A Tonal Melee

 

Melee (pronounced /ˈmɛleɪ, ˈmeɪleɪ/), or sometimes referred to as "brawl", generally refers to disorganized close combat involving a group of fighters, as in: 

"...a melee of tones"

Songs and Lyrics


Catalog:

-Please Stay -Always -Daisy Chains -007 in New York

-Back Home -Gunshot -Pointless -Reincarnation Song

-Wildrose -Dream Tree -Calypso -For Pete's Sake

-Here and Now -Vision Quest -Frilly Chaps -All For Her

 

Please Stay

Everything I love I lost today

The girl that I first saw has slipped away

She left me with a smile and a kiss goodbye

And then she dissapeared into the night

 

And I know it's gone, but still here in song

And your mouth is near, soft breath I hear

 

It took me so long just to find you

I've waited so long I'll never be happy

And you're all I want but it's not the same

When we're miles apart I won't call your name

 

I am overwhelmed to my surprise

There is something more I love your eyes

I have lost before but not in vain

There is something more I want the pain

 

And I know it's gone, but still here in song

And your mouth is near, soft breath I hear

It's too much for words

Too perfect for two

And I'm trying so hard to keep you in mind yeah!

 

I am overwhelmed to my surprise

There is something more I love your eyes

I have lost before but not in vain

There is something more I want the pain!

 

Please stay yeah whoa-oh!

Stay yeah whoa-oh!

Stay yeah! Whoa-whoa!

Stay yeah! Whoa-whoa!

 

Back Home

I'm not a perfect man, But I do what I can

I let the moment set me free, From my bad memory

 

Don't live in the past, Yeah I enjoy things while they last

But I may never let go, Of that girl I used to know

 

Life was just a game, We crossed bridges as they came

I never felt this way before, My home was with her

 

We took life day to day, was the only way to be free

 

So the future is today, And don't you ever start to stray

From the moment you are in, Or the places you been

 

And when life comes to you, Follow your heart

Back Home!

Home! Back Home!

Home! Back Home!

Home! Back Home-oh oh-wee-oh

Whoa-ho-ho

 

Wildrose

I’m scared, so unprepared for the feeling, I get from seeing your eyes

You don’t realize, I’ve fallen for you!

 

It was a stone cold morning, The sky was raging blue

Under the moon, I lay there waiting for you

And then it came, the time I knew you’d be there

Determined and bright, I recognized your hair!

You said I’m sorry, I know just how you feel

It’s alright, I can’t believe it’s real

I rested under a tree

The light, it burned inside of me!

 

This is the best thing to ever happen!

This is the best thing to ever happen!

 

Love! Pulling myself in! I can never win! I have a new direction

Wake! To the sunlight of the night, I'll never hold you tight, you are my inspiration

You can't see that it’s meant to be, I’ll perish and I’ll fall

I am dying and I feel so fine! I haven’t eaten in days

Wildrose, You are the best thing to ever happen

Wildrose, You are the best thing to ever happen

Wildrose….Wildrose!

Wildrose....Wildrose!

 

You are the best thing to ever happe'nd I love a Rose!

You are the best thing to to ever happen

 

Always

There was a little girl, Her heart was in the right place

And when she came to you, She only asked for one thing

 

And she said

Always, Give me what I want, Give me just that one thing, You know

The words that go unspoken, The touch that tells me something

 

And she said

You give me only that, I’ll give you back the whole world

 

I found my way to her, I knew it’d cost me something

Something that I have, Something that I know, That I know!

 

And I said

Baby! Take me I’m all yours, Yours to keep inside

I’ve given all I have, All I’ve ever owned,

I fell right in your eyes, You caught me in your arms

 

Gunshot

He wasn’t sure, There’s no way to tell!

And how could he’ve expected this? So soon….

 

I ran right in to you I could have sworn you stole my breath

I knew, I knew

Was it really hard to see? Two young lovers feet to feet,

They knew, They knew

She was taken aback, How could she feel the same as that?

She knew, She knew

You could see me standing there, No reason all beyond compare

I knew, I knew

 

I caught a sideways glance of your eye, I held my breath, Inside!

This is really so much more than it seems but we knew, We knew! Ya Ya Ya

 

I ran right in to you I could have sworn you stole my breath

I knew, I knew

Was it really hard to see? Two young lovers feet to feet,

They knew, They knew

She was taken aback, How could she feel the same as that?

She knew, She knew

You could see me standing there, No reason all beyond compare

I knew, I knew

 

I ran right in to you I could have sworn you stole my breath

I knew, I knew

Was it really hard to see? Two young lovers feet to feet,

They knew, They knew Ya Ya Ya Ya

 

Dream Tree

Feel the wind, Blowing cold on my face

And the sun's blinding wall

In the shade I feel your embrace

As the leaves begin to fall

 

Stop! Smell the rose

And take life slow

Let's catch fruits as they drop

And watch the fire glow

 

And the light shines on me

And the burning sea

And the world is next to me

Set my spirit free

 

Under this perfect tree

I'll have to climb and see

The world in front of me

Set my spirit free

 

Look at me, I am living life again!

