Tokyo Rose - New American Saint lyrics
- Spectacle
- New American Saint
- Goodbye Almond Eyes
- The Tin Man Gets His Heart
- Treading Water
- Bottle Marked Caution
- The Hard Eight
- A Reason To Come Home Again
- I Love You...Too
- The Hammer And The Nail
- Meghan Again (Japanese Version
Spectacle
I slowly started chipping away at this block of stone
in an attempt to fashion a way to regain your attention.
why won't you hear me out?
I started out with some paper and pen and my apologies.
but every time I try to write to you,
I just can never find the words to explain.
so I'll build a monument to honor you,
out of the ruins of the love I knew.
I'll turn your favorite memories into a sight for all to see,
because I know when you see it, you'll come back to me.
picked me up the phone and I started to dial your line from memory.
too proud to ever let you pickup.
close to the point where I should give up.
you'll never call me back.
so now I'm doing something tangible - I'm working with my hands.
because I can never seem to manage to say I'm sorry in a language you can comprehend.
so I'll build a monument to honor you,
out of the ruins of the love I knew.
I'll turn your favorite memories into a sight for all to see,
because I know when you see it, you'll come back to me.
I'll put it right outside your window
so it's impossible to ignore.
will that be good enough for you? (for you)
and even if you pulled your shades down,
and burn the statue to the ground,
it'll be enough to bring your warmth back to me.
a monument to honor you,
out of the ruins of the love I knew.
I'll turn your favorite memories into a sight for all to see,
because I know when you see it, you'll come back to me.
building a monument to honor you,
out of the ruins of the love I knew.
I'll turn your favorite memories into a sight for all to see,
because I know when you see it, you'll come back to me.
come back to me.
New American Saint
The curtain's up
The crowd is waiting to see you come to life
So take a breath - your heart is pounding
And step into the light
Because this is it - it's what you've wanted
You're on a stage for all to see
Just not the way you ever imagined
Got to give them what they need
All eyes are on you
Show them you deserve it
Because now that they all love yo
And now that they all know your name
You're a new kind of American saint
But all the smoke and mirrors with which you hide your fears
Aren't nearly enough to take away the pain
Of being there out on your own
So baby, come on back home
It's on at seven
And in the papers
The covers of the magazines
They cut you open and pulled the skin back
Just so they could watch you bleed
They made incisions for television
Implanted cameras between your ribs
Thought the could capture and manufacture your best
And your worst still impress me
With that being said
When you come back down
I'll be here waiting
Goodbye Almond Eyes
Let it roll of your back
And let it slip off your tongue
Before you lose your nerve
And end up right back where you started from.
Are you just waiting for the right time?
Are you holding off until you see a sign
To say something?
Or are you just bluffing?
I recognize the worry in your eyes,
Because I've been there a couple hundred times.
So take it from me,
speak up or you'll wish you'd done differently.
Let it roll of your back
And let it slip off your tongue
Before you lose your nerve
And end up right back where you started from
Because when it's over, then it's done.
And, boy, to tell you the truth,
If you put your foot in your mouth,
You'd still be better off than kicking yourself.
It's obvious that you're conflicted.
To carry on or just to nix it?
Should you stay the course or just walk out that door?
If I were you, I would be on my way.
The rest of your life could start today.
If not now, then when?
If not now, when?
Let it roll of your back
And let it slip off your tongue
Before you lose your nerve
And end up right back where you started from
Because when it's over, then it's done.
And, boy, to tell you the truth,
If you put your foot in your mouth,
You'd still be better off than kicking yourself.
So tell me what you'll say,
when you finally come face to face,
when there ain't no turning back,
because this is your last chance.
Let's hear it.
âI'm through trying to hold onto this,
because you seem to be over it.
So kiss these almond eyes goodbye,
because this is the last time you'll see them cry.'
