Slings And Arrows

© 2018 Mark Cote

I'm not perfect
neither are you
we all stumble sometimes
that's just what we do

don't look at someone
with your tainted eyes
we have to heal ourself
before looking outside

if we open our hearts
and open our minds
we'll find that strength
hidden deep inside

(chorus) I'll weather those slings and arrows
                  but won't throw them back
                  won't throw them back
                  I know the road is narrow
                  but I won't turn back
                  won't turn to go back

we lash out in anger
lash out in fear
learning to be mortal
part of why we're here

don't feed that fire
is something I have learned
when you play with fire
we all will get burned

(chorus)
(instrumental)

we need love most
after we fall
bitterness stings
and builds up a wall

times like this
we sink or swim
learn to rise up
or the tide pulls us in

(chorus)

I'm not perfect
neither are you
we all stumble sometimes
that's just what we do

Til We're Teenagers Again

© 2018 Mark Cote

Our love can divide
the moon and the stars
feels like we're dancing on a moonbeam
wherever we are

a bumpy road
but together we go
in it for the long haul
this makes our love grow

(chorus) when you wonder how long this will last
                   I'll love you 'til we're teenagers again
                  I will love you love you
                  'til we're teenagers again

our love's a surprise
to a world outside
when they can't see how we feel
it's blinding their eyes

(bridge) oh I love you
                  aww, I love you too
                  you know this feels ageless
                  how far will it go
                  on the other side
                  we'll do it all over again

our love can transcend
the time and the space
erasing all the wrinkles
and scars on a face

(chorus)

A New Understanding

© 2018 Mark Cote

don't be ashamed to cry
don't be ashamed to laugh
the world doesn't add up
just do the math

we wandered off track now
along the way
how far we are now
I cannot say

(bridge) cynical hearts
                  and tired minds
                  watch and watch
                  the world unwind

we're stronger together
than we are apart
minds tied up
can't make a new start

(chorus) It's a new understanding
                  a helping handing
                  a new understanding
                  for you and me
                  a new understanding
                  whatever will be
                  will be

people think long now
'cause times running short
near-sighted players
it's a big league sport

child of the 60's
watch the flowers grow
what we have forgotten
they already know

(chorus)

it's a new understanding

It All Can Change

© 2018 Mark Cote

never know what's in front of you
or how to turn the page
the promises
the security
the sense of feeling home
in a minute
in a sin it can all change

venture off the beaten path
once you've crossed you never come back
crumpled rose
shattered glass
the illusion that was real
in a minute
in a sin it can all change

(chorus) it can all change with a single word
                  or maybe something nobody heard
                  but in a minute
                  in a sin it can all change

walking on eggshells so it seems
the nightmare now becomes the dream
is it steady
is it strong
the high-wire that you're on
in a minute
in a sin it can all change

(chorus)

The Stone Cried

© 2018 Mark Cote

willows may weep
with every gust of wind
do they know
the spell they are in
why does the willow weep
not for you not for me

gentle wind she blows
only she is the one
the one who knows
but she won't reveal
her mysteries

(chorus) the stone cried
                  but nobody saw
                  the shell was made
                  when you withdraw
                  while it may rain
                  down inside
                  no one will see
                  when the stone cried

angel's tears
are falling down
kiss and heal the fertile ground
everyone can see and feel
but they don't know

ocean waves
rise and fall
touch the beach but then withdraw
and she won't reveal
her mysteries

(chorus)

Will You Want To Leave

© 2018 Mark Cote

Velvet streams of dreams
and skies that seem so mellow
the air that smells so sweet
and thoughts are made of jello

(chorus) but the sun will never know
                  the depth
                  of an undertow
                  the leaves may never see
                  how far
                  they're taken by the breeze
                  will you stay
                  without seeing tomorrow
                  or will you want to leave
                  will you want to leave

words dance like vines untied
looking for a seamstress
as the days seem to fly by
only without a witness

(chorus)
(instrumental)

seeing ones with the same color eyes
passing through the darkness
it is like a whirlwind ride
that sometimes seems so heartless

(chorus)

The Child Of Man

© 2018 Mark Cote

he painted the world with colors
and songs in different tongues
and the hope
they'd harmonize as one

hating each other's differences
but we all still bleed the same
spiraling end to nowhere
if nothing is going to change

(chorus) calling, across the land
                  just reach
                  out your hand
                  and help if you can
                  your fellow man

                  build him up, don't tear him down
                  like the fertile soil on the ground
                  and we will find out how it will be
                  the child of man

he gave us a mind to realize
that together we can work it out
when one mind
is so so filled with doubt

when negative thoughts wash over
like a cold September rain
someone holds the umbrella
'til the sun will shine again

(chorus)