Faith By John Carter

Please forgive me
For I've been a fool
I'm no stranger
To this dark room

Show me love now
Warm and true
Hide the misery
Cold and cruel

I've been battered
Bruised and busted
Heart's been shattered
By those I've trusted

And I'd ignored
This pain inside
Til you restored
My faith in life

Please allow me
Time to explain
Forgotten pleasure
Remembered pain

I've seen time fly
But I remain
Faded sunlight
Driving rain

I've been battered
Bruised and busted
Heart's been shattered
By those I've trusted

And I'd ignored
This pain inside
Til you restored
My faith in life

Please believe me
Words of song
Breathe this lifeline
Clear and strong

I've been so jealous
I've been so wrong
But now I'm here
Where I belong

I've been battered
Bruised and busted
Heart's been shattered
By those I've trusted

And I'd ignored
This pain inside
Til you restored
My faith in life...

posted by 123454321 at 7:48 PM

Walk On Water By John Carter

You say
We're probably better off this way
And you don't have a reason to stay
But I can't live with that

It seems
You're occupied with all your dreams
And I'm not sure what all this means
And I can't live with that

Oh, we lived by the sea
In a castle in the sand
And I'll walk on the water
To see you again

I'll run for your shores
Make you understand
I'll walk on the water
Just to see you again

I say
I haven't thought of you in days
But don't believe a word I say
Please don't let me go

We'll try
To find another reason why
There's nothing left to do but cry
I won't let you go

Oh, we lived by the sea
In a castle in the sand
And I'll walk on the water
To see you again

I'll run for your shores
Want to hold your hand
I'll walk on the water
Just to see you again...

posted by 123454321 at 6:49 PM

Lost In You By John Carter

The sound you hear
Is crying in the dark
The bond we made
Is pulling us apart

The love I had
Is clinging to my back
Can't stand,
But I don't care

I get lost in you
I can't tell the truth
From the lies
That you say
I can't live this way

I get lost in you
I've betrayed my youth
For the lies
That you say
I can't live this way

The voice you hear
Is pounding in my head
I can't believe
The stupid things you said

The hand I hold
Is still around my neck
Can't breathe
But I don't care

I get lost in you
I can't tell the truth
From the lies
That you say
I can't live this way

I get lost in you
I've betrayed my youth
For the lies
That you say
I can't live this way

The words you hear
Are ringing in the air
I make you listen
I can't make you care

The fear I hide
Is killing me inside
Can't live,
But I don't care

I get lost in you
I can't tell the truth
From the lies
That you say
I can't live this way

I get lost in you
I've betrayed my youth
For the lies
That you say
I can't live this way

I get lost in you
I can't find the truth
I get lost in you
I don't care...

posted by 123454321 at 9:51 PM

Just To Know You By John Carter

You're not a friend
You're not an enemy
You're everything and nothing
To me now

You're a Godsend
You've been sent to me
And I've got to know about you
Somehow

Who are you
What are you doing in my life
Who are you
Have you come to join this fight

You're all that I believe in
But you're everything I'm not
A dream I fall asleep in
I'll give up everything I've got

Just to know you...

I'm not afraid
Not a coward, not today
Just inexperienced
You know I've never felt this way

I'm all upset
I'm so confused
So inept at expressing
The miracle that is you

Who are you
What are you doing in my life
Who are you
Have you come to join this fight

You're all that I believe in
But you're everything I'm not
A dream I fall asleep in
I'll give up everything I've got

Just to know you...

posted by 123454321 at 10:43 PM

This Time By John Carter

I still feel your soul
Inside me
But I can't break these chains
That bind me
I can't say who
Designed me
To feel like

This time
It's all gonna change
Maybe this time
I won't take the blame

Now I realize
With you here to hold
I will never walk alone
But I feel so cold

I still see you here
Beside me
But I can't speak to you
So kindly
I can't love you
So blindly
Believing

This time
It's all gonna change
Maybe this time
I won't take the blame

Now I realize
With you here to hold
I will never walk alone
But I feel so cold

I still hear your voice
Behind me
Begging me to stay
In hiding
I don't need you
To define me
And tell me

This time
It's all gonna change
Maybe this time
I won't take the blame

Now I realize
With you here to hold
I will never walk alone
But I feel so cold

I'd rather walk alone
I'd rather live without a home
Than stay another moment
In your lying, loving arms

This time
It's never gonna change
Maybe next time
You'll share a little blame

Now I realize
Without you to hold
I will always walk alone
But I'll fight against the cold...

posted by 123454321 at 9:13 PM

The Only Way By John Carter


They say the choices that we make
The chances that we take
Define who we become

Well, I'm hoping that it's nothing
But it surely feels like something
And I wonder, what have I done?

It seems like every day is a Monday
I'd like to be free, just for one day
It's too late to look back
And I'm starting to crack
And you're the only way

There's no sunshine in my day
Only clouds so dark and grey
It hurts my pride
And I die inside
A little more each day

And you're the only way

They tell you it's OK to cry
But they ask you why you sigh
I didn't know I'd changed

My friends from long ago
They act like they don't know me
Why the hell do I seem so strange?

