Songs by John O'Hallaron Music, lyrics, arrangements, and instrumental and vocal performances by John O'Hallaron (except where noted). Songs listed in reverse chronological order of composition. Copyright (c) 2007-2012 John O'Hallaron. All Rights Reserved. ******************* Tonight (Feb, 2012) ******************* Every day when I wake, I'm looking for something to keep us alive. I'm on the hunt for something to satisfy my mind. I've sharpened my knife and loaded my bow for whatever I might find. Tonight, we're gonna be alright. Tonight, we're gonna find our light. Tonight, we're gonna make it right. Tonight, we're gonna be alright. I understand what's at stake. It's not about what you have, but what you can make. I'm on the hunt to make sure my people will not starve. I'm taking my place in the stars above, which no longer seem so far. (repeat chorus x2) *************************** Hawaiian Bistro (Feb, 2012) *************************** Instrumental *************************** Christmas Party (Dec, 2011) *************************** Instrumental ****************************** You're My Antidote (Dec, 2011) ****************************** Verse 1: Oh when I am with you, I've never felt another love so true. I look at you and I see everything I could ever need. Bridge: When we're feeling all the weight of the world, I know that we can keep each other afloat. In a world full of poisonous people you're my antidote. Chorus: I love you (I love you) I love you (I'll always love you) And I know that we can keep each other afloat. I love you. "You're My Antidote" Verse 1: Oh when I am with you, I've never felt another love so true. I look at you and I see everything I could ever need. Bridge: When we're feeling all the weight of the world, I know that we can keep each other afloat. In a world full of poisonous people you're my antidote. Chorus: I love you (I love you) I love you (I'll always love you) And I know that we can keep each other afloat. I love you. Verse 2: You're so sweet, and you're tough. I don't want to hear you say you've had enough. And it's true, meeting you has been the sweetest thing the whole way through. Repeat Bridge. Repeat Chorus x 2 ***************** Vibes (Nov, 2011) ***************** Instrumental ***************************** Piece It Together (Nov, 2011) "Follow Me" EP ***************************** He wants to be okay. She wants to be okay. Everybody wants to be okay. We want to be okay. They want to be okay. Everybody wants to be okay but everybody can't have their way. And so you take a few, and choose which way you want to move. And justify all the things that you don't do. I always find it strange, when we are looking for a change. It seldomly ever makes it past our brains. I wish I had forever, so I could do whatever. I wish I had forever, to piece it all together. Get to know my weakness, figure out how to beat this. I'm wishing that I had forever so I could piece it all together. He wants to be okay. She wants to be okay. Everybody wants to be okay. We want to be okay. They want to be okay. Everybody wants to be okay but everybody can't have their way. I wish I had forever, so I could do whatever. I wish I had forever, to piece it all together. Get to know my weakness, figure out how to beat this. I'm wishing that I had forever so I could piece it all together. ******************** Coast (Nov 11, 2011) "Follow Me" EP ******************** See it coming on. Moving down the coast. Feel it coming on. Oh it's coming on. Oh it's getting strong. Brace yourself, it won't be long. Trees fall on the road. There's nowhere to go. Hold on 'till the dawn. Oh it's coming on. Oh it's getting strong. Brace yourself, it won't be long. Oh It's getting strong. Brace yourself, it won't be long. ***************** Caves (Nov, 2011) "Follow Me" EP ***************** When will I see this drop from my shoulders and fall? Never had a hill to climb so tall. Folded in pieces promises I need to keep. Remember them when I can't fall asleep. Look across the fallen bridge. Can you make out what you see? Peer across what stands before you. Will you find your way through? Follow that feeling into the darkest of caves. Trusting that again you'll see the day. Wade into water into the deepest of seas. Believing that you'll still have air to breath. Look across the fallen bridge. Can you make out what you see? Peer across what stands before you. Will you find your way through? ******************** Follow Me (Nov,2011) "Follow Me" EP ******************** If you when you find yourself in trouble, Follow me. If you buried underneath the rubble of a struggle Follow me. If you ask yourself does your direction need correction Follow Me. If you're left to wonder over under on the number Follow me. Pace in the step that the drummer has laid. Walk in the prints that his sandals have made. Pace in the step that the drummer has laid. If you get lost between summer and fall. Empty your mind and follow my call. Eyes on the path that is leading you up up up. If you when you find yourself in trouble, Follow me. If you buried underneath the rubble of a struggle Follow me. ************************** May 31st House (Nov, 2011) ************************** Instrumental ************************************* Highly Evolved Silverbacks Operating Heavy Artillery (Nov, 2011) ************************************* Instrumental ************************ Speak to You (Nov, 2011) ************************ Settle into what you know. Pick a place and go, man, go. It's alright to take it slow. But now you have no reason, not to start the show. Trust in the feeling that resides. believe in it until you hit your stride. Hold it closely for the ride and show everybody living what you've got inside. What good is the page without a pen? You let your thoughts flow out of reach again. What good is a home without a friend. 'Cause isn't that all that matters in the end? Everytime you look up in the sky and know another day soon will pass you by. Hold onto everything you love, and love before we're taken from above. Carve a path and don't retreat. Make a stand or take a seat. You have the tools set at your feet. So whittle away until you get to something sweet. Listen to what speaks to you. For the words they speak oftentimes are true. If you're not sure, no, what to do, listen to the voice of the things that speak to you. Listen to the voice of the things that speak to you. What good is the page without a pen? You let your thoughts flow out of reach again. What good is a home without a friend. 'Cause isn't that all that matters in the end? Everytime you look up in the sky and know another day soon will pass you by. Hold onto everything you love, and love before we're taken from above. ***************************** Stixx and Stonezz (Oct, 2011) ***************************** Running from stixx and stonezz. I don't wanna break no bonez. Running from stixx and stonezz. Running to the ice cream cones. I want to get a flavor twist. Chocolate vanilla is what I've missed or the baseball glove with the gumball, so good it'll make me crumble. Running from stixx and stonezz. I don't wanna break no bonez. Running from stixx and stonezz. Running to the ice cream cones. Got the beat, gotta eat I need another treat gotta greet the heat with something frozen and sweet. Everybody bow to the cream of the cow, for when it transforms, nobody knows how. Everybody kneel to the mother of the utter for the milk inside make-a-da cheese into-da butter. I want to get a flavor twist. Chocolate vanilla is what I've missed or the baseball glove with the gumball, so good it'll make me crumble. Running from stixx and stonezz. I don't wanna break no bonez. Running from stixx and stonezz. Running to the ice cream cones. ************************* I See the Sun (Oct, 2011) ************************* I lost track of time now I see the sun. I lost track of time now I see the sun. And now I'm done. It sure was fun. I lost track of time now I see the sun. I was grooving in another spot. So in tune that I forgot the clock keeps ticking. Yeah yeah yeah keeps ticking. I was moving and away I went. Keep on going 'till I'm all spent. I keep ticking. Yeah yeah yeah I keep ticking. I don't get paid, but I've got it made. Keep on ticking strong 'till I see the sun. I lost track of time now I see the sun. I lost track of time now I see the sun. And now I'm done. It sure was fun. I lost track of time now I see the sun. Carry on until the break of dawn. Keep on going 'till I got the song. I keep ticking. Yeah yeah yeah I keep ticking. Late at night is when I make my move. keep on digging 'till I find the groove. I keep on ticking. Yeah yeah yeah I keep ticking. I don't get paid, but I've got it made. Keep on ticking strong 'till I see the sun. I lost track of time now I see the sun. I lost track of time now I see the sun. And now I'm done. It sure was fun. I lost track of time now I see the sun. I lost track of time now I see the sun. I lost track of time now I see the sun. And now I'm done. It sure was fun. I lost track of time now I see the sun. ********************************************** Mysteries and Stuff (Instrumental) (Oct, 2011) ********************************************** Instrumental ********************************************* Memories of Spring (Instrumental) (Oct, 2011) ********************************************* Instrumental ****************************************** Level 1: Cotton Candy Mountain (Sep, 2011) ****************************************** Instrumental *********************** Let it Ring (Aug, 2011) *********************** If your heart shouts, let it out, let it out. and if your heart sings, let it ring, let it ring. If it's around tie it down, before it escapes, and soon you'll be feeling great. If you need a grin, let it in, let it in. If there's one thing you know, let it show, let it show. If you can see, set it free. wake from your sleep, so you can live happily. ********************** All I Need (Aug, 2011) Written and performed by John O'Hallaron and Robert Foster ********************** When the morning light hits my eyes. I just wanna see you lying next to me. I know the love is so good. Every time I see you I just wanna say. Every day I feel this way. Loving you's the only thing I need to stay. Beautiful, you are the one. No matter what you do I'll keep on loving you. I can't tell you, no I can't tell you all you really are. You've taken me so far. I can't leave you, no I can't leave. 'Cause you're the reason Love's in season. I just wanna say. (repeat chorus) You are all I need. (x4) Every day, feeling this way. (x4) In your eyes, I see it in your eyes. The truth that is inside. I feel like I can fly. I know the love is so pure. Every time I touch you I know I was meant for you. ***************************** It's Time To Feed (May, 2011) ***************************** How long can you wade the shore when you don't know what you're waiting for? You're afraid to open the door. A blinded venture. Now you're done and you're well read but you need a second to clear your head. What do you want before you're dead? It's all or nothing. Waiting for this time to be. To find your way. To set you free. Aim your sight on what you need. It's your day. It's time to feed. Hold on till the light is green. So close to a pleasant dream. It's bursting at the seam. There's something pushing. You know what you need to do. Can't stop if you feel it's true. Right now the sky is blue when you need nothing. (repeat chorus) Satisfaction in my eye, and you know why. It's time to fly. Driving till I reach the end. I'll pretend that you're my friends. Wrap your brain on something new. Get your shoes and walk through. Now I'm waking from my sleep. In so deep. Now I'm free. Open up the silver door to where there's more. And I've waited for. All the time that I will need to make my read. It's time to feed. Waiting for this time to be. To find your way. To set you free. Set your sight on what you need. It's your day. It's time to feed. ***************************** Supplemental Time (May, 2011) ***************************** The construction of beams brings the fruition of dreams. The casting of steel makes your fantasy real. The sowing of seeds will satisfy the needs of the hungry mouths that they'll soon feed. The weaving of thread will soon yield bread now that supplemental time is mine all mine. With my two hands I'll bend it to a shape. Any shape that I desire, heat it up with my fire. Mold it to a giant bird who's blistering screech will never go unheard. And I'll shower the land, the sea and the sand with all the creations of my hand. Send it down to all man the best that I can and hope that they understand. The induction of thought makes what before there was not. Use what you've got make the synthesis hot. The winding of coil will fertilize the soil and turn up the heat and