All Lyrics by Cy Curnin (except where indicated). (c) All rights reserved.

Lyrics For Solar Minimum

In The Palm Of Our Hands
It Finds You
Better Luck Next Time
The Other Side Of The Story
Silent Chains
The Weight
Bleed
Sail
Hold On
Simply Complicated
My Sweet Life

In The Palm Of Our Hands

I get the feeling coming through from somewhere else
a distant memory returning from afar
is all the pain to come just history repeating itself
what comfort lies in truth

Been a long time coming as the dust settled on the shelf
In the glory days we built a castle in the sand
Now the tide has turned and echoes in an empty shell
Too late to find the proof

chasing cascading dreams raw emotions
follow foot prints in the sand
chasing a faded dream that’s forsaken
it was in the palm of our hands

thieves, running riot, tore the fabric of our lives
weapons of mass delusion and hatred in their eyes
we chose to believe in words we knew were all lies
oh yes we played our part

now the burden’s heavy landfills touch the sky.
oil stained paths all the way to Shangri-La
clouds that block the sun from industry we had a blast
but never forget why.

chasing cascading dreams raw emotions
follow foot prints in the sand
chasing a faded dream that’s forsaken
it was in the palm of our hands

coming through from somewhere else
footprints in the sand
the echoes from an empty shell
in the palm of our hands
never forget why

we spoke of love then shot an arrow through its heart
we saw the light and watched the statues fall apart
cul de sac in Shangri-La
never forget why

It Finds You

ever wonder what you live for
just a pawn in a great scheme
been knocking on the wrong door
things are never what they seem
put your money on the dark horse
he runs in another race
the river runs its own course
and we are free as time and space

backwater the peaceful life
you don’t find it, it finds you
serenity, no needs no inventions
everything is as it should be

slaves to our own minds
disillusioned by our force
our hearts want safe harbour
to shelter from the storm

backwater the peaceful life..
you don’t find it, it finds you.
serenity, no needs no inventions
everything is as it should be

I am changed, still the same,
ingrained patterns fade
I worked my way round it
backwater the peaceful life..
you don’t find it, it finds you

to reach the safer shore
we battle through the waves now
on the beach of understanding
compassion fruit for all
can’t you see it through your eyes now
your destiny unfolds

Better Luck Next Time

yesterday I fell nothing broken
because I’ve not stop falling yet.
I must have climbed too high looking for the ultimate view
particles belonging to
my once waving reflection today I’m in a void
moving in just one direction
how will I ever
how will ever
leave myself behind?

to be where meaning existed before these words
away from silly songs on the radio
where we all coexisted before these words
better luck better luck next time.

the unlit lamp waits to illuminate
but if no one is enlightened is it just too late
then the lamp serves no purpose to those in the dark
to not see one another is to miss the spark
don’t you miss the spark

better luck if there is a next time

The Other Side Of The Story

by the time you read this note
I’ll have stowed away in kind
sailing to the other side of the story
I’ll reach the desert in the still of night
travel light to stand the road
to the oasis, that’s as far as i’ll go

I could never be your ferry man
just time to wet my lips girl
refill the jerry can

in dreams, i feel awake
hitch a ride before dawn breaks
for how many is this the only escape
I’ll see you on the other side of the story

by the time you read this note
maybe your chains have sunk i hope you’re still afloat
and the present is gift from the other side of the story

Silent Chains

cause and effect we disconnect
and wonder how the void we suffer in
expands as we contract

surrounded by static waves
we radiate anxiety and wonder who’s the slave

with silent chains we’ve attached ourselves
then try to pull away and blame others for the pain
ignore the signs
cry all is lost
then turn away in shame from the lessons of time
it’s hard to say or accept the blame
when what was easy to ignore is now hard to face
with silent chains we’ve attached ourselves

values wane and do not equate
not worth a light now
a buckled bridge under such strain

should less be more then shed the load
what stays behind you will forget
do you dare step through the door?
the open door.

cause and effect we disconnect
and wonder how the void we suffer in
expands as we contract

The Weight

I felt the weight on my chest
for a moment i couldn’t breathe
i had let the pain of those emotions fester for too long
i was almost accustomed to it
sitting there like a stone in my boot
corrupting any stride i may have taken
to one of quiet suffering.
then the straw that broke the camel’s back
was the tear i saw reflected in your eye
which came from the same source as mine
the river had separated us.
we are apart.
but know that i will never abandon you
not let one minute separate my thoughts of you
I am and always will be your dad.

