Transparent Heart

© 2009 Mark Cote

1. look at me
    and you'll never see
    my inner weeping willow tree
    A smile on my face as I joke and laugh
    is it real, or a holograph

(chorus) For I have a transparent heart
                You'll never see it is torn apart
                invisible pain
                invisible tears
                trying to make
                invisible years
                all within
                my transparent heart

2. Look at my eyes
    watch them shine
    you'll never know what lies behind
    what makes them shimmer what makes them glow
    is a deeper sadness
    than you'll ever know
(chorus)

3. as grains of sand
    fall through my hand
    the watch I wear has no hands
    but life's a beach on a sunny day
    or maybe a debt I must repay
(chorus)

Un-erasable Tears

© 2009 Mark Cote

1. Yesterday the sun used to shine
    and the stars danced above me (above me)
    two hearts in a moment in time
    but the clock is just ticking (ticking)

(bridge) In a red flash it all changed
                why won't it wash away
                with your memory...
                and what have you become?

(chorus) un-erasable tears
                un-erasable fears
                un-erasable tears
                through the years
                will always remind me

2. Now as my day turns to painful night
    in my dreams I am trembling (trembling)
    scars of the flesh will heal in time
    but the memory still haunts me (haunts me)
(bridge)
(chorus)
(chorus)

In The La La La Of Your Love

© 2009 Mark Cote

(chorus) in the la la la la of your love
                in the la la la la of your love
                in the la la la la of your love
                is where I hide

1. on a piano key I glide
    flow from your heart as you hold a note
    soft as silk from your voice I float

2. in the air and on the wind
    it comes together as you sing
    lit by the light in your eyes
    to the word it magnifies
(chorus)

3. with your gift you share the words
    of a voice that is never heard
    as you breathe life into a song
    hearts lift as they sing along
(chorus)

Emotionally Blind

© 2009 Mark Cote

1. The blind man sees more than most
    the love in the world
    while people engross
    as it flashes
    day to night, night to day
    not many feel the warmth of the sun

(chorus) I'd rather be physically blind
                than emotionally blind
                closed hearts will never feel
                closed minds will never see
                I'd rather be physically blind
                than emotionally blind

2. Busy streets all look the same
    a blur of motion
    too fast to see
    day to night, night to day
    not many feel the warmth of the sun
(chorus)

3. No one sees 'til it's too late
    the pain in a heart
    as it reaches out
    a life is gone
    day to night, night to day
    not many feel the warmth of the sun
(chorus)

The Blue Flower

© 2009 Mark Cote

1. Sitting there
    growing skyward in between the lanes
    a smil..ing blue flower
    no one ever sees

2. each new day
    he starts it off in the same old way
    smiling as they go by
    and crying dewy tears

    bright and blue
    he shows his colors in the brightest hue
    hoping one day you'll see him too
    as it starts to rain..

    on sunny nights and darkened days
    it is all the same

(chorus) and as they drive... by
                no one sees him
                and as they drive by
                only cold quick stares...
                oh, and he keeps crying
                Don't you love me?
                or don't you even care?

3. he shared the sun
    with friends around he thought who cared
    intertwined roots of trust
    but they just were weeds

    alone and cold
    now weakened by years of trust
    the weeds are gone by the pain remains
    for all the world to see..

    it's scary how all he knew
    all he knew is gone...
(chorus)

Magnolia Man And Daydream Girl

© 2009 Mark Cote

1. He closed his eyes to a darkened world
    and there we are
    Magnolia man and daydream girl
    with visions of what it should be
    and there we are
    Magnolia man and daydream girl

(chorus) all we need is you and me
                where sun sweet mornings
                and hearts are warm
                we'll soak in the sun
                and dance in the rain
                in a place in our minds nobody knows
                and a place in our hearts where only love grows

2. while he'll keep her feet on the ground
    she'll keep his dreams dancing around
    magnolia man and daydream girl

3. when I feel alone, you feel alone
    close our eyes
    and there we are
    magnolia man and daydream girl
(chorus)

Last Day On Earth

© 2009 Mark Cote

1. when Heaven doesn't help
    and Hell don't care
    When the sun comes up
    and it's cold everywhere
    I'll love you like it's the last day on Earth

(chorus) I'll love you like this
                'cause I know what you're worth
                I want my last thought to be
                with you on this Earth

2. demons and leeches
    will try to pull you down
    turn a pretty girl smile
    into a lonely heart frown
    I'll love you like it's the last day on Earth

