Gentle Chains (Gage/Cronin)

My love, he just sunk me like a stone
But I just come back, can’t leave him alone
My love he’s gone, torn out my heart
Tore and tear and cut and tear
‘Til there’s nothing left but parts

It’s real again, I feel again, I kneel again, gentle chains

He treats me warm then turns to ice
Turn it on and off like he is rolling me like dice
Friends all say I’m crazy, say I’m going going down
‘Cause he take and take and take
Then toss me on the ground

It’s real again, I feel again, I kneel again, gentle chains

If I were a sparrow, I’d find the sky
But I’m just a woman earth-bound until I die
Oh, if I were a sparrow, I’d ride the wind
But I can’t break these chains he makes
I’m back here once again

It’s real again, I feel again, I kneel again, gentle chains

Tell Me (Pappas/Rohde)

Tell me and I'll listen
If you show me, I will see
If you do, I will know

Hold me and I'll feel it
If you need me, I'll be there
If you do, I'll know
I'll know

Ocean's Edge (Gage/Cronin)

Men touch and then they go like waves upon the shore
And every one he’s used me some, but I come back for more
Nightfall by the ocean’s edge, the gulls are on the wing
They talk to me ‘bout love and trust, but it never means a thing

Chorus:
So baby just kiss me when you go
So baby just kiss me when you go

Men dance and then they go like bright leaves in the fall
And each one took out a part of me ‘til there’s nothing left at all
Nightfall at the ocean’s edge, I look back across the years
My only true distinction is they never saw my tears
Chorus

Men come and then they go like trains upon a track
I never guessed he was cheating til the knife was in my back
Nightfall by the ocean’s edge I end a tear-filled day
Yeah he promised honesty then snuck off and betrayed
Chorus

Anything (Cronin/Pappas)

I see him here by candlelight
Shadows could get in our way
Just can't seem to catch his eye
I'm wondering what he'll say

Chorus:
Anything - Can't you say anything to me?
Anything - Anything you can say is what I need

It's not that we're simply not speaking
There's words falling around us
Just nothing is getting through to me
We stumble on clues that confound us
Chorus

Your lips seem to move to me
Are you going to speak or to touch?
Thought I was waiting for words from you
But words only say so much
Chorus

Anything - You can say anything to me
Anything - Tell me love me and I'll believe

Perfect Weather (Rohde)

What is you want?
What is it you need?
If you slip on a pillow, will your lips bleed?
The fire is hot and the baby is full
My internal battles are becoming dull
Frenetic dancing in another room
A clueless bride and a stubborn groom
I've tipped something over and maybe it broke
There's been a long pause since you last spoke
Someone's poking at my ribs
I'd kiss a bullfrog to see that it lives
Traffic stops like a stampede of cattle
Knocked to the ground, I've lost the battle
It's bitter cold, the air is dead
Some things are better left unsaid
Before you go, I'll make you stay
Next time, run the other way
Wax dolls sit and smile in vain
Melting on the window pane
How much longer should this bake?
My dirty little big mistake
I could go on like this forever
Waiting for the perfect weather...

Endless Motion (Gage)

She's walking around the town
With her feet off the ground
And her head's in the clouds
She whispers out loud
That her future's unseen
Nothing to her but a dream

Chorus:
And her mind drifts like the ocean
Constant, timeless, endless motion
Her life is like the sand
Falling through her outstretched hands

She lifts her face to the sun
And dips her feet in the sea
She is trying to see
What she’s trying to be
She wants to look like you
She wants to act like me
Chorus

She stares in the sink
Doesn’t wash, doesn’t drink
Doesn’t understand why
All her thoughts turn to cries
Chorus

Girls in Trees (Pappas/Rohde)

Hey, kids
Throw your sticks and stones
Cuz the girl I am is climbing up
Not running home
I feel a new song, pulsing through the air
Feet off the ground, we'll take a stand everywhere

Chorus:
Look at all these girls in trees
Broken branches, dirty knees
Oh, look at all these girls in trees
Taking chances as they please

Hey, kids
Leave your fears behind
It's time to free your soul
Recreate your mind
The winds of change are blowing through the trees
I'm gonna climb me one and catch my own sweet breeze
Chorus

And if you find
Shadows on your dreams
Look up and see the world
The way it ought to be

Hey kids
Take a look at me
Up high among the clouds
Fanciful and free
When we reach the top, we’ll give the trees a shake
And all the luscious fruit that falls is ours to take
Chorus

