me to the hanging tree
There's a boy in the light and he's staring at me
Take me to the hanging tree
It's the place that I come from

Walk along the waterline
Reach across the salt and the sand
Moving deeper into the land

I'm falling
Falling down again



A state of grace

(Mitchell/Jowitt/Nolan/Pointer)

Thinly veiled, a cruel disguise
Vengeance lies behind these eyes
Glaring from the pulpit
As the fallen angels follow me

Plageristic sermons
Hiding voyeuristic undertones
Foolishly they will embrace
And ignorant they follow me

You've never truly known
The kind of place that I come from
You turned your back on all the signs
That bore the words of warning

Come to me, my simple child
Tear apart your innocence
Pray with me, beloved son
And I will help you find a way

Think before you throw yourself
Upon the tables and the merchants
Are you sure this temple
Isn't just another cruel perversion?

You've never truly known
The kind of place that I come from
You turned your back on all the signs
That bore the words of warning

Don't look for comfort in this house of mine
Don't ask for mercy at my image or my shrine
Don't seek forgiveness at this house of mine
Don't build a temple here and wait for me to walk into the fire

I will make this promise now
A simple thing, a sacred vow
Come with me, my pretty angel
I will show you how to fly

We will fall together
Into unforgiving night we plunge
Chained by sin and clothed by guilt
We will be as one forever

Don't look for comfort in this house of mine
Don't ask for mercy at my image or my shrine

Don't look for comfort in this house of mine
Don't break the holy bread or drink the holy wine
Don't seek forgiveness at this house of mine
Don't build a temple here and wait for me to walk into the fire



Blood red room

(Mitchell/Jowitt/Nolan/Pointer)

Instrumental track



In the blink of an eye

(Mitchell/Jowitt/Nolan/Pointer)

Why should all the wise survive?
When nothing is what it may seem
Why do all the living die?
When only the dying remain

Helpless are the broken wishes
Dashed upon the window pane

Do you hide away from me?
There's nothing here you should ignore
Do you close your eyes on me?
You've made that mistake once before

Helpless are the shattered wishes
Dashed upon the window pane

So close! But I'm one step ahead
My shadow is all you will touch
Too late! You waited too long
I stole the freedom you needed so much

Search far, search wide
Lying down is not a matter of pride
Look hard, look deep
Never try to take this line of retreat

Don't let the bastards grind you down

So close! But I'm one step ahead
My shadow is all you will touch
Too late! You waited too long
I stole the freedom you needed so much

So close! But I'm one step ahead
My shadow is all you will touch
Too late! You waited too long
I stole the freedom I know that you needed so much



(Don't forget to) breathe

(Mitchell/Jowitt/Nolan/Pointer)

Half heard cries in the night
Bolt the door, put out the light
The clock just stopped, time goes slow
Listen to my voice on the telephone

Fine prayers, sweet dreams
Don't forget to breathe, my friend
You're not the only one
To look me in the eyes again

Half heard screams in the night
The man's down deep 'cause he died of fright
There's a dog bite, flashlight
Throw him in the room with the clues and the dynamite

Fine prayers, sweet dreams
Don't forget to breathe, my friend
You're not the only one
To look me in the eyes again

You saw! You saw!
A figure in the fog with razor claws
You saw! You saw!
A devil in the dark, we've met before

Fine prayers, sweet dreams
Don't forget to breathe, my friend
You're not the only one
To look me in the eyes again

Half seen shadows in the night
Burning hands and tortured sight
All the children of the storm are waiting

Half seen shadows in the night
Blood red rooms and firelight
All the children of the storm are waiting

And as you stand, glued to the line
Your heart just stopped and now you're mine

Don't run away!

Fine prayers, sweet dreams
Don't forget to breathe, my friend
Fine prayers, sweet dreams
Don't forget to breathe, my friend

You saw! You saw!
A figure in the fog, we've met before
You saw! You saw!
A devil in the dark, we've met before



Serenity

(Mitchell/Jowitt/Nolan/Pointer)

Instrumental track



Tears in the rain

(Mitchell/Jowitt/Nolan/Pointer)

This is a clown's tale
Falling over again and again
He paints his face with colours from the sun
But he is living in the rain

This is a clown's tale
Jumping up, spinning 'round and around
He kicks his heels to the laughter of the crowd
But from inside there is no sound

Why do we all fail to see
The darkness in another's heart?
Why do we all turn our backs
On open wounds and failed attractions?