Bleed

well let’s save our saccharin breath
there’s nothing left
just a few remains laid to rest
and a maelstrom has beset itself
upon our lives filled with empty threats
take the stakes from your chest
regain your reflection we were invisible at best
and these hounds of hell do they ever rest
it seems our hearts have failed
seems our stomachs turned
will we ever learn

until we bleed
until we make the final sacrifice
pay nature’s heavy price
review the tortured creed
until we bleed
until we make the final sacrifice
pay salvation’s heavy price

we’ve been lost at sea
no longitude or latitude
to help us find the brave new world
deep in our minds
seems the future’s lost its shine
damned if we do damned if we don’t
with bland emotions we emote
our fragile minds seem not to cope.

until we bleed…

well let’s save our saccharin breath
there’s nothing left
just a few remains laid to rest
and a maelstrom has beset itself
upon our lives filled with deep threats
take the stakes from our chest
regain your reflection we were invisible at best
and these hounds of hell will they ever rest

Sail

I lie undecided, unexcited by the thought of being me
here’s the thing
been trying to convince myself
it’s time to leave these shallow waters
all my illusions mixed up and good intentions wasted
can’t second guess what’s coming
if I could just get out of these shallow waters

Come on baby sail, sail the winds with me now
escape it and how
who knows why and where we’re going
sail, point your nose to the bow
cause ten years from now
who knows where we’ll be

I try, but I’m un-effective, feel disconnected
hoping that the world won’t pass me by
it could use me up then spit me out
so I’m running with your sons and daughters
when our resolve gets tested
it won’t be this chance we wasted
maybe on course to the best yet
if we could just get out of these shallow waters

Come on baby sail, sail the winds with me now
escape it and how
who knows why and where we’re going
sail, feel the wind with me now
ten years from now
who knows where we’ll be
sail, catch the wind with me now
escape it and how
who knows why and where we’re going
sail

the waves keep on rolling
the waves keep on rolling
the waves keep on rolling
ten years from now
who knows where we’ll be
rolling, the waves keep on rolling.

I try, but I’m un-effective, feel disconnected

Hold On

don’t let it creep into your mind
late at night the great divide
this poison seeps into your core
destroys all you’re living for
your fate may run but he won’t hide
just believe to stay aside

can you hold on? the question is for how long?
what ever it takes hold on, don’t be afraid how long

you must be strong rein in your ride
the load you bear is deep inside
but take the weight with angel’s grace
or you’ll be long left in the dust.

can you hold on? the question is for how long?
what ever it takes hold on, don’t be afraid how long
they lie to you blind but you have to see
your own way ahead it’s never too late
things change but your soul’s the same
a future in mind
believe forward in time.

we all have nightmares
trying to understand
if everything seems meaningless then why hold it in our hands
we’ve sucked the sacred sap
the roots have all run dry
did we ever see the point
or even ask why?

don’t let it creep into your mind
this poison seeps into your core
destroys all you’re living for

Simply Complicated

words of guilt come cloud the silver lining
bridges burn ignited by bad timing
cards to the chest, the gambler never sees he’s losing
futile to regret it’s just another bad deed returning

life, just simply complicated
life, have you noticed how with ease
the hardship brings you down
life, simply complicated

blow the candle out
another sniper is aiming
flares go out
ship and fool are sinking
in an ocean of crocodile tears
all these years of deceiving
these shadows of doubt
too late to start believing.

life, just simply complicated
life, have you noticed how with ease
the hardship brings you down?
life is simply complicated

life, just simply complicated
all these years of deceiving
ship and fool are sinking
one foot in front of another in trouble
life can leave your reeling
too late to start believing

life, simply complicated
life, have you noticed how with ease
the hardship brings you down?

