Thriving Ivory Album

I am more than you know, street lights and open roads
I am more than a face, stuck living in one place
So call me California
Call me what you will
Cause I am bigger than this place
And so far from alone

I don't believe in your hate, cause these scars are gonna fade
So pour me out like water, and soak me up like rain

Like a runaway
Spend these nights counting stars
Like a runaway
And maybe I could call this home tonight
Like a runaway

I whisper all these secrets, to a blank page on a line
Said we don't speak like lovers, and my words are dripping with wine
So call me California
Call me what you will
Cause I am bigger than this place
And so far from alone

Like a runaway
Spend these nights counting stars
Like a runaway
And maybe I could call this home tonight
Like a runaway

When burning bridges won't come down
Like symphonies without a sound
I spend these nights counting stars
And wonder if there's hope for me out there

Like a runaway
Spend these nights counting stars
Like a runaway
And maybe I could call this home tonight

Do you dream, that the world will know your name
So tell me your name
Do you care, about all the little things or anything at all?
I wanna feel, all the chemicals inside I wanna feel
I wanna sunburn, just to know that I'm alive
To know I'm alive
I wanna live just to see the day when we all get along
I wanna scream, scream my song out loud for everyone to hear

Do you believe, in the day that you were born
Tell me do you believe?
Do you know, that everyday's the first of the rest of your life

Don't tell me if I'm dying, cause I don't wanna know
If I can't see the sun, maybe I should go
Don't wake me cause I'm dreaming, of angels on the moon
Where everyone you know, never leaves too soon

And you know the pain that brought you here today, so what can you do?
And you know the tears for losing those you love when yesterday's gone
So please remember not to waste another day, not to worry your mind
And please forgive me for taking so much time to get back on my feet

Don't tell me if I'm dying, cause I don't wanna know
If I can't see the sun, maybe I should go
Don't wake me cause I'm dreaming, of angels on the moon
Where everyone you know, never leaves too soon

And I'll fight it out cause I know I can
And I'll sleep tight when you're not here
No, I won't surrender
This is to one last day in the shadows
And to know a brother's love
This is to New York City angels
And the rivers of our blood
This is to all of us, to all of us

Don't tell me if I'm dying, cause I don't wanna know
If I can't see the sun, maybe I should go
Don't wake me cause I'm dreaming, of angels on the moon
Where everyone you know, never leaves too soon

Don't tell me if I'm dying, cause I don't wanna know
If I can't see the sun, maybe I should go
Don't wake me cause I'm dreaming, of angels on the moon
Where everyone you know, never leaves too soon

You can tell me all your thoughts, about the stars that fill polluted skies
And show me where you run to, when no one's left to take your side
But don't tell me where the road ends, cause I just don't wanna know, No I don't wanna know

Don't tell me if I'm dying
Don't tell me if I'm dying
Don't tell me if I'm dying

No need to be here
No card to clock in
And I can swear somebody's watchin'
Where I go and where I've been

Brother I can see Moses
And all the things he did for you
Oh brother I've been hearin' voices
That I'm prob'ly not supposed to
How will I walk steady
If the ground should come alive?
And tell me, how will I be ready
For the world another time?

Oh Alien, you'll be just fine
You've always been beautiful
To me
Oh Alien, pay us no mind
We haven't the light to hold
To see

Am I another slave now
To the screamin' in my head?
Or is it a little strange now
How the moment's gone and fled?

Oh brother I've gotta tell ya
That something here is wrong
Oh brother I gotta tell ya
This place ain't what I thought

Oh Alien, you'll be just fine
You've always been beautiful
To me
Oh Alien, pay us no mind
We haven't the light to hold
To see

I know I ain't gonna be here forever
(I know I ain't gonna be here forever)
And I know you feel the same
(And I know you feel the same)
You'll see it when you're older
(You'll see it when you're older)
No, love is not a game anymore
So thank God we're together

Woah Alien, you'll be just fine
Fine, yeah

Oh Alien, you'll be just fine
You've always been beautiful
To me
Oh Alien, pay us no mind
We haven't the light to hold
To see

Oh Alien
Woah-oh
Yeah

She checks her pulse, gotta know if her heart's still beating
And the hospital's, not far if anything should happen here

She's bored in a week, big dreams but nothing material
And I refuse to believe that love is for the weak
I said I'm not vulnerable

