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SET LIST ELEVEN (11)
1 Love It or Leave It ……………..116
2 Groovy Gravy
3 Devil's Friend………………..118
4 Disciple of Dirt
5 Moth………………………...120
6 Insomnia
7 Thick Skin (first two stanzas)…...121
8 Time's Up
9 Kicking the Can…………….122
10 Hey Waiter
11 Cement………………...123
12 Fancy Words
13 Dance Floor
LOVE IT OR LEAVE IT
I am me so you can love it or leave it
(leave it)
Don't care what you like
So I don't lie
Do you believe it?
(believe it)
Though others' eyes
I can't see through
(see through)
What you see is what you get
I will never be you
(be you)
I don't want to hurt your feelings
But I wouldn't want to
(be you)
I keep my makeup in a drawer
That's never been opened
(opened)
Is the truth in the eyes
Or in the words spoken?
(spoken)
As you can see
I’m wearing no mask
Let me tell you my friend
This is no easy task
So what you see
Is what you get
(you get)
Have you seen anything
That you like yet?
I am me so you can love it or leave it
(leave it)
I wear my heart on my sleeve
Could you ever conceive it?
(conceive it)
Though others' eyes
I can't see through
(see through)
What you see is what you get
I will never be you
(be you)
I don't want to hurt your feelings
But I wouldn't want to
(be you)
I keep my makeup in a drawer
That's never been opened
(opened)
Is the truth in the eyes
Or in the words spoken?
(spoken)
I am me so you can love it or leave it
(leave it)
I wear my heart on my sleeve
Could you ever conceive it?
(conceive it)
I am me so you can love it or leave it
(leave it)
Don't care what you like
So I don't lie
Do you believe it?
(believe it)
GROOVY GRAVY
You look into my face
Expecting to see
A man who is angry
Yet these eyes of mine
Just finished crying
Miss my sweet ass candy
My mind…
Gotta fill it with groovy gravy baby
So I’m inclined…
To do or say anything that will pay me
Picked rhyme
‘Cause I find most lives of crime
pay weekly not daily
And all my
Friends not in my head
all think I’m going crazy
Sure, once I thought I was on a roll
But I found out it’s beyond all my control
Because when the Zen unfolded
Again I was the one left dumbfounded
Boy was I wrong
I really had thought I’d found it
Being used like a toy all along
There’s no other way around it
I was a puppet on a string
Just a bird with two clipped wings
Confined behind these four walls
Tortured was the only way I’d sing
I was force fed
To believe - so I’d pretend
That means don't matter
As long as it gets you to the end
But soon I was no longer
The one steering the wheel
The machine kept getting stronger
I was left wondering was I still real?
Yes, once I thought I was on a roll
Now I’ve found out it’s beyond all my control
Boy was I wrong
I really had thought I’d found it
Being used like a toy all along
There’s just no other way around it
Became the prisoner of my own sad song
No wonder I’ve grown so despondent
DEVIL’S FRIEND
I can’t quit it
Let me hit it
Oh won’t you let me in?
I’ve been sinning
Since the beginning
And I don’t want that to end
I keep learning
While I’m burning
I’ve become the Devil’s friend
What I’m saying
Is I’m still playing
It won’t be a pretty end…
I been high for a long time
I’ve been dry even longer
Out in the sunshine
The truth just gets stronger
I was hiding in my cave
And that’s no place to get saved
See a man in full retreat
That’s when he’s easiest to beat
Well I just hid my head
‘Til the world thought I was dead
Gone, lost and hidden away
Far from society I strayed
Trapped in a world I couldn’t face
One where I quickly lost my place
Finding solace in defeat
Told myself I can’t compete
DISCIPLE OF DIRT
Just what will break the spell?
So many claim to know
Yet so few tell
Why is that so?
Maybe it's just as well?
To just let it go...
Ah what the hell?
There's only one way to know
Whether to buy or sell
On which road to go
There's only one man in the know
Though long ago he fell
So what's a disciple of dirt
Like me to do?
