Peter Yanowitz

I'm Looking Through You (Original: Beatles)

I'm looking through you, where did you go
I thought I knew you, what did I know
You don't look different, but you have changed
I'm looking through you, you're not the same

Your lips are moving, I cannot hear
Your voice is soothing, but the words aren't
clear
You don't sound differnt, I've learned the
game.
I'm looking through you, you're not the same

Why, tell me why, did you not treat me
Light?
Love has a nasty habit of disappearing
overnight

You're thinking of me, the same old way
You were above me, but not today
The only difference is you're down there
I'm looking through you, any other way

I started a joke. Which started the whole world crying.
But I didn't see that the joke was on me.
Oh, no, I started to cry. Which started the whole world laughing.
Oh, if I'd only seen that the joke was on me.

I looked at the skies. Running my hands over my eyes.
And I fell out of bed. Hurting my heads from things that I said.

Till I finally died. Which started the whole world living.
Oh, if I'd only seen that the joke was on me.

I looked at the skies. Running my hands over my eyes.
And I fell out of bed. Hurting my head from things that I said.

Till I finally died. Which started the whole world living.
Oh, if I'd only seen that the joke was on me.

Oh, no, that the joke was on me. Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh

I, I wish you could swim
Like the dolphins, like dolphins can swim
Though nothing, nothing will keep us together
We can beat them forever and ever
We can be heroes, just for one day

Oh I, I will be king
And you, you will be queen
Though nothing, nothing will drive them away
We can be heroes, just for one day
We can be, yes, it's just for one day

I, I remember
Standing by the wall
The guns, they shot above our heads
And we kissed, as though nothing could fall
And the shame was on the other side
Oh, we can beat them, forever and ever
Then we could be heroes, just for one day

We can be heroes
We can be heroes
We can be heroes
We can be heroes, just for one day

Slow down, You're breaking up
Use your words, Don't yell so much
I don't understand a word they you're saying

Now move in, Come up close
You look like, You've maybe seen a ghost
Tell me Has something gotten to you baby


Now open up your arms
Pick up your head
Open your eyes
So you can see What happens next

*You won't believe
Just how good it can get
We'll make a lover

Out of you yet
The fog is so thick, I can't see my hands
It got much worse Soon as I got in
And I know you're somewhere Here in the water

It's ten feet deep And the river won't stop
I'll tell you what's in it When I make it across
You could make it too If you let someone help you

But you gotta give in And you gotta let go
Then you can begin To come up slow
Like a desert rose

* Repeat

Take a deep breath, And hold it in tight
And put your face up Right into the light
Can't you feel that full moon Shining down on you
Help is coming From the great unknown
Just maybe not When you needed it the most
Cause I can see you already Know that you're leaving

But I wish you'd stay
And just let me in
Cause everything can change
But you gotta be ready Cause you won't know when

* Repeat

How soft a whisper can get
When your're walking through a
Crowded space
I hear every word being said
And I remember that everyday
I get a little bit closer to you

How long an hour can take
When you're staring into open
space
When I feel I'm slipping further
away
I remember that everyday
I get a little bit closer to you

These are the days
That I won't get back
I won't her you cry
Or hear you laugh
And when it's quiet
And i don't hear a thing
I can always her you breathe

You know there's nowhere else
I've wanted to be
Than be there when you needed me
I'm sorry too
But don't give up on me
And just remember that when you
Were asleep
I got a little bit closer to you

My mind is open
And my heart is full
I ain't got any weight
That I can't pull
And right now
I know that anything
Is possible
I'm gonna hang my drum
Blow my horn
I forget what these pills
I believe
I won't need them anymore
I used to burn candles
At both ends
Now I just throw the whole damn thing
Right in
Now playing in traffic is easy
Once you learn
Where you get in
You wanna come with me
Then get on board
Get in or get out
Use either door
The future is calling
And it's me
That it's looking for

*Cause it feels like summer again
I was thinking that it just might never begin
After winter and spring
It's good to have the sun on my face again

I wear big boots
I know I do
I ain't envious
Of anybodies shoes
I wear 'em loose
Now maybe that's
Why it bothers you
I'm building my ship
Stick by stick
And where the waters get rough
I'm getting in
The motion of the waves
It does not
Make me sick

* Repeat

I buried my horse
In a shallow grave
I said a few things
I had champagne
That beast gave me everything
That nobody gave
I got high hopes
Tomorrow come
I won't look back
On anything
I just found out
That my bird
Can really sing...

* Repeat

If you could see yourself the way that I do
You might change a thing or two
You wouldn't look so angry
You'd know it doesnt look good on you
So grab your coat
And grab your hat
There ain't no stayin if we're comin back

Cause something's gone
So terribly wrong
Here in pleasantville

Do you remember how we'd stay out so late
We use to have so much fun
We use to wish that the mornin' sun just would never come
Look at us now
We're tucked in tight
We're just praying for a little light

Cause something's gone
So terribly wrong
Here in pleasantville

I need to tell you now as we leave
That it's much worse than you would believe
And no matter how far you've been
The beginning, that's where you are
So I'm using my last match
I'll put a fire up on every hill
And burn down Pleasantville

We never did learn to use our voices
We never thought we'd be heard
The only way they'd ever listen
If we scream every word
Beause there ain't nothing in our walk
That just aint the kind of luck that we got
So let's move on

Cause something's gone
So terribly wrong
Here in pleasantville

Now on your mark Get set, let's go You got to move now before she explodes Look out the window and out below Back away from the glass There she blows The city's been levelled The hills are in flame The streets cracked up And when we're pushing up clay The temperatures dropped The sky is gray And it ain't even over Comes driving rain Maybe you feel There's something moving around in here That's blood, That's tears This ain't the warning Everybody out of the water And up on dry land Take what you can Cause you won't be here again Eveybody out of the water Now I'm treading high water to get back to you Looking for a low spot or something to cling to There's too many bodies there's not enough room God help me and God help you They say nobody panic, help is on its way We're already on it, you got to be brave If you can fix it now then don't make us wait Man they ain't nobody coming back away from the case That bell you hear, That's hell ringing in your ears I fear, my dear, this ain't a warning Everybody out of the water And up on dry land Take what you can Cause you won't be here again I loved you then Like I loved you now That don't matter anyhow This is the new frontier Everybody out of the water Now I 'm looking up and the shit keeps coming Like shooting ducks in a barrel of honey You've got to learn how to pray But it won't be enough Admit it now, your information sucks Sideslip, down in, I think of a someplace high up a mountain Smoke clears the fog lifts Little by little we rebuilt again But till then, Everybody out of the water And up on dry land Take what you can Cause you won't be here again I loved you then Like I loved you now That don't matter anyhow This is the new frontier Everybody out of the water