1. Valkyrie Missile  2. Distraction  3. Do It for Me Now  4. The Adventure  5. A Little's Enough  6. The War  7. The Gift  8. It Hurts  9. Good Day  10. Start the Machine  11. The Machine	1. Call to Arms  2. Everything's Magic  3. Breathe  4. Love Like Rockets  5. Sirens  6. Secret Crowds  7. Star of Bethlehem  8. True Love  9. Lifeline  10. Jumping Rooftops  11. Rite of Spring  12. Heaven

[Spoken transmissions:]
Do you hear me out there I can hear you.
I got you I can hear you alright.
This is so strange,
I want to wish for something new,
This is the scariest thing I've ever done in my life,
Who do we think we are?
We're Angels and Airwaves?
Just hold on I got you.
I can see the sun coming up on the horizon

Everyone, everyone will listen
Even if it hurts sometimes
If you will come and hear the message
Everyone wants to learn to love again
Open up and come alive if you will
Can you hear my message?
Leave your pain on the bedroom floor again
Bring a smile to survive
And do you think that you have that in you
If you're here and you're all alone tonight
Then I'll give you a free ride
Take a chance cause I know you want to

If only you'll hold on, just hold on
I'm here and I'm with you
I'm here too, I feel you
We'll get through
I know this I've seen it
A hundred times a thousand times
Just one more time
With you and I, I'll pull you close
And then we'll say goodbye

I've got a lotta oh hell of a lot to say
Even if it hurts sometimes
And if you will come and hear the message
And everyone everyone will hope and pray
That the best will sure survive
And if it's true then you'll feel the message
A perfect life for a perfect brand new day
And we're the next in line
And do you think that you have that in you
So if you're here and you're curious tonight
Then I'll give you a free ride
Take a chance cause I know you want to

If only you'll hold on, just hold on
I'm here and I'm with you
I'm here too I feel you
We'll get through
I know this, I've seen it
A hundred times, a thousand times
Just one more time
With you and I, I'll pull you close
And then we'll say goodbye

[Spoken transmission:]
Who do you think we are?
We're Angels and Airwaves

I'll be your distraction
I'll be your distraction

There's a field nearby
With words written in stone
My love will not die
Please let it be known
This place is dead
It echoes through town
There isn't one voice
I haven't heard a sound
The planes flew in
Their bombs did too
The city fell flat
The fires, they grew
When the smoke comes in
It will color this town
But I'll still have you
So I'll say it aloud

I'll be your distraction
I'll be your distraction

The friendship we made

Is a waste of our time
there's no one left here
To show future thats kind
It's a world of hate
Gone incredibly wrong
We cared too late
We just followed along
And the boys went down
With a gun in their hand
Their weapon of choice
Their knees in the sand
If that field nearby
Was still there to be used
Would you ever have known?
Those words were for you

I'll be your distraction
I'll be your distraction

I'll be your distraction
I'll be your distraction
I'll be your distraction
I'll be your distraction

I'll be, I'll be yours
I'll be, I'll be yours
I'll be, I'll be yours
I'll be, I'll be yours

It hurts... [x17]

Is this what you want?
'Cause everybody acts without a clue
Every little kiss and grin you gave
Was just a little bullshit I saw through

The alcohol is scented with your breath
You're always all done up to just be used
I'm waiting for excuses that deceive
I'll meet you in the back to see them through

How did I let her inside?
We're dripping of sweat, I'm feeling alright
Her lips were the last thing touched tonight
Your best friend is not your girlfriend

It hurts... [x17]

Are you out of your mind?
You dug yourself into a liar’s hole
You made a little spark to live inside
It’s now a fucking fire out of control
And when the morning comes you’ll act surprised

And when the word gets out it will get old
And every day you’ll try to live your life
And every little scandal will unfold

How did I let her inside?
We're dripping of sweat, I'm feeling alright
Her lips were the last thing touched tonight
Your best friend is not your girlfriend

Sherrie, do you want it?
Sherrie, I want it too
Sherrie, do you want it?
Sherrie, I want it too

How did I let her inside?
We're dripping of sweat, I'm feeling alright
Her lips were the last thing touched tonight
Your best friend is not your girlfriend

