Sharon Van Etten - Much More Than That

Sharon Van Etten - Much More Than That

Ooh Ooh Ooh Ooh Ooh
Please don’t take me lightly
I mean every word
Whichever way you’d like to place them
One day I’ll be a better writer
I’ll make every face
That I’ll never perfectly phrase
Ooh Ooh Ooh Ooh Ooh Ooh Ooh Ooh
That I’ll never perfectly phrase

You reach for my hand slowly
I didn’t pull away
We did not have to be lips to face
My toe hit your toe lightly
Your toe met my heel right back
And I don’t think I need much more than that
Ooh Ooh Ooh Ooh Ooh Ooh Ooh Ooh
Ooh Ooh Ooh Ooh Ooh Ooh Ooh Ooh
Ooh Ooh Ooh Ooh Ooh Ooh Ooh Ooh
And I don’t think I need much more than that

You look at me so slyly
But only when I’m smiling
Every other time your head looks down
I saw and then I frowned
I write this moment down
‘Cause I cannot paint pictures with my tongue
Ooh Ooh Ooh Ooh Ooh Ooh Ooh Ooh
Ooh Ooh Ooh Ooh Ooh Ooh Ooh Ooh
Ooh Ooh Ooh Ooh Ooh Ooh Ooh Ooh
No I cannot paint pictures with my tongue

Dan Deacon - Snookered

Dan Deacon - Snookered

Been 'round this road so many times
Feel like it's skin is part of mine
This taste of milk is almost gone
Still got my shame, but not for long
Been wrong so many times before
But never quite like this
And oh
It rained...
But the rain all turned to piss

I hope to make it home one day
I doubt that day will come
I know, I know
Life is on our own

Red Red Meat - Gauze

Red Red Meat - Gauze

Medicated dull, your attention
Dry winter miles, diamonds and glass
Cheaters hands, you never take care you never take care, stars are out
Spilling from afraid of flying
Trembling planes, diamonds and glass

Mink eyed, marble eyed
In the gauze, in the weeds
By the drain, red on pale
There’s a nail by the vent
Sweet for your heel, in the gauze marble eyed, waiting there
Kiss your mouth to shut you up

Crossed and lowered
Cheaters fine, wings on fire
The stars are out
Whisper stung in the wires
All you steal, you never take care

Mink eyed, marble eyed
In the gauze, in the weeds
By the drain, red on pale
There’s a nail by the vent
Sweet for your heel, in the gauze marble eyed, waiting there
Kiss your mouth to shut you up

The Antlers - Epilogue

photo and post by krysten ryba

The Antlers - Epilogue

In a nightmare, I am falling from the ceiling into bed beside you.
You're asleep, I'm screaming, shoving you to try to wake you up.
And like before, you've got no interest in the life you live when you're awake.
Your dreams still follow story lines, like fictions you would make.

So I lie down against your back, until we're both back in the hospital.
But now it's not a cancer ward, we're sleeping in the morgue.
Men and women in blue and white, they are singing all around you,
with heavy shovels holding earth.
You're being buried to your neck.
In that hospital bed, being buried quite alive now.
I'm trying to dig you out but all you want is to be buried there together.

You're screaming,
and cursing,
and angry,
and hurting me,
and then smiling,
and crying,
apologizing.

I've woken up, I'm in our bed, but there's no breathing body there beside me.
Someone must have taken you while I was stuck asleep.
But I know better as my eyes adjust.
You've been gone for quite awhile now, and I don't work there in the hospital
(they had to let me go.)

When I try to move my arms sometimes, they weigh too much to lift.
I think you buried me awake (my one and only parting gift.)
But you return to me at night,
just when I think I may have fallen asleep.
Your face is up against mine,
and I'm too terrified to speak.

You're screaming,
and cursing,
and angry,
and hurting me,
and then smiling,
and crying,
apologizing.

Prince - When You Were Mine

Prince - When You Were Mine

When you were mine
I gave you all of my money
Time after time
You done me wrong
It was just like a dream
You let all my friends come over and meet
And you were so strange
You didn't have the decency to change the sheets

Oh girl, when you were mine
I used to let you wear all my clothes
You were so fine (so fine)
Maybe that's the reason
That it hurt me so

I know (I know)
That you're going with another guy
I don't care (don't care)
Cuz I love u, baby, that's no lie
I love you more than I did
When you were mine

When you were mine
You were kinda sorta my best friend
So I was blind (so blind)
I let you fool around
I never cared (didn't care)
I never was the kind to make a fuss
When he was there
Sleeping in between the two of us

I know (I know)
That you're going with another guy
I don't care (don't care)
Cuz I love you, baby, that's no lie
I love you more than I did
When you were mine

When you were mine
U were all I ever wanted to do
Now I spend my time
Following him whenever he's with you

I know (I know)
That you're going with another guy
I don't care (don't care)
Cuz I love you, baby, that's no lie
I love you more that I did
When you were mine

When you were mine, yeah, oh no
Love you, baby
Love you, baby
When you were mine

Weezer - The Good Life

Weezer - The Good Life

When I look in the mirror, I can't believe what I see
Tell me, who's that funky dude, staring back at me?
Broken, beaten down can't even get around
Without an old-man cane, I fall and hit the ground
Shivering in the cold, I'm bitter and alone

Excuse the bitchin, I shouldn't complain
I should have no feeling, 'cause feeling is pain
As everything I need, is denied me
And everything i want, is taken away from me
But who do I got to blame? Nobody but me

…And I don't wanna be an old man anymore
It's been a year or two since I was out on the floor
Shakin' booty, makin' sweet love all the night
It's time I got back to the Good Life
It's time i got back, it's time i got back
And I don't even know how I got off the track
I wanna go back…Yeah!

Screw this crap, I've had it! I ain't no Mr. Cool
I'm a pig, I'm a dog, so 'scuse me if I drool
I ain't gonna hurt nobody, ain't gonna 'cause a scene
I just need to admit that I want sugar in my tea
Hear me? Hear me? I want sugar in my tea!

…And I don't wanna be an old man anymore
It's been a year or two since I was out on the floor
Shakin' booty, makin' sweet love all the night
It's time I got back to the Good Life
It's time i got back, it's time i got back
And I don't even know how I got off the track
I wanna go back…Yeah!

I want to go back, I want to go back
And I don't even know how I got off the track
It's time i got back, it's time i got back
And I don't even know how I got off the track
I want to go back…Yeah!

…And I don't wanna be an old man anymore
It's been a year or two since I was out on the floor
Shakin' booty, makin' sweet love all the night
It's time I got back to the Good Life
It's time i got back, it's time i got back
and I don't even know how I got off the track
I wanna go back…Yeah!

Fight Like Apes - Jake Summers

Fight Like Apes - Jake Summers

Bought a present for my guy
I bought him a pair of second hand boots
Those boots were white not pink
He liked to think, that he wore them well
He took them to the park, he wore them out
And played with the geese
Those geese were stupified
When he turned around and cried
That's not nice he said, that's not nice, what you did to me
That's not nice he said, that's not nice, the way you treat me
I'm alright he said, I'm alright, it's always been me
(ah ah ah ah)

Hey you, whats-your-face
I have a pocket full of fists, you got a stupid face
Hey you, know your place
You're like Kentucky fried chicken but without the taste
Hey you, get some grace,
You know you're driving miss daisy all over the place
Hey you, you're taking up space
And you're a fucking disappointment to the human race (oh!)

And everybody knows, Summers Summers Summers Summers Summers' the man
He's got a Californian jacket and a fortified tan
He met a friendly face in the Isle of Man
And then he took it to the states and started a band
He took it to a sushi bar named G.I Joe's
And then he took a bit of play-do and he stuck it up his nose

Summers Summers Summers Summers Summers Summers Summers
Summers Summers Summers Summers Summers Summers Summers,
Jake Summers is the man, Jake Summers is the man,
He's the man with with the Californian jacket, his rock and roll band
Jake Summer Summer Summer Summer Summer Summer Summer Summer Summer
(Jake Summers is the man Jake Summers is the man
He can do he can do it he can do he can
With his rock and roll band
Jake Summers is the man oh yeah what a fucking man
He can take it to Apollo with a plectrum in his hand)
He's the man

That's not nice he said, that's not nice, what you did to me
That's not nice he said, that's not nice, the way you treat me
I'm alright he said, I'm alright, it's always been me
FFFFUUUCCCKKK!

Hey cutie what's with your nose
Take the focus off, take off your clothes
Hey baby what's with this smile
You know he smells like ham and he tastes like bile
Hey baby where's your cord you know you're a nightmare bungee breaking whore
Hey baby you were the bedroom king
Well I'm so sorry for breaking your ding-a-ling-a-ling

Andrew W.K. - Kiseki

Andrew W.K. - Kiseki

I will wait
One more day
And I will only love you more

I feel so much already
It's hard to put it words

And the days
That we share
Make a trail for us to follow
Was our meeting just by chance
Or meant to be

The miracle of love
Has joined us and
Together we'll see
That the future is here
And we are just like Ki-Se-Ki

The miracle of love
Is you and me
Walking this road
Together we are living
And we're on the right track
Oh, Kiseki!

We went through a bad night
We still saw the sunlight
Even when I lost my way
You showed me how to find

The miracle of love, oh oh
The miracle of love, oh oh oh
We're following the stars
We're guided from above
We're a miracle of love
Happened to us

I remember
Every single precious day
And when I called you baby
Your eye looked like the moon

The days that we share
Make a trail for us to follow
Oh, was our meeting always meant to be

The miracle of love
Is you and me
Walking this road
Together we are living
And we're on the right track
Oh, Kiseki!

We went through a bad night
We still saw the sunlight
Even when I lost my way
You showed me how to find

For the next ten years I'll make you smile
For a hundred years I'll bring you joy
A thousand years I'll hold you close
Until the end of time - I will never leave

All I want is what we are
Living in eternal love
And sharing this amazing world
Sharing this amazing world
Sharing this amazing world with you

Oh, Kiseki!

We went through a bad night
We still saw the sunlight
Even when I lost my way
You showed me how to find

Yo La Tengo - Autumn Sweater

Yo La Tengo - Autumn Sweater

When I heard the knock on the door
I couldn't catch my breath
Is it too late to call this off

We could slip away, wouldn't that be better
Me with nothing to say, and you in your autumn sweater

I tried my best to hide
In a crowded room, it's nearly possible
I wait for you, oh, most patiently

So I looked for your eyes
And the waves looked like they'd pour right out of them
I'll try hard, I'll try always
But it's a waste of time
It's a waste of time if I can't smile easily
Like in the beginning
In the beginning...

Eazy-E - Boyz N Tha Hood (G-Mix)

photo by heidi sundstrom

Eazy-E - Boyz N Tha Hood (G-Mix)

Yeah, gangsta Dresta steps in this muthafucka
And this one goes out to all
The O.G.'s out there and
I can't forget about the baby gangstaz, what's up
Niggaz, my Nigga they came back with some of that
Old school original west coast shit
Nigga that got all of y'all in this dig in the
First place yeah so run that shit E, yeah

Cruisin' down tha street in my '64
Jackin' tha freaks clocking tha dough
Went to tha park tah get the scoop
Knuckleheads out there come shootin' some hoop
A car pulls up who can it be
A fresh El Camino rollin' Kilo G
He rolled down his window and he started to say
It's all about makin' that GTA

Cuz tha boyz in tha hood are always hard
Ya come talkin' that trash we'll pull ya cord
Knowin' nuthin' in life but tah be legit
Don't quote me boy ''cause I ain't said shit

Straight up, straight up, straight up gangsta
Wrong nigga tah fuck wit
Straight up, straight up, straight up gangsta
Wrong nigga tah fuck wit

Dotomy's in tha place tah give me the pace
He said my man JD is on free-base
Tha boy JD was a friend of mine
'Til I caught him in my car trying tah steal a alpine
I chase him up tha street tah call a truce
Tha silly cluckhead pulls out a deuce deuce
Little did he know I had a loaded 12 gauge
One sucka dead L.A. Times front page

Cuz tha boyz in tha hood are always hard
Ya come talkin' that trash we'll pull ya cord
Knowin' nuthin' in life but tah be legit
Don't quote me boy ''cause I ain't said shit

Punk, punk muthafuckaz like it ain't no thang,
Punk, punk muthafuckaz like it ain't no thang

Bored as fuck and I wanna get ill
So I went to a place where my homeboyz chill
Niggaz out there makin' that dolla'
I pulled up in my '64 Impala
They greet me wit a 40 and I start drinkin'
And from tha 8-ball my breath start stinkin'
Enough tah get my girl tah rock that body
Before I left I hit tha Bacardi
I went to her house tah get her out of the pad
Dumb hoe said something that made me mad
She said something that I couldn't believe
So I grabbed tha stupid bitch by her nappy-ass weave
She started talkin' shit what did ya know
Reached back like a pimp slapped tha hoe
Her father jumped up and he started tah shout
So I bombed on pops knocked his old ass out

Cuz tha boyz in tha hood are always hard
Ya come talkin' that trash we'll pull ya cord
Knowin' nuthin' in life but tah be legit
Don't quote me boy ''cause I ain't said shit

And if a brotha talks shit I give him a,
And if a brotha talks shit I give him a,
And if a brotha talks shit I give him a

Now I'm rollin' hard now under control
Them wrapped tha '64 around a telephone pole
I looked at my car and I said,"Oh brother!"
Thrown in the gutter and go buy another
Walkin' home and I see tha G-ride
Now Kat is drivin' Kilo on tha side
As they busted a U they got pulled over
An undercover cop in a dark green Nova
Now Kat got beat for resisting arrest
He socked tha pig in tha head for rippin' his guess
Now he is caught for doing tha crime
For defense on tha boy he'll do some time

Cuz tha boyz in tha hood are always hard
Ya come talkin' that trash we'll pull ya cord
Knowin' nuthin' in life but tah be legit
Don't quote me boy ''cause I ain't said shit

I'll punk you like that, don't give a fuck,
I'll punk you like that, don't give a fuck,
I'll punk you like that, don't give a fuck,
I'll punk you like that, don't give a fuck

I went tah get them out but there was no bail
My niggaz caused a riot in tha county jail
Two days later in municipal court
Kilo G on trial straight caught a fought
Instruct him out tha court said the judge
On a six year sentence my man didn't budge
Bailiff came over tah turn him in
Kilo G looked up and gave a grin
He yelled out fire then came Susie
Tha bitch came in wit a sub-machine uzi
Police shot tha girl but didn't hurt her
Both up state for attempted murder

Cuz tha boyz in tha hood are always hard
Ya come talkin' that trash we'll pull ya cord
Knowin' nuthin' in life but tah be legit
Don't quote me boy ''cause I ain't said shit

The Beatles - Happiness Is a Warm Gun

The Beatles - Happiness Is a Warm Gun

She's not a girl who misses much
Do do do do do do- oh yeah
She's well acquainted with the touch of the velvet hand
Like a lizard on a window pane

The man in the crowd with the multi-colored mirrors
On his hobnail boots
Lying with his eyes while his hands are busy
Working overtime
A soap impression of his wife which he ate
And donated to the National Trust

I need a fix 'cause I'm going down
Down to the bits that I left uptown
I need a fix cause I'm going down
Mother Superior jump the gun
Mother Superior jump the gun
Mother Superior jump the gun
Mother Superior jump the gun
Mother Superior jump the gun
Mother Superior jump the gun

Happiness is a warm gun
(Bang Bang Shoot Shoot)
Happiness is a warm gun, momma
(Bang Bang Shoot Shoot)
When I hold you in my arms
(Ooooooooohhh, oh yeah!)
And when I feel my finger on your trigger
I know nobody can do me no harm
Because happiness is a warm gun, momma
(Bang Bang Shoot Shoot)
Happiness is a warm gun
(Bang Bang Shoot Shoot)
-Yes it is, it's a warm gun!
(Bang Bang Shoot Shoot)
Happiness is a warm, yes it is...
Gun!
(Bang Bang Shoot Shoot)
Well don't ya know that happiness is a warm gun, momma?
(Bang Bang Shoot Shoot)
Yeeeaahhh!

