ISLAND OF SHAME
One summer morning He left us ashamed In some small town of small ways
The one they feared They might turn to stone They feared to hold his hand
And he died alone Don't leave them on - an island of shame Your solution
You - homophobic You - coward You send them away to an island of misery
You're not immune to any disease I can not argue when the truth is plain
to see In your beliefs, your fear of death I see reflections of society
We'll take our last breath - alone Adding insult to injuries - He was
alone
LAZY
I just lost my job, I just lost my girl, things are getting way out
of con(trol) but my living proff is writing me. Thrust me down, I'll
never leave, over head and guilt tv, Im burn't out and lazy. looking,
dwealing, fuck me. Look at my cat, why can't I live like that, all of
the animals except a few, do nothing else but eat and shit, yesterday
was not the time, in my belt , in my mind, Im lazy.Fuck you.
KNOW IT ALL
Look at the world in disbelief You used to follow - now you lead College
has enlightened you And you are proud to be different And like different
bands - different types You ain't nobody's fool It's like certain bands
remind you of someone you hated 'Cause they didn't wear the right clothing
And there's only one true fashion Alot of the bands on the college charts
are great bands until they get signed. Then you hate them It's such
bullshit - you used to love them you hypocrite I remember you and I
listening to bands that we liked Only the songs mattered to you But
now you're a D.J. and preaching that hype "Corporate Rock Sucks" "You
know, college radio enlightens you" It's supposed to serve as a means
to expose new bands without prejudice, but it makes no sense Safe harbor
for the underground 'Til the alternative becomes the popular sound The
bands are good 'til they make enough cash to eat food and get a pad
Then they're sold out and their music is cliché Because talent's exclusive
to bands without pay Know it all - Did you really listen to that song?
Could you ever write what you call wrong?
STOCKIN' THE NEIGHBORS
Friday night's the perfect night to mow some neighbor's lawn, And Dave
is drunk and at the helm before too long. And Chris will gladly ride
shotgun, 'cause navigating seems like fun, Drunk and out of gas, they
drive around and crash. They're driving through your yard, there's nothing
you can do, Dave's behind the wheel, and he's had more than just a few.
Suburban families slumber in civility, Awakened to the sights and sounds
of the yard they're blowing down in their death machine. Drive, drive,
drive, drive, drive, drive... Dave's a midnight landscaper, and he's
working overtime, And he is full throttle--full throttle tonight. (Alright!)
He was almost home, just one more block, he had to hit that last mailbox,
Dumped it in a ditch, ain't that a bitch? (Stoking the neighbors!) Came
time to run, came time to bail, He was having too much fun to spend
the night in jail. He had no "Triple A" for a tow truck, Called them
anyway: Goleta, hear them say, "Hey pal, you're fucked!" Dave's a decent
guy, like most of us, until he drinks, And then his liquid mind takes
over how he thinks. And then all that matters is having fun, pulling
off the next beer run, On one too many nights, the party's over. He's
driving through your yard, there's nothing you can do, Dave's behind
the wheel, and he's had more than one or two. Suburban families slumber
in civility, Awakened to the aftermath: the neighbors have been stoked...
GIVE IT BACK
Try to ignore him Try to have self-control When that tounge slips just
once its in his eyes Silence by energy push me down And it likes to
come again Here to make you listen to them Treated to many times The
eye for eye has left us blind This creature of demise, repaid all the
time You hate them, you hate yourself Take it out on someone else I
feel a change within myself, I used to be out of control I always knew
in hurricane(?), that inspiration was a game And now it seems as grow
old, as I mature I'm lesser bold I can't believe how cruel and cold
some people act, I give it back Cause I don't want it, and I don't need
itso I give it back Don't want to understand the child abuse, the past
gone violent don't justify his violent nature Sooner or later I hope
he meets his maker once again and like his father before him he kills
himself Cause I don't want it and I don't need itso I give it back You
hate them, you hate yourself take it out on someone else
RUST
They make your bed, don't they Long ago they fought and died for faith
- what's changed ? It's said that we've acquired tolerance to build
more bridges Cross those rivers, yet modern man enslaves his conscious
and the undertow of blame still flows between Give it birth to the machine
- hostilities of ancestry Slow to understand the variance - quick to
judge on one aspect - rust We call them fools today - they will call
us fools in days to come - always In any age it's ignorance He that
he's not with me is against me The river of pride swells to high, washing
those bridges out to sea Give it birth to the machine Too proud to love
- Too proud Soaking in your fears - rusting away Never comprehending
- always condescending Slow to understand the variance - quick to judge
- quick to condem Carried them for years - stones that they once cast
Place the blame on them as if it were their past Yesterdays distrust
Resent, Regret, disgust Still we pay for their living - pay for their
mistakes Who will cast the latest stones of hate Pay for their misgivings
- pay for their living - still we find that on the surface there is
rust
GOIN' SOUTH
Gotta drive all night if not a go Got to designate a driver before the
show It's your turn now at the wheel There's nothing like a guard rail
