EL&P: Black Moon (1992)

1. Black Moon
2. Paper Blood
3. Affairs Of The Heart
4. Romeo And Juliet
5. Farewell To Arms
6. Changing States
7. Burning Bridges
8. Close To Home
9. Better Days
10. Footprints In The Snow

BLACK MOON
Everyday I see a new cloud coming there's one more hole in space

Every time I walk across the street I feel the gas blowing in my face

We never learn even deserts burn and all politicians lie

They won't do nothin' 'till we reach high noon

Black Moon

Ain't nobody gonna walk on water when it falls like acid rain

Nobody gonna fake you out every poison stains

We're all stuck here right in the middle

We never call the tune

We don’t get active we become immune

Black Moon

In the night see the red sky burning

There's fire on the mountain

Oil slicks on the sea

Black Moon is rising

How long will it be

Just take a look around the world the future never waits

We're skating on the thin ice and we're in the hands of fate

What we need's a little re-direction to find our blue lagoon

You know it wouldn't come a moment to soon

Black Moon

PAPER BLOOD
Livin' on a razor's edge
Sharper than a knife
Surrender to the power of wedge
Keep running for your life
You don't need no periscope
You won't need second sight
It'll come at you so fast my friend
It's thank you and goodnight

Caught in the river
You can't stop the flood
Well that's the power of money
Paper blood

Caught in the river

You can't stop the flood

Well that's the power of money

Paper blood

Ambition flies on silver wings
Searching for a crown
King of kings they pull the strings
'Till they run you down
No matter what you've undergone
The measure of success
Is how much you can charge it on
American Express

Caught in the river
You can't stop the flood
Well that's the power of money
Paper blood

Caught in the river

You can't stop the flood

Well that's the power of money

Paper blood

You don't need to drive a car
And you don't need a house
And you don't need a guiding star
When living like a mouse
In the presidential suite
They'd rather see you burn
Ducking and diving
Just to make ends meet
To the point of no return

Caught in the river
You can't stop the flood
Well that's the power of money

Paper blood

Caught in the river

You can't stop the flood

Well that's the power of money

Paper blood...

AFFAIRS OF THE HEART
She looked at me across the room
Emerging from a silk cocoon
Along beneath venetian chandeliers
Against the moon her body rocks
Her eyes were cunning like a fox
The wings of passion fly on all frontiers

From this fire there's no returning
No escape your heart is burning
Love becomes a lethal weapon
No one is to smart
In affairs of the heart
In affairs of the heart

Now upon the bridge she waits
Dreaming of our tangled fates
Her face was like a ghost with eyes of jade
I fell just like a falling star
A victim of this coup d'etat
I could not see behind this masquerade

From this fire there's no returning
No escape your heart is burning
Love becomes a leathal weapon
Be careful where you start
In affairs of the heart
In affairs of the heart
In affairs or the heart

Sometimes I think I'll never learn
Were all those promises in vain
Do the wings of fire still remain

All is fair in love and war
The tender draw the shortest straw
Like autumn leaves they vanish in the air
Is this the time we say good-bye
I call her room there's no reply
Tonight we end this fleeting love affair

From this fire there's no returning
No escape your heart is burning
Love becomes a leathal weapon
Sharper than a dart

In affairs of the heart

In affairs of the heart

In affairs of the heart...

ROMEO AND JULIET

(Instrumental)

FAREWELL TO ARMS
In this our life on Earth
Another dawn we face
Is this the moment of truth
For the whole human race
Is that the last man down
Is that the last life laid to waste
Can we find in our hearts
Each and every dream we've misplaced
Before Heaven cries tears
On the mountain we climb

Farewell to arms
Rest in peace
May the rain of freedom be released
Farewell to arms
We just can't walk away
We're all sharing this Earth at the end of the day