My Sweet Life

shouldn’t I, couldn’t we
turn our backs on this uncertainty
leave the late nights to the pretty ones
and speculation to the greedy
haven’t i haven’t we had enough
of this sad comedy
controlled by the ‘bigger’ man
to the disadvantage of the needy

oh my sweet life what have i done to you
what did i take you for the things i put you through
oh my sweet life the depths I sunk you to
the roads i took you down the lies i told as true

Maybe then, maybe now, we’ll heed the lesson
and god knows how
to make the first move and accommodate
maybe agree to disagree

oh my sweet life have we got a clue?
do we have a prayer what are we to do?
oh my sweet life we sell ego and pride
what goes around comes around
there’s nowhere left to hide

Lyrics For The Returning Sun

We Might Find It
Remember Me When I’m Gone
The Returning Sun
Falling Apart Together
Fork In The Road
Hope Springs Eternal
The Future’s Not What It Used To Be
Nothing Is Normal
The World Will Always Turn
Damned If You Do

We Might Find It

All too close to focus
All too proud to notice
Too blasé to see through
The great façade

Opportunity in crisis
Free reign past our defences
We just assume that
The headlines are what they are
We might find it
Where we least expect it
Looking inside ourselves
To find the way
Take those feelings closest

And ourselves during the process
Regain some magic lost along the way
We all crave such wild adventures
Lose ourselves in the bigger picture
Where we are is where we go to
Will we stay
We might find it
Where we least expect it
Looking inside ourselves

To find the way
We might find that
Our tears connect us
One hope one heart
Leads to a brighter day

Out there, there must be aliens
Who don’t believe in aliens
Somewhere. Believe

Remember Me When I’m Gone

Lyrics Written by Jeannette Obstoj

Whisper to me low
Adieu my love
The moment is now
The countdown is in progress
For the flight of my life

Apollo is waiting
While Icarus dreams on
Remember me when i’m gone
Remember my breathing
Remember my eyes
Remember my wings
Remember my swan song
Remember me when i’m gone
I would have loved to die in your arms

Whisper to me low
God’s speed my love
The torment is gone
The dawn is my horizon
The mission i’ll complete
Apollo is waiting
While icarus flies blind
To that beautiful planet
Let my spirit fly

Like blood brothers and sisters
We don’t know the way to say goodbye
To that beautiful planet
Let my spirit fly
Like bird brothers and sisters

The Returning Sun

Bring it on
Bring it on

I’ve been waiting for ten thousand years
Things have changed and things have stayed the same
Come what may for every day
My fears and doubts have faced the challenge
Hope was all i had to keep me here
Set myself up for disappointment
Took the bait oh i didn’t need that
Chance was a fine thing
Blowing in the air

Know that
Until the fire goes out
I’ll be the one by the light who is waiting
‘cause what goes up comes back down
Like the returning sun
Until the fire goes out
I’ll beg my heart to beat with the oneness
What feels right
Can’t be wrong

Like the returning sun
I hear the sound
It’s underground
It’s the crying out of all our wanting
Searching for the words to ease the pain
Well come what may for everyday
My fears and doubts must face the challenge
Hope was all i had to keep me here
Don’t you know, we all burn our bridges

Don’t you know, we all count three wishes
Constantly, watch it flow
The stream knows as it’s passing
Watch it flow
Like the returning sun

Falling Apart Together

We are falling apart together
Barely taking the weight of the world

This moment is now or never
Will the diver ever reach his pearl ?

It gets bigger than me sometimes
And the road less travelled is
Hard to find
What i wouldn’t give to feel
Like the roots of a tree
Spread my branches to comfort me

Dissolving like acid rain
Dilluted by these tears in vain
Connected where the rivers meet
Delta ghosts accept defeat
We shuffle like zombies through the mall
Like prisoners in the dining hall
Falling apart together
Barely taking the weight of the world
This moment is now or never

Will the diver ever reach his pearl

Fork In The Road

The hand that offers you the way is beckoning
You’re questioning the intention
And the hand that wants to take the ring is trembling
And you’re wondering which direction
Which way to go

