Mother Lode: Alpha
Pavlov’s Dogs
When your night’s oblong
And everything’s going wrong
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And your problems are as good as gone
Can’t you see?
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Pavlov’s dogs are here!
But you’re “not like the rest”
You didn’t even suspect
Tattoos and nose rings and rebelliousness
Are this week’s number one request
Can’t you see?
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Popularity (download the MP3)
Your whole humanity—on sale now for a reasonable fee
Pavlov’s dogs are here!
Now it’s one for the money and two for the show
Where the mad man marketing and PR know
Pavlov’s dogs have found a new bone (so let the bells ring)
‘Cause that potent mix of sex and fear could make Christ a Nazi, John Wayne a queer
We’ve succumbed to images reflected frighteningly clear in Generation Excess’s tears
But you had your epiphany
You know what you want to be
I wonder is it what you really need
Or just what you’ve been lead to believe?
Can’t you see?
Love and happiness (with free delivery)
Popularity (download the MP3)
Your whole humanity—on sale now for a reasonable fee (so don’t delay)
Pavlov’s dogs are here to stay!
Pavlov’s dogs are here (don’t keep them waiting)
Pavlov’s dogs are here (they’re salivating)
Pavlov’s dogs are here
Replacing your dreams with your fears
Skeleton Twins
Another sunken Saturday – liquored up into a haze
When I met a girl with the biggest eyes you’ve ever seen
So I flew into a whirl
Oh the tall tales I told this girl
La-la-la-like I think I knew you in a past life
Now I’d like to meet you all over again
And figure out what’s really happening
Peel us out of our skins
We’ll dance in our skeletons
And find out what’s going on within
My friends wrote down the things I said
Don’t know what got into my head
But they’re things you can’t recall with a smile
If I told you I was insane or went on about my genius brain
Know the only thing that made me crazy was you
Now I’d like to meet you all over again
Let’s figure out what’s really happening
Peel us out of our skins
We’ll dance in our skeletons
And find out what’s going on within
Must I get down on one knee?
I hope instead that you can see
If I’m the one for you and you’re the one for me
We shouldn’t have to say
We shouldn’t have to say
We shouldn’t have to say the word
Love – Love – Love – Love
Now I’d like to meet you all over again
Let’s figure out what’s really happening
Help me out of my skin
We’ll dance in our skeletons
Find out what’s going on
Since the last day we were born
You and me my skeleton twin
The Dharamsala Blues
They came with “good intentions”
And a thousand loaded guns
We tried to raise the white flag
We ended up with a red one
We asked the West to help us
Took refuge in the south
But when pushing came to shoving
There was no other way out
Now I got the Dharamsala blues
A hundred thousand refugees on the move
I don’t want to live my life under a chopstick knife
I got the Dharamsala blues
Now all our people smile
As they blink back the tears
‘Cause the Cultural Revolution
Turned our hopes into fears
Now I got the Dharamsala blues
A hundred thousand refugees on the move
I don’t want to live my life under a chopstick knife
I got the Dharamsala…
But there’s no sense in getting angry
‘Cause Mao, he put us down
If instant karma doesn’t get him
What comes around goes around
Now I got the Dharamsala blues
A hundred thousand refugees on the move
I don’t want to live my life under a chopstick knife
I got the Dharamsala…
They got the Dharamsala…
We got the Dharamsala blues
Only want to cut loose
Of Peking duck-duck-goose
And end these Dharamsala blues
From a Train
Greens and blues and browns and grays and fiery reds
Pass by me as the engine speeds on ahead
A million scenes catch my eye
The rich and the poor, fat women thin men
The young and the old, the quick and the dead
A thousand lifetimes pass me by
And everyone looks the same from a train
Life carries on here day after day
I can’t seem to figure out what life is all about
Watching the world go by from a train
Mountains and valleys, a jagged terrain
From Himalayan peaks to Gangetic plains
Continuous motion standing still
From the Rajasthani Desert to the Dhaudular Range
From the heat and the dust to the snow and rain
Soon to be a billion in all
And everyone looks the same from a train
Life carries on here day after day
I can’t seem to figure out what life is all about
Watching the world go by
It’s a beautiful thing.
Can almost hear it sing
Echoes of humankind
Struggling to get by
Desperate yet still kind
And assailed on all sides
Life survives!