Sugar - Changes

Sugar - Changes

I want something like I remember
And I want something
That lasts forever
I remember times you said
That you’d be true to me
Look at how the weather’s changing

Changes, changes
I've got these
Changes, changes
I've got these
Changes, changes
I've got these
Changes, changes


I’m accustomed to your deception
Comes the rule with no exception
And I’ve been dragged across the river
Running far and wide
Come and see how I feel inside

Changes, changes
I've got these
Changes, changes
I've got these
Changes, changes
I've got these
Changes, changes

Change for the better
Change for the worse
Changes with summer and fall
Now you’re a stranger
Spare me some change
So I can find someone to call my own

Changes, changes
Changes, changes
Changes, changes
Changes, changes
Changes, changes
Changes, changes

Now that winter has fallen upon us
Changes, changes
I need something that’s warm and honest
Changes, changes
And if I found someone who thinks
That they’ll be true to me
I really wouldn’t want to change it

Changes, changes
I've got these
Changes, changes
I've got these
Changes, changes
I've got these
Changes, changes

I have seen I have seen
What these changes mean to me
If you’re thinking of changing
If you’re thinking of staying with me
We need to agree
We need to make some changes
We need what we need
Do I need you
Do you need me

Changes
These changes
Changes
These changes
Changes
These changes
Changes
Changes

The Chiffons - One Fine Day

The Chiffons - One Fine Day

One fine day
You'll look at me
And you will know
Our love was meant to be
One fine day
You're gonna want me for your girl

The arms I long for
Will open wide
And you'll be proud
To have me by your side
One fine day
You're gonna want me for your girl

Though I know you're the kind of boy
Who only wants to run around
I'll keep waiting and someday, darling
You'll come to me
When you want to settle down, oh

One fine day
We'll meet once more
And then you'll want
The love you threw away before
One fine day
You're gonna want me for your girl

Ricky Nelson - Garden Party

Ricky Nelson - Garden Party

I went to a garden party to reminisce with my old friends
A chance to share old memories and play our songs again
When I got to the garden party, they all knew my name
No one recognized me, I didn't look the same

But it's all right now, I learned my lesson well.
You see, ya can't please everyone, so ya got to please yourself

People came from miles around, everyone was there
Yoko brought her walrus, there was magic in the air
'n' over in the corner, much to my surprise
Mr. Hughes hid in Dylan's shoes wearing his disguise

Lott-in-dah-dah-dah, lot-in-dah-dah-dah

Played them all the old songs, thought that's why they came
No one heard the music, we didn't look the same
I said hello to "Mary Lou", she belongs to me
When I sang a song about a honky-tonk, it was time to leave

Lot-dah-dah-dah (lot-dah-dah-dah)
Lot-in-dah-dah-dah

Someone opened up a closet door and out stepped Johnny B. Goode
Playing guitar like a-ringin' a bell and lookin' like he should
If you gotta play at garden parties, I wish you a lotta luck
But if memories were all I sang, I rather drive a truck

Lot-dah-dah-dah (lot-dah-dah-dah)
Lot-in-dah-dah-dah

And it's all right now, learned my lesson well
You see, ya can't please everyone, so you got to please yourself

Brian Eno & David Byrne - Strange Overtones

Brian Eno & David Byrne - Strange Overtones

I wake up every morning
I hear your feet on the stairs
You’re in the next apartment
I hear you singing over there

This groove is out of fashion
These beats are twenty years old
I saw you lend a hand to
The ones out standing in the cold

Strange overtones in the music you are playing
I’ll harmonize
It is strong and you are tough
But a heart is not enough

Put on your socks and mittens
It’s getting colder tonight
A snowball in my kitchen
I watched it melt before my eyes

Your song still needs a chorus
I know you’ll figure it out
The rising of the verses
A change of key will let you out

Strange overtones though they’re slightly out of fashion
I’ll harmonize
I see the music in your face
That your words cannot explain

Strange overtones in the music you are playing
We’re not alone
It is strong and you are tough
But a heart is not enough

Stevie Wonder - We Can Work It Out

Stevie Wonder - We Can Work It Out

Try to see it my way
Do I have to keep on talking till I can't go on
While you see it your way
Run the risk of knowing that our love may soon be gone
We can work it out
We can work it out

Think of what you're saying
You can get it wrong and still you think that it's alright
Think of what I'm saying
We can work it out and get it straight, or say good night
We can work it out
We can work it out

Life is very short, and there's no time
For fussing and fighting, my friend
I have always thought that it's a crime
So I will ask you once again.
Try to see it my way
Only time will tell if I am right or I am wrong
While you see it your way
There's a chance that we may fall apart before too long
We can work it out
We can work it out

Life is very short, and there's no time
For fussing and fighting, my friend
I have always thought that it's a crime
So I will ask you once again
Try to see it my way
Only time will tell if I am right or I am wrong
While you see it your way
There's a chance that we may fall apart before too long
We can work it out
We can work it out

The Brooke - Allergic to Love

The Brooke - Allergic to Love

I'd like to talk to you
Like to let you know
How and when I follow you
Just what I'm thinking
And why and when I find you
From the corner of my eye
Seems to close right shut
I'm allergic to love

See it in the movies on TV
The TV in my room at night
The TV's always on all night
And it's all right

'Cause I'm alone when I'm not following you in the mall
Watching the waves stall
Watching everything and all

Doo Doo Doo Doo Doo Doo Doo
Doo Doo Doo Doo
Doo Doo Doo Doo Doo Doo Doo
Doo Doo Doo Doo Doo

Arthur Russell - A Little Lost

Arthur Russell - A Little Lost

I'm a little lost
Without you
That could be an understatement
Now I hope I have paid the cost
To let a day go on by and not
Call on you

'Cause I'm so busy, so busy
Thinking about kissing you
Now I want to do that
Without entertaining another thought

Out on the ocean surf
I'll have to pull myself together
Now it's harder I'm not on my turf
Just me and me and those big old waves
Rolling in

'Cause I'm so busy, so busy
Thinking about kissing you
Now I want to do that
Without entertaining another thought

It's so unfinished
Our love affair
A voice in me
Is telling me to
Run away
I hope your feeling isn't diminished
I hope you need someone in your life
Someone like me

'Cause I'm so busy, so busy
Thinking about kissing you
Now I want to do that
Without entertaining another thought

I'm a little lost
Without you
That could be an understatement
Now I hope I have paid the cost
To let a day go on by and not
Call on you

'Cause I'm so busy, so busy
Thinking about kissing you
Now I want to do that
Without entertaining another thought

Nice and Smooth - Sometimes I Rhyme Slow

Nice and Smooth - Sometimes I Rhyme Slow

Sometimes I rhyme slow sometimes I rhyme quick
Sometimes I rhyme slow sometimes I rhyme quick

Sometimes I rhyme slow sometimes I rhyme quick
I'm sweeter and thicker than a chico stick
Here's an ice cream cone honey take a lick
I go to Bay Plaza and catch a flick
Wore my Timberland boots so I can stomp ticks
Scandalous get a whiff of this mist
Just like the Yar Boys now I'm blissed
I feel good per say good state of mind
Drive a red Sterling and the seats recline
I love it when a lady treats me kind
Go to Tavern on the Green, I have a glass of wine
He say, she say I heard it through the grapevine
No static, got an automatic
Too much of anything makes you an addict
Teasin, skeezing, all so pleasin'
Don't ask why, I got my own reasons
Smooth B Greg Nice Slick Nick click
Sometimes I rhyme slow sometimes I rhyme quick...

Sometimes I rhyme slow sometimes I rhyme quick
Sometimes I rhyme slow sometimes I rhyme quick

Sometimes I rhyme slow sometimes I rhyme quick
I was on 125 and Saint Nick
Waiting on a cab, standing in the rain
Under my heart three clouds of pain
She got the best of me
What was her destiny?
Maybe I should lick her with my nine millime...ter
My mind is in a blur
Cause you could never pay me to think this would occur
Me and this girl Jane Doe was living together
We were inseparable, no one could sever
At least that's what I thought
But later I fought with her substance
And almost ended up in Supreme Court
When I was on the road doing shows getting ends
She was in my benz getting sniffy with her friends
And even when she crashed my whip I didn't flip
My man Slick Nick said Smooth you're starting to slip
Time went on I started noticing weight loss
Then I had to ask her was she riding the white horse
At first she said no, then she said yo Smooth I'm sorry
But I keep having visions of snow
I need blow
And I said woah little hottie
I'm not DeLorian, Gambino or Gotti
I don't deal coke, and furthermore you're making me broke
I'll put you in a rehab and I won't tell your folks
And what do you know
In 18 months she came home and I let her back in
And now she's sniffing again...

Sometimes I rhyme slow sometimes I rhyme quick
Sometimes I rhyme slow sometimes I rhyme quick
Sometimes I rhyme slow sometimes I rhyme quick
Sometimes I rhyme slow sometimes I rhyme quick

Nine Inch Nails - Wish

Nine Inch Nails - Wish

This is the first day of my last days
I built it up now I take it apart
Climbed up real high
Now fall down real far

No need for me to stay
The last thing left I just threw it away
I put my faith in God and my trust in you
Now there's nothing more fucked up I could do

Wish there was something real
Wish there was something true
Wish there was something real
In this world full of you

I'm the one without a soul
I'm the one with this big fucking hole
No new tale to tell
Twenty-six years on my way to hell
Gotta listen to your big time, hard line, bad luck fist fuck
Don't think you're having all the fun
You know me I hate everyone

Wish there was something real
Wish there was something true
Wish there was something real
In this world full of you

I want to but I can't turn back
But I want to, but I can't turn back

Wish there was something real
Wish there was something true
Wish there was something real
In this world full of you

Black Milk - Losing Out featuring Royce Da 5'9"

Black Milk - Losing Out featuring Royce Da 5'9"

Well how do you think
I feel about what's been going on
Let's talk about me for a minute
Well how do you think
I feel about what's gone wrong

Let's talk about you and your problems
All that I seem to do is spend the night
Just talking 'bout you and your problems
No matter what I say I can't get it right

Don't think about losing out
I'm the one who's losing out
I'm the one who's losing out
I'm the one who's...

Let's talk about who's the most underestimated
Plus underrated city in this hip-hop game
Let's talk about I don't know if these industry mofos overlook us
'Cause they might be afraid
They know if we get the spot like that
You might not get your spotlight back for a couple decades
Let's talk about auburn, a-burn now it's Detroit's turn
Like Berry Gordy came back
Don't think about comparing us to another metropolitan area
Or anywhere on this globe
Let's talk about us breaking barriers spitting sick as malaria
Spitting you not even spitting a cold
Let's talk about how they make the masses attracted to the wack
Like the magnet it a sad mission
Just talking about how I mastered these massive lyrics advanced
Like you in the class with a mathematician
Just think about

...Losing out
I'm the one who's losing out
I'm the one who's losing out
I'm the one who's losing out
I'm the one who's losing out
I'm the one...

We beat up beats like this all the time
And you got a few more minutes of abuse
My nigga Royce where you at
Right here my nigga

Let's talk about I got more cases in a motherfuckin' AR clip
Than they got on our mayor
Let's talk about if from the D and you don't fuck with hex
Trick a leave, then you probably a square
Let's talk about the metropolitan area venereal spitter
Still Proof's burial bitter - poof
Talk about me, I'm a be on your ass
Trouble sales I'm a make I to the double L
Don't think about tussling with a head-buster
Who got more muscle than Cool J double L
You get popped like that, take off your whole top like back
Nobody what the hell
Let's talk about making niggas hard earned money always
Putting money on heads like I'm paying their barber
Talking about cotton mouth hangover Range Rover 750
When I hit the streets game over, nigga I ain't never losing out

...Losing out
I'm the one who's losing out
I'm the one who's losing out
I'm the one who's losing out
I'm the one who's losing out
I'm the one...

Let's talk about the best or worst started from birth
With the gift and the curse now I'm spitting the verse
Just to talk about whenever I'm spitting the verse feels
Like my words is splitting the earth in two
God I'm talking about fools that rap dude that manages to soul clap
Who when messes the boom-bap-boom
Like --- with the crack moves in the street
Niggas pull heat longer than Shaq's shoes
Don't think about bringing out the niners 'cuz we about clean 'em out
Phone calls could lead to a red shirt wringing out
Gun shots, tech pert, expert leaning out the window
Bringing my inner demon out
Talking about how we got it mastered, the fact that whenever
Me and Black do a track it's a classic
Talking about my life nigga, no sound real or rider
With the four pound thriller like Mike - out

...Losing out
I'm the one who's losing out
I'm the one who's losing out
I'm the one who's losing out
I'm the one who's losing out
I'm the one...

Let's talk about me for a minute
Well how do you think
I feel about what's been going on
Let's talk about me for a minute
Well how do you think
I feel about what's gone wrong

Let's talk about you and your problems
All that I seem to do is spend the night
Just talking 'bout you and your problems
No matter what I say I can't get it right

Marnie Stern - Ruler

Marnie Stern - Ruler

I have not slept for nights.
I have money - want to show a good time.
That is right, nothing can hold me down.
I'll drag your body into the wild west.
But we will get out alive, this much I know.

Ruler of the...
Ruler of the...
Ruler of the...
Ruler of the...

Grabbing victory out of the jaws of defeat.
Is there no way out of the mind?
There are things to find,
Chaos is a friend of mine.
Grabbing victory out of the jaws of defeat.
Is there no way out of the mind?
There are things to find,
Chaos is a friend of mine.

