I am the king of nothing
The emperor of emptiness
I don't have a castle
And I don't wear a crown
I recall as a small child
The dreams that I once had
Yes, I recall as a small boy
Those dreams which drove me mad
'cause I once found myself a kingdom
It was not too far away
I once found myself a kingdom
But somehow I let it slip away
So I am the king of nothing
The emperor of emptiness
And I don't have a castle
And I don't have a crown
And I recall as a small child
Those dreams I once had
I recall as a small boy
Those dreams which drove me mad
I once found myself a kingdom
And I thought that it was here to stay
Yes, I once found myself a kingdom
But somehow I let it slip away
So I am the king of nothing
The emperor of emptiness
And I don't have a castle
Jesus left Chicago
And he headed down to New Orleans
Jesus left Chicago
And he headed down to New Orleans
Hey hey
Workin' from one end to the other
And all points in between
Took a drive through Mississippi
Muddy water turned to wine
Took a drive through Mississippi
Muddy water turned to wine
Hey hey
Went out to California
Through the points and through the pines
You might not see him in person
But he'll see you just the same
Might not see him in person
But he'll see you just the same
Hey hey
Don't have to worry about nothin'
'Cause takin' care of business is his name
Jesus left Chicago
And he headed down to New Orleans
Jesus left Chicago
And he headed down to New Orleans
Hey hey
Workin' from one end to the other
There are men high up there fishing
Haven't seen quite enough of the world
I ain't seen a sign of my heroes
And I'm still diving down for pearls
Let me flow into the ocean
Let me get back to the sea
Let me be stormy and let me be calm
Let the tide in, and set me free
I'm flowing under bridges
Then flying through the sky
I'm travelling down cold metal
Just a tear in baby's eye
Let me flow into the ocean
Let me get back to the sea
Let me be stormy and let me be calm
Let the tide in, come set me free
Set me free
I am not the actor
This can't be the scene
But I am in the water
As far as I can see...
I'm remembering distant memories
Recalling other names
Rippling over canyons
And boiling in the train
Let me flow into the ocean
Let me get back to the sea
Let me be stormy and let me be calm
Let the tide in, come set me free
Set me free
Set me free
I wanna drown
i'll tell you about the driver who lives inside my head
starts me up and stops me and puts me into bed
he opens up my mouth when it's time for me to talk
fires up my legs when he wants me to walk
keeps my eyes open most of the day
adds to my memory the things that people say
when he makes decisions i dont have to wait
but sometimes it seems he's got to much on his plate
like this morning when i woke up and he dressed me in this shirt
that looks a little ragged where he drug me through the dirt
i'm moving through this life and i'm thinking about the next
and hoping when i get there i'll be better dressed
keeps my eyes open for most of the day
adds to my memory the things that people say
when he makes decisions i dont have to wait
Washed up on shore...
Washed up on shore...
I'd like to live beneath the dirt
A tiny space to move and breathe is all that I would ever need
I want to live beneath the dirt
Where I'd be free from push and shove like all those swarming up above
Beneath your heals I'll spend my time
Shout your name into the wind
I'll wiggle in the earth and dew
Shout your name into the wind
And somtimes I will think of you
Shout your name into the wind
And if you ever think of me
Kneel down and kiss the earth
And show me what this thought is worth
I'll never hear your voice again
Shout your name into the wind...
Shout your name into the wind...
Shout your name into the wind...
Shout your name into the wind...
Shout your name into the wind...
Shout yout name into the wind...
Shout your name into the wind...
The woman was a dream I had though rather hard to keep
For when my eyes were watching hers, they closed, and I was still asleep
For when my hand was holding hers, she whispered words and I awoke
And faintly bouncing around the room the echo of whomever spoke
I awoke and faintly bouncing round the room the echo of whomever spoke
The place I saw was far beneath the surface of the sea
My sight was poor but I was sure the sirens sang their songs for me
They dance above me as I sink I see them through a crystal haze
And hear them bouncing round the room the never ending coral maze
I'm leaving you a message
I'm leaving you a trace
I'm leaving thoughts for you
I hope that time will not erase
And when the moment comes
To read the words that I engraved
You'll find them on the walls of the cave
Of the cave
I know you heard the question
But you didn't make a sound
And when it fell you caught my heart
Before it hit the ground
But if you ever need the names
Of those you couldn't save
You'll find them on the walls of the cave
You'll find them on the walls of the cave
Look at me and time stands still
A mountain here is now a hill
Look away
Look away
The time goes past
These rocks will fall away at last
Look away
Maybe you will see it
As you're passing by alone
Below the moss forgotten
Where some words that turned to stone
It might have been an etching
On a marker of a grave
Or maybe on the walls of the cave
Listen to
The silent trees
But still your words
Float on the breeze
Look away
I see them all
Carved into
The cavern wall
Listen to
The silent trees
Listen to
The silent trees
Listen to
The silent trees
Listen to
The Swiss Miss Girl made her fortune
Doing commercials on TV
But ";Easy come, easy go"; was
Her philosophy
She spent all of her money
She was searching for some cash
So she went to her friend Capt 'n Crunch
Whom she'd met at a Hollywood bash
The second that he saw her
He said, ";I bet you're in need
Of some dough";
Perplexed and confused she asked him,
";Oh but Captain how did you know?";
Laughingly he responded,
";It was really just a lucky hunch";
With tears in her eyes she pleaded,
";Will you help me out Capt 'n Crunch?";
The trials and tribulations
Of the Swiss Miss Girl
She's got a famous reputation
And she's known throughout the world
But life's no bed of roses
She would change things if she could
She plans to make a brand new start
And move out of Hollywood
The Captain now was grinning
He felt he had her in the palm of his hand
He said, ";Darlin' you're a penniless woman
And I'm a wealthy man";
You know the rules of the game by now
I'll scratch your back if you scratch mine
He said, ";Let me take you out
And we'll talk about this
Over a bottle of wine";
The Swiss Miss Girl was disgusted
And she smacked him right in his face
Then she took his hat
And she stamped on that
Just to put him in his place
But the old man was persistent
He would not be undaunted
The more that he'd been taunted
The more she turned him on
Then the Captain made a pass at the Swiss Miss Girl
Tryin' to show her his affection
She screamed for help And when she did...
Mr. Clean came to her protection
The trials and tribulations
Of the Swiss Miss Girl
She's got a famous reputation
And she's known throughout the world
But life's no bed of roses
She would change things if she could
She plans to make a brand new start
And move out of Hollywood
We've got it simple, 'cause we've got a band
And we've got cymbals in the band
We've got it simple, 'cause we've got a band
And we've got cymbals in the band
What is a band without cymbals?
Ooh ooh, cymbals are grand
We've got a saxophone, 'cause we've got a band
And we've got a saxophone in the band
We've got a saxophone, 'cause we've got a band
And we've got saxophone in the band
What is a band without saxophone?
Ooh ooh, saxophone is grand
Cymbals and saxophones
Saxophones and cymbals
Cymbals and saxophones
Saxophones and cymbals
We've got Be-bop, 'cause we've got a band
And we play Be-bop in the band
We've got skyscrapers and it seems a pretty tune
Every band needs skyscrapers too
What is a band without skyscrapers?
Ooh ooh, skyscrapers is grand
Sim-Bop and Be-Bophone
Sky-Balls and Sax-Scraper
Sim-Bop and Be-Bophone
Sky-Balls and Sax-Scraper
It's hidden far away but someday I may tell
The tale of metal tangle when into your world I fell
Without you now I wander soaking secretly afraid
But in your grasp the fears don't last though some of them have stayed
I wheeled around because I, I didn't hear what you had said
And saw you dancing with Elihu up on Leemor's bed
And I was foggy rather groggy, you helped me to my car
The binding belt enclosing me, a sample in a jar
And on the market stands unfolding with all their willies and their wares
I shuffle by alert but numb to all the glances and the glares
I think of you unheeding all the times I raise my cup
It's now I know that you knew that I'd soon end up, end up
I wheeled around because I, I didn't hear what you had said
And saw you dancing with Elihu up on Leemor's bed
And I was foggy rather groggy, you helped me to my car
The binding belt enclosing me, a sample in a jar
You tricked me like the others and now I don't belong
The simple smiles and good times seem all wrong
I wheeled around because I, I didn't hear what you had said
And saw you dancing with Elihu up on Leemor's bed
And I was foggy rather groggy, you helped me to my car
The binding belt enclosing me, a sample in a jar
Sample in a jar
A sample in a jar
There's a mouse starin' out of the window
His car is trapped in the snow
He's planning a family vacation
But he just can't go
Around the next corner's a red bird
His feathers are trapped in a sling
He's passed by some gunslinging parrot
Who's jealous he ain't got no grin
There ain't no time to stash the gumbo
Or rattle around in a cage
The sacrificed child's made bubbles
And spittle is everywhere enraged
In a hot sand I render my feet
They're blistered and caked with debris
Chez rolez is guarding the tote board
While Angry piddles with glee
There's a fool writing notes out on sandpaper
He's sending them off to himself
He gets them a couple days later
Who put them along his top shelf
If you get tired of shavings
And carve up a good hunk of wood
Remembering to check on the sausage
there are no lyrics to this song
[Instrumental]
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It's time I sling the baskets off this overburdened horse
Sink my toes into the ground and set a different course
Cause if I were here and you were there
I'd meet you in between [originally "Mathilda in between"]
Ahhh!
Divided sky, the wind blows high
[the divided sky chant is part of an ancient ritual dating back to the
Pre-wilson years of she purity in gamehendge. after listening to the
Sacred sounds for a sloping lawn, three chosen subjects eat a special
Root collected at the base of the enormous mountain that rises in the
Center of the forest. the root is believed to contain the spirit of
Icculus, who lives at the top of the mountain. after eating the root,
They venture into a vast field at sundown. the field is deep green,
And stretches as far as the eye can see in all directions. in the
Center of the field stands an enormous black rhombus. they climb the
Rhombus and begin to sing, paying homage to the gods of the night
[(appears twice on the album)]
When you're there, I sleep lengthwise
And when you're gone
[Part 1 - Fluff's Travels]
[Part 2 - The Chase]
[Part 3 - Who do? We do!]
[Part 4 - Clod]
Tipsy fuddled boozy groggy elevated prime did edit her
Hellborn elfchild roadhog mountain fortune hunter man beheaded her
Fat bulk expanse mass lump block clod
Tipsy fuddled boozy groggy elevated prime did edit her
Rabid victim martyr stranded level headed boy, ya better bend
Soon your luscious honey sugar mellifluous life is gonna end
Fat bulk expanse mass lump block clod
Rabid victim martyr stranded level headed boy, ya better bend
[Part 5 - Bundle of Joy]
(instrumental)
[Instrumental]
Don't want to be an actor pretending on the stage
Don't want to be a writer with my thoughts out on the page
Don't want to be a painter 'cause everyone comes to look
Don't want to be anything where my life's an open book
A dream, it's true but I'd see it through
If I could be wasting my time with you
Don't want to be a farmer working in the sun
Don't want to be an outlaw always on the run
Don't want to be a climber reaching for the top
Don't want to be anything where I don't know when to stop
A dream it's true but I'd see it through
If I could be wasting my time with you
So if I'm inside your head
Don't believe what you might have read
You'll see what I might have said
To hear it come waste your time with me
Come waste your time with me
So if I'm inside your head
Don't believe what you might have read
You'll see what I might have said
To hear it come waste your time with me
Come waste your time with me
Come waste your time with me
Come waste your time with me
Come waste your time with me
Come waste your time with me
Come waste your time with me
[Instrumental]
I spoke your name for many days
Pronouncing it in several ways
I spoke your name for many days
Pronouncing it in several ways
And moving letters all around
And when you heard the end result
I told you it was not my fault
If you were here more of the day
It wouldn't twist around that way
It wouldn't twist around that way
It wouldn't twist around that way
It wouldn't twist around that way
It wouldn't twist around that way
It wouldn't twist around that way
It wouldn't twist around that way
It wouldn't twist around that way
It wouldn't twist around that way
It wouldn't twist around that way
It wouldn't twist around that way
It wouldn't twist around that way
It wouldn't twist around that way
Wouldn't twist around
Wouldn't twist around
Wouldn't twist around
Won't you step into the freezer?
I need a new way to express myself
So you don't need to guess
What otherwise I'd say aloud
And watch it float just like a cloud
High up above you like a thunderhead
But you would just look down instead
And you wait 'til foggy skies abate
And vapor clouds all dissipate
And when with them all my words for you
Have softly sublimated too
And you'll just hope that I've moved on
The squirming coil of sunset, I keep within my reach
Tried yesterday to get away and hitchhiked to the beach
I saw Satan on the beach trying to catch a ray
He wasn't quite the speed of light and the squirming coil
It got away, yea, it got away
It got away, yea, it got away
It got away, yea, it got away
The muscles flex the mother's ring, they fasten children to her king
And sent him down the crooked street
When he returns, the birth's complete
Jimmy holds the tannis root, the forest's tasty nectar shoot
The sun tips off the monarch's suit from sequined sash to shiny boot
I'd like to lick the coil some day like Icarus, who had to pay
With melting wax and feathers brown and he tasted it on his way down
Stun the puppy, burn the whale, bark a scruff and go to jail
Forge the coin and lick the stamp, little jimmy's off to camp
It got away, yea, it got away
It got away, yea, it got away
It got away, yea, it got away
Much ado is all I see
And feel like it's surrounding me
The crowd intrudes all day
'Til I'm finally swept away
I'm finally swept away
I'm finally swept away
I'm finally swept away
Much ado is all I see
(Although my roots were deep)
In fact it is surrounding me
The seething crowd intrudes all day
(I sank in hillsides deep)
Until I'm finally swept away
Although I thought my roots were deep
(The rivers that erode)
I sank them into hillsides steep
And riverbanks that soon erode
(And canyons overflow)
The pressure builds, you buy a gift
You're hoping that your dread will lift
It glitters on her like a glass
You shudder as it comes to pass
Apologize to Luce and Lil'
Converse with Ed, a drive with Jill
Your friends confine you in their worlds
One by one, a string of pearls
Confuse you say, this isn't me
You hover in their unity
Ashamed, you slowly lose your grasp
Release the links, undo the clasp
The skin that drips down from the tree
And peels back slowly from your knee
Erupts into your lung and heart
You laugh and laughing, fall apart
Laugh and laughing, fall apart
Laugh and laughing, fall apart
Laugh and laughing, fall apart
I can't describe the feeling when
I'm in my bed asleep and then
I wake up with a vision blurred
And all my efforts are deterred
To reconstruct this image lost
There're certain things my mind must do
And even though they're very few
The image glistens like a gem
Repairing is not one of them
So I'm awake though in my mind
The image thats so unrefined
Is calling to me from the deep
Slave to the traffic light, slave
Slave to the traffic light, slave
See the city, see the zoo
If you can heal the symptoms
but not affect the cause
it's quite a bit like trying to heal
the gunshot wound with gauze
if you instead attempt to rest
the pistol from the hand
then I would not be able to
equate my life with sand
Flowing through the hourglass
pushing through the funnel
turn once more and racing
all your siblings for the tunnel
slide and let the silicone
embrace you as you fall
then bounce around
and let your brothers
crush you to the wall
I would choose my own religion
worship my own spirit
but if he ever preached to me
I wouldn't want to hear it
I'd drop him a forgotten god
languishing in shame
and then if I hit stormy seas
I'd have myself to blame
If you can heal the symptoms,
but not affect the cause
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Oh, to be Prince Caspian afloat upon the waves
Oh, to be Prince Caspian afloat upon the waves
Oh, to be Prince Caspian afloat upon the waves
Oh, to be Prince Caspian
With nothing to return to but the demons in their caves
Oh, to be prince Caspian afloat upon the waves
Oh, to be Prince Caspian afloat upon the waves
Oh, to be Prince Caspian afloat upon the waves
Oh, to be Prince Caspian
And the children in the fields are sewing seed and chaffing wheat
Oh, to be Prince Caspian with stumps instead of feet
Oh, to be Prince Caspian
Oh, to be Prince Caspian
Oh, to be Prince Caspian
Piper, piper the red, red worm
Awoke last night to the sound of the storm
The words are the words, I sailed upon
Piper, piper the red, red worm
Awoke last night to the sound of the storm
The words are the words, I sailed upon
Piper, piper the red, red worm
Awoke last night to the sound of the storm
The words are the words, I sailed upon
My sweet one, I'll call you my sweet one
You're my only true sweet one
With my all, I'll call you my sweet one
From far away, I'll say your name
Oh with you, I'd travel thick
And with you, I'd also travel thin
And all the spaces in between
I'd travel with you, you're my sweet one
But for now I must sit here and ponder the yonder
Herbivores ate well cause their food didn't never run
Oh, if You're ever unsatisfied with the way life's treating You
You know You can count on me to take good care of You
I love you honey oh yes I do You know that's true of course
The old man knows very well
Going down round the snowbank, there's a mound
A mound that an old man knows good
Look who raises his shoe all over this mound
Right over the world that's another rewind
And it's time, time, time for the last rewind
For a broken old man and a world unkind
He buried all his memories of home
In an icy clump that lies beneath the ground
No one knows how far he traveled
Oh! I heard he walked miles from the little mound
Can he find some shelter?
He doesn't know to behold what the cold frost can do
And at last till he realized he'd circled back around
Round a back circle, round a back realized
chorus
Ice is all he was made of
The bitter blue, and frozen through
He went over to the mound
Reclining down his final thoughts
[Instrumental]
Zither, Rachel, cardamom, frost - But at what cost?
Threshold, skin, fortress, win - A life of sin
Pliers, tension, toy store, grace - The human race
Raking, fourteen, basket, screw - Now how 'bout you?
Passion, cardboard, raisin, stop - A better crop
Field, cater, open, new - Who's mocking who?
It's just a mock song
Gas, thirsty, rattle, tick - A bone to pick
Fountain, egg, treason, cave - Will you dance on grave?
Throat, carrot, meeting, choke - I got that joke
Temper, thistle, Rodney, wilt - The house I built
Fewer, pink, Kyle, ball - I've known them all
Penny, thistle, cell phone, blow - Reap what you sow
Because it's just a mock song
Oh Tequila, I turn to you like a long lost friend
I want to kiss my Mexican Cousin once again
We'll cover every emotion from happiness to sorrow,
And the conversations I forget, you'll tell me about tomorrow
When the phone calls start, am I in bed or in a hearse?
The things you tell me about myself can't make me feel any worse
Well I'm awful sorry you got pissed
Just have to cross you off the list
Of my true friends...
The overhead view is of me in a maze
And you see what I'm hunting a few steps away
And I take a wrong turn and I'm on the wrong path
And the people all watching enjoy a good laugh
Embarrassed with failure, I try to reverse
The course that my tread had already traversed
So doing the trauma engulfing my dream
Invaded through what was an unguarded seam
The torrent of helplessness swept me away
To the cavern of shame and the hall of dismay
Inside me a voice was repeating this phrase:
Written by dizzy gillespie and gil fuller
Crab in my shoemouth
Crab in my shoemouth
Crab in my shoemouth
[Instrumental]
[Many years after the overthrow of Wilson, a rebel soldier crouching
high on a hilltop above the war torn forests of Gamehendge spots a
group of loyalists approaching from their lakeside encampment below.
His trusty llama stands beside him, loaded down with a canvas pack
that holds two large bazooka type guns to the animal's sides. Near the
man sits a cache of blastoplast, each capable of destroying the entire
hillside in an instant...]
Sunrise over the turquoise mountains
Messenger birds in sight
They came up through the valley
Both sides at a time
Through the cold steady rain
Raid!
I bend down
Poke a double decker on a llama
Taboot
Llama, Taboot Taboot
Trigger a blastoplast, ramshackle laker recedes
I start to run
It was the loudest thing I'd ever heard
And I knew my time had come
To enter the delta
Leave it on press [2x]
Depress, Depress
Llama, Taboot Taboot
Leave it on press
Depress, Depress
Llama, Taboot Taboot
Llama, Taboot Taboot
Llama, Taboot Taboot
Taboot Taboot
Taboot Taboot
Taboot
Take me to another place, she said
Take me to another time
Run with me across the oceans
Float me on a silver cloud
If I could I would, but I don't know how
If I could I would, but I don't know how
If I could I would and I'd take you now
Stay with me till time turns over
I want to feel my feet leave the ground
Take me where the whispering breezes
Can lift me up and spin me around
If I could I would...
Hear you laughing as we go
Flipping backward through the doors and through the windows...
I'm melting into nothing
If I could I would, but I don't know how
If I could I would, but I don't know how
Rhine wine, Car horn
Now that you've deceived me, and played my name around
And hung those nasty flyers, on all the buildings in town
Dribbled my possessions in a ring around the earth
And bought and sold my self-control for less than it was worth
Now I know the reason that I'm feeling so forlorn
I'll pick you up at eight as usual, listen for my horn
Momma sing sing thatcha gotta jibboo.
Papa sing gotta jibboo
Momma sing sing thatcha gotta jibboo.
Gotta jibboo and keep on drinking, too
And we're glad glad glad that you're alive
And we're glad glad glad that you'll arrive
And we're glad glad glad glad glad glad glad
I feel I never told you
The story of the ghost
That I once knew and talked to
Of whom I'd never boast
For this was my big secret
How I'd get ahead
And never have to worry
I'd call him instead
His answer came in actions
He never spoke a word
Or maybe I laid down the phone
Before he could be heard
I somehow feel forsaken
Like he had closed the door
I guess I just stopped needing him
As much as once before
But maybe he's still with me
The latch was left unhooked
He's waiting in the wind and rain
I crashed, I burned
But then I learned
To keep my eye on you
You always say
You'll lead the way
But then you never do
I slowed, I swerved
But lost my nerve
And quickly looked away
When I looked back
The day was black
Then I heard you say
Why is the sun hot?
Why does it rain?
Why is there danger and
Why is there pain?
Why can't the burden
we carry go away?
And why isn't it Friday today?
Your lack of trust
Is hardly just
So do as you've been told
Please follow me
Into the sea
Don't worry if it's cold
I knew right then
My chance again
Had quickly slipped away
I crash I cry
I burn but I
Still follow anyway
Why is the sea cool?
