SMOKE & ASH SONGS INDEX
- Fall from Grace.
- Safe in my Arms.
- Crawl to the Surface.
- Hurricane.
- I Am.
- Sunny Rays.
- City Life.
- Ain't it a Shame.
- The Gift.
- Citadel.
Fall from Grace
Little girl holds a cross in her hands,
counts the rosary and prays for world she understands.
Getting by in her own way!
Adam is tough, he's never had a dad.
Found a gang to call home,
dealin' drugs to bring in cash.
Getting by in his own way!
Chorus
No magic carpet ride,
to take them to the sky.
No corporate sponsor calls you up,
to take you in, to be your friend.
Sleepless eyes the days despise,
chase the dice and play their cards
just right. Hypnotized by the
glitter and night.
Sell their house and steal from friends,
to fill that hole and find out
what they miss.
Nappy hair and a pretty face, torn dress,
high heels and used-up lace.
Street lights and a fall from grace.
Gives her flesh for a ten dollar bill.
The kids are hungry
their bellies she must fill.
Gettin' by in her own way!
Safe in my Arms
When heaven's love has cast you aside,
and from its gaze, your face you must hide.
You're the patron saint, for the sinner.
You're the end of the line, for the beginner.
When everyone here wants a winner,
and you seem to lose, what will you do?
Chorus
Come here you're safe, you're safe in my arms.
If you've played the fool, or been another's pawn.
When your worst mistakes,
come tomorrow's dawn.
You're the funeral dirge, for the meek.
You're the drunk and vile,
thrown to the street.
When everyone here wants to see you bent.
When you're running loose,
what will you do?
They're toasting you with an empty glass.
Well you once were first,
but now you're last.
You disheveled wreck, where will you sleep?
When their ears are closed
to the shelter you seek.
When everyone here wants to see you beat.
When you're running loose,
what will you do?
Crawl to the Surface
Racing, race against time.
Burned out my clutch, blew away my mind.
My hands get sweaty
and my teeth they clench.
My tires keep spinning, ain't that a bitch.
But I'll crawl to the surface,
if it gets to wild.
Destiny, destiny mine.
Engine pulled me forward,
split up the lines.
My gauge is buried deep,
my mind is in a hole.
Spit out my spine and burned up my soul.
But I'll crawl to the surface,
if it gets too wild.
Hurricane
She is a hurricane, dangerous and beautiful.
I will view her angry winds from
a far off picture tube.
We are a carnival, around and round we spin.
The memory of your glory I have lost.
We are a run down car on an old
used lot. Sister what'cha tryin' to
sell me, is this the best you got?
She is a holy church, where I have
knelt to pray. I have lit a
candle for the passing of our days.
Chorus
We used to be so in love.
Remember all we had was trust?
What happened along the line,
that our birdsong fell to pride?
We were the open sky, blue and wide.
Our sunshine poured onto the
earth, and backs of birds in flight.
This is my sheltered night,
calm and kind. I will search
through darkened doorways,
with peace inside to find.
I Am
Where your dreams go
your fears may follow.
Don't let them tag along,
and be tethered to hollow.
There may be hunger
on your vision quest.
There may be trouble
when you're at your best.
Chorus
How will I know my way?
I turn to I am.
How will I know my strength?
I turn to I am.
What will I have to say?
I'll speak through I am.
Beware of swift confidence,
brittle walls do crumble.
Search the heart for peace,
keep the mind humble.
When soft words are spoke,
barbed lips may follow.
Don't let them bring you down
and be tethered to sorrow.
Sunny Rays
Been starin' out my window
for those sunny rays.
Seems like this rain has been
fallin' for days.
Those dirty clouds, keeping my sun away.
Lord give me a break from
my homegrown pain.
Chorus
I feel like I'm paralyzed,
I can't see nothing but clouds,
and if I open my eyes I know
I'll see grey skies.
Keep waiting for that day when
those clouds will break.
My pleas and prayers
don't seem to take.
That wicked chill my soul it aches.
Lord give me a break from my
homegrown pain.
City Life
City Life's too much for me
concrete holes they wreck my ease.
Thieves and beggars, I love them all,
but city life's too far from home.
City life's too much for me
never find the time for peace.
Prostitutes and pushers,
I love them all, but city life's
too far from home.
Send me home by truck or train.
I can't wait to see my country folk again.
City life's too much for me.
Thunder shots disturb my dreams.
Lost and lonely, I love them all,
but city life's too far from home.
City life's too far from home.
Ain't it a Shame
This ain't no time for sentimentality.
Pull your trigger, drop your bomb,
strike your sword, you're right at home.
Nefarious child born of greed,
wed to the rich, used and tossed to the sea.
Chorus
Ain't it a shame the way you
walked out of this world.
all of your troubles to unfurl (2x)
Sands soaked with blood,
waters that dance with fire.
Stomachs empty, their
hearts burn with desire.
Your men at the markets
selling your rotten means.
Hands in the pockets
of the holy and meek.
The Gift
I stretch under the nightfall.
Hiding, beneath the willow for you.
Under a perfect moon.
She runs through the humble meadows.
Barefoot she's touching the earth.
Beauty with unmatched worth.
The silence, it waits, for you, and for me.
If you listen closely, you can
hear the wind speak.
Crisp air shatters the bane.
Hungry hands search for her throne.
I will seek, I will find,
shadow seen moonlight bringing
her home.
Citadel
Soft fat fingers, stretched out for more,
without conscience, or need.
The mind is twisted, deformed by their
pleasures. Eyes crusted with greed.
The fields belched with sickness and death.
To fill the pockets of the lunatics.
Chorus
You can't hide behind the walls of the citadel
(2x)
You cannot run with your ankles tied.
The earth will open up to swallow you inside.
Silent, obsequious, you long to be free.
But the smoke and ash as lulled you to sleep.
Lust for the coin has robbed the instinct.
Silver and gold to make man a beast.
The smile is replaced with
an animal face. Truth disappeared
and the lie was embraced.
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