BILL WARD LYRICS

1. (Mobile) Shooting Gallery

Ups Downs Reds Whites
Continued over using
Everything on lower shelf
Is guaranteed for self abusing

The lights are out,
There's no one home boys.
I know it well,
The magic's gone.
By self design,
The egos fallen.
Look out
I died a thousand years ago.

[Repeat Beginning Chant with:]
It's happened, will happen, what happened.
Might happen, did happen can
Zero at the point of it all
Just happened, did happen, what happened.
Might happen, did happen can
Zero at the point of it all
Who holds the hand of doom these days?

Hangs out with pain,
It's poison.
Forget the dreams
They'll blow away.
Romantic nights,
With friends like I.V.
Look out,
What madness, my we lie so well

It happened, can happen, what happened,
Might happen, it happened,
Zero at the point of it all.
Just happened, it happened, yeah happened.
Did happen, can happen.
Zero at the point of it all,
It happened, can happen, what happened,
Yeah happened, did happen
Zero at the point of it all.
It just happened, might happen, did happen,
Will happen, can happen
Zero at the point of it all,
What happened, just happened, it happened,
Might happen, yeah happened

[And Chant with 2nd Chorus simultaneously:]

When you close your eyes at night,
Are you
Are you
Are you
Are you
Still breathing

When?

Just happened, yeah happened, can happen
Did happen, will happen.
Zero at the point of it all,
It happened, can happen, yeah happened,
Might happen, just happened
Zero at the point of it all.
It happened, will happen, did happen,
Yeah happened, can happen
Zero at the point of it all.
All my knock down tears have washed me
home.

2. Short Stories

Don't hurt you,
Just hold you,
And make you happy.
The things you do...

3. Bombers (Can Open Bomb Bays)

Listen my son,
One thing I've learned
And I know it.
Bombers can open bomb bays

Love all you can
This precious thing
Called your own life.
Remember, bombers can open bomb bays.

Might you meet somebody
That has your mother's eyes and smile.
Might you meet them,
Don't blow them away.
Don't hurt them, just hold them,
Make someone happy.

The things you do, it's up to you,
Try being happy.
And I say I can believe it,
And I do.
I do believe there's hope for you.

You
There's hope for you.
You
There's hope for you

Listen my son,
I'm in a war
And I know it,
Remember, bombers can open bomb bays.

Complimentary worship
May close your many open doors.
Might you be cool,
Don't get blown away,
Don't hurt you, just hold you
And make you happy.

The things you do, it's up to you
Try being happy.
And I say I can believe it,
And I do.
I do believe there's hope for you.

[Repeat Bridge Twice]

4. Pink Clouds An Island

Pink clouds, an island.
It's a place
Where I can hide.
Selfishly I cling to
Parts of me
I'm afraid I might find.

Pink clouds, an island,
It insulates me
From letting you know
That I'm quietly dying.
I live here
When I don't want to grow.

I'm alone
Out here again.
Goodbye, over,
And It really doesn't matter,
Matter.

[Repeat Chorus]

And it really doesn't matter
Matter.
And it really doesn't matter
Matter.
And it really doesn't matter
Matter.
And it really doesn't matter
Matter.

5. Light Up The Candles (Let There Be Peace Tonight)

Light up the candles,
Let there be peace tonight
Throw out the pain that made you cry.

Up to the rafters,
Watch the candlelight glow.
Follow your heart, see where it goes.

Don't forget your prayers
Before your bedtime.
No more talking, too.
No more wars or hurt
Before your bedtime.
Place your head upon whatever
You've been chosen to call bed.
And while you're sleeping,
Bye, bye, di li li li
And while you're sleeping.

Light up the candles,
Leave the rest of the day,
Follow your dreams and float away.

[Repeat Chorus]

Conscience tells
The present story
In a room below.

I know I ask for much tonight.
Too much to ask for peace tonight.
I know I ask for much tonight.
Too much to as for peace tonight.

6. Snakes & Ladders

I want to stop, but I'm feeling go.
When I'm saying, "Yes," I mean, "No, no, no."
Mercy, mercy, can this mean
I've got a taste of what you'd rather have me be?
Yeah, yeah, yeah, oh.

Patience, patience wearing thin.
Don't guide me through where you ain't been.
It takes a whole damn lot to wear me down, down, down
And right now friend, I'm about to stand my ground
Yeah, yeah, yeah, oh.

Sit in your chair, let down your hair, don't be so afraid.
Take in the view, it's only you, don't be so afraid.
Stay in the sun and leave the gun, don't be so afraid.
Get out your way, you'll maybe stay, don't be so afraid.

Is this the way it has to be,
While I'm still here making out with me.
All components stamped with pride,
I've got the makings of another suicide.
Yeah, yeah, yeah, oh.

Push or pull, just get me out of here.
Consider this a warning and I hope I'm clear.
I don't know how I'll make it while I own the ace.
I'd like to give it back before I pin it to your face.
Yeah, yeah, yeah, oh.

I want to look, so I turn away,
Then I slip and slide when it's time to pray.
Quiet faith, don't scream and shout,
I haven't died enough to find the guts to let you out.
Yeah, yeah, yeah, oh.

