Kyle Vincent | Gathering Dust Lyrics

Gathering Dust Lyrics
Rare & Unreleased, Vol. 2

Click here for a printable lyrics sheet

IN A HEARTBEAT

(Music & Lyrics by Tommy Dunbar & Kyle Vincent)

In his arms there you were last night
And you saw someone else in mine
And we smiled an awkward kind of smile
Then softly waved good bye
And I realized

In a heartbeat
I’d come running back to you
In a heartbeat
I’d take another chance with you
In a heartbeat

Time had almost numbed the pain
Seeing you brought it back again
Though I’ve tried to leave it all alone
I keep reaching for the phone
Just to tell you

In a heartbeat
I’d come running back to you
In a heartbeat
I’d take another chance with you
In a heartbeat

Am I just dreaming my life away
When we said that we would just be friends
I thought it was the end
But it never ends no it never ends

In a heartbeat
I’d come running back to you
In a heartbeat
I’d take another chance with you
In a heartbeat
I’d come running back to you
In a heartbeat
I’d take another chance
Would you

I DON’T WANNA KNOW

(Words & Music by Tommy Dunbar & Kyle Vincent)

Took the long way home over Cambridge Road
Down the old block
Just to find the place
Where we left our names in the sidewalk

To remind me of those better days
I can feel they’re slippin’ away
And I can hardly face it baby

But if it’s so
I don’t wanna know
’Cause I’m not ready
To let you go
I don’t wanna know

See the old man holding his lady’s hand
As they’re walking
There’s a story there
Of a love so rare never ending

And that’s how I thought it would be
Even now I wanna believe
But I can hardly face it baby

But if it’s so
I don’t wanna know
’Cause I’m not ready
To let you go
I don’t wanna know

Look at us love
I try hard but I just can’t understand
We’ve come too far to let it go
We’ve got to bring it back girl
Can’t we bring it back

In the sidewalk a heart still remains
Where once a promise was made
And I won’t let us break that baby

THE KING & THE QUEEN

(Words & Music by Kyle Vincent)

Run into your room and shield your ears
The bombs are flying again
It’s that time of year
They spend as much time fighting each other as fighting the war
So I turn my radio up one notch and hide behind the door

A child surrounded by his broken toys
But they work so well when you need to hide the noise
In a garden seeded on poison land a flower struggles to grow
Into all it can be
Find the sanity
It’s somewhere I just know

Written as a fairy tale to the end it seemed
So whatever happened to the king and the queen

You made me change my name and I’ve paid a cost
You made me change my age for the youth I lost
As you sink a drink and think about how cruel life’s been to you Paranoia’s so sweet
Cause you can always blame the damage done

Coming between the king and the queen
Trying to make sense of it all
The lady and the man I’ve seen living down that hall
In his world he was Napoleon sailing on the Seine
In her world she was the Amherst Belle
Written as a fairy tale to the end it seemed
So whatever happened to the king and the queen

It’s about time you decide
To make or break the victim
Ties that bind your mind
And celebrate a new day of your life.

JONESIN' FOR ZILAH

(Music & Lyrics by Kyle Vincent)

It all started at a little store called Sprouting Wings
A health food store selling real healthy things
She tried to hide her almond Indian eyes
But I caught them staring my way
And since then I’ve never been the same

And I’m jonesin’ for Zilah
Jonesin’ for Zilah

I’d pick her up after work we’d go for a drive Her caramel candy body next to mine
And in a stolen moment I’d realize
The addiction had taken hold of me
And I’d be fighting it endlessly
Jonesin’ for Zilah
Jonesin’ for Zilah

I’ve got the shakes and I’m hooked on her
Until I find a cure
I’ll be jonesin’ for Zilah

Was she the love I never knew
We never had the chance to do
All the things that I dreamed of
I can’t believe those days are gone

Every now and then I’d hear our song
And I drove by that old store but it was gone
But I’ll always have that place inside
For the girl whose name means peaceful light
I’ll be spending all my life

Jonesin’ for Zilah
Jonesin’ for Zilah

I’ve got the shakes and I’m hooked on her
How long must I endure
Until I find a cure
I’ll be jonesin’ for Zilah
Jonesin’ for Zilah

WHEN YOU WERE A CHILD

(Words & Music by Kyle Vincent/Liz Vidal)

When you were a child
You still believed
When your dreams ran wild
The world was yours to invent
And there you went

Spreading your magic arms
And flying your rocket to Mars
You always found your way home
When you were a child

When you were a child
Life was so simple then
Remember when
It was so easy to smile
Just climbing your favorite tree
You’d scrape your knee

But nothing could stop the kid from
Becoming the king of the mountain
And you always found your way home
When you were a child

And every day would last so long
But now so quickly they’re gone
Where do we go wrong?

