"Lights In The Distance" by Liam McFadden

Man On A Train

2008-08-24T14:39:00.004+01:00

The Angel spreads her rusted feathers
The skyline huddles in the rain
The bridges hold the banks together
For the crossing of the train

I am travelling with my children
I am travelling with my wife
We are travelling far too swiftly now;
Far too swiftly through this life

Slow down, slow down
We can’t go back the way we came
Slow down, slow down
We will reach our destination just the same.

© 2004 Liam McFadden

The Curse Of Superman

2008-08-24T14:37:00.001+01:00

Horses on the open plain
Rain on the horizon
Rain on the horizon
Rain on the horizon

Trumpets from the silver screen
Herald your arrival
Herald your arrival
Herald your arrival

You'll believe a man can fly
You'll believe a man can never die
Best believe it while you can
Beware the curse of Superman

Faceless by the window pane
Not a soul can hear you
Not a soul can hear you
Not a soul can hear you

You'll believe a man can fly
You'll believe a man can never die
Best believe it while you can
Beware the curse of Superman

Rain on the horizon
Not a soul can hear you
Sun and moon arising

Forces that we can't contain
Sun and moon arising
Sun and moon arising
Sun and moon arising

You'll believe a man can fly
You'll believe a man can never die
Best believe it while you can
Beware the curse of Superman

Rain on the horizon
Rain on the horizon

Copyright © 2006 Liam McFadden. All rights reserved.

I Don't Write Love Songs

2008-08-24T14:34:00.002+01:00

I don’t write love songs.
I’m not that kind of guy: I’m too quiet and shy.
What are you laughing at?
Did I say something funny?

Every time I try, it sounds so sentimental.
You know fine well that I don’t do soft and gentle very well;
I’m not so touch-feely.

But I’ve driven out late at night in the car through the fog to the station
Where you were stranded because the trains couldn’t run.
And I was the one who went out in the rain when you flattened the tyre
And I changed it over.
Do you remember that time?
Did I say something funny?

And I was the one who jumped up in the night to fight off the intruder,
And it doesn’t matter that there was nobody there.
And I am the one who would climb to the top of a hill just to please you
And hate every moment.

What are you laughing at?
Did I say something funny?

I don’t write love songs, so don’t expect one,
Though you could have this one
Did I say something funny?
What are you laughing at?
Did I say something funny?

Copyright © 2008 Liam McFadden. All rights reserved.

Dead In The Water

2008-08-24T14:33:00.001+01:00

Keep moving forward: no time to explain
You’re tuning up to play the same old music once again
No looking backwards: no time for the past
Time to break with all the things you’re used to;
You can make a difference if you choose to

Fix your eyes straight ahead
Don't look back or you're dead
Yes, you're dead in the water

No slipping sideways
Into cul-de-sacs
Time and time again, the same old stories
You’re trading on your fading former glories

Fix your eyes straight ahead
Don't look back or you're dead
Yes, you're dead in the water

Once again, the same old situation
You’re resting on your dwindling reputation
Once, you used to have imagination

Ships in the harbour may be safe and sound;
But shouldn’t ships be sailing on the ocean, outward bound?
Onward and upward: reaching for the heights
Don’t forget the time you have you borrow
Who knows what the day will hold tomorrow

Fix your eyes straight ahead
Don't look back or you're dead
Yes, you're dead in the water

Copyright © Liam McFadden 2007. All rights reserved.

World Gone Mad

2008-08-24T14:29:00.001+01:00

Old; I’m feeling my age and it’s old;
Everything’s strange in this world gone mad
I find myself lost in a rage at this world gone mad.

So, I’m taking requests for the show
Giving my best in this world gone mad
I find myself in need of a rest from this world gone mad

Hey, sing me a tune I can play
We’ll howl at the moon from this world gone mad
Chanson de lune
In this world gone mad I find myself
Laughing too soon at this world gone mad.

Copyright © 2007 Liam McFadden. All rights reserved.

I Can't Be Wrong Every Time

2008-04-11T01:12:00.001+01:00

Some people look for complications
In any given situation
So, when you're ready, let me know
Some folks are never done with fighting
You're looking at a wall of writing
Did someone say, "I told you so"?

