Leaf in the Wind

I have no anchor.

I'm a leaf in the wind.

Unexpected.

That's what this is.

Cold turkey

And the shakes are setting in

It's a punch to the stomach

That's knocked out my wind

It's a knife in the gut

And I'm all but done in

Didn't build my world around you

You weren't my everything

Still I can't pretend it didn't matter

I feel my head begin to spin

I never saw it coming.

I never saw a thing.

I'm adrift without an anchor.

I'm a leaf in the wind.

Adrift without an anchor.

A leaf in the wind.

Penitence

 He was once.

He was kind.

I know he was.

He was attentive

And knew how to love.

He was gentle,

A porcelaine doll.

He was strong

Never thought he'd ever fall.

He was a dreamer,

A beautiful mind.

He was a warrior 

With the soul of a child.

He wasn't perfect

But he gave me hope.

He gave me life 

With the words he spoke.

That's what he was.

Now he is lost.

Now he is broken

And I think it's my fault.

Lost & Found

You used to say

You'd be the one to fix me.

Never took you for a creeper.

Never thought you'd be the one

To make the wound much deeper.

And I tried to make you 

Into something

You were never meant to be.

That's over now.

The lie's broken down.

And now

I'm standing in the lost and found.

I used to think 

I was strong enough

To never leave your side

But time's the measure

And he knew better

And somehow it seems I lied.

And I tried to make me

Into something

I was never meant to be

But that's over now.

That lie's broken down.

I look around 

And see that somehow

I'm right back

In the lost and found.

Lo' Rydin' (Crack Attack)

I don't wanna see yo' butt crack.

No homie I don't want none o' that.

I really don't wanna see yo' butt crack.

Naw sista ain't nobody want that.

Drop it low, but ya can't pick it up.

Girl my eyes done seen enough.

Yo' a$$ floss ain't a pretty sight

No thong th-thong thanks

Sisqo ain't here tonight.

I don't wanna see yo' butt crack.

I didn't ask for it so put it right back.

No I don't wanna see no butt crack.

Didn't no one ask you for no peek at yo' back pack.

Alright so you got undies signed by Calvin Klein,

But that right there ain't no concern o' mine.

Underwear it ain't meant to be seen

Are you a trainee streaker or are you just plain obscene?

Chile I don't wanna see yo' butt crack.

It's much too much so could you dial it way back?

The world don't need to see no butt crack.

It ain't all that as a matter of fact.

Curvacious apple bottom,

Washboard flat,

Wide loads, 

Narrow holds,

2-D booty,

HD depth enhancement
It's all good

Ain't nothin' wrong with that.

Just askin' you to save some mystery

For in between the sheets

And help out all the rest of us 

By keepin' it off o' the streets.

Prevent the trauma 

And bumper drama

And cover up your seat.

No butt crack.

Ain't you never heard 

That crack is whack?

We don't wanna have no butt crack

There must be something better we can look at.

Said we don't need none o' that butt crack.

Ain't no sinner in hell who done deserved that.

Shifting Sands

 

I can't tell you how I feel,

So I'll just write it down

To get it out my head.

So many things I'd like to say.

Like so many prisoners

Locked up in my chest.

We used to be,

We used to be...

I could say all the words

I think you'd somehow

Want to hear from me

But it wouldn't matter.

It wouldn't mean a thing

Cause in the end, 

You can always see

Straight through me.

We used to be,

We used to be...

I wish that we could've stayed 

The way we were back then

But time moves fast,

The moments pass 

And even good things must end.

We tried to build a castle 

On shifting sand

But in the changing of the seasons

It slipped away

Right through our hands.

We used to be, 

We used to be...

I will always cherish

The memories of you.

Santa from the Block

I do it like a boss

Shut yo' mouth 

I'm Santa Claus

When I laugh 

Gotsta hold my belly;

On the dance floor 

I moves a whole lotta jelly.

Wait!

Can ya hold it steady?

Got some heat for ya 

And it's gon' get heavy.

I do it like a boss

Shut yo' mouth 

I'm Santa Claus

Lookin' at me

Actin' all tough

Well I know all your secrets 

And I'm callin' yo' bluff.

Remember

That pack of cigarettes you stole

From the corner grocer's shop 

When you was 9 years old?

How 'bout 

All them lies you told

You poor lil hustler mama

Who had to raise you on her own?

That's right son

And I ain't half done.

You don't want none of this

'Cause this fight's already won.

I do it like a boss

Shut yo' mouth 

I'm Santa Claus

Mine's a path 

You best not cross.

You know 

I does it like a boss.

My elven army is a mighty force.

You sure ya gonna get it

When you mess with Santa Claus!

20/20 (On the Outside)

 

So now you find yourself alone.

