SET LIST SEVEN (7)
1 Corey
Story…………………..71
2 Daddy Taught Me
3 Shadow Of
Smoke…………...73
4 Wheat and Chaff
5 Midas
Touch……………….74
6 Sniper's Song
7 Quest For
Immortality………...76
8 Innocence
Lost…………….77
9 Betrayal……………..79
10 A Cop Asked the
Witnesses…….80
11 Dirt
12 Either Way (first
Part) ………..82
COREY
STORY
His
mama was a nurse
and
his daddy sold jewels
A
couple hard working stiffs
But
both were fools
If
the boys got outta line
parents
kept their cool
They'd
never make a fuss
just
leave 'em to the school
Too
busy working
to
have to raise kids
Right
there ya find out
where
the problem is
When
little boys break the rules
daddy's
too drunk to yell
He
tried to chase 'em
up
the stairs
but
down he fell
When
you make your own rules
how
hard can life be?
Mom's
sitting on the couch
just
watching TV
Yet
it takes more to be a mom
than
just making dinner
Gotta
teach your kids to play
the
game of life to be a winner
All
you need's a @#$% to be a father
but
it takes balls to be a dad
I
wish they read this story
I
really wish they had
I
always tried to use my brain
while
my friend he used his brawn
Now
I got it made
While
my friend barely gets along
His
daddy read him beer bottles
while
my daddy read me books
When
life gets ugly
you
can't get by on looks
Me
and my daddy
played
throw and catch
Him
and his daddy
played
throw and duck
When
life gets ugly
you
can't get by on looks
When
you got no smarts
you
get by on luck
And
when that runs out
it
really sucks
DADDY
TAUGHT ME
When
I was little
My
daddy dressed me in white
He
said so he could lead me
Through
the darkness
and
into the light
Mama
washed my clothes
Nearly
every day
For
I'd get them dirty
Whenever
I'd play
She
told me that if it wasn't white
Then
it wasn't good
If
the weather got chilly
She'd
pull up my hood
Mama
told me of Jesus and God
And
of Heaven divine
I
asked if I'd go there
And
she said I'd be fine
She
said I was pure
And
God made me snow
And
that angels would follow me
Wherever
I'd go
I
couldn't wait to see God
And
tell him what was on my mind
I
even tried praying a couple of times
But
church was much different
Than
what I ever though it would be
We'd
have mass outside
And
we'd light a big 'T'
I
had so much fun
When
we’d march in parades
Then
we'd set fire
To
the crosses we made
And
I love the holidays
They
fill me with cheer
We
loved Halloween so much
We
had it twenty times a year
For
some reason I was always a ghost
Must
be the costume my mama liked most
Funny
how no one ever got scared
Even
when I was trying
Oh,
there was that one….
The
little girl who was crying
I'm
not even sure why
She
had tears in her eyes
I
really scared her good
I
must have caught her by surprise
I
can't wait to get older
And
be a daddy some day
I'll
teach these games to my kids
And
the whole family will play
When
I get older...