make the water start to boil. A brain that's on the move will propagate the groove now that supplemental time is mine all mine. (repeat chorus) ******************* Striker (May, 2011) ******************* Instrumental ******************* Nocturne (Apr, 2011) ******************** Nocturnally trained inside. I've shadowed the darkest night. Unconscious and in their beds. Now I can clear my head. Oh I wish I could see. Night walking to find some peace. It's holding me in this crease. So quiet you hear your thoughts. What's working and what's not. Oh I wish I could see. ******************************* Listen to the Voice (Apr, 2011) ******************************* Instrumental ********************** Mystic Fat (Apr, 2011) ********************** Instrumental *********************** Haunted Fat (Apr, 2011) *********************** Instrumental ************************* Fill My Belly (Apr, 2011) - Samples taken from The Notorious B.I.G.'s "Juicy", "Big Poppa", and "Hypnotize". ************************* Instrumental ********************** Get It Now (Mar, 2011) ********************** I don't wanna wait, so I'll get it now. satisfy the need but I don't know how. I'm not gonna watch this fade away. No more stalling out gonna get it today. No more waiting for... Time making perfect sense. Waiting for whatever doesn't matter. TIred of my own excuse. It's lame and I know that it's just a reason. Tying up a needless noose, I do it to my self but it's not pleasing. Get yourself of that fence, 'cause I don't have forever to move. I'm sorry to myself that I stepped away. Felt I had no choice and I couldn't stay. Looking for a hold on a point of view. Found that I had lost what I'm trying to prove. I don't wanna fight to have this feeling. Never wanna see the light burn out. The longer that I sit fills my head with gray. i don't wanna wait, so I'll get it today. No more waiting for... (repeat chorus) ********************* Megalodon (Mar, 2011) ********************* Instrumental ********************* 105 Cones (Mar, 2011) ********************* One hundred five cones. (repeat) ************************ Pickle Blues (Mar, 2011) ************************ Sitting in a room all on my own. Facing the questions that I've never known. And solutions, they escape me as I'm staring through the wall. There's no satisfaction in here at all. Waiting for the answers to crystalize. It's pushing 4am and it's no surprise that my thoughts are stuck in neutral. My indecision's got me down. Singing out the pickle blues till I come around. And the window is no help in this new frontier. And there is no exit out of this house of mirrors. And the further I push forward, I find myself once more, staring at the peeling paint of my bedroom door. Well the light above my head won't talk to me. And the floor refuses to make a decree of what I need to do now and where I need to go. If I keep on talking to my room, I'll never know. ***************** Juice (Feb, 2011) ***************** Instrumental ************************ Baseball Cat (Feb, 2011) ************************ Cat in a hat. It's a baseball cap. Tiny little shoes and a can of chew. Cat with a bat. It's a baseball bat. Tiny little glove for the game he loves. Cat in a shirt. It's a baseball shirt. Covered in dirt. Gonna bring the hurt. Paw on the stitch. It's a curveball pitch. Alright Winston, hit the spoons. ...HIT THE SPOONS!!! FASTER! It's a baseball cat with a curveball pitch. Tough as nails, he'll toss you in a ditch. If you wanna win the game, remember the name and the face of the baseball cat. ********************* Pasta Boy (Feb, 2011) ********************* He's thawing the meat seasoning the meat tenderize meat and then he repeat. He tell me "you see the meat is the key. I am the best so they call me Pasta Boy." He's stirring the sauce stir with wood spoon spoon very big good to stir sauce. Making a pasta brings me great joy that's why around here they call me Pasta Boy. ******************* Wake Up (Jan, 2011) ******************* Wake up and get your head off the ground. Wake up so you can make your rounds. Some day Some day Some day I'll wake up Wake Up! Wake Up and do what you've got to do. When you snap out of it get to work so you can pay your dues. If you know what you want get to work so you can make your move. Wake Up! ***************** Capri (Jan, 2011) ***************** A spot by the sea is all that I need. Just a sandy surrender Capri. Somewhere that's hotter where the water clear and my problems don't follow me here. A place where the air is good for my hair where I'd rather walk everywhere. Someplace where sun rays are always your friend whose warm light is the gift that they send. **************************** Gap in the Chain (Jan, 2011) **************************** With a passivist silence you feel there's a change. In the absence of thought you still feel it it's all very strange. Oh it's starting to strain. And a gap in the chain makes you question your worth 'till you burst. Oh be careful when searching your mind. 'cause you might not like what you find. Make believe that you're fine and have nothing to lose. underneath this veneer lies an awkward assumption of truth. **************** More (Jan, 2011) **************** Looking through your eyes inside to find the dreams you hide. You've got me asking why. Have you never had them, or did you let them die? I see it all the time, enough to change my mind. They're not looking for something more. Caught between the night and day to track down the thoughts that strayed. 'till then I'll be awake. Have you ever had them, or did you let them die? I see it all the time enough to change my mind. They're not looking for something more. I see it all the time content to make their dime nothing to be found and time to settle down. ************************* Pelican Watch (Dec, 2011) ************************* Instrumental ************************** Brightest Star (Dec, 2010) Lyrics by John O'Hallaron and Karen Unger ************************** I did not want you to know I was melting away in the snow. I had dried with all the leaves taken away by the sea. Floated to another world so far gone was this girl but you pulled me down you took my hand and gave me a soft spot to land. You're the brightest star that ever shined and I still can't believe that you're mine. I gave up on finding love I was a stick in the mud. And then I saw a smile so bright that brought me back into the light. Your love to me has come to be another branch on my tree. A brand new door, and so much more. I hope I can return the favor. You're the brightest star that ever shined and I still can't believe that you're mine. ************************* West Virginia (Oct, 2010) ************************* I heard the water call my name. I didn't pay much mind. I can't remember when it started until I had to leave it all behind. I don't know when I'm coming home when I don't even know what day it is. I don't know when I'm coming home I think I feel alright, I think we should stay another night. West Virginia, I'm so glad. You make me happy when I'm sad. West Virginia. It'll drive you mad, 'cause you'll be chasing all the best of times you've ever had. I traveled time there with a con man. He told me of his plans to make a film. He had an interest in connections and he shared a brightly colored point of view. My body's feeling sore today 'cause Benny dragged us through the lake. And three Arenas saw it happen seeing how much the both of us could take. I don't know when I'm coming home when I don't even know what day it is. I don't know when I'm coming home I feel alright, I think we should stay another night. West Virginia, I'm so glad. You make me happy when I'm sad. West Virginia. It'll drive you mad, 'cause you'll be chasing all the best of times you've ever had. We're on the float with Captain Beezer and Charles is asleep right on the floor. Cast the rocks and catch a trophy, the kind that keeps you coming back for more. I heard the water call my name. It whispered in my ear. You know you'll want me once I'm gone. Remember that when you are leaving hear. *********************************** What Are You Afraid Of? (Oct, 2010) *********************************** Well you think that you know what direction to go but the answer is just out of reach. And you're scared to grab, to take a stab, 'cause you've not yet gone mad enough. And you see what you need but you're struggling to breath and you can't find the guts yet to change. And your list goes unchecked as you start to dissect what it is that you think that you want. What are you afraid of? The chance that you might fall? Well aren't we all? Aren't we all? What are you afraid of? The mountain seems too tall? You're scared you'll fall? Aren't we all? And you're finding it strange that you won't make the change that will take you to where you desire. And your actions remain nonexistent, the same and you can't figure out the problem. And you can't flee the past 'cause it's going to fast and you wish that the clock would take a break. And you feel you might burst 'cause you're stuck in reverse and you can't seem to get it in gear. What are you afraid of? That you don't know know what's right? You've lost the light? Can't find the light? What are you afraid of? The weighted odds that you face to find your grace? To find your grace? What are you afraid of? ************************* The Shoemaker (Sep, 2010) ************************* The ghost of George will take your shoes. The ghost of George Robert Twelve Hewes. He wants to take them for a cruise. The ghost of George will take your shoes. He helped his homies with the tea. They threw it all into the sea. They thought that it would make them free, and realize hopes of liberty. He is so mad, master was bad, he says enough I've had. He makes the shoes that you will use Don't forget Mr. Hewes. And then one day his face was long. They tar and feathered Mr. John. He didn't mean to do him wrong, and now his dignity is gone. A loaded musket struck his face. The sentry left a sour taste. The tea they drank must have been laced, because they massacred that place. He is so mad, master was bad, he says enough I've had. He makes the shoes that you will use Don't forget Mr. Hewes. Made of cow hide, they're cured and dried, they are very nice you'll find. When you're inside with laces tied, pleasure now in every stride. He was so poor. They closed his store, now he's fighting in the war. If you're a pig, he'll burn your wig, then you won't feel so big. ********************** Believe Me (Jul, 2010) ********************** I don't mind little waves across the water no I don't. I don't know if you're reading how I'm feeling no I don't. I don't think when I'm staring at the ceiling spacily, but you know me. Do me favor and listen to me. I got no reason to leave. You gotta believe me. I'm telling the truth. I don't want anybody else but you. How can I say it so you'll understand. I can't express it in words. I need you to feel it. So you'll understand. I don't want anybody else but you. I don't mind little waves across the water no I don't. I don't know if you're reading how I'm feeling no I don't. I don't think when I'm staring at the ceiling spacily, but you know me. ******************************* It's-a-Sausage Time (Jul, 2010) ******************************* Instrumental ************************ Mr. Jamerson (Jun, 2010) ************************ Well I've been searching for awhile. Doing all that I can do. I've been sifting through the pile Down to the tile Looking for someone like you. She's smoother than Mr. Jamerson and she doesn't have to try. And it's never hard to remember why when I look into her eyes. They grab on, and she's all mine. I was ready to accept defeat. It seemed like every outcome was the same. And it was unexpected that I'd meet someone so sweet. And then along you came. ******************** Amberson (Jun, 2010) ******************** Standing along, hanging his eyes, up in the sky. Staring into a quivering light that bleeds through the night. He's the watchman on the roof he's the closest to the stars and his eyes are reaching far he knows exactly where you are. High above the crowded streets taking tabs on all he sees he's the watchman on the roof. He's watching you now act out your scene he knows what it means. Passing the time as he waits for the sun. He knows what you've done. ***************************** The Runnin' Blues (May, 2010) ***************************** Instrumental ********************** Sugar Ring (Mar, 2010) ********************** Remember when you were out of control before you dug yourself out of that hole Before I knew what made you feel okay before I heard what you don't wanna say. Your sugar ring keeps you afloat. When the nights go fast and the weeks go quick except when I'm away and you've got me worried sick. And I should be frightened but I feel okay. I hope you're here to stay I won't let you go away. I wasn't scared I thought that I'd be afraid that this was false that this was all a charade. You're favorite numbers are playing inside my head. I think it's funny the way you walk on your bed. ************************* Into the Wild (Mar, 2010) ************************* Seeing with my eyes closed, Hearing without ears, I'm knowing without thinking. I'm trying to shed a tear. I'll be seeing you again, but it won't be like back when I was yours and you were mine so long ago. Passing through with nothing left to do. Oh what a view when we knew what was not true. I'm breathing with a caution I'm standing behind the line I'm walking in no direction I'm happy just passing time. Now & then you'll know a change and the pieces will arrange You'll be standing over top your history. **************************** Holy Mackerel!!! (Mar, 2010) **************************** Instrumental ************************* Picture Frame (Feb, 2010) ************************* I missed another day I was sleeping away. I was tired of being awake. 