Pale Insanity

A cold wind blows down from the north

with a fast & furious incantation.

Down here I'm standing getting colder

as the wind just blows on bolder.

And I wonder when - will it subside

I could get reckless and go right back at it.

I will not go back inside.

I was told I had, pale insanity

pale insanity because I would not back down

I was told I had, pale insanity

pale insanity because I would not back down

Hide behind your self righteous stance

hide behind good looks and skin tight pants

But when you finally come out in the sun

I'm gonna stand here again

I'm not gonna run, no more

Just not gonna run   no more.

Look all pretty waving to the crowd

act all tough with that gun in a cloud

Shoulda practiced what you preached.

all your bullshit & lies

now have all been breached

Can't put lipstick on a pig

Cant cover up what's bald with a wig

I was told I had, pale insanity

pale insanity because I would not back down

I was told I had, pale insanity

pale insanity because I would not back down

Hide behind your self righteous stance

hide behind good looks and skin tight pants

But when you finally come out in the sun

I'm gonna stand here again

I'm not gonna run, no more

Just not gonna run   no more.

They're Taking Everything

Some thoughts about the hate & fear being spewed by media outles athe the politicians they fund.

Circle, circle, circle up.

Listen here, and don't interrupt

The sky's gonna get dark pretty fast.

We have to take steps so that

we can last.

 The bang, the boom is what you hear.

But what you'll see will likely disappear

The flash, the smoke will go away

Don't back down or else

there's a price you’ll hafta pay.

They're taking everything

Oh they're taking everything

Oh they are taking everything

if it ain't nailed down,

They're taking everything

Oh they're taking everything

Oh they are taking everything

Yes they’re in then they’re out.

Dig on in, speak on up.

Don't sit down, don't pass the cup.

The music stops/the chair is gone

And you’ll be cryin’ unless you get

really strong. 

The pack it travels low at night

it comes on in at dusk and

ducks away from your flashlights.

Then it springs; you turn & look

Doors are open; mind is shook.

They're taking everything

Oh they're taking everything

Oh they are taking everything

if it ain't nailed down,

They're taking everything

Oh they're taking everything

Oh they are taking everything

Yes they’re in then they’re out.

This Is Me

This is me sittin' on the front porch.
This is me crossing the street.
This is me sayin' something.
This is me in full retreat.
Here I go gonna start it over.
Here I go very indiscreet.
Here I go trying to hide me.
Here I go sweating in the heat.

I don't care about

what people do or say now

And I don't care that I may die alone.

You can take

or leave me; it's your issues.

Just don't say I never tried

I tried & tried & tried & tried

but it never seemed to catch some attention.

So I sat & cried & cried

And not a soul came by.

Here I go gonna start it over.
Here I go very indiscreet.
Here I go trying to hide me.
Here I go sweating in the heat.
This is me sittin' on the front porch.
This is me crossing the street.
This is me sayin' something.
This is me in full retreat.

I don't care about

what people do or say now

And I don't care that I may die alone.

You can take

or leave me; it's your issues.

Just don't say I never tried.

I tried & tried & tried & tried

but it never seemed to catch some attention.

So I sat & cried & cried

And not a soul came by.

This is me tryin' to thumb a ride home.
This is me drinking up my tea.
This is me bein’ wrong once again.
This is me as quiet as I can be.

Cinderella's Off The Hook

Cinderella woke up wrong
Wondered where her prince had gone.
Wasn't home; no where near
She had his kid & then he hid.
She sat up in bed thinking how'd this happen.
The baby cried & she started packing.

"home, I just want to go home.
I feel so alone.
I feel so alone.
I just feel like I'll never be wanted."

Princesses aren't dressed like this.
Or on food stamps or on welfare bliss.
She then got up, like she does.
Fed the kid & got her game face on.

"home, I just want to go home.
I feel so alone.
I feel so alone.
I just feel like I'll never be wanted."

Sick of guys who promise her the moon.
Slippers don't fit & they move on way too soon.
Carriage ride was in some Dodge.
He was in some band singing old rock songs.

She picked up her kid & ran
Cinderella needed a plan.
Now she knows it's all about her.
Got new clothes & crazy-fierce look.
She'll now take on the world & publish her book.

Cinderella's off the hook
Cinderella's off the hook.
Cinderella's off the hook.

Goin' Down by the Water

Goin down by the water
Goin’ down for to get me a drink.
It's been so long, man
I just could not think.
But I'm thinking now
don't like some of the things I'm hearing.

Goin’ down by the water.
Gonna chill down by the cliffs.
Where I had me some good times.
There I opened my eyes
sang me some riffs.
I took one look around
I don't like some things that I found.
Goin’ down by the water.

Put a building up and a dream comes down

Cover one hole up

another's put in the ground.

You think all it needs is a

good coat of paint.

But the facts you hide

just prove that it aint.

Head on down to the water

A baptism of touch & go

Head yourself to the water

See a light & then you’ll know.

 
Goin down by the water
Goin’ down for to get me a drink.
It's been so long, man
I just could not think.
But I'm thinking now
don't like some of the things I'm hearing.
Goin’ down by the water.

Head on down to the water

A baptism of touch & go

Head yourself to the water

See a light & then you'll know

Gonna chill down by the cliffs.
Where I had me some good times.
There I opened my eyes
sang me some riffs.
I took one look around
I don't like some things that I found.
Goin’ down by the water.

Pots And Pans

When you mix war with relationships back home, it’s complicated.  This is the thoughts of a woman whose significant other, who was due home, did not come home.