Why is it blue?
Why do I stay here?
Why is it you
Notice the danger
But don't help in any way?
I'm floating in the blimp a lot, I feel the feeling I forgot
Of swimming weightless in the womb or bouncing gently around the room
In a minute I'll be free, and you'll be splashing in the sea
I feel no curiosity, I see the path ahead of me
In a minute I'll be free, and you'll be splashing in the sea
I hear a tiny cry as we go sliding by
I'm looking through and it all would be so crystal clear
If it wasn't for the foam
But the foam keeps getting thicker, and it just keeps getting harder
Fluffhead was a man with a horrible disease
Could not find no cure, won't you help him if you please?
Fluff came to my door askin' me for change
His eyes were clear and pure but his mind was so deranged
Fluff went to a banker askin' for some bills
[Instrumental]
It was late one fall night at a fairground near town
When Esther first saw the Armenian man
Who groveled toward her and stood by her side
With a bucket that swung in his hand
His grin stretched the folds of his pasty white cheeks
And his lips hurled a dollop of murk on the curb
And the lights from the rides showed a mischievous sparkle
That flashed in his hollow eyed stare
He said "Little girl, you can chop off my legs
And then peel off my socks if you want to.
But I'd rather you took this old puppet from me
That I hold in my pail as we speak."
And he stood looking down at the innocent girl
And she stared at the bucket bewildered
Til he lifted the doll for the young girl to see
And a giant smile grew on his face
She saw the doll's eyes and she couldn't resist
And she thanked the man quickly and ran to the church
And she burst through the door with puppet held high
And a hush filled the chapel, and the people looked mean
Esther tried in vain to pacify the mob
Quibble grew to spat, to wrangle, then to brawl
The frenzied congregation struggled desperately to fetch
The pretty puppet snugly nestled deep in Esther's leather sack
Through the window of the church a storm began to rage
And Esther knew the time had come to flee
She scurried down the aisle toward the doorway in the distance
And out into the rainstorm where she felt she would be free
But the wind was blowing harder
And her skirt began to billow
Until finally her feet began to lift
And she rose above the people and the houses and the chimneys
And Esther and the doll were set adrift
Floating higher over the hills,
and the valleys and treetops they'd flutter and glide
Soaring and turning suspended on air
With the earth far below them they'd tumble
And dive through the clouds
And she began to plummet earthward till she landed in the nasty part of town
She glanced about the village sure to find the evil men
Who rob and pillage in the darkest hour of night
Nervously she fumbled for the pouch that held the
Puppet on her rump.
Feeling quite outnumbered Esther hid behind
A nearby pile of lumber, where she waited till the dawn
Cause it would have been a blunder to
Succumb to a hoodlum on the prowl
When the morning came, she wandered through the streets
Along the chilly lake that lay beside the town
At last a peaceful moment, but she thought she heard a sound
It was an angry mob of joggers coming up to knock her down
As Esther stood and shook her head the joggers were approaching
And she knew she had no choice left but to swim
As the frosty water sank its bitter teeth into her hide
She tried to slide the heavy clothing from her skin
Naked now she made her way toward the shore
When suddenly she felt a tiny tugging at her toe.
And the puppet she'd forgotten wrapped its tiny
Little arms around her ankle and wouldn't let her go.
The waves seemed to open and swallow her whole
As the doll pulled her down through the eerie green deep
And the sound of the laughing old man filled her ears
[Instrumental]
Let's go out to dinner and see a movie
Let's go out to dinner and see a movie
Let's go out to dinner
And see a movie
Let's go out to dinner and see a movie
You may as well keep your belly full
For the time may come when you'll rely on the layer of fat
That separates you from the rabid dog and the common fly
To a less demanding place on your spine
I feel you shift my weight around
I squirm and roll beneath your flesh
Just like the guy you met in town
He's yelling at the parking lot
Throwing beer cans down the stairs
Driving home to Mom and Dad
David Bowie
UB 40
Dahlia and I were taking a bath
And dahlia was smoking a cigar
And she said to me
"i bet you've never taken a bath
With a girl smoking a cigar before"
And she told me all about her car accident
She was overdosed on valium
And she made an attempt to cross "the west side highway"
Dahlia, I know I've done you wrong
Dahlia, I know I've done you wrong
Dahlia, I know I've done you wrong
But dahlia, you know you've done me wrong too
She wore an old camel t-shirt
With some magic of it's own
And we listened to the stones
Sucking cherry charms blowpops
The tires are the things on your car that make contact with the road
The car is the thing on the road that takes you back to your abode
The tires are the things on your car that make contact with the road
Bummed is what you are when you go out to your car and it's been towed
I woke up one morning in November and I realized I love you
It's not your headlights in front, your tailpipe, or the skylight above you
It's the way you cling to the road when the wind tries to shove you
Come stumble my mirth beaten worker
I'm Jezmund the family berzerker
I'm bought for the price of a flagon of rice
The wind buffs the cabin, you speak of your life
Or more willingly Locust the Lurker
Confuse what you can of the ending
And revise your despise so impending
'Cause I soak on the wrath that you didn't quite mask
I'm getting it clearly through alternate paths
Or mixed in with the signal you're sending
But who can unlearn all the facts that I've learned
As I sat in their chairs and my synapses burned
And the torture of chalk dust collects on my tongue
Thoughts follow my vision and dance in the sun
All my vasoconstrictors they come slowly undone
Can't this wait till I'm old? Can't I live while I'm young?
But no peace for Jezmund tonight
I plug the distress tube up tight
And watch what I say as it flutters away
And all this emotion is kept harmless at bay
Not to educate somebody's fright
(Doctor Davis, telephone please...Doctor Davis, telephone please)
I'd catapult downtown to see the galleries
And my favorite fiancee in a lavender gown
But I'm hooked up to a machine
It performs my daily functions through a tube in my wien
And today that thing malfunctioned
Like a forest fire it burnt a hole in me and I perspired
So there ain't gonna be a wedding
[Instrumental]
There've been times when I wander
And times when I don't
Concepts I'll ponder
And concepts I won't ever see
God isn't one of these
Former or latter
Which did you think I meant
It doesn't matter to me
(Don't need it)
(Don't need it)
(Thoughts faded)
(Overrated)
Gold in my hand
In a country pool
Standing and waving
The rain, wind on the runway
Spending or saving
Credit or debt
Which did you think I meant
If you're just staring at your walls
observing echoing footfalls
from tenants wandering distant halls
then this one is for you
if children playing all around
to you is noise not pleasant sound
and you'd be lost on the playground
then this one is for you
all alone the life you lead
a silent diner where you feed
bow your head pretend to read
this one is for you
slip past strangers in the street
there's no one that you care to meet
longing for your TV seat
this one is for you
Time agrees, or pick up screams alone above the square
Oh, sing softly.
Above the trees where Billy Breathes we float upon the air
Woah
Softly sing sweet songs (3x)
Time, it seems, emotion beams, I'll wake you when we're there
Oh, sing softly
Time, it seems, in broken dreams, to sleep beside the stair
Woah
Summer sitting out by the pool
A ray of sunshine getting in my way
Close your eyes and wish that it were cool
Everyday
And I wish it could be back the other way
But what's dissolved ain't coming back today
Close your eyes and wish that it were
Close your eyes and wish that it were
Axilla axilla axilla axilla
Never understood what my body was for
That's why I always leave it layin out on the floor
The shape a curiosity
Where different faces fit before
And tracing my image in the sand
To pass the time from slip to fall
The line I trace begins to weave
A tangled web from wall to wall
a great instramental
Leigh Fordham sold me out
46 days and the coal ran out
Please come 'round here another day
Sit yourself down
When you're ready to stay
She dug down when they took the town
Lookin' for clues
But they couldn't be found
Leigh found out she was ready to roam
47 days and the coal came home
Taste the fear
For the Devil's drawing near
Taste the fear
For the Devil's drawing near
It's been ten long years since I left my home in the hollow where I was born
Where the cool fall nights make the woods smell right and the fox hunter blows him horn
I fell in love with a girl from the town, I thought that she would be true
I ran away to Charlottsville and worked in a sawmill or two
What have they done to the old home place?
Why did they tear it down?
And why did I leave the plow in the field and look for a job in the town?
Now the girl ran off with somebody else, tarriffs took all my pay
And here I stand where the old home stood before they took it away
Now geese fly south and the cold wind blows as I stand here and hang my head
I lost my love and lost my home, and now I wish that I was dead
Several times, uncontiously
I've stumbled upon the path
And seen a mountain in the mist
As rain falls on my shoulders
Sun rises in the east
A mourning bruise
but I am here at least
I guess im just an obsticle
A thing to overcome
If I could sneek around myself
Again I'll know I've won
The moment seems to hang and float
Before me with no end
'till I'm released, awaken beast
I'm on the road again
But now i'm soaring far to high
A fleck of dust upin the sky
Where tiny clouds go sailing by
Pull me down today
Woven in the fairy-tales
We fabricate each day
Our little golden strands of truth
That glimmer in the light
The colorful material
You hold a certin way
Can keep us from the cold
And help to get us through the night
But now i'm soaring far to high
A fleck of dust upin the sky
Where tiny clouds go sailing by
Pull me down today x4
oooooooooooooo
Remember all the days in the pond
Catchin' wild trout till the break of dawn
Now that you've become a man, looking very mean
Got a nice shiny sports car, keep it very clean
Don't ask him what it was, tell him what it is (2x)
Sing the song now:
Ya mar, ya mar, ya mar, ya mar,
ya mar, ya mar, ya mar,
I got an oh kee pah
She used to be a vampire child, walkin' in the yard
Now that she's become a woman, lookin' very proud
You used to wear a piece of cloth tied around your head
Now she looks so good, wanna love you dead
Don't ask her what it was, tell her what it is (2x)
Sing the song now:
Ya mar, ya mar, ya mar,
ya mar, ya mar, ya mar,
Well, it was many years ago now
But I really can't be sure
That's when it all began then
I heard that knock upon my door
And the wolfman's brother
The wolfman's brother
Came down on me
The telephone was ringing
That's when I handed it to Liz
She said, "This isn't who it would be
If it wasn't who it is"
And the wolfman's brother
The wolfman's brother
Coming down on me
So I might be on a side street
Or a stairway to the stars
I hear the high pitched cavitation
Of propellers from afar
It's the wolfman's brother
The wolfman's brother
The wolfman's brother
The wolfman's brother
The wolfman's brother
The wolfman's brother
Coming down on me
Right down on me
So with meaningless excitement
And smooth atonal sound
It's like a cross between a hurricane
And a ship that's run aground
It's the wolfman's brother
The wolfman's brother
The wolfman's brother
The wolfman's brother
The wolfman's brother
The wolfman's brother
Coming down on
Coming down on me
(It's the wolfman's brother)
It's the wolfman's brother
It's the wolfman's brother
Wilson
Wilson
Wilson
Wilson
Oh out near Stonehenge, I lived alone
Oh out near Gamehendge, I chafed a bone
Wilson, King of Prussia, I lay this hate on you
Wilson, Duke of Lizards, I beg it all true for you
Talk my Duke a mountain, Helping Friendly Book
Inasfar as fiefdom, I think you bad crook
Wilson, King of Prussia, I lay this hate on you
Wilson, Duke of Lizards, I beg it all true for you
Wilson
Wilson
Wilson
I talked to Mike Christian, Rog and Pete the same
When we had that meeting, over down near Gamehendge
Wilson, King of Prussia, I lay this hate on you
Wilson, Duke of Lizards, I beg it all true for you
You got me back thinkin' that you're the worst one
I must inquire, Wilson, can you still have fun?
Wilson, can you still have fun now Wilson
Can you still have fun now, Wilson
I look at you all, see the love there that's sleeping
While my guitar gently weeps
I look at the floor and I see it needs sweeping
While my guitar gently weeps
I don't know why nobody told you
How to unfold your love
I don't know why someone controlled you
They bought and sold you
I look at the world and I notice it's turning
While my guitar gently weeps
With every mistake we must surely be learning
Still my guitar gently weeps
I don't know why you were inverted
No one alerted you
I don't know why you were perverted
No one alerted you
I look at you all, see the love there that's sleeping
While my guitar gently weeps
Look at you all
When I see the connection
Though I see I don't stare
Though I see I don't stare
When I'm lost in my reflection
Though I see I don't stare
Though I see I don't stare
Then I change my direction
One foot follows the other
One foot follows something new
'Cause I need some protection
And I'm scared I could lose it
If I stare you'll be gone
When I need some attention
Though I see I don't stare
Though I see I don't stare
[whistles]
When I see the connection
Though I see I don't stare
Though I see I don't stare
When I'm lost in my reflection
Though I see I don't stare
Though I see I don't stare
Then I change my direction
One foot follows the other
One foot follows something new
'Cause I need some protection
And I'm scared I could lose it
Whats the use in going fast?
If you are not in a race.
You'll find soon that everyone,
Accepts a slower pace.
What's the use in in telling them,
It's all right in the same?
Arrows in the tablecloth,
I'd like to cut your head off so I could weigh it, what do you say?
Five pounds, six pounds to seven pounds
I'd like to go to your house and gather all your razors and pick all the
Little prickly hairs so I can weigh them, what do you say?
Five pounds, six pounds, seven pounds
I'd like to gather all your friends and squish them all into a small
Swimming pool so I can weigh them, what do you say?
Five pounds, six pounds, seven pounds
Why weigh on a sunny day?
So much to do, so why oh why weigh on a sunny day?
Why oh why weigh-hey?
Why weigh, oh why oh why weigh?
I'd like to hear my options, so I can weigh them, what do you say?
Five pounds, six pounds, seven pounds
Why weigh on a sunny day?
So much to do, so why, oh why weigh on a sunny day?
Why oh why? weigh hey?
Why oh why, oh why, oh why, oh why?
He walked on down the hall...
Walked on down the hall
He said, "mother..."
"father, I want to kill you..."
"mother...
I want to cook you breakfast...
I want to cook you breakfast, mother...
Mother...i wanna cook you breakfast...
Then I wanna...i wanna borrow the car...
Then I wanna borrow the car...
Then I wanna..."
Ooooooooooh
Trying to make a woman match your moves
Ooooooooooh
And I'm sharing in the weekapaug groove
Trying to make a woman match your moves
Ooooooooooh
And I'm sharing in the weekapaug groove
Trying to make a woman match your moves
Ooooooooooh
Blind me with ambition like a razor to the throat
Cast aside your foolish pride I'll cast the final vote
The feelings you've been waiting for are clawing thru your skin
And if you look above you'll see the vultures moving in
Timing is everything, that much I know.
Sometimes I'm fast(er) and sometimes I'm slow
Some days vacation but some days I'm told
I've come to to the end of the line
But when I can't be what's expected of me
I look at the clock and say this can't be
Watching it pass without reason or rhyme
I feel I'm suspended in time
(Repeat replacing last line with)
I see the vultures moving in (repeat)
(Fish repeats some phrases in here
Undecided, undefined, undisturbed yet undermined
Relocated not retired, reprimanded and rewind
Mystified and misshapen, misinformed but not mistaken
Reinvented, redefined, rearranged but not refined
Unrelenting, under stroked, undeterred yet unprovoked
Reinvented, redefined, rearranged but not refined
Mystified and misshapen, misinformed but not mistaken
Undecided, undefined
Undecided, undefined, undisturbed but undermined
Relocated not retired, reprimanded and rewind
Mystified and misshapen, misinformed but not mistaken
Reinvented, redefined, rearranged but not refined
Unrelenting, under stroked, undeterred yet unprovoked
Undecided, undefined
Undecided, undefined, undisturbed but undermined
Relocated not retired, reprimanded and rewind
Mystified and misshapen, misinformed but not mistaken
Reinvented, redefined, rearranged but not refined
Unrelenting, under stroked, undeterred yet unprovoked
Undecided, undefined
Undecided, undefined
Undecided, undefined
Undecided, undefined
Undecided, undefined
Undecided, undefined
Undecided, undefined
Undecided, undefined
Oh, the people would come from faraway
They'd dance all night till the break of day
When the caller hollered, "Do-se-do"
He knew uncle Pen was ready to go
Late in the evenin' about sundown
High on the hill and above the town
Uncle Pen played the fiddle, oh, how it would ring
You can hear it talk, you can hear it sing
He played an old tune he called, "Soldier's joy"
And the one he wrote called, "The Boston boy"
But the greatest of all was, "Jenny Lynn"
To me that's where the fiddle begins
Late in the evenin' about sundown
High on the hill and above the town
Uncle Pen played the fiddle, oh, how it would ring
You can hear it talk, you can hear it sing
But I'll never forget that mournful day
When uncle Pen was called away
They hung up his fiddle and they hung up his bow
I knew it was time for him to go
Late in the evenin' about sundown
High on the hill and above the town
Uncle Pen played the fiddle, oh, how it would ring
You can hear it talk, you can hear it sing
Late in the evenin' about sundown
High on the hill and above the town
Uncle Pen played the fiddle, oh, how it would ring
Aaa, ooo
Ten mountains stand tall, nine seasons since fall
Eight eons of sand, seven oceans began
Now there is none, no more light from the sun
Now waters run free, no more fish in the sea
One more name on the slate
One less minute to wait
Too busy to see two versions of me
One more bottle is dry, one less reason to try
One more name on the slate
One less minute to wait
Too busy to see two versions of me
One more bottle is dry, one less reason to try
Six feet underneath five fingers don't reach
Four seconds it seems for all of our dreams
Three oceans away two children at play
Too busy to see two versions of me
Two versions of me
Two versions of me
Won't you step into the freezer
Seize her with a tweezer
Won't you step into the freezer
Tease her with a tweezer
It's gonna be cold, cold, cold, cold, cold
(It's gonna be cold )
(Cold, cold, cold, cold, cold)
It's gonna be cold, cold, cold, cold, cold
(It's gonna be cold )
(Cold, cold, cold, cold, cold)
It's gonna be cold, cold, cold, cold, cold
(It's gonna be cold)
(Cold, cold, cold, cold, cold)
It's gonna be cold, cold, cold, cold
Won't you step into the freezer
Please her with a tweezer
Won't you step into the freezer
Please her with a tweezer
It's gonna be cold, cold, cold, cold, cold
(It's gonna be cold )
(Cold, cold, cold, cold, cold)
It's gonna be cold, cold, cold, cold, cold
(It's gonna be cold )
(Cold, cold, cold, cold, cold)
It's gonna be cold, cold, cold, cold, cold
(It's gonna be cold)
(Cold, cold, cold, cold, cold)
It's gonna be cold, cold, cold, cold
Look who's in the freezer
Too much anger trapped inside
It's so hard to let it go
Hope is fading
I'm tired of waiting
And I'm moving much too slow
The stars above I'm cursing
And it still seems I'm rehearsing
But the cameras have been
Rolling all the while
This story's getting boring
And the spectators are snoring
I suggest you turn the dial
Life is a tv show
Should've been canceled long ago
Life is a tv show
Should've been canceled long ago
Life is a tv show
Life is a tv show
Life is a tv show
Should've been canceled long ago
I saw a headline in the paper
Of another ticker taper
For a war which has barely just begun
We'll be waving our flag silly
As we're chopped into piccalilli
And that's not my idea of fun
Life is a tv show
Should've been canceled long ago
Life is a tv show
Should've been canceled long ago
Life is a tv show
Life is a tv show
Life is a tv show
An asteroid crashed and nothing burned
It made me wonder
Do tigers sleep in lily patches?
Doctor, mine does run for thunder
I got an ache in my left ear
I felt the truth but I still could hear
Made me think, I would not be burned
But rather give myself to science
I felt that I could help
To science, I felt that I can help
Paranoid, the doctor ran
Shouting his graphic translation
[Incomprehensible]
Gang wars and ails of riches
Spewing forth their color
He purposely waited till I was done
To knock on the lavatory door
Accusing me of ruining the fun
He knocked on it some more
The fun, he knocked on it some more
And alloy suitors were all inside
An apple or a grape
To put forth a cloud of mercury
In front of a mighty car
On a freeway in Los Angeles
Once the spraying has been done
'Cause there's more pain from necessity
You're a portrait of your past
There's a mummy in the cabinet
Are there no more arrows left?
What's that rubber bottle doing here?
How's that napkin for a proof?
Ten cents to a dollar now
For a shelf of pregnant ears
Robert Palmer is applauded
Again, again, again
So stupendous, living in this tube
So stupendous, living in this tube
So stupendous, living in this tube
I'm gonna pull this timber `fore the sun go down
Get it `cross the river `fore the bars come down
Drag it on down that dusty road
Come on Jerry, let's dump this load
I said "Timber, ho!", timber, woah this timber's gotta roll
I said "Timber, ho!", timber, woah this timber's gotta roll
My old Jerry was an Arkansas mule
Been everywhere and he ain't no fool
Weighed nine hundred and twenty-two
Done everything a poor mule can do
(chorus)
Jerry's shoulders stood six foot tall
Pulled more timber than a freight could haul
Workin' heavy old Jerry got sore
Pulled so much he couldn't pull no more
(chorus)
The boss said "Jerry" and it made him jump
Jerry ran and kicked the boss on the rump
My old Jerry was a cool mule
Had it been me I woulda killed that fool
Boss tried to shoot old Jerry in the head
Jerry took that bullet and he stomped him dead
Stomped that boss til he heard him scream
Sure don't care he was so damn mean
I feed from the bottom, you feed from the top
I live upon morsels you happen to drop
And coffee that somehow leaks out of your cup
If nothing comes down then I'm forced to swim up
On the way upwards, the colors come back
But all along the bottom is blue, grey, and black
The darkness is cold and perception goes wrong
And the night seems to go on incredibly long
So I ask you why if I'm swimming by
Don't you see anything you'd like to try?
Pantomime mixtures of heaven and earth
Jumbled events that have less than no worth
Time in the forest to dig under rocks
Or float in the ocean, asleep in a box
Or sink just below, all the churning and froth
And swim to the light source or fly like a moth
So toss away stuff you don't need in the end
But keep what's important and know who's your friend
So I ask you why if I'm swimming by
Don't you see anything that you'd like to try?