Hey lady, don't give up on me
Don't burn your heart out, love
'Till we're ash over seas
Hey lady, said I don't wanna fight
Like pretty girls need cowboys
I need you here tonight

She screams for more
More than just some blue eyed metaphor
And the trouble is, the trouble is
She's always searching
In the hours late, don't wanna hear
that it's all gonna end soon
And I'm not crazy, I'm in control, and all of my friends still know

Hey lady, don't give up on me
Don't burn your heart out, love
'Till we're ash over seas
Hey lady, said I don't wanna fight
Like pretty girls need cowboys
I need you here tonight

I'm on one knee, lover please
How can I put it more simply?
And I wait, for your invitation
And I'm so so so, so over waiting
I'm on one knee, lover please
How can I put it more simply?

Hey lady, don't give up on me
Don't burn your heart out, love
'Till we're ash over seas
And hey lady, said I don't wanna fight
Like pretty girls need cowboys
I need you here tonight

Hey lady, don't give up on me
Don't burn your heart out, love
'Till we're ash over seas
And hey lady, said I don't wanna fight
Like pretty girls need cowboys
I need you here tonight

And she screams for more

I recall a long farewell and a time to choose
So we part like rivers baby, yeah like rivers do
But I still talk about you though and wonder
How it is your life will unfold

Show me what it looks like
Outside your window at twilight
Show me what it looks like

I recall drivin' home, this ain't gonna hit me till God knows when
You know I feel it in my bones and I wear it on my skin
But there is no use in right or wrong
When a heart must go where it belongs

Show me what it looks like
Outside your window at twilight
Is it me that you see dancing on a line,
Singin' I could be yours if you would be mine
C'mon grow old with me and surely you will see

I remember thinking, boy you must be dreaming
So hold on, hold on, before it's all gone
And I do remember thinking
That your world will go on spinning
Without me now, so c'mon, c'mon please

Show me what it looks like
Outside your window at twilight

Show me what it looks like
Outside your window at twilight
Is it me that you see dancing on a line,
Singin' I could be yours if you would be mine
Show me what it looks like
Show me what it looks like
Show me what it looks like
C'mon grow old with me and surely you will see

I recall a long farewell and a time to choose
So we part like rivers baby, yeah like rivers do

Hangs up her coat like always
Wouldn't have it any other way
The TV glows in her apartment
Much better than most company

Is something on your mind?
Hands are cold as ice she says
Tell me about your secret life
And all the things you've seen
Tell me what you think of me

You dance like a queen
In spite of all the things you never wanted
When you're left out in the cold
You dance like a queen
Your silhouette is still my reflection
You speak to me in riddles, you speak to me in riddles

Puts on her face like breathing
Another day in black and red
Coat is old, car seat's freezing
And a radio that just won't play

You dance like a queen
In spite of all the things you never wanted
When you're left out in the cold
You dance like a queen
Your silhouette is still my reflection
You speak to me in riddles, you speak to me in riddles

Is something on your mind?
Hands are cold as ice she says
Tell me about your secret life
And all the things you've seen
Tell me what you think of me

You dance like a queen
In spite of all the things you never wanted
When you're left out in the cold
You dance like a queen
Your silhouette is still my reflection
You speak to me in riddles, you speak to me in riddles

White lines that never fade
Burn deep with everyday
And I need to know

You live here in a photograph
No sound and no regrets
And I need to know

Heart-stained but never weak
You lay down alone but you don't mind
Questions that never breathe
Your face on a wall that I can't shake

I'm walking on air, close to you
Through a long hallway with a broken light
And I, I need to know
If you're still alive

You hold me like a bag of bones
Wrapped up and underground
Pull me out so I can feel
Make me believe, that one more night's
Not a minute too long when a moment's all I need

I'm walking on air, close to you
Through a long hallway with a broken light
And I, I need to know
If you're still alive

You'll marry the night
Dance with the pain but you don't mind
See the city burn tonight, hearts up in flames
Would you carry me away?