I can’t seem to figure out what life is all about
Watching the world go by
Everyone’s all the same from a train
Life close to the bone cauterizes the pain
I send out a prayer to you, I don’t know what else to do
Watching the world go by from a train
From a train… from a train… from a train
Home
If nothing else I remember it well
Bouquets of flowers and that antiseptic smell
The bright fluorescent lights abuzz
That somehow made the white halls look unclean
And walking down them to see you
Felt like a cold descent into hell
Coming home
I’m coming home
You looked so strange and helpless
The power that brought me into the world
“Well aside from that Mrs. Lincoln, how was the play?”
Was all I could think to ask
You fixed me with those yellow eyes
And all that I could do was cry
I’m coming home
I’m coming home
I’m coming home
I’m coming home
Should we talk about the weather?
I don’t think so. It’s raining cats and dogs
Should we talk about my choice of careers?
I don’t think so. It’d only make you sad now
Home is just an empty word without you
Home is just a figment of my past
Home is just an empty word without you in my life
Now home is just a four-letter word
For something I no longer have
You once told me, “The only constant is change.”
How right you were; how right you are again
Joshua’s Mistake
It’s Thanksgiving, a cause for celebration
You move into a home with nothing but support
You had a rough ride, fell out of love and broke your leg
But you shouldn’t worry about your troubles, they’re in the past
And you can always start again.
So tell me…
Is this the life you wanted? The life you wanted to lead?
And are you really happy with all the choices you made?
Resigning yourself to fate? Or was it just a mistake?
And now it’s Christmas – gifts for your little girl to love
You got your cast off and everything is looking up
But I can see in your Tibetan Book of the Dead, justifications
I tell you my last words before I go: “Promise you’ll be here when I get back.”
To tell me…
Is this the life you wanted? The life you wanted to lead?
And are you really happy with all the choices you made?
Resigning yourself to fate? Or was it just a mistake?
Your family and friends will blame it all on drugs and alcohol
They don’t have a clue what’s going on. (Ahh—on)
The time had come to take a stand, to be your father’s man
‘Cause nobody else will give a damn when the solution’s in your hands
Now it’s a New Year. You’ve made your resolution.
It’s all so easy, giving into madness, a last toast for fun.
Red wine from the barrel of a gun.
But tell me…
Was this the life you wanted?
The life you wanted to leave?
Were you who you wanted to be?
And are you really happy
With all the choices you made?
Resigning yourself to fate?
Or was it just a mistake?
If you could look in the mirror
Would you like what you see?
Were you who you wanted to be?
And were you what you seemed?
Were you for real or a fake?
Were you a dove or a snake?
Did you give or just take?
And was it just a mistake?
Was it just a mistake?
Was it just a mistake?
The Day I Take That Hill
You’re a biological time-bomb waiting to go off
And I’m not tall enough to take this ride—I’s just wanting to get off
But I can’t break free ‘cause I’m stuck in a fizzle
Going down in flames on a kamikaze mission
I know that you’ll be looking for recruits
And I want to volunteer but I can’t find a reason
I’m a flat-footed yellow-bellied 4F making treason
But I won’t wave a white flag, I’ll fight on
‘Til the day I take that hill
You’re a walking talking love grenade ready to explode
And I know this battle’s suicide, but I’ve been drafted, lock and load
But I can’t break free cuz I’m stuck in the middle
Going down in flames on a kamikaze mission
I know that you’ll be looking for recruits
And I want to volunteer but for some crazy reason
I’m a flat-footed yellow-bellied 4F making treason
But I won’t wave a white flag, I’ll fight on
‘Til the day I take that hill
You’ll get what you want
You’re the queen and I am just a pawn
You just need to say the word
An offensive will be launched
And this war will come crashing to a halt
On the day I take that hill
But I can’t break free cuz I’m stuck in a fizzle
Going down in flames on a kamikaze mission
I know that you’ll be looking for recruits
And I want to volunteer but for some crazy reason
I’m a flat-footed yellow-bellied 4F making treason
But I won’t wave a white flag, I’ll fight on
‘Til the day I take that hill…
The day I take that hill
You just need to say the word
An offensive will be launched
And my war will come crashing to a halt
On the day I take that hill
I take that hill
I take that hill
I take that hill
The Homie Hop
I heard a funny story so I call you on the phone
Leave a message to ring me at a number you don’t know
And when my roomie answers, he tells me that you’re on hold
But all I hear is a dial-tone
You think you’re on top, gonna go nonstop
But all of the bros got the drop on your homie hop
You think we can’t see the way that you be
But all of us watching foresee you hoppin’ homies
You told my best bud I’m a casual acquaintance and no more
So he wouldn’t see the red flag planted ‘cross your bedroom door
But you’re going on about someone you have no love for
And he knows you did me just the night before
You think you’re on top, gonna get it nonstop
But even the sisters say stop your little homie hop
You think we can’t see the way that you be
But all of us watching agree: ya hoppin’ homies
Homie hopper, so improper.