If I'm swimming by
From the bottom, from the top
From the bottom, from the top
From the bottom, from the top
From the bottom, from the top
From the bottom, from the top
From the bottom, from the top
From the bottom, from the top
From the bottom, from the top
From the bottom, from the top
From the bottom, from the top
From the bottom, from the top
We're bobbing on the surface
And the shadow glides below
They say she feels my heartbeat
Oh, but how I'll never know
We're bobbing on the surface
And the shadow glides below
They say she feels my heartbeat
Oh, but how I'll never know
That it's the ocean flowing in our veins
Oh, that it's the salt that's in our tears
Oh, 'cause we could have come so very far
Oh, in at least as many years
Take the highway through the Great Divide
Take the highway through the Great Divide
I'm building you a pyramid
With limestone blocks so large
I drag them from the mountain top
You'll need a two car garage
I'm building you a pyramid
With limestone blocks so large
I drag them from the mountain top
You'll need a two car garage
And it's the ocean flowing in our veins
Oh, 'cause it's the salt that's in our tears
Oh, 'cause we could have come so very far
Oh, in at least as many years
Take the highway through the Great Divide
Take the highway through the Great Divide
'Cause it's the ocean flowing in our veins
Oh, 'cause it's the salt that's in our tears
Oh, 'cause we could have come so very far
Oh, in at least as many years
Take the highway through the Great Divide
Take the highway through the Great Divide
Take the highway through the Great Divide
INTRODUCTION
Wilson
Wilson
Wilson
Wilson
Wilson
Once upon a time there was a mountain that rose out of a vast green forest. And in the forest there were birds and lakes and rocks and trees and rivers. The forest was also inhabited by a small group of people called the lizards. The lizards were a simple people and they had lived in the forest undisturbed for thousands of years in utter peace and tranquillity. Once a year when spring came, and the first blossoms began to show, the
lizards would gather at the base of the mountain, to give thanks for all that they had. They thanked the birds and they thanked the lakes and they thanked the rocks and the trees and the rivers; but most importantly, they thanked Icculus.
Icculus lived at the top of the mountain, or at least everyone thought so, for no one had actually ever seen him. But they knew he existed, because they had the Helping Friendly Book. Icculus had given the Helping Friendly Book to the Lizards thousands of years earlier as a gift. It contained all of the knowledge inherent in the universe, and had
enabled the Lizards to exist in harmony with nature for years. And so they lived; until one day a traveler arrived in Gamehendge. His name was Wilson and he quickly became intrigued by the Lizards way of life. He asked if he could stay on and live in the forest; and the Lizards, who had never seen an outsider, were happy to oblige.
Wilson lived with the Lizards for a few years, studying the ways of the Helping Friendly Book, and all was well. Until one morning when they awoke and the book was gone. Wilson explained that he had hidden the book, knowing that the Lizards had become dependent on it for survival. He declared himself king and enslaved the innocent
people of Gamehendge. He cut down the trees and built a city, which he called Prussia. And in the center of the city he built a castle, and locked in the highest tower of the castle lay the Helping Friendly Book out of the reach of the Lizards forever. But our story begins at a different time, not in Gamehendge, but on a suburban street in Long Island, and our hero is no king sitting in a castle, he is a retired colonel shaving in his bathroom.
As he saw his life run away from him
Thousands ran along
Chanting words from a song
"Please me have no regrets"
"Please me have no regrets"
Came from the baby's mouth
We follow the lines going south
"Please me have no regrets"
Came from the,came from the,came from the... baby's mouth!
I'm up and I can take what you give
And I'm here but I want you to live with me
'Cause all I want is a taste for free
I'm down and I will drag you along and around
Until you burst into song and unwind
And leave your new life behind for a while
'Cause I can't see through the lights
I can't see through the lights
I'm down and I will drag you along and around
Until you burst into song and unwind
And leave your new life behind for a while
I'm out and I will stay here alone and without
Someone controlled by the phone and TV
'Cause what it's doing to me is fine
'Cause I can't see through the lights
I can't see through the lights
Step into space, alter my place
That someone else made
Why I have stayed into things I could be
Or if I could see into fog that surrounds
And pins me to the ground
I can't see through the lights
I can't see through the lights
I can't see through the lights
Well I needed lest restraint before
Well I needed to hit the lights and close the door
I'm fine, I'm fine, 'cause I'm
Dripping in this strange design
None is your's and far less mine
Hold the wheel, read the sign
Keep the tires off the line
Just relax, you're doing fine
Swimming in this real thing I call life
But can I bring a few companions on this ride?
I'm feeling, my heart's not beating anymore
Well I'm feeling, it's alright
This happened once before
I'm fine, I'm fine 'cause I'm
Dripping in this strange design
None is your's and far less mine
Hold the wheel, read the sign
Keep the tires off the line
Just relax, you're doing fine
Swimming in this real thing I call life
But can I bring a few companions on this ride?
Dripping in this strange design
None is your's and far less mine
Hold the wheel, read the sign
Keep the tires off the line
Just relax, you're doing fine
Swimming in this real thing I call life
I?m pullin' the pavement from under my nails
I brush past a garden, dependent on whales
The slopin' companion, I cast down the ash
Yanked on my tunic and dangled my stash
Zipping through the forest with the curdling fleas
To grow with them spindles, the mutant I seize
I capture the dread beast who falls to his knees
And cries to his cohorts, asleep in the trees
Smegma, Dogmatagram, fish market stew
Police in the corner, gunnin? for you
Apple toast, bed heated, fur blanket rat
Laugh when they shoot you, say
Please don?t do that
Control for smiler's can?t be bought
The solar garlic starts to rot
Was it for this my life I sought?
Maybe so and maybe not
Maybe so and maybe not
Maybe so and maybe not
Maybe so and maybe not
Was it for this my life I sought?
Control for smiler's can?t be bought
The solar garlic starts to rot
Was it for this my life I sought?
Was it for this my life I sought?
Was it for this my life I sought?
Was it for this my life I sought?
Maybe so and maybe not
Maybe so and maybe not
Maybe so and maybe not
Odors in the evening mist
spices that you can't resist
Curl around and resound
through caverns that the breeze has kissed
Drawn inside, you hear a tone
as each foot hits a stepping stone
The music soothes and calms your mood
but suddenly you're not alone
A single cloud within a storm
descends and leaves behind a form
Someone that you knew appears in front of you
A woman's figure, rain-cloud-born
She blinks but doesn't see you yet
she shivers and is soaking wet
You cross the sand and take her hand
a lifetime passed since last you met
Centuries now fall away
(expand the years) ?? since yesterday
When you were young and in the sun
you let your woman slip away
You take the hands that you have missed
and kiss the lips you haven't kissed
for many years
taste the tears
Hello my name is Somanatin
Please hear me out
The wolves are chasing Liana and Silvermane
Bucklebee's riding Scout
(My name is Somanatin)
Hello my name is Somanatin
(I can't get out of here)
I need my story told
(I can't get out of here)
The pixie has blown her fairy dust
(I can't get out of here)
And everything turns to gold
My name is Somanatin
My name is Somanatin
My name is Somanatin
My name is Somanatin
My name is Somanatin
My name is Somanatin
My name is Somanatin
My name is Somanatin
Flying at night through the window
The owls search for Samone
He snatches the sleeping boots from beneath the bed
Thinking it was his own
Hello my name is Somanatin
Sawing a hole in a tree
I look to my side and I see you riding on
Sparkle and Boots is free
My name is Somanatin
My name is Somanatin
My name is Somanatin
My name is Somanatin
My name is Somanatin
My name is Somanatin
My name is Somanatin
My name is Somanatin
Time and weather eroding the past in a dream
Cradle comfort that you wake but you're caught in between
Time and weather eroding the past in a dream
Cradle comfort that you wake but you're caught in between
My name is Somanatin
My name is Somanatin
My name is Somanatin
My name is Somanatin
My name is Somanatin
My name is Somanatin
My name is Somanatin
They call me the sloth
Way down in the ghetto
Italian spaghetti
Singing falsetto
Sleeping all day
Rip Van Winklin'
Spend my nights in bars
Glasses tinklin'
I'm so bad
He's so nasty
Ain't got no friends
Real outcasty
Stay out of my way
Ed up a cripple
I'll take this piece of paper
Slice your nipple
They call me the sloth
Way down in the ghetto
Italian spaghetti
Singing falsetto
Sleeping all day
Rip Van Winklin'
Spend my nights in bars
The feeling's not the same
In fact it's getting pretty tame
It's just not that great anymore
I guess I'll go outside
And flag a weasel for a ride
And take it on down to the shore
Wallowing in fear
The days and weeks that you're not here
Was all the waiting in vain?
Why'd you send my monkey on a train?
The day that you arrived
My sleeping monkey is revived
But you sent him home on the train
Home on the train
Why'd you send my monkey on a train?
The day that you arrived
My sleeping monkey is revived
But you sent him home on the train
Home on the train
The day that you arrived
My sleeping monkey is revived
But you sent him home on the train
Home on the train
Why'd you send my monkey on a train?
The day that you arrived
My sleeping monkey is revived
But you sent him home on the train
Home on the train
Why'd you send my monkey on a train?
The day that you arrived
My sleeping monkey is revived
But you sent him home on the train
Home on the train
Why'd you send my monkey on a train?
The day that you arrived
My sleeping monkey is revived
But you sent him home on the train
Paul and Silas bound in jail ALL NIGHT LONG (3x)
Who shall deliver Poor Me?
Paul and Silas prayed in jail ALL NIGHT LONG (3x)
Who shall deliver Poor Me?
Lightning crashed and thunder rolled ALL NIGHT LONG (3x)
Who shall deliver Poor Me?
Jailer cried what must I do ALL NIGHT LONG (3x)
Who shall deliver Poor Me?
Paul and Silas bound in jail ALL NIGHT LONG (3x)
Who shall deliver Poor Me? (2x)
Prep School Hippie
Prep school hippie
Or hip school preppie
I can't decide
Should I spend my adolescent days
wearing tie dyes or Vuarnets
I can't decide
Big ten kegger at the frat
Or watching Jerry shake his bat.
Prep school hippie
Or hip school preppie
I can't decide
I can't wait 'til I'm 21,
Dip into my trust fund repeat 3x
I can't wait 'til I'm 21,
Trust fund, trust fund
Prep school hippie
Or hip school preppie
I can't decide
Should I spend my adolescent days
wearing tie dyes or Vuarnets
I can't decide
I can't decide
I can't decide
Give me a word and give me a sign
Show me where to go and tell what will I find
What will I find?
Lay me on the ground and fly me through the air
Show me where to go and tell me will love be there?
Will love be there?
Yeah
Oh, heaven let your light shine down
Oh, heaven let your light shine down
Oh, heaven let your light shine down
Shaggy Dog, walkin' down
He walks all around
Shaggy Dog, where you been?
I been walkin' to see my friend
Knock on the door, wouldn't let me in.
Askin' me where I been
Then one day, he got lost
Jumped on a gator, thought it was a horse
Shaggy Dog, don't stay out too long
Yes I know that it's wrong
Shaggy Dog, long been (?)
Where he walks, you know who he is
Walk on, Shaggy Dog
Walk on, Shaggy Dog
Walk on, Shaggy Dog
Walk on, Shaggy Dog
Oh oh, oh oh
Oh oh, oh oh
Oh oh, oh oh
The terrible thing about hell
Is that when you're there you can't even tell
As you move through this life you love so
You could be there and not even know
But you say so what I'm doing just fine
The irony is that it's all in your mind
And that's why hell is so vicious and cruel
But you'll just go on an oblivious fool
You'll just go on an oblivious fool
You'll just go on an oblivious fool
You'll just go on an oblivious fool
Grass has been greater
Skies have been bluer
I know my soul is down in the sewer
You say that I am selfish
Well you know that that is true
I don't care what you say pretty mama
And I don't care what you do
I don't care about anyone except myself
I don't care about anyone except myself
In the land of the brave
And the home of the free
I don't care about anyone except for me
If you are unhappy and
You have not won your race
Well, there ain't no mercy in this world
And there ain't none out in space
So welcome to the nineties
I hope that you make it through
But if you get in trouble honey
This is what I say to you
I don't care about anyone except myself
I don't care about anyone except myself
In the land of the brave
And the home of the free
I don't care about anyone except for me
This is not the era of roses, peace and love
I must admit I'm the only one
That I'm thinking of
Well, I just make my honey
And I put it in the bank
I buy myself some presents
Sometimes when the evening's young
The wind dies down the setting sun
Crochets the clouds with yarn so fine
And fills the oceans with red wine
I see the sky, the forest fair
Bringing flavor to the air
I raised my glass and in a while
You answer with a secret smile
Hold on
Hold on
Hold on to me
An airborne leaf that landed near
Has carried Dionysus here
I slip away but only when
He sees our glasses filled again
Sometimes when the evening's young
The wind dies down the setting sun
Crochets the clouds with yarn so fine
And fills the oceans with red wine
Hold on
Hold on
Hold on to me
Hold on
Hold on
Here by the sea and sand
Nothing ever goes as planned
I just couldn't face going home
It was just a drag on my own
They finally threw me out
My mom got drunk on stout
My dad couldn't stand on two feet
As he lectured about morality
Now I guess the family's complete
With me hanging round on the street
Or here by the beach
The girl I love
Is a perfect dresser
Wears every fashion
Gets it to a tee
Heavens above
I have to match her
She knows just how she wants her man to be
Leave it to me
My jacket's gonna be cut slim and checked
With just a touch of seersucker with an open neck
I ride a G.S. scooter with my hair cut neat
I wear my wartime coat in the wind and sleet
I see her dance
Across the ballroom
UV light making starshine of her smile
I am the face
She has to know it
I'm dressed up better than anyone in a mile
So how come the other kids look much better?
Without even a penny, they dress to the letter
How come the girls come on oh so cool?
But when you meet 'em, every one's a fool?
Come sleep on the beach
Keep within my reach
I just want to die with you hear
I'm feeling so high with you nere
I'm wet and I'm cold
But thank God I ain't old
I should have split home at fifteen
Why didn't I ever say what I mean
There's a story that the grass is so green
What did I see?
Where have I been?
If you would only stop to live
One moment at a time
You would I think, be startled by
The things that you would find
Like scents you never noticed
And many subtle sounds
Like colors in the landscape
And textures of the town
And the winds would lift you up
Into the sky above
And you'd be treated to a view
Of everything you love
And if the moment passes
You should try it once again
For if you do it right you'll find
I had a dog, his name was Jim
(Runaway, runaway, runaway)
Took all of my old clothes with him
(Runaway, runaway, runaway)
Oh, runaway Jim
Oh, runaway Jim
He was twelve years old when his trip began
(Runaway, runaway, runaway)
Hauling down the highway in my old sedan
(Runaway, runaway, runaway)
Oh, runaway Jim
Oh, runaway Jim
Now I wish someone'd tell me where old Jim went
(Runaway, runaway, runaway)
'Cause he took all the money that I saved for rent
(Runaway, runaway, runaway)
Oh, runaway Jim
Oh, runaway Jim
Time he came home, he was seventeen
(Runaway, runaway, runaway)
That's a hundred nineteen to you and me
(Runaway, runaway, runaway)
Oh, runaway Jim
Oh, runaway Jim
Now I'm gonna go up to the mountain
(Runaway, runaway, runaway)
Singing for Dave who's swimming in the fountain
(Runaway, runaway, runaway)
Oh, runaway Jim
Oh, runaway Jim
Oh, runaway dogs
Rye, Rye, Rocco
Marco Esquandolas
Been you to have any spike, man?
Run, run, run, run, run, run, run, run
Run, run, run, run, run, run, run, run
Run, run, run, run, run, run, run, run
Run, run, run, run
Run, run, run, run, run, run, run, run
Run, run, run, run, run, run, run, run
Run, run, run, run, run, run, run, run
Run, run, run, run
Run, run, run, run, run, run, run, run
Run, run, run, run, run, run, run, run
Run, run, run, run, run, run, run, run
Run, run, run, run
Run, run, run, run, run, run, run, run
(Set the gearshift for the high gear of your soul)
Run, run, run, run, run, run, run, run
Run, run, run, run, run, run, run, run
Run, run, run, run
Run, run, run, run, run, run, run, run
(You've got to run like an antelope out of control)
Run, run, run, run, run, run, run, run
Run, run, run, run, run, run, run, run
Run, run, run, run
You've got to run like an antelope out of control
Run like an antelope out of control
Run like an antelope out of control
My room is round when I lay down, when I wake up it's square
When I go outside it's on a spiral set of stairs
The people that surround me are waiting out there
In a round room they can't find me anywhere
Right angle rooms drive me crazier each day
Put me in a box I know I'm never going to play
Put me in a square room and I won't know what to say
I want a round room at the end of the day
I had an apartment, four corners on the walls
Couldn't eat, couldn't sleep there at all
I want a curve to the place where I stay
I want a round room at the end of the day
If I pass out take me to the round church
Where echoes resound and my spirit is found
And when I float high take my arm and I'll fly you by
The outskirts of town, to a garden that's round
I went to the lighthouse and I liked the view
I looked out the window and I could see you
Put me in a square house and I won't have a clue
I want a round room just to be with you
I want a round room just to be with you
Take a piece of tinsel and put it on the tree
Cut a slab of melon and pretend that you still love me
Carve out a pumpkin and rely on your destiny
Get in your car and cruise the land of the brave and free
But don't forget to understand
Exactly what you put on the tree
Don't believe the florist when he tells you
That the roses are free
Take a wrinkled raisin and do with it what you will
Push it into third if you know you're gonna climb a hill
Eat plenty of lasagna till you know that you've had your fill
Resist all the urges that make you wanna go out and kill
But don't forget to understand
Exactly what you put on the tree
Don't believe the florist when he tells you
That the roses are free
Throw that pumpkin at the tree
Unless you think that pumpkin holds your destiny
Cast it off into the sea
Bake that pie and eat it with me
Throw that pumpkin at the tree
Unless you think that pumpkin holds your destiny
Cast it off into the sea
The circus is the place for me with bears and clowns and noise
I love the shiny music that descends from overhead
Gordan knew the moment when the stars all turned around
But from that vantage point I frowned
If life were easy and not so fast
I wouldn't think about the past
I can't forget to turn the earth so both sides
Get their share of darkness and of light
So now I wander over grounds of light and heat and sounds and mist
Provoking dreams that don't exist
A circus of light where dreams can take flight
In the peacefulness dreaming dreams brings
If life were easy and not so fast
I wouldn't think about the past
The circus is the place for me [Incomprehensible] so fast
The circus is the place for me [Incomprehensible] so fast
The circus is the place for me [Incomprehensible] so fast
Wish that I was on old Rockytop
Down in the Tennessee hills.
Ain't no smoggy smoke on Rockytop
Ain't no telephone bills.
Once I had a girl on Rockytop
Half bear, the other half cat,
Wild as a mink, but sweet as soda-pop
I still dream about that.
Rockytop, you'll always be
Home sweet home to me.
Good old Rockytop,
Rockytop, Tennessee.
Rockytop, Tennessee.
Once two strangers climbed old Rockytop
Lookin' for a moonshine still.
Strangers ain't come down from Rockytop,
Reckon they never will.
Corn won't grow at all on Rockytop -
Dirt's too rocky by far.
That's why all the folks on Rockytop
Get their corn from a jar.
(chorus)
I've had years of cooped up city life,
Trapped like a dog in a pen.
All I know is it's a pity life
Can't be simple again.
Hey, hey, hey, hey
Come from the North where the oceans freeze
Spent three long months at the open seas
Paddled 'til it seemed I could take no more
Till I hit the ground on Prussia's shores
How was I to know that day
That the winds had swept me Wilson's way
But soon towards me from the East
Came Wilson and his men on multi-beast
Hey!
Well, it seemed he didn't like my face
And I quickly learned that Prussia was an evil place
They tied me to a chair with a giant clip
And held a piece of paper to my tender nip
Then they tossed the chair in a tiny shack
And told me not to worry 'cause they'd soon be back
But I loosened up the binds where my hands were lashed
And ran towards the cove where my boat was stashed
Singing, "Oh Wilson, someday I'll kill you 'til you die
Oh Wilson, punch you in the eye"
Hey!
Now Wilson knew that I was loose
I'd surely be subjected to some real abuse
Maybe end up hanging from the nearest tree
So angrily I paddled to the open sea
But the sea was eager to beat me back
And the waves grew huge and deadly black
And the gray clouds rumbled over my head
And I feared in my heart that I'd soon be dead
When the morning came and the storm had passed
The dismal fog began at last
To open up before my eyes
And there I saw to my surprise
Chains and specks of islands curved
Where palm trees dipped and seagulls swerved
Parked my kayak on a stone
And yelled across the ocean to his evil throne
I said, "Oh Wilson, someday I'll kill you 'til you die
Oh Wilson, punch you in the eye
Wilson, kill you 'til you die
Prep school hippie
Or hip school preppie
I can't decide
Should I spend my adolescent days wearing tie dyes or Vuarnets
I can't decide
Big ten kegger at the frat
Or watching Jerry shake his fat
Prep school hippie
Or hip school preppie
I can't decide
I can't wait 'til I'm 21,
Dip into my trust fund
I can't wait 'til I'm 21,
Dip into my trust fund
I can't wait 'til I'm 21,
Dip into my trust fund
I can't wait 'til I'm 21,
Dip into my trust fund
I can't wait 'til I'm 21,
Dip into my trust fund
Dip into my trust fund
Trust fund
Prep school hippie
Or hip school preppie
I can't decide
Should I spend my adolescent days wearing tie dyes or Vuarnets
I can't decide
I can't decide
I can't decide
I come from atop the mountain, baby
Where the people come to pray
I comes from atop the mountain baby
Where the people come to pray
There ain't no truth in action
'Less you believe it anyway
I was riding down the road one day
Someone hit a possum
Riding down the road one day
Someone hit a possum
The road was his end
His end was that road, so they say
Whoa, possum, possum, possum, possum
Whoa, possum, possum, possum, possum
Whoa, possum, possum, your end is the road
I was riding down the road one day
Someone hit a possum
Riding down the road one day
Someone hit a possum
The road was his end
His end was that road, so they say
Whoa, possum, possum, possum, possum
Whoa, possum, possum, possum, possum
Whoa, possum, possum, your end is the road
You won't steal my poor heart again
You won't steal my poor heart again
You won't steal my tape recorder
I'll call the Lord and He'll put you in the pen
You won't steal that thing again
I didn't even know your name or what was your game
But stealin' things has sure brought you to fame
I wanna know if you stole mine
It was one of a kind and I'm sayin' if you're to blame
Your life will never be the same
You won't steal my poor heart again
You won't steal my poor heart again
You won't steal my tape recorder
I'll call the Lord and He'll put you in the pen
You won't steal that thing again
I can't track you anymore
Detective work has sure become a bore
So tell me what you did with it
And stop this shit, give up yourself
Before they come knockin' at your door
You won't steal my poor heart again
You won't steal my poor heart again
When I feel the blade of that cupid sword
I'll call the Lord and He'll put you in the pen
You won't steal that thing again
Feeling a little drowsy yet?
