A Secret to Hide
Do you believe there is a meaning?<br/> Do you believe there is a god out there?<br/> All the stories going round in my head<br/> All the people I can't understand<br/> <br/> Many times I think and wonder<br/> The pain when I'm going under<br/> This time I fear the silence<br/> Somehow I can't deny this<br/> <br/> This time I'm waiting for you<br/> Hold on, what can I do?<br/> This life won't let you know<br/> Oh lord, what can I do?<br/> <br/> Every time I hear the thunder<br/> I'm so close to believe in wonder<br/> This time I drown in silence<br/> So weird I can't describe it<br/> <br/> This time I'm waiting for you<br/> Hold on, what can I do?<br/> This life won't let you know<br/> Oh lord, what can I do?<br/> <br/> Scare in my eyes - a glittering shine<br/> The moment I call out your name<br/> Give me the power to let you appear<br/> No heaven, no hell that I fear<br/> <br/> The end of the day flows into the night<br/> I am leaving the past to retry<br/> So many ways in a magical life<br/> Knowing my time will come<br/> <br/> This time I'm waiting for you<br/> Hold on, what can I do?<br/> This life won't let you know<br/> Oh lord, what can I do?<br/> <br/> This life won't let you know<br/> Until you're finally old
Submitted by johnmansley — May 10, 2026
All the day I've tried so hard to scare<br/> And frighten all the emptiness away<br/> Every time my tongue will tell the same<br/> Hope to end before I'll pass away<br/> <br/> Soon the day will be the final day<br/> My aim is to strain<br/> But time is going to fade<br/> No excuse to work another day<br/> Life is too short to waste your time away<br/> <br/> I'm killing the time<br/> I've got to leave it behind<br/> I'm willing to understand<br/> I'm willing to try<br/> Hollow phrases can be so unkind<br/> I'm filling the line<br/> <br/> Words are bleary<br/> Like a cold December rain<br/> No stars shine through those skies<br/> To light a brighter day<br/> I found no reason<br/> For the emptiness inside<br/> The lies they told us<br/> Cause the words I want to say<br/> <br/> I'm begging for time<br/> I've got to leave it behind<br/> Some of them made no sense<br/> Some of them lied<br/> No more phrases - words need time to grow<br/> I'm begging for time<br/> <br/> Some of them made no sense<br/> Some of them lied<br/> Hollow phrases can be so unkind<br/> I'm filling the line
Submitted by johnmansley — May 10, 2026
I carry the weight of my mortal remains<br/> A long distant nightmare extends in my veins<br/> My body's just lent for the time of my life<br/> No claim to use it till the end of the time<br/> <br/> I'm going to know where I'll stake<br/> My bones when my flesh will decay<br/> <br/> On my way to the endless unknown<br/> Into the ground - I am going down<br/> From the day the worms come around<br/> To the place where my bones lay down<br/> <br/> On the day my sun is going down<br/> There's a place where I'm gonna stay<br/> In the haze where the lost can be found<br/> I am made out of flesh and bone<br/> <br/> No, leave it behind<br/> Now you see the darker side of life<br/> No more sorrow and pain<br/> For all the ones you left alone<br/> <br/> I'm going to know where I'll stay<br/> There's nothing to save me from pain<br/> <br/> On my way to the endless unknown<br/> Into the ground - I am going down<br/> What remains is a bag of my bones<br/> While the rest eaten by the worms<br/> <br/> Take my body for the hopeless to cure<br/> Where I go I don't need it anymore<br/> In the space where my dust can be found<br/> I'm just made out of flesh and bone<br/> <br/> On my way to the endless unknown<br/> Into the ground - I am going down<br/> From the day the worms come around<br/> To the place where my bones lay down<br/> <br/> On the day my sun is going down<br/> There's a place where I'm gonna stay<br/> In the haze where the lost can be found<br/> I am made out of flesh and bone