Part-time jobber, full-time gobbler
Homie hopper, a real show-stopper
Homie-hopping away
Well, I’m sure you still believe that you’re a monumental score
But the fam and I all agree you’re a social-climbing boor
So when your shrink, he asks you, you’ll say how I did you wrong
But at least I immortalized you in this song
You think you’re on top but this is your stop
Now all of the family has dropped you off the homie hop
I gave ‘em the word: you’re serving seconds and thirds
Still I’m happy that I got to pop your little homie hop
Nowhere to Go
You say you don’t want to try anymore
It’s much too hard to unlock that door
Too many players to keep the score
Convincing yourself that less is more
You’re so tired and feeling low
Closing the curtain before the show
What you’re doing here I don’t know
All dressed up and nowhere to go
Nowhere to go
Nowhere to go
Nowhere to go
You say that life’s just a silly game
No matter how you play it’s still the same
Running in circles chasing fortune and fame
It’s your own fault; there’s no one else to blame
You pretend that you can let it flow
Don’t hold on too tight or let it go
You want it bad but everybody knows
You’re all dressed up with nowhere to go
Nowhere to go
Nowhere to go
Nowhere to go
You’re too complacent just to give it half a chance
You’d rather be a failure than commit to dance
The steps that you know well
You say that life’s just a silly game
No matter how you play it’s still the same
Running in circles chasing fortune and fame
It’s your own fault; there’s no one else to blame
Misery Loves Company
When I first met you with your fake eyelashes on
From first impression’s sake, you might as well have been from Mars
So I was happy to see you smile then
Happy to see your sultry charms
But unfortunately, I couldn’t see that misery loves company
As the days flew by, sour moons birthed darker dawns
And realizing your true face, your Prozac yawn
You were happy to see my smile then
Happy to eat my lucky charms
But unfortunately, I couldn’t see that misery loves company
There must be something inside of you
Propensity for false alarms
Don’t you hold it against me
You’re contagious, that’s what you are!
Who knew what, when, how or why I spoke
We might have shacked up and gone for broke
What a joke, if I had left it up to you
Now I see the bottom line is misery loves company
So I’m happy to see your quiet frown, sad I abandoned agony
So lovingly I write you this song, “Misery Loves Company”
Goodbye
I’d been traveling so long when I first saw you
Carrying the weight of the world on my back
Too many lonely nights had left me feeling orphaned
There was a void in my soul that left a wound
My song had become a dirge-like air
Spilling its black ink everywhere
I was nearly drowning in the green ale of despair
So when you asked me to go with you, I knew to follow
And the backwaters never flowed so free
You let me brush your thick black hair
Run my fingers everywhere
You fed me on the mother’s milk of compassion
And the nectar of care
So when I held you in my arms that day
The only word I never thought I’d have to say was goodbye
But the heat that warmed our bodies chilled to sorrow
When the one you truly loved reappeared
Romance breathed in thought
But never bloomed in action
We left those flowers in the sink of the hotel room
Though loneliness confused our hearts
Raising deception to an art
We might as well have been a million miles apart
I guess it only goes to show
Where nothing’s planted nothing grows
You can’t reap love where only selfish seeds are sown
So when I held you in my arms that day
The only word that I had left to say to you was goodbye
Goodbye
Goodbye
Goodbye
Resurrection
A thousand lifetimes waiting for the answers
To dawn upon me like falling drops of water
To wake me up from this crazy dream I’m having
Illuminate the path I somehow fell away from
But no one picked me up or tapped me on the shoulder
No one caressed my cheek and helped me to get over it
No one held my hand to change my life, no
A million energies flowed through my fingers
Turning arid fields into a shining ocean
And every grain of sand on the beach before it
Covered buried treasure there to be discovered
But no one saw it; no one had a clue
No one unwrapped the gift I worked so hard to give to you
No one took my hand to save my life, no
They did not know what fate was beckoning my soul
I had to be shown just how low a man can go
But then I fell in love…
Then I fell in love and realized what to do
‘Cause when I fell in love, I didn’t want to get back
Up again, up again, up again, up again
Up again, up again, up again ’til the end of time
And no one picked me up or tapped me on the shoulder
No one caressed my “chi” or helped me to get over it
No one held my hand and gave me all the things that she did
And so I fell in love
And I knew what I had to do
Because to realize love
I had to die and come back to—
Life again, life again, life again, life again
Life again, life again, life again
Now I can—
