Green Carnation The Quiet Offspring 1. The Quiet Offspring [music: Michael S. Krumins, lyrics Stein R. Sordal] A choice were made and it came clear to me The quiet offspring fucked it up again So I was brought up on the sunny side Got into fake from day one But I knew better then the rest of them Don't count the hours, don't count the days I don't look back in any ways Never cared for who or what or when or why Home is where I rest my head Never cared for who or what or when or why I carry on when all is said You said I should have learned by now A father's son so disobedient Such a burden I have been for thy Nothing good enough I packed my bags and now you wonder why Don't count the hours, don't count the days I don't look back in any ways Never cared for who or what or when or why Home is where I rest my head Never cared for who or what or when or why I carry on when all is said Never cared for who or what or when or why Never cared for who or what or when or why Never cared for who or what or when or why 2. Between The Gentle Small & The Standing Tall [music: Stein R. Sordal, lyrics Stein R. Sordal] I'm on a roll today; I'm on a positive On my way for make believe I'm on a higher ground down by the open doors I've seen a black hole spark on my way through the dark Come on down, bring it on, come on down Dance to my symphony, the marble of all sound The screaming in you ear, yeah I welcome you Explore the solitude; it's all flesh and bone You'll sweat it out cold as stone Come on down, bring it on, come on down The mother of dreams as real as anything So here is my demand, a possibility Some will fall and some will get it all There is a thinner line between the rise and fall Between the gentle small and the standing tall Bring it on, come on down, bring it on The mother of dreams as real as anything Let me keep my distance for a while I'm not ready to go back Bring it on, come on down; bring it on, come on down Bring it on 3. Just When You Think It's Safe [music: Tchort, lyrics Tchort ] Death appears in me No fate is what I see Sanity reviews Reaching out her cold, cold hand I drowned love I drowned hope Changing the way it goes Changing how it all flows Changing how it all flows Just when you think it is safe To go back out again I am still around you Just when you think it is safe To go back out again Life is an illusion The window facing the street The very last thing to see The one with the little girl (hanging out) My very last moments of light I saw her face She was so pale She had eyes so blue And the colour of her skin too The colour of her skin too Just when you think it is safe To go back out again I am still around you Just when you think it is safe To go back out again Life is an illusion 4. A Place For Me [music: Michael S. Krumins & Kenneth Silden, lyrics: Stein Roger Sordal] I'm covered up with time The only one you'll find I gaze beyond the words We'll find it all somehow Just leave the rest to me You're on to something new There's a false and there's a true It lingers in your mind Can you find a place for me? And ignore what you've denied For so long Denied for so long Twisting and turning I'm going for the same direction turning Misguided by imagination turning Underneath surface I rest Twisting and turning I'm going for the same direction turning Misguided by imagination turning Underneath surface I rest 5. The Everlasting Moment [music: Stein Roger Sordal, lyrics: Stein Roger Sordal] A face will tell you stories Some hands will always seem to care The fading light that blur you mind You stumble on with your given time She'll kiss the sorrow goodbye The everlasting moment is divine You have a thousand reasons But need only one to justify a cause No one will ever teach you The hunger you had slightly out of touch She'll kiss the sorrow goodbye The everlasting moment is divine She'll kiss the sorrow goodbye The everlasting moment is divine Hey sister, take them with you Hey brother, hurt will make you strong Your tears will turn to laughter A last look back and then your on She'll kiss the sorrow goodbye The everlasting moment is divine She'll kiss the sorrow goodbye The everlasting moment is divine 6. Purple Door, Pitch Black [music: Stein Roger Sordal, lyrics: Stein Roger Sordal] I am your needle; I am your option out of here, it's that simple Oh, I can guide you, Through all you fears you'll come out strong, come join me So save me, I'm falling And I don't have the strength to go on I need this, I breathe this So empty, afraid and alone Well, we go way back But now's the time to let it go, I dare you Across the border something's waiting Some kind of change, the kind silence So save me, I'm falling And I don't have the strength to go on I need this, I breathe this So empty, afraid and alone 7. Childsplay Part I [music: Tchort, lyrics: Tchort] Sun setting on a sweet summers day The sound of children playing a wicked game Leaving stains on the soul Twilight crawled across the sky Dark Shadows - rushed me At the end of the day, Will they talk of me? Did anyone see me play? Did anyone want me to stay? Alone again, this is the end my friend Torn between you and me, this is the end Sun setting on a sweet summers day The sound of children playing a wicked game Leaving stains, on the soul Twilight crawled across the sky Did anyone say goodbye? Did anyone see you? The playground is empty now The children play no more The game is over A ball is lying still Painted circle, a child's thrill The game is over Lying on my back watching the stars Another sunrise, another sunset passes by Lying down to take a rest:forever 8. Dead but Dreaming [music: Tchort, lyrics: Tchort] If there were no darkness There would be no light If there were no rain There would be tears in my eyes I am life I am death Before you see the light You must take your last breath I don't feel what I am supposed to feel I don't dream what I am supposed to dream I don't say what I am supposed to say I don't see what I am supposed to see Dead but dreaming You make me strong and I make you weak The perfect mismatch and disharmony Tired are the feet That crossed the floor Hell's doing great but I am serving no more If there were no heaven There would be no hell If I couldn't feel I would probably hurt myself I open my eyes but I cannot see The people I looked up to are not for real Lonely is the soul empty are the eyes Vague is the flame that used to burn in your eyes Knocking before passing through the doors The love that used to live here Lives no more Dead but dreaming, memories remain The flesh summons pain and I do the same Silent Anguish and silent scream She screams for more and that is not a dream 9. Pile Of Doubt [music: Stein Roger Sordal, lyrics: Stein Roger Sordal] I've been badly beaten But somehow I've stumbled on And this wonderland you planed for me Never felt like home And the more I tried the more I realized I don't believe in things I cannot see I've had enough Don't you understand I'm half the man? I've said enough The life I used to live I have left behind The pile of doubt you had in me went on to shine I am over I am gathered, strong unstoppable You remember how I used to be You remember a connection so strong You remember how sweet it was You remember only you But the more I tried the more I realized I don't believe in things I cannot see I've had enough Don't you understand I'm half the man? I've said enough The life I used to live I have left behind The pile of doubt you had in me went on to shine I am over I am gathered, strong unstoppable I don't believe in things I cannot see I've had enough Don't you understand I'm half the man? I've said enough The life I used to live I have left behind The pile of doubt you had in me went on to shine 10. When I Was You [music: Kjetil Nordhus, lyrics: Kjetil Nordhus] Forced out of sleep the dream was to real And on the other side i was you and you were blind Forced into deep no dream that could heal the feeling of disbelief as I was you and you were blind 11. Childsplay Part II [music: Bernt A. Moen, lyrics: Tchort ] Sun setting on a sweet summers day The sound of children playing a wicked game Leaving stains, on the soul Twilight crawled across the sky Did anyone say goodbye? Did anyone see you? The playground is empty now The game is over Lying on my back The Game Is Over