(bridge) You're in my heart
                and I threw away the key
                your pretty eyes
                are all I see
                before I close my eyes
                one last time
                may the bells of our love
                always chime
(chorus)

before I close my eyes
one last time
may the bells of our love
always chime

Why Is Life Such A Drag

© 2009 Mark Cote

1. a psychedelic loving stare
    long dark hair down to there
    but ooh...ooh played my heart like a song
    and ooh...ooh how did it go wrong

(chorus) if loving you was so groovy
                why is life such a drag

                my up side world
                now upside down

                a sunny day
                now darkened brown

                the love we used to share
                now I'm a lonely clown

2. an incensed perfume love for me
    tangerine dream, vanilla cream
    but ooh...ooh stars in our eyes
    and ooh...ooh turned to goodbyes
(chorus)

3. a girl like you, how could it be
    what I saw in you, what you saw in me
    but ooh..ooh how can it be true
    and ooh...ooh you bid me adieux
(chorus)

Voice Of A Dove

© 2009 Mark Cote

1. 60's dreams and piano schemes
    a harmonic tone
    a melody repeats inside my head
    comforting sound, a silken thread

2. hung on a word, from what I heard
    a poetic phrase
    a caring voice softens the pain
    a refreshing shower, notes of rain

(chorus) Dance with me
                sing with me
                play in the rain
                cry with me
                laugh with me
                and ease the pain
                music of love surrounding me
                voice of a dove in perfect key

3. a catchy hook, in note or in verse
    rhythmic love
    miracle magnet to my ears
    warming blanket over my fears
(chorus)

Sunshine Dream

© 2009 Mark Cote

1. Started off, left in a Monday world
    Monday people, Monday places
    looking for
    a funny face, a warm embrace
    for my weekend

2. lonely sea, in a blue boat named Hope
    islands come, islands go
    looking for
    a warm sand. a caring hand
    for my home

(chorus) oh, what a time it will be
                a sunny beach meets a lonely sea
                she'll warm me with her glow
                oh, what a time it will be
                sunshine dream
                enrapture me

now I know, she's out there, somewhere
now I know, it cant be, so rare

3. but for now, there she is in my dreams
    distant wish, distant love
    reaching for
    a funny face, a warm embrace
    for my beautiful dream
(chorus)

The Place Where Hearts Are Sold

© 2009 Mark Cote

1. compassion
    is out of fashion
    love is a dirty glove
    no reflections in this hall of mirrors
    as I walk a lonely path
    it all becomes clearer

(chorus) don't give in
                won't give in
                I can't be that cold
                still looking for the place
                the place where hearts are sold

2. friendship
    a toy boat
    one that doesn't even float
    life's rocky sea needs a ship that's strong
    trim the sail guide in the night
    calm my soul with a song
(chorus)

3. feelings
    have no meaning
    refrain from feeling pain
    all the things that make us all human
    all gone and withered away
    a soul left in ruin
(chorus)

What's Left Of My Heart

© 2009 Mark Cote

1. Black sunrise
    on a summer day
    when my eyes bleed
    from the pain
    summer dreams aren't what they seem
    a mirage in the night
    pulled the wind from my heart
    tore it apart
   now the sand burns my feet

(chorus) let me crawl inside
                curl up and hide
                in what's left of my heart
                or lay it in reach
                on a scalding beach
                for the buzzards to devour

2. an angel's love
    I want to feel
    to allow my heart to heal
    the white dove
    the black crow
    olive branches have thorns I know

3. broken glass
    won't hurt anymore
    than the slamming of the door
    northern cold
    inside my soul
    the honey tastes too sweet
(chorus)

lost I sail
in a windy gale
the sea so cold
 and so deep

Wings Of A Black Crow

© 2009 Mark Cote

1. drinking your pain
    and washing your pride
    never look forward
    just look behind
    don't see... your cross in the road
    don't see...the cliff up ahead
    your night demons easier to see
    than an angelic light

2. standing alone
    the laughing dog
    smiles at you
    in whimsical delight
    looking up... you're falling down
    looking up... without a sound
    drive forever in the night
    never a morning in sight

(chorus) sail on the wings of a black crow
                lost in the wind of the blinding snow
                a glass half full
                now half gone
                on the wings of a black crow

3. running away
    or running to
    a greying fate
    in crimson blue
    reach out... in the burning rain
    reach out... try it again
    enough love you will heal
    the layers of hurt will start to peel
(chorus)