See again, hear again, feel again, touch again
Breathe again, be again, live again
Yes I can—
See again, hear again, feel again, touch again
Breathe again, be again, live again
A resurrection
Mother Lode: Omega
Watch Out Now
You got your eye on the ball ’cause you’re making dough
You got your ear to your phone ’cause you’re on the go
You got your heart on your sleeve ’cause you’re in the know
You got your brain on the speed because you’re slow
So here it comes, your shot across the bow
You better watch out now
You got your name on the list ’cause you love some art
You got your face in the mix ’cause you brought a tart
You got your knickers in a twist ’cause you lost the part
You got your hand in a fist ’cause you’re not that smart
So here it comes your shot across the bow
You better watch out now
You better watch out now
You better watch it
You better watch it
Now here it comes your shot across the bow
You better watch out now
SOLO
Now here it comes your shot across the bow…
You got evidence to show but not the facts
You’re proudest of the things that others can see you lack
You’re an advocate for peace talks and drone attacks
You love rhythm and blues but you don’t like blacks
So here it comes your shot across the bow
You better watch out
You better watch out now
You better watch it
You better watch it
Now here it comes your shot across the bow
You better watch out now
She’s Solo
Sue’s a woman in the know, a troubleshooter on the go
She’s got a list, she’s got a chart, she’s got a five-year plan to start
And there’s a role a man can play—full head of hair, no room for gray
Six-foot-plus those six-pack abs, an Ivy Leaguer would be fab
And so it goes until he shows…
She’s solo—waiting for her perfect beau
So she sleeps alone tonight
Pulls the covers up so tight when she’s cold
She’s had appointments she calls dates but no one matriculates
There was that one who made her day but he turned out to be gay
And so she waits but never pines, everything will turn out fine
’Til every box on her checklist has a mark, nobody’s it.
Undone, Nobody’s number one…
Now she’s solo—waiting for her perfect beau
So she sleeps alone tonight
Swiping left on Mr. Right…
‘Cause Nobody’s perfect
Nobody’s on the phone
And Nobody’s coming to make her house a home
Now, she’s all
toodle-loo-do-dee-dee-dee-dee (x4)
Undone, Nobody’s number one…
So she’s solo—since Nobody said “hello”
Now she sleeps with him at night
Pulls the covers up so tight because he’s cold
Yeah she’s so low—growing up and growing old
Still she dries her tears and grins
Gives her plus-ones to her friends
Never makes amends
Is this how it ends?
Free
When I was young I was a lonely boy
And when I fell in love, you were my only joy
You were my lap of luxury
You just didn’t know you were for me
‘Cause I never told you
Now a hermit kingdom in a Middle Age
Across the sea, a drawbridge seals my fate
Looking down from obscene heights
As all of my subjects take their flight
‘Cause I couldn’t see through (‘cause I couldn’t see through)
No, I couldn’t see through (no, I couldn’t see through)
Now I’m free
To love in only memories
Of a one and only
Now I’m… Now I’m free
I think about you now from time to time
I even smile when you cross my mind
I know you think about me too
Despite everything I put you through
When I wouldn’t see you (when I wouldn’t see you)
Now I’m free!
To love in only memories
Of my one and only
Now I’m… Now I’m… Now I’m free
When I was young, I was an orphaned child
The fifth of four, abandoned in my mind
I needed love just like a drug
Addicted until you pulled the plug
‘Cause I never asked you
Now I’m free!
To live in only memories
Of a love that left me
Free… free… free
Free… free… free
Echo Park
Rolling with the homies after the show
See the city lights twinkle
Bring us in like a moth to a flame
Or a magnet to a metal
Weaving by the Hollywood club types
Past the zombies and the bimbos
Rock star parking every time
Motorbikes over limos
And all my friends are down, everyone’s in town
And they’re gonna meet me
With all the killer sounds, everyone gets down
And a little freaky
In Echo Park now
In Echo Park now
In Echo Park now
In Echo Park now
Waking up on sticky sofas and mattresses
Next to faded bridge and tunnels
Locals all struggling to pay the rent
I chip in on the bubbles
‘Cause there’s picnics in the park, parties in the dark
Taco trucks after
Even years after I’m dead, the ringing in my head
Will continue in the laughter
Of Echo Park now
Of Echo Park now
Of Echo Park now
Of Echo Park now
I’m Echo Park now
I’m Echo Park now
We’re Echo Park now
We Echo Park now
It’s a state of mind
It’s a state of mind
It’s a state of mind
It’s a way of life
Beautiful
Too many nights of disconnect
‘Cause you think I’m still on the fence
Well okay, I think it’s time I set things right
I’ve seen your faults
I’ve seen your scars
I’ve seen your burns
I know what you are
And it’s beautiful
I’m not scared
And I don’t care ‘bout how the world around us plays
Cause I know, I can tell you baby girl it’s gonna be okay.
