Paul Weller

[fox69]

"The Changingman"

"The Changingman"



Is happiness real?
Or am I so jaded
I can't see or feel, like a man been tainted
Numbed by the effect, aware of the muse
Too in touch with myself, I light the fuse

I'm the changingman, built on shifting sands
I'm the changingman, waiting for the bang
As I light a bitter fuse

Our time is on loan, only ours to borrow
What I can't be today, I can be tomorrow

And the more I see, the more I know
The more I know, the less I understand

I'm the changingman, built on shifting sands
I'm the changingman, waiting for the bang
To light a bitter fuse

It's a bigger part
When our instincts act
A shot in the dark
A movement in black

And the more I see, the more I know
The more I know, the less I understand

I'm the changingman, built on shifting sands
(I don't have a plan)
I'm the changingman, waiting for the bang
As I light a bitter fuse

I'm the changingman, waiting for the bang
As I light a bitter fuse, yeah

 

[fox69]

"The Loved"

"The Loved"



Everyone thinks it's fine
Making cash, coasting time
Everyone thinks it's fair
To be almost free - to be almost there
But not really aware

Anyone can cry
So wipe away those phoney tears in your eyes
Don't come 'round here
Expecting votes
See who charts the course on a sinking boat

And whatever you give
Listen - you give to give
But humanities so weak - if it can it would give
The loved of the loved

There's a man down there
And it should be clear
I thought we knew
And believed in it too

Anyone can see why
So wipe away the phoney tears you cry
An' don't come 'round here
Expecting votes
See who charts the course on a sinking boat

And whatever you give
Listen - you give to give
But humanities so weak - if it can it would give
The loved of the loved

 

[fox69]

"The Pebble And The Boy"

"The Pebble And The Boy"



Can you tell the difference, between the pebble and the boy,
Far away in the distance, with the sun in your eyes,
Can you see the footprints, that have merged with the sand,
And you're trying to find them, you find only dry land.

Can you tell the difference, between the pebble and the boy,
Can you follow the heartbeats between the boy and the man,
If you can, if you can.

Can the future, with every step you take,
Yet you feel your no further, and your walking away,
Can you tell the difference between the pepple and the man
Far away in the ocean, with his back on dry sand.

Can you tell the difference, between the pepple and the boy,
Can you follow the heartbeats between the boy and the man,
If you can, if you can.

 

[fox69]

"The Start Of Forever"

"The Start Of Forever"



Hold tight angel
Morning will soon be here
Washing your pillow
In swathes of gold and red
Our time is waiting
In the wings of uncertainty
Our love is waking
You're born to be with me

I know it takes
To the start of forever
That's a long time
Such a long time
To be waiting
In the sun
In the sun

Your soul so peaceful
How could I have been so mean
Feel I've been sleeping
Might have looked but I've never seen

Your beauty takes
To the start of forever
That's a long time
Such a long time
To be waiting
In the sun

Feel I've been sleeping
I'm born to be with you

To the start of forever
It's the start
It's a long time
Such a long time
To be waiting
In the sun
In the sun
In the sun
In the sun

 

[fox69]

"The Strange Museum"

"The Strange Museum"


Come on in, admission's free
I won't refuse those who wanna see

Bring your loved ones, those you hold dear
Bring them all, there's no restrictions here

But don't look for blame as an easy escape
There's nothing on show that isn't your shame
So come on in, it's a small price to pay
And I won't refuse those who've lost their way

 

[fox69]

"The Weaver"

"The Weaver"



Can you put a smile back on - all these different faces
Of all these people from - such different places
And if you can succeed - what then will you achieve
With a different tune to play - you've been saving for a rainy day
Will you heal the scar that's on - the years been wasted
The tears spent on the past - just filling spaces
Or is love forever gone banished to a smaller part
Hide behind your wall and start - to get to the very heart

An' if you wanna shoot the moon - make sure that you know why
Careful fly too soon - better let someone else try

I'm the weaver of your dreams - I get rid of your bogeyman
I'm here to smash the shell you're under
An' get you into another thing -
I'm the weaver of your dreams - I put paid to the rocketman
I'm here to break the spell you're under
And get you started with another plan

Could you put a kiss back on - the lips so twisted
Waiting for the chance to start - dipping into wishes
Or is love forever gone - banished to a smaller part
Hide behind your wall and start - to get to the very heart

And in the midst of the darkest night
Think of me and hold me tight
So that I might live to see
All the weaving of my dreams

 

[fox69]

"There's No Drinking After You're Dead"

"There's No Drinking After You're Dead"



Come taste the wine
Come lose yourself
Taste this time
But keep it well -
Only love it all
With heart and head
For there is no drinking,
After your dead.

