Keep your head low
And you will miss the blow
Tighten up to take
It in the body
I never want to know
Exactly what you did
But if you want to show
Me, I'll play the part again
Lights out, it's time tonight
Same thing every night
Tighten up to take
It in the body
I want to break and take
Everything beautiful
Don't bother standing in
My way, my way
Mine
And if you have the chance
Look at me
Look at me
Worlds go crashing in each day
But this gravity
It's too close
Too close
I'm warning you to take
Safety, careful now
Cause I'll pull and push you under
My skin
Days pass and I'm the same
Way that you left me
I tighten up to take
It in the body
But my head was high
And my eyes were closed
I've drained so much pride
You have to know
You've got to know
And if you have the chance
Look at me
Look at me
Worlds go crashing in each day
But this gravity
It's too close
Too close
I'm warning you to take
Safety, careful now
Cause I'll pull and push you under
My skin
I wait
I wait
I wait
I...wait
And if you have the chance
Look at me
Look at me
Worlds go crashing in each day
But this gravity
It's too close
Too close
I'm warning you to take
Safety, careful now
Cause I'll pull and push you under
My skin
Music and lyrics by Sam Russ
Sunday, August 16, 2009
The War Will Come
Don't respond right away
I need time to compose myself
Spending and wasting life
Under stars that could care less
Breaking bridges and burning towns
Pillaging homes of the homeless ones
To disregard all the strife and pain
Is tragedy - it's tragic and in vain
The war will come to you
The dead will come
The war will come to you
In time, my son
Hours pass as days fade
Bursting fruits boom in the sky
Leaders leave questions open
For us to ignore and belittle
Swiping with lead reapers all the young
Holding music in burning palms
To wish upon God and call his name aloud
Is tragedy - it's tragic and in vain
In vain I say
You need no one else to complete you
Realize the fire inside
Peaceful sleepers won't wake
They pray in sleep and stay that way
Problematic poster child
Take your medicine today
Stealing organs, harvesting souls
Revealing secrets where no one knows
I know the path and so do you, but
It's tragedy - it's tragic and in vain
The war will come to you
The dead will come
The war will come to you
In time, my son
Music and lyrics by Sam Russ
I need time to compose myself
Spending and wasting life
Under stars that could care less
Breaking bridges and burning towns
Pillaging homes of the homeless ones
To disregard all the strife and pain
Is tragedy - it's tragic and in vain
The war will come to you
The dead will come
The war will come to you
In time, my son
Hours pass as days fade
Bursting fruits boom in the sky
Leaders leave questions open
For us to ignore and belittle
Swiping with lead reapers all the young
Holding music in burning palms
To wish upon God and call his name aloud
Is tragedy - it's tragic and in vain
In vain I say
You need no one else to complete you
Realize the fire inside
Peaceful sleepers won't wake
They pray in sleep and stay that way
Problematic poster child
Take your medicine today
Stealing organs, harvesting souls
Revealing secrets where no one knows
I know the path and so do you, but
It's tragedy - it's tragic and in vain
The war will come to you
The dead will come
The war will come to you
In time, my son
Music and lyrics by Sam Russ
F.A.P.T. (working title)
Well I'm the selfish animal
Diseased, the fever, got it all
Undressed, my willful, seething skin crawls
My lungs are blacker than my soul
Don't ask me why, 'cause I don't know
Just hope I die before I'm old, YEAAAAAAH
Well I'm unclean, a libertine
At least I'm more than a machine
Cruisin' in my lust patrol
Got my gun, got no control
So no one knows you like I do
Tragic tongues and words all true
Guess we didn't think this through too well
Got some pills, I'm on the run
Three shades of plastic, had my fun
My shock machine is set to stun again
Well I'm unclean, a libertine
At least I'm more than a machine
Cruisin' in my lust patrol
Got my gun, got no control
Yea, I'm unclean, a libertine
At least I'm more than a machine
Cruisin' in my lust patrol
Got my gun, got no control
So go to hell, mom and dad
No wedding bells to make you glad
And bigotry don't make you mad no more
And this is for all poison tongues
And all your drowned and broken lungs
And all the songs we've never sung again
Well I'm unclean, a libertine
At least I'm more than a machine
Cruisin' in my lust patrol
Got my gun, got no control
Yea, I'm unclean, a libertine
At least I'm more than a machine
Cruisin' in my lust patrol
Got my gun, got no control
Music by Evan Klee-Peregon
Lyrics by Evan Klee-Peregon and Sam Russ
Diseased, the fever, got it all
Undressed, my willful, seething skin crawls
My lungs are blacker than my soul
Don't ask me why, 'cause I don't know
Just hope I die before I'm old, YEAAAAAAH
Well I'm unclean, a libertine
At least I'm more than a machine
Cruisin' in my lust patrol
Got my gun, got no control
So no one knows you like I do
Tragic tongues and words all true
Guess we didn't think this through too well
Got some pills, I'm on the run
Three shades of plastic, had my fun
My shock machine is set to stun again
Well I'm unclean, a libertine
At least I'm more than a machine
Cruisin' in my lust patrol
Got my gun, got no control
Yea, I'm unclean, a libertine
At least I'm more than a machine
Cruisin' in my lust patrol
Got my gun, got no control
So go to hell, mom and dad
No wedding bells to make you glad
And bigotry don't make you mad no more
And this is for all poison tongues
And all your drowned and broken lungs
And all the songs we've never sung again
Well I'm unclean, a libertine
At least I'm more than a machine
Cruisin' in my lust patrol
Got my gun, got no control
Yea, I'm unclean, a libertine
At least I'm more than a machine
Cruisin' in my lust patrol
Got my gun, got no control
Music by Evan Klee-Peregon
Lyrics by Evan Klee-Peregon and Sam Russ
Consequences of the Blameless
How happy can the night sky be
When its dazzle distills into day?