I see your smile
I see your charms
I feel your weight
Filling up my arms
And it’s beautiful
I’m not scared
‘Cause I’m ready to declare, in front of everyone you know
There’s no doubt when I propose… that I want to be your lover.
No more nights of disconnect
‘Cause you still think I’m on the fence
It’s okay, now you know just where I stand
I’ve seen your faults
I’ve seen your scars
I’ve seen your burns
I know what you are
And it’s beautiful… (and it’s beautiful)
It’s beautiful
And if, you’ll have me
I know I can make you happy
You’re my love
And you’re beautiful
Give It Up Bonnie
Give it up Bonnie, your hot-and-cold
Is making me lukewarm
Lay it down baby, don’t miss the boat
I’ll be your port in the storm
You’re looking for affection with your eyes closed
You’re a sweet confection but you sour so!
Oh! Give it up Bonnie and get the most
Give it up Bonnie, your charms are gold
Don’t leave ‘em down in the mine
You say you’re uneasy, that I’m too bold
(But I know) it’s just a matter of time
You’re looking for affection with your eyes closed
You’re a sweet confection but you sour so!
Oh! Give it up Bonnie and get the most
You say you’re confused, you got your heart broke
I see that it’s true
But you’re holding the pieces so tight you don’t know
I got your superglue-ooh-ooh-ooh
Give it up Bonnie, your popsicles
They will never do
You say you want a lover but you need a friend
I’ve got some news for you
You’re looking for affection with your eyes closed
You’re a sweet confection but you sour so!
Oh! Give it up Bonnie and get the most
Give it up Bonnie and get the most
Give it up Bonnie and get the most
Give it up Bonnie…
Give it up Bonnie…
Give it up Bonnie…
Life Under the Gun
Cross the threshold’s golden doors
Welcome to the feast
A cornucopia of treats
From bitter fruit to sweet
But rest assured, allay your fears
Your mistakes they will teach
You right from left and left from wrong
Th’ best education’s free, but…
Be gentle with the hearts you meet
And give of chance a peace
For you’d rather live life ‘neath the sun
Than life under the gun
Great skyscrapers touch the sky
And satellites complete
Our messages at lightning speed
Before we’ve time to breathe, so…
Be gentle with the hearts you’ve won
And pipe the play of peace
For you’d rather live life ‘neath the sun
Than life under the gun
How? Choose life and kindness and love
Choose life and kindness and love
Choose life and kindness and love
Cross the threshold’s crimson doors
Welcome to the feast
In every waking moment, please
Enjoy the party, but…
Be gentle with the hearts you’ve won
And give a chance of peace
For you’d rather live life ‘neath the sun
Than life under the gun
Now, choose love and positivity
Choose love and positivity
Choose love and positivity
Please
In the Fashion Magazine
Bea lives by day to day
Executive assistant office slave
But she sleeps so deep
Her dreams are couture-inspired
Plaids, prints and pin-stripes
Paisley patterns paradise
Yet the life she eyes
Is hard to materialize
But in the fashion magazine
She swims through a mirror
She keeps the fawning boys at bay
She smiles through a halo
In the fashion magazine
Her makeup is spot-on
Ev’n at the gym where she belongs
There she treads the mills
Because the runways are uphill
It’s all part of a plan
A subscription and a man
Who sells such things
A normal girl just can’t fit in
But in the fashion magazine
She swims through a mirror
She keeps the fawning boys at bay
She smiles through a halo
In the fashion magazine
So she prays to the only saint she’s ever known:
“Yves Laurent, why they do me this way?
Suck me into a world of such dimensions
That shit don’t fit when you’re a size 16
Only rips at the seams.”
Some days it’s hard to live when all your dreams go unfulfilled
So she turns the page and never looks back again
‘Cause in the fashion magazine
She’s shot with a filter
She’s photoshopped to look unreal
She’s only an image
In the fashion magazine
Sour Milk ‘C’
Lost, lonely and vicious.
S-s-s-superstitious
Stuck in whatever opposes.
