Lyrics: Onion Dream

You saw the Truth of me and believed I could do anything.
You had the faith in me I'd need to be everything I dreamed.
I dreamed I would sail the sea and still return to you.
I dreamed I would climb the highest mountains for the view.
Just for the view.

You held my hand and I could fly; I never thought to think it through.
Never thought that it might die; this light I found in you.
And here I am above the clouds prepared to soar
But I don't know how to work these wings any more,
Any more.

Now I don't recall the magic
Of your eyes and that is tragic
And I don't recall the angel
That you once taught me to be;
No I don't recall the magic...

Where is the old silk hat to bring me back to life?
Where is your magic wand to make this angel fly?
Angel fly...
This angel wants to fly.
I do, I do, want to fly Oh I...This angel wants to fly.

You find a fire, I'll walk right through; I would go anywhere
No questions asked to be with you; I knew you'd always be there.
I knew you would always be with me to lead the way
How could I have ever known where I'd find myself today?
Oh Today...

And now I don't recall the magic
That I once saw in your eyes
But perhaps I see the angel
Beneath this new disguise;
Oh, I think I have the magic...

Who needs an old silk hat to bring me back to life?
Who needs your magic wand? This angel still can fly.
Still can fly...
This angel still can fly.
I can, I can, I can fly Oh I can, I can, I can fly Oh I...This angel still can fly.

I see the Truth of me and believe I can be anything.

Maybe its the weather;
Could be the moon.
But I've lost the faith I need,
And I hope it comes back soon.

I miss the seasons;
I miss the sky.
The voice of a robin
That once could make me cry.

I'm Peeling the layers
And finding the core.
Wondering if there's me in there
Anymore.

Maybe its youth
That abandoned me here;
Focused and empty
My soul is running clear.

Sometime ago
I met the devil it seems;
And I sold him my soul for this damned
Onion dream.

And I'm searching for answers now
In everybody's eyes.
I can't tell the truth
But I can damn sure recognize
The lie
In this onion dream

Maybe I'll get drunk
And laugh for a while.
Laugh far too loud
Just to pass thru a smile.

And I have momentum
They call it success
But I look in the mirror and all I see
Is a goddamn mess
in this onion dream
in this onion dream
in this onion dream

The weather man says the wind's out of the southeast today
Travelling at zero miles per hour (that's pretty damn slow)
What I need to know is where's the air that's going to lift these beats of sweat from my brow?
Where are you wind now?

The wind through the trees tends to ease my mind
blowing the clouds around reveals a silver lining
What I need to know is where's the breeze that's going to ease these furrowed linese from my brow?
Where are you wind now?

You told me that you'd come back like the wind into my life
To remind me of all the things I've learned through the sorrow and the strife. Now I'm listening for the wind now as it brushes through the trees And I'm praying that you'll answer me with the rustle of the leaves
Answer somehow
Where are you wind now?

Well I wish the wind would carry me though my everyday
It's absence leaves me wondering why I came this way
What I'm praying for is a gale to blow my mind and leave behind these thoughts of you
Oh, come on wind blow through

And you told me that you'd come back like the wind into my life
To remind me of all the things I've learned through the sorrow and the strife. Now I'm listening for the wind now as it brushes through the trees And I'm praying that you'll answer me with the rustle of the leaves
Answer somehow
Where are you wind now?
Where are you wind now?

The weather man says the wind's out of the southeast today
Travelling at zero miles per hour

You don't know me but I have been watching for you.
You don't know me but I know everything that you'll do.
You don't know me but I surely know you.

You're the one that I saw in my dreams;
You're the one that makes it seem so real.
You're the one who will break through these walls;
You're the one who'll see through it all and see me -
Set me free.

You don't know me but I have been watching for you.
You don't know me but I know everything that you'll do.
You don't know me but I surely know you.

You're the one who will dance in my arms and;
You're the one who'll succumb to all my charms.
You're the one who will brighten my days and;
you're the one who'll finally find a way to this heart -
That's a very good start.

I have waited, faltered, hesitated;
I knew, but I never believed.
Now I see you; I know it'll be you;
I know that I won't be deceived.

You don't know me but I have been watching for you.
You don't know me but I know everything that you'll do.
You don't know me but I surely know you.
You don't know me but I surely know you.
You don't know me but I surely know you.

You're the one who will dance in my arms;
You're the one that I saw in my dreams;
You're the one who will brighten my days;
I surely know you.

You don't know me but I surely know you.
You don't know me but I surely know you.

There is a silence runs so deep
To a place she'll always keep for herself.
No one else can know
How deep it goes.

There is a loneliness so sharp
Cutting deep into this heart
No one else could understand
No one ever took the time to take her hand.

She's all alone
In this world.
And now a woman must grow
From this girl.

And don't you think that if she could
She would tell you all her stories
Of every man that's battered her
And every child she worries about?
But she doesn't have the words
So she never will be heard.

She keeps her peace, she keeps her head.
No one can hurt her if she's dead.
Just an empty shell
And she knows its just as well she hide inside.

She's all alone in this world.
And now a woman must grow
From this girl.

There is a silence runs so deep.

Its the day that follows Thursday; she can't get out of bed.
Those familiar words running through her head.
She's heard them all before but this time
Hoped for more.
So in the darkness that's her mind she rearranges
Every word.

The morning sun's reflecting off cobwebs in her mind.
She ducks inside; afraid of what she'll find.
Believing so long, she wonders
Could she have been wrong?
It seems the man beyond the myth
Always falls behind.

