And you lie like a dog

just to get what you want
When you want it.
Like a rooster at dawn
The sun comes when you call
But you don’t own it

So tell me why we compromise…
You’re selling the air to me
When I can barely breathe.

Why don’t we run away to the cold north pole
We’ll get rich selling ice to the Eskimos.
Cuz’ we lie like we’re dogs
Just to get where we are – we can’t help it.

CHORUS

In this lovely weather
We can see forever
Let’s go somewhere better.

But you better run ‘cause here comes the sun
And your dreams are melting.

CHORUS
But you better run ‘cause here comes the sun…

Hearts & Stars--->

Give it up! Give it up! Give it up!
(On the dance floor)
Wake up! Wake up! Wake up!
(Don’t you want more?)

Life is such a dream.
Who said that anywayThe captain of the team?
A crippled pretty face.
I’d rather be sleep but
What else can I say?
Us psychomatic freaks
Are here to populate but

We don’t care if you’re
a communist or creature.
Raise your fists like steeples,
Bare with me, good people.We’ll test the flesh ‘till it falls apart.
We’ll roll the bones ‘till our time is up.
We’ll spill the blood and taunt Dracula.
We’ll crash the cars ‘till we’re lighting up.
Our hearts and stars will burn bright enough.

The stage is set for the closing scene.
The fat lady’s dead so
We’re improvising
Capitalizing on ignoramus masses
So join the club
Did you hear we’re giving classes?

PRE-CHORUS

CHORUS

Raise your fists like steeples.
Raise your hearts like people.
We’ll test the flesh ‘till it falls apart
We’ll roll the bones ‘till our time is up.
We’ll crash the cars ‘till we had enough
Now we’re burning up, now we’re burning up.

CHORUS

Hollywood Car Crash--->

And these times are not your own.
But you’ll face them all alone.
All you’re friends have gone
Guess these times are not your own.
Not your own. Not your own. Not your own.

If I were to say to you, let us leave this avenue.
There’s so much left here to do
But I don’t want to waste another night
waiting for a sign…watching satellites…
wondering what’s right.

If you had another chance would you do it all again?
Victim of your circumstance…
Maybe you should get some sleep tonight.
So turn out the light – we’ll be so alright…
Vicious satellite…we’ll fine.

But these times are not your own
When you’re sinking like a stone
All the friends you had are gone.
Guess these times are not your own.
Not your own. Not your own. Not your own.

Is there a place for us?
Let’s find a place for us, a space for us
Where the time is always right.
We can play the slots
in the lucky big casino in the sky
pull the lever it goes on and on
and on and on and on.
Throw the dice again
It goes on and on
On and on…

You’ve come too far to turn back now
So face it, face it.

If I were to say to you
Let us leave this avenue
We’ve got better things to do
And I don’t want to waste another night
wondering what’s right…Staring at the sky…waiting for a sign…
That these times are now your own
And you’ll never be alone.
But I guess you should have known
Gotta’ make these times your own.
On your own. On your own. On your own.
You’re on your own. On your own. On your own.

Further from the Truth--->

I see the rain fall down the hall,
I can feel it, but no one’s listening anymore
And I can’t take it.

In the service of the few,
Laugh my way out,
And I’ve never felt so new,
How ‘bout you now?

But nothing’s further from the truth.
Feelings fading
drifting further from my youth.
Tired of waiting, I’m so jaded.
Can’t I be more like you?
I’d try to smile but it’s no use.

Woke up early kissing you,
Day is endless
The sky is radiating blue,
I thank my stars I’m breathing…

But nothing’s further from the truth
Feel this cave in.
Slipping further from my youth
Tired of waiting, I’m so dated
Wake me up when it’s through.
I’d try to lie but it’s no use.
It’s no use.

Vision, focus, clarity,
The inability to see what god knows…

Life buzzes around my head,
A woken from the living dead
Choices made for one and all,
With open eyes we take the fall.

