Streets: A Rock Opera
As darkness falls so hard Come and play, yeah Somewhere... out there Alone and out of place Streets of... illusion Sooth the shattered faith I've been a runner I've been a sinner I've been inside my head I sit here staring Never quite caring And this is where it has led These streets Glitter in the dark Don't sleep Red eyes sunken and stark Dream deep In her arms where you are safe These streets Never sleep still they never wake Somewhere... out there Gardens bloom and grow Children... awaken To a world they know Somewhere there's sunshine Somewhere the light's kind Somewhere they seek the day Somewhere there's no scene Somewhere the air's clean But somewhere is so far away These streets Glitter in the dark Don't sleep Red eyes sunken and stark Dream deep In her arms where you are safe These streets Never sleep still they never wake Somewhere the light is kind, is kind... no... oh yeah Welcome... children From the other side In the... darkness Your eyes are opened wide Here there are answers On the edge dancers Here the night hides our sins And if you listen While the streets glisten Here's where our story begins These streets Glitter in the dark Don't sleep Red eyes sunken and stark Dream deep In her arms where you are safe These streets Never sleep still they never wake
Submitted by Grave666 — Apr 24, 2025
[Intro to Jesus saves spoken by the bum "Hey, man, got a quarter? You ain't got nothin' that's ok man, that's ok. God bless you anyway. Here, I hope I didn't scare you or nothing like that. I, I ain't no bum or nothing like that. Yeah, I I use to live uptown once once before too you know. No, no, I did I did really. Use to come down here and look at all the characters. Never thought I'd be one of them though. Characters, man a lot of characters. He he, you got a minute, you got a minute, let me tell you a story about this friend of mine. D.T. Jesus use to stand for Down Town Jesus. He use to sell drugs and stuff down there, and they called him - that's why we use to call him DeTox. He was one character, one character that made it outa here. Let me tell you about him."] Jesus was a talker Just an out-of-place New Yorker He hung out on the boulevard He was sellin' nickel candies He was saving up all his quarters Bought himself a cheap guitar Started playin' bars Kids came in their cars Hear them shouting at the stage Jesus saves Jesus saves Yes, he does Jesus saves You know, Jesus he started changin' Things got really strange He saw his tee shirts everywhere He started missing shows The band came down to blows But Jesus he just didn't care Things got out of hand And so he quit the band Still the critics they would rave Jesus saves Jesus saves Yes, he does Jesus saves So the dice were cast Today become the past Jesus just disappeared He was headed for New York Or so his little label thought And there he gave away the years Last seen drinking wine Beneath a flashing sign Promising salvation to strays Jesus saves Jesus saves Yes, he does Jesus saves Hear him cut through the night On those late night radio waves Jesus saves Yes, he does Jesus saves
Submitted by The Void — Apr 24, 2025
Nighttime again Seems I'm my only friend Wander the streets alone The lost in search of his own Once again I've played the clown Used my friends and let them down Walk the streets just staring out Late at night the strange come out Time, time, time again I'm just looking for a friend But no one seems to be around Just this monkey that I've found Still he is my only friend And tonight he grins again Tonight he grins again Oh, yeah Tonight he grins again It's cold this pain It's burning inside my veins I walk away A shadow of Dorian Gray Once again I've played the clown Used my friends and let them down Walk the streets staring out Late at night the strange come out Time, time, time again I'm just looking for a friend No one seems to be around Just this monkey that I've found Still he is my only friend And tonight he grins again Tonight he grins again Oh, yeah Tonight he grins again Oooh, livin' on the... edge
Submitted by Warbringer — Apr 24, 2025
Who's this before me Dressed in rags, soaked in gin? Is it a sign or a warning? Am I now where he's been? Am I losing my way? Strange insanity It's an illusion away This reality You know that could be me, oh yeah That could be me Wake every morning I don't know where I've been All my excuses Showing strain wearing thin Am I losing my way? This strange insanity It's an illusion away This reality That could be me, oh yeah That could be me Another day, another night Another drink, another fight Somehow it's all the same And so I wake in my gin Never knowing where I've been Still I play the game So strange So strange So strange to me So strange So strange reality, yeah I look to the future With the eyes of the blind Can't see much further Than this haze in my mind Am I losing my way? Strange insanity It's an illusion away This reality You know that could be me Now that could be me, oh yeah Another day, another night Somehow it's all the same Another drink, another fight Still I play the game So strange So strange reality So strange So strange to me So strange So strange reality So strange So strange to me I'm losing my way Don't know where I've been Don't know where I've been
