Trigger Warning – Set List Three (3) This set explores emotional fatigue, existential doubt, and the search for meaning through a lens of introspection, self-deprecating humor, and quiet unrest. Themes include burnout, substance use (weed, alcohol), spiritual detachment, loneliness, and the pressure of performance. While not overtly graphic or traumatic, many tracks wrestle with internal conflict, disillusionment, and emotional avoidance. Songs like "Advice," "Dance Floor," and "Another" unpack emotional paralysis or anger masked as confidence, while "Blank Pages" and "Watcher" lean more spiritual or reflective. The tone balances cynicism with sincerity, offering neither solutions nor collapse — just the ache of trying to feel something real. Caution for listeners in recovery, processing romantic detachment, or facing burnout and self-worth issues. The set includes casual normalization of weed/alcohol use as coping, ironic quips about mental health, and sporadic emotional outbursts disguised as empowerment. Despite the bravado in tracks like "Stay Big," there's a loneliness underneath — a search for clarity in confusion. Best suited for those who prefer truth over comfort and don't mind sitting with emotional ambiguity. SELF IN THE MIRROR SET LIST THREE (3) 1 Advice 2 F the W 3 Another 4 the Spot 5 Night Light 6 the Watcher 7 Dance Floor 8 Fences 9 Stay Big 10 Name In Lights 11 It Doesn't Matter 12 Blank Pages 13 the Game (1) ADVICE I woke up this morning Feeling cold and alone I woke up this morning After another night at home All by myself Sad and alone All by myself So I picked up the phone… Oh won’t you please Give to me Some good advice That’s right for me On what to do With you know who That’s whoever it is I’m supposed to please Oh please give to me Some good advice for You know all about My pathetic life Have a look at me And tell the truth… Can I still do all the things That I wanna do? Oh look at me and tell the truth… Am I doing what I was meant to do? Sometimes there’s a little voice Inside my ear Whispering words That I don’t wanna hear A question mark after everything: It’s not just the words I write But the melody and who sings Seems to be the story of my life I keep doing what I think is right Then get sidetracked by what compels me Should I do what everybody tells me?

(2) F THE W I see your face It looks to me You need some cheering up Eyebrows are raised Hair out of place Your eyes are tearing up You’ve lost your faith In yourself hey… You better listen up Sometimes it seems They crush your dreams And THEN that’s when life gets tough I turn frowns Upside down And make unhappy people smile Life gotcha down? If I’m around I’ll sit and talk with you awhile I’ll share with you A story or two From my youth and time will fly… For today we’ll let Our troubles fade… Say F the W and let’s get high When we get home… I’ll roll a bone…. And now you’re blazed…. Got dry mouth taste… Let us all give thanks To that purple haze For today we’ll let Our troubles fade… We’ll pie your eyes so you don’t cry… We’ll have a laugh Flipping through some funny photographs Oh how the time goes by So why be sad? Angry or mad When you can look up at the beautiful sky? (3) ANOTHER I’m fired up I’ve had enough Of backing down And getting pushed around I’m standing tall I will not fall I’ll be the wrecking ball Right through your brick wall I’m rising up through the ashes Taking names and kicking asses Finally the tide has turned And I’m laying claim to what I deserve I’ve waited… And found waiting brings nothing Dedicated… I know I’m bound to find something Educated… By both books and streets Frustrated… I can neither find nor keep The love that’s been missing Was there and now it isn’t Was here and then it wasn’t I placed myself above it Alone and incomplete I’ve been lacking inner peace All I’m really after Is a good night’s sleep So it’s time to find another Who will be my lover To make the circle complete (4) THE SPOT I got half a tank of gas And I’m looking for some ass So I decided to take a drive down town I know there’s girlies by the square So that’s why I’m heading there Right now… It’s the hippest spot to be If you want to be seen on the scene (on the scene) Be seen on the scene, yeah! And you know me That’s where I want to be (want to be) Yeah, that’s where I want to be I like the spotlight Shining down on me… down on me For all the world to see Well I got up to the spot And every girl I saw was hot I was craving some affection From a member of the opposite sex and I always try to set a good example For all the other upright mammals On how business should be handled Because few can hold a candle To my legend or my name Y’all can debate my place in the game… But to me it’s all the same Destiny don’t mean shit to me I’m leaving hard work as my legacy And if you are next to me then it’s best to be Able to look at all things in this world honestly The worst lies are the ones we keep telling ourselves We keep living in denial and then no one helps The heaviest burdens I’ve placed on myself I got my head straight now - Yeah, I’m back in good health Life is so much easier when… You stop fighting yourself I’ve stopped fighting myself Back at the scene It was a Dionysian dream And I was determined To find myself a queen The journey ahead has been left undefined And in this endeavor it is the treasure that I hope to find In fact I think I see her now So I got to go If she turns out to be the one Don’t say I didn’t tell ya so So here we go… Oh oh oh oh – Oh