Oh, wake from this dream.
Even when the words don’t rhyme
There’s meaning in these times we find
And I can’t wait to be awake again.
I can’t wait to see you again.

A Last Lullabye--->

And she wants a change tonight
But she’s gonna’ wait, she’s gonna’ wait,
She’s gonna’ wait ‘till the time is right.
Frozen in her gaze the sun disintegrates
Shes’s kinda’ late, she’s kinda’ late,
She’s kinda’ late but she’s right on time.
Why?

If it’s all in vain this time.
And she’s scribbling vicious circles in her eyes.
But there’s hope today on this empty page
That there’s a way, a way, a way,
A way for her to write a last lullabye.

She’s got new friends but she can’t be sure
‘Cause they’re singing songs she’s never heard before.
She’s unending peace – she’s the middle east.
And she’s afraid, afraid, afraid
To be original, why?
‘Cause it’s all in vain
As she drifts away.
Is there a way, a way, a way for her to cry.
But there’s hope today on this empty page
That there’s a way, a way, a way,
A way for her to write her last lullabye.

A means to an end,
Forever relevant
Ignore the latest treand
Is nothing genuine?

But it’s all the same tonight.
So she’s gonna’ wait, she’s gonna’ wait,
She’s gonna’ wait ‘till the time is right.
Why if it’s all in vain as she drifts away?
Is there a way, a way, a way worth trying,
No way, no way, no way denying…
No use trying, no use crying, save your stealing,
Noone’s buying…

So is there a way, a way, a way,
A way for her to write a last lullabye?

Dead Letter--->

Say it loud, say it proud
‘cause noone can hear you.
Say what you need to say
And then lick it shut ‘cause

Whatever you are, whatever you dream
This letter is a silent scream.
Wherever you hide, wherever you go
Noone will ever know.

This is the burden that you never asked for
This is a secret but you’ll keep it no more.
‘Cause on the cover it reads; open never, close forever.
This dead letter.

Tempted by the questions why
The longings of a child.
But paper can’t deny
even the calmest fire so…

Whatever you know, whatever you don’t
And all points in between.
Whatever you feel whenever you see
The things you shouldn’t show.

This is the burden that you never asked for.
This is a secret and you’ll keep it no more.
‘Cause on the cover it reads; open never, close forever.
This dead letter.

But should your package open
For stranger’s eyes.
Your sanctuary broken
All hope will die.

Whatever.
Whatever.
Whatever.

This is the burden that you never asked for
This is the love that you don’t care anymore.
This is the hurt that you won’t carry inside.
This is the damage that you no longer hide.
‘Cause on the cover it reads: Open never…Close forever.
This dead letter.

Octopussy--->

Wasting time with dreams of anonymity
Barrel of lies wasting space in my vicinity
The future hold false hopes of crass divinity
Burning holes through the arms of a red anemone
Open your mouth to let the bullshit in
You might frown for a minute, then you’ll grin
Speaking in tongues is to exercise the mouth
Now open up to let the bullshit out ‘cause

I have nothing to say but I say it anyway.
I have nothing to say and I...

The other day my octopus caught malaria.
And when he sneezes, well you know there’s nothing scarier.
Told him I’d find a doctor to take good care of ya’,
But he suggested I go find a good Bull Terrier.
An open mind is a symptom of a sin.
An open door to let ol’ Satan in
Speaking in tongues is to exercise the mouth.
Now open up to let the bullshit out!

Cuz I have nothing to say and I say it anyway…(2X)

Noone likes a cat cuz, the way a cat works
Is sitting ‘round all day just thinkin’ ‘bout the universe
And if he bites your tongue, that pussy’s gonna’ make it hurt
So you betta’ not fuck with that pussy’s universe.

