Don't pay attention this is background music
If you listen too long we might make you sick
The "real" rock star will be up in a minute
So don't pay attention this is background music
Look out everybody cuz here I come
I got fancy pedals, i don't need no drums
The kids, they come here, just having fun
But it's just background music so pay no attention
Don't pay attention this is background music
If you listen too long we might make you sick
The "real" rock star will be up in a minute
So don't pay attention this is background music
Every Wednesday night is New Year's Eve
And this is my Red Rocks so you better believe
I got the same exact tricks up my sleeve
so don't pay attention to them pay attention to me
Don't pay attention this is background music
If you listen too long we might make you sick
The "real" rock star will be up in a minute
So don't pay attention this is background music
Poor Eko,
Locked away, by the
Mean ole' witch, Broomhilda
Snaggle toothed, Broomhilda
Mean ole' witch, Broomhilda
Far away,
In the forest
Kanyon hears his song, come calling
Sang by, his Eko
Kanyon's Eko, was in trouble
Foul with from the north
Who's life is a wicked curse
Broomhilda when my blade finds you
Surly I will run you through
Broomhilda,
Fell swiftly,
Out done and out shown, by Kanyon
Who takes the hand, of his Eko
Never has she looked so beautiful
So Kanyon,
And Eko
Walk away together, hand in hand
Their love together, shines the way
Destination still unknown
We dont have time for negotiations
We march in line to destroy a nation
Once we've gained all control
who will stop us then?
and knowing just how we are they wont come back again
You've been chosen to fight for the powers that be
So go and fight their war for prosperity
Bring back the goods and leave a flag
We will stake our claim
You'll be a hero when you get back
though no one knows your name
We can dance the darkness away
We will bring the light of day
If we sing a melody naturally there is harmony
When my sister was just a girl she asked my mom
"once we've taken over the world where will we put the bombs?"
she replied "dear, i do not know, but i live in fear,
cuz if any of them fall none of this will be here."
We can dance the darkness away
We will bring the light of day
If we sing a melody naturally there is harmony
I hesitate to turn the light
I may fear the other side
Though it exists and I am there
I don't think I came prepared
The light moves while the shadows change
The picture has been rearranged
"What's to fear?" I thought I heard
But where's the voice that spoke the words
I'm not schizophrenic
Don't believe in ghosts
But this peculiar old man
Sat beside the lamp post
With a smile so bright
Like the Cheshire Cat
Made the rest of his face
Disappear behind his hat
Inverse measures of the mind
Have locked us into space and time
When surfing probabilities
There are no doors, there are no keys
Start to look between the light
You never know what you might find
Tricky yet fulfilling
But only for the willing
I'm not schizophrenic
Don't believe in ghosts
But this peculiar old man
Sat beside the lamp post
With a smile so bright
Like the Cheshire Cat
Made the rest of his face
Disappear behind his hat
I know this little woman
Her soul is for sale
Her lips are chapped
And her face is pale
Look out momma
Whatcha trying to lose
If you don't be careful
You're gonna catch them cocaine blues
She was always in the bathroom
When we'd go to the shows
"I'll be right back," she'd say,
"I gotta powder my nose,"
C'mon girl, We all saw the clues
Yeah it's sneaking up on her
But she's catching them cocaine blues
When she ran out
She'd get on the phone
Even her dealer said
"Leave it alone"
That's bad y'all
Whatever happened to booze?
She ain't over the edge
but she's got them cocaine blues
When she finally figured out
She'd have to sacrifice
She started dating her dealer
For a discount price
He said "Listen up baby,
you're gonna have to choose.
Do you want me, or do you want them cocaine blues?"
So, she roller skated
Down the road that he paved
And then one night
She got in his way
Oh lord sister,
where'd you get that bruise?
When you gonna leave it woman?
When you gonna drop them cocaine blues?