(5) NIGHT LIGHT Well I believe that I came to you In pursuit of my search For truth and light And that love of life Can see me through... Through this on my darkest day Through this deep haze Rather than be washed away By a crushing wave Reseeding my belief That hard work pays off some day All souls can and will be saved Rather than be led astray I don't joke when trapped By a cloud of smoke Because some people think That our world is their own ashtray If we all stop and take A deep long breath... (pause) We can either blow it up Or blow it all away... Then we can see the sun Let the world unite as one Feeling like children again Then we can go run off and play Just like we did back in the day Prozac people's kids no longer cry We just hear their sighs Perhaps that's why I find That I cry all the time So rather than just turn my head And cough in jest Seeing a big, old, bloody mess Yes, I guess I must here confess: Sometimes I don't reveal When I cry my tears of joy inside That's when I feel the most alive It's my bright, nightlight That I just won't let die... So once again that's why That I believe that I came to you In pursuit of my search For truth and light And that our love of life Can see us through… (6) WATCHER Hold onto your dreams Tonight could be the night you fall in love Hold onto your dreams Remember there is someone Watching from above He sees the picture complete There’s no need to be discreet Never have to worry about defeat It’s okay to fall down at his feet The watcher will guide you Once you take a look inside you The watcher will hide you When trouble comes to find you He will stand behind you I’ve never seen his face Never looked into his eyes He’s never said a word Never told me a lie He was my spirit guide Who held me by the hand Led me through darkness After day had turned to night Now I’m no longer on my own He removed my blindfold And showed me to the light Hold onto your dreams Tonight could be the night you fall in love Hold onto your dreams Remember that there is someone Watching from above He sees the picture complete There’s no need to be discreet Never have to worry about defeat It’s okay to fall down at his feet I’ve found my way back home Not afraid of the dark… Just don’t feel the same way I used to The watcher gave me a spark… Lighted this path that leads to you The torch has been passed Now it is my turn to watch over you Hold onto your dreams Tonight could be the night you fall in love Hold onto your dreams Remember that there is someone watching from above Remember tonight could be the night… You fall in love (7) 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 dance floor (8) FENCES Fences... I see more fences springing up every day… There are people paid to separate people Who are lining up to stand in the way Of the profits of the prophets Who create the media slaves, yeah Who dictate who gets to divide the riches Who gets to go diving with the fishes And who gets to migrate and escape Before it gets to be too late Fences... I see more fences springing up every day... Forcing us to choose sides In this great divide Between the people and the state This state of confusion A perpetual illusion Of entertainment, sex, death, of who's next, Of celebrity, sport, fear and hate Like me you want to get away Want to find yourself some kind of inner wealth A reason to carry on My dearest one A reason to stay awake Fences... I see more fences springing up everyday Seems all those in line Are blind to the times Either wearing rose-colored glasses Or being kept in the shade The trees are tall when you follow every letter of the law Straight to the 'T' And yet fundamentally disagree Failing to fully appreciate the fact that fences When used as defenses are completely senseless Especially when humans are turned into machines I see power serving power I see snipers in the tower I see the faces of the crying I see truth from people dying I see walls that keeps getting higher I see more kindling being thrown on the fire I see people scared and losing faith And not being able to think straight Fences...I see more fences... Springing up everyday