Open your mouth to let the bullshit in
You might frown for a minute, then you’ll grin.
Speaking in tongues is to exercise the mouth.
Now open up to let the bullshit out cuz

I have nothing to say and I say it anyway…(2X)

Gawd you are no fun
Pussy got your tongue
Gawd you are no fun
Pussy got your tongue
Pussy got your tongue
Pussy got your tongue
Pussy got your tongue
Pussy got your tongue

My Doppelganger--->

There’s a guy running around town
Tearing all our dreams down
He’s swearing up a storm that’s watering our doubts
Some guy, running around town
With his face locked in a frown
Seems hauntingly familiar to me now.

‘Cause he looks a lot like me
He looks a lot like me
A lot like me
I’m sure he does.
And he looks a lot like me
He looks a lot like me.
A lot like me but he’s not me.

He claims to be I
Baby that’s a big lie.
‘Cause I’ve been right by your side
Since he arrived
Must be some kind of illusion I swear
That bastard disappears into the air.

CHORUS

He may have broke your heart
He may have made you cry
But rest assured my dear
That it was he not I
That made you suffer this way.

I didn’t mean to yell at you
I didn’t mean to be so cruel
I really didn’t mean to be
A split personality
But now I think he’s gone away
And I’m hoping you will stay
I don’t think we’ll meet again
‘till he’s had another bad day
I’ve had another bad day
We’ve had another bad day.

A lot like me but he’s not me.
He looks a lot like me
He looks a lot like me
A lot like me but he’s not me.
Not like me. Not like me.
A lot like me but he’s not me.

My Darling--->

First time I ever saw you
My world turned black and white
I’d live to quench your thirst and
Your precious appetite
Someday, someday…
I’d kneel at your sweet alter
I’d be your sacrifice
Stars crashing through your window
At ten million Fahrenheit
Someday you’ll see

That you’ve cast a spell upon me
Someday I’ll let you know
Beautiful kisses baby
I’ll never let you go
My darling
I’m watching

You’re just a distance from me
Wish I could taste you so
We’d live forever complete
And death in stereo.
Someday you’ll see

That you’ve cast a spell upon me
Someday I’ll let you know
I’ll wrap my chains around you
And never let you go.
My darling…
I’m watching

Call me, call me
You won’t be sorry
Call me, call me
Won’t you call me please?
My darling..
I’m watching..

Someday we’ll meet
You’ll be so sweet
Will she love me?
Will she hate me?

CHORUS

My darling
I’m watching
Call me
Call me

Rainy Day Waiting--->

It’s alright
It’s okay
When I think about the ways
The memories radiate.
It’s okay
It’s alright
When I think about those nights
When everything was so right.

I wait for you
That’s all that I do
In a house that’s made of stone
Crowded house but all alone
Empty promises echo in my head
In a house that’s made a stone
In a house where no one’s home.

I feel dead
I feel alive
When you departed I arrived
But I’m never two steps behind
I gotta’ dream you gotta’ see
I gotta’ get it
But I’m so fucking useless
Only wish I could lose this.

CHORUS

Had a dream last night that the whole world died
And I was responsible but I could not even lie.
Then the next day came and I felt the same
I could not erase, emptiness remained
So I cut myself and I watched the rain
And I bled until I could love again

CHORUS

Breaking Me down--->

Inside this dark room
There’s no need to be gorgeous
You’re flapping your insect wings
While I’m caught in this spider’s web

You’re breaking me down
You’re breaking me down
But you can’t wake me up.
You’re breaking me down
You’re breaking me down
But you won’t live it up.

Go tell those bastards
That love won’t be coming home
‘Cause friends don’t let friends
Kill a last chance for enemies

CHORUS

And these scars aren’t coming off
And this city’s not my own
So I’m never going home.

My everything’s gone
My feelings are gone
My vision is gone
My senses are gone
My everything’s gone
My everything’s gone
My everything’s gone
My everything’s gone

CHORUS
Inside this dark room your love is gone.