There ya go, that stuff should take you right out
Ok, I need you to open up
Open wider now
That's it
Don't close
Ok, looks pretty good in there...
Thank you
Don't close
This is gonna hurt just a little bit
Hold tight, don't bite, it's OK
I'm taking it out, don't bite
I know it's hurts, but it'll be over soon
Ok, do you feel that?
It's losing you now
Don't fall asleep on me
Hold on tight
That's it
Don't close
Don't fall asleep now...
Still in there?
There we go
There we go
There we go
Almost done
How does that feel?
Still pretty out of it, aren't you?
Just relax there
I'll be back in a few minutes
Here's a tape if you wanna put on the headphones
Never is that point in time
That doesn't have dimension
Always is the measure of
How my time's been around
In those(?) are points I've made (?)
But that's beyond my grasp
I'm rooting in the now (?)
And that's what keeps me on the ground and memory
As a young man I went riding
Out on the western plain
In the state of North Dakota
I met my Nellie Kane
I met my Nellie Kane
She was living in a lonely cabin
With a son by another man
Five years she had waited for him
As long as a woman can
As long as a woman can
I don't know what changed my mind
Til then I was the ramblin' kind
The kind of love I can't explain
That I had for Nellie Kane
She took me on to work that day
To help her till the land
In the afternoon we planted seeds
In the evening we held hands
In the evening we held hands
Her blue eyes told me everything
A man could want to know
And it was then I realized
I would never goI would never go
(chorus)
Now many years have gone by
And her son has grown up tall
I became a father to him
And she became my all
Appendages flailing, you're running at me
Ferocious, tenaciously clawing at me
The devious gelatin holding me fast
Miraculous, now you let me ooze past
Over the wall rushing rivers of sleaze
The tip of stalactites incising my knees
A slipper of sand dollar day at the shore
The next evening at home that I dread even more
Would you please make clear to me?
I'm peering out through your opacity
Though you're rehearsed tomorrows verse
Forgive me if I don't sing your key
Look back on those days when my life was a haze
Gelatin lay on a truncated sleigh
Copernicus drank from a vessel that stank
From a free masons cranked to the overflow tank
Bane of the weasel for biting is fun
Jump on the turnstile and watch me go 'round
Swim with the cactus and float with the stone
I strive and convey what you try to condone
Would you please make clear to me?
I'm peering out through your opacity
Though you're rehearsed tomorrows verse
Forgive me if I don't sing in your key
Would you please make clear to me?
I'm peering out through your opacity
Though you're rehearsed tomorrows verse
Forgive me if I don't sing in your key
Would you please make clear to me?
Why nothing is the first thing that I see?
And if you do, and I see you
Then you will be the nothing left for me
Would you please make clear to me?
Why nothing is the first thing that I see?
And if you do, and I see you
My mind's got a mind of its own
It takes me out a walkin' when I'd rather stay at home
Takes me out to parties when I'd rather be alone
My mind's got a mind of its own
I've been doing things I thought I'd never do
I've been getting into trouble without ever meaning to
I'd as soon settle down but I'm right back up again
I feel just like a leaf out in the wind.
(chorus)
I seem to forget half the things I start
I try to build a house and then I tear the place apart
I freeze myself on fire and then I burn myself on ice
I can't count to one without thinking twice
(chorus)
I tell myself to do the things I should
And then I get to thinkin' that them things ain't any good.
I tell myself the truth but know I'm lying like a snake
I'm trapped here as my senses bleed
I can't recall which things I need
You show up late and stumble in
Unsure if you are still Corrine (??)
My captive gaze inside your eyes
Reveal a thing you've tried to hide
Attempting to record this view
Reflections drive me out of you
Time for the meatstick,
Bury the meatstick,
Take out the meatstick time
Whoa, shocks my brain
Whoa, shocks my brain
Time for the meatstick,
Bury the meatstick,
Take out the meatstick time
Whoa, shocks my brain
Whoa, shocks my brain
But long before this scene concludes
The end I'm seeking still eludes
My every effort to apply
My will to moments passing by
But everytime we say goodbye
The pain I can't identify
Reveals to me the hidden door
That leads to several moments more
Time for the meatstick,
Bury the meatstick,
Take out the meatstick time
Whoa, shocks my brain
Whoa, shocks my brain
Time for the meatstick,
Bury the meatstick,
Take out the meatstick time
Whoa, shocks my brain
Whoa, shocks my brain
Time for the meatstick,
Bury the meatstick,
Take out the meatstick time
Whoa, shocks my brain
Whoa, shocks my brain
Time for the meatstick,
Bury the meatstick,
Take out the meatstick time
Whoa, shocks my brain
Whoa, shocks my brain
Time for the meatstick,
Bury the meatstick,
Take out the meatstick time
Whoa, shocks my brain
Whoa, shocks my brain
Whoa, shocks my brain
Whoa, shocks my brain
Holy shit, that's making all kinds of rules
I'm not even going to go there
Hey just for a second, I'll just go for a second.
Oh, meatstick? Ah.. I don't know.. On a string?
Time for the meatstick?
Bury meatstick
Bury meatstick time?
Oh meatstick!!
Hey, that song could be the next cha cha
I've alternated my meager flock
To the shores of the Baltic Sea
The teeth of time have stowed the rhyme
Of how things should be
My cave, my house, my turning wheel
My little docking pup
The march of Colonel Forbin
And his fleet hound called McGrupp
The grime of countless workdogs
Has collected in my sink
I tie my nose with spandex hose
Before I get a drink
While on frozen warthogs
With its poison in our minds
The ferns that spot our children
Are encased in orange rinds
All times and seasons are the reasons
That people and their clans
Have stowed the Famous Mockingbird
With glue and rubber bands
They writhe and cry in agony
As Rutherford the Brave
Chokes Tela and the Unit Monster
Managing to save
The spotted striper's multi-beast
And there by cheat his grave
I'd like to get his autograph
Well once upon a time in 1776 Thomas Jefferson signed his name on a piece of marijuana, and this document was a symbol of freedom and of liberty, at least for the rich, white, gentry. And time marched along, this plant that I referred to has been used for everything from medicine to the American flag. And now it seems to me that somewhere along the way things got messed up, yeah, messed up, for marijuana.
A gift of God to my brothers and me. Oh marijuana
the government wants to test me when I pee.
Well some say a conspiracy, petro chemical and palm paper industries combined to kill the competition, government hysteria, monopoly, and conflict of interest, with total impunity. Yeah, so, if you don't buy the conspiracy, just look at the reality that your tax dollars go to spray poison on the fields of a farmer in South America. And as an added bonus, your neighbor might be the proud recipient of that poison weed.
Oh marijuana
the government wants to test me when I pee. Oh marijuana
a gift of God to my brothers and me. Oh marijuana
you can't legislate your own morality. Oh marijuana
the government wants to test me when I pee.
Free from madness, chronic sadness, what is the half-life of bad propaganda? The policies fail, denied bail, you made him a demon now pay for his trip to prison. Hard to promote the status quote, but what is the shelf life of bad legislation? The hypocrite smirks, it's a moral disgrace as he reads from the law that was written about the same time that he had his last original thoughts. Men said he was dying and the nausea and the pain left him wasting away and unable to keep a meal down. So he tried everything prescription could obtain but to no avail. The side effects were worse than the pain. So now he breaks the law to use the one thing that seems to help him out. But the people say, Oh he's just gettin high. Not to change the subject but, didn't you ever wonder why getting high's a crime. Yeah a crime.
Hey, Makisupa policeman
Policeman came to my house
Hey, Makisupa policeman
Policeman came to my house
Woke up this morning
Smoke a little herb
Smoke a little ...
Schwag!
Passing through the corridor I came upon an aging knight
Who leaned against the wall in gnarly armor
He was on his way to see the king
Wilson Wilson Wilson
He led me through the streets of Prussia talking
As he tried to crush a bug that scurried underneath his bootheel
He said there was a place where we should go
So he lead me through the forest to the edge of a lagoon by which
We wandered 'til we reached a bubbly spring
The knight grew very quiet as we stood there
Then he lifted up his visor and he turned to me and he began to sing
He said I come from the land of darkness
I said I come from the land of doom
He said I come from the land of Gamehendge
From the land of the big baboon
But I'm never never going back there
And I couldn't if I tried
'Cause I come from the land of Lizards
And the Lizards they have died
And the Lizards they have died
And the Lizards they have died
And the Lizards they have...
He told me that the Lizards were a race of people practically extinct
From doing things smart people don't do
He said that he was once a Lizard too...
His name was Rutherford the Brave and he was on a quest to save
His people from the fate that lay before them.
Their clumsy end was perilously near
The Lizards would be saved, he said, if they could be enlightened
By the writings of the Helping Friendly Book
In all of Prussia only one existed
And Wilson had declared that any person who possessed it was a crook
chorus
The Helping Friendly Book, it seemed, possessed the ancient secrets
Of eternal joy and never-ending splendor
The trick was to surrender to the flow
We walked along beneath the moon
He lead us through the bush 'till soon
We saw before our eyes a raging river
He said that we could swim it if we tried
And saying this the knight dove in forgetting that his suit of arms
Would surely weigh him down and so he sunk
And as his body disappeared before me
I bowed my head in silence and remembered all thoughts that he had thunk
chorus
But Rutherford and Forbin weren't alone. And suddenly an unexpected movement caught his eye. On the far side of the river he saw a shaggy creature standing in the weeds; who stared across at Forbin with an unrelenting gaze. A gigantic mass of muscles and claws. The hideous beast reared back and hurled himself in the water and swam toward the region where Rutherford lay. And in a flash, the beast was gone, underneath the surface to the frosty depths below while Forbin, bewildered, waited alone.
The seconds dragged by in what seemed like hours till finally the colonel felt it all had been a dream. Defeated, he bowed his head then turned to go. Suddenly with a roar, the creature emerged before him and held the brave knight's body to the sky. And the creature laid the knight upon the shore. And the colonel fell beside his friend in prayer that he'd survive. And Rutherford, brave Rutherford was alive.
the shoulder that I leaned on was carved out of stone
but when I'm done freezing I want to be alone
never want my hand cut off
never want a hacking cough
never need a cliffside push
never turn my brain to mush
always give me what I lack
always take the best parts back
always recognize your fate
always just a moment late
left is where I always turn
left is how I'm forced to learn
left the route my walking takes
left alone with my mistakes
up against the person who
up 'til now I never knew
up from hell the answer blew
up or down it's up to you
drop me off the Chinese wall
and peel my fingers off the rim
I come unglued while in midair and land to reform
limb by limb
and I am taken far away...
lingering slowly melting away
tossed with the salad and baled with the hay
pooling the water that drips from above
When I have depression, I start to get some rage,
If Im not having a feast, I want to turn the page.
When I get a bad hand (in cards), I say it gets hairy,
When someone says fest, it means the times are merry.
In the front of my yard, they play tackle basketball,
All they do around here, is play a lot of disk golf.
They dont smoke pot,
they just smoke cereal,
Kanik had a lot,
hes lucky hes not in jail.
early in dans basement,
risin' to to deal,
light me up that cereal
and I'll get my chips for cards.
At times dan gets pocker rage,
when parkhill fucks his chips,
he messis 'till there all messed up,
Throughout the night when there's no direct light
and a thin veil of clouds keeps the stars out of sight
I can smell the colors outside on my lawn
The moist green organic that my feet tread upon
And the black oleander surrounded by blues
I'm soon overwhelmed by olfactory hues
Bouncing Around the Room
The woman was a dream I had though rather hard to keep
For when my eyes were watching hers, they closed, and I was still asleep.
For when my hand was holding hers, she whispered words and I awoke
And faintly bouncing around the room the echo of whomever spoke
I awoke and faintly bouncing round the room the echo of whomever spoke.
The place I saw was far beneath the surface of the sea
My sight was poor but I was sure the sirens sang their songs for me
They dance above me as I sink I see them through a crystal haze
And hear them bouncing round the room the never ending coral maze
The workers they come back from their day in the field
Jennifer dances and she cooks me a meal
A little less salt in the gravy tonight
You ought to know from long ago
To listen to the winds that blow
Cause when the past creeps up at last
You see the landscape open fast
And you'll be standing on a landing
Crumbling despite your demanding
And in the pan the (?)
Tears will fall and tears will bawl
You always knew the winds that blew
The workers they come back from their day in the field
The workers they come back from their day in the field
The workers they come back from their day in the field
You always knew the winds that blew
The workers they come back from their day in the field
The workers they come back from their day in the field
(Jennifer dances)
The workers they come back from their day in the field
(Jennifer dances)
Jennifer dances
Jennifer dances
Jennifer dances
Rumour's goin' 'round
In that Texas town
'bout that shack outside La Grange
Just let me know if you wanna go
To that home out on the range
They gotta lotta nice girls
Well, I hear it's fine if you got the time
And the ten to get yourself in
Oh yeah, it's fine if you got the time
What you are now experiencing is
the Vibration of Life ladies and gentlemen
Your head may be feeling heavy
Seven beats per second
Your nose light
This will re-energize you
Your eyes heavyYour nose light
Your eyes heavy
Kung...
Kung...
Kung...
Your eyes may be feeling heavy
Your nose lightYour eyes heavy
Kung...
Kung...
Kung...
Rich in minerals
Rich in firth Carry well ye martin lad
Fervent fourth
Now Fervent fifth
Forever arealm we cry
Be it ever so Voraciously alternate
We call upon your pulse
Can we stand?
Can we stare?
We can stage a runaway golfcart marathon!
Stand up
Stand up
Stand up on your heels and call
From the hills
From the hills
This may have made your eyes feel heavyY
our nose light
Danger, I've been told to expect it
I begin my descent down the cold granite steps
And who could have turned among those I confide in?
I think that I know what I haven't known yet
'Cause a week is a monthand an hour a day
When your reaching just pushes it further away
With your past and your future precisely divided
Am I at that moment?
I haven't decided
And stretching out into the sea... Aquitana
Is that what the prophet told me he saw?
You gave it to me but I really don't want it
I came out on top by the luck of the draw
'Cause a week is a month and an hour a day
When your reaching just pushes it further away
And what's the return on the faith I've provided?
I think that I know now but I haven't decided
Before you take another step, don't blame it on yourself
`Cause if you lay it on your brother when you're sleepin'
Joy is over there in her incredible clothes
She has silver silk shimmering down to her toes
I was doing the best that I can I suppose
But that little girl dancer
Eventually grows
Well she grows
You can't imagine all the times that I tried
To uncover the source of the tears that you cried
Let's throw it away and just go for a ride
Ahhh!
Divided sky, the wind blows high
[The divided sky chant is part of an ancient ritual dating back to the
pre-Wilson years of She purity in Gamehendge. After listening to the
sacred sounds for a sloping lawn, three chosen subjects eat a special
root collected at the base of the enormous mountain that rises in the
center of the forest. The root is believed to contain the spirit of
Icculus, who lives at the top of the mountain. After eating the root,
they venture into a vast field at sundown. The field is deep green,
and stretches as far as the eye can see in all directions. In the
center of the field stands an enormous black rhombus. They climb the
rhombus and begin to sing, paying homage to the gods of the night
While lying in a misty glade, The stars about begin to fade, Before approaching dawn I watch the tide begin to swell, And wash across the quake. Across the sky an image flies, If it were not for my disguise, you'd understand the view Just yesterday I thought of you, while I was watching, Recalling how your eyes would close, A thing of beauty it had seen. Those eyes are gone, I am alone.
I could while away the hours,
Conversin' with the flowers,
Consultin' with the rain.
My head I'd be scratchin,
While my thoughts were busy hatchin'
If I only had a brain.
I could solve any riddle,
For any individ'al,
In trouble, or in pain.
With the thoughts I'd be thinkin'
I would be another Lincoln,
If I only had a brain.
Oh, I, could tell you why,
the ocean's near the shore.
I could think of things I'd never thought before.
And then I'd sit, and think some more.
I would not be just a nothin',
My head all full of stuffin,
My heart all full of pain.
I would dance and be merry,
Life would be a ding-a-derry,
If I only had a brain.
vacuum jam,
last two verses then:
(all):
We already played that
We're going to lighten it up a bit
We're going to lighten it up a bit
This really isn't a stupid song
This is a special song
This is an important song
This is a dance song
This is..
THIS IS RED ROCKS...
THIS IS THE EDGE!!!
No really this is a song about...
We want to get serious now that we have your attention
We want to talk about..
We want to talk about an important man
(Diarrhea!-Mike)
Who could have an important effect
On everybody in this room's lives
If they were willing to take the chance
To let this person into their hearts and their views
Because this is a special man
(Background OOOH's and AHH's begin here)
And this man wrote a great book
For this is the author of the Helping Friendly Book
The book that could change your life,
the way it changed ours
And I hope that someday
That you, you people will all have the chance
To read the Helping Friendly Book
And experience the wisdom
Of the great and knowledgeable
Man who wrote the Helping Friendly Book
Because he is, the great and knowledgeable
He is the one, the only
Author of the Helping Friendly Book
HE is, the man,
the great man,
the onlythe special
His name is...
The Author of the Helping Friendly Book
He is the great,
the knowledgeableThe one, the only
The great and knowledgeable
Person who wrote the Helping Friendly Book
His name could only be
The one, the only
The only, the special, the Author of the Helping Friendly Book
HE WROTE THE FUCKING BOOK OK!
HE WROTE THE BOOK
His name..WAS..ICCULUS!!!!!
Written by the great and knowledgeable Icculus
Our children are old enough
To read ICCULUS (or Ridicule us)
A cold and lonely night
Running the pace of her fright
Well, I saw it again
(I saw it again)
A form in my window
(in my window)
It wants to come in
(it wants to come in)
Well, I seen it before
(I seen it before)
When I wake in the night
(when I wake up in the night I'm pulled from my dreams)
Well, when something's not right
I try not to look
(but the curtains pull open its breathing I hear)
For there is the shape
That I fear
And I'm fully woken
I saw it again
I saw it again
I saw it again
I saw it again
Tell me that, 'I'm your own, my baby'
Hello my baby, hello my honey
Hello my ragtime, summertime gal
Send me a kiss by wire, by wire
Baby, my heart's on fire, on fire
If you refuse me, honey, you lose me
And you'll be left alone, oh baby
Telephone and tell me, tell me
Tell me,' I'm your very own', ohh
Hello my baby, hello my honey
Hello my ragtime, summertime gal
Send me a kiss by wire, by wire
Baby, my heart's on fire, on fire
If you refuse me, honey, you lose me
Then you'll be left alone, oh baby
Telephone and tell me, tell me
Tell me, 'I'm your very own'
Some guys once asked me what kind of a motion
His words were to
Of course it's a hamburger
One single large poffy bun with dots on it
Science asked me what the word was
I said, of course, the word is no...
It, nuvit, nuvit, nuvit, nuvit...
Weary, weary...
Om-pa-pa oom-pa-pa oom-pa-pa oom-pa-paaaaa
Fat sweaty bulldog
Stood in the sun
Stone village swamp man
Slow motion run
Tender poke police walker
Precious birthday fudge
Swamp night bull nail
Walker done done
Hot sweaty bulldog stood in the sunthen -
stone village swamp man (is doing a)
slow motion runhere comes the policeman:
tender poke police walkerwhom the dog and the man see as:
precious birthday fudgethen -
swamp night (the man)
bull nail (the dog - the bulldog's claw)
kill the policeman:
walker done done
Me and Harpua
We couldn't care few-a
It happens all the time
We beat Okimo
(Repeat Chorus)
Hot liquor stone jack
Bitter toothless flesh
Shabby pimple chin-slime
Evil milky rash
Me and Harpua
Spastic dead-eyed hound
Oozing dreadlock skullcap
We're coming to your town
We'll help you party down
(Chorus 2x)
Spoken by Trey [with asides by Fishman]:
Once upon a time Far far away from here
There, in a small town...
a small town...
small town...
small...
And on the outskirts of this town
there lived a mean, nasty, furry, ugly hound named Harpua.
Harpua roamed the outskirts of the town every day and he'd walk around looking for a little action.
So of course this day was no different from any other day and here we start the story and we see Harpua walking around on the outskirts of town near the forest kind of at the edge of the forest and he's walking in toward town...
Harpua walked toward the town...
innocently...
And meanwhile in the town...
in a whole different part of the town
there lived a young boy all alone in a suburban neighborhood
and every day he'd sit in his room
and sit on his little couch [AND SMOKE POT!]...
he'd sit on his little couch and
he'd listen to his stereo...
and he'd lay back and
he'd look down next to him and
he'd pet his favorite little [DOG!]
furry little...
oh, he loved his little...
furry...
thing that he pet every day while he listened to his stereo
[while sitting on the couch]
he'd pet his furry [thing on the couch] his furry...
And he looked down and he said
"I love to pet you, my little furry...
thing that I ...
I love you so much that I decided to name you
this name that I love and so I named you...
I love you so...
that's why...
that's why I pet you every day...
that's why I named you...
that's why when I first got you and
I knew how much I loved you...
I decided that I'd give you the name of...
the moniker of...
I'd call you...
your name is...
