AlΩfus
Lyric Sheets
Spirits are Dancing
Raising awareness of all the indigenous little souls that were mistreated, abused or lost their lives when held at Canadian Residential Schools -
Far away from a mother’s love,
taken away to a better world.
Promises, in the name of the father
you got to be like me.
Take a look at yourself.
Pieces of a shattered mirror,
what do you see?
Little spirits are dancing; little sprits are dancing
as the meadows weep and the wind sings a melody
SHAME SHAME SHAME
Take one away, take one away.
You can’t take our spirits away.
Change my name, cut my hair, rape my soul.
Take one away.
Who tells your story, who sings your song?
Look into my eyes, see the sun rise.
Proud like an eagle, spread your wings and soar the sky.
The truth lies buried beneath the willows
by the bend of the river.
Who is to blame
for the loss of Innocence?
Yesterday has gone.
As the wheel keeps turning and smoke gets in your eyes,
what do you see?
Little spirits are dancing, little sprits are dancing
as the meadows weep and the wind sings a melody
SHAME SHAME SHAME
Take one away, take one away.
You can’t take our spirits away.
Change my name, cut my hair, rape my soul.
Take one away.
Who tells your story, who sings your song?
Look into my eyes, see the sun rise.
Proud like an eagle, spread your wings and soar the sky.
SHAME SHAME SHAME
When Angels Cry
Remembering the child, misunderstood, but full of energy and imagination. Escaping reality. Sweet Memories -
When angels cry,
When Angels cry.
I hide in my place, high up in a tree
and I push away the tears....my tears.
I can see the hills of sand,
glaring in the sun.
I can see the fields of gold,
waving in the wind,
I can hear a train in the distance,
Calling my name.
My heart beats faster, visions in my head,
(When angels cry)
I jump to the ground and stumble through the yard,
I push through the gate, forget the tears.
(When angels cry)
Sweet, sweet memories,
Sweet, sweet memories,
and the train moves on, tadam, tadam, tadam
My heart beats faster, visions in my head,
(When angels cry)
I jump to the ground and stumble through the yard,
(When angels cry)
I push through the gate, forget the tears.
Sweet, sweet memories,
Sweet, sweet memories,
Sweet, sweet memories,
Sweet, sweet memories,
and the train moves on, tadam, tadam, tadam
Heaven
Reflecting on the past relating to the now.... -
A touch on my shoulder,
waking me up, breaking me down.
Couldn’t grab the weight of it all, way back then.
It shook me hard, made me listen,
But all I heard was thunder, far away.
Strange.
I didn’t know that this is heaven.
THIS IS HEAVEN
By myself in a house of madness,
wishing for a better way.
Somehow, deep inside
I know that this won’t happen.
Behind these doors
we dream the same, talk the same, feel the pain.
But in the end it’s different,
THIS IS HEAVEN
Still the same, but older now,
still hear the thunder, far away.
It’s closing time,
the curtain falls,
THIS MUST BE HEAVEN
I got all a man can dream of,
NOTHING, NOTHING TO SHOW
Keeping my balance on a broken chair
I stare at my empty glass and realize
I’m looking at a life gone by.
I got all a man can dream of,
NOTHING, NOTHING TO SHOW
I got all a man can dream of,
NOTHING, NOTHING TO SHOW
I dream of paradise
and see a life gone by.
Waves
Whatever life throws at you -
I talk to the wind,
Only words, drifting away.
Reverberation, no translation.
Is this how it ends?
It’s coming in waves,
It’s coming in waves,
Taking my chances, holding on.
Shadows and light,
Black and white,
All the colours in between,
Give me life, give me hope
Don’t you ever,
Ever forget
Where you’ve been
What you’ve seen
It’s coming at you
In waves
Pulling you under, spitting you out
Ride the crest, taste the salt
You’re still breathing,
It’s coming at you in waves
Mickey Mouse with a Gun
One gun is one gun too many... -
Feel the rush to play the game.
Watch a movie.
Bloody bored, get dressed to kill.
Education, inspiration.
Not for me.
Cause I - I am
Mickey Mouse with a gun.
Listen up my online pals: don’t let me get away!
Got a bullet in the barrel, got my finger on the trigger.
Trapped in a black hole, blind and dumb.
Garbage information breaks me down.
I am.
Mickey Mouse with a gun.
Hear the voices in my head:
Guns don’t kill, people do!
Psycho boy pulls the strings, no escape.
Down the spiral, going viral.
Tiny nucleus I am.
I am Mickey Mouse with a gun.
Time
Living with the past -
I walked away from my deepest sin.
Still carry the weight, carry the weight.
No regret, it seemed aright, it all made sense.
Not in my heart, not in my soul.
After all these years,
Would it really make a difference
if I return,
find my long lost dreams,
change my destiny?
TIME FLIES, NOTHING STAYS THE SAME
TIME FLIES, NOTHING STAYS THE SAME
Holding on to a fading image
my hands are trembling.
I’m just a lucky man, a lucky man.
I don’t remember how it happened, but I feel it.
It’s in my heart, it’s in my soul.
Don’t turn back the clock,
don’t question my decision.
The damage is done.
Long gone is the fever.
Scars remain, time will tell.
TIME FLIES, NOTHING STAYS THE SAME
TIME FLIES, NOTHING STAYS THE SAME
Sunset
Different viewpoints, same goal. Living together in peace. -
I saw a photograph of you and me.
Blue sky, blue sky.
We crossed the border, and I can't remember why.
There is nothing to take away - away.
Read a story
of lies and deceit.
Of defiance and resistance and freedom.
It's the sun in your eyes, the sun in your eyes,
your eyes
You see the sunset and I see the sun rise
You see the sunset and I see the sun rise
There was a time of reason.
Blue sky, blue sky.
In my soul, in my heart, it grows.
Got a feeling I never knew,
it's keeping me strong.
It's the power of love and hope,
of desire and resilience and freedom.
It's the sun in your eyes, the sun in your eyes
Your eyes
You see the sunset and I see the sun rise
You see the sunset and I see the sun rise
My Back against the Wall
When situations become unbearable -
:
I'm falling apart, a sad situation.
A dusty book, faded pages.
Hard to read, no emotion.
In my mind, I sense a happy ending,
over the rainbow, beyond the clouds.
Hold on, Hold on my friend...
I got my back against the wall,
I got my back against the wall.
Open your wings, soar like an eagle.
Golden chains tie you down.
Lips are moving, voices are broken,
please, please, try to understand.
I'm like you and you are like me.
Sometimes, worlds collide,
a bullet hits the heart, and it hurts so bad.
You smell the smoke, but you can't see the gun.
You smell the smoke, but you can't see the gun.
My back against the wall, I cry for acceptance.
People come and go, no expression.
Worlds apart. and no solution,
in my mind, I sense a happy ending.
Over the rainbow, beyond the clouds.
Hold on, Hold on my friend...
I like to fly away; I like to fly away.
Open your wings, soar like an eagle.
Golden chains tie you down.
Lips are moving, voices are broken,
please, please, try to understand.
I'm like you and you are like me.
Sometimes, worlds collide,
A bullet hits the heart, and it hurts so bad.
You smell the smoke, but you can't see the gun.
You smell the smoke, but you can't see the gun.
In my mind, I feel free.
Over the rainbow, beyond the clouds.
Hold on, hold on my friend...
I got my back against the wall,
I like to fly away....