Now you know what it's like

To sit by the phone

Until the break of dawn

Hoping that someone, anyone, will call.

Now you find yourself out on a road

And not the faintest sign of return

While the final bridge leading back home

Crumbles to ashes as it burns.

But you did it to yourself.

You can't blame anyone else.

Turned your back on all of your friends

And everyone who cares;

You cut all ties with no goodbyes.

Yeah, you did it to yourself.

It's a lonely path, the one you chose;

A page torn from some dark and tragic prose.

You know the story didn't have to go like this.

I'm sure it's not the fate you would've wished...

But you did it to yourself.

You forced your loved ones out

So you could live inside a fence

And it could all have been so different.

When you think of how wrong everything went, 

Remember how much you once meant

To all the people that you met 

And know you did it to yourself.

Even now it's not too late 

To turn a new leaf
And start over on a clean slate.

If there was one thing I wish you knew,

It's that we want the best for you.

But if you decide to shut that door,

Then you really can be sure

We did all we could and more.

And you'll be condemned to endure

The bitter emptiness that's left;

As you sift through the cards you're dealt,

You'll have to face the fact that you...

Did it to yourself.

The happiness you lost

Was the inevitable cost

Of letting ego steer your course.

When you cut folks down without remorse,

You find the higher you climb in your ascent,

The quieter the world around you gets.

Don't expect a miracle 

When you reach the pinnacle

Of your success;

Don't think we're gone 

'Cause we're jealous.

We're happy for you

This much is true

But you've left no room for anyone else.

This isolation is the gift

That you gave to yourself.

Wait For It/I Been Off (Talkin' to You Shonda)

Sit down. 
Scandal not around;
Grey's Anatomy nowhere to be found...

I know you all love Shonda's world
A place for drama to unfold.
That's how she do it, 
Best you knew it.
They'll be back.
Wait for it b&!@?#s. 
Wait, wait for it b&!@?#s.
It's Shonda's time b&!@?#s.
Not your own time b&!@?#s.
Gotta wait for it b&!@?#s.
Just wait for it b&!@?#s.
I said wait for it b&!@?#s.
Wait, wait for it b&!@?#s!

Sit down. 
Scandal not around;
Grey's Anatomy nowhere to be found...

*******
I been off. 

I been off.

You were lookin' for more episodes but- 

Tough!

I been off. I been off. 

Keep all you b&!@?#s waitin';

You can't get enough

'Cause I been off.

I been off.

Got y'all hooked on the suspense and drama.

Hang up the phone when you talk to yo' mama.

That's right- 

You better kiss me, I'm Shonda

And I been off.

I been off.

All ya addicted to it like a drug.

Try and play it down; say ya joined a club

But we all know different

So stop actin' dumb.

I been off.

I been off...

[white noise]

Wild Side

It's a beautiful day 

To take a walk on the wild side.

What a day,

A lovely day

To take a walk on the wild side.

I didn't know I could feel this way,

Throw all my worries and concerns away.

I had no idea I could feel this way,
Shelf the drama and go out and play.

It's such a glorious day

And I'm walking on the wild side.

Are you feeling like 

You've missed your last chance?

Are you thinking about 

All the stuff in your past?

Forget your blues, 

Pump the electro 

And dance.

It's such a glorious day

For you to step out

And take a walk 

On the wild side.

Don't be afraid.

Today's the day

To start walking on the wild side.

Change of Management

Oh Wolfie, Oh Wolfie,

Why are you so mean to me?

Oh Wolfie, Oh Wolfie,

I treat you sweet 

But you do me dirty.

Oh Wolfie, Oh Wolfie,

Why must you always treat me so badly?

Every night it goes the same,

I wait for you but I wait in vain.

Blow out the candles, dinner's gone cold.

Once again I'm on my own.

But somehow, I find it funny

Come 3 a.m. that's when you want me.

Text messages blowin' up my phone,

You wantin' to know if I'm at home.

And I am tired of living this way.

Still I wonder what it is that makes me stay.

I can do better- or so my mama says.

Yet here I am.

Your little slave.

But Wolfie if you don't change your ways,

I'ma have to leave ya one of these days.

*******

Hold up!

Put this tape on pause.

Wolfie, this won't do at all.

I can't always be at your beck and call.

This situation's got me climbing walls.

So I'm gonna tell you what,

There'll be no more midnight trips to the candy shop.

No licorice whips or lollypops

No sir, all that's gonna stop.

Enjoy this booty while you can

Cause soon it'll belong to another man.

(Patch of) Clear Blue Sky

Dying echos of receding thunder,

At last we are afraid no longer.

It's alright,

The rain is done.

Now we're dancing in the sun.

Insane in the Mundane

Lying in the darkness 

I can't seem to fall asleep.

