1.A Gentle Persuasion
I'm gonna take a leaf from books on gentle persuasion
Whisper comforting words till the tempest is done
Wait till the darkness is gone,
Sunshine after the shower
Today is today, there are many tomorrows
So many, don't stop me
Ooh, a gentle persuasion
Ooh, a rush hour sensation
A rose by any other name would smell as sweet
A face in my head I can't keep my feet, I'm falling
Plant a garden for butterflies
Flowers for the bee in my bonnet
Tonight I'm in spades of light in my heart
Please indulge me, don't stop me
Ooh, a gentle persuasion
Ooh, a rush hour sensation
Ooh, the sweetest impression
My lips on your lips I'm falling
Ooh, a gentle persuasion..
Ooh, a rush hour sensation
The moment's electric, I'm flying
Ooh, a gentle persuasion
2.My Life's Arithmetic Means
Anytime you need someone to hold on
Even though it's only words of comfort
Whatever you are doing
You can always count on me
Chemically induced hallucinations
Do you want to heal or push the knife on
I can be the only drug that you will ever need
I'll be your North your South
Your East and West
Your pillow, your wine
And your Sunday's rest
When the Twilight sets in,
I'll pin your curtains with stars
Laughter always forgive and forget
Oh, like a bubble at a touch
I won't let you break
I won't even pretend
Cause you're the value of
My Life's Arithmetic means
Trouble's that you share
Are troubles halved
I'll carry all the weight oh, turnaround
I'll even share these dreams
For fifteen thousand nights
I'll be your North your South
Your East and West
Your pillow, your wine
And your Sunday's rest
When the Twilight sets in,
I'll pin your curtains with stars
Laughter always forgive and forget
Oh, like a bubble at a touch
I won't let you break
I won't even pretend
Cause you're the value of
My Life's Arithmetic means
Cause you're the value of
My life's arithmetic means
3.Longevity
A mighty obsession
A pitiful passion
I used to croon in a choir
Now I dance with the rascals
Promises the Earth
But rooted in oblivion
The glorious lamp of Heaven
Being forced to extinction
Your longevity in my heart
Now appear as a handicap
I can't function no more
The butterflies are long gone
Now there's a crow picking on my brain
And I have seen it all before
My first taste of prison
Beneath the cold hands of illusion
The wine you so treasure
Has aged into something vicious
Oh, hideous
Your longevity in my heart
Now appear as a handicap
I can't function no more
The butterflies are long gone
Now there's a crow picking on my brain
And I have seen it all before
Like old flames in the fire
Doing their last dance
Soon they will flicker no more
Soon the wind will blow
And dance us out of this common room we call Love
Your longevity in my heart
Now appear as a handicap
I can't function no more
The butterflies are long gone
Now there's a crow picking on my brain
And I have seen it all before
Longevity
4.Birthday Wishes
I call upon the Universe
To never take the shine off common people
Whose eyes are still gleaming with hope
I call upon the President
To limit her ambitions
There are far more greater things in Life than power
I wish for peace and love
A better country
And a happy coexistence
Longevity of the people I love
All these years I think of nothing
No one but myself in birthday wishes
Now I think of you
Now I think of you
I pray to you my sweetest Lord
Paint us a portrait of your Love
I sing to you my dearest friends
Never cease believing
Dreams do come true
I wish for peace and love
A better country
And a happy coexistence
Longevity of the people I love
All these years I think of nothing
No one but myself in birthday wishes
Now I think of you
Now I think of you
Ooh, grant me these wishes
Ooh, grant me these wishes
Something good ends
Something better will begin
Something good ends
Something better will begin
And in this fog I use my heart as a compass
And in the darkness
My faith is my lamp
And in depression I learn
The real value of Living
5.Bread and Circuses
We are cooks and crooks with empty plates to fill
Serving dishes for our peers in vaudeville
We dread for their reaction
They get no satisfaction
Their palates' dulled and burned with misery
And as a child I seem to think of destiny
For reason I can't explain
Is it any wonder why my life turn out the way it did？
We choose what we have
And sometimes lose more than our bread
You've given Life your trust
And it's been thrown back at your face
To realize what's right
For the story of your Life
I'm tired of being fed with bread and circuses
This world view seems incredibly conservative
With passion just like mine
Will you gravely read my stones
When I should die
And as a child I seem to think of destiny
For reason I can't explain
Is it any wonder why my life turn out the way it did？
We choose what we have
And sometimes lose more than our bread
You've given Life your trust
And it's been thrown back at your face
To realize what's right
For the story of your Life
For the story of your Life
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