Sky Blue Eyes Of An Angel

© 2011 Mark Cote

the sun came up today
in the usual way
but something 'bout is seemed better...

the roses smell sweeter
the birds sing louder
yeah something 'bout it seems better

(bridge) will I stutter
                will I shudder
                will I trip on my tongue
                when this moment comes...

               'cause you're the ink in my quill
                to this fool on a hill
                oh yeah..

(chorus) and then those sky...
                blue eyes of an angel swept me away
                why...
                when the words that flowed like honey
                now find something to say
                sky..
                sky
                blue eyes of an angel

you've been an inspiration
a colorful vibration
the sunlight through any weather

Just a smile so sweet
a bluebird's tweet
makes my mind float like a feather

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Tennessee Tornado

© 2011 Mark Cote

she's a whistle on the wind
she's the loud in a crowd
she's a Tennessee tornado without a doubt
she's the Smokies when she's calm
she's the love of a country song

but when the fur flies you never know
which way the wind is gonna blow

(chorus) wind her up
                shoot her out
                and let her go
                Tennessee Tennessee tor na do
                keep spinning round and round
                Tennessee Tennessee tor na do

honeysuckle sweet
a wave on a shore
she's a ballerina out on the floor
shining like a movie star
may even melt in your arms

but when the beat jumps you never know
which way the wind is gonna blow

(chorus)

My magnolia dream
my sun in the night
a gentle breeze on a summer night
clouds of passion in our eyes
her love for me is no disguise

but when the lovin' starts you never know
which way the wind is gonna blow

(chorus)

A Riddle With No Answer

© 2011 Mark Cote

Dancing moonrise
pink striped sunrise
the echoes in your mind

crawling up from the wishing well
 with genie secrets I can't tell
'til the walls come crashing down
and the jester wears a frown

(chorus) misted cries
                from the butterfly
                a riddle with no answer

as the clock tumbles in reverse
in a Carol novel you immerse
see the future as it was
the birds that shout a silent buzz

(instrumental)

blind mice racing through a maze
can't see there is no exit

snake oil schemes
aren't what they seem
the jackal will eat you if you fall
and those who run really crawl

(chorus)

Smiling Cobra

© 2011 Mark Cote

swaying bodies
warm September
to the music
I will remember
you lit up the moon with the stars in your eyes

Taken in
by your charm
I felt secure
in your arms
from the very start I was under your spell

(chorus) smiling cobra
                bite me slowly
               sank so sweetly that I never knew
                'til I couldn't run from you, no more

Help me help me

(chorus)

Coiled love
it ain't right
when friendly eyes
glow in the night
and what I gave to you
all you wanted was more ( and more and more)

Can't run away
you're by my side
and what I feel
I keep it inside
but with every strength there is a flaw

(chorus)

Coiled love
it ain't right
when friendly eyes
glow in the night

(chorus)

Another Ripple In My Mind

© 2011 Mark Cote

It was a sunny day all the people were gathered 'round
to see a golden ring
and a wedding gown
how was I to know the lips I kissed could burn so bad
when all this time
I thought you were mine

and like a flash in my past
it still comes back to me
time and time again
then it's gone with the wind
just another ripple in my mind

(instrumental)

sunset morning brother and sister all dressed in black
the hands of time
you can't wind back
you never know how fragile it is 'til it slips away
and all you have
is just a memory

all to often
we can't see
tomorrow's pains were made today
another lesson learned
and another ripple in my mind

It was a rainbow night all the penguins were dressed in white

Can't Run Away From Me

© 2011 Mark Cote

I'm happy
though you think that I'm sad
I'm laughing
though you think that I am mad
ah aha ha
if you could look through my eyes you'd see
behind the mask is only me

I cry
the tears of a clown
I smile
even though I wear a frown
ah aha ha
afraid to let it show
afraid of letting go...

(chorus) but I can't run away from me ( run away from me)
                can't blame the ones who see
                for the battle is not with you it's with in me

the rain
doesn't make a sound
the snow
will never touch the ground
the pain will always show
until I can let it flow

(chorus)

Mr. Monotone

© 2011 Mark Cote

Where do you go, oh, oh mr. monotone
you may never know oh, oh mr monotone
when will you realize it's beyond your eyes
mr monotone

Was it like this all the time
closed eyes can never shine
or is it all inside your mind

heart of stone.... mr monotone
why are you alone... mr monotone
when will you realize it's beyond your eyes
mr monotone

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will you be free... mr monotone
can you hear my plea... mr monotone
when will you realize it's beyond your eyes
mr monotone

you know it all it seems
living in your jaded dream
the world is not what it seems

What do you fore-see... mr monotone
it makes no difference to me... mr monotone
when will you realize it's beyond your eyes
mr monotone

when you learn to compromise you
will break from those ties that bind you
the world is more than shades of blue

mr monotone...
mr monotone...
mr monotone...
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