But somewhere your soul was shattered
And all of your dreams were scattered
You need to find your way home
When you were a child

SAVE ME

(Words & Music by Kyle Vincent)

Charla went to her ashram for the summer
Something about finding her lost god
Emily’s waving goodbye to all her old friends
She’s doubting everything she’s ever thought
And every man wants something he doesn’t have
I understand but only you can

Save me
Save me my love

I guess I’ve always believed in nothing
But I wanna believe in you
We’ll pray to the trees
We’ll pray to the ocean
We’ll find an oracle for two
Take my hand I’ve found my holy land
And it’s right here if only you would

Save me
Save me my love
Save me
Save me my love

Every night I close my eyes and only dream of you
The universe is so defined and clearly in my view
Then when the night is gone
All the world is one.
C’mon girl

Save me
Save me my love
Save me
Save me my love
Save me
I want you to save my love
Save me

QUIERO AMARTE

(Words by Maria Mattarazzo/Music by Kyle Vincent)

Se que aveses te niego
Y que asta digo
Que ya no me hases falta
Como quiciera cer
Un mago
Un aladdin
Para borrarte de mi alma

Como ago para vivir sin ti
Como ago para sentir sin ti
Como are para olvidarte
Cuando solo
Cuando solo
Quiero amarte

Me conformo con que seas
Parte de mi sombra
Para que si mi corazon
No pare de latir

Y pueda
Sobre vivir
Sin tu piel
Tu mirada

Como ago para vivir sin ti
Como ago para sentir sin ti
Como are para olvidarte
Cuando solo
Cuando solo
Quiero amarte

Mientras tu corazon
Ilvana el olvido
Yo de silvano
Lo tejido

Solo se que sin ti
Ya no hay fuerza
En mi alma

Como ago para vivir sin ti
Como ago para sentir sin ti
Como are para olvidarte
Cuando solo
Cuando solo
Quiero amarte

CILANTRO

(Words & Music by Kyle Vincent)

She said her name was
Cilantro or Parsley or something
I’m not sure what
But I know it was an herb

She said she came from
Sudbury or Shrewsbury or somewhere
I’m not sure where
But I know it was a bury

We spoke of changing the world
We spoke of saving the world
And how great it was to find a friend
And I saw the youth in her eyes

I saw what used to be mine
She made me feel young again

She said I reminded her of
Someone she met while thumbing
From Berkeley to Burbank
Or somewhere in between

She said was searching for
Who she was and what she was and why
And I understood
So was I

We talked of saving our lives
We talked of changing our lives
And how great it was to find a friend
And I saw the dreams in her eyes
Dreams that I still have in mine
That I guess I’ll have ‘til the end

We said goodbye and then she
Kissed me or hugged me or something
I’m not sure what
But I know it felt good

She said her name was
Cilantro or Parsley or something
I’m not sure what
But I know it was an herb

IT'S JUST A SONG

(Music & Lyrics by Kyle Vincent)

It’s not you
It’s not me
It’s just words and a simple melody
The strings are only there
To make it warm
They don’t mean a thing
They’re only a part of the score

My piano cries for no one
The woodwinds rise on their own

It’s just a song
That’s all it is
It can’t change the world
It can’t make you fall in love again

It’s just a song
It’ll never stop a war
Or make the old young
It’s just a song
It’s nothing more

The singer’s me
But it’s not about you
It came from the sky
Down through my fingers
There was nothing I could do

Yeah the voice is mine
But it’s not my fault
I just opened my mouth
And the words came out

The guitar plays for no one
The horns slowly enter and soar

But it’s just a song
That’s all it is
It can’t change the world
It can’t make you fall in love again
Yeah it’s just a song
It’ll never stop a war
Or make the old young
It’s just a song
It’s nothing more

And if it makes you feel strong
Sing along
And if you find your comfort
Well, that’s not wrong
Sing! Sing!

It’s just a song
That’s all it is
It can’t change the world
It can’t make you fall in love again
Yeah it’s just a song
It’ll never stop a war
Or make the old young
It’s just a song
It’s nothing more

It’s just a song
And that’s all it’ll ever be
No it can’t change the weather
It can’t make you fall in love with me
Cause it’s just a song
It’ll never stop a war
Or make the old young
It’s just a song
It’s nothing more

It’s just a song
It’s nothing more

NOW I KNOW

(Words & Music by Kyle Vincent & Liz Vidal)

Forgotten
But still not forgiven
When we meet
You don't say a word
Think I wanted to hurt you
But I didn’t
The way you treat me
I just don’t deserve

‘Cause I never meant to cause you any pain
Never really gave it any thought
I guess you had to turn and walk away
Just to get to my heart..and

