Forgive me, I know no other way
If I knew my place
I wouldn’t throw myself like this
No not again

When I see that next light flashing
No I can’t live on obligation alone
Some would laugh and say I haven’t changed
Watch me
Watch me get carried away

Oh my love
Takes a certain kind of lostness
How do some live their lives with such conviction?
I could have a home
Or maybe it’s my fate
Watch me
Watch me get carried away

No your life’s theme
You’ll never change
Watch me
Watch me
Watch me
Get carried away

My mother is dead
My children don’t let me sleep
The money’s a problem
On perpetual repeat
My wife is angry
My lover’s upset

So I take a shower
And let the hot water fall
A waste of water
Is no waste at all
The hotter the better
I’m at home in the steam
I suspend all decisions
With seven types of cream

I don’t speak the language
In the city I live
I once followed a girl
Now I’ve ended up here

The weather is freezing
And I’ve figured it out
Blondes lead you North
Brunettes take you South
So make sure your lover
Comes from a sunny place

I take a shower
And let the hot water fall
A waste of water
For my wasted heart
Hotter than most can handle
You’re welcome to try
The old systems fail
Those I honed all my life

The war keeps on going
No one knows what for
A hundred years of trauma
Lead to a hundred more

Another madman in power
Cause only madmen seek power
Their eternal revenge
That time you laughed in the shower

Everyone is depressed
Everyone is displaced
We used to be together
Now we’re all over the place

I always sought newness
Now I’m retracing my steps
Seeking what’s familiar
Scattered over continents

Life without a mother
Just isn’t the same
My loyal protector
Now a bag of grain
I wish I could call her
Miss her voice and her smile

I take a shower
And let the hot water fall
A waste of water
For my soul’s recall
Just beyond the bathroom
Could be my childhood home
Being an only child
Means that you mourn alone

Oh
I went to play a show
Had my life in check
I was on a roll

Then something happened
That flipped the switch
When I got home
I kept mumbling

Kosovo
I lost my mind in Kosovo
I’m not the same
As I was before
Oh no
I lost my mind in Kosovo
That fateful day
I let go

It’s clear
Something had to give
I’d been a loaded gun
For too many years

Took just one finger
Made me explode
On those nameless streets
Kosovo
Oh, oh oh oh

I lost my mind in Kosovo
I’m not the same
As I was before
Oh no
I lost my mind in Kosovo
Dark of the night
Hear me whisper
Kosovo
Oh oh oh!

Went to the pawn shop
With all my gold
It was 2am
And they were closed

I was made to wander
The world alone
At the doors of strangers
I feel at home

A sensible life
Can kill
I only find meaning
In the thrill

I’d almost forgotten
That I’m a lost soul
Thanks for the reminder
Kosovo
Oh, oh oh oh

I lost my mind in Kosovo
I’m not the same
As I was before
Oh no
I lost my mind in Kosovo
Dark of the night
Hear me whisper
Kosovo
Oh oh oh!

What was that all about then?
How easy to find a new distraction
These endings I’ll never get used to
What was it?

It was the moment, it was the moment
It was the moment, it was the moment

Your eyes now fading from memory
The ache no longer overwhelming
Takes two to stoke the fires of unreality
What was it?

It was the moment, it was the moment
It was the moment, it was the moment

Darling don’t cool down
Don’t betray the past by being in the present
Don’t let ours be added to the heap of memories
Nothing is sacred

It was the moment, it was the moment
It was the moment, it was the moment
That’s all

What’s a few months?
What’s a few years?
People tell me all the time

But in my world
Life is urgent
And my ship is passing by

No it isn’t a secret
That I’m greedy for life
I want all of the passion
And I want it tonight

Every night feels like the last
Every chance is the last chance
Every night feels like the last to me
Every time we say goodbye
No surprise to see me cry
Oh every night feels like the last to me

There are so many roads
That I’ll never explore
I have been down so many
Yet all I want is more

I have tasted the heights of bliss
The everyday won’t suffice
I want all of the passion
And I want it tonight

Every night feels like the last
Every chance is the last chance
Every night feels like the last to me
Every time we say goodbye
No surprise to see me cry
Oh every night feels like the last to me

Yes it’s an open secret
That I’m greedy for life
I want all of the passion
And I want it tonight

Every night feels like the last
Every chance is the last chance
Every night feels like the last to me
Every time we say goodbye
No surprise to see me cry
Oh every night feels like the last to me

You don’t pay me to be happy
You don’t pay me to have fun
We all need entertainment
Watching others come undone

My childhood wasn’t easy
It made me who I am
It helps to sell the tickets
Come and get ‘em while you can

Tragedy, tragedy for sale
Tragedy, tragedy for sale
Come see the train wreck I’ve become
And when the show is done
The tragedy goes on

