BARELY TOUCHING IT
(Kite Recordings)

I´M WITH YOU ALL THE WAY
STRANGE LUCK
TIME STOPS WHEN I HOLD YOU
DANCE FLOOR BORDERS
DREAMS AT THE FILM CLUB
SILVER BOY
DON´T CRY
A DAY FROM A YEAR
WALTHER
EYES OF BLUE
WORKING STAR
GOOD NIGHT
REPRISE




I`M WITH YOU ALL THE WAY

I was ashamed of my face, length
hands and nose but look at me now.
Barely touching it, open eyes,
shuts down the TV while I´m asleep.
My love, I´m with you all the way.

You see what I see,
you hear what I know 
on your 80's couch.
You form your lips 
before the word is spoken.
Turn your doors to entrances.
My love, I´m with you all the way.

Help me please from the shiver
my body puts me out of control
and I twist and turn although 
there´s no music on.

If I ever find my way out from this town
where the brains die young.
My parents better move far away
if they expect me to visit them,
my love, I´m with you all the way





STRANGE LUCK

On my wings
I'm far away from home
and you step on my hands.
We go hurting,
we go needing,
we go somewhere
where we can't head back.

To let them know,
to see them go,
to live as one,
sharing the fun.

Strange Luck,
I won't go without you.
Strange Luck,
I will stay beside you.

And I swear the city
is calling me tonight
and I'm rather alone than without you.
We go walking,
we go ageing,
we go likewise
like the cheater's delight.

To fight the urge
of your snow white skin.
To stay as friends
like a fish on the line.

Strange Luck,
I won't forget you.
Strange Luck,
I will stay the right one.

To see them know,
to let them go.
Breaking up
can be such a strange luck.





TIME STOPS WHEN I HOLD YOU

It must have been the way that you moved your fingers
that released what was locked indoors.
I know once I saw you smile my way
I must make that a part of me.

I saw you back there at the hot-dog stand
at the local bands' night,
where some were trying hard enough
for cosy city eyes.

Won´t you save me,
and somewhere it's hard to die.
Save me for now,
I haven't thought of all that was forgotten
and the devil's on my trail.
I haven't thought of all that was forgotten
and the devil's on my trail.

I know once I take you from the everyday,
I will make you so proud of me.
I see them coming on slow, slow wheels
and you just can´t wait, can´t you.

Won't you save me
and somewhere it's hard to die.
Save me, for now,
the songs still falling like golden leaves
on the cold and dusty ground.
The songs still falling like golden leaves
on the cold and dusty ground.

Time stops when I hold you, down low.
I have waited and waited all my life
for someone like you
steady as the songs we knew.
Yesterday is over.
Seems to be around.
The sound of your name
will never be the same,
as you went
and you came,
as we fall.

Won´t you save me
and somewhere it's hard to die.
Save me, for now,
the songs still falling like autumn leaves
on the cold and dusty ground.
The songs still falling like autumn leaves
on the cold and dusty ground.





DANCEFLOOR BORDERS

Dear, we're just dinosaurs
trying to fulfill 
the struggle of our lives. 
Can we not 
try to forget the world is evil 
and learn from our mistakes once again.

We're dancing, dancing,
we're loving loving,
We're dancing, dancing
and tomorrow I'll be gone
and you will love me then, won´t you.

Can you see me, with your fingernails
all wet from the bottle on their way up my neck.
All the roads we are travelling on
got a lot more to say
in the neon lights.

We're dancing...

Yes, I know there's an evil world today
but I think I still would like to have some please.
Go unseen, go unheard,
stumble within the pain.
The last burning seconds,
won't they last forever on.

When we're dancing...






DREAMS AT THE FILM CLUB

Lost in the chairs
and the lights
with a glance of an old friend.
Oh, how this wide captured hall
sparks in the weekend view.

Broken households, broken deeds
stolen icons, stolen needs.
Tell my ma I´m cracking up,
tell my pa I´m gorgeous now.

He would kill me if he´d seen me
like this, losing the grip of the glow.
I can see your eyes when your heart stops.

The open nights are city screens,
if there´s a god he knows
how well you suit in daylight.
We should learn how to decide.

