Track listing:
1. You can count on me 3:52 (cordes, emo)
2. Picture perfect you 4:26 (cordes, emo)
3. Through your eyes 3:48 (cordes, emo)
4. Lost in you 4:30 (cordes, emo)
5. Livin' to die 4:15 (emo, sloan, roth)
6. There's no reason 3:42 (cordes, emo)
7. Serenade the sun 4:27 (emo, roth)
8. Show me 4:20 (emo, roth, sloan, pence)
9. Life goes on 3:51 (cordes, emo)
10. Figure 8 4:19 (cordes)
11. My Friend 4:06 (emo, sloan, pence, roth)
12. Free from humanity 2:16 (cordes, sarmiento)

published by shapiro bernstein and co., inc. & mca music

backing vocals: emosia, eliot sloan, henry benefield, gerald brown, cheryl cordes, prince be's mom, belinda lipscomb...............

and soo many more people were involved in the production of this cd.. i don't wanna type it all up.. cause nobody cares!!!!!!!!!!! lol!! :P

I think this site is the bomb!! I really appreciate all the awesome stuff you said about me.. I am totally totally flattered.. If there is anything you need or anything I can help you with , you got it... Thank you so so much.. and you have my permission to print the lyrics.. Its definitely an honor..

Emosia

Heres the lyrics for Loves Paradise

YOU CAN COUNT ON ME
They try and keep you down
But they dont know, they dont know your dreams
The pride that helps you get through the day
Something a nickel or a dime cant take away

(Understand love for what it is, and keep it universal)

Yes I know
That you hate what you are
But dont you know
The promised lands no that far
Yes I know
Your pride has gone away
But theres always another day
So I say

Hey brother
Im never gonna let you down
Ill help you turn it all around
You can count on me
Hey brother
Im here because I understand
Ill always treat you like a man
You can count on me
You can count on me

Dont let em keep you down
Ya gotta try, as hard as it may seem
A victim of a world that's lost its mind
Still the same, youre just like me

(They say love is eternal, but I bets its longer than that)

Yes I know
That you hate what you are
Dont you know
The promised lands not far
Yes I know
Your life has gone astray
Theres always another day
So I say

(Repeat chorus again)

PICTURE PERFECT YOU

The epitome of beauty
An idea that soaks my soul
Your aura does consume me
And throws my mello out of control

Ive waited all this life
To capture me a glimpse of the living end
You never say a word
So I replay my memory
Time and time again

I dont wan to live another day
And make believe that everythings okay
Wheres the good that left and went away
The perfect you, the perfect you, perfect you

A thought so very lovely
But a painful sight to see
Ya always let me down
But I cant seem to let it be

I long to see you smile
Since its been gone this rhythm has no rhyme
You never say a word
Can I keep my soul, if I lose my mind

(repeat chorus)

THROUGH YOUR EYES

Father now my day is through
So I take the time to talk to you
Cause theres so many questions on my mind
I need to know that when I die
Ill be with you among the sky
Where I can see all beauty through your eyes

All my life Ive been around
A thoughtless world trying to bring me down
But you held my hand and promised me a better day
I try and give what you gave to me
A soul that lives through eternity
But they ignore my cries and they turn away

Father, will the pain subside?
Of is it all a waste of time
I think I know the answer
From the years of tears youve cried
Though I tried so hard to care
For a disillusioned world Im scared
Cause I see the disappointment in your eyes

Lord, is there a remedy
To cure this world of misery
And give our children something to look forward to?
And if I could Id gladly give
Id give m life so they could live
Away from all the sorrow like I wanted to

So I fold my hands and pray
For those whove thrown our world away
Its so hard to see a future
When we destroy it everyday
Lord I try so hard to care
For disillusioned world Im so scared
Cause I can see the disappointment in your eyes

Father, now I say goodbye
And I promise you that I will try
To make a world a better place to live again
And if I die would you please promise me
Youll save a place in eternity
Sitting by your side, amen.