Every minute from day one

I can look into the sun

With you my only friend

 

And the light shines on me

And the burning sea

And the world is next to me

Set my spirit free

 

Under this perfect tree

I'll have to climb and see

The world in front of me

Set my spirit free

 

And the light shines on me

And the burning sea

And the world is next to me

Set our spirit free

 

Under this perfect tree

I'll have to climb and see

The world in front of me

 

Daisy Chains

I see you dancing in circles of light

Star gazing sun blazing holes in my heart

Open your eyes when I kiss you goodnight

Wherefore art Romeo? He wants to hold you tight!

 

I want to lie in a field of flowers

Close to your home

Where we can take it all for granted

Holding each other alone

 

She was lost and he was found

Her heart was pure his notion sound

The music played he took her in

It was love at first sight as the world did spin

 

And now I know I am free and I know it’s a brand new day

Take my hand, I promise I'll show you the way!!

 

You’re my first love, My last hope

I’m on the edge, Don’t let me go

Show me your heart, Hear me cry

Don’t ever let this die!

 

She was lost and he was found

Her heart was pure his notion sound

The music played he took her in

It was love at first sight

 

Pointless

So what's the point?

Is there nothing left but my empty dreams?

I thought I knew it all

 

I am lost!

I have no idea what's become of me

I feel it knows my every weakness

 

I am cursed

I have lost it all never to be found

This isn't happening

 

And what went wrong?

Is there nothing left but my empty dreams

But could it be this real?

 

Listen to the sound of my heart

Beating, believing in love

Can you hear it? It's about to explode

 

So what's the point?

I have nothing left but my empty dreams

I thought I knew it all

 

I am done for

There is nothing left, nothing left of me

Please forget me not

 

Can this be what I had wished for

Endless torture until the end

 

I am meant for hopeless wandering 

I've always wondered where you hide

 

But what's the point?

I have nothing left but my empty dreams

This isn't happening

 

I am done for

I have lost it all never to be found

Please forget me not

 

And I'm in Love!

With a made up thing

A true disease

Forgive me please

 

You and I

Were never meant to be

There'll be no true love

No happy end

I have lost!


Calypso

We left the comfort of the sand 

Searching for a firmer place to land

Men to test hypotheses 

And subjects to follow our decrees I wonder why

I see no birds in the sky

As they rise over the edge

To bring with them Calypso's pledge

 

Stranded in the stormy seas

We spoke of life's mysteries

The answers lay amongst the waves

And the dark of ocean caves I wonder why

I only let out a sigh

As we rise over the ocean pit

To conquer islands that we saw fit

 

Waves crash in time

To the beat of a marching drum

No need to discuss an armisitce

As we sink into the great abyss


Here and Now

You fool! You let it pass you by

It's gone! You get no second try

Tonight, the stars they all shine

The world, it all will be mine

 

Be here, be here with me

It's now, as it's always been


Vision Quest

Are you really on your own?

And so far away from home?

 

Visions of the light are blinding

Underneath the sky all is winding

 

This can't be my life I am done for

In the end of time wrapped in silence

I am forced to wander the desert

...Forced to wander the desert


007 in New York

A man on the run

A Russian spy with a gun

 

Trapped in a foreign place

But you know my name


Reincarnation Song

For Pete's Sake

She's the kind of girl who wants to give you heartbreak

Who wants to make you see how all us guys are stupid

She's nothing but some trouble

But I am seeing double

I can hardly breathe I say

 

Can you believe, this is for real? 

We've given up everything that we are

This is insane, She knows my name

Where can we go after coming so far?

 

I went in the other day to try and get some tacos

The promise and the lie: She's only into me

'Cause I give her all I got, I know she'll never see

She's everything to me I say

 

Can you believe, this is for real? 

We've given up everything that we are

This is insane, She knows my name

Where can we go after coming so far?

 

She's only into me 'cause I give here all I got

I know she'll never see she's everything to me

And I give here all I got, I know she'll never see

She's everything to me I say

 

Can you believe, this is for real? 

We've given up everything that we are

This is insane, I know her name name

I've given you everything in my heart.


All For Her


Frilly Chaps

Heading down to Raton, Riding like the wind

He got his pretty hat on, Giddy on up and kick it on in

 

‘Cause I’m (He) ready

I (He) got my (His) Frilly Chaps on

 

See him mosey on down the road, Shaking his leg to the beat

I bet you that cowboy can Rock ‘n Roll, Gonna rock the boot right of his feet

 

‘Cause I’m (He) ready

I (He) got my (His) Frilly Chaps on

 

Well my frilly jeans is all my means, and damn I gone and popped a seam

My Les Paul queen’s a dime machine, she makin’ me move I’m makin’ her scream

 

‘Cause I’m (He) ready

I (He) got my (His) Frilly Chaps on

 

Baby, Baby, I ‘aint joking around, I’m getting out I’m getting right out of town

Woman you know I ‘aint messing around, I got my chaps I’ll get the hell out of town

 

‘Cause I’m (He) ready

I (He) got my (His) Frilly Chaps on


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