He moves efficiently Beyond security. Great opportunity
awaits. Airport fluorescent Creature of habit Labored breathing and
sallow skin Recycled air Moving Sideways Great opportunity
blinks. Great opportunity blinks. Discounted.
I was hell. Sarcastic silver swell That day it rained Tough spun.
Hard worn. No Ocean flower aquarium Badlands. Give a hand. Honey dipt.
Flim flam Hey hey. Hey hey. That cat can walk like a big bad man.
So happy to show us I ate the lotus. Say haven't you noticed? I ate
the lotus
Storefront window, I reflect. Just last week I was merely heck Tip the
scale. I was hell Picked me up, then I fell. Who's this stranger? Crowbar
spine ...and I feel fine. Let it rain, rain, rain. Bring my happy back
again.
So happy to show us I ate the lotus. Say haven't you noticed? I ate
the lotus
Let it rain, rain, rain Save me from my self again Wash away my ugly
sins Opposing thumb, dorsal fin That monkey died for my grin Bring my
happy back again Let it rain, rain, rain Bring my happy back again
So happy to show us I ate the lotus So haven't you noticed? I ate
the lotus I ate the lotus I ate the lotus
Now my suspicion's on the rise I have known, I have known your
kind. Please don't talk, don't make me think Order up another drink Let
me let my imagination drive.
Can't you see I need Nothing too deep.
Imagination Come alive Suspicion Tonight, I'll dream tonight.
Listen to the devils in my ear. Tell me what, what I want to
hear You're so funny, you're so fine. You're so perfect, you're so
mine. That I'd never had an opportunity To hide No I never had a
chance
Can't you see I need Nothing too deep.
Imagination Come alive Suspicion Tonight, I'll dream tonight.
Look into my eyes. They hypnotize. The lights, the drinks. Let the
music carry you away
My eyes are blurred My sights are limited Am I sensing a familiar
twinge?
Please don't speak Make me think It's all too deep
Imagination Come alive Suspicion Step down, I'll dream tonight.
Step down, I'll dream You're so naked baby Carry me away Dream,
Dream
You want to go out Friday And you want to go forever. You know that it
sounds childish That you've dreamt of alligators. You hope that we are all
with you And you hope that you're recognized You want to go forever You
see it in my eyes. I'm lost in the confusion And it doesn't seem to
matter You really can't believe it And you hope it's getting better.
You want to trust the doctors Their procedure is the best But the last
try was a failure And the intern was a mess. They did the same to
Matthew And he bled 'til Sunday night They're saying don't be
frightened But you're weakened by the sight of it You lock into a
pattern And you know that it's the last ditch You're trying to see through
it And it doesn't make sense But they're saying don't be frightened And
they're killing alligators And they're hog-tied And accepting of the
struggle
You want to trust religion And you know it's allegory But the people
who are followers Have written their own story. So you look up to the
heavens And you hope that it's a spaceship And it's something from your
childhood Your thinking don't be frightened
You want to climb the ladder You want to see forever You want to go out
Friday And you want to go forever. And you want to cross your DNA To
cross your DNA with something reptile. And you're questioning the
sciences And questioning religion You're looking like an idiot And you
no longer care. And you want to bridge the schism, The built in mechanism
to protect you. And you're looking for salvation And you're looking for
deliverance You're looking like an idiot And you no longer care. You
want to climb the ladder You want to see forever. You want to go out
Friday You want to go forever.
I've found a way to make you smile I've found a way A way to make you
smile
I read bad poetry Into your machine. I save your messages Just to
hear your voice. You always listen carefully To awkward rhymes. You
always say your name, Like I wouldn't know it's you, At your most
beautiful.
I've found a way to make you smile I've found a way A way to make you
smile
At my most beautiful I count your eyelashes, secretly. With every one,
whisper I love you. I let you sleep. I know you're closed eye watching
me, Listening. I though I saw a smile.
I've found a way to make you smile I've found a way A way to make you
smile
They call me the apologist. And now that I'm at peak. You know at first
it really hurt. We joke about these things. I've skirted all my
differences But now I'm facing up. I wanted to apologize for everything I
was. So. I'm sorry, so sorry...