Funny how we lost all colours
in the yellow light, when the hard wind blows.
I always apologize for being
too close, please forgive me.

The plastic devices destroy the air over night.
I´m all over your rose parlour.

After you hit rock bottom,
the world seems newly painted.
Luxury is to stand tall, luxury is to
smell good.

Your make-up on my pillow.
the tv-choir made me cry,
when my work is done.
Comparing your face in the mirror game.
Aren´t we a handsome couple
while we brush our teeth?





SILVER BOY	

I held her dearly on the front lawn.
My shirt was found on the hard wood floor.
I can't hear their voice any longer.
I killed my king, can't get rid of the queen.

Hold on, hold on silver boy.
Hold on, hold on silver boy.

This must really be the basement,
completely swept off the rest of the house.
The street is just a missile of faces
I don't want to meet.

Hold on, hold on silver boy.
I might just leave a joyful song,
to get far away,
to get far away.
When the darkness coming closer,
I'm glad to see that wrinkle at your eye.

Hold on, hold on silver boy
Hold on, hold on silver boy

She was mine for over 4 years.
Now I got to help her move out our old flat.
I'm not a property, I'm my own,
I see them rise, you see me go.
My soul will try to live on
white faces' parade.
As they sung hallelujah,
and that's the sound of angels' feet.

When the darkness coming closer,
we got it made, we proved them wrong





DON'T CRY

My broken lip kept bleeding.
I helped your mittens on.
Sometime in the winter
we´re just coloured dots.

You change nuance so easy.
Picture shot in springtime.
You bit your lip so slowly,
stupid little girl
on my windowsill.

Don´t cry no more.
It´s me who broke the spell
of lovers remained sacred for eternity.
Your picture's eyes,
I wanna hear those words again
that you intended to use just for me.

Lifted over water
in a dream full of loose teeth.
I can read you like a book
but I don´t understand a word.

I´m sorry for what I did,
my only kingdom ceased to be,
the bitter radio helped last night
to spread your angel dust
on my windowsill.

Don´t cry no more,
it´s easier to let it go.
You got your new way now
with the wellknown home and
the safety within.
Your picture's eye,
can´t you feel it pounding hard?
It´s the small things that make
a boy a man

When you´re getting stronger,
it could take a day or two
and I´m fading lonely,
I´m fading lonely,
I´m fading lonely.

Don´t cry for me,
I´m the one to blame.
Well, I betrayed you
but you betrayed me first
so shed your tears.
Yeah, shed your tears.
Can´t you see it´s over now?
Well my friend you won´t mend
my flaming heart.

It´s a nightmare if I´m restless,
if this is not the last turn.
You got a new life
I´m still right here.





A DAY FROM A YEAR





WALTHER

I called out for a future
with my own heartbeats sticking out. Well,
in time you laugh we're pleading for forsaking
I don't know if I ever will have it
I guess the years will tell
at least I have to recover first.
When it's coming, she lay her gymnast hands on me.
Was it normal to be down on 9 at seventeen?

Do you think I needed to hurt myself?
do you think I wanted that pain?
you got me right on those late night conversations.
When life was ready to slip through my fingers
though I kind of cared about sticking around,
I knew I had to make it the best I could.
I promise to treat Emma well, 
cause' then I treat myself good as well.
With patience, with patience 
good things will come.

Catching me offbeat
in pace with the feelings.
Leaving me faceless
I'm breathing down.

Fading glory, scars and bruises,
won't shadow salvation.
That newborn baby,
I think we're gonna name him Walther
The way we bleed when we are reaching out.

When it's coming, her southern nature's respecting me.
There's a part, the blunt night records wouldn't play.

Catching me offbeat,
in pace with the feelings.
Leaving me faceless.
I'm breathing down.

I hope I go before you
I wouldn't stand to face the world without you
and that would have been the case if I never knew you

It could have happened so easily.
When you're coming, 
they will know us by the brightest light.






EYES OF BLUE

I want to go where you won't hide,
where you won't fly,
where you won't sigh.
I want to go where you won't find
the reason why I messed my space.
I want to go where you won't hurt me,
if you go, I go too.
Late bloom, works both ways.
Eyes of blue, eyes of blue.

