The New Haven

Lavender  

She was a beauty  
Like the movies  
That you'd find in your dreams  
With hair full of flowers  
And the color of lavender  

Well don't you cry, it will be alright  
Look in my eyes, our love came alive  
Don't you frown when you don't see me tonight   
It's always so hard to say goodbye  

A girl with ambition  
Her mission  
To rescue the meek  
A heart full of fire  
And a smile  
That will make you weak  

Well don't you cry, it will be alright   
Look in my eyes, our love came alive   
Don't you frown when you don't see me tonight    
It's always so hard to say goodbye  

Don't you cry, it will be alright   
Look in my eyes, our love came alive   
Don't you frown when you don't see me tonight    
It's always so hard to say goodbye  

Don't you cry, it will be alright   
Look in my eyes, our love came alive   
Don't you frown when you don't see me tonight    
It's always so hard to say goodbye  
It's always so hard to say goodbye  
It's always so hard to say goodbye

I Know  

My father left before I could see him go  
See him go  
I was left to face all my fears alone  
All alone, all alone  

They say you should stick to writing what you know  
Well what do I know  
What do I know  

I know joy can come from pain  
When you can't see another way  
I know love can make a change   
In a heart that thinks that it's too late  
Don't waste all your time on fear and shame  
Cause someday all these scars begin to fade away  

Hide the bruises and the tears so they don't know  
They don't know  
As I face the barrel of a gun  
I came undone  
I came undone  

But I know joy can come from pain   
When you can't see another way   
I know love can make a change    
In a heart that thinks that it's too late   
Don't waste all your time on fear and shame   
Cause someday all these scars begin to fade away  

I heard a voice whisper in my ear  
"My dear, my dear"  

I know joy will come from pain  
I can see another way  
My love will make a change  
When your heart still thinks that it's too late  
Don't waste anytime on fear and shame  
Cause today all your scars begin to fade  

My joy will come from pain  
I can see another way  
My love will make a change  
When your heart still thinks that it's too late  
Don't waste anytime on fear and shame  
Cause today all your scars begin to fade away 

Adulterer / Adulteress   

You offered your heart   
To be my counterpart   
It was an act of love   
But my love came apart   

With a heart of horrors   
I sullied my eyes   
With the image of your daughters   
And just like a martyr   
My view of you is slaughtered   

But I will stand on the truth in your name   
But brokenness has left me an empty frame   
Only you can see my secret shame   
But this adulteress has made a mess of me   

Clean and purge my eyes   
Of the images I hide   
There is always a way   
Out my dear   
The door is so far   
When I am so near   

But I will stand on the truth in your name   
But brokenness has left me an empty frame    
Only you can see my secret shame    
But this adulteress has made a mess of me   

But I will stand on the truth in your name   
But brokenness has left me an empty frame   
Only you can see my secret shame   
So lay me to rest   
Ashes to ashes   
And dust to dust