By The Wayside
She picked me up
On Dixie Highway
And wove her spell
The far side of the world
We fell from heaven
And raised some hell
But I fell by the wayside
Like all childish things must
She took me in from the sidewalk
And left me out in the dust
I crawled out of a bottle
To see the circle
And take my vow
They told me 
Only soul, and sweet surrender
Can help me now
But I fell by the wayside
With the meetings and such
A dozen steps up the mountain
Was about eleven too much
She took me down
Down down down down
Going from one low
To another
My face to the stars
With my back in the gutter
I wandered up
To the cathedral
To ease my pain
They promised me a word
Midnight redemption
In Jesus’ name
But I fell by the wayside
Lost before I begin
A repeated offender
Of original sin

By The Wayside

Jubilee (song for Eve)
Jubilee
The brightest dawn I see
Jubilee
Don’t let me down
I need a heart
To pour this heart into
The one I got
Has overflowed with you
Jubilee
Big as the sky I see
Jubilee
Don’t feel so small
We’ll find a star
To point your compass to
Until the day
I can’t keep up with you
Don’t you dare give up
When this world makes you cry
The traveled road feels rough
And rivers all run dry
It’s cradled in your mind
A candle in the dark
Words that could make you see
You’re just a song away from me
Jubilee
Don’t you dare give up
When this world makes you cry
The traveled road feels rough
And rivers all run dry
It’s cradled in your mind
A candle in the dark
Words that could make you see
You’re just a song away from me
Jubilee
So don’t you run and hide 
Alone is just a loss of memory
So don’t you go forgetting
Jubilee

Jubilee

Machine
We built a machine
That excites and entices
It doubles your deals
And supers your sizes
Its shiny and clean
But its natural and pure
So tell us your secrets
We’ll sell you the cure
Cause you know
That we know
You’ve almost made it
Just ten more pounds 
And we’ll know
That you know
Love it or hate it
Our cover’s dictated the rage
Androgynous
Skinny and strange
Baby
Nobody looks like that
We built a machine
To decide what you needed
Whole food
And soul food
Heroin chic
We paint over the paradox
Paper the cracks
Thirty five’s the new twenty
Blonde’s the new black
Cause you know
That we know
We’re only willing and able
To trace your flaws
Cause we know
That you know
You’re loyal to the label
That’s loved by the ladies on top
Fitted
And photo’d and shop’d
Baby
Nobody looks like that
(Just a simple questionnaire)
We’ll find out if you’re self-empowered
(The modern girl these days)
Knows which six plays succeed in the boardroom
The top ten ways to please in the bedroom
We built a machine
To seduce and beguile you
Dress and impress you
Service and style you
We’re raising your hopes
As we lower the bar
With Hollywood dreams
Of reality stars
Cause we know
That you know
You can trust us
To lie to your face if you want
And we know
That you know
The spread on page one hundred and five
Is so totally you
All the sizes from zero to two
We’ll throw in the bag and the shoes
But don’t ever ask for the truth
Baby
Cause nobody looks like that
Nobody looks like that

Machine

Made For You (Song for Paige and Eve)
Jumping off a building
Here we are again
Blinking in the sunlight
Feet across the edge
Stumbling like children
Butterflies
Are dancing round inside
And we’re falling into love again
Higher powers
And hope in clouds above
I don’t want
I don’t need
But there’s one thing I believe
You were meant for us
We were made for you
Heaven sent to us
Dropped out of the blue
Fate intended us
Nothing less is true
You were meant for us 
We were made for you
Made for you
This feels so familiar
That we appear so strange
Cataloged and pictured
Brand new language
Brand new name
No one to protect you
None you recognize
I wonder 
Can you see your fear reflected in my eyes
Random hearts
Can start a history
Said and done
Flesh and bone
Since the day we took you home
You were meant for us
We were made for you
Heaven sent to us
Dropped out of the blue
Fate intended us
Nothing less is true
You were meant for us 
We were made for you
Made for you
No mirror
Self resemble
No blood to tie us down
No other way remembered
Just you and me now
No alternate dimension
Any other world
Would still find us together 
It was always meant
To be this way
Jumping off a building
Coming down
To land here on our feet
Wide awake
We watch you sleep
You were meant for us
We were made for you
Heaven sent to us
Dropped out of the blue
Fate intended us
Nothing less is true
You were meant for us 
We were made for you
Made for you

