Scott Carrier is an American author, radio producer, and educator. He lives in Salt Lake City, Utah. He is currently finishing his second book and is a professor in the Department of Communication at Utah Valley University.
Carrier's pieces have been featured on radio programs including This American Life since 1996,The Savvy Traveler, Marketplace, Day to Day, All Things Considered, and NPR's Hearing Voices.
In 2006 Carrier won a Peabody Award for a story titled "Crossing Borders" which was aired on Hearing Voices on NPR.
In 2009 Carrier won a Fellow Award from United States Artists.
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Eightball hanging overhead flushed out like Frankenstien
one more for the living dead thats not me this time
knocked down I've been down before yet still we bare the load
if I would want it anymore I just might explode
All your heroes have died and left you to
rise from the ashes and live for today
Can you take it all when we're standing tall
we don't need a wall built around us
Jump into the flame one and all the same we won't feel the pain
Thick is the Skin Thick is the skin Yeah
Outside still looking in I'll keep what I've made mine
timebomb strapped to my chin step down or fall in line
All your heroes have died and left you to
rise from the ashes and live for today
Can you take it all when we're standing tall
we don't need a wall built around us
Jump into the flame one and all the same we won't feel the pain
Thick is the Skin Thick is the Skin Yeah
Hey (x15)
Can you take it all when we're standing tall
we don't need a wall built around us
Jump into the flame one and all the same we won't feel the pain
Thick is the Skin
Can you take it all when we're standing tall
we don't need a wall built around us
Jump into the flame one and all the same we won't feel the pain
Thick is the Skin Thick is the Skin
Thick is the Skin Thick is the Skin Yeah
I sold my soul for you.
You cut my life in two.
Nightmares from what I've seen and where I've been
made me run from you again.
Controlling, Big Brothers eye.
Containment? I'd rather die
we're all part of new generation
sold our souls to the next temptation
lead us not to our own damnation
I've seen what harted brings.
I've seen the flesh of kings
Blinded my eyes my mouth you've sewn it shut
protecting me from fucking Up?
Controlling, Big Brothers eye.
Containment? I'd rather die
we're all part of new generation
sold our souls to the next temptation
lead us not to our own damnation (x4)
Sleazin' in the city
You know I'm lookin' for a fight
I got my heels and lookin' pretty
On a Saturday night, night, night
Good God, bless my soul
I need a fix of rock 'n' roll
Come on baby, you gotta wait and see
You better hurry to get a piece of me
Caught a lonely lady
She's crying on a cigarette
I got nasty, nasty habits
And that's all she's gonna get from me
One for the money, two for the show
'Round and 'round and 'round we go
Take a look at what a you might need
You better hurry to get a piece of me
I don't have looks, I don't have money
But I know one thing's for sure
One night ain't enough for my love
She wanted more, more, more
Sleazin' in the city
You know I'm lookin' for a fight
Well I'm on my heels and lookin' pretty
On a Saturday night, night, night
One for the money, two for the show
'Round and 'round and 'round we go
Take a look at what a you might need
You better hurry to get a piece of me
Well, take a piece of me
To get a piece, a piece of me
Woke up to the sound of pouring rain
The wind would whisper and I'd think of you
And all the tears you cried, that called my name
But when you needed me I came through
And when you needed me I came through
Remember yesterday, walking hand in hand?
Love letters in the sand - I remember you
Through the sleepless nights, to every endless day
I wanna hear you say I remember you
I paint a picture of the days gone by
When love went blind but you would make me see
I'd stare a lifetime into your eyes
So that I knew that you were there for me
Time after time you were there for me
Remember yesterday, walking hand in hand?
Love letters in the sand - I remember you
Through the sleepless nights, to every endless day
I wanna hear you say I remember you
We've had our share of hard times
But that's the price we paid
And through it all we kept the promise that we made
I swear you'll never be lonely
Remember yesterday, walking hand in hand?
Love letters in the sand - I remember you
Through the sleepless nights, to every endless day
I wanna hear you say I remember you
Remember you
Remember you
Remember you
Remember you
Remember you
Remember you
You you you you you
1 2 3 4!
Well she's walking
Trough the clouds
With a circus mind
That's running wild
Butterflies and zebras and moonbeams and
fairytales
That's all she ever thinks about
Riding with the wind
Oh, when i'm sad
She comes to me
With a thousand smiles
She gives to me free
It's alright she said
It's alright
Take anything you want from me
(Paul Stanley)
She's a dancer, a romancer
I'm a Capricorn and she's a Cancer
She saw my picture in a music magazine
When she met me, said she? d get me
Touched her hips and told me that she'd
let me
I took her hand, baby, this is what i said,
I said
Baby, baby, don't you hesitate
'Cause I just can't wait
Baby, won't you take me down on my knees
You can do what you please
C'mon and love me
I'm a man, I'm no baby, and you're lookin'
every inch a lady
You're good lookin' and you're lookin' like
you should be good
You were distant, now you're nearer
I can feel your face inside the mirror
The lights are out and i can feel you, baby,
with my hand
Baby, baby, don't you hesitate
'Cause I just can't wait
Baby, won't you take me down on my knees
You can do what you please
C'mon and love me
Check out Clementine
Cleanin' needles in her wine
Your face down in her one-eyed world
With her brain-dead valentine
She'll be your zombie, your livin' dead
Her sweet corruption
It's gonna make you, it's gonna break you
Yeah, she said
"Haunt my house of pain
And feel my psycho love
You better shine and pray for rain
To heal my psycho love"
Legs at ten and two
Chain her down that's what you do
King Tut and the snake-eyed slut
In the pink but screamin' blue
I'll taste your crazy
You smell insane
Well I'm just another ghost
Inside your spirits hall of fame
Haunt my house of pain
And feel my psycho love, yeah
You better shine and pray for rain
To heal my psycho love
As the warm smooth soul chases through the cold silence of a body
A body of touch not feel
One question, is she a stone in the devil's garden
Or a speck in an angels dust
Or the ashes to ashes and lust to lust
Oh when I'm chasin' true love
She watchin' innocent blue love
She'll wrap you in a choke hold
And to suck your spirit dry
In my haunted house of pain
And feel my psycho love, yeah
Shine and pray for rain
To feel my psycho, psycho, psycho love
Come on
Haunt my house of pain
And feel my psycho love, yeah
Shine and pray for rain
To feel my psycho, psycho, my psycho love
Slowly I heal the love that's found it's way
Onto another path in times of change
Crossing a bridge unknown
Hoping our strength will hold
Should they both let go then let me lay
Let me lay
Show me a sign
To a light that shines
One direction into another
Sheltered peace of mind
Somewhere I lost a piece of memory
Somehow I know my legs will carry me
Searchin' for circles end
Hoping the wounds will mend
Should this scar, then it was meant to be
