Alex Wong

ANA11131 Me, Forever

My sacred heart swells
Through cathedral bells
A lover forsaken

The carousel drones
Down the cobblestone
And something awakens

I hear you calling, I remember, I remember
This feeling follows me forever, me forever

The sidewalks I’ve known
Play an undertone
Of memories escaping

They echo down the canyon walls
As the streetlights dissolve
Into shadows I'm chasing

Somebody told me I've been here before
But I’m not the same anymore

Through the starry night a younger light is racing
Could it be a sign or a satellite we’re chasing
The signals never fade away 

ANA11129 In The Creases

You’re the smell of the toast you made in the mornings
You’re the page in my book I keep to myself
You’re the unlocking sound when I turn my door key
You’re the scar that I have from the time that I fell

I can’t describe the faces
And I can’t recall the names
But you remain

I keep you in the creases
I hide you in the folds
Protect you from the sunlight
Shield you from the cold
Everybody said they were glad to see you go
But no one ever has to know

You’re the part of the moon that blends into blackness
Even though we know it’s really still there
You’re the song that I sing and I don’t need to practice 
You’re the green shirt I keep though it’s too small to wear

The things that I refuse to see
And all the nights I still can’t sleep
I curl between the sheets 
The creases where you used to be

Once love wakes it never sleeps
Even when you love a dream

ANA11124 Wherever You Are

Beyond the blinking city lights
We search for signals in the sky
We all look up alone together
We scan the faces in the crowd
For something we can’t say out loud
But we’ve followed it forever
Wherever you are
I am racing through the night
Wherever you are
I will make the stars align
And I promise we’ll remember
Even if we don’t understand
Wherever you are
I’m coming as fast as I can
Old friend what if we’ve always known
That theres a map that guides us home
We’re all returning to each other
So look up look up look at the ancient lights
There is one you recognize
I’m coming back for you my lover
And after the bones dry out
After the treasures have been found
After the sun goes down
Darling we’ll change our names
And start this game again

ANA11130 It Used To Be A Movie

It used to be a movie now it's a script on a page
I could describe every color could replay every scene frame by frame
The way that the orchestra swelled all around every word that we said
Now all I see are black and white typewritten lines in my head.

It used to be a movie now we’re just frozen in place
Golden Toyko morning as the Japanese light licked your face
I barely remember the words that exploded outside of the frame
Now only the shot of your smile and your faraway eyes remains

Did it ever really happen 
Did it every really happen
Did it ever really happen at all
I’m sure I would recall

Sometimes I catch myself remembering part of a dream
And I can’t tell the difference except that you're still there with me
The scientists say it all looks the same inside of our head
Maybe someday i’ll only remember this version instead

When I think of your picture
That we hung by the stairs
I can still smell the ocean
and the breeze in yr hair
I can still taste your laughter
and the salt in the air
And I swear I remember
But I wasn’t there

ANA11128 There Are No Shadows In LA

In LA there are no shadows
There are no shadows in LA
Our memory’s written backwards
Getting shorter every day

Here in a city that doesn’t talk back
Sing for the future run from the past
Oh the water’s rising fast

We followed the sunlight as far as we could
Were looking for heaven we found Hollywood
Where nobody’s selfish they’re all just misunderstood

Well it’s still so hard to tell you
Oh telling you is so hard
We’re as empty as the sidewalks
On Venice blvd

Oh I heard the angels singing
That Spanish siren call
Her flowers bloom in winter
If you survive the fall

Here in a city that doesn’t talk back
Sing for the future run from the past
Oh the fires fading fast

And we tried to concentrate
But the warmth of the windshield made it hard to stay awake

We followed the sunlight as far as we could
Were looking for heaven we found Hollywood
And the Japanese maple that watched patiently
As we lost our voices as it lost its leaves
And we followed the sunlight as far as we could
And I’m sorry the sun didn’t set where it should
But nobody’s selfish here we’re all just misunderstood

ANA11125 Just Enough

If it’s a crash
let it be quick
gone in an instant
no time to think
I hope I never see it coming
only bright light filling up my eyes
If its a crash
Let it come right on time

(CHORUS)
I don’t wanna know too much
Just enough just enough

If it’s a fall
let it be fast
into the darkness
where the future meets the past
I wanna feel just like I’m flying
I wanna sleep before my body hits the ground
if it’s a fall 
I don’t wanna make a sound

(CHORUS)

(BRIDGE)
I keep having the same dream
Is it a message or a memory
It's a photograph
of a Cadillac
somethings happening
People gather round to see
Is it me?
Is it me?

ANA11123 Maybe When You're Older

Show me what you've seen
What did you discover
On the other side
Before we met each other

Every time you see the stars
You’ll remember what you are

Don't you cry my dear
The plan is set in motion
Gather all your tears
Drop them in the  ocean

Always staring at the sky
Now I know the reason why

Oooh
Go to sleep my love
Before the night grows colder
And I will ask you more
Maybe when you're older 

ANA11126 Show Yourself

I close my eyes and I count to ten
You vanish just like you did back then
Beneath the branches of the banyan tree
Oh why do you still hide from me

The sun is low in the Southern sky
Our shadows stretch into the night
I close my eyes and I count to ten
Do we have to play this game again

Show yourself
Show yourself
Come out come out
Wherever you are

The monsters we keep out of sight
Still scratch at the door go bump in the night
But wild things will not be tamed
Until we call them out by name

I miss the sound of my father’s Chinese
Fading in the suburban breeze
Why do I run from what I used to be
Why am I hiding from my history

And ready or not the morning comes
It shines a light on everyone
And ready or not you see the truth
There is nobody chasing you