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WEIGHING
Written by Christopher Goett
(Undercast Music/SESAC)
self-made man in love with his creator
we confused you with facts and brok your precious halo
presentation is not the same thing as your intention
your intention differs from its execution
yes, its true
these are the things
weighing on you
what to do?
with these things
weighing on you
lie, steal, and murder with a loaded gun
you succeed, you're living on the run
lie, steal, and murder with a bold stroke of your pen
you succeed, you're living in the sun again and again
yes, its true
these are the things
weighing on you
what to do?
with these things
weighing on you
...BELL BOTTOMS FLAPPING AS I'M RUN DOWN BY THE EVIL DISCO PRINCESS
Written by Steven Rubin
(Rip The Knob Off Music/SESAC)
got you in my sight
got my laces tight
have you looking over your shoulder
and my breathing's in time
like an emcee's rhyme
making moves has got me bolder
a four-minute mile
brings a smile to
all the crowds that cheer for you
like a cold december
the fabled hairy hare
a look of shock as i make my move
you forgot that it's free
you forgot that its me
you forgot to be real
intimidation
leads to trepidation
it's why you even play this game
but you will never win
cause disco is a sin
perhaps you'll learn it when you're older
you forgot that it's free
you forgot that its me
you forgot to be real
UFOs (Unidentified Facist Operators)
Written by Steven Rubin
(Rip The Knob Off Music/SESAC)
i could see myself put in some kind of situation
where i might need a lawyer to contact satellites and stations
to alert all the nations that it's come to this
to end your vacations with a photo and a kiss
because you didn't want to believe it when we told you
cause you didn't want to believe it when we warned you
that strange looking men have taken over the government
no
you wouldn't be able to tell anyone
no
you wouldn't be able to sell it to anyone
they come dressed in dark blue suits custom fit for their selection
with a penchant to win and shit-eating grin to avoid any detection
"we come in peace, and we offer you no harm."
i'll take that into consideration when sounding the alarm
because you didn't want to believe it when we told you
cause you didn't want to believe it when we warned you
that strange looking men have taken over the government
no
you wouldn't be able to tell anyone
no
you wouldn't be able to sell it to anyone
no
you wouldn't be able to yell at anyone
no
you wouldn't be able to run
CRÁNEOS DEL AZÚCAR
Written by Christopher Goett
(Undercast Music/SESAC)
la pelona rapped her knuckles
upon your door some time ago
we adorn the floral coronas
and ignite the copal
with sugar skulls and marigolds
laying out your favorite morsels
and faded old photos
memories we can handle
burning votive candles
with sugar skulls and marigolds
our lives have not been the same
since she guided you away
our lives have not been the same
since she guided you away
this is the celebration to share
we adorn these altars with the utmost care
up and down the street it shows you're here
each year in early november
we gather together and try to remember
to celebrate away the fear
this is how we know you're near
with sugar skulls and marigolds
our lives have not been the same
since she guided you away
our lives have not been the same
since she guided you away
GUARANTEES
Written by Steven Rubin
(Rip The Knob Off Music/SESAC)
i want to tell you how to fell
but i can't find the words
feel like a hole in the ground
by which you are trying to swerve
got a taste of it and it was so fantastic
never wondered whether it would be everlasting
everlasting
do you think it's gone too far?
cause i do not think it's gone far enough
i only want you to see
there never is a guarantee that you might not loose it
some might call it an aggressive act of treason
but all along you have always stated the reasons
digging deeper maybe questions will get answered
when in the end i wonder does it even matter?
it doesn't matter
do you think it's gone too far?
cause i do not think it's gone far enough
i only want you to see
there never is a guarantee that you might not loose it
CRYPTOGRAMS
Written by Christopher Goett
(Undercast Music/SESAC)
i could live within
the forest of your eyes
sharing the same starry sky
inside a moment in time
she pulls me close and whispers in my ear
sweet little nothings i hope we soon will feel
i will break your code
i will break your code
steal
what has been yours to take from the very first time
we exchanged a look and promptly blew my mind
the seamless suspension
the seamless suspension of time
mystery is your aura
keep the details oh so guarded
make it hard to decipher
the cryptograms you are sending
walking downtown towards the red star bar
wondering just how far we are
into each other
soon becoming unglued
steal
what's been yours to take from the very first time
we exchanged a look and promptly blew my mind
before we even verbalized
before we even verbalized
the connection
DICK AND/OR JANE
Written by Steven Rubin
(Rip The Knob Off Music/SESAC)
hey you
you need
to watch me scream
ball-gag in mouth
hands tied
it's infatuation that exposes this side
you got me
so you know
at hello
got me, baby, begging on my knees
cause you know i will
kitties are pretty and i like to pet them
two kitties together whether girl or a guy
kitties are pretty and i like to pet them
even when they're coming they'll be waving you
bi, bi, bi
am i sick
with some affliction
or just obsessed
with your conditions
well, either way don't make me choose a side
or pick one side of the line
you got me
just so you know
at hello
you got me, baby, begging on my knees
cause you know i will
kitties are pretty and i like to pet them
two kitties together whether girl or a guy
kitties are pretty and i like to pet them
even when they're coming they'll be waving you
bi, bi, bi
(are you) goin' both ways (tonight)?