(It hurts, it hurts, it hurts, it hurts)
(It hurts, it hurts, it hurts, it hurts) Your best friend is not your girlfriend
(It hurts, it hurts, it hurts, it hurts)
(It hurts, it hurts, it hurts, it hurts) Your best friend is not your girlfriend
(It hurts, it hurts, it hurts, it hurts)
(It hurts, it hurts, it hurts, it hurts) Your best friend is not your girlfriend
(It hurts, it hurts, it hurts, it hurts)
(It hurts, it hurts, it hurts, it hurts) Your best friend is not your girlfriend

I'm frightened at night and the wind has a roar
It seeps through the hall and from under the door
Like the shit that was said
I can't take it that well
I give and I give and I give and I give and I'm still
Lost and hurt and bone thin from the love that's been starved
I know it got close but I'm sure it's too far
From the point of suspense, we know it should be
The end of that part of our favorite movie
When the guy grabs the girl and gives her his hand
Says take me away from this torturous land
Cause the grave is set up, the hole that I dug
I gave and I gave and I gave and I gave you my trust
Like the time that we kissed and you gave me a lie
To add to the scene you pretended to cry
But I'm here and I'm cool, the way that it is
Just give me a chance and I'll try to forgive

And I don't know
And I can't guess
If it's gonna be OK
But now my last wish
Is that you do this with me
Kiss me here and hold my hand

Let me feel like I'm the only one
I know you can
Won't you do it for me now

I've really had it with the rain of the tears
The predictable storm that has come every year
And it sneaks in from shore with a bat in its hand
I'm trying I'm trying I'm trying I'm trying I can't
You're a thief and a witch but I love you to death
You steal my heart and curse under your breath
But the one thing that I can most willingly prove
That when you are gone I'll be fine without you

And I don't know
And I can't guess
If it's gonna be OK
But now my last wish
Is that you do this with me
Kiss me here and hold my hand
Let me feel like I'm the only one
I know you can
Won't you do it for me now?

Now just hold on, hold on to me
Hold on, hold on to me (hold on to me)
Hold on, hold on to me (hold on to me)
Hold on, hold on to me (hold on to me)
Hold on, hold on to me (hold on to me)
Hold on, hold on to me (hold on to me)
Hold on, hold on to me (hold on to me)
Hold on, hold on to me (hold on to me)
Hold on, hold on to me (hold on to me)
Hold on, hold on to me (hold on to me)

I wanna have the same last dream again,
the one where I wake up and I'm alive.
Just as the four walls close me within,
my eyes are opened up with pure sunlight.
I'm the first to know,
my dearest friends,
even if your hope has burned with time,
anything that's dead shall be re-grown,
and your vicious pain, your warning sign,
you will be fine.

Hey, oh, here I am,
and here we go, life's waiting to begin.

Any type of love - it will be shown,
like every single tree reach for the sky.
If you're gonna fall,
I'll let you know,
that I will pick you up
like you for I,
I felt this thing,
I can't replace.
Where everyone was working for this goal.
Where all the children left without a trace,

only to come back, as pure as gold,
To recite this all.

Hey, oh, here I am,
and here we go, life's waiting to begin.
Tonight,
hey, oh, here I am,
and here we go, life's waiting to begin.
Tonight,
hey, oh, here I am,
and here we go, life's waiting to begin.

I cannot live, I can't breathe
unless you do this with me
I cannot live, I can't breathe
unless you do this with me
I cannot live, I can't breathe
unless you do this with me
I cannot live, I can't breathe
unless you do this with me
I cannot live, I can't breathe
unless you do this with me
I cannot live, I can't breathe
unless you do this with me

Hey, oh, here I am (do this with me),
and here we go, life's waiting to begin (do this with me).
Hey, oh, here I am (do this with me).
And here we go, life's waiting to begin,
life's waiting to begin

The ocean, is on fire
The sky turned dark again
As the boats came in
And the beaches
Stretched out with soldiers
With their arms and guns
It has just begun

Believe, you want this
Believe, I want this too

Why wont you tell me that
It's almost over
Why must this?
Tear my head
Inside out

And the houses
Laid out like targets
With the deafening sound
We watched them all go down
And the families
Now useless bodies
They lay still black and blue

A gift from us to you

Believe, you want this
Believe, I want this too

Why wont you tell me that
It's almost over
Why must this?
Tear my head
Inside out

