All songs written by Nikhil Korula
All arrangements by NK Band
Copyright 2004
>>LIFT YOUR HEAD
>>SUNRISE
>>WALK ON WATER
>>A PLACE TO GO
>>DOWN THIS ROAD
>>SO HIGH
>>TRUTH
>>LIVIN’
>>THE WAY THINGS WORKS
(Intro)
When will all this end, suffering and such?
We take for granted the love we’ve got to give
So let’s not regress into ourselves
Just make the best of it…
Said I always want to live without regret, but I forget
I always thought time was always on my side
Guess that was always in my mind
We must learn to forget the things we expect
In order for us to evolve and respect
This gift of life is all we’ve got to see and withstand
(Pre-Chorus)
To love is life
And life is to love
Open your eyes, it’s plain to see
Be the cure instead of the disease
When you rise, when you rise…
When you rise, rise…
In my dreams I can only see what my mind sees
We can only believe what we want to believe
We must learn to forget the things we expect
In order for us to evolve and respect
This gift of life is all we’ve got to see and withstand
(Pre-Chorus)
To love is life
And life is to love
Open your eyes, it’s plain to see
Be the cure instead of the disease
When you rise, when you rise…
When you rise, rise…
(Re-intro)
When will all this end, suffering and such?
We take for granted the love we’ve got to give
So let’s not regress, but it all works out
Just make the best of it…
(Chorus)
Come on lift your head
Come on lift your head
Come on lift your head
Come on lift your head
Follow the sun
Follow the sun
Follow the sun
Follow the sun
(Chorus)
Come on lift your head
Come on lift your head
Come on lift your head
Come on lift your head
Looking for salvation
I’ve got no place to turn
And then you call me on the telephone
“What’s wrong?” you said
“Come lay your heavy head
And tell me all the troubles on your mind”
(Chorus)
I don’t know why the world is cruel
But you’re my sunrise
I don’t know what I have to do
But you’re my sunrise
You listen to my world crumble from the inside
And then you help me put the pieces back in place
I give you everything, some you never wanted
But your smile still shines the light from heaven
(Chorus)
When those clouds hang right over me
You’re my sunrise
When it’s time to give up everything
You’re my sunrise
[Bridge]
I can’t change the color of the sky
But I see beauty in the flower of your eye
You’re my sunrise
You’re my little sunrise
Surprise, surprise…
You’re my sunrise
You’re my sunrise
You make my sunrise
You’re my sunrise
You make my sunrise
Surprise, surprise…
So you say
Separate ways
Another day goes by
I might find
The truth inside
Of my mind, but still…
(Chorus)
I will walk on water just to see your face again
I will walk on water just to see your face again
A tender touch
Is never much
When you’re not around
This time I see
Eternity
In my loss of you
Chorus)
But I will walk on water just to see your face again
I will walk on water just to see your face again
Yeah I will walk on water just to see your face again
Yeah I will walk on water just to see your face again
[Bridge]
Oh…yeah
Oh…yeah
Yeah ooh.
COOL
Pick me up when people kick me down
Lift me up when skies are looking grey
Hook me up with all your love and care
Soak me up with all I have to bear
(Pre-Chorus)
If I only knew where I stood
With you then I could…
(Chorus)
Be cool
So cool…
Thinking through my actions and retorts
Faking few with all the games I play
Picture you, you’re always on my mind
Picture me, the one you left behind
(Pre-Chorus)
If I only knew where I stood
With you then I could…
(Chorus)
Be cool
So cool…
[Bridge]
So I looked away keeping each other for a rainy day
I do regret you couldn’t appease me with your lonesome ways
Be cool…
Thinking back on all the hope I had
But to you it was always just a fad
Misery can only keep a memory
When it’s you keeping me a prisoner
(Pre-Chorus)
’Cause I’ve always know where I stand
With you now I can…
Be cool
I want to be crazy, sexy cool, crazy, sexy cool
I want to be crazy, sexy cool like you
I want to be crazy, sexy cool like you
Crazy sexy cool, crazy, sexy cool
I want to be crazy, sexy cool like you
I want to be crazy, sexy cool like you
Open up and see
Pain eventually
Don’t forget to hide
The devil waits inside…
(Pre-Chorus)
Of you and me
Face your fears…
(Chorus)
You’ll find a place to go
Live in the space to be
You’ll find a place to go
Some place that you call home
One day at a time
The burden of your mind
Can only bring you peace
With every love’s embrace
(Pre-Chorus)
Of you and me
Let’s be free…
(Chorus)
You’ll find a place to go
Live in the space to be
You’ll find a place to go
Some place that you call home
[Bridge]
Own your heart
Own your heart
Further down the road
The truth will lift your load
Only when you give
You help the world to live
(Pre-Chorus)
With you and me
Just believe…
(Chorus)
You’ll find a place to go
Live in the space to be
You’ll find a place to go
Some place that you call home
(Chorus)
You’ll find a place to go
Live in the space to be
You’ll find a place to go
Some place that you call home
Where do we go from here?
What can we do now?
You say loneliness knows my name
How come you’re gone?
When will this all fade?
It may take some more time to heal
(Chorus)
‘Cause I’ve been down this road before
‘Cause I’ve been down this road before
Look how far we’ve come
Along this old road
This time, I can see holes from here
Sometimes we see
Where we want to be
Easy to find it when it’s so wrong
(Chorus)
‘Cause I’ve been down this road before
‘Cause I’ve been down this road before
[Bridge]
Looked all around
Seen what’s been down this road
Reflections of our time
Invade my own mind
Where can all of this pain come from?
