You play the innocent, So finely dressed, Your silver tongue Is barbed with significance Somewhere between the lines
All your false charm and diplomacy All your half truths and hypocrisy Suddenly it’s so obvious That you can’t tell the truth to save your
Life, you’re a liar… Life, you’re a liar… Waste your time just preying on those weaknesses you dread
Your insecurities, They’re woven in This web you weave, A thousand small fragilities Like cracks between the lines
All those fake smiles and faux modesty All your half truths and hypocrisy Suddenly it’s so obvious That you can’t tell the truth to save your
Life, you’re a liar… Life, you’re a liar… Spend your life just preying on the weak that keep you fed
You can’t stop your lying now There’s no point to trying to When you don’t know what you believe, The poison runs too deep in you Incurable, there’s no way through It’s terminal, you are the disease
All your false charm and diplomacy All your half truths and hypocrisy Suddenly it’s so obvious That you can’t tell the truth to save your
Life, you’re a liar… Life, you’re a liar… Waste your time just preying on those weaknesses you dread
All those fake smiles and faux modesty All your half truths and hypocrisy Suddenly it’s so obvious That you can’t tell the truth to save your
Life, you’re a liar… Life, you’re a liar… The only way to help you now, is if we take your head.
He’s been silent so long, It’s so hard to escape The scars that can’t be seen There’s nowhere to belong Days drift on and on Can’t sleep, he can’t dream
Can’t do anything right, Can’t do anything Hiding from this world, Hiding from this mirror Just reflecting his pain, Just reflecting that Nothing really matters now
Is sunlight right outside the window? Is there any reason to be?
Sometimes the smallest of things Can save a life in the end, Just got a reach out a hand You are not alone You’re not alone, You are not alone
From this weary bell jar There’s no way to define Any colours, they’re all grey. Memories of life seem far, So haunting, bizarre It’s another stormy day
Can’t see anything light, Can’t see anything Hiding in this room, Hiding in this mirror. A faint reflection of life, Just reflecting Is it still worth trying for
Is sunlight right outside the window? Is there any reason to be?
Sometimes the smallest of things Can save a life in the end, Just got a reach out a hand You are not alone You’re not alone, You are not alone
Got no assumptions I make no apologies, Haven’t seen their master plan, I’m as dogged as Diogenes. Outside those chambers Where they gather to enjoy their feast, I’m on a different path, In the shadows where they dare not sleep.
So many lies get taught, So many dreams get bought, Just got to live with yourself in the end
Don’t you ever say You can’t be The person that you really want to be Don’t believe their lies, Don’t you dare to compromise
There’s no possession I’d covet over self-esteem, No brand delusion Can’t be thrown like glossy magazines. Outside those chambers Where they hide away a nation’s wealth, There’s children starving, It’s the time to look for something else
So many lies get taught, So many dreams get bought, Just got to live with yourself in the end
Don’t you ever say You can’t be The person that you really want to be Don’t believe their lies, Don’t you dare to compromise
My cover of the John Frusciante song, "Carvel" from the album, "Shadows Collide with People" (2004). In addition to the album, Frusciante also recorded demo and acoustic versions of Carvel and my cover takes influences from all three. The album was made during recording of the RHCP's "By the Way" album and has contributions from Flea, Chad Smith and Josh Klinghoffer.
Carvel Lyrics
When I try I force it out Never looking in only out Now is the time for millions to lose Never the same since I lost you
Running me out of town Wishing the best around Would only get off my back Heaven receives you and throws you back Sending a dummy to my God (x4)
Driving to eat a Carvel cake Somewhere you know isn't where you think Have you gone away
Have you gone, have you gone away already (x4) All the good times are on their way
Up and down that's how energy stays alive Up and down that's how energy stays alive And I wouldn't have it any other way
Why do you need control? What is it scares you so much That you only feel whole When you command my every action? This is not who I am, There’s so much I will be, Once I cut through the strings That bind our fates; my heart you’ll never see
Then I feel those strings, tighten. You want to play your marionette. All the things you do brighten This flame you’ve not dowsed yet
I’ll be free of you, I will live my own life Far away from all your pain. I will dance again, I will feel rapture You could not begin to comprehend
In that workshop of your mind You think love can be built, How could you be so blind To not understand the interaction? This is not who we are, I just need to be free Once I cut through the strings That bind our fates; my heart you’ll never see
Then I feel those strings, tighten. You want to play your marionette. Everything you do frightens This spirit that’s still strong yet
I’ll be free of you, I will live my own life Far away from all your pain. I will dance again, I will feel rapture You could not begin to comprehend
Something in my heart darkens You want to play your marionette. Then I feel those strings, tighten A pain I can’t forget
I’ll be free of you, I will live my own life Far away from all your pain. I will dance again, I will feel rapture You could not begin to comprehend
Words and music, copyright Ray Chapman (2016)
Video produced under creative commons attribution licensing, remixing original material from the short film, “Prangsta “ALIVE” fashion film” by Sam.A.Martin: https://vimeo.com/user13176733 Source Video: https://vimeo.com/74295728
The best things in life, they’re not things it’s true It’s obvious to me, when I’m with you Every day In every way I can’t believe That I just seem to love you more
But when I see that smile Lighten up your face I’m feeling so alive And I wonder what you’ll tell me To tell me how you feel And when you say, “I love you” Can’t believe it’s real And I’m never letting go No, I’m never letting go, I’m never letting go
These small things they count, they’re all that we are Your kindness betrays your pure heart Every day In every way I can’t believe That I just seem to love you more
But when I see that smile Lighten up your face I’m feeling so alive And I wonder what you’ll tell me To tell me how you feel And when you say, “I love you” Can’t believe it’s real And I’m never letting go No, I’m never letting go, I’m never letting go
But when I see that smile Lighten up your face I’m feeling so alive And I wonder what you’ll tell me To tell me how you feel And when you say, “I love you” Can’t believe it’s real And I’m never letting go No, I’m never letting go, I’m never letting go
She sits alone on the train Sometimes it’s constant travelling To destinations unseen In pages dreams are gathering Waiting for her touch to give them life Waiting for the colours of her mind To release them
And turn the page on a new day Revealing secrets held within Seems like her whole life’s been spent waiting For this new tale to begin
Through darkened, loud city streets She strives to make her get away Just needs a quiet retreat Safe harbour to be cast away Into worlds that live beyond the page Into worlds of colour, bright displays Warming her heart Washing in
To turn the page on a new day The sunlight warming her skin Dreams are as real as we make them We have to just let them in And find those stories within
So turn the page, embrace the new day It’s there to have and to hold Dreams can be real if you want them Don’t leave your story untold