Left in the weeds like Moses
We gotta get out of this sour milk C
No lemons in my life anymore
Or in my tea
It’s a drugstore riot
Murder prescription hour
Life fast, die young
The perps are the victims
We gotta get out of this sour milk C
No lemons in my life anymore
Or in my tea
It’s a sour milk, it’s a sour milk C
It’s a sour milk, it’s a sour milk C
It’s a sour milk, it’s a sour milk C
Lost, lonely and vicious.
S-suddenly ambitious
Lickin’ whatever opposes.
Crossing the water like Moses
We gonna get out of this sour milk C
No lemons in my life anymore
Or in my tea… my tea… my tea… my tea!
It’s a sour milk, it’s a sour milk C
It’s a sour milk, it’s a sour milk C
It’s a sour milk, it’s a sour milk C
(repeat to fade)
The Other Me
It’s funny how your breakfast tastes when you’re eating crow on your knees
And it’s the morning after the night before when I turned green
Strange the way the tables get turned onto anger and fear
And we become the very thing from which we defend those we hold dear
But that was the other me
The one you saw in the closet of bad dreams
That was the other me
My Dr. Jekyl’s Mr. Hyde, the freak
But it’s okay now, he’s back under lock and key
That was the other me
Sometimes I find him in a place where all the demons sleep
The ones I thought I vanquished back when I got wisdom teeth
But that was the other me
The hulk you saw in the closet of bad dreams
That was the other me
My Dr. Jekyl’s Mr. Hyde, the freak
That was the other me
The one you saw in the closet of bad dreams
That was the other me
“But my dear,” I said, “you imagined the whole thing
Anesthesia amnesia from a surgery
You’re still that crazy freak”
Spacecraft
The first time I looked out of my spacecraft
I surveyed the scene for any danger signs
The alien life, it was hospitable, or downright cruel
Just like on planet earth
Under the stars and the sun, you must adapt and overcome
‘Cause the best thing that you can do is to be a better man
Every single day, in every way
You know it’s never easy but at least you have a plan
At the time I walked out of my spacecraft
The creatures around stared in awe and fear
So I started to dance. I played songs on my guitar
They laughed and they sang along
Just like on planet earth
Under the stars and the sun, you must adapt and overcome
‘Cause the best thing that you can do is to be a better man
Every single day, in every way
You know it’s never easy but at least you have a plan
Now I just gotta stick to it
Oh Lord, a’ gonna get through it
From Mars to Venus, I can do it
Cosmic love from my inner to my outer space!
By the time I got back to my spacecraft
Something had gone wrong: All the doors were jammed
No way to get back to where I once belonged
Guess I’ll kick it here
Right here on planet earth
Under the stars and the sun, everything and everyone
The best thing that you can do is to be a better man
Every single day, in every way
You know it’s never easy when you’re in another land
Yeah, you know it’s never easy when you’re in a foreign land
But it’s never ever easy to become a better man…
but you can
Rock & Role
I want to rock
I want to roll
Don’t you tell me to stop
No
If a tree falls when no one’s around
Can it even make a Pound?
And if I offered you something profound
Would you turn it up or turn it down?
I want to rock
I want to roll
I accept there are things you can’t control
‘Cause I am a rock, yeah
I have a role
You can tell me to stop but I won’t
So if you reject these sweet gifts of mine
Swirls before pine
If I am the tree then, on you I’ll look down
The stars will be my crown
I want to rock, yeah
I want to roll
I accept the things that are out of my control
‘Cause I am a rock, yeah
I still have a role
I’m not going to stop
Oh no
Drunk Sluts Forever
It’s All Sugar
The candidates twist what each other said
The oil companies get into bed
The plastic surgery victim’s bandaged and red
The little boy with the hole in his head
It’s all sugar. It’s all shit
The jet crashes and 81 die
The submariners sink and families cry
The spin doctors treat their beautiful lies
Cigarettes and coffee, the acceptable high
It’s all sugar. It’s all shit
The party guests want to look their best
Wall Street says that it’s time to invest
Another teenager takes lead in his chest
The fashion police come to make the arrest
It’s all sugar. It’s all shit
The old man wants his instant erection
The local whore makes her panty selection
The village idiot wins the election
The horsemen wait to make the correction…
It’s all sugar. It’s all shit (C12H22O11)
It’s all sugar. It’s all shit (C12H22O11)
It’s all sugar. It’s all shit (C12H22O11)
It’s all sugar. It’s all shit
SOLO
It’s all sugar. It’s all shit (C12H22O11)
It’s all sugar. It’s all shit (C12H22O11)
Whatever you make of it. (C12H22O11)
It’s all sugar. It’s all shit
It’s all sugar. It’s all shit
What will you make of it?