And she's waiting by the window.
Waiting...
And she's waiting by the window.
With a bottle of wine and a whole lot of time
On her hands.

She'll choose the myth; the truth it is too sane.
She'll choose the fantasy so he'll remain
The one who'll never part; the god who
Won her heart.
The face that's always smiles hides a soul
Torn apart.

And she's waiting by the window.
Waiting...
And she's waiting by the window
With a bottle of wine and a whole lot of time

She'll understand why he went away.
She'll understand why again he can't stay...

And she's waiting by the window.
Waiting...
And she's waiting by the window.
With a bottle of wine and a whole lot of time

I still look pretty on your arm;
I laugh and smile on cue;
I still have all my girlish charm;
Those quirky things I do.

But if you're my sugar daddy;
I'm a candy coated shell;
All my insides have melted away.
And I guess its just as well.

That I'm dying underneath the weight
Of these walls I felt the need to create.
I know I could be free
But what would freedom be?
There's a comfort in the quiet of this lie.

I'm into my ninth life;
I guess I'll lose the last to you.
I won't pretend that I'll be your wife
Or that this love is true.

But its convenient to have a home
So people think I'm not alone.
So they'll leave me to myself
Easing into my last hell;
There's a comfort in the quiet of this lie.

There's a comfort in the quiet of the lie.
A solitary solace in these tears that I cry
Behind closed eyes.

I'm empty once again.
I guess its time for you to go.
You will be the last to leave;
Is it comforting to know?

That I've died underneath the weight
Of these walls I felt the need to create.
And now I will be free.
Whatever freedom means.
No more need for the shelter of the lie.

The comfort in the quiet of the lie.
The comfort in the quiet.
The comfort in the quiet of the lie.

I'm empty once again.
I guess its time for you to go.

The boy was so young and he sang about heartbreak
And long lonesome miles on the road.
I listened and wondered how such tender years
Could know all that he seemed to know.

His words were the kind that could pierce every pretense;
Break through the numbness of beer,
So I sat at the bar drinking whiskey and sorrow
With his words making love in my ear.

How can a boy sing about things
No man I have ever known, knew?
All that he is, is all that I wanted
But I wanted to find it in you.

So I took a new road to meet my new vision,
Untangle truth from desire.
I carry with me the heart of a child
Burning with innocent fire.

How can a boy sing about things
No man I have ever known knew?
All that he is, is all that I wanted
But I wanted to find it in you.
I wanted to find it in you.

And I don't know what to do about, all these dreams
All these promises broken;
Can't one thing just be what it seems?
I want one thing to be what it seems.

Where is the child that once danced in your eyes?
I miss him reaching for me.

I met you on Sunday
You kissed me on Monday
By Wednesday you had me in bed.
What happened Tuesday is up for debate
The wine must've gone to my head.

So you called me on Friday
You said you'd call Thursday
We planned to meet Saturday night.
Something familiarly strange in your tone
But I told myself, hey, its alright.

And I'm liquid now
Melting in your arms
Swaying to and fro
To the passion of the moment.

You didn't call Monday
You didn't call Tuesday
On Wednesday you got my machine.
By then I was wondering just what I was missing
Was there something that I should've seen?

But I'm liquid now
Melting in your arms
Swaying to and fro
To the passion of the moment.

And you know and I know
that this is all wrong
but I haven't felt so good in so long
So long...
In so long...

So I called you Friday
You called me back Sunday
Two or three weeks had gone by
The next time we spoke was on Avenue A You couldn't look me in the eye

And I'm liquid now
Melting in your arms
Swaying to and fro
To the passion of the moment.

And you know and I know
That this is all wrong
But I haven't felt so good in so long
So long...
In so long...

So kiss me and touch me and tell me you won't let me down

Sorrow is invading her.
Sorrow is concaving her.
She's falling so hard Into herself
Her eyes are quiet; she doesn't seek help.

Who would've known
She would end up this way?
"Miss joy and love" is falling now.
She'd like to stop; but who knows how?

And its time we said goodbye.
And its time that she said hello
To the only love she's ever known.

Up on her wrought iron perch;
Wherever he is, is her church;
She once found her church on a mountainside;
She once found it sliding down a waterfall slide.

Now she's just too tired to search.
And she thinks it might be time to go
To the only love she's ever known.

To laugh... To love....To cry,
This is the cycle that we call life.
To laugh... To love....To cry,
Just doesn't seem so tough.
Just doesn't seem like enough.

High up above the crowd
She's flying solo now.
She's sitting alone among her cigarette butts.
A lifetime of promises ends in so what...

She's waving us goodbye;
And she's waving him hello.
He's the only love she's ever known.

To laugh... To love....To cry,
This is the cycle that we call life.
To laugh... To love....To cry,
Just doesn't seem so tough.
Just doesn't seem like enough.

And the rain keeps falling down
Don't know where I am
Going
In this downpour.

And I hear you call my name;
And you tell me take my hand
And I will lead you
To a haven that I've found
...I decline.

Oh can't you see?
It's this rain that's healing me.
If I could only leave my mind
I'd be free.

So the rain keeps falling down
And I don't know where I am
Going.
It's this downpour
Hides the light you try to show me.

And I hear you call my name
Hear the flicker of a flame
You say will warm me
In this cold winter rain
...I refrain.

Oh can't you see?
It's this rain that's healing me.
If I could only leave my mind
I'd be free.
From this downpour
From my pain
Don't stop the rain.