The Tides of Time

The New Amsterdams

“Son of a Prophet”

“Son Of A Prophet” by The New Amsterdams

This song always makes me think of Autumn

The New Amsterdams

“Poison In The Ink”

“Poison in the Ink” by The New Amsterdams

Some might say it’s overrated,
staring at their shoes.
Your arrows don’t have poison, but they bruise.
I can’t make peace with you.

All my heart is on these pages,
open to abuse.
I should try to be dishonest but I lose.
I can’t make peace with you.

Angry eyes, there’s poison in the ink.
You’ve got so much time to think about it.
Try to put your finger on it
and figure out what’s right for me and mine.

Expletives and explanations fade bruise colored blue.
A thicker skin develops on the wound.
I won’t change it for you.

Angry eyes, there’s poison in the ink.
You’ve got so much time to think about it.
Try to put your finger on it
and figure out what’s right for me and mine.

Some might say it’s overrated,
staring at their shoes.
Your arrows don’t have poison, but they bruise.
It’s never been for you.

I’m just telling the truth.

“Strangled By The Thought” by The New Amsterdams

Weak from lack of oxygen,
Strangled by the thought.
Promise you’ll remember when I’m gone,
Sleep is mostly optional.
Trace lines around my heart,
Steal the only breath from my lungs.
And if I had your faith,
I’d be fearless.
But until that day,
I’m envious.
Miles and miles that distance us,
Like meters on a map.
Trace lines that only translate to a day.
But if you’re awake,
Tell me it’s safe.
If you ask me to stay,
Then I’ll stay.
Don’t leave me here,
When I’m bleeding,
When I’m fading,
When I’m true,
And it’s tempting.
Would you stop everything,
When I’m pouring out to you?
So take everything,
Take it all from me.
All I want,
All I want is you.

The New Amsterdams

“Thirty-Three”

“Thirty-Three” by The New Amsterdams

Speak to me in a language I can hear
Humor me before I have to go
Deep in thought I forgive everyone
As the cluttered streets greet me once again
I know I can’t be late
Supper’s waiting on the table
Tomorrow’s just an excuse away
So I pull my collar up and face the cold, on my own

The Earth laughs beneath my heavy feet
At the blasphemy in my old jangly walk
Steeple guide me to my heart and home
The sun is out and up and down again
I know I’ll make it, love can last forever
Graceful swans of never topple to the Earth
And you can make it last forever
You can make it last forever

And for a moment I lose myself
Wrapped up in the pleasures of the world
I’ve journeyed here and there and back again
But in the same old haunts I still find my friends
Mysteries not ready to reveal
Sympathies I’m ready to return
I’ll make the effort, love can last forever
Graceful swans of never topple to the Earth
Tomorrow’s just an excuse
Tomorrow’s just an excuse

And you can make it last forever

“Watch the World Cave In” by The New Amsterdams

The New Amsterdams

“Thirty-Three”

“Thirty-Three” by The New Amsterdams 

Speak to me in a language I can hear
Humor me before I have to go
Deep in thought I forgive everyone
As the cluttered streets greet me once again
I know I can’t be late
Supper’s waiting on the table
Tomorrow’s just an excuse away
So I pull my collar up and face the cold, on my own

The Earth laughs beneath my heavy feet
At the blasphemy in my old jangly walk
Steeple guide me to my heart and home
The sun is out and up and down again
I know I’ll make it, love can last forever
Graceful swans of never topple to the Earth
And you can make it last forever
You can make it last forever

And for a moment I lose myself
Wrapped up in the pleasures of the world
I’ve journeyed here and there and back again
But in the same old haunts I still find my friends
Mysteries not ready to reveal
Sympathies I’m ready to return
I’ll make the effort, love can last forever
Graceful swans of never topple to the Earth
Tomorrow’s just an excuse
Tomorrow’s just an excuse

And you can make it last forever