It seems like every day is a Monday
I'd like to be free, just for one day
It's too late to look back
And I'm starting to crack
And you're the only way

There's no sunshine in my day
Only clouds so dark and grey
It hurts my pride
And I die inside
A little more each day

And you're the only way

Understand me
Hold me tight
I don't want to be alone tonight

Love me truly
Kiss me deep
I don't want to go to sleep

No sunshine in my day
These colors fade to grey
It's a price I just won't pay
And a game that I can't play

You're the only way
You're the only way...



posted by 123454321 at 9:42 PM

Flower In The Dust By John Carter

She's a wild one, now
And she runs free
She won't fade out,
And won't concede

She laughs a little
When she bleeds
And she gets by
With what she needs

She's a flower in the dust
Some parts are hollow,
And some parts rust
There's nothing you can do
To make her fall in love with you
Just hope to one day
Earn her trust

She's a flower in the dust

She packed a bag
To leave this town
She'll be gone when
You come around

She's drawn to freedom
Just by the sound
She's too high now
To ever come down

She's a flower in the dust
Some parts are hollow,
And some parts rust
There's nothing you can do
To make her fall in love with you
Just hope to one day
Earn her trust

She's a flower in the dust

She means words she hasn't said
She's said words she didn't mean
But the words she doesn't say
Don't match the things I haven't seen

She's a flower in the dust
Some parts are hollow,
And some parts rust
There's nothing you can do
To make her fall in love with you
Just hope to one day
Earn her trust

She's a flower in the dust...

posted by 123454321 at 10:21 AM

Tell Me You Love Me By John Carter

Tell me you love me
Or tell me you don't
You say that I'll hurt you
I tell you I won't

Ask me no questions
And I'll tell you no lies
Don't you know by now
How to read my disguise

And I feel so bold
And it feels so right
To be with you
Right here tonight

Oh, I feel so cold
And it feels so wrong
To know you weren't
Here all along

Tell me a story
With laughter and fun
And tell me I'm
The only one

A sweet allegory
Of someone like you
Then tell me
You can feel this too

And I feel so bold
And it feels so right
To be with you
Right here tonight

Oh, I feel so cold
And it feels so wrong
To know you weren't
Here all along

I love you
Love me too
Please tell me
Everything about you

I miss you
It's so true
Please give me
Something to hold on to...

posted by 123454321 at 8:41 PM

Surrounded By John Carter

Everywhere I look
I'm surrounded by fools
Blinded by the media
They're nothing but tools

A new demographic
They don't much care
For personal freedom
They run cuz they're scared

And the Executive Branch
Is pimping their terror
To convince the poor masses
They'd better beware

"The war is around us,
We'll fight it abroad
Or we'll fight it at home"
We believe this fraud??

We're nothing but mice
In a room full of men
We're all going to die,
Just a matter of when

This media circus
This political cartoon
I don't know where we're headed,
But we'll be there soon...

posted by 123454321 at 11:22 PM

Alexandra The Great By John Carter

Nobody talks about
Alexander the Good
Or the things that you say
You'd have done if you could

Nobody knows
The love you don't share
I just stumble around
Blisslessly unaware

So tell me you love me
If it were ever true
And maybe you'll hear
That I've loved you too

I see you look at me
And I know I can wait
To watch you become
Alexandra the Great...

posted by 123454321 at 10:50 PM

Sober By John Carter


I'm not the kind
To suffer in silence
But the truth remains
No man is an island

I'm trying to fill
This deepening hole
But the dirt just piles
On top of my soul

You can be so cruel
When you're sober
So do your worst,
Wake me up when it's over

These times go by
And I can't recall
One day that wasn't
Fucked up at all

How can I explain
And how could I deny
This torch of anger
That burns inside?

And could I conquer
This mortal fear
That someday I
Might still be here?

You can be so cruel
When you're sober
So do your worst,
Wake me up when it's over

These times go by
And I can't recall
One day that wasn't
Fucked up at all...

posted by 123454321 at 7:10 PM

Superstitious By John Carter

You know I ain't superstitious
'Bout where I sleep tonight
I just pray my wishes
And I turn out the light

Can't help but think about you
What you're doing now
You know I can't live without you
I'll be with you somehow

I know it's my turn
To walk away
Can't force myself to go
I know in my heart
You'll turn away
But I want you to know

I love you
And I love the way you move
These feelings
They aren't that hard to prove
Maybe this time
We'll get that second chance
I'll show you
What I've learned about romance

You know I ain't superstitious
'Bout where I sleep tonight
I just pray my wishes
And I turn out the light

Can't help but think about you
What you're doing now
You know I can't live without you
I'll be with you somehow

It's my turn
To walk away
Don't turn away
From me
It's never been fun
To break apart
But I want you to see

I love you
And I love the way you move
These feelings
They aren't that hard to prove
Maybe this time
We'll get that second chance
I'll show you
What I've learned about romance

I'll still love you...

posted by 123454321 at 8:38 PM

I'll Be There By John Carter

You'll never know
How much you mean to me
And you'll never know
How I feel inside

Oh, you'll never know
The joy you bring to me
And you'll never know
The love I've tried to hide

But you know
It's all forgivable
And you know
When life's not livable

I'll be there

You'll never know
The way things could've been
And you'll never know
The times that you have missed

Oh, you'll never know
The laughter we'd have shared
And you'll never know
The angry side of bliss

But you know
It's all forgivable
And you know
When life's not livable

I'll be there

It's all forgivable
I'll be there...

posted by 123454321 at 7:55 PM

Thank You

I feel like a motel painting
Bolted to a bathroom wall
As if anyone would ever
Want to take me at all

And it seems so dramatic
These things that I feel
So damaged inside
While the outside's healed

But you've seen my worst
And you've found my best
And you've turned my soul
Into a comfortable nest

The sun shines a little brighter
Whenever you're near
And I'm emptier without you
When you can't be here

Yes, I'm a little damaged
I've been roughed up a bit
A scratch and dent appliance
But you seem happy with it

So thank you for your patience
And thank you for these years
You're the first to cry for me
And I'm the first to dry your tears.

posted by 123454321 at 1:47 PM