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I wanna run, I want to hideI want to tear down the walls that hold me insideI want to reach out and touch the flameWhere the streets have no name
I want to feel sunlight on my faceI see the dust-cloud disappear without a traceI want to take shelter from the poison rainWhere the streets have no nameWhere the streets have no nameWhere the streets have no name
We're still building and burning down loveBurning down loveAnd when I go thereI go there with youIt's all I can do
The city's a flood and our love turns to rustWe're beaten and blown by the wind, trampled in dustI'll show you a place high on a desert plainWhere the streets have no nameWhere the streets have no nameWhere the streets have no name
We're still building and burning down loveBurning down loveAnd when I go thereI go there with youIt's all I can do
Our love turns to rustWe're beaten and blown by the windSee our love turn to rustI'll be beaten and blown by the wind
And when I go thereI go there with youIt's all I can do
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I have climbed the highest mountainsI have run through the fieldsOnly to be with youOnly to be with you.
I have run, I have crawledI have scaled these city wallsThese city wallsOnly to be with you.
But I still haven't foundWhat I'm looking for.But I still haven't foundWhat I'm looking for.
I have kissed honey lipsFelt the healing in her finger tipsIt burned like fireThis burning desire.
I have spoke with the tongue of angelsI have held the hand of a devilIt was warm in the nightI was cold as a stone.
But I still haven't foundWhat I'm looking for.But I still haven't foundWhat I'm looking for.
I believe in the Kingdom ComeThen all the colours will bleed into oneBleed into one.But yes, I'm still running.
You broke the bondsAnd you loosened the chainsCarried the cross of all my shameAll my shame, you know I believe it.
But I still haven't foundWhat I'm looking for.But I still haven't foundWhat I'm looking for.
But I still haven't foundWhat I'm looking for.But I still haven't foundWhat I'm looking for.
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See the stone set in your eyesSee the thorn twist in your sideI wait for youSleight of hand and twist of fateOn a bed of nails she makes me waitAnd I wait without you
With or without youWith or without you
Through the storm, we reach the shoreYou give it all but I want moreAnd I'm waiting for you
With or without youWith or without youI can't live with or without you
And you give yourself awayAnd you give yourself awayAnd you give, and you giveAnd you give yourself away
My hands are tied, my body bruisedShe's got me with nothing to winAnd nothing left to lose
And you give yourself awayAnd you give yourself awayAnd you give, and you giveAnd you give yourself away
With or without youWith or without youI can't liveWith or without you
With or without youWith or without youI can't liveWith or without youWith or without you
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In the howlin' windComes a stingin' rainSee it drivin' nailsInto the souls on the tree of pain.
From the fireflyA red orange glowSee the face of fearRunnin' scared in the valley below.
Bullet the blue skyBullet the blue skyBullet the blueBullet the blue.
In the locust windComes a rattle and hum.Jacob wrestled the angelAnd the angel was overcome.
You plant a demon seedYou raise a flower of fire.We see them burnin' crossesSee the flames, higher and higher.
Woh, woh, bullet the blue skyBullet the blue skyBullet the blueBullet the blue.
Suit and tie comes up to meHis face red like a rose on a thorn bushLike all the colours of a royal flushAnd he's peelin' off those dollar bills(Slappin' 'em down)One hundred, two hundred.
And I can see those fighter planesAnd I can see those fighter planesAcross the tin huts as children sleepThrough the alleys of a quiet city street.Up the staircase to the first floorWe turn the key and slowly unlock the doorAs a man breathes into his saxophoneAnd through the walls you hear the city groan.Outside, is AmericaOutside, is AmericaAmerica.
See across the fieldSee the sky ripped openSee the rain comin' through the gapin' woundHowlin' the women and childrenWho run into the armsOf America.
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And so she woke upWoke up from where she was lyin' still.Said I gotta do somethingAbout where we're goin'.
Step on a steam trainStep out of the driving rain, maybeRun from the darkness in the night.Singing ah, ah la la la de dayAh la la la de day.
Sweet the sin, bitter the taste in my mouth.I see seven towers, but I only see one way out.You gotta cry without weeping, talk without speakingScream without raising your voice.You know I took the poison, from the poison streamThen I floated out of here, singingAh la la la de dayAh la la la de day.
She walks through the streetsWith her eyes painted redUnder black belly of cloud in the rain.In through a doorwayShe brings me white golden pearlsStolen from the sea.
She is ragin'She is ragin'And the storm blows up in her eyes.She will suffer the needle chillShe's running to stand still.
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From father to sonThe blood runs thinOoh, see the faces frozen (still)Against the wind.