ASCEND
Written by Christopher Goett
(Undercast Music/SESAC)
i am a part of that past
a small role in retrospect
the inverse is more profound
with all the sights and sounds
the faces may change
the places remain not quite the same
as we ascend
separation restored
regional memories
rush into the fore
making the present surreal
with past emotions once ignored
all that I once was
pales in comparison to
what we now stand to be
as we ascend
separation restored
i am, i am, a flood
these streets
they speak to what once was
we are, we are, a flood
all of these intentions directed above
all that I once was
pales in comparison to
what we now stand to be
as we ascend
separation restored
TRANSITION + RESISTANCE
Written by Christopher Goett
(Undercast Music/SESAC)
woke up to gun shots outside my front door
dark blue sedan with the pedal to the god damn floor
sirens wailing and blaring closer this way
jimmy my window and flathead my steering column
steal my auto and joyride twelve blocks away
officer at the front arrivin' at the scene of the crime
well we hope to see this change subside
you're forced to get by, by means illegal and otherwise
understand your m.o. but man we can't condone harm to another
transition and resistance (myopic decisions)
transition and resistance (the youth are blistered)
transition and resistance (the youth are blistered)
you can't stop the market forces. only hope is to contain them
LUMINANCE (We Don't Dance)
Written by Christopher Goett
(Undercast Music/SESAC)
dense moisture envelops the summer air
once a time of drunken stumbles across campus courtyards and down dormitory stairs
careless memories, carefree attractions
yes, we all seek to find some kind of traction
we don't dance without consequence
we don't allow spontaneous exuberance
to become one with the artery or is this just a concrete vein?
a road that glows in the rearview
a visible, yet intangible energy seeps through this perforated scene
we don't dance without consequence
we don't allow for spontaneous exuberance
this duality suspends reality
the nocturnal and diurnal minds
yes they try to coincide
but they are wont to collide
the nocturnal and diurnal minds
tumulutous inside
seeking resolve for luminance
resolve for luminance
ENRAGED
Written by Steven Rubin
(Rip The Knob Off Music/SESAC)
teens in limousines
big wig's child's just wild enough to be queen of the scene
news and magazines
tell me when it's bad enough, is it good enough for me?
now that i'm enraged, never to return it's all illusion anyway
adult drama queens
constantly complain all day and rain on my parade
hip stars and their cars
fascinated and agitated with paparazzi scars
now that i'm enraged, never to return it's all illusion anyway
plastic junkie dreams
the weakness is a sickness trying to get yourself clean
makes you want to scream or pop a pill, relax and chill
your mind and soul are weak
now that i'm enraged, never to return it's all illusion anyway
SLEEPWALKING
Written by Christopher Goett
(Undercast Music/SESAC)
weary citizens hustle the pavement
and i cannot spare a solitary dime
shooting songbirds with barreled shotguns
unleash the murder to summon some truth
demarcations of death and achievement
in prominent places up on high
hey thanks for asking i'm doing just "fine."
another smile and nod to perpetuate that lie
where's the sound of protest drums?
voices inside have gone numb
on pins and needles, the mental status quo
we drop the social hammer upon the ones that stand up
we drop the social hammer upon the ones that stand up
we need and succeed with unbridled uniformity
where's the sound of protest drums?
voices inside have gone numb
sleepwalking. it's exhausting me
(Twisted) DOLLY (Voices)
Written by Steven Rubin
(Rip The Knob Off Music/SESAC)
so what if you're loaded?
the search lights' on the crowd
criminal minded
exodus out of town
look at your people stare at the wall
sit there and wonder which ones gonna fall?
it'll be you babe
it will always be you baby
look at your best friends
are you glad they're around?
will you sit by their bedsides?
turn those smiles to frowns?
by playing the blame game
it most certain is me
uncompromising
fulfilling your fantasies
mine will be you babe
they will always be you baby
all around you claim your down with this
but i tend to think your guessing is wrong baby
listen up as i present you your choices
clear your head or you will be fed
twisted dolly voices
medicated for leisure
people screaming in rhyme
trying to sell the concepts
about the denial of time
they ask the same questions
those have asked before you
it's a conflict of interest
believing your lies are true
they're true babe
they will always be true baby
all around you claim you're down with this
but i tend to think your guessing is wrong, baby
listen up as i present you your choices
clear your head or you will be fed
twisted dolly voices
SHOCK TO THE SYSTEM
Written by Steven Rubin
(Rip The Knob Off Music/SESAC)
this is a shock to the system
what you are hearing
what do i sound like?
what am i singing?
who do i look like?
can i break you down to the very elementary?
what are the chords?
can you bring it?
are you just another flake?
cause there was someone else before you
that did it better than you
an easy sing-a-long:
we all are fakes!
could you be more original?
is that asking so much?
cause i believe in throwing stones as long as they dont hit me
there was someone else before you
that did it better than you
an easy sing-a-long:
we all are fakes!
this is a shock to your system
what you are hearing
what do i sound like?
what am i singing?
who do i look like?
