1. |
Sandy Snow
04:03
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Though it was a sunny day
Tears kept falling on the way
Falling from a wounded cloud
Out of words to ease the pain
And though the waves keep on coming
They never stay here for long
While they come and go away
Feet will sink in sandy snow
Did it matter then that day
Does it still matters now
Seagulls flew far from my pain
Oysters would forever close
Rays of light would heal no thing
Rays of light would heal no one
Wouldn’t even light the way
Rays of light would only burn
Though it was a sunny day
Tears kept falling on the way
Falling from a wounded cloud
Out of words to ease the pain
And there I was sat in the sand
There was I sitting alone
And then an angel came to me
Then my bruises were all gone
Wind had blown them far away
Angel healed with no potion
Angel vanished in the haze
While inside new man was born
Though it was a sunny day
Tears kept falling on the way
Falling from a wounded cloud
Out of words to ease the pain
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2. |
Cheer up Gloom
05:17
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When I was young
I thought the rain was cold
But now I know
That tears are too
I thought the rain was the mud that floods the world
Wished for the rain someday to stop
The rain is cold
And I am too
I wish the rain would never stop
To wash away all the dreams I fell into
To wash the pain and the blame I drown into
When I was young
I thought the sun would cheer me up
I thought it’s rays of light
Would warm me up if I was cold
But now I know the sun’s a big twinkling star
I wish the rain would come to cry my wounded hope
The sun’s a globe
A painful world
Where all the pain is not enough
So come on rain and put it out, make it go
So come on rain and cheer me up in your own gloom
Please cheer me up
I love the rain
Washes the pain
Cleans me up
I wish the pain
Might could one day
Put out the sun
I love the rain
I love it ‘cause
The rain is cold
‘Cause when a man’s in pain
The heat might wound us more
So wash my name
Wash it good
I know your tears will never stop
I know your pain and why you are oh so blue
I know your pain and your name, you know me too
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3. |
Long After You Came
04:00
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Long before you came
I was a man with no name
No horizons for me to aim
Long before you came
Long before you came
I was a breeze that blew the rain
I was indeed partly insane
Long before you came
Now I only sit and curse the day you came
And remembered me that I had still a name
All the horizons brought in the day you came
They have shrank and they have faded, and went away
Long before you came
I could not count or read a thing
I couldn’t even spell my name
Long before you came
Long before you came
I couldn’t dream of better days
I could not dream in any way
Long before you came
But now I only sit and curse the day you came
And told me one and one was two in everything
Told me words I never heard nor did I say
But it all turned to nothing when you went away
I could not dream of better days
I could not dream in any way
Now when I close my eyes I see
In this foggy haze
Memories that stayed when you went away
All those memories they have stayed
Long after you came
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4. |
Puppets With Scars
04:07
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Well, I’m all alone
But I won’t bother
To find anyone
To comfort me
I ain’t got a home
Can’t afford to buy one
My lousy income
Leaves no choice to me
My aims are still strong
My dreams much stronger now
But days come and go
I’m still in here
I ain’t got a car
Would like to get one
But I couldn’t afford
To ensure it
Well, I’m unemployed
In need and silent
I am but a toy
Who got tired of playin’
I live in a street
You must have known it
I live in the street
Of lonesome fears
We’re puppets of no glory
Victims only of ourselves
No use for feeling sorry
If you can’t afford to live
Well, I just wish
Someone would heal the guilty me
I kind of enjoy
The morning blue skies
I’m not sure I like
Being free
I am but a toy
A puppet with scars
Slave and unemployed
Hail democracy
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5. |
Tears & Pot
03:58
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You come and go then move away
There’s no need for you to stay
I just need to feel alone now
I cannot hear the words you say
‘Cause you won’t tell me anyway
What I really need to know
I can’t hide these tears for long
Cannot hide these tears for long
I can’t hide these tears for long
‘Cause these tears have will of their own
You come and go then move away
There’s no need for you to stay
I was raining on my own
Tears were falling from my soul
Planting fears in sticky ground
Cloudy thoughts and stormy hopes
Bothered not my overcoat
Covering all my illusions
I can’t be what I am not
I cannot be where you’re at
I can’t be what I am not
‘Cause I am only tears and pot
You come and go then move away
There’s no need for me to stay
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6. |
Cold Hands
05:03
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All my dreams began falling
I was falling with them
I was nothing but fony
Some untalented man
I was aiming to grow
The ground swept from my feet
I could no longer hold to
Hopes to reach dreamland
Like a bird flew the whole world
From my cold hands
Like a bird flew the whole world
I was left in no man’s land
But I’m holding on
Yes I’m holding strong
But I can’t hold alone
For much too long
Misery tastes like honey
My lips tasted like that
And then the world stopped turning
Not to start again
I was only a grown man
A child turned into this
But my feet were still tiny
Small were my footsteps
Like a bird flew the whole world
From my cold hands
Like a bird flew the whole world
I was left in no man’s land
But I’m holding on
Yes I’m holding strong
But I can’t hold alone
For much too long
Now I’m holding on
Yes I’m holding strong
But I can’t hold alone
For much too long
No, I can’t hold alone
For much too long
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7. |
Small Bitter Me
05:08
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I could not breathe
No, I couldn't breathe
The air was too thick
And I couldn't hold it for long
Hold it in the lungs
I could not see
No, I couldn't see
Eyes would only bleed
Tears from the soul
The frozen tears would roll along
Inside of me
Was someone empty
No, I couldn't be
This strange person
What have I become?