'cause it's easier to sleep and crawl underneath than to try and figure this out. And it's picking at my brain will this feeling remain? Pictures different, but the frame's the same. 'cause it's happened once before, when the love it was no more and my heart's still feeling sore. *********************** Sleepy Girl (Feb, 2010) *********************** Sleepy girl won't you come outside, I'm waiting here for you. Sleepy girl open up your eyes so I can see my prize. Sleepy girl all the lights are out and you are fast asleep. And I can't stand to wake you now so I won't make a peep. Sleepy Girl Sleepy girl won't you come outside, I'm waiting here for you. Sleepy girl open up your eyes so I can see my prize. Sleepy girl all the lights are out and you are fast asleep. And I can't stand to wake you now so I won't make a peep. Way down low, under your window. You're inside I can hear you sigh. All the day thinking of your face. Now it's too late I missed my chance I guess I'll have to wait. Or maybe I should ring that gong, you won't be sleeping long. Sound my horn make sirens wail ring a linga dingin my bells. Pound some nails into some steel, a noise so loud you'll feel. Don't be scared if I move some air it's only part of your nightmare. ******************** Sundress (Jan, 2010) ******************** Fish still on the line you're still hanging on hanging by a thread and soon you will be gone A high school memory I miss you less and less and I cannot remember how you look in your sundress But sometimes I still see you you've been permanently pasted into view I try to see through this obstruction when my landscape's turning blue Erase me from your past and I will do the same and watch me disappear like your makeup in the rain Young and full of life you taught me how to love at last you're not the one who I'm always thinking of But sometimes I still see you you've been permanently pasted into view I try to see through this obstruction when my landscape's turning blue ********************************* A Number You Can Call (Jan, 2010) ********************************* I never thought I'd see the day I've never talked to you at all I wasn't sure what I should say but here's a number you can call a number you can call call, call, call, will you be calling me? I thought I'd throw it out there just to see if you'd call, call, call, and pick me off the wall, and catch me soon before I start to fall I thought it seemed a little strange that things were falling into place but I was ready for a change to bring me back from outer space and over to your place. ************************ Swoon,Part 1 (Dec, 2009) ************************ For you I swoon, and I hope I see you soon. And I wish you could have stayed 'cause you feel so far away. I used to see all the girls who do see me, and I needed something new, so girl I'm glad that I met you. Somehow you've climbed right into this brain of mine, and my heart can free its chains 'cause I'm thinking that you feel the same. In time we'll see what becomes of you and me. But for now I'll think of you 'cause I don't know what else to do. ************************* Swoon, Part 2 (Dec, 2009) ************************* I wanna be with you all through April, May, and June. Though it's something I don't show, it's something that I want you to know. It's just the way you speak, it makes me look down at my feet, and if I look you in the eyes I can't help but crack a smile. We're in the car outside, and the heat is turned up high, and we talk to get acquainted through a smoke and a "how do you do?" That's all I want tonight: Just to sit in the moonlight. Who'd of thought we'd have a ball when the car's not even moving at all? ****************************************** Friend of a Friend of a Friend (Dec, 2009) ****************************************** I could say I know you, Kitty, and you could say the same. You're a friend of a friend of a friend. That's how I know your name. We had met before this, but I wouldn't say we've met. Now we've been acquainted through a night I won't forget. I don't know that much about you, but I'd like to learn. Will this be the same old thing, or an unfamiliar turn? Pinkerton's my jam and you've got "The Good Life" in your head. You and I see eye to eye. In Weezer you're well read. ***************** Sunny (Dec, 2009) ***************** Sunny sky turns to twilight, as we waited for the busses to arrive. We're dressed up for performance. She don't like it but she's still looking fine. Soon we grabbed our cases, and I stepped onto the bus and took my seat, and then I saw to my surprise, she walked over and sat down next to me. I'm too scared to hold her. I can't believe this, her head's on my shoulder. I've been waiting for this moment. She's finally showing it. She likes me and I know it. Honey, I'm so glad that you did this. I was scared you didn't feel the same. Honest I'm in denial. We're just going to a recital. I'm thinking it's all in my brain. Now I can't wait for tomorrow, being that I know now what I do. I just can't wait to see her. I've crossed my fingers It's seeming to good to be true. **************************************** Some Things I'll Never Learn (Nov, 2009) **************************************** I don't need your empty sympathy. So don't pretend to want what you don't need. Myself I can't stand when I abandon all my plans and change all I do, for you. It's been so long. It's natural I suppose. It's still sad to see our memories decompose. I'm not a fan of things I do not understand. So won't you help and lend me a hand. It's always there: The hint that you still care. It breaks my heart That we are still apart. Oh how it burns. Some things I'll never learn To keep my heart safe from you. ************************* She Wants Out (Nov, 2009) ************************* You've lost all attachment to me. Now you have no investment in me. Our ties have all been cut in a stroke of rotten luck. Yeah. I was swallowed up in sadness. Almost to the point of madness. And now my neurons find it hard to strike up the needed charge to let it be. Seems it's pointless to remember what went down in that November. And now I'm losing sleep 'cause you've changed your view on me and now you're gone. Cryptic brief elusive contact. Terminating my new contract. She's cleared up any doubt as to what she's all about. She wants out. ************************* Sleeping Late (Nov, 2009) ************************* Four useless hours lying in bed trying to sleep. My brain's on fire. I should try counting sheep. When I close my eyes, thoughts start to flood my mind. Why I get so deep I don't know, I just wanna fall asleep. Sun is creeping up. It's getting light. I'm wide awake. I'm doomed again. Plans or not, I'm sleeping late. ********************** Still Here (Oct, 2009) ********************** I'll probably see you down the line, and we'll play it off like everything's fine, but I know you won't forget the things I've said, and you won't tell me what's going through your head. All the things you do that make me feel alright have disappeared. I know it isn't good to dwell on things that didn't go so well, but the way you captivate my mind, and the fact that I'm still here and you're just fine. All these things make it impossible for me to draw the line. I saw you walk away. There's so much more that I wanted to say. I'm sorry that the words never made it through. That's the last time that I saw you. The time is quickly passing by. And you probably aren't wondering why there's still a part of me that you still occupy when so long ago we made our last goodbyes. Though I should probably just leave this all behind, my heart's still tied. ********************** Strung Out (Sep, 2009) ********************** Recycled thought passing through, A thought suggesting that you're stalling. Stuck in the back of my head, The subtle feeling that you're falling. Leftover feelings inside, That make you question your decisions. Misguided views of intent, A lapse of judgement killed your visions. Drifting away, I'm fighting through this foggy haze. Drifting away, And I'm trying to find my way. Drifting away. It's all a mess, A knot inside my head. & all in all it's still not clear. With the pressure building now, I'm feeling so strung out. I'd sleep it off If I could sleep. ************************ Dinosaur Jr. (Sep, 2009) ************************ Please don't put this on me by making me feel guilty. No, I can't. Find another ride. Please don't be hurt, like I don't care. I feel drama in the air. No, I can't. Find another ride. ***************************** Haley Joel Osment (Sep, 2009) ***************************** When I get home I'm gonna sing you a song I'm gonna make you feel nice 'Cause you're my sugar and spice. Under a blanket we'll be So you can snuggle with me And I'll ignore the TV You're all that I wanna see 'Cause I know you're the only one. Yes I know you're the only one. And if I feel down because I'm outta town I don't know what I'll do 'Cause I'm in love with you. I fall more in love With you every day And darlin' it's true Since the day I met you I'm in love, I'm in love. I'm in love, I'm in love. I'm in love and I'm not gonna let you go. No I'm not gonna let you go. ******************** Indolent (Sep, 2009) ******************** It started slow and it crept up we didn't know that we were being pushed right out the door like dirt being swept up off the floor. No one's wrong and no one's right. There is no victor to this fight. It only served to shed some light, and change the directions of our lives. I can't say I was surprised. 'Cause I looked at you, and you looked at me, and we knew right there it wasn't meant to be. 'Cause when your worlds crashing down, but you're numb to the pain. It's apparent that we're never gonna feel the same. As friends we'd stay, but soon we started to drift away. You've never seemed so far away from me. How could this have happened? How could this be? A thought that stays in my brain every single day: That we don't know each other any more. I'm finding that hard for me to ignore, but it's not something worth changing for. ******************* Nothing (Aug, 2009) ******************* Nothing is all I get from you. Nothing is all I can do. Nothing seems to make it through. Nothing. There's nothing I can do. Just know that anything is better than nothing, my love. Maybe you don't have much to say. Maybe it's so I'll go away. But baby it seems I'm here to stay. Honest I think about you every day. And darlin' anything is better than nothing, my love. *********************** Fairweather (Jun, 2009) - Keyboard part written and performed by Harrison Wargo. *********************** Verse 1: Sitting on the lawn, You were here but now you're gone. Gone away. I can see you now, Even though you're not around. You're trapped up in my head. Maybe it'd be best, To give your thought a rest. My brain is such a mess. And pack up all your things, And take it all away, And leave this all behind. Chorus: Will you ever see me like you did before, when I was the man that you were looking for? Will you ever know me, like you did so long ago, before I was just somebody you used to know? Verse 2: Watching years fly by. Defeated but I still try. I don't know why. And it's easy to forget the tricks your mind will play and words a mutinous heart will say. And you have told me why, but you should know that I, I'm not satisfied. I don't buy it. So will this never end? Our bond never to mend? To stay fairweather friends? (Repeat Chorus) ********************** Stationery (May, 2009) ********************* Verse 1: Faded ink, on worn down stationery, fed into the flames. A space and time, encapsulated ordinary lines, that meant so much to me. The reason why, I've slowly grown to fear