Oh oh oh, oh, oh, oh oh oh, oh oh
Oh oh oh, oh, oh, oh oh oh, oh oh
Oh oh oh, oh, oh, oh oh oh, oh oh
Oh oh oh, oh, oh, oh oh oh, oh oh
Oh oh oh, oh, oh, oh oh oh, oh oh (Believe)
Oh oh oh, oh, oh, oh oh oh, oh oh
Oh oh oh, oh, oh, oh oh oh, oh oh (Believe, you want this too)
Oh oh oh, oh, oh, oh oh oh, oh oh

Why wont you tell me that
It's almost over
Why must this?
Tear my head
Inside out

Why wont you tell me that
It's almost over
Why must this?
Tear my head
Inside out

Oh oh oh, oh, oh, oh oh oh, oh oh
Oh oh oh, oh, oh, oh oh oh, oh oh
Oh oh oh, oh, oh, oh oh oh, oh oh
Oh oh oh, oh, oh, oh oh oh, oh oh

When all is said and done
Will we still feel pain inside?
Will the scars go away with night?
Try to smile for the morning light
It's like the best dream to have
Where every thing is not so bad
Every tear is so alone
Like God himself is coming home to say

I, I can do anything
If you want me here
And I can fix any thing
If you let me near
Where are those secrets now
That you're too scared to tell
I'd whisper them all aloud
So you can hear yourself

Green trees were the first sign
The deepest blue, the clearest sky
The silence came with the brightest eyes
And turned water into wine
The children ran to see
The parents stood in disbelief
A Little's Enough Lyrics
And those who knew braced for the ride
The earth itself then came alive to say

I, I can do anything
If you want me here
And I can fix anything
If you let me near
Where are those secrets now
That you're too scared to tell
I whisper them all aloud
So you can hear yourself

I'm sorry I have to say it but you look like you're sad
Your smile is gone; I've noticed it bad
The cure is if you let in just a little more love
I promise you this, a little's enough

(Just a little...)

[Whispering:]
We don't need to whisper

I should have turned back
I should have known better
Than to walk away defeated
I'll say it tonight, I'll say it forever
And this time I really swear I mean it

Oh I need you now
The Earth fell fast asleep
This room is safe and sound
Will you lay here with me
And feel it..

I think I like today
I think its good
Its something I can't get my head around

True love is something that comes easy
Just one kiss god I swear I want to...
I heard a pin drop and a nervous heartbeat
Have you ever heard me scream I love you

Oh I need you now
The Earth fell fast asleep
This room is safe and sound
Will you lay here with me
And feel it..

I think I like today
I think it's good
Its something I can't get my head around [x2]

dadah da dah dah dadadah [x8]

I think I like today
I think it's good
Its something I can't get my head around [x6]

There’s a strangest excitement today
If you’re awake then you’re welcome to hear
I’ve got a gift and it blew me a way
From the far eastern sea straight to here
Oh God I feel like I’m in for it now
Its like the rush has gone straight to my brain
But my voice is as lonely as loud
As I whisper a joy of this pain

And suddenly
You’ve done it all
You won me over
In no time at all

And now I’ll stop the storm if it rains
I’ll light a path far from here
I’ll make your fear melt away
And the world we know disappear

If you ask I will do what you say
All we have is this night to get through
With the cheeks to the smile you’re only
You left me all up in arms and confused
Oh God I feel like I’m in for it now

And how this kiss will be one roughly vague
I swear I’ll melt if you touch me at all
But then I’ll ask you to do it again, and again

And suddenly
You’ve done it all
You won me over
In no time at all

And now I’ll stop the storm if it rains
I’ll light a path far from here
I’ll make your fear melt away
And the world we know disappear
I’ll stop the storm if it rains
I’ll light a path far from here
I’ll make your fear melt away
And the world we know disappear

Oh, oh oh, oh oh, oh oh, now
Oh, oh oh, oh oh, oh oh, now
Oh, oh oh, oh oh, oh oh, now
Oh, oh oh, oh oh, oh oh, now

And now, I’ll stop the storm if it rains
I’ll light a path far from here
I’ll make your fear melt away
And the world we know disappear
I’ll stop the storm if it rains
I’ll light a path far from here
I’ll make your fear melt away
And the world we know disappear.

Make the world we know disappear.
Make the world we know disappear.