LOST IN YOU

Take me to your soul
Lose me in your smile
Baby I dont care just as long as I get there
No need to cliches
Or silly masquerades
Im drifting endlessly, drifting closer to you

For so long I live in darkness
Im looking for the light
You surround my heart with your love
Your aura shining bright
You keep the sun alive eternally
And you keep me from the night

Dont you know Ill do what you want me to
Open up your soul and let me get close to you
I just wanna say
You take my breath away
Ill do what you want me to, Ill get lost in you.

Youre the only road
To my happiness
Hold me tightly in your arms caress me in your dreams
My love will find a way
To your emptiness
Singing tenderly to your emotions

So close but yet so far my imagination's
Running away with me
And it takes me to a place where
Youre the only one I see
But when I awake all I have
Is pain and misery

(repeat chorus)

FIGURE 8
(Backing vocals by Eliot Sloan)

I look at you, I feel invincible
See all I need from you, is the passion in your eyes baby
I look at the fountain and I watch it overflow
You blow out the candles babe
And right before my eyes I see you change, you changed

And it comes in like the tide
A question mark lies on my face, I almost want to cry
You erase my emotions, with a kiss and a clever sigh
Im looking through you and you know how I feel

You say loves uncertain and it blows in like the wind
I say loves eternal and it comes from way within
You say love is passion and confuse me once again
You got me goin in circles babe
You left that figure 8 in my eyes
In my eyes (in my eyes babe. that figure 8 in my eyes)

I wonder if I can set my emotions free for you
All I wanna do, is stare into your eyes baby
The times you said you loved me I can count em
On my hands
I became confrontational
And all you have to do for me is cry (is cry)
Im right there to hold your hand
To me youre just that personal, but you dont understand
Spoke to your compassion, I said I wonder where you are
I love you and you love me, I thought youd understand

(repeat chorus to fade)

FREE FROM HUMANITY

I know some just cant understand
Its not about the downfall of man
Lets drift safely on a journey to forget the past
Where happy people cry with me
And those full of life will die with me
Our final destination is peace at last

And I wonder how it would be
If my heart were free from humanity
Lord, I always dreamed it would be
Bliss eternally
If my heart were free from humanity

Constant wishing for some space
So I can dream of a place
Where theres a happy ever after for me and you
And I still hope that day will come, where well be the
Brilliant ones
And realize true beauty comes internally

(Repeat Chorus)

When happy people cry with me
And those full of life will die with me
Our final destination is peace at last.

LIVIN TO DIE
(backing vocals by Eliot Sloan)

(Ooh yea, mmmm)
Shes got a bag on her shoulder and her thumb in the wind
And shes running away from her life
With a dime in her pocket and a dream in her heart
Shes riding highway misfortune but she didnt see the sign

Though her name had to change still the innocence remains
Cause sin her heart shes still daddys little girl

Oh, Delilah
Is your will to survive gonna hurt your much more
Than what you left behind?
Oh, Delilah
Wont you swallow your pride
Cause your suns going down and youre livin to die

She still aint got no money
Cause she thinks shes paying dues
And shes living off the lies shes been told
And all the friends that shes made
Are the ones who sealed her fate
Cause the cost to keep her pride she had to pay with her soul

And the stars in her eyes turned to painful lullabies
Whatever happened to (whatever happened to) daddys little girl

Oh, Delilah
Is your will to survive gonna hurt your much more
Than what you left behind?
Oh, Delilah
Wont you swallow your pride
Cause your suns going down and youre livin to die

Oh, Delilah
Is your will to survive gonna hurt your much more
Than what you left behind?
Oh, Delilah
Wont you swallow your pride
Cause your suns going down and youre livin to die
ooh livin to die livin to die livin to die
And the stars in her eyes turned to painful lullabies
Whatever happened to daddys little girl, daddys little girl
Oh, Delilah
Is your will to survive gonna hurt your much more ooh yea
Than what you left behind?
Oh, Delilah
Wont you swallow your pride
Cause your suns going down and youre livin to die
ooh livin to die livin to die livin to die
Oh, Delilah (why did you have to go, ooh)
Is your will to survive (why dont you come back home) gonna hurt your much more
Than what you left behind? swallow your pride....

