Outmusic Awards 2002

Outstanding New Recording

\Male

One of the Ones

Levi Kreis

Outstanding

Songwriter

Music & Lyrics

Levi Kreis

I Should Go

Here we are. Isn't it familiar
I havn't had someone to talk to in such a long time
And it's strange, all we have in common
And your company was just the thing I needed tonight
But somehow I feel I should apologize
Cause I'm just a little shaken by what's going on inside

I should go
Before my will gets any weaker
And my eyes begin to linger
Longer than they should
I should go
Before I lose my sense of reason
And this hour holds more meaning
Than it ever could
I Should Go

It's so hard keeping my composure
And pretend I don't see how your body curves beneath your clothes
And your laugh is pure and uneffected
It frightens me to know so well the place I shouldn't go
But I know I gotta take the noble path
Cause I don't want you to question the intentions that I have

I should go
Before my will gets any weaker
And my eyes begin to linger
Longer than they should
I should go
Before I lose my sense of reason
And this hour holds more meaning
Than it ever could
I Should Go

I don't mean to leave you
With a trivial excuse
And when you call tomorrow
I'll know what to do

But I should go
Before my will gets any weaker
And my eyes begin to linger
Longer than they should
I should go
Before I lose my sense of reason
And this hour holds more meaning
Than it ever could
I Should Go

With You

I used to be the life of the party
The man of the hour, the one in control
Never a question, no hesitation
Get who I want and then I move on
But you've stolen my thunder
Taking me under
By something so real

With you
I can't speak
I can't move
I can hardly breathe
I'm a fumbling boy
Who's never felt something like this
And it's just how it is
With you

I'm paralyzed by the light of an angel
You may be all I've been dreaming of
And I know the likes of infatuation
And I'd be surprised if this isn't love
Cause I just wanna break through
Reach out and feel you
Fall into me

With you
I can't speak
I can't move
I can hardly breathe
I'm a rambling boy
Who's never felt something like this
And it's just how it is
With you

Oh, and I wanna reach out and touch you
Feel you consume me
Fall into me

With you
I can't speak
I can't move
I can hardly breathe
I'm a fumbling boy
Who's never felt something like this
And it's just how it is
Yea it's just how it is
With You

Love In Another Light

Turn down the dial I don't want another
Lesson in something I've had enough of
It's all the same; a big misconception
Thinking I'd find what I was looking for
Love is not just a fix anymore
A man needs to feel something more
Maybe it's time that I

Tear down the walls, open my eyes
I wanna know love in another light
There's got to be more to this life
Let me know love in another light

Too many nights I fed from the ruin
Of manic pursuits that left nothing to gain
In desolate bars, drowning in whiskey
In back rooms with boys that don't have a name
At some point we all want the same
To live and let go of the pain
So maybe it's time that I

Tear down the walls, open my eyes
I wanna know love in another light
There's got to be more to this life
Let me know love in another light

Love that's as deep as the ocean
I just want to feel some emotions
So maybe it's time that I

Tear down the walls, open my eyes
I wanna know love in another light
There's got to be more to this life
Let me know love in another light

Man Outta Me

Something that I've never said
A story that I've never shared
I was only twenty years old
He was a love affair
Soon became a humble home
Wrecked with animosity
Took it to the bottle
Then turned around and took it out on me
And I was just a boy
A scrawny little boy
A naïve, faggot little boy
Too confused by love to leave
Too abused by you to see that you were

Maniacal, certifiable
It's comical when I'm looking back I see
You made a man outta me

Life has been so good to me
Taught me things about the soul
If pain is just an error in thought
Then I'm in full control
Glad I started long ago
Learning in the hardest way
Cause now I know my power
And that bullshit would never fly today
And I was just a boy
A sheltered little boy
I let you own that little boy
Might have been too young to see
But look what you made of me cause you were

Maniacal, certifiable
It's comical when I'm looking back I see
You made a man outta me

And I was just a boy
Misguided little boy
I let you use that little boy
Might have been too young to see
But look what you made of me cause you were

Maniacal, Certifiable
It's comical when I'm looking back I see
You made a man outta me

OUTSONG

Performed & Written by

Levi Kreis