She got busted
With a couple of rails
She's doing time
In the county jail
That's right y'all
I got some more bad news
She didn't learn her lesson
And she fell back in them cocaine blues
I got this little woman
She's about as tall as Yoda
But she can make the earth quake
when she drinks the cream soda
I got this little woman
She can belch like thunder
sounds like an avalanche
coming out from under
That's why I say
"Watch out for yoda, lay off the cream soda"
A chance cross in paths, two strangers walking down the road
One humming a tune, the other liking what he hears
Excuse me kind sir, what is the melody that you sing
It sooths my soul, and carries it lightly on the breeze
You mean this old tune, I've been singing since time began
I'll teach it to you, come closer so you can hear
You lean right in, but there's an obstruction in your ear
Try to pull it out, your hand is reaching into your head
It pulls together and then...
The universe expands before your eyes
Infinite knowledge fills your life
Then music numbs your mind
A spiral of energy circling around, gathering up speed
Simplicity comes along, smacking you in the
Face to face now with answers that were there, all along
We are energy
To be, set free
When you come back down, the ground-doesn't quite seem the same
The people you meet, give you questionable looks at best
They don't understand, you're confused when you try to speak
Your thoughts are unclear, and the tongue fumbles the words
What a fool they think, dismiss what you have to say
It should drive you mad, but you sit in quiet bliss
One day they'll see, it will hit like a gentle wave
And sooth the mind, the body a feather in the wind
It pulls together and then...
Pretty colors light your eyes
As you grab a comet shooting by
Runs down your spine and through your toes
A spiral of energy circling around, gathering up speed
Simplicity comes along, smacking you in the
Face to face now with answers that were there, all along
We are energy
To be, set free
I woke up the other day
All my dreams had faded away
I got bills to pay Mouths to feed
Maybe they got lost along the way
But I don't know what happened to them
I don't know what happened to them
All my ambitions of the past
Have turned to demons to and are comin' on fast
There goes my hope, there goes my dreams , there goes life, there goes my everything
I don't know what happened to them
I don't know what happened to me
I've wasted so much time
Lookin' back across my mine to try to find the voice
I'm back here on my knees screamin' please hold on
all my dreams are gone
All my dreams are gone now
And the darkness falls in
I try to open my eyes and the truth it sets in
Though I beat and I kick and I Scream and I Scratch
The dreams are gone now and I won't get them back
I don't know what happened to them
I don't know what happened to me
I don't know what happened to them
I don't know what happened to me
I've wasted so much time
Lookin' back across my mine to try to find the voice
I'm back here on my knees screamin' please hold on
all my dreams are gone
A seed is planted, the egg is fertilized
Energy is granted, now begins a new life
Shape-shifter
Slowly growing while all the patience thins
Always flowing the journey begins
Shape-shifter
More eyes awake
Georgie wouldn't play with the other boys
In the back lot of the pre-school sand
So he picked up shop
Moved his little green men past the hopscotch blocks
And put out the call to the common man
Cryin' Freedom and Victory
Is my master plan
To hell with their liberty
They better get out the way for the betterment of me
'cause the sandbox will be mine again.
Georgie pleaded his case to the children
As they fell in line with his crooked grin
With a little toy gun, a bucket, plastic shovel and a red wagon
They marched on to the promised land
Cryin' March on to Victory
Is our master plan
To hell with their liberty
they better get out the way for the betterment of me
'cause the sand box will be mine again.
Georgie raised his hands to the sky
As the dust clouds filled in the morning sun
The resistance fell
As the school kids ran to the recess bell
His eyes fixed on the world left to be undone
Freedom.......