Show me a sign
To a light that shines
One direction into another
Sheltered peace of mind
Show me a sign
To a light that shines
One direction into another
Sheltered peace of mind
Show me a sign
To a light that shines
One direction into another
(Snake)
What was it you once said
That there would be things in life that couldn³t be
Not for a second did I believe you
Not for a minute did I believe that
Within your need you lie alone
This empty space you call your home
Chorus
If you just let me in
I wouldn³t let you break down
I³m breaking down
As if you thought the rain could wash away the day
And could heal you
Not for a second did I believe it
Not for a minute did I believe thatWithin your need you lie alone
This empty space you call your home
Repeat Chorus 2x
What was it you once said
That there would be things in life that couldn³t be
Not for a second did I believe you
Not for a minute did I believe that
Repeat Chorus 2x
(Sebastian Bach/Rachel Bolan/Snake)
Suzi got an Uzi what a beautiful bride
That's where the trouble begun
Will there be any objection or a bloody resurrection
It's only up to Suzanne
A load of ammunition in her hand
She had 'em laughin' in the aisles
Venus Dee in the critical file
She wasn't there to pray
The killing joke had 'em laughin' all the way
All the way - all the way to Beggar's Day
She vowed to take 'em any way she can
All the way - all the way to Beggar's Day
Her jealous claim to fame has come
Now, all you beggars payAdam's in the chapel and he's swallowing his apple
Wearing out his ball and chain
But things were gettin' shady when the honorable maidy
Broke out the forty caliber rain
She had 'em laughin' in the aisles
Venus Dee in the critical file
She wasn't there to pray
The killing joke had 'em laughin' all the way
All the way - all the way to Beggar's Day
She vowed to take 'em any way she can
All the way - all the way to Beggar's Day
Her jealous claim to fame has come
Now, all you beggars pay
(Fallon, Snake)(4:17)
The night approaches after dark you have no chance
Come when moonlight takes the sky you'll feel my dark romance
I'm on your footsteps as I wait behind your back
I spread like fire upon the streets I'm ready to attack
I'm the only thing you need
Upon your love I feed
When the clock strikes midnite
I'm on the prowl of love
When the clock strikes midnite
The time is right to call you out
When I'm feeling wicked and my blood is running hot
Electric is my touch baby you don't know what you got
Only the evening and the night I come alive
So try to keep you passion deep I need it to survive
I'm the only thing you need
Upon your love I feed
When the clock strikes midnite
I'm on the prowl of love
When the clock strikes midnite
The time is right to call you out
When the clock strikes midnite
When the wicked moon starts to rise
When the clock strikes midnite
I'm alive
(Solo)
When the clock strikes midnite
I'm on the prowl of love
When the clock strikes midnite
The time is right to call you out
When the clock strikes midnite
When the wicked moon starts to rise
When the clock strikes midnite
I'm alive
(Bach, Bolan, Snake)(3:38)
T-bone Billy just a singin' the blues
Caught his lady with another man
Lit up a smoke and did some talkin'
With the back of his hand
She started shakin', started losing her mind
But he was kicking back and playing it cool
Signed her walkin' papers took the 5:15 to Kalamazoo
Sing for your supper nobody rides for free
Eat your heart out I'll send it C.O.D.
One, two baby what you do
Three, four let me show you the door
You're better off dead than makin' a mess of me
Five, six take your last licks
Seven, eight let me give it to you straight
You're better off dead than makin' a mess of me
Now Billy boy's out havin' a ball playin' fiddle at the local bar
Dark shades, cool kicks, he's Hollywood Blvd.
Slick daddy with his fat cigar sayin': "Sign upon the dotted line!"
He shook his head and said: "All I need is that fiddle of mine!"
Sing for your supper nobody rides for free
Take your big time, I'll take care of me
One, two baby what you do
Three, four let me show you the door
You're better off dead than makin' a mess of me
Five, six take your last licks
Seven, eight let me give it to you straight
You're better off dead than makin' a mess of me
When trouble come knockin'
Billy keeps a rockin' like this
(Solo)
Sing for your supper nobody rides for free
Eat your heart out I'll send it C.O.D.
One, two baby what you do
Three, four let me show you the door
You're better off dead than makin' a mess of me
Five, six take your last licks
Seven, eight let me give it to you straight
You're better off dead than makin' a mess of me
One, two baby what you do
Three, four let me show you the door
You're better off dead than makin' a mess of me
Five, six - (lick it!)
You're better off dead than makin' a mess of me
Well, I see you standin?there with your
finger in the air
Everything we do, you wanna leave it up
to you
Who do you think you are?
You think you are a star
Tryin?to run the town
Always tryin?to put us down
Well, you think that you're right
You think you're out of sight
Tell me something mister
Why'd you have to make us so uptight?
Well you say you've been tryin?You know that you're lyin?I think you need some groovin?Who do you think you're foolin?now?
Well you better start changin?Your life need rearrangin?You better do some talkin?or you better do
some walkin?now
Yeah, you think that you're right
You think you're out of sight
Tell me something mister
Why'd you have to make us so uptight?
I know what you're doin?All that you been doin?wrong
I don't know what you're feelin?Oh, but you been feelin?long
Well, you think that you're right
Tell me something mister why'd you have to
make us so uptight?
She's a dancer, a romancer
I'm a Capricorn and she's a Cancer
She saw my picture in a music magazine
When she met me, said she'd get me
Touched her hips and told me that she'd
let me
I took her hand, baby, this is what i said,
I said
Baby, baby, don't you hesitate
'Cause I just can't wait
Baby, won't you take me down on my knees
You can do what you please
C'mon and love me
I'm a man, I'm no baby, and you're lookin? every inch a lady
You're good lookin?and you're lookin?like
you should be good
You were distant, now you're nearer
I can feel your face inside the mirror
The lights are out and i can feel you, baby,
with my hand
So
Baby, baby, don't you hesitate
'Cause I just can't wait
Baby, won't you take me down on my knees
You can do what you please
C'mon and love me
(repeat chorus)
Well, I see you standin´ there with your
finger in the air
Everything we do, you wanna leave it up
to you
Who do you think you are?
You think you are a star
Tryin´ to run the town
Always tryin´ to put us down
Well, you think that you´re right
You think you´re out of sight
Tell me something mister
Why´d you have to make us so uptight?
Well you say you´ve been tryin´
You know that you´re lyin´
I think you need some groovin´
Who do you think you´re foolin´ now?
Well you better start changin´
Your life need rearrangin´
You better do some talkin´ or you better do
some walkin´ now
Yeah, you think that you´re right
You think you´re out of sight
Tell me something mister
Why´d you have to make us so uptight?
I know what you´re doin´
All that you been doin´ wrong
I don´t know what you´re feelin´
Oh, but you been feelin´ long
Well, you think that you´re right
Tell me something mister why´d you have to
make us so uptight?
