Lyrics to Anything But Hope in no particular order.
With
such sad stories
As
if love hurt you
Like
some kind of disease
You
say, “I know you’ll understand”
If
you two have so much love
Why
are you looking for a friend?
Love
is not to blame
Love
never caused all your pain
I
get so tired of love wearing the black hat
It’s
not love that hurts it’s the lack
Tell
me again about him
You
say he loves only you
Your
heart needs mending
Yet
you swear he loves only you
You
ache with the longing
To
make it right, to stop the fights
When
will this striving end
When
will you see the lies?
Love
is not to blame
Love
never caused all your pain
I
get so tired of love wearing the black hat
It’s
not love that hurts it’s the lack
(repeat
chorus)
The
Rumble of the Train
by ED Englerth
The
track ran through my town
I’d
hear the train about sunset
They
never stopped back then
And
they’re not stopping yet
They’re
older than their wisdom
They’re
sadder than their tears
They
keep moving through the night
And
won’t slow down for years
*
It’s
the rumble of the train
The
rumble of the train
But
they’ll have to stop one day
Be
laid to rest on twisted backs
In
the meantime they’ll keep driving
Although
someone’s stole the tracks
They
rarely check their watches now
They’ve
been traveling for so long
They
know each place by the pain
That
won’t stop till they’re gone *
With
clicks n’ clacks n’ rattles
It
shutters and it shakes
There’s
a long and lonely moan
As
if it’s heart would break
Late
at night while I lie sleeping
I
heard that high sad whistle
I
dreamed I boarded that train
And
disappeared over a hill *
ARMS
WIDE OPEN by
ED Englerth
Hell
hath no fury
Like
love gone wrong
A
fatal attraction
Fire
to the moth
Her/His
only intention
Her
hard hearts desire
To
filet my soul
Lay
me out on the fire
*Arms
wide
open expecting an embrace
I
saw the truth; I’ve looked in her face
When
you’re the only dancer,
You’re
really alone
Where
once you were one,
Now
your not known
She
took me out on the road
I
thought it would last
She
lost me on purpose
Drove
off with a laugh
*
Salt
in the eyes
Blade
to the heart
It’s
hard to go on
There’s
no place to start
hmmmmm
hmmmmmmm
*
*
I
looked in her face, I looked into .
(like
you own me) by ED Englerth
I
never meant to take the step
Or
pretend the door was open
The
idea got into your head
From
a message I didn’t mean to send
I
guess I’ll have to tell you
Don’t
kiss me like you own me
Don’t
hold me like I’m yours
Don’t
hold yourself against me
I
need both feet on the floor
Don’t
lead me to your bed
I
need you for my friend
There’s
no mysterious mission
Why
can’t friends just embrace
Must
I now mistrust your motives
There
was no cause for a flame
I
guess I shouldn’t assume
That
all is understood
Especially
at this moment
When
it seems so powerful
If
I could touch you
If
I could show you my love
If
I could hold you from here
//:
If I could ://
If
I could jump through the wires
If
I could pass through the air
If
I could slip between the frequencies
//:
If I could ://
//:
I won’t be gone forever:// 3X
All
the same I’m not there now
If
I could touch you
If
I could show you my love
If
I could hold you from here
If
I could jump through the wires
If
I could pass through the air
If
I could slip between the frequencies
//:
If I could ://
Suitcase
by ED Englerth
//:
I’ve got a suitcase full of love
&
it’s drenched in the blues ://
This
life is full of heartache
But
love will get me through
//:
I’m in my hour need
Every
minute every day ://
I
know I’d die for sure
If
the hand of grace was delayed.
//:
My dreams are often haunted
my
sleepless nights are full of pain ://
If
you don’t hold me close
I’m
sure I’ll go insane
//:
The sky is on fire
&
there’s no place to run ://
there’s
only one way out
yea
that’s right, just one
//:
I’ve got a suitcase full of love
&
it’s drenched in the blues ://
This
life is full of heartache
But
love will get me through
The
Arch
by ED Englerth
Leonardo
Da Vinci
Understood
the arch
It
can hold the heavy weight
Form
follows function
The
center stone is key
Two
weaker semicircles
Envision
the support
With
mutual strength
Provided
by the other
Compassion
in action
Nations,
cities, those next door
Without
one another
Wars
are won and loss
Far
fro the battle field
In
the heart of each one
The
future is revealed
Make
me a melody
Sing
me strong
Like
a dream desired
And
easily recalled
Let
the song be famous
Let
this singer not
Be
sure to remind me
If
in the future I’ve forgot
Let
me be your melody
Let
me be your melody from now on
When
things are good
Or
they become too much
Let
your song come floating back
With
a healing touch
Your
song is constant
Flowing
though the centuries
Pure
and satisfying
Please
flow though me
Let
me be your melody
Let
me be your melody from now on
Just
One Thing
by ED Englerth
If
there was just one thing
I
had to battle day and night
Then
and there I’d end that fight
If
there was just one thing
If
there was just one thing
If
there was just one thing
That
I had to be forgiven of
It
wouldn’t be so hard to ask
For
the kind of grace that flows from love
If
there was just one thing
If
there was just one thing
Time
pours me out like water
From
my cradle to my grave
Some
people are refreshed
Other
I wash away
That
brought the sky down to the ground
Crushing
us beneath its mighty weight
Thus
ending all our vows
If
there was just one thing
If
there was just one thing
This
is a fictional account
Of
a long lost love
It
tells the truth
Which
makes it rough
The
words are thorny
When
the pain is deep
&
it’s worse then that
When
it’s your deepest need
*
She mixed honey with fear
She
twisted hope to make me believe
Pulling
all the clouds in the sky
It
rained 40 days and nights
And
it cost everything
If
you get close enough to see the tears
You
better head for higher ground
I’d
like to just close my eyes
Then
to enter the slaughterhouse
But
I won’t stop
I’ll
deliver the news
Though
they burn the messenger
I’d
much rather have that
Then
this emptiness I’ve earned. *
What
could never happen
Would
never be seen
With
only a touch
I
can finally begin. *
//:
And it cost everything ://
Shedding
Blood Was Meant To Hurt
by ED Englerth
I
lost my heart
I
lost my place
To
what might have been
I
sat down
On
my pickups gate
I
closed my eyes
And
my hearth changed lanes
*
Sacrifice is never easy
Shedding
blood was meant to hurt
I’ve
got to cut and run now
If
this is ever going to work
The
valley below
And
mountain above
I
live in between
And
wonder what’s enough
Walked
to the truck door
As
I took out my keys
Pulled
out on the road
And
I repeat my creed *
Some
would cry and carry on
I’ll
face the facts, no use throwing stones
Who
I am’s not tied to who I’m with
Why’d
it take so long to get to this *
There’s A Spark by ED Englerth
Whenever
there’s trouble,
Wherever lighting strikes
For
the cloudy days of rain
When
the wind blows like ice
When
you’ve been down so long
You
can no longer cry
There’s
a spark, I know there’s a spark
Sometimes
it’s like a fiery arc
There’s
a spark
When
you’ve gone blind,
From
staring into the night
Alone
on the road, Between the earth n’ sky
When
you lay down to die,
But
can’t find any rest
You’ve
been dragged on the ground
There’s
nothing left
There’s
a spark, I know there’s a spark
Sometimes
it’s like a fiery arc
There’s
a spark
When
there’s no big picture
&
there’s no details
When
it make no sense
When
there’s no trail
There’s
a spark, I know there’s a spark
Sometimes
it’s like a fiery arc
There’s
a spark