If the winds howl and the shadows fray
Warm welcomes are lonely to me.
Far away, flew, from the cusp to see
How close the earth would come to betray;
I stole away love and chose not to obey
And landed with bones all too empty.
But fleeting words do drift abound
And in their language flaunt;
My subtle tongue longs to expound
The miseries that haunt!
But blameless me expels old sound
As mysteries still taunt.
Music and lyrics by Sam Russ
When its dazzle distills into day?
If the winds howl and the shadows fray
Warm welcomes are lonely to me.
Far away, flew, from the cusp to see
How close the earth would come to betray;
I stole away love and chose not to obey
And landed with bones all too empty.
But fleeting words do drift abound
And in their language flaunt;
My subtle tongue longs to expound
The miseries that haunt!
But blameless me expels old sound
As mysteries still taunt.
Music and lyrics by Sam Russ
Rule Are a Rule of the Past
In the middle of the night
I told you
Take your time
It will be alright
But what you did not know
Was that I was to go
In the middle of the night
In the middle of the night
I'll race you to the middle class
Two kids, a cat, and a compact car
We'll take our time
Having a blast
Off into commercial space travel
Because rules are a rule of the past
So while the washer is going
And the tv is glowing
Take your time
It will be just fine
If you think that I'm leaving
Baby, you're mistaken
I'm only disappearing
For a little while
And when our white walls
Surround us
Our weak bones
Will ground us
But if we're judged
By our actions
Then what we've done
Defines us
We all grow tired of hating games
Burning bright like a fading star
But we will find what we're looking for
Just some of us have to go so far away
Music and lyrics by Sam Russ
I told you
Take your time
It will be alright
But what you did not know
Was that I was to go
In the middle of the night
In the middle of the night
I'll race you to the middle class
Two kids, a cat, and a compact car
We'll take our time
Having a blast
Off into commercial space travel
Because rules are a rule of the past
So while the washer is going
And the tv is glowing
Take your time
It will be just fine
If you think that I'm leaving
Baby, you're mistaken
I'm only disappearing
For a little while
And when our white walls
Surround us
Our weak bones
Will ground us
But if we're judged
By our actions
Then what we've done
Defines us
We all grow tired of hating games
Burning bright like a fading star
But we will find what we're looking for
Just some of us have to go so far away
Music and lyrics by Sam Russ
For the Best
The sun may rise on the other side
I only see it when it sets
I've walked backwards twice before
Always tripping on the threats
He told me how I was wrong
That everything I knew was tainted
From nothing grew the big picture
The same picture he always painted
I was sold on the first night
Never knew I'd get this chance
If I'm wrong it's for the best
At least I took a stance
I've never touched a soul so rough
No I've never touched a soul
The sun may rise on the other side
I only see it when it sets
I've walked backwards twice before
Always tripping on the threats
Sometimes we're just speechless
When we want everyone to hear us
But I believe in the atoms
Composing stratums beneath us
I was sold on the first night
Never knew I'd get this chance
If I'm wrong it's for the best
At least I took a stance
There are no voices here
That speak more than softly
Just one second is all I need
To show you that I'll be
I've never touched a soul so rough
No I've never touched a soul
I know who I am
I know who I am
I know who I am
I know who I am
I was sold on the first night
Never knew I'd get this chance
If I'm wrong it's for the best
At least I took a stance
I've never touched a soul so rough
No I've never touched a soul
Music and lyrics by Sam Russ
I only see it when it sets
I've walked backwards twice before
Always tripping on the threats
He told me how I was wrong
That everything I knew was tainted
From nothing grew the big picture
The same picture he always painted
I was sold on the first night
Never knew I'd get this chance
If I'm wrong it's for the best
At least I took a stance
I've never touched a soul so rough
No I've never touched a soul
The sun may rise on the other side
I only see it when it sets
I've walked backwards twice before
Always tripping on the threats
Sometimes we're just speechless
When we want everyone to hear us
But I believe in the atoms
Composing stratums beneath us
I was sold on the first night
Never knew I'd get this chance
If I'm wrong it's for the best
At least I took a stance
There are no voices here
That speak more than softly
Just one second is all I need
To show you that I'll be
I've never touched a soul so rough
No I've never touched a soul
I know who I am
I know who I am
I know who I am
I know who I am
I was sold on the first night
Never knew I'd get this chance
If I'm wrong it's for the best
At least I took a stance
I've never touched a soul so rough
No I've never touched a soul
Music and lyrics by Sam Russ
Catch This Fire
I remember when you told me
"I hope this will never change"
and on our hands and scraps of paper
scribbled secrets I've kept safe
for all the days that I've been dreaming now
and the nights I lie awake
will you take my hand and promise me
that you will never break?