It takes pressure to make a diamond out of coal.
Staring through clothes, I can see hearts where I go.
What I need now is a gut feeling to let me know.
What I need now is a gut feeling to let me know.

Ruler of the...
Ruler of the...
Ruler of the...
Ruler of the...

Grabbing victory out of the jaws of defeat.
Is there no way out of the mind?
There are things to find,
Chaos is a friend of mine.
Grabbing victory out of the jaws of defeat.
Is there no way out of the mind?
There are things to find,
Chaos is a friend of mine.

I have not slept for nights.
I look back over my shoulder just once,
what I can't see is chase
I have not slept for nights.
I look back over my shoulder just once,
what I can't see is chasing me down
I'll drag your body into the civil war.
But we will get out alive - this much I know.

Ruler of the...
Ruler of the...
Ruler of the...
Ruler of the...

Grabbing victory out of the jaws of defeat.
Is there no way out of the mind?
There are things to find,
Chaos is...

Ruler of the...
Ruler of the...
Ruler of the...
Ruler of the...
Ruler of the...
Ruler of the...

The Gothic Archies - Shipwrecked

The Gothic Archies - Shipwrecked

I can't think of a single thing I'd rather do
Than to be cast away on an island with you
No, I can't think of anything more heavenly
Than to have you shipwrecked on a tropical island with me

Shipwrecked with you
Shipwrecked with you
I can't think of a single thing I'd rather do
Than to be cast away on an island with you

Far from distractions and matters of state
We can quit smoking and quickly lose weight
Sleeping till noon and then staying up late
At latitude zero and longitude eight

I am a gentleman; should you get hurt
I'll make a tourniquet out of my shirt
You needn't do much, just sit there and flirt
And if it looks drizzly, I'll build us a yurt

I can't think of a single thing I'd rather do
And that's why I had to get rid of the crew
So I lopped off their heads
And dropped them into the sea
Just to have you
Shipwrecked on a tropical island with me

Shipwrecked with you
Shipwrecked with you
I can't think of a single thing I'd rather do
And that's why I decapitated the crew

How could I know there's no island nearby?
If I don't eat something soon, I'll just die
I wouldn't eat you, oh, never, not I!
So let's catch a shark and I'll make us a pie

What shall we use for bait? Lend me a hand
I'll sew it back on when we get to land
But if the shark takes it, that would be grand
(Because we won't starve to death, you understand)

I can't think of a single thing I wouldn't do
To end up shipwrecked on an island with you
No, there's nobody I wouldn't kill, nobody
Just to have you
Shipwrecked on a tropical island with me

Shipwrecked with you
Shipwrecked with you
I can't think of a single thing I wouldn't do
To end up shipwrecked on an island with you
Again...

The Smiths - There Is a Light That Never Goes Out

The Smiths - There Is a Light That Never Goes Out

Take me out tonight
Where there's music and there's people
And they're young and alive
Driving in your car
I never never want to go home
Because I haven't got one
Anymore

Take me out tonight
Because I want to see people and I
Want to see life
Driving in your car
Oh, please don't drop me home
Because its not my home, it's their
Home, and I'm welcome no more

And if a double-decker bus
Crashes into us
To die by your side
Is such a heavenly way to die
And if a ten-ton truck
Kills the both of us
To die by your side
Well, the pleasure - the privilege is mine

Take me out tonight
Take me anywhere, I don't care
I don't care, I don't care
And in the darkened underpass
I thought oh god, my chance has come at last
But then a strange fear gripped me and I
Just couldn't ask

Take me out tonight
Oh, take me anywhere, I don't care
I don't care, I don't care
Driving in your car
I never never want to go home
Because I haven't got one,
Oh, I haven't got one

And if a double-decker bus
Crashes into us
To die by your side
Is such a heavenly way to die
And if a ten-ton truck
Kills the both of us
To die by your side
Well, the pleasure - the privilege is mine

Oh, there is a light and it never goes out
There is a light and it never goes out
There is a light and it never goes out
There is a light and it never goes out
There is a light and it never goes out
There is a light and it never goes out
There is a light and it never goes out
There is a light and it never goes out
There is a light and it never goes out

The Drifters - Up On The Roof

photo by emily carlson

The Drifters - Up On The Roof

When this old world starts getting me down
And people are just too much for me to face
I climb way up to the top of the stairs
And all my cares just drift right into space
On the roof, it's peaceful as can be
And there the world below can't bother me
Let me tell you now

When I come home feelin' tired and beat
I go up where the air is fresh and sweet (Up on the roof)
I get away from the hustling crowd
And all that rat-race noise down in the street (Up on the roof)
On the roof, the only place I know
Where you just have to wish to make it so
Let's go up on the roof (Up on the roof)

At night the stars put on a show for free
And, darling, you can share it all with me

I keep a-tellin' you

Right smack dab in the middle of town
I've found a paradise that's trouble proof (Up on the roof)
And if this world starts getting you down
There's room enough for two
Up on the roof (Up on the roof)
Up on the roof (Up on the roof)
Oh, come on, baby (Up on the roof)
Oh, come on, honey (Up on the roof)
Everything is all right (Up on the roof)

Rachael Yamagata - Quiet

photo by john krause

Rachael Yamagata - Quiet

Baby says I can't come with him

And I had read all of this in his eyes

Long before he even said so

Why go, I asked

You know and I know why

And it'll be just as quiet when I leave

As it was when I first got here

I don't expect anything

I don't expect anything

Take careI've been hurt before

Too much time spend on closing doors

You may hate me,

but I'll remember to love you

Goodbye

Don't cry

You know why

And it'll be just as quiet when I leave

As it was when I first got here

I don't expect anything

I don't expect anything

All the waves of blame arrange as broken scenery

As they steal your best memories away

What if I was someone different in your only history?

Would you feel the same

As I walk out the door

Never to see your face again

Never to see your face again

And it'll be just as quiet when I leave

As it was when I first got here

It'll be just as quiet when I leave

As it was when I first got here

I don't expect anything

I don't expect anything

I don't expect anything

I don't expect anything

I don't expect anything

I don't expect anything to change when I leave

Leonard Cohen - Chelsea Hotel No. 2

Leonard Cohen - Chelsea Hotel No. 2

I remember you well in the Chelsea Hotel,
You were talking so brave and so sweet,
Giving me head on the unmade bed,
While the limousines wait in the street.
Those were the reasons and that was New York,
We were running for the money and the flesh.
And that was called love for the workers in song
Probably still is for those of them left.

Ah but you got away, didn't you babe,
You just turned your back on the crowd,
You got away, I never once heard you say,
I need you, I don't need you,
I need you, I don't need you
And all of that jiving around.

I remember you well in the Chelsea Hotel
You were famous, your heart was a legend.
You told me again you preferred handsome men
But for me you would make an exception.
And clenching your fist for the ones like us
Who are oppressed by the figures of beauty,
You fixed yourself, you said, "Well never mind,
We are ugly but we have the music."

And then you got away, didn't you babe
You just turned your back on the crowd,
You got away, I never once heard you say,
I need you, I don't need you,
I need you, I don't need you
And all of that jiving around.

I don't mean to suggest that I loved you the best,
I can't keep track of each fallen robin.
I remember you well in the Chelsea Hotel,
That's all, I don't even think of you that often.

Sunset Rubdown - Empty Threats of Little Lord

photo by john krause


Sunset Rubdown - Empty Threats of Little Lord

If I ever hurt you
It will be in self-defense
If I ever hurt youIt will be in self-defense
Podiums as high as the gallows are low
Swing low, swing low, swing low.
You are a beast and
I am serving up your supper
You are a beast and I am serving up your supper
Oh, oh, oh…
What will you do when they drink us all down?
Will you slam your fist down on the table?
‘Cause I’m not that kind of whore
No, I’m not that kind of whore
No, I’m not that kind of whore
But I am a little lord.
No, I’m not that kind of whore
But I am a little lord.
No, I’m not that kind of whore
But I am a little lord.
Lord, grant me, gracious,I am burning up inside.
There are snakes out in the night;
All these kids have gone astray;
There are women with no meaning to their names
When we say them… they are worse to win
For never over sinful days…
So if I ever hurt you
It will be in self-defense
And if I ever hurt you
It will be in self-defense
If you ever come at me
I will hurt you
If you ever come at me
I will hurt you
If you ever come at me,
You snake.
You snake
You snake
You snake
I wish you the best, you snake.
You are self-professed, you snake.
My heart’s in my chest, you snake.
You can have the rest, you snake.
I wish you the best, you snake.
You are self-professed, you snake.
My heart’s in my chest, you snake
You can have the rest, you snake…

Bon Iver - Skinny Love

photo by john krause

Bon Iver - Skinny Love

Come on skinny love just last the year

Pour a little salt we were never here

My, my, my, my, my, my, my, my

Staring at the sink of blood and crushed veneer

I tell my love to wreck it all

Cut out all the ropes and let me fall

My, my, my, my, my, my, my, my

Right in the moment this order's tall

I told you to be patient

I told you to be fine

I told you to be balanced

I told you to be kind

In the morning i'll be with you

But it will be a different "kind"

I'll be holding all the tickets

And you'll be owning all the fines

Come on skinny love what happened here

Suckle on the hope in lite brassiere

My, my, my, my, my, my, my, my

Sullen load is full; so slow on the split

I told you to be patient

I told you to be fine

I told you to be balanced

I told you to be kind

Now all your love is wasted?

Then who the hell was i?

Now i'm breaking at the britches

And at the end of all your lines

Who will love you?

Who will fight?

Who will fall far behind?

The Flaming Lips - The Spiderbite Song

The Flaming Lips - The Spiderbite Song

When you got that spider bite on your hand
I thought we would have to break up the band
To lose your arm would surely upset your brain
The poison then could reach your heart from a vein

I was glad that it didn’t destroy you
How sad that would be
Cause if it destroyed you
It would destroy me

When you had that accident in your car
That whole thing just really seemed too bizarre
Dodging holes and telephone poles through the dash
A million to one that you would survive such a crash

I was glad that it didn’t destroy you
How sad that would be
Cause if it destroyed you
It would destroy me

When you fell in love, it was so sweet
So devoted, completely swept off your feet
Love is the greatest thing a heart can know
But the hole that it leaves in its absence can make you feel so low

And I was glad that it didn’t destroy you
How sad that would be
Cause if it destroyed you
It would destroy me

Outkast - Elevators (Me and You)

Outkast - Elevators (Me and You)

One for the money yes uh two for the show
A couple of years ago on Headland and Delowe
Was the start of something good
Where me and my nigga rodes the MARTA, through the hood
Just trying ta find that hookup
Now everyday we look up at the ceiling
Watching ceiling fans go around trying ta catch that feeling
Off instrumental, had my pencil, and plus my paper
We caught the 86 Lithonia headed to Decatur
Writing rhymes trying ta find our spot off in that light
Light off in that spot, known that we could rock
Doing the hole in the wall clubs, this shit here must stop
Like freeze, we making the crowd move but we not making no G's
And that's a nono

Yeah, uh, check it
Ah one two, ah one two doe, niggaz
In the Cadillac they call us went from Player's Ball to ballers
Putting the South up on the map was like Little Rock to banging
Niggaz say motherfuck that playing, they paying
We stay in layin vocals, locals done made it with them big boys
Up in this industry, Outkast yea dem niggaz they making big noise
Over a million sold to this day, niggaz they take it lightly
Ninety-six gon be that year that all y'all playa haters can bite me
...around this bitch

Me and you, your momma and your cousin too
Rollin down the strip on vogues
Coming up slamming Cadillac doors
Me and you, your momma and your cousin too
Rollin down the strip on vogues
Coming up slamming Cadillac doors

Back in the day when I was younger, hunger
Looking to fill me belly with that Rally's, bullshit, pull shit
Off like it was supposed to be pulled
Full as a tick I was, stoned like white boys
Smoking them white golds before them blunts got crunk, chunky asses
Passes getting thrown like Hail Mary's and they looking like Halle Berry
So so fine, intertwined, but we ain't sipping wine
We's just chilling, I'm the rabid villain, and I'm so high
Smoking freely, me Lil B, Greet, Mon and Shug
And my little brother James, thangs changed in the hood
Where I live at, them rats know, mama I want to sing but
Mama I want to trick, and mama I'm sucking dicks, now
We movin on up in da world like elevators
Me and the crew we pimps like eighty-two
Me and you like Tony Toni Tone
Like this Eastpointe and we gone

Me and you, your momma and your cousin too
Rollin down the strip on vogues
Coming up slamming Cadillac doors
Me and you, your momma and your cousin too
Rollin down the strip on vogues
Coming up slamming Cadillac doors

Got stopped at the mall the other day
Heard a call from the other way
That I just came from, some nigga was saying something
Talking bout "Hey man, you remember me from school?" smoke some
Naw not really but he kept smiling like a clown
Facial expression looking silly
And he kept asking me, what kind of car you drive, I know you paid
I know y'all got buku of hoes from all them songs that y'all done made
And I replied that I had been going through the same thing that he had
True I got more fans than the average man but not enough loot to last me
To the end of the week, I live by the beat like you live check to check
If you don't move yo' foot then I don't eat, so we like neck to neck
Yes we done come a long way like them slim ass cigarettes
from Virginia, this ain't gon' stop so we just gonna continue

Me and you, your momma and your cousin too
Rollin down the strip on vogues
Coming up slamming Cadillac doors
Me and you, your momma and your cousin too
Rollin down the strip on vogues
Coming up slamming Cadillac doors
Me and you, your momma and your cousin too
Rollin down the strip on vogues
Coming up slamming Cadillac doors
Me and you, your momma and your cousin too
Rollin down the strip on vogues
Coming up slamming Cadillac doors

Cut Copy - Lights and Music

Cut Copy - Lights and Music

This is why we won’t delay for your birthday
The secrets that we held that day will be kept straight
All your friends have gone away so let's celebrate
You're holding hope open for the one making you wait

This is what you hoped to say on your birthday
The secrets that we held that day will be kept straight
Everyone will be dismayed if your promise breaks
But you'll be back again to say who you want next

Lights and music
Are on my mind
Be my baby
One more time

Lights and music
Are on my mind
Be my baby
One more time

Fading with the colour you see in my face
Cold and crystal you cant hide as your tears race
I'll be waiting by in time but your dream's away
You're holding hope open for the one making you wait

Lights and music
Are on my mind
Be my baby
One more time

Lights and music
Are on my mind
Be my baby
One more time

Jawbreaker - Busy

photo by jill russell

Jawbreaker - Busy

When all the consoling places
Lose their charm and change their faces
The world becomes too cruel to bear
And something in you starts to tear
When nothing seems to be quite worth it
And sleep becomes the only sure thing
I'm here to help you out of it
Come and see me for a lift
We're all close to the end
Don't you need a friend?
Honor your allegiances
Everyone is drowning in sand
Couldn't you use a hand!
Please don't make a guess
When changes make the world a stranger
No one calls and your life's in danger
If the money's gone without a trace
And your longing for a familiar face
Cars collide and people die
You begin to shake 'til you start to cry
If disasters only start to multiply
My door is open drop on by
Sad again you're sad again
Hey you're breaking down
Your eyes betray your new smile
When keeping up is killing you
And you need a ruling without a clue
When cool means being dead
And your better thoughts are better left unsaid
If you're sad to see your gun's unloaded
Tried to drown but you only floated
If the world is only getting colder
I'd like to offer you a dry shoulder
Whoah!