[Repeat Chorus]

7. Jack's Land

Stop the night,

My thoughts get louder
After dark.
Ooh, the lies
The crazies tell me this much,
Ahaa.

It's a simple enough task, boys,
To find a living miracle,
But the living ain't easy,
I need a shot of medicine.

Start the day,
My head denies I'm breathing,
It likes to say,
"Am I here or leaving me?"

There's a want that I ask
All the Time.
Possession of my right mind.
You're not deaf,
But I still have to shout.
Watch out, there's lots
Of thieves about.

Along, along the way
I stand beside myself
And look at all my world.
No need to tell me.

I see dead men playing.
I hear cries from many.
I see tears and then some.
I hear hope, I'm hoping.

I'm caught with all
The shutters down.
Who's looking through my window?
I had to close the saddest eyes.

[Repeat 1st and 2nd Bridges]

[Ozzy Scat Simultaneously with 3rd Bridge:]

You've got to be a winner
You've got to be cool
You've got to be a winner
you've got to be cool

I see me inside you.
I hear fear and then some.
I see children playing,
I see hope, I'm hoping.

Faraway (way)
I hear a memory calling me.
I'd like to stay,
But my obsession wants to play

8. Living Naked

There's no excuse any more since the fire,
Since the whole house burned down.
Blow off the lid when my future demand
I make profit from my yesterday,
Biding my time just to work on the moves.
Why, why,

I feel the growing city winds,
Bye, bye, bye, bye
Oh, the survivor's out again,
Bye, bye, bye, bye
Life has arrived, I am amazed,
Bye, bye, bye, bye
Learning how not to rape the day,
Bye, bye, bye, bye
Goodbye, terror, 'til we meet again.

Oh what a fantasy, being alive when I'm dead
Dead dead dead dead dead dead dead dead

Out from the jar called the King of Ballet,
"If you want, I'll call you every day."
Keeping the trinkets from worlds left behind
And the owner didn't see or mind.
Knowing the difference sure hurts, but it helps
Why, why.

I feel the growing city winds.
Bye, bye, bye, bye
Here's where they and I begin,
Bye, bye, bye, bye
Perfect conditions on parade,
Bye, bye, bye, bye
Off with the mask, you're done and paid.
Bye, bye, bye, bye
Goodbye, terror, 'til we meet again

9. Music For A Raw Nerve Ending

I am at night an undertaker
I do thy dirty work for thee
And after doing, ask this question,
"What in the hell are you to me?"

Push, push, push
Silly bugger
You're a vagabond
Yeah, yeah
Get you out of this town

You are at best distorted pleasure (pleasure)
Between the lipstick and the rouge
Too bad my instinct has been sleeping
And let your thoughts become my food.

[Repeat Chorus]

Expect short measure in your payload
I'm through with working out with thee
I'm on my way to higher places (places)
Don't need the hole that you've been saving just for me.

10. Tall Stories

Jump up for the whole town, Willy,
Go get a band,
Oh man, you look so pretty,
Reach out, reach out,
Play it while you can,
'Cause soon you'll be a man.

Breathe in, and be a man among many,
Be all that you can be.
Watch out, watch out,
There may be empty space,
More than you can face.

If by chance you lose your head,
Don't sell yourself too short,
Hold on.
Ain't no lie, we can fly.
My, my, my, we're alive.

Breathe out, and when the hounds get hungry,
Come marching with a mad dog's cane.
Hang on, hang on,
When all you have is gone,
It's time to carry on.

There is a sense of purpose
As we move along.
Nothing makes much sense right here,
Until the moneymaker's gone.

Keep on believing.

There is a sense of purpose
As we move along,
Nothing makes much sense right here,
Until the moneymaker's gone.

'Til it's gone,
Yeah, 'til it's gone,
Who oh who
Yeah, 'til it's gone,
Yeah, yeah,
Oh oh I yes.

[Repeat 1st Verse]

If by chance, you lose your heart,
Be patient.
Time can help. Hold on.
Ain't no lie, we can fly.
My, my, my, we're alive.

We're alive, oh alive.

Ain't no lie, we can fly,
We can fly, yeah, yeah.
My, my, my, we're alive.
Oh oh oh yeah.

Ain't no lie, we can fly.
La la la la la
My, my, my, we're alive.

Tall stories,
You got tall stories.
Yeah, hey hey my my.

11. Sweep

Those being very small
Have been heard to say
That being small's OK.

Those getting rather big
May come to find
They've left their space behind.

Hey, yeah, you
Living in the middle
Too afraid to come out
Hanging on to your pride
So uneasy.

All fall down, it makes no difference
God Almighty holds the balance here
Get out, get out, get out of here.

We collide, how formal,
Is that why we're here?

Those going all the way
Have been heard to say
That being here's OK.

[Repeat 3rd Verse]

All fall down, it makes no difference.
God Almighty, hold the balance here
Get out, get out, get out of here.

We collide, how formal.
And gain control,
Then fall of the edge.

12. Along The Way

Me,
I'm just a being here.
My heart cries out,
But no one's near.
I'm just a being here,
Down city road.

After the darkest day
I have been heard to say
Nothing feels better than
Being so close to you.
Fish in the trees
And birds swimming in seas
Oh God,
Cover your frozen eyes,
That's when the laughter died out.

All along the way







BILL WARD LYRICS