Caught the mother jack knifin'
A little bit low lifin'
Goin' twenty paces with the medicine man
Runnin' from the girl in pigskin
A little gun shy but shootin'
Hidin' in the kitchen with his head in his hand
Bleed, me--why can't you say what you mean?
(Chorus)
How far has it gone, it didn't take you long
To put your hand in the medicine jar
In your private hell, now you've found yourself
In the hands of the medicine jar
Sittin' here with all your bitchin'
Cookin' up a new addiction
Prayin' that the light of day ain't wakin' the dead
Droppin' like a bomb on Hiro
Shakin' like San Francisco
Only to be diggin' out to do it again
Bleed, me--why can't you say what you mean?
(Repeat Chorus)
Make it go away, make it go a--way
Caught the mother jack knifin'
A little bit of low lifin'
Goin' twenty paces with the medicine man
Droppin' like the bomb on Hiro
Shakin' like San Francisco
Hidin' in the jungle with your head in the sand
(Repeat Chorus 2x)
One step from bein' free, what did you think
You'd see at the bottom of the medicine jar
Hey, six foot one and lonely
Dressed in spaghetti rags
Standing at the bus stop
With her alligator bags
What can you do?
No, no, no, what can I do?
I better see a doctor
'Cause I think I'm getting hooked on you
But I ain't much for talkin'
But all I got to say is
Here I am
Close your eyes and I'll be Superman
Here I am
Come on take my lovin' while you can
She broke a million hearts
On 2nd Avenue
With her German cigarettes
And designer attitude
What can you do?
Well no, no, no, what can I do?
My love's been goin' blind
Since the first time I laid eyes on you
Ain't much for conversation
But I got to let you know
Here I am
Close your eyes and I'll be Superman
Here I am
Well come on take my lovin' while you can
No, no, no, yeah
You don't need a crystal ball
To see she's got it all yeah
Hey, here I am
Close your eyes and I'll be Superman
Here I am
Come on take my lovin' while you can
What do you say?
Here I am
Close your eyes and I'll be Superman, say
Here I am
Your jokes ain't funny and there's
nothin' you say
That I wanna hear
The sound of the door slammin your ass out
Is music to my ears
If I can't beat you then
I'm gonna beat you
To a pulp
So can the tv rays and take
My tonsil glaze
Right down your throat
You're standin too close what the
Fuck's with you,
You ain't my old lady and
You ain't a tattoo
No need to whimper, no need to shout
This party's over, so get the fuck out
Get the fuck out
Well I puke, I stink bitch give me a drink
caus im payin for the room
I aint buying you breakfast
So keep your mouth busy and
Wrap your lips
All around my attitude
Take a walk with me with your triple
Double d's
And your 40-foot do
Why you walkin funny you must have
Spent some time
With the boys in the crew
You're standin too close what the
Fuck's with you,
You ain't my old lady and
You ain't a tattoo
No need to whimper, no need to shout
This party's over, so get the fuck out
Get the fuck out
The morning's comin and
This is my bed
If I find you here when I wake up
The maid is gonna find me dead
(SOLO)
You're standin too close what the
Fuck's with you,
You ain't my old lady and
You ain't a tattoo
No need to whimper, no need to shout
This party's over
Get the fuck out
Get the fuck out
Since I was born they couldn't hold me down
Another misfit kid, another burned-out town
Never played by the rules I never really cared
My nasty reputation takes me everywhere
I look and see it's not only me
So many others have stood where I stand
We are the young so raise your hands
They call us problem child
We spend our lives on trial
We walk an endless mile
We are the youth gone wild
We stand and we won't fall
We're the one and one for all
The writing's on the wall
We are the youth gone wild
Boss screamin' in my ear about who I'm supposed to be
Getcha a 3-piece Wall Street smile and son you'll look just like me
I said "Hey man, there's something that you oughta know.
I tell ya Park Avenue leads to Skid Row."
I look and see it's not only me
We're standin' tall ain't never a doubt
We are the young, so shout it out
They call us problem child
We spend our lives on trial
We walk an endless mile
We are the youth gone wild
We stand and we won't fall
We're the one and one for all
The writing's on the wall
We are the youth gone wild
They call us problem child
We spend our lives on trial
We walk an endless mile
We are the youth gone wild
We stand and we won't fall
We're the one and one for all
The writing's on the wall
We are the youth gone wild
You and I together in our lives
Sacred ties would never fray
Then why can´t I let myself tell lies
And watch you die every day
I think back to the times
When dreams were what mattered
Tough talking youth naivete
You said you never let me down
But the horse stampedes and rages
In the name of desperation
Is it all just wasted time
Can you look at yourself
When you think of what
You left behind
Is it all just wasted time
Can you live with yourself
When you think of what
You left behind
Paranoid delusions they haunt you
Where´s my friend I used to know
He´s all alone
He´s buried deep within a carcass
Searching for a soul
Can you feel me inside your heart
As it´s bleeding
Why can´t you belive you
can´t be loved
I hear you scream in agony
And the horse stampedes and rages
In the name of desperation
Is it all just wasted time
Can you look at yourself
When you think of what
You left behind
Is it all just wasted time
Can you live with yourself
When you think of what
You left behind
You said you never let me down
But the horse stampedes and rages
In the name of desperation
Is it all just wasted time
Can you look at yourself
When you think of what
You left behind
Is it all just wasted time
Can you live with yourself
When you think of what
You left behind
The sun will rise again
The earth will turn to sand
Creation´s colors seem to fade to grey
And you´ll see the sickly hands of time
Will write your final rhyme
And end a memory
I never thought you´d let it get
Well I've been convicted with and without reason
Tarred and feathered like a piper on a killing spree
And felt the anger of generations
And been the target for the cheap shots of authority
So you think you cut me down to size
Well there's something you should realize
It's gonna take more than a break in the law
To make me smile pretty for the wrecking ball
Won't beg, won't bleed
The end of sacrifice is a threat to society
Hard line, you'll see
Once you've made your mark, you've made a threat to society
I wasn't put here to be treated
Like some disease you hoped would go away if left alone
Yeah, you can sweep me under the carpet
But I'll still infect your need to use me as a stepping stone
So you think you cut me down to size
Well there's something you should realize
It's gonna take more than a break in the law
To make me smile pretty for the wrecking ball
Won't beg, won't bleed
The end of sacrifice is a threat to society
Hard line, you'll see
Once you've made your mark, you've made a threat to society
Oh, yeah
So you think you cut me down to size
Well there's something you should realize
It's gonna take more than a break in the law
To make me smile pretty for the wrecking ball
Won't beg, won't bleed
The end of sacrifice is a threat to society
Hard line, hard line, you'll see
Once you've made your mark, you've made a threat to society
Won't beg, won't beg, won't bleed
The end of sacrifice is a threat, a threat
Hard line, hard line, you'll see
You got me forced to keep my legs in two
I'm still stuck inside this rubber room
I gotta punch the clock that leads the blind
I'm just another gear in the assembly line, oh no
The noose gets tighter
Around my throat
But I ain't at the end of my rope
'Cuz I won't be the one left behind
You can't be king of the world
If you're slave to the grind
Tear down the rat racial slime
You can't be king of the world
If you're slave to the grind
Get it?