commitment. You're never in the clear. Fooled again, by a teasing sense of false connection. Convinced by your strong false affection. Chorus: I read your letter. Claims of love no longer true. We thought we'd make it through. Collecting dust now, I hope you think about me too. But as the ink fades away, So do you. Verse 2: Three years down. Those rounded corners cannot cut me anymore. So worn out. Sour taste, When I think of how I crumbled to the floor, With nothing left to show. Pages full, Of idealistic plans that fell through. This plane is going down. (Repeat chorus) ******************** Rosedale (May, 2009) - Keyboard part arranged and performed by Harrison Wargo. ******************** Verse 1: I took a bus to 69th street To be with you. You went alone so you could meet me When I arrived. We shared a taxi back to high street. Back to your home. I was so happy just to see you. Just to be near. Chorus: But the 104 took me Back down to the station. And then I took a train ride home. Watched Pennsylvania passing by outside the window. And soon I'd be back home alone. Verse 2: Let's make the most out of the weekend. I won't see you soon again. Sunday is quickly drawing near And I'm dreading this goodbye. Walked past the tennis courts on Rosedale. You held my hand. I wished the bus would never show. So I could stay right here with you. (Repeat chorus) *************************** Across the Moon (Apr, 2009) - Harrison Wargo wrote, arranged, and recorded drums, bass guitar, rhythm guitar, and keyboard parts and also contributed backing vocals. *************************** Verse 1: All across the surface cracked and gray. Through the speaker in my helmet, heard you say, that we could walk across the moon. And we could see beyond the windows view. Verse 2: I fell into a crater, tripped over a moon rock. A native caught my fall, reconnected my air-lock. I said thank you friend, now I'll be on my way. This is my first time here in outer space. **************** Hon' (Apr, 2009) **************** Verse 1: You're like a magnet, attractive and cold. Some sorry sap's gonna fit your mold. You'll never have trouble making new friends. So you don't need to bother with making ammends. It's true, people can't resist you. Sweating just to know your name. You'll be friends, Until they wanna get closer. These people are all the same. Chorus: I don't care 'bout the damage done. You don't know what you're missing hon'. And I don't care 'bout the damage done. I hope you know it's your loss hon'. Verse 2: They'll love you to death wherever you go. Surrounded by all of the people you know. With so many friends it gets harder to tell Who really cares and who wants something else. They'll play it off like they care about you. And then you'll never see them again. They'll tell you exactly what you want to hear. Get what they want then they'll disappear. (Repeat chorus) Verse 3: They'll play it off like they care about you. And then you'll never see them again. They'll tell you exactly what you want to hear. Get what they want then they'll disappear. It's true, people can't resist you. Sweating just to know your name. You'll be friends, Until they wanna get closer. These people are all the same. (Repeat chorus) **************** Pawn (Apr, 2009) - Keyboard part arranged and performed by Harrison Wargo. **************** Verse 1: Go to sleep. Go to bed when you feel this again. You will feel better tomorrow. I should turn off the light and not start up a fight. I just need to make this night through. The things that you've said going straight to my head. I'm trying my best to forget. But you know how to push all my buttons so well. I'm tired of being your pawn. Chorus: I'm a pawn in your game. Someday you will feel this way. Verse 2: Go to sleep. Go to bed. Bring this night to an end. Thinking just worsens my mood. 'Cause when all I can see is how it used to be, then it's best just to sleep it away. As more time passes by I grow callous and I no longer bother to try. 'Cause my heart slowly dies with every new guy. What makes him better than me? Chorus: I'm a pawn in your game. Someday you will feel this pain. Someday you will feel this pain. Chorus reprise (4/4): I'm a pawn in your game. Someday you will feel this way. I'm a pawn in your game. Someday you will feel this pain. Someday you will feel this pain. Someday you will feel this pain. **************************** Above the Clouds (Mar, 2009) - Keyboard part arranged and performed by Harrison Wargo. **************************** Cloudy days, it rains a lot. But I can take you to mountain tops. Then we'll stand up above the clouds. Where we'll be dry but still hear the sound. Of raindrops falling to the ground. It sounds so nice, when we're dry at such great heights. I can take you there if only you'd let me. I can make you feel the way you want to feel. If only you give me the chance. No one will come close, cause I love you the most. Open up your heart to this romance. Air my lungs can't find, when you simply cross my mind. I think it means that we should be together. I can take you where nobody goes. We'll get away. We'll throw out our phones. We'll sit atop the earth below. And I can tell you what you should know. You give me everything I need. I wish you could see that together we'll be free. I can take you there if only you'd let me. I can make you feel the way you want to feel. If only you give me the chance. No one will come close, cause I love you the most. Open up your heart to this romance. My heart it beats away every time I see your face. I think it means that we should be together. I can make you feel the way you want to feel. If only you give me the chance. No one will come close, cause I love you the most. Open up your heart to this romance. The happiness you bring, it makes me want to sing, of how I'd like to give my heart to you. Together we will find true love and peace of mind. Our lives will once again seem new. Air my lungs can't find, when you simply cross my mind. I think it means that we should be together. My heart it beats away, every time I see your face. I think it means that we should be together. I think it means that we should be together ******************* My Pond (Mar, 2009) ******************* Everything that I do I've done with you. It comes back to you. Anywhere I might be You've been there with me. You've been there with me. Love is flawed when it's not the same coming from both sides. Someone's left taking all the brunt while the other walks away. For me it's true, You're gone but I can't get away from you. You're making waves across my pond and you're disturbing everything. You're making waves across my pond. You're making waves across my pond. Why can't you play nice or be gone? You're making waves across my pond. Why can't you play nice or be gone? When I sleep, and the dream begins, You find your way in. You find your way in. Well it's not worth it. I know it's not. I think I'm gonna go insane, From my selective brain. Love is flawed when it's not the same coming from both sides. Someone's left taking all the brunt while the other walks away. For me it's true, You're gone but I can't get away from you. You're making waves across my pond and you're disturbing everything. You're making waves across my pond. You're making waves across my pond. Why can't you play nice or be gone? You're making waves across my pond. Why can't you play nice or be gone? ********************* Insincere (Feb, 2009) ********************* Verse 1: I hope he keeps you up at night. That's how I feel. It's not right. Bitterness grows horns upon my head, And fuels the nasty things I've said. I can't the take the hurt inside. Anger's where relief resides. I think I need to get away, Before I do more harm today. Chorus: Evil. When did you fall down from the sky? So Evil. But so am I. Verse 2: It's a wretched place to be: When the love's not felt mutually. I can't accept your change of heart, But you're so far I don't know who you are. I've been hopelessly holding on, When I should really be moving on. And since your words were insincere, I wanna leave I wanna get out of here. (Repeat chorus) Verse 3: I'm sorry if I hurt you. But you don't know what you put me through. I'm so tired of being mislead. It's putting blisters on my head. I've grown numb to lies and snares. Things that make me think you care. You're not the same, girl, I know. I think it's time to let go. ********************** Warm Me Up (Feb, 2009) ********************** Verse 1: I've got a blanket, and a CD stash. I've got pictures in my head. I can't escape now, Because you're all around. Constantly reminded of better times. Chorus: Well I'm a bit older. Maybe I'm colder now. I need your help So won't you warm me up. Cause nobody else can The same way that you can. Verse 2: Well I tried hard To forget this. I tried to make the shift quick and painless. But I just can't Seem to forget you. It seems there's nothing I can do. (Repeat chorus) Chorus 2: Well I'm a bit older. Maybe I'm colder now. I need your help So won't you warm me up. I need you baby, So won't you come save me? ************************** Fish in a Bowl (Jan, 2009) ************************** I'm a fish in a bowl I can't break through the glass. Though I want you the same I just look through the panes. When I see you out there How I wish I could join you. But all I can do is just Float here and stew. Well I used to have company here in the bowl You swam happily as The queen of the castle. But then you grew legs and climbed out of here and the bowl overflowed from the flowing of tears. So I live here alone now Watching and wishing that some day you'll realize what your heart's been missing. I'm calling you back You're afraid to come in. It seems that your scared You forgot how to swim. The gravel is calling. It's neon and round. I'm keeping it clean in case you come back around. (Repeat first verse 2x) ************************ Set In Stone (Jan, 2009) ************************ Verse 1: When a friend that I knew Said that love is really true, I believed every word But since then I have learned It's easy to believe Before love strikes you down Before you see that love Can wear an evil crown. Chorus: Did you fool, Did you fool, Did you fool yourself again? Did you fool, Did you fool, Did you fool yourself again? Did you fool, Did you fool, Did you fool yourself again? Did you fool, fool yourself again? Verse 2: It's easy to love And in turn ignite the wick When you don't know the damage that the flame can then inflict. Those who've been through love's digestive track will keep a careful eye For they know what it's like when love dies. (chorus) It seems it doesn't matter How sure you can be 'Cause your heart can change It's mind unpredictably. Now it's clear that love can't Be expressed through telephones, And I've learned that Nothing's ever set in stone. (chorus) ********************** Your Guard (Jan, 2009) ********************** You don't have to hide This seems right for you. We always over think What's acceptable to do. The creases in my hand Have begun to fold. The space from you to me Wasn't meant to be this cold. You don't have to run If it's making sense. Perspectives always change With their influence. Circumstances tease And drop me to a knee. Why can't you entertain The possibility? When you decide To keep your guard. The lack of honesty Makes this so hard. It's just not fair for you To keep me in the dark I'd like to know Is that so hard? ******************** Bookworm (Jan, 2009) ******************** Instrumental *********************** Crazy Folks (Jan, 2009) *********************** Under the roof We'll take the booth. To the waitress I will say. Yes please, fill up My coffee cup. Before I fade. Somehow awake. It's so damn late. But I don't care. The crazy folks Are the aim of our jokes. But someday I'll be there. ********************* Mahi Mahi (Dec, 2008) ********************* Instrumental ***************************** A Cowardly Escape (Dec, 2008) ***************************** Verse 1: Backwards and broken, a troubling state of mind. When I opt to leave responsibilities behind. As I went down to the basement I put my head into my hands. How am I to be expected to meet all these demands? I'll sit and conjure up a shallow false sense of devotion. But it's hard to maintain if it sparks no real emotion. I find myself surrounded by ambitiousness and focus but the future that I see's about as clear as a cloud of smokus. Chorus: I know that I'm lucky and I'm spoiled to the face of the list of eager people who'd be glad to take my place. This guilty discontentment stains the so called prime of years. Will I slide into old age confirming all of my worst fears? (chorus over) Verse 2: The clock is ticking, ticking off the hours. And it's got me wondering will I ripen or grow sour? And it often gets me shaken the years that flew right