No one left to follow
No one to lead me
A blind detective
In a world full of clues
Only able to be captured
No one to free me
So many choices
Yet so little time to choose
I want to hide away
Where no one can see me
So much to gain
But even more to lose
I'll rest in the safety that
No one else will ever be me
So what if my book of poetry
Lies dusty on the shelf
My inspiration's been lost and found
By someone else
My dreams about tomorrow?
Ah who the hell even cares?
Every day we all take
A good look in the mirror
And wonder if it's time
To face our fears:
Are we burned up?
Are we burned out?
Or maybe there's no flame at all
With no desire to climb
There's no risk to fall
So we stick to safe ground
Like a hamster on a wheel
Lacking love and hate
So there's nothing left to feel.......
MOTH
Some things were made to bait you
and then out wait you
Or out will you
But if you’re a moth like me
Then a burning candle will kill you…
They say misery loves company
I said I’d rather be alone
They say in truth and light
There lies your salvation
I said sometimes I feel safer
When all the light is gone
In darkness I trust
When scared I soar
Up through the night sky
Seeking light once more
I find I can’t change
The wiring of my brain
So with wet wings
I glide through the rain
So I may pass the test of fire
And fly over the open flame
Try to rid myself of all desire…
It’s the same tame your name game
It’s the same tame your name game
It’s the same tame your name game
INSOMNIA
It’s time to write another song
About the world and where it’s all gone wrong
But awe man….That’s gonna take soo long
To sum it up: if you’re ignorant then you’re right
It’s the best lesson you can learn from the whites
Those with power never wanna give it back
Is the history lesson you learn if you’re black
It’s not where you end up
But how far you had to go to get there
If you were born with a senate seat
Don’t ever complain your life’s not fair
I wake up… remove the covers from my face
Then I do…what I can for the human race
Fight the urge…to give in when I’m overwhelmed
Save the world…mostly by working on myself
I’m close to becoming the man I was born to be
Not another drone, wage slave worked to death
But someone who can say they tried to break free
Every night I stayed awake
Trying to find a cure for the human race
Thus I suffered from insomnia
So finally I had to give it a break
It was the best thing I ever did
Trust me I’m telling ya
It’s time to write another song
THICK SKIN
If you sing my song…
First know that it’s long
A tale filled with broken hearts,
promises and noses
If you look inside my soul…
You’ll see all that I don’t show
My deviled horns, the blood-stained thorns
And wilted leaves of long-stemmed dead roses
TIMES UP
My misdirected passion
Has led to many lashes
Put all my eggs in one basket
As if you even had to ask it
I made a rash decision
And did something I wish I didn’t
Now everything is broken
All black with ash and smoking
As I’ve lost all intention and desire
To ever again go near or play with fire
I know I’ve said this all before
But this time I won’t be called a liar
I don’t wanna feel
Like love’s not real
But I’ve grown sick and tired
Of being used
And if it’s self-abuse
I’m thinking I might retire
Take up another trade
In my old age
Hey, this gun’s for hire
Got a few bullets left
But at least I’m outta debt
So what if my plan backfired?
Sure you can save for a rainy day
Then watch as a typhoon comes your way
You can look around there’s no escape
Right now you are face to face with the wave
Sometimes it’s water
and sometimes it’s mud
Sometimes it’s floating debris
coming to f*ck you up!
Sometimes it’s earned
and sometimes bad luck
Sometimes you jump
when you should have ducked!
Time’s up!
KICKING THE CAN
This woman I’d been dating for nearly a year
Told me to get out with words so clear
Said her chains had been broken
and she’s no longer bound
To me, former lover, getting outta town
Like seasons a’ changing love once so dear
I got no more magic in my hat as I disappear
Walking down the street carrying a big black bag
In it is everything I hold dear that I’ve ever had
Looking up at heaven trying to understand
Why I’m walking down the street just kicking this can?
I was wanting to travel
But this is not what I planned
HEY WAITER
I see fine, fine, fine...
Sugar mama's all the time
That I know...
could be wined and dined
And numbered because they hunger
For my love and what I got inside
Yet still I wait...