A routine injection, a lethal dose
But my day in the sun ain't even close
There's no need to waste your prayers over here
You better mark my words 'cause I masturbate
Yes, indeed
You might beg for mercy to get by
But I'd rather tear this thorn
From my side
'Cuz I won't be the one left behind
You can't be king of the world
If you're slave to the grind
Tear down the rat racial slime
You can't be king of the world
If you're slave to the grind
They swallowed their daggers by turning their trick
They tore my intention apart brick by brick
I'm sick of the jive, talk verbal insecticide
They swallowed their daggers by turning their trick
They tore my intention apart brick by brick
I'm sick of the jive, talk verbal insecticide
I won't be the one left behind
You can't be king of the world
If you're slave to the grind
Tear down the rat racial slime
You can't be king of the world
If you're slave to the grind
Well, I said, slave to the grind
Slave to the grind
I never wanted to be President
Because it's nothin' but an ego trip, yeah
I didn't want your education
Because it's nothin' but a pile of shit
You bore me to death
So shut up for God's sake
Stop readin' me, 'The Riot Act'
While my brains are still intact
You say it's raining but you're pissin' down my back
So stop readin' me, 'The Riot Act'
I couldn't listen to a word you said
This goin' nowhere, thing is wearin' thin
When your sex, your drugs and your valid vic'
Is just the spit I wipe off my chin
I'd rather go nowhere
Than not know where it's at
Stop readin' me, 'The Riot Act'
While my brains are still intact
You say it's raining but you're pissin' down my back
So stop readin' me, 'The Riot Act'
I never wanted to be President
Because it's nothin' but an ego trip, yeah
I didn't want your education
Because it's notin' but a pile of shit
You bore me to death
So shut up for God's sake
Stop readin' me, 'The Riot Act'
While my brains are still intact
You say it's raining but you're pissin' down my back
So stop readin' me
Stop readin' me, 'The Riot Act'
While my brains are still intact
You say it's raining but you're pissin' down my back
So stop readin' me, 'The Riot Act'
The Riot Act
The Riot Act
I never wanted to be President
Because it's nothin' but an ego trip, yeah
I didn't want your education
Because it's nothin' but a pile of shit
You bore me to death
So shut up for God's sake
Stop readin' me, 'The Riot Act'
While my brains are still intact
You say it's raining but you're pissin' down my back
So stop readin' me, 'The Riot Act'
I couldn't listen to a word you said
This goin' nowhere, thing is wearin' thin
When your sex, your drugs and your valid vic'
Is just the spit I wipe off my chin
I'd rather go nowhere
Than not know where it's at
Stop readin' me, 'The Riot Act'
While my brains are still intact
You say it's raining but you're pissin' down my back
So stop readin' me, 'The Riot Act'
I never wanted to be President
Because it's nothin' but an ego trip, yeah
I didn't want your education
Because it's notin' but a pile of shit
You bore me to death
So shut up for God's sake
Stop readin' me, 'The Riot Act'
While my brains are still intact
You say it's raining but you're pissin' down my back
So stop readin' me
Stop readin' me, 'The Riot Act'
While my brains are still intact
You say it's raining but you're pissin' down my back
So stop readin' me, 'The Riot Act'
The Riot Act
The Riot Act
Tricky little Vicky walks along south street
She learned her French from the boys that she'd meet
I gotta laugh when I hear them say
She's a sweet little cheese when the cat's away
I know what you been tryin'
What you got ain't worth buyin'
Can't make livin' workin' door to door
Shake, shake, shake it like a rattlesnake
Boom, boom baby out go the lights
Shake, shake, shake it like a rattlesnake
Stayin' up late, doin' the rattlesnake shake
Juicy Miss Lucy always diggin' on junk
She's on the corner talkin' trash with the punks
Her buried treasure is so easy to see
'Cause talk is cheap and so is she
You're lost in search of passion
But prince charmin' ain't in fashion
So let it bleed if you wanna stay
Shake, shake, shake it like a rattlesnake
Boom, boom baby out go the lights
Shake, shake, shake it like a rattlesnake
Stayin' up late doin' the rattlesnake shake
Shake, shake, shake it like a rattlesnake
Boom, boom baby out go the lights
Shake, shake, shake it like a rattlesnake
Stayin' up late doin' the rattlesnake shake
Shake, shake, shake it like a rattlesnake
Boom, boom baby out go the lights
Shake, shake, shake it like a rattlesnake
Quicksand Jesus
[Bolan, Snake]
She caught the melting sky
It burned but still the winter passes
by and by
To the other side
A slow parade of wind
That blows through threes
That wilted with the season's children
Are we saved by the words
of bastard saints
Do we live in fear or faith
Tell me now who's behind the rain
A maze of tangled grace
The symptoms of ?for real? are
crumbling from embrace
But still we chase..the shadows
of belief
And new religion clouds our visions of
the roots of our souls
Are we ashamed of our own fate
Or play the fool for our own sake
Tell me who's behind the rain
What do we need where do we go
When we get where we don't know
Why should we doubt the virgin white
of fallen snow
When faith's our shelter from the cold
Quicksand Jesus I'm so far away
without you
Quicksand Jesus I'm so far away
without you
Quicksand Jesus I'm so far away
without you
Quicksand Jesus I need you
Quicksand Jesus I belive you
Psycho therapy
Psycho therapy
Psycho therapy
That's what they wanna give me
Psycho therapy
Psycho therapy
Psycho therapy
All they wanna give me
I am a teenage schizoid
The one your parents despise
Psycho therapy
Now I got glowing eyes
I am a teenage schizoid
Pranks and muggings are fun
Psycho therapy
Gonna kill someone
Psycho therapy
Psycho therapy
I like takin' Tuinal
It keeps me edgy and mean
I am a teenage schizoid
I am a teenage dope fiend
I am a kid in the nut house
I am a kid in a psycho zone
Psycho therapy
I'm gonna burglarize your home
Psycho therapy
Check out Clementine
Cleanin' needles in her wine
Your face down in her one-eyed world
With her brain-dead valentine
She'll be your zombie, your livin' dead
Her sweet corruption
It's gonna make you, it's gonna break you
Yeah, she said
"Haunt my house of pain
And feel my psycho love
You better shine and pray for rain
To heal my psycho love"
Legs at ten and two
Chain her down that's what you do
King Tut and the snake-eyed slut
In the pink but screamin' blue
I'll taste your crazy
You smell insane
Well I'm just another ghost
Inside your spirits hall of fame
Haunt my house of pain
And feel my psycho love, yeah
You better shine and pray for rain
To heal my psycho love
As the warm smooth soul chases through the cold silence of a body
A body of touch not feel
One question, is she a stone in the devil's garden
Or a speck in an angels dust
Or the ashes to ashes and lust to lust
Oh when I'm chasin' true love
She watchin' innocent blue love
She'll wrap you in a choke hold
And to suck your spirit dry
In my haunted house of pain
And feel my psycho love, yeah
Shine and pray for rain
To feel my psycho, psycho, psycho love
Come on
Haunt my house of pain
And feel my psycho love, yeah
Shine and pray for rain
To feel my psycho, psycho, my psycho love
Play the fence, one way you're going to fall
Sometimes I don't know who you are at all
Your opinion is something you've got inside
But I see the loyalty has up and died
Your skeletons
My skeletons
Life is only getting shorter
You can be my enemy and I don't care
Keep throwing stones at yourself
Stories run in circles that have no end
I hit on luck, then you bum me out again
There's a way that you keep the truth in check
Scratch the surface and treat it like a broken neck
Keep the peace when you face to face with the scene
Got a hunch that ain't what you really mean
Weather's fair, does that change where you stand?
