the ultimate trip (2009)
the ultimate trip. reap the whirlwind. the long way to suicide. kaleidoscope eyes. she ain't mine. folks like me. and you.
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destruction of the system from within (2007)
love. the hero factor. miss congeniality. stairmaster. million dollar dream. waving from the car at the street parade. sxi.
the seventh time. tick. lord help me make the grade. beer.

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gather the masses: for the industry and the people (2006)
miss congeniality. the seventh time. million dollar dream.

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art irritates life (2005)
waving from the car at the street parade. tick. stairmaster.

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the ultimate trip
i hold on to you endlessly
lips pressed onto you tenderly
so in love with you
now i know the most ultimate love is only with you


reap the whirlwind
started out so well until i got a taste
felt the touch of immortality
hold you close, won't ever go to waste
i'll reap the whirlwind with you

chorus:
so it's come to this
another one i missed
tonight i'll live or die, tomorrow's up to you
there's nothing i can do

sudden liftoff shoots me to the moon
i could've danced all night with you
winning feeling comes right over me
but it's not a victory

chorus


the long way to suicide
as you look away
one kiss would drop me on my knees
and as i back away
i thought you knew it too
my head can't take no more
my heart is breaking up in two
and as i walk alone
guess i'll be lonely with you

chorus:
the long way to suicide
is a short swim in a low tide
always one stroke short of an enthralling life

and as we talk today
one word would bring me to my feet
we spoke of yesterday
tomorrow's coming soon
my head can't wait no more
my heart is reaching out for you
and as you walk alone
can i be lonely with you?

chorus


kaleidoscope eyes
what's a life of to sing to a crowd without you?
what's a dream of to see to the stars over you?

what's a god of, deprive the world with only one of you?
what's a light of to brighten the dark just for you?

chorus:
these crazy fucking dreams of mine
i'll dream them all until i die
i see with kaleidoscope eyes
to bear the truth beneath the lies

what's a night of to meet the dawn with thoughts of you?
i'll put tonight off to spend yesterday morning loving you

chorus


she ain't mine
another wednesday came and went, it passed me by
like nights of pleading to my savior
she looked at me and sang a song that chilled my spine
almost thought we could be together

chorus:
just want this feeling all the time
give me this one for all my life
she loved me yesterday but she'll dream of him tonight
she's a good, good girl but she ain't mine

these choices leave the world in pieces, wrapped away
one half of life left for the other
now that the bridge is drawn, there's nothing left to break
don't know why we can't have each other

chorus


folks like me
the best bar is right here in my living room
yeah, i'm a regular there
i ain't been swimmin' since i's in the womb
yeah, i'm a regular there
there's a whole lot of fightin' goin' in my head
yeah, i'm a regular there
when the sun beats down upon my lonely bed
yeah, i'm a regular there

chorus:
these neon lights don't burn for folks like me
won't someone's soul come shine so i can see?

sittin' far from the tanned brunettes with pretty smiles
yeah, i'm a regular there
trigger finger locked upon my radio dial
yeah, i'm a regular there
thinkin' long about the ones i'm not in mind
yeah, i'm a regular there
runnin' hard to the end of this little life of mine
yeah, i'm a regular there

chorus

all i want is someone with time for everything
but everything takes time

lost, cold, left without no help in sight
yeah, i'm a regular there
staring at this sorry sack i call a life
yeah, i'm a regular there
there's a whole lot of fightin' goin' in my head
yeah, i'm a regular there
when the sun beats down upon my lonely bed
yeah, i'm a regular there

chorus


and you
one heart crossed the river
one face to the gun
if i'd known all the answers
then where's all my fun?
if never i saw love in you

one touch from an angel
one shot from the skies
if i'd known all the reasons
i'd change all my lies
but somehow i saw love in you

chorus:
you were the first
you were the one who saw the world in me
the one who saw oh what could be
and you
you loved me first
you loved me when the darkness crumbled me
and when the light came back oh there was...

one scent of another
one mouthful of shame
if i'd learned all my lessons
i'd not play the game
but somehow i saw love in you

chorus

one fall to the under
one rise from the sea
if i'd not paused to wonder
what is would never be
but somehow i found love in you

chorus


love
she spoke to you with tales of black and blue
of lives she lost, though blood was running true
she spoke to me, her eyes a crimson red
she sung to me but screamed inside my head

chorus:
we are one, standing tall
winners all for one and none for all
we are one, will not fall
losers leaving the writings on the wall

i spoke to them with passion in my veins
of lives i took, objectives still remain
i spoke to them, my past a crimson red
i spoke aloud what screamed inside my head

chorus


the hero factor
so it seems you ain't nothin' without emptiness
sits in our chest, we just won't learn
it seems you're aroused by mental impotence
pages we still just refuse to turn

so what's on your mind tonight?
you know he can't talk when i'm with you
is he in your head tonight?
you know he can't touch when i'm with you

chorus:
when there's no hope for you
when you can't seem to choose
when they can't seem to lose
the hero lies in me

it seems that you're much too good for arrogance
sit back and watch the blanks fill up
it seems they can't take away your innocence
lay back, this one just ain't enough

so what's on your mind tonight?
you know he can't talk when i'm with you
is he in your head tonight?
you know he can't fuck when i'm with you

chorus


miss congeniality
breaking walls can wait another day
my girl of their dreams is on her way
she's smiling now, oh what she'll say
but it all goes back to who you are
blockades lined around her head
we're mesmerized by what she said
perfect is that shade of red
don't let it suck you dry