Pinocchio Nose
Seen you once (twice) down in the alley
With a soulless bitch you drugged up in the Valley
“If you keep ‘em in the dark like the back of a trunk
They’ll probably just wake up and think they’d got drunk”
We’ll keep it on the down-low (so no one knows)
Keep it on the down-low (nobody knows)
Like Pinocchio Nose
It’s a feeding frenzy when you get your shark on
(oh, you look so neat)
With a glimmer in yer teeth sinking into your own young
(fresh meat tastes so sweet)
“Well, the pallor of death really suits you just fine”
I want to tell the girls but I change my mind
To keep it on the down-low (so no one knows)
Keep it on the down-low (nobody knows)
Like Pinocchio Nose
Liar, liar, pants on fire. Liar, liar, pants on fire
You’re a jester, you’re a punk, you’re a terrorist cell
A skeleton in the closet in an infant down a well
You’re a broken record, you’re an infinite loop
A fly on the wall, in the ointment, in the soup
You’re the drunken perp who walks away from the accident
And I’d call you out but you’d take it as a compliment
So we’ll keep it on the down-low (where no one knows)
Keep it on the down-low (everyone knows)
To keep it on the down-low (so he don’t know)
Keep it on the down-low (everyone knows!)
But Pinocchio Nose
Pinocchio Nose…
So Long (Pine Box)
Momma’s in a pine box
Momma’s in a pine box
Daddy’s on a long walk
Momma’s in a pine box
The relatives a’come around (Boo-hoo-hoo)
To turn a frown upside down (Boo-hoo-hoo)
There’s Sonny on the left and Aunt Daisy on the right
With their faces all long like they just lost a fight
But Momma’s in the pine box. (Boo-hoo-hoo)
The preacher writes his epitaph (Ooh-ooh-ooh)
Moses throwing down his staff (Ooh-ooh-ooh)
You got it all wrong in this situation
‘Cause you haven’t figured out it’s a celebration
With Momma in the pine box (Ooh-ooh-ooh)
It’s just frost on the pane
A little rain on your parade
Don’t be asking what it’s all about
It’s not your place to figure this shit out
PIANO SOLO
Twelve years come and gone
Time to lose another one
Better off the second time
‘Cause the punishment fit the crime
And the chorus sings the same song (Boo-hoo-hoo)
They knew the words all along (Boo-hoo-hoo)
You get it off your chest ‘cause the feeling’s so strong
And they stare into space ‘cause you took too long
And Daddy’s only just gone. (Boo-hoo-hoo)
You ask me how I’m feeling now
Like you ever cared anyhow
Better off when you stand your ground
Ask me again when it’s you that’s going down
GUITAR SOLO
We’re so glad you came. So long
We’re so glad you came. So long
We’re so glad you came. So long
The Perfect Parasite
Prozac, Ativan, Ritalin or Valium
One dose will make you feel better
Doctor’s orders, temple scribe, Hippocratic oath or bribe
Two rights then left at the letters
So listen, I’m freezing. I’m feeling sick and I can’t find a cure
Wake me when it’s over. I’ll be here right beside the door
Pot, coke, crystal, H—this we’ll have to regulate
Okay, it’s around the next corner
Never mind the legal highs with thoughts of murder-suicide
I think we’re gonna make a killing
So listen, I’m freezing. I’m feeling sick and I can’t find a cure
Wake me when it’s over. I’ll be here right beside the door
You sit around, feeling down, living life on your knees
If you lack the will, there’s a pill to turn your fails to disease—It’s easy!
SOLO
You sit around, feeling down, living life on your knees
If you lack the will, there’s a pill to turn your fails to disease
Prozac, Ativan, Ritalin or Valium
One dose will make you feel bitter
But if you’ve lost the will to fight, it’s the perfect parasite
It doesn’t kill its victims
So listen, I’m freezing. I’m feeling sick and I can’t find the door
Wake me when it’s over. I’ll be here right beside the cure
I’ll be here right beside the cure
I’ll be here right beside the cure
Drunk Sluts Forever
PART 1 (in which our protagonist is identified)
The Wino is a friend of mine
Black and blue, it works all the time
I never heard a bad word in the Roots
In The Day the Earth Stood Still
Or The Striding Man in black, I’m dressed to kill
But there’s only one to wear for you
Drunk Sluts Forever! Nothing feels as nice
Drunk Sluts Forever! It was worth the price
The Amp Knob at Eleven’s good
Wesafari makes me feel just like I should
Bedroom Walls is like a second skin
The 935-4612 is another number I would wear for you
But I really shine in baby blue
Drunk Sluts Forever! Nothing feels as nice
Drunk Sluts Forever! It was worth the price
Drunk Sluts Forever! Drunk Sluts Forever! Drunk Sluts Forever!