Submitted by johnmansley — May 10, 2026
Rain down to fill my dreams<br/> To green the desert lands<br/> Run deep to reach the ground<br/> Just like an endless stream<br/> <br/> I've sown the seeds of green<br/> And given them all they need<br/> I know this can't be real<br/> Life is a mystery<br/> <br/> Time will show if the seeds will grow<br/> Treat them right until they see the light<br/> <br/> I fought an endless fight<br/> Against the barren sites<br/> With every sunlight beam<br/> Life is a mystery<br/> <br/> Time will show if the trees will grow<br/> Make them climb up into the sky<br/> <br/> When I look into my eyes<br/> I can see that I must die<br/> When I'm helping life to grow<br/> I will grow beyond myself<br/> <br/> When I look back upon my life<br/> I've tried to green it everywhere<br/> I can't close my eyes from gray<br/> I want to reach eternity<br/> <br/> There was a secret in my dreams<br/> That even time will never reveal<br/> I will only fade into the ground<br/> Just to keep the spark alive<br/> <br/> And when the autumn's near<br/> The leaves will fall on me<br/> And when my days are done<br/> My body feeds them one by one<br/> <br/> Time will show if the seeds will grow<br/> Treat them right until they see the light<br/> Treat them right until they see the light
Submitted by johnmansley — May 10, 2026
Time goes by <br/> Over the land I see the sand falls<br/> Laying all down on me<br/> Tide goes<br/> We'll never know if there's a chance<br/> To change the time that has gone now<br/> <br/> Going to save all my dreams<br/> Until the times has come<br/> Where I can find my way<br/> With eyes closed<br/> I feel every wave against the shoreline<br/> But there is one thing I fear...<br/> <br/> The time - you'll never know the time is right<br/> The place - you'll never see a better place<br/> Inside - you never know where you should go<br/> You have to live within the veil<br/> If life goes wrong...<br/> <br/> Can you read it in my eyes?<br/> Can you see it in my face?<br/> I won't lie to save my gain, my pleasure<br/> There must be a different life<br/> Can I hold it in my hands?<br/> Better read between the lines forever<br/> <br/> Give me the power to believe<br/> Give me the power to believe<br/> In what I am feeling<br/> When do I know that the time is right?<br/> How will I know how to do what is right?<br/> How do I know if it's right how I am living?<br/> <br/> Running away - why are you running away?<br/> <br/> Going to save all my tears<br/> Until the time comes<br/> Now that I found a place<br/> The child grows<br/> I'm feeling so weak against the tight wall<br/> But there is nothing to fear...<br/> <br/> The time - you'll never know the time is right<br/> The place - you'll never see a better place<br/> Inside - you never know what you should do<br/> You have to die within the veil<br/> But life goes on...<br/> <br/> The time - you'll never know the time is right<br/> The place - you'll never see a better place<br/> Inside...
