There has to be a little passion in your life
You've got to put the world to rights before too long
When I was young, I thought that everything was good
But how it slowly fades away

-- "La La La," from the single Love to Hate You

There is a star in the sky
Guiding my way with its light
And in the glow of the moon
Know my deliverance will come soon

-- "Waiting for the Night," from the album Violator

Yesterday, when I was mad
And quite prepared to give up everything
Admitting I don't believe
In anyone's sincerity
And that's what's really got to me
Then, when I was lonely
I thought again and changed my mind

-- "Yesterday, When I was Mad," from the album Very

And the stars will show
Where the waters flow
Where the gardens grow
That's where I'll meet you

-- "Stars," from the album Have a Nice Day

You're pretty close to what I've always hoped for
That's why my love for you is fairly strong
And I swear I'm never gonna leave you, darlin'
At least 'til something better comes along

-- "Good Enough for Now," from the album Polka Party

Go ahead, wreck your life
That might be good
Who can say what's wrong or right?
Nobody can

-- "Spiraling Shape," from the album Factory Showroom

How in the world can I wish for this?
Never to be torn apart
Close to you 'til the last beat of my heart

-- "The Last Beat of My Heart," from the album Peepshow

Give me time I will be clear
Given time you'll understand
What posesses me to right what you have suffered
I'm in this mood because of scorn
I'm in a mood for total war
To the darkened skies once more and ever onward

-- "Darkangel," from the album Empires

All the good things you've had
Always end up with someone else
And you claim that they are stealing?
All the big plans you make
will explode and you'll suffocate
From the anger you are feeling

-- "Self-Saboteur," from the album Nuages du Monde

Now under the silver moon
Where the beat of life has faltered
Time is a grain of sand and sadness a feather
And all we have is who we are

-- "I Wonder," from the album Deluge

Who's aboard this ancient ship, am I?
Sailing over seas and clouds
Friends among the ghosts, our companions
I am host to those who fell

-- "The Fifth Point of the Compass," from the album Montgolfier And The Romantic Balloons

And softly they sing to me
Seduced by their poetry
I'm lost in the treachery of what I've entered in
When what you know is forsaken
Then it's your soul that's taken
by the wraith in the dark

-- "Wraith," from the (incomplete) album Evil Behind Smiling Eyes

If to suffer is holy
I'll take my share of the pain
I can swim through this sadness
If there's something to gain
I can reach for the surface
And try to pull myself free
But the last thing I want is
To drag you down here with me

-- "Damaged," from the album Meta

Stumbling, falling, crawling, trying to reach for you
First time I missed you made a turn and lost my shoe
Oh my dear street light
You keep me warm at night
My wonder wonder wonder wonder shining star

-- "Wunderbar," from the album White Lies

On the day
The day the earth stood still
It's getting dark so move a little closer
Yesterday the white powder fell
But the snow didn't melt in the sun
And the summer has gone

-- "Earth," from the album Nightfall