Primate (Pita)

Measured in Time (Pappas)

What you said
What you wanted
Now your words
Are back to haunt you
I'm not accusing you, but my life is measured in time

Now you see
The bed you made
Can you sleep
With your mistake?
I'm not accusing you, but my life is measured in time

Got to know
Am I the one in your heart?
Got to know
Tell me please
Got to know
If this whole thing's falling apart
If it is, set me free

What you wanted
What you say
What we had
Slips away
I'm not accusing you, but my life is measured in time
I'm not accusing you, but my life is measured in time
I'm not accusing you, but my life is measured in time

Rescue Me (Gage/Cronin)

I've been lost, but never found
Someone come and rescue me
Burned out, turned out, all broke down
Someone come and rescue me

I been stuck up, been put down
Someone come and rescue me
Torn up, washed up, almost drowned
Someone come and rescue me

Take this cold heart, lay me down so easily
Take your warm hands, your embrace all over me

I been frustrated, loved and hated
Someone come and rescue me
Searching til my eyes grown faded
Won’t you come and rescue me

Take this cold heart, lay me down so easily
Take your warm hands, your embrace all over me

Like Charlie (Cronin/arr. by Pappas)

Under the Moon (Pappas/Rohde)

Just lying here
With this smile on my face cuz you are near me
Still remember nights
When I prayed an angel up above would hear me

Feel like a queen
Feels like a dream with you
Feel like a queen
Feels like a dream come true
And when you walked with me
Under the moon I could see
That you'd be mine

Can't imagine how
I made it through my dreary days without you
You lift the darkness
And fill me up with light that shines inside you

Feel like a queen
Feels like a dream with you
Feel like a queen
Feels like a dream come true
And when you walked with me
Under the moon I could see
That you'd be mine
You'd be mine
You'd be mine

Spin the World (Gage)

You want the world to spin your way
But it takes more than just your say
You paint your pictures on the wall
But we don’t see them at all

Chorus:
Don’t act surprised
Don’t plan your day
You think the world will spin your way

You talk a lot about your past
While now is passing you so fast
And if you stop to look ahead
All you see is dead and dread
Chorus

Friends and life are yours to choose
Move on to now from those you lose
But think about how we will be
You with you and me with me
Chorus

One (Rohde)

I saw you, you saw me
It seemed like something from the movies
I liked you, you liked me
I wondered why it was so easy
But you saw through me

One - I think I'm the one for you
So I'll try to see it through
Won't play around
Don't wanna let you down

I found you in hiding
You said you didn't feel like fighting
I said, See, you've won me
Cuz with you everything's exciting
The sparks are flying

One - I think you're the one for me
So I'll try to make you see
Just grab my hand
And see what I have planned

Before things got heated
You said there was something that you needed
A kiss with a promise
That you would never be mistreated
Your heart's been cheated

One - I think I'm the one for you
So I'll try to make us two
Come fly with me
For an eternity

You'll Never Know (Cronin)

Hey, where you going on this warm, blue night?
I look like trouble, but I rarely bite
I just wanna talk, have some laughs, you know
Sit here in the moonlight
Please don't go

And maybe, baby, if we dance real slow
You could get to like it, never know

Been so alone, seems like most of my life
Lived with liars, users, never got it right
I just want to look in your eyes tonight
Your hair, your face, your hands
Your eyes are shining bright

And maybe, baby, if we dance real slow
You could get to like it, never know

I know we're different from the start
And maybe we'll end with broken hearts
Or maybe our feelings start to grow
Until we touch, you never know

Hey tell me your story, babe, I’ll be all ears
Tell me of heartbreak, tell me of tears
Or touch my lips, my heart, my face it’s alright
Or tell me your fears, your dreams, desires in pale moonlight

And maybe, baby, if we dance real slow
You could get to like it, never know

Will That Be All (Pappas)

Fragile Ego Music/All Rights Reserved
© 2000 By Fragile Ego Recording Company
Recorded at Fragile Ego Studio, 1998-2000

Mandy Rohde: Vocals & Percussion
Don Pappas: Guitars, Keys, Bass, Sitar & Perc
Stephen Gage: Guitars & Percussion
Sean Cronin: Bass
Paul Pita: Drums & Percussion

Produced, Engineered & Mixed by Don Pappas
Digital Mastering by Rick Handville/The Rhythm Shop