lyrics to "Interim"

ocean song
i remember when i felt so sure, every step i took, came with an open door. now i miss the sand and i miss the sea, and your lovely self wrapped all over me.... and this, too, i can do without, cuz alone i came in and alone i go out. [chorus: is this my land? is this my sea? is this my ocean? is this my land? is this my sea? is this my body?] sometimes there's so much madness, so many tricks abound, and we're all clammering just to hear the sound. i've got my sights set on one thing — that's to open myself and let the vibrations ring. [chorus] and all i hear is the end. and you say, "baby, i just wanna be your friend." but i am like the biggest girl, looking for a home in a great big world. [chorus] i remember when i felt so sure, every step i took came with an open door.

god made you right
know the reason i want you here is god made you right. settle up with your grief and your fear, god made you right. god made you right. it's a cruel joke, this one, yet it's the punchline that i keep forget'n. it's a serious game we play, under the hot sun, with no shade. [chorus: god made you right. god made you right. settle up with your grief and your fear, god made you right.] all the praise that you give, ain't never gonna be enough, to make me feel like i'm worthy to make me feel that i am loved. i heard a great man say, "child, how you live right now's gonna echo for eternity." [chorus]

pretty girl
it's obvious looking at you, you get the girls your way. i was no exception on a perfect day. [chorus: the price of living here, i cannot afford. if i knew this ship was sinking, i would have never jumped on board.] it's not as simple as the earth, simply holds the sea. and there's a price, for what it's worth, and what you want from me. [chorus] how many times i've tried, so few have broken through, my understanding of the tide, and the way i pull on you. [chorus]

will i
this love's try'n to teach me everything. it's watering them flowers that i bring. it's clearing my throat, so i can sing. will i listen? it's gonna try to fill me up with grace. it's gonna help me tidy up the place. it's gonna wipe that smirk right off my face. will i listen? [chorus: will i figure out, it's waiting to celebrate me here? will i listen now? it's screaming forgiveness in my ear. will i admit that something loves me better than i do? will i listen?] i know you're gonna do me right. so why, you ask, don't i give up the fight? let go and sleep throughout the night. will i listen? [chorus][repeat chorus]

pour me down the river
you can smile if you want to, i might give into this earthy desire, that knows how to suck me in. baby you are a battle i'll never win, but as long as you're talkin' i'll keep tryin' [chorus: you pour me down the river, and i become a wave. you show me to the mountain, i would gladly walk for days.] i know you don't trust me, far as you can throw your hands in the air. we go on and seal it, and say it's no big deal. aha! there is a mystery beyond what we feel, and it [chorus] i know it ain't right, i want you to prove your love. and you know i'm not proud, that maybe it never is enough. our little world is in chaos, but we need to rest. it would take me a lifetime, just to give you my best. [chorus]

so good
i think of the vicious words we said, they keep repeating themselves inside my head. i think of the crazy life i have led, and all the blood i've bled. ahh the way you disapprove, makes me feel like i have nothing left to lose. and all that is second guessed, is all i give away, and all i must confess. [chorus: is it s'posed to be so cruel? is it s'posed to be so mean? is it s'posed to be so good? is it meant to be so fun? is it meant to be so hard? is it meant to be understood?] you are a mirror for my soul, reflect the pain, that brings the change about. sometimes it's so uncomfortable. should i be the one to give you so much doubt? [chorus] so i move myself in slow motion, to realize the time that it took the ocean, to calm itself from tidal waves. it took more than 40 nights, took more than 40 days. [chorus]

time will tell
how do you know what i want if i haven't told you exactly? and how do you know who i am, if you've only seen reflecting. i want to go far away. run so fast thought i could fly. but it is here i will stay, with all the sores that are mine. [chorus: with all this fear and trembling, that i don't hide so well. i cannot put a muzzle on what my time will tell.] i am made ill at ease, i will give up my need to feel okay, i realize that these doubts, come out when i am joking. [chorus]