Etta James - I'd Rather Go Blind

Etta James - I'd Rather Go Blind

Something told me it was over
When I saw you and her talkin'
Something deep down in my soul said, 'Cry, girl'
When I saw you and that girl walkin' around

Whoo, I would rather, I would rather go blind, boy
Then to see you walk away from me, child, no

Whoo, so you see, I love you so much
That I don't wanna watch you leave me, baby
Most of all, I just don't, I just don't wanna be free, no

Whoo, whoo, I was just, I was just, I was just
Sittin here thinkin', of your kiss and your warm embrace, yeah
When the reflection in the glass that I held to my lips now, baby
Revealed the tears that was on my face, yeah

Whoo and baby, baby, I'd rather, I'd rather be blind, boy
Then to see you walk away, see you walk away from me, yeah
Whoo, baby, baby, baby, I'd rather be blind...

Elliott Smith - The Biggest Lie

photo by julie barros

Elliott Smith - The Biggest Lie

I'm waiting for the train
Subway that only goes one way
The stupid thing that'll come to pull us apart
And make everybody late

You spent everything you had
Wanted everything to stop that bad
Now I'm a crashed credit card registered to Smith -
Not the name that you called me with

You turned white like a saint
I'm tired of dancing on a pot of gold-flaked paint
Oh we're so very precious, you and I
And everything that you do makes me want to die
Oh I just told the biggest lie
I just told the biggest lie
The biggest lie

Fiona Apple - Tymps (The Sick in the Head Song)

Fiona Apple - Tymps (The Sick in the Head Song)

Those boon times went bust
My feet of clay, they dried to dust
The red isn’t the red we painted its just rust
And the signature thing
That used to bring a following
I have trouble now even remembering

So why did I kiss him so hard
Late last Friday night
And keep on letting him change all my plans
I'm either so sick in the head
I need to be bled dry to quit
Or I just really used to love him
I sure hope that’s it

I knew that to keep in touch
Would do me deep in Dutch
Cuz it isn’t the rush of remembering
Its just mush
And that signature thing
Is only growing harrowing
I should have no trouble now
To keep from following

So why did I kiss him so hard
Late last Friday night
And keep on letting him change all my plans
I'm either so sick in the head
I need to be bled dry to quit
Or I just really used to love him
I sure hope that’s it

Those boon times went bust
My feet of clay, they dried to dust
The red isn’t the red we painted its just rust
And the signature thing
That used to bring a following
I have trouble now
Even remembering

So why did I kiss him so hard
Late last Friday night
And keep on letting him change all my plans
I'm either so sick in the head
I need to be bled dry, to quit
Or I just really used to love him
Or I just really used to love him
Or I just really used to love him
I sure hope that’s it

John Prine - Please Don't Bury Me

John Prine - Please Don't Bury Me

Woke up this morning
Put on my slippers
Walked in the kitchen and died
And oh what a feeling!
When my soul
Went through the ceiling
And on up into heaven I did ride
When I got there they did say
John, it happened this way
You slipped upon the floor
And hit your head
And all the angels say
Just before you passed away
These were the very last words
That you said

Please don't bury me
Down in that cold cold ground
No, I'd rather have 'em cut me up
And pass me all around
Throw my brain in a hurricane
And the blind can have my eyes
And the deaf can take both of my ears
If they don't mind the size

Give my stomach to Milwaukee
If they run out of beer
Put my socks in a cedar box
Just get "em" out of here
Venus de Milo can have my arms
Look out! I've got your nose
Sell my heart to the junkman
And give my love to Rose

Please don't bury me
Down in that cold cold ground
No, I'd rather have 'em cut me up
And pass me all around
Throw my brain in a hurricane
And the blind can have my eyes
And the deaf can take both of my ears
If they don't mind the size

Give my feet to the footloose
Careless, fancy free
Give my knees to the needy
Don't pull that stuff on me
Hand me down my walking cane
It's a sin to tell a lie
Send my mouth way down south
And kiss my ass goodbye

Please don't bury me
Down in that cold cold ground
No, I'd rather have 'em cut me up
And pass me all around
Throw my brain in a hurricane
And the blind can have my eyes
And the deaf can take both of my ears
If they don't mind the size

Charles Mingus - Better Get It in Yo' Soul

Charles Mingus - Better Get It in Yo' Soul

Captain Beefheart - Frownland

Captain Beefheart - Frownland

My smile is stuck
I cannot go back t' yer Frownland
My spirit's made up of the ocean
And the sky 'n the sun 'n the moon
'n all my eye can see
I cannot go back to yer land of gloom
Where black jagged shadows
Remind me of the comin' of yer doom
I want my own land
Take my hand 'n come with me
It's not too late for you

It's not too late for me
To find my homeland
Where uh man can stand by another man
Without an ego flyin'
With no man lyin'
And no one dyin' by an earthly hand
Let the devils burn 'n the beggar learn
And the little girls that live in those old worlds
Take my kind hand
My smile is stuck
I cannot go back t' yer Frownland
I cannot go back t' yer Frownland

Bonde Do Role - Solta O Frango

Bonde Do Role - Solta O Frango

A gente somos linda
A gente somos inteligente
A gente somos o trio mais foda
A gente somos delinqüente
Alegria da moçada, da perua favelada
Nosso som é fantasia pra mamãe mamãe titia

Rolê, rolê, rolê
Solta o frango e vem com a gente
Rolê, rolê, rolê
Solta o frango e vem com a gente

Nóis é tipo bem jesus,
Todo mundo a gente ama,
Inda mais se for gatinha,
Rola até levar pra cama,

A gente topa tudo
Sapatão a bigodudo
Na hora do piriri
Cai ni min ô travesti

Rolê, rolê, rolê
Solta o frango e vem com a gente
Rolê, rolê, rolê
Solta o frango e vem com a gente

A gente somos linda
A gente somos inteligente
Antes de dar o edi
Eu jurava que era crente
Alegria da moçada, da perua favelada
Nosso som é fantasia pra mamãe mamãe titia

Rolê, rolê, rolê
Solta o frango e vem com a gente
Rolê, rolê, rolê
Solta o frango e vem com a gente
Rolê, rolê, rolê
Solta o frango e vem com a gente
Rolê, rolê, rolê
Solta o frango e vem com a gente

James & Bobby Purify - I'm Your Puppet

James & Bobby Purify - I'm Your Puppet

Pull the string and I'll wink at you, I'm your puppet
I'll do funny things if you want me to, I'm your puppet

I'll be yours to have and to hold
Darling you've got full control of your puppet

Pull another string and I'll kiss your lips, I'm your puppet
Snap your finger and I'll turn you some flips, I'm your puppet

Your every wish is my command
All you gotta do is wiggle your little hand
I'm your puppet, I'm your puppet

I'm just a toy, just a funny boy
That makes you laugh when you're blue
I'll be wonderful, do just what I'm told
I'll do anything for you
I'm your puppet, I'm your puppet

Pull them little strings and I'll sing you a song, I'm your puppet
Make me do right or make me do wrong, I'm your puppet

Treat me good and I'll do anything
I'm just a puppet an you hold my string, I'm your puppet
Yeah, I'm your puppet

Walking, talking, living, loving puppet
I'm hanging on a string girl, I'll do anything now

I'm a walking, talking, living, loving puppet, and I love you

I'm a smiling happy face when you want me to
Even make you happy when you're feeling blue

Wale - The Kramer

photo by jill russell


Wale - The Kramer

Shut up!
50 years ago, they'd have you upside down with a fucking fork up your ass!
You can talk, you can talk, you can talk, you're brave now, motherfucker!
Who's loud talking?
The nigger! He's a nigger! He's a nigger!
A nigger, look, there's a nigger!

The color of my skin, content of my character,
Dream of a King's been a nightmare for anyone
White with a badge or anyone
Slightly affected by the tide to this race that I'm running in,
Pardon me, y'all, the racists I run against,
The race war, when it's us against all of them,
They subconsciously low talk us,
And probably all think as Kramer did still but won't talk it,
And first off, I ain't trying to be conscious,
Speaking heart with a conscience, talking to you,
This dark content for those of dark complexion,
Who's x-ed off, Rip, who gon' listen to us?
Who gon' speak for us? Who gon' plead for us?
Who gon' be the Head N.I.C. for us?
Who gon' defend us from crooked police on us?
I'm just an insecure N-I-G-er

Please listen to me, please listen to me,
Please listen to me, N-I-G-er
Please listen to me, who gon' listen to me?
Who gon' listen to me, N-I-G-er
Listen to me, who gon' listen to me?
Who gon' listen to me, N-I-G-er
Who gon' listen to me, who gon' listen to me?
Who gon' listen to me, N-I-G-er

Hey,and P say that I should stop saying nigga,
But if I did, what would be the difference?
I'd still be a nigga, he'd still be a nigga in his feelings,
I'd still be a nigga with no deal tryin' to get one,
There'd still be niggas out killing,
And still be white people still out to get us,
And still be niggas saying whites tryin' to get us,
And still be lazy and paranoid niggas,
I'm paramount, nigga, I am, and you can't be mad,
Cuz I choose the word nigga, lemme air it out, nigga,
Nigga ain't bad, see, niggas just had,
A clever idea to take something they said,
Into something we have, something we flipped
Into something with swag, nigga, don't be mad,
Bitches ain't shit, but women ain't bitches,
See, women are the queens, and bitches just bitches,
And bitches say bitch like bitch is not offensive,
When niggas say bitch, all of the sudden, they offended,
And niggas say nigga to a nigga,
A nigga write nigga in a lyric, expect the white boy to omit it,
The white boy spit it like he spit it,
Recite it to his friends who, by the way, ain't niggas,
And say nigga, nigga, nigga, my favorite rapper did it,
And non-nigga friends got it with him,
Incorporate this lyric to their everyday living,
Until a black friend kinda hear it, just a tidbit,
He thinks aw, forget it, it's so insignificant and little,
The white boy sees this as a clearance, now it's
Nigga, nigga, nigga, every single day,
And that little nigga nigga, thinks it's okay,
And he's the only nigga in this particular grade,
And it begins to phase him more each day,
The things they say went a little too far,
He couldn't tell the difference between an a or er,
So they just keep going, saying nigga in his face,
There's nothing he can do, he let it get away,
It came to the point he couldn't look 'em in the face,
The mirror made him hurl, his reflection disgraceful,
Yeah, and make sure everything you say,
Can't be held against you in any kind of way,
And any connotation is viewed many ways,
Cuz under every nigga, there's a little bit of Kramer,
Self-hatred...I hate you...and myself...
Niggas...

Uh, I lost my temper onstage, I was at, uh,
A comedy club trying to, um, do my act
And I got heckled and I, I, I took it badly and went into a, a rage...
And uh, uh...said some pretty, uh...nasty things to some Afro-Americans,
A lot of trash talk...
For this to happen, for me to be in a comedy club and flip out and say this crap,
You know, I'm...I'm deeply, deeply sorry...

Atlas Sound - Holiday

Atlas Sound - Holiday

I scared my parents
Now my parents are away
So you come over
We'll have a perfect holiday
I take you down
To the frozen lake
I'll hold the knife
To your perfect fucking face
To you perfect fucking face

I scared my parents
Now my parents are away
So you come over
We'll have a groovy holiday
A sixty El Camaro
Drive off into the sunset
On this perfect day
Oh please don't try to get away
Please please don't try to get away

I watched your parents
I know your parents are way
So I'll come over
We'll have a perfect holiday
I watch you bleed
On your knees
I watch you sneeze
Oh please don't try to get away
Please please don't try to get away
I'm desperate don't try to get away
We're all desperate don't try to get away

Kasey Chambers - The Captain

Kasey Chambers - The Captain

Well I don't have as many friends because
I'm not as pretty as I was
I've kicked myself at times because I've lied
So I will have to learn to stand my ground
I'll tell 'em I won't be around
I'll move on over to your town and hide

And you be the Captain
And I'll be no one
And you can carry me away if you want to
And you can lay low
Just like your father and if
I tread upon your feet you just say so
'Cos you're The Captain, I am no-one,
I tend to feel as though I owe one to you

Well I have handed all my efforts in
I searched here for my second wind
Is there somewhere here to let me in I asked
So I slammed the doors they slammed at me
I found the place I'm meant to be
I figured out my destiny at last

Did I forget to thank you for the ride
I hadn't tried I tend to runaway and hide

Gravediggaz - Bang Your Head

photo by nick fries

Gravediggaz - Bang Your Head

Bang your head... bang, your, head!
Bang your head... bang, your, head!

Rzarector!
You are not the same that I was when I was younger
I'm old with the Clan from my land, down under
Deep in the darkness, just like you regardless
Of who? It's obvious! Wee... ha!
So lounge in my burial ground, boy, my despot
I build a house on top, of Salem's Lot
Front porch, bloody, back yard, muddy
Like Amityville, a family kills
Force of humanity, drove me to insanity
Duel in all my rivalries, I speak of profanity
Motherfuck this! Motherfuck that! Bang your, head!

Bang your head... bang, your, head!
Bang your head... bang, your, head!

Here comes the killer with the GraveDigga sword, gimme room
Like devils in a Ouiji board I'm spellin' doom
Ever since sick, throwin' mad stones
And sick catchin' vex on a graveyard shift
Thinkin' ain't a new phenom because my crew is on
Spots'll blow like nuclear bombs
With the killer instinct, rhymes are in sync
B-B-B-B-Bang your head til it shrinks!
Midnight marauder, bodies are gettin' slaughtered
Bring a cross and a bucket of holy water
You'll still'a be cajoled, 'cause the motherfuckin' Gravediggaz
Snatch up your body, just like a clepto
Let's go, to the graveyard spot
Count up the knots, on the bodies that got dropped
So bang, bang, bang, bang, bang, bang, bang!

Bang your head... bang, your, head!
Bang your head... bang, your, head!
Bang your head... bang, your, head!
Bang your head... bang, your, head!