I'll
be the best daddy I can be
I
just hope I can teach my kids as good
As
my daddy taught me
SHADOW
OF SMOKE
Just
a shadow of smoke
That's
how I appear
Try
to reach out and touch me
What
you see disappears
No
living soul can reach me
First
you see my face
Vanish
into thin air
And
then gone without a trace
Just
another mystery
A
puzzle no one can solve
First
I am there
And
then I dissolve
Just
a castle of sand
Before
the tide comes to me
And
after a warm embrace
Carries
me out to the sea
So
back into the fog I fade
My
own little solitary parade
Back
into the waters I wade
Unable
to undo all I have made
I've
lost my soul
Through
the horrors I've seen
Along
with my past desires
Of
all I could have been
To
the days of old
I
can never return
Time
passes slowly
When
the memories still burn
As
I see children laugh
And
young mothers dance
I
know I've lived my life
There
is no second chance
Just
a shadow of smoke
That's
how I appear
Try
to reach out and touch me
What
you see disappears
WHEAT
AND CHAFF
Your
suicide was glorified
Like
a police chase on the news
Neither
your vanity or your family
Was
enough to pull you through
When
you crashed in the past
You
walked away unscathed
This
time you fell it didn’t go so well
The
saviour was not saved
The
memories are overwhelming
As
they all come flooding back
You
feel yourself being swept away
The
dam burst where it was cracked
Such
an explosion of emotion
Leaving
everyone taking flak
“His
war is over” the priest spoke sober
Then
a scream, a yell, a gasp
So
for the cries and for the laughs
Let
us raise our glass up to the past
To
both the wheat and the chaff
For
all that was left undone
And
for what can’t be taken back
MIDAS
TOUCH
What
has once been bought
has
now been sold
Your
Midas touch
turned
me into gold
Never
to grow young
never
to grow old
Death
does part
forget
to have and hold
Sickness
is health
as
warmth becomes cold
A
face once beautiful
is
now pale and blue
Crumbling
down
what
was once brand new
The
question is not how or why
or
when but who?
The
lesson is be careful
of
what you wish for
Because
it just might come true...
The
wink of the eye
of
your future wife
The
turn of a corner
and
the stab of a knife
Just
a second could change your life
So
beware of what's around you
Be
aware of where you go
Because
you never really know...
After
your next step
After
your next breath
There
could be one life and one death
Forget
all the rest
SNIPER'S
SONG
Who
am I?
And
what are my reasons?
I've
got my rifle by my side
And
it's hunting season
I'm
just another face in the crowd
Waiting
to make my next move
Eight
A.M. and I'm already
out
on the prowl
I
wonder just how long
I
can keep my cool
Random
is the way it has to be
Can't
have any motive or connection
Following
after me
One
bullet at a time
I
write the headlines
of
the front page
I
am God,
I
am death,
I
am your old age
At
random
Or
in seclusion
I
am reality
This
is no illusion
Who
am I?
And
what are my reasons?
I've
got my rifle by my side
And
it's hunting season
I'm
just another face in the crowd
Waiting
to make my next move
Nine
A.M. and I'm already
out
on the prowl
I
wonder just how long
I
can keep my cool
Go
about your business
This
sniper will find you
Look
over your left shoulder
I
am right behind you
You
cannot see me
I
am in seclusion
Death
is reality
I
am no illusion
Who
am I?
And
what are my reasons?
I've
got my rifle by my side
And
it's hunting season
I'm
just another face in the crowd
Waiting
to make my next move
Ten
A.M. and I'm already
out
on the prowl
I
wonder just how long
I
can keep my cool
Some
may call me crazy
But
I don't see it that way
I
am just another hunter
And
you are all my prey
I
could be your neighbor
I
could be your best friend
I
could be a terrorist
But
only when you catch me...
Will
you be safe again
QUEST
FOR IMMORTALITY
I
have finally found
a
reason for waking up
It
is my job to unite the legions
Who
just don't give a fu$%
When
you're laying foundations of concrete
You
had better stand clear
For
in the name of progress
Sometimes
a few people disappear
One
more voice left unheard
Amidst
the deepest of frustrations
Only
one man could kill
with
complete racial equality
I
would drop the bomb
without
any hesitation
Just
waiting for the man
to
come calling on me
I
would drop the bomb
without
any reservations
Nah,
I told myself
I've
got to give in
And
live on the same grid
as
the competition
No
more applying my time
to
going fishing inside of my mind
But
please just one more time
for
the sake of mankind
If
I could just find
the
perfect poetic lines
Maybe
then my hatred would mend
So
I'll keep on searching
for
another solution
Or
else I'll plot out my own demise...
