Kasino - "ambitious and endearingly earnest"

Go dry your eyes / I don't have time to watch crocodiles cry / will the last one to leave be so kind as to turn off the lights? / I've seen enough / thank you and good night / the things I've seen / I could tell you tales that you'll barely believe / but I used to be angry and now / I'm just tired / I'm giving up / thank you and good night / I've said enough / thank you and good night

Nobody believes in me but you. It's time to wake them all up with the truth. So call the press and tell them to bring telephoto lenses - hurry... I will walk through walls today. Everyone's so cynical, it seems; a world of broken hearts and broken dreams. So call the press and tell them to bring telephoto lenses. Hurry...

Why won't the words come out? They're in my head but they get lost on the way down to my mouth. Something's got my tongue and tied a knot; I've got the words but I can't talk to you... if I could walk you home the sun would shine; if I could walk you home I'd get it right; if I could get you on your own then I wouldn't be tongue-tied; if I could walk you home I'd change your mind. I could make you see that maybe, given time, you could fall in love with me. But something's got my mind and switched it off; I've got the words but I can't talk to you

Look back at old pictures / memories saved / well, the fashion's moved on but you're still the same / a photo procession / of day trips and birthdays and better days / warm summer days / now frozen in Kodachrome / friends you remember / and some you don't / you'd turn back the clock if you only knew how / it's funny how things work out / a teenager's diary / all battered and faded / embarrassing memories on every page / first love, first kiss and first big heartbreak / seems like yesterday / warm summer days / now frozen in Kodachrome / friends you remember / and some you don't / you'd turn back the clock if you only knew how / it's funny how things work out / all your life / waiting for something to change / all your life / waiting for your ship to come in

I've seen things I shouldn't have, and can't forget / been banned from places I haven't been to yet / seems every step I take / I fall / if you can spare a few miracles, I'll take them all / I'm lost without you / don't let me walk the wrong road / to the same place / get it wrong again / take the hard way / I've said things I shouldn't have, and can't retract / I've named and I've shamed, now I can't take it back / the list of enemies I've made grows long / if you can spare some protection, I'll take it all / I'm lost without you / don't let me walk the wrong road

Don't open your eyes / the world you're in is much sweeter / don't let the light / betray the things you're seeing / the world will crash in soon enough / the day will fade your colours / and though you're close enough to touch / you're miles away / hold on to fairy tales / and fly to special places / always incredible / the sights, the sounds, the faces / the world will crash in soon enough / the day will fade your colours / and though you're close enough to touch / you're miles away / and I would join you if I could / if I could find a way, I would / but some things aren't for sharing / and when you smile I wonder why / and wish that I could be inside your head right now / the world comes crashing soon enough / the day will fade your colours / and though you're close enough to touch / you're miles away

buy a style / and the world will smile / the world will smile on you / it's plastic time / sell the kids to buy some shoes / an instant fix to beat the blues / the car you drive / the clothes you choose / the things you own just end up owning you / i do not need a signature to give me self-esteem / i will not be a dumb recruit to this conspiracy / the car you drive / the clothes you choose / the things you own just end up owning you / change your size / and the world will smile / the world will smile on you / change your life / throw out the old black / bring the new / slim down a size / throw up your food / the car you drive / the clothes you choose / the things you own just end up owning you / i do not need a signature to give me self-esteem / i will not be a dumb recruit to this conspiracy

you bought all the books / filled them with hate / bought all the land / laid it to waste / You bought all the papers / filled them with lies / "No rivers run black / No smoke cuts the light" / turn the skies grey / you've bought all the friends / blood money can bribe / to keep you from harm / to help you survive / and lives don't mean shit / if they slow your ascent / we know what you did / we wish you were dead / turn the skies grey

When everything's bad / and dreams that we've had / are trampled underneath our feet / when letters in red / pile over our heads / we'll burn them and dance around the fire / if trouble comes by / we'll turn off the lights / and hide till the coast is clear / if trouble should call / we'll take the phone from the wall / and smile in silence / smashed on cheap wine / we'll be Bonnie and Clyde / a menace to sobriety / we'll make the front page / of the Sunday Mail / we'll be so high and mighty / we'll load up on pills / and head for the hills / where they will never find us / but if trouble comes by / we'll take to the sky / and we'll never, ever land

I've punched and been punched / spent fortunes on junk / been naked with strangers, I should have known better / but then again, it was fun / I've seen highland skies / made pretty girls smile / watched friends having babies / watched others go crazy / watched everyone else getting drunk / it's not enough... / I've been in The Sun / and on Radio One / I've been on the TV, the reasons escape me / I thought, take the money and run / I've seen paradise / in a pretty girl's eyes / a few stolen kisses / a million near misses / I have to admit, they were fun / it's not enough... / a few stolen kisses / a million near misses

Bring me the faceless / the hopeful and helpless / bring me the broken and the bruised / bring me the losers / the used and the users / bring all the whipping boys and girls / and we'll celebrate / the state we're in / bring me the nameless / the shy and the shameless / from all the corners of the world / bring me illusion / lust and confusion / bring all the pretty boys and girls / and we'll celebrate / the state we're in / put us on TV / show us in 3D / give us our day in The Sun / bring on the freak show / put it on the radio / send it out to all the boys and girls / come and celebrate / the state we're in

who set you up? / who let you down? / who broke your trust? / who set you up? / stand up straight / take arms against this sea of troubles / face them down / and watch them fade away / who set you up? / who made the call / that brought the storm? / who set you up?

