LYRICS - POSTCARDS FROM HOME (apricot records - apricd018)
All songs ©2002 Mark Cohen


ACHE

I get up everyday and realise you're gone
There's nothing left to say I guess you have moved on
You'll wake up in the sun
And realise I'm the one who paid

I ache

Once there was a time when you and I were close
I missed my chance again
It was destined I suppose
You're telling everyone
It's for the best we went our separate ways

I ache

You'll wake up in the sun
You're telling everyone
Of everything you've done
To convince yourself it's my mistake

I ache


BLUE WATER

Blue water cools down the heat today
This postcard I write so far away
I'm sorry you felt left behind
I'm sorry I left…

Blue water so clear
You turned the tide
Confusion is all I feel inside
I'm sorry you felt left behind
I'm sorry I left…

We made mistakes we cannot hide
Now it's too late

Blue water so calm but still so deep
The promise you made was held so cheap
I'm sorry you felt left behind
So sorry I left…


APPETENCE

I had fallen in love
It was never enough

When your head is full of memories
(And you just can't let it go)
When your head is full of fantasy
(And your heart won't let it go)

I thought we shared a trust
What became of us?

When your head is full of memories
(And you just can't let it go)
When your head is full of fantasy
(When your heart won't let it go)


HOW MUCH

I dreamt of you last night
And you were laughing
In Summer days long gone
How I miss them
I think of all the times
When we were smiling
I think about them now
How much I miss you

Nothing seems to satisfy
Now that I am alone
There's nothing here to pacify
The way I feel

I sit here every night
And I'm waiting
For you to call my 'phone
And say "I miss you"
I understand my hope
Is merely wishing
I want to tell you
How much I miss you

Nothing seems to satisfy
Now that I am alone
Nothing seems to pacify
The way I feel
Nothing seems to matter
You don't care anymore
Nothing seems to matter
Because you're gone

I dreamt of us last night
And we were happy
I think about us now
And I miss you
I thought of you today
And I'm yearning
For Summer days long gone
How I miss you

How much I miss you


BULLET

Please don't talk to me
You're not what you seem to be
It may have been obvious
But there's never been certainty

It's over now, it's gone
Like a bullet through my heart
Like a bullet to my heart
Like a bullet through my heart
I've been hurt

Please don't look at me
I don't know what you want from me
It could have been serious
But it wasn't meant to be

It's over now, it's gone
Like a bullet through my heart
Like a bullet to my heart
Like a bullet through my heart
I've been hurt


DESTINY CALLS

A step closer to destiny
It's what I've waited for
I just can't help myself
I long to fill the vacancy
Though my integrity is flawed
I will not blame myself

Because I'm so self assured

I've all the best ingredients
A fine recipe for sure
The rest can't stand the taste
I ride the bad publicity
With confidence of course
My foes can't take my pace
Because I'm so self absorbed

TEN LONG YEARS

It's been ten long years so I wouldn't hold your breath
It's getting to the stage I know what's coming next
And I find sometimes I still feel out of place
And I struggle hard getting through these days

It's been ten long years since we were even close
And I'm older now I should be wiser I suppose
But I feel no change, maybe that's where I went wrong
I've been standing still whilst everyone's moved on

Stop living in the past, there is no turning back
Hang on to your hopes and hold on to your head
When all's said and done there is no going back
Hold on to your dreams and hang on to your hat

Quit living in the past, there is no going back
Hang on to your hopes and hold on to yourself
The past is dead and gone there is no turning back
Hold on to your dreams and hang on to your hat

Ten long years


WARMTH OF THE SUN

So you've made your choice and you think it's fine
But your doubt is working overtime
Now you're on your own
It's too late for advice
And you know there is no turning back

Do you feel the same as you board your plane
And you fly to the warmth of the sun
Will it be the same when you come home again
You'll rely on the warmth of the sun

Now you seem so cold
What a fool I've been
How we came so close, I was taken in
With your plans so full, you've the rest of your life
I'm the one who's feeling left behind

Do you feel the same as you board your plane
And you fly to the warmth of the sun
Will you think about how I'm the one you left out
You can't hide in the warmth of the sun

Do you feel the same as you board your plane
And you fly to the warmth of the sun
It'll be the same when you come home again
Then you'll cry for the warmth of someone


THIS TIME

Don't ask me why we've been divided so long
I can't tell you why but I know this time
We'll stay close forever more
This time I'll try

To make you feel alright
I'll make you feel alright

Don't ask me why we've been fighting so long
I don't know why
I'm sure this time we'll be in love forever more
This time I'm right

I'll make you feel so bright
I know we'll be alright

This time I'll try


LOSING FAITH

Where do I begin and where will it all end?
I still don't have the answer
I guess I'm losing faith
Things get in the way
I don't know where I'm going

So goodbye my love

The clock will tick away
I want to sleep all day
I just don't understand you
I know I'm losing faith
Dreams get in the way
I don't know where we're going

So goodbye my love


STILL

At night I call your name
It's a stage I'm going through
It should be time to live again
This is what I ought to do

I sometimes feel the pain
Because the ghost of you remains
I love you still

In dreams you're here again
It's a phase I'm going through
Should be time to sleep again
But without the thoughts of you

At times I trawl again
Through the bittersweet remains
I love you still

Living in a hope for something that will never be
Believing and praying you'll come to rescue me

I sometimes feel the pain
Though no bitterness remains
I love you still


APART

Whatever you want
I'm somehow resigned
To a love that will never be returned
If that's what you want
And if that's how you feel
Won't say what I was willing to reveal
This is your time
This is your life

Everyday we're apart I want you more

Whatever you need I hope you can find
The love you give may never be returned
But if he's who you want
How can I reply?
Maybe we'll love in another life
This is my time
This is my life

Everyday we're apart I want you more