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Selections from The Hunger and the Silence, 2006
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Copyright 2006 Tamara Fishman Faster than a speeding train, I can feel the blood inside me flow Nothing that I can sustain, bathing in the heat, this afterglow Step into the light and watch it go Tell me soothing pretty lies, tell me I’m the hunter, you’re the prey I will croon you lullabies, soft, until the dawning of the day Kiss me, quick, before I fade away Ah-oo, ah-oo, nothing I need but you Time trapped in an hourglass, I am caught inside this moment now Don’t speak of tomorrows past; I just won’t believe you anyhow Nothing but your touch will truth allow Please forget my subtle sins – I have never been this kind of good When given land, I chose to swim, deep among the rushes in the wood I was born again each time I stood Ah-oo, ah-oo, nothing I need but you Give me till tomorrow’s light; I will be the goddess of your dreams Flashing fire in darkest night, nothing is as pretty as it seems Better not to wonder what it means Find me in the afterglow, whispering of magic days gone by Dancing, still, where angels go when they lose the wings they need to fly I’ll believe you every time you lie Ah-oo, ah-oo, nothing I need but you Copyright 2006 Tamara Fishman When all I hear is more silence my heart beats stronger in defiance The wind and rain and city sirens speak to me We’re all caught in this mortal coil We rue the day and char the soil but I believe in a meaning beyond history Come fast the night I’ll be all right Turn down the light and sing to me Today I forgot everything I know Today I remembered I’ve yet to grow Today all the seeds of my fear disappeared I revere, I am here It was a good day I dared to dream, but it was a secret I knew my place, but I couldn’t keep it Who needs a messiah, a miracle society? So fragile the lies we all idolize So fearful the stain we must sanitize I’m here, I know there’s a heroine inside of me Come fast the night I'll be all right Turn down the light and comfort me Today I forgot everything I know Today I remembered I’ve yet to grow Today all the seeds of my fear disappeared I revere, I am here It was a good day Today I forgot no one needs to cry Today I remembered the reason why Today all the seeds of my fear disappeared I revere, I am here It was a good day Copyright 2006 Tamara Fishman I asked my dear sister, "Tell me, what do you see?" She said, "A room full of strangers pointing fingers at me. I've wandered the long halls of innocence and time. Now I've found passage to the promised land, but they say the god's not mine." Tell me, who frees me if not you? Tell me, who frees me if not you? I asked my lost brother, "Tell me, why? I've been waiting for your love, but I can't even catch your eye." He said, "Forgive me for the distance, but I need to guard my soul. If I let you sleep beside me, I might never again be whole." Tell me, who finds me if not you? Tell me, who finds me if not you? Oh, somehow, love I believe the hunger is enough But here, beneath the sun, I feel adrift from everyone I asked my sad mother, "Tell me, for whom do you weep?" She said, "This spear in my heart cuts me darkly and deep. I can't help the tears, but I cry them for you. I've been shattered; I've been thirsty. Now all I drink -- it runs right through." Tell me, who heals me if not you? Tell me, who heals me if not you? I asked my proud father, "Tell me, am I your true child? There's something deep inside me that's sinewy and wild." He said, "I've loved you like an angel; I've taught you all I can. But if you really want salvation, go and find another man." Tell me, who needs me if not you? Tell me, who needs me if not you? Copyright 2006 Tamara Fishman Three days now I've been below I lost the sky, didn’t mean to go An angel's footprints in the snow You can't find me I know you fear my fall from grace but I'm a queen down in this place and all my sins have been erased The dream behind me Please, mother don't weep I have my soul and promises to keep And I'm no stranger to the deep Persephone was born to be here He came like thunder from the ground Stole my cry and dragged me down I am the pearl inside his crown Innocence descending And you may wander all you know but I am far from where mothers go and something in me starts to flow No more pretending Please, mother don't weep I have my soul and promises to keep And I'm no stranger to the deep Persephone was born to be Please, mother don't weep I have my soul and promises to keep And I'm no stranger to the deep Your Persephone was born to be here here Copyright 2006 Tamara Fishman She's all alone in Cleveland Not a sunny place to be Just a neon sign for shelter and a taste of memory Found a ticket in her pocket but she don't know where it goes She blew a kiss before she left home but where it landed, no one knows Shed a tear for the pioneer You know sweat and blood is what brought her here and this ain't no dime store novel where the hero saves the day You can strive for all your life and then give it up to be someone's wife and when he turns the page oh, she’s gonna fade away She's all alone in Detroit Got the concrete by her side Broken cars are hanging open Maybe she'll take one for a ride Yesterday, the sun set early Night birds whisper in her ear In the desert of America even pretty girls disappear Shed a tear... She never meant to be a stranger She never learned to stand up strong But there's a siren call to danger She fears the hunger in the silence and the end in every song She's all alone in Memphis The King has left his gilded throne What once rang with love and laughter has burned down to skin and bone She left a note inside her pocket: I may be gone, but please don't grieve I tasted freedom for a moment and, through it all, I still believe Shed a tear... |
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