Slowly but surely, I will be fine, slowly but surely
Wake me up early, sleep until sunshine
Black will love white and white will love black
Hopefully in my lifetime we'll negotiate instead of attack, yeah

Slowly but surely, peace will be king, slowly but surely
Wake me up early, so I can hear the birds sing
Brown will love yellow and yellow will love brown
Hopefully in my lifetime we'll all smile instead of frown
Slowly but surely

Oh, don't leave me here to wait for you
'Cause that's my least favorite thing to do, yeah
Oh, if you leave me here
I'll probably start crying, but
Slowly but surely I'll be fine
Hoo yeah

Slowly but surely, the world will be one, slowly but surely
Wake me up early, I gotta clean up my pollution
Now some things in life are inevitable
If you get cut you'll probably get a scar
Yeah, but if you wear too much make up
You'll forget what color you are
Slowly but surely
Ooooooh yeah
Slowly but surely, yeah (repeat)

Tell me why you treat me so bad (x2)

If you only knew what you put me through
Whenever you laugh when I say "I love you"
And if you could see my heart breaking in me
When you fall in love with everybody but me
Do you know what's up when you stand me up
All day I go thirsty just to fill your cup
And I propose a toast to me and your ghost
All day I run empty while you just coast

Would your flowery eyes get wilty?
And would your proud conceit get guilty?

Tell me why you treat me so bad (x4)

And if you only knew every single clue
Of the mystery of why I'm laughed at by you
And if you could see the animosity
Of the walls around that won't let me free
Do you still believe that I wouldn't leave?
I used to be your boyfriend, now I'm just a pet peeve
I leave you all alone, I call you on the phone
You pick it up and tell my that you're not home

Would your soul control over me finish?
And would your hip-hop reputation diminish?

Tell me why you treat me so bad (x14)

My Sweetheart is the Sun
I'm convinced the two are one
She goes out when the night is done
Comes inside about seven

And no one is confused my sweetheart and the sun are fused
When kids see rain pour my sweetheart's who they pray for
And no one is to blame my sweetheart and the sun are one in the same
When kids see rain fall my sweetheart's who the call

Shining bright on everyone
Oh, my sweetheart is the sun

Oooooooooh, oooooooooh

And no one is confused my sweetheart and the sun are fused
When kids see rain pour my sweetheart's who they pray for
And no one is to blame my sweetheart and the sun are one in the same
When kids see rain fall my sweetheart's who the call

Shining bright on everyone
Oh, my sweetheart is the sun

My sweetheart (repeat)

Won't you let me go I have a lot to feel
If you see me break down, please don't lose your patience
Won't you let me go and let my scars heal
I can't live up to all of your expectations

And if I tell you what I need
Will you promise to do your best to try
All that I need is to build a bridge between you and I
But I don't know if any of your insecurity
Is ever gonna loosen up this hold on me

Now I'm captured in my inability to express myself
Captured in my inability to express myself (x3)

Let me take control, I have a lot to learn
Try to understand I'm in a difficult situation
Let me take control, I think it's now my turn
I've gotta look within myself for inspiration

Can't you tell that I've tried
What I can't get I wanna get for you, yeah
Besides growing up inside I've gotta grow some wings to fly to you, yeah
But I don't know if any of your insecurity
Is ever gonna loosen up this hold on me

Now, I'm captured in my inability to express myself
Captured in my inability to express myself (x3)

Now I'm waitin' for the walk sign, lookin' for the green light (x4)
Waitin' for the walk sign

Am am am am am I, am I, am I wasting your time?
Lemon, lemon, lemon, tasting your lime
Shoe shine, shoe shine, shoe shine, making shoes shine
I was taking out the garbage when I saw a piece of cabbage
And he was telling me to get a real life
Imagine that, a piece of cabbage can substitute for a head of lettuce
But never give good advice

So watch me, watch me, watch me while I watch you
Thinking, thinking, thinking what should I do?
Shoe shine, shoe shine, shoe shine, making shoes new
I was cleaning out my trashcan when I swear I heard the sandman
And he was telling me to get a real life
Imagine that, I heard the sandman, who doesn't even exist
And he was offering me, offering me advice

Well, I'm a, I'm a, I'm a mountain you climb
Take me, take me, take me I'm mine
It feels, it feels like I'm wasting your time

