Reb Beach: guitars and background vocals Doug Pinnick (king's X): lead vocals Kelly keagy (night ranger): drums, background vocals and lead vocals on "the magic" Timothy Drury: keyboards, background vocals
with Kip Winger: bass, background vocals
Produced by Kip Winger
Engineered by Jopseph Ruisneck and Kip Winger
All songs written by Reb Beach, Doug Pinnick, and Kip Winger
except Spaghetti Western written by Reb Beach
All lyrics written by Reb Beach and Doug Pinnick
(Japanese release date: 2006.January. 25th via King Records (KICP-1121))
Contradiction it's an expedition into darkness
Aggravation is the inspiration into madness
Soon the day will come when all the world will finally see
It's a matter of time / the sand will run out
Waiting for the rising sun
Erase the slate
Erase the slate
My religion is a mind condition as it turns out
Hesitating while my soul sits waiting through my blackout
Soon the day will come down when I'll reflect on all those years
My perfect world / sublime and surreal
Waiting for the rising sun
Erase the slate
Erase the slate
Erase the slate
Erase the slate
Time and time remember when
Life forgave my call
Too much pride / could not repent
Can't escape at all
Erase the slate
Erase the slate
Erase the slate
And start again
Erase the slate[erase the slate]
Erase the slate
And start all over again
Erase the slate
Talk to me 'bout fantasy
You talk to me 'bout love
You filled me with empty promises
You promised sky above
You ask me what I'd do for you
Give my life and more
But would it keep you satisfied
Baby I'm not sure
I change myself most everyday
But you don't reply
How can we survive
I can't change the world
If I tried would it make you happy
I can't change the world
This time I can't change the world
From soft lips you speak to me
How's it gonna be
Every day's a different story
Changing all the time
You come to me with promises
I listen as you speak
But the promise that you want the most
Is not for me to keep
You leave me on this withered vine / now
Stripped away and torn
Left with only fantasy
Dreams of nevermore
I can't change the world
If I tried would it make you happy
This time I can't change the world
Never said that I held the answers
I can't change the world
I'd give my spirit if you tried
A fortune lost a heart denied
I come to you in your sleep
My heart is yours for only you to keep
And when the days they pass me you will see
I can't change the world
If I tried would it make you happy
I can't change the world
This time
I can't change the world
I never said I held the answers
I can't change the world
This time
I can't change the world
Change the world
Talking to my rabbit friend he seems so bright indeed A
conversation over tea
Then he told me / I'm standing all alone There's a
crowd of people eating at my throne Is it just me / is it just you Or is
it everyone I want the ordinary life When the sky is dark i feel like it's
light I want the ordinary life
I must confess / I'm the maddest hatter Of them all And it's so contrary that i know i shouldn't Watch
the rainbows circle my friend mary I wish that i could fly so i can see much
more I wish that i could see things Like the others do If it's just me
/ then it's just you I'm not the only one I want the ordinary life When
the sky is dark i feel like it's light I want the ordinary life
I must confess / I'm the maddest hatter Of them all I want the ordinary I
wanna be with my friend mary I want the ordinary life When the sky is dark
i feel like it's light I want the ordinary life
I must confess / I'm the maddest hatter Of them all I want the ordinary life When the sky is
dark i feel like it's light I want the ordinary life
I must confess / I'm the maddest hatter Of them all
I been left in the crossfire, sacrificed to love and hate
Out of ammunition to regain my mental state
I found myself adrift upon an endless sea
Of lies and bitterness, horizon out of reach
I see the starts that shine, reflection in the waves
I need to find that distant shore
Before I drown, slip beneath the waves and drown
Takes me to my grave of love and heartache
There's got to be a way, that I can save myself before I drown
Too much conversation can erode our little minds
My emancipation comes with solitude at night
As the world sleeps, I contemplate all that's been done
I profess no innocence, I've held, held that smoking gun
I found myself atop a sea of ocean blue
Cast from a world that left me too
To drown, slip beneath the waves and drown
Takes me to my grave of love and heartache
There's got to be a way, that I can save myself before I drown
Save myself, I can save myself
I'll drown, slip beneath the waves and drown
Takes me to my grave and drown
From the pouring rain of love and heartache
There's got to be a way, I can save myself
Save myself before I drown
I gotta save, save myself, save myself
One is the loneliest number that you'll ever do
Two can be as bad as one
It's the loneliest number since the number one
No is the saddest experience, you'll ever know
Yes it's the saddest experience, you'll ever know
'Cause one is the loneliest number that you'll ever do
One is the loneliest number wouldn't work for two
One is the loneliest number
One is the loneliest number
One is the loneliest number that you'll ever do
It's just no good anymore since you went away
Now I spend my time just making rhymes of yesterday
One is the loneliest
One is the loneliest
One is the loneliest number that you'll ever do
It's just no good anymore since you went away
(Number)
One is the loneliest
(Number)
One is the loneliest
(Number)
One is the loneliest number that you'll ever do
(Number)
One is the loneliest
(Number)
One is the loneliest
(Number)
One is the loneliest number that you'll ever do
One
(Number)
One
One is the loneliest
One is the loneliest
(Number)
One is the loneliest number that you'll ever do
Tried to go to sleep last night
But too many things were in my head
Then the sun began to rise
Still I haven't gone to bed
Why do all these questions
Dance around inside my head
All I want to do
Is close my eyes and go to bed
Let tomorrow bring the answers
That I need instead
And let it go, let it go
Is there anybody who believes
That the questions and the answers
Will come easily?
