The Venture (my band)’s Lyrics. ALL of them.

“Alive”

Lyrics by Aidan Bradley and Jason Savory. Music by Jason Savory, Aidan Bradley and Simon Bradley.

Lyrics for third verse adapted from “If” by Rudyard Kipling.

Verse 1:

Isn’t it amazing? As time goes by,

you try to figure out where you went wrong.

And do you want to know the sad thing?

The more you live your life,

the more you realise that you were right all along,

‘cause it made you strong.

Verse 2:

When I was younger, I thought that wrong was right,

it was the only way to survive.

But then you get older and wiser,

you find a girl and get a life

‘cause if you play your cards right

then you can feel so Alive.

You’ll feel so Alive.

Chorus:

Don’t ask me.

You need to work it all out on your own.

No, don’t ask me.

You’re a big boy now, you know.

I can’t help you

and it’s the only way we grow.

Nobody’s going to tell you.

You’re a big boy now, you know.

Verse 3:

So this is your story; a chance to prove your worth

before the last of this race has been run.

And if you can do this,

then yours is the Earth

and what is more, you’ll be

a man, my son.

My son.

Chorus.

End.

“Crazy”

Lyrics by Andrew Hughes. Music by Jason Savory, Andrew Hughes and Frank Morgan.

Verse 1:

I wanna tell you a story

that everyone should know.

I’m gonna teach you a lesson

that you really should’ve been told

about a certain complication with our sanity,

and baby i’m just playing with your vanity.

So come on.

So come on!

Chorus:

Talk to your mother, talk to your dad.

Let everybody know about the times we had.

Speak to your sister. Tell her where to go.

Let everybody know that the world’s about to go crazy!

Verse 2:

You know I pushed it to the limit,

to try to find out what to play.

I looked right at the Devil.

He told me “Son, you’re gonna make my day.”

So i’m leaving, escaping from my past.

Running away, running hard and fast.

So come on.

So come on!

Chorus.

Crazy! Crazy! Crazy! Crazy!

End.

“Future”

Lyrics by Aidan Bradley. Music by Aidan Bradley and The Venture.

Verse 1:

Time to tell the truth.

What makes you think I need more proof?

Do I really have to spell it out?

This journey could make you,

this journey could break you,

just try not to let me down.

Chorus Part 1:

Don’t you worry about your future.

I’ve forgotten about your past.

Chorus Part 2:

Just stay close and close your eyes

I pro mise we’ll make it through this alive!

Verse 2:

Time to take your vows.

And that guitar won’t save you now.

Now the time has come to be a man.

I’ll no longer teach you,

I can’t even reach you,

just hold on if you can!

Choruses.

‘Cause I’ve forgotten about your past!

Chorus Part 2.

End.

“Identity Crisis”

Music and Lyrics by Aidan Bradley.

Verse 1:

Who do you think you really are?

Somewhere along the line, I think you went too far.

The fates have given you your very final chance,

to find another way of murdering romance.

Bridge:

Forgiving and forgetting are very different things.

And I am getting so sick, I keep forgetting

[Who I am].

Chorus:

Identity Crisis averted today!

[Who I am].

My mind is no longer a safe place to stay.

Verse 2:

I can’t recall a time when I was some one good.

Beyond redemption, beyond being understood.

My memory fades in to a haze.

Just hold me close and we will hope for better days.

Bridge:

I’m exorcising demons from someone else’s head.

I need someone to help me and stop me feeling dead

[If you can].

Chorus.

Save me from falling,

From fading away.

Identity Crisis!

Identity Crisis!

Identity Crisis!

End.

“Playing with Fire”.

Lyrics by Aidan Bradley. Music by The Venture

Verse 1:

A sea of people.

Forgotten faces.

The glass half empty.

A new beginning.

Chorus:

And I will sit and bide my time.

[Bide my time]

I will come back and take what’s mine.

Before I die, I’ll come to life.

[Come to life]

Don’t play with fire, or run with knives!

Verse 2:

I feel it coming.

My sight’s returning.

Beyond my vision,

a fire is burning.

Chorus.

Chorus.

End.

“Road to You”.

Lyrics by Andrew Hughes and Aidan Bradley. Music by Andrew Hughes and The Venture.

Verse 1:

I’m in pain, and I need a little clarity.

I’ll act with grace, and take a little charity.

You know sometimes, I wonder if I could be

somebody else; a little different from what you see.

Chorus:

Cos I’m on the road to you.

Yes I’m on the road to you.

Verse 2:

I’m getting sick, of taking chances and playing games.

I look at you, and baby I know you’ll never change.

Do you recall? You told me once you would die for me.

Well that was then, and this is now. You know i’m not that naïve.

Chorus.

Verse 3:

I’m in pain, and I need a little clarity.

I’ll act with grace, and take a little charity.

Do you recall? You said once you would die for me.

Well that was then, and this is now. You know i’m not that naïve.

Chorus.

End.

“Russian Dolls”

Lyrics by Aidan Bradley. Music by Frank Morgan, Aidan Bradley and The Venture.

Verse 1:

It feels like I’m at the edge of you,

but I pretend that I don’t care.

No matter what I try to do,

it isn’t here and isn’t there.

So here I go again, to try and get some sense.

So here I go again.

So here I go again.

Chorus:

Fall into place, move into line.

What’s mine is yours, what’s yours is mine.

Hammer comes down, follow the crowd.

For fifty years, not a sound.

Verse 2:

You, you pull my strings until they break

under the pressure of these tests.

And if you walk away from here,

I understand it’s for the best.

And so a change will come. You’re time is at an end.

A change is gonna come.

A change is gonna come.

Chorus.

Chorus.

End.

“Solid Ground”

Lyrics by Aidan Bradley. Music by The Venture.

Verse 1:

How I want to lose control.

Tell me where to go from here

‘cause the only thing I know,

the only thing to fear

is the world behind our eyes

at the edge of what is real.

When the lie becomes the truth;

paranoia’s power to heal.

Chorus:

Something is changing.

I can’t decide;

should I laugh, should I cry

until the answer’s found?

The clocks are against me,

but time’s on my side.

Is it nice to be back here,

on Solid Ground?

Verse 2:

You need to stop and give me time

‘cause I think I know your name.

Baby, I’m so glad you’re here,

‘cause I need someone to blame.

There’s a world behind our eyes

 at the edge of what is real.

When the lie becomes the truth;

paranoia’s power to heal.

Chorus.

Woah woah!

Woah woah!

Woah woah!

Woah woah!

End.

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