Tears That Stay Uncried (031117) V2.1

[Outstanding In My Field - Part 2] ["Tears That Stay Uncried" 031117-250426] [Lyrics (c) 2017-2026 Neil R. Paddock. All rights reserved.] [Intro] I walk this fragile land To learn from my mistakes No one will lend a hand Still wondering what it takes (Did I miss my vital breaks?) Stumbling ever on Still looking for solutions Do the dance macabre Vive la revolution! [Chorus] Tears that stay uncried This life’s all but completed Trapped so deep inside (Staying) down but not defeated (My energy’s depleted) Oases (resources) all dried up – Time is all gone Nobody could care less (What’s more no one could care less) If this man should fall (3 feet from gold) and stumble into darkness Just another face in the mirror Who no longer sees himself The way he should be seen The light of truth eludes him In the silence and the stillness (darkness) now in this starkness (starkness) We’re all falling naked into darkness... [Chorus] Tears that stay uncried Our life’s all predetermined Trapped so deep inside Flowing like an ill wind I face this bitter pill! It cools my inner pride Still filled with it’s icy chill What must I kill to stay alive? My frozen heart (Still I suffer for my art) Still beating, still aching (What am I faking?) Longs to be a part... Of a worthy undertaking [Chorus] Tears that stay uncried In quiet anticipation Trapped so deep inside We long for consolation (Confirmation) I’m going through the mill Still outstanding in my field Still trying to fit in Hoping not to yield I hope I won’t give in Wading through the rain I’m lost inside the mission Did I miss my chance (My only chance to win) Why not become a politician! [Chorus] Tears that stay uncried Through unmet expectation Living secret lives In quiet desperation Like tears in rain Time waits for no man (You’re a fool if you believe it) Like tears in rain Time stops for no one Still marching to the edge One step then another What’s missing is my pledge The life I must recover I’m closer to the edge Soon it will be over / Staring into danger Falling from the ledge A spurned and wounded lover / A spurned and lonely stranger! [Long instrumental passage] [Outro] Tears that stay uncried This life’s all but completed Trapped so deep inside (Staying) down but not defeated (My energy’s depleted) Tears that stay uncried Our life’s all predetermined Trapped so deep inside Flowing like an ill wind Tears that stay uncried In quiet anticipation Trapped so deep inside We long for consolation (Consolation) Tears that stay uncried Through unmet expectation Living secret lives In quiet desperation [End]