Did you understand me right? The people here are good. They tell me
what I should have done And offer what I could. I'm good, all is
good All's well, no complaints. When I feel regret, I get down on me
knees and pray. I'm sorry, so sorry...
I live a simple life Unfettered by complex sweets. You think this isn't
me? Don't be weak. There I go. I'm so sorry.
Thank you for being there for me. Thank you for listening, goodbye. I
can forfeit selfishness I hope that you can apply This happiness This
peacefulness I'm sorry, so sorry...
I live a simple life Unfettered by complex sweets. You think this isn't
me? That's so sweet. I'm so sorry.
If we're talking about love Then I have to tell you Dear readers, I'm
not sure where I'm headed. I've gotten lost before. I've woke up stone
drunk Face down in the floor.
Late afternoon, the house is hot. I started, I jumped up. Everyone
hates a bore. Everybody hates a drunk.
This may be a lit invention Professors muddled in their intent To try
to rope in followers To float their malcontent. As for this reader, I'm
already spent.
Late afternoon, the house is hot. I started, I jumped up. Everyone
hates a sad professor. I hate where I wound up.
Dear readers, my apologies. I'm drifting in and out of sleep. Long
silence presents the tragedies Of love. Not the age. Get afraid. The
surface hazy with attendant thoughts. A lazy eye metaphor on the rock.
Late afternoon, the house is hot. I started, I jumped up. Everyone
hates a bore. Everybody hates a drunk. Everyone hates a sad
professor. I hate where I wound up. I hate where I wound up.
You wanted a challenge That's calling you higher I landed on my feet
crawling I remember standing alone trying to forget you idling I hate to
admit that that's my reference point But there it is You say you want
me
I'm what you found I'm upside down You're in the air You're in the
air And I am breathing
Brighten the stars The weather is lifting The heavens love A love
like this It's pulling you higher Twist it and turn this around It
lights from within It dribbles your chin Now brings a smile I'm lost
again I'm lost again
I'm what you found I'm upside down You're in the air You're in the
air And I am breathing
I want the stars to know they've won If only to beguile The sky has
opened up again In heaven reconciled I want you naked I want you
wild I want the stars to know they win Give me that smile Just give it
me Just turn it on I'm lost again
I'm what you found I'm upside down You're in the air I'm what you
found I'm upside down You're in the air I'm what you found I'm
upside down You're everywhere You're in the air And I am breathing
you
As the sun comes up, as the moon goes down These heavy notions creep
around It makes me think, long ago I was brought into this life a little
lamb A little lamb Courageous, stumbling Fearless was my middle
name. But somewhere there I lost my way Everyone walks the
same Expecting me to step The narrow path they've laid They claim
to Walk unafraid I'll be clumsy instead Hold my love or leave me
high.
Say "keep within the boundaries if you want to play." Say "contradiction
only makes it harder." How can I be What I want To be? When all I want
to do is strip away These stilled constraints And crush this
charade Shred this sad masquerade I don't need no persuading I'll trip,
fall, pick myself up and Walk unafraid I'll be clumsy instead Hold my
love or leave me high.
If I have a bag of rocks to carry as I go I just
want to hold my head up high I don't care what I have to step over I'm
prepared to look you in the eye Look me in the eye And if you see
familiarity Then celebrate the contradiction Help me when I fall
to Walk unafraid I'll be clumsy instead Hold my love or leave me
high. Walk unafraid I'll be clumsy instead Hold my love or leave me
high.
The concrete broke your fall To hear you speak of it I'd have done
anything I would do anything I feel like a cartoon brick wall To hear
you speak of it You've been so sad It makes me worry Why not
smile? You've been sad for a while. Why not smile?
I would do anything To hear you speak of it. Why not smile? You've
been sad for a while. You've been sad for a while.
Receiving department, 3 a.m. Staff cuts have socked up the
overage Directives are posted. No callbacks, complaints. Everywhere is
calm.
Hong Kong is present Taipei awakes All talk of circadian rhythm
I see today with a newsprint fray My night is colored headache
grey Daysleeper
The bull and the bear are marking their
territories They're leading the blind with their international glories
I'm the screen, the blinding light I'm the screen, I work at night.