by. It seems like only yesterday well I was turning nine. And since that time a decade's past but I still feel the same. All that's changed is the ratty beard I grew and a slightly wiser brain. And if that's all that's changed in the past ten years than I Cannot help but think that I will be the same the day I die. Chorus: I know that I'm lucky and I'm spoiled to the face of the list of eager people who'd be glad to take my place. This guilty discontentment stains the so called prime of years. Will I slide into old age confirming all of my worst fears? Chorus 2: The optimistic point of view's a risky point of view to take. The bounty's high, but so's the risk with so much more at stake. Invest your time and think it through and though it's not all great the pessimistic state of mind's a cowardly escape. ((chorus over)) ******************** Untitled (Nov, 2008) ******************** Verse 1: Serenely stagnant love, put them both on edge. The peace and lack of conflict slowly clouded up their heads. This idealistic romance wound them tightly like a screw 'till their shell was finally cracked revealing problems that ran through. Chorus: It's easy to leave if your suitcase is already packed. But the truth is that we've been packing long, behind each others backs. Verse 2: With love so passionate the distance was too great. It caused their misinterpretations to consistently inflate. And when they finally met once more, the distance was still there. And though they wished their love to last,it was too much to bear. (repeat chorus) ****************************** Our Love is a Leaf (Nov, 2008) ****************************** When just a friend, is no longer enough. This heart in my chest can still love afterall. High expectations of falling in love, but our love is a leaf that will never fall. Quietness keeps the truth from you. The chilled air of autumn is passing through. The leaves all around me have fallen to the ground. But our love is a leaf that will never fall. Everybody has someone. Everybody has someone. If only I could find just one, then everybody'd have someone. Sometimes I think of what you might do If only you knew what I thought of you. I don't think you feel the same way at all. That's why our love is a leaf that will never fall. Does it make sense to chase my heart with such a high risk of falling apart? I don't have the wisdom to make the call. That's why our love is a leaf that will never fall. ************************* Crash Landing (Oct, 2008) - Matt and Rich Bradford helped arrange bass and drums ************************* This drowsy restlessness, I lie in bed awake and watch the hours tick away and now it's starting to get late. Surrounded by a college town these lonely thoughts float through my head, and I'm left nervously on edge by all the things you haven't said. All that's left, left of her, has started to fester. It keeps on expanding. She's the pilot of this crash landing. It's getting late and everybody's gone to sleep, and at this hour the price of happiness is getting steep. All my friends are off in dreams and I'm awake here by myself. With just my thoughts to entertain, I try to think of something else. **************************** Saved by the Jam (Oct, 2008) **************************** Weathering another storm. A melancholy downpour. I'm bumming now, but I got no reason. Body's warm, but I'm still freezing. Take time to sort it out. Trying to make it back somehow. One thing always seems to be, The only proven cure for me. Peel the paint right off the walls, Shake the plates down from the shelf. All the neighbors pull their hair out, Shut the windows, close the door. Strike a chord and twist a knob. Feeling better rockin' on. Well the jamming saved the day. It takes me so far away. Spirits raise with the volume knob, Drowns away the pain. All my problems exit through my hands As I try to imitate my favorite bands. Metal boxes in a line. One could call them tools of mine. When I want a little extra punch, That's when you'll hear the click click crunch. **************** Dear (Sep, 2008) **************** Perhaps it was too soft for you to hear. The words never made it to your ear. It's quite unfortunate that you're no longer near, cause I love you dear. I love you dear. Sometimes my bashfulness it gets to me. That's not the man I'd like to be. If I could try again I'd shout it to the world. I love this girl. I love this girl. Oh yes it's true, the day that we did meet. You taught my heart just how to beat. That's why it simply is to much to see you go, cause I love you so. I love you so. I'll tell you girl it doesn't take that much. The quickest glance will make me blush. I cannot hold it in. I have to make it clear. I love you dear. I love you dear. And I would cross the country. I'd travel 'round the globe. I won't let some borderline Keep you from being mine. ****************************** I Won't Give Chase (Sep, 2008) ****************************** Deep desire to flee, Underneath the white birch tree. Always there for me. Always there for me. It wasn't always in my sight, But it's been there all my life. Always there for me. Always there for me. Posted up out on the street, Waiting on a call for me. I no longer see the white birch tree. Eighteen years along the way. I've seen you almost every day. I smile when I see the white birch tree. Don't know the day that my love sank. I can't explain, my mind goes blank. Every chance I get my mind goes blank. Well I'm not yours and you're not mine, Gotta find a way to spend my time. I guess I'll write a song, but hey that's fine. A humid breeze across my face, Reminds me of your warm embrace. But I won't give chase. I won't give chase. For a while my heart was broken. I hope you know the door's still open. I'm doing fine, but the door is always open. *************************** On the Holidays (Aug, 2008) - Copyright (c) 2008 by Matt Bradford and John O'Hallaron - Lyrics by Matt Bradford and John O'Hallaron *************************** I say goodnight, but don't wanna leave. I throw my calender away, So I don't have to see. How many days are left, before it all goes away. When you come home, I want you to stay. So I don't just see you, on the holidays. It was no surprise, And now that summer's done, it seems that everything has changed, And we had just begun. I know all the reasons why, But I'm still asking why. Reality sets in, As we watch the sun drop from the sky. And now I start to realize, There's not much cruel as time. ************************** Talk All Night (Aug, 2008) ************************** I wanna know. Where we can go. And please, come by yourself. I want you to myself. We can go anywhere you want to go. As long as it's just you. you and me. you and me. And we could talk all night. And we could talk all night. And we could talk all night. And we could talk all night. And we could talk all night. And we could talk all night. And we could talk all night. And we could talk all night. Let's sit outside on the street. We'll sit and talk outside in our bare feet. The air is warm so we can stay out late. You can tell me the things you love and the things you hate. All I wanna do is talk with you. That's all I ask from you it's true. The pavement will be our couch tonight. You look so nice in the moonlight. All I want right now is to hear you speak. And you must think that I'm some kind of freak. But I'm not... And we could talk all night. And we could talk all night. And we could talk all night. And we could talk all night. And we could talk all night. And we could talk all night. And we could talk all night. And we could talk all night. ******************************* Scarves and Stripes (Aug, 2008) ******************************* Stripes and scarves, The stickers on your red guitar. You've got your asian hybrid car. You do your best to project who you think you are. Square rimmed glasses and your cigarettes. You know the clothes that you need to get. You know the music I don't have but need. You helped create this new age indie creed. You're not cool unless you take oath to the scene. I'm sorry but that's not me. I'm not trendy, so you wouldn't like me. You wouldn't like me. You wouldn't like me. Scarves and stripes. If it's mainstream it can't be right. Obscure experimental electronic bands. Soft spoken metaphoric guitar man. Hip indie rockers are all that's right. I can tell cause their clothes are so perfectly tight. Trying to hard to be hipster and cool. You're always the life of the party at school. You need to dance so the people can see, How much cooler you are than me. ********************** John Wayne (Aug, 2008) ********************** I was getting beat, And I just needed to rest my feet. As I hit the ground, I did my best to look around. All I saw was dark, The light was blotted out by the wave of sparks. The waves caressed me down, As the blaring of the sirens muffled out the sound. I know the feeling when the clouds block out the sun. You're here, and now you can't go back what's done is done. It's true, you have arrived whether you like it or not. You're here. You're here. You're here. *************************** Distance Clouds (Aug, 2008) *************************** I was blue, But now I done turned red. I didn't want to move, and now I lost my head. The things I'd say to you. If I could go back, the things I'd do. You left town, You're not coming back around, But if you do, I'll be sitting on the Railroad tie, Looking up into sky, Wondering why I'm still waiting. Why why why why why... Country drive. These roads are what kept us alive. But distance always clouds, The most important things somehow. Our timing was so poor. And I'm convinced that I could not have loved you more. ********************* In Rewind (Jul, 2008) ********************* When it's dark outside, Forgotten times my mind will find, I will find. When the sun goes down, Suddenly my brain moves in rewind. In rewind. I wanna know If and when you're coming home. But it wouldn't be right, To pull you away from your new found life. So I guess for now, All I can do is wait somehow. I'm so tired Of fighting against the fact That I miss you. ******************* Lo Mein (Jul, 2008) ******************* 3:59 It's not looking like it's gonna be here on time. & my heads getting fried. It's not that I don't like you I don't know why I feel this but I do. Now we're so off track, I'm worried that we're not gonna make it back. Nothing matters when you're seventeen. 10:35 & you're waiting for me on the other side of this light that's frozen red. So close, & I'm losing my head. ********************* Fish Bone (Jul, 2008) ********************* Instrumental *************************** Money Can't Buy (Jul, 2008) - Featuring Rich Bradford on drums *************************** Remember when you turned 19. Remember what you wished for. Nothing that money could buy. You can't stock it in a store. All that you asked for, is right next to you. If only we were closer, Then we'd have it all. All that I need is you. And I'm all that you need too. All I need to be happy, Is you standing right next to me. Well then the wind did blow. It blew you away from me. It carried you so far away, And ended all your misery. Remember when you turned 19. Remember what you wished for. Well now your wish came true. Now you have it all. Now you have the one you love, Always by your side. Is it true when they say that the grass is greener on the other side? *********************************************************** If I Had a Nickel (Jul, 2008) - Featuring Bobby Lesko Daly on vocals *********************************************************** Oh if I had a nickel for every time that I, Fell in love with every girl that looked into my eyes. Well I'd be a wealthy man, living a life so fine. These women are making me rich but I just can't make them mine. Oh if I had a nickel for every time that I, Done broke my back for a pretty girl that I seen walkin' by. Well I'd be cruising on a boat and drinking the best of wine. These women are making me rich but I just can't make them mine. Why don't you come along with me, maybe and then you'll see. Baby, there's so much to love buried underneath. Why don't you come along with me, maybe and then you'll find. These women are making me rich but I just can't make them mine. Oh if I had a nickel for everytime that I, Thought if I were to lose this girl then I would wanna die. Sometimes I think I just might be losing my mind. These women are making me rich but I just can't make them mine. Oh if I had a nickel for everytime that I, Walked out my door wishing that I could be another guy. It doesn't seem to matter how hard I try. These women are making me rich but I just can't make them mine. ********************* TV Reruns (Jun, 2008) ********************* I can see where this is headed to. It's too late to save myself from you. I'm imprisoned