Submitted by Nargaroth — Apr 24, 2025
Do you remember? Look at me At all the things we said we'd be We'd beat the house We'd push the odds We'd take it all we had the cards With years to burn And years to trash Livin' life based on flash But somehow reaching for the stars I think we went a bit too far Got to get back Got to get back Got to get back I never meant to take it this far Got to get back Got to get back Got to get back When everything you touch turns gold Can weigh you down, can make you old? When metal doesn't ring the same Reaction from inside your brain And all the years we offered up To gods who couldn't get enough Though we still stay up all night The mornings aren't quite as bright Got to get back Got to get back Got to get back I never meant to take it this far Got to get back Got to get back Got to get back And all those things we thought we learned As we watch our bridges burn While standing in the afterglow I guess we gave them quite a show And who's to say what it's about When John Wayne caught the last train out And Spock and Kirk have had enough And no one's left to beam me up Got to get back Got to get back Got to get back I never meant to take it this far Got to get back Got to get back Got to get back I never meant to take it this far Yeah, oh ho I never meant to take it this far
Submitted by Nargaroth — Apr 24, 2025
So D.T. returned to the ground He had burned in the past And the press they all laughed And they said it never lasts Well the crowd they came in Just to see a man back from the dead As he stood on the stage It echoed in his head When you're skating on ice too thin to take it You got to move fast or else you'll break it So throw back your hair and let the wind rush by ...And you're alive So people take care when you're chasing a dream in the night That the walls of the past don't interrupt your flight Never stop, never turn, never look, never learn, so they say Somewhere in time we must pay for yesterdays When you're skating on ice too thin to take it Got to move fast or else you'll break it Throw back your hair and let the wind rush by ...And you're alive Yeah, you're alive And you're alive And you're alive! All right!
Submitted by Nargaroth — Apr 24, 2025
Hey D.T., what you been up to? It's been a real long time And your bill's past due Stop right there Don't you look away 'Cause you've had your fun Now it's time to pay Well you know that I've been waiting And I'm really very patient But you've pushed me way too far 'Cause you own me thirty thousand And with interest it's been growing While you've hidden in these bars Now I would have said duck it But then money by the bucket I hear you're raking in So please forgive my diction And prepare for crucifixion While I write your next of kin So please don't turn away You borrowed now you've got to pay Seems your mind's Gone a bit off track Time to readjust 'Cause Sammy's back So Sammy started dealing D.T. started reeling As they tumbled to the floor The furniture was flying D.T. had thought of dying When Tex walked through the door Now Tex wasn't waiting And without hesitation Grabbed Sammy by the throat Sammy started shakin' A frightened slab of bacon Hanging like a coat Seemed things were going all right Till Sammy pulled a knife "If you want to cut the cards Sammy's gonna up the odds" Then everything was quiet A street after the riot Silence hung like death And Tex he wasn't breathing His body lay bleeding A knife inside his chest When D.T. saw his friend there He quickly lost his terror As something tore inside His face was clenched in hatred As his mind formulated How this pimp would die Sammy saw it in his eyes Thought a retreat would be wise "Seems I've stayed A bit too long So I'll take my things And Sammy's gone"
Submitted by Corpse Grinder — Apr 24, 2025
Hey there, Lord, it's me I wondered if you're free Or not asleep This just won't keep It seem I just don't see Why all the things we asked Or prayed would come to pass? Have gone unheard Like silent words That slip into the past 'Cause Lord they're not schemes Can't you tell dreams Why do you let them slip by Never even tried? Is it you don't hear There's far too many tears Or can't you feel Are we unreal To one who knows no peers? You say we must pay dues But still I am confused I need to walk And with you talk Instead of to statues 'Cause Lord they're not schemes Can't you tell dreams Why do you let them slip by Never even tried? 'Cause you take all the fame Who'll accept the blame All the hurt Down here on earth Unnecessary pain Surely you must care Or are you only air Built in our minds We're in binds Never really there Can we be tired of you? Is that something we're allowed to do? For even the blind change their views And it's time we tried something new So I pled my case I'll now pull my escape Didn't mean to doubt What it's all about Seems I forgot my place But if you find the time Please change the story line Or give a call Explain it all I'll even leave the dime
