Words, they get me paid
They are my stock and trade
Comes time to play the score
My heart is empty to its core
Dried ink upon a page
An empty specter on the stage
Clever use of noun and verb
But the meaning’s never heard
How much I want to see
Some truth and honesty
My life’s become an Old cliché
I’ve got my dignity
The message isn’t me
‘Cause I don’t have that much to say
(Chorus)
Give me a reason
I want to feel the meaning behind the words
I don’t care if it hurts, no
I’m tired of clever lines
When all I wanted was sincerity
So I can end
The Search
Another night another time
Only I know of my crime
A misdemeanor at the start
Raised to murder of the heart
I pray an end that’s just and fair
But then I see her standing there
The stay is signed — I am delivered
But can she love a soul that’s bare?
And when she turns to me
I see eternity
And something deep inside me stirs
I need to make it clear
Words suddenly so dear
No longer mine, they now are hers
(Bridge)
So suddenly I see
The subtle irony
For so long I’ve been a fool
If I’d just let the words go free. . .
(2nd Chorus)
Give her a reason
Let her know the meaning behind the words
Let them come from the heart
Don’t tell her clever lines
When all she wanted was sincerity
Then you will end
The Search