by your memory. It's time I let your absence set me free. Free free free set me free. The last two years are playing on repeat. Feels like I'm watching reruns on tv. All I want is to forget your face, and find someone better to take your place. Free, free, free, free, free, free ,free, set me free. ******************************* Meet Me at the Moon (Jun, 2008) ******************************* Put the bubble on the black top. Scratches on the Concrete. Draining the box. Twist the dial and turn up the heat. Underneath the planks Over top a pink kitty cat. Eating peanut butter and we're Happy that we're doing that. Pitch a tent it's health class. Eating muffins secretly. Underneath the bridge on the frey till it's time to leave. Standing in a state of true happiness. when exactly did those three words lose their truthfulness? Speeding through the street, Underneath the overpass, to a nonexistent house where the rocks struck the panes of glass. Meeting in the moonlight Waiting for the earth to turn. Ignorant but happy, didn't know how much there was to learn. Constant clicking quickly wore My thumbs down to the bone. And we saw how easily things got twisted through the phone. Soon the only contact was Through a box of steel and glass. Upload your new life and Proceed to smudge the past. *************************** Romantic Policy (Jun, 2008) *************************** It's all about you and your instant satisfaction. It's time to tango with your wandering attractions. Never will confess things were getting kinda risky. You can't have me round when you're getting frisky. You're so strong singing "I Will Survive" Never thinking twice about the ones you leave behind. Ransack then retreat is your romantic policy. Take'm for everything they're worth then have a cup of tea. Just for once, tell it straight. Show me what you got. Lay it down flat. Hit me with your best shot. Words hit hard but it's overdue. It's about time that I hear something real from You remind me of a fish when you flip flop. You don't know what you want. You don't know when to stop. You always were the jealous type that couldn't stand to see any other soul, boy or girl, having a time with me. You helped ignite the bridges to isolate myself. The only way you'd have me is to have me to yourself. ********************************* There's No Such Thing (Jun, 2008) - Dave O'Hallaron on background vocals ********************************* Oh somewhere. You know I can't be everywhere. I know it's true. You just don't know now what to do. To fill the blanks. Remove the splinters from the planks. To keep a secret. We both know. We both know. There's no such thing. There's no such thing. There's no such thing. There's no such thing. Oh something we hold onto just to let it go. Sad but true how somethings seem to lose their glow. This life we see is like a record on repeat. It turns around and beats you down into the ground. There's no such thing. There's no such thing. There's no such thing as a secret as a secret. There's no such thing as a secret as a secret. ******************** Too Late (Jun, 2008) ******************** You could teach geometry with the angles on his face. Looking through your pictures, in every one I've been replaced. And it saddens me to see that I've completely been erased. And it brings me down to think of how so quickly you filled the space. And I don't know if I will ever hold your hand again. What should make me better than all these other willing men? Yesterday I passed away in my folding chair. I was at my funeral and I did not see you there. So where were you when I was lowered down into the ground? The service called for a eulogy but no one made a sound. Did you simply drift to far to make it back around? Finally we came to terms. Our love had truly drowned. From above I saw you there, walking through the grass. Everyone had left by then and you arrived too late. ******************************** Take You by the Hand (Jun, 2008) ******************************** Funny feeling in my stomach, when I run this through my brain. All my organs seem to plummet. Is it you? Is it this plane? I can tell that something's up, when I still can't get a grip. When I let my thoughts meander over there my heart still flips. I wanted to go far, and take you by the hand. But that vision's fading fast, and I don't understand. The way this story turns, I just can't see what's to become of you and me. Funny feeling when I think how things didn't fall in place. Things that failed to go as planned, and the things I can't replace. Waiting for a resolution to the story line. Can we please hurry up and finish story time? ******************************* You Made It Through (Jun, 2008) ******************************* You are on the edge, Of everything I know. I cannot look away. I cannot let you go. You crept into my bones. You are a part of me. That's why you're always there. That's where you'll always be. Somehow you made it through. Separated me from you. I'm stuck in last years thoughts, and everything that's not. I wish I could step outside. So I could ask myself, Why do you think you're wrong? It's time to move along. *************************** It's Time To Go (May, 2008) *************************** It's raining out and time for me to go. Our clothes are soaked but we walk slow. A jail bus rounds the corner to take me away. Had I but one wish it would be to stay. And the farther I go, The more I need you, you know. I stare outside the window. I've never felt so high then so low. All I want is to stay by your side. The last thing I want is this Greyhound ride. And the farther I go, The more I need you, you know. **************** I-76 (Apr, 2008) **************** Please come back to Pittsburgh, How am I supposed to hug you When you're living in another town. Is it possible to reason? I need you close so I can finally rid my face of this awful frown. I hope you don't forget me. With all that's going on, is it possible that I could fade away? I hope you still remember me every time you see a prom group taking pictures at the end of May. I hope I pop into your head Every time you're at the drive in Or you're watching episodes of Hey Dude. And I hope I'm in your thoughts. Every time you think of summer and the way it was before you went away. We didn't know what we had done, When we kissed on the gravel on the second Friday in June. Please come back to Pittsburgh. I need you more than ever and it breaks my heart to be so far away. ****************************** It's Been Too Long (Apr, 2008) ****************************** Oh yes it's been so long. It's been so long since I have sung you a song. So now I'll sing a tune. A song that's just for you. When I see you walking through that open door, there's no doubt that you are worth waiting for. Every time I see you walk through my yard, I remember why we try so hard. And every time that you walk by, it never fails to send me shivers down my spine. wishing there was no such thing as time. When you are mine. So if you hear this song. Well then you know that it's been too long. I wonder you'll be. If you still think of me. It's not as bad as you remember. (Chorus) ***************************** Make Up Your Mind (Apr, 2008) - Charles Rawlins on background vocals ***************************** I try so hard not to recall, the way it was when it was new. Selective memory causes me to falsely glorify you. And now I've lost the fire extinguisher that smothered out the flame. My heart's a blaze that's fed at the thought of your name. You run me ragged and I cannot compromise. I wish I could've warned myself not to look into your eyes. 'Cause you tied me up and I'm struggling to break free. Won't you please cut the binds you've tied around me? I've convinced you that it won't work. You've moved on now, and how it hurts. I'm still trying. I don't know why. You don't need me when you're with that guy. The seeds we planted are all withering away, but I'm still hoping that they'll come to life again someday. Patience is a virtue I've been blessed to always have, but this mystery uncertainty is driving me mad. I've convinced you that it won't work. You've moved on now, and how it hurts. I'm still trying. I don't know why. You don't need me when you're with that guy. He says that he loves you, and you say I love you too. I refuse to believe that, and when he's throught I'll be waiting here for you. The feelings I'd forgotten somehow found me once again, but we had our chance and blew it so for now I'll just pretend that we had never met. ******************** Eviction (Apr, 2008) ******************** Here in my house, I'll tell you how I'm feeling. Feel free to ask, "Are there thoughts that you're concealing?" I'll do my best to answer you completely, I'll tell you what you want to hear. Taken away, the days are growing shorter. It's getting harder now to keep myself in order. Woken at night, by the dreams that have escaped me. Wondering where did they all go? Cut by a knife, the gash is slowly closing. Just another movement in this life that I'm composing. Maybe we'll see the rules that we have broken, and then start to question the direction that we've chosen. And maybe in ten years I'll see your face, passing by in an unfamiliar place. Just for that moment time seems to move in slow motion. Hanging on as long as I can. You crawled in my head and made a home behind my face. You left in the fall, but you're still taking up space. You've long since been gone, but your eviction's yet to happen. It's time that you got out of my head. Caught in the smoke, of a stranger passing by me, The pain in my lungs reminds me of you consequently. Too many times, I raise my hopes just to be let down. I'm better off with nothing at all. The more I stare, I realize I'm unprepared. Buried feelings flood my mind from long ago. The thought what if, picks away at my brain. Wondering if we'll ever feel the same. Reminded of the things that we always thought we'd be. We held them in our hands but now we see. Our efforts were in fact rubbing salt into our wounds, I should have let it go while I still could. ********************* Treehouse (Mar, 2008) ********************* Go and get your hammer, and a box of nails. Just please be careful, so your thumb you don't impale. The sound of the saw, the hiss of the drill, fill the air around you. When we finally cut the tape we'll have so many things to do in our treehouse, come on over to our treehouse. It's time for dinner in our treehouse. So get your friends and your dog, bring your cards and your chips cause we're going to the treehouse, come on over to our treehouse. It's time for dinner in our treehouse. Come on over to the treehouse tonight. The walls are finely sanded, and the roof is nearly done. The trap-door's in construction and the zip-line's just been strung. The striking of nails, the drone of the lawn mower fill the air around you. Don't wanna come inside. All I want right now's to be right here in my (Chorus) ************************** Nostalgianisce (Mar, 2008) ************************** Something has stirred up all of the silt and sediment. The decomposing feelings are once again evident. The water that once was so clear has suddenly clouded again. Now it's just a cluttered up swirling chaos where all my conflicting thoughts go to contend. I've fallen into all the thoughts in my head it's too deep and I'm starting to drown. Everything that I thought that I knew has suddenly flipped upside down. The waves so erratic bombarding my being have started to take their toll. And just like a house made of cards I am wondering how far I will go till I fold. And I don't know anything. Lately I'm feeling my head is way up in the clouds, and I'm having trouble trying to see what's down below. Sometimes the memories and faces of old will say hello. But more often than not, the past takes a death grip and strongly refuses to let me go. The glorious history has woven a tapestry tightly around my ribs. It keeps growing tighter and tighter until all the color has drained from my lips. All of the while, all I can think is I wish I could go back in time. My memories have all turned against me and oh how I wish they'd just fall back in line. Nostalgia's got the best of me. ********************* Bundle Up (Feb, 2008) ********************* The long sleeves on your arms, and the scarf around your neck. Are usually worn in the winter time the last time that I checked. So why then are you bundled up? No chill is in the air. There's but one explanation for the clothes you chose to wear. Bundle up. Bundle up. You can do your best to hide. No amount of clothes will cover up the lies. Get yourself a hat, and wear those glasses over your eyes. I can see through everything, right through your sly disguise. Despite this fact I feel the same. I can't stop lovin' you. Nobody's perfect and I know I've