There are times when I still taste you
on this bitter summer air
and the ghosts of hatred once deserved
are more weigh than I can bear
but I'm so sick of saying sorry
and of saying it so well
and of asking your forgiveness
when I can't forgive myself
so I build this pyre
strike this match like lightning
burn myself, that liar
down until
nothing's left but this, the only way
To stop us growing numb
Tonight I swear, I'll catch this fire
Destroy what I've become
Do you remember when I told you
that this life is a war?
waste our deeds on the field of dreams
don't know what we're fighting for
But this is where I'll make my stand
upon this hill I'll die
witnessed now my certainty
my fist raised to the sky
as I build this pyre
strike this match like lightning
burn myself, the liar
down until nothing's left
but this, the only way
to stop us growing numb
tonight I swear, I'll catch this fire
destroy what I have loved
Immolate this
These masks
These cold and fragile crutches
To flames
Forsake
all hoods and veils and snakeskin
cough up all things blind and broken
black and wretched
cold and ugly
is this ghost an empty shell
or is there still some last spark of me?
when all else is torn away
there remains one truth unbroken
in passion and purity rise
reborn, as one, we are ignited
i will build this pyre
strike this match like lightning
burn old self, that liar
down into nothing
i will build this pyre
strike this match like lightning
burn old self, that liar
down into nothing
At last I've found the only way
To stop us growing numb
Tonight I swear, I'll catch this fire
Destroy what I once was
At last I've found the only way
To stop us growing numb
Tonight I swear, I'll catch this fire
Destroy what I once was
Music and lyrics by Evan Klee-Peregon
"I hope this will never change"
and on our hands and scraps of paper
scribbled secrets I've kept safe
for all the days that I've been dreaming now
and the nights I lie awake
will you take my hand and promise me
that you will never break?
There are times when I still taste you
on this bitter summer air
and the ghosts of hatred once deserved
are more weigh than I can bear
but I'm so sick of saying sorry
and of saying it so well
and of asking your forgiveness
when I can't forgive myself
so I build this pyre
strike this match like lightning
burn myself, that liar
down until
nothing's left but this, the only way
To stop us growing numb
Tonight I swear, I'll catch this fire
Destroy what I've become
Do you remember when I told you
that this life is a war?
waste our deeds on the field of dreams
don't know what we're fighting for
But this is where I'll make my stand
upon this hill I'll die
witnessed now my certainty
my fist raised to the sky
as I build this pyre
strike this match like lightning
burn myself, the liar
down until nothing's left
but this, the only way
to stop us growing numb
tonight I swear, I'll catch this fire
destroy what I have loved
Immolate this
These masks
These cold and fragile crutches
To flames
Forsake
all hoods and veils and snakeskin
cough up all things blind and broken
black and wretched
cold and ugly
is this ghost an empty shell
or is there still some last spark of me?
when all else is torn away
there remains one truth unbroken
in passion and purity rise
reborn, as one, we are ignited
i will build this pyre
strike this match like lightning
burn old self, that liar
down into nothing
i will build this pyre
strike this match like lightning
burn old self, that liar
down into nothing
At last I've found the only way
To stop us growing numb
Tonight I swear, I'll catch this fire
Destroy what I once was
At last I've found the only way
To stop us growing numb
Tonight I swear, I'll catch this fire
Destroy what I once was
Music and lyrics by Evan Klee-Peregon
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)