Gatekeep!
Yo,I creep with the evil intent to represent
The course, the night, a swarm with the dark force
The killer brigade, twelve o'clock starts the raid
Torches lit over your grave
Feel no pain those exposed to the raven
Deep in every step, a blunt like Wes Craven
Yo! I eject the fume that spells doom
The wickedest flow, sweep, ya up like a broom
'Cause in the shadowy graves, of Medina high
You're one step away from the arena of death
Boom, bang! Here I am, the berserk
The ruthless killer, I do work
Dark forces thick, motherfuckers for real
Here's a tale from the crypt, bang your head!

Bang your head... bang, your, head!
Bang your head... bang, your, head!
Bang your head... bang, your, head!
Bang your head... bang, your, head!
Bang your head... bang, your, head!
Bang your head... bang, your, head!
Bang your head... bang, your, head!

Dead Milkmen - If You Love Someone Set Them On Fire

Dead Milkmen - If You Love Someone Set Them On Fire

Know that it would be untrue
Know that I would be a liar
If I was to say to you
I didn't set your house on fire

But it's just the way I am
Have to take it for a fact
Life can really burn you up
When you're a pyromaniac
So...

If you love somebody
Better set them on fire

I went to your house last night
Dad called me the human torch
Got a little pissed at him
So I burned down your front porch

Now I feel a little better
About throwin' gas on your dad
But you know it's hard to quit
And besides he started it

I just bought a brand new lighter
And I just can't wait to use it
With a can a' kerosene it's lots a' fun
You can't refuse it

Oily rags are special things
You know to me they're diamond rings
Maybe we can have some fun
Maybe we can burn someone
So...

If you love somebody
Better set them on fire

Know that it would be untrue
Know that I would be a liar
If I was to say to you
I didn't set your dad on fire

If you love somebody
Better set them on fire

If you love somebody
Why not set them on fire?

If you love somebody
Better set them on fire

If you love somebody
Why not set them on fire

Chad VanGaalen - Molten Light

Chad VanGaalen - Molten Light

They dumped her body into the molten light
Floated to the surface and it did not ignite
She rose up slowly and walked to the shore
She stood up on the bank and whispered
I’ll find you and I’ll kill you
I’ll find you and I’ll kill you
I’ll find you and I’ll kill you

They ran back into town and hid in the church
They explained their situation and they feared for the worst
The priest told the brothers that she could not be killed
She flew out of the stone cold ground and
She’ll find you and she’ll kill you
She’ll find you and she’ll kill you
She’ll find you and she’ll kill you

Oh oh oh oh...

There was a knock at that door that shook through their hearts
She blew it right open and put it apart
She shot a string of flame from the center of her chest
As she watched their bodies burn she whispered
I found you and I killed you
I found you and I killed you
I found you and I killed you

The Temptations - Since I Lost My Baby

photo by jill russell

The Temptations - Since I Lost My Baby

The sun is shining, there's plenty of light (Oh yeah)
A new day is dawning, sunny and bright (Oh yeah)
But after I've been crying all night
The sun is cold, and the new day seems old
Since I lost my baby (Since I lost my baby)
Oh, since I lost my baby (Oh, since I lost my baby)

The birds are singing and the children are playing
There's plenty of work and the bosses are paying
Not a sad word should a young heart be saying
But fun is a bore and with money I'm poor

Since I lost my baby (Since I lost my baby)
Oh, since I lost my baby (Oh, since I lost my baby)
Next time I'll be kinder (Next time I'll be kinder)
Won't you please help me find her (Won't you please help me find her)
Someone just remind her (Someone just remind her)
Of this love she left behind her (Of this love she left behind her)
Till I find her I'll be trying to (Till I find her I'll be trying to)
Everyday I'm more inclined to
Find her
Inclined to
Find her
Inclined to find my baby
Been looking everywhere (baby)
Baby, I really, really care!

Oh, determination is fading fast (Oh yeah)
Inspiration is a thing of the past (Oh yeah)
Can't see how my hope's gonna last
Good things are bad and what's happy is sad

Since I lost my baby (Since I lost my baby)
Oh, since I lost my baby (Oh, since I lost my baby.)
I feel so bad (Since I lost my baby)
I feel so sad (Since I lost my baby)
Everything is wrong
This heart is hard to carry on (Since I lost my baby)
I'm lost as can be (Since I lost my baby)
What's gonna happen to me?

Funkdoobiest - Bow Wow Wow

Funkdoobiest - Bow Wow Wow

Bow Wow...Bow Wow...Bow Wow...Bow Wow Wow
Bow Wow...Bow Wow...Bow Wow...Bow Wow Wow

I bow wow wow yippy o yippy a to the funk
Punk
I put you in my trunk
Like a good fella I'm a good speller
Yet I get retarded like Helen Keller
Take it I'll kick it better I'll flick it
Just like a booger I fuck around with hookers
Like Tina Turner I'm a fast learner
Earning up my wealth, now I go for self
Like Barney Rubble, who's always in trouble
I'm quick on the double, you'll never see me fumble
Like a quarterback, think I outta smack
Wack MCs who think they're all of that


I Bow Wow Wow yippy-o yippy-a to the funk
A Bow Wow Wow
I Bow Wow Wow yippy-o yippy-a to the funk
A Bow Wow Wow
I Bow Wow Wow yippy-o yippy-a to the funk
A Bow Wow Wow
I Bow Wow Wow yippy-o yippy-a to the funk
A Bow Wow Wow

It ain't no hassle, I'll grab my lasso
Check a punk asshole, like Eddie Haskle
Yet I'm not the reaper or Sigourney Weaver
I'll bust a stunt punk like Colt Seavers
Then do the polka, I'm iller then the Joker
I'm not mediocrity like almond mocca
I'm flavor, behavior is I'll when I spill
You'll be fucked just like Fire Marshall Bill
'Cause I cause disasters like the Dukes of Hazard
I'll shatter you kid if you step punk bastard
Zero, weirdo, the funk superhero
Yeah you scare me, just like a scarecrow

I Bow Wow Wow yippy-o yippy-a to the funk
A Bow Wow Wow
I Bow Wow Wow yippy-o yippy-a to the funk
A Bow Wow Wow
I Bow Wow Wow yippy-o yippy-a to the funk
A Bow Wow Wow
I Bow Wow Wow yippy-o yippy-a to the funk
A Bow Wow Wow

Eenie meenie, I funk like Houdini
No I run shit punk, like Mussolini
I'm skinny
Kid like me dreams of tiny bikinis
Ralph rocks a beanie
Flips it, smacks it, do the Michael Jackson
Bring your crew punk, cut you in fractions
Action packed, wanna come back
On the drunk track, sharp like a thumb tack
I'm in the congos, I chill like Tonto
When it comes to the funk, I rock pronto

I Bow Wow Wow yippy-o yippy-a to the funk
A Bow Wow Wow
I Bow Wow Wow yippy-o yippy-a to the funk
A Bow Wow Wow
I Bow Wow Wow yippy-o yippy-a to the funk
A Bow Wow Wow
I Bow Wow Wow yippy-o yippy-a to the funk
A Bow Wow Wow

Deer Tick - Diamond Rings

Deer Tick - Diamond Rings

Oh it takes my life away
To think of her as gone
Now I’m running down the maze
And I’m finding only walls

Blowing down the flame
To catch the burning west
Now I’m running out of steam
Watch this man collapse

You said you wanted a better life
And you will tell me what you find
And then I’ll stay the whole night through
And I’ll turn from sad to blue
And I’m choking next to you
Yes I’m choking next to you

And I wish you’d think of me
The way I thought of you
I find it hard to breathe
Cause now I know the truth

And what good would fingers be
If it weren’t for diamond rings
And I know you’re leaving me
I know that I’m no king

And you said you wanted a better life
And you will tell me what you find
And then I'll stay the whole night through
And I'll turn from sad to blue
And I’m choking next you
Yes I’m choking next you

And what good would fingers be
If it weren’t for diamond rings
I know you’re leaving me
And I know that I’m no king

Mogwai - Summer

Mogwai - Summer

Orange Juice Jones - The Rain

Orange Juice Jones - The Rain

I saw you (and him)
Walking in the rain
You were holding hands
And I'll never be the same.

Tossing and turning another sleepless night
The rain crashes against my window pane
Jumped into my car didn't drive too far
That moment I knew I would never be the same.

I saw you (and him)
Walking in the rain
You were holding hands
And I'll never be the same.
I saw you (and him)
Walking in the rain
You were holding hands
And I'll never be the same.

Now here you are begging to me
To give our love another try
Girl I love you and I always will
But darling right now I've got to say goodbye 'cause

I saw you (and him)
Walking in the rain
You were holding hands
And I'll never be the same.
I saw you (and him)
Walking in the rain
You were holding hands
And I'll never be the same.

(I saw you)
Hey hey baby how ya doin' come on in here
(Walking in the rain)
Got some hot chocolate on the stove waiting for you
Listen first things first let me hang up the coat
(You were holding hands and I'll)
Yeah how was your day today
Did you miss me
(Never be the same)
You did? Yeah? I missed you too
I missed you so much I followed you today
(I saw you)
That's right now close your mouth
'Cause you cold busted
(Walking in the rain)
Now just sit down here, sit down here
I'm so upset with you I don't know what to do
(You were holding hands and I'll)
My first impulse was to run up on you
And do a Rambo
(Never be the same)
Whip out the jammy and flat blast both of you
But I didn't wanna mess up
this thirty-seven hundred dollar lynx coat
So instead I chilled -- that's right chilled
I went to the bank and took out every dime.
Than I canceled all those credit cards, yeah, all your charge accounts
I stuck you up for every piece of jewelery
I ever bought you! That's right, everything, everything.
Don't go lookin' in that closet
Everything you came here with
Is packed up and waiting for you in the guest room.
What was you thinking about?
What you trying to prove
You don't mess with the Juice!
I gave you silk suits, blue diamonds and gucci handbags.
I gave you things you couldn't even pronounce!
But now I can't give you nothing but advice.
Cause you're still young, that's right you still young.
I hope you learn a valuable lesson from all this
And you're gonna find somebody like me one of these days
Until then, you know what you gotta do?
You gotta get on outta here
With that alley-cat-coat-wearing,
Hush-puppy-shoe-wearing crumbcake I saw you with.
Cause you dismissed!
That's right, silly rabbit,
Tricks are made for kids, don't you know that.
You without me is like corn flake without the milk!
This is my world.
You're just a squirrel trying to get a nut!
Now get on outta here.
Scat! Don't touch that coat...

Shearwater - Leviathon, Bound

Shearwater - Leviathon, Bound

The hollow light
Is still on the fields
Where the winter has warmed
And the snows have drained away
And the hunter's cry
Is still on the air
As the bullet flies home
But the heart that's pierced with it
Still is racing
Still is racing, alone.

The silver shoals
Of the light in the deep
Brush the glitterin skein
Where the great, dark body writhes
And the trembling jaw
The unfathoming sounds
Of leviathan, bound
As his heart, though weakening
Still is racing
Still is racing, alone

You are racing
You are racing,
Alone.

Bob Dylan - If You See Her, Say Hello

Bob Dylan - If You See Her, Say Hello

If you see her, say hello, she might be in Tangier
She left here last early spring, is livin' there, I hear
Say for me that I'm all right though things get kind of slow
She might think that I've forgotten her, don't tell her it isn't so.

We had a falling-out, like lovers often will
And to think of how she left that night, it still brings me a chill
And though our separation, it pierced me to the heart
She still lives inside of me, we've never been apart.

If you get close to her, kiss her once for me
I always have respected her for busting out and gettin' free
Oh, whatever makes her happy, I won't stand in the way
Though the bitter taste still lingers on from the night I tried to make her stay.

I see a lot of people as I make the rounds
And I hear her name here and there as I go from town to town
And I've never gotten used to it, I've just learned to turn it off
Either I'm too sensitive or else I'm gettin' soft.

Sundown, yellow moon, I replay the past
I know every scene by heart, they all went by so fast
If she's passin' back this way, I'm not that hard to find
Tell her she can look me up if she's got the time.

Handsome Boy Modeling School - Rock and Roll (Could Never Hip-Hop Like This)

Handsome Boy Modeling School - Rock and Roll (Could Never Hip-Hop Like This)

When you asked talented men making music it’s something.

But when they are from the one family, well it’s worth hearing.

And what’s more -

They are brothers as well.

Ladies and Gentlemen

Check it out y’all

Back by popular demand

Check it out y’all

Are they crazy

Once again

Automator, Automator, Automator on the fader

Check it out y’all

Just listen to this.

Check it out y’all

Ch-Check it out y’all

And rock & roll could never ever hip-hop like this

Ch-Check it out y’all

And rock & roll could never ever hip-hop like this

Ch-Check it out y’all

And rock & roll could never ever hip-hop like this

Ch-Check it out y’all

And rock & roll could never ever hip-hop like this

Ch-Check it out y’all

And rock & roll could never ever hip-hop like this

Ch-Check it out y’all

And rock & roll could never ever hip-hop like this

Ch-Check it out y’all

And rock & roll could never ever hip-hop like this

Ch-Check it out y’all

And rock & roll could never ever hip-hop like this

And rock & roll could never ever hip-hop like this

Dear Ms. Bowers,

Spring is here and we are as always ready to serve you.

Although you have not used your charge accounts for some time

It is still at your service and provides a way to purchase

Some of the new clothes you may need

Our spring dresses, suits, coats, are beautiful

And the value unusually good.

Ch-Check it out y’all

And rock & roll could never ever hip-hop like this

Ch-Check it out y’all

And rock & roll could never ever hip-hop like this

Ch-Check it out y’all

And rock & roll could never ever hip-hop like this

Ch-Check it out y’all

And rock & roll could never ever hip-hop like this

Ch-Check it out y’all

And rock & roll could never ever hip-hop like this

Ch-Check it out y’all

And rock & roll could never ever hip-hop like this

Ch-Check it out y’all

And rock & roll could never ever hip-hop like this

Ch-Check it out y’all

And rock & roll could never ever hip-hop like this

Kraftwerk - The Robots

Kraftwerk - The Robots

We're charging our battery

And now we're full of energy

We are the robots

We're functioning automatik

And we are dancing mechanik

We are the robots

Ja tvoi sluga

Ja tvoi Rabotnik robotnik

We are programmed just to do

anything you want us to

we are the robots

We're functioning automatic

and we are dancing mechanic

we are the robots

Ja tvoi sluga

Ja tvoi Rabotnik robotnik

We are the robots 

Sam and Dave - Small Portion of Your Love

Sam and Dave - Small Portion of Your Love

Just a small portion of your love winds me up like a clock

Just a small portion of your love, I'm like a river a-runnin' never stop

Oh just a little bit goes a long way

Just as long as I get a little, each and every day

Just a small portion of your love seems to move my troubles away

Just a small portion of your love and I'll go to work all for no pay

Oh your love that's so fine, and oh how it soothe my time

But goin' out, get you, give me peace of mind

Ooo baby, you don't know what you do for me

Ooo baby, I don't have no misery

Just a small portion of your love, just a small portion of your love

Ooo baby, you don't know what you do for me

Ooo baby, I don't have no misery

Just a small portion of your love (that's all I'll ever need)

Just a small portion of your love (just a teeny weeny bit)

I need a small portion of your love

Tim Fite - Away From the Snakes

photo by julie barros

Tim Fite - Away From the Snakes

Heavens to Betsy, the man's out to get me.

