Fates Warning - Parallels lyrics
Tracks 01. Leave The Past Behind
02. Life In Still Water 03. Eye To Eye 04. The Eleventh Hour 05. Point Of View 06. We Only Say Goodbye 07. Don't Follow Me 08. The Road Goes On Forever 01. Leave The Past Behind Music & lyrics by Jim Matheos
And here we are again
The door is closed behind us And the long road lies ahead Where do we go from here It's time to make a change Let's trace the problem to its source No more riding the waves On a river that's run its course I stood at the door to a new beginning Two choices before me and I was afraid Leave the past behind The long road lies ahead Bury your pride and say goodbye Leave the past behind Tied to a fading memory Of something lost in time Afraid to make the change Scared to leave the past behind I stood at the door to a new beginning The future called and frightened I turned away Leave the past behind The long road lies ahead Close your eyes forget the fear Leave the past behind We stand at the door to a new beginning Two choices before us don't be afraid Leave the past behind The long road lies ahead Close your eyes, forget the fear Leave the past behind Leave the past behind The long road lies ahead Close your eyes forget the fear Leave the past behind 02. Life In Still Water Music & lyrics by Jim Matheos
Feeling the weight of unseen chains
This routine is growing thin It's a narrow path that we walk And the walls are closing in Caving in Is there room still for us to grow Within the bounds we've come to know Beneath the dust of our days Hides the key to our emotions And it's been a while since we've been moved Without going through the motions No emotions Is there time still for us to show Feelings we forgot long ago Living life in still water Blinded by what we've become YOU get tired of screaming When you're not reaching anyone I think it's time now for YOU to know Holding on is easier than letting go Living life in still water Blinded by what we've become YOU get tired of screaming When you're not reaching anyone 03. Eye To Eye Music & lyrics by Jim Matheos
I saw YOU once again last night
Through a sea of sullen faces Admiring eyes following The path that the spotlight traces Eye to eye And the miles still divide Eye to eye What was it YOU saw last night When YOU gave yourself to me Was it the thread of a common bond Or the touch of cold reality Eye to eye And the miles still divide We can move each other to tears But we can't see Eye to eye And the miles still divide Each of us alone in silence When we meet Eye to eye All we can really share Is the coldness we feel And the silent memory Of the moment we met Eye to eye And the miles still divide We can move each other to tears But we can't see Eye to eye And the miles still divide Each of us alone in silence When we meet Eye to eye And the miles still divide We can move each other to tears But we can't see Eye to eye 04. The Eleventh Hour Music & lyrics by Jim Matheos
I know it's getting late
But I feel I need to explain All the laughter and the lies Can't stay the fear or hide the pain Somewhere along the way We exchanged our dreams for selfish pride There was a common goal But somehow that vision has died Is it so hard to understand The facts that YOU ignore We've grown so tired of trying Wasting our time criticizing And nothing's easy anymore Is it too late to understand The writing that's on the walls While we watch time slip through our hands We're deaf to our own demands When the eleventh hour calls I know it's getting late But I feel I need to explain 05. Point Of View Music & lyrics by Jim Matheos
Looking out on a familiar scene
There's no agreement in what we see Your perception lacks clarity And my perspective is blinding me Side by side Divided they stand Parallel lives running parallel with YOU To the point where our horizons divide My opinion is just a point of view And your position is the other side Caught up in our convictions we forget How our senses distort things we see We can't accept our differences But we can always disagree Side by side Divided they stand Parallel lives running parallel with YOU To the point where our horizons divide My opinion is just a point of view And your position is the other side Where I stand is not so far from YOU A different opinion is just another point of view Parallel lives running parallel with YOU To the point where our horizons divide My opinion is just a point of view And your position is the other side 06. We Only Say Goodbye Music & lyrics by Jim Matheos
Today was the end of a dream
As I watched your shadow disappear Another moment for the memory As we lose another year Thought I heard You call my name But YOU only said goodbye Always somewhere We only say goodbye Going nowhere We only say goodbye There's never time to say All the things we need to say When it's too late We can only say goodbye Tonight I felt your presence again As we shared the sorrow we've always known But I heard the distance in your voice And I knew I was alone Tried to tell YOU my deepest thoughts But I only said goodbye Always somewhere We only say goodbye Going nowhere We only say goodbye There's never time to say All the things we need to say When it's too late We can only say goodbye Across the miles Both of us reaching we try But it's so hard to touch When we only say goodbye Always somewhere We only say goodbye Going nowhere We only say goodbye There's never time to say All the things we need to say When it's too late We can only say goodbye 07. Don't Follow Me Music & lyrics by Jim Matheos
Through another late night confession
Told to a captive audience And YOU listen with your ear to the door Waiting for pearls of wisdom to fall Like open secrets overheard Through the cracks in the wall With calculated candor YOU play the part Of a trusted confidant Moving closer for a better view Looking for more than eyes can see On the tattered pages Of an open diary If YOU want to know Just what I see Look at yourself And don't ask me And if YOU want to know Where we're going Keep your distance And don't follow me Like an old friend with nothing left to say You'll find I'm not who YOU thought I'd be As YOU contemplate the silence Waiting for pearls of wisdom to fall From the still uncertain heart That beats behind the wall If YOU want to know Just what I see Look at yourself And don't ask me And if YOU want to know Where we're going Keep your distance And don't follow me 08. The Road Goes On Forever Music & lyrics by Jim Matheos
It's so cold in the shadow of distant lights
And the chilling wind slows our pace and tests our will Still a voice whispers it will be over soon And we find the courage to climb the hill Sometimes I lose sight of where I'm going Fanned by a flame I can't remember But distant lights still burn bright And the road goes on forever Year after year with renewed ambition We scale the walls to find there's nothing there Still idle hands clutch the empty page With the passion of a desperate prayer Sometimes I lose sight of where I'm going Fanned by a flame I can't remember But distant lights still burn bright And the road goes on forever And here we are again The doors close behind us And the road goes on and on... |