Elton John

remain; remain present although waning or gradually dying

When things go wrong

When the scent of her lingers

And temptation's strong

shared; common to or shared by two or more parties

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Mutual misunderstanding

After the fact

wanderer; anything that resembles a vagabond in having no fixed place

How it's laid to rest

It's enough to make kings and vagabonds

Believe the very best

training; develop (children’s) behavior by instruction and practice

Oh, don't give us none of your aggravation

We had it with your discipline

Oh, Saturday night's alright for fighting

do well; grow vigorously

Levon sells cartoon balloons in town

His family business thrives

Jesus blows up balloons all day

gap; a gap between cloud masses

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A rift in my family

I can't use the car

extra; refrain from harming

Just having so much fun

While we're here, can we all spare a thought

For the ones who have gone?

figure out; become or cause to become undone by separating the fibers or threads of

It's never too late to turn things around

Recover, unravel the path to confound

The doubters and losers that line up despair

confer; present

Was build by the divinities by Gods

Who saw fit to bestow

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fragile; having little elasticity; hence easily cracked or fractured or snapped

Yesterday you came to lift me up

As light as straw and brittle as a bird

Today I weigh less than a shadow on the wall

idea; a vague idea in which some confidence is placed

Something happened it's so strange this feeling

Naive notions that were childish

Simple tunes that tried to hide it

think over; reflect deeply on a subject

Are still a beauty to behold

You've been my muse

Every story that I've told

rebel; break with established customs

I welcome with my hands

I heard from passing renegades

Geronimo was dead

compete; compete for something; engage in a contest; measure oneself against others

Je te donne mes plus grands secrets

La vie c'est deja si complique

distressed; excessively agitated; distraught with fear or other violent emotion

The frantic chase, the crazy ride

The thrill has gone, I step aside

stop; put an end to a state or an activity

Holy Moses let us live in peace

Let us strive to find a way to make all hatred cease

There's a man over there what's his color I don't care

royalty; an autocracy governed by a monarch who usually inherits the authority

It isn't just my right even my left will be divine

The monarchy is waiting to go zing

Oh, I just can't wait to be king

first explorer; one who opens up an area or prepare a way

Brave, intrepid and then some

Pioneers of maximum

Audacity whose resumes

deserted; a person without a home, job, or property

Living with her funky family

In a derelict old alley

Down by the river where we share a little loving in the moonshine

fearless; invulnerable to fear or intimidation

Look out new world here we come

Brave, intrepid and then some

Pioneers of maximum

linger; take one’s time; proceed slowly

And we were oh oh, so you know

Not the kind to dawdle

Will the things we wrote today

fluency; powerful and effective language

You've a certain sartorial eloquence

And a style that's almost all your own

repel; reject outright and bluntly

El Dorado on a plate

Local feelings should not be rebuffed

It's tough to be a god

enough; of a quantity that can fulfill a need or requirement but without being abundant

It's like talking to the great unknown

You've got a self-sufficient swept-back hair-do

Pretty certain that you've got it made

blending; an occurrence that involves the production of a union

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Some kind of fusion

My heart and your heart

unsettle; move deeply

We could stretch our legs if we'd half a mind

But don't disturb us if you hear us trying

To instigate the structure of another line or two

bond; a restraint that confines or restricts freedom

And I've taken just as much as I can stand, I can stand

Oh, we got to free our brothers from their shackles, yeah, if we can, if we can

Most nights, I have to watch my woman cry, oh, she cries

quarrel; a quarrel about petty points

I'm not a rat to be spat on locked up in this room

Those bars that look towards the sun

quick; moving quickly and lightly

Watching wild horses running

And from those agile angels

We knew the tide was turning

deceitful; professing feelings or virtues one does not have

You need a matching pair

One hypocritical fool

And a crowd that's never there

insight into the future; providence by virtue of planning prudently for the future

My stars might have been read on the planet Mars

'Cause I don't have foresight to see

If we still be together in the twenty first

hold; hold back within

Though you've grown beyond your years

You still retain the fears of youth

Oh, little Jeannie

sediment; sediment that has settled at the bottom of a liquid

On the bad side of the moon

To stir your dregs in sickness still

Without the rustic spoon

troubled; characterized by unrest or disorder or insubordination

I find I'm afraid

Of the turbulent heights

No matter how crazily

pretender; a flamboyant deceiver; one who attracts customers with tricks or jokes

We have seen the way the tide is turning

Cortez is a charlatan

We are on the ball, discerning

mysterious; of an obscure nature

And a sign on the wall saying, "Hope Allowed"

All the cryptic symbols carved on bone

A far cry from a tattooed rose

victim; someone who is punished for the errors of others

Freedom for the scapegoat leaving Reading jail

Rheumy eyes just pierced his heart like crucifixion nails

corresponding; the relation between things with respect to their quantity or degree

The tales that I told round the fire every night

Are out of proportion and none of them right

She is harmless and empty of anything bad

status; a high standing achieved through success or influence or wealth etc.

Kee pa a poorer for tea

Solar prestige a gammon

Lantern or turbert paw kwee

sharpen; make keen or more acute

You use me under pressure

To whet your appetite

And lovers leap off burning buildings

stiff; incapable of or resistant to bending

Making out in a picnic park

But the thing that shook her rigid

As she fumbled for her gun

legal identification; any authorization to pass or go somewhere

And laid across the airstrip

Were the passports and the luggage

All that once remained

learned person; someone who has been admitted to membership in a scholarly field

I may be an idiot

I may be a savant

I didn't choose this life for me

live in; make one’s home in a particular place or community

Unmarked is my grave

But I reside elsewhere these days

Thanks to souls I've saved

escaping; difficult to describe

In exchange for the sweetest addiction

You, my elusive drug

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sureness; freedom from doubt; belief in yourself and your abilities

When the bugle blew at breakfast and they knew their ships were in

Signs of grand assurance were carried on the wind

Take it home, take it low, take responsibilities

pay attention; pay close attention to; give heed to

Never made the room look nice

Never heed a word of warnin'

Never take my own advice

rough; not even or uniform as e.g. in shape or texture

Their rooms are different temperatures I'm told

There's a change in their thinking and their habits seem uneven

But together the two of them were mining gold

abundant; expend profusely; also used with abstract nouns

Overflowing with excess

Every turn exotic, lavish

Prescious wonders numberless

concluding section; the closing section of a musical composition

Say goodbye to the tabloids, say goodbye to diet soda

Say goodbye to new age music from the Capa to the Coda

Say goodbye to gridlock, goodbye to Dolly's chest

guilt; a feeling of deep regret (usually for some misdeed)

But I just see no reality

Just shades drawn on remorse

We've whipped this beast beyond the limit

threatening; threatening or foreshadowing evil or tragic developments

Everybody's talking about ministers

Sinisters, banisters, canisters

Roger Bannisters, bishops, bishops

indifference; an absence of emotion or enthusiasm

Into the world

It's such a fine line between faith and apathy

Pain can put you on your feet or bring you to your knees

ageless; continuing forever or indefinitely

We're going up around the bend

You can ponder perpetual motion

Free your mind on a crystal day

strong belief; an unshakable belief in something without need for proof or evidence

We must try to act our age

You're pursuing your convictions

Like some hermit in a cage