Wish we could be
A bridge to new roads
Guess we’ll just have to wait and see
(Chorus)
‘Cause I’ve been down this road before
‘Cause I’ve been down this road before
‘Cause I’ve been down this road before
‘Cause I’ve been down this road before
‘Cause I’ve been down this road before
‘Cause I’ve been down this road before
‘Cause I’ve been down this road before
‘Cause I’ve been down this road before
Falling, my mind is snowballing
Keeping the faith, but there’s room for disgrace
Always believing, but people deceiving me
Thriving, while people are dying
Can’t we give a little to keep the people living
What ever happened to our humanity?
(Chorus)
Save me from the catastrophe of being misled
The only chance that we can take is keeping the love high
Take me from the catastrophe of being misled
The only chance that we can take is keeping the love
Keeping the love so high
Groovin,’ are people still moving?
I’d like to see a little unity
Some people think that there’s no need to care
Loving, the way to give something
I used to be my disability
Now is the time and here is the moment see
(Chorus)
Save me from the catastrophe of being misled
The only chance that we can take is keeping the love high
Take me from the catastrophe of being misled
The only chance that we can take is keeping the love
Keeping the love so…
[Bridge]
Losing ‘cause we keep abusing in choosing
The right to infuse the flow so
Just keep the flow going on, going on
We’ve got to say it loud, We’ve got to keep it together
We’ve got to keep it together
Falling, my mind is snowballing
Keeping the faith, but there’s room for disgrace
Always believing, but people deceiving me
Thriving, while people are dying
Can’t we give a little to keep the people living
What ever happened to our humanity?
(Chorus)
Save me from the catastrophe of being misled
The only chance that we can take is keeping the love high
Take me from the catastrophe of being misled
The only chance that we can take is keeping the love
Keeping the love so high
So high…
So high…
So high, high, high…
So high
I want to make you
I want to take you
So high
So high…
So high…
So high, high, high…
So high
You make me feel so high
I want to make you so high
I want to take you so high
So high, high, high
So high
You make me feel so high
I want to make you so high
I want to take you so high
So high, high, high
So high
Got to be so high
Just lift me up so high
So high, so high, so high
Sail away for a better way
For today leads tomorrow’s world
(Chorus)
Take me to a better way home
Save me from this trouble I know
Make me wings so I can fly on
Bring me everyday in every way some truth
Look around at the people’s stand
Reaching out for each other’s hands
(Chorus)
Take me to a better way home
Save me from this trouble I know
Make me wings so I can fly on
Bring me everyday in every way some truth
[Bridge]
WE ARE FREE
WE ALL DESERVE TO BE (spoken)
We come to you wanting to seek only peace
Free all these lands from holy wards
Chase all these fears away…
Everything is not a mystery
We can learn from our history
(Chorus)
Take me to a better way home
Save me from this trouble I know
Make me wings so I can fly on
Bring me everyday in every way some truth
STOP THE RAIN
You never showed your best
You never shared your tenderness
But I tried, I tried, I tried, I tried…
And here I am waiting for you someday
(Chorus)
How come we can’t stop the rain?
How come we can’t stop the rain?
How come we can’t stop the rain?
How come we can’t stop the rain?
You always looked away
You never gave me reasons to stay
So I cried, I cried, I cried, I cried…
But here I am waiting for you someday
(Chorus)
How come we can’t stop the rain?
How come we can’t stop the rain?
How come we can’t stop the rain?
How come we can’t stop the rain?
I never had a chance
And you didn’t even want us to dance
So I died, I died, I died inside…
But here I am waiting for you someday
(Chorus)
How come we can’t stop the rain?
How come we can’t stop the rain?
How come we can’t stop the rain?
How come we can’t stop the rain?
People ask the question why is life so dry?
Let this groove take you on a journey to the other side
(Chorus)
‘Cause I’m livin’
Livin’ for another day
People are you listening to the voice inside? Dance all your blues away, love is in the sky tonight
(Chorus)
‘Cause I’m livin’
Livin’ for another day
[Bridge]
Come on take me higher
It’s up to your desire
Groovin’ is the way to be, make you ride in style
Bring out the soul in you, put away the lonely fight
(Chorus)
‘Cause I’m livin’
Livin’ for another day
Love will only free us from our state of minds
Bring out the soul in you and let it shine all through the night
(Chorus)
‘Cause I’m livin’
Livin’ for another day
[Bridge]
Come on take me higher
It’s up to your desire
Come on take me higher
It’s up to your desire
Life is confusion
Of what is good and right
Just keep believing in the light
Send all your troubles
Back in a state of mind
Where you can leave it all behind
(Pre-chorus)
Come dance away
The blues of your day
Spread the love we share
To people everywhere
Your heart is singing
The rhythm of your soul
Love is the beauty of the world
Don’t take the lonely road
‘Cause friends are always there
And only laughter numbs the pain
(Pre-chorus)
Come dance away
The blues of your day
Spread the love we share
To people everywhere
(Chorus)
The way things work
Is just a plan
That one day you
Can understand
So take this life
Just for a ride
And love will make us feel so right
That’s just the way things work
We have the power
To fill our world with peace
Only the truth will set us free
Love is the only force
A gift from up above
So share your soul with everyone
(Pre-chorus)
Come dance away
The blues of your day
Spread the love we share
To people everywhere
(Chorus)
The way things work
Is just a plan
That one day you
Can understand
So take this life
Just for a ride
And love will make us feel so right
That’s just the way things work
(Outro)
It’s just the way…
It’s just the way…
It’s just the way things work
Yeah, yeah yeah…
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“We are marching in the light of God…”
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