Submitted by NecroGod — Apr 24, 2025
If I closed me eyes Would it all subside To an echo in the night Of a distant fading light? Then a stranger's silhouette A burning cigarette And somewhere in the haze A passage through the maze Can you hear me now? Or are there just too many doors Between then and now For me to ever reach on through? Pull you back somehow That don't happen anymore Still in the night I think I hear you calling I have walked this stage As the music played They knew every word But they never heard For they never changed It's all very strange As I'm standing here Contemplating years Can you hear me now? Or are there just too many doors Between then and now For me to ever reach on through? Pull you back somehow That don't happen anymore Still in the night I swear I hear you calling Can you hear me now? Or are there just too many doors Between then and now For me to ever reach on through? Pull you back somehow That don't happen anymore Still in the night I think I hear you calling
Submitted by Pestilence — Apr 24, 2025
I've been here since '81 That's a long time I've seen all there is to see Had a space on Astor Place Had it all once Now these streets Are my reality Because New York City fon't mean nothing It's just a good place when you're running Lights they cut so bright they make you bleed Neon children live their lives there Mad magicians tinsel nightmares Still you know I'm never gonna leave Never sleep alone on the subway Never walk alone on the tracks Never take a ride to the edge of your mind Unless you've got a ticket back Don't believe in T.V. preachers Don't believe in talk show stars Never follow trends if they turn on your friends Just be sure you know who your friends are 'Cause if you're running blind On a refueled mind Better watch the time Careful you don't go too far Never burn the bridges before you Never burn the bridges behind Don't burn the one that you're walking on Gonna hit the water in time Don't believe in expectations Don't believe in shooting stars If you make a stand on a dead empty hand Never let 'em see your cards 'Cause if you're running blind On a refueled mind Better watch the time Careful you don't go too far... too far New York City don't mean nothing It's just a good place when you're running Still you know I'm never gonna leave
Submitted by Corpse Defiler — Apr 24, 2025
Got a limousine I wanna show it Future's looking good I'll probably blow it Had some parents once But you'd never know it Bank roll oversize So what if I stole it? But who am I foolin'? I'm the king of the ruins But I'm doin' well tonight Got dreams to sell tonight Got to belong Try to hang on Got to belong Ghost in the ruins I'm runnin' the street scene Ghost in the ruins Burnin' like gasoline Ghost in the ruins I'm takin' you in deep Ghost in the ruins East Side, West Side Playin' for keeps See the runaway there on the corner Just a throwaway but somebody's daughter Had a pretty face so somebody bought her Sellin' her soul away so put in your order She knows what she's doin' She's a ghost in the ruins She's doin' it well tonight She got dreams to sell tonight She wants to belong She knows what to do She's got to hang on Ghost in the ruins I'm runnin' the street scene Ghost in the ruins Burnin' like gasoline Ghost in the ruins I'm takin' you in deep Ghost in the ruins East Side, West Side Playin' for keeps Playin' for keeps, yeah, yeah Wants to belong Knows what to do You got to hang on Ghost in the ruins I'm runnin' the street scene Ghost in the ruins Burnin' like gasoline Ghost in the ruins I'm takin' you in deep Ghost in the ruins East Side, West Side Playin' for keeps You know I don't know anymore I know I know that you know I know I know that you know I know I know that you know I don't know anymore I know I know that you know I know I know that you know I know I know that you know I don't know anymore I'm tellin' you I don't know anymore No, no I don't know anymore
Submitted by SerpentEve — Apr 24, 2025
Somewhere on that long lonely road We all stand alone looking for clues From our different views In the dark I've called out your name It echoes in vain over again In an empty room If I go away What would still remain... of me? The ghost within your eyes The whisper in your sighs You see... believe... And I'm always there Staring down a long empty hall Pictures on walls all with your name But it's not the same Searching for the chord I can't hear Been searching for years It's somewhere inside ...But it's well disguised If I go away What would still remain... of me? The ghost within your eyes The whisper in your sighs You see... believe... And I'm always there Someday I'll take a chance You find them where you can They tend to slip away Those doors to yesterday Forever is a long time, they say Maybe some day I'll meet you there If you've time to spare Tell me then where I can go? Where they won't know who I have been? Can we start again? And if I go away What would still remain... of me? The ghost within your eyes The whisper in your sighs You see... believe... And I'm always there