Drunk Sluts Forever! Drunk Sluts Forever! Drunk Sluts Forever!
PART 2 (the hero’s journey)
INSTRUMENTAL
PART 3 (something else happens)
“Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome to the stage
A ‘standard American,’ the LARGE!”
We’ll be together, Drunk Sluts Forever
We’ll shine like angels on high
We come to conquer but not to plunder
Our booty’s more than gold doubloons
We’re after glory. We don’t say “sorry”
Our party tricks satisfy
We’ll be together, Drunk Sluts Forever
We’ll shine like angels on high
On high
“You still with me, baby blue? ‘Cause I see you gettin’ worn out
And I know you get dirty… but you clean up so good!”
Transitional Bob
INSTRUMENTAL
The Suicide Machine
Siobhan was 13 when her father brought home the suicide machine
He kept it in a box with a golden bow across the top
‘Cause once you turn it on there’s no way to turn it off
But when he went to sleep, across the parlor she did creep
To bask in its warm glow, she plugged it in and let it go
‘Cause once you turn it on there’s no way to turn it off
STRING BREAK & SOLO
The shepherd and his sheep harassed the father in his sleep
He shrugged and wound the clock. What good’s a gun without a cock?
‘Cause once you turn it on there’s no way to turn it…
‘Cause once you turn it on there’s no way to turn it…
‘Cause once you turn it on there’s no way to turn it…
Party Down
He drunk, he drink another anyway
She skunk, she sink an alimentary
They done, they dink, it’s just a parlor game
They shirk, they shrink, it’s elementary
He dirt, he think it’s that way anyway
She flirt, she knows it to the faster lay
And time is precious in the alleyway
Yeah, time is specious when you’re a slave
Party down, Party down, Party down,
Party down
And it’s all good now in the airway
The pilot’s cleared out on the taxi, hey
I see your luggage on the display
In the wrong airport where the gypsies say
“Thank you for flying Party Down”
Party down (Today), Party down (Every day), Party down (This way)
Party down
Party down (Today), Party down (Every day), Party down (This way)
Party down
OLOS
He drunk, he drink another anyway
She skunk, she sink an alimentary
They done, they dink, it’s just a parlor game
They shirk, they shrink, it’s elementary
Party down (Today), Party down (Every day), Party down (This way)
Party down
Party down (Today), Party down (Every day), Party down (This way)
Party down
Party down (Party down)
Party down (Party down)
Purdizzy (On Saturday)
Got a little house in West LA
Next to the Church of the Seventh Day
It’s pretty great ‘cause they stay away
I only hear ‘em on Saturday
Singing songs on Saturday. Singing songs on Saturday
I park my bike on the front lawn
It drips oil from dusk to dawn
Some of my neighbors, they disapprove
‘Cept the Oaxacans, they’re always cool
Singing their songs on Saturday (Satur-Saturday)
Singing songs on Saturday (Satur-Saturday)
Singing the songs on Saturday (Satur-Saturday)
On Saturday
On Saturday
And every April my landlady raises the rent
I must admit I’m starting to take offense
It’s okay though, I’m still wrapped up in my felicity
Even though I know she steals my electricity
SOLO
Got a little house in West LA
Next to the Church of the Seventh Day
My friends come over, they stay all day
Come on and join us, you’ll hear us play
Singing songs on Saturday (Satur-Saturday)
Singing songs on Saturday (Satur-Saturday)
Singing our songs on Saturday (Satur-Saturday)
Singing our songs on Saturday (Satur-Saturday)
On Saturday
On Saturday
On Saturday
Release
Green turns to red, the colors dance in your head
But the only one that you can see is blue
And lights illuminate a golden seal on your fate
But you somehow feel that it’s been untrue
And it rains on a sunny day
You feel your heart beat as you try to fall asleep
But the telltale sound never lets you go
She visits you in dreams where nothing is what it seems
But like a fool you always tell her no
And it rains on a sunny day
And it rains on a sunny day
BRIDGE & SYNTH SOLO
As consciousness recedes you try to make sense of the scenes
But it doesn’t add up to a single thing
And the pain begins to fade as endorphins pulse in waves
And the angels lift you up and sing
And it shines
And it shines
And it shines
And it shines
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© Liam Gowing