The Ones That Are Never Heard

© 2009 Mark Cote

1. a crescent moon
    bleeds for you
    who are too proud to bend
    narrow eyes
    don't sympathesize
    as a rose falls to the floor

2. honesty
    in reality
    is not a weakness but a strength
    and the sunny few
    who make it through
    will look down in dismay

(chorus) When a hawk... is a dove
                when the world can show some love
                2 words...small words
                a feeling from the heart
                2 words...strange words
                in a language we don't often speak
                why does it have to be
                the ones that are never heard

3. the mockingbird
    shoots arrows
    blindly in the night
    he can't see
    you or me
    and the peacock has one eye
(chorus)

   2 words...small words
   a feeling from the heart
   2 words...strange words
   in a language we don't often speak
   why does it have to be
   the ones that are never heard

Uncloud My Mind

© 2009 Mark Cote

1. Sunny midnight
    looking through the backdoor of my heart
    as you wake a cautious eye
    slowly
    whispers loudly
    call to me in coded message tongue
    enough for today, enough for tomorrow

    travel cross that bridge again
    the demons run away
    for they never were, really there
    anyway

(chorus) And as I uncloud my mind
                you come walking into view
                and the rain clouds melt away
                and as I uncloud my mind
                the colors and the hues
                somehow start to define...

2. the teddy bear ridicules
    the laughter and the pain
    a fuzzy smile, a fuzzy mind
    look beyond
    his glassy eyes and hollow lies
    look inside your heart and you will find

    travel cross that bridge again
    the demons run away
    for they never were, really there
    anyway
(chorus)

3. Polyester princess
    smiling crystal ball eyes
    giving hope, giving courage
    to a growing seed of word
    a seed of tears
    in a world so full of sorrow
(chorus)

every smile
uncloud my world, and the dark clouds melt away
every smile
uncloud my world, and the dark clouds melt away
every smile
uncloud my world
every smile
uncloud my world

This Demon

© 2009 Mark Cote

1. Do I make you crazy
    Do I make you scared
    demon in your dreams
    or only in your mind

(chorus) For this demon
                has no teeth
                has no claws
                It's not always what you saw..
                Your clouded eyes
                may never see
                a pure heart
                the real me..

2. Does my fire burn
    does it hurt your eyes
    maybe too honest
    maybe too hard to take

3. Does my olive branch
    to you have thorns
    when I see blue
    you see grey
(chorus)

  Your clouded eyes
  may never see
  a pure heart
  the real me..

Hands Of Time

© 2009 Mark Cote

1. time, alone will replace me from your memory
    but it'd take a new heart to replace the you in me
    as the waves roll in, then pull away
    they love the beach, then leave it cold
    how you touched my heart, and the love you stole

2. your sad song will always play in my mind
    from now, and for all time
    reminding me of a place and time
    of a friend who cared
    and a sun that shined

(chorus) so carry on, carry on, the hands of time
                for you at least, may they always be kind
                as the river of tears flow in my mind
                I'll keep them from you, and let you shine

3. So let me vanish from your sight
    it's where I belong
    in time and space
    or the words of a song
    I bare my soul for all to see
    maybe for me... eternity
(chorus)

Plastic Angel

© 2009 Mark Cote

1. colorful wings, with all the things
    you say and do
    they will never fly
    they'll never lift you
    for an angel flies from her heart and not her wings
    the love in her heart is what she sings

 2. judged not by the great deeds
     but by the small
     the pure hearts who reach out
     from their heart's rainfall
     when no one's around, what do you do
     gently guide, or icy blue

(chorus) Plastic angel put's on a face
                sings the song, dance the pace
                But without a heart, it's empty space
                You'll never know 'til it's too late
                the hearts you broke is your fate

3. I may be small in your eyes
    but in my time I will rise
    For my heart is true, but I don't glow
    I don't dance or put on a show
(chorus)

Dark Angel

© 2009 Mark Cote

1. dark angel, take me away
    from the pain in my heart
    and these cold days

    from the ones who pretend to care
    and then leave me there
    cold and alone
    my heart has no home
    Dark angel take me away

(chorus) Dark angel take me at night
                from those who'll never see
                never see the real me
                the ones who don't care
                I never mattered at all
                Dark angel take it all

2. Dark angel set me free
    from my frozen soul
    as it burns in the sand

    from this fight I can't win
    with love's evil grin
    losing the strength to carry on
    losing the hope of the dawn
    Dark angel set me free
(chorus)

