SET LIST EIGHT (8)
1 Thirty
Seconds……………….83
2 Pretty Fountains
3 Playing
Chess…………..84
4 Sky and Light
5
Discartes…………………...86
6 I Am
7 Timeless To
Ten……………..88
8 Listen
9 Fear…………………..89
10 Down
11
Spinning………………..91
12 Somewhere……….92
THIRTY
SECONDS
I
got about thirty seconds…
To
get inside your head
So
let us save the small talk
For
another time instead
Now
I have only twenty seconds left…
To
sew this little seed to try to
Turn
my belief into your belief
How
do I get you to see that
Once
you unplug yourself from your TV
You
can begin to make a difference
To
someone else, yourself and me…
Uh
oh…just ten seconds more…
To
let you know that there are
Countless
caverns
Left
within your mind
Just
waiting to be explored...
PLAYING
CHESS
Burning
up...Burning out...
Sitting
in an ashtray...
With
no way out...
Walking
in circles...
Across
hot coals...
Something
landed on my lap...
What?
Only God knows...
This
is some new sh#$...
Highly
funky...
Caged
like a monkey...
Start
by turning one key...
End
up as a junky…
You
may say highly unlikely...
But
you could end up just like me....
If
you say yes...
Would
your life be a mess?
It's
anyone's guess...
Well,
life's like playing chess...
Let
me explain my life
In
a way that you can see it
I'm
fighting a battle
I'm
playing a game
But
I know I’ll never beat it
So
many moves though
I
proceed with caution
While
I’m weary of hesitation
Each
step must be wise...
Just
to escape total domination...
In
that there is no compromise
All
the devils have eyes...
Some
wear suits and ties...
And
tell dirty lies...
Some
things just won't die
Someone
watching
From
way up high
Is
playing chess with my mind
And
I think the general
He
wants me to die
As
he sends me to the front
Of
the battle lines
I've
been a pawn
For
far too long
Even
though I'm still fighting
I
don't know which side I'm on
Every
time I look behind me
The
general's gone
I
hear checkmate
I
now stand alone
And
half-way around the world
Is
a long way from home
Somehow
I was taken
And
played just like a fool
And
I was mistaken
Thinking
everyone plays
By
the same set of rules
When
I smash the board
I'll
free myself
When
I drop my gun
They'll
enlist someone else
For
I am no hero
I've
lost all hope
Of
saving mankind
If
I can save myself
Then
at least
I
won't be wasting time
If
I ever get that far
Then
I'll try to free the others
One
at a time
Show
them what to be weary of
And
all the warning signs
For
even on top of the world
There
are still mountains left to climb
SKY
AND LIGHT
I
scared myself today
When
I saw the world
In
a whole new way
Every
mind’s a piece
of
unmolded clay
And
mine’s become trapped
inside
a maze of words
That
I cannot explain
or
write nor say
We
all live beneath the same sky
Yet
we don’t all see the same light
Some
see nothing
but
the summers sun
While
others look up
at
a winters night
While
waiting for the other shoe
to
drop unto the floor
I've
given up trying to make sense
of
anything any more
For
this stale air has
finally
gotten the better of me
Had
to take a walk outside
to
try to change my scenery
Everything
I have known has
decided
to play tricks on me
My
past is my shadow
that
no longer stands beside me
Long
ago we parted
and
went our separate ways
Long
before this whole mess started
Before
this city was set ablaze
I
scared myself today
When
I saw the whole world
In
a whole new way
Every
minds a piece
of
unmolded clay
And
mines become trapped
inside
a maze of words
That
I cannot explain
or
write nor say
We
all live beneath the same sky
Yet
we don’t all see the same light
Some
see nothing
but
the summers sun
While
others look up
at
a winters night
Yes,
I had to take a walk outside
and
change my scenery
And
hopefully bleed
some
new blood into me
Escape
from my surroundings
and
all of this abject poverty
Provide
my eyes a change
and
find something new to see
I
scared myself today
When
I saw the whole world
In
a whole new way
I
scared myself today
Became
trapped inside
a
maze of words
That
I could not explain
nor
write or say
DISCARTES
I
hear whispers from the lost souls of man
Questioning
everything that I think that I am
So
I do not think therefore I am not…
Part
of the problem or solution
Since
my character no longer
Plays
any role in the plot
It
is then my mind reminds me
I
have no memory
And
there was something else…
But
I forgot
Today,
what is not needed it gets deleted
Just
as in ancient times
When
translated, annihilated
Just
meant defeated
No,
not just the soldier in retreat
But
his dog, his flag and his whole family
I
hear whispers…
Voices
unknown to me
Hence
I fall back into a dream-like state
Looks
like everything will have to wait
Living
in a dream…
To
wake up one must fall asleep
Returning
to reality…
Close
your eyes as the same process repeats
Peace!
