In common law, a writ of qui tam is a writ whereby a private individual who assists a prosecution can receive all or part of any penalty imposed. Its name is an abbreviation of the Latin phrase qui tam pro domino rege quam pro se ipso in hac parte sequitur, meaning "[he] who sues in this matter for the king as [well as] for himself." A more literal translation would be "who as much for [our] lord the king as for himself in this action pursues" or "follows."
The writ fell into disuse in England and Wales following the Common Informers Act 1951 but, as of 2010[update], remains current in the United States under the False Claims Act, 31 U.S.C. § 3729 et seq., which allows for a private individual, or "whistleblower," with knowledge of past or present fraud committed against the federal government to bring suit on its behalf. There are also qui tam provisions in 18 U.S.C. § 962 regarding arming vessels against friendly nations, 25 U.S.C. § 201 regarding violating Indian protection laws, 46a U.S.C. 723 regarding the removal of undersea treasure from the Florida coast to foreign nations, and 35 U.S.C. § 292 regarding false marking. In February 2011, the qui tam provision regarding false marking was held to be unconstitutional by a U.S. District Court, and in September of that year, the enactment of the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act effectively removed qui tam remedies from § 292.
Qui (pronounced as "Kwee") are a rock group formed in 2000 in Los Angeles by Paul Christensen (drums/vocals) and Matt Cronk (guitar/vocals). A combination of punk, noise and experimental rock, they released their first full-length album Baby Kisses in 2003.
In 2006, after performing a number of shows as a guest vocalist, David Yow (ex-Scratch Acid, The Jesus Lizard) joined the band as vocalist, and features on the 2007 album Love's Miracle, released on Mike Patton's label Ipecac Recordings. Most of this album was written before Yow joined, but were reworked to take account of his vocals. The first release with Yow fully involved came with the 2007 single "Today, Gestation" / "Freeze".
In early 2008, Yow was hospitalized with a punctured lung after a show in Pittsburgh. He has now fully recovered and the band announced European dates that took place during the second half of 2008.
TAM may refer to:
I'm so excited
we'll surely make it to the top
with music that we make
I'm so delighted
can't wait to read you're loving it
that's how it's got to be
then a slap in the face
you took it apart
I think I might break down and cry
I feel so defeated
in your eyes
I see my demise
the anchor you cast
and now I'm going down
dig a grave for me please
they're preying on me
don't ask me to approve of that
don't think I will consent
they want to destroy me
go ahead and try
do your best
you're always right
again a slap in the face
you took it apart
I think I might break down and cry
I feel so defeated
in your eyes
I see my demise
the anchor you cast
and now I'm going down
dig a grave for me please
the only thing I want to say
is that we're strong together
and I don't care what you claim
it must be whiteout in your brain
and you can't see clearly
Blackbird singing in the dead of night
Take these broken wings and learn to fly
All your life
You were only waiting for this moment to arise
Blackbird fly, Blackbird fly
Into the light of the dark black night.
Black bird singing in the dead of night
Take these sunken eyes and learn to see
all your life
you were only waiting for this moment to be free
Blackbird fly, Blackbird fly
Into the light of the dark black night.
Blackbird singing in the dead of night
Take these broken wings and learn to fly
All your life
You were only waiting for this moment to arise,oh
You were only waiting for this moment to arise, oh
I'm so excited
we'll surely make it to the top
with music that we make
I'm so delighted
can't wait to read you're loving it
that's how it's got to be
then a slap in the face
you took it apart
I think I might break down and cry
I feel so defeated
in your eyes
I see my demise
the anchor you cast
and now I'm going down
dig a grave for me please
they're preying on me
don't ask me to approve of that
don't think I will consent
they want to destroy me
go ahead and try
do your best
you're always right
again a slap in the face
you took it apart
I think I might break down and cry
I feel so defeated
in your eyes
I see my demise
the anchor you cast
and now I'm going down
dig a grave for me please
the only thing I want to say
is that we're strong together
and I don't care what you claim
it must be whiteout in your brain
and you can't see clearly
you are like a paper boat put by a child on quiet waters
swim up to me
touch the shore of my awareness gently
nobody knows about us... and nobody else
what can I do? what can I say?
