All lyrics ©Ryan Oyer 2015
St. Cecilia
She’s a still life and my words a palette
On the silence where I paint my canvas
Well I know her like I know my favorite song
You should hear her when she lets me sing along
She makes me fall in love with every subject
Sing it out loud so that I don’t forget
What it’s like to leave your heart wide open
When everything it seems has all been broken
Bridge
When you’re feeling like your homesick for a place you’ve
never been
Just let go of all your fears and come with me
She said
Chorus
Open up your eyes
Let the sound take you away
Open up your mind
Let me be your escape, your escape
She’s a siren screaming out a warning
Rising faster than each day that’s dawning
See the world through her kaleidoscopic eyes
You can hear her when she cries
Bridge
Chorus
Chorus
Maybe Katie
Your lips let go of mine and I admit to some surprise
They ever found themselves to meet in such a way
Held captive in my mind our skin released and intertwined
In some daydreams that I tried to hide away
Illumination settles in, never sure where to begin
The consequence of guilty pleasure flames
Bridge
You set fire to the blood within my veins
You set fire to the blood within my veins
You set fire to the blood within my veins
You set fire to the blood within my veins
Chorus
Hey Katie, I been thinking maybe
You were sent to save me
From me and all my maybes
Hey Katie, with that look you could slay me
& I’ve been thinking maybe
Maybe, Maybe Katie
Full of nervous butterflies, I caught you giving me the
eye
I’m tempted to react in such a way
What I want I can’t decide, I always leave my exits wide
I’m bound to treat these feelings just the same
Confusion settles in, never sure where to begin
I’ll bottle up these feelings anyway
Bridge
Chorus
Chorus
Bridge
Hold On Love
Hold on love it will be ok
Don’t go wishing your dreams away
Take hold of my hand it will be ok
Remember tomorrow is a brand new day
Hold on love it will all be fine
Everything comes to you all in good time
Listen closely and the bells will chime
Everything’s clearer when you draw the line
Chorus
Keep holding on love
Keep holding on love
Keep holding on love
All your life.
Hold on love it will be alright
It won’t go happening to you overnight
Grab hold of your dreams with all of your might
Remember to shine it will be alright
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Hold on love it will be ok
We’ll See
Thank God I made it past 27
I’ll either die young or I’ll live forever
The radio taught me just how I could endeavor
To take a sad song and to make it better
I wanna burn out like a roman candle
If you were the eyes I’d want to be your apple
With me it’s not a game and it’s not a gamble
It’s taken this long for me to get a handle
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If you’re leaving will you take me when you go?
It’s been so long since we had the time ya know?
I wanna kiss you like it’s in the movies
The kind that almost stops my heart completely
You could say I’m hopeless but I mean it deeply
Look into these eyes you could see that it’s easy
We’ve known each other for what feels like a lifetime
I’ve often wondered if you could be mine
I thought I’d tell you but it’s never the right time
So I hide it in between these words and rhyme
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Do you feel like me?
Well I guess we’ll see
Hollywood
She’s a tall drink of water
Better drink it down slow
She’s a tall drink of water
Better drink it down slow
Your tank’s approaching empty
But ya still got miles to go
She’s a pin up beauty
Gotta get her off your wall
She’s a pin up beauty
Gotta get her off your wall
Your friends have all come warning
Son you know you’re gunna fall
She’s a hot-rod Mama
Gotta catch her if you can
She’s a hot-rod Mama
Gotta catch her if you can
When her Galaxy’s a revvin’
You better look out man
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Christine the pin up queen
She’s the best damn woman that I’ve ever seen
She’s got a lock on her heart that’d make you wish you
had the key
She’s a tall drink of water
Better drink it down slow
She’s a tall drink of water
Better drink it down slow
Your tank’s approaching empty
But ya still got miles to go
Chorus
Chorus
Stay Around
They say you’re ready to leave Dear
I think that I’m ready too
I’ve done all that I need here
Cause I’ve met you
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If You want I could stay Around
If You want I could stay Around
Met you when we were younger
More than a few years ago
Gave me a life full of wonder
I thought you should know
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When my time is through
I wanna leave with you
Half a day ain’t too long to wait
Say you’re ready to leave Dear
I’m ready too
I’ve done all that I need here
Cause I’ve found you
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Intermission
Won’t you share your treats with me
I could give you something sweet
I could give you what you need
If you share your treats with me
Meet me in the lobby just before the sound of music
starts
Like the butter on your popcorn well you know I’m gunna
melt your heart
Won’t you share your treats with me
I could give you something sweet
I could give you what you need
If you share your treats with me
If you share your treats with me
If you share your treats with me
Number Nine
Drinking down a cocktail of anxiety and arrogance
You knew that she was trouble when she passed to you her
second glance
All dolled up to the nines but she’s fine enough to give
her a ten
And the high road is closing down much faster as you
start to descend
She’s playful and flirtatious
It’s a deadly combination that’s contagious
And she’s gentle
And she’s subtle
Her seduction methods cause you to crumble
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And you’d give her your heart but she’s already stole it
The voice of your reason suddenly fell soft spoken
And whispers you’re the kind of trouble I’d be willing to
try
So step right up and don’t be shy
Palms full of sweat as she kisses the nape of your neck
Your desire set on fire as you rifle through the
consequence
Her reaction infuses then scatters your thoughts
To focus on feelings you felt you forgot
You found yourself lying in the arms of her temptation
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Is This What I’ve Been Waiting For?
