The President
(peri/tilton)
No accidents
Nothing reported
Money was spent
Facts were distorted
Guidelines were bent
Contracts awarded
Time came and went
Mission aborted
“Because I said so,"
He spoke with confidence
“Because I said so,
I’m the president.”
“Because I said so"
It's written in cement
“Because I said so"
He's the president
Got to repent
For your transgressions
Go to the tent
Make your confession
You will be sent
To where you're destined
Increase in rent
Decreased investments
“Because I said so,"
He spoke with confidence
“Because I said so,
I’m the president.”
“Because I said so"
It's written in cement
“Because I said so"
He's the president
Boom, bang, whoosh
Season of Lent
And crucifixion
One more event
One more restriction
Not what I meant
Not even close, dude
You can’t prevent
What you’re supposed to
One More Shot
(peri)
Too many days since the truth was near
Too many ways to be held by fear
No more free smiles in the neighborhood
Nothing worthwhile has been understood
I know what I said
But meant what I thought
It's gone to my head
I'll have one more shot
Not enough care for the other guy
Not enough air in the hazy sky
Answers are plain to the open mind
Questions remain as the doubts unwind
I know what I said
But meant what I thought
It's gone to my head
I'll have one more shot
I know what I said
But meant what I thought
It's gone to my head
I think I'll have one more shot
Just one more shot
Just one more
I guess I'll have one more shot
Just one
Not Like That
(peri/tilton)
Like dominos
I fell for you
I don’t suppose
I don’t suppose you really knew
I’m turning blue
Holding my breath
Holding my
Holding my cards next to my chest
Two of a kind
I’ll place my bet
I’ll get
I’ll get the whip and bridle
And in your bed
The king of hearts
Is always
Always always suicidal
You Siamese cat
You try to please but you’re
Weak in the knees and
You’re not like that
You talk a lot
Eat choco-lot
And every word
Down to the final syllable
Starts out as cool
But I’m no fool
You haven’t
You have no idea what to do
Take off your skirt
Take off your blouse
Put on, uh,
Put on “Burning Down The House”
You’re heading south
Put on the brakes
It doesn’t take a rocket scientist
Dominos... Dominos... Dominos... Dominos. . Not like that
Rip-Off
(peri)
Just another rip-off
Just another scam
I don't need a tip-off
They don't know who I am
Just another "it's free"
From a bag of lies
They're barking up the wrong tree
They fail to realize
Ha ha ha ha ha-a
I laugh upon their frown
Ha ha ha ha ha-a
Not the funny kind of clown
Not another phone call
I've already explained
If you can't make the rain fall
It's useless to maintain
Leave me to my own space
Before I lose my line
Do I have to retrace
Can't you read my sign
Ha ha ha ha ha-a
I laugh upon their frown
Ha ha ha ha ha-a
Not the funny kind of clown
Prices through the rooftop
Excuses in the vault
Pop-ups at the bus stop
A capital assault
What a fuckin rip-off
What a fuckin scam
Can't they all just ship off
And leave me where I am
Designed For Suicide
(peri/tilton)
Once i thought i believed
In something that was
Oh so very perfectly clear
And then it just disappeared
Once i finally arrived
I realized my
Destination wasn't the point
Now where the hell am i going
One sigh fits every occasion
You'll notice that
There isn't really much you can do
It all depends on your mood
Ooooo, and i've been wondering why
Why are your clothes designed for suicide
Why are your clothes designed for suicide
Why are your clothes designed for suicide
Why are your clothes designed for suicide
Ooooo, and i've been wondering why
Ooooo, and i've been wondering why
Ooooo, and i've been wondering...
Brighter Star
(peri)
If you see a brighter star
Share it with all who are near
Make your dreams seem not so far
What could be held more dear
Beyond the sky where angels fly
There's a light looking down on you
It's there to say if you smile today
You will see other smiles
You will know what is true
Find a brighter star above
One that you never have known
Share it with the ones you love
You'll never be alone
Beyond the sky where angels fly
There's a light looking down on you
It's there to say if you smile today
You will see other smiles
You will know what is true
You will know what is true for you
Eightball
(peri/tilton)
Help me, help me
I’m fall-fall-falling fast
Before the crash-crash-crash
Eightball, please forecast
Dear sir, dear sir, I can not say for sure
Give me the forecast
A premonition
A little prophecy
A little wisdom
Give me the rundown
- - - - - - -
What are the chances
Give me the answer
Dear sir, dear sir, I can not say for sure
Turned upside down
The future it is written
Eightball, triangle
But something is missing
Dear sir, dear sir, I can not say for sure
The Weather
(tilton)
I'd like to know where this is going
I'd like to know before long
Don't have no printed-out directions
And nothing's any help at all
I haven't figured out the reason
Or what the hell you're trying to do
You say you only want to take your time
But we both know you're taking my time, too
Life goes on, etcetera, whatever
I mean, she goes, he's all and then you're dead
Life goes on, you talk about the weather
And whether or not you're just in my head
I haven't thought of you for twenty years
Or maybe more, I never count the days
I never counted on you disappearing
But I could tell you every single way
I even spent some time believing I was gone
I guess you were supposed to find me somewhere
The days went by and by or was it on and on
It's easier to think that you're not there
Life goes on, etcetera, whatever
I mean, she goes, he's all and then you're dead
Life goes on, you talk about the weather
And whether or not you're just in my head
Well, come and see me sometime, I could use the shock
I'm low on electricity
'Cause every light is burned out on my block
To match the darkness inside of me
And everybody wants to say it's power plants
And everybody wants to say it's greed
So is it that you won't or is it that you can't
And can I get you something that you need
The Last Old Country Road
(peri/tilton)
There used to be the Earth and Sky
Surrounded by a song
When only love was in your eye
The truth was never wrong
There seems to be a missing piece
That may have had a name
It can't quite be remembered now
But it's peace was in a game
They say a capsule from the past
Will bring the knowledge forth
From such a time as distant now
As the poles from south to north
For now there's only one escape
Where grief won't overload
It may take time to make your way
Down the last old country road
There used to be the Sun and Moon
Along with silly tales
Imagination warmed our hearts
And balanced lonely scales
There seems to be a fading dream
That many once had shared
It isn't held so tightly now
And it's vision's been impaired
They say a capsule from the past
Will bring the knowledge forth
From such a time as distant now
As the poles from south to north
For now there's only one escape
Where grief won't overload
It may take time to make your way
Down the last old country road
Will all the children play free
Roll down a hill get dizzy
Will they remember warm nights
Will old December see lights
Fade
There used to be the Land and Sea
And time to see it all
A path for all who cared to roam
No journey was too small
There seems to be a narrow bridge
With no sure way to pass
It's likely to be buried soon
Beneath the huddled mass
They say a capsule from the past
Will bring the knowledge forth
From such a time as distant now
As the poles from south to north
For now there's only one escape
Where grief won't overload
It won't take long to make your way
Down the last old country road
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