To hell with their liberty
They better get out the way for the betterment of me
'cause this sand box will be mine again
These trees towering over me
Make my route harder to see
I'm running harder everyday
But the giants always seem to get away
I want to catch my breath but I cant slow down
I've been running ever since my feet hit the ground
Try to keep up, try to keep my pace
But the giants never knew it was a race
I've been running with giants
I want to be taller
I want a better view
When I can run faster
I'll be coming home soon
I know that you miss me
And you're proud of me too
So, when I get stronger
I'm gonna carry you
These trees towering over me
Make my route harder to see
I'm running harder everyday
But the giants always seem to get away
I want to catch my breath but I cant slow down
I've been running ever since my feet hit the ground
Try to keep up, try to keep my pace
But the giants never knew it was a race
I've been running with giants
It's easy to forget
Just how much I've grown
I've been catching up with giants
You're on my telephone
It takes a lot of patience
You've been so great
Strong enough to carry me
Strong enough to wait
These trees towering over me
Make my route harder to see
I'm running harder everyday
But the giants always seem to get away
I want to catch my breath but I cant slow down
I've been running ever since my feet hit the ground
Try to keep up, try to keep my pace
But the giants never knew it was a race
I've been running with giants
Go if you want to, it's gonna be this way
Go if you want to, I don't feel the same
Go if you want to, there's the door
Go if you want to, but don't complain no more
I know I'm selfish and you are too
I know I'm impolite but you're so aloof
My shield is too small to cover you all
My sword was broken while I watched you fall
So
Go if you want to, it's gonna be this way
Go if you want to, I don't feel the same
Go if you want to, there's the door
Go if you want to, but don't complain no more
Got my head so high up in the trees that i cant see the ground
Got my head so high I just might die. All I see are birds and clouds and sky
Go if you want to, it's gonna be this way
Go if you want to, I don't feel the same
Go if you want to, there's the door
Go if you want to, but don't complain no more
You think it's easy, just a walk in the park
You feel forsaken, left out in the dark
Like I am above you, pitchfork and horns
This is all my fault even though you were warned
So
Go if you want to, it's gonna be this way
Go if you want to, I don't feel the same
Go if you want to, there's the door
Go if you want to, but don't complain no more
Got my head so high up in the trees that i cant see the ground
Got my head so high I just might die. All I see are birds and clouds and sky
Smooth, as silk pajamas
Stealth, like a coiled cobra
Hide, all that you cherish
Cause Johnny, G's on the scene
Where are you, Johnny 'G', could it be...
Mind, like a maze lined with razors
Sneak, through your possessions
Take, your pack of cigarettes
Well Johnny, G's out the door
Where are you, Johnny 'G', could it be...
Suave, as a sharpee goatee
Stare, you into stone
Had, your girlfriend begging
Now Johnny, G's far gone by now
Where are you, Johnny 'G', could it be...
Spiral ladders in your skin
Only blueprints of your kin
You were taught what to believe
But is that what you perceive?
Those pieces never fit
If that's all you're gonna get
Do you want to know?
Then look around or let it go
The truth is hidden or it's undefined
Pieces of it shine through the grand design
and when you think that you have answers
Then you're no where near it
you gotta pick up clues from kindred spirits
You pay for knowledge, wisdom is free
Subjective to your morality
Cuz an evil man is always doing what he thinks is right
While the good guys are out picking fights
Magnets will throw your thoughts around
Leaders will try to hold them down
Music may set you free
If you listen carefully
The truth is hidden or it's undefined
Pieces of it shine through the grand design
and when you think that you have answers
Then you're no where near it
you gotta pick up clues from kindred spirits
I know you know, cuz she was there right from the start
I hope you dont think that i was trying to break your heart
I dont play games. That's what I thought you were trying to do
I place the blame on me cuz I know it wasn't you
Now here we are and the tables have turned
i hope you don't try rolling his dice
I dont want to see you make the same mistake twice
Have you met little miss brown
Prettiest girl in this whole damn town
I know she'd be good to me
But I just dont want to be
Miss Brown why cant you see
There is something wrong with me
It's nothing that you did at all
It's just that I dont want to fall in love
Rumors will grow, that's why i always keep it real
you and i know the truth about how we feel
you're on a roll, so please be kind to your mind
he's an asshole there's so much better you could find
Just don't settle for what ever comes first
I hope you dont try rolling his dice
I dont want to see you make the same mistake twice
Have you met little miss brown
Prettiest girl in this whole damn town
I know she'd be good to me
But I just dont want to be
Miss Brown why cant you see
There is something wrong with me
It's nothing that you did at all
It's just that I dont want to fall in love
Medicine wont kill the pain
Just chemicals running through your veins
A bleeding soul behind the skin
Open up and let the sunshine in