He's raising my rent and taking my money

While the rich get rich, us poor don't get shit

Except shit on by rich men and shit on by women

And shit on by everyone shitting

Is there a place where I can go

Away from the snakes and the liars?

Heavens to Betsy, the man's out to get me.

He's fucking my wife while he's counting my money.

While the rich get rich, us poor don't get shit

Except shit on by rich men who shit on their women.

Is there a place where I can go, 

Away from the snakes and the liars?

Down by the lake where the wild wind blows

Free from the weight of desire

Is there a place where I can go

Where the rich don't get rich, and the poor don't get shit on

By everyone shitting?

Tex Ritter - Deck of Cards

Tex Ritter - Deck of Cards

During the North African campaign,
A bunch of soldier boys had been on a long hike,
And they arrived in a little town called Casino.

The next morning, being Sunday,several of the boys went to church.
A Sargent commanded the boys in church,
And after the chaplain had read the prayer,
The text was taken up next.

Those of the boys who had a prayer books took them out,
But, this one boy had only a deck of cards,
And so he spread them out.

The Sargent saw the cards and said, "Soldier, put away those cards".
After the services were over, the soldier was taken prisoner,
And brought before the Provost Marshall.
The marshall said " Sergeant, why have you brought this man here?"
"For playing cards in church Sir."
"And what have you to say for yourself Son?"
"Much, Sir," replied the soldier.
The marshall said, " I hope so, for if not,
I shall punish you more than any man was ever punished."

The soldier said, "Sir, I have been on the march for about six days,
I have neither Bible nor prayerbook, but I hope to satisfy you, Sir,
With the purity of my intentions."
And with that, the boy started his story.

"You see sir, when I look at the Ace,
It reminds me that there is but one God,
And the deuce, reminds me that the bible is divided
Into two parts, the old and the new testament.
When I see the trey, I think of the Father, Son, and the Holy Ghost.
And when I see the four,I think of the four Evangelists who preached
The Gospel There was Matthew, Mark, Luke and John.

And when I see the five, it reminds me of the five wise virgins
Who trimmed their lamps, there were ten of them,
Five were wise and were saved,
Five were foolish and were shut out.
When I see the six, it reminds me that in six days,
God made this great Heaven and Earth.
When I see the seven, it reminds me that on the seventh day,
God rested from His great work.
And when I see the eight, I think of the eight righteous persons
God saved when he destroyed this Earth.
There was Noah, his wife, their three sons, and their wives.
And when I see the nine, I think of the lepers our Saviour cleansed,
And, nine out of the ten, didn't even thank him.
When I see the ten, I think of the ten commandments,
God handed down to Moses on a table of stone.

When I see the king, it reminds me that there is but one King of Heaven,
God Almighty.
And when I see the Queen, I think of the Blessed Virgin Mary,
Who is Queen of Heaven, and the Jack of Knaves is the Devil.

When I count the number of spots in a deck of cards,
I find 365, the number of days in a year.
There are 52 cards, the number of weeks in a year.
There are four suits, the number of weeks in a month.
There are twelve picture cards, the number of months in a year.
There are thirteen tricks, the number of weeks in a quarter.
So, you see Sir, my pack of cards serves me as a Bible,
An Almanac, and a prayerbook.
And Friends, the story is true, I know,
I was that soldier.

Beirut - Nantes

Beirut - Nantes

Well it's been a long time, long time now
Since I've seen you smile
And I'll gamble away my fright
And I'll gamble away my time
And in a year, a year or so
This will slip into the sea
Well it's been a long time, long time now
Since I've seen you smile

Nobody raise their voices
Just another night to mourn to
Nobody raise their voices
Just another night to mourn to

Well it's been a long time, long time now
Since I've seen you smile
And I'll gamble away my fright
And I'll gamble away my time
And in a year, a year or so
This will slip into the sea
Well it's been a long time, long time now
Since I've seen you smile

Nobody raise their voices
Just another night to mourn to
Nobody raise their voices
Just another night to mourn to

De La Soul - A Roller Skating Jam Named "Saturdays"

De La Soul - A Roller Skating Jam Named "Saturdays"

Girl meets boy on Thursday night
Boy was high, girl fly like kite
They hold hands until next day
Boy then lets go, hit his way
Boy rules butt, brags to his boys
Erection brings bad boy joys
Boy thinks of that big fat back
Big black fat love, big black fat
Girl calls boy to stand him up on Saturday
Saturday

Saturday, it's a Saturday
It's a Saturday, it's a Saturday
Saturday, it's a Saturday
Saturday, it's a Saturday

Back once more with the wallop in the score
Must I ride and rip, should I make you rock your hip
Reviver of a roller-boogie in a rink
And sure to make you think about the times
To scope fun instead of fights
But diving from a piece of metal sure to take your life
Yo, slip your butt to the fix of this mix
Toss that briefcase, it's time to let loose
'Cause you've worked like heck to get the week in check
So unfasten that noose around your neck
Connected like a vibe from the wheel to the foot
Come on everybody dig the funky output

Five days you work
One whole day to play
Come on everybody, wear your rollerskates today
It's Saturday, Saturday
Saturday, it's Saturday
Saturday, it's Saturday
Saturday, it's Saturday

Now as you pump your fist I reminisce
To a bounce, rock, skate, roll
Fess to impress
Hey, pretty diamond, do you like the way I'm dressed
Cool, keep the faith and be my mate
'Cause all we need is feet
And rollerskates
But promote the hustle 'cause it keeps me thin
No need to talk, look who just walked in

Is there a Dred on skates?
Yes, man
So kick the wham on this jam
Oh Mr. Sprinkler, Mr. Sprinkler
Wet me for one, Mr. Sprinkler
I'm heatin' high-five in a daze, no split
With a yawn I trip to the dawn
Out comes the bodies following the one idea
It's clear, rattle to the roll
Hold back up the track, grab your rollerskates y'all
And let's zip on by
Zip-a-de-doo-dah, let's zip on by
Feed on a weed and we're feeling high
Sun is on thick and the cheese is rollin' quick
Come on, there's no time to hide
Season is twist, spinning and winning
No hackeysack, let let me in
Spill on the bottom away, but it's okay, huh
It's a Saturday

Now let's all get baked like Anita
Watch Mr. Lawnge, don't look at the peter
Feel on the fun, I'll feel on the
Hey, watch that!
It's a Saturday

Now is the time
To act the fool tonight
Forget about your worries and you will be all right
It's Saturday, Saturday
Saturday, it's Saturday
Saturday, it's Saturday
Saturday, it's Saturday
Saturday, Saturday
Saturday, Saturday
Saturday, Saturday
Saturday, Saturday

Blue Oyster Cult - Burnin' For You

photo by jill russell

Blue Oyster Cult - Burnin' For You

Home in the valley
Home in the city
Home isn't pretty
Ain't no home for me

Home in the darkness
Home on the highway
Home isn't my way
Home will never be

Burn out the day
Burn out the night
I can't see no reason to put up a fight
I'm living for giving the devil his due

And I'm burning, I'm burning, I'm burning for you
I'm burning, I'm burning, I'm burning for you

Time is the essence
Time is the season
Time ain't no reason
Got no time to slow

Time everlasting
Time to play besides
Time ain't on my side
Time I'll never know

Burn out the day
Burn out the night
I'm not the one to tell you what's wrong or what's right
I've seen signs of what (freezing their eyes) went through

Well I'm burning, I'm burning, I'm burning for you
I'm burning, I'm burning, I'm burning for you

Burn out the day
Burn out the night
I can't see no reason to put up a fight
I'm living for giving the devil his due

And I'm burning, I'm burning, I'm burning for you
I'm burning, I'm burning, I'm burning for you

Cibo Matto - Know Your Chicken

photo by michelle peck

Cibo Matto - Know Your Chicken

16 years ago, one day,
I was walking down the street
I was cruising in brooklyn
You know what I mean?
Something was cooking,
But wasn't yet a chicken.

There was a man,
Selling chicks in a box.
He said, 2 for 1, but 3 for 2.
I said, thats not bad,
Heres money for you.
One was magenta,
The other was blue.

I know my chicken
You got to know your chicken
I know my chicken
You got to know your chicken
I know my chicken
You got to know your chicken
I know my chicken

One day, the blue one went away.
The other grew up fuckin well.
She was noisy every night.
I had always chicken-bite.

Then I met a lover
One night, she made me dinner.
Licking finger, I wondered
Where she got the chicken.
Then I met a lover.
One night, she made me dinner.
Licking finger, I wondered
Where she got the chicken.

I know my chicken
You got to know your chicken
I know my chicken
You got to know your chicken
I know my chicken
You got to know your chicken
I know my chicken
You got to know your chicken

Spare the rod and spoil the chick
Before you go and shit a brick.
Spare the rod and spoil the chick
Before you go and shit a brick
Spare the rod and spoil the chick
Before you go and shit a brick
Spare the rod and spoil the chick
Before you go and shit a brick

I know my chicken
You got to know your chicken
I know my chicken
You got to know your chicken
I know my chicken
You got to know your chicken
I know my chicken
You got to know your chicken

She went to college to study anatomy
I followed her fathers butchery
We got 2 babies. is it cool?
One was magenta, the other was blue.

I know my chicken
You got to know your chicken
I know my chicken
You got to know your chicken
I know my chicken
You got to know your chicken
I know my chicken
You got to know your chicken
I know my chicken
You got to know your chicken...

Teddybears featuring Annie - Yours to Keep

Teddybears featuring Annie - Yours to Keep

Won't you call my private number?
We can go away for the summer

Won't you call my private number?
We can go away for the summer

Well I hear that you wanna ditch me
But you know I'm not such a bad seed.

Won't you come on down to the freak show?
You can sit and watch as my hair grows.

Cause I'm yours to keep if you want to
Cause I'm yours to keep if you want to

Won't you call my private number?
We can go away for the summer

Cause I'm yours to keep if you want to
Cause I'm yours to keep
Cause I'm yours to keep if you want to
Cause I'm yours to keep

Cause I'm yours to keep if you want to

Os Mutantes - A Minha Menina

Os Mutantes - A Minha Menina

Ela é minha menina
Eu sou o menino dela
Ela é o meu amor
E eu sou o amor todinho dela
A lua prateada se escondeu
E o sol dourado apareceu
Amanheceu um lindo dia
Cheirando a alegria
Pois eu sonhei
E acordei pensando nela
Pois ela é minha menina
E eu sou o menino dela
Ela é o meu amor
E eu sou o amor todinho dela

A roseira já deu rosas
E a rosa que eu ganhei foi ela
Por ela eu ponho o meu coração
Na frente da razão
E vou dizer
Pra todo mundo
Como eu gosto dela
Pois ela é minha menina
E eu sou o menino dela
Ela é o meu amor
E eu sou o amor todinho dela

Ela é minha menina
Eu sou o menino dela
Ela é o meu amor
E eu sou o amor todinho dela
A lua prateada se escondeu
E o sol dourado apareceu
Amanheceu um lindo dia
Cheirando a alegria
Pois eu sonhei
E acordei pensando nela
Pois ela é minha menina
E eu sou o menino dela
Ela é o meu amor
E eu sou o amor todinho dela

A roseira já deu rosas
E a rosa que eu ganhei foi ela
Por ela eu ponho o meu coração
Na frente da razão
E vou dizer
Pra todo mundo
Como eu gosto dela
Pois ela é minha menina
E eu sou o menino dela Ela é o meu amor
E eu sou o amor todinho dela
Minha menina,
Minha menina...

Dirty Projectors - Gimme Gimme Gimme

Dirty Projectors - Gimme Gimme Gimme

Gimme, gimme gimme gimme some more,
Don't ask, don't ask don't ask what for,
Gimme, gimme gimme gimme some more,
Don't ask, don't ask don't ask what for,

Gimme, I need some more,
Gimme Gimme Gimme, don't ask what for,
Gimme, I need some more,
Gimme Gimme Gimme, don't ask what for,

Sitting here I'm a loaded gun, waiting to go off
I've got nothing to do but shoot my mouth up

Gimme, I need some more,
Gimme Gimme Gimme, don't ask what for,
Gimme, I need some more,
Gimme Gimme Gimme, don't ask what for,

Gimme, gimme gimme gimme some more,
Don't ask, don't ask don't ask what for,
Gimme, gimme gimme gimme some more,
Don't ask, don't ask don't ask what for,

I know that the world's got problems,
I've got problems of my own.
Not the kind that can't be solved
That can't be solved,
That can't be solved,
That can't be solved.

