Jani Liimatainen - My Father's Son lyrics
Tracks 01. Breathing Divinity
02. All Dreams Are Born To Die 03. What Do You Want 04. Who Are We 05. Side By Side 06. The Music Box 07. Into The Fray 08. I Could Stop Now 09. Haunted House 10. My Father's Son 01. Breathing Divinity Music & lyrics by Jani Liimatainen
Life, so strange, mysterious
Time, so cruel and envious These are the days of our lives Fleeting and fading fast These are the signs of our times Future turning into past Love, so strange, mysterious Hate, so cruel and envious These are the days of our lives Fleeting and fading fast These are the signs of our times Future turning into past Demons they call my name and guide my hand Angels they bring the rain and now I am Breathing in the divinity Breathing into me Breathing in the divinity Breathing into me Light, so warm and wondrous Dark, so cold and cancerous These are the days of our lives Fleeting and fading fast These are the signs of our times Future turning into past Demons they call my name and guide my hand Angels they bring the rain and now I am Breathing in the divinity Breathing into me Breathing in the divinity Breathing into me Still my beating heart, this is where we part The road that I must walk lead where you cannot follow This is where we part so take my bleeding heart Keep it in the dark and burn it when the time comes 02. All Dreams Are Born To Die Music & lyrics by Jani Liimatainen
I was never comfortable with playing the normal role
I would always try to hide the darkness in my soul For I am not like the others Not like others I would try to play the part and sing the song for you I would try to fake a smile and do as others do Still I am not like the others Never like the others I silence my heart so it won’t fall apart And stay in the dark so you can’t see me crawl Why should I Hope I will fall in love Hope I will meet someone When all light will lose to night When all dreams are born to die I have gotten used to this, in walking on my own The silence is my confidant and darkness is my home For I am not like the others Not like others I silence my heart so it won’t fall apart And stay in the dark so you can’t see me crawl Why should I Hope I will fall in love Hope I will meet someone When all light will lose to night When all dreams are born to die I silence my heart so it won’t fall apart And stay in the dark so you can’t see me crawl Why should I Hope I will fall in love Hope I will meet someone When all light will lose to night When all dreams are born to die I’ll never fall in love I’ll never meet someone For all light will lose to night For all dreams are born to die 03. What Do You Want Music & lyrics by Jani Liimatainen
Once you were a friend of mine
Once you had a heart Once you knew right from wrong But those days are gone You fell with the wrong crowd I felt I was left out It came to an ugly end When you fell down Once there was a better time Once you had my heart Once we sang the same song But those days are gone Sometimes what we paid for Is lees than we asked for I hope you’ll get what you need But you won’t get it from me, so… This ain’t a place to call your own This ain’t your heart, this ain’t your home This aint’ your song, this ain’t your throne This ain’t your life so sense the tone Don’t need you near, don’t want your touch Why are you here, what do you want Sometimes we’ll have to go Sometimes say goodbye Some things are meant to break The pieces left behind Some vows will be broken Some wounds remain open Some words we need to say No matter how it hurts No price will keep me here No lie will make me stay ‘cause Those words were heard Time and time again This ain’t a place to call your own This ain’t your heart, this ain’t your home This aint’ your song, this ain’t your throne This ain’t your life so sense the tone Don’t need you near, don’t want your touch Why are you here, what do you want What do you , what do you want What do you, what do you want This ain’t a place to call your own This ain’t your heart, this ain’t your home This aint’ your song, this ain’t your throne This ain’t your life so sense the tone Don’t need you near, don’t want your touch Why are you here, what do you want This ain’t a place to call your own This ain’t your heart, this ain’t your home Don’t need you near, don’t want your touch Why are you here, what do you want 04. Who Are We Music & lyrics by Jani Liimatainen
Once we walked ‘mongst the garden of stars
Their light grew dim and soon they would fall Once we sang ‘mongst celestial choir Their voice grew tired and soon they sang no more Once we set our scabrous feet on the riverbank The days will grow dark, the river will dry And once we build our temple to the mountaintop The oceans will rise, the mountain will fall Who we are will darken the sun and stars Set the world ablaze, bring on the end of days For who are we to tell the rain not to fall The streams not to flow, tell the wolves not to howl Here we stand, ‘mongst the ashes of life A life we knew, we loved, we scorned, we burnt Here we sing, out of key and alone Our voice is tired and soon we’ll sing no more Once we set our scabrous feet on the riverbank The days did grow dark, the river did dry An once we built our temple to the mountaintop The oceans did rise, the mountain did fall Who we are will darken the sun and stars Set the world ablaze, bring on the end of days For who are we to tell the rain not to fall The streams not to flow, tell the wolves not to howl Who are we to tell the sun when to shine The thunder not to roar, tell the waves when to break 05. Side By Side Music & lyrics by Jani Liimatainen
You had me at “hello”
Ever since can’t let go Boy meets girl, falls in love Things we’re all dreaming of Let’s build a life of our own Not a house but a home We have time, you will see I believe in you and me For you caught my attention and I’m not religious But you’re stuck underneath my skin now So lets take just a minute to make that decision And I know we will make it somehow When your heart is feeling weak I’ll make it strong And hold you in my arms when nights grow long We’ll never get cold if we grow old side by side When the world is moving fast we’ll take it slow We’ll take a little dream and make it grow We’ll never get cold if we grow old side by side Lover come, lover go Seasons change, rivers flow But for me time stood still The moment you first looked at me See yourself through my eyes A god’s creation so divine You’re a song I couldn’t write If I was given ten lifetimes For you caught my attention and I’m not religious But you’re stuck underneath my skin now So lets take just a minute to make that decision And I know we will make it somehow When your heart is feeling weak I’ll make it strong And hold you in my arms when nights grow long We’ll never get cold if we grow old side by side When the world is moving fast we’ll take it slow We’ll take a little dream and make it grow We’ll never get cold if we grow old side by side 06. The Music Box Music & lyrics by Jani Liimatainen