It might make you feel better
Overwhelmed and all alone
With thoughts you've lost or don't condone
The snow will thaw the ice will melt
And you'll remember how you felt
It might make you feel better
Rise, It's been a while
Crying is not your style
Try to put it all behind
Keep your chin up and smile
The nights get shorter the days get long
Something's new but something's gone
The birds return with cheerful sound
The roots are sprouting from the ground
It might make you feel better
Rise, It's been a while
Crying is not your style
Try to put it all behind
Keep your chin up and smile
Ball of fire in the sky
Makes me want to play outside
Let me take you for a ride
We got plenty of time
It's not hard to lose control
Watch the road don't watch your goal
You cant control what moves too fast
Enjoy the moment while it lasts
It might make you feel better
Spewing out nonsense cuz it's fun
Cuz you're gorgious in the sun
Shaking your hips baby, pucker your lips
down to the floor, beg for more
I love thunderstorms
I've gotta beat that's gonna keep you warm
Nasty little diddys 'bout dancing with someone who's pretty
Strut your ass back out onto the floor
Shake til you cant shake no more
jiggle them bones til it's time to go home
you came to have fun and we aint done
Dont worry things are gonna happen
it's raining why dont you keep on laughing
Dont worry things are gonna happen
It's raining why don't you keep on laughing
Spinning in circles like a gypsy queen
getting down to the sound of a funk so mean
I throw my bottle in the trash to keep the dance floor clean
then i back on the scene like a dancing fiend
When I feel the music flow up into my heart
That's when i start to flail my arms and my other body parts
and my feet take over and there's nothing I can do
When all of the sudden I bump into you
Stuck stiff standing right in everybody's way
not even bobbing your head like the fellas cant play
getting pissed at people having fun in your face
Then I guarantee that you came to the wrong place
If you dont like to dance that's what the balcony's for
If you dont like the music then there's the fucking door
We came to have fun but you dont wanna
can somebody give this guy some marijuanna
3,500 miles of shore
I dont really think we could ask for more
surrounded by fresh water seas
We got dunes, waterfalls, and plenty of trees
We got islands of mystery
The kind of music that will never let you sleep
Everything that would make it seem
Like we're living in a beautiful dream
We're not rubbing it in or trying to boast
We're just speaking of the love coming from the North Coast
North Coast I love you so
And I think of you every where I go
On the back forty were the music sprouts
The roots stand strong while the birds sing out
From motown city up to the bay
Everybody comes to see those players play
The horn section that never stops
Rain or shine they're going to make you drop
The earth works well when your on the farm
You're going to feel the love so don't be alarmed
If you want to dance and feel alive
Then get your ass out to Four Finger Five
There's a little place we know called Kalamazoo
Where the sky is green and the grass is blue
When it gets late, real late at night
The T-Lo boys will make you feel alright
The best beer comes from Larry Bell
Don't ask him the secret cuz he'll never tell
But he's got the best crew in all the land
Always bringing in the best rock n roll bands
And the penthouse where we kick it downtown
We love you boys and we'll see you around
Rabbit woke up about a quarter to twelve
Moved around his burrow in which he dwelled
Getting ready for his busy day
Of stealing the carrots from farmer Jay
Farmer Jay had a plan
For ridding the rabbit from his land
Invested his money in a wolf dog from hell
Mean ole' son of bitch name Azrael
Rabbit you know better
Than to be running in the farmers field
Though your soul is made of white light
Azrael's is as dark as the night, and he'll
Swallow you whole in one swift bite, and that will
Be the end of your life
So listen to me when I tell you rabbit, you got to
Run, Rabbit Run
Run Rabbit Run, Run Rabbit Run, Run Rabbit Run, Run Rabbit Run
When the summer sets behind the skyline and the cold wind starts blowing through the trees
Like tears of the earth the leaves fall to the ground and the water rolls in from the sea
you can find her there on the shoreline and she whispers oh so softly
She said the seashells are singing
bout the rhythym of the sea
and the waves are all reminders
of the feeling to truly be free
Well the box that she lives in aint heated and tires have no treds
her health is fading like the sunset and here pockets cant afford the meds
and at the shoreline the seashell is calling but she's the only one that hears what it says
She said the seashells are singing
bout the rhythym of the sea
and the waves are all reminders
of the feeling to truly be free
I read the good book before I used all the paper
I found that I am still confused
If I give my soul to Jesus I get nothing
But if I sell it to the devil he'll show me how to play the blues
I sang that song for the reaper
He said "Boy you ain't got no soul,
I'll come back for you later, til then
Learn how to rock n roll"
All the fundamentalists are putting up there fists
It appears they got a little lost in their pride
Now before you go playing this record backwards
I'm just saying if there's a god he's on everybody's side
I sang that song for the reaper
All he did was laugh
He said "Boy you still don't get it do you?