I should be following you.
It's a waving march over splintered skin.
I could clean what's worth to you.
Eyes of blue, eyes of blue.

It's been a while since you took me to
your place and mixed my pride with pledge.
It's been a while since I laid you down
with the holy saviour in my head.
It's been a while since I saw you lady
you're my only desire.
Used, or misused?
Eyes of blue, eyes of blue.






WORKING STAR

Tomorrow I'll be your angel.
Tomorrow I'll be your working star.
As far as we know
this could really be the answer.
Hitched up your skirt
and just blew our minds.

Do you know I keep losing weight
and my ears scream at night
as my shirt still smells a little
from your skin?
Based upon a distant frame
on your old life.
Would you marry me young?

Tomorrow I'll be your angel.
Tomorrow I'll be your working star.
My fingertips rearranged
tears on your shoulders.
You fixed my hair and tried to smile.
The beauty of crying girls.

Can be because you're some years older,
can be because I'm just like you.
This is pretty much all I want
and your body's so much softer than me.
I can hear myself leave, it's closing time.
I'm yours all yours, so, farewell to the old life.

It doesn't matter what you say
when your hair covers your face,
when trying to reach air when reaching me.

Tomorrow I'll be your angel.
Tomorrow I'll be your working star.
I slept with you
but didn't know if it was ok to kiss you,
going to your car and you said isn't it time to get
your own driver's licence soon?






GOOD NIGHT

Head over heels
is how we spend our time
and the new season's coming,
it's coming so fast.
It's an hour away from town,
delivery by bus,
where you can ease your hunger
and you can cry if you must.
There's some sinful dim lights hanging out 
from the factory.
I'm back in the old room again,
say it's a house without air.

You called me up to see if I 
had changed my mind.
I was hanging with my band 
but my thoughts were with you.
You were alone and afraid, 
didn't know what to do
and I was praying for the summer 
and the year to be over soon.
It was three days away from our 
two year anniversary.       
I'm still your best friend.
I hope you sleep well soon.

As long as Tessie walks,
as long will she carry my love.
As long as Tessie breathes,
she always will hold my youth.

I was just over 20 when I did it the first time,
it didn't work all that well 
and I was soon to find out why.
I'm still feeling filthy
and I'm still so afraid.
Afraid of meeting all those people,
too afraid to get a job.
The nights of waiting 
with the death anxiety.
Well, some times were so hard 
I could barely stand to be alive.

As long as Tessie walks,
as long will she carry my love.
As long as Tessie breathes,
she always will hold my youth.

I brought a song about you to the Friday dance.
it was a local show, you can't hear it where you are.
I remember back then, when that set of songs
was a dream to be made, but I think we lost the core.
All the sisters and brothers 
we´re denying the right to be given birth.
You're still my best friend,
I hope you get well soon.

As long as Tessie walks,
as long will she carry my love.
As long as Tessie breathes,
she always will hold my youth.





REPRISE

I was looking for a simple life,
just to settle down,
cause' how the ring was worn was a decent try.
I ain´t going to make that mistake twice,
at least not three times in a row.

I can learn to be the perfect one,
if just in self-defence.
I got everything that´s needed,
I got it now and I´m improving every day.
I´m with you all the way, all the way

Hey, how are you doing?
Sweet of you to read my mind
underneath a bad piece of home
on my way to life.

You know how to move
while I´m such a fake.
God, how I´ve missed you, so many days.
To undress you and find you and have you
in the neighbour house.

We share a lot of secrets. Even my friends
don't know much about me.
An eye for an eye
for an eye for an eye.
That´s on purpose too, all the way

Hey, how are you doing?
Sweet of you to read my mind.
Remember where to breath
on my way to life.

I have a lot of troubles finding how I´d
prove my love better
than to sacrifice something I´m devoted to.
A different life style, waving another flag.

First time I considered giving up
while still feeling fine.
Yeah, I know that´s ironic
let´s laugh at me for a while.
When you walk through the fire,
I´m with you all the way, all the way




(c) Thomas Denver Jonsson 1999-2005