Oh, oh oh, oh oh, oh oh, now
Oh, oh oh, oh oh, oh oh, now
Oh, oh oh, oh oh, oh oh, now
Oh, oh oh, oh oh, oh oh, now

The ash set in then blew away
It’s getting lost into the sea
I grew so close to all the thoughts I had to leave forever
I left the chill and voice of screams and kids and ran for shelter

You know I won't say sorry
You know I won't say sorry
The pain has a bad reaction
A blend of fear and passion
You know what it's like to believe
It makes me wanna scream

I see a glow from far away
A faint reflection on the sea
I left some words quite far from here to be a short reminder
I laid them out in stone in case they need to last forever

You know I won't say sorry
You know I won't say sorry
The pain has a bad reaction
A blend of fear and passion
You know what it's like to believe
It makes me wanna scream

I see the stars, they’re in your eyes
A playful kiss, can you tell I'm excited?
A fast escape in the nick of time
If you lost your wish, can I help you find it?
I'm on my knee, just one to start
A fresh new start, don't be undecided

If love’s a word, that you say
Then say it, I will listen
If love’s a word, that you say
Then say it, I will listen
If love’s a word, that you say
Then say it, I will listen
If love’s a word, that you say
Then say it, I will listen
If love’s a word, that you say
Then say it, I will listen
If love’s a word, that you say
Then say it, I will listen (I will listen)

The ash set in and blew away
It's getting lost into the sea
I grew so close to all the thoughts I had to leave forever,
I left the chill and voice the screams in kids and ran for shelter.

You know I won't say sorry
Do you know I won't say sorry?
The pain has a bad reaction
A blend of fear and passion
Do you know what it's like to believe?
It makes me wanna scream.

I see a glow from far away
A faint reflection on the sea
I left some words quite far from here to be a short reminder
I laid them out in stone in case they need to last forever.

You know I won't say sorry
Do you know I won't say sorry?
The pain has a bad reaction
A blend of fear and passion
Do you know what it's like to believe?
It makes me wanna scream.

You know what it's like to believe...
It makes me wanna scream.

there's a little black, dark scar, tired divide.
this is it, can you hear me?
have you ever felt a sad heart buried alive?
you can do almost anything.
there's a little red bridge with the view of the sun with a lake,
i recommend such a setting site
and the thousands of stars come out thousands of times
and we can go, only if you believe.

only if you believe.

do you feel like you've lost everything you can lose?
This is it, can you hear me?
when you cry do your fears ever chill up the room?
calling out in a moment of need.
do you ever lay awake with a look in the eye?
asking god if a wish is too big to deny?
i will offer a line. and it is ready for use.
let me know are you ready for me?

i'd like to say, that you're my only fear.
and when I dream, it slowly disappears.
and when I wake. i'm right here by your side...
to feel your heart, beat in and out of time.

when the storm brings rain, snow, fate of all kinds,
you can feel almost anything.
when the day seems to melt, fall flat into night,
you can feel almost anything.
when you can't go on, you got to get up and try.
this is it, can you feel me?
and when the bombs come down. we will make it alive.
but only if you want to believe.

i'd like to say, that you're my only fear.
and when I dream, it slowly disappears.
and when I wake. i'm right here by your side...
to feel your heart, beat in and out of time. (out of time)

and do you ever feel like you're alone?
and do you ever wish to be unknown?
i can say that I have, i can say that I have
and do you ever feel things here aren't right?
and do you ever feel the time slip by?
i can say that I have, i can say that I have

so hear this please.
and watch as your heart speeds up endlessly,
and look for the stars as the sun goes down.
each breath that you take has a thunderous sound.
everything, everything's magic.
just sit back and hold on but hold on tight
prepare for the best and the fastest ride.
and reach out your hand and i'll make you mine.
everything, everything's magic.

and do you ever lay awake at night?
and do you ever tell yourself don't try?
don't try to let yourself down.
don't try to let yourself down.
and do you ever see yourself in love?
and do you ever take a chance my love?
because you know that I will.
because you know that I will.

so hear this please.
and watch as your heart speeds up endlessly,
and look for the stars as the sun goes down.
each breath that you take has a thunderous sound.
everything, everything's magic.
just sit back and hold on but hold on tight
prepare for the best and the fastest ride.
and reach out your hand and i'll make you mine.
everything, everything's magic.