You gotta learn how to make last!"
The mad man Alice Cooper became a priest
Bob Marley said god was a living man
Jimmy Hendrix said "Music is my religion"
That's the only one I understand
I sang that song for the reaper
right before I asked him "why?"
He said "God is what you make it, boy,
Whatever rules you want to apply"
I caught the reaper dancing
To a song that I wrote
He said "Man you're starting to catch on,
Take my hand, it's your time to go"
You wear a smile upon your face
From a mile away you can tell it's fake.
No, you don't drive a fancy car.
Yet you act like a superstar.
But, you don't know
Your head, from a hole
And you're so low
Your head, in a hole
You hang around with cats who know where it's at
To bad they all talk behind your back
Do all the talking, that you want
We know you're full of shit, sorry to be blunt
But, you don't know
Your head, from a hole
And, you're so low
Your head, in a hole
Square pegs, round holes. Square pegs, round holes. Square pegs, round holes. Square pegs, round holes.
We, saw you get down
Got locked into a stare down
We, saw you get down
Got locked into a stare down
But, you don't know
Your head, from a hole
And, you're so low
Your head, in a hole
Square pegs, round holes. Square pegs, round holes. Square pegs, round holes. Square pegs, round holes
Drunken' fool, on the side of the road
Said he was a marine and he needed a ride
Sketchy man he was and not to my surprise
"Role up the window," Said Sammy to Joe
Another mile or two is how much further he could go
I thought you were a marine, should be tougher than that
Apologized, we did and then let him know
We are from Michigan and you're not on the way home
Another passage of time
We're further down the road
Everything will be fine
I'm really glad you were born
Have I strayed far from my path?
Do I still know where to go?
If i sat down to do the math
Calculate all the things I know
Would I still remember?
Would it be enough?
My Hair turns from black to grey
Wrinkles forming by my eyes
There goes another day
Do I get another try?
Or is it too late?
The suspense is killing me
I wish I were already there
Things are not how they should be
Is that my fault or just unfair?
I wont crumble in defeat
I will stand and take the scar
Learning is never complete
Though I've already come so far
I think I'm ready for more
Another passage of time
We're further down the road
Everything will be fine
I'm really glad you were born
Whew!
Whew!
Two pigs underneath the linens
A skeleton is crawling into bed
Stretch 'em out cuz he taller then the piggies
An alien is living in his head
The sun seems to be where it all begins
But an outsiders see us as the seventh stone in
Big brother is hiding under the table
Whirlwind is a poetic disguise
Dressed in mythological clothing
But no one can cover up the sky
Two pigs underneath the linens
A skeleton is crawling into bed
Stretch 'em out cuz he taller then the piggies
An alien is living in his head
The sun seems to be where it all begins
But an outsiders see us as the seventh stone in
Run mother get back to your baby
Your folklore is an unpleasant surprise
Big brother is still under the table
Cuz no one can cover up the sky
Welcome, welcome please sit down and while i speak dont you make a sound
not that any of this will mean a thing
Just let me poke fun at you I swear what I speak I wont do
These words I speak are only words indeed
you can search across the land to find yourself a better man
someone to hold you close so you dont break
I wish you would dry those tears and let go of the last few years
and toughen up that fragile skin of yours
Hon relax cuz you know me and like i said some day you'll see
That it pays to walk the earth more like a man
i'll take you on a moon light ride I'll cut your neck and sell your hide
and I "mean it" from the bottom of my heart
you can search across the land to find yourself a better man
someone to hold you close so you dont break
I wish you would dry those tears and let go of the last few years
and toughen up that fragile skin of yours
Well hon relax and put your little hand in mine
cuz you never know what we might encounter
and if your mirror mirror on the wall is tired of answering true or false
well maybe he just tired of talking to you