Forty-Eight Portraits

Lyrics

[Intro] [Verse 1 (Theme 1)] You say you're going with me, I say we're going together You're giving lessons to me, I'm quoting you to the letter [Chorus 1 (Theme 1)] You're revolutionary It's such a load to carry [Verse 2 (Theme 1)] You're overplaying to calm me, the playing field's on the level And anyone can agree it's not a vote for the devil [Chorus 2 (Theme 1)] It doesn't make any sense to reassemble your fence Our revolution is now, the place we're going is better [Break (Theme 1)] You say you're going with me You say you're going with me You say you're going with me [Verse 3 (Theme 2)] Don't ask for a second chance It's too late for that We can make a small amendment to your sensitive side but You'll have to price for that Decide whose side you're playing upon While you're defusing the bomb I didn't know how you could it with the grease in your palms We'll call it tit for tat [Verse 4 (Theme 2)] Do the things I do and you can read between the lines And don't be too surprised when no one's listening Limping from the field, you never laud your valentines And who's to blame for that? [Verse 5 (Theme 3)] How does it feel When you're motionless and can't perform? What does it mean When the world you've left can't be reformed? 'Cause like it or not You're gonna find a tight spot at least a couple of times a day Then you reveal All the tools you so relied upon [Verse 6 (Theme 4)] Well, there's something happening and it don't seem right Too many people acting way too uptight This isn't a race, man, there won't be any winners Every time you wake up, you're just another fucking beginner So there's something happening that just don't seem right Grow a spine instead of living absent in plain sight [Break (Theme 4)] There's many methods to that Like take your hands from your pockets when you go down to the back [Verse 7 (Theme 4)] There's something happening here for sure, I'll bite The big stars in your eyes won't deliver any light [Bridge 1 (Theme 4)] Do you think she loves you? Do you show that you care? Can you rise up above her? Do you feel heavy? [Verse 8 (Theme 4)] What I thought after what I said (what you said) Would never mean a thing to anyone (ah) And then what you wrote and then what I read (what you read) 'Cause you won't tag along with me [Verse 9 (Theme 5)] I can't believe you never told me the truth About all the reasons for you cutting me loose If I've a legion to bear, you could wear it And all the hope that springs [Chorus 3 (Theme 5)] What it does is unexplainable What it is is unsustainable [Verse 10 (Theme 5)] I couldn't tell that you were always so lonesome You never typed it on your cellular phone An application for that's in the backup And all the luck it brings [Chorus 3 (Theme 5)] What it is is unsustainable What it does is unexplainable [Verse 11 (Theme 6)] You said you were going with me It's evolutionary You said that you would come with me Now I only pour when it's free So what will it be? [Verse 12 (Theme 2)] I asked for a proper glass Half full is fine But if you really need it perfect, have it carved in some stone We're running out of time [Verse 13 (Theme 3)] And how did it feel? How did it feel? How did it feel when outside forces pushed toward home? Can you conceal? Can you conceal your status symbols all on loan? Let's make a deal Let's make a deal, we're leaving well enough alone [Verse 14 (Theme 7)] Sometimes I feel like I'm slipping away (Da-da-da-da-da, da-da-da-da-da-da) Sometimes it feels like I'm so awake (Da-da-da-da-da, da-da-da-da-da-da) [Verse 15 (Theme 7)] They don't expect you, just give it away I can't express this any other way So don't pretend you got something to say Cast out your net and wait for another day They don't expect you to slip 'em away If you motion me this way, I'll go thataway [The Lesson (Theme 8)] [Verse 16 (Theme 8)] Inside a cloud, a light less glowing I get the sense That you've preyed on personal mind blowings Here in the present tense So how much love is left to give? Ten thousand tons or more would be my guess, oh [Chorus 4 (Theme 8)] And we're saying a prayer for you If we can understand it, why can't you? [Verse 17 (Theme 8)] You know I hear in terms of colours Always sliding on scales and bumping into one another So if happiness lies deep within us How come most deny it for themselves, oh? [Chorus 4 (Theme 8)] And we're saying a prayer for you If we can understand it, why can't you? [Solo] [Chorus 4 (Theme 8)] We'll be saying a prayer for you If we can understand it, why can't you? [Verse 18 (Theme 8)] If there's a tunnel that I can't see through WWLRD? [Outro]