a blue-black shade of love, sent from above.
my hands are tied, two worlds alone, and this I know.
your breaths like wine, and just like clouds, my skin crawls.
it's so divine, the sky it glows with fields of light.

did you know, that i love you?
come and lay with me.
i love you, and honestly.
i love you, you make me feel alive,
and i'll love you, until the end of time.

my hands shake clasped with fear, as you come near.
to say goodnight, just like a dove, a peaceful sign.
to help us by as you come in, let this begin.
stars fall like dust, our lips will touch, we speak too much.

did you know, that i love you?
come and lay with me.
i love you, and honestly.
i love you, you make me feel alive,
and i'll love you, until the end of time.

i've got a lot to say, if you will let me.
It's always hard, when you're around me.
but here right now, there's interest in your eyes.
so hear me out, and hear this the first time that i love you...

...come and lay with me.
i love you, and honestly.
i love you, you make me feel alive,
and i'll love you, until the end of time.

i held my head as i left the ground,
the belt grew tight as the blasts grew loud,
a loving wish whispered in my ear,
please leave with grace all the best my dear, yeah,
it's like, i held your hand as i pulled you in,
your lips sealed tight ready to begin,
i kissed you first then you kissed my ear,
if i ask you once will you ask me every year?

do you fell alive? imagine, imagine.
do you fell alive? imagine, imagine.

sun is set in the night time sky,
the stars they cast a glow upon my eyes,
the earth itself, a burning ball of light, yeah,
it's like, when our first love was ignited late that night.

do you fell alive? imagine, imagine.
do you fell alive? imagine, imagine.

there's a weakness, in the window.
i place my footprints, in a dark room.
there's lonely voices like a scarecrow.
in the hallway, like a lost ghost.
in the bedroom, i see a shadow,
from the moon with light from a candle.
on a bed frame lies a girl, her reflection in the mirror.

ladada..., i like your eyes wide.
ladada..., i'm knocking at your back door.
ladada..., nervous like a knife fight.
ladada..., be careful what you ask for.

i do this from time to time, where i can never wake from a bad dream.
i do this from time to time, where i can never say the things i mean.
i do this from time to time, where i like to watch you as you sleep.
i do this from time to time, where i like to think of you and me.

it's a dark night, on the west coast.
then a soft breeze, as the sun rose.
then the phone rang, like a gunshot.
like a siren, on the beach rock.
there's a message, at the river.
a certain package, here to deliver.
when the day breaks, after nightfall.
I will be there, you know I will.

ladada..., i like your eyes wide.
ladada..., i'm knocking at your back door.
ladada..., nervous like a knife fight.
ladada..., be careful what you ask for.

i do this from time to time, where i can never wake from a bad dream.
i do this from time to time, where i can never say the things i mean.
i do this from time to time, where i like to watch you as you sleep.
i do this from time to time, where i like to think of you and me.

i can hear, you breathe.
i'm feeling the shake and the sound of, my heartbeat, can't let go.
do you know, i'm feeling the pain of my first love? i won't let it go, can't let go.

i do this from time to time, where i can never wake from a bad dream.
i do this from time to time, where i can never say the things i mean.
i do this from time to time, where i like to watch you as you sleep.
i do this from time to time, where i like to think of you and me.

if i had my own world, i'd build you an empire

If i had my own world, i'd fill it with wealth and desire.
a glorious past to admire.
and voices of kids out walking, dogs, birds, planes, cleanest cars.
if I had my own world, i'd love it for all that's inside it.
there'd be no more wars, death or riots.
there'd be no more police packed parking lots, guns, bombs sounding off.
if i had my own world, i'd build you an empire.
from here to the far lands.
to spread love like violence.
if i had my own world, i'd build you an empire.
from here to the far lands.
to spread love like violence.

let me feel you, carry you higher.
watch our words spread hope like fire.
secret crowds rise up and gather.
hear your voices sing back louder.

if i had my own world, i'd show you the life that's inside it.
the way that it glows when you find it.
and the way it survives with it's families, friends or it's enemys.
let's make this the new world.
i swear you can go if you'd want to,
i know that you have that with in you.
investing the first clean and useable, god's greatest miracle.

if i had my own world, i'd building you an empire.
from here to the far lands.
to spread love like violence.
if i had my own world, i'd build you an empire.
from here to the far lands.
to spread love like violence.

