Ran
Lyrics by Kenneth Prahara
© 2003

Actually the very first song I wrote. It's about Asians looking for democracy, escaping from communism. I pictured myself as one of the runaways.

Running from pride
Running with the chip in the head
The red doesn't stop me
The fear keeps me awake
'cause I ran them through
as a child chases away her nightmares

Going for my goal
Going out tonight
The sphere waits for me
The storm sings my pain
'cause I ran them through
as a girl burns all her secrets

Chorus:
Sure I ran the race
the race of my heart
the road of my threatened soul
with the others behind me
tying their fingers onto my hair

Soon I'll be in the picture
playing in the picture
with you my loved ones

Verse 2:
Running in the bed
Running with the truth in the vein
the door falls to open
A beast leads my way
'cause I ran them through
as a doll been shot by the heavy rain

Outro:
my face is burning
the picture was in my eye
I saw these yellow apples
I saw those running horses
fade into silence
the picture has gone to dust
falling onto my bruises

A million parachutes and its green tears
down from world traffic lights
down from the truth
please don't smell my soul
I'm just a mockery

Run my friend, Run
as fast as you fall, as fast as you stumble
come visit me
we were both armless
there's nothing we can share
but you did cure my pain
and someday together
we can color our bliss back

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Last Destination
Music and lyrics by Kenneth Prahara
© 2004

Another backstabbing theme, how we often imagine these wicked and sadistic ideas of how we want to get our revenge. But when the time comes, we do nothing of it, because the friendship after all is still there.

right from the falling ground
straight to the illusions
of God's two hands
embracing the harmless

try to feel safe and sound
pieces of your oceans
of God's two hands
pushing the lightless

I bet you can't sleep on it
I bet you'll lose your comfort
but in the end
I am the one
bleeding and keeping myself away
and as to your end
I'll be the one
who's watching you

Chorus:
so where are you up to now
so where are you up to now
I'm your last destination
I'm the last destination
my friend

down to the falling ground
blocked by the confusions
of God's two eyes
controlling the thoughtless

twisting my wounds around
playing the convictions
of God's two hands
throwing the kindless

I bet you can't see from here
I bet you'll lose your comfort
but in the end
gonna be the one
bleeding and flying myself away
and as to your end
I'll be the one
who's watching you

Bridge:
I used to bleed in you
I used to bleed in you
But you, but you steal my hands again
I was bleeding in you
I was bleeding in you
but you, but you... over me
ooow ver me

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Tomorrow Is Waiting
Music and lyrics by Kenneth Prahara
© 2004

This one is for a friend. He/she had changed my perceptions of life. I suppose I got tougher mentally.

The red water flying at the wall
never been dry, never cease
I'm leaning against it everyday
bleeding words
keep pouring on these hands
and I don't know how many
had shaken my hands
never really feel the touch

I won't be sad
I won't be sad
I won't be here
I believe in people coming home

Chorus:
Tonight's gonna be alright
you are gonna be fine
don't you worry tonight
tomorrow is waiting
tomorrow is waiting for you

Oh blue water, tell me where to go
never answered, never lied
I'm thinking about it everyday
bleeding nights
keep skating in my hands
and I wave it all
to all the ones I know

I will survive
will survive
will live again
I believe in people coming home

Bridge:
...for you
I know they're not in there
You need someone to hug you in
I know they're not in there
Let's come home

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Blind Moon
Music and lyrics by Kenneth Prahara
© 2004

I'm not confident about this song because it slightly resembles Silverchair's 'Shade', even though this one is about poverty.

The candles turn
under my burning faith
this is the moment
of the fading of voices

I'm on the other side of the world
bury hatchets and times
I'm on the other side of the world
ceasing the hot snows

Chorus:
well living is dying
but dying is pure
we're just scheming another
suicidal cure
creating tears of a thousand waters
then the blind moon will fall apart
I can see this through me through you

the world has gone
stealing every soul
it was the night
lullabies turned into crimes

I'm on the other side of the world
never want to return
I'm on the other side of the world
inside the dimes

Outro:
I am a blind moon
I'm wishing to die

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Blueberry Gun
Music and lyrics by Kenneth Prahara
© 2004 Sydney

I just think 'Blueberry' is a fascinating symbol of a particular obsession, and 'Gun' represents how obsessions can hurt people.

You’re taking my voice
I’m being afraid of you
I can taste you clear
You’re hiding inside of me

Don’t shoot
The bullet of hate
Hating in need

Chorus:
Blu-ber-ry-ayaya-haa-aa
Gun-haan haa-aa
Blu-ber-ry-ayaya-haa-aa
Gun- haa-aa

I’m shaking still
I try to run away
You can smell my fright
Those wet dreams were my tears

Don’t shoot
The bullet of hate
Hating in need

I'm waiting and trailing
I'm waiting I'm trailing