A Brand New Day

Fearful and distant they stand

Keeping the secrets of men

Trying so hard to conceal,

With all of their beauty, our vanity

Listen to the commandments

The angry voices

As they thunder across the hall

Words that fill the air

Words that soon will go up in smoke, yeah

Talking about light you cast a long shadow instead

And the candle still burns

Tell me what you're gonna do when smoke clears

'Cause it's only words and stone

Promising hopes and new life

Teasing the fears of my mind

[solo]

Losing my faith, hesitating at the gate

Eyes enquirying me, and the guilt won't go away

I never carried a cross

I never asked for a crown of thorns

Words fill the air, words that go up in smoke

Stones will remain, they'll last till no one recalls

Listen to the commandments as they thunder across the hall

It's only words, nothing but words and stone

LIKE A TUMBLEWEED (--> top)

It's 7:00 in the morning, I woke in a cloud

Everything is upside down

I don't know why I do all the things I do

I just can't help it baby

It may be wrong, but feels so good

I'm running away, got no place to stay

I don't know what lies ahead

Got nothing, I must move on until

I find my way

Every day I hear the call of the unknown

It's not easy to ignore

And if it tastes good I'll ask for more

How could I think about a home

That's the way I'll always be

Rolling like a tumbleweed

Running wild, easy and free

Rolling like a tumbleweed

Keep your eyes wide open, try to seize the day

Nothing ventured, nothing gained

I can't figure out the mess I left behind

I found some trouble there

I know it's trouble what I'll find

[bridge & chorus]

[solo]

[chorus]

A BRAND NEW DAY (--> top)

Skies are grey, but don't you fade away

Skies are grey, but don't you fade away

Got no time for your regrets

'Cause today's a brand new day

Together we walked the winding road

Innocence was all we had

We laughed at our empty hands

The sun would shine so bright and high

Yeah nothing seemed to bring us down

But suddenly we changed our minds

And then the world would frighten us

It's a brand new day

So don't you fade away

You gotta hold on, hold on

It's a brand new day

But you're still so far away

You say you've been betrayed a thousand times

That there's no one who you can trust

That everything you loved is lost

After all, we're lonely like a winter star

You gotta shine on while everything is falling apart

[solo][bridge & chorus]

Times may have changed, but we're still the same

We all have something to forget

[bridge & chorus]

Times may have changed, but we're still the same

We all have something to forget

Times may have changed, but we're still the same

We all have something to regret