(fade to end)
oh Delilah... swallow your pride livin to die Oh, Delilah
Is your will to survive gonna hurt your much more ooh yea
Than what you left behind?
Oh, Delilah

THERES NO REASON

Sometimes I cry for my people
What can you do to make them understand
Why cant they see things just like you do
And help their fellow man

Living in a world (a world)
Full of sin and separation
Living in a world (a world)
Full of hate and bigotry
I look around
Then I pray for my salvation
I close my eyes
And look beyond the skies

Theres no reason we cant live together
Theres no reason we cant make it better

If I could die for my people
And erase the pain theyve left behind
To save us all, Id gladly give it all
And die a thousand times...

Living in a world (a world)
Full of greed and false ambition
Were gonna lose our world
Cause were livin so carefree
Then pray for your salvation
Close your eyes
And look beyond the skies

Theres no reason we cant live together
Theres no reason we cant make it better

SHOW ME

When I lie awake in the middle of the night
Holding back the tears
With my heart bleeding on the cross of your touch
Ooh, you got he best of me
Do you want the rest of me?

Bet you didnt realize
When I look into your eyes
The world just doesnt mean a thing
Like your tender touch and the love you bring
Oh I need you close to me
Every little piece of me
Will love you honestly?
And if theres an easy way

Show me
That theres a chance that we can love each other
Love me
The way that I love you
Show me
That when I call on you, youll have the answer
Be my guiding light
In my darkest night
Show me the way

As I lie awake, I search deep inside my soul
Fighting all my fears
Hoping you can rescue me from all I have to fear
From all the years I used to be afraid

I get you didnt realize
How much time has passed me by
All the pain I knew inside
You came along and kissed them all away
Oooh, look what you done to me
All I ever need to be
Is with you baby
By your side and if theres an easy way

(chorus)

I cant be wrong for believing
Just say the words and Im yours
I close my eyes still I see you there
In my heart, in my soul, in my life

(repeat chorus)

LIFE GOES ON

When the game seems like its got you down and out
All you have to do is pick yourself up and off the ground
Cause life goes on
And when he calls you and your time has come to pass
It really makes no sense for you to even carry on

Tell me why youre making excuses for your life
You gotta live it.. You gotta do it
It aint so hard to be the best that you can be
Lifes full of hard times, but you can make it through it

So hold on tight to your peace of mind
Let negativity flow out like the tide
Be prepared for a bumpy ride
Close the chapters in your past
Or you wont know how the story ends

(Repeat Chorus)

Why ya wanna try and keep me down?
Always tryin to trip on me
Misery loves company
Ive made many mistakes in my life
Take the good times with the bad
Thats the way to unlock your dreams

Your every wish can be your destiny
And you can take them further than the eye can see
It doesnt matter what they mean to me
Close the chapters in your past
Or youll know how the story ends

(Repeat Chorus)

Hold your head up high
Take control of your life
Never let it pass you by
Youre bound to fail if you dont try
Its time that you get on your way
And find yourself a brighter day
And if you ask me what I think
That is what Ill say

MY FRIEND
(hmmm... my friend)
Put your head on my shoulder
No need to worry 'bout a thing (oh)
I'll be the cure for your loneliness
I'll make you feel like you're whole again
Yes I will

And you can always count on me wherever I may be
When this world's got you feelin' blue
Call on me and I'll run to you (call on me and Ill run to you)
My friend (yah my friend)

Listen baby
On my wings we both can fly
Cause there's no burden big enough no no no
And when you're hurtin' baby so am I and we'll both cry (well both cry)
There's nothing stronger than our love
And you can always count on me (count on me), wherever I may be (wherever I may be)
Oh I'm gonna find the way (find the way)
To a better day
find a way to a better day My friend (my friend)

So let me be the one to save you (aw oh hold onto me)
Cause it's the least (its the least) that I can do, oh (that I can do)
And you don't have to return the favor (oh no no)
Cause I promise you (promise you)
Oh we're gonna make it through (make it through)
My friend

(Aww) So let me be the one to save ya darling (aw yah yah)
Cause it's the least (its the least) that I can do, oh
And you don't have to return the favor (oh no no)
Cause I vow to you, vow to you
Oh we're gonna make it through

Put your head on my shoulder
No need to worry bout a thing
If you need me I'll be there in a hurry baby
Please call on me, time and time again
Cause you're my, my friend