So far

Some things are better left unsaid
Words better off unspoken
Dreams you'd rather not have had
Hearts we wish could not be broken

But life holds on to nothing
Except this single rule of thumb
It's only by the things you did
You now can be what you become

Wish not that you had been quieter
Or even that you'd come undone
The pieces are held together
By the cracks of all that's gone

Standing on that bridge

Standing on that bridge watching the sunlight glow
The sunset seemed a thousand years ago
And as staying took the place of moving
As the bridge took the place of loving
The world became smaller and even more so
Because the lights that shine at dawn
Though beautiful and and soft and all
May cause you to stop and stall
And as life sails along the glimmering waters
It might be wise to keep moving forward
Over to the other side of that bridge
Where it all stays the same from a different twist
Standing on that bridge watching as life goes on

V

Vive velha vida
Vence vil vaidade
Vacila vontade va
Volta vital verdade
Violento vulcão, vapor
Voraz vergonha velada
Virá via voz, vigor
Verdade viva vedada
Varrida

Some flowers aren't meant to grow

Some flowers aren't meant to grow
In the many gardens I know
Their seeds were never sown

Some trees grow out of spite
On grounds that have grown dry
To prove they can go by

And grass with its shallow roots
Bound to nothing and aloof
Tends to scatter on the loose

The flowers meant to live
Hang on with tighter grip
Never to be apart

The smile of wonder

The smile of wonder cannot be kept
Away from life for much too long
In the laughter a lot can be said
And there's no hiding for this song

The unexpectedly joyous day
Preceeds a time when beauty is here
And all the freedom that disappeared
Is now the only possible way

All the surprises that have followed
Tell us little about tomorrow
Yet brag about the days before
Showing off what was ignored

The smile of an unwanted surprise
Cannot be hidden or even disguised
Because it's free of previous times
And lives on dreams, and soul, and light

Se fosse samba

É nesse, passo e descompasso
Que eu me faço e desfaço
Sem saber muito bem pra onde ir
E desse jeito que me ajeito
A dor que levo no meu peito
Hoje é também o que me faz sorrir
E em cada canto nesse encanto
O batuque e o retruque
De um samba de leva e traz
E só assim que eu sei
Que a batida do meu coração
É o vai e vem desses pés no chão
E abros os braços e o sorriso
Pra o amor e o perigo
De me apaixonar...

Palavras roubadas

Palavras roubadas que não dizem nada
Falam demais de coisas finais
Ouvem confissões de santos
Causam pouco ou nenhum espanto
Palavras tomadas de mim
E quando eu as quero
Quanto mais eu espero
Sou tomada por elas assim
Palavras que somem e não se eganam
Não serão minhas de vez, outra vez
São de quem as fizer como for
Quando saem de mim, falam por si
E já não as uso, são usadas
E já não são minhas, são levadas
Dizem por si o que eu não mais sei
O que me resta é tentar entender

Declared

Let me love you the way I can
With all my heart, body and soul
Filled with fears, it still stands
Alive with tears and deeper woes

Allow this love to be your light
And walk with you along the way
Soon as the pain passes you by
This love alone will be your gain

Be well aware - and I will too - of its demise
Grated it will help you suirvive
This loveless world while it stands, still

So forgive me if I choose to ignore - and I do
When you tell me you can love no more
For my love stands on its own will

Where there once was me

There's void where there once was presence
And in the place of plans, chance has taken over
Where there once lived a little girl, her reminiscence
And where there was disbelief, now grows wonder
And time after time, change after change
Nothing remains, but a deep rooted trust
That everything ends only to beging anew
And we all, in more ways than one, do too
So the tears that may have been fought
May soon enough be thoroughly sought
For no tear dries on its own, alas
Except for the smile it brings at last
Where there once was sorrow, now prevails hope
And in the place of hurt, you can only feel forgiveness
Where there used to be a broken heart
Now I stand free

Religare

Eu que te conheço há tanto tempo
Reapareço assim, tomada de assombro
Porque mesmo sem por quê, ainda tento
E sem te ver já sei que tudo teu e santo
 Então me entende quando digo - sem querer
Que muitas vezes - eu nem sei o que -
Mas quero te falar o tempo todo
E esse espaço que eu tenho é muito pouco
Porque eu não entendo muito bem essa historia
De que tanto sofrimento também e pra tua glória
Mas como, se essa gente que se vê nua
Também foi feita a imagem e semelhança tua
Ah! Eu sei da tua imensa sabedoria
E que eterna e infinita e tua soberania
Então vem e cuida desse povo destruído
Que já viveu mais do se pode ser vivido
Com muito menos ainda vai ter que insistir
E eu que sem querer ainda creio e espero
Imploro que venha por eles intervir
São muitos sonhos, vidas e anseios
E eu sei bem que teus são todos eles
E ainda que não entenda, és bondoso
Não podes mentir por natureza
E prometeste que estarias conosco

Ate o fim dos tempos.