Talk to me darling I am all ears The cabin is cold And I'm lonely Talk to me darling We're all alone here I could make use Of a story Is it really true what they say That you're from another place far away Cross the ocean Are you on the run Who are you running from Baby know you can trust me Stay with me darling Do not give up You're shaking with fever Your skin is so hot I can make the pain go away Just take a sip of this and swallow it slowly You don't have to fear I will stay here and watch over you always I can heal you if you let me If you trust me then lay down your guard Let me undress you slowly Let me find out what's troubling your heart ~ The night was young The wind still warm I laid down my gun In my lady's chamber There was a knock on the door But she was there before Shut it with a bang And told me Go get the king We'll be going on soon And the queen she is waiting The castle was lit with candles And honeysuckle fumes rose through the floors And that's all I can remember until I washed up on these shores

Every story carved into these crumbling walls starts with I was innocent Blame my mother, blame my father, blame my coldhearted lover But know that I was innocent Didn't want to steal Didn't mean to run Didn't pull the trigger Didn't hide the gun Every cry aimed at that tiny square of sky rings with you are guilty too You have lied and you have lusted, you've misused and mistrusted Oh yeh you are guilty too Didn't want to steal Didn't mean to run Didn't pull the trigger Didn't hide the gun Every whisper mumbled in these bad dream slumbers stops with please leave me be Please don't haunt me, don't confront me, please don't push the truth upon me Oh no please leave me be Didn't want to steal Didn't mean to run Didn't pull the trigger Didn't hide the gun All I ever wanted was to save her But I guess I lost myself In the prison of our good intentions The wicked warden laughs behind your back

Another Monday morning And I'm walking down these Same old city streets Same old stones on the pavement Same old cracks in between Maybe if I just keep on walking Maybe if I don't look back Maybe if I leave it all behind Maybe, or maybe not Another Tuesday morning And I'm walking down these Same old city streets Same old clouds in the heavens Same old sky in between Maybe if I just keep on walking Maybe if I don't look back Maybe if I leave it all behind Maybe, or maybe not I would run with the waves I would outrun the clouds I would know how to fight How to find my way out I would climb up that mountain And not be afraid Oh maybe, maybe one day Maybe if I just keep on walking Maybe if I don't look back Maybe if I leave it all behind Maybe, or maybe not Maybe, or maybe not

Here she come again She the havoc wreaker Banging on your door Begging to be let in Better give her what she wants Or you'll get to keep her She'll nestle in your backroom And sink her teeth in Here she come again She the havoc wreaker Banging on your door Begging to be let in Better give her some Or you'll get to keep her She'll be banging on her drums When you're asleep She rides a silver chariot Cracking an electric whip Moves on down in your arteries Tightening her ice-cold grip Oh did you think you were safe From her embrace That you were safe From her embrace Oh here she come again She the havoc wreaker Banging on your door Begging to be let in Better give her what she wants Or you'll get to keep her She'll crawl into your safe space And set it on fire Oh here she come again She the havoc wreaker Banging on your door Begging to be let in Better give her some Or you'll get to keep her She'll scream and tease and taunt you Until you give in She rides a silver chariot Cracking an electric whip Moves on down in your arteries Tightening her ice-cold grip Oh did you think you were safe From her embrace That you were safe From her embrace Watch her stride down main street With a crooked half toothed smile Dragging all of your secrets Out into the broad daylight She knows where to hurt you She's friendly with the gods They use her for their dirty jobs Cause there's nothing like the wreaker to stir things up Here she come again She the havoc wreaker Banging on your door

Do you know the girl they call the seaweed seller They say that she wanders through these streets With a little limp and a quiet manner Velvet wrapped around her feet And her eyes cannot see but they sparkle like opals A deep forest green in a cavernous blue Her hands are so soft as she feeds you your fortune But baby beware cause she don't sugarcoat They say once you've tasted of her produce You will never ever be the the same You will feel your past slide from your shoulders Leaving only future sins And her eyes cannot see but they sparkle like opals A deep forest green in a cavernous blue Her hands are so soft as she feeds you your fortune But baby be warned cause she don't sugarcoat If you walk the shore when the tide has fallen Down the latter part beyond the grey wood docks You will find her wading through the tide pools Feeling her way round the rocks And her eyes cannot see but they sparkle like opals A deep forest green in a cavernous blue Her hands are so soft as she feeds you your fortune But baby be warned cause she don't sugarcoat My seaweed is green and black It shines like a sea lions back It slides down with velvet ease Baby you just swallow and you'll be free

Your beauty is so big It eats up all the other fish The pond is kinda empty now And as the moonlight creeps Over the waterlily leaves The frogs let out their hoarse bellows We the nameless pond floor dwellers We the shameless fortune sellers We the the unkept, the undone The sunken, mud slapped and malformed We've got our eyes on you now We'll drift up with the dirt In between the muck and filth But we don't mind it keeps us out of sight We'll creep along the creeks A crawl out at the shallow end Swarm into the starless night We the nameless pond floor dwellers We the shameless fortune sellers We the the unkept, the undone The sunken, mud slapped and malformed We've got our eyes on you now Did you think that we was blind Did you think we didn't mind Did you think we dug the dirt Did you think we'd keep our mouth shut Did you really think you could have it all Did you really think all our dreams were small Did you really think that we would bend our heads Oh baby, baby better think again Did you really think that we wouldn't try Did you really think that we'd spend all our lives Shifting through the trash you left us in Feeding of your primal sins We the nameless pond floor dwellers We the shameless fortune sellers We the the unkept, the undone The sunken, mud slapped and malformed We've got our eyes on you now On you now On you now We've got our eyes