Pieces Of Love

© 2009 Mark Cote

1. drops of kisses in the bucket of love
    adding up, adding up
    makes the taste of love sweetly stronger
    the colors of love richly brighter

(chorus) as every sun comes up, you'll be by my side
                we're all we need and nobody more
                let the world outside just fade away
                as I melt into your arms
                as the pieces of love add up
                and blossom in your charm

2. sparkles of whispers spoken in my ear
    warming up, warming up
    make a stone of trust larger
    the shadows of doubt smaller
(chorus)

3. our love keeps growing no end in sight
    growing and glowing
    an endless sea in your eyes
    of love for me, I'm hypnotized
(chorus)

What Would You Do

© 2009 Mark Cote

1. if I took the seeds of my love, and gave them to you
    what would you do?
    would you plant them in your heart, and watch them grow
    or throw them out, in the cold dark snow
    What would you do?

(bridge) for I trust in you implicitly
                hoping you'll show, sincerity
                love is fragile when it's given out
                leaving a heart filled with doubt

(chorus) What would you do with my love
                what would you do...fly like a dove
                oh, what would you do
                what would you do.....

2. I show my finger painting love for you
    in melted heart red and the truest blue
    what would you do?
    would you hang it proudly on your wall
    or erase the colors one and all?
    what would you do?
(chorus)
instrumental
(bridge)
(chorus)

Let The Sun Shine Inside

© 2009 Mark Cote

1. singing to the ostrich with his head in the sand
    or asking directions from the blind man
    sometimes no one sees the love from within
    sometimes your light feels a little shut in

(chorus) Let the sun shine inside
                and watch as it grows
                let it be your guide
                wherever you go
                let the sun shine shine shine... Inside

2. driving blind in your life on a bright sunny day
    laughing with a mime who has nothing to say
    that feeling you have deep in your soul
    that feeling you give is hard to hold
(chorus)

that feeling you have deep in your soul
that feeling you give is hard to hold
(chorus)

Heart On The Line

© 2009 Mark Cote

1. The phone rings. I pick it up
    "who is there" my heart on the line
    can I put you on hold, can I call you back
    just leave a message I don't have the time

2. a long distance call from a heart sunk so low
    from my mind, refuse the call, just let go
    it costs too much. you'll lose it all
    too high to climb, too far to fall

(chorus) heart on the line fools me each time
                with the love in her eyes it sounds so divine
                heart on the line can't trust my heart
                it blinds my mind and tears my soul apart

3. I should let my mind rule my heart
    not my heart rule my mind
    when I reach for love, heartache I find
(chorus)

Take My Hand, Take My Heart

© 2009 Mark Cote

1. Take my hand, and don't run away
    darling, I'd never lead you astray
    through a world of demons with outstretched hands
    don't know who to trust... take my hand

2. take my heart, it's all I have to give
    from now on, for the days that I live
    if I trust in you, will you trust in me
    wherever you go... take my heart

(chorus) take my hand, take my heart
                I' will never depart
                to the end
                I intend
                'till death do us part
                so, take my hand, take my heart

3. take my hand through the snow
    the warmth within, let it flow
    we're all we need in this world
    you hold my heart little surfer girl
(chorus)

I'm Sorry My Love Scared You Away

© 2009 Mark Cote

1. with a sign "look but don't touch"
    at a heart that's been through so much
    with barbs that defend
    a scarred heart that won't mend

2. Now you have bitten me
    with teeth sharpened by dishonesty
    fear and doubt can cloud a mind
    making love hard to find

(chorus) I'm sorry my love scared you away
                like a butterfly on a windy day
                afraid to land and face the wind
                and look with your heart and let it swim
                I'm sorry my love scared you away

3. was the love I saw in your eyes
    just reflecting what I saw in mine
    may I never dull your glow
    or taint your virgin meadow snow
(chorus)

Good Deeds Don't Go Unpunished

© 2009 Mark Cote

1. Pretty girl sings a silvery tune
    pulls hearts when she croons
    are the loving words you sing
    just a dream, or real thing

2. was the bridge between you and me
    only meant to be temporary
    or maybe a menagerie
    I'll never know for your boat has sailed
    makes me feel lost and failed

 and just to think by the depth of emotion in your eyes
 I was falling in love, but didn't realize
now I know

(chorus) Opened a small door, to your world
                I smile at you, you turn away
                Bring winter to my summer day
                I guess good deeds don't go unpunished