Submitted by Finntroll — Apr 24, 2025
Listen to me from deep down inside I'm the madness that just will not die With no regrets of what I'll do to you Before the night is over You'll be crawling to... me! Call me when you're weak For me you'll lie and cheat You'll never get away With me me you're here to stay Listen D.T., can't you see You stay with me and you'll be free Even as I soothe your soul I tear you down and make you old You just keep on coming back To buy another nickel sack Twelve o'clock time to greet Agony and ecstasy ...Ecstasy! I'm the cries from within When the day begins You know you'll follow me like sheep This shepherd never sleeps Tell me what's your price Come skate on my ice My blades they never rust I'm asking you to trust Listen now the time is right And what a way to start the night Spend your money endlessly Another grand insanity So, D.T., here is the plan I'll make your brain a rubber band Time to stretch it out and greet Agony and ecstasy ...Ecstasy!... Feel my whisper through your haze of pain Hear the calling of the neon vein See my name upon your soul's marquee I am agony and ecstasy! And just remember: If you ever need me, I'm here
Submitted by VladTheImpaler666 — Apr 24, 2025
I've been waiting, long forgotten Shipwrecked on a distant shore Am I drifting, no more wanted Floating outward evermore? All the dreams that I have harbored In the labyrinth of my soul Gone forever, not discarded Only sleeping till they're whole In the graveyard of my heart now Sleep the years that I've long sold For their markers is there nothing Only ghost I cannot hold And, Father, hear me I am tired Shall I waken in thy home And hold me closer I am trying Sweet Lord Jesus heal my soul
Submitted by Pestilence — Apr 24, 2025
So what can I tell you? If life's the length of this play Perhaps God gave the answers To those with nothing to say The years are forgiving If God's forgiving in kind Perhaps we'll all find the answers Somewhere in time Somewhere in time I've been changing, redefining All the things I thought I knew So long ago when I was flying Through the years that seem so far away In the back of a reason In the back of my mind Where I've piled up the seasons That I've traded for time I've been grasping at rainbows Hanging on till the end But the rain is so real lord And the rainbows pretend The rainbows pretend... I've been changing, redefining All the things I thought I knew So long ago when I was flying Through the years that seem so far away
Submitted by BloodShrine — Apr 24, 2025
So after all those one night stands You've ended up with heart in hand A child alone... On your own... Retreating Regretful for the things you're not And all the dreams you haven't got Without a home... A heart of stone... Lies bleeding And for all the roads you followed And for all you did not find And for all the things you had to leave behind I am the way I am the light I am the dark inside the night I hear your hopes I feel your dreams And in the dark I hear your screams Don't turn away Just take my hand And when you make your final stand I'll be right there I'll never leave And all I ask of you is... Believe Your childhood eyes were so intense While bartering your innocence For bits of string... The grown-up wings... You needed But when you had to add them up You found that they were not enough To get you in... Pay for sins... Repeated And for all the years you borrowed And for all the tears you cried And for all the fears you had to keep inside I am the way I am the light I am the dark inside the night I hear your hopes I feel your dreams And in the dark I hear your screams Don't turn away Just take my hand And when you make your final stand I'll be right there I'll never leave All I ask of you is... Believe!, yeah I never wanted to know, never wanted to see I wasted my time till time wasted me Never wanted to go, always wanted to stay 'Cause the person I am, are the parts that I play So I plot and I plan, hope and I scheme To the lure of a night filled with unfinished dreams And I'm holding on tight to a world gone astray As they charge me for years... I can't pay!, yeah I am the way I am the light I am the dark inside the night I hear your hopes I feel your dreams And in the dark I hear your screams Don't turn away Just take my hand And when you make your final stand I'll be right there I'll never leave And all I ask of you is... Believe ...Believe...
Submitted by johnmansley — Apr 24, 2025