Catch-22
Bridge:La La La La Da Da Da La Da Da Da Da (x2)
Verse 1:
You seem to be caught in a catch-22
Workin' so hard to get out just to get inówhat do you do?
Verse 2:
All these days and all these nights to never give in
Well, when's it gonna start, when ya gonna let go and just begin?
Chorus:
ëCause life's too short to play around
Take the world in your hands and turn it upside down
Some days you'll be lost and others you'll be found
But take the world in your hands and turn itóupside down
Verse 3:
Nine to five, twenty-four seven, don't you know you're never done?
So, when you gonna lighten-up, loosen-up, and just have some fun?
Chorus
Instrumental Verse
Chorus
Bridge (x4)
Words and Music by Paul Alexander
© 2003 Shaurette Songs
Flood
Verse 1:Flood me with sincerity
Love's the world's pain
Father/Son loyalty
Is all my work in vain?
Verse 2:
Flood me with your memory
Let me know your joy
Spare me all your sympathy
A strange magic you employ
Chorus:
Open space and a fearful time
Lost places to remind me
Of where I've been, and who I am
Open space and a fearful time
Lost places to remind me
Of where I've been, and who I am
Verse 3:
Castles, knights, and royalty in a far away place
King and queens and mystic beings
Full of charmócharm and grace
Chorus
Bridge:
Does anyone know who they really are?
We're all just tryin' to make it through
Does anyone know who they really are?
That's what we're tryin' to figure out
Everyone in misery, we're all just tryin' to make it through
Everyone's been in misery, everyone includingóyou
Chorus (x2)
Words and Music by Paul Alexander
© 2003 Shaurette Songs
Honestly
Verse 1:A grain of sand in an hour glass
Time slips by us each day
So make the most of life, or just let it pass
Winter follows Fall either way
Verse 2:
And time will devour you eventually
But you will never know quite when
So grab a hold before you drift to sea
Today's a great time to begin
Chorus:
HonestlyÖ
You will never beówhat you're meant to be
HonestlyÖ
You will never be, but what you're meant to be
Verse 3:
As the seasons change so do we
But that's no need for distress
Because as a seed becomes a tree
So can change bring true progress
Chorus:
HonestlyÖ
You will never be, but what you're meant to be
HonestlyÖ
You will never be, but what you want to be
Bridge:
Fuck fate, fuck destiny
And all this banality
Just get lost in reverie
ëCause in this life there's no guarantee
Verse 4:
Because life is short but different everyday
So you can live in awe or in strife
But while you work don't forget to play
And really live this life
Chorus
Final Chorus:
And honestlyÖ
You will fall like poetry
ëCause honestlyÖ
All's fair in love and tragedy
HonestlyÖ
You'll figure it out eventually
And honestlyÖ
That's more than good enough for meÖ
Because we will get there
Yes, we will get there
We will get there
I think we met thereÖ
Honestly
Words and Music by Paul Alexander
© 2004 Shaurette Songs
Maybe
Verse 1:Maybe you've got to hit rock bottom to finally find some solid ground
And maybe what you've already got is really the best of what's around
Maybe you're not ready and maybe neither am I,
But maybe we still will make it, maybe we'll make it if we try
Chorus:
Wake up and try to see the world of possibility
It's not always easy but it can be reality
Wake up and try to see the world of possibility
It's not always easy, but it can beómaybe
Verse 2:
Maybe it's not all black and white and the gray in between
Maybe we're not really born, quite so selfish and so mean
Maybe someday I'll get that wish I made upon a star
And maybe someday I'll see you for what you really are.