You never dreamed as sweet as this
You better save this for your kids
‘Cause I guess that’s the way it is.

Four Leaf Clover--->

Staring at life through the blink of an eye
Day after day doing everything right
But finding yourself at the back of the line
Hostility in the back of your mind
Sometimes you feel like the world is laughing
Spinning around on the tip of a pin
Confidence holds up the phone to your ear
The caller predicts where you’ll be in a year
Oh, if time is on our side
Then why are we waiting?

Four leaf clover
Four leaf clover
Come on over
Four leaf clover
Oh, four leaf clover
Come on over

Here’s to the fortune
Here’s to romance
And here’s cosmic nature of chance
But whatever happened in New York City?
And what will the rest of the century bring?
Fate is a hammer, fate is a spring
Winding up tightly around everything
But don’t look away for a moment
You’ll miss your fortune uncoil
At the flick of a wrist
Oh, with time upon our side
There’s no use waiting

CHORUS

Floating through the void
No existential choice
There’s no control, no control.
Our superstitious voice
Claims luck is such a whore
And no one’s free from destiny.

CHORUS

We will not wait for you
But what else can we do
We haven’t got the time
Our faces turning blue
We shouldn’t wait for you
But what else can we do
Four leaf clover?

Oh, four leaf clover
C’mon over
Oh, four leaf clover
Four leaf clover

Wasting Away--->

This pressing uncertainty,
Unstable: our chemistry.
Mere mortals, our fate we see.
Resisting, kicking, screaming
Consuming, on time we feed.
‘Till nothing remains to bleed.

But we’re still alive, alive…

We’re willing, we’re able but
We’ve broken our halos.
‘Til darkness entombs us,
Will no one exhume us?

‘Cause we’re still alive, alive, alive.

And all that we’ve saved for
And all that we’ve prayed for is
wasting, wasting away, away, away

Fear & Sex--->

There’s trouble in the air today
It’s ringing loud and clear
The monster has a face today
So beware of the butcher
And the baker
and the Candlestick faker
Cause here they come.

See them marching on.

The righteous have a cause today
And who’s to say they’re wrong?
Mom n’ dad where are your children
They’re in the streets a rioting, looting and
Killing and burning America.

Truth you can decide.

Climbing higher
Ever closer to the sky
But they didn’t notice
That the Earth was falling
What a price to pay for
A point to make known.

As two worlds collide
You must take a side
As there is a day
Surely there’s a night
You can find the truth wrapped in every lie
You were given eyes
So you can decide

You cannot run
You cannot deny
Truth is a place
made for you and I
that you can’t deny
you cannot run
you cannot deny
truth is a place
made for you and I
that you can’t deny

Each and every day
There will be a time
There will be a place
Heads will fill with lies
History erased
Each and every day
Each and every way
There will be no wrong
That is what they’ll say
So blow them all away

Let history decide.

Truth you can decide (16X)

El Motivo --->A Sense of Purpose

My soul is not at peace
I’m searching for something I’ve yet to find
A sense of purpose,
a light in the dark
a magical space napkin to
wipe this restlessness from my core
ashes to ashes – dust to dust
I’m lifting wool to find clarity in which to trust
I’ve miles to go before I lay
In repose in the foothills
Of an unclimeable mountain so high
Even the stars find themselves looking up
At this colossal wonder that has urged man
From the beginning of time, to dream,
To gaze into the ever after and ask questions
That probably have no answers, but exist
Solely to balance the universe with their
Humbling utterances
And so we/I shall exist on
And dream of voices cascading over sullied precipices
And rocky faces, speaking to our inner lost children
Upholding the precious perception of hope
Not only to lift us from nothingness, but also
To guide our treacherous passage, through the
Hills and valleys, days and nights, lies and truths
That obscure a clear-cut path,
Of which there are but one
That carry our burdens...and blessings
To their rightful terminus.
It is here that we find

That there is nothing to find.