My back is turned, the knife is in your hand
Your genocide
My genocide
Life is only getting shorter
You can be my enemy and I don't care
Keep throwing stones at yourself
You can be my enemy and I don't care
You try too hard and I can tell
You can be my enemy
We stand accused but you lie
Varicose-veined finger, a prejudiced evil mind
The young get stronger, free living fast
But you're a sapsucker, you ain't gonna last, no
Your twisted mouths feed the minds of babes
Taught from birth it's crime that pays
One man's fortune is another man's pain
But that's how you play the game
I ain't the child of your disgrace
You're mud kickin' into my face
I've healed the wounds, been crucified
Mudkicker kick
Ha! Here's mud in your eyes
Ladies and gentlemen and members of the jury
All rise, 'cause here comes the boss
He's your big brother, 'The Silver Tongue Double cross'
His collar starched white, big black briefcase held tight
It holds the power to your demise, yeah
The corporation blue sedan
Behind the wheel Mr. Businessman
He thinks he's got the upper hand
But he misunderstands
I ain't the child of your disgrace
You're mud kickin' into my face
I've healed the wounds, been crucified
Mudkicker kick
I ain't the child of your disgrace
Quit mud kickin' into my face
I've healed the wounds, been crucified
Mudkicker kick
Wow! Here's mud in your eyes
Your prestige is clear as day
But I can scrape the sewer bilge and see the same
The young get stronger, free living fast
But you're a sapsucker, you ain't gonna last, no
I ain't the child of your disgrace
You're mud kickin' into my face
I've healed the wounds, been crucified
Mudkicker kick
I ain't the child of your disgrace
Quit mud kickin' into my face
I've healed the wounds, been crucified
Mudkicker kick
I said, "Mudkicker kick, kickin' me down
Mudkicker kickin' me all around
I said, "Mudkicker kick, kickin' me down
Mudkicker kick
Mudkicker kick, kickin' me down
Mudkicker kickin' me all around
I said, "Mudkicker kick, kickin' me down
Mudkicker kick
Well, outside my window there's a whole lot of trouble comin'
The cartoon killers and the rag cover clones
Stack heels kickin' rhythm of social circumcision
I can close the closet on shoe box full of bones, come on
Kangaroo lady with her bourbon in a pouch
She can't afford the rental on a bamboo couch
Collecting back her favors 'cause her well is running dry
I know her act is terminal but she ain't gonna die, no
Slim intoxicado drinkin' dime store hooch
Is always in a circle with his part time pooch
And little creepy's playing dollies in the New York rain
Thinkin' Bowie's just a knife oh, the pain
I ain't seen the sun since I don't know when
The freaks come out at nine and it's twenty to ten
What's this funk that you call junk?
To me it's just monkey business, get back
Blind man in the vox that will probably die
The village kids laugh as they walk by
A psycho is on the edge of this human garbage dump
And the vultures in the sewers are telling him to jump
Into the fire from the frying pan
Tripping on his tounge for a cool place to stand
Where's this shade that you've got it made
To me it's just monkey business
Monkey business slippin' on the track
Monkey business jungle in black
Ain't your business
If I got no monkey on my back
Monkey business slippin' on the track
Monkey business jungle in black
Ain't your business
If I got no monkey on my back
The vaseline gypsies and silicone souls
Dressed to the society
The hypocrite heartbeat and cheap alibis
Can't get you by that monkey, oh ma-ma-ma-monkey, monkey
Monkey business slippin' on the track
Monkey business jungle in black
Ain't your business
If I got no monkey on my back
Monkey business slippin' on the track
Monkey business jungle in black
Ain't your business
If I got no monkey on my back
Monkey business you can't tell me I got the business
(Monkey business)
(It's your business)
The monkey on my back, yeah yeah, cool
Monkey business, ness, business
Life comes and goes, quick as does the day
Greed, for those who know is just a step away
Time's a breathing bomb, going with the flow
Stand atop it all outside the status quo
No see, no speak then know where you're going
Drag your feet then nothing you're showing
Take your place or fall to the lions
Lose your face and stand where you're dying
Living in a hole is taking its toll
My iron will's in position
Seize you are not owed, stand or fall
And refuse to be denied
Pride is all in vain without the blood of need
Bones can break in shame from taking charity
Hide from all the hell and wash up with the tide
Wait and you commit psychological suicide
Break the molds of beg and submission
Wake the dead or no one will listen
Holding ground is just the beginning
It's uphill bound and in for the killing
Living in a hole is taking its toll
My iron will's in position
Seize you are not owed, stand or fall
In a darkened room beyond the reach of God's faith
Lies the wounded, the shattered remains of love betrayed
And the innocence of a child is bought and sold
In the name of the damned the rage of the angels left silent and cold
Forgive me please for I know not what I do
How can I keep inside the hurt I know is true?
Well tell me when the kiss of love becomes a lie
That bears the scar of sin too deep
To hide behind this fear of running unto you
Please let there be light in a darkened room
All the precious times have been put to rest again
And the smile of the dawn brings tainted lust singing my requiem
Can I face the day when I'm tortured in my trust
And watch it crystallize while my salvation it crumbles to dust
Why can't I steer the ship before it hits the storm?
I've fallen to the sea but still I swim for shore
Tell me when the kiss of love becomes a lie
That bears the scar of sin too deep
To hide behind this fear of running unto you
In a darkened room beyond the reach of God's faith
Lies the wounded, the shattered remains of love betrayed
And the innocence of a child is bought and sold
In the name of the damned the rage of the angels left silent and cold
Forgive me please for I know not what I do
How can I keep inside the hurt I know is true?