I see pretty young things
Whose bodies could be had and bought
With just a wink and a shiny ring
But I don't think dirty thoughts
For sure, girls like that
There's lots and lots
But still I wait...
To see a woman strong inside
With whom I want to stand beside
Because I know she'll still be there
During times when I'm troubled
And deep within despair
Or in need of some tender love and care
So here I wait...
For those who are the very few
That will love me for what I do
And for what I truly am
For they will see I'm a special man
Who lives his life
according to his own plan
And sleeps all alone tonight
because he understands
That he must wait...
CEMENT
As the blizzard blows tonight...
All you think about is staying warm
We unite to build a fire
Enemies become friends
And everyone survives the storm
For time has proved
As we've evolved and grown
That the truth is...
We're never best when we're left alone
If you wanna be truly original
Then don't be scared of a stranger
Don't you know the first smoke signal
Was a way to talk
And not a symbol of danger
Yet when it comes to truth
Some play hide and seek
They say the dead don't lie...
Well, that's only because
The dead don't speak
Some manufacture consent
Like they're mixing cement
There's always a positive spin
It always us versus them
The good guys are gonna win
The speechwriters have been busy
You see stars and stripes blowing in the wind
Dylan warns propaganda all is phony
But just listen to them play our hymn...
Some manufacture consent
Like they're mixing cement
There's always a positive spin
So what if everything is falling down?
You get to build it back up again
I embrace my face....
Even though I don't like it
I support my race....
Even though we're always fighting
To some my life's a waste....
I carry on despite it
I know my place....
There're wrongs that need writing, righting
I don't know if I...
want to remember or forget
Some of the thoughts
I got swimming inside my head.....
They keep me awake
sometimes I can't sleep...
Been like this
for about a week...
And add to that about ten years
I've been telling everyone
Still no one cares....
FANCY WORDS
As if you were my children
I sacrifice for you
A mind like mine
Don’t come around often
The next one could be you
The chip that rides atop my shoulder
Has fallen to the ground
To the chains of modern thinking
I am no longer bound
I don't try to reach
just a thousand critics
I aim for tens of millions
of people worldwide
I don't dare use fancy words
that twist into themselves
So many times that you need
a dictionary by your side
I try to portray life plain and simply
Using my words to paint
a picture to be your guide
My soul crawls across the paper
Falling dead across the lines
As all the memories I've known
Forgotten and left behind
Now stand before you
Naked and raped
Handled and molded
Unfolded and shaped
There is nothing left
That I can call my own
There's no place that I can go
That I can honestly call my home
There is nothing I'm afraid of
Be it discovered or unknown
I write for men and women like me
Who have the roar of a lion
Those who'll fight to the death
to defend their pride
The men and women who know
that when life gets tough
That you can never lie down and die
So hold onto whatever
will get you through
Do whatever - within reason
that you have to do
Look everywhere inside of you
it's in you
And I would not lie to you
I've been you
I would not hide it from you
but of course
I will help guide you through
I'll be your support
DANCEFLOOR
I been trying to find
A place to call home in my mind
But it's cluttered with all
this useless debris
Pictures, places... things and ideas
They've been trying to sell to me
I been trying to hear
My own voice within my ears...
(I heard a whisper from somewhere)
Amongst all the yelling,
screaming and cryin'
which leads to disbelieving
That's when the
whisper grows silent
I been trying to see
since things aren't bad for me
I should forget the fact
that ignorance kills
Turning my back on any and all ills
That don't slap me in the face
For I... can't save...
the entire human race
Today I'm enjoying myself
Going out to have a good time
This earth won't cease
to spin or exist
If I relax and unwind
Let someone else
Worry about the world
for a while...
Once I thought I was happy
But I've long since lost my smile...
I'd like to rewind time
to find the mindset I had before
Take the train tracks
back to when I lacked
the need to go explore
To when I didn't care
If the whole world
went up in flames
I'd say what can one man do?
Except point a finger...
And pass the blame
That's it...
I've had enough...
I can't take it anymore
Just a few of these...
To put my mind at ease...
I'll meet you on the dancefloor