Not The World We Used To Know

© 2018 Mark Cote

ambrosia man with star spangled eyes
sweeps feathers beneath tongue tangled lies
mountain men looking down
see their dreams crumble to the ground
but oh... he's got something to say
as he's pushing away

(chorus) it's not the world we used to know
                     it's not the love we used to show
                     it's spiraling down don't you know
                     it's not the world we used to know

bear hugs and grins do you think it's so wise
when in time they realize
that shadows will soon show a face
a nation looks down in utter disgrace
but oh... he's got something to say
as he's pushing away

(chorus)
(instrumental)

but oh... he's got something to say
as he's pushing away

(chorus)

Are You OK

© 2018 Mark Cote

(chorus) Are you OK
                     are you alright
                     what is it that stirs you in the night
                     are OK
                     are you alright

painted smiles and happy words
cries from a heart go unheard
are you trapped from baited love
hope for guidance from up above
Are you OK
are you alright

you have always found a way
to find the sun on a rainy day
known the right words to say
to a heart weathered and grey

(chorus)

life heals as scars remain
as days roll on seem the same
the sky cried when you are blue
the moon listens for somber clues
Are you OK
are you alright

doesn't have to be like this
a truer heart is what they miss
were they really worthy of you
if so they wouldn't put you through

you have always found a way
to find the sun on a rainy day
known the right words to say
to a heart weathered and grey

(chorus)

Where Do We Go From Here

© 2013 Mark Cote

where do we go from here
when familiar colors are no longer near
when we think we've gone as far as we can go
where do we go

where will this path now lead
you've given all of you
I've given all of me
when the clouds cry for they do not know
where do we go

(chorus) if I could rewind time
                  to before we ever met
                  if I had never seen
                  maybe I could forget
                  but we've taken this so far
                  where do we go

I only seem to find the wrong side of you
when I try for the right
I'm only finding the wrong side of me
can't continue the fight
where do we go

(chorus)

I Look Better On The Phone

© 2013 Mark Cote

messages unclear
to hearts insincere
maybe in their eyes I play the fool

mysteries are growing
don't know where I am going
only in your eyes I see it through

(bridge) what, is real now
                  but, the way I feel it now
                  and the dream that is here in my heart

(chorus) I probably look better on the phone
                  in words of love when you're all alone
                  in the stars that shine up above
                  am I the one you are thinking of
                  I'm just a dream within the day
                  just a dream
                  just a dream just a dream

colorful in word
if it goes unheard
the story ripples on when the ship has gone

mystical vacation
of thoughts or inspiration
down future's road I travel on

(bridge)
(chorus)