the
final end
My
presence is important
Just
the fact that I roam the earth
Makes
it all but certain
That
I could be the one
who
lifts the curtain
Or
perhaps be the person
Who
pushes the button
Snaps,
cracks and attacks
All
of a sudden
I
start putting people in the oven
Dozen
by dozen by dozen
The
time has come
Face
it... it's done
I
will never be the chosen one
Better
go and grab the gun
And
see how fast
these
clowns can run
No,
not everybody's presence
is
a gift
Yet
still you've got to learn
to
live with it
INNOCENCE
LOST
I've
sat at every bench in this park
Both
before and after dark
Looking
out at an ocean oh so deep
When
everyone else is asleep
I
see the sailboats stopped
Lookin'
just like upside down lollipops
I
see the seagulls pecking
Down
by the beach
But
it all seems out of reach
Take
off my shirt to get a tan
Wondering
about life's master plan
Just
when my troubles
start
to fade away
I
have to go to work soon
so
I cannot stay
But
oh what a price I pay...
As
soon as you're high
Something
brings you down
As
soon as you smile
Something
makes you frown
As
soon as you blink
The
second has passed
As
soon as you're first
You
wind up last
This
world can be such a tease
As
soon as I feel
That
my mind's at ease
Just
when I think I have it made
Rain
falls down on my parade
I've
had my shares
Of
ups and downs
Cried
like mimes
And
laughed like clowns
I've
been dwarfed by guilt
And
knocked off of my stilts
I've
seen the flowers bloom
And
I have watched the pedals wilt
Here
at the park
I
collect my thoughts
Try
to find a pair of scissors
When
I'm tied up in knots
Then
these words
Became
my thoughts...
As
soon as you're high
Something
brings you down
As
soon as you smile
Something
makes you frown
As
soon as you blink
The
second has passed
As
soon as you're close
You
run out of gas
I
watch the children
I've
seen so many times before
And
their innocent eyes
Not
yet knowing what's in store
With
every game
comes
a new surprise
Every
truth told contains
At
least a part of a lie
Under
a parent's eye
they
run so free
Not
a worry in the world
The
way life should be
And
yet as they grow a little older
The
winds blow a little colder
But
we all know it is calm
Before
the storm
Mommy
still has a blanket
To
keep them warm
She
protects them
for
as long as she can
There
are some things children
Should
never have to understand
Don't
tell them the secret...
As
soon as you're high
Something
brings you down
As
soon as you smile
Something
makes you frown
As
soon as you blink
The
second has passed
As
soon as the sun rises
The
shadow's been cast
Yes
I was once a child
many
years ago
And
I learned the hard way
The
things I didn't know
Life
was once so simple
But
like a gunshot to the temple
I
was told I couldn't go any higher
And
then was thrown into the fire
Now
all I can do is dream
Back
to the days
When
my own eyes did gleam
Someday
when everyone is asleep
That
same child
will
come here to weep
And
they too
will
write their song
About
how the innocence
They
once knew is gone
And
they'll say...
As
soon as I'm high
Something
brings me down
As
soon as I smile
Something
makes me frown
As
soon as I blinked
My
childhood passed
What
I loved so much...
I
want it back
BETRAYAL
What
will her friends say?
What
wild rumors will be spread?
Where
lies her escape?
These
thoughts run ‘round in her head
She
had been bruised inside
Blood
trickled down the side of her face
He
was twice her size
She
was just half his age
She
fought so hard
but
she was unable to resist
That’s
okay,
I
like it better this way, he hissed
When
she tried to say no with her knee
He
said yes with his fist
But
luckily, when he swung he had missed…
At
least the first time
He
pinned her down
Leaving
red welts on her wrists?
To
mom and dad she cried:
I’m
sorry to have to tell you this:
But
Jesus wasn’t the only one
Who
was betrayed by a kiss
Yet
never in Sunday school
did
they ever cover this…
And
this was her first time
What
will her friends say?
What
wild rumors will be spread?
Where
lies her escape?
So
many thoughts run round in her head
Once
it was known
That
his seed had been sewn
She
carried the child like a disease
For
when the baby came
How
could she explain
That
a rapist’s eyes
were
all that she sees
What
will her friends say?
What
wild rumors will be spread?
