THE CLIMBER (Neil Finn) Beside me now are strangers to my eyes
They might be getting crazy might be wise
We’re stranded either way
In such a lonely place I’m looking out for you
Among the flies that wait in line for days on end
And nights so cold and always so intense I try to reach the top most every day
In hope I turn my face up to the sky
The cover hangs so low, I see no sign of life
Nothing springs to mind
Among the flies that wait in line for days on end
and nights so cold, it’s always so intense And here we are
There’s a smile between us and its going on You and me have always gotten through
Anyone can tell you that it’s true
You feel it every time you drive away from home,
The headlights hypnotise
and they take you off towards the sea
Into the night you run away with thoughts you cannot hide
Vacant eyes can’t describe my hunger,
For your billowing arms Mother
I can’t help thinking of you,
Take this dull ache away
DRIVING ME MAD
(Neil Finn) Deadlines again
Feel like hiding out,
No sign of comfort yet
Have a nap while no ones looking
Bring some inspiration to the man
In my head
A namesake out of reach
Strange days upon us now
We leave the dust of conversation
Hanging in the light above the bed Leave me now
Cos tonight its driving me mad
I guess I’ll be all right
But tonight it’s driving me mad Year after year
Demons always come
Fail to materialise
Way beyond my understanding
Find my only comfort in your hands Hold me now
Cos tonight its driving me mad
This dream can fill you up
But tonight it’s driving me mad Hey diamond girl
Restless in my head
Say what lies between us
A host of everyday distractions
But most of all it’s music taking me
It’s driving me mad
Still I can’t refuse
Even when it’s driving me mad
I guess I’ll be all right
When tomorrow brings some relief
This dream can fill you up
So put it out and find what’s underneath
HOLE IN THE ICE (Neil Finn / Wendy Melvoin) Take it down, mess it up
Light a match, make a fire
Walk away as the money burns
It might just save your life
I play the happenstance, I see my fortune fly
Everytime you lift the cup, And another long day goes by And I won’t travel into the straw daylight desire
I wrote that, some Eskimo gave me the line Sit back and watch the money burn
Five days in a hot house hell
Once you’re gone there’s no return
And they’re never gonna let you lie
I want my love to burn
Hotter than a comets tail
I want my bed to cry
And I never wanna let you down And I won’t travel into the straw daylight desire
I wrote that, some Eskimo gave me the line And all I ever do is therapy one on one, one on one
And you and I we might want the same thing one on one, one on one
I don’t want a teacher to remind me, one on one, one on one
How to get something better out of my life I play the happenstance, I see my fortune fly,
Everytime you lift the cup, and another long day goes by And I won’t travel into the pale moonlight desire,
I wrote that, some Eskimo gave me the line Your freedom is so precious that it makes me hurt,
I learnt that, my teacher was my loneliness
And wisdom can be passed on by the one who’s left
And freedom is so precious that it makes it work
WHEREVER YOU ARE
(Neil Finn)
Wherever you are
It’s 3 a.m. and I’m awake
Imagine the light
Upon your blue transparent face
Through coloured glass
It filters down to warmest red
Faded ...
I’m the one who reads your mind
See my life in your design
True companion at your side You’re gracious and good
When all around is turning bad
Restless and brave
When laid upon suburban grass
Your timing is right
Remove the sad persistent thought
Hold the course I’m the one who reads your mind
See my life in your design
True companion at your side I’ll give you something, for when I’m not around,
To make you smile
And if you think it then it must be true
If only I could make it through Climb into my bed, wherever you are, wherever you are Your timing is good,
Remove the sad persistent thought,
Hold the course I’m the one who reads your mind
See my life in your design
True companion at your side I’ll leave you something for when I’m not around,
To make you smile,
Outside that wasteland
And if only I could make it through
If you think it then it must be true
Wherever you are
LAST TO KNOW (Neil Finn) Way down the track, made the wrong turn
Finished up where I started
You noticed a change come over me
Fell in love with my own reflection yeah
How does it feel beneath your own wheel
Feels like an accident waking up
Under a bus with my fingers crossed
Now is the time we could make it up So you lost the fear it wasn’t that bad
Left to your own devices yeah
Still a young girl eyes on the clock
Tick like a motor running out
Magnets and words up on the fridge
Speak to the poet in all of us
I missed the page that you thought about
Drew in the frost on the windowpane But who I wonder could fail to notice
The aching silence come down, I’m humble now I hope you might come back
In your own time
Left to your own devices
And so, that’s how it goes
Never the first
Always the last to know
SECRET GOD (Neil Finn) Lets go climb up on the roof
In the twilight 360 degree view
As we lie down
Watch the fading light turn into stars
There you are Secret god
Breathe my name
Secret god stir up the dust
Whisper my name This reminds me of another place
Lonesome wolf comes down from the hills
And he’s walking in circles howling at the moon
In another life he will be enchanted by a woman Secret god stir up the dust,
Breathe my name
Secret god stir up the dust
Whisper my name I see a man collapse
In the doorway of a restaurant
And I’m holding my hand out
The first one there to help him up Secret god stir up the dust
Whisper my name
Secret god stir up the dust
Breathe my name
Time at hand stir up the dust
Breathe my name