hurt you too. Avoid my confrontation, I've lost sight of where you are. And all that I can do right now is love you from afar. ************************* Just the Same (Feb, 2008) ************************* Something's happened here, somethings really changed. And you're not who you used to be. I can hardly say I know you, I can hardly call you friend. I don't know you anymore. Are you happy with yourself? Are you happy where you are? Did you get what you wanted? Did you find someone else? I hope your new friend is nice, now that I'm out of your life. I hope you know what it's worth, setting yourself up to get hurt. Things I thought were true, turned out truly wrong. I hope I know better now. Everything I knew was more or less a dream. It's time to recycle my memories. (Chorus) Just remember that I always tried to take it slow, and two years later you just threw it out the window. You meant so much, I meant so little. You played it off like you were someone different. You had me fooled, I thought you were a true friend. But now I see that you are just the same as the rest of them. ************************* Broken Bottle (Jan, 2008) ************************* We were everything that I could ever hope for. But slowly we digressed until our hearts were beaten sore. All of our hard work and toil in the end just served to spoil us rancid. How can something so wonderful painfully end up so miserable I ask? We were past the point of certainty. I knew that every day you would be with me. So we sealed our fate into a glass wine bottle. We tossed it out to sea and watched it drift into the sun. But shortly after, the bottle washed ashore. And what was magic once turned into nothing more than just a broken bottle. A broken piece of trash. Broken. Broken. A broken piece of trash. I'd never felt a love like that before. A fact I'm struggling to ignore: I'd never felt a love like that before. ********************* Moving On (Jan, 2008) ********************* Boom, just like that you're moving on. Haven't missed a step since I've gone. You don't need me round no more, but I'm finding out that my hearts torn. I tried to hide away these thoughts. I tried to be something that I'm not. All I needed was some time to remind myself of why you were mine. Oh how I miss your gentle touch. Oh baby I miss you so much. I miss you so much. I miss you so much. Ooo, time has opened up my eyes. I'm starting to realize how much I need you, and how little you need me. ********************************* This Cycle Never Ends (Jan, 2008) ********************************* This cycle goes round and round and round. I have lost count of the number of rotations. It keeps on spinning never to slow down. I don't even remember when it started in the first place. I can see you there spinning to my right. I try my best to keep my eyes on you. You keep on spinning, spinning further out of sight. Soon enough you'll have spun back into view. And now you're spinning back in my direction. And now you're close enough that I can hear you breathe. I cannot help but ponder the question. Should I stop you now or wait for you to come back around. ************************* Narrow Minded (Jan, 2008) ************************* Look in my eyes. Tell me a Lie. You always do. You think you're right. You always do. But we know that's not true. I'm always on the short end of the deal, It never matters how I feel. You get what's yours and call it a fair deal. Stop feeling sorry for yourself, You are so blind you're never gonna find what you're looking for. What can I say? You're full of cloches. What happened to you? The spotlight's on me, but look at yourself. And maybe you will see. You're putting me on trial just to hide your self denial. You should really stop in look into a mirror once in a while. You're always too preoccupied to show consideration. Your narrow mindedness never occured to you. Break all my bones, then tell me you love me. You always do. Twist all my words, and pit them against me. You always do. Chorus #1 I wanted a wife, not this soap opera life that you've given me. But it's not your fault, it's just the way that you are. So I guess this just won't work. Chorus #2 **************************** The Smell of Ash (Jan, 2008) **************************** The salt on the road makes an odd shade of grey, as the smell of the ash in the air fades away. The snow on the grass has all melted by now, but I still wish to make me a snowman somehow. All that's left is on the curb, the steely snow that smells of gasoline. Oh how I wish old mother nature would just intervene. The leafless oak trees and the smell of evergreens brings to mind memories that have long forgotten me. I tried to recall the painted pictures of the fall, But I seem to forget most of the details of them all. Just like the change of season, My mind will change up without reason. When I think I've settled in, It turns out I've yet to begin. The sun up above costs a shadow down below, And it seems to follow me everywhere that I go. The dark silhouette lingers closely by my side but when I ask for the time of day it never will reply. And now the spring is moving in, my feet are soaked right to the skin. The evidence of yesterday has just begun to melt away. The mixture of snow and dirt gets tracked into the house, Just another reminder of the coming spring announced. The chill in the air will surely nibble at your ear, but the pain won't last long because the spring is drawing near. And as the season changes, the landscape quickly rearranges. What I saw here yesterday has somehow disappeared today. *********************** The Descent (Jan, 2008) *********************** Rain drops will fall from the sky. Fall from the sky down to Earth. They look to the clouds and wave goodbye. They fall to the ground and brinkg about new life. And the rain falls fast Not worried about the future, or worried about the past. Just goes where it goes as the wind dictates its path. The rain soon collects on the ground, and washes away all the dirt. Some people find comfort in the sound, while others are reminded of the times they've been hurt. (chorus) In some ways we're all like the rain, In time all our journeys will end Some will have brought joy and others pain. But the most important part will have been the descent. (chorus) ******************** Run Away (Jan, 2008) ******************** Please don't make me ask you a second time. I don't appreciate you creeping up from behind me. Run away to someplace far from here. Run away to where they cannot hear you scream. You do not know of what you're capable. You have a power that could crush someone to dust. ******************************************* You Haven't Seen the Last of Me (Jan, 2008) ******************************************* Underneath, the shirt that I wear, is a scar that spells your name on my stomach I swear. To you I write, No matter where you'll be, you haven't seen the last of me. No reason could stop me, No one would believe me, If I were to tell them that I were leaving. And If I leave, I'll be coming back another day. Don't you frown, because I'll make it back to you someway. So when you're feeling blue and when you're feeling blue, Just remember that I'll coming back around. Even though, the pictures I see, demonstrate the kind of love we had inaccurately. Cut loose and breath, Just remember, you haven't seen the last of me. It's about time that I leave to the place I'd rather be, I won't be certain, till I draw back the curtain. (chorus) **************** Beat (Dec, 2007) **************** My brain is shorting out, my brain is slowly melting, my eyes resemble, two raisins in a jar. my body feels as if it's at the bottom of the ocean, my face is constantly dragging on the ground. So tired, I can't tell, when I'm dreaming or awake. I'm beat. I'm beat. Too many times I've seen the sun break the horizon. It always seems as if I'm looking through a cloud. my eyes are closing, my eyelids feel like magnets. the world I see is growing further out of focus. (Chorus) ****************** Hollow (Dec, 2007) ****************** Shout into my ear and you might hear the words ring back. The echoes will, in fact, make you wonder. Knock your knuckles on my skull, peer into my eyes. You may never know what these two eyes of mine do hide. Something has drained the marrow right out of my bones, and the feeling that I'm getting positively goes to show that I'm Chorus: Hollow, I'm hollow, I'm hollow, I'm so hollow. Hollow, something happened I'm hollow. Nothings left I'm hollow. I'm so hollow. Look right through my skin at my intangible insides. The organs you won't find keep me alive. Don't look for answers cause they won't be found in here, When I look into myself I find the answers nowhere near. Scales can be deceiving and I know this cant be true, I guess there is no way that I can obviously prove that I'm (Chorus) Cut me open look inside, tell me somethings there. I know there has to be something in there somewhere. If there's not then lay me down and tell me how it is, I just need to know so I can learn to deal with this. Pardon me for asking, but I simply need to know. How did I end up like this? Just tell me and then I'll go. Cause I'm (Chorus) ********************* Love Song (Dec, 2007) ********************* Listen to a love song, Decipher all the words, Put it all together now, Tell me what it means. They never made sense to me, They never made sense. Until I met you. (x4) And now, the songs I never got make more sense than they ever did. And now, the words I heard before ring truer than they ever have. So I would like to thank you, for making it clear. ********************** I'm Cooked (Dec, 2007) ********************** 10,000 words will flow through my two lips. 10,000 words will flow right past your ear. 10,000 words won't save a sinking ship. 10,000 words won't save me now my dear. All the words in all the world, Couldn't change my mind I'm told. I might as well be deaf and blind, The answers I will never find. My eyes wide open, my ears closed shut, I tried and failed to test my luck. Karma's never seemed so real. Always holds up the other end of the deal. Late night run to the hardware store. When I get home I'm gonna board up the door. Girl you got me running scared. I've been trying to find a way to get out of here. A crab cannot be saved after it's thrown into the pot. The water that awaits me now is starting to get hot. The hotel of redemption has long since been booked, And like a crab on the beach of Santa Barbara I'm cooked. 10,000 words won't halt a speeding train. 10,000 words won't take you far from here. 10,000 words won't sooth your heart felt pain. 10,000 words won't save me now my dear. (Chorus 1) (Instrumental Break) (Chorus 2) ************************** Nobody Told Me (Nov, 2007) ************************** (Chorus) Nobody told me that this is how it is. And nobody said that things don't have to stay this way. Nobody told me that we can be the best of friends. Nobody told me. Nobody told me. In my heart I know what's right. But it's so hard I don't know what to do. Rack my brain long into the night. I just don't know how to tell you. Years pass. Good times. With you, my friend. I can't wait to see your smiling face again. I've really enjoyed the time that I've spent with you. This is just something I have to do. I can't stand to hurt you, But I refuse to lose you. I know it's hard. And you keep asking me why. You may never understand, No matter how hard I try. Please hear me out when I say, that this is the best way. Just know that this kills me too, But it's the right thing to do. I know that you might hate me, But later on you'll thank me. ****************************** The Midlife Crisis (Nov, 2007) ****************************** The tailored suit and black suede shoes on your two feet. The gold watch on your wrist and all the caviar you eat. Are all just big facades of who you'd one day like to be. But I know the man under the mask and you're not fooling me. You are a silhouette of a man that I once knew. A man that years ago promised himself that he'd stay true. And now you do your best to hide yourself behind your wall of wealth. And now we see that you were just running from yourself. Now you see, you've lost sight of who you are. All that makes you now is your suit and your cigar. The smoke that billows overhear rains clouds of fake unto your life. And now you have it all, you realize it wasn't worth the sacrifice. ************************************* I'll Dream of You Tonight (Nov, 2007) ************************************* Tonight I'll sleep and dream of you. Oh how I wish those dreams came true. I guess I just cant get enough. I'll dream of you tonight my love. And when I wake up I'll feel blue. Cause now you're far away and I'm missing you. The plane don't fly, the train don't run, the boat don't sail, as fast