So when the cold wind bites
And the mad dogs speak
However dark is your night
Just keep turning your cheek
'Cause when the last shot's fired
It is then the world will be free
And still we are asking
Just how long will it be
Though we're blown by the crosswinds
We stand like a tree

Farewell to arms
Rest in peace
May the rain of freedom be released
Farewell to arms
We just can't walk away
We're all sharing this earth at the end of the day

Down this road we've wandered for so many years
With every step we take
We can tear down all frontiers
Make no mistake

Farewell to arms
Rest in peace

May the rain of freedom be released

CHANGING STATES

(Instrumental)

BURNING BRIDGES
Miles away
The light in the distance looks miles away
Tired of resistance and turned away
Going back to the Holy land
Last night your anger was born again
Show all the tears in your heart

with a dagger in your side
Still buried in your pride

And when the morning sighs
And when the rains fall dry
Scarring the mountainside
They burn the bridges down
And when the laughter dies
Can't you see beyond the lines
Waving the last goodbye
Gonna burn these bridges down

Home again
Marching in circles, we're home again
Carry the torch in your heart
And your anger on the vine
Still buried in your pride

And when the morning sighs
And when the rains fall dry
Scarring the mountainside
They burn the bridges down
And when the laughter dies
Can't you see beyond the lines
Waving the last goodbye

Gonna burn these bridges down

And when the morning sighs

And when the rains fall dry

Scarring the mountainside

They burn the bridges down

And when the laughter dies

Can't you see beyond the lines

Waving the last goodbye
Gonna burn these bridges down
Gonna burn these bridges down
Gonna burn these bridges down

CLOSE TO HOME

(Instrumental)

BETTER DAYS
I was walking on this station
I could see somebody lying on a chair
I went over to him
I said, hey man, what are you doing there
And have you got a smoke
I said you'd better come in out of the rain
Before you get yourself soaked

And they accuse you when you're over and out

Ulterior motives, that's what it's all about

It's just human nature, they try to make you flinch

But we're takin' the higher ground inch by inch

No one cal feel inside

How deep the oceans, heartaches hide

So stand on me, I'll catch you falling
You can stand on me and I'll help you find a way
Stand on me, I can feel our ship turning
Stand on me, we're sailing on the wind of better days

And if you tumble when the snowflakes fall
This is a jungle, it's not a waterfall
From where you're standing you can't get no change

They keep moving the target clean out of range

No one can feel inside

How deep the oceans, heartaches hide

So stand on me, I'll catch you falling

You can stand on me and I'll help you find a way

Stand on me, I can feel our ship turning

Stand on me, we're sailing on the wind of better days
Stand on me

So stand on me, I'll catch you falling

You can stand on me and I'll help you find a way

Stand on me, I can feel our ship turning

Stand on me, we're sailing on the wind of better days
Stand on me

FOOTPRINTS IN THE SNOW
First time when you looked at me
You tried to hide but I could see
A special beauty in your eyes
Passion flying like a spark
Like an arrow to the mark
I feel it sting my jealousy

Before you know there's footprints in the snow

Desire like a river flows
Where it comes from no one knows
Love just like a flower grows
And then God only knows
It comes down like guillotine

Now I feel the rain
of love torn by a hurricane
One night eclipsed the sun
How deep still waters run

How deep they go like footprints in the snow

Take my love into your brest
Commit my spirit to the test
You will see him like a knight
His armour gleams
We'll fly upon his angel's wings
Above the clouds in rainbow rings
We can sail a ship of dreams

If you will take my hand
We can cross this desert made of sand
We can break in through the ice
And feel the wind of paradise
We'll feel it blow our footprints in the snow

Anytime you feel alone
Just raise your hand, pick up the phone
Take in my number, there I'll be
If one day your stars won't shine
I will give you some of mine
Cause they could fall so easily

If you will take my hand

We can cross this desert made of sand

We can break in through the ice

And feel the wind of paradise

We'll feel it blow our footprints in the snow

We both know there's footprints in the snow