I'll pull down the walls / I'll jump the wire / I'll break down the door you hide behind / I'll see you fall / I will bring you down / I'll cross the line / tear out your tongue / put out your eyes / I'll see you fall

Microcelebrity

spotlight / backlight / broadcast / satellite / prime time / drive time / dead time / any time / I'll shave my head / I'll share my bed / so put me on the screen / and let me think this life means something / I'll do anything / inside / outside / film my sex life / wide shot / group shot / close up / money shot / I'll bare it all / I'll sell my soul / so put me on the screen / and let me think this life means something / I'll do anything / microcelebrity

Thinking about yesterday

things don't really matter like they used to do / I can't sleep at night but I don't think of you / remember back when I had so much to lose / so much to prove / but I still keep your letters in the back of my room / I've still got those faded pictures of you / told myself for so long 'cause I wish it was true / I should be over you / but I'm thinking about yesterday / used to be so special / used to walk so tall / used to tell myself / that I could have it all / but I used to come running every time that you called / you made me feel so small / but I still keep your letters in the back of my room / I've still got those faded pictures of you / told myself for so long 'cause I wish it was true / I should be over you / but I'm thinking about yesterday

Shine like the stars

when you'd turn / and you'd say / you'd leave again / I'd persuade you to stay / and we'd talk / and we'd laugh/ and we'd walk hand in hand, and / I would always say / you shine like the stars / when the things that you take / turn your colours to grey / I'm the one who'll stay / when the night turns to day / when your light starts to fade / I'll remember to say / you shine like the stars

You don't have to be alone

everything you ever learned at school you didn't learn in the classroom / you learned to hide / let the world spin on outside / watch the days turn into night / you don't have to be alone / they left you bruised / by the thoughtless words they used / the lies disguised as truth / if i could / make it better, then I would / wipe the memories clean for you / and help you see / you don't have to be alone

Change your mind

never asked for much / just someone to trust / when the lights go out / but you're still waiting / you believe in love / and maybe that's enough / to keep you moving / keep you alive / but it's not too late / to change your mind / all the years you tried / the things you sacrificed / but you're still tied / to the place you came from / the fortune teller lied / the years have not been kind / you still tell yourself / it's gonna be worthwhile / but it's not too late / to change your mind / never asked for much / just someone to trust / when the lights go out / but you're still waiting

Rise

tried to find some peace of mind / in the wrong place at the wrong time / now you're sick of trying / tired of feeling second best / tired of feigning confidence / your face hurts from smiling / somewhere you hear the words / come in before you freeze / but you're waiting for the rain / to wash you clean / then you'll rise / letters that you never sent / kisses that you never meant / but now you're sick of lying / friendships that you used to prize / didn't stand the test of time / but you don't feel like crying / somewhere you hear the words / come in before you freeze / but you're waiting for the rain / to wash you clean / then you'll rise

Catch

You're leaving here soon / just faded photographs / to take your place / there's nothing to do / I fill the air with words / and touch your face / for no good reason / I'll come running when you call / I'll catch you when you fall / be the one you can lean on / I worry for you / I know I shouldn't do / I know you can't stay / you've something to prove / I hope it works, I do / but I can't say / the things I want to / I'll come running when you call / I'll catch you when you fall / be the one you can lean on

Turnaround

So tired / you've taken on too much / sometimes / you feel you've lost your touch / turn around again / turn around / you see your name in lights / until the power's cut / your teenage desires / the things you want too much / turn around again / turn around

Never See

Places you will never go / faces you will never know / smiles you will never see / people you will never be / goodbye / I still don't understand / games we will never play / things that we will never say / girls you will never kiss / friends that you will never miss / goodbye / I still don't understand / girls you will never kiss / friends that you will never miss

Eyes

We're so cynical / nothing's magical / this is no time to close our eyes / no time to put our dreams on ice / not time to care what's wrong or right / this is our time / we're so cerebral / safe and sensible / this is no time to close our eyes / no time to put our dreams on ice / no time to care what's wrong or right / this is our time

Better this way

I can't see / the things that you want me to / I can't go / to the places you want to go / I don't mind / the decision is yours / but I can't shake / the feeling we're going nowhere / is it better this way? / take your time / you've got your own life / I've got mine / we're taking it slow / and I don't mind / the decision is yours / but I can't shake / the feeling we're going nowhere / is it better this way?