Submitted by johnmansley — May 10, 2026
[The used quotes are taken from the movie "The Great Escape", directed by John Sturges and released in 1963]<br/> <br/> [Oberst von Luger:]<br/> One man here has made 17 attempted escapes. Group Captain, this is close to insanity.<br/> <br/> [Group Captain Ramsey:]<br/> Quite.<br/> <br/> [Oberst von Luger:]<br/> And it must stop!<br/> <br/> [...]<br/> <br/> [Captain Virgil Hilts:]<br/> I was trying to cut my way through your wire because I want to get out.<br/> <br/> [...]<br/> <br/> [Oberst von Luger:]<br/> Hilts, isn't it?<br/> <br/> [Captain Virgil Hilts:]<br/> Captain Hilts, actually.<br/> <br/> [Oberst von Luger:]<br/> 17 escape attempts.<br/> <br/> [Captain Virgil Hilts:]<br/> 18, sir.<br/> <br/> [Oberst von Luger:]<br/> A tunnel man, engineer.<br/> <br/> [Captain Virgil Hilts:]<br/> A flier.<br/> <br/> [Oberst von Luger:]<br/> I suppose what's called in the American army a hotshot pilot.<br/> <br/> [...]<br/> <br/> [Squadron Leader Roger Bartlett:]<br/> We'll call them Tom, Dick, and Harry. If the goons find one, we'll move into the other.<br/> <br/> [Flight Lieutenant Andy MacDonald:]<br/> How many men do you plan to take out, Roger?<br/> <br/> [Squadron Leader Roger Bartlett:]<br/> Two hundred and fifty.<br/> <br/> [...]<br/> <br/> [Captain Virgil Hilts:]<br/> Hold on to yourself, Bartlett. You're twenty feet short.<br/> <br/> [Squadron Leader Roger Bartlett:]<br/> What do you mean, twenty feet short?<br/> <br/> [Captain Virgil Hilts:]<br/> You're twenty feet short of the woods. The hole is right here in open. The guard is between us and the lights.<br/> <br/> [...]<br/> <br/> [Oberst von Luger:]<br/> I... I am directed by higher authority to inform you that... that fifty of your officers were shot while escaping.<br/> <br/> [Group Captain Ramsey:]<br/> Shot? How many of the fifty were wounded?<br/> <br/> [Oberst von Luger:]<br/> None.
Submitted by johnmansley — May 10, 2026
A restless sleep like a spiral rotation<br/> I saw your face, the spark in your eyes<br/> In serpentines a way down to your dungeons<br/> A certain place that nobody knows<br/> <br/> You spread your hate and spit out your anger<br/> I saw a man that nobody knows<br/> You lose control - you are lost in a tumble<br/> Caught in a maze you are willing to show<br/> <br/> I have got the feeling tonight<br/> I ain't gonna wake up and die<br/> Cause there's a man in my brain<br/> I guess we're two of a kind<br/> I have got a secret to hide<br/> I am gonna losing my mind<br/> But when the tension has gone<br/> I don't feel very much right<br/> <br/> You look so strange - the face in the mirror<br/> An empty shade as I look in your eyes<br/> A secret voice is starting your engine<br/> I found your trace and I am willing to go<br/> <br/> There is a feeling that I can't explain<br/> My minds divided and it's driving me insane<br/> <br/> I have got the feeling tonight<br/> I ain't gonna wake up and die<br/> Cause when my demons have gone<br/> I am gonna make it tonight<br/> I have got a secret to hide<br/> I am gonna losing my mind<br/> Cause when the magic has gone<br/> I don't feel very much right
Submitted by johnmansley — May 10, 2026
You can feel there's something strange<br/> In all your life<br/> A constant shape, a chasing shadow<br/> Along your way<br/> <br/> You believe there is something strange<br/> In every life<br/> The ones before, who had raised the bar<br/> Steer your wheel<br/> <br/> You have seen it a thousand times<br/> The more you'll try the more you fail<br/> There was a piece of your wasted life<br/> Nobody knows the way to nowhere<br/> <br/> See your life with your father's eyes<br/> You can feel he is close tonight<br/> Work until your fingers bleed<br/> You will never reach his own gain<br/> <br/> When will I free myself<br/> From the pain that I restrain<br/> All that I could have found<br/> Was a slave within my brain<br/> How can I be myself?<br/> This moment feels like fire is falling<br/> Get me right out of your shade<br/> And right into my life<br/> <br/> See your life through your father's eyes<br/> This moment feels like a chain inside<br/> <br/> When life gets hard I see your face<br/> When time won't heal I need advice<br/> You taught so much, to feel no pain<br/> But in the end you made me cry<br/> <br/> See the child with the doubts inside<br/> Father you left with high demands<br/> Every chance, every step you'll take<br/> You will never make it alright<br/> <br/> When will I free myself<br/> From the the ones that I have known<br/> All my life until now<br/> I was proud to get along<br/> I'm on my way to myself<br/> This moments feels like a sire is calling<br/> Let me step out of your shade<br/> And right into my life
Submitted by johnmansley — May 10, 2026