I DECIDED THAT YOUR NAME WOULD HAVE TO BE...
I'D CALL YOU...
YOUR GOING TO BE CALLED...
I THINK YOUR NAME...
I CALL YOU...
YOU'D GO AS... AAAAAAAAGGGGHHHHHHH!!!!
POSTER NUTBAG!!!!!!!!
Poster Nutbag sat on the couch next to Jimmy...
Poster Nutbag, the furry little kitty-cat Jimmy's pet sat next to Jimmy and he looked up at Jimmy...
and on this particular day Poster Nutbag decided to go for a little walk so Poster Nutbag got up and walked toward the door and Jimmy went to the door and he opened up the door and Poster Nutbag went outside and he started walking across the yard..
and he walk onto the sidewalk and he started walking innocently down the street and he walked down the street and suddenly he found himself wandering...
into a new part of town that he'd never been to...
Let me take you to...FUNKYTOWN
Let me take you to...FUNKYTOWN
Let me take you to...FUNKYTOWN
Let me take you to...FUNKYTOWN
And when he got there he was walking along and suddenly he rounded a corner and in front of him he saw...
he saw Harpua...
Harpua, the ugly dog from the beginning of the story...
and they looked at each other...
tension filled the air...
there was going to be a nasty fight...
Harpua saw Poster Nutbag and began to growl and let a hungry drop of saliva fall onto the floor...
Poster Nutbag coiled his body into a deadly arch...
the fight was about to begin...
ARGAAAAAAAA!
Look, the storm's gone...Dad [Mike]:
Jimmy...
Jimmy [Fish]:
Yes, Dad
D: Jimmy, I have some bad news...
J: What might that be...Dad?
D: It's about your cat, Poster...
J: You wouldn't be talking about Poster Nutbag, now would you?
YOUR CAT DIED!
Poster is deadPoster is deadPoster's SO dead
How about a goldfish? I don't want a goldfish
How about a goldFISH? I don't...want a goldfish
How about A goldfish? I don't want...a goldfish
What do you...
what do you...
what do you...
I want...
What do you...
A dog A dog
There's a dog in the station
With an ugly mutation
And it needs lubrication each day
There's a dog in the station
Contemplating rotation
As a form of recreation and play
A dog
There's a dog in the station
With a bad reputation
It's a sign of the nation's decay
But the dog in the station
Doesn't need a vacation
As the people rush by dressed in gray
A DOG
A DOG
Halley's Comet, I-said-a Halley's Comet
How could you know that I lived in a desperate world?
How could you dream that we were all made out of stone?
What is the truth, what is the faithful lasting proof?
What is the central theme to this everlasting spoof?
Knock on my windows, link up the chains
It's gotta be easy, no splinters no pain
It's Cadillac rainbows and lots of spaghetti
And I love meatballs so you better be ready
I'm going down to the central part of town
I'm going down to the central part of town
Central part of town, I'm going down
I'm going down to the central part of town
["Halley's Comet" over doo-wop]
What did I do?
And don't be blamin' eat my cashew
For everything I do to get the story
And everything I do to pull me in
And everything I say to get the title
But when they use it on me I reject it
What would you do if you ate my daddy's shoes?
What would you say if it was naturally for you?
How would you feel if it rained on ???
How would you like to have your thick strawberry goo?
I'm sinking down, it's a glorious feeling
To make a big difference, my body is reeling
Even Carl Sagan can't shine my shoes
`Cause I know deep inside it's got to ???
(mighty fine something)
I'm going down to the central part of town
I'm going down to the central part of town
I'm going down to the central part of town
Aboard a craft bereft of oar, I rowed upstream to find Lenore
Abducted by a bandit or a king from some forgotten war
And mindful of his larval craze, the rhinotropic micro-gaze
Ignored it and to my amazement rode to Paris in twelve days
This is the work of the guelah papyrus
Stranded for a moment on the ocean of Osyrus
Absorbing all she can for every member of her clan
Expanding exponentially like some recursive virus
She take me on, I never fail to ride on the redundant rail
'Cause when I know she's switched a track there's always one to take me back
And through the bedroom door intrude a fretful frown and spoil the mood
'Cause though I never really stand that tall she tilt my frame, she watch me fall
chorus
*** Instrumental interlude is THE ASSE FESTIVAL ***
So maybe I could be a fly and feed arachnid as I die
And view the ritual from within the silken tunnel that they spin
And through the bedroom door intrude a fretful frown and spoil the mood
'Cause though I never really stand that tall she tilt my frame, she watch me fall
Grind
Grind
Grind
Grind
Grind
Grind
Grind
I can bend in sixty eight ways
I have lived for twelve thousand days
Twenty eight teeth in side of my head
Grind three types of things
And I'm sad that they're dead
I can bend in sixty eight ways
I have lived for 1200 days
Twenty eight teeth in side of my head
Grind three types of things
And I'm sad that they're dead
Grind
Grind
Grind
Grind
Grind
Grind
The sound of flying swiftly, which makes it hard to find
Pathway through the darkness, every time I fall behind
I think I hear a whisper, around nearly every turn
But what the voice is saying, I barely can discern
The echoes that are following the contours of the ground
Ebb and flow and eddies in, a title wave of sound
And through the mist I think I see your face and try to learn
The meanings of expressions, I barely can discern
And through the mist I think I see your face and try to learn
The meaning of expressions I barely can discern
The echoes that are following the contours of the ground
Evan flow and at lease in, a title wave of sound
And through the mist, I think I see your face and try to learn
Let's go out to dinner and see a movie
Let's go out to dinner and see a movie
Let's go out to dinner
And see a movie
I went down to the guitar store
And I bought myself some things
Then I went home to fix this guitar
To see if it could sing
When I got done I plugged it in
But it made no sound at all
So I was gettin' pretty pissed
And I plugged it into the wall
Guess it's not a singing type
It would rather yell and spit.
If you don't think you'll like this guitar
Then you're really askin' for shit
'Cause when I get mad, I get red
And then I start to steam
And this guitar is gonna fuck your face
'Cause it knows how to scream
Hi, I'm Bill
I was the one who did the cover art
If I leave here tomorrow
Would you still remember me
For I must be traveling on now
There's too many places I gotta see
And if I stay here with you girl
Things just wouldn't be the same
For I'm as free as a bird now
And this bird you cannot change
And the bird you cannot change
And the bird you cannot change
Waking up
Scattered lace
Cigarette
From your face
Time to go
You won't leave
I don't know
What to believe
For I've been fooled by images
That move around me like you do
Of all the dreams I've ever had
Why would you come true
If time were only part of the equation
Then you could draw the bound'ries of our cage
You wouldn't pile another stone upon me
And I'd be happy just to watch you age
But everything is in it's own dominion
And waiting in the shallows as I do
Appeases me as water slowly trickles out
Which isn't nearly fast enough for you
It isn't nearly fast enough for you
It isn't nearly fast enough for you
Its what I was afraid of
I stumble into view
But it isn't nearly fast enough for you
Yea, Cracklin' Rosie, get on board.
We're gonna ride 'til there ain't no more to go.
Takin' it slow, Lord don't you know,
Happily a time when the poor man's let be
Hitchin' on a twilight train,
Ain't nothin' here that I care to take along,
Maybe a song to sing when I'm long,
Don't mean to say please, said old man, I'm happy too.
Oh, I love my Rosie child, you got the way to make me happy.
You and me, we go in style.
Cracklin' Rose, you're a store-bought woman,
You make me sing like a guitar hummin.
Hang on to me, girl, our song keeps runnin' on.
Play it now, Play it now, Play it now my lady!
Cracklin Rosie, make me smile.
darl'in if lasts for an hour well that's alright we got all night
to set the world right.
Find us a dream and don't ask no questions Yea!
chorus
[in Fishman's version:]
Bah, bah bah bah bah.
Bah, bah bah bah bah bah bah bah bah
Bah bah bah bah
Bah, bah bah bah bah
Fly famous mockingbird
Fly...
Fly famous mockingbird
Fly...
Fly famous mockingbird
Fly...
Fly famous mockingbird
Fly...
Fly...
Fly...
Fly famous mockingbird
Fly...
The next morning at the camp errand wolfe and rutherford stood frozen in awe as the famous mockingbird flew out of the sky and laid the helping friendly book at their feet. the quest for the book had dragged on for so many years that it's sudden appearance left the men staring in disbelief, unsure of what their next move should be. the shock wore off quickly though, and errand wolfe shot into high gear. he snatched up the book with one hand and the famous mockingbird with the other, and began to inform rutherford of his plan. he would first kill wilson, and then put the helping friendly book to work for him.
Down with disease, three weeks in my bed
Trying to stop these demons that keep dancing in my head
Down with disease, up before the dawn
A thousand barefoot children outside dancing on my lawn
Dancing on my lawn, and I keep
Waiting for the time when I can finally say
That this has all been wonderful but now I'm on my way
But when I think it's time to leave it all behind
I try to find a way to but there's nothing I can say to make it stop
Down with disease and the jungles in my mind
They're climbing up my waterfalls and swingin' on my vines
So I ry to hear the music but I'm always losing time
'Cause they're stepping on my rhythm and they're stealin' all my lines
Stealin' all my lines, and I keep
Walkin cross a long, long, long, long, long, long, log
(Just like you Marley!)
Walkin cross a long, long, long, long, long, long, log
I've been walkin cross a log
I've been walkin with a dog dog dog
(This ones for you Marley!)
Walkin cross a long, long, long, long, long, long, log
(Marley this ones for you, were checking this one for you Marley!)I've been walkin cross the log
I've been wonderin where my dog done gone
(Hey Marley, this ones for you man, This ones for you Marley, were singingthis one for you!)
Stepped upon a long, long, long, long, long, long, log
(Marley if you like this one roll over on your back!)
Stepped upon a long, long, long, long, long, long, log
Stepped upon a log, walkin through the fog fog fog
(Singing about you Marley, were singing for you!)
Stepped upon a long, long, long, long, long, long, log
(Were through with discussion, were singing this one for you Marley)Dog log is hereI knew if she was near, she was still sneezin
(No were talking about here dog Marley)
Its Holdsworth!
Holdsworth!
Holdsworth!
Holdsworth!
Walkin cross a long, long, long, long, long, long, log
(Time for discussion, right here before the next lyric, discussion!)
I've been walkin with a dog, dog, dog.
(I saw Holdsworth sittin at the table)
Walkin cross a long, long, long, long, long, long, log
(Speakin to the Lord!)
I've been walkin cross the log
(I ran into Holdsworth!)
Walkin cross the log
I've been wonderin where Holdsworth done gone
Where's my dog gone?
Where's my dog gone?
Where's my dog gone?
Gone Gone
Gone Gone
Gone Gone
Gone Gone
Gone Gone
I can't spare a moment for the dog faced boy
I won't lend another hand to the worm girl of Hanoi
Don't deplete my oxygen for the guy who's turning blue
But ask me, and I'll do anything for you
Whenever I think of you it only makes me feel sad
Whenever I think of you, the best friend I ever had...
Before I gave it up all for nothing
Well, I lied and I cheated
And it made me feel bad
It made me feel guilty for not being true
Oh the months I spend trying for a way to explain
In teh end all I could do as turn my head in shame
Whenever I think of you it only makes me feel sad
Because you deserve better and once I was it
Whoa!Whoa!Whoa!
Somebody's jumping in the tub with your brother (2x)
Whoa!Whoa!Whoa!
Somebody's definitely jumping in the tub with your brother (2x)
Somebody's definitely jumping in the tub with your brother
Jumping in the tub with your cousin
Somebody's definitely jumping in the tub with your brother
Uncle!
Somebody's jumping in the tub with your brother!
Somebody's jumping in the tub with your mother!
Dear Mrs. Reagan, I hope you're feeling well
Fighting drugs and abortion will keep you out of hell
Send in the troops, they'll shut the system down
Take away their leaders and replace them all with clowns
Out in the Rose Garden, time for a speech
Make up your face so it looks like a peach
Aw, Nancy dear, what shall I say?
Tell ole Ronnie it's all OK.
Oh Mrs Reagan, Mrs Reagan
Gun your husband down
You'll collect insurance
Make our country sound
Dear Mrs Reagan, gun your husband down,
Save us from this awful fate
George Bush will be our next president!
Dear Mr Reagan, your hair is really swell
Buy another missile and damn the poor to hell
Pump up our resources,
You'll make us strong abroad
Foreign country leaders
Know that you're a fraud
Oh Ron, you're such a patriot
We think that you're an idiot
Everybody's singing this time
Oh Mrs Reagan, Mrs Reagan, gun your husband down,
Don't this let injustice reign,
It's Ron you must uncrown
Oh Mrs Reagan, gun your husband down
Send him out to pasture
Listen now I'm talking
I've been here for weeks
Waiting in this growing crowd
Staring at my feet
The world around me is turning
I'm just standing still
The time has come for changes
Do something or I will
I'm a feather in a storm
I'm a raindrop in the sea
If I dont get enough of you
I'm a lighter shade of me
Sisters, brothers all around you
There's a devil in the crowd
Meet his eye and it's the end of time
If you're praying don't be loud
It's crowded in the lowlands
But the fools stay on the hill
You control us now
You have the reins
Do something or we will
So show us why we came here
Before we lay on the ground
Give it to us loud and clear
Make the devil turn around
The world around me's turning
I'm just standing still
The time has come for changes
Do something or I will
It's crowded in the lowlands
But the fools stay on the hill
You control us now
You have the reins
Do something or we will
So show us why we came here
Before we lay on the ground
Give it to us loud and clear
Make the devil turn around
The world around me's turning
I'm jsut standing still
The time has come for changes
Do something or I will
The time has come for changes
do something or I will
The time has come for changes
Bigger than man walking on the moon
Coming to a theatre near you soon
This is what I'm living for
You get a little bit
And you want a little more
Everything is fine
Crimes of the mind
I drink a little wine
Crimes of the mind
Here's to modern times
Crimes of the mind
Every dog will have it's day
And all these dogs just want to play
You will reap what you sow
But the real truth we will never know
Everything is fine
Crimes of the mind
I drink a little wine
Crimes of the mind
Here's to modern times
Crimes of the mind
Rolling in the grime
Crimes of the mind
Digging for a dime
Crimes of the mind
Blind leading the blind
If you're just staring at your walls
Observing echoing footfalls
From tenants wandering distant halls
Then this one is for you
If children playing all around
To you is noise not pleasant sound
And you'd be lost on the playground
Then this one is for you
All alone the life you lead
A silent diner where you feed
Bow your head pretend to read
This one is for you
Slip past strangers in the street
There's no one that you care to meet
Longing for your tv seat
Think of London, small city
Dark, dark in the daytime
People sleep, sleep in the daytime
If they want to, if they want to
I'm checkin' 'em out
I'm checkin' 'em out
I've got it figured out
I've got it figured out
There's some good points, some bad points
But it all works out, I'm just a little freaked out
Find your city
Find yourself a city to live in
I will find a city
Find yourself a city to live in
A lot of bridges in Birmingham
A lot of ghosts and a lot of houses
Look over there dry ice factory
Good place to get some thinking done
I'm checkin' 'em out
I'm checkin' 'em out
I've got it figured out
I'm the one who got it figured out
There's some good points, some bad points
Find your city
Find yourself a city to live in
I will find a city
Find yourself a city to live in
Did I forget to mention
Forget to mention Memphis
Home of Elvis and the ancient Greeks
Do I smell, I smell home cooking
It's only the river, it's only the river
I'm checkin' 'em out
I'm checkin' 'em out
I've got it figured out
I've got it figured out
There's some good points, some bad points
Are those things real? Denied
Find your city
Find yourself a city to live in
I will find a city
Find yourself a city to live in
I will find a city
Find yourself a city to live in
I will find a city
Your time is near, the mission's clear, it's later than we think
Before you slip into the night, you'll want something to drink
Steal away before the dawn, and bring us back good news
But if you've tread in primal soup, please wipe it from your shoes
Just then a porthole pirate scourged the evening with his cry
And sanctuary bugs deprived the monkey of its thigh
A dust arose and clogged my nose before I could blink twice
Despite the stuff that bubbled up, I gave some last advice:
The flesh from Satan's dogs will make the rudiments of gruel
Deduct the carrots from your pay you worthless swampy fool
Exploding then through fields and fen and swimming in the mire
The septic maiden's gargoyle tooth demented me with fire
I drifted where the current chose afloat upon my back
And if perchance a newt slimed by, I'd stuff it in my sack
Soon I felt a bubble form, somewhere below my skin
But with handy spine of hedgehog I removed the force within
Suzie then removed her mask and caused a mighty stir
The angry mob responded taking turns at grabbing her
The foggy cavern's musty grime appeared within my palm
I snatched Rick's fork to scrape it off with deadly icy calm
[Alternate lyrics for above verse:
The brothel wife then grabbed a knife and slashed me on the tongue
I turned the blade back on the bitch and dropped her in the dung]
The crowd meanwhile had taken Sue and used her like a rag
To mop the slime from where the slug had slithered with the bag
In summing up, the moral seems a little bit obscure...
Give the director a serpent deflector
a mudrat detector, a ribbon reflector
a cushion convector, a pitcher of nectar *
a virile dissector,a hormone collector
Whatever you do, take care of your shoes
Carolina, carolina, carolina, carolina
Nothing could be finer than to be in carolina in the morning
No one could be sweeter that my sweetie when I meet her in the morning
Where the morning glory
Twine around the door
Whispering pretty stories
I long to hear once more
Strolling with my girlie when the dew is pearly early in the morning
Butterflies all flutter up and kiss each little buttercup, in the morning
If I had aladdin's lamp
I'd make a wish and here's what I'd say
I saw you with Carini and that piece of ass
You built your house with windows but those windows had no glass
Lucy had a lumpy head, Lucy took a walk, now Lucy's dead
You told me of a secret place
I saw it when I met you, the war is on your face
Aghilla (Carini) scared the shit out of the ram
The thesis that you're writing is a load of shit
But I'm glad you finally finished it
You went across the street and he called his dad
Now you'll never get the raise you thought you had
If all was screaming when they saw the lump
Everyone was screaming when they saw the lump
Aghilla (Carini) scared the shit out of the ram
Carini had a lumpy head
Carini had a lumpy head
Carini had a lumpy head
Where I end and you begin
I wanna find that line
And cross it back and forth
Until it disintegrates
By our footsteps
By our footsteps
Where I end and you begin
I wanna find that line
And cross it back and forth
Until it disintegrates
By our footsteps
"Looking for owls?" the young man asked
Hoping to lighten the tension
And the scowl he received as his only reply
Made him smile as he relived the mention
And the coward fool walked on alone
Quite proud of the fear he instilled
And later they found him, tied to a log
When I jumped off, I had a bucket full of thoughts
When I first jumped off, I held that bucket in my hand
Ideas that would take me all around the world
I stood and watched the smoke behind the mountain curl
It took me a long time to get back on the train
Now I'm gone and I'll never look back again
I'm gone and I'll never look back at all
You know I'll never look back again
I turn my face into the howlin' wind
It took me a long time to get back on the train
See my face in the town that's flashing by
See me standing at the station in the rain
See me running there beside the car
I left it all behind, again I'll travel far
It took me a long time to get back on the train
When I jumped off, I had a bucket full of thoughts
When I first jumped off, I held that bucket in my hand
Ideas that would take me all around the world
I stood and watched the smoke behind the mountains curl
It took me a long time to get back on the train
It took me a long time to get back on the train
I dropped the buzzard in the sand and trudged off slowly toward the town,
I needed dinner and a place where I could throw my weight around,
I detected faint axilla scent that put me off my appetite,
But mouflon warring where I went renewed in me a need to fight,
Then reveling in mirror mask I soon was lost in foggy ditch,
Without a feather gray or white to tickle that piano witch,
Fearing that I must expose my worm to holographic haze,
My Clinometer error rose and spawned in her new mawkish ways,
I woke the witch with reverence reserved for serpents, snails, and slugs,
I pulled the witch from out the ditch and turned to face the furry thugs,
The sheep they smiled with teeth agleam,
The weapons in their hooves revolved I detected a prostatic ream,
Chanenu v'anenu
Avinu Malkenu
Chanenu v'anenu
Ki ain banu ma'asim
Asseh imanu
Tsadaka v'chesed
Asseh imanu tsadaka vichesed v'hoshi'ainu
Our Father Our King
Be gracious unto us
And answer us
for we are wanting
in good deeds
Deal with us in charity
I am just a satellite, high above the atmosphere
Bouncing every thing you say to someone who was meant to
hear
Sometimes on a rainy day, I lie in bed and dream of you
So blame it on the satellite, when your message can't get
through
I am just a tiny wave, a minor ripple out at sea
Moving slowly towards the shore, burdened with uncertainty
I'm gaining power, losing speed, wondering as I near your
door
Will you hold it open for the tidal wave approaching shore?
You've become an island in the hazy world surrounding me
Offering a vast reward each time I safely cross the sea
All too often I become lost in the fog and haze
Clinging still, against my will, to promises of clearer days
I am just a raindrop that accelerates without control
Losing bits and pieces in descent 'til I'm no longer whole
I am just another shooting star above that you might see
Woke up this morning and I had those Walking Blues (x2)
I wasn't walkin' nowhere 'cause I didn't have no floor!
Staring over the edge of the bed
My old lady lying next to me, I started to cry (x2)
She said "I'm gonna take this diploma,
I'm gonna slice you in the eye!"
Well I'm alright (he's alright) (x9)
'cause I got a degree!
Escaping through my window
There's a policeman on the lawn outside my home (x2)
I opened my mouth to scream but my throat was full of foam
So I'm sittin' in this cell
My fortune dwindled to a thimble full of filth (x2)
I may spend the rest of my life in jail but at least it's got a floor!