Painted on the canvas there
Written in the books we share

This is a fool's tale
Rolling over again and again
Telling jokes to cool the anger of a king
But he can never be the same

This is a fool's tale
Tripping up, spinning 'round and around
Try to walk beyond the words of the wise
Then reach a place too high

Show them you can fly
And dream until you hit the ground

Don't offer sympathy
When you've just walked away
Don't play apologies
And sentimental games

I stood before the world
And gave you my heart
And it may never beat again

Don't give me hollow tears
Or empty cries of shame
Don't try to turn away
By throwing me the blame

I stood before the world
And gave you my soul
And now I'm living in the rain

This is a clown's tale
Falling over again and again
He paints his face with colours from the sun
But he is lying in

He is dying in
He is crying in the rain



Enemy without

(Mitchell/Jowitt/Nolan/Pointer)

Something on the edge of this place
Something on the edge of my mind
Getting closer to me
Growing stronger in me all the time

The young foretell a life ahead
The old look back on a life that's been led
But I, I see nothing
Got too much sand across my head

Sit there waiting for the phone to ring
Hopes in the attic, tied up with string
On a top shelf bottom drawer, any place I could ignore
The falling of this hero

No! Don't let the child die here
Don't let the child die here
Don't let his life just fade away
Don't let the child die

I made a promise, my soul laid bare
Signed and sealed on a wing, on a prayer
But thrown to the darkness
It lies beyond repair

This solemn oath I swore to you
Has been neglected and unused
In a back room, not on show, anywhere just not to know
The falling of this hero

No! Don't let the child die here
Don't let the child die here
Don't let his life just fade away
Don't let the child die

I let the orphan fall
Tears remained unseen
I let the child die
On signal fifteen

I missed the vital signs
And all of the meanings

You cannot judge me, that's not your place
There's a jury for the crime's of my disgrace
You hide behind those vacant words
Have you seen what I've seen? Have you heard what I've heard?

You cannot judge me, that's not your right
This is my room, no key, no light
You stand behind those faithless words
Have you seen what I've seen? Have you heard what I've heard?

No! Don't let the child die here
Don't let the child die here
Don't let his life just fade away
Don't let the child die here

Don't let the child die here
Don't let the child die here
Don't let his life just fade away
Don't let the child die here



Running from Damascus

(Mitchell/Jowitt/Nolan/Pointer)

There's a light behind the veil
And it's calling to me
There's a force behind the veil
And it's waiting for me

There's a hand, reaching out
Holding on, won't let go

I defy you to stand
On the crack in the ice
With the power of your hand
On the crack in the ice

Rising
Rising
I can feel your hands upon me
I can feel your arms around me

Rising
Rising
I can feel a breath inside me
I can feel a warmth inside me

Rising
Rising
I can feel your hands upon me
I can feel your arms around me

Rising
Rising
I can feel a breath inside me
I can feel my heart begin to burn

Open your eyes!

I can hear The Visitor
Shaking me
Rousing me
Waking me

Open your eyes!

I can hear The Visitor
Warning me
Rousing me
Calling my name

Open your eyes!
Open your eyes now!



The Visitor

(Mitchell/Jowitt/Nolan/Pointer)

Did it really make a difference?
Was there strength enough to set me free?
Am I even sure I'm living now?
Or is this some kind of dream?

Is it really that important?
Did I really need to find this way?
Have I never looked inside before?
Have I always been afraid?

The vampire waits on the corner of the street
Past the clown and the words of the preacher
Try to run but you'll never beat the thief
Are these the faces of The Visitor?

It was there in a desperate breath
It was born from a moment of death
It was held in the weakest of faith
But it seemed to last forever

It was over in a moment of sight
It was gone in a flash of a light
It was lost in the heart of the night
But it seemed to last forever

You're never alone
Take it from me
You're never alone
Just take it from me

Just take it from me

Did it really make a difference?
Am I really what I seem to be?
Did I ever truly breathe again?
Or is this some kind of dream?