Made For You

Neon (song for Paige)
Weightless
As we climb
She folds her hand in mine
Her energy
Belieing how far we’ve come
Her candy raincoat shine
Every waking day reminds
At once that she
Will always be
The greatest thing I’ve done
She flutters
In the morning breeze
A cherry blossom blown
Through a cloud of monochrome
A sunrise
In a concrete sky
From a corner of my eye
I look behind
In pink she runs away
Neon
On the gray
A lotus flower so small
On a Chinese wall
From the summit of her smile
I can see a thousand miles
Delicate and strong
She’s the reason I belong
All the light in this heart of mine
Reflected in the shine
Of her
Neon
This place calls her its own
A strangers face
She’s never known
On polished stone
She leads me down
She’s the piece I find
She’s the faith
I left behind me
Flying blindly
So far from the times I thought
I had this figured out
She crumbles
Like an autumn leaf
Weary from the road
Clings like ivy
To my shoulder
A frozen moment
In a blink in time
Picture perfect always
In my mind
In pink she runs away
Neon
On the gray
A lotus flower so small
On a Chinese wall
From the summit of her smile
I can see a thousand miles
Delicate and strong
She’s the reason I belong
All the light in this heart of mine
Reflected in the shine
Of her
Neon
Shes the only right and wrong
She’s the hope I’m holding on to
Neon
She’s the silver and the gold
She’s the lightning
And the soul of
Neon
She’s the innocent and wild
My incandescent child of
Neon
Every last belief of mine
Reflected in the shine of
Neon
She’s the silver and the gold
She’s the lightning
And the soul of
Neon
She’s the innocent and wild
My incandescent child of
Neon

Neon

Never Losing (song for Marybeth)
We could lose our places
End up right back at the start
You could lose your temper
Go breaking some somebody’s heart
You might lose your senses
Taking bitterness for sweet
You might lose your memories
One by one
Like pennies
Slipping down between the seats
But you’re never losing me
No you’re never losing me
Running as you might
You’re staying in my sights
You’re never losing me
You might lose your money
Still you never beat the odds
You could lose your hope and faith
In fairytales and gods
Losing your conviction
As life’s friction wears you down
Sense and sanity are gone
Hold on tight and carry on
What was lost can still be found
Bu But you’re never losing me
No you’re never losing me
Running as you might
You’re staying in my sights
You’re never losing me
When you look around for trouble
You know troubles what you find
When you’re fighting every war
You wonder what the fighting’s for
You keep winning all these battles baby
We could lose our minds
But you’re never losing me
No you’re never losing me
Running as you might
You’re staying in my sights
You’re never losing me
No you’re never losing me
No you’re never losing me
Running near or far
I’m right there where you are
You’re never losing me
No you’re never losing me

Never Losing Me

Not All Wrong
Down
The sullen weight of clouds
The heavy in your day
Up
The penny in your cup
The time you got away
Was the night cold
Did it hurt you
Did the light around you bend
Did those favorite thoughts desert you
Did the silence stay your friend
You’re the wall you built around you
No-one gets out alive
Make believe you’re strong
You’re not all wrong
You’re not all wrong
And that’s alright
Breathe in
The air up here’s too thin
You might not make it back
Breathe out
Hang on tight and don’t look down
You’re gonna walk from the crash
Things you bought
And myths you trusted
Hands you thought
Would hold you fast
But things get lost
And myths get busted
Houses built of cards collapse
Cynics sell you tender mercy
Your bleeding heart belies
Feeling somethings gone
You’re not all wrong
You’re not all wrong
And that’s alright
Its looking like you’re lost again
Feeling everywhere you go
It’s the other side of the road
You drive on
Things you bought
And myths you trusted
Hands you thought
Would hold you fast
But things get lost
And myths get busted
Houses built of cards collapse
Cynics sell you tender mercy
Your bleeding heart belies
Feeling somethings gone
You’re not all wrong
You’re not all wrong
And that’s alright
You’re the wall you built around you
No-one gets out alive
Make believe you’re strong
You’re not all wrong
You’re not all wrong
And that’s alright