There is a place on the mountain near by
Deep in a cave but its up rather high
There in the darkness I safely concealed
All of the dreams that you never revealed
And if you go there, and after you do
All of these dreams would be yours to persue
The rest of your lifetime, devoid of a care
If you keep your eyes open, you may find yourself there
Such is the promise, such is the curse
You could just live your life better or worse
Knowing the casual dreams up on that hill
Beckons and sways but won't bend to your will
You might find a river under a mountain that
feeds a remote, subteranian fountain
drink from this taste just a hint of a dream
that some how leads in to the underground stream
And if you go there, and after you do
All of these dreams would be yours to persue
The rest of your lifetime, devoid of a care
If you keep your eyes open, you may find yourself there
The first time I came over I was bitten by your dog
You weren't ever there 'cause you were walkin' in the fog
I call you up and plead and beg and talk to your machine
My friends say not to bother when you're acting pretty mean
But I don't need to bother you, no, I won't play that part
I just want access to the inside of you heart
Access to your thoughts on the way that I should be
So I could start to change and maybe you could access me
Access me
Access me
Oooohhh
Oooohhh
You can tell me all about all the things you did at work
The guy who sits beside you and how he's acting like a jerk
And you don't have to open up the secrets of your soul
But if that's the place you want me I'd be glad to play the toll
But I don't need to bother you, no, I won't play that part
I just want access to the inside of you heart
Access to your thoughts on the way that I should be
So I could start to change and maybe you could access me
Mr. Palmer is concerned with the thousand dollar question
Just like Roger he's a crazy little kid
I've got the time if you've got the inclination
So cheer up Palmer, you'll soon be dead
The noose is hanging, at least you won't die wondering
Sit up and take notice Tell it like it is
If I were near you I wouldn't be far from you
I've got a feeling you know what you did
Chorus:
AC/DC Bag
AC/DC Bag
AC/DC Bag
DC Bag
(2x)
Time to put your money where your mouth is
Put 'em in a field and let 'em fight it out
I'm running so fast my feet don't touch the ground
I'm a stranger here I'm going down
Let's get down to the nitty gritty
Let's get this show on the road
I'll show you mine if you show me yours
I'm breathing hard - open the door
[chorus]
Brain dead, and made of money
No future at all
Pull down the blinds and run for cover
No future at all
Who would've thought it, that's where I am
No future at all
Don't sweat it, that's where I am
Whoa, carry me down, down, down, down
By that night, news of Palmer's death had traveled back to the camp. Spirits were low and Colonel Forbin felt devastated. Even though he had only been in Gamehendge for one day, he had already developed a deep hatred for Wilson. He wanted desperately to help the revolutionaries, but without Palmer, it seemed hopeless. He wandered slowly through the camp and passed Errand Wolfe, sitting by the fire with Rutherford, who had returned that afternoon. He walked on and soon found himself outside of Tela's hut. Forbin knocked and walked in. Tela sat behind a makeshift desk in the center of a room that was littered with small cages containing spotted stripers, a tiny three-legged breed of animal. The unit monster sat in the corner. The colonel took a step toward Tela and spoke. "I needed to come here tonight" he said, "to tell you that I've fallen in love with you." He looked to her eyes for approval but her face remained frozen in an expressionless stare. An awkward blanket of silence fell over the room and hung for
a long moment before being shattered by the sound of the door swinging violently open. It was Rutherford the Brave. The ironclad knight rushed across the room and gripped the throats of Tela and the unit monster in each of his mighty hands. They struggled to break free but even the unit monster was no match for Rutherford's power and soon it was over. The bodies fell to the floor in a lifeless heap. Colonel Forbin stepped forward from where he stood in the corner unable to contain his confusion and rage and screamed "WHY?" His question was answered by Errand Wolfe who had quietly slipped through the doorway during the confusion. "She was a spy," he said, and explained to Forbin that she had been sending information to Wilson using the spotted stripers as carriers. Roger's death had aroused his suspicion, and Palmer's had confirmed it. The colonel stood in silence in a world that had turned up-side-down so many times that he no longer knew which way was up. It had all seemed so simple when he first arrived. G
(Run away, run away, run away, run)
A song I heard the ocean sing
(Run away, run away, run away, run)
Shining light in darkness deep
(Run away, run away, run away, run)
I pray the prayer into the tide
(Run away, run away, run away, run)
And both will save me in my sleep
For every season that I slide
(Sleep)
I prayer the prayer into the tide
(Sleep)
A shining light in darkness deep
(Sleep)
In my ten years before the night
(Run away, run away, run away, run)
For every season that has passed
(Run away, run away, run away, run)
I lay my body o'er the side
(Run away, run away, run away, run)
A shining light in darkness deep
(Run away, run away, run away, run)
I pray the prayer into the tide
How can I answer questions I've known?
(Tide)
How can I answer questions I've known?
(Tide)
How can I answer questions I've known?
(Tide)
How can I answer questions I've known?
(Run away, run away, run away, run)
A song I heard the ocean sing
(Run away, run away, run away, run)
A shining light in darkness deep
(Run away, run away, run away, run)
Ten years before the mass
(Run away, run away, run away, run)
I can hold my breath for a minute or so
Five days without food is as long as I'll go
I didn't sleep once for four days and three nights
I once didn't stop for seven red lights
I jumped into water that's fifty degrees
I've rowed in a kayak in thirty foot seas
I've stayed in the woods for a week with a knife
A flint, when I lost it, nearly cost me my life
Twenty years later, I'm still upside down
(Chorus)
It's a small world, but it's turning real fast
(We're upside down)
It's a new day, and the morning has passed
(Turned upside down)
It's a short road, but the mountains aren't tall
(Lived upside down)
It's a small world, but we all start out small
I've?pulled through air? though I feel I'm alone,
I stick with the others to the skin of the stone
I stop for a stranger just to give him a lift
I cling like a lizard to the side of the cliff
I treat every minute like an hour and then,
It seems like a year has flashed by again
We build a foundation but where do we stand
When all air is water and all water is land
Twenty years later, I'm still upside down
(Chorus)
It's a small world, and it's turning real fast
(We're upside down)
It's a new day, and the morning has passed
(Turned upside down)
It's a short road, but the mountains aren't tall
(Lived upside down)
It's a small world, and we all start out small
Feel it turning in circles and you're never the same again
Spin slowly while sounds cascade and decay
Upside down
(Chorus)
It's a small world, but it's turning real fast
(We're upside down)
It's a new day, and the morning has passed
(Turned upside down)
It's a short road, but the mountains aren't tall
(Lived upside down)
It's a small world, but we all start out small
Inside this silence see, all are free all are free
Second time around
Inside this silence see, all are free all are free
Second time around
Inside this silence see, all are free all are free
Second time around
Inside this silence see, all are free all are free
Second time around
I've been wading in the velvet sea
I've been wading in the velvet sea
I've been wading in the
I've been wading in the
I've been wading in the velvet sea
I've been wading in the velvet sea
I've been wading in the velvet sea
I've been wading in the
I've been wading in the
I've been wading in the velvet sea
I've been wading in the velvet sea
I've been wading in the velvet sea
I've been wading in the
I've been wading in the
I've been wading in the velvet sea
I've been wading in the velvet sea
I've been wading in the velvet sea
I've been wading in the
I've been wading in the
I took a moment from my day
And wrapped it up in things you say
And mailed it off to your address
You'll get it pretty soon unless
The packaging begins to break
And all the points I tried to make
Tossed the thoughts into a bin
Time leaks out, my life leaks in
You won't find moments in a box
And someone else will set your clocks
I took a moment from my day
And wrapped it up in things you say
And mailed it off to you
You won't find moments in a box
And someone else will set your clocks
I took a moment from my day
I've been wading in the velvet sea
I've been wading in the velvet sea
I've been wading in the velvet sea
I've been wading in the
I've been wading in the
I've been wading in the velvet sea
I've been wading in the velvet sea
I've been wading in the velvet sea
Shit
Wash Uffizi, drive me to Firenze
Wash Uffizi, drive me to Firenze
Wash Uffizi, drive me to Firenze
Wash Uffizi, drive me to Firenze
Boy, man, wash Uffizi, drive me to Firenze
Wash Uffizi, drive me to Firenze
Boy, man, wash Uffizi to drive me to Firenze
Wash Uffizi, drive me to Firenze
Wash Uffizi, drive me to Firenze
Wash Uffizi, drive me to Firenze
Wash Uffizi, drive me to Firenze
Wash Uffizi, drive me to Firenze
Wash Uffizi, drive me to Firenze
Wash Uffizi, drive me to Firenze
Wash Uffizi, drive me to Firenze
Today is gonna be the day
That they're gonna throw it back to you
By now you should've somehow
Realized what you gotta do
I don't believe that anybody
Feels the way I do about you now
Backbeat the word was on the street
That the fire in your heart is out
I'm sure you've heard it all before
But you never really had a doubt
I don't believe that anybody feels
The way I do about you now
And all the roads we have to walk along are winding
And all the lights that lead us there are blinding
There are many things that I would
Like to say to you
but I don't know how
Because maybe
You're gonna be the one that saves me
And after all
You're my wonderwall
Today was gonna be the day
But they'll never throw it back to you
By now you should've somehow
Realized what you're not to do
I don't believe that anybody
Feels the way I do
About you now
And all the roads that lead you there are winding
And all the lights that light the way are blinding
There are many things that I would like to say to you
I don't know how
I said maybe
You're gonna be the one who saves me
And after all
You're my wonderwall
I said maybe
You're gonna be the one who saves me
And after all
You're my wonderwall
Said maybe
You're gonna be the one that saves me
You're gonna be the one that saves me
Making your way in the world today takes everything you've got.
Taking a break from all your worries sure would help a lot.
Wouldn't you like to get away?
All those nights when your've got no lights, the check is in the mail.
And your little angel hung the cat up by it's tail.
And your third fiancé didn't show!
Sometimes you wanna go..
Where everybody knows your name
and they're always glad you came.
You wanna be where you can see,
the troubles are all the same.
you wanna be where everybody knows your name
You roll out of bed, mr. Coffee is dead, the morning's looking bright
And your shrink ran off to Europe, and didn't even write.
And your husband wants to be a girl!
Be glad there's one place in the world
Where everybody knows your name
and they're always glad you came.
You wanna go where people know,
people are all the same.
You wanna go where everybody knows your name.
[Repeat]
Where everybody knows your name.
How is it I never see
The waves that bring me her words to me
for though unseen they drift around
they catch my breath and knock me down
I feel them quickly swirling by
As they withdraw with my reply
And slip into the dark of night
As I attemt to stay upright
Instead I'm stranded on my knees
As words depart upon the breeze
That quickly drifts away from here
And possibly won't reach her ear
If we could see the many waves
that flow through clouds and sunken caves
She'd sense at least the words that sought her
Listen as she speaks to you
Hear the voices flutter through
The barriers arranged by you
Close the shudders, draw the shades
Filter out the everglades
Glistening with evening dew
Thunder calls through waterfalls
Rising tides and ocean walls
I can hear you when you sigh
Listen as she speaks to you
Hear the voices flutter through
Watch them fall and let them lie
I can hear you when you sigh
Through the water in the sky
Thunder calls through waterfalls
Rising tides and ocean walls
I can hear you when you sigh
Listen as she speaks to you
Hear the voices flutter through
Through the water in the sky
Through the water in the sky
I can't talk my talk with you
Nothing's ever soaking through
The filter that surrounds your thoughts
And holds out lessons left untaught
I can't talk my talk with you
Nothing's ever soaking through
The filter that surrounds your thoughts
And holds out lessons left untaught
I can't talk my talk with you
I can't sing my song with you
Nothing's ever soaking through
The filter that surrounds your thoughts
And holds out lessons left untaught
I can't sing this song with you
Nothing's ever soaking through
The filter that surrounds your thoughts
And holds out lessons left untaught
I can't sing my song with you
The swiss miss girl made her fortune
Doing commercials on tv
But "easy come, easy go" was
Her philosophy
She spent all of her money
She was searching for some cash
So she went to her friend capt 'n crunch
Whom she'd met at a hollywood bash
The second that he saw her
He said, "i bet you're in need
Of some dough"
Perplexed and confused she asked him,
"oh but captain how did you know? "
Laughingly he responded,
"it was really just a lucky hunch"
With tears in her eyes she pleaded,
"will you help me out capt 'n crunch? "
The trials and tribulations
Of the swiss miss girl
She's got a famous reputation
And she's known throughout the world
But life's no bed of roses
She would change things if she could
She plans to make a brand new start
And move out of hollywood
The captain now was grinning
He felt he had her in the palm of his hand
He said, "darlin' you're a penniless woman
And I'm a wealthy man"
You know the rules of the game by now
I'll scratch your back if you scratch mine
He said, "let me take you out
And we'll talk about this
Over a bottle of wine"
The swiss miss girl was disgusted
And she smacked him right in his face
Then she took his hat
And she stamped on that
Just to put him in his place
But the old man was persistent
He would not be undaunted
The more that he'd been taunted
The more she turned him on
Then the captain made a pass at the swiss miss girl
Tryin' to show her his affection
She screamed for help and when she did...
Mr. clean came to her protection
The trials and tribulations
Of the swiss miss girl
She's got a famous reputation
And she's known throughout the world
But life's no bed of roses
She would change things if she could
She plans to make a brand new start
All the way home we felt we had a chance
To review the coulds before we were born
And to invite a new game of can'ts
Absorbed in the clouds a voice from afar said
"With the right device you can make a pattern grow
Or you can tune up your car
So, we stayed on the train admiring the time
As the lights of the city drew near
We drank a little wine
They were blurry and green outer space in between
With a depth and a form unclear
Then we saw it up ahead
A flickering lantern lit up on the tracks
In the rugs that had covered up the bridge
From the banks of a river to the bed
Of the valley upstream to the place we live
The glass on the lantern cast back the sight
Of a drive-in movie we drove by below
We saw where we'd been in the pictures within
Projecting all the places we would go
So we follow the scene and flowed up your steps
To a smooth wooden floor in a trance
The train whistle melody woved through the trees
Today, I sing tomorrow's song
Today, I sing tomorrow's song
Today, I sing tomorrow's song
Today, I sing tomorrow's song
Today, I sing tomorrow's song
Today, I sing tomorrow's song
In this place we learn to wait
In this place we learn to wait
In this place we learn to wait
In this place we learn to wait
Today, I sing tomorrow's song
Today, I sing tomorrow's song
Today, I sing tomorrow's song
Today, I sing tomorrow's song
In this place we learn to wait
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In this place we learn to wait
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(In this place we learn to wait)
In this place we learn to wait
(In this place we learn to wait)
In this place we learn to wait
(In this place we learn to wait)
Today, I sing tomorrow's song
(Today, I sing tomorrow's song)
Today, I sing tomorrow's song
(Today, I sing tomorrow's song)
Today, I sing tomorrow's song
(Today, I sing tomorrow's song)
Today, I sing tomorrow's song
(Today, I sing tomorrow's song)
In this place we learn to wait
(In this place we learn to wait)
In this place we learn to wait
(In this place we learn to wait)
And all throughout I gaze and glimpse you
Loving never did convince you
I see you when you're all alone
It's like a person I've not known
The moment ends though I feel winds
Blowing differently than ever before
And they're pushing me further from shore
A frothy cap the steady slap
Of lines against the rail
A biting rain take in the main
Up the rigging take in sail mind the skipper we'll not fail
He'll bring out wine all will be fine just hear the order watch the sail
[A day in the life of a waiter/addict with delusions of grandeur.]
Spasm waiter dropping to his knees, sees
Slander on wrap paper ties
Lifting up his head he feels the sunlight in his eyes
Grasp a kettle top and shoot the breeze, please
Ramble while slop scraper sighs
Tossing in his bed at night he'll dream until he dies
Operations at the sink
The dribble liquid visible beneath his troubled eyes
Feels it tilt and start to slide
Mask a pretty hopper's foot with squeeze cheese
Dangle some grape apple pies
Tranquil and serene until he runs out of supplies
Your hands and feet are mangos
You're gonna be a genius anyway
Your hands and feet are mangos
The sky is burning in this lonely land
And I kneel by the river
And I feel the sand and the wind
The wind from beyond the mountain
The wind from beyond the mountain
And she comes to me in this lonely land
And looks down from the multi-beast
On which she rides like the wind
The wind from beyond the mountain
The wind from beyond the mountain
Tela was born in a vulgar crooked hut
In the shadow of Wilson's castle
Venomous scorn from a life of bitter toil
In the shadow of Wilson's castle
Glory esteem fueled by her hatred it grew
Swelling to the point where it would
Burst at the seems
There was nothing she could do
Tela Tela jewel of Wilson's foul domain
Tela Tela jewel of Wilson's foul domain
A lullaby the breezes whisper
And I look into her eyes
And my frozen heart begins to thaw
And burns, 'til layer after layer
Melts away into a pool
A sky blue mirror of her eyes
And my soul is made of marble
But in her gaze I crumble into dust
And drift away on the wind
The wind from beyond the mountain
The wind from beyond the mountain
Tela grew strong from her struggle
To endure in the shadow of Wilson's castle
Time touched her wounds
And shelter proved the cure
In the shadow of Wilson's castle
Each passing day seemed to feed
The brazen serpent locked inside
And liberate the spirit
She'd concealed for so long
There was no place left to hide
Tela Tela jewel of Wilson's foul domain
Tela Tela jewel of Wilson's foul domain
Little Suzy Greenberg with her head caved in
Soon to let me drown beneath the undertow
You better put that woman in a loony bin
'Cause you know I'd really like to be a part of her show
Suzy is an artist, she paints quite a lot
An artist she may be but a genius she is not
Says she wants to be a sociologist
But she better first get checked by a neurologist
Suzy, Suzy, Suzy, Suzy
Suzy, Suzy Greenberg
Suzy, Suzy, Suzy, Suzy
Suzy, Suzy Greenberg
Suzy, Suzy, Suzy, Suzy
Suzy, Suzy Greenberg
Suzy, Suzy, Suzy, Suzy
Suzy, Suzy Greenberg
Suzy's 'bout as faithful as a slot machine
Pays off once in a while, then she robs you clean
She's always afraid that she's not sure what she's worth
She's out of her mind and she's not on this earth
Woman walks the streets like she's the queen of the town
Doesn't talk very much, she's very profound
Little Suzy Greenberg's always playing a game
But you damn bet she's probably forgotten my name
Suzy, Suzy, Suzy, Suzy
Suzy, Suzy Greenberg
Suzy, Suzy, Suzy, Suzy
Suzy, Suzy Greenberg
Suzy, Suzy, Suzy, Suzy
Suzy, Suzy Greenberg
Suzy, Suzy, Suzy, Suzy
Suzy, Suzy Greenberg
Little Suzy Greenberg with her head caved in
Soon to let me drown beneath the undertow
You better put that woman in a loony bin
'Cause you know I'd really like to be a part of her show
Suzy is an artist, she paints quite a lot
An artist she may be but a genius she is not
Says she wants to be a sociologist
But she better first get checked by a neurologist
Suzy, Suzy, Suzy, Suzy
Suzy, Suzy Greenberg
Suzy, Suzy, Suzy, Suzy
Suzy, Suzy Greenberg
Suzy, Suzy, Suzy, Suzy
Suzy, Suzy Greenberg
Suzy, Suzy, Suzy, Suzy
If you feel your love might quit
you only need a tiny bit
of two things I can help you see
togetherness and unity
Take a tiny measure of them
to restore your flag in love
and if it still is running down
don't concentrate and
Spread It 'Round
Never cast it carelessly
and save a tiny bit for me
because I know there's much to spare
and people need it everywhere
together we are all alone united
on a spinning stone
so if your love is running down
don't concentrate and
Spread It 'Round
Spread It 'Round
Spread It 'Round
so if it's love that you have found
don't ever trade it
Spread It 'Round
Spread It 'Round
Spread It 'Round
Spread It 'Round
and round and round
Spread It 'Round
Spread It 'Round
Spread It 'Round
Spread It 'Round
and round and round
Spread It 'Round
Spread It 'Round
Spread It 'Round
Spread It 'Round
and round and round
Spread It 'Round
Spread It 'Round
Spread It 'Round
Spread It 'Round
and round and round
Spread It 'Round
Spread It 'Round
Spread It 'Round
Spread It 'Round
and round and round
Spread It 'Round
Spread It 'Round
Spread It 'Round
Spread It 'Round
and round and round
Spread It 'Round
Spread It 'Round
Spread It 'Round
Spread It 'Round
and round and round
Spread It 'Round
Spread It 'Round
Spread It 'Round
Spread It 'Round
and round and round
Spread It 'Round
Spread It 'Round
Spread It 'Round
Spread It 'Round
and round and round
Spread It 'Round
Spread It 'Round
Spread It 'Round
Spread It 'Round
and round and round
Spread It 'Round
Spread It 'Round
Spread It 'Round
Spread It 'Round
and round and round
Spread It 'Round
Spread It 'Round
Spread It 'Round
Spread It 'Round
and round and round
Spread It 'Round
Spread It 'Round
Spread It 'Round
Spread It 'Round
and round and round
Spread It 'Round
Spread It 'Round
Spread It 'Round
Spread It 'Round
and round and round
In the mornin' I pack up my gear
And toss it in my carryall
Run the wide load to lip an'
Watch the big core crack an' glow
In the evening I undo my belt
Split open and melt
I wake up on my stomach
With my face between my hands
And crawl along the floor
Towards the doorway
Jumpin' to my feet
I try to pull myself together
But I feel it in my knees
And the room begins to spin
And I slip and bump my head
An' raise a welt
Split open and melt
Melt, split open and melt
Melt, split open and melt
Split open and melt
Split open and melt
Split open and melt
Split open and melt
Split open and melt
We breathe deep in a steam dream
And plunge below the water line
Down down down down down down
Between beams to the gloom room
Among the seaweed and the slime
Down down down down down down
Melt, split open and melt
Melt, split open and melt
Melt, split open and melt
My glance is always darting, when I stroll the avenue
Avoiding all the obstacles that terrorize my view
And if you are there with me, I trust you to lead the way
When you're not I follow you, and always go astray
You're silent in the morning, suspended in the trees
Lunch time comes you've found your voice, it brings me to my knees
The volume just increases, the resounding echoes grow
Till once again I bask in morning stillness I love so
The target that I shoot for seems to move with every breath
I tighten all my arteries and make one last request
Divine creation hears me, and he squashes me with fear
I think that this exact thing happened to me just last year
Silent in the morning
You found your voice that brings me to
Silent in the morning
You found your voice that brings me to
Silent in the morning
You found your voice that brings me to
Silent in the morning
You found your voice that brings me to my knees
Silent in the morning
You found your voice that brings me to
Silent in the morning
You found your voice that brings me to
Silent in the morning
You found your voice that brings me to
Silent in the morning
You found your voice that brings me to my knees
I cannot dismiss you, shelter you, speak with you
Smile at you, trust in me, laugh and brush you off, and I'd agree
Blue splinter and grow
New crystals of snow
Seen several kinds
Kitty Malone sat on a mule,was riding in style
When suddenly, like the sound of a buzzard's breaking
Kity felt laser beams being fired at her head
She said, "I hate laser beams
And you never done see me askin'
For a UFO in Tomahawk County"
Well she kicked the mule and it walked the path
And the aliens fired from behind
Till she stopped the mule and she kicked the rump
And the big old mule took a big old dump
Scent of a mule, you better watch out where you go
Take your laser beams away
Scent of a mule, you better watch out where you go
You better stop that laser game
Or you'll smell my mule
She felt the fire against her neck and it saddened her to feel it burn
When suddenly, like the sound of a breeding Holstein
Kitty said, "Stop, we ain't lookin' for fightin'
In Tomahawk County."
