Whispers And Fragments

We Are The Emergency Whispers And Fragments Lyrics
1.If A Tree Can Drop Its Leaves

Did we ever find that ladder*
That went straight up to the moon?
Did we ever find that painting,
Of a man who climbed too soon?

A man is made, a town is born
A city grows and burns its home
A drop falls, a pool is born
A lake grows and joins the storm

We're on the edges of these sinking walls,
One makes hate and one not enough
We're hunting witches and it's tearing me apart
And I'd like to say, we can show it up

We fight them in the alleys
We fought them in the snow
Six bullets making changes
All I know

I couldn't care for a spreading disease
I couldn't care for a sultry song
I know there is no time if nobody counts
I've got no more use for medicine


2.Ink Well Paper Stain

If I stop wishing, putting hope in far off stars,
If I could follow dreams more close to home,
Be happy where things are

When left alone in anxious silence,
my thoughts conveyed continue living
And laces these lines with hopeful words,
that curl and dance across the page

I'm staring at these pages, their words are taking form
I'm putting faith in things that I never thought I would before
I'll tear down discarded thoughts,
that I've built up to keep this in
I'll slam the door on misery,
and choose to live this life instead

All of us are here to repeat ourselves
Until I find a better way, until I find a better way
The sum of all our fears, our only vow
Until I find a better way, until I find a better way

Sharing secrets in the pages
Scrawling words to keep me sane
To distract from discontent,
This pen becomes my voice
And I'll let the ink take form,
To the words I'm too afraid to say
And I'll follow

I'm ready to call sanctuary,
But these four walls will not protect me
While the sun rays light the door way,

I shield my eyes, and look away
And let the voices sing to me


3.It's Floating Wicker Propelled By Fire

False words and heartfelt promises, a lead balloon weighing down
this basket*
I'll crash it through you're roof and not explain my actions
after.

I'm waiting for the other foot to drop
And I'm waiting for this ringing in my head
To stop
Someone grab the phone and throw it through the wall
Because no ones ever picking up

Time and time again I'm coming back now
I'm slowly running out of air.

We're clutching now relentlessly for hands that don't care to
hold us,
Searching every night for comfort, for something more
Run now and don't look back

Time and time again I'm coming back now
I'm slowly running out of air.
I'll find a way to reach the surface, and swallow all the air I
can,
If you're taking me down I'll be damned if i'm coming unprepared

We're hanging onto these high hopes

Lights lap at the waters edge now and hint at the darkness,
Sing to me, so sing to me, you're never too far gone

Just hold tight. I'll pull us out of this.


4.The Jedis Are Going To Feel This One

You can't see through these eyes,
And I won't question if I deserve this
The answer's much too hard to bear

It's like I'm watching myself when I'm with you,
And I can't recognize what I see
There is no visible doubt when I'm with you,
And I can't recognize what I see

I've got no weight attached to the soles of my feet
But no matter where we go from here
you'll always feel like home
Pushing, pushing, I'm pushing further now

So take my hand and lead the way from here
Two souls aren't better off alone

It's like I'm watching myself when I'm with you,
And I can't recognize what I see
There is no visible doubt when I'm with you,
And I can't recognize what I see
Throwing caution towards the wind,
And it's blowing me away


5.Footsteps

You can almost see them walking,
Here alongside hand in hand
The lovers' feet entwining,
Left soft impressions in the sand

You know they were happy here not long ago
You know they were happy here not very long ago

And so I find I'm tracing steps of two people,
two people I'll never know

Watching coastlines slip and fade away,
and I'm coming home alone
Knowing city lights will take it's place,
when star lit tapestries are gone


6.Don't Bite The Hand That Feeds You

The cold creeps with icy fingers slowly from the north,
so I feel Winter is coming, Winter is coming now
Bend your knees lower your eyes,
this is your consolation for everything that you've done

Familiar faces in the crowd and gone in a breath of air
Last thoughts for those you love, and the gods that left you
here
Familiar faces in the crowd, abandoned those who cared
Forgiven for your love, by the gods that left you here

So will your gods watch down as you strive to maintain
that which hangs in the balance?
Winter is coming now

Silent secrets in silent words you'll die to hear,
All for the love you kept away in the places that you fear

Where are your gods now,
Gods who watch down upon you?