And this sadness that I felt
Will finally set me free
Set me free, set me free
Hope that I can sleep tonight
Close my eyes and slip away
Dream about some other place
Where the sun shines in my head
Out of all the people in my life, I love you more
And I hope that time will find
A way to make it sure
That we stay one and the same
Is there anybody who believes
That the questions and the answers
Will come easily?
And this sadness that I felt
Will finally set me free
Set me free, set me free
You're the only person in my life
And I hope that time will find
A way to make it right
And whatever happens you will know, I love you more
Is there anybody who believes
That the questions and the answers
Will come easily?
And this sadness that I felt
Will finally set me free
Set me free, set me free
Can you see the soul / through a window in your mind Can you see the darkness that was left me over time Bordering on sadness / no tranquility Look through my mirror and you'll see [so long] a vision come and gone [inside] nothing was clear Saving grace / forgotten road
I was lost / but now I'm home Saving grace / a ray of hope When i hear a voice of the soul Sold my religion / sold my candles too Knees have been bleeding / praying over you I search the heavens / all i ever see Dust from the ashes / misery [rise up] sleeping with misfortune [temptation] a mirror of myself Saving grace / forgotten road
I was lost / but now I'm home Saving grace / a ray of hope When i hear a voice of the soul When the light shines above me And casts a shadow of myself Look to skies that surround me Embrace the one that speaks inside Delivered unto self Saving grace a ray of hope When i hear the voice [of the soul] [voice of the soul] Saving grace [voice of the soul] When i hear the voice Hear the voice of the soul
There's no reason you can't understand me now There's no point in living up among the clouds Tiny innuendoes circling your mind Come to find out you've been left so far Left so far behind
And all the time you thought it's turning out so well You turned your back on me And wished me straight to hell
(that's where I'll go if you want me to) I'll see you there (i'll see you there when your life is through) I'll see you there Soaring higher now you're bound to come unglued You're supported by a love that was untrue Write your story on a single grain of sand Heed the warning when you let go Let go of my hand A promised kiss upon your lips for not to tell You turned your back on me And wished me straight to hell (that's where i'll go if you want me to) I'll see you there (i'll see you there when your life is through) I'll see you there So write your story on a single grain of sand Heed the warning when you let go Let go of my hand A promised kiss upon your lips for not to tell You turned your back on me And wished me straight to hell (that's where i'll go if you want me to) I'll see you there (i'll see you there when your life is through) I'll see you there (that's where i'll go if you want me to) I won't care (i'll see you there when your life is through) I'll see you there I'll see you there
Life is a mystery
Leaves me no consolation
Life fades like distant waves
Return again
No need to hide
Soon you'll be born again
A new chance to live
And walk that road to the end
It must be the sign of the times how i feel
Now i surrender the day
It must be the sign of the times how i feel
And i hope that you feel the same
Love is a mystery
That gives up no secrets
Embraces everyone
No hesitation
We try to find religion
How many books can we read
We look for love and romance
How hard can it be
It must be the sign of the times how i feel
Now i surrender the day
It must be the sign of the times how i feel
And i hope that you feel the same
In a way - we lost our innocence
In a day - we'll walk that road to the end
It must be the sign of the times how i feel
Now i surrender the day
It must be the sign of the times how i feel
In the way i look at you
It must be the sign of the times how i feel
I can feel that there's been a change
It must be the sign of the times how i feel
And i hope that you feel the same