Just this once, don't think twice
Won't you take some cheap advice!
I can't be wrong every time
I can't be wrong every time

You've pummelled into my defences
There's bound to be some consequences
There's no-one here who's out of jail
Some people hunger for attention
There's someone here that I could mention
But that's another sorry tale

There's no trick; there's no catch
Just an itch where you can't scratch
I can't be wrong every time
I can't be wrong every time

I'll just hand it over to you
I've got better things I could do
You must think I'm stupid
You must think I'm stupid

We've traded some bad-tempered dealings
I can't say there are no hard feelings
Am I behaving like a child?
Let's see exactly what you're made of
There's nothing you should be afraid of
It wouldn't kill you if you smiled

Go ahead; have some fun
There are prizes to be won
I can't be wrong every time
One way in: no way out
There was never any doubt
I can't be wrong every time

Copyright © 2006 Liam McFadden. All rights reserved.

The First One To Tell You

2008-03-21T11:38:00.001Z

You’re looking for another way
There is no shame, whatever anyone might say
I’d be the first one to tell you
I might be the last one to know

You’re looking for an open door
You want to go back to the way it was before
I’ll be the first one to help you
I might be the last one to go

The first one to tell you
The last one to know

You’re heading for the open road
At any time, the situation could explode
I’d be the first one to tell you
I might be the last one to know

You’re hoping for an even break
You found the price too high to pay for one mistake
I’ll be the first one to tell you
I might be the last one to show

The first one to tell you
The last one to know

Copyright © 2005 Liam McFadden. All rights reserved.

Lights In The Distance

2008-03-21T11:34:00.001Z

Well the dark hills possessed us
Though we did not care to be possessed
We were jaded from the journey
Holding on for food and rest

Oh the rainfall like music
And the wipers like a metronome
We saw lights in the distance
We were bearing down on home.

And the dark days had oppressed us
Though we did not care to be oppressed
We had acted out of instinct
We had acted for the best.

Oh the rainfall like music
And the wipers like a metronome
We saw lights in the distance
We were bearing down on home.

Copyright © 2003 Liam McFadden. All rights reserved.

Everything You Know Is Wrong

2008-03-21T11:26:00.002Z

If I stood before every jury in the land
Would you ever know the truth?
If I swore the oath, could you still believe my evidence?
Look into these words: can you tell how much they’re worth?
Do you really understand?
Understand that talk is cheap.
Understand you’re in too deep.

All that you believe, every single thought,
Everything you know is wrong.

And with sleight of hand I could make you doubt your eyes
Any card you care to choose
In a different light, would you recognise familiar friends
Look beneath your life; look beyond the everyday
See the children sweat and slave
See the seeds that you have sown
In a world you’ve never known

All that you believe, every single thought,
Everything you know is wrong.

Make your choice: your mind is set.
What you see is not what you get.

All that you believe, every single thought,
Everything you know is wrong; is wrong.

Copyright © 2002 Liam McFadden. All rights reserved

Walk Into Light

2008-03-21T11:18:00.002Z

We will walk into light from this darkness
We will leave our sorrow far behind us
We will walk into light, spirits rising
We will turn towards this new horizon

We will walk into light from this darkness all around
We will speak for ourselves with these voices we have found
We will seek out the truth; we will stand for nothing less
We will take to the streets with this courage we possess

We will walk into light from this darkness
We will leave our sorrow far behind us
We will walk into light, spirits rising
We will turn towards this new horizon

We will walk into light; we will stand where we belong
Stepping into the sun: we are proud and we are strong
We will break down the walls: we will cross this great divide
We will make our demands and we will not be denied
Copyright © 2007 Liam McFadden. All rights reserved.

Can't Change The World

2008-03-21T10:51:00.001Z

You might have the truth of every Gospel word
To tell you wrong from right;
You might have the faith to move a mountain range
To get you through the night

But you can’t change the world
You can’t change the world on your own

You may have in you the patience of a saint
When everything seems lost
You may have inside the power to forgive
No matter what the cost

But you can’t change the world
You can’t change the world on your own
But I love you for trying;
But I love you for trying

You can’t change the world
It’s too vast: it’s too wide
But I want you to know
I’m always on your side

You may have the hope of miracles to come
To lift you on your way
You may have the love that reaches out to all
To drive you through the day

But you can’t change the world
You can’t change the world on your own
But I love you for trying;
But I love you for trying

Copyright © 2007 Liam McFadden. All rights reserved.