to wake you up in the middle of the night And we are drivin' north,
goin' south It looks like we'll sleep here, we're out of beer We're
headed south on the north bound Our wheels might as well be square cause
we're not really getting anywhere Tire tracks throughout, felt the brakin',
I don't think we're gonna make it Drivin' around, goin' downIt looks
like we'll sleep here, I need a beer South, goin' south, check us out
we're goin' south South, headed south, check it out, we're goin' downSouth,
goin' south
DIS'CHORDS
Silent again - when spoken their is friction and conflict why do we
rub each other wrong maybe we've known each other too well for too long
you and i have heard each other speech before are these words that i
said - the same words that you heard we can only agree to disagree in
disharmony is it too much likeness or indifference well the answer's
in the question isn't it the deepest cut of all comes from a trusted
friend but i'm sick of it all i can't listen i wish that all of it would
end you cut me off - i cut you down serrated words let's stop repeating
the lesson. We've been through thick n' thin i consider you a friend
though it's hard for me show everytime you hear this song you'll know
it's not just the business we know much more exist let's end the bad
notes and the dis'chords we'll tune our attitude and realize a personal
reward
COFFEE AND CIGARETTS
I'm getting used to getting old but where's my ambition - Days of omission
I feel broken down inside because my words seem to be trite adding to
the overwhelming Always a question of truth your truths question my
efficiency Shocking - The words you can't hear Impact - The words I
can't write Recycled words don't justify... none of these words suffice
searching for the sharp words to drive the message in I put the last
words down then I begin to question the truth Your truths question my
efficiency Impact the words you can´t hear Shocking the words I can´t
write
BROWN EYED GIRL
[written by Van Morison]
WHIPPING BOY
now it's simple to me Sometimes you have to let go when there's Next
to nothing You say everytime she says no There's more pain then love
It comes o shove almost Everytime you speak Somehow you fight Something's
just crazy Somehow it's taking all the life left in you You'er losing
ground Carrying that torch Your not asking for much As she has... Had
time to heal And she doesn't need you any longer an you... Had time
to drink and you call her to tell her you've gotten much stronger At
three in the morning she says stop calling cause... Everyone's asleep
Some of us work You're driving me crazy When will you get on with my
life Now every nights friday night Picking fights with your friends
Somehow trying to make amends So you seach for comfort in a friend It's
not the same she won't understand You both learned to think alike So
what was so wrong Where's she tonight out there drinking while you're
left in thinking It's taken all the life left in... You You're losing
ground Carrying that torch You're not asking for much Still somehow
You'll wait for her You say she'll return But you still carry that torch
That girl WHIPPING BOY!!!
NO ONE
Labors of commitment Blood of his arms A growing sense of duty But in
his song he's screaming out Insuficient - he just falls further behind
Principles, purpose, tradition, time Weigh heavy on this guilty mind
Wits astray Blind in rage, awar he'll wage on grieving Another no one
hanging from the ceiling Because only the extreme makes an impression
When drowning in the mainstream One at the mercy of another's faith
finally answers to no one in his fall from grace They say they love
him but how could they ever Miles above him they ask for repent It doesn't
matter what you want from me Don't think there's worth in my apology
Because people never really change You and I will always be the same
and it's a problem that we can't mend because it happened once it will
happen again Because they plant their seeds of condition until we have
no choice, we lose conviction wits astray Blind in rage a war he'll
wage on grieving Another no one blows his head off Because only the
extreme makes an impression when drowning in the mainstream no one
BYE FOR NOW
Here comes the day I see my friends far away, When I grow up inside
what will happen to me? The city sights the business types, I can see
but where are you? Bye for now. Didn't mean to let you down, Didn't
mean to drive you away. Bye for now! Now that your not around, So many
things I'd like to say! See here I think I've found the missing link,
The piece that holds us together. If I had my way I'd here you say that
it's OK, Friendship should last for ever. Bye for now. Didn't mean to
let you down, Didn't mean to drive you away. Bye for now! Now that you're
not around, So many things I'd like to say! Didn't mean to let you down.
Didn't mean to let you down. Didn't mean to let you down. Didn't mean
to let you down. Didn't mean to let you down. Never meant to let you
down. Didn't mean to let you down.
HIDDEN TRACK
Don’t call it a movement, there’s other ways of saying it
Call it brown cable and I’m laying it down
Big and brown, leaving it where it counts, fat amounts
Blazin’, a butt raisin dingleberry, yes my butt is hairy
Every nation a-backing ‘em out, come on everybody let me hear
you shout
I’m gonna back one out
Momma said back one out
I’m gonna back one out
Momma said back one out
Splotchin’, there’s no stopping, it’s coming down
and the smell is rotten
Pain, I musta ate Draino, Mount St. Helens, ass volcano
Burnin’ like hot lava, I got the runs ‘cos I drank too much
Java
Ouch, that sensation is not the runs I got constipation
I’m gonna back one out
Momma said back one out
I’m gonna back one out
My momma said back one out