every time the water breaks and soaks me to the bone
i remember what i left behind by sailing off alone
pitch and yaw through hurricane, my position is unknown
and the bell rings seven times

salted brine, i drink it down and breathe it through my nose
no sign of land but i hang on and do my best to close
but the swirling tidal undertow keeps pulling me below
and the bell rings seven times

all hands left on deck

an icy rest is waiting at the bottom of the sea
she’s tried her best to take me as i struggle to get free
but while i have a breath to breathe, she isn’t taking me
and the bell rings seven times

all hands left on deck

no hope of rescue
no hope of dry ground
the siren calls all souls on board
to follow her down

swirling silently beneath the noise and light up there
push past the frozen arms and legs, ignore the lifeless stare
i grab a line that pulls me up for a precious gasp of air
and the bell rings seven times

all hands left on deck

music & lyrics: john popper

sometimes when you worry
the tendency to hurry
can make your vision blurry
and blind you
you might shake and you might stammer
or dance like mc hammer
but could that pomp and glamour
remind you
of who you are and where you’re going
and whose mind that you’re blowing
and if your car needs towing
don’t move
then calmly call the aaa you’ve got nothing to prove
as in all things, it’s all in the groove

all in the groove
all in the groove
all in the groove
all in the groove

well if it’s your destiny don’t fight it
war between the states unite it
it might be difficult but might it
be worthwhile?
i ain’t no solomon from babel
but my cards are on the table
and i swear that if i’m able
i’ll run that mile
so if i’m rambling ignore me
if on the money then adore me
you know the pearls are cast before me
oh what to do?
wish i could put it in a picture and hang it in the louvre
but like i said before it’s all in the groove

all in the groove
all in the groove
all in the groove
all in the groove

the jam it swings and sways
as the groove funkily plays
and they say crime never pays
but this ain’t no crime
it’s just a life blood flowing water
that any son or daughter
would send away for order
a celebration of time
so jam on, jam out, jam it in
till it feels like it’s a sin
and that’s only when you begin
to improve
don’t mind if it’s the rhythm that’s just only when you’ve
got to let it all be all in the groove

all in the groove
all in the groove
all in the groove
all in the groove
all in the groove
all in the groove

well, it seems no one can protect you
and your friends just don’t understand
when your hopes and your courage neglect you
and no arm long enough to lend a hand
when your road seems like any other
cold and dry, wonder why
you’ve just gotta believe one way or another
it’s just gotta be worth one more try
and though the world is spitting venom
and there ain’t nothing nobody else can do
simply remember that it’s all
all up to you
when your heart’s been crushed like a baby
when the one you love is walking away
what’s left of you is thinking how just maybe
you might find that’s that special something left to say
and that cruel, cruel heaven above you
let it be soft, just let her go, let her go
facing it, she just doesn’t love you
i know it hurts, lord i know
and though without her, it seems you’ve got nothing
no matter all the heavy heartache you’ve been through
truth of the matter, though it’s hard to swallow
it’s still all up to you
up to you
i know sometimes the answer ain’t easy
sometimes it’s hard enough to carry on
but i know somewhere, somebody needs me
if the entire loving universe was gone
all that i’m saying is that pain comes from you
from deep inside, don’t run and hide
unto thine own self you must be true
if you’ve ever laughed or ever cried
now you could say i’ve had one too many
you could say i’ve had one too few
either way, you know it’s okay
i’d live on to fight just one more day
call it a matter of foolish pride
but at least i could say that at least i tried
once and forever, it’s still all up to you

music & lyrics: john popper

i said "i love you"
she began to cry
she said she needed a friend
i said "i’ll try"
soon we’d say nothing
somehow i never wondered why

you see, she left me
she left me
i’m alone
i’m alone
i’m alone
i’m alone

i’d loved her always
she didn’t know
i tried patience
let a friendship grow
i tried to keep her
that’s what made her go

you see, she left me
she left me
i’m alone
i’m alone
i’m alone
i’m alone

beauty and the beast
was how it seemed to be
a love like hers
ain’t meant for guys like me
some call me crazy
some politely call me free
but either way you see

you see, she left me
she left me
i’m alone
i’m alone
i’m alone
i’m alone

i’m trying to forget you but it just won’t work
think i’m losing my mind, think i’m going berserk
i love you with a passion that you just don’t know
and i kinda wish right now that i was telling you so
i could rant, or rave, or play some little game
but when i look into your eyes, it all seems the same
that you weren’t meant for me and that’s a sad but true fact
now i don’t care how i look and don’t care how i act
cuz you set me free
i’m a man among men
but when i think of what i missed it starts all again

now alone in the darkness of each new day
my heart is on its own
i wanna rip it from my chest and throw it away
watch this bassman take me home

i guess some day
love will soon be here
and maybe then
i’ll see things more clear
i guess i got excited
cause it felt so near
and

you see, she left me
she left me
i’m alone
i’m alone
i’m alone
i’m alone

but i know i’d give my life
just to hold her now
and who knows
i might see her around

hopes can always go up
tears can only come down

you see, she left me
she left me
i’m alone
i’m alone
i’m alone
i’m alone

well i guess it bothers me
because i can’t convince her of a thing
i can’t talk my way
i can’t even sing
and it builds into this quest
until i come to rest at last
and admit i couldn’t tell
i could only ask
and then i’m freshly daunted
by the prospects of her eyes
as she lets me down
with a gentle lie
bad luck to force an angel’s smile
they say it only hurts a while
but i’ve been falling
for a thousand miles

amber danced upon a flame
nothing could be made the same
not so much broken as changed
amber far above the moon
smiling down and shining through
i hope that i could get there soon
i want to see
if amber waits for me

well i hope i can appreciate how lucky i could be
if she only would
take a look at me
cause i think i could deserve someone who could be so kind
it’s new to me
but i don’t mind

amber danced upon a flame
nothing could be made the same
not so much broken as changed
amber far above the moon
smiling down and shining through
i hope that i could get there soon

amber danced upon a flame
nothing could be made the same
not so much broken as changed
amber far above the moon
smiling down and shining through
i hope that i could get there soon

amber sails to timbuktu
there’s nothing more that i could do
but not so much hopeless as blue
amber makes me feel alive
and something in me does revive
but it only works if she believes my eyes
i want to see
if amber waits for me