The shittier I feel
The better is the show
It costs a little extra
To watch me break from the front row

A million people know me
But we don’t talk on the phone
I can’t make conversation
But I can bare my soul

Tragedy, tragedy for sale
Tragedy, tragedy for sale
Come see the train wreck I’ve become
And when the show is done
The tragedy goes on

You can find me in the spotlight
You can find me in the mud
It’s the price I’m willing to pay
For a bit of your love

A little fame won’t help you
Resolve the matters of the soul
Still we all dream of being
Recognized at the shopping mall

They cheered for my beginning
They’ll cheer for my demise
Every two dozen roses
Comes with a side order of fries

Tragedy, tragedy for sale
Tragedy, tragedy for sale
Come see the train wreck I’ve become
And when the show is done
The tragedy goes on

There’s no one answer for life
Give me a choice, both is what I like
I love the east coast and the west
I need familiar, and I need fresh

Give me a palace for a home
I’ll get the urge to pitch a tent upon a stone
I need the city and the crowds
I need the wild sacred grounds

There’s no one answer for life
Give me the city and I’ll crave the countryside
Give me a husband and I’ll ask you for a bride
There’s no one answer for life

I need peace and space to think
But not too long, it may push me to the brink
I need the nightclubs and the raves
Then retreat back to my caves

You wouldn’t ask a shoemaker to sing
So why expect one person to give you everything
Give me a soulmate, one for either side
Give it from the front, I’ll ask it from behind

There’s no one answer for life
Give me the city and I’ll crave the countryside
Give me a husband and I’ll ask you for a bride
There’s no one answer for life
There’s no one answer for life
Give me a porsche, I’ll still hitch a ride
Give me a beauty and an ugly on the side
There’s no one answer for life

Give me the late nights and the crack of dawn
Give me an angel and satan’s spawn
Give me the big lights of success
And the beginning’s innocence

There’s no one answer for life
Give me the city and I’ll crave the countryside
Give me a husband and I’ll ask you for a bride
There’s no one answer for life
There’s no one answer for life
Give me a porsche, I’ll still hitch a ride
Give me a beauty and an ugly on the side
There’s no one answer
No one answer
There’s no one answer for life

As a child there were pictures on the wall
They seemed like ancient history
From the life my parents left behind
So far from our reality

Now I’ve lost my dearest and my best
And I’m living far away
These may seem like just any photographs
But they mean the world to me

They’re not just pictures on the wall
They’re the life I’ve always known
From the place that was my home
Really not so long ago
They’re not just pictures on the wall
They’re the deepest part of me
They’re not just pictures on the wall
They’re the realest world of all

I go about life the best that I can
Most days I feel ok
But sometimes I look at these photographs
And I get swept away

Can’t believe there’s no trace of them left
Only my witnesses eyes
How I wish I could dive right back in
Have them all here by my side

They’re not just pictures on the wall
They’re the life I’ve always known
From the place that was my home
Doesn’t exist anymore
They’re not just pictures after all
They’re the deepest part of me
They’re not just pictures on the wall
They’re the realest world of all

Now my children point and asks me “Who is that?”
For them it’s ancient history
But there are no words that can convey
The depth of what they mean to me

They’re not just pictures on the wall
They’re the life I’ve always known
From the place that was my home
Doesn’t exist anymore
They’re not just pictures after all
They’re the deepest part of me
They’re not just pictures on the wall
They’re the realest world of all
They’re not just pictures on the wall
They’re the realest world of all

You’ll never get love by force
The truth will always take its course
Some people really have no shame
It’s just an illness with a name

We were having too much fun
Drinking coffees in the sun
Someone wanted to be king
Came and fucked up everything

Goodbye my dictator, goodbye
Cause everybody knows it’s time
You’ve had more than your share of pie
Goodbye my dictator, goodbye

It’s hard for most to understand
That good intentions not all have
Why must we always stand on guard
When there is love and there is art

We were having too much fun
Drinking coffees in the sun
Yesterday life was divine
But now we’re going back in time

So goodbye my dictator, goodbye
Cause everybody knows it’s time
You’ve had more than your share of pie
Goodbye my tormentor, goodbye
Goodbye my dictator, goodbye
Cause everybody’s sick and tired
We’ll all be dancing when you die
Goodbye my dictator, goodbye

Goodbye my dictator, goodbye
Cause everybody knows it’s time
You’ve had more than your share of pie
Goodbye my tormentor, goodbye
Goodbye my dictator, goodbye
Cause everybody’s sick and tired
We’ll all be dancing when you die
Goodbye my dictator, goodbye
Goodbye my dictator, goodbye
Goodbye my dictator, goodbye