Playlist Vertical Horizon

vertical horizon - fast car

You've got a fast car
I've got a plan to get us out of here
Been working down the convenience store
Managed to save just a little bit of money
We won't have to drive too far,
Just cross the border and into the city
You and I can both get jobs
And finally see what it means to be living.

You see my old man's got a problem
He lives with the bottle, that's the way it is
He says his body's too old for working
I say his body's too young to look like this
My mama went off and left him
She wanted more from life than he could give
I said somebody's got to take care of him
So I quit school and that's what I did.

So remember when we were driving, driving in your car
Speed so fast feel like I was drunk
City lights lay out before us
And your arm felt nice wrapped round my shoulder
And I had the feeling that I belonged
And I had a feeling i could be someone, be someone, be
someone.

(Wash Away)
An old man lying by the road
Black is night
He's got his finger on the trigger
An easy target in sight
He's got no future, no family tree
He's got a three dollar bottle
And he drinks 'till he can't see
All night, all night.....

A young girl waiting on a line
Eight a.m., she's got a six month old burden
Willpower's withering thin
An unwed mother beaten by her trade
Each week her welfare reminds her
Of mistakes she never made
Oh no.....

Chorus
Now what has that to say about tomorrow
What has that to show for today
Noah thought to build an ark
Before the heavens washed it all away
Away...

A baby crying through a dream
An afterthought
Mother is seething for pleasure
After the poison is bought
His eyes are tainted, staggered is his breath
Oh God, he's addicted
Addicted to death
Oh, no...

Chorus

vertical horizon - everything you want

Somewhere there's speaking
It's already coming in
Oh and it's rising at the back of your mind
You never could get it
Unless you were fed it
Now you're here and you don't know why

But under skinned knees and the skid marks
Past the places where you used to learn
You howl and listen
Listen and wait for the
Echoes of angels who won't return

Chorus
He's everything you want
He's everything you need
He's everything inside of you
That you wish you could be
He says all the right things
At exactly the right time
But he means nothing to you
And you don't know why

You're waiting for someone
To put you together
You're waiting for someone to push you away
There's always another wound to discover
There's always something more you wish he'd say

Chorus
He's everything you want
He's everything you need
He's everything inside of you
That you wish you could be
He says all the right things
At exactly the right time
But he means nothing to you
And you don't know why

But you'll just sit tight
And watch it unwind
It's only what you're asking for
And you'll be just fine
With all of your time
It's only what you're waiting for

Out of the island
and into the highway
Past the places where you might have turned
You never did notice
But you still hide away
The anger of angels who won't return

Chorus
I am everything you want
I am everything you need
I am everything inside of you
That you wish you could be
I say all the right things
At exactly the right time
But I mean nothing to you and I don't know why
And I don't know why
Why
I don't know

vertical horizon - all is said and done

need you to hear me,
I want you to feel this,
It should be clear as fear and plain as day.

I'm not going to bend now,
You're not going to break me,
You'll never be hard enough to scratch my face.

I wanted to feel you,
I tried to belong here,
With all of the ghosts and faded headlines.
But I couldn't read you,
You wouldn't let me,
You always pull away from the ones you can't define.

Are you tired of holding up the sky?
Of teaching birds to fly?
You've done it all your life.

Oh baby are you sad, when you see the sun?
'Cause then your not the brightest one,
When all is said and done,
Yeah honey, all is said and done.

I need to move through this,
The waiting just kills me.
Whatever you do is on you, I'm washed clean.
No, don't be alarmed now the story's ending,
These aren't open arms, they're just waving you away.

Are you tired of holding up the sky?
Of teaching birds to fly?
You've done it all your life.

Oh baby are you sad, when you see the sun?
You've never been the brightest one,
When all is said and done,
Yeah honey, all is said and done.
All is said and done.

I need you to hear me,
I want you to feel this,
It should be clear as fear and plain as day.

Are you tired of holding up the sky?
Of teaching birds to fly?
You've done it all your life.

Oh baby are you sad, when you see the sun?
'Cause then your not the brightest one,
When all is said and done.

Oh, are you tired, of running for your life?
When there's no one left behind,
Just the chaos in your mind.