I've been waiting all my life for you
for such moment
your photograph... you're smiling an encouraging smile
your eyes looking at me they say it is worthwhile
the dream of our interlaced breaths
I'm pondering the thoughts that tread a path for the
deeds
we are together alone
I brought you a box of chocolates... and you...?
you switched off our world
I can't see anything in our silhouettes anymore
and you'll never make use of me again
you and me like a city of twisted streets
our life - the universe of broken dreams
smile to hide the pain
aren't we a little bit alone?
now enjoy the moment
the last sunbeam faded
I found her again in my town
immersed in her own world
surrounded by a crowd
I realized a great change had occurred
on the canvas right before her
colours and shapes were distorted
Alice dancing with Mad Hatter
on both sides of the rainbow
the world we live in is not the only one
that's what she said
now I understand
it controls her mind
the lack of self and thoughts
reality she cannot grasp, another hit another shot
what goes up must go down, why is she still so high
I've made up my mind and now it's too late to turn back
I tried to follow in her footsteps
aware that I'm treading on quicksand
caught off balance wirewalkers
struggling to get out alive
the world we live in is not the only one
that's what she said
now I understand
I heard you I felt the shape of you
I could touch you but only inside my heart again
Let’s sleep a bit longer today honey, heaven is crying
outside and we have some time
Look through the window, army of stars defend us
At night I feel us feel us closed in darkness
At night great thoughts come
Show me your perfect love, I have no leaves like a
young tree
I'll convey our relationship in words, feel my energy
At night I feel us stronger feel us closed in darkness
At night great thoughts come
Your soul is pure, uncovered by evil
You are the fifth season of this world
I’m afraid that rain will stop falling
I see You in the fog
Your bare feet on sand, it is so uncommon
let's run away baby Don,t waste our time please take my
hand
let's forget about our past and give our souls to wind
The last sunbeam faded and darkness covered the streets
The night won a fight with the day
We were walking and holding our hands but she suddenly
let go off my hand
I knew then, I knew everything
Chorus: I hope that someday we’ll be together
I hope it isn’t too late
I knew there were no commandments
She was a queen of her destiny
Mistress of desire and passion
I knew she was giving her body
It didn’t matter
(how could I dare to fall in love)
Chorus: Breath of solitude,sentimental breath surrounds
me now
I can touch You only inside my heart
I’m so naïve, the street is her life
Darkened lanes and gates
Red curtains and smoke of cigars
Roulette and gold jewellery
There’s no place for love
Queen of Moulin Rouuuuuge
can't you see we're all running round, running round
can't you see the sky is falling down, falling down
share my dreams, make a change to the earth
share your life with your friends, use your head
why do you judge me 'cos I'm from a different place
I don't wanna be your slave ever again
why do you hate me 'cos I'm of a different race
why no one cares?
does it mean that we live in a different space at all?
she can loathe, you can cry, we can kill, and I can die
the government's sick games and religion is to blame
you used to be my home
we'd think up the most terrific stories
making plans and looking the world down the neckline
now something's missing
remember the old bus stop
it was a mecca for drunkards, one day heroes
so many times we'd cry up there staining our shirts
with cheap red wine
now I look at you but I cannot see you
you soak up your life like a sponge
and me, well... I'll drink up another coffee
I'll keep on wasting my faith
let's write our words up on the wall
'cos the great thoughts don't come back
leave them here let them flow
they will matter there
an interview with you I've seen in that colour magazine
confident of what you want
you'll make investments
Have you ever felt the same
Train of thoughts is hard to explain
Hidden meaning you cannot see
All it matters is to be
What I need is a bit of hope
The Only chance to cure my soul
What I want is an open mind
(to ) Free my life and kiss the sky
Tell me why everything`s so confused
Sophisticated guys in Your neighbourhood
Talking heads on the TV screen
Making speeches, not much clear
Hey baby I`m frickin out right here
Let`s find various sounds above the sun
We`ve got lots of time to get
Another place, another island
Looking for one simple day
When everything will change
Nights in white satin never reaching the end
Letters I've written never meaning to send
Beauty I'd always missed with these eyes before
Just what the truth is I can't say any more
Cause I love you
Yes I love you
Oh how I love you
Gazing at people some hand in hand
Just what I'm going through they can't understand
Some try to tell me thoughts they cannot defend
Just what you want to be you'll be in the end
And I love you
Yes I love you
when dreams into nightmares fall
I close the door to shadows' land
visions haunt my heart and soul
sweet smell of all the memories in the air
yearning to be carried away
falling to their charm
numb throughout the day
counting hours
pining for a change
desire to escape
all my thoughts is automatic
trying to fight them I wish that I could feel so
calm when the night is falling
calm when the night is in the air
calm when the night is close
Our street is not the same
Though walls remember us
Space of freedom closed in frames
Children fix the world with fists
It’s time to escape, it’s time to find our surREvival
Let’s hit the road lead by the light
Let’s leave behind this crazy world
Let the wind carry us to the place
Where everything strange is a truth
Big propellers we need
To air bad thoughts up
Fresh breeze of revival
Like a twister will blow us through
So, so you think you can tell
Heaven from Hell,
Blue skies from pain.
Can you tell a green field
From a cold steel rail?
A smile from a veil?
Do you think you can tell?
Did they get you to trade
Your heroes for ghosts?
Hot ashes for trees?
Hot air for a cool breeze?
Cold comfort for change?
Did you exchange
A walk on part in the war,
For a lead role in a cage?