Chorus:
Wake up and try to see the world of possibility
It's not always easy but it can be reality
Wake up and try to see the world of possibility
It's not always easy, but it can beómaybe
Bridge:
Maybe politicians lie like reporters on TV
Maybe rock and roll is dead
But maybe, just maybe, we can change the world
Just like John Lennon said
Chorus (x2)
Words and Music by Paul Alexander
© 2003 Shaurette Songs
Mellowdrama
Verse 1:I got caught up in your shit today
Now I don't know just where I am
ëCause I get lost in the words you say
And I don't think you give a dam
Instrumental Interlude
Verse 2:
Because you have everything you'll ever need
Right inside your own head
So I'll just sit right here and bleed
Maybe you'll notice me when I'm dead
Verse 3:
Here I am again in the same old rut
With or without you it's all the same
Something's right here I just don't know what
And somewhere someone's still to blame
Chorus:
So bye-bye baby bye-bye
I'm sorry if I made you cry
But I just can't live this lie
So bye-bye baby bye-bye
Verse 4:
It's a mellowdrama that we play
Taking turns playin' the fool
We act out our parts each and everyday
As dying embers we hope to fuel
Verse 5:
But I'm no jester, I'm no clown
And now I lay my masks aside
ëCause it's about time I left this town
It's time I stopped tryin' to hide
Chorus
Instrumental Bridge
Final Chorus:
So bye-bye baby bye-bye
I'm sorry if I made you cry
It's not as if I didn't try
But bye-bye baby bye-bye
Bye-bye (x4)
Words and Music by Paul Alexander
© 2004 Shaurette Songs
Rosalie
Verse 1:Well you should have seen the sunrise with me that day
Maybe that hurt in your eyes could have been washed away
ëCause the heavenly tune of some morning bird's song
Can almost make a person, forget anything is wrong
Pre-chorus:
Don't you cry, won't you just take my hand
And realize that I understand
Let the past fade away, ëcause it gets better,
Each and every day
Chorus:
Yeah Rosalie, why can't you see? (x3)
It'll be, it'll be, it'll be alrightÖ
It'll be alright
Verse 2:
Well you say you wish you'd done different, yeah you wish you'd done right
But all the wishin' in the world can't change that night
ëCause sometimes you can't control fate's beautiful little hand
And sometimes things just work out despite everything you've planned
Pre-chorus
Chorus
Verse 3:
So you think maybe now you're different, and it causes you concern
But in a world where everything changes, just think of all you've learned
And don't be afraid; no don't let it eat you up inside
ëCause everyone's got at least one demon, we all have that demon we hide
Pre-chorus
Chorus
Let the sunrise over you (x6)
It'll be, it'll be, it'll be alrightÖ
Yeah Rosalie
Words and Music by Paul Alexander
© 2003 Shaurette Songs
Run to Me (He said, She said)
Verse 1:She saidÖ
What would you do if you weren't afraid?
Would you finally let me in?
And if you could take back the mistakes that you have made
Would you be happy in your skin?
Verse 2:
And He saidÖ
What would I do if I weren't afraid?
I fear most of us never know
We just carry on, apprehensions fade
And our passions slowly grow
Chorus:
Like a river to the ocean I hope you run to me
And help me take my life less seriously
ëCause in your arms I'm feelin' so carefree
Like a river to the oceanówon't you run to me
Verse 3:
And He saidÖ
I can't get these words out of my throat
They seem to be stuck so tightly
And it's getting hard to keep myself afloat
I fear I'm drowning in your sea
Verse 4:
And She saidÖ
Never mind treading water only
We've got so much more to lose
And I don't want to be left lonely
But I know I may have to chose
Chorus
Bridge:
Everybody wonders
Everybody doubts
Some answers come like thunder
Others come like droughts
So treasure all your answers
But keep your questions secure
Because your truths can become your cancers
While your longings remain pure
Chorus
He said, She said
I, I, I said
Won't youÖ
Run Run Run Run
Run Run Run Run
Run to me (x2)
And what would you do if you weren't afraid?
I fear most of us never knowÖ
Words and Music by Paul Alexander
© 2003 Shaurette Songs
Shine
Verse 1:Why don't you stop?
Why don't you just take my hand?
Why don't you start?
Why don't you start to make me understand?
Verse 2:
Gonna keep my eyes openóopen wide
You never know when the world might pass you by
Don't want the world to pass me by
Won't let the world pass me by
Chorus:
Why don't you?
Shine a little light on me
So that I can see
So that I can see now
Why don't you?
Shine a little light on me
So that I can see
Bridge:
Shine, shine, shine your light on me (x4)
Chorus (x2)
Words and Music by Paul Alexander
© 2003 Shaurette Songs
Somedays
Verse 1:You know I love the color blue it reminds me of your eyes
The fall of the summer and cloudless skies
ëCause the seasons will change and the air will grow cold
While we write our own story, then slowly grow old
Verse 2:
Sometimes you'll get hung-up somewhere in-between
Caught-up in some commotion, you know what I mean?