The clock, it won't stop ticking

And the faucet keeps on dripping.

I'm suspended here in time;

I fear I might have just lost my mind.

The shadows start to lighten,

The sun straddles the horizon 

And I don't know why I'm frightened

By the colours that are fighting.

Round and round my room they swirl.

Got a feeling I'm about to hurl.

And I need to break free or at least I gotta try

'Cause at night in my dreams

I know that I can fly.

Revolution

Sound the alarm!

We're down to the wire.

It's getting warmer

And the sky is on fire

Tonight.

People are getting nervous.

There's tension in the atmosphere

So thick you can almost touch it.

Don't you get it? It's electric.

We're standing on a powder keg

And the kids are lighting matches.

Hope it catches.

Cause it's long past time for this thing to blow.

The cleansing flames are burning

The detritus away.

There can be no returning-

Not now or any other day.

The healing waters will start flowing

And wash away the ashes.

The future looks so beautiful

Though all I see are flashes.

Wake up you silly sleepers!

Wake up it's time to go.

Get all your stuff in order

It's time to hit the road.

We've got to move

That's what we gotta do.

Don't look now,

But a change is coming through.

Out the Box

What are you doing here?

You're not one of us.

Who told you you could stay here?

How dare you cause such a ruckus!

You don't belong here.

Can't you see you don't fit in?

You have no place among us.

You never have.

You never will.

Not one of you, you say?

Well I don't give a damn.

Belonging's overrated.

A lone samurai is what I am.

No I don't belong here

And I don't really care.

I used to try to fit in

But now I'm glad I never will.

**************

People never happy with the way I am.

Tell them they can stuff it cause I ain't a fan 

Of them and their magic cut and paste

Tryin to make me more palatable to their taste.

But if y'all need to shrink me down or change my face,

Then I guess this here just ain't my place.

So all I really gotta say to you folks,

Is so long, farewell, toodle-oo, adios!

In the Air

When the hunting wolf

Through the forest wanders,

Beware.

Oh beware.

In her eyes there springs a yellow light-

Her prey is near.
Beware

Your scent is in the air.

It's in the air tonight

In the air.

See it prowling, feel it coming

And you better have a care.

It's in the air tonight, 

In the air, 

An element of fear

And you are gonna have to fight.

You linger still in lonely places

Blissfully oblivious to where you are.

But she's been following your traces.

You're on her radar

And she's not that far

Can't you hear her voice now on the wind?

So you better run!

Run while you can

'Cause she's closing in

And you can't win 

She won't stop til she makes the kill.

You better run

While you can!

You'll feel a shiver 

When you see the glimmer
Of her pearly whites.
Before she takes that first sharp bite,

You'll know the stories they were right-

There is danger in the night. 

Then there'll be blood

In the air.

A primal, elemental fear

As you feel the end draw near.

It's in the air tonight,

In the air.

There'll be no one to hear you scream 

Or to wake you from this dream.

If you happen to catch sight of her in the shadows,

Keep your distance

She is vicious.

Take it from someone who knows.

NWO

 

Something's coming,

Can you feel it?

Something's coming 

And you can't escape it.

Something's coming

So get ready.

You either fight it

Or you embrace it.

Let go of what you knew before,

All those old things, they are no more.

The latter will replace the former

Best get ready

It's a new world order.

So whatcha gon' do?

Which side will you choose?

Cause either way you lose- 

Resistance brings its own dark cloud;

You sell your soul if you bow down.

But no matter what they say,

This street only runs two ways:

You either rise or else you fall

And this time you can't have it all.

Matisyahu: One Day

An absolutely beautiful video. The lyrics of this song capture what the holiday season is all about. It's message is one we would all do good to remember and to carry with us year round. Happy Holidays everybody!

Garde-moi Versão Inglesa

It isn't my habit to post text that doesn't belong to me but as a favour to a friend, I am making an exception. This is an incredible song by Mafie Zouker & Anggun, who owns the rights to these lyrics.

'Ora Aqui esta a Letra:

Do you remember when you broke into my heart ?
When I surrendered and let you turn me inside out
We were better then
Nothing could ever burn our dreams
Because our love was bolder than a million thoughts of fear

Chorus
It’s a crime
You have no right to pretend that we still love
And it’s a crime to keep on lying that we are still
in love

Was it the winter?
Didn’t we close and lock our doors?
Was it a failure
To think we were stronger than it all
Suddenly strangers
How could we let it go this far
Lovers no longer
No longer who we are

CHORUS

INSTRUMENTAL BREAK

Lovers no longer we are…
CHORUS

In love...

(There are errors in these lyrics so if anyone can help correct them it'd be appreciated).
Also, while I'm at it I figure I should share the song so those of you who've never heard it can listen ;)