Oh baby are you sad,
Each day you greet the sun?
You know you're not the brightest one,
When all is said and done.
All is said and done.

vertical horizon - life in the city

Cut it down go put it away
Take an inside look on the outside
Another day

Take time look at the sunshine
Have mine it's better on you anyway

Nobody's perfect all the time
But I know you
And you know me
And it's alright

I'm waking up gonna buy me some shoes
Take a long walk out of the hindsight start anew

Look around maybe buy a new topcoat
Stop moping the rain's gonna rain through
Rain through on you
Yes it's true that

Nobody's sunny all the time
But I know you and you know me
And it's alright

And it's your life
and it's my life
It's our life in the city

Get a new place out in the hills
Plant a seed I'm in need of a break from the fire drill
Repaint where all the paint ain't
Get a clean slate and maybe we can buy a thrill
I'll foot that bill
Yes I will 'cause

Nobody's busy all the time
But I know you
And you know me
And it's alright

vertical horizon - best i ever had

So you sailed away
into a grey sky morning
Now I'm here to stay
Love can be so boring

Nothing's quite the same now
I just say your name now

Chorus:
But it's not so bad
You're only the best I ever had
You don't want me back
You're just the best I ever had

So you stole my world
Now I'm just a phony
Remembering the girl
leaves me down and lonely

Send it in a letter
Make yourself feel better

Chorus:
But it's not so bad
You're only the best I ever had
You don't need me back
You're just the best I ever had

And it may take some time to
patch me up inside
But I can't take it so I
run away and hide
And I may find in time that
you were always right
You're always right

So you sailed away
into a grey sky morning
Now I'm here to stay
love can be so boring

What was it you wanted?
Could it be I'm haunted?

Chorus:
But it's not so bad
You're only the best I ever had
I don't want you back
You're just the best I ever had

The best I ever had
Best I ever...

vertical horizon - you re a god

I've got to be honest
I think you know
We're covered in lies and that's okay
There's somewhere beyond this, I know
but I hope I can find the words to say

Never again, no
No never again

'Cause you're a god
and I am not
and I just thought
that you would know
You're a god
and I am not
And I just thought
I'd let you go

But I've been unable
to put you down
I'm still learning things I ought to know by now
It's under the table so
I need something more to show somehow

Never again, no
No never again

Chorus (1x)

I've got to be honest
I think you know
We're covered in lies and that's okay
There's somewhere beyond this, I know
but I hope I can find the words to say

Never again, no
No never again

Chorus (1x)

You're a god
(Oh, and I am not)
I just thought that you would know
(Oh, I thought that you would know)
You're a god
(Oh, and I am not)
I just thought I'd let you go
(I'd let you go)

vertical horizon - echo

Echo, echo...
We come, we go-woah
No I don't want to be just another
Echo, echo...

Everywhere I go
There's something I really need
Everyone I know
Is someone I want to be
Even though
I don't really know me

I better pick it up
Before I let it slip away
I better stick it out
Before I take another day
Into mouth
Everything I say fades out

Echo, echo...
We come, we go-woah
No I don't want to be just another
Echo, echo...

Can I open up your eyes?
Only when the clouds break?
Can I feel the light?
Even though the world shakes
Every night,
You're my quiet satellite

Can I hold you close?
Do her out of focus
And everything I know
I don't even know this
It all falls through
I'm here and I hear you

Echo, echo...
We come, we go-woah
No I don't want to be just another
Echo, echo...

Do you hear me?
Do you hear me?
Cause I need to, just to reach you
Come you hear me?
Coming clearly?
Am I hollow?
Just an echo

Echo, echo...
We come, we go-woah
No I don't want to be just another
Echo, echo...
Echo, echo...
We come, we go-woah
No I don't want to be just another
Echo, echo...

vertical horizon - before the let down

I ate up every word
And I was full and satisfied
You moved heaven into earth
And angels to the summer sky

I tore in to everyday
Like a gift beneath the Christmas tree
I just couldn?t wait
For anything you promise me

Like the sun
Like the moon
Like the lazy days just waking up right next to you
And falling back asleep again

Dreaming dreams
Wishing stars
Getting lost in love
And loving everywhere we are

Floating in that place
Everything is great before the let down

I wasn?t looking in the shadows
Too busy living in the light
I don?t care which way the wind blows
As long as the breeze feels right

But you left me in the dark
And it?s been hard finding my way back
The more we drift apart
The more I miss the things we?ll never have

Like the sun
Like the moon
Like the lazy days just waking up right next to you
And falling back asleep again

Dreaming dreams
Wishing stars
Getting lost in love
And loving everywhere we are

Floating in that place
Everything is great before the let down

The candles have burned away
Faded to yesterday
I wanted them to stay

Like the sun
Like the moon
Like the lazy days just waking up right next to you
And falling back asleep again

Dreaming dreams
Wishing stars
Getting lost in love
And loving everywhere we are

Floating in that place
Everything looks great
When you?re floating in that place
Everything is great before you let me down

vertical horizon - heart in hand

I know it's been a long road
To get these towns behind me and I
Will gladly reap what we may sow I am
There for you and you're there for me

Pictures and photographs
Memories and windows
Goodbyes and epitaphs
Heartbeats and hellos

Chorus
Are you waiting for
Heart in hand
Woman and man
See me where I stand I am
Heart
Heart in hand

These fields may hold a hunting ground
But the wolves are far behind me and I
Hear the howls and the distant sound
Of the messengers lost at sea