What’s left of me
Changed I completely?
Have I betrayed the child
That I was once before?
A long, long time ago
Oh what have I turned to be
I’m heading for long
Into oblivion
Look what this life turned to be
Dreams would only fall
And I fell, just like them all
Where is the meaning?
Give me some meaning
Pretend you mean it
And I will hold it
And never let it go
Where is my youth, now?
I need to feel it
‘Cause I've been feeling
So very old
And all my only hope
Is to find a way not to grow
Remain childish
So that pain would never come
My life turned into a song
But the lyrics are all wrong
And I can not sing along
They took the toys
And remained the boy
And then I was told
That I had to grow
Behave like grown man do
But inside of me
I knew I was free
Oh please let me be
The child I was once before
And let me grow no more
What’s there in growing for me?
‘Cause I simply can’t see
What’s there for me in growing
Lost my ability to dream
I have turned into a thing
That I wish I never would
I could not breathe
No, I couldn't breathe
The air was too thick
For me to hold it for long
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8. |
Things That Cannot Be
06:15
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Today I feel like eating snow
And taste a glimpse of what you own
I want to freeze from head to toes
And let a breeze blow my whole hopes
Today I feel like eating snow
Today I feel like being alone
And believe there’s no world outside this home
‘Cause what it shows is hollow and poor
And I’m an ill man of no cure
Today I feel like being alone
So please leave me alone
Some place far away
I can’t stand it anymore
‘Cause my life is much too poor
And I’m much too drown in pain
So please give me some hope
The few I had has blown away
Need to numb my wounded soul
Need to ease the things love broke
Being much too far from me
Blood is on the wall
Things I badly wrote
In the book of my cold fate
Won’t wait anymore
Feeding all my hopes
With things that cannot be
Today I rely on
A gun to fire
Against my brain
Today I’m a liar
But the gun will fire
And blow my misery away
Blood is on the wall
Things I badly wrote
In the book of my cold fate
Won’t wait anymore
Feeding all my hopes
With things that cannot be
What can I own
If everything runs
What can I own
Neither words will come
I’m left alone
Inside a cold room
I’m left alone
Alone with my failure
Today I feel like eating snow
And taste a glimpse of what you own
I want to freeze from head to toes
And let a breeze blow my whole hopes
Today I feel like eating snow
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9. |
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When I was young
I thought the rain was cold
But now I know
That tears are too
I thought the rain was the mud that floods the world
Wished for the rain someday to stop
The rain is cold
And I am too
I wish the rain would never stop
To wash away all the dreams I fell into
To wash the pain and the blame I drown into
When I was young
I thought the sun would cheer me up
I thought it’s rays of light
Would warm me up if I was cold
But now I know the sun’s a big twinkling star
I wish the rain would come to cry my wounded hope
The sun’s a globe
A painful world
Where all the pain is not enough
So come on rain and put it out, make it go
So come on rain and cheer me up in your own gloom
Please cheer me up
I love the rain
Washes the pain
Cleans me up
I wish the pain
Might could one day
Put out the sun
I love the rain
I love it ‘cause
The rain is cold
‘Cause when a man’s in pain
The heat might wound us more
So wash my name
Wash it good
I know your tears will never stop
I know your pain and why you are oh so blue
I know your pain and your name, you know me too
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10. |
Sandy Snow (radio edit)
04:07
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Though it was a sunny day
Tears kept falling on the way
Falling from a wounded cloud
Out of words to ease the pain
And though the waves keep on coming
They never stay here for long
While they come and go away
Feet will sink in sandy snow
Did it matter then that day
Does it still matters now
Seagulls flew far from my pain
Oysters would forever close
Rays of light would heal no thing
Rays of light would heal no one
Wouldn’t even light the way
Rays of light would only burn
Though it was a sunny day
Tears kept falling on the way
Falling from a wounded cloud
Out of words to ease the pain
And there I was sat in the sand
There was I sitting alone
And then an angel came to me
Then my bruises were all gone
Wind had blown them far away
Angel healed with no potion
Angel vanished in the haze
While inside new man was born
Though it was a sunny day
Tears kept falling on the way
Falling from a wounded cloud
Out of words to ease the pain
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Carl Mendes Alcácer Do Sal, Portugal
CARL MENDES is a musician from the portuguese south coast.
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