I see today with a newsprint fray My night is colored headache
grey Don't wake me with so much. Daysleeper.
I cried the other night I can't even say why Fluorescent flat caffeine
lights Its furious balancing
I'm the screen, the blinding light I'm the screen, I work at night
I see today with a newsprint fray My night is colored headache
grey Don't wake me with so much. The ocean machine is set to nine I'll
squeeze into heaven and valentine My bed is pulling
me, Gravity Daysleeper. Daysleeper. Daysleeper. Daysleeper. Daysleeper
I watched you fall. I think I pushed. Maybe I'm crazy Maybe
diminished Maybe I'm innocent Maybe I'm finished Maybe I blacked
out. How do I play this?
I will give my best today I will give myself away I have never hurt
anything Is the jury wavering? Do they know I sing?
Maybe I'm crazy Maybe diminished How do I, How do I play
this?
Jealous lover, self defence Protective brother, chemical
dependence I'll consult the i-ching I'll consult the TV Ouija, oblique
strategies. I'll consult the law books for precedents. Can I charm the
jury?
I will give my best today I will give myself away I have never hurt
anything Is the justice wavering? Do they know I sing That song? Sing
along Sing along Sing along (I will never hurt anything)
I watched you fall. Maybe they'll see me, Maybe they'll say, "I can
see the truth in his statement. Smallpox blanket. No way." Can I charm the
jury, my defense? Maybe I'm crazy Maybe diminished Maybe I love
you Baby I loved you Baby I loved you Baby I loved you Baby I'm
finished.
I will give my best today I will give myself away I have never hurt
anything Is the justice wavering? Do they know I sing That song? Sing
along Sing along Sing along (I will never hurt anything) I have
given myself away I will give my best today I have never hurt
anything Is the justice wavering? Does she know I loved you? Does she
know I loved you? Does she know I sing?
I feel great. I lied to save your feelings. Truth convened, my head
smashed through the ceiling I lost an arm, no one harmed you, diplomatically
alarmed. I sulked away to lick my thin skin. I'm not over you. I'm not
over you. I'm not over you.
You wake up in the morning And fall out of your bed Mean cats eat
parakeets And this one's nearly dead. You dearly wish the wind would
shift And greasy windows slide Open for the parakeet Who's colored
bitter lime.
Open the window And lift into your dreams lately, baby you can
barely breathe.
A broken wrist An accident You know that something's wrong You fold
the leavings of your past No one knows you've gone. The sunspot flares of
the early Nineties light up your wings. And scan the shotwave
radio It's tracking outer rings.
The tectonic dispatcher shifts To smooth the ocean floor And flattens
out to warmer winds Of Brisbane's sunny shore. Where Buddhas tend to
mending wrists A tea made from the leaves Of eucalyptus fragrances And
coriander seeds.
You wake up in the morning To warm Pacific breeze Where mean cats chew
on licorice And cannot climb the trees.
Open the window And lift into a dreams Baby, baby Baby starts to
breathe
I'll take the position Assume the missionary part You work by
committee, You had me pegged from the start. I'll pounce pony, Phony
maroney, Pony before the cart. I'll pounce pony, This ceremony Only
fills my heart.
Who cast the final stone? Who threw the crushing blow? Someone has to
take the fall Why not me?
A punch toy volunteer A weakling on its knee. Is all you want to
hear And all you want to see. Romantically you'd martyr me And miss
this story's point It is my strength, my destiny This is the role that I
have chosen.
Who cast the final stone? Who threw the crushing blow? Someone has to
take the fall Why not me? Why not me?
Gentlemen mark your opponents Fire into your own ranks. Pick the
weakest as strategic Move. Square off. To meet your enemy. For each and
every gathering A scapegoat falls to climb. As I step forward,
silently. Deliberately mine
Who cast the final stone? Who threw the crushing blow? Someone has to
take the fall Why not me? Why not me. Had consequence chose
differently Had fate its ugly head My actions make me beautiful And
dignify the flesh