I heard voices outside my window.
I heard a bottle smash
I heard lovers unite on the stairs,
I felt a woman’s fears
Car doors slam outside my window,
I felt a dream smash
I heard someone pissing in the doorway,
I heard a television
I heard a radio I felt my father's fears.
Warm nights outside my window,
I felt a face smash
I heard someone running for shelter,
I felt the hate here
There’s no escape outside my window,
I felt my dream smash
I heard someone pissing in the doorway,
I heard a television
I heard the radio. I felt my father’s fears.
Don't forget to leave the light
on in the hall
It‘s not that I’m scared of the dark
(I don't believe in ghosts anyways).
At the factory gate he studies her expression
At the factory gate he clocks In late
In the living room he offers her more coffee
In the living room she still has a chance
At the factory gate he asks for her permission
At the factory gate he stands and waits
Outside the living room she sees her future but
In the living room they just sit and talk talk
At the coal face the workers dig for gold
And at the corner shop the women wait for news
STANDING IN THE RAIN DREAMING OF A HOLIDAY,
WAITING IN THE BUS QUEUE
DREAMING OF A BRIGHT NEW DAY
AT THE FACTORY GATE
At the factory gate they change direction
At the factory gate they stand apart
In the living room he grows impatient
In the living room she turns away
And at the coal face the workers dig for gold
And at the corner shop the women search for clues
STANDING IN THE RAIN DREAMING OF A HOLIDAY,
WAITING IN THE BUS QUEUE
DREAMING OF A BRIGHT NEW DAY
AT THE FACTORY GATE
Do you wake up in the morning
greet the brand new day
Can you see from your window
the ways of the world
Is this really conversation or
just words that you've heard
There's a lack of understanding
in the things you say.
Searching for a home.
I saw you standing at the frontier
piece of paper in your hand
Is the view from your window
as small as this man’s
We try hard of conversation
but the words don't connect
I fear we speak a foreign language
in the western world
Searching for a home.
I saw you standing at the frontier
Feel lost at the frontier
I heard you shout at the frontier
Keep me searching for a home.
Let me show you an alternative
It’s not that easy and it’s not that clear
I shall be judged In weaker moments
But in the end there’s only you
Can you see now there are no heroes
In the end there's only you
Let me guide you to a different situation
It may be painful but there’s nothing to fear.
And you ask me tor direction and
I give you an alternative
I shall be judged In weaker moments
But in the end there’s only you
Can you see now there are no heroes
In the end there's only you
Let me ask you a simple question
It's easy but it's not that clear
...this is hard for me
And then you guide me through a
difficult situation
This is painful and this is fear.
Then you ask me for direction and
I give you an alternative
And you ask me for direction and
I give you an alternative
I shall be judged in weaker moments
But in the end there's only you
Can you see now there are no heroes
In the end there's only you.
In this land of plenty, I have a home
I have a name, I have a place
Confuse me with your communication
If you bury your head you’ll get lost in the past.
THERE IS SOME CONFUSION,
WIPE THE DUST FROM MY EYES.
BUT DON'T CALL ME INNOCENT.
In the homes of millions, some of us win
Some of us lose and some of us just survive
Confuse me with your education
I wasn't the first and I won't be the last.
BUT DON'T CALL ME INNOCENT.
In these streets I saw faces, some of them proud
And some of them still surprised
Confuse me with your contradictions
i just want to hold it, but it moves too fast.
THERE IS SOME CONFUSION,
WIPE THE DUST FROM MY EYES.
BUT DON’T CALL ME INNOCENT
I felt a change In our situation
Maybe we should change our environment
This pressure is about to explode
I can’t hide from it and i can't face it alone
We've known for months but I can't answer you
I enjoy the level but it's not what I’m used to
There's no time to think for ourselves
We have to act before it all falls through
It’s 9.30 we're already late,
we can talk about it but
I ALREADY KNOW
A step forward takes so much effort
I need a rest but I can't find the time
What we've lost is the conversation
Too much thought leads to too many problems
We’ve known for months but I can't handle it
I enjoy the pressure but it's not what I'm used to
There’s no time to think for ourselves
We have to act before it all falls through
It's 9.30 we’re already late,
we can talk about it but
I ALREADY KNOW
I felt a change In our situation
Maybe we should change our environment
This pressure is about to explode
I can't hide from it and I can’t face it alone
I ALREADY KNOW
I looked at you last night
I did not recognise your face
You smiled at me last night
I don't know how much more I can take
I'm sick of all this small talk
Going round In circles, it's driving me insane
Sick of all this small talk
Hours and hours and nothing's changed
Well, I'll tell you, I've never felt so much.
You screamed at me last night
But you just ignored my cries
You smiled at me last night
Well, I don't know how much more I can take
I'm sick at all this small talk
Being Ignored, well it's driving me insane
Sick of all this small talk
Hours and hours and I'm still to blame
Well I'll tell you I've never felt so much.
We talked at each other last night
We might as well have saved our breath
You aimed some words at me last night
It's a shame your ears don't
work as well as your mouth
Well I’m sick at all this small talk
Going round in circles, it’s driving me insane
Sick at all this small talk
Hours and hours and nothing’s changed
Well I'll tell you, I've never tell so much pain.
It's nothing serious, just something to say
A lighted cigarette he just throws it away
The conversation stops,
but I’m reading from a different page
If I had wisdom I would throw it away
But he
Falls into line, falls into place.
The answer's simple, I lust can't feel it
A little compromise
[I can’t act, I can’t sing and i can't dance)
The conversation stops,
but we're playing a different game
You had the wisdom, but you threw it away
Fall into line. falls into place.