Now I know
When a heart is breaking
You can’t let go
And you just can’t take it
You told me so
But I didn’t believe it
Now I feel it
Now I know

I just wanted
To take what was given
Took too much
I must’ve been blind
‘Cause love can’t live
On good intentions
Needs so much more
To keep it alive

And now I stand alone in the rain
Wishing I could turn back time
Oh I can’t get you out of my mind..and

Now I know
When a heart is breaking
You can’t let go
And you just can’t take it
You told me so
But I didn’t believe it
Now I feel it
Now I know

If you would give me the chance
Darling I swear
I'd treat you right
And always be there
I really need you tonight
Darling I swear

WITH YOU GONE

(Words & Music by Kyle Vincent)

Dear old friend
Thought of you today
That's not unusual
It seems to come in waves
Where you are
Must be kind
You live in sanity
Well I’ve never found mine

Still I dance
With the shadows that cover my walls
And haunt every night as it falls
And fight every day

So I laugh
Can't afford the cry now
There's a chance
That I won't get by now
All these years
I've searched for the loss to be filled
And tried every book, every pill
But they don't do a thing

With you gone
I can't go on
With you gone
Every right seems wrong
With you gone
The nights are so long

I have so many pieces of the puzzle
So why is it I
Just can't seem to make the picture
Out of all these visions in my mind

So I dance
With the shadows that cover my walls
They haunt every night as it falls
And they won't go away

With you gone
I can’t go on
With you gone
Every right seems wrong
With you gone
The nights are so long
With you gone
I can't sing my song
With you gone
Don't know where I belong
With you gone
It's so hard to be strong

(Words & Music by Kyle Vincent/Hank Linderman/Steve Kipner/Clif Magness)

On a night like this
I remember

The more things change
Seems the more they stay the same
Never thought that we could get back here again
But here we are

It's just like time's been standing still
We've come back to the start where we promised our hearts
That love would never end, baby

It was a night like this
I remember like it was yesterday
On a night like this
The moonlight took us all the way
To heaven
And since then there's so much we've missed
We could fall in love again
On a night like this

We got lost
Somewhere out there in the cold
Oh and nothing's been the same since you've been gone
Oh, but life goes on
Baby I know I compromised
In the arms of another
A part of each other
Must have been holding on...believing

In a night like this
I remember like it was yesterday
On a night like this
The moonlight took us all the way
To heaven
And since then there's so much we've missed
We could fall in love again

Stars shining down on lovers
Old feelings rediscovered
Ain't it funny how the world can turn
To find ourselves we live and learn

(Words & Music by Kyle Vincent & Liz Vidal)

It was one of those long, summer nights
When the heat sticks to your skin
Like honey, hot and sweet and dripping

And Carmen turned on the radio
Danced around in a circle slow
The shoulders of her white dress slipping

I can still feel her eyes staring at me
My temperature rising a hundred degrees
There's one thing I swear I'll never forget
The way she was looking the moment she said

Baby lock the door and turn out the lights
I wanna give you something to remember me by
The night's on fire and so am I
I wanna give you something to remember me by
Remember me

She laid down by my side, the moonlight shining in
Our shadows on the wall were melting
Mmm, and when we touched it was so complete
Oh, she knew every part of me
Heart and soul together in perfect rhythm

I can't pretend there were promises made
Or that I ever thought she would stay
But there's one thing I swear I'll never forget
The way I was feeling the moment she said

Baby lock the door and turn out the lights
Gonna give you something to remember me by
The night's on fire and so am I
I wanna give you something to remember me by

Baby lock the door and turn out the lights
I wanna give you something to remember me by
Oh the night's on fire and so am I
C’mon give me something to remember you by
Remember me

MAYBE IT’S BETTER THIS WAY

(Words & Music by Kyle Vincent)

Hold me close
One last time
And for this moment
Let us leave our weapons behind
You hurt me
I hurt you
It’s crazy
But we both know what we’ve gotta do

I don’t know where we went wrong
I don’t know what we did wrong
It’s so hard letting go
When we both know..that

Maybe it’s better this way
Maybe the sun will come another day
Maybe good bye is all we can say
But baby, maybe it’s better this way

Love me now
Before I go
Just one more time
For the times we’ve known
I wanna hear the old love songs
I wanna feel the old love strong
It’s so hard letting go
When we both know..that

Maybe it’s better this way
Maybe the sun will come another day
Maybe good bye is all we can say
But baby, maybe it’s better this way

How many one more tries
Keeping love alive
Inside a memory
There’ll always be a you and me
It’s so hard letting go
When we both know, baby

Well maybe it’s better this way
Maybe the sun will come another day
Maybe goodbye is all we can say
But baby
Well maybe it’s better this way
This way