OCEANS ON VENUS

Come on in
Sit right down
It's been a while
Since I've seen you now

What town are you living in?
What hemisphere are you dreaming through?
Can someone please tell me why we do these things we do?

Well there's oceans on Venus
And we've put men on the moon
Why can't we face our problems?
Why can't we solve them soon?

Back again
It's only noon
I would have thought
You'd have left the room

Can I ever really win?
Why do I compete with you?
Can someone please tell me why I do these things I do?

Chorus

Solo

We are about the things we can't change
The color of a man - he's still the same
The religion of a culture trapped in the shame
Wasting money on bombs, blood and pain

Chorus

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BEAUTY

I felt that usual feeling
You know when someone likes you
Yeah!
I kept on looking at you
(And I know you were looking at me too)

I wish I talked to you
I wish I looked at you
For more then just one moment
I wish I walked with you
I wish I had the chance
To hold you in my arms again

All I know is what I want
And what I want is you
All I know is what I need
And what I need is you

I wish I could have touched you
I wish I could have loved you
Even though you were right there
(You seemed like miles away)

I know it would be wrong
I know it could be wrong
But what harm is there in dreaming
I know it would be wrong
I know it should be wrong
But what harm is there in believing

Solo

So why do I write this song
When everything tells me it's wrong
In this simple truth we find
Beauty heals the wounds of time

Chorus with round
Beauty is beauty
Makes no difference

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MOVE ON

When she was old enough to love
She was old enough to leave the room
Old enough to rise above
And, make a choice to choose
Win or lose

He said, "Do you believe in destiny? "
She said, "Yes, this was meant... to be".

We make our plans but destiny stands in our way,
Every hour of everyday
And, sometimes we're afraid to walk down that road of pain,
Once again move on my friend

You told her not to worry
You told her not to cry
And I know I heard you say,
Everything will be fine

"But things are so much less than fine"
She pleasantly reminds him ev'ryday

Things are sometimes best left in the past
So won't you find a new way?
It's a new day
It's time to pick yourself up and walk out that door
Once again move on my friend

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SILENCE

When we move away from the miracle of love
All is lost and everything seems to come apart
We just need a little quiet time to
Sit back, unpack, unwind
Need some time to get things straight
Slow down, relax, rewind
Wait...
And drown in the sound only silence makes

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THE SUN WILL SHINE AGAIN

Well I'm feeling a little overwhelmed right now
And I'm feeling like the walls are caving in
All I need is to hear you say...
Someday soon the sun will shine again
(I believe, I believe)

Don't know why I'm feeling so awful and confused
Just know I'm sick and tired of being used
All I need is to feel your touch and...
Someday soon the sun will shine again
(I believe, I believe)

Solo

I know we'll be ok
All I need is to hear you say...
Someday soon the sun will shine again
(I believe, I believe)

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WHEN YOU'RE AWAY

I'm scared that you'll never return to me
Your laugh, your love and your smile
When you're away
I'm afraid
Please come back and stay for a while

I know that it's silly to worry so
But what would I do without you
You're everything
And so much more
Won't you stay with me forever?

I wish we were together now
I wish you didn't have to go
(Then I wouldn't have to worry so)

Solo

You're here safe and warm
Resting by my side
I know one day
You will leave
And go back to the night

I wish we were together now
I wish you didn't have to go
(Then I wouldn't have to worry so)

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THE HOUSE OF USHER*

I had not seen my friend for years
He wrote to me with words of tears
I knew that he should not be alone
'Cause there was a madness in his tone

So I traveled for many, many weeks
To meet with him so we might speak
Of happy times and years of old
If I only knew what was to unfold

The message that he sent gave evidence
Of excessive exaggeration
The message that he sent gave evidence
Of nervous agitation

I shall ever bear about me
A memory of the many
Many solemn hours
I thus spent alone
With the master of...
With the master of...
With the master of...
The house of usher

A servant waiting took my purse
I entered the house with no recourse
"My dear old friend we meet at last"
He said, "it seemed like no time had passed."

As we sat within the parlor
A blood red moon hung in the sky
As we sat within the parlor
She passed with circles in her eyes

He told me his wife bore sickness
Of the kind you cannot see
And the days that stood before her
Were numbered five or three

Solo

He told me she had passed
And her corpse must be preserved
Within the house of usher
So doctors may observe

So, her body was en-coffined
And placed within a tomb
Within the house of usher
Within another room

"Is everything calm?"
"Is everything right?"
I called out to the night
I heard nothing in return
Only the sounds of the night

Chorus

My companion he was nervous
I was not so certain why
He was talking to himself
With a madness in his eyes

He told me he heard noises
Voices deep into the night
He told me he heard noises
And knew something wasn't right

Calm

It's her movement in the chamber
Behind the iron door
Within the hollow coffin
Just below the floor

Solo

Chorus

* Lyrics inspired by the poem The Fall of the House of Usher, by Edgar Allen Poe
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BECAUSE (YOU GAVE YOUR LOVE)

I wish I could
Forget about everything
Devote it all to you
My love

You dared to care
When others looked away
They said, "Another day... another way"
And they said you would change
But you remained the same
You're always there for me
My love

Darling can't you see
You made everything
Come together for me

You hold my hand
As we walk down by the sea
We played in the sand
And you loved me
Then the rain began to fall
And the storm moved in
We floated out to sea

Chorus

If I took my own advice
I'd never have love
(Never have love)
Instead I took your love
And never asked for any advice

Chorus

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