MICHELLE MALONE:Hello Out There

Hello Out There

Anyday Now
Caffeine and Catharsis
Carry Me
Hello
Hospital Song
Let Love
Lifted
No Destination
Sleepy Sunday Morning
Superball
Surrender
Twice in a Lifetime

It's 2am in the morning
Time to close my eyes
Through my sleepy broken window
I hear the train pass by
And the crickets singing in the kudzu
Doing what they want to do
All I want is a phone call from you

I been wondering what you're doing
I wonder how you been
Been thinking we don't spend enough time
alone together like two friends
And I wonder how long can we go on
Pretending everything is fine
All I want is to lay it on the line

Any day, any day now
Any day, any day now

I look up at the same moon that's shinning
Shinning down on you
I feel a longing in an empty space
no one could fill but you
If you're somewhere out there in the galaxy
Wanting all of the same things
Maybe we could get together for a drink

Any day, any day now
Any day, any day now

I'm stuck here in the shadow at the end of the wheel
Waiting for the battle break to stand and reveal
A twist, a turn, a dance of fate, we stand on our toes
Hoping for the chance to be as perfect as a rose

My mind is racing, but my body's moving slow
Sinking to the bottom like some Titanic ghost
Why do they call it quicksand when there's time enough to know
That you were just an extra in a cancelled episode

Ah - what can you do
Ah - when dreams come to

The coffee pot in the kitchen is so telling
The caffeine and catharsis, it is so swelling
The body and the spirit, they are no longer willing
Caught here in this shadow web feeling like a villain

And all that I can do is sit and stare at the door
And wonder why I'm never satisfied - wanting more
I can't remember when I did not care if you cared
Only when I would pretend that you were not there

Ah - what can you do
Ah - when dreams come to

You win some and you lose some, that's just the way it goes
The caffeine and catharsis, yea, it is so…
Remember when you thought that I was perfect
As a rose
I remember when I felt as perfect

This morning I woke up in Baltimore
Hang the already disturbed sign out on the door
Something is wrong, Something is wrong

My shadow slowly stretched across the floor
Dizzy from the constant turning of the world
Nothing is clear, nothing is clear
Nothing is clear, nothing is clear

Carry, would you carry the weight on my shoulder
If I carry the weight on your shoulder
Would you carry me out of here

The stranger that checked into my hotel room
Was up all night building mountains out of dunes
Heavy, can't lift my head off my pillow
I wish I was someone else with someplace left to go

Carry, would you carry the weight on my shoulder
If I carry the weight on your shoulder
Would you carry me out of here

I can't wait to get out of this place
I can't wait

The sunshine came creeping in like charity
Shedding a light on my anxiety
Nothing to fear, nothing to fear
Nothing to fear, nothing to fear

Carry, would you carry the weight on my shoulder
If I carry the weight on your shoulder
If you carry the weight on my shoulder
If I carry the weight on your shoulder
Would you carry me out of here
Carry me out of here
Carry me out of here
Carry me out of here

My bags are packed by the door
Don't really know what they're waiting for
I come and go constantly
They patiently sit there waiting for me

If I could fly away
Take some time, radiate
I'd pray to anyone or anything that's listening
Hello, Hello, Hello out there

I keep packing it in day by day
Stuck in a rut like a tire on a rusty Chevrolet
Too heavy to move and I'm too tired
I'd like to go for a drive but my battery expired

If I could fly away
Take some time, investigate
I'd pray to anyone or anything that's listening
Hello, Hello, Hello out there
I'd pray to anybody
Hello, Hello, Hello out there
I'd pray to anybody

Time for a change - Running in place
Ready to meet the stranger face to face -Hello

I'd pray to anybody
Hello, Hello, Hello out there
I'd pray to anybody
Hello, Hello, Hello out there

Here they bring you everything
In plastic bags are pretty plastic dreams
I like the way you try to heal
I like the way that I can't feel a thing

And the leaves change to gold
And the trees sway and the breeze blows

Friends drop by to say hello
To wish me well and hope I'm better soon
But they don't know
The metal table is so cold
The crown comes every four
It's always knocking at my door

And the leaves change to gold
And the trees sway and the breeze blows
And the purple flowers grow
And we fall down the rabbit hole

I think I know
I think I know
It's all a plastic plan
So take the dose
And take it slow
It's what the crown commands

And the leaves change to gold
And the trees sway and the breeze blows
And the purple flowers grow
And we fall down the rabbit hole

I think I know
I think I know
The guilt's part of the plan
So take the dose
So take it slow
So take it while you can

And the leaves change to gold
And the trees sway and the breeze blows
And the purple flowers grow
And we fall down the rabbit hole
And we fall down the rabbit hole

We were one, now we're divided
Up the middle, down the line
We've been down this road a thousand times

Do you want to go? Do you want to stay?
Do you even know? I can't make up your mind
But if you want to try, I'll try

There is only time and space between us
Let love fill it up, let love fill it up
Let love fill it up

We can change
We've got those bad habits
You give too much all the time
I'm taking what you give like
Everything, but it's not mine

It isn't right to walk away
To clip the wings before the butterfly
So if you want to try, I'll try

There is only time and space between us
Let love fill it up, let love fill it up
Let love fill it up

To breathe again
To feel the flame
Reach out
The dream is waiting

There is only time and space between us
Let love fill it up, let love fill it up
Let love fill it up
There is only time and space between us
Let love fill it up, let love fill it up
Let love fill it up