A little guy from the UFO
Came on out and said his name was Joe
She said, "Come on over for some lemonade
Just follow me now with the whole brigade"
repeat chorus
They walked into her cabin shack, they had never seen a southern home
And they liked it, better than their UFO
They liked it, they really liked it
They said, "Here's a place of elegance
Here we shower ourselves in lightness"
Sanity never came my way
(Came his way)
Sanity never came my way
(His way)
I don't know what I'll do today
(Way)
'Cause sanity never came my way
Lost my mind just a couple of times
(Lost his mind)
Lost my mind just a couple of times
(His mind)
You can spend your nickels, spend you dimes
(Mind)
But I lost my mind just a
You can trespass anywhere
(Anywhere)
You can trespass anywhere
(Anywhere)
But when you go you'd better beware
(Where)
'Cause you can trespass anywhere
I forgot the rules I forgot my pride
(His pride)
But now I need a place to hide
(Pride)
I forgot the rules I forgot my pride
(Pride)
But now I need a place to hide
The stars in the sky are very bright
(Stars are bright)
The stars in the sky are very bright
(Stars are bright)
The stars they really suck tonight
(Stars suck)
The stars in the sky are very bright
And I don't care if the world explodes
(World explodes)
I don't care if the world explodes
(Explodes)
You can save the wales, you can save the toads
(Toads)
But I don't care if the
Sanity never came my way
(Came his way)
Sanity never came my way
(His way)
I don't know what I'll do today
(Way)
'Cause sanity never came my way
Lost my mind just a couple of times
(Lost his mind)
Lost my mind just a couple of times
Last night, in the moments my thoughts were adrift
And coasting a terrace, approaching a rift
Through which I could spy several glimpses beneath
Of the darkness, the light from above could not reach
I spied wings of reason, herself taking flight
And upon yonder precipice saw her alight
And glared back at me one last look of dismay
As if she were the last one, she thought I'd betray
So much better I said to myself
And drawing quite close to the top of the shelf
I struggled with destiny upon the ledge
And gasped when defeated, he slipped off the edge
And silence contagious in moments like these
Consumed me and strengthened my will to appease
The passion that sparked me one terrible night
And shocked and persuaded my soul to ignite
So much better, I said to myself
And drawing quite close to the top of the shelf
I struggled with destiny upon the ledge
And gasped when defeated, he slipped off the edge
And silence contagious in moments like these
Consume me and strengthen my will to appease
The passion that sparked me one terrible night
(And shocked and persuaded my soul to ignite)
And shocked and persuaded my soul to ignite
And shocked and persuaded my soul to ignite
And shocked and persuaded my soul to ignite
The revolution's over baby
The revolution's over baby now
The revolution's over baby
The revolution's over baby now
Reelin' and quakin'
Bringin' home the bacon!
We're all getting taken for a ride
Kiss your mama goodbye
Time to let it all fly
Don't get caught
With your fingers in the pie
The revolution's over baby
The revolution's over baby now
The revolution's over baby
The revolution's over baby now
Time to start a new one
Different than the old one
Something that they've never seen before
The revolution's over baby now
The revolution's over baby now
The revolution's over baby now
Reba sink a boulder in the water
Reba tie a cable to a tree
Reba stuck in a game of lipstick, perfume, flypaper
Reba press a razor to a slide cross a needle with a prune
Knee deep in the motel tub
Reba dangle ladle form her lip
Dip, sip
Reba babble to the nag with the lipstick, perfume
Mutter to a farmer in a truck
Take a peek at the cheetah, Reba
Cheetah on the prowl in a cage
Sink a boulder in the water
Tie a cable to a tree
Mutter "Nature" to the nag
With the lipstick, perfume
Reba flush a fleshfarm leftover
Thunder in a circle
Down the pipes
Bag it, tag it
Sell it to the butcher in the store
Bag it, tag it
Sell it to the butcher in the store
Bag it, tag it
Sell it to the butcher in the store
Bag it, tag it
Sell it to the butcher in the store
Reba put a stopper at the bottom of the tub
Picked up a jar unscrewed the top
And watched it drop into the water
A little scoop of plaster mix
Some coffee grounds and mud
And then she stirred it with the ladle
That her grandmother had bought her
Threw in a pot of melted wax
A forefoot and a hoof
Apple core, worms galore
And a can of some corrosive
Coconuts and chloroform
Some wicker and some cork
Toxic waste, some purple paste
She hoped was not explosive
Reba dip a ladle for a taste of her creation
And she knew that what she make
Would be the finest in the nation
Bag it, tag it
Sell it to the butcher in the store
Bag it, tag it
Sell it to the butcher in the store
Bag it, tag it
Sell it to the butcher in the store
Bag it, tag it
Bag it, tag it
Sell it to the butcher in the store
Bag it, tag it
Sell it to the butcher in the store
Bag it, tag it
Sell it to the butcher in the store
Bag it, tag it
Bag it, tag it
Sell it to the butcher in the store
Bag it, tag it
Sell it to the butcher in the store
Bag it, tag it
Sell it to the butcher in the store
Bag it, tag it
Bag it, tag it
Sell it to the butcher in the store
Bag it, tag it
Sell it to the butcher in the store
Bag it, tag it
Sell it to the butcher in the store
Bag it, tag it
Bag it, tag it
Sell it to the butcher in the store
Bag it, tag it
Sell it to the butcher in the store
Bag it, tag it
Sell it to the butcher in the store
Bag it, tag it
Bag it, tag it
Sell it to the butcher in the store
Bag it, tag it
Sell it to the butcher in the store
Bag it, tag it
Sell it to the butcher in the store
She started a blaze from one tiny spark I didn't even detect She loved the light, was dismayed by the dark but the stars she seemed to respect. The faint light that flutters at night to the Earth would land in here eyes and collect. Luminous creatures she'd find in the surf Pebbles and marbles, like things on my mind When I am alone, I am inclined Seem to get lost and harder to find If I find a pebble in the sand She gave me ideas, planted the seed To think that it fell from my hand But she never stopped to reflect Pebbles and marbles, like words from a friend The course that she's on, wherever it leads I never would redirect Make us hold tight, but are lost in the end When we're alone, we all seem to tend If we find a marble in the dust To wish someone left it for us Pebbles and marbles, like things on my mind Seem to get lost and harder to find If I find a pebble in the sand When I am alone, I am inclined To wish that it fell from my hand Pebbles and marbles, like things on my mind...
I just went about my business
I really don't have much to say
The city cars just keep on rolling along
It's just an ordinary day
Pat sajak spun his big wheel
Vanna white clapped her hands
The sun came up and down
The earth still spun around
It's just an ordinary day
Did you read the morning paper?
Did you brush your teeth?
We have only scratched the surface
Much more is lying underneath
Eggs and bacon for my breakfast
With some orange juice on the side
It don't take a brilliant genius
To see that life's a bit cockeyed
To see that life's a bit cockeyed
Well, I just went about my business
I really don't have much to say
The city cars just keep on rolling along
Nothing's ensconced, nothing's entrenched
Nothing's entangled or twisted or wrenched
Everything smoothly flows right through my head
What I had hoped might linger is swept off instead
Tunnels and channels and chasms and rifts
Shiny split streams and unclimbable cliffs
I see you there ever so slowly being drawn to the sea
As if by some signal that's unheard by me
I stand on a feature, the sheet of blue stone
Then for one instant I'm not quite alone
Your hand is extended but then you rescind
And you, like my thoughts, are blown off by the wind
Nothing's ensconced, nothing's entrenched
Nothing's entangled, or twisted, or wrenched
Everything smoothly flows right through my head
What I had hoped might linger is swept off instead
Nothing's ensconced, nothing's entrenched
Nothing's entangled, or twisted, or wrenched
Everything smoothly flows right through my head
What I had hoped might linger is swept off instead
What I had hoped might linger is swept off instead
No Dogs allowed,
No Dogs allowed,
No Dogs allowed in the subway today.
So climb up the stairs,
And be on your way,
''cause there's no dogs allowed in the subway today.
If dogs were allowed then just think of this place,
an army (alt: city) of dogs living here in this space
Whining and running from dawn until dark
My head would be aching from hearing them bark.
So there's
No Dogs allowed,
No Dogs allowed,
No Dogs allowed in the subway today.
So climb up the stairs,
And be on your way,
''cause there's no dogs allowed in the subway today.
If dogs were allowed then the people would shout
And tell me to order those dirty dogs out
I'd have to decide who would get to sit down
Would the dogs or the people ride into town.
So there's
No Dogs allowed,
No Dogs allowed,
No Dogs allowed in the subway today.
So climb up the stairs,
And be on your way,
''cause there's no dogs allowed in the subway today.
If dogs were allowed then the trains would be filled
With creatures that never, no never stand still.
There wouldn't be room for the people at all
My friend, my friend he's got a knife, a statement from his former life
When he was easy but alone beside him was an empty throne
But what of silver silken blade, affix his gaze, his features staid
Grasps the handle, clips the cable, one steps up, sits at his table
My friend, my friend, he's got a knife
My friend, my friend, he's got a wife
My friend, my friend, the clever ruse, persuasion through his thoughts peruse
A hidden relic from his past that wasn't there when he looked last
He feels it ticking like a bomb, feeding fear, assaulting calm
Takes the object, starts the game, moves closer to the flame
My friend, my friend, the clever ruse
Several times unconsciously, I've stumbled on the path
And seen a mountain in the mist
As rain falls on my shoulders, sun rises in the east
A morning bruise, but I am here at least
I guess I'm just an obstacle, a thing to overcome
If I could sneak around myself, again I'll know I've won
The moment seems to hang and float, before me with no end
Till I'm released, awaken beasts, I'm on the road again
But now I'm soaring far too high, a fleck of dust up in the sky
Where tiny clouds go sailing by
Pull me down today
Woven in the fairy tales, we fabricate each day
Are little golden strands of truth, that glimmer in the light
The colorful material, you hold a certain way
Can keep up from the cold
And help to get us through the night
But now I'm soaring far too high, a fleck of dust up in the sky
Where tiny clouds go sailing by
Pull me down today
Pull me down today
Pull me down today
Da da da da da, Minkin
Da da da da da, Minkin
Da da da da da, Minkin
Da da da da da da da da da
Da da da da da, Minkin
Da da da da da, Minkin
Da da da da da, Minkin
Da da da da da da da da da
The paintings of Marjorie Minkin
Have exploded into the world
The dynamic influctuous paintings
Always seem to fit perfectly
Into that empty space on your wall
The texture of a Minkin painting
Is so vividly intransient
That it seems to reach out
Into the room and grab you
The colors have been described as
Quote, More vibrant than any
sunset, Unquote
Fellow artists are often amazed
By Minkin's work
Sometimes the edge of a painting
Will grab me
Sometimes a corner,
And it will attempt to wrap me up
Often succeeding,
And suffucate me,
And then spit me out
Who would you say is the single
Main influence of Minkin's work?
The Ubiquitous Smokey
Marjorie's paintings are influenced
By her rautical philosphy of art
Some would say art is from within
You know, a spiritual thing
I don't buy that crap,
Not for a single second
I would have to say
Art is from without
A painting is like life
Not your life, not my life
In fact, not life at all
Who do you consider to be
Your main influence?
That would definitely be
Our family cat,
The Ubiquitous Smokey
Minkin's own mother
Has been an encouraging supporting
Source of encouragement and support
Mrs. Cherry,
How do you perceive
Your daughter's paintings?
I think they're absolutely stunning
Mom, can we go out and buy a
Marjorie Minkin painting, please?
After you eat your dinner!
Yes, you can buy your own painting,
Fresh from the Minkin studio
This month only,
Bite-sized paintings also available
Da da da da da, Minkin
Da da da da da, Minkin
Da da da da da, Minkin
Da da da da da da da da da
Da da da da da, Minkin
Da da da da da, Minkin
Da da da da da, Minkin
Trapped in time and
I don't know what to do
These friends of mine,
I can see right through.
You don't gotta tell me and
I don't gotta know
''cause I'm sittin' back here sharin' the groove.
Me no are no nice guy (3x)
I walk through the hallways inside my mind
I chase the backbeat from behind
Big dude in the doorway was blockin' my way
He reached to grab me and this is what he said:
I am a prince I have it all
I hear your footsteps through the wall
I wait in silence for your call
Then take a shot and watch you fall
I am a ghost but I cannot fly
I'm stuck here as the years slide by
I need a resting place 'cause i
Already felt my body die
If I had a host of ghosts
Living on my street
I'd jive and strive to stay alive
And offer them some meat
I need a different life I think
Perhaps I'd be the missing link
And treasure moments as I drink
Lucy sells her flowers for a quarter apiece
She wound up on the streets
She could not pay her lease
She used to want to save the world
But nothing to her matters now
She lays bout the subway station
Clad in dirty tatters now
Lucy's in the subway with daffodils
She lost all her diamonds
And she sold all her pills
She's been around the block
But she's had too many thrills
Lucy's in the subway with daffodils
Lucy holds a dixie cup
Of sixty cents in change
And if she looks you in the eye
You see that she's deranged
She flew too near the sun
And fried her fragile wings
But to her faithful whisky bottle she clings
Lucy's in the subway with daffodils
She lost all her diamonds
And she sold all her pills
She's been around the block
But she's had too many thrills
I'm the man on the mountain
Come on up
I'm the plowman in the valley
With a face full of mud
Yes I'm fumbling
And I know my car don't start
Yes I'm stumbling
And I know I play a bad guitar
Give me little drink
From your loving cup
A just one drink
And I'll fall down drunk
I'm the man who walks the hillside
In the sweet summer sun
I'm the man that brings you roses
When you ain't got none
Well and I can run and jump
And fish, but I won't fight
You if you want to push
And pull with me all night
Give me little drink
From you loving cup
A just one drink
And I'll fall down drunk
I feel so humble
With you tonight
Just sitting
In front of the fire
I see your face dancing in the flame
Feel your mouth kissing me again
What a beautiful buzz, what a beautiful buzz
What a beautiful buzz, what a beautiful buzz
Come with that
Oh, what a beautiful buzz
What a beautiful buzz
Yes, I am nitty gritty
And my shirt's all torn
But I would love to spill the beans
With you till dawn
And give me little drink
From your loving cup
A just one drink
And I'll fall down drunk
Give me little drink
Give me little drink
Give me little drink
Honey, love ya honey little honey bunny Sunday mornin'
Love ya more funny love in the skyline baby
Ice cream 'scuse me I seen ya looking good the other evenin'.
Oh, you dig it had to smile just an hour
so if we're in love like I think we'll be
It ain't a long rhyme it took ages to think
I think I'll hurl it in the water baby.
(chorus)
Thinkin you are a nice little one
to put it all around you it's just good
I like it
I like it.
Hey Hey Hey suppose sometime that day
you won't be swingin along over across to me.
(chorus)
Good time rocker woman,
we'll stray our pieces
little creepy we shine so sleepy so whoopie!
[Many years after the overthrow of Wilson, a rebel soldier crouching high on a hilltop above the war torn forests of Gamehendge spots a group of loyalists approaching from their lakeside encampment below. His trusty llama stands beside him, loaded down with a canvas pack that holds two large bazooka type guns to the animal's sides. Near the man sits a cache of blastoplast, each capable of destroying the entire hillside in an instant...]
Sunrise over the turquoise mountains, messenger birds in sight
They came up through the valley, both sides at a time
Through the cold steady rain Raid! I bend down
Poke a double decker on a llama. Llama, Taboot Taboot
Trigger a blastoplast, ramshackle laker recedes I start to run
It was the loudest thing I'd ever heard And I knew my time had come
To enter the delta
Leave it on press, depress, depress.
Swinging on the lifeline, fraying bits of twine
Entangled in the remnants of the knot I left behind
And asking you to help me make it finally unwind
But God never listens to what I say
God never listens to what I say
And you don't get a refund if you overpray
And when the line is breaking and when I'm near the end
When all the time spent leading I've been following instead
When all my thoughts and memories are left hanging by a thread
repeat chorus
Stranded on this slender string
The minutes seem to last a lifetime
Dangling here between the light above
And blue below that drags me down
There are always two signals in any given "sign."
The first says,"listen up!
I'm gonna say something!!"
The second tells what to do.
The first is always the same.
The second is the variable.
In some cases
(asshole in the front row)
the second actually leads
to a third,
but this is usually not the case.
The first signal is a high pitched trill,
usually carried for twomeasures.
Anyone--Trey, Mike or Page may do it
(But not Fish:
"Fish talks so much in real life that we don't let him talk here!"--Trey).
If the jam is really hectic, the signal is different.
It is a one measure figure which sounds like CCCC/Bb Bb/G G/Bb
(slash = beat division),
although it changes with different keys.
This used to be the signal
(listen to old bootlegs),
but is usedonly rarely now.
The second signal:
here is a catalogue of signals based on Trey'sintro,
and on my own observations:
1) Simpsons theme song (you know!):
Everyone goes "D'OH!!"
2) Music to "To everything, turn, turn, turn":
Everyone turns around and screams.
3) Four falling notes:
a one measure figure, each note is bent down to the next
(on the guitar, anyway):
everyone falls down.
4) Triplets of a strange sounding altered chord on beats 1,3,1,3
(two measures):
point to asshole in the front row.
(What do they do after this?
Anyone at Portsmouth that can explain the cheering?)
5) One measure figure that sounds like zip zip zip zip!
(i.e. hand slides up the fretboard very quickly 4x):
Band immediately plays a four bar waltz stomp.
6) music to "it don't mean a thing if it ain't got that swing):
band cuts immediately to swing beat.
7) scraping sound on the guitar
(similar to #5, except that scrapes are lower pitched, and go both down and up the fretboard):
everyone shouts, "AWWW FUCK!"
8) Circus theme
(listen to the intro to esther--but note!
This is not a signal!
It lacks the first part--the attention getter.):
everyone sings a random note.
That's all I have been able to decipher up to this point,
although I suspect the presence of at least two more:
One that just says,stop and freeze!
One that says, stop and wave your hands up anddown wildly
The forest seemed to swallow us
Your hand was holding tight
We walked together several miles
And fading was the light
So softly then I heard a voice
You seemed to hear it too
Then walked on resolutely like
It wasn't meant for you
But when it came again I stopped
The voice among the trees
Came flowing sweetly louder now
In tones designed to please
Again you pulled upon my arm,
"You have to listen now"
And as you spoke, a chill went through me,
Freezing me somehow
"The woodland folk and forest creatures living in this glade,
Have asked me to bring people here for this I am well payed
The silent song will capture you, enrapture you and then,
You'll grow roots and bark and leaves, and I'll bring back more men"
"But why", I asked, not quite aware of what was going on,
I saw your movements move urgently, but words were drowned in song
"You are different though", she said, "you have something to say,
It was a big mistake to take you here, let's run away."
I tried to run, but couldn't, my head was bathed in sound,
And I looked down and saw my legs two feet beneath the ground.
My toes were roots, my fingers twigs, my skin was scaley bark
And as into an oak I changed, I watched you in the dark
Completing your transaction with the nebulous green crowd,
Of tiny dancing forest people, singing very loud.
A celebration for a tree, and then I understood,
My initial feelings in this melancholy wood
I know I felt the change in you, when we finally kissed,
I looked but you were surrounded by, a tapestry of mist
I picture you, as wind blows through our leaves and over land,
I press on the elastic sheet, I'm breathing through a slice
'Are the worms or are the serpents?' bubbles through the ice
The source was quite invisible, the ever-present voice
While skating, both legs tracing different shapes, I made my choice
Mimicking the image in whose radiance I bask
I'm tied to him, or him to me, depending who you ask
None the less reluctantly reflections tumble in
I slide with all the other on the wrong side of the skin
He's fallen on the ice, it cracks
Will he plunge in and join me here?
He meets my eyes, to my surprise
He laughs in full light of my frown
My double wants to pull me down
Slipping on the friction slide, my skin peels to the bone
The flesh I leave behind, is something that is not my own
I beg my mirror image for a moment with my soul
He's leaning back, time to attack, to see who's in control
And every move I make he's got a hand up just in time
He's throwing several punches, and he's blocking most of mine
Defeated now I sulk and squirm above the frozen heights
Waiting, calculating till he ventures onto the ice.
Wilson
Wilson
Wilson
Wilson
Wilson
Once upon a time there was a mountain that rose out of a vast green forest. and in the forest there were birds and lakes and rocks and trees and rivers. the forest was also inhabited by a small group of people called the lizards. the lizards were a simple people and they had lived in the forest undisturbed for thousands of years in utter peace and tranquillity. once a year when spring came, and the first blossoms began to show, the lizards would gather at the base of the mountain, to give thanks for all that they had. they thanked the birds and they thanked the lakes and they thanked the rocks and the trees and the rivers; but most importantly, they thanked icculus. icculus lived at the top of the mountain, or at least everyone thought so, for no one had actually ever seen him. but they knew he existed, because they had the helping friendly book. icculus had given the helping friendly book to the lizards thousands of years earlier as a gift. it contained all of the knowledge inherent
In the universe, and had
Enabled the lizards to exist in harmony with nature for years. and so they lived; until one day a traveler arrived in gamehendge.