3. On the day you set me free
    it poured an angels' tears over me
    they cry so hard from what they see
    and the devil laughs with smiles of glee

 and just to think by the depth of emotion in your eyes
 I was falling in love, but didn't realize
now I know
(chorus)

Will You Miss Me When I'm Gone

© 2009 Mark Cote

1. a flower grows in the middle of the road
    the brightest colors you ever saw
    no one notices just drive 'til dawn
    will you miss me when I'm gone

2. little monkey dances to what he's told
    it's all routine and feels so cold
    this poor monkey is just a pawn
    will you miss me when I'm gone

(chorus) Will you miss me when I'm gone
                I care for others they don't care for me
                does it matter what is to be
                dropped in a world I don't belong
                will you miss me when I'm gone

3. when I reach out there's no one there
    I reach out my heart, only cold stares
    like running alone in a marathon
    will you miss me when I'm gone
(chorus)

(tag) How could someone who sounds so sweet
            be so cold
            will you miss me when I'm gone

Lonely Girl

© 2009 Mark Cote

1. living, in your world
    someone has hurt this girl
    deep, inside
    can't hear a poet's cries
    with eyes clouded by
    pain and lies
    in, the, wind
    I reach out, you pull away
    not much, you can say... now

(chorus) is the blue in your eyes
                from years of tears, a lonely prize...lonely girl
                I hope my words wash over you
                like your words wash over me... too
                in, your, heart, I want my words to live
                'cause in my heart you always will

2. maybe in another year
    your clouded eyes will clear
    but, for now
    I'll just stay away
    cry on a flower lei...now
(chorus)

Fell In Love With The Teacher

© 2009 Mark Cote

1. lessons of expressing love in a word
    I studied hard, studied what I heard
    from piano bars and guitars
    you graded me with kudoed gold stars

(chorus) I... brought an apple for the teacher
                now on detention, or suspension 'cause I tried to reach her
                that's what I got when I fell in love... with the teacher

2. Now in distress, on recess, so I'm resigned
    the toys I have are the words in my mind
    all alone in an empty playground
    play hide and seek and never be found

did I pass, or did I fail?
or is my report card in the mail?
(chorus)

Alone And Naive

© 2009 Mark Cote

1. Like a moth to a flame, I'm attracted to you
    I'm always caught up in those baby blues...
 alone and naive
    sometimes love has an evil side
    taken your heart for a tragic ride...
 alone and naive
(chorus x2)

(chorus) alone and naive
                trusted too much
                am I deceived
                by a burning touch
                hard to believe
                I was caught off guard
                alone and naive.....
                alone and naive

2. you took the training wheels off of me
    I am so scared I can barely see...
 alone and naive
    I have to watch just what I say
    I have to watch just what I do...
 alone and naive
(chorus x2)

3. the ones you open your heart up to
    hurt you the most and you never knew....
 alone and naive
    the ones you care about for so long
    don't feel the same and then they're gone...
 alone and naive
(chorus x2)

trusted and failed
a friendship derailed
(repeat and fade)

The Wheels Of Life

© 2009 Mark Cote

1. The wheels of life roll forward in time
    mistakes we made get left behind
    like rubber in the road just a memory
    now just a part of the scenery
    as the wheels of life keep rolling on

2. follow the signs that will guide you on
    to a brighter mystical dawn
    just look ahead and never look back
    just a song in your soundtrack
    as the wheels of life keep rolling on

(chorus) the wheels of life never rewind
                Just keep rolling 'til the end of time
                enjoy the ride, take in the view
                'cause it's all right there for you
                the wheels of life

3. follow the signs that will guide you on
    to a brighter mystical dawn
    just look ahead and never look back
    just a song in your soundtrack
    as the wheels of life keep rolling on

Nothing Between Us But The Music Notes

© 2009 Mark Cote

1. As the world spins around us, you and I
    there's only one thing we can't deny
    there's nothing between us but the music notes

2. on a moonlit beach arm in arm
    looking in your eyes lost in your charm
    there's nothing between us but the music notes

(chorus) you've got the rhythm and I've got the rhyme
                we're keeping the beat in 3/4 time
                and through the speakers the melody floats
                there's nothing between us but the music notes
(instr)

3. on a moonlit beach arm in arm
    looking in your eyes lost in your charm
    there's nothing between us but the music notes
 (chorus)

On The Other Side Of Lonely

© 2009 Mark Cote

1. On the other side of lonely, there's a meadow
    In a  sunny meadow just notes 'tween you and me
    on the other side of loving there is lonely
    on the other side of lonely, there's a smile for you and me