(9) STAY BIG My hate is filled with heart My blood is in my art My tears blotch out the page This ink confines my rage Sometimes I’m not myself Fuck you go fuck yourself! Hell yes I fake Tourette’s Have fun no one’s upset Create the world you seek With eyes and style unique Arise brand new each day Play hard or else don’t play I frame it I hang it I put it up for sale I make it I take it Because I know they’ll Always come back for more When they know what they’re looking for It sure is fun to go explore Who wouldn’t wanna be out on tour? I’m making my living With no fucks given Standing around the corner There’s a line full of women All waiting for the star – of the show All wondering where you are – they wanna know Oh where could he be hiding? What kinda car will he ride in? It must be so exciting Pick a party you’re invited Everybody wants to know what you’re saying Anybody you wanna bed we know you’re laying You got every card in your pocket you could play, kid There’s no way you’re gonna fade you gonna stay big! (10) NAME IN LIGHTS When you put it on the poster The shorter the name The bigger the print You’re knee deep in posers Your name in lights You hit the bigs, yeah They say there’s bullets flying down Broadway But you haven’t yet heard the news… You just got to have your piece of cake And now you want to eat it, too You wanna be the next Bobby Dylan Oh, today it’s Johnny Cash I could tell by your cool sun glasses Looks like you lost your funny hat You say your sound’s original I’ve never heard nothing quite like that Well I’ve been around a long time my boy And I’ve got just one question that I’d like to ask… You’re knee deep in posers Your name in lights You hit the bigs, yeah But what happens when you’re exposed By both the paparazzi And the pigs…oh! Will you still say: You love your life with all the stuff You got because of what you said and did? Or will you finally See the light and make right For all the crimes that you commit? When you put it on the poster The shorter the name The bigger the print You’re knee deep in posers Your name in lights You hit the bigs, yeah They say there’s bullets flying down Broadway But you haven’t yet heard the news… You just got to have your piece of cake And now you want to eat it, too (11) IT DOESN'T MATTER I know there's lyrics being sang I hear the music in my head And yet I cannot understand Exactly what is being said For it seems like nothing but busy noise More sounds coming from the under employed Just like children laughing while they're playing With the empty boxes of all their toys Ain't that the way it goes? You just like the beat... You start tapping your toes Without any time to think A beautiful stranger Pulls you up to your feet After a wink you drop your drink And now there's no place to retreat With the speakers pumping Something new into your system You don't know the words But you can feel the rhythm It doesn't matter It doesn't matter It doesn't matter Whether it's the chorus or the bridge If they all tell the truth Or if they are hypocrites As long as they keep knocking out hits You'll be out there all night Shaking your t…. um... hips And you're not the only one That's what makes (12) BLANK PAGES My life’s work has been handed to me Placed beneath my feet is a book filled with blank pages It is up to me what to fill the book with I must write carefully not to make any mistakes Sometimes I rush and choose the wrong words “Love” when I write of “lust” “Maybe” when I mean “no” I try to correct my mistakes but I cannot erase Only cross out and begin writing again Beginning where I left off I dream of rewriting chapters upon chapters Only to come to understand the finality of what is once written Can never be withdrawn I reread and study Desperately trying become a better writer But learning takes mistakes And only practice makes perfect Who knows what the coming chapters will include Maybe you, maybe not But I will not stop writing until I find the perfect ending And I will not leave any pages blank (13) GAME The coach called my number So I stepped up to the plate The pitcher threw the ball But I swung too late Two strikes left I'm down in the count I know I can't give up As I hear the fans shout Again the pitcher threw the ball After he checked the sign A ball way outside But the empire is blind He called strike two… As the catcher smiled Now I'm down and out Swinging at anything that comes It's the bottom of the ninth And we need a home run Now the pitcher does What he has to do He threw another pitch And I swung right through Now he's jumping up With his fists tightly clenched As I put my head down Walking on back to the bench Time for the winners and the losers To each go their separate ways We both had our chances In the game we just played Time to clear my ears Of all their constant ringing But I took my shot At least I went down swinging As the stadium quiets down After the outcome has been revealed Everybody leaves the park There's only grass left on the field Just my luck The clouds begin to rain But as I scratch my head I remember that tomorrow There will be another game