Well tell me when the kiss of love becomes a lie
That bears the scar of sin too deep
To hide behind this fear of running unto you
Please let there be light in a darkened room
All the precious times have been put to rest again
And the smile of the dawn brings tainted lust singing my requiem
Can I face the day when I'm tortured in my trust
And watch it crystallize while my salvation it crumbles to dust
Why can't I steer the ship before it hits the storm?
I've fallen to the sea but still I swim for shore
Tell me when the kiss of love becomes a lie
That bears the scar of sin too deep
To hide behind this fear of running unto you
Woke up to the sound of pouring rain
The wind would whisper and I'd think of you
And all the tears you cried, that called my name
And when you needed me I came through
I paint a picture of the days gone by
When love went blind and you would make me see
I'd stare a lifetime into your eyes
So that I knew you were there for me
Time after time you were there for me
Remember yesterday, walking hand in hand
Love letters in the sand, I remember you
Through the sleepless nights and every endless day
I'd wanna hear you say, I remember you
We spend the summer with the top rolled down
Wished ever after would be like this
You said I love you babe, without a sound
I said I'd give my life for just one kiss
I'd live for your smile and die for your kiss
Remember yesterday, walking hand in hand
Love letters in the sand, I remember you
Through the sleepless nights and every endless day
I'd wanna hear you say, I remember you
We've had our share of hard times
But that's the price we paid
And through it all we kept the promise that we made
I swear you'll never be lonely
Woke up to the sound of pouring rain
Washed away a dream of you
But nothing else could ever take you away
'Cause you'll always be my dream come true
Oh my darling, I love you
Remember yesterday, walking hand in hand
Love letters in the sand, I remember you
Through the sleepless nights and every endless day
I'd wanna hear you say, I remember you
Remember yesterday, walking hand in hand
Love letters in the sand, I remember you
Through the sleepless nights and every endless day
As I stare into the fire
All my thoughts go up in flames
Here I stare into the fire
I'll be waiting on the rain
The box I keep myself in
Closes out my air
So I build a fire
So I can sit and stare
Can it be I'm frozen (4x)
As I stare into the weather
My eyes drying from the cold
As I stare into the weather
I sense my thoughts growing old
I listen to the prophets
predict the stem of tides
I stare into the weather
that's keeping me inside
Can it be I'm frozen (4x)
As I stare into the fire
Will the prophets change my mind
While I stare into the fire
All the colors treat me kind
I'll dust away the fallings
The winter leaves for me
I'll stare into the fire
And set tomorrow free
There are things we cannot see that hang
Within her sight
There are people we won't remember that
Dance with her at night
Eileen's calling me
To sit awhile and talk to trees
Eileen can't you see
The songs you sing are scaring me
Eileen, Eileen
She's romancing with the moon
Full and alone
It's really a street light
It's something we all know
Eileen's calling me
To sit awhile and talk to trees
Eileen can't you see
The songs you sing are scaring me
Eileen, Eileen, Eileen
There are things we cannot see that hang
Within her sight
It's really a street light
It's something in her night
Eileen she's calling me
To sit awhile and talk to trees
Eileen can't you see
The songs you sing are scaring me
Eileen's calling me
To sit awhile and talk to trees
Eileen, oh can't you see
The songs you sing are scaring me
Eileen, Eileen
I, I know what she knows
I know what she knows
I know what she knows
Zoned out afternoon
Let's catch "who's on top of whom"
Tell it like it is 'cause it isn't it anyway
Much to my surprise
I caught it right between the thighs
My sweet little sister wasn't layin' me away
Well my jaw dropped dead to the table
She put my cool in shock
Crack kills and blood spills, baby
But psychos, dykes and transvestites
Are on the choppin' block, well she was singin'
Oh no, I saw my baby on the creepshow
Out on, spillin' my guts out on the news
Oh no, I said I caught my woman on the creepshow
Hit me with a shovel 'cause I can't believe that I dug you
She filled my boots with lead
Was it something that I said
A picture paints a thousand ugly words
Baby's acting tough
Check out my fisticuffs
Well that's just what she deserves
But I can't flip from the station
I can't unplug what is done
Her six foot deep temptation
She nicked my shin, and then she kicks me in
And then she buried me for fun, well she was singin'
Oh no, I saw my baby on the creepshow
Out on, spillin' my guts out on the news
Oh no, I said I caught my woman on the creepshow
Hit me with a shovel 'cause I can't believe I dug you, no
Well my jaw dropped dead to the table
She put my cool in shock
Crack kills and blood spills baby
But psychos, dykes and transvestites
Are on the choppin' block, well she was singin'
Oh no, I saw my baby on the creepshow
Out on, spillin' my guts out on the news
Oh no, I said I caught my woman on the creepshow
Hit me with a shovel 'cause I can't believe I dug you, oh no no no no
Out on, she was spillin' my guts out on the news
Oh no, caught my woman on the creepshow
Hit me with a shovel 'cause I can't believe
Zoned out afternoon
Let's catch "who's on top of whom"
Tell it like it is 'cause it isn't it anyway
Much to my surprise
I caught it right between the thighs
My sweet little sister wasn't layin' me away
Well my jaw dropped dead to the table
She put my cool in shock
Crack kills and blood spills, baby
But psychos, dykes and transvestites
Are on the choppin' block, well she was singin'
Oh no, I saw my baby on the creepshow
Out on, spillin' my guts out on the news
Oh no, I said I caught my woman on the creepshow
Hit me with a shovel 'cause I can't believe that I dug you
She filled my boots with lead
Was it something that I said
A picture paints a thousand ugly words
Baby's acting tough
Check out my fisticuffs
Well that's just what she deserves
But I can't flip from the station
I can't unplug what is done
Her six foot deep temptation
She nicked my shin, and then she kicks me in
And then she buried me for fun, well she was singin'
Oh no, I saw my baby on the creepshow
Out on, spillin' my guts out on the news
Oh no, I said I caught my woman on the creepshow
Hit me with a shovel 'cause I can't believe I dug you, no
Well my jaw dropped dead to the table
She put my cool in shock
Crack kills and blood spills baby
But psychos, dykes and transvestites
Are on the choppin' block, well she was singin'
Oh no, I saw my baby on the creepshow
Out on, spillin' my guts out on the news
Oh no, I said I caught my woman on the creepshow
Hit me with a shovel 'cause I can't believe I dug you, oh no no no no
Out on, she was spillin' my guts out on the news
Oh no, caught my woman on the creepshow
Hit me with a shovel 'cause I can't believe
She was a ballerina on a subway train
Stiletto heels and a candy cane
Looked like a number on a station wall
Hot on the tail of a social call
I wet my lips, I thought I had it made
Like Valentino with a hand grenade
I made my move with my libido on
She circled once and then she dropped the bomb
She got the big guns pointed at my heart
Bang, bang, shooting like a firing squad
Big guns, she blew me away
And I went down in flames
I met a sidewalk preacher on a roller skate
He said, he had the key to Heaven's gate
Wait for the movie 'cause I've been there before
I know that life is a battle and love is war
She got the big guns pointed at my heart
Bang, bang, shooting like a firing squad
Big guns, took me by surprise
She got my lovin' reachin' for the sky
She got the big guns pointed at my heart
Bang, bang, shooting like a firing squad
Big guns, she blew me away
And I went down in flames
I'm doing time as a back seat Romeo
Play solitaire with my hands in the air
Another night and no bullets to spare
She got the big guns pointed at my heart
Bang, bang, shooting like a firing squad
Big guns, she blew me away
And I went down, down, down in flames
Big guns, big guns
Look at me big guns, yeah
Big guns, big guns
She really, really got the big guns
Give me a minute 'cause I'm wrapped in superstition
Pour me a chemical to take away the edge
Don't make up anything that's breaking all your fingers
Just slap around a bit of what it takes to pledge
Carry out another stone as a slave
Ask general know it all, "Who's juggling the earth?"