PSYCHIC RAYGUN
Written by Christopher Goett
(Undercast Music/SESAC)
i've got a psychic raygun
i set it to maximum stun
cold alien steel
knows how i feel
there's no need
there's no need
there's no need for thought
it will shoot itself
UPSTART
Written by Christopher Goett
(Undercast Music/SESAC)
there's no need to be an upstart
the government has your needs at heart
TOMBOY
Written by Jenn Thomas
(Izza Music/SESAC)
this is a true story...
in elementary school i was a tomboy
fighting boys, playing sports, talking smack
always jeans and sneakers, you know the type
but on the inside i was a nerd
every weekend i'd sneak off to the library to hide in a corner and read
i was farsighted and wore glasses
but i would never wear those in public
no, too much like a nerd
one day i was walking home from the library
backpack on my back with the latest science fiction and my glasses hidden deep inside
im walking up this long street when a black car drives by, slows and stops
the door opens and this man gets out blocking my path
on the back of my neck my hair stands up
and the man says to me, "hey little girl... you want some candy?"
candy for my baby
candy for my love
put my hands upon you and shove
he says this and i stop dead
then i turn and run
fast as lightening, faster than in any sport or any fight or when racing any boy
i tear between houses, cutting through yards
as i hit the next street over i see the black car ripping around the corner, and i realize they're chasing me
i run even faster
breathing hard i cover another block and the black car is nowhere in sight
i keep running until my mind flickers on: find somewhere safe, i think
then i see bobby's house
bobby burns
my fourth-grade boyfriend for a week
he was my basketball buddy who called me up one day to ask, "do you want to go with me?"
i said, "where?" he said, "steady, stupid!"
we were an item for a week
till i realized the girl ness of being a girlfriend and opted for the boy ness of being single
i dumped him and he stopped speaking to me
but his house was close so i pounded on the door
bobby's mom led me inside and gave me a glass of water
i stuttered through my story about the black car and the candy man and the potential kidnapping
"just how they show on tv," i said. "just like that."
with the bad guy getting out and luring the unsuspecting children to his car
with promises of jolly ranchers and candy necklaces
candy for my baby
candy for my love
put my hands upon you and shove
she comforted me and i started to cry a bit
that's when bobby came in and stared at me
i hid my eyes in my glass of water and tried to pretend he just wasn't there
bobby's mom said we should call the police
but first we should call my parents and let them know what's happened
she handed me the phone and i dialed home
"dad, dad!" i said, "i was walking home and this black car pulled up
and this man got out and said 'you want some candy little girl?'"
i heard my dad yelling through the phone
it took me a minute to understand what he was saying, but then i got it
TOO MUCH MAKE-UP
Written by Steven Rubin
(Rip The Knob Off Music/SESAC)
what will it take for you to wake up?
a month or two or three
what will take for me to shake you up?
what have you got for free?
i can hardly see through your make-up
cause that's how i want it to be
well i can hardly tell what you're made of
please don't take this for granted
but at least a seed wasn't planted
i can see how the stardom
turned to boredom
it's not your lips
it's not your eyes
it's not your boots
or your disguise
it's not your money
it's not your fame
it's not your looks
it's not your name
you got some moves
you got some style
you got some thoughts
that you make worthwhile
you got some class and you got some shine
please don't take this for granted
but at least a seed wasn't planted
i can see how the stardom
turned to boredom
yes it did you in
SUSPICION
Written by Christopher Goett
(Undercast Music/SESAC)
Steven Rubin
(Rip The Knob Off Music/SESAC)
if the beauty of your tradition
is in the storied repetition
well man here's my confession
i rebuke your institution
i will spread love amongst the masses
making you all believe
pretty soon we'll all agree
you should see...
you should see because i notice that you haven't got the answers
we make the path by walking
the truth manifests through action
put example ahead of parable
to expose the universal
i will spread love amongst the masses
making you all believe
pretty soon we'll all agree
you should see...
you should see because i notice that you never have the answers
handcuffed by dogma and doctrine
you ignore these words origin
the hermeneutic of suspicion
that's the life i'm livin'