let me feel you, carry you higher.
watch our words spread hope like fire.
secret crowds rise up and gather.
hear your voices sing back louder.

the snow has come down on top of everything.
the town is alive and well without you.
the lights they pier out, of the leafless trees.
and you won't be alone, i am beside you.

true love, the stars in the sky illuminate below,
the light is the sign that love will guide you home.
the stars in the sky illuminate below,
if the world were to die, the light will guide you.

tears spilling out across a dead end street,
your house is a lonely box that holds you.
a star, bright and loud, is in dire need,
of that fear, it is an empty fear inside you.

true love, the stars in the sky illuminate below,
the light is the sign that love will guide you home.
the stars in the sky illuminate below,
if the world were to die, the light will guide you.

with an urgent careful stare, and some panic in those eyes.
if i see you lying there, hoping this was the last time.
if you hear a distant sound, and some footsteps by your side.
when the world comes crashing down, i will find you if you hide.

if you wish it wish it now, if you wish it wish it loud.
if you want it say it now, if you want it say it loud.

we all make mistakes, here's your lifeline.
if you want to i want to.
we all make mistakes, here's your lifeline.
if you want to i want to.

there's a field with a dream, i watched it grow with whitest light.
i watched us all reach out and lean, for the strenght to touch the sky.
if you hear a distant sound, and some footsteps by your side.
if you feel like comin' round, i will take you for a ride.

if you wish it wish it now, if you wish it wish it loud.
if you want it say it now, if you want it say it loud.

we all make mistakes, here's your lifeline.
if you want to i want to.
we all make mistakes, here's your lifeline.
if you want to i want to.
if you want to i want to....

i was locked all day, in the summer heat,
in a small brown house, in suburban street,
with a skateboard and my shit guitar,
i'd dream all day that they would get me far,
my dad would ask me about my grades,
the asshole sports that i never played,
and then i ask about the girls he'd date,
behind our backs when mom would stay up late,

it was near when i turned 16,
got kicked out of school and so it seemed,
that things were closing in and ready to blow,
my dad moved out about that year or so,
it took an hour to start a punk rock band,
to offset my fucked up family land,
and as i held my mom would start to cry,
i swore ourselves a better life.

if I had a chance for another try,
i wouldn't change a thing,
it's made me all of who i am inside,
and if i could thanks god, that i am here and that i am alive.
and everyday i wake, and tell myself a little harmless lie,
the whole wide world is mine.

the summer's gone, the years have passed
my friends have changed, a few did last.
the smallest dreams got pushed aside,
for the largest ones, they changed my life,
and all i wish for has come to pass,
from rock'n'roll to love and cash,
it's all success if it's what you need,
do what you like and do it honestly.

if i had a chance for another try,
i wouldn't change a thing,
it's made me all of who i am inside,
and if i could thanks god, that i am here and that i am alive.
and everyday i wake, and tell myself a little harmless lie,
the whole wide world is mine.

yo oooh...

if i had a chance for another try,
i wouldn't change a thing,
it's made me all of who i am inside,
and if i could thanks god, that i am here and that i am alive.
and everyday i wake, and tell myself a little harmless lie,
the whole wide world is mine.

i will run the streets and hostile lands
i will touch the rain with all i have
i will breathe the air, to scream it loud
my feet will never touch the ground
because the days they feel like ancient clocks
like when kids grow up and learn to walk
because your life is full of pure desire
a place so gloriously wired

with lights and sounds
oh god this is such a mess
and it's like our world
but we're the last ones left
and the hair it stands
on the back of our necks
and i swear it shows
heaven must be just like this

do you see the hills beneath the clouds?
with stars as trails to lead you out?
can you sense the pain, it's everywhere?
and if you try you'll never care
and the love you had
when you were young
it's right outside for all to come
because your life is full of pure desire
a place so gloriously wired

with lights and sounds
oh god this is such a mess
and it's like our world
but we're the last ones left
and the hair it stands
on the back of our necks
and i swear it shows
heaven must be just like this

if you see the light break through the clouds
and fire up the distant towers
where the world will be begin
exactly how it ends
when you call for help when you are lost
forever more at whatever cost
and the world will begin
exactly how it ends

please stay
don't go
i got you now
are you curious?
please stay...

jao jao..., here i am