Lyrics from Little Apocalypse Heart Not Within He took a small attic room - a step closer to the sun but if it seems oblivion - he's not fooling anyone suddenly the roof caves in - odd numbers fall and when they sort the timbers out - his house is the lucky one Heart is not within - Tell us everything heart is not within his house of time Heart is not within - way down heart is not within his house of time He'll think he has invented it - and greater it than he his house of even numbers stands - graceful, even heavenly he's looking into every room - crawling down the halls here his house of numbers stands here divided, there it goes Heart is not within... Words by Terry Karydes and D. Schramm/ Music by D. Schramm ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Sooner Or Later Lena went down in the door of her home calling the name of her lover but he's gone to follow this fortune thing so she won't get any help from him Jimmy comes home in the shadow he throws casually he murders his family now it's his face darkening every day so look fast, surely it fades away sooner or later Show me your wild and unfortunate ways tell me the worst of your sorrow now look close follow this trail of tears but look fast cause it'll disappear sooner or later Favor me now with a solitaire song favor me now with a token set down anything you may see but calm down, everything frightens me sooner or later words and music by D. Schramm ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Home If he's dying to be One but cannot belong is there something he can do to ease it along? if just living among us is solace enough and he's singing your song how would you know? how could you know? you are something to behold, but you keep me up late while you talk of the blessings of socialist states you dont like most people and you dont love me I could never relate but how could I go? how could I go? go - slowly as I, here to see the solemn circus by (it's old - failing, infirm I would not try to hold it's former mystery tight) If my coming were my will I could not belong cause my heart isnt here it's always alone just living in some town is nation enough if my coming were my will where would I go? where would I go? words and music by D. Schramm ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Never Hold Heaven We've been told time 'again with no uncertainty that solitude leads to sorrow and that if life alone runs to solemn days and binds you to earth is that what you want to see? never hold heaven, always be in this real world? You say gold, he says tin this book doesn't have it in what your words will be worth tomorrow so that if these words alone carry you all the way home but are lost in the wind is that what you want to see? never hold heaven, always be in this real world? Gather up your dead and wounded you'll begin to know when you're old and useless try and think of one thing that you did... everybody knows that hell prepares and heaven waits. words and music by D. Schramm ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Little Apocalypse Look at the sky it's full of angels everywhere up in the north I swear an armies' falling out of the air can you see there? here on the earth the lights reflecting from his eyes out of his head I think, I think he doesn't realize what goes on here when he was loved and full of temporary grace so many years ago the fear had fallen out of his face now its back there but it's in my tears words and music by D. Schramm ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Where Were You? Where were you as I lay, dying where were you faded as I am where were you? In a moment there was nothing left to understand another moment wasted where were you? Though you stay your mind has wandered wise once more your thoughts encircle this life of mine and caught like this an imitation you will see another moment wasted where were you? Show them things that they don't see tell them anything you won't tell me words and music by D. Schramm ------------------------------------------------------------------------ A Woman's Name I wish I knew that woman's name so if she comes this way again to hold my life and hold my ears for fear I'd hear her say this she's sorry I am dead again just when the grave and I have been have sobbed ourselves almost to sleep our only lullaby to keep I wish I knew that woman's hands so if she held me close within and, hearing of me lonely, asked to know what knowing me demands I'm sorry she has gone again just when the saints have called us in to solder our Selves in a chain to know what shades our hearts contain she's not staying - only aching for that strange sad light of his darkened eye she's not saying - no not saying he's not listening - only wishing for her strange sad face and a tender reply she's not staying - only passing by first verse from a poem by Emily Dickinson additional lyrics by D. Schramm (in orange) music by D. Schramm ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Conqueror's Song You keep all your aces so close to your chest tell me how many more fell today you overcame fortune and overlooked fame tell me how many more fell today Tell me your reasons for fighting tell me your kindness has saved the day tell me I'm over-excited, how many more fell today? A siren is sounding but this aint no drill tell me the names of your friends today your awesome ignorance shines in you still tell me the names of your friends today Give me one reason to like you give me good reason to think like you Honestly I think you've tried to how many more fell today? We've played along with your conquerer's song played along with your conquerer's song too long Tell me I'm over-excited How many more fell today? You keep all your aces so close to your chest How many more fell today? words and music by D. Schramm ------------------------------------------------------------------------ I Saw Him Fall Here's one I've seen before covered with words and so, obscured but look at his face amazing, nothing's changed and this one upsets me so he looks so frantic and immature but out of his eyes a look so cool and sure I saw the fall of an angel I saw him fall and I didn't know I saw the fall of an angel - I saw him fall If he had died when he was young could be despair might never have come he'd sit in the laps of angels and never change He held a dream before he held a dream - a dream of more but look at his life a shame how it has changed I saw the fall of an angel. words and music by D. Schramm ------------------------------------------------------------------------ all songs published by Hot Stove Music, BMI/ Door-Man Music, BMI