Worlds of possibility are open to me presently
Except the world where I get along with everybody else
And books and books could be written about the time that I spent sitting
Wondering when I'm gonna stand up for myself, self, self

Am I, am am I, am I, am I wasting your time?
Lemon, lemon, lemon, tasting your lime
Shoe shine, shoe shine, shoe shine, making shoes shine
I was watching DNA genes when I saw Mr. Green Jeans
And he was telling me to get a real life
Imagine that, Mr. Green Jeans, doesn't even have his own TV show
And he was offering me, offering me advice

So confess, confess, confess to me your crime
Is it, is it, is it awful like mine?
It feels, it feels like I'm wasting your time

So, so, so, so confess, confess, confess to me your crime
Is it, is it, is it awful like mine?
It feels, it feels like I'm wasting your time

Oooh lalala oooh lalala oooh lalala oooh (x2)
I wish I had a way to say my mind
I'd tell you everything I feel inside
I'd pour out my emotions make my eyelashes wet
I know I'm not a child, but I'm not all grown up yet

I wish I had a heart to call my home
But lately I'm in limbo all alone
The pages that I'm turning, the wages that I'm earning
Are all so uneventful as well as nonessential to the redemption of my soul

I'm only human
A life without you is unbearable
I'm only human
All good without you turns to terrible
I'm only human
I'm like the bad seed in the parable
'Cause I'm only human

I wish I had a tale to tell to you
Explaining all the wrong things that I do
With you near I glide without you dear I stumble
With you I stand with pride without you dear I crumble

I wish I had a home to call my heart
A place to lay my head while we're apart
The flying hawk above you protects you faithfully
The road I walk to love you is longer than the sea

All the while I'm unaware of the sudden wear and tear
on the redemption of my soul

I'm only human
My life without you is unbearable
I'm only human
All good without you turns to terrible
I'm only human
I'm like the bad seed in the parable
'Cause I'm only human

Ohhhhh, I'm only human
Oooh lalala oooh lalala oooh lalala oooh (x4)

They broke up a week ago
Since then his life's been so so
When he hears her name, he starts to think about the flame, the forest fire in her eyes
And when she looks at him, the scars get ripped up open again

They decided to be friends
But they have yet to make amends
He thinks of all the laughs, the little muscles in her calves
And it comes as no surprise
When she looks at him, the stitches break up open again

The more he thinks about her, the more she thinks about him
They got a little problem
Communication
The more he thinks about her, the more she thinks about him
They got a little problem
Communication

She gives back the ring her bought her
Friend and lover, oil and water
But every now and then he thinks that maybe they could blend
No matter how he tries
When she looks at him, the Band-Aid breaks up open again

The more he thinks about her, the more she thinks about him
They got a little problem
Communication
The more he thinks about her, the more she thinks about him
They got a little problem
Communication, yeah

They broke up a week ago
Since then his life's been so so
He feels the price he paid
She knows he thinks about the blaze, the forest fire in her eyes
But every now and then he finds one of her long, brown strands of hair under his pillow
And he calls her house just to hear her say...  Hello?...  Hello?
He puts on a good disguise, but she can tell it's him
The stigmata breaks open again, yeah

The more he talks about her, the more she talks about him
They got a little problem
Communication
The more he thinks about her, the more she thinks about him
They got a little problem
Communa, communa, communa, communa...

The more he thinks about her, the more she thinks about him
Yeah, they got a little problem
Communication
Yeah, they got a little problem
Communication
Yeah, they got a little problem
Communication

I looked in the pocket of my jeans
In the pocket of my jeans that I wore last week
I found a dollar in the pocket of my jeans 
That didn't make my life any better last week
And then I looked in the pocket of my jeans
In the pocket of my jeans that I have on now
I found a penny in the pocket of my jeans
That doesn't make my life any worse right now

If you take a look around these days, you'll see it changing quickly
The idealism of a new generation is changing things quickly
And this proves my point I was tryin' to make
Maybe money's not so good anyway

I looked in my neighbor's closet
In my neighbor's closet I looked last week
I found a red bandana in her closet
That didn't make her life any worse last week
And then I looked in my other neighbor's closet
In my other neighbor's closet I looked today
I found a red silk tie in his closet
That doesn't make his life any better anyway

