There’s No Way to Know          (R. Hohl)



Am I wrong to say
Things are feeling strange
Am I wrong to see
The picture’s incomplete
It’s a puzzle with pieces missing

It can come on the wind
And as easily go
It can come as your friend
But there’s no way to know

Am I flying blind?
I can’t feel a thing
Are my thoughts in line
To see this life unwind?
It’s a riddle without any space in the middle

You can turn on a light
You can stare at the road
You can follow the lines
But there’s no way to know

Am I leaking gas?
It seemed quite a match
Am I talking smack
Is it ever coming back?
It’s taken the bait and gone fishing




Fake Flowers          (R. Hohl)


So you thought I would be useful as a friend
So you thought that my good will would never end
So you thought you’d have a laugh at my expense
It’s pointless building your defense
Your shallow motive’s evident

It’s no use watering fake flowers
They’ll never bloom for you
And though they’re keeping up appearances
They’ll never be true
Always there but good as dead to you


So you thought that if you pushed me I would bend
So you thought I was a dollar you could spend
And it seems there is no depth you won’t descend
You pound away without an ounce of sense
I’ll speak of you in the past tense

It’s no use watering fake flowers
They’ll never bloom for you
And though they’re keeping up appearances
They’ll never be true
Always there but good as dead to you
They’ll only leave you feeling blue




     Right Around the Corner          (R. Hohl)


His pocket’s light
His heart is heavy
He can’t see out
His feet are dragging

Don’t look to the ground, my friend
Keep your face to the sky
Help is on it’s way, my friend
And it’s simply divine
What you thought was impossible
Is just a matter of how
What was once so far away
Is right around the corner now


Her eyes are dark
Her arms are empty
She’s lost her spark
Her daylight’s fading

Don’t look to the ground, my friend
Keep your face to the sky
Hope is all around, my friend
And it’s warm inside
What you thought was impossible
Is just a matter of how
What was once so far away
Is right around the corner now





Demons at Play       (R. Hohl)


There’s demons at play and they won’t go away
And it seems that I have summoned them today
I was feeling kinda ugly

Where were you when the lights were changing
  And the clouds were rolling by
Where were you when the moon was rising
  And the tides were getting high
Where were you  where were you
 where were you  where were you

There’s demons at play and they won’t go away
And it seems that I have summoned them today
I was feeling kinda ugly

There’s demons at play and they won’t go away
I’m afraid that I’ve invited them to stay
I was feeling kinda lonely

Where were you when the ground was shaking
  And the stars had left the sky
Where were you when the wave was breaking
  And the ocean hung us dry
Where were you  where were you
 where were you  where were you


There’s demons at play and they won’t go away
I’m afraid that I’ve invited them to stay
I was feeling kinda lonely

(solo over verse)
(full chorus out)






          My Open Sky          (R. Hohl)



There’s space between us but we’ll soon collide
The odds are narrow and the field is wide
The wait is long but there’s a great reward
The room is small but there’s an open door


The sun’s inside your eyes
You warm the earth and sea
And I can feel it rising
You’re gonna shine all over me
My open sky


The future lies inside a needle’s eye
The past is sewn into a cheap disguise
The sky is falling but it’s heaven-sent
The end is near but we’ll begin again


The sun’s inside your eyes
You warm the earth and sea
And I can feel it rising
You’re gonna shine all over me
My open sky
My open sky






A Lot of Nerve         (R. Hohl)


I lay bleeding, you  weren’t reading the signs
I sent you a long long time ago

You lay dreaming, never seeming to mind that
I’d stopped breathing a long long time ago

You’ve got a lot of nerve hiding your face
When I can plainly see
You’ve got a lot of nerve coming around
And coming on to me


I lay waiting, anticipating
The crack I’d seen through a long, long time ago

You’ve got a lot of nerve hiding your face
When I can plainly see
You’ve got a lot of nerve coming around
And coming on to me


I lay knowing you weren’t toeing
The line in the sand drawn a long, long time ago

You’ve got a lot of nerve showing your face
When I can plainly see
You’ve got a lot of nerve coming around
And coming on to me

You got a lotta nerve….





          Head’s Ailing          (R. Hohl)


My head is ailing
My voice is breaking
I’m getting old
Before my time

My ship is sailing
My cup is bailing
I’m getting water
On my mind

Whispered lines from hidden pages
Twisted by a stale desire

My head is ailing
My teeth are shaking
I’m going cold
Before your eyes

(inst)

It’s the time that I’ve been missing
Since the day turned a dime

The watch unwinds
The sound reminds us
  that we’re bleeding, bleeding

My head is ailing
My genes are fading
I’m getting lost
In all my time (between the lines)

My ship is sailing
My cup is bailing
I’m getting washed
Out on the tide





          The Fading Light          (R. Hohl)



The fading light falls on your hair
The fading memory’s still there
Locked in your sorrow

But wait – I think I see it
But wait – I think it’s here

The fading light falls on the treetops
The fading paint turns grey at dusk
Such was our love

But wait – I think I’ve got it
But wait – It’s coming clear

(inst)

But wait – I thought I saw you
But wait – you disappear

The fading light falls from your eyes
Our fading love is in demise
Wounded and scarred for life

But wait – I think I see it
But wait – I think it’s here
I think it’s here





      Unaware       (R. Hohl)

Ordinarily I’d be running away now
Unbelievably, it seems I’m going to stay
Cuz the lights are falling on me now
And I can’t avoid the stares
Letting go has been catching me unaware

Understandably you’ve been calling me crazy
Undeniably I’ve been earning the claim
Cuz my thoughts are falling all apart
And I’m broke beyond repair
Letting go has been catching me unaware

Talk excitedly, make me think that it’s changing
All in spite of me, all according to fate
Cuz the weight is falling on me now
And it’s more than I can bear
Letting go has been catching me unaware





     My Well Being       (R. Hohl)

I feel it coming on again, going into a tail spin
Been giving it all I can
But today I couldn’t give a damn

Feel it take control of me, like a straight jacket holding me
No chance now to free my hands
But today I couldn’t give a damn

About my well being or my well being dry
I don’t know don’t ask why
There’s no path I can see but for my apathy
So don’t even bother me
Go bark up another tree

Feel it drilling in to me like a frontal lobotomy
I’m missing the piece I need
So today I couldn’t give a damn

(solo)

About my well being or my well being dry
I don’t know don’t ask why
There’s no path I can see but for my apathy
So don’t even bother me
Go bark up another tree

Feel it take control of me; I go under entirely
There’s no more sign of me
But today I couldn’t give a damn






White Chocolate           (R. Hohl)


White chocolate, not quite right
White chocolate, miss the night


You say you’re sorry
You pass the buck again
I know you’re sorry
What kind of trouble you in?

White chocolate, not quite right
White chocolate, miss the night


You say you’re hungry
You want to pass the test
I know you’re troubled
What kind of business you in?

White chocolate, not quite right
White chocolate, miss the night


You say you’re hurtin’
There’s something you must confess
I know you’re flirtin’
What kind of sucker you think I am?

White chocolate, not quite right
White chocolate, miss the night