she looks like the wish you had
and she wants what you think you have

i love it, i need it, i want it now
don't need all the why, the who, the how
there is no better girl in town
but it all goes back to where you're from
thank you for your gift to you
she couldn't have come to you too soon
whatever's left for you to prove
don't let it suck you dry

chorus:
she looks like the wish you had
and she wants what you think you have
there's something deep inside, will she come save me?
miss congeniality

chorus


stairmaster
i see me now, skyscrapers in the sun
they're marching in, confusion's on the run
rifle's on me, it's all too easy
finger's never looked so sleazy
can't find my teeth, at least i got my mind

i see me now, run in place
i see me now, running plays

you lust for me, your paper's on my pen
come back to me, i'd do it all again
i see me now, i got no place to go
i see me but i don't know what to know

and it won't let you down
it's in your soul

i fill the intra-story with my wandering eye
it's just another day
i see in you, and i'm still not dressed
i reach in you, makes imperfect sense

i startled me, i thought i was my friend
with eyes like these, it's useless to pretend
all i am is what i'm after
suspended lies controlled with laughter
can't feel my legs, at least you're here with me

and it won't let you down
it's in your soul


million dollar dream
you saw the groove in my eyes
you had the rock and roll in mind
and so had i
i'm looking for a new ride
i'm searching for the soul that i so imply
the scene, it goes in my cries
the ones stroll by, i still can't hide
yeah, you were mine
what's standing tall in my sights?
what's down that hall, and who can find a better crime?

chorus:
you said it all, you said it how?

lights out to suit the night time
love's out, it's hard to go and i
don't know why
i can't control my lifetime
i can't control the world and i don't ask why

chorus

it's not the world i had in mind, and i don't ask why

this scent, it runs a slow grime
it's not the time to crawl that line
so walk on by
i'm spinning, rolling inside
i'm tumbling down the road and i can't disguise

chorus


waving from the car at the street parade
is that you girl?
haven't seen you in so long
there's a new you
haven't seen you here before
i'm your oyster
your wish is my command
wash your make-up
watch it rinse away the sand

is it soothing
when the ogres come alive?
is it moving
when the peasants fantasize?

chorus:
they're watching, but your marks are sanitized, surprise, surprise
your art irritates life, know not answers
they're watching, and there ain't much left inside, surprise, surprise
your art irritates life

your ambition
puts plastic in your smile
rock tomorrow
cause today, you caught your ride

chorus


sxi
low, got it all rolling over
slow, sing along when we're sober
i'm lost inside where the sun sets on you
look in your face getting clearer
mistook subtleties in the mirror
i found myself where the moon shines on you

and when you said
my life's a wreck
i'd gone and went
it's all that's left
i found a way
at last, today
the sun's alive
i got the jive
scent of your touch running freely
spent all your time glad to see me
i'm lost inside where the sun sets on you

chorus:
some want it noted that i came here just for you
what i can't seem to know is why the sky flies
and my tears fall
unto you

slide, little mind seems to find me
glide, little time left to grind me
i found myself where the moon shines on you

chorus

i won't lie to you
pry my head in two


the seventh time
i saw you alone
i saw you in two
i swallowed you held on my tongue, and i knew

it seems so uneasy, seems so unreal
pressed your body to mine and i knew
financial assistance made such a difference
took a deep breath, laid back and i knew

chorus:
(easy, it's so easy, and i knew)
it's easy when you're tracing, baby
(easy, it's so easy, yeah with you)
it's easy when you walk inside the lines
(easy, it's so easy, and i knew)
it's easy when you're turning hazy
(easy, it's so easy, yeah with you)
it's easy when you roll the seventh time

brat coronations, simple persuasions
confessions galore all told what i knew
geek vindications, dollar sensations
price of a tale none told, but i knew

chorus

you said it over and over
and you still can't comprehend
somebody plant it in your head
and you still can't understand

chorus


tick
son
you find what fits you best
and live the high life
dimes
a roll for your insides
to see the sunlight
cause she said

chorus:
don't waste your time, it's all in your mind
(you tied your shoes again)
don't waste your time
(the world moved on without you)
it's all in your mind
(you won't let go the velvet rope)
don't waste your time

slept
a thousand years too long
the wolves are all long gone
where's
the gold you said you'd find
how long can you survive?
son
your secret's safe with me
now squeeze the lowlifes
cause she said

chorus

time rolls on

chorus


lord help me make the grade
well have you seen the news? we always seem to lose
and i don't wanna play no more
can you see me inside? there ain't nowhere to hide
the least you could do is bolt the door
did you read what they said? solidified in my head
can we just throw the fight tonight?
back when we couldn't die, it didn't hurt us to try
now it's too hot, too cold, too right

chorus:
cause the joke ain't been told to you
and you can't feel the things we do
gather 'round one more time
and say what you'd like to me

you know when push came to shove, there was no one to love
and now your fingers have slipped right inside
you've got their ears in your hand, your precious toes in the sand
and now i'm lucky that you're still alive
you told our dreams to hold on, you told our hopes they were wrong
and now we can't tell who's got the truth
come wallow with me instead, wish i could walk with the dead
but i am stuck here with all of you

chorus

i'll sing a charred hymn for you
i'll sing in time, adjust for wind and stay in tune
help me sing lullabies to you
just knock the dust into my view and pray for me


beer
i saw you looking like a silicone dream
the next morning i woke up with a scream
and you won't see me twice, cause i'll be here, alone i plan to stay

(with beer tonight)

i can't imagine what my friends have all said
the stick figures dancing round in my head
and you won't see me cry, cause i'll be drowning all my tears away

(with beer tonight)

beer