When Time Stands Still

The road we walk will travel on
and the stops that we take will show us times
of long forgotten memories
left in baskets floating in the sun
thru reeds and rushes growing in
the wake of the path our tear drops fell

Our time together is more than now
but the past and future don't know how
to look into the eyes of mind and heart
and so we wait for now to play the part
when time stands still

We tell ourselves our tomorrows
are more than the plans we make today
while we hang our heads in sorrow
we pretend that somehow we will stay
so we hold our hands in tenderness
our touch lingers here and somewhere else... for...

The road will travel on
when the times undone
and thread still hangs, and we know
our tale goes on and on in multicolour
and can be found, and can be found
In the rainbow

Composer: Debbie Mannas • Music: AgnesQ

 Let me in

Capture the moment, freeze it in time

Grab it as it crosses my mind

Moulding to thoughts, spaces entwine

Wishing this could be all mine

Let me in, let me in

Wish your walls were wearing thin

Let me in, let me in Can you break them from within

Let me in, let me in

I would beg for your permission

To come in, to come in

Make this moment never end

This fog is lifting,

the strangest feeling

Breaking through the realms of my heart

Intensity, experience deepening

please, let this just be the start

Mmm mmm,

If not now, will we cross paths again

Mmm mmm

If not now, will we cross paths again

And if we do, would you want this dance to end

And if we do, would this journey ever end

Composer: Debbie Mannas • Music: AgnesQ

 Stranger in my head

You comfort me with your

strange elusive smile

You make me laugh, if even for a little while

And when I’m down you make me feel

like I could fly/ And still survive

It seems I have these

conversations in my mind

I speak my mind and tell you how I feel inside

No judgement, no recriminations, I’m

safe here with you / and so secure

but who are you this stranger in my head

that I can only see when I’m in bed

I wish I could remember what we said and did

it all remains a mystery, intangible, a dream

cause you are just this stranger in my head

In my dream state I see the

things I wish were true

I think my world is somewhat

jaded and unclear

If I could find the perfect person

would you still be here with me

Would I need you

Maybe I am too afraid to live

Maybe I don’t want to let this go

Maybe I am searching for someone

I recognise as you, awake

Cause you are just this stranger in my head

and who are you this stranger in my head

that I can only see when I’m in bed

I wish I could remember what we said and did

it all remains a mystery, intangible, a dream

cause you are just this stranger in my head

Composer: Debbie Mannas • Music: AgnesQ

 Mother are you scared

Tell me are you scared

Shouldn’t you be terrified

For the child you have borne

Mother do you cry

Tell me do you search the sky

And pray that you can save your child

From what he might become

Mother are you scared of leaving home

Tell me are you scared of leaving home

Mother do you weep

Tell me can you fall asleep

Knowing what will be unleashed

That now your child is armed

Mother are you scared of leaving home

Tell me are you scared of leaving home

And when you look at your reflection on the wall

Do you feel a strange disconnection taking hold

Does nothing matter to you anymore

Mother are you scared of leaving home

Tell me are you scared of leaving home

Mother are you scared of leaving home

Can’t you see there’s no where left to run

Mother are you scared of leaving home

Composer: Debbie Mannas • Music: AgnesQ

 Vulnerable

I know it’s terrifying

What has this led to

Emotions running wild

Did not intend to

But we are drawn

Moths to a flame

Can we survive If we walk away

I know how you feel

I know you’re vulnerable

And I promise this

I’ll hold your heart as precious

You will be safe with me

We’re trying hard to act

Like it doesn’t matter

Holding our feelings back

So our hearts wont shatter

We’re playing it cool

Like we don’t feel

But we both know

That this is real

Oh babe! Don’t hide from me

This tide is rising fast please,

oh please be brave

And let it take us, take us...

Composer: Debbie Mannas • Music: AgnesQ

 Would You

If I spoke of violence, would you listen

if I sang of the broken, would

it capture your heart

if I wrote of all the things, we take for granted

and only value when they’re torn apart

would you, would you feel the pain

would you, would you, turn up my sound

zor would you, would you, shut me down

and drown me out

If it didn’t happen in my backyard

if I left the country. commented from afar

if I didn’t live there, but still was scarred would my voice make a difference

and would you, would you, feel the pain

would you, would you turn up my sound

or would you, would you shut me down

and drown me out

If it didn’t happen in my backyard

if I left the country. commented from afar

if I didn’t live there, but still was scarred

would my voice make a difference

and would you, would you, feel the pain

would you, would you turn up my sound

or would you, would you shut me down

and drown me out

turn off the airwaves / shut

down transmissions

be like the three monkeys

/ turn off the airwaves / shut

down transmissions

hide like the three monkeys

but in the forest /if the trees still fall

and the air gets stale / will that be all

will that be all

and would you, would you feel the pain

would you, would you turn up my sound

Or would you, would you shut me down

and drown me out

If I stopped speaking would you

love me more

would my views be valid if I moved next door

could I speak out or simply shut my mouth

choose uneasy peace over right and justice

would you, would you feel the pain

would you, would you turn up my sound

Or would you, would you shut me down

and drown me out

Composer: Debbie Mannas • Music: AgnesQ

 Inspired

My thoughts on waking 

Are of you you you 

No question in my mind I need you you you 

Your love, your grace, your touch 

I can’t remember when it meant so much 

These precious moments 

With you you you 

Make me fall even deeper In love with you 

If life’s not fair when I’m alone 

I think of you and I am home 

I close my eyes and there you are again 

Babe you inspire me 

You desire me, you set me on fire you drive me 

You crave me, you make me reach higher 

And I love how you make me grow 

And I love how you make me feel 

And i love feeling this alive 

I feel inspired Dark skies or bright ones 

I’m with you you you Day light or when night comes 

I’m with you you you

Doesn’t matter near or far 

My place is always where you are 

My heart’s a locket where you’ll stay all day 

Distance may breed turbulence 

But memories of your gaze 

Will sustain me 

And when I look into the future 

I see you looking back at me 

I’m at peace, you make me feel peace

Composer: Debbie Mannas • Music: AgnesQ