Tease all the natives that will walk across your grave
And shove aside your nation all for what it's worth
Beat yourself blind, beat yourself blind
Beat yourself blind, beat yourself blind
Beat yourself blind, beat yourself blind
And open eyes and a closed mind
Look at the suit in suspended animation
A faded outline that used to be a man
A piece of paper that's fallen out a window
Has got a better chance to know where it will land
Beat yourself blind, beat yourself blind
Beat yourself blind, beat yourself blind
Beat yourself blind
And open eyes and a closed mind
To bleed in vain, to bleed in vain
Under my eyes are painted skies
Down at the bone yard, they're diggin' up the relics
Handfuls of parasites thrown into machines
I got the phone call, they're tearin' down the mission
The zombies had a ball, but they don't know what it means
Beat yourself blind
Beat yourself blind
Beat yourself blind
Is there a problem? The laugh of the rich man
Has got you crying poor
Are you as heavy as hell in a handbag
Or just a virgin whore?
If the weight of the world is on your shoulders
Then carry it for a day
Do you cry for peace or peace of mind?
Is reality in the way?
Enter the martyr out through the in door
The saviour has arrived
Is your anger force of habit
To keeping you alive?
An empty shotgun shooting your mouth off
There something's on your mind
The cheap messiah of persecution
Alive and doing fine
I won't leave if you stay, I don't buy what you say
If you're a new God let me see a miracle
I won't leave if you stay, I don't buy what you say
I can't say that you're a fool but
If you're a new God let me see a miracle
You f**k yourself
I won't leave if you stay, I don't buy what you say
If you're a new God let me see a miracle
I won't leave if you stay, I don't buy what you say
I can't say that you're a fool but
Well I've been convicted with and without reason
Tarred and feathered like a piper on a killing spree
And felt the anger of generations
And been the target for the cheap shots of authority
So you think you cut me down to size
Well there's something you should realize
It's gonna take more than a break in the law
To make me smile pretty for the wrecking ball
Won't beg, won't bleed
The end of sacrifice is a threat to society
Hard line, you'll see
Once you've made your mark, you've made a threat to society
I wasn't put here to be treated
Like some disease you hoped would go away if left alone
Yeah, you can sweep me under the carpet
But I'll still infect your need to use me as a stepping stone
So you think you cut me down to size
Well there's something you should realize
It's gonna take more than a break in the law
To make me smile pretty for the wrecking ball
Won't beg, won't bleed
The end of sacrifice is a threat to society
Hard line, you'll see
Once you've made your mark, you've made a threat to society
Oh, yeah
So you think you cut me down to size
Well there's something you should realize
It's gonna take more than a break in the law
To make me smile pretty for the wrecking ball
Won't beg, won't bleed
The end of sacrifice is a threat to society
Hard line, hard line, you'll see
Once you've made your mark, you've made a threat to society
Won't beg, won't beg, won't bleed
The end of sacrifice is a threat, a threat
Hard line, hard line, you'll see
She blew my mind like a wreckin' machine
She was a shipload of trouble called the subway queen
Had a hip with bad habits and a shake that was a bit obscene
One night I caught her runnin' out the cellar door
There was about a million people, lyin' flat on the floor
For such a sweet little lady, I would swear she's rotten to the core
She got her hands in the cookie jar
Smilin' like an alligator
Makin' headlines in the back of her car
Tight-lipped now but sink ships later
Well I know a thing or two about, sweet little sister
Her mama kill her if she knew what she doin' tonight, sweet little sister
She'll love you black and blue, sweet little sister
She's Mona Lisa with a new tattoo
She's my sweet little, sweet little sister
Every quittin' time is another disease
Too many cowboys ridin' high, shootin' low at the knees
The back hand boogie is the price you pay for bein' the squeeze
The pettin's gettin' heavy got her tongue in her ear
Her friend is doin' time for kickin' ass on a queer
They're in a mental state and all their friends are here
She's tellin' lies through her burgundy lips
Angel on a mission of mercy
She'll get you dancin' with the crack of her whip
Take you up to Heaven in her rocket ship
I know a thing or two about, sweet little sister
Her mama kill her if she knew what she doin' tonight, sweet little sister
She'll love you black and blue, sweet little sister
She's Mona Lisa with a new tattoo
She's so sweet, sweetest little
She got her hands in the cookie jar, smilin' like an alligator
Makin' headlines in the back of her car
Tight-lipped now but sink ships later
I know a thing or two about, sweet little sister
Her mama kill her if she knew what she doin' tonight, sweet little sister
She'll love you black and blue, sweet little sister
She's Mona Lisa with a new tattoo
She's my sweet little, sweet little sister
Jesus he knows the story, he knows the position that I'm in
A hooker knows the feeling to get f**ked the way I've been
Turn my insides out; your mouth drank my water
You, you look at me like I'm subhuman
You, you talk to me like I'm subhuman
You, you're treating me like I'm subhuman
You are jumping into the subhuman race
Brothers hear my story, but don't you take no pity out on me
A soldier knows the feeling to be pushed out in a field
Taking liberties; burned by your dictation
You, you look at me like I'm subhuman
You, you talk to me like I'm subhuman
You, you're treating me like I'm subhuman
You are jumping into the subhuman race
You, you look at me like I'm subhuman
You, you talk to me like I'm subhuman
You, you're treating me like I'm subhuman
You, you
Look at me like I'm subhuman
Talk to me like I'm subhuman
You're treating me like I'm subhuman
You got me forced to crack my lids in two
I'm still stuck inside this rubber room
I gotta punch the clock that leads the blind
I'm just another gear in the assembly line, oh no
The noose gets tighter around my throat
But I ain't at the end of my rope 'cause
I won't be the one left behind
Can't be king of the world, if you're slave to the grind
Tear down the rat racial slime
Can't be king of the world, if you're slave to the grind
Get it?
