Sane In Insane Places

A Quiet Life 

 

You find a place to settle down
Away from everything you've known
So many secrets to protect 
So many people to forget

 

Wasting away in your silent disgrace
Keep your head down
Keep your head down
Each lonely day etching lines on your face
No one must know
No one must know


A quiet life 

 

You find a place but it's not home
And yet you stay here on your own
With all your secrets stashed away
With memories of better days

 

Pining away for the life you have lost
Your bridges are burned
Bridges are burned
Each passing day has you counting the cost
What have you learned ?
What have you learned?


A quiet life

 

And was it you or just one big mistake?
Crossing the lines that they drew?
What could you change if you could only go back?
Back to the days when you lived such a quiet life


You found a place to hide away
With memories of better days
So many secrets to protect
So many people to forget

I Never Saw It Coming

A Quiet Life

Originally released as part of "Waiting for Nothing" album, this is an updated version

Not True

Plead The Fifth

Accident

For An Ounce Of Gold

For an ounce of gold
You walked away from those who loved you
And you broke the bonds
With those who always kept you safe

Chorus

For an ounce of gold
You simply walked away
For an ounce of gold
From all the plans we made
For an ounce of gold
Your choices have been made
For an ounce of gold
I hope you're happy this way

For an ounce of gold
You turned your back on those who loved you
And you closed the door
And walked away from everything we'd built 

Chorus

Chorus

For An Ounce Of Gold

Change Of Mind

Is this madness or is it just the shape of my world?
Tinged with sadness, I have been afraid of the world
Isolated from the places I have known
Medication plugging holes in my soul

Chorus

I have been sane in insane places
And I need to know 
Is it me or the world?

Am I just like all the others you have seen?
Or is there something that is special about me?
Diagnose this, tell me what is wrong with my world
Classify this, put me in a box, contain my world

Chorus 

Chorus

You Can Save Me

I've been drinking in the morning 
I've been drinking late at night
I've been drinking to forget about 
The things that came to light 

In the mornings I feel helpless
It's hard to face another day
And when the night comes I feel hopeless
There's nothing I can say

Chorus

You can save me 
You can save me from the future
Help me forget about the past 
It's gone, there's nothing I can change
If you save me
We can build a better future 
Let's forget about the past 
It's gone, there's nothing we can change 

When did you find out I was stealing?
Things go missing all the time
I closed my eyes and keep believing
That it would be alright
And this habit I've been feeding
Makes me feel like a a bad man
A man who's struggles with his demons
As only weak men can 

Chorus 

And I will always remember how low I sank
But now it's time to get on with the rest of our lives
The rest of our lives 

Chorus

You Can Save Me

Brief Encounter ( I Never Knew You)

I could see you take your seat
Put your briefcase on the floor
And you didn't notice me
As I watched you from the door

Chorus 1

Hopeful and young
You never  knew the meaning of fear
Your days in the sun
And everything before you turning gold
I never knew you

I remember you from school
How the world was at your feet
I guess I never fit that mould
I guess I never could compete

Chorus 1

But now the time has come 
To count the costs and tally up the scores
You sit there so forlorn
Your cheap suit wrinkles up like your old skin, my friend
Who knew that in the end I'd win?

I wish I'd known you better back then
But now it's too late, isn't it my friend?
You never seemed to notice me
I guess it didn't matter in the end 

Chorus 2 

Your hope is gone
And don't you think you peaked too soon?
I proved them wrong
Soaring like an eagle, I'm glad
I never knew you

I never knew you
I never knew you

Brief Encounter (I Never Knew You)

Let It Go

Love Is Lost

Love was lost at a tender age
And no one ever could find it 
He knew at once he should never have strayed
But he just didn't mind it
Love was lost and was never regained
Until the bitterness built inside
Love was lost at a tender age
He couldn't even define it

Love was lost, love was lost tonight

In the city anyone can get lost 
Find a good place to hide in
Among the crowds you are never alone
But no one knows where to find you
In the city anyone can get lost
Keep the bitterness buried inside
In the city no one knows who you are 
It's a safe place to hide in

Love was lost, love was lost tonight

Love was lost, love was lost tonight

He finds a bar and he orders a drink
Take a good look around him
He sees a woman with the heavy make-up
Looks like an easy target
He sees a woman and he knows the type
She's been with every man in town
He leaves with her but she never gets home
And no one ever will find her

Love was lost, love was lost tonight
Love was lost, love was lost tonight

Love Is Lost

Love Is Lost Alt Mix

One More Year

If life was a day, what time would be it now?
Would the hours that have gone by
Be better than those to come?
As the sun starts to set
Should I prepare my bed?
Should I drift off to sleep?

I don’t see the purpose
In simply hanging around
I’ve got to take some chances
Cover new ground
For it’s better to burn out
Than to simply survive
Being alive

Chorus
Just give me one more year
One year is all I need
I’ve got my list right here
Just give me one more year

Before the news finally came through
That my X-rays were clear
I felt almost broken
And death felt so near
I was so thankful to find out
That for now I am safe
And it isn’t too late

Chorus
Just give me one more year
One year is all I need
I’ve got my list right here
Just give me one more year

Just give me one more year

One More Year (42)

Acoustic 1 plus 1 Version

One More Year

If life was a day, what time would be it now?
Would the hours that have gone by
Be better than those to come?
As the sun starts to set
Should I prepare my bed?
Should I drift off to sleep?

I don’t see the purpose
In simply hanging around
I’ve got to take some chances
Cover new ground
For it’s better to burn out
Than to simply survive
Being alive

Chorus
Just give me one more year
One year is all I need
I’ve got my list right here
Just give me one more year

Before the news finally came through
That my X-rays were clear
I felt almost broken
And death felt so near
I was so thankful to find out
That for now I am safe
And it isn’t too late

Chorus
Just give me one more year
One year is all I need
I’ve got my list right here
Just give me one more year

Just give me one more year

One More Year (42) 1 Plus 1

You Have Shamed Me

The Remains

High Life

V1
You wait for me
I can meet your needs
With cash in hand
You're waiting for the Man
I can give you something
To take the edge off the way you feel
I can give you something
The only thing that's real

Pre-Chorus
There's no need to hurry
Take your time
There's no need to worry
It's alright, it's alright

Chorus
You've living the high life
You're living the high life
You're living the high life
You're living the high life

V2
I know your type 
You never will let go
You stumble through life
This life is all you know
So it's easy money
And keeps you running on the same old track
It's easy money
'Cause you keep coming back

Pre-Chorus

Chorus

Bridge
I've been in this game for years and years
Seen so many people disappear
I don't care 

Final Chorus
I'm living the high life
I'm living the high life
I'm living the high life
I'm living the high life

Outro
I've got you where I want you 
I've got you where I want you 
I've got you where I want you 
I've got you where I want you

High Life

Waiting For Nothing

Remember How We Were 

You lying in the sun
Staring at the sky and all the clouds that drift away
Fun, we had so much fun
Endless lazy days with nothing else to do but play

Looking back
Remember all the things I used to say to you

Remember how we were 
Remember how we were

Endless days in the sun

Remember how we were 
Remember how we were

Remember How We Were

Who is Kevin ISM?
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