He’s still waiting for the morning
As he sits there in the dark He is tired and he’s hurting But he’s still alright to smile Though he’s broken he’s still breathing And he’s not planning to give up For he’s travelled far too long now Just to fall one step from the finish line Time after time He played the same old song With his one and only friend, the music box That melody Worn and tattered, torn and battered Still so beautiful He was fighting for wrong reasons And in the end he was left with only pain The dust had landed, war was over All was lost and nothing gained It’s not easy to seize the moment When you’re not quite sure where you belong But the sleeper has now awaken And he remembers everything The melody, the song he used to sing The answer lies within He’s tried so many times and Lord knows That we love to see our heroes fall The nights have grown so long The beggar’s crown grew heavier As the days they wore him down Tired old man with his heart in hand remembers The sound that he once loved The music box is still his sole companion Though fractured and broken For so long he has lived a lie but no more He won’t be remembered As someone who he never wished to be And this tired old man is me He puts his coat on, takes one last look Shuts the door and walked away So turn the lights on, close the curtain The clown has left the stage Sun’s still shining, children laughing You could think that really nothing’s changed But look closer, in the corner An empty chair and on the table Playing alone the wooden music box My sole companion for so long I have lived a lie but no more So please remembered The tired old man with his heard in hand has now gone The sound that I once loved My music box still playing in the dark 07. Into The Fray Music & lyrics by Jani Liimatainen
Once your heart was full of hopes and dreams
Once your heart was open Once your eyes could see for miles and miles Once you felt alive Once my heart was young and unafraid Once my rhymes were complete Once my dreams were not all made of nightmares Once but not tonight Here we go once again into the unknown Look deep into my eyes While the stars are falling from the skies Into the fray To the day of reckoning Into the fire To the night that’s beckoning Into the dark To the heart of tragedy Into the fray To the fight for our lives No one else can touch my heart like you do No one else can hurt me No on e else can make you feel as I do No one else but I Here we go once again into the unknown Look deep into my eyes When the stars have fallen from the skies Into the fray To the day of reckoning Into the fire To the night that’s beckoning Into the dark To the heart of tragedy Into the fray To the fight for our lives One heart will break One heart is left behind One dream will die One dream will learn to fly 08. I Could Stop Now Music & lyrics by Jani Liimatainen
You say there’s a heaven above our heaven
We’ll reach it if only we try But hope can turn into a burden And I’m going out of my mind You say that we need to take chances And fortune it favours the few But there’s something that I haven’t told you I could stop now, could turn around here I could go ack to where I was I could pretend like I belong there But I’d be lying to myself I wish you will heal and find all that you look for I hope that you’ll survive this fall I hope one day I’ll see you running But first you must learn how to crawl You said that we need to take chances And fortune it favours the bold So live your life before you grow too old I could stop now, could turn around here I could go ack to where I was I could pretend like I belong there But I’d be lying to myself I could break now, could lose my way here I could go back to who I was I could pretend like I still love you But I’d be lying to you too 09. Haunted House Music & lyrics by Jani Liimatainen
This used to be our house, used to be our home
Used to be a place we0d call our own This used to be the house I built for you This used to be a place I’d run to It’s empty now, so empty now These walls were meant to be her sanctuary This floor would be the floor where she’d learn to walk This room would be the room where she’d sleep at night While I was next door sleeping by your side It’s empty now, so empty now It’s empty now, so empty now It’s empty now, so empty now It’s empty now, so empty now This used to be the roof that would shelter me Used to be the home where my heart would be I don’t even know how many years it’s been Since she never came and you ran from me I’m empty now It’s empty now, so empty now It’s empty now, so empty now It’s empty now, so empty now It’s empty now, so empty now 10. My Father's Son Music & lyrics by Jani Liimatainen
A man unwavering
Silence deafening sometimes Your demons do not hide They’ve walked right by your side Your whole life I thought I always knew I am not like you If I’ll have a child I will raise him right I’ll do things differently, I will never be A stranger to my son, a father to no one The seasons come and go The raindrops turn to snow Snow will melt away What’s green will turn to grey The day will turn to night The shadow into light Aeons disappear But I am still right there The last one of my kind Relentless in my pride Unable to hold on Unable to move on I guess I am afraid I’m bound into his fate When all is said and done Am I my father’s son A man unwavering Silence deafening sometimes Your demons do not hide They’ve walked right by your side Your whole life I thought I always knew I am not like you If I’ll have a child I will raise him right I’ll do things differently, I will never be A stranger to my son, a father to no one The seasons come and go The raindrops turn to snow Snow will melt away What’s green will turn to grey The day will turn to night The shadow into light Aeons disappear But I am still right there The last one of my kind Relentless in my pride Unable to hold on Unable to move on I guess I am afraid I’m bound into his fate When all is said and done I am my father’s son Like you I’ll walk alone Like you I’ll dream alone All you were I’ll be too Is this the role I was given Is this the part I must play Is this the life I have chosen Or did you choose it for me For you You were there when I came to be Now I am here watching you go Is yours the road I must follow Am I a man of my own Softly, so gently you’re breathing But slowly, so slowly you’re leaving Forgive me as I do forgive you Forgive me as I will forgive you There’s nothing more to say But words beneath my name “now all is said and done He was his father’s son” |