Gimme, I need some more,
Gimme Gimme Gimme, don't ask what for,
Gimme, I need some more,
Gimme Gimme Gimme, don't ask what for,
Gimme, I need some more,
Gimme Gimme Gimme, don't ask what for,
Gimme, I need some more,
Gimme Gimme Gimme, don't ask what for

GangStarr - Check the Technique

photo by jill russell

GangStarr - Check the Technique

You puny protozoa, you're so minute you didn't know the
Gang has been watchin but instead of just squashin you
I'm scoopin you up out of the muck you wallow in
Like a chief chemist, other scientists are followin
Plannin to examine you, on a petrie dish
Sticking you and frickin you, just a teenie bit
I'm clever, with science, but never relyin
on false words from cowards who forever be tryin
Insistin they come off, I let 'em get some off
Then come back wit drum tracks, their ears could get numb off
Blockbustin, like makin love, I'll never stop thrustin
Into your system, so just listen
I'm like a neurosurgeon, operatin wit a purer version
I write prescriptions, of words that fit in
The thought gets prescribed, as I kick it live
Cause it's more that a style, it's conceptual genius
My effect on the scene is, to project that I mean this
You deadbeat, wait until you see my next feat
I get respect for the rep when I speak
Check the technique

Check the technique
Check the technique
Check the technique
Check the technique and see if you can follow it

I'm rushin you like a defensive end as I recommend
that you comprehend, I could stomp you in
a battle, contest, or war, what will occur
will be the forfeiture, of your immature
insecure for sure, meek, weak visions of grandeur
To rudely awaken you, and then'll be breakin you
Taxin without askin and trackin and snakin you
Makin you succumb to the drums of GangStarr
By far we are, truly gifted ones son
But if you were to speculate or estimate us losin
you'll be dyin, tryin to face the fate of your delusions
Cause miscalculation, is all you're statin
So I'm chumpin, puntin punks just like footballs
Cause I wanna put y'all, back in the messhall
to clean up the slop, and stop all the bullcrap
Your rap's crazy wack, so don't try to pull that
You're lackin the vernacular, I'm slappin ya and cappin ya
and closin your jaw, cause you can't mess with GangStarr
The Guru and Premier always dope with the blessed beats
Dance your ass off Hobbes, check the technique

Check the technique
Check the technique
Check the technique
Check the technique and see if you can follow it

"Bon voyage", "sayanora", "arrivederci"
Your ass gets busted doodoo mustard, you tried to work me
You irked me - because you copy and falsify
And I don't care how many step up, cause you all can try
To wish and fish for a style, here's a fishin rod
These rhymes are hittin hard, constantly I'm gettin large
Inevitably, I readily kick a slew
Of lyrics so deep, so don't sleep, but just peep me
Puttin methods on records and spinning for each millisecond
33 RPM's displays the art of men
And as my rhymin builds you see my time it's chill
..and then I look upon weak ones
I'm teachin each one so they become redone
Essays are relayed to twist you up like French braids
or tied up like corn braids, cause I got a strong way
Force like police raids to never be delayed
I once was the least paid but I made the grade
Cause this ain't a slave sale and I ain't the same stale
Rapper, no, I'm not a phony microphonist wit no blaster
No type of real appeal or real - talent
And it makes me violent man
To see all of these peewee bee MC wannabees
Makin G's for some dumb companies
And lots of money but no idea what is rap and what is dope
So check out what the Guru wrote
Cause I will prevail, give you tales as I unveil
Have enough braincells so I can stay paid well
Now I'm in the driver's seat, and rockin the liver beats
Bouncin and boomin and blastin you to the next seat
Sheik and unique with lots of kick like a cleat
Check the technique

chief unique technique
chief unique technique

Check the technique
Check the technique
Check the technique
Check the technique and see if you can follow it

Dinosaur Jr. - Start Choppin'

Dinosaur Jr. - Start Choppin'

There's no goin' back to that
I'm so numb, can't even react
Didn't say it's not ok
But we aren't dealin' the same way
I ain't tellin' you a secret
I ain't tellin' you goodbye

It's the last thing on my mind
Still you won't let things unwind
Spinnin' tight around your head
Can't you hear a word I've said?
I ain't tellin' you a secret
I ain't tellin' you goodbye

When you call it's just not fair
It's the last thing you should share
I can't deal, I'll let you know
Still I wish you'd let it go
I ain't tellin' you a secret
I ain't tellin' you goodbye

I'm tellin' you for one last time
It's not just you, the problem's mine to hide
I waited as long as I could
If you need it, sure I would, that's fine

Well, there's no goin' back to that
I'm so numb can't even react
Didn't say it's not ok
But we aren't dealin' the same way
I ain't tellin' you a secret
I ain't tellin' you goodbye
Goodbye
Goodbye
Goodbye

I'm tellin' you for one last time
It's not just you, the problem's mine to hide
I waited as long as I could
If you need it, sure I would, that's fine
I'm takin' away a lot of stuff
I'm tellin' you it's rough but not goodbye

Mississippi John Hurt - Nobody's Dirty Business

Mississippi John Hurt - Nobody's Dirty Business

Ain't nobody's dirty business how my baby treat me,
Nobody's business but mine
Ain't nobody's doggone business how my baby treat me,
Nobody's business but my own

One of these mornings gonna wake up crazy,
Gonna grab my gun and kill my baby
Nobody's business but mine
Ain't nobody's doggone business how my baby treat me,
Nobody's business but my own

One of these mornings gonna wake up boozy,
Gonna grab my gun, gonna kill ol' Suzy
Nobody's business but mine
Going back to Pensacola, gonna find my babe and run him over
Nobody's business but my own

Say, babe, did you get that letter?
"If you take me back I'll treat you better"
Nobody's business but mine
Ain't nobody's doggone business how my baby treats me,
nobody's business but my own

Ain't nobody's dirty business how my baby treat me,
Nobody's business but my own
One of these mornings gonna wake up crazy,
Gonna grab my gun and kill my baby
Nobody's business but mine
Ain't nobody's doggone business how my baby treat me,
Nobody's business but my own

Ain't nobody's dirty business how my baby treat me,
Nobody's business but my own

LL Cool J - I'm That Type of Guy

LL Cool J - I'm That Type of Guy

You're the type of guy that can't control your girl
You try to buy her love with diamonds and pearls
I'm the type of guy that shows up on the scene
And gets the seven digits, you know the routine
You're the type of guy that tells her, "Stay inside"
While you're steady frontin in your homeboy's ride
I'm the type of guy that comes when you leave
I'm doin your girlfriend, that's somethin you can't believe
Cause I'm that type of guy

You're the type of guy that gets suspicious
I'm the type of guy that says, "The puddin is delicious"
You're the type of guy that has no idea
That a sneaky, freaky brother's sneakin in from the rear
I'm the type of guy to eat it, when he won't
And look in the places that your boyfriend don't
You're the type of guy to try to call me a punk
Now knowin that your main girl's bitin my chunk
I'm the type of guy that loves a dedicated lady
Their boyfriends are borin, and I can drive em crazy
You're the type of guy to give her money to shop
She gave me a sweater _kiss_ thank you, sweetheart
I'm that type of guy

I'm the type of guy that picks her up from work early
Takes her to breakfast, lunch, dinner, and breakfast
You're the type of guy eatin a TV dinner
Talkin about... "Goddamn it, I'ma kill her"
I'm the type of guy to make her say, "Why you're illin, Bee?"
...You're the type of guy to say, "My lower back is killin me"
...Catch my drift?
You're the type of guy that likes to drink Olde English
I'm the type of guy to cold put on a pamper
You're the type of guy to say, "What you talkin bout?"
I'm the type of guy to leave my drawers in your hamper
I'm that type of guy

I'm that type of guy
You know what I mean?
Check it out...

T-y-p-e g-u-y
I'm that type of guy to give you a pound and wink my eye
Like a bandit, caught me redhanded, took her for granted
But when I screwed her, you couldn't understand it
Cause you're the type of guy that don't know the time
Swearin up and down, "That girl's all mine"
I'm the type of guy to let you keep believin it
Go 'head to work, while I defrost it, and season it
I'm that type of guy

I'm that type of guy
Know what I mean
I'm that type of guy
"So ridiculous"

So funny
I don't know
Come on down
Yeah
Like real cool, you know what I mean?
I like just going to your front door ringin bells
And just like, ha, leave...

Neko Case - Hold On, Hold On

Neko Case - Hold On, Hold On

The most tender place in my heart is for strangers
I know it's unkind but my own blood is much too dangerous
Hangin' round the ceiling half the time
Hangin' round the ceiling half the time

Compared to some I've been around
But I really tried so hard
That echo chorus lied to me with its
"Hold on, hold on, hold on, hold on"

In the end I was the mean girl
Or somebody's in-between girl
Now it's the devil I love
And that's as funny as real love

I leave the party at three a.m.
Alone, thank God
With a valium from the bride
It's the devil I love
And that's as funny as real love
And that's as real as true love

That echo chorus lied to me with its
"Hold on, hold on, hold on, hold on"

That echo chorus lied to me with its
"Hold on, hold on, hold on, hold on"

My Morning Jacket - The Bear

My Morning Jacket - The Bear

Its a bad idea, to go down to the pier by your self after dark.
It's a bad idea, cause they're down on their luck
And they've lost touch with their bleeding hearts.
Bad idea, cause I've felt that way and I know I shouldn't have gone.
The time is near,
To come forward with whatever killed your spark.
There's still time, for you,
To change your mind or whatever
Else you do there's still time whoaa

Wilson Pickett - I'm in Love

photo by paul bourke

Wilson Pickett - I'm in Love

I´m in love, yes I am
Love, love, love
I´m in love, sho ´nuff in love
Look-a-here
My friends all wonder what´s come over me
I´m as happy as a man can be
I´m in love (love, love)
I´m in love (love, love
I´m in love (love, love)
I´m so glad I can tell the world (love, love, love)
I´m too proud on my own (love, love, love)
Yes I am (love, love, love)
I´m sho ´nuff in love (love, love, love)
Look-a-here
I feel just like a baby boy (ooooo)
On a Christmas mornin´ with a brand new toy
I´m in love (love, love)
I´m in love, love, love

Uum-mmm
I´m in love (love, love)
Sho´ nuff´ in love (love, love)
I can shout about it, yeah (love, love, love)
I can cry about it sometime (love, love, love)
Whoa sho ´nuff in love (love, love, love)
Sho ´nuff in love, yes I am (love, love, love)
I can knock on wood, now (love, love, love)

Chromeo - Momma's Boy

Chromeo - Mommma's Boy

She says I remind her of her father and I know she likes it
She wants a man thats got his game locked tight
I think she reminds me of my mother and she knows i like it
I want a woman with the same brown eyes

And girl you got it, so bad
When the only boy you know is your dad
And boy you got it, so wrong
When you look into her eyes and all you really see is your mom

Ohhhh

Cuz your a Momma's boy, Momma's boy

She tried to take me to the movies, but I couldn't enjoy it
I didn't even let her sneak a touch
She asked me whats the problem, maybe we can talk about it
You're thinking about your mother way to much

And you got it, so bad
When the only boy you know is your dad
And boy you got it, so wrong
When you look into her eyes and all you really see is your mom

Woooaah

Cuz your a Momma's boy, Momma's boy,
Momma's boy, Momma's boy,
Your a Momma's boy, Momma's boyy
Yaaaaaah
Your just a Momma's boy
Your just a Momma's boy
Your just a Momma's boy

Your just a (Owww)

She says I remind her of her father and I know she likes it
She wants a man thats got his game locked tight

Kris Kristofferson - Sunday Morning Coming Down

Kris Kristofferson - Sunday Morning Coming Down

Well I woke up Sunday morning,
With no way to hold my head that didn't hurt.
And the beer I had for breakfast wasn't bad,
So I had one more for dessert.
Then I fumbled through my closet for my clothes,
And found my cleanest dirty shirt.
An' I shaved my face and combed my hair,
An' stumbled down the stairs to meet the day.

I'd smoked my brain the night before,
On cigarettes and songs I'd been pickin'.
But I lit my first and watched a small kid,
Cussin' at a can that he was kicking.
Then I crossed the empty street,
'n caught the Sunday smell of someone fryin' chicken.
And it took me back to somethin',
That I'd lost somehow, somewhere along the way.

On the Sunday morning sidewalk,
Wishing, Lord, that I was stoned.
'Cos there's something in a Sunday,
Makes a body feel alone.
And there's nothin' short of dyin',
Half as lonesome as the sound,
On the sleepin' city sidewalks:
Sunday mornin' comin' down.

In the park I saw a daddy,
With a laughin' little girl who he was swingin'.
And I stopped beside a Sunday school,
And listened to the song they were singin'.
Then I headed back for home,
And somewhere far away a lonely bell was ringin'.
And it echoed through the canyons,
Like the disappearing dreams of yesterday.

On the Sunday morning sidewalk,
Wishing, Lord, that I was stoned.
'Cos there's something in a Sunday,
Makes a body feel alone.
And there's nothin' short of dyin',
Half as lonesome as the sound,
On the sleepin' city sidewalks:
Sunday mornin' comin' down.

Do do do do do do do do,
Do do do do do do do,
Do do do do do do do do,
Do do do do do do do.

EPMD - Strictly Business

EPMD - Strictly Business

Try to answer to the master on the mc rap artists
No joke I on the lyric it's hard to be modest
I knew i was the man with the master plan
To make you wiggle and jiggle like gelatin
Just think while I sing and to the brain structure
Don't sleep on the e -- 'ya see, something might rupture
I don't take time for me to blow your mind
It takes a second to wreck it because you're dumb and blind
So just lounge 'cause you're a mc clown
Or join the circus EPMD is in town

Total chaos no mass confusion
Rhymes so hypnotizing known to cause an illusion
Like a magician who draws a rabbit out a hat, son
I'm drawin' more, like a 44-magnum
MC's please stop, look, and listen and try to imagine
It's travellin' the speed of light, but everything' motion it's frightening
Plus the thought of you alone
You now enter the dimension called the twilight zone
You're terrified plus you can't bear the thought
You and I one-on-one in the land of the lost
You start to shiver then you scream, my friend
You wake up, muttley, because you're dreamin' again
Next time I'm on the scene do not try to diss us
Keep your mouth suckered up, because I'm strictly business

This is the rap season when the E starts pleasin'
Girls around the world no need to be skeezin'
When i roll I stroll, cool always pack a 2
Just in case a brother acts a fool
I've got the energy to put the girlz in a frenzy
Put a shock when i rock even though I'm not stingy
Make sure I don't bore when I'm on the dance floor
Get busy, boy like you never saw before
Rhyme flow good to go
After the show I'll pull your hoe, boy
"do you sniff blow??" -- hell no
Got my whole life ahead of me, no time to be sniffin'
And if my parents find out, then they start riffin'
So I stay, a-ok
'cause I'm the E . . . the R-I-C-K

MC's look me in the face and their eyes get weak
Pulse rate descends heart rate increases
It's like beam me up, scotty, I control your body
I'm as deadly as aids when it's time to rock a party
With all due respect, when I say mike check
I let a sucker slide once then I break his neck
So when I say jump, you'll reply "how high?"
Because I'm takin' no prisoners, so don't play hero and die
You're just a soldier and I'm a green beret
I do not think twice about the mcs I slay
So if you want to battle, I highly recommend this:
Bring your dog, mom, and dad because I'm strictly business

Yo, yo, you're still pickin' on that four-leaf clover?
Bring in the sandman, sucker because it's over
My name is Eric Sermon and I'm back again
I see the head's still turnin' of my so-called friends
They smile in my face -- behind my back they talk trash,
Mad and stuff - because they don't have cash
Like the e-double or the pee-md
He drives a corvette, I drive a semi-iroc suzuki
I'm the locksmith with the key to fame
Never high on myself, always stay the same
Play a lot because I'm hot and like a horse I trot
Around the track and back, fatigued?? no, I'm not

I'm the mellow, the fellow, the one that likes to say hello
To a fly girl that is good to go
With the slow tempo and the off-beat rhyme flow
'cause when i am in action, there is no time for maxin' or relaxin
Just reactin' and subtractin'
On a sucker mc who's mouth keeps on yappin' and flappin'
I lose my cool, then I'll be start slappin' and smackin'
You on a roll, then I'll be start jackin' and cappin'
No time to lounge, I'm packin' and strappin'
At my point attack I soar at you like an eagle,
I'm the sheriff, and bitin' is illegal
So next time in town, I highly recommend this,
You gots to chill, because I'm strictly business

Slapp Happy - Haiku

Slapp Happy - Haiku

We’re chippin’ at the moon with an old bone
Issa and her sister chip until the moon is gone
An endless row of wagons in the snow
Issa grabs her sister says c’mon let’s go ‘cause
Yeah, I think I’ll write a haiku
Well, you know as well as I do
You gotta, gott have a high IQ
So eat this and have a cup of tea
Widow lighting lamps at cock crow
Sengai stamps to help his blood flow
From his brush figures rush
In the middle sits a poet
Almost smothered, almost crushed, crying
"yeah, I think I'll write a haiku..."
(Systole, diastole
Dealing with the parts but
Feeling with the whole.)
Yo!
Han Shan's tears, small worlds
In the wood a drop of blood
Hits an inky pond which ripples as it should...

