Love is a wayward mongrel, stealthy, but can be captured with wile
Company changes and plans give way
I will lift you oh, so slowly
Comfort is always a thought away
I will hold you in my mind
All I can offer is sympathy
I will lift you oh, so slowly
Would that I could give a piece of me
I will hold you in my mind
I looked in the glass this morning
And I saw that I was smiling
Almost didn’t recognize myself
So foreign was my tone
Love had stared me in the eye
Like some prehistoric creature
That I never knew existed
I had only seen its bones
Because we click
Through thin and thick, absurd and sick
So in love, it just might be a crime
So take your pick
A luscious life of trading licks
And we’ll live sappy ever after for all time
Because we click
When all hope is waning
Is when thoughts are entertaining
And the gem cast to the shadows
Is the seeker’s priceless find
If we are indeed discordant
I say it’s not important
For my cup, it overflows
And blessed be the tie that binds
Because we click
Through thin and thick, absurd and sick
So in love, it just might be a crime
So take your pick
A luscious life of trading licks
And we’ll live sappy ever after for all time
Because we click
Spin rings into orbit
And chase a golden comet
Where the moon is all yours to explore
I will make you see stars
I will feed you a rainbow
You will quench your thirst on me forevermore
Between the push of gratitude
And pull of disbelief
I am suspended in midair
And I don’t know which way to go
For levity becomes you
And my senses take leave of me
My fever runs so high
I am consumed by vertigo
Because we click
Through thin and thick, absurd and sick
So in love, it just might be a crime
So take your pick
A luscious life of trading licks
And we’ll live sappy ever after for all time
Because we click
The embers on the drying grass, the calm before the storm
The stillness of the glacier before the waters warm
The lioness retaliates when harm comes to her pride
The grizzly far more dangerous with an arrow in her side
Coiling, coiling, coiling, coiling
Action potential can never be ignored
Coiling, coiling, coiling, coiling
The villain falls from power, the balance is restored
It’s when the spark ignites the grass or the storm destroys the path
And when the shock wears off the mind, it’s when you face its wrath
The rattlesnake must coil at first before she strikes and slashes
And friction comes between the clouds before the lightning flashes
Coiling, coiling, coiling, coiling
Action potential can never be ignored
Coiling, coiling, coiling, coiling
The villain falls from power, the balance is restored
A ticking time bomb tension winding tightly like a spring
The arrow nocked into the bow, the tautness of the string
The pressure mounts within the earth before the crater cracks
The cornered creature sounds the call before instinct attacks
Coiling, coiling, coiling, coiling
Action potential can never be ignored
Coiling, coiling, coiling, coiling
The villain falls from power, the balance is restored
Within our species’ origin is a flat-screen empathy
To ensure our hearts are shielded from the horrors that we see
We survey the gruesome images projected in our minds
And thank the powers-that-be that tragedies don’t happen to our kind
Now some civilians of the world reach out in selflessness
And some will blame the victims and revert to prejudice
If I have lain in ignorance on a bed of apathy
Then I have slain my principles of basic humanity
Come hell or high water, to me they are the same
Come hell or high water, and the land has been reclaimed
While my Louisiana home is devoured by the rain
I don’t know why I seem to be chosen to remain
Number nine is the ward, and is the deepest pit of hell
In the city that care forgot, abandon hope, all ye who dwell
Our turf becomes an underworld, and Hades our domain
And roving packs of miscreants by our lakes of Pontchartrain
I don’t feel like a survivor, I’m just too tired to fight
I don’t feel like a refugee, more like a parasite
I thought survival was a triumph, defiantly raised fist
But I just feel lost and scared, and all I do is just exist
Come hell or high water, to me they are the same
Come hell or high water, and the land has been reclaimed
While my Louisiana home is devoured by the rain
I don’t know why I seem to be chosen to remain
It was one August morning
I bid New Orleans adieu ...