Dive and swim
In the amber ocean
See all that you can
In this new emotion -
And embrace it now
Before it's skin sheds
For there is no drinking,
After your dead.

Stand back to back
With yourself again
As your spin and reel
Like a new found friend,-

And have it all
With heart and hands-
For there is no love making,
After your dead.

And today is but a second
If tomorrow you may die
And empty pages glistening
In eternity's lie
And time is buy an essensce
Encased upon the wall
That brings our day of reckoning-
Much closer to us all.

Light the candle
And burn it well
For only time knows
What it cannot yet tell,
Only love it all
With heart and head
For there is no drinking,
After your dead.

 

[fox69]

"Thinking Of You"
(originally by Sister Sledge)

"Thinking Of You"
(originally by Sister Sledge)



Everybody, let me tell you 'bout my love
Brought to me, by an angel from above
Full equipped with a lifetime guarantee
Once you try it, well I'm sure that you will be

Without love There's no reason to live
Without you what would I do with the love I give
All my lovin' To you I'll be giving
And I promise, as long as I'm living

I'm thinking of you and the things you do to me
That make me love you, now I'm living in ecstasy
I'm thinking of you and the things you do to me
That make me love you, now I'm living in ecstasy

All the times you make me glad that I'm alive
Sharing together, helping me survive
What did you think, brought the sun out today
Well it's you, let me hear you sing

Without love There's no reason to live
Without you what would I do with the love I give
All my lovin' To you I'll be giving
And I promise, as long as I'm living

I'm thinking of you and the things you do to me
That make me love you, now I'm living in ecstasy
I'm thinking of you and the things you do to me
That make me love you, now I'm living in ecstasy

Without love (and the things you do to me)
Without you (now I'm living in ecstasy)
I'm thinking of you and the things you do to me
That make me love you, now I'm living in ecstasy

Oh, I'm thinking of you-ou-ou
And the things you do to me
That make me love you, now I'm living in ecstasy
I'm thinking of you-ou-ou
And the things you do to me
That make me love you, now I'm living in ecstasy
I'm thinking of you
And the things you do to me
That make me love you, now I'm living in ecstasy
Oh, I'm thinking of you-ou-ou
And the things you do to me
That make me love you, now I'm living in ecstasy
I'm thinking of you-ou-ou
And the things you do to me
That make me love you, now I'm living in ecstasy
I'm thinking of you-ou-ou
And the things you do to me
That make me love you, now I'm living in ecstasy

 

[fox69]

"This Is No Time"

"This Is No Time"



This is no time for fumbling
This is no time for turning down
This is no age for wandering
All too much, we stumble and fall - We stumble and fall -
This is no time for mumbling
This is no time for forgetting your lines
This is no time for tumbling
All too much, we stumble and fall - We stumble and fall -

This is no time for dreaming
When you sleep, you wake to find
That something or someone
Has stolen your precious time
As you start to climb

This is no time to go missing
Though it is the time We'd like to most
This is no age to go fishing
All too soon it will be us getting caught
As we stumble and fall

 

[fox69]

"Time Passes..."

"Time Passes..."



I saw you today, or at least I think it was
It's hard to say, we've all changed so much
Compelled to look, but I hid my face
It's hard to trace - these feelings

Gone so soon, the time I spent with you
And like an old, old tune-keeps running through my head
I wanted to say, so many things
But my mouth went dry - and one word and I'd cry

Slender bride, your beauty shines from you
And forever more, I'll be on your side for sure
A light in your life, that always burns for you
As time passes...so quickly

The final stage, we've both reached some way
As we board our trains to different stations
And the parts we play, and the things we say,
Words on the way - to discovery