Calmer Than Karma EP

Calmer Than Karma

Buried away in a corner is somebody to blame
One with the doom and the dying, the one and the same
Nothing that's spoken is important, it merely echoes and fades
Glimpses of solitude are welcome for those fortunate enough to evade

It was swifter than the justice that was served
It was crueller than the kindness they all deserved
And amongst the angst and anger was an anthem we all knew
And at the end of it all she will be calmer than karma when I'm through

Fitting the pieces together all in order to find
Parts of a misunderstanding, the very thing we're leaving behind
Rambling on for a while, it's so good that it hurts
But patience will rule in the end when we all receive our just desserts

CHORUS

Coming alive was a blessing, being here is a curse
And once there's room for improvement, things can only get worse
Versus the victor and victim, I know who I'd be
We have to appreciate nothing so we can be finally free

CHORUS

Jouissance

Wait a moment sir, you have to show some mercy
They’re all wrapped up in a trance, they’re caught inside a curse
See you can break it right now before they end up craving more
It’s their lives out on the line, their souls you will be saving
Oh but every penny earned is a step to nicer property
And as it has to be, it must be done properly
They earn your closest friendship but you’re really just a criminal
Your influence is certain, your message is subliminal

On me We can’t be free

Now hold on a minute dear the bourgeois kids are coming
They are here to educate and tell us that we’re dumbing down
The Principles of women, the principles of man
Like only the conceited and the overzealous can
And once the day has closed its doors and the sun has crossed the border
There’s the rock n’ roll and drugs and sex in any given order
The conclusion is clear, we’re gone before it’s started
I don’t feel my usual self as even my spirit has departed

From me
Won’t leave me be
We can’t be free
Without family or our sanity
My little lover, come on

Is it just me?
Or can you see?
We can’t be free
With its chivalry and its misery
My little lover, Jouissance

I’d Like To Share My Time With You

It was internal at first
A numb inferno, ready to burst
It hit me quickly, by surprise
Oh it was strictly nothing but lies

And at the end of the day, you know it’s true
I’d like to share my time with you

We’ll push old ladies down the stairs
We’ll make their babies sign up in pairs
They’re ours forever and more
All of this together, but what is it for?

Oh, at the end of the day, you know it’s true
I’d like to share my time with you

It sounds so evil, I know
But it’s all legal, each and every woe
As each year passes with you, my friend
We’ll raise our glasses to those we offend…

Let’s comprehend
That at the end of it all, oh, when we’re through
I’d like to share my time with you
‘Cos at the end of the day, oh yeah it’s true
I’d like to share my time with you

The Bad River EP

Good Times

You told me you'd wait
Sometime, somewhere
Just for me, just for me
And I think that you're great
All the time, and I care
For your wants, for your needs

All this hope has cured my sorrow
Hope this hope is here tomorrow
Good times

There's nothing I fear
When you say, "spread your wings
Then you'll fly, then you'll fly"
Excited to hear
You play, you sing
'Cos your songs, will never die

All this hope has cured my sorrow
Hope this hope is here tomorrow
Good times

Loverboy

Here I go, I had to ask
Do you think you're high above her 'cos she's just another lover?
So you know, no need to bask
Can you rise up even higher even though you're just a liar?
Loverboy

Looking back, when love was made
Do you think you're kinda psychic in your thinking that she liked it?
Cut the slack, I'll ease the raid
Do you realise she's stealing all the honesty you're feeling?
Loverboy

There's a girl out there and she wants love
But there's something you will learn
There's a time to try and a time to forget
Guess you'll have to wait your turn

You're around somewhere feeling guilty
While she waits for you to show
All this time you never said those special words
Guess she'll never really know

Fool For Love

Seeing you was such a remedy, a tonic and a dream
And nothing inbetween
'Round the corner are our enemies
Who'd love to burn your self-esteem

A fool for love
Who feels the loneliness inside
It's time for you to join the ride
The only way
A fool for love
I'm fooling no one but myself
There can be nobody else
On this holiday

Loving you carved all the images for everyone to see
The man I'd have to be
Past the skyline are our audience
They long for you to dance with me

A fool for love
Who feels the loneliness inside
It's time for you to join the ride
The only way
'Cos I'm a fool for love
I'm fooling no one but myself
There can be nobody else
On this holiday

A fool for love
Who feels the loneliness inside
It's time for you to join the ride
The only way
A fool for love
Fooling no one but myself
It's just a holiday
It's just a holiday

M.F.

One time, this old man sat beside me
He said "sonnyboy, a part of me has died
My lady, she's mixed up like a madman
And so here I am, I'm doubtful like the bride"

This guy continued with his story
Saying "why the hell have I become this way?
I found out the more I knew my baby
The more I wanted her to stay
Now I am...
Too tired to sleep, too starved to cook
Too drunk to know what's going on
Too sad to weep, too vain to look
Too shy to start a singalong
But I know, I'll be fine, I'm ok"

"Hoping for something gives us comfort
Because everything will always go to plan
But only if we can guess the ending
We'd soon enough be back where we began
And I am...
Too stoned to fly, too lost to grieve
For anything she's given me
Too dead to die, too glad to leave
Her far behind so I won't see
Those same eyes, that same smile, her new man"

Laughing, he left the conversation
As I think this old man's shown me all I need
That death will teach me how to promise
And life will teach me how to bleed

The Monster We Became

I gave up so much, but never a thanks in return
Those flammable dreams, we'll light them and smile as they burn
Of coffee and tea, a sugarless boredom will do
And next to the sky, I waited and watched as we grew into

The sentiment lost on wisdom and lots of tinned soup
Those looking for love are certainly out of the loop
I dreamt of a day with Hendrix and Nixon anew
And next to your grave, I counted the stars as we grew into

