Brooklyn Bridge
If every one of your friends jumped off the Brooklyn bridge
And they asked you to come said you’d remember it
But your parents said no “Don’t die a stupid kid”
I’m armed with clichés to throw at you
It makes me feel so square
I sound and act just like my parents did
But beware
Please don’t do as I do but only as I say
Don’t ya’ put off the things that can be done today
You’ll understand when you’re older and your hair is gray
It is needless to say you’re off the beaten track
If you keep on this path it’s hard work getting back
Stay in school, get a job…get down to brass tacks
I’m armed with clichés to throw at you
It makes me feel so square
I sound exactly like my parents did
But beware
If the love of your life jumped off the golden gate
You were encouraged to come and told to not be late
You honor valor of love, but will you keep the date
The Unknown
I see the look in your eye, you’re wondering if I’m the type of guy…
You’d take home, the unknown
See my mind through your eyes, you’re wondering if I am kind…
Or I’m best alone, the unknown
Fairy tale romance is all in the past
Looking for answers at the bottom of your glass
The day you found out it wasn’t quite so
Never imagined you could feel so alone
You can’t count life to give you no guarantees
Your will alone won’t bring the world to its knees
Had someone in your sights, you fell out but fell right…
In the moment, for that night
Wishing plans had been made, to steal away for the day…
But your silence couldn’t convey, what you longed for, hoped for…
Envision your long slow walk among a string quartet and a path of petals
And you look at the man, clean cut and polished like a statue
Your gown is stunning, the adornments ideal, you are the princess in the fable…
Is it too good to be true? Have expectations got the better of you?
Fairy tale romance is all in the past
Looking for answers at the bottom of your glass
The day you found out it wasn’t quite so
Never imagined you could feel so alone
You can’t count life to give you no guarantees
Your will alone won’t bring the world to its knees
You can’t count life to give you no guarantees
Your will alone won’t bring the world to its knees
Heidi
(Instrumental)
Populism
It don’t make sense to me, Capital Gains and Dividends
It don’t make sense to me, our thirty-five to their fifteen
What is popular at country clubs and cocktail hour
Is out of touch with what we want
It just don’t trickle down, on the contrary it increases poverty
Divide the citizens, unite the greed
Perpetual thimblerig with our tax policies
Here and now is the time, A little shared sacrifice, an honest price
Here and now is the time, to disavow the elite’s advice
What is popular at yacht clubs and luxury spas
Is out of touch with what we want
What we should understand, corporate lobbies have oligarchic plans
If you love Reagan and Francis Scott Key
Will you pay your equal share for democracy?
Listen careful and close, Millionaires have more zeros
Listen careful and close, Thirty-five percent won’t make them broke
What is popular at charity balls and business galas
Is out of touch with what we want
I know and I understand, CEO’s don’t deserve more than the common man
Billions of dollars raised, favors need to be repaid, Billions of dollars raised
Country of Emptiness
Kill he comes, Kill he comes
Move into the country of emptiness, fill it with triumph or fill it with blood
Kill he comes to wash away his sins, Kill he comes because he can’t comprehend
Weep, you will and now you’ll know his pain, rage, his gift, his glory, his name
Move into the country of emptiness, fill it with triumph or fill it with blood
He’s on a twisted trail, winding through seven hells
Acid lakes and monstrous gates, the final path he’s found is glory
Take him away from his first smile in years, fools will come to wash away your tears
Cold blood run as cold blood does, the race is all over the news
Move into the country of emptiness, fill it with triumph or fill it with blood
Every wrong turn ended in the thorns, pulling them out hurt every time
Out from the weeds, dust off the brush, he’s out and on the loose
Move into the country of emptiness, fill it with triumph or fill it with blood
Fed on half-truths, baptized in lies
His shadows die in the dark, when all his world is dark
No! Death will get your attention, it’s what he needs
Death will answer your question, it’s how it bleeds
Born to a land where promises are shadows, born in a country where justice is a gun
Are you on the edge of your seat? Why would god’s mercy bring you to your knees?
You can thank the TV, you can thank the disease
Who will die today? Who will die today? Who will die today?
