Now you’re looking back where everything seems near
Scared of letting all that comfort disappear.
Losing sight of that familiar touch you know
Sinking into unknown beauty for a day
Living everything as it comes and goes
The only times you know have passed away
Tale as old as time
True as it can be
Barely even friends
Then somebody bends
Unexpectedly.
Just a little change
Small to say the least
Both a little scared
Neither one prepared
Beauty and the Beast
Sanest choice in this insane world:
Beware the beast but enjoy the feast he offers
All of my songs can only be composed of the greatest of pains
Every single verse can only be born of the greatest of wishes
I wish I had one more night to live
By the light of the silvery moon
My fur will grow
Covering most of my torso
I’ll grow paws
And fangs in my jaws
Smash down the door
Turn the guards into gore
Bodies will be strewn
'Neath the silvery moon
I’m a beast, I’m a troll
But at least I got a role.
Disney offered me a bonus
So I had to sell my soul.
I’m a dreck in this wreck
Ah, but heck I get a check.
All in all, it’s quite delicious
Getting paid to dance with dishes.
And in the master’s chambers,
They gathered for the feast
They stab it with their steely knives,
But they just can’t kill the beast
So long to this wretched form
Them gray eyes on the subway
Long before you were born
You were always to be a dagger floating
Straight to their heart
Listen now, we won’t tell anyone
But you’re gonna tell the world
So life ain’t been any fun
Now your viscera unfurls
Bang! Bang! Maxwell’s Silver Dagger came down upon her head!
I saw her from the corner of my eye, eye, eye
Yes she looked so good I thought I’d die
My heart went bang shang a lang, bang shang a lang
Bang shang a lang, bang, bang
For all time
Looking for something to remind me
Something out the corner of my eye
Why can’t I feel it
Why should I try
Bump into a stranger
But that stranger is strangely familiar
How could I let it slip by
Why can’t I feel it
Can you tell me why
“Can you tell me where my country lies?”
Said the unifaun to his true love’s eyes
“It lies with me!” cried the Queen of Maybe
For her merchandise, he traded in his prize
Look what you’ve done, there’s no place that you can run
The monster’s made, we must pay
Maybe nature has a plan to control the ways of man
He must start from scratch again many battles he must win
Till he earns his place on earth like the other creatures do
Will there be a happy end, now that all depends on you
I’m just a poor boy, nobody loves me.
He’s just a poor boy from a poor family,
Spare him his life from this monstrosity.
You sit there in your cushy job and call me on the phone
You want my money and everything I own
I’ll pay you soon as I get paid, the check is in the mail
Don’t call my home anymore, I’ve long since jumped bail
Bounce a check, lie a bit, do without
I’m in hiding, just leave me be
This is the first step to my date with poverty
He says, “Do you accept my card,
Or can I pay for it now in cold, hard cash?
I’m priceless, you’re worthless, but it’s not a bad match.”
And I know you understand, it’s blood money.
There’s such a big demand, for blood money.
A hundred and fifty grand, blood money.
It’s flowing under the land, like blood money.
He’s worth the ransom.
The landlord’s breathing down my neck
He say’s it’s a disgrace
So I said ‘put it in a cool, dry, place.’
Tuesday afternoon is never ending
Wednesday morning papers didn’t come
Thursday night you stocking needed mending
See how they run
Lady Madonna, children at your feet
Wonder how you manage to make ends meet
Tuesday afternoon
I’m just beginning to see
Now I’m on my way
It doesn’t matter to me
Chasing the clouds away
Something calls to me
The trees are drawing me near
I’ve got to find out why
Those gentle voices I hear
Explain it all with a sigh
Don’t write a letter when you want to leave
Don’t call me at 3 a.m. from a friend’s apartment
I’d like to choose how I hear the news
Take me to a park that’s covered with trees
Tell me on a Sunday please.
Saturday in the park
I think it was the Fourth of July
Saturday in the park
I think it was the Fourth of July