His name was wilson and he quickly became intrigued by the lizards way of life. he asked if he could stay on and live in the forest; and the lizards, who had never seen an outsider, were happy to oblige. wilson lived with the lizards for a few years, studying the ways of the helping friendly book, and all was well. until one morning when they awoke and the book was gone. wilson explained that he had hidden the book, knowing that the lizards had become dependent on it for survival. he declared himself king and enslaved the innocent people of gamehendge. he cut down the trees and built a city, which he called prussia. and in the center of the city he built a castle, and locked in the highest tower of the castle lay the helping friendly book out of the reach of the lizards forever. but our story begins at a different time, not in gamehendge, but on a suburban street in long island, and our hero is no king sitting in a castle, he is a retired colonel shaving in his bathroom.
Colonel forbin looked square in the mirror and dragged the blade across his cold creamed skin. he saw the tired little folds of flesh that lay in a heap beneath his eyes. fifty-two years of obedient self-restraint, of hiding his tension behind a serene veil of composure. for fifty-two years he had piled it all on the back burner, and for fifty-two years it had boiled, frothing over in a turbulent storm inside of him. it had escaped through his eyes, reacting with the cigarette smoke and the fluorescent lights and slowly accumulating into a sagging mass.
I didn't know,
I didn't know
Well I didn't like cheeseburger alleycats near me
A petrified Phish disease,
I wish somebody'd hear me
I didn't like maple dew, honey melon watercress
I didn't like Phish shoes down by muddy watermelon
I didn't seem to miss you when you kiss'd my honey water
And even showed a picture, showed her down by honey's border
But who laid silver tooth and broke my sunny shoe shine
And all my plastic melodreams are waiting for their new shine
Pardon me, Doug (pardon me, Doug)
Is this a picture of Otis Redding?
Yes! Yes! Taken right before he died
Well you can give me his hide
(well you can give me his hide)
(I didn't know)
I didn't know that I was that far gone (8x)
Well I woulda' liked to seen Bess Truman come see me
and hear all the revolutionaries come free me
'cause if it all ends up running to sneeze me
I'll make it all here, black corners come seize me
and if you boom, back got troubles in your ear
and you can't seem to come back and make it all clear
when eye tails and toe nails and liquid all meet me
when mustard pies and carrot eyes and flounders come greet me
(I didn't know)
Things are falling down on me
Heavy things I could not see
When I finally came around
Something small would pin me down
When I try to step aside
I move to where they'd hoped I'd be
Vanessa calls me on the phone
Reminding me I'm not alone
I fuss and quake and cavitate
I try to speak and turn to stone
Tilly reaches through my vest
to do the thing that she does best
she probes and tears my ventricles
steals my one remaining breath
Stumbling as I fall from Grace
she needs my vision to replace
her ailing sight throughout the night
leaving two holes in my face
Mary was a friend I'd say
'til one summer day
she borrowed everything I owned
Harry! Harry! Where do you go when the lights go out (3x)
Harry! Harry! Where do you go?
Thank you Mr. Miner (5x)
Thank you Mr. Hood
I can feel good (I feel good) about Hood! (4x)
Guyute was the ugly pig
he walked on me and danced a jig
that he had learned when he was six
he laughed and did some other tricks
like pulling weapons from his coat
and holding them against my throat
he lectured me in language strange
and scampered quickly out of range
I'm bouncing like a newborn elf
I can't remain inside myself
Guyute glances in my eyes
and manages to hypnotizeme as I sleep the sleep of death
he sucks from me my only breath
that I had breathed since I was ten
I look into the finance box just to check my status
I look into the microscope, see Golgi Apparatus
Golgi, oh, woe is me, you can't even see the sea
Golgi, olgi, oh ooo olgi Golgi
Golgi
They call him Lysasome cause he runs so fast
Runs like a junkyard dog with a brain of brass
Golgi, oh, woe is me, you can't even see the sea
Golgi, olgi, oh ooo olgi Golgi
Golgi
I saw you with a ticket stub in your hand
Under the light, middle of the night
With so much drama in L B C
It's kinda hard bein' Snoop D O double G
But I, I somehow, some way keep comin' up funky ass shit
Nearly every single day
Can I, kick a little something for the G's and
Make a few friends as I breeze through?
Don't you know it's two in the mornin'
And the party's still jumpin' 'cause my momma ain't home
I got bitches in the living room gettin' it on
And they ain't leavin' till six in the mornin'
So whatcha wanna do?
I got a pocket full o' rubbers and my homeboys do too
So turn off the lights and close the doors
But we don't love them whores
(But what?)
And we gonna smoke an ounce to that
G's up, hoes down, like you motherfuckers bounce to that
And I'll be rollin' down the street, smokin' indo
Sippin' on gin and juice laid back
(With my mind on my money and my money on my mind)
Rollin' down the street, smokin' indo
Sippin' on gin and juice laid back
(With my mind on my money and my money on my mind)
I got me some Seagram's gin
Everybody got they cups but they ain't chipped in
Ya know this type of shit, happens all the time
You gotta get yours before I get mine
Everything is fine when you listenin' to the D O G
He's got the cultivatin' music that's been captivatin' me
But who hears, the words I speak
As I take me a drink to the middle of the street
I started rappin' with this bitch named Sadie
You know she used to be the homeboy's lady
Don't cha know it's 80 degrees when I tell that bitch please
Raise up off these N U T's 'cause you gets none of these
At ease, as I mob with the Dogg Pound, full breeze
And I'll be rollin' down the street, smokin' indo
Sippin on gin and juice laid back
(With my mind on my money and my money on my mind)
Rollin' down the street, smokin' indo
Sippin' on gin and juice laid back
(With my mind on my money and my money on my mind)
Later on that day my homey Dr. Dre
He came by with a gang of Tanqueray
And a fat ass J, of some bubonic chronic you know it
Made me choke it, ain't no joke
I had to back up off of it and set my cup o gin down
Don't cha know Tanqueray and chronic, well, I'm fucked up now
But there ain't no stoppin', I'm still poppin'
Dr. Dre got some bitches from the city of Compton
To serve me, not with a cherry on top
'Cause when I bust my nut, you know I'm raisin' to pop a cop
But don't get upset girl that's just how it goes
I don't love you hoes, that's why I'm out the do'
And I'll be rollin' down the street, smokin' indo
Sippin' on gin and juice laid back
(With my mind on my money and my money on my mind)
Rollin' down the street, smokin' indo
Sippin' on gin and juice laid back
(With my mind on my money and my money on my mind)
Rollin' down the street, smokin' indo
Sippin' on gin and juice laid back
(With my mind on my money and my money on my mind)
Beeoch
(Beeoch wo wo wo)
Rollin' down the street, smokin' indo
Time is me and I should know
I knew this several months ago
I knew more than I do now
For I've been turned around somehow
Relax the world will spin beside itself and suck you in
With threats and hopes beyond compare
I change the landscape as I pass
Meandering from sand to glass
I suction there for one whole day
Until the feeling goes away
I don't need these orbits in my life
Revolve and cycle through
Don't keep coming back for more
I don't need this circular design
Wheel and spin away from me
You've been by here before
I've lost my mind
I've lost my way
I'm bound to lose
Fikus dreamed a dream for me
It cost me nothing it was free
He dreamed of walking in the sand
Of blossoms forming in his hand
Of kitchen cake and cedar shakes
Of waterfalls and yellow snakes
Of earthen dams and hydrofoils
Of watching water 'til it boils
Of holding forth from singing words
Of flying south with flocks of birds
None of this was charged to me
In the cool shade of the banana tree
On the rugged trail toward the balcony
A child of the twentieth century
A dried up Goliath and a weasel named Fee
Far away in another place
A fading beauty named Milly Grace
A gospel singer with pocks on her face
And a bamboo cane to help her keep the pace
Fee was a Buddhist prodigy
Long past the age of maturity
Someday he knew it would set him free
Like it did for Floyd the chimpanzee
Oh, Fee, you're trying to live a life
That's completely free.
You're racing with the wind
You're flirting with death
So have a cup of coffee
And catch your breath
Fee first met Milly in a bar in Peru
His heart was jumping like a kangaroo
Like a beast in a cage in an old Dutch zoo
It was hopping and thumping in wooden shoes
But Floyd was jealous and alone
He wanted Milly for his own
A desperate craving in his bones
"Their love", he said, "I will not condone."
Then one day on a ship to Quebec
Floyd found Milly on a lover's trek
He picked up a bottle and broke off the neck
It sliced through the air, and Fee hit the deck
Oh, Fee, you're trying to live a life
That's completely free
You want to stay with Milly
Until you're dead
But you just got a bottle
Upside your head
Milly turned and began to scream at Floyd
She said "You think you're pretty mean"
And though she was as thin as a small string bean
She slammed him in the face with a nectarine
Floyd fell back over the edge of the ship
Till he hung from the rail by his fingertip
Milly said, "Floyd I'll make you lose your grip
With this tiny piece of paper I can make you slip"
So Milly took that paper and did the deed
Floyd hit the water with astonishing speed
And as the sharks circled and began to feed
Milly knew her weasel was finally free
Oh, Fee, you're trying to live a life
That's completely free
Floyd is dead; he's nothing but a ripple
Cause Milly took that paper
Welcome this is a farmhouse.
We have cluster flies alas,
and this time of year is bad.
We are so very sorry
there is little we can do but swat them.
She didn't beg on enough,
she didn't stay when things got tough.
I told a lie and she got mad,
she wasn't there when things got bad.
I never ever saw the northern lights,
I never really heard of cluster flies,
I never ever saw the stars so bright.
In the farmhouse things will be alright.
I never ever saw the northern lights,
I never really heard of cluster flies,
I never ever saw the stars so bright.
In the farmhouse things will be alright.
alright, alright, alright, alright, alright.
Woke this morning to the stinging lash
every man rise from the ash
each betrayal begins with trust
every man returns to dust.
I never ever saw the northern lights,
I never really heard of cluster flies,
I never ever saw the stars so bright.
In the farmhouse things will be alright.
I never ever saw the northern lights,
I never really heard of cluster flies,
I never ever saw the stars so bright.
In the farmhouse things will be alright.
I never ever saw the northern lights,
I never really heard of cluster flies,
I never ever saw the stars so bright.
In the farmhouse things will be alright.
I never ever saw the northern lights,
I never really heard of cluster flies,
I never ever saw the stars so bright.
In the farmhouse things will be alright.
alright, alright, alright, alright, alright.
welcome this is a farmhouse.
It's really plain and easy to see
The family grows like a fungus on a tree
The fungus keeps growing wide and tall
We're happy while we flourish
And sad when we fall
We're just a bunch of monkeys
That gather around
And you can not draw the line of
Family ground
Smile for the camera
Wait for the flash
There's always room for more
In this family bash
Would you like to be
Would you like to be
Would you like to be in my family picture?
It's getting hard to tell who we love and hate
I think it's time we set the record straight
There are no papers that we ask you to sign
You don't need to stand in a waiting line
The lens is in focus
We're ready to go
The joint'll be jumpin' come rain or snow
So hold onto your honey
And drink up your booze
Just hop into the picture
A silent bird / a raging tide a mountainside
An open door / looming from the surf
A whispered word / a steady wind as we began
Highway Bill's on the rotary still
And he can't even feel the pain
Of a sun dried shoulder and a scar from a boulder
That cut him right across his vein
Now he's suckin' cigar and he's shovelin' tar
In the crater of a turnpike terrain
He's got only one hope, and he wants to elope
'Cause Highway Jill is driving him insane
We gotta get on the road, destiny unbound
She's the one for me we gotta get outta town
We gotta get on the road, destiny unbound
She's the one for me we gotta get outta town
Highway Jill was a daffodil
With a cactus sense of pride
At the wheel of a tractor, she was quite an impactor
When the road rocks started to slide
She saw Bill drop his shovel on a pile of gravel
As he climbed up out of his ditch
She was wonderstruck when he climbed in her truck
He said, "I've been havin' this everlasting itch"
At first she was cold, she was ready to scold
This guy from the pit with a thing in his head
But then she thought twice when he melted her ice
With his passionate eyes she was energized
She started the ignition and without permission
The two of 'em flew down the dusty road
But the road wasn't finished and the pavement diminished
They soared off the edge and they plunged in the sludge
She said, there isn't even any road, our destiny was bound
We were the ones for us but now we're in the ground
She said, there isn't even any road, our destiny was bound
We were the ones for us but now we're in the ground
She said, there isn't even any road, our destiny was bound
We were the ones for us but now we're in the ground
She said, there isn't even any road, our destiny was bound
Oh Daniel saw the stone that was hewed out the mountain
Daniel saw the stone that came rolling through Babylon
Daniel saw the stone that was hewed out the mountain
Coming down to redeem a mighty world
[repeat above 4 lines]
Well, meet me, Jesus, meet me
Meet me in the middle of the air
'Cause now if these wings should fail me
Lord, I want to hitch on another pair
Oh Jesus was the stone that was hewed out the mountain
Jesus was the stone that came rolling through Babylon
Jesus was the stone that was hewed out the mountain
Coming down to redeem a mighty world
[repeat above 4 lines]
Oh, well the tree it was bending
Up in the heavenly land
Well, my God spoke unto the Holy Ghost
He said, "Come on and let's make man"
I'm looking for the stone that was hewed out the mountain
I'm looking for the stone that came rolling through Babylon
I'm looking for the stone that was hewed out the mountain
Coming down to redeem a mighty world
[repeat above 4 lines]
Well, now, early in the morning the trumpet's gonna sound
The dead and Christ is gonna rise
Well, if you ain't got good religion
Lord, then hell you'll open your eyes
I found that stone that was hewed out the mountain
I found the stone that came rolling through Babylon
I found the stone that was hewed out the mountain
Coming down to redeem a mighty world
[repeat above 4 lines]
Well, I saw a weary traveler
He was walking on down the road
Well, I saw him later that evening
He was walking on down that road
Colonel Forbin stared up at the mountain
And wiped away the beads of sweat
That glistened on his brow
His tired feet were buried in the quagmire
And his bloodshot eyes saw all that lay between him
And fulfillment of his vow
And he felt his fingers wrap around a knotted root
And pulled his body upwards
To a sea green mossy boulder
And he dragged his weary carcass [or "shit-ass"] up the mountain
And he climbed so slowly
He climbed so slowly
Ahead
Ahead
Suddenly he heard the crack of thunder
And the rocks began to crumble overhead
And tumble down the mountain to the
Dismal swamp that lay beneath the jagged cliffs
through which his path had led
And the earth began to quake beneath his feet
And the mighty mountain changed before his eyes
And he stood amidst a sea of dust and rocks and stones
Cascading down the mountain
And a thousand birds were headed for the sky. Oh...
The sacred creed will be yours
And if you wait until tomorrow
The sacred creed will be yours
To devour
Yours
To seize
And to obey
Obey
When the dust had cleared, the colonel lifted up his head
And was driven to his knees by a blazing beam of light
And he saw the silhouette that stood before him
And he bowed in reverence
Trembling in the shadow of the mighty legend's form
Icculus the prophet stood before his eyes
Looking down on Colonel Forbin
Where he shuddered in the puddles and the muck
And he quietly addressed him
And he spoke so slowly
He spoke so slowly
Ahead
He said
Colonel Forbin I know why you've come here
And I'll help you with your quest to gain the knowledge that you lack
I call upon my faithful friend the mockingbird
To fly and seize the helping book and bring it to your shack
And a tree of knowledge in your soul will grow
And the Helping Friendly Book will plant the seed
But I warn you that all knowledge seeming innocent and pure
Becomes a deadly weapon in the hands of avarice
And greed
The sacred greed will be yours
And if you wait until tomorrow
The sacred creed will be yours
To devour
Yours
To seize
And to obey
And to obey
And the famous mockingbird swooped down out of the sky and landed on
Icculus's shoulder, and Icculus whispered into the bird's ear, and it flew
off toward Wilson's castle in the valley below.
Fly Famous Mockingbird
Fly famous mockingbird
Fly...
Fly famous mockingbird
Fly...
Fly famous mockingbird
Fly...
Fly famous mockingbird
Fly...
Fly...
Fly...
Fly famous mockingbird
Fly...
I was taught a month ago
To bide my time and take it slow
But then I learned just yesterday
To rush and never waste the day
Well I'm convinced the whole day long
That all I learn is always wrong
And things are true that I forget
But no one taught that to me yet
I ought to see the man mulcahey
I was taught a month ago
To bide my time and take it slow
But then I learned just yesterday
To rush and never waste the day
Now I'm convinced the whole day long
That all I learn is always wrong
And things are true that I forget
But no one taught that to me yet
The lonesome sound of a train goin' by
Makes me want to stop and cry
I recall the day it took you away
I'm blue and I'm lonesome too.
Whn I hear that lonesome whistle blow
Well I want to pack my suitcase and go
The lonesome sound of a train goin' by
Makes me want to stop and cry.
In the still of the night in the pale moonlight
The wind did blow and sigh
These awful blues I just can't loose
I'm blue and I'm lonesome too.
When I hear that lonesome whistle blow
Well I want to pack my suitcase and go
The lonesome sound of the train goin' by
Makes me want to stop and cry.
When the only tool you have is a hammer
Everything looks like a nail
And you're living at the Bittersweet Motel
When the only tool you have is a hammer
Everything looks like a nail
And you're living at the Bittersweet Motel
Halfway between Erie and Pittsburgh
You put me through hell
On the highway to the Bittersweet Motel
Halfway between Erie and Pittsburgh
You put me through hell
On the highway to the Bittersweet Motel
When the only tool you have is a hammer
Everything looks like a nail
She's bitchin' again
She's bitchin' again
She's bitchin' again drivin' me crazy
She's bitchin' again
She's bitchin' again
She's bitchin' again drivin' me nuts
"i thought you said
You'd bring home the groceries
I thought you said you'd fill up the tank
I thought you said you'd pull out for me
A hundred-fifty dollars from the bank"
She's bitchin' again
She's bitchin' again
She's bitchin' again drivin' me crazy
She's bitchin' again
She's bitchin' again
She's bitchin' again drivin' me crazy
She's bitchin' again
She's bitchin' again
She's bitchin' again drivin' me nuts
"i thought you said
You'd bring me some flowers
You came home with nothing
You dirty rat fink
I thought you said you'd
Clean up the living room
You said you'd do the dishes in the sink"
"i'm sick and tired of your childish behavior
You're always coming home completely soused
I'm sick and tired of this shoebox apartment
When are you going to buy me a house? "
She's bitchin' again
She's bitchin' again
She's bitchin' again drivin' me crazy
She's bitchin' again
She's bitchin' again
She's bitchin' again drivin' me nuts
She's bitchin' again
She's bitchin' again
She's bitchin' again drivin' me crazy
She's bitchin' again
She's bitchin' again
It's easy sometimes when you just coast along
But like it or not something always seems to go wrong
Sometimes people build you up just so they can knock you down
Sometimes they will have you there 'cause they need someone around
Perhaps you'll receive invitations for tea
Perhaps you'll laugh and make them all smile
Or maybe you'll join them 'cause it had to be
Perhaps you'll forget you forgot for awhile
Birds of a feather are flocking outside
Like whippets they dance in a curly-queue dance
Of pulses and ringing and campfire chants
Of ritual drumming although at first glance
You thought you could run but you won't take a chance
It's not an experience if they can't bring someone along
They hang on emotions they bottle inside
They peck at the ground
When I get home from work, what do I do?
I try to kill you
When I get home from work, what do I do?
I try to kill you
And why would I try to kill you?
Because you're a
Big black furry creature from Mars
Big black furry creature from Mars
Big black furry creature from Mars
Big black furry creature from Mars
When we go out to eat, what do I do?
I try to kill you
When we go out to eat, what do I do?
Oh, I am killing you
Now why would I go and do that?
Because you're a
Big black furry creature from Mars
Big black furry creature from Mars
Big black furry creature from Mars
Big black furry creature from Mars
I'm runnin', I'm runnin' from you
I'm runnin', I'm runnin'
And what causes me to run?
'Cause you're a
Big black furry creature from Mars
Big black furry creature from Mars
Big black furry creature from Mars
Big black furry creature from Mars
Big black furry creature from Mars
Big black furry creature from Mars
Big black furry creature from Mars
Big black furry creature from Mars
Big black furry creature from Mars
Big black furry creature from Mars
Big black furry creature from Mars
Brett is in the bathtub making soup for the ambassadors
And I am in the hallway singing to the troubadours
The kings are all lined up outside the gate
And the autumn bells are ringing but they'll just have to wait
Where is the joker? Have you seen him around
With his three coned cap that he wears like a clown?
Have you seen his stripped stockings and heard his sad tale
About the kids under the carpet and the purple humpbacked whales?
Here come the ambassadors, they show up one by one
Brett is tasting all the soup to see if it is done
Wendy's on the windowsill waiting to be let in
And we're all in the bathtub now making bathtub gin
The kings storm the hallway they've climbed up through the gate
they didn't mean to be impolite but they just couldn't wait
Here comes the joker with his silly grin
He carries a martini made of bathtub gin
Here comes the joker we all must laugh
Northern dilemma
Call of the cold
The arms of the arctic
Begin to unfold
Sit in a circle
Facing the sun
Get what you can now
Winter is on
The truth on condition
Never dig deep
Solemn reminders
As ground waters seep
Into foundations
Centers of joy
To weaken and crumble
Search and destroy
Light up the city
Hiding's so strange
And better take cover
It's love at close range
Oh so a mission
Cover of dark
Army of one now
Don't let down your guard
Sit in a circle
Facing the sun
Soak it in while you can
Winter is on
I got no answer
If you got no call
I just can't compete
With the weight of it all
Silent treatment
Stone in the rain
Bright shining doorway
Trying to remain
Northern dilemma
Call of the cold
The arms of the arctic
Begin to unfold
Sit in a circle
Facing the sun
Soak it in while you can
Winter is on
I got no answer
If you got no call
I just can't compete
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