So you thought you could ride the the dragon You thought you knew all his tricks I could tell you what you told me The dragon always wins He don't care about your offerings He don't mind your glossy hair He will tear down all that you built up The dragon never fails He never quits, he never gives in He never gives up, he never has enough He'll make profit on your sorrow He grows bigger on your grief He will steal all your tomorrows The dragon is a thief And he knows that you are hurting When he smiles behind your back When he eats the light out of all your dreams The dragon never sleeps He never quits, he never gives in He never gives up, he never has enough He whips his tail without warning Spins and spirals through the air Doesn't look back when he throws you The dragon doesn't care I'll be waiting here below you Will try to catch you when you fall But you're moving so damn fast babe Don't think I can keep up He's faster than me, stronger than you He's stronger than love, stronger than truth

I tell the truth but I speak in riddles I bend the hands of time I wake your past and shape your future I sneak up from behind You search me in the darkness But I hide in the light And catch you when you least expect it Off hand, off guard They call me Ciceline I come in different shapes and sizes What would you have me be Blue, red, blood orange or Dishwashing water green So open up your hand babe And let me read between the lines Let me nestle in your creases and unfold all your lies Cause what we tell ourselves Ain't what we need to hear I'll give it to you slant dear and dazzle gradually They call me Ciceline I come in different shapes and sizes What would you have me be Blue, red, blood orange or Dishwashing water green Blue, red, blood orange or Dishwashing water green Blue, red, blood orange or Dishwashing water green ONE SHOT Is all you got Better keep your feet steady ONE SHOT And then you're done Now tell me baby are you ready?

I found him on the corner A plastic bag at his feet A red cloak wrapped around his shoulder Offering his blessings for free He was sitting at a three-legged table Counting out his spools of thread He said he had a message for me And this is what he said Give me your hurt Give me your pain Give me your broken heart pieces I'll mend them again It's never too much It's never too late You can always start over again I said: 'Now are you certain There's a whole lotta weight on my back My heart must have a million fractures Don't think you are gonna be able to fix that' But he said: 'Girl you're not that special I've seen it all so many times before There ain't nothing that the smiling prophet don't know how to fix so come on over And bring it on.' Give me your hurt Give me your pain Give me your broken heart pieces I'll mend them again It's never too much It's never too late You can always start over again

She knocks on your window Her eyes soft and yellow Nothing to fear my dear it's Lola She knows of all things She can see through you Nothing to hide my love from Lola Lola, Lola with the light eyes She moves through the night sky And finds you when you're ready to go She will wrap herself around you Lift you up and bring you To her boat in the harbour Lola, Lola with the light eyes Steers her boat from out the docks Sets course for the burning rocks To guide you through Beyond the last beacon Behind every view Above and below you Nothing to hold on to Lola, Lola with the light eyes Steers her boat from out the docks Sets course for the burning rocks To guide you through She knocks on your window Her eyes soft and yellow Nothing to fear my dear it's Lola

So you come knocking on my door You come to rise me from my slumber You say you're ready for something more Better be careful what you wish for honey Are you looking for a way out Or do you wanna dive in Are you ready to go under Or do you wanna be on top of things Are you looking for a fortune Or do you want to be free I can handle most proclivities But babe you know I don't come cheap So did you bring that bag of gold Or do you stand here empty handed Do you plan to pay me with your soul Shall I keep it it with your good intentions Are you looking for a way out Or do you wanna dive in Are you ready to go under Or do you wanna be on top of things Are you looking for a fortune Or do you want to be free I can handle most proclivities But babe you know I don't come cheap The shortcut is gonna cost you The long haul is gonna tax you The middle road is gonna bore you But you could try to swim So tell me what will it be now boy Or do you find it hard to make your mind up Did they tell you could have it all Better not to trust a smiling prophet Are you looking for a way out Or do you wanna dive in I might have the answers If you get the questions right this time It's easy, you just tell me when I can get you almost anything But anything ain't everything

Part I He went out for coffee I am still in bed The memory of the journey Still plays out in my head We flew over the border And no one saw us go My baby rides a dark horse And his hair is white as snow We set out in the morning Three nights and days ago Before the sun had risen We crossed the canyon floor We rode along the river Deep into the night My baby rides a dark horse And keeps well out of sight We slept out in the open The stars our canopy It gets cold in the dessert But he stays close to me wrapped inside one blanket Our limbs were welded one My baby rides a dark horse And his breath is warm Part II When we reached the plateau Halfway on the second day We rode towards the edge and Watched it give away He pointed out the entrance Somewhere down along the deep My baby rides a dark horse And he shares it with me We tied the ropes together and slowly down we slipped Along the red rock surface Along that great abyss And never was I frightened Cause he was always near My baby rides a dark horse And tramples over fear Somewhere in the cave he Asked me to undress And with my shirt he wiped off An ancient wooden chest Gleaming in the darkness The stones gave off a light My baby rides a dark horse It shimmers with delight Part III When the moon had risen We climbed out again Our bodies brave like newborns Glistening our skin It's all downhill from here babe He shouted from below My baby rides a dark horse And he knows where to go Racing down that mountain With ungodly speed We saw the third day dawning Upon the valley sweet Just before the border We found the slanting tree My baby rides a dark horse He lets her roam free