A routine injection, a lethal dose
But my day in the sun ain't even close
There's no need to waste your prayers on me
You better mark my words
'Cause I'm history yes indeed
You might beg for mercy to get by
But I'd rather tear this thorn from my side
'Cause I won't be the one left behind
Can't be king of the world, if you're slave to the grind
Tear down the rat racial slime
Can't be king of the world, if you're slave to the grind
They swallowed their daggers by turning their trick
They tore my intentions apart brick by brick
I'm sick of the jive you talk verbal insecticide
They swallowed their daggers by turning their trick
They tore my intentions apart brick by brick
I'm sick of the jive you talk verbal insecticide
I won't be the one left behind
You can't be king of the world, if you're slave to the grind
Tear down the rat racial slime
You can't be king of the world, if you're slave to the grind
I said slave to the grind
Slave to the grind
Caught the mother jack knifing
A little bit low lifing
Going twenty paces with the medicine man
Running from the girl in pigskin
A little gun shy but shooting
Hiding in the kitchen with his head in his hand
Bleed me--why can't you say what you mean?
How far has it gone, it didn't take you long
To put your hand in the medicine jar
In your private hell, now you've found yourself
In the hands of the medicine jar
Sitting here with all your b**ching
Cooking up a new addiction
Praying that the light of day
Ain't waking the dead
Dropping like a bomb on Hiro
Shaking like San Francisco
Only to be digging out to do it again
Bleed me--why can't you say what you mean?
Well how far has it gone, it didn't take you long
To put your hand in the medicine jar
In your private hell, now you've found yourself
In the hands of the medicine jar
Make it go away, make it go--away
Caught the mother jack knifing
A little bit low lifing
Going twenty paces with the medicine man
Dropping like a bomb on Hiro
Shaking like San Francisco
Hiding in the jungle with his head in his hand
How far has it gone, it didn't take you long
To put your hand in the medicine jar
In your private hell, now you've found yourself
In the hands of the medicine jar
How far has it gone, it didn't take you long
To put your hand in the medicine jar
One step from being free, what did you think
We stand accused but you lie
Varicose-veined finger, a prejudiced evil mind
The young get stronger, free living fast
But you're a sapsucker, you ain't gonna last, no
Your twisted mouths feed the minds of babes
Taught from birth it's crime that pays
One man's fortune is another man's pain
But that's how you play the game
I ain't the child of your disgrace
You're mud kickin' into my face
I've healed the wounds, been crucified
Mudkicker kick
Ha! Here's mud in your eyes
Ladies and gentlemen and members of the jury
All rise, 'cause here comes the boss
He's your big brother, 'The Silver Tongue Double cross'
His collar starched white, big black briefcase held tight
It holds the power to your demise, yeah
The corporation blue sedan
Behind the wheel Mr. Businessman
He thinks he's got the upper hand
But he misunderstands
I ain't the child of your disgrace
You're mud kickin' into my face
I've healed the wounds, been crucified
Mudkicker kick
I ain't the child of your disgrace
Quit mud kickin' into my face
I've healed the wounds, been crucified
Mudkicker kick
Wow! Here's mud in your eyes
Your prestige is clear as day
But I can scrape the sewer bilge and see the same
The young get stronger, free living fast
But you're a sapsucker, you ain't gonna last, no
I ain't the child of your disgrace
You're mud kickin' into my face
I've healed the wounds, been crucified
Mudkicker kick
I ain't the child of your disgrace
Quit mud kickin' into my face
I've healed the wounds, been crucified
Mudkicker kick
I said, "Mudkicker kick, kickin' me down
Mudkicker kickin' me all around
I said, "Mudkicker kick, kickin' me down
Mudkicker kick
Mudkicker kick, kickin' me down
Mudkicker kickin' me all around
I said, "Mudkicker kick, kickin' me down
Mudkicker kick
Outside my window there's a whole lot of trouble comin'
The cartoon killers and the rag cover clones
Stack heels kickin' rhythm of social circumcision
Can't close the closet on a shoe box full of bones
Kangaroo lady with her bourbon in a pouch
Can't afford the rental on a bamboo couch
Collecting back her favors 'cause her well is running dry
I know her act is terminal, but she ain't gonna die
Slim intoxicado drinkin' dime store hooch
Is always in a circle with his part-time pooch
Little creepy's playing dollies in the New York rain
Thinkin' Bowie's just a knife, oh the pain
I ain't seen the sun since I don't know when
The freaks come out at nine and it's twenty to ten
What's this funk that you call junk?
To me it's just monkey business
Blind man in the vox that will probably die
The village kids laugh as they walk by
A psycho is on the edge of this human garbage dump
And the vultures in the sewers are telling him to jump
Into the fire from the frying pan
Tripping on his tounge for a cool place to stand
Where's this shade that you've got it made?
To me it's just monkey business
Monkey business
Slippin' on the track
Monkey business
Jungle in black
Ain't your business
If I got no monkey on my back
Monkey business
Slippin' on the track
Monkey business
Jungle in black
Ain't your business
If I got no monkey on my back
The vaseline gypsies and silicone souls
Dressed to the society
The hypocrite heartbeat and cheap alibis
Can't get you by that monkey
Monkey, monkey
Monkey business
Slippin' on the track
Monkey business
Jungle in black
Ain't your business
If I got no monkey on my back
Sailing ships go through my mind
Past wreckage on the way
Glory seekers fall in line
Getting closer
Summer laugh, some will cry
What will summer bring?
Some will take her by the reins
And ride the suffering
On a carousel, through my yesterdays
Doubt sees the obstacles
Faith sees the way
On a carousel, through my yesterdays
Doubt sees the obstacles
Faith sees the way
All the ways you kill me
They've begun to thrill me
Nothing there fulfills my firesign
Brotherhood betrayal
Sabotage to no avail
Nothing there can kill my firesign
Beaten, burned, I'll take the fall
And get up right in your face
Walk all over what I believe
But I'm still here, you disappear without a trace
No need to follow, no need to lead
No need to beg or borrow
I just need to be me
On a carousel, through my yesterdays
Doubt sees the obstacles
Faith sees the way
On a carousel, through my yesterdays
Doubt sees the obstacles
Faith sees the way
All the ways you kill me
They've begun to thrill me
Nothing there fulfills my firesign
Brotherhood betrayal
Sabotage to no avail
Nothing there can kill my firesign
All the ways you kill me
They've begun to thrill me
Nothing there fulfills my firesign
Brotherhood betrayal
Sabotage to no avail