The Tin Man Gets His Heart
You hold your head in your hands
Your pregnant sighs are fully loaded
You hold your breath like a gun
Or just like a grenade before you throw it
Into the first place that you belong
Straight at the first face you can count on
You couldn't be more wrong
Not if you said the world was flat
And were the only one
You're scared they'll lead you on
But if you just leat your guard down
You'll find you're one of them
That bitter taste in your mouth
Shows you're still reeling from rejection
That cautious pace with which you walk
Shows just how quick you'll change direction
Out of the first place that you belong
Away from faces you can count on
Your hollow chest will rust
Or maybe cave in from lack of trust
You're grasping out at straws
You think everybody's out to pick at your flaws
You couldn't be more wrong
Because you're just like all of them
Treading Water
the rain came down in buckets
submerging good and bad alike
waist deep in water you start grabbing at things
that you think won't drift or sink down in the flood
did I drag you down?
with my flesh and bone turned into stone
unable to stand now
even though the tide has turned away
away, to insist to keeping me under
it's coming, it's quiet, after
but now you're nowhere to be found
the greatest tragedy can come from all of this
now we know
sometimes you're better off alone
did I drag you down?
when my flesh and bone turned into stone
unable to stand now
even though tide has turned away
away to insist to keeping me under
unable to breathe now
cause I know I pushed you away
when you were just trying to keep me from drowning
I know we practice treading water
but this time I took you way to deep
and I left a mile to the bottom
and your feet just couldn't reach,
your feet just couldn't reach
unable to stand now
even though the tide has turned away
away to insist of keeping me under
unable to breathe now cause I know I pushed you away
you were just trying keep me from drowning
Bottle Marked Caution
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The Hard Eight
Thought I should let you know that we're all worried
About the way you choose to live your life
You always seem to be in such a big hurry
All work, no play leaves no time for delight
You're not a slave
But you seem to be tired down
You seek enlightenment in dead presidents
But there's nothing to be found
You tell everybody that you'r doing fine
But I know you better
And I know you'd never let them see you cry
Keep telling yourself that you don't need help
I wish you'd take it easier, friend
Because if life is the means
What's the end?
What's it going to take for you to learn your lesson?
You're on a wire
Skating on thin ice
The bookies and the doctors got you sweating
Was cheating death and cheating bets worth the price?
Why, then is your tired back breaking
Your poor heart still aching?
For money can't buy love or protect you from pain
So what gives?
A Reason To Come Home Again
Lonely days and sleepless nights make this letter hard to write to you
My words reach you way too late
Good things come to those who wait
Close your eyes
I'll breathe in deep
(Close your eyes, I'll breathe in deep)
I'ts been three weeks since I last saw you sleep
(I last saw you)
I long to feel the warmth of your breath
(Feel the warmth of you)
I should want this more
But I want it less and less
Counting the miles and flailing for days
You made a choice
(You paid a price)
Now fly away from this
You want only one thing
I'm lucky it's all that left
I've got to give to you
I said this would be over
(I promised you)
You said it'd be already anyway
I said this would be over
Over and over and over again
I Love You...Too
I swallow hard because I know
That what comes next will hurt
(You more than me)
I bite my lip to try to stop it from shaking;
The teeth have broken the skin
And the blood tastes cold to me
After all those nights you kept me warm,
I'd hold my breath just to hear you sleep
I must admit I saw it coming...
The air between us had gotten harder yet to breathe.
I'd run away if I could help it,
But I can't remember to forget your face
You can say my heart has changed,
But it's my will you've beaten down
I'd kiss you now, but I fear my caustic tongue would only
Serve to salt your wounds
You are as beautiful as ever,
Yet I'm starting to resent your smile
Because it's killing me to say this,
But I'm dying inside to leave
It's a place we've never been,
It's a waste to keep it in
It's a place we've never been,
It's a waste to keep it in
It's a place we've never been,
It's a waste to keep it in
It's a place we've never been,
It's a waste to keep it in
It means little to you
It's a place we've never been,
but the world to me
It's a waste to keep it in
It means little to you
It's a place we've never been,
but the world to me
The Hammer And The Nail
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Meghan Again (Japanese Version
With these glasses on
I can still see the colours that you give this place
So soft and warm
But I can't take it in all at once
So I close my eyes
Maybe behind this new facade
You won't notice it's me
If I became somebody else
You could let yourself fall again
With this jacket on
I can still smell your sweetness in the February air
Like peppermint
But I can't take it in all at once
So I hold my breath
Maybe behind this new facade
You won't notice it's me
If I became somebody else
You could let yourself fall again
I'll fool myself into thinking that it's me that you want
And I promise I'll believe the things you said
In convincing me our stars are aligned
And that we're destined to be
Maybe behind this new facade
You won't notice it's me
If I became somebody else
You could let yourself fall again
Just Let yourself fall again
Just let yourself fall again
Just let yourself fall again