She’s got looks that entice
When she walks into the room I’d like to gaze upon her
twice
But my hearts impaired from my eyes fixed stare
And my mind is set on loop
Trying to figure through just what to do
To get closer to you
Are you the girl of my dreams?
I think I’ve seen you once or twice before
When I was asleep
But my mind is trying to toe the line
Of what to tell my feet
And my heart is once again deceived
By what my eyes do see
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You should see her when she’s dancing on the floor
Oh my Lord, is this what I’ve been waiting for?
Tell me what’s your game?
If you teach to me the rules do you think that I could
play?
‘Cause it’s been too long since I’ve had fun
And I didn’t catch your name,
But it doesn’t matter anyway
‘Cause you’ve got my attention
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When She Comes Around
She’s like a force of nature
She’ll bring you to your knees
She’ll promise you her treasure
Hand you the receipt
Here she comes like a landslide
She’s gunna bring you down
She’ll pull the thorns from your pride
And put ‘em in
your crown
Chorus
When She Comes, She Comes Around
When She Comes, She Comes Around
Hear her name on the four winds
She’s gunna blow your mind
She’ll take account of your sins
From the pale horse she rides
She’ll make you bite the lightening
To tell her how it tastes
She’ll make you feel enlightened
Then lay your soul to waste
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Chorus
The Traveler
When the weight of my world is too much for me
Could ya carry me, my love?
When the static alone is deafening
Would you shelter me, my love?
When the night is too dark, be a light for me
Would you shine for me, my love?
When it’s too much to take
Would you breathe with me?
Just breathe with me, my love?
Chorus 1
‘Cause this road is long
Far too long to be traveling alone
To where I belong, with you
And I’ll close my eyes when you sing for me
Would you sing for me? Would you sing for me, my love?
When the world starts to spin
Would you dance with me, would you dance with me, my
love?
If we get to the top, could you fall for me?
Could you fall for me, my love?
If I’m going through hell,
Would you follow me? Would you follow me, my love?
Chorus 2
When we finally meet
Don’t you know I’ll be saving you a seat
Right next to me, for you
‘Cause this road is long
Far too long to be traveling alone
To where I belong, with you
29
Lazy Sunday afternoon, I woke up to the sound of the rain
In trying not to disturb you, I watched you while you
dreamed away
Years from now you won’t give a damn, will you anyway?
I got so lost my feet didn’t travel far
Staring out a window with a head full of shooting stars
Couldn’t tell if it was you or twenty-nine breaking my
heart
So I turned the record over
Hurt so bad but damn if I love the pain
Suppose it’s almost like I fell right in love with you
again
Now the needle hits that record, I’m standing in the
Carolina Rain
I ask myself the questions but the answers all remain the
same
But now there’s one less person here to sit around and
try and speculate
But I still leave that door open wide, just in case it
rains
So take another sip and it will all slowly slip away
‘Cause I got things to do like get you off of my mind
today
Sometimes you were out of sight, but I can’t see you
anymore anyway
The record spins the world turns ‘round, what comes
‘round goes around now anyway
I got so lost my feet didn’t travel far
Staring out a window with a head full of shooting stars
Still wondering if it’s you or twenty-nine breaking my
heart
Breaking my heart
Pin Up Queens & Silver Screens
Caffeine and Nicotine
Pin up queens and silver screens
Are going to be the death of you and me
Mistakes and heartbreaks
I pray the Lord my soul to take
If I should dream sometime before I wake
Photographs of better halves
Can I have your autograph?
Am I supposed to cry, or should I laugh?
Well I think I’ve seen this film somewhere before
Yeah I’m pretty sure I’ve seen this film before
Yeah I’m certain that I’ve seen this film before
And I don’t wanna see anymore
Gasoline in magazines
Trying to keep up with the scene
And remember all along that life’s a dream
Movie stars with old guitars
The best die young in classic cars
And I’ll meet you somewhere in between the bars
Wedding cakes and matinees
It’s all too much for me to take
Could you fix me up sometime before I break?
Chorus
Caffeine and Nicotine
Pin up queens and silver screens
Are going to be the death of me
Goodnight
Didn’t we make the best of all that came our way?
The day is over now, there’s nothing left to say
The city fell in love, they’re turning out the lights
Darling kiss me again, Goodnight.
Close your eyes, hold your body next to mine
Darling kiss me again, Goodnight.
Close your eyes, hold your body next to mine
Darling kiss me again, Goodnight.
Darling kiss me again, Goodnight.