as I want them to. My heart beat right out of my chest. My broken ribs done tried their best. You came and stole it from above. My heart belongs to you my love. Chorus: ********************* Teenagers (Nov, 2007) ********************* There was once a time, several years ago, when I thought you were mine. but there were so many things that I didn't know. Late nights and secrecy, but I believed every story that you told me. I loved you so I never thought twice, I never thought that later on, I'd be paying the price Cause you'd... (chorus): Break my heart, don't even ask why, I don't know where to start. Betray my trust, you tell me that you love me then you leave me in the dust. As the years went by, I could see right through the lies. I realize that you're putting on an act, And I can only wonder what you do behind my back. Fake smiles and memories, I only wish that I could take everything back now. For if I only knew what you would do to me. If I was smart enough then maybe I would see. That you'd... (chorus) ************************* Dirty Clothes (Nov, 2007) ************************* All the dirty clothes strewn across the living room floor. I see a number of clothes that I have never seen before. I grab what I can and I head for the door. And all I've got's a pile of dirty clothes. I'm going out now but I feel underdressed. I'll take what I've got and I'll do my best. Blank stares and eyes glazed over, is usually how it goes. Cause all I've got's a pile of dirty clothes. ***************************** Tuck You in Tight (Oct, 2007) ***************************** Be careful where you're walking. And to whom you're talking. I don't ever wanna see anything happen to you. Who knew, everything our parents told us was true. Hey baby wanna make it alright, wanna tuck you in tight, wanna kiss you goodnight. Then I'll turn off the light, and I'll check under the bed. Then I'll get up slowly so I don't hit my head. I ain't never lettin' nothin' happen to you my baby. Tonight you're looking good. As I knew you would. Don't be scared, I'll be standing right next to you. And I'll be here to hold you closely. ************************* Said and Done (Oct, 2007) ************************* Chorus: It's all over, said and done. My first reaction was to run. Run away and not think twice. Maturing through pain and sacrifice. It's all over said and done. I thought that I had found the one. Is this love or just my head? My brain and heart have been mislead. Verse 1: Hang up the phone. I don't want to talk so just leave me alone. I can't read your mind. It's just a waste of my time. Verse 2: This has happened too many times. When am I gonna draw the line? I can't take this anymore. My dreams of love went down the drain, and how I wish they'd feel my pain because to them it's just a game. ****************************** All We Ever Needed (Oct, 2007) ****************************** A place to run around in. A place to sleep. A place where we can take it in. A place where we can rot our teeth. A place where the phone never rings because the land line is always on hold. A place where we never have to care about anything. Is all we ever needed. All we ever needed.. All we ever needed is here. (x2) A place where the music's always playing. A place I can call my own. A place where it's always worth staying, even if it's not your home. A place where the couch is heavenly. A place where the rug is warm. A place that you'd always come back to readily, Is all we ever needed. ******************** Pavement (Oct, 2007) ******************** The pavement underneath my feet, is like a yearbook of the past. The cracks grow larger on the street, Each year larger than the last. Witness the aging of the road. I recall when it was new. Not a single crack did show. Then the pinholes slowly grew. It's just a visual reminder, of how much time has passed, and how things have changed, and how they'll never last. It seems like yesterday they just paved the road and now faded cracked asphalt that I no longer know grows more unfamiliar. As the fault lines continue to grow. Every summer the pavement changed. It was never quite the same in the way the crevices were arranged. It was always such a shame. ************************ Walking Away (Oct, 2007) ************************ It's Friday night, and you call me, and ask me if I wanna go out, and I said yes, without a doubt. Let's find a field were we can dance the night away, And when the sun comes up we will wish that we could stay, That we could be here every day. Walking away, we only wish we could stay, Walking away, we try hard not to look back, Walking away, we will return here someday, Walking. Walking. It seems that good times only last but for a moment. For lifetimes afterwards, you wish you could go back. Go back with me. ******************** Ignition (Oct, 2007) ******************** The pounding of construction off in the distance. As a man in his office, questions his existence. The empty he sits in has a thick silence. He savors the peace, in a world filled with violence. Spending every minute helping everyone else, but he's slowly and steadily draining himself. He's trying to help, trying to make his family proud. He's tired of being a nameless face in a faceless crowd. All he's doing is trying to give back. But more like a candle, he's drowning in the wax. The itch he is feeling is testing his wits. Like an itch on his back, he cannot get rid of it. He's all to familiar with the smell of a taxi-cab. He's always been taunted with the things that he cannot have. The crackling embers suppressed within his chest, are threatening to ignite, and he his holding his breath. He is gonna break free now. (repeat) ******************** Get Lost (Sep, 2007) - Featuring Colleen Kokai on vocals ******************** Pack up your things and then start the car. We're gonna drive 'till we no longer know where we are. Don't bother to bring a map of the road. I want the road signs to dictate where we go. The wind in your face, the hum of the wheels, Now we see all the beauty cities try to conceal. Get the fullness of life, right down to the rind, We can leave all of our worries behind. I think we need to go. Let's get lost, don't be nervous. We will make wrong turns on purpose. Take a drive just for the ride, Just to have you by my side. This is life in the rawest. Living's never been this honest. Later on, looking back, We can smile with where we're at. Change all the tires then check the headlights. Make sure it all works 'cause we'll be driving all night. Our favorite bands will keep us awake. We'll jam to Weezer, Death Cab, Peaches, Rilo Kiley and Cake. When our ears need a break we can roll the windows down. Stop the car and enjoy silence instead of sound. When we're ready to go, we'll get back on the road. Where we'll end up, we still don't know. But we're still gonna go. *************************** All but a Dream (Sep, 2007) *************************** The squeaking of calcium, on the smooth pavement, Then into the cave of a room called the basement, The surging of youthfulness is obvious and blatant, Then time comes around and leaves us all shaken And wondering: Where did it all go? The yard's no longer littered with sleds and old lumber, The treehouse is now in a permanent slumber, Three rooms in my home are now vacant and ghastly, I think it's safe to say that time is a bastard. No matter how hard you hold on, it still slips away. So take a good look and then say your farewells, To the street once your own, that you once knew so well. The memories collected grow farther and farther away, As they fade more and more, with each passing day. And soon they'll be, but blurred photographs. The sprinkler's running but nobody's there, And the ground's getting soggy but nobody cares. The years take away the fun things of the past, And now looking back it seems it happened so fast, And all I once knew, is all but a dream. ******************** Car Seat (Sep, 2007) ******************** CD's underneath the car seat, With the labels peeled off from the tireless summer heat. Beaten, dirty and scratched from the shuffling of feet. When they're finally uncovered, it's always bittersweet. Times of old, come and gone, the reflections of the past, I come to realize my life is ending too fast. Take a moment to remember good times, Or they'll pass you by as quickly as an interstate road sign. I close my eyes but do not struggle to see, And take notice of the things like the smell of the upholstery. Memories start to fade, despite efforts to make them last, I come to realize my life is ending to fast. I don't know how to slow down. (repeated 4x) ******************* Show Me (Sep, 2007) ******************* Show me, I'd like to see. Teach me, I don't know anything. Tell me, where you'd like to be. Unravel, like a ball of string. And if you're interested, I'll be right here. Trust me, I have so much to learn from you. Believe me, there's still so much I have to do. Convince me, the world around can still be new. Come with me I know the words you speak are true. ***************** Plans (Sep, 2007) ***************** I take a look around. My path is not well lit. I often wonder to myself, if and how I will fit. Sometimes I feel right but there's the risk of being wrong. All I really wanna know, is where I belong. The clock is ticking, and time is running out, For me to change my mind and choose a different route. Cause I don't wanna be a floater when my life is half gone. All I really wanna know, is where I belong. ************************* One More Time (Sep, 2007) ************************* I really wish you would take a look at what you're doing to yourself. Something happened, and you turned yourself into somebody else. And I don't know whether you're here to stay or go. But I'm positive, you are the one for which I live. Forever lost within your gaze. I only long to see your face but one more time. I hope my best is good enough for you. Should you have doubts and wander off then I am through. You really get to me, when you can't see, that this is not who you are. You cannot see the reality that you've walked astray so far. But I see, the person inside, the person for whom which I would die, But I can't help loving you, it's all I want to do. *********************** So You Know (Sep, 2007) - Featuring Colleen Kokai on vocals *********************** I saw you yesterday in the hallway. You looked at me and listened as I struggled to say, Hey there, what are you doing in a place like this? You've got a beauty that shines through every orifice. I saw you looking at me from afar. It struck me that I'd like to get to know who you are. Where did you come from? How'd you slip through my hands? You are a dandelion in a field so bland. Waiting for a bigger fish to swim my way, Finally it seems I've reached a peace of mind today. ************************* Give and Take (Aug, 2007) ************************* I will ask you what, what you're doing here. You will come to me, and whisper in my ear, Are you feeling ok? Are you feeling alright? Or are there feelings within, that you're trying to fight? Emotions trying to break free, It's consuming me, and I an hardly breath. Stifling and suppressing, The unknown happenings that the future brings. Everything is fine, at least that's what I'll say, Don't worry about me, I'm just having a bad day. Sitting alone playing the six string, I'm in the basement waiting for the phone to ring. Everybody everywhere, if you're feeling short on air, Reverberate the noise as if you care. ******************** The King (Aug, 2007) ******************** Aliens from outer space, will come into your house. They'll sneak in through the window, steal your children and your spouse. They pull them up with tractor beams, up into their ship, Where thumping music filled the air as they began to shake their hips. Every time that they come near, I ask them what they're doing here. They do not speak but move feet, and sway their bodies to the beat. They seem so nice and mean no harm, so I give them this: Since they love to dance so much, it's a portrait of the king Elvis. The aliens then thanked them and started practicing their moves. Their hands and feet were moving swiftly to the music grooves. Now with Elvis on their side, they're dancing better than they've ever been. They packed their bags and flew away, never to be seen again. *********************** The Odyssey (Aug, 2007) *********************** Instrumental ********************* Don't Cry (Aug, 2007) ********************* Hey little darling there's no crying tonight, I said hey little darling don't cry, Everything is gonna be alright, Everything will be fine. Everybody tell your friends party tonight, Everyone's invited bring your buddies and your gal, It's gonna be a blast so get ready for fun, At the very least you'll have the beach and that's not so bad.