But every now and then or once in awhile
You'll find what you've been missing in a stranger's smile
Chorus:
Yeah, somedays you'll falter and others you'll fall
But keep your head up and rise above it all
ëCause some days you'll falter and you know everybody falls
But you rule the world, rise above it all
Verse 3:
You know you'll never be another, you can only be you
Perhaps a harsh reality, but all very true
There's always someone better, so just be your best
Dwarf your own giants, and leave competition to the rest
Verse 4:
Have you ever been much more than alive?
Realized you can do better than just survive?
Hang on tight life's a roller coaster ride
Remember who you are, but swallow your pride
Chorus
Verse 5:
Sometime things appear that you just can't push away
And some days you could swear that the world is spinning your way
And something inside tells me, that my time will come
All I need is a little patience, won't you lend me some
Verse 6:
ëCause it's in the twilight of darkness when you suddenly learn to fly
Spread your wings now darling and take to the sky
And it's in the silence of the morning when you'll find your voice
As right and wrong become no more than a simple choice
Chorus
Words and Music by Paul Alexander
© 2003 Shaurette Songs
The Message
(Dialing phoneÖringingÖìHey it's Annie, leave a message.îÖanswering machine beepÖ)Verse 1:
I know it may be hard to believe
It may come as a surprise
But I swear I'm a different man
Than when you last laid eyes
Upon my face and asked me
ìAre you well?î
I guess life's been good to me,
Though some daysÖsome days still feel like hell
Verse 2:
I am sorry if I bothered you
I didn't really mean to call
I just wanted to see if you
Are doing fine after all
ëCause some nights I still lay sleepless
Or worse caught in nightmares
And I guess I wanted you to know
That someoneÖsomeone still cares
Instrumental Bridge
Verse 3:
Maybe I never told you
And maybe that's good
But I would still be there
If I only could
What we had was so innocent
And so mature at the same time
I only wish we'd met differentlyó
Isn't luck a crime
Instrumental Bridge
Verse 4:
So I hope your life since me's been good,
As good, good as it could be
Just ignore this message, I called to say ìHiîÖ
Love me.
(ÖìSorry you are having trouble, please try again later. Goodbye!î)
Words and Music by Paul Alexander
© 2004 Shaurette Songs
The Soundtrack of My Life
Verse 1:I love you
Without you I don't know just what I'd do
And you make me
So undeniably happy
Verse 2:
I need you
It's the only thing I really know is true
ëCause you help me
Remember who I want to be
Chorus:
I wish the soundtrack of my life could be
Every word you said to me
ëCause you're the one (x2)
Yes, you're the oneó
Verse 3:
You're my muse
I'm sorry if this comes to you as news
But you live in
Each and every thought that I begin
Verse 4:
And words can't do
Enough to tell the beauty of you
But I can say
You more than take my breath away
Chorus
Verse 5:
Don't despair
No one else could even compare
I thought you knew
You're the only one I'm draw to
Bridge:
You're the only one I'm draw to
You're the only one I'm draw to
You're the only one -- and I want you
(Album Edit)
Verse 6:
If I could
I'd never do but what you thought was good
But I promise you
I will always do the best that I can do
Chorus (x2)
Words and Music by Paul Alexander
© 2005 Shaurette Songs
Tonight
Verse 1:As a moth to the light
So I am to your flame
Inhibitions take flight
In this lover's game
Verse 2:
You know into my arms
You can fall so safely
As I become you
And girl you are me
Chorus:
ëCause tonight tonight we'll last until morning
Tonight tonight won't end with the dawn
Yeah tonight tonight we'll go on forever
Tonight tonight we'll just go on and on and on
Verse 3:
From across crowed rooms
Our eyes tell the story
Caught up in you
I've forgotten my lines
Verse 4:
Under cover of night
We'll find solace then glory
My heart races then stopsó
In a world so divine
Chorus
Climax
AhhhÖ
Words and Music by Paul Alexander
© 2003 Shaurette Songs