Death will get your attention, it’s what he needs, it’s how it bleeds
One Eye
We only see what they want us to see
We only do what they want us to do
We only see what they want us to see
We only do what they want us to do
I don’t know anybody who knows anyone
And neither do you
I’ve been standing right here, while the race is run
I didn’t notice that it’d begun
I’ve been standing right here, while the race is run
I didn’t notice that it’d begun
Little puffs and curly Q’s of smoke
Impermanence is the only thing we can count on
I think I know how people lose their mind
I think I know how people lose their mind
It isn’t all at once, it’s a little at a time
Because of You
I...want to live simply
Maybe live off the land
I can work with my hands
And just spend time with you
And live a life that’s true
Picture fields of green and skies of blue
I….want to look up at the stars
Play a tune on guitar
And know how lucky we are
And just spend time with you
I….want to live freely
On a hill by a stream
It’s my favorite dream
Because it’s with you
I….want to be all in
Want to let all the chords ring
Want to hear the world sing
Right there with you
I….want to live simply
Pile stones and plant trees
Feel the grass at my feet
And know I’m with you
And live a life that’s true
Wood & Stone
I will fall, when I let go
Dangling from the edge, you can’t help me now
When I was young and I was free
My knowledge absent ethos was of no use to me
I was the moon out over the sea
With no reflection with no gravity
I feel lost, the burden’s clear
Shed myself of worry and rise up out of here
Find the road, the hearth my hope
The only witnesses were wood and stone
Alight with zeal, no ties to bind
Encumbered only by the drive in mind
I pray my will does not fail me
As I ascend the grueling climb
No longer young, but almost free
As I put the pain and woe behind me
I see the moon out over the sea
See its reflection and know its gravity
A Man from Lisbon
Met a man from Lisbon, via Rio, he was a C.O.
Came down to the little show, firing salvos, we all wished for him to go
He kept shouting Pearl Jam!
He roamed, so stoned
With darkness in his mind, his smile revealed the lies, his words a veiled disguise
Snowing in the Tiki bar, up in Parkville, rolled up green bills
Decaying souls lost in place, enter oddballs from outer space, advancements for the human race
He kept shouting Pearl Jam!
Just go home, alone
Oblivious, oblivion
If your head’s not screwed on tight, you might think what’s wrong is right
Your darkness consumes us all tonight, don’t you know what’s come to take you home?
Banter ranged from left to right, zig zag through the night, feigned interest for his plight
A concealed gun would not surprise, whiskey thoughts and cocaine eyes, your escort calls to set the time
He kept shouting Daughter!
He roamed, so stoned
With darkness in his mind, his smile revealed the lies, his words a veiled disguise
Perhaps he did realize his choice, to go home walking or to keep on talking
On his feet or on his ass, some folks avowed he won’t be back, brought on by his lack of tact
He kept shouting Wish list!
Just go home, alone
Oblivious, oblivion
Just want to go out, go out tonight
Just wanna go out, go out tonight
Don’t want to, just want to, don’t want to start a fight
Just want to go out, go out tonight
If your head’s not screwed on tight, you might think what’s wrong is right
Your darkness consumes us all tonight, don’t you know what’s come to take you home?
Met a man from Lisbon, via Rio, he was a C.O.
Came down to the little show, firing salvos, we all wished for him to go
He kept shouting Pearl Jam!
He roamed, so stoned
With darkness in his mind, his smile revealed the lies, his words a veiled disguise
I Could Set Strange Things upon You
There isn’t another. Will ever there be?
I am here in wonder
This is my place, are these my thoughts?
I always see the same vision
Where I’m old, in a sling
I slowly rock on my humble perch
It’s like a platform, high above the sea
With Redwoods below me, down the ridge towards the water
It’s all there if I want it, I can have it, but I see two ways to get there
I worry of the purpose
Could it all be my own invention?
I can barely remember there
But the truth may be that I don’t want to
I could set strange things upon you
I could set strange things upon you
This world is surrounded by a heavy cloud
I lift the veil but it just seems darker now
Should I sit in observance of these things that don’t make sense to me?
Squander all my progress, and leave my inside empty
I believe there’s a conflict in trying to trap illusions
I think the time is right to choose
So I’ll tell you how I worry in wonder
Just this once I will breach the fault
In this vision I am the only person who ever lived at all