(chorus) a smiling face on you and me
                an open heart so young and free
                a happy place where no one goes
                just the birds and the bees and you and me

2. on the other side of sorrow there's a sunrise
    in a warm sunrise our hearts will make us smile
    on the other side of happy there is sorrow
    on the other side of sorrow our hearts will play a melody
(chorus)

3. On the other side of lonely, there's a meadow
    In a  sunny meadow just notes 'tween you and me
    on the other side of loving there is lonely
    on the other side of lonely, there's a smile for you and me
(chorus)

on the other side of loving there is lonely
on the other side of lonely, there's a smile for you and me

Fantasy World

© 2009 Mark Cote

1. It's another world when the sun goes down
    the road reaches the far side of town
    time stands still with the beat of a drum
    and rhythm guitars gently strum

2. as the work week grinds to a halt
    I'll be downtown worshipping a malt
    it flows freely if you have a dime
    and the music plays if you have the time

(chorus) so pour me another, keep it on tap
                find a pretty girl to sit on your lap
                it's a fantasy world while it lasts
                just don't drink it all in way too fast

3. this weekly cycle repeats endlessly
    but for 2 days the clock stops for me
    lost in a tune surrounded by friends
    hoping this weekend never ends
(chorus)

it's a fantasy world while it lasts
just don't drink it all in way too fast

Captain Silly Of The Walking Dead

© 2009 Mark Cote

1. I'm a man with a mission
    just sitting' here wishing'
    on a falling star
    that you'll come back to me

2. cryin' in my pillow
    cried a thousand tears
    water under the bridge
    that we burnt long ago

(chorus) summers come, summers go
                maybe in time I'll know
                like butterflies fly away
                dreamers never stay

3. see her across the bar
    the distance seems so far
    from a heavy heart
    to a lighthearted girl

Captain Silly of the walking dead
don't let fantasies wash away your head
(chorus)

The Lady With The Fire In Her Hair

© 2009 Mark Cote

1. burning oceans
    by going through the motions
    while palm trees sway
    they don't know, they don't care
    of the lady with the fire in her hair

2. a trail of bitter tears
    and shattered dreams
    while songbirds sing
    they don't know, they don't care
    of the lady with the fire in her hair

(chorus) Can it be you, can it be true
                this bed of nails is your bed of roses
                a black wedding dress
                and a ring of thorns
                a burning fire in a Capricorn

3. the bitter wine
    doesn't taste so very fine
    as time marches on
    it doesn't know, it doesn't care
    of the lady with the fire in her hair

(tag) they don't know, they don't care
             of the lady with the fire in her hair

The Prettiest Ugly Girl

© 2009 Mark Cote

1. hair of gold and eyes so blue
    but slightly a mess and a bit askew
    a laugh that woodpeckers envy
    a body that's not quite user-friendly

2. take her to the movies, take her at night
    make sure you go only at night
    shadows cast an eerie glow
    I found this out long ago

(chorus) She was the prettiest ugly girl I ever saw
                with only a few character flaws
                or ugliest pretty girl I've ever known
                maybe I'm in The Twilight Zone

3. Watch her as she dances around
    looking in pain and slightly unwound
    a twitch and kick she dances alone
    with a new step all her own
(chorus)

I Can See It In Your Eyes

© 2009 Mark Cote

1. Magnified through a tear drop
    the story of your life
    the shimmers and darkness
    and pain and strife

splashes on the floor
to be seen no more
absorbed into the night

(chorus) I can see it in your eyes
                your hurt and surprise
                and the wonder all around
                just looking to be found
                I can see it in your eyes
                years have put you wise
                I understand it all
                and will never let you fall

2. a fragile heart that may break
    but it's hand reaches out
    the fear of the unknown
    and questions of doubt

the fire's too strong
like the love of a song
(chorus)

3. a depth that goes on for miles
    from blue sea to warming shore
    that flows without end
    from this girl-next-door

the flowers still shine
in your heart and mine
(chorus)

   I can see it in your eyes
   years have put you wise
   I understand it all
   and will never let you fall

Cry On A 4-Leaf Clover

© 2009 Mark Cote

1. When a honeymoon turns blue, I'll desire you
    a bird forgets to sing, a fish forgets to swim
    your love will fill me within