But if you take a look around these days, you'll see it changing quickly
See, the idealism of a new generation is changing things quickly
And this proves my point I was tryin' to make
Maybe money's not so good anyway

I looked in my kitchen, I have lots of plates
But I have no food now
I'd rather have a lot of food than a lot of plates
Plates never tasted good anyhow
But when I'm drowning in the middle of the sea
And boats and land are far
That's when I wished I'd spent all my hard earned money
On a boat instead of a car

And I'd admit you need responsibility to live from day to day
But maybe money's not so good anyway

Ohhhhhhh, money is the root of all evil (x12)

Canopies and circuses
Came to me in dreams of you
Came to me spinning through
Rejoicing at the thought of 
winning you and your love
Inspiration says to me 
kiss the way you kissed 
when you found her
Watch out for tears they 
might drown her
Then they'll sail quick 
without the weight of an anchor

But I'll fly myself when I visit Saint Joseph
On my pilgrimage to your heart, I will pray to Joan of Arc
I'm sure she can save me from loneliness

But I'll fly myself when I visit Saint Joseph
On my pilgrimage to your heart, I will pray to Joan of Arc
I'm sure she can save me from loneliness
Canopies and circuses

Ooooooooh, ooooooooh

Speaking of the truth, I like to hear that once in a while
And I'll even listen to all your vanity
Utter lies are like butterflies
They just both die in a couple of days

Yeah, show me all your proof, put it right in front of my eyes
And I'll even listen to all your vanity
Utter lies are like butterflies
They just both die in a couple of days

And what's in me and what's in you?  We're just bricks on the floor
Solid ground for standing when we kick down the door
And it leaves my heart room for expanding on you
It gets to me, but you don't have to wait for me
Because I'm already yours

Tell me about your life, I'd like to hear that story again
Especially the part about your vanity
Honest words are like august thirds
They just both come maybe once in a year

And keeping your opinions to a quiet little hush
It's like brushing your teeth with a razor, shaving with a toothbrush
Just leaves your heart room for exploding all over me
And then it gets to you, but you don't have to wait for me
Because I'm already yours

Yeah, tell me about your life, I'd like to hear that story once time
Especially the part about your vanity
Utter lies are like butterflies
They just both die in a couple of days
Utter lies are like butterflies
They just both die in a couple of days (x3)

Life is not buildings, life is not roads
Life is not a job that everybody has to do
Life is not concrete, life is not TV
Life isn't a bad movie that everybody has to see

But if you don't accept me as your lover
At least accept my love like a sister or a brother
You tell me that life just isn't fair
And your love is full of chemicals
And I can't breathe your air

So will you help me in my search for true happiness?
Help me cleanse myself of all, all bitterness
Sadness is a drag, a flagpole without a flag
Gladness is a drug, just say love
Just say love

Time is not ruthless, time is not mean
Time is not the reason the world is so unclean
Time is biodegradable, time is not our friend
Time is our worst enemy until we reach the end

And if you don't want our lips to run into each other
At least accept my love like a sister or a brother
When you say why can't you be more like him
And your love is full of water
And I don't want to swim

But will you help me in my search for happiness?
Help me cleanse myself of all, all bitterness
sadness is a drag, a flagpole without a flag
Gladness is a drug, just say love
Just say love (x3)

Stay close to me, candle has got a long way to burn
If you stay close to me, I will stay close to you
If you stay close to me, you know there's a lot that we can learn
If you stay close to me, I will stay close to you

I light a candle to remind myself the way you light a path
And on your epitaph I hope I can stamp my last name
It's not to say I can stop the wind that makes the candle flicker
I'm just a basket mad of wicker, and I will hold you

If you stay close to me, I will stay close to you (x2)

I light a candle to remind myself the way you light the way
And on your wedding day, I hope I'm standing next to you
It's not to say I can guarantee my love is without flaw
I'm just a basket made of straw, and I will hold you

And if you want to hide from any inner feelings
You don't even have to let me know
You see that I know what it feels like when your soul peels away
You don't know what it's peeling for 
Until it gets to the core, to the core

And if you stay close to me, I will stay close to you
If you stay close to me, I will stay close to you (repeat)

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