Hiatus (again)

for about a month maybe.

Billy Joel - Allentown

Billy Joel - Allentown

Well we're living here in Allentown
And they're closing all the factories down
Out in Bethlehem they're killing time
Filling out forms
Standing in line

Well our fathers fought the Second World War
Spent their weekends on the Jersey Shore
Met our mothers in the USO
Asked them to dance
Danced with them slow

And we're living here in Allentown
But the restlessness was handed down
And it's getting very hard to stay

Well we're waiting here in Allentown
For the Pennsylvania we never found
For the promises our teachers gave
If we worked hard
If we behaved

So the graduations hang on the wall
But they never really helped us at all
No they never taught us what was real
Iron and coke
And chromium steel

And we're waiting here in Allentown
But they've taken all the coal from the ground
And the union people crawled away

Every child had a pretty good shot
To get at least as far as their old man got
But something happened on the way to that place
They threw an American flag in our place

Well I'm living here in Allentown
And it's hard to keep a good man down
But I won't be getting very hard to stay
And we're living here in Allentown

Suicide - Cheree

Suicide - Cheree

Cheree, Cheree
Oh, baby
Oh, baby
I love you

Cheree, Cheree
My comic book fantasy
Oh, I love you
Oh, baby

Cheree, Cheree
Shut the door, baby
Oh, I love you
Oh, come play with me

Oh, baby
Oh, baby
I love you
I love you, baby
Oh, I love you
Cheree, Cheree

Cheree, Cheree
My black leather lady
I love you
Oh, I love you

Jill Scott - A Long Walk

Jill Scott - A Long Walk

You're here, I'm pleased
I really dig your company
Your style, your smile, your peace mentality
Lord, have mercy on me
I was blind, now I can see
What a king's supposed to be
Baby I feel free, come on and go with me

Let's take a long walk around the park after dark
Find a spot for us to spark
Conversation, verbal elation, stimulation
Share our situations, temptations, education, relaxations
Elevations, maybe we can talk about Surah 31:18

Your background it ain't squeaky clean shit
Sometimes we all got to swim upstream
You ain't no saint, we all are sinners
But you put your good foot down and make your soul a winner
I respect that, man you're so phat
And you're all that, plus supreme
Then you're humble man I'm numb
Yo with feeling, I can feel everything that you bring

Let's take a long walk around the park after dark
Find a spot for us to spark
Conversation, verbal elation, stimulation
Share our situations, temptations, education, relaxations
Elevations, maybe we can talk about Revelation 3:17

Or maybe we can see a movie
Or maybe we can see a play on Saturday (Saturday)
Or maybe we can roll a tree and feel the breeze and listen to a symphony
Or maybe chill and just be, or maybe
Maybe we can take a cruise and listen to the Roots or maybe eat some passion fruit
Or maybe cry to the blues
Or maybe we could just be silent
Come on, Come on

Let's take a long walk around the park after dark
Find a spot for us to spark
Conversation, verbal elation, stimulation
Share our situations, temptations, education, relaxations
Elevations, maybe we can talk about Psalms in entirety

Or maybe we can see a movie
Or maybe we can see a play on Saturday (Saturday)
Or maybe we can roll a tree and feel the breeze and listen to a symphony
Or maybe chill and just be, or maybe
Maybe we can take a cruise and listen to the Roots or maybe eat some passion fruit
Or maybe cry to the blues
Or maybe we could just be silent
Come on, Come on

Let's take a long walk around the park after dark
Find a spot for us to spark
Conversation, verbal elation, stimulation
Share our situations, temptations, education, relaxations
Elevations, maybe baby, maybe we can save the nation
Come on, Come on

Air Supply - Making Love (Out of Nothing at All)

Air Supply - Making Love (Out of Nothing at All)

I know just how to whisper,
And I know just how to cry;
I know just where to find the answers;
And I know just how to lie.
I know just how to fake it,
And I know just how to scheme;
I know just when to face the truth,
And then I know just when to dream.
And I know just where to touch you,
And I know just what to prove;
I know when to pull you closer,
And I know when to let you loose.
And I know the night is fading,
And I know that times gonna fly;
And I'm never gonna tell you everything
Ive got to tell you,
But I know Ive got to give it a try.
And I know the roads to riches,
And I know the ways to fame;
I know all the rules
And then I know how to break em
And I always know the name of the game.

But I don't know how to leave you,
And I'll never let you fall;
And I don't know how you do it,
Making love out of nothing at all (making love)
Out of nothing at all, (making love)
Out of nothing at all, (making love)
Out of nothing at all, (making love)
Out of nothing at all, (making love)
Out of nothing at all (making love)
Out of nothing at all.

Every time I see you all the rays of the sun
Are streaming through the waves in your hair;
And every star in the sky is taking aim
At your eyes like a spotlight,
The beating of my heart is a drum, and its lost
And its looking for a rhythm like you.
You can take the darkness from the pit of the night
And turn into a beacon burning endlessly bright.
I've got to follow it, cause everything I know, well its nothing till I give it to you.

I can make the run or stumble,
I can make the final block;
And I can make every tackle, at the sound of the whistle,
I can make all the stadiums rock.
I can make tonight forever,
Or I can make it disappear by the dawn;
And I can make you every promise that has ever been made,
And I can make all your demons be gone.

But I'm never gonna make it without you,
Do you really want to see me crawl?
And I'm never gonna make it like you do,
Making love out of nothing at all (making love)

Out of nothing at all (making love)
Out of nothing at all (making love)
Out of nothing at all (making love)
Out of nothing at all (making love)
Out of nothing at all (making love)
Out of nothing at all (making love)

Notwist - One With the Freaks

Notwist - One With the Freaks

You'll no longer be kissed and kind
As you long for intuition
As you have to learn the lesson twice
You'll no longer be kissed and kind
As you long for intuition
As you have to say the password twice

Have you ever?
Have you ever been all messed up?
Have you ever?

Have you ever?
Have you ever been all messed up?
Have you ever?

You're the pincard
You're the lifeguard
You're the information guide
Things look much bigger on your knees
On your knees

Miss the signal
Miss the signpost
Miss the exits to it all
And all of a sudden
you were one with the freaks

Have you ever?
Have you ever been all messed up?
Have you ever?

Nick Lowe - So It Goes

Nick Lowe - So It Goes

I remember on night the kid cut off his right arm
In a fit to save a bit of power
He got fifty thousand watts
In a big acoustic tower
Security's so tight tonight
Oh they're ready for a tussle
Gotta keep your backstage passes
Cause your promoter had the muscle
　
And so it goes and so it goes
And so it goes and so it goes
But where it's goin' no one knows
And so it goes and so it goes
And so it goes and so it goes
But where it's goin' no one knows
　
In the fall buildings
sit the head of our nations
Worthy men from Sapin and Siam
A!1 day discussions with the Russians
But they still went ahead
and vetoed the plan
Now up jumped the U.S. representative
He's the one with the tired eyes
747 for the midnight condition
Flyin' back from a peace keepin' mission
　
In the air there's absolution
in the wake of a snaky Persian
On his arm there's a skin tight vision
Wonder why she admires she is hissin'
　
But where it's goin' no one knows

Nina Simone - Do What You Gotta Do

Nina Simone - Do What You Gotta Do

Do what you gotta do
Come on back see me when you can
Man I can understand how it might be
Kinda hard to love a girl like me
I don't blame you much for wanting to be free
I just wanted you to know
I've loved you better that your own kin did
From the very start it's my own fault
What happens to my heart
You see I've always known you'd go

So you just do what you gotta do
My wild sweet love
Though it may mean that I'll never kiss
Those sweet lips again
Pay that no mind
Find that dappled dream of yours
Come on back and see me when you can

Now I know it'll make you feel sad
And make you feel so bad
They say you don't treat me me like you should
They got ways to make you feels no good
I guess they got no way to know
I've had my eyes wide open from the start
And man you never lied to me
The part of you that they'll never see
Is the part you've shown to me

So you just do what you gotta do
My wild sweet love
Though it may mean that I'll never kiss
Those sweet lips again
Pay that no mind
Find that dappled dream of yours
Come on back and see me when you can

Fleetwood Mac - Over My Head

Fleetwood Mac - Over My Head

You can take me to paradise,
And then again you can be cold as ice
I'm over my head,
But it sure feels nice.

You can take me anytime you like,
I'll be around if you think you might love me baby,
And hold me tight.

Your mood is like a circus wheel,
You're changing all the time,
Sometimes I can't help but feel,
That I'm wasting all of my time.

Think I'm looking on the dark side,
But everyday you hurt my pride,
I'm over my head,
But it sure feels nice,
I'm over my head,
But it sure feels nice.

Alkaline Trio - My Friend Peter

Alkaline Trio - My Friend Peter

I don't care who you've been sleeping with these days
You're outta my hair
It's growing just above my smiling face that I wear
Every night I drink myself to sleep
Not thinking about you
Not thinking about anything at all

I don't care who you've been dining with these days
It's more than fair
Much rather be drinking anyways
With my friend Peter
Who lives so fucking far away
Yet not as far as you
Even though you live right down my fucking street

And I'm tired of sleeping with myself
I'm tired, all these drinks and drugs no longer help
I'm tired of lying about not thinking of you
Maybe my friend Peter can tell me what to do

I don't care who you've been kissing on these days
It's out of my hands
and in my mouth with such a pleasant taste
I need a beer to wash it all away without a trace
And then I'll drink 23 more
To wipe this stupid smile off my fucking face

I'm tired of sleeping with myself
I'm tired, all those drinks and drugs no longer help
I'm tired of lying about not thinking of you
Maybe my friend Peter can tell me what to do

Toots and the Maytals - Pressure Drop

Toots and the Maytals - Pressure Drop

Hmm hmm hmm, yeah...
Hmm hmm hmm, yeah...
Hmm hmm hmm, yeah...

It is you (oh yeah)
It is you, you (oh yeah)
It is you (oh yeah)

Cause a pressure drop, oh pressure
Oh yeah pressure drop a drop on you
I say a pressure drop, oh pressure
Oh yeah pressure drop a drop on you

I say when it drops, oh you gonna feel it
Know that you were doing wrong.

Hmm hmm hmm, yeah...
Hmm hmm hmm, yeah...
Hmm hmm hmm, yeah...

I say a pressure drop, oh pressure
Oh yeah, pressure drop a drop on you
Oh yeah, pressure drop a drop on you

Immortal Technique - The Point of No Return

Immortal Technique - The Point of No Return

Yeah... It's that real this time around
Immortal Technique... Revolutionary Vol. 2
It's on now mother fucker..
Lock and load!

This is the point of no return I could never go back
Life without parole up state shackled and trapped
Living in the hole, lookin' at the world through a crack
But fuck that, I'd rather shoot it out and get clapped
I've gone too far, there ain't no coming back for me
Auschwitz gas chamber full of Zyklon-B
Just like the Spanish exterminating Tynos
Raping the black and Indian women, creating Latinos
Mother fuckers made me out of self-righteous hatred
And you got yourself a virus, stuck in the Matrix
A suicide bomber strapped and ready to blow
Lethal injection strapped down ready to go
Don't you understand they'll never let me live out in peace
Concrete jungle, guerrilla war out in the streets
Nat Turner with the sickle pitch fork and ma chatte
The end of the world, mother fucker you not ready
This is the point of no return and nobody can stop it
Malcolm little running up before Elijah Muhammad
The comet killed the dinosaurs, changing the earth
They love to criticize they always say I change for the worse
Like prescription pills when you miss using them nigga
The temple of nights when they took Jerusalem nigga
And figured out what was buried under Solomon's temple
Al-Aksa the name is no coincidental
I know too much to government is trying to murder me
No coming back like cutting your writs open vertically
How could the serpent be purposely put in charge of the country
Genetic engineered sickness spread amongst me
My people are so hungry that they attack without reason
Like a fuckin' dog ripping off the hand that feeds him
Immortal Technique is treason to the patriot act
So come and get me mother fucker cause I'm not coming back

This is the point from which I could never return
And if I back down now then forever I burn
This is the point from which I could never retreat
Cause If I turn back now there can never be peace
This is the point from which I will die and succeed
Living the struggle, I know I'm alive when I bleed
From now on it can never be the same as before
Cause the place I'm from doesn't exist anymore

This is the point of no return nigga you better believe this
Mary Magdalen giving birth to the children of Jesus
The evolution of the world, bloody and dramatic
Human beings killing monkeys to conquer the planet
The kingdoms of Africa and Mesopotamia
Machine gunnin' your body with depleted uranium
This is the age of micro chips and titanium
The dark side of the moon and contact with aliens
I started out like Australians, criminal minded
Broke into hell, tore it down, and built and city behind it
South Paul, murderous, methodology nigga
Remember that I'm just a man don't follow me nigga
Cause once you past the point you can never go home
You've got to face the possibility of dying alone
So tell me mother fucker, how could you die for the throne?
When you don't even got the fuckin' heart to die for your own
It rains acid, one day the earth will cry from a stone
And you'll be lookin' at the world livin' inside of a dome
Computerized humanity living inside of a clone
This is the place where the unknown is living and real
Worm went to planet X and the seventh seal
Universal truth is not measure in mass appeal
This is the last time that I kneel and pray to the sky
Cause almost everything that I was always ever told was a lie

This is the point from which I could never return
And if I back down now then forever I burn
This is the point from which I could never retreat
Cause If I turn back now there can never be peace
This is the point from which I will die and succeed
Living the struggle, I know I'm alive when I bleed
From now on it can never be the same as before
Cause the place I'm from doesn't exist anymore

Graham Nash - Simple Man

Graham Nash - Simple Man

I am a simple man
So I sing a simple song
Never been so much in love
And never hurt so bad at the same time.

I am a simple man
And I play a simple tune
I wis