The last I heard, you’d said you were safe
But now my heart is filled with hate
What I was brought up to believe
Was stolen from me
By some men all diseased
And now they left me with pots and pans

All that’s left is pots and pans

All the dreams we were to have

Got washed away by anothers’ hands

In a visit to my door

What of the dreams that we hoped for

And now all I have are pots and pans

Read this world

Read this aloud

Read it all day…all night

See my tears

See my lines

see why I want to die

And all because they lied

They lied

They lied

Twenty years they’ll build a wall
On your name will all be scrawled
How you were brave
How you were strong
But nothing will be written of
How they were all wrong
And all I’ll have is my pots and pans

All that’s left is pots and pans

All the dreams we were to have

Got washed away by anothers’ hands

In a visit to my door

What of the dreams that we hoped for

And now all I have are pots and pans

Read this world

Read this aloud

Read it all day…all night

See my tears

See my lines

see why I want to die

And all because they lied

They lied

They lied

Oh, and I’ll have some pictures
So to show all my friends
But no kids, no holidays, no drinks
Just what you looked like
As you boarded the plane
And dead plans
All I’ll have are my pots and pans

Storm Central

The media pundits, the crowd they play to and the disaster in their tracks.

Started out like just a fine day.
A stroll down Main Street, with cash to pay.
One look and the stores they all closed.
A sign of terror from a face that's well known.
Kicked up the dirt, made the kids run;
this storm is brewing
man, this ain’t gonna be fun.
Storm central, coming to town.
Storms gather every time you walk down.
A cloud cover from a god from above.
A failed state of emotion and of love.
It’s just time that the clouds go away.
This storm is brewing
holding life at bay.

Was never like this before.

Was never hiding behind a front door.

But blaming others is always a balm

Erect a wall that reflects you are calm.

Here comes the wrecking ball, here comes the wrecking ball.

It’s gonna take us out. It’s gonna take us out.

It’s here to lock us out. It’s here lock us out.

Here comes the wrecking ball, here comes the wrecking ball.

It has us in it's sights.

It wants us out tonight.

A jazzman plays, a singer sweats.
With each drop is a pile a debt.
And anvil sits and a hammer comes down
it's sound brings your head further down.
The jazzman gets up, hit's his note.
This storm's a  brewing
and the singer is flat broke.
Storm central, coming to town.
Storms gather every time you walk down.
A cloud cover from a god from above.
A failed state of emotion and of love.
It’s just time that the clouds go away.
This storm is brewing
holding life at bay.

Was never like this before.

Was never hiding behind a front door.

But blaming others is always a balm

Erect a wall that reflects you are calm.

Here comes the wrecking ball, here comes the wrecking ball.

It’s gonna take us out. It’s gonna take us out.

It’s here to lock us out. It’s here lock us out.

Here comes the wrecking ball, here comes the wrecking ball.

It has us in it's sights.

It wants us out tonight.

Storm central, coming to town.
Storms gather every time you walk down.
A cloud cover from a god from above.
A failed state of emotion and of love.

Crazy Talk

Heard some chatter going 'round
Your ideas make my head pound.
And the way you come across,
Sounds like your meds have all been tossed
I know to you it sounds like music
But what I hear is blah, blah, blah.
Turn around & keep on squawking
And I'll turn off your crazy talking.

Crazy talk, there seems to be a lot of
Crazy talk.
Makes one want to bolt the train
Makes one want to get on out and walk.
Don't know about you but I'm kinda done with crazy talk.

Life is all about a little bit of everything.
But if theings went well you'd hafta just pull the string.

Referring to your point of view.
Got to thinkin’ man, now there's a loose screw.
Diabolical diatribes, hate of some men.
Put that together and I know you’re out there like a red hen.

Conspiracy theory’s all cramp up your brain

If I were you I’d declare me insane
I think the umpire's gonna call a balk

because of all your crazy, crazy, crazy talk

 

Crazy talk, there seems to be a lot of
Crazy talk.
Makes one want to bolt the train
Makes one want to get on out and walk.
Don't know about you but I'm kinda done with crazy talk.

 

There are some people who can stand tall.
Then there's some guys who just live to crawl.
I'm not one who likes to fiddle
I kinda like my stand in the middle.

So what you say is what you mean

People look at you and won’t even waste a scream

Your head needs an outline of chalk

I’m so gone from all this crazy talk.

 

Fear Here

Fear! – Fear here!
Fear! – Fear here!
Fear! – Fear Here!
Fear! – Fear Here!

Fear for your life
fear of your wife
fear on the streets
fear what you eat.
Fear! – Fear Here!
Fear! – Fear Here!

You’re on a nomadic mission with which you impart with presicion.
Don’t look around the corner, let this be your forewarner!
As it heats up with a passion; it’s all the rage and the fashion.
Fear! – Fear Here!

Fear on the air
fear of no hair
Fear of the stress
fear of the dress.
Fear! – Fear Here!
Fear! – Fear Here!

You’re on a nomadic mission with which you impart with presicion.
Don’t look around the corner, let this be your forewarner!
As it heats up with a passion; it’s all the rage and the fashion.
Fear! – Fear Here!

Fear in the stands
fear in your hands
fear of the gun
fear of the nun
Fear! – Fear Here!
Fear! – Fear Here!

Fear in your cup
fear of a pup.
fear in the park
fear of the dark.
Fear! – Fear Here!!!!!!!!!!

Fear has always been a controlling factor in life.  Fear of government, or some god-thing.  Media has allowed fear to be channeled into selling product.  The more we face out problems the better chance we have to conquer them.  So my thought was selling fear as a beer vendor as a baseball game.  Think and enjoy.