I'm walking on air, close to you
Through a long hallway with a broken light
And I, I need to know
If you're still alive

She makes herself at home
Oh God, it's better than her place
She loves the little things
Oh God, we all need something

She swears this life is often overrated

Won't see her in the movies
No, ain't no Marilyn Monroe
She calls herself Maria
Because she likes the name

She swears this life is often overrated

She can't relate to a world that only knows her by her face
Is there anyone still breathing?
And she thinks that I'm the one that makes it rain

She never cared for reason
And no religion at all
She said it makes her feel unsteady
Without a God to blame

She swears this life is often overrated

She can't relate to a world that only knows her by her face
Is there anyone still breathing?
And she thinks that I'm the one that makes it rain

Yeah

She swears this life is often overrated

She can't relate to a world that only knows her by her face
Is there anyone still breathing?
And she thinks that I'm the one that makes it rain

She makes herself at home
Oh God, it's better than her place

Pull yourself together
Before you set yourself apart
Make every door you walk through
A living work of art
For heaven's sake

For heaven's sake there's more at stake
Than we may ever learn
More footsteps to hold onto and corners to be turned
Like weeping violins, you tremble and you shake
Don't you dwell on the future for it's miles away
For heaven's sake

Your talkin' in your sleep
Like there's nothing more to lose
Well hey you know you're not alone
Cause honey I get lonely too
And it feels so familiar, must have been here before
Singin' I don't wanna go but I don't wanna hurt anymore
For heaven's sake

And I know and I know and I know
That it ain't always fair
You're gonna have to let it go
No you're not moving anywhere

Pull yourself together
Before you set yourself apart
Make every door you walk through
A living work of art
For heaven's sake

And I know and I know and I know
That you've had more than you can bare
But you're gonna have to let it go
No you're not moving anywhere
For heaven's sake

She takes her clothes off and she says
Is it alright if I stay the night?
I don't remember what I said, is it alright?

Well she's gone when I awake
Left a letter, saying everything was a mistake
And I'm alone, but it's alright
'Cause I understand, I could tell everything's not fine
It's never alright to push away, I'm not as blind as you may think
And I'm tired of all that is
And I know that this time it's not all in my head

You look a little unhappy, 'bout the way the world is turning
Is there anything I could do to take your mind off
Your troubled hearted kind? And she said maybe, just maybe
You won't end up like him

It's just another day it's cold
And I'm losin' myself inside
The colors on the wall, are all fading
And all that's left is a hope for another day
That's not cold again, and it's a shame

You look a little unhappy, ‘bout the way the world is turning
Is there anything I could do to take your mind off
Your troubled hearted kind? And she said maybe, just maybe
You won't end up like him

Must have been around midnight, There's a ghost at the door
She said please go slowly, cause we've all been here before
She takes her clothes off and she says
Is it alright if I stay the night?
I don't remember what I said, is it alright?
And I know that this time it's not all in my head

You look a little unhappy, ‘bout the way the world is turning
Is there anything I could do to take your mind off
Your troubled hearted kind? And she said maybe, just maybe
You won't end up like him

The silence never changes
In the city with no name
Would you come down after midnight
Leave the rest of us to shame
Why don't we talk to the dead
When the living's all the same
Why do we crawl like babies
Why don't we light up anyway

Come down Mississippi tonight
As we all watch under big lights

You grow up fast and lonely
With the lines to mark your face
Bet you never felt so empty
Have you wasted all your days?

We're you born from the seed of disguise?
Do you pray to become undone?
You're the best of all that you know
So uncover me in the big lights

Come down Mississippi tonight
As we all watch under big lights
Why don't you come down Mississippi tonight
As we all watch under big lights

Why don't we talk to the dead
When the living's all the same
Why do we crawl like babies, baby
Why don't we light up anyway

Come down Mississippi tonight
As we all watch under big lights

Come down Mississippi tonight
As we all watch under big lights

Late again
Guilt free in the middle of the pouring rain
Hair's a mess she said
Would you mind if I spent the night alone?

3am she's up said
It's not you and it never was
Packs her things she's gone where?
That place I'll never know
Somewhere in the middle of the pouring rain

I wake up late
Sometimes I wish I never woke up at all
And I contemplate
I guess maybe I'm better off alone

I'm gonna leave this place
I guess winter got the best of us this year
And the sky's a mess
I'll run out in the middle of the pouring rain

When the day is done and you're not here again
When the day is done and you're not here again
When the day is done and you're not here again

I'll run out in the middle of the pouring rain
God speed in the middle of the pouring rain
I'll find love in the middle of the pouring rain