7.Call Sanctuary

Freak, freak
Freak, freak
Freak, freak

Freak, freak
Freak, freak
Freak, freak

Freak, freak
Freak, freak
Freak, freak

Freak, freak
Freak, freak
Freak, freak

Freak, freak
Freak, freak
Freak, freak


8.Between The Places We Belong

We are the merchants, who walk the lonely road, and sleep by the
wayside
But I see that look in your eyes
Don't close your eyes, don't sleep tonight

Sunrise, come wash away the night and bury our despair
Sounds in the darkness, I swear I'm not in denial
Sunrise, come wash away the night
Oh God, I swear I'm not in denial

Stay close now, around the fire, our backs to the night time
A curse upon the way
But there is no lifeline and heavy eyes steal away
We pray for safety but I see that look in your eyes

Your strength is failing, please don't let it overcome
If one of us falls, then the rest of us fall in line

Draw your last breath

So we'll fly, but there's no hope for us now
So we'll fly, so we'll fly, and lower your eyes down


9.Coloured Pastels / Racing Hearts

My consciousness keeps slipping through my fingers,
This fragile sense of who I am and where I'm from
Keep on stretching, reaching for whispers and fragments,
Do I ever really sleep, or am I just unaware?

Wake up, wake up, my courage is laid to rest

Please somebody tell me, why nothing feels real anymore,
when I would die to feel anything
Everything is colored pastels and racing hearts

When my heart beats in my ears,
and the blood goes to my head
It's then that I truly feel alive
and I think of you
and I think of you

Wake up, wake up, my courage is laid to rest
And I don't want to lose my hold, I don't want to lose control

In the end, tell me everything will be okay


10.Ewe-Knee-Verse

I see myself inside your eyes he said*
Almost inaudibly this time
And from across the room she smiled at him
She barely knew that he was alive.

Your following a path that no ones seen before
You're bathed in light that shines so bright.
Such beauty no one cared,
Nobody cared to learn,
Kept carefully locked behind,
Locked behind your eyes

I could get lost inside your eyes he said
And never find my way back out,
I see such pain inside your eyes he said
But still they're beckoning with hope,

Your following a path that no ones seen before
'You're bathed in light, a light that shines so bright'
Such beauty no one cared,
Nobody cared to learn,
Kept carefully locked behind,
Locked behind your eyes

So roll the windows up and take my hand,
let your senses drink this in
Lets find ourselves in the sky tonight
And trace the lines together,
We can weave our heartstrings through the stars
Until daylight reels us in.

Your following a path that no ones seen before
You're bathed in light that shines so bright.
Such beauty no one cared,
Nobody cared to learn,
Kept carefully locked behind,
Locked behind your eyes

Dark limbs reach out with painted arms to pull me in
I flash them high and take the bend full speed
And head into the wind...


11.When Everything Is Done

I'll meet you here, one more time
For a moment, did we lose our way?
Will you ask me if I miss this?
But somehow I know, I know

Another moment like a lifetime,
you feel trepidation
When everything is done
Stealing stars out of the skies,
tracing constellations
When everything is done

Well you cant say I never tried,
and all these things we took for granted
show themselves and were greater than we knew
You can't say I never tried
You can't say I tried

I'll bring down these four walls
I'll bring down these four walls


12.My Conscience Is The Only One Who Gets Me

've failed trying to steal the stars from someone else's sky
Trying to light the way back home, light a path for you and I
Sometimes I wish I could be the one who makes you cry,
and tell you lies to make you smile then slowly watch you fall
apart

I'm seven days from the sun but I'm still burning
I'm seven days from the sun and I'm never learning

So spread the word, spread the word, till there's no bad blood
left to circulate
Till withheld lies are drained away and only bitter truths flow
through our veins

I just wanted you to know that you're my favourite mess

I'm seven days from the sun but I'm still burning
I'm seven days from the sun and I'm never learning
When each moment's met with hope that I'll be found


These are the words that go unspoken
Hiding the lies that we have chosen
We came undone