Which way to fall
I’m at the fork in the road
Which way to turn
Which way around
At the fork in the road
And the road you want to take finds you hungering
Suffocating by your own hand
And will you live with those mistakes
That you deny

Those in your eyes
Yes, you wonder
Sometimes i dream
Yes, i dare to wonder
What could have been
Suffer in silence
The smile as your defence
Hiding the scars everyday
Here at this moment the choice so important

Your life it could go either way
The hand that offers you the way is beckoning
You’re wondering the intention
And the hand that wants you back finds you trembling
Questioning what direction
Sometimes we dream
Do we dare to wonder
What could have been
Which way to go

I’m at the fork in the road

Hope Springs Eternal

She cries herself to sleep
At night when the pain rages
She bares the fruit of her agony
Always the life and soul
This actress likes to play her role

She says
“please don’t ever make a fool of me”
She prays that
Hope springs eternal
Where her heart sings there’s a yearning
And tomorrow brings a new day
Hope springs, it’s eternal
She watches life go by
The assassin of her ambitions

Won’t somebody come and set her free
She knows her charm’s forsaken her
With every twist and turn
Ravaged by the passages of time
Damned if she do
Damned if she don’t
Double edged this cutter’s knife
Wants to taste every fruit
And not go to seed

In the prime of her life
She knows she would but never could
Step into her fantasy
Becoming real kills the dream
Only to leave her invisible
In the big scheme

The Future’s Not What It Used To Be

We can’t tell real from make believe
The dagger stays drawn now
From its sheath
Its more slaughtered lambs
And widows wreaths
While madmen rule these sorry streets
Like sterile mules with impotent kicks
We think we buck the system
But we’re just waving sticks

At a man made monster doing camera tricks
Now another moron becomes a box office hit
Hold on to your will
Don’t lose sight of the good
The future’s not what it used to be
And the cynic won’t let the romance free
The future’s not what it used to be
Will the cynic ever set the romance free
To and fro the pendulum swings

Junk food moguls make the fat lady sing
And in my ears the guilt bell keeps on ringing
What did i do ?

Absolutely nothing
Hold on to your will
Don’t lose sight of the good
Cause the future’s not what it used to be
And the cynic won’t let the romance free

The future’s not what it used to be
The optimist could set you free

nothing is normal

Surrender to the chaos
Get lost in time
My beliefs are pieced together
All like frankenstein
A second rate actor

Playing in his own tragedy
Where humour feels important
Seriously.

Nothing is normal
Everything is chemical.

Little johnny went fishing
Now he radiates
Under fluorescent lighting
Suzy tries to meditate

Love affairs on cell phones
Replace the risk of human touch
Someone leave me a message
God i miss it all so much
Nothing is normal
Everything is chemical

The World Will Always Turn

The world will always turn
With or without your point of view
When will you ever learn
That there’s more to life than you
You make yourself a bed
Then you try to sleep in it
But the nightmare in your head
Is you’re the piece that never fits
And we weaves such a web of emotion

Pushing on without reason or rhyme
But the rhythm i feel is more like the ocean
And it’s more than a question of time
More than a question of time
The world will always turn
With or without your point of view
When will you ever learn
That there’s more to life than you
A man jumps off a cliff

He’s not dead, not finished fallin’
But it’s inevitable in the end
As his world comes crashing down, crashing down
And we weaves such a web of emotion
Pushing on without reason or rhyme
But the rhythm i feel is more like the ocean
And it’s more than a question of time
More than a question of time
It’s no more obvious than that

Don’t take it the wrong way

Damned If You Do

Damned if we do
Damned if we don’t
Sinking man
Don’t rock the boat
Damned if we don’t
Damned if we do

Damned if we don’t
Freaking man don’t cut your throat
Damned if we don’t
All the while, we were trusting
All the while, we thought you cared
When all the time you were scheming
Shot your life in mid-air
When all the while you were smiling
Conscience point gave up the ghost

And all the party wheels are turning
And machiavelli plays the host
Damned if we do
Damned if we don’t
Freaking man take that knife away from your throat
Damned if we don’t
Just a sinking man
Don’t rock your boat
Damned if we do

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