Where
lies her escape?
So
many thoughts run
round
in her head
Conflicting
voices
whisper
in her ear
She
tries to drown them out
but
they won’t disappear
Her
pastor’s sermons
and
a voice
that
she hadn’t heard before
Every
day that voice
Speaks
louder…
She
knows soon
It
will speak no more…
COP
ASKED THE WITNESSES
A
cop asked the witnesses
Did
you see the driver of the car?
The
witnesses responded
She
couldn't have gone that far
It's
amazing where fate'll bring you
All
the way to a cell
It's
amazing where fate'll bring you
Down
to the depths of hell
The
night was dark and dreary
The
rain was pouring down
The
faces of the happy
Were
quickly turned to frowns
November
twenty-sixth
And
there's not much thanks to give
It's
hard to be rejoiceful
When
daddy didn't live
A
cop asked the witnesses
Did
you see the driver of the car?
The
witnesses responded
She
couldn't have gone that far
Mommy
ran into a restaurant
Screaming
someone hurt my love
Mommy
showed the owner
The
broken wings of her dove
Two
lives were almost taken
As
soon as they begun
A
two year-old child
And
the young driver on the run
People
dressed in black
Now
put flowers on his grave
Daddy
died a great hero
And
his little girl he did save
A
father's life is over
And
a family torn apart
A
mother's constant weeping
And
a child's bleeding heart
A
cop asked the witnesses
Did
you see the driver of the car?
The
witnesses responded
She
couldn't have gone that far
There's
fresh blood on the sidewalk
And
tears fallen to the ground
Flowers
on a gravestone
And
a deeply saddened town
About
the girl on the run
Are
you sorry for your sin?
Your
only chance at Heaven
Is
turning yourself in
DIRT
Who’s
got the dirt on you?
Or
maybe you’ve been
keeping
secrets from yourself
Do
you know who
I’ve
been talking to?
No
it wasn’t her
it
was somebody else…
Ooh,
I see someone’s
afraid
of sunlight
Stays
lurking in the shadowy realm
To
only be happy when it’s cloudy
Would
seem to me
to
be trapped in a living hell
Who’s
got the dirt on you?
Won’t
you whisper just what
your
little secret is worth
Certainly
no one
could
have deserved this
Never
seen you look so nervous...
your
eyes darting back and forth
Well
sure we all make mistakes
Yet
this one was so easy to trace
You
didn’t look guilty
just
heavily disgraced
That
would best describe
the
look on your face
Who’s
got the dirt on you?
Has
anyone offered
to
cut you a deal?
Or
are they just
letting
out the line?
Let
you run a little
knowing
they hold the reel
EITHER
WAY
I’m
a vessel of violence
Live
alone on an island
I
can never keep silent
They
keep playing violins
To
cover everybody’s crying
I
got no one to hear me
No
family lives near me
No
friends close by
No
friends at all
-
that was a lie
No
one to call or stop by
That’s
why sometimes I cry
You
would to
When
I got nothing to do
It
gives me something to do
Many
say medicate don’t educate
Become
an arsonist to your history
Self-knowledge
just drags in complication
When
some things are best left a mystery
The
agony of meeting expectations
Has
led to the cancelling
of
many celebrations
In
both your honor and your name
Yeah,
it was all for you
but
you never came
If
you only die when you’re forgotten
Anonymity
must sure be rotten
The
value of reality
lies
in immateriality
For
everything that lives
externally
dies
Though
the worth of life
is
measured by the soul
Which
we all know
can
be compromised
The
choice could be fame or integrity
Will
you have riches or character?
That
is what she said to me
Now
you know why everybody’s after
She
gives like its charity
With
instant familiarity
A
true gem that’s a rarity
Indeed
she’s looking so lovely
Those
brown eyes gazing back at me
Feeling
like there’s no one above me
As
she stares right through me
It’s
like she’s always knew me
Let
us hope she never forgets
Remember...
you
can’t give somebody everything
Because
then you’d have nothing left!