Into the morning light
Followed by madness
Reach through the empty fight
Searching through sadness

Chorus

I know it's been a long road
To get these fears behind me and I
Will gladly reap what we may sow I am
There for you and you're there for me

Pictures and photographs
Memories and windows
Goodbyes and epitaphs
Heartbeats and hellos

Chorus

vertical horizon - i believe in you

You're only broken on the outside
You're shivering
But the warmth will come back
It's hard to see beyond hindsight
When all regrets fade in from black
It's in the regrets fade in from black

It's in the promise of day turned cold in the night
You are the light!
All you have is your name and the air is alive
You are the light

I believe in you
I believe in you

It's always hardest when you doubt it
It's out of sight and hides from your voice
But you can never live without it
It's your birth right this beautiful noise

Are you burning the days just to get through the night?
You are the light
All you have is your name, but the air is alive
You are the light

I believe in you
I believe in you

I believe in you
I believe in you

If the years blow away
Just send the rain
We will still find a place
'Cause love breaks through

I believe in you
I believe in you

I believe in you
I believe in you

I believe in you
I believe in you
I believe in you

vertical horizon - evermore

Out in the haze of the distance
You're never sure, but you're listening
Static in then fading out
Like a sound in the city
Just a long lost memory
Echoing in the underground

I know you you can't sleep
You just look for love evermore
I pray your soul to keep
And you just look for love evermore

You felt the spark but you missed it
You can't live your life 'till you risk it
Still the trash in the barrel burns
It would go if you let it
All the pain could be ended
I'm right here, but you never ever learn

I know you you can't sleep
You just look for love evermore
I pray your soul to keep
And you just look for love evermore

Evermore

Hanging on evermore
Hanging on evermore

Never be enough
Never be enough
No I'll never ever be enough
Never be enough
No I'll never ever be enough
Never be enough
No I'll never ever be enough
Never be enough
No I'll never ever be enough

I know you you can't sleep
You just look for love evermore
I pray your soul to keep
And you just look for love evermore

Evermore

Hanging on evermore
I'll be hanging on evermore

vertical horizon - it s over

I'm here, wide awake again
This fear is something I call a friend
Hello again
It's been a while since I saw you here
I don't remeber you saying goodbye

No,
It doesn't matter it's over
Here I've been waiting
All my life
All this time
It doesn't matter it's over
Here I've been waiting
All my life
All this time

Here we go, jump to the stars above
So low, why do I fall to love?
Hello my love
This voice never called your name
This boy would never be the same

No,
It don't matter it's over
Here I've been waiting
All my life
All this time
It don't matter it's over
Here I've been waiting
All my life
All this time

Don't let it end up this way
Don't spend another night afraid
Don't let it end up this way
Hey-yeah

Don't matter it's over
Here I've been waiting
All my life
All this time
Don't matter it's over
Here I've been waiting
All my life
All this time
All this time

I'm here, wide awake again

vertical horizon - famous

Oh I know
That things are gonna change
The only thing for certain
Is that nothing stays the same
But all I want
Is love from you
Give me your hand
To hold on to
And if tears fill your eyes
Listen to my music it's no surprise

Chorus
I don't want to be famous in life
I don't want to be famous in the world
I just want to be famous
Famous
I want to be famous in your heart

Oh I know
The wind is gonna blow
And in the winter
There's sure to be snow
But with the warmth of your smile
And the sun of your face
Shine on me in the darkness
With your love and grace
And if time hides my eyes
Listen to my music and recognize

Chorus

And if time hides my eyes
Listen to my music
Listen to my music and recognize

Chorus

vertical horizon - you say

Here in the light
It burns you up inside
Here in the shell of a sun
We echo on

Too much listening
Not enough living

CHORUS
And you say
What did
I say
What did
You say
We just
Go away
Go away
Go away

It helps you out
Knowing I'm left out
Locked in a box with a light
That won't shine

Turn it on and wait for
Someone to come

CHORUS

I'm here now
Waiting
Holding on to reasons
Wasted
I faced it
Watching you deny me

Here in the light
It burns you up inside
Here in the shell of a sun
We echo on

Left alone forever
All alone together

CHORUS to fade

vertical horizon - trying to find purpose

Well the sun sets gently on your shoulders
And it makes me want to touch you there
And the light in your eyes makes me feel
Like there's something much better out there
Something kind

Chorus
And I know someday I might be looking around
Trying to find some purpose
Well purpose it can't be that hard to find
As long as I've got the wind
The wind and your love to carry me

Well tomorrow holds only mystery
And who's to say what might be
But I know in you I've found a love so strong
The sun and the moon look on in jealousy
In jealousy

Chorus

Well the sun sets gently on your shoulders
And it makes me want to touch you there
And the light in your eyes makes me feel
Like there's something much better out there
Something kind

Chorus

To carry me
Please carry me

vertical horizon