Secret god whisper my name
LULLABY REQUIEM (Neil Finn) Goodnight, bless you
Let angels possess you
You’ll make dreams of another life Don’t think it’s too much
To close eyes and leave us
In strange places we come undone
And the building blocks
Sometimes have to crash
Not meant to last like a mother’s love It’s real life, it’s all true
You know how I’ll miss you
In quiet moments I’ll come undone
And the building blocks
Sometimes have to crash
Not meant to last like a mother’s love Sleep comes when all is laid to rest
That’s when you’ll find what you’re looking for
Strange feelings you can’t explain
Wild forces you can’t contain
And the building blocks
Sometimes have to crash
Not built to last like a mother’s love Peace comes when fear is laid to rest
That’s when you’ll find what you’re looking for 
HUMAN KINDNESS
(Neil Finn) Saw myself in a leisure suit
Pretty white trash floating on the surface of life
It always comes to this that emptiness
No matter how many toys you got
It’s not enough, not ever enough
To take away the aching in your heart
For human kindness No one’s sleeping in the deafening silence
There’s no address, no number listed
For the one that took the shot
Ready or not, his righeous and twisted crusade
Is over now, need someone else
To take away the aching in our hearts
For human kindness No one’s sleeping in the deafening silence
And there’s a time for it
For humankind I wanna cry so hard
Wanna break down, it feels so good
I wanna ride all night
Make you laugh, make you feel good No matter how many toys you got
It’s not enough, not ever enough
To take away the anguish in our hearts
For human kindness Is anyone asleep tonight
In the deafening silence
He’ll take it away from us
If we don’t make time
For humankind
TURN AND RUN
(Neil Finn / Jim Moginie) There’s a light overhead, overhead
In the sky overhead, overhead
And I’m with you now in body and music and mind
And we’re silent and still Everything’s so out of control tonight
In a plane that’s flying past
At a speed that makes me cry
Have you left me now
To trouble that won’t let me lie
I’m awake all the time
You know where I stand
Holding my plastic gun So turn and run
You cold killers of innocence
Against us there’s no defence
Your flash and your wickedness
You can’t break our love Tie my hands behind my back
Put a gag on top of my mouth
But I won’t give you up
Till silverware’s covered in dust
And my shoes fall apart
And the tumbleweed runs
Over my desert heart, So turn and run
You cold killers of innocence
Against us there’s no defence
Your flash and your wickedness
Will surely bring you down again
Somehow we must stay afloat
Won’t give in to the undertow
Something’s you will never know
You can’t break our love
You can pull us down
But you can’t break our love
ANYTIME
(Neil Finn) I see a dog upon the road
Running hard to catch a cat
My car is pulling to a halt
The truck behind me doesn’t know
Everything is in the balance
Of a moment I can’t control
And your sympathetic strings
Are like the stirrings in my soul
I could go at anytime
There’s nothing safe about this life
I could go at anytime Find the meaning of the act
Remember how it goes
Every time you take the water
And you swim against the flow
The world is all around us
The days are flying past
And fear is so contagious
But I’m not afraid to laugh
I could go at anytime
There’s nothing safe about this life
I could go at anytime Anytime (come without warning)
Anytime (it could be so easy)
A walk in the park (or maybe when I’m sleeping)
Anytime (see the clouds come over)
Rain or shine (I make you so unhappy) Let’s make it right
I feel like I’m in love
With a stranger I’ll never know Although you’re still a mystery
I’m so glad I’m not alone
I could go at anytime
There’s nothing safe about this life
Make it so easy to fly in the night
I could go at anytime
I could go at anytime
REST OF THE DAY OFF
(Neil Finn) Totally wired and the game is up
I’m under the table
You carry my heart in the palm of your hand
As the clouds roll in, the party was rained out
Open up to find a man made home
And by four o’clock when the sun came out We were beside ourselves
Taking the rest of the day off
Lying out the back
Slung in a hammock
Gathering reams of space and time Two eyes that surrender
The call might come
Fire my anger and spoil the whole thing
It’s not much fun when the pressures on
And your luck has gone But you squeeze my hand
We’re taking the rest of the day off
We like to climb the rock
Before we have lunch
And we’ll turn our backs on the whole damn bunch You find the answer walking the dog
Down the south of Piha, it’s over and done,
Not a lot to say when the man calls up
The line goes dead and you’re yesterday’s news
I couldn’t care less now I’m here with you
We’re the only ones left And we’re flat on our backs,
Taking the rest of the day off
And you find it don’t add up to much
When you’re wrapped in a blanket of stars
With the one you love
Like two shiny dogs
With the one you love
SUNSET
(Neil Finn) Here lies a place
Won’t let me languish
Hears all my footsteps and waits
Watch how she fades into the sunset
A vision spectacular in grace
Hunger for the world travel
Stimulating discussion lift me
Faster into the weakness
Off the wall into blackness
Gifted Red eyes reflect
Open the suitcase
Spread all your clothes on the floor
Much like it was
Ten years ago
Time on the clock
Don’t want to waste it Watch how she fades into the sunset
A vision spectacular in grace
Hunger for the world travel
Stimulating discussion lift me
Faster into the weakness
Off the wall into blackness
Gifted And I’m away from home
And it’s a way of life
And I’m flying high
And I’m a wheeling gull
Here now I come to rest
Under a lion rock
Over marine parade
Maybe this time here I’ll stay |