I
AM
I
am to their God
What
the Beatles were to Jesus
Independent
thought
Is
the only thing that frees us
Even
chained to a cross
I
claim that you
Can
still get lost
But
not everyone believes this
Noah
floated in a flood
And
the reason was all because
Humans
are just like
Viruses
and diseases
Just
as peasants are to power
As
dangerous as weeds
Are
to a flower...
And
Brutus was to Caesar
Living
in the age of painted rust
Sure
looks pretty but do you trust
That
it would even hold your weight
Or
all those behind you trying to escape
From
all you corporate hypnotists
Going
around brainwashing little kids
Almost
too slippery it's so surreal
The
way I think and the way I float
The
way I vote and the way I feel
Almost
too good it should be destroyed
But
then again that would leave
An
awful lot of people left unemployed
And
we know they'd need something
To
kill time and fill the void
Some
choose crime over rhyme
And
Sarah Palin over Arundhati Roy
Oh
to be a master to many
And
a slave to none
Won't
you tell me all about it
It
sure does sound like fun
TIMELESS
TO TEN
Sure
going viral might
getcha
paid and it
might
even getcha laid
and
make grandma need
a
new hearing aid
“What'd
ya say?”
It
might make you friends
Send
ya on an upward trend
Spiraling
high above the earth
Until
you find yourself
coming
crashing on
back
down again
“So
what then?”
But
by being bold
and
staying true
Could
and would you
Call
your life a failure
If
you find you’ve inspired
the
minds of just a few?
Can't
you see
that
it's better to be
Timeless
to ten rather than
having
fifteen minutes
of
fleeting fame
with
the minions
They
say a stitch in time
It
may save nine
I
say I’d rather be
timeless
to just ten
Without
regard or sentiment
for
or of public opinion
I’d
rather be loved by some
And
feared by none
As
opposed to reigning supreme
Over
any other living beings
I’ve
been thinking it’s better
to
use my powers to heal
To
try to unify
and
not divide us all up
into
different social classes
Delivered
from temptation
Let
me not yield
For
I’d much rather level
the
playing field
Than
to try to climb
And
rise above the masses
LISTEN
Down
on the corner
Of
Ocean and Demora
I’ve
seen a lot of drama
My
fair share of horror
Sometimes
you see it coming
Or
you’re hearing people running
As
you’re thinking ain’t that something
That
the prey has gone out hunting
Though
you’re not sure what it means
You’ve
fallen deeper in the dream
Begin
to question your beliefs
Leaving
others to plant seeds
What
will grow?
What
will grow?
What
will grow?
It’s
hard to know
Sometimes
it shows
Other
times it don’t show
What
do we make
Of
all these mistakes?