    When Valentine's stand for nothing
    in my heart you'll be touching

(chorus) You can cry on a 4-leaf clover
                'cause when it's over, it's over
                burning your candle at both ends
                then look at me through a clouded lens
                will get you in the end

2. When love songs can't touch hearts, you'll cure my bleeding heart
    a poet loses rhyme, a clock loses it's time
    is when your love will be mine


(bridge) time won't change the reality
                of things I thought were so dear to me
                now distant and out of your reach
                even though it's a lonely beach
(chorus)

  Maybe in another life
  you'd be my loving wife

Have You Ever

© 2009 Mark Cote

1. have you ever seen a sunri..ise
    have you seen the way it glistens in your eyes
    in multi-colored shades of today
    as it melts away all the grey
    tell me have you ever seen a sunrise

(chorus) the things you can see if you take the time
                are not that hard, that hard to find
                they don't blink, and they don't make a sound
                they're there to be found, just take a look around

2. Have you ever heard the crickets sing
    in a chorus of a loving bowstring
    By the light of a summer moon
    as they sing a silvery tune
    Have you ever heard the crickets sing

    study shapes of the clouds
    Feel a snowflake on your tongue
    see a flower in the road
    Have you ever
(chorus)

    have you ever seen a sunri..ise
    have you seen the way it glistens in your eyes
    in multi-colored shades of today
    tell me have you ever seen a sunrise

The Girl I Never Knew

© 2009 Mark Cote


1. when her blue eyes turn to grey
    I brighten her darkest days
    her blue jean dreams fly away
    I'll bring them back in a rose bouquet
    polka dots melt to tear drops
    I'll add sugar and make them sweet

 sometimes life is tough
 sometimes you feel you've had enough...

(chorus) she's the girl I never knew... girl I never knew
                though I always wanted to... always wanted to
                I care for her still... care for her still
                and I know I always will... know I always will

2. alone on your distant beach
    my heart can make the reach
    the same song in our heart
    though in a different key
    and if we should never meet
    I lay comforting words upon your feet

 the right words can guide
 when I can't be by your side
(chorus)

3. the same song in our heart
    though in a different key
    and if we should never meet
    I lay comforting words upon your feet
(chorus)

Square Peg

© 2009 Mark Cote

1. Blue flower in a dandelion field
    shining oh so bright
    can't be seen through the weeds
    or in the starlight

    the laughing man in the wind
    can't be heard or be seen
    with the sand in my eyes
    or the illusions within

(bridge) chasing dust on the floor
                doesn't work anymore

(chorus) rolling rolling in a round world
                a square peg won't roll in a round world
                finding I am blinding by the new moon's light
                perfect vision is no good at midnight

2. I look out to a world unknown
    with tearing eyes
    like the single bird singing
    or a lone firefly

    scarred hands still reach out
    to touch or to hold
    the warm sun in the sky
    as a cold world's breeze blows by
(bridge)
(chorus)

You're My Marilyn Monroe

© 2009 Mark Cote

1. my own heaven on earth with a loving glow
    she turns heads wherever we go
    people stop and stare, but we don't care
    she's a dream come true, all wrapped up in blue

(chorus) you're my Marilyn Monroe
                my Farrah on the wall
                my Betty Page
                in the rainfall
                when I look in your eyes then I know
                I'm your Burt Reynolds
                or your Mighty Joe

2. a timeless beauty with a smile so tender
    loosens my heart and makes me surrender
    flashbulbs go off and it's a wonderful sight
    with each flash you grow brighter,  and hearts grow lighter
(chorus)

3. my own heaven on earth with a loving glow
    she turns heads wherever we go
    a timeless beauty with a smile so tender
    loosens my heart and makes me surrender
(chorus)

Bulldog

© 2009 Mark Cote

1. the bull dog has spiked teeth and collar
    and will eat the meek
    a spineless sheep can't stand, only quiver and
    follow the flock and ignore, the lion's roar

2. a blind sheep can't see through glasses you bring
    with it's head in the sand
    better to be a sheep that don't ask, but do
    what they're told to say, what they're told to do

(chorus) the bull dog master with his leash of gold
                adds a link, adds a link to the chain he holds
                bull dog, bull dog remove your blindfold
                before it's too late, before your too old

3. the mask is hollow if you look in his eyes
    a sheep can turn to a ram
    for the bull dog is just chasing his tail
    empty ideals fail. while reality prevails
(chorus)

Locked In Time

© 2009 Mark Cote

1. silken hues and tapping shoes you dance in my heart
    striped love and visions of...
    a tranquil kiss on a melodic note
    now in a sea of love my heart floats