Not All Wrong

One Damn Word
My baby woke me at nine
And something wasn’t OK
A hungry look in her eye
An angry look on her face
She told me baby I’ve tried
And I don’t think I can stay
You never listen to one damn word I say
You never listen to one damn word I say
She said we had good times baby
Back in the day
But now the feelings declined
I got to put you away
I got another
Who’s got plenty of attention to pay
And he’ll come running with one damn word I say
Yeah he’ll come running with one damn word I say
Close the blinds when you go baby
Go baby go
The day is early give me five minutes more
Don’t let it hit you
When you slam that door
She said I guess now you’ll try and make me stay here instead
I told you I plan on lying in another mans bed
I said now babe its alright
Don’t worry that fine little head
I wasn’t listening to one damn word you said
I wasn’t listening to one damn word you said
Close the blinds when you go baby
Go baby go
The day is early give me five minutes more
Don’t let it hit you
When you slam that door

One Damn Word

The Flood
Hurt
Like rain
Soaking through
Love and pain
Are they just the same to you
Words so pretty
Undress your lies
I surrender 
You’re not surprised at all
As the thunder rolls round in my head
Tell me how will I survive
When I sink at the sight of you
Got me right where you want me
I’m drenched to my bones
I’m lost if I leave
But I’m damned if I don’t
Should I run to high ground
I’d still drown where I stood
The river keeps rising
I can’t stop
Can’t stop the flood
I can’t stop the flood
Where I’m taken
I can’t say
All my will has just
Drained away
You’re the need that I need the most
I can’t breathe when I feel you this close to me
As the hurricane blows in my brain
Tell me how will I survive
This torrent inside of you 
Got me right where you want me
I’m drenched to my bones
I’m lost if I leave
But I’m damned if I don’t
Should I run to high ground
I’d still drown where I stood
The river keeps rising
I can’t stop
Can’t no
Am I just a rethreading of love
You fell from heavens above
I can’t even tell
The thousand ways you shook me baby
Too long chasing
To face it now
Cant tell if its daylight
Above all these clouds
Love and tenderness
Leave me torn
I’m your shelter
You are my storm
As the levees wash out in my soul tell me
How will I survive
When the lightning ignites in you
Got me right where you want me
I’m drenched to my bones
I’m lost if I leave
But I’m damned if I don’t
Should I run to high ground
I’d still drown where I stood
The river keeps rising
I can’t stop
Can’t no
The wave we’re still riding
Has blocked out the sun
It tears me in pieces
That I’m not the one
But there’s ice in your veins
And there’s fire in my blood
The river keeps rising
I can’t stop
Won’t stop
Don’t wanna stop the flood
Don’t wanna stop the flood

The Flood

The Price

Wickerman
I’ll feel no despair
If I see you there
The sky could fall in
And I won’t care
We could sail away
In the days that trail off
Like a conversation dying
Morning comes too soon
To this hotel room
Our sheets in tangles
Our thoughts in ruins
If I wanted more
Please don’t let me
Stop before I give it all away
And if these memories
Seem bittersweet
Let’s laugh until we cry
When this hollow chest
Has nothing left
But one more breath inside
Take it all
Until I’m broken
Here I am
The wickerman
Until it’s gone
Until it’s over
Burn me down
Burn me down
Burn me down
Through the city noise
I can hear your voice
What time’s created
Time destroys
No escaping now
No way through but out
Lets leave it all upon the field
When I’ve hurt too long
For holding on
You’ll save me with goodbye
If I falter then
Just take my hand
And kiss me
One last time
Take it all
Until I’m broken
Here I am
The wickerman
Until it’s gone
Until it’s over
Burn me down
Burn me down
When we’re lost
When its colder
Here I am
The wickerman
Fill me up
Bring me home and
Burn me down
Burn me down
Burn me down

Noel O'Connor

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