Try
hard, trying hard
Keep
falling on my face
Down
on the corner
Of
Ocean and Demora
I’ve
seen a lot of drama
My
fair share of horror
And
though you know that it’s a trap
Your
biggest failure’s not to act
It’s
too easy to look back
Long
after the fact
Saying
I wish I did this
And
I didn’t do that
Inaction
and indecision
Leaves
you full of things you’re missing
And
now it’s lost
The
gift you’ve been given
You
paid the cost
No,
you didn’t listen
FEAR
My
fear is my friend
So
long we’ve been together
From
the beginning
Until
the very end
Some
call it other names
Play
their silly games
Pretend
they’re still the same
Though
facts remain unchanged
You’re
hearing two voices
Coming
from different places
With
two opposite choices
As
you find yourself now facing
A
separation of church and state
In
this case it’s your logic and faith
One
is gone the other’s been misplaced
Lying
in ruins and laid to waste
Yet
it takes dialogue and not debate
To
make whole again this fractured state
We
need common ground not lines in the sand
For
unity to be found in our fellow man
With
this goal in mind we must forge ahead
While
biding our time with our feet on the ledge
Tight
to our toes lies a precipitous drop
But
with our backs to the wall we cannot stop
The
daylight is dwindling
As
darkness draws near
Every
path towards escape
Has
circled back here
I’m
not alone…
It’s
my friend who comforts me…
Fear
DOWN
When
you’re down
That’s
when they show
Funny
how
They
always seem to know
A
cloud of doubt
Soon
you’re all wet
Burned
out black out
Less
we forget
Our
history’s
Full
of regret
What
we pretend to be
Sans
our secrets
When
you’re down
That’s
when they show
Funny
how
They
always seem to know
A
man like me
Teeters
back and forth
Between
being benevolent
And
a fan of force
Half
of me believes
There
can only be
One
king of the jungle
My
other half isn’t deceived
And
keeps reminding me
To
stay humble
When
you’re down
That’s
when they show
Funny
how
They
always seem to know
So…
If
you find yourself in a hole
The
first thing to do is stop digging
What
I’ve learned you will soon know
You
lose the right to choose
when
you’re begging
Once
you took pride in self-control
Now
you take whatever you’re given
That
warm smile’s turned frosty cold
You’re
making a mistake
-
this ain’t really living
First
find some sunlight
Then
you can grow
Discover
who and what you are
Rather
than keep it hidden
Now
behold
The
shooting star
You’ve
always been
And
always are!
And
now you know
What
before...you didn’t
SPINNING
It
is said that every
body
is a temple
So
surely somewhere in here
there's
a place of healing
Lately
I've found my hands
folded
and praying
Though
I'm not sure
if
I should be standing,
sitting
or kneeling
I've
been having
the
strangest of feelings
But
I can't quite
put
my finger on it
Though
I know
there
is a key
unlocking
and revealing
That
which I have been
searching
and seeking
Still
I have yet to
lay
my hands upon it
In
all of these --
my
wheelings and dealings
Perhaps
I lent it,
lost
it or pawned it
For
this isn't how
I
planned it
I've
slowly become
an
army of one
I'm
beginning to sense
that
I'm surrounded
As
around and around
and
around I'm being spun
And
I spin...
Seems
I can't win
Yet
I'll die before
I
ever surrender
So
I fight...
My
own insides
And
all these memories
I
don't want to remember
I
can't lie...
Or
try to hide
In
this journey
of
mine to venture
Into
the very
core
of my mind
Just
to see what
is
at its center
So
I pry...
From
here outside
Whenever
I find a room
with
a chained door
That
I know still has
yet
to be explored
One
that some day
I
shall have to enter
SOMEWHERE
A
handful of empty promises
all
about a better tomorrow
I’ve
found them to be all hollow
Leaving
me here
with
just this sorrow
Once
I had all I thought I’d need
But
now I got nothing but memories
It’s
time to show me a sign
God,
let me know you’re up there…
Somewhere
Lately
it seems my faith
has
somehow been misplaced
I
hope it hasn’t disappeared
And
that it’s still round here…
Somewhere
When
the yellow sun is glowing way, way up high
You
could never expect to see any stars in the sky
But
you know they’re up there…
Somewhere
But
it can boggle the mind
just
what goes on… up there
Surely
the stars still shine some places sometimes…
Somewhere
Yet
where we come from
and
where we all go surely I don’t know
But
everything here
had
to come from…
Somewhere
It’s
lonely in the dark
on
a cold night
Feeling
without an ember,
without
a spark
Clinging
to emptiness oh so tight
Yet
you know love is inside you…
Somewhere
Yes,
you know love is inside you…
Somewhere