The seam is splitThe coal-face crackedThe lines are longThere's no going back.
Through hands of steelAnd heart of stoneOur labour dayHas come and gone.
They leave me holdin' onIn Red Hill Town.See the lights go down on ...
Hangin' onYou're all that's left to hold on to.I'm still waitingI'm hangin' onYou're all that's left to hold on to.
The glass is cutThe bottle run dry.Our love runs coldIn the caverns of the night.
We're wounded by fearInjured in doubt.I can lose myselfYou I can't live without.
Yeah, you keep me holdin' onIn Red Hill Town.See the lights go down onÖ
Hangin' onYou're all that's left to hold on to.I'm still waitingI'm hangin' onYou're all that's left to hold on toOn to.
We scorch the earthSet fire to the skyAnd we stooped so lowTo reach so high.
A link is lostThe chain undone.We wait all dayFor night to comeAnd it comes like a hunter (child).
I'm hangin' onYou're all that's left to hold on to.I'm still waitingI'm hangin' onYou're all that's left to hold on to.
We see love, slowly stripped awayOur love has seen its better day.Hangin' onLights go down on Red HillThe lights go down on Red Hill.The lights go down on Red Hill.The lights go down on Red Hill Town...
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YeahDesert sky, dream beneath the desert skyThe rivers run but soon run dryWe need new dreams tonightDesert rose, dreamed I saw a desert roseDressed all in ribbons and bowsLike a siren she calls to me
Sleep comes like a drug in God's countrySad eyes, crooked crosses, in God's country, yeah
Set me alight, we'll punch a hole right through the nightEvery day the dreamers die to see what's on the other sideShe is liberty, and she comes to rescue meHope, faith, her vanityThe greatest gift is gold
Sleep comes like a drug in God's countrySad eyes, crooked crosses, in God's country, yeah
Naked flame, she stands with naked flameI stand with sons of CainBurned by the fire of loveBurned by the fire of love
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In the distance, she saw me comin' roundI was callin' out, I was callin' out.Still shakin', still in painYou put me back together again.I was cold and you clothed me, honeyI was down, and you lifted me, honey.
Angel, angel or devil?I was thirstyAnd you wet my lips.You, I'm waiting for youYou, you set my desireI trip through your wires.
I was broken, bent out of shapeI was naked in the clothes you made.Lips were dry, throat like rustYou gave me shelter from the heat and the dust.No more water in the wellNo more water, water.
Angel, angel or devil?I was thirstyAnd you wet my lips.You, I'm waiting for youYou, you set my desireI trip through your wires.
Oh I need, oh I needOh I need, oh I need it.Oh I need, oh I needAll I need, yeah, yeah!
Thunder, thunder on the mountainThere's a raincloudIn the desert sky.In the distanceShe saw me comin' roundI was callin' outI was callin' out.
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We turn away to face the cold, enduring chillAs the day begs the night for mercy, love.A sun so bright it leaves no shadowsOnly scars carved into stone on the face of earth.The moon is up and over One Tree HillWe see the sun go down in your eyes.
You run like a river on to the seaYou run like a river runs to the sea.
And in the world, a heart of darkness, a fire-zoneWhere poets speak their heart then bleed for itJara sang, his song a weapon in the hands of love.You know his blood still cries from the ground.
It runs like a river runs to the sea.It runs like a river to the sea.
I don't believe in painted roses or bleeding heartsWhile bullets rape the night of the merciful.I'll see you again when the stars fall from the skyAnd the moon has turned red over One Tree Hill.
We run like a river runs to the seaWe run like a river to the sea.
And when it's rainin', rainin' hardThat's when the rain will break my heart.
Rainin', rainin' in your heartRainin' in your heart.Rainin', rain into your heartRainin', rainin', rainin'Rain into your heart.Rainin', hoo, hoo... yeah.(To the sea)
Oh great oceanOh great seaRun to the oceanRun to the sea.
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You know he got the cureBut then he went astrayHe used to stay awakeTo drive the dreams he had away.He wanted to believeIn the hands of love.
His head it felt heavyAs he came across the landA dog started cryin'Like a broken-hearted manAt the howling windAt the howling wind.
He went deeper into blackDeeper into white.He could see the stars shineLike nails in the night.
He felt the healingHealing, healing, healing hands of loveLike the stars shiny, shiny from above.
A hand in the pocketFingering the steelThe pistol weighed heavyAnd his heart he could feel was beatingBeating, beating, beating,Oh my love, oh my loveOh my love, oh my love.
So hands that buildCan also pull downThe hands of love.