2. prophetically wise with an angel's eyes you steal my soul
    coconut dreams sometimes it seems I'm taken away
    a fantasy world a starry-eyed girl
    a treasure to find this hidden pearl

(chorus) if my clock should rewind
                I won't leave you behind
                I'd do it again with you to the end
                locked in time, your heart and mine

3. feathery touch, means so much and all to me
    my world is you, my world is new it's all I need
    a fantasy world a starry-eyed girl
    a treasure to find this hidden pearl
(chorus)

Re-kindled Flame

© 2009 Mark Cote

1. and I want to thank you who re-kindled a flame
    when the fire near burned out, and out of the game
    cried so many tears it drowned my eyes
    nearly washed the life from the coals

2. you took the sticks surrounding me
    and like a boy scout, you lit the flame
    when the fire near burned out, and out of the game
    cast your breath upon these embers, gave life anew
    through a new set of eyes, though misty blue

(chorus) the match to my fire I begin again
                this re-kindled flame is all because you
                did the things you did
                and the things that you do

3. and as the flame now grows, you watch from above
    quietly, gently blow breezes of love
    enough to encourage, enough to grow
    may this fire burn brightly, with an eternal glow
(chorus)

this re-kindled flame is all because you
did the things you did
and the things that you do

Touch You Inside Of Your Heart

© 2009 Mark Cote

1. rich man shows love with his gold
    though I'm not that bold
    tough man shows love with his might
    I'd rather think than fight

2. I can only show my love for you in words
    it means so much when you've heard
    I don't hold back how I feel
    'cause the love I feel is truly real

(chorus) all these are designed to touch you outside
                but I want my words to touch you inside
                instead of fortune and fame...
                I want to touch you inside of your heart

3. a builder will show you his skill
    build you a house on a hill
    it is built with cold things
    my words are built with the warmth it brings
(chorus)

4. movie star can buy you a fancy car
    but rubber and steel
    isn't how I feel
    from my heart to yours...
    mon amour hor devour
(chorus)

from my heart to yours...
mon amour hor devour

Thankful

© 2009 Mark Cote

1. Thankful
    I'm thankful for the eyes that can see
    the world you give to me
    the beauty of a face
    you can never replace
    to watch her flower bloom
    as love fills the room

2. I'm thankful for the ears that hear
    sounds so clear
    the passion in a tune
    warms a surfer moon
    a cricket chorus at night
    sing to you with delight

(chorus) I give thanks for all that I have
                it comes and it goes
                but I always know
                I was meant to grow
                these are tools to learn
                and wisdom is earned


3. I'm thankful for the hands that feel
    and sometime heal
    the beat of your heart by mine
    the warm sunshine
    a caring hand to hold
    as we grow old
(chorus)

Musical Nymph

© 2009 Mark Cote

1. dancing like a ballerina through a verse
    on scales of velvet you immerse
    weaving love like silken thread
    while it warms our hearts and plays in our heads

2. you spill flowing colors of melodic tones
    that gently ripple through our souls
    I want to ride these waves forever
    whether I surf alone or together

(chorus) ringing out to me on a whispering wind
                you saved me, enslaved me, in the love of a song
                grew flowers from the seeds in my heart
                musical nymph, painted it into art

3. the voice I hear from a calming dove
    is it an angel from far above
    or the purr of a feline friend
    to the beat of my heart, a perfect blend
(chorus)

grew flowers from the seeds in my heart
musical nymph, painted it into art

Icy Love And Hollow Stares

© 2009 Mark Cote

1. tissue paper houses, built on big dreams
    of growing into something real
    I look around, to see what they have found
    for a lesson has been learned
    the bigger you dream, the more you get burned
    but you've gotta dream, if it's all that you own
    when the loving house you built is not a home

(chorus) icy love and hollow stares
                from people who don't care
                reach out to you but you're not there
                for your heart needs the warmth
                of someone who is really there
                yes, your heart needs the warmth
                of someone who really cares

2. pipe dream visions, blowing smoke in my eyes
    blinding what I see
    your not driven, by what you see but what you hear
    your heart's song will lead you on
    it plays loudly, but only for you
    in shades of golden blue and honeydew
    when the world around, can be so loud
(chorus)

3. this bubble world, may one day burst
    with nothing to hold
    but the dreams you made,well they are real
    and will always live on
    I grew my dreams, when no one saw
    too busy, with their goals of straw
(chorus)