The heavens filled with glee
With volumes they attained
The thought of you and me
The monumental shame

We laughed as we fell but somehow you knew how to drown
In surpassing me, we pissed on the sceptre and crown
The nightmare goes on, I'm still in great need of a clue
And next to my life, I bitterly cursed as we grew into

"Shake hands, take heed, make haste!"
They shouted with distain
The truthless aftertaste
The monster we became

The Smiley EP

Double Standards (And Thus Morgan Is Lost)

Say hi, or say goodbye
You know it doesn't make a bit of difference
Say hi, or say goodbye
You know it doesn't make a bit of difference
Say hi, or say goodbye
You know it doesn't make a teeny-tiny teeny-weeny bit of difference

Come on, just come on strong
You know it doesn't make a bit of difference
Come on, just come on strong
You know it doesn't make a bit of difference
Come on, you can't go wrong
You know it doesn't make an teeny-tiny itsy-bitsy bit of difference

'Cos you have got your double standards
'Cos you have got it all figured out
'Cos you have got a fairytale answer
But you have got the face of a trout

All lies, it's no surprise
It's never gonna make a bit of difference
All lies, it's no surprise
It's never gonna make a bit of difference
All lies, and silent sighs
It's never gonna make the smallest, even tiniest bit of difference

'Cos you have got your double standards
'Cos you have got it all figured out
'Cos you still think that Morgan is a bastard
And you have got the face of a trout
'Cos you have got a fairytale answer
But you have got the face of a sweaty trout

Angel On The Warpath

She glimmers like the cigarette that set my heart on fire
Her hopeful smile will get you through
She flutters oh so calmly for a mercenary for hire
Her silent charm is sweet adieu

She wades across the scenery that Wordsworth singled out
Her serene eyes in perfect view
She dances with such beauty, though it's clear without a doubt
Those harmless dreams devour you

A shooting star
Can travel far
If she's busy riding it as well
And sometime soon
She'll reach the moon
Where she once was hiding in her shell

She glistens like the reservoir that slayed a Rolling Stone
Her liquid touch an icy blue
She whispers something special and a little something unknown
Her latest wish is coming true

A shooting star
Can travel far
If she's busy riding it as well
And sometime soon
She'll reach the moon
Where she once was hiding in her shell
Ohh a shooting star
Can travel far
If she's busy riding it as well
And sometime soon
She'll reach the moon
And in the future she will unleash hell

She glimmers like the cigarette that set my heart on fire
Her deadly gaze is nothing new
She climbs above your vision and adopts a burning desire
And one day she'll ignite you too

So Much For A Welcome

Known for a while now yet not known to me at all
Confusing language like some unknown mating call
Frequent anger on the flawless, fuzzy streets
Hard to find your head, and harder with your feet

When the lovers come here, I'll just disappear
I will soon depart and consequently roam
I will find my solace hidden in my fear
I will leave forever, so much for this home

Returning to this place I felt a bit perplexed
I couldn't tell you there and then what happened next
They were different, and I knew my eyes were lost
Who knew that leaving would burden such a cost?

When the lovers come here, I'll just disappear
I will soon depart and consequently roam
I will find my solace hidden in my fear
I will leave forever, so much for this home

When the lovers come here, I'll just disappear
I will soon depart and consequently roam
I will find my solace hidden in my fear
I will leave forever, so much for my home

Miscellaneous

A Subtle Song For A Certain Emotion

In the alley there's a soldier
Who is searching for his soul
He finds the Devil with a wager
And an angel on parole

Now he can choose which one can go
And he must lose the one who knows
All about his thoughts and his secrets

In an instant there is silence
While the Devil shows disgrace
We find the soldier as a martyr
And the angel has left without a trace

Dead Troubadour

It's safe to say that life today
Is not a perfect ten
Rock n' roll can save our souls
But then it's gone again
The what and why will help us try
To figure out just when

In all my rage I viewed the stage
And I saw that troubadour
He said "I can see specifically
How I hate that no-good whore
I'd like to fall, forget it all
But then that's what whiskey's for"

It's ok, he doesn't have to stay
As one day he hopes to find Bombay

Wedding Day On Ice

I love both of your faces
And the way your head is spun
I may have my disgraces
But at least I'm having fun

You're a massacre at Christmas
A wedding day on ice
One day you'll be listless
And the next day you'll be nice

I love seeing you smile
As half-hearted as can be
It's gonna be a while
Until you see me on my knees

You're a massacre at Christmas
A wedding day on ice
One day you'll be listless
And the next day you'll be nice

Oh don't worry
I still love you
Always have, always will
Because I know you're cool
And you will be again
Once you get your fill

I remember a time when
We nearly sealed the deal
But now I'm rather uncertain
If you can even feel

You're American and skinny
The media gone sweet
Put you in a mini
And you'll make it grow ten feet
You're a massacre at Christmas
A wedding day on ice
One day..... I know I'll pay the price

Let Me Live In Darkness

If I could be a silhouette
I'd be the blackest kind
If I could be your shadow
I'd always be behind you
And haunt your thoughts
While taunting your sort
The souls who stole my fun

If I could be a writer
I would get back at the media
If I could be your messenger
I'd tell you I'd be greedier
Than God Himself
His fodder's his welfare
But for me there'll be just one

So let me live in darkness
Let me live in darkness
Let me live in darkness
And I will let you light the way

If I could be a martyr
I would kill a thousand men
And If I was even smarter
I would do it all again
The fame, the lies
The same old surprise
But the best has yet to come

So let me live in darkness
Let me live in darkness
Let me live in darkness
And I will let you...
Let me live in darkness (through day and night)
Let me live in darkness (just black in sight)
Let me live in darkness
And I will let you light the way

Lyrics

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