I walked a crooked mile in shattered shoes
Cut me to the quick with nothing left to lose
Oh, I was lifted
I had to laugh to keep from crying to myself
All the while inside I was dying to myself
Oh, I was lifted

Crossing crooked bridges- cannot see what's left behind
I don't want to talk about it anymore- it's time
Burn them down - burn them all down
Burn them down - burn them all down

Curiosity always gets the best of me
A shooting star getting swallowed by the hungry sea
Oh, I was lifted
Grind my axe, cut off the world to spite myself
My ivory tower is now crumbling on itself
Oh, I was lifted

Choke on the bricks, mortar and stone, choke on the brine
I was afraid to hope for anything - this time I'll
Burn them down - burn them all down
Burn them down - burn them all down

Tear off the roof - and let me see what's in the sky
I don't want to dream about it anymore - it's mine
Burn them down - burn them all down
Burn them down - burn them all down

Destroy the wall that left me out and let it in
I don't want to live without it anymore
Burn them down - burn them all down
Burn them down - burn them all down

Oh, I was lifted

No real destination
I was wondering if you
would drive my car
No more desperation
I'm just wondering if you're
wondering how we are
No more reservations
I was stumbling
Is the tripping worth the fall
No more conversation
Doesn't matter if we're
driving the nail too far

I get into my car to get out of my way
We could leave today for nowhere
I get into my car to get on my way to nowhere

And the journey is all
And the journey is all
And the journey is all
And the journey is all

The clock in the kitchen
Doesn't change it reads
Ten of ten all the time
I've got the sensation
That I'm losing something
that was never mine

I get into my car to get out of my way
We could leave today for nowhere
I get into my car to get on my way to nowhere

And the journey is all
And the journey is all
And the journey is all
And the journey is all

Pick up the paper in the morning light
Carry it upstairs through your sleepy Sunday eyes
Reading the front page makes you sad, you say
We are the lucky ones, we haven't got a care today

And I don't feel right, and I don't feel whole
I couldn't sleep last night, cause I'm all alone
When I imagine you and your baby blues
In the morning sun
I get those sleepy Sunday morning baby blues

I tossed and turned last night, I burned and crashed
Buried it in there in the shadows of the past
I got my room serviced - I got breakfast, too
Got a constant stream of visitors, but all I want is you

And I don't feel right, and I don't feel whole
I couldn't sleep last night, cause I'm all alone
When I imagine you and your baby blues
In the morning sun
I get those sleepy Sunday morning eyes blues

Constantly moving and still looking back
Greasing my wheels on a slippery track
You pull me back- I can gently slow down
You're the only peace and sweet release that I have found

Pick up the paper, I unlock the door
Carry me upstairs, leave my luggage on the floor
Crawl into bed with you where it's safe and warm
I am the lucky one, I say as I drift away

And I feel just right, and completely whole
I slept good last night, cause I'm back at home
And the kettle sings, and the cats line up
I can't believe it's true
In your sleepy Sunday morning baby blues

We, adrift on the sea, no rhyme or reason
This is the season just to be
Don't know the plan
Whatever will be will be

Time and time again I have crashed down
Only to blast back up through the atmosphere
With the sunshine
Leading me back again

So don't throw it away, don't throw it away
You're a superball
So don't throw it away
It's no mistake, a super fall
It's just your fate, a superball
Will bounce back up again

You, one of a kind, it's no mistake
You are exactly as you should be
Incredibly perfect
Before all your needs

So, if you feel adrift, lost in the crowd
Simply remember just to be
Incredibly perfect
If you want to be

So don't throw it away, don't throw it away
You're a superball
So don't throw it away
It's no mistake, a super fall
It's just your fate, a superball
Will bounce back up again

There's a fire burning, raging inside me
The more I smother it the bigger it gets
When did I lose control, did I ever have it
I have to wonder what's the purpose of this

What am I gonna do, I feel so overwhelmed
So sick of trying to get over the wall
I try and cry and feel I'm working for nothing
I have to wonder what's the point of it all

Crystal ball confusion
Magic in the mayhem
Surrender
Surrender
Surrender

My insecurities, they always surprise me
It's not easy to admit I'm afraid
Have I lost control, did I ever have it
I have to wonder why do I feel this way

Crystal ball excuses
hope in the illusive
Surrender
Surrender
Surrender

What am I doing- searching
What am I learning - loving
How am I feeling - open
How am I dealing - hoping

Crystal ball persuasion
Keep the fire raging
make me
Surrender
Surrender
Surrender

There's a fire burning raging inside me
What am I gonna do? I'm gonna get higher
There's a fire burning raging inside me
What am I gonna do?
Surrender

I know that you have loved and lost
Love leaves at such a cost
Taking with it all your innocence
Heaven knows I've had my share
The walls inside my soul grew bare
When all the trust and promises were spent
The second time around you'll find
We'll leave our torn love coats behind
We'll take this thread of hope to fate
No fleeting promises

There may be sunshine
There may be laughter
There may be moonlight
There may be thunder
When the rain falls
We'll walk together
You'll find that love shines
Twice in a lifetime

We shot the lights out of the stars
As veterans we share the scars
From all our fleeting passionate mistakes
The hand that bleeds and the hand that feeds
Turing knives in back of me
Spinning back around a second late
But there's a medal for the brave
A ticker- taping love parade
for those of us who aren't afraid
A second chance at love

There may be sunshine
There may be laughter
There may be moonlight
There may be thunder
When the rain falls
We'll walk together
You'll find that love shines
Twice in a lifetime
You'll find that love shines
Twice in a lifetime