How I wish, how I wish you were here.
We're just two lost souls
Swimming in a fish bowl,
Year after year,
Running over the same old ground.
Have we found
The same old fears.
Constant tension in my head
I wake up tangled in words
I became a puppet in a theatre of the upper class
An actor in an eccentric performance
I feel that my independence was taken away
Hectic pace of life destroyed my memories
They clip my wings when try to fly up
I give in to petrified thoughts?
I'm like a leaf treaded upon in autumn
Beggar of hope with desire of life, but how can I live
I've overcome a storm and settled on an island of
oblivion
I've found what I needed, my remedy for life
Many things have changed for all these years,
I clench my fists and fight
I have enough courage to face life
I know that my time has come at last
But every night awakens my pain, I can feel the breath of
my enemy down my neck
Hands off don't touch my soul
Hands off my soul
The time will come when you will understand
You will feel the way I do
Power is in youth, and brings revolution
The time will come when I will pay You back
Waiting for the last moment
I drink in memories like fresh air
Have I said everything?
I had a lot of opportunities
What`s the aim of being so high?
Mother, fear`s in your eyes
I needed money - forgive me father
Now I can`t sleep
Chorus: I`m so tired and for sure I know that
everything has ended
Shadows were fighting, the entire world was spinning
around
I struck in the rhythm of the street
He slumped slowly
I didn`t care
Chorus: Waiting for the sun, waiting for the last
time.I regret that I can`t embrace you
I see that! Angels are flying over my head!!
I didn`t see the light
As you did
Always different
I had to try
They asked too many questions when I was drifting away
They asked too many questions so I gave up again
You balance on the line
Be carefull artist
The Ice is thin
I got lost
in my world
and your soul
turned me cold
is anybody still in there?
I'm picturing home we could share...
is anybody still alive?
I'm dreaming of love I'd revive
is anybody still in there?
I'm thinking of you my friends
is anybody still alive?
follow my dreams
don’t cover my devotion
it's getting dark, it's high time to say everything
the truth will come out but I fool myself
she was sweet eighteen crying in my bed
you know it's hard to explain how I need you now
I remember rush of emotions in the moonlit night
don't look back at the ghosts behind me
I carry love on my shoulders
don't look back 'cos I'm so alone
so many times I've been searching for us
now close your eyes, I'll find you in my dreams
then I survive, I survive
I have to be strong, the past is coming back to my mind
can't let you in again, I was dying so many times
inside
don't look back at the ghosts behind me
don't look back where all the demons surround me
don't look back 'cos I'm so alone
warm me with your arms, bless me
with your lips once again, bless me
the passion of you, passion
I can't forget one mistake, passion
many years have passed since that winter night
You lean over..
Kiss me on the cheek..
my legs start shakin
and my knees go weak..
my heart starts racin its hard to breath
i get like this when you are near to me..
dont know what it is that you`ve done
started to see that your the only one babyyy.... your the
How can I forget
The longings of my heart
It's you I think of night and day
I know I couldn't touch you
I know I couldn't hold you
Though I wish I really could
just care for you
You are the reason
The seasons of my life
You're everything I wish and live for
Give me an answer
Show me the way
You're breaking me, leaving me in pain
You're the burning flame
In my heart and in my mind
In the silence of the night
I can hear you
My thoughts are all about you
Alive and true to me
But now I really have you
Only in my dreams
You are the reason
The seasons of my life
You're everything I wish and live for
Give me an answer
Show me the way
You're breaking me, leaving me in pain
Loving you changes everything
It's given me the strength
And it's all because of you...
You're the burning flame
In my heart and in my mind
In the silence of the night
I can hear you
I know I couldn't touch you
I know I couldn't hold you
Though I wish I really could
just care for you
You are the reason
The seasons of my life
You're everything I wish and live for
Give me an answer
Show me the way
You're breaking me, leaving me in pain
You're breaking me...
Walking into the church
People still so absurd
To listen a holy man at the shrine
A true friend of children
Enlightened by the untruth
All the people know
But they do not wanna see
Serpent among the parish
Ravisher of the goddess
Preacher molester
A true friend of children
Horny arrogance dressed by the white truth
His body and his blood
Given to you to be choked
Let the children come to me
I am the light
Dead but still arrogant
Haunting free spirit
Lurking behind the shrine
The snake of our time
Preacher Molester
Ravisher of the goddess
Drink the wine
Drink the wine
You madman
Get drunk by the innocent blood
Shedded for you
You blind you deaf
Can't you see?
Can't you hear?
Screams from the chapel
I walk thru the fire, with shadows my legion with no light i go, so dark is my world no faith and no hope, only death is with me oh dim eternal, bless me with fire
death is a glimpse in the nightsky it's cutting all life from this time... this time take it away to the palace of merciless i am the wizard of this underworld