Last night I kissed my enemy, and learned of my true friend
The loss of this dark paradise too deep to comprehend
Comrades and relations now scattered by the squall
Dispatched and dispersed, like the forbears of us all
Now I should count my blessings, or just try to lift the curse
But I feel more guilt than gratitude, for others had it worse
As the phoenix rises from debris; waterlogged, not burned
Just like my friend, I’ve been to hell, and indeed I have returned
Come hell or high water, to me they are the same
Come hell or high water, and the land has been reclaimed
While my Louisiana home is devoured by the rain
I don’t know why I seem to be chosen to remain
Suddenly ... it all seems so clear
Every lyric is relevant
Every poem is pertinent
To me, and it is my deepest fear
Self-deprecating as I am, shame I don’t crave punishment
And I am just ... a poor depiction
I’m the weak link in the chain
A mere pinky to your brain
And the sting of my lash is only fiction
But I have seen the tears of innocents, and not without innocent strain
So I step up to the challenge, face my fate like some brigade
Accept my sentence, and feign I am not afraid
Whether truth or mere charade
Throat to the blade, I will never crossfade
There is a goddess ... I view her creation
I covet them with guilt
Where my own blood has been spilt
The sun, moon, and stars her congregation
I will transform myself into a star, demand that my temple be built
Til then I imagine ... h
ow it feels
The forbidden taste of brilliance
At the risk of rent resilience
Silently grieving for my shattered ideals
And the isolated hermit can still win the hearts of millions
So I step up to the challenge, face my fate like some brigade
Accept my sentence, and feign I am not afraid
Whether truth or mere charade
Throat to the blade, I will never crossfade
Lights dim, curtain rise
There can be no compromise
All weakness I forswear
I will be no less prepared
Well, I know I will stand and deliver
Waiting in the wings for my cue
Taboo
My love for you
This mask of comedy
Conceals my fantasy
Of how life would be if you were mine
Your presence my anodyne
Well, it’s hard to imagine an outcome
That carries no crisis in tow
I know
On with the show
My thoughts reprehensible
And I’m trying to be sensible
Consumed by your radiance
So afraid of the consequence
Well, I hope for as long as we have it
That someday we can have it all
Enthrall
Curtain fall
Sometimes when life throws you a curve
You think it’s less than you deserve
But you’ve got to hold on and see what’s in store
We’ve all got some crossroads to bear
But if you pause to wonder there,
You might find that it’s better than before
Silver stars in smoky bars
The sound of Argentine guitars
Oh, life throws you a curve
Life throws you a curve
Sometimes when life throws you a curve
You hold fast and refuse to swerve
But you’ve got to stop, reflect, and count your tears
For fate so often has a twist
But ask yourself why you resist
It might be the very reason for your fears
Raising sights to greater heights
A jaguar stalking in the night
Silver stars in smoky bars
The sound of Argentine guitars
Oh, life throws you a curve
Life throws you a curve
Nothing you can do to change the force of nature’s plans
Only stop to see what sort of gift is in its hands
Sometimes when life throws you a curve
You seize the moment to preserve
But you’ve got to lose the fear that it won’t last
For there’s only here and there’s only now
So shake down from your worried brow
The phantoms of the future and the past
Flowers bloom beneath the sea
A tiny goddess running free
Raising sights to greater heights
A jaguar stalking in the night
Silver stars in smoky bars
The sound of Argentine guitars
Oh, life throws you a curve
Life throws you a curve
Life throws you a curve
I am a figment of a temporary fancy
A singing swan, a child of Lir in flight
That must be the reason that still I curse the dawning
Will you dance this set with me just for tonight?
Step into the ring for just a moment
The craic is good, and no one here knows my face
Identity dissolves within the circle
For words that must not be spoken, only vibes replace
Kind reverence in a flute so lofty and liquid
And rhythm like the beating of a heart
Simulates the warning sound of thunder in the distance
And when it stops, the pulse is torn apart
Oh, heart’s delight, this is both curse and blessing
I can see it swiftly coming on, too mesmerized to fight
Like two golden headlights in the road upon me
Hawk’s eyes on a paralyzed rabbit in the night
Sometimes our ambitions only lead us to confusion
There are things we would attain at any cost
And when our virtues finally tear us from the clutches of delusion
There are tales we leave unspoken, and borders we don’t cross
They always warned me, be careful what you wish for
Not knowing inspiration could do ill
And later someone cursed me, may you get just what you wish for
If I cannot have a way, I have a will
This happens for a cause beyond my knowing
Just dance with me tonight and leave your reasoning behind
The rhythm underlying stops come morning
From then we live forever with our differences in kind
Sometimes too much perspective
Is more dangerous than none
Sometimes a lofty pedestal
More deadly than a gun
A shining adulation
That you yourself create
Can be the deadly blindfold
That seals your self-made fate
Don’t go there
It’s where angels fear to tread
Don’t lose yourself in fantasy
You’ve got to keep your head
Learn the rules as you go along
Blindfolded and spun around
Dangerous things
They all abound
Sometimes a frivolous game
Is more treacherous than war
So choose your battles carefully
And games to just ignore
Sometimes great expectations
Can hurt more than the lash
Sometimes a single candle
Can reduce a tower to ash
Don’t go there
It’s where angels fear to tread
Don’t lose yourself in fantasy
You’ve got to keep your head
Learn the rules as you go along
Blindfolded and spun around
Dangerous things
They all abound
Sometimes wishes are more potent
Than curses flung in ire
And sometimes they are twice as jinxed
When forged in passion’s fire
So be careful what you wish for
Or the dreams you might reveal
In the long run they may haunt you
And distort your true ideals
Don’t go there
It’s where angels fear to tread
Don’t lose yourself in fantasy
You’ve got to keep your head
Learn the rules as you go along
Blindfolded and spun around
Dangerous things
They all abound
Darlin’, please come and sit down beside me
You know how long we’ve been together
Lately I’ve been thinking about what I really want
And it’s something that would last us forever
Everywhere I turn, I see women with strollers
They’ve got tiny bundles from heaven galore
Their lives are now complete with the patter of little feet
It’s an issue I can no longer ignore
Oh, darlin’ please, would you do one thing for me
For I’m tired of always thinking about fertility
It’s the ul
timate gesture of complete gallantry
Darlin’ please get that vasectomy
Every morning I can hear little kids screaming
In the restaurant, always one who kicks my chair
Sometimes a little angel nearly knocks down my mic
After sticking wads of bubblegum in my hair
Well, I know you’re protective of your Big Jim and the Twins
But it takes a real man to wear such a scar
Your sperm count would be zero, but you’d always be my hero
And you’d have something to show your friends at the bar
Oh, darlin’ please, would you do one thing for me
For I’m tired of always thinking about fertility
It’s the ultimate gesture of complete gallantry
Darlin’ please get that vasectomy
Darlin’ please get that vasectomy ...
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