Liar

Well I'm a liar truth be told
Proud of the fiction that I've sold
Villainous alchemist, the gold I forge in time
From the emptiness I harbour deep inside
Will shine and blind you every time

I have a flair for fallacy
I am the king of make believe
I spin the truth until all colours turn to black
An uncanny knack for fabricating fact
Abstract, confusion pressure trap

I need control
To take possession of your soul
Abject schemes and bluffs
Ascendancy of love
These lies of mine
Will sure take their sweet time
Infesting every inch of your design

A wooden nickel in my hand
I am a coward of a man
My yellow belly is painted brighter than the sun
And the fantasies I've framed may come undone
one by one, I can always run

I need control
To take possession of your soul
Abject schemes and bluffs
Ascendancy of love
These lies of mine
Will sure take their sweet time
Infesting every inch of your design

Z Day

What are all these burning sores on my feet
I can't walk right anymore
oh-oh-oh
No I can't see straight anymore

Seems like I've been following the wrong
Platoon of Soldiers and I can't swallow
These suicidal orders any more

I need some rest before I lose it
Please God grant our burden pause
oh-oh-oh
Please relieve our thoughts of any cause

Be strong
Maintain the course
Follow instruction to the letter
Shoot to kill with no remorse
We are soul collector sworn protectors

Void of any innocence
I find myself trapped deep beneath my skin
oh-oh-oh
An I can't deny the broken state I'm in

Please don't tell my father what I've done
I could never face him and my mother
she would come undone and never speak my name

Can't shake this strange surreality
My nightmares have all but come to pass
oh-oh-oh
And my sanity is fading fast

Be strong
Maintain the course
Follow instruction to the letter
Shoot to kill with no remorse
We are soul collector sworn protectors

Shell shock, gut rot, fire off a second shot
we've almost cleared another town
oh-oh-oh
one in the brain makes sure they all stay down.

Make it rain

My heart feels like it will rip right through my chest
Can we stop here so I can take a rest
The way that sly grin illuminates your face
This is such a perfect.. perfect place
So talk to me, yeah
hold me close, yeah
take me by the hand, yeah
Here I am, so kiss me

You're gonna make it rain down
You're gonna make it rain
You're gonna make it rain down

Lay down beside me and watch it all turn dark
Don't be scared when the thunder does it's part
Through the clouds, there, you can just make out the stars
I love it, I love the way we are
So talk to me, yeah
hold me close, yeah
take me by the hand, yeah
Here I am, so kiss me

You're gonna make it rain down
You're gonna make it rain
You're gonna make it rain down
You're gonna make it rain down
You're gonna make it rain
You're gonna make it rain down
Ooh
Been a long time comin'

Been a long time comin'
Rainin' like you're lovin' girl,
makin' me wanna dance untill we all fall down
Been a long time comin'
magic woman make it fall
mystic kiss you make the rain
you make the rain come down
you make the rain come down

You're gonna make it rain down
You're gonna make it rain
You're gonna make it rain down
You're gonna make it rain down
You're gonna make it rain
You're gonna make it rain down

I'll explode

I been on this thing too long
I think I've reached my limits
I can't explain it just feels wrong,
was fun but then it wasn't
Break me from this constant aberration
Wake me when we reach our destination
My seams have all come undone
There's a button under thumb
Yeah I'll explode, when I let it go
I'll explode

The world I know I'm speeding past
too fast to hold on safely
I'm shifting in my seat impatient,
Hating so much lately
Cut this sad chain of smiles and hand quotations
Tell me what's wrong and prescribe a new sedation
My seams have all come undone
There's a button under thumb
Yeah I'll explode, when I let it go
I'll explode

We must all move on

Take it easy, it's the last time that we
Hang together cause the time line pushes on
The moment's gone
It was good while it lasted
It went by to fast
So long
So long
If I could do it again
I'd just relax and enjoy it

For a little while it seemed like we were
Destined to rise above the mess that we'd become
Now it's done
If there's one thing I learned it's
To heal when you've burned your tongue
It's done
Now it's time, time to get movin'

Chorus:
There comes a time
When it falls apart
Strength of heart
Can't keep the seams from splitting
There comes a time
When it all comes undone
We must all move on
We must all, we must all move on

For tonight I think I'll just keep quiet
Let the sounds we make intoxicate my soul
Oh I know
The last note is coming
So let it approach real slow
And low
The reverb, the feedback
The kick and the hi-hat
The hum from the bass amp

Chorus:
There comes a time
When it falls apart
Strength of heart
Can't keep the seams from splitting
There comes a time
When it all comes undone
We must all move on
We must all, we must all move on

The Sickness

There's a picture in the back of my mind
That just won't go away
Like a spot, caught at the top of my spine
Reaching into my brain
It's strange
It's an exercise in futility
I close my eyes but the image won't leave
So I breathe, deeply
God how I wish it would fade
Just when I think I can't take anymore
Enter the pain

My hands start shakin'
An my knees feel like they're gonna break
I need some medication
Before my eyes bleed
The sickness took control
of my body, mind and soul
the very moment you ripped your heart from me

There's a bruise on the tip of my soul
That won't seem to heal
Though I choose to ignore it I know
The latent pain is unreal
I feel
depleted past the point of relief
consumed by a ravaging grief
A thief, defeated
With no real desire to steal
Just when I think it's all over and done
there's a shocking reveal

My hands start shakin'
An my knees feel like they're gonna break
I need some medication
Before my eyes bleed
The sickness took control
of my body, mind and soul
the very moment you ripped your heart from me

The hunt is on

You showed your teeth
And raised your back to the surprise the crowd
Snarling, gnashing, lashing out

Part of your soul escaped
In a deep blood curdling howl
Tried to stifle it, but it came out

She was gone
She was gone
She was gone
Now the hunt is on

The whole room were "eyes on you"
wondering what all the fuss was about
Composed yourself and walked on out

One foot in front of the other
One foot, a stumble and a stutter
One foot in front and you fall

She was gone
She was gone
She was gone
Now the hunt is on

One thing you knew for sure
She couldn't have gotten too far
You turned your eyes up to the stars
Heaven knows that reason
failed when your foot hit the ground
Now your chasing her down

She was gone
She was gone
She was gone
Now the hunt is on

Blue Bird

I found myself a blue bird
I think of teaching her to smile
She says the world revolves to slowly
For her to even try
She said have you ever heard
A politician cry?
Well tragedy breeds opportunity
When would they find the time

Blue bird
There's so much more to life
When will you learn to sing between the causes that you fight
Blue Bird
Take the time to fall in love
Realize you've got the right to spread your wings and fly

I was talkin' with my blue bird
Her heart is blanketed with frost
She said I can't take part in happiness
When laughter has a cost
She said do you know
The earth is seized in sawtooth corporate jaws?
I said if we believe than we will see
Change in environmental law

Blue bird
There's so much more to life
When will you learn to sing between the causes that you fight
Blue Bird
Take the time to fall in love
Realize you've got the right to spread your wings and fly

I was walkin' with my blue bird
She stopped and looked me in the eye
She said I guess the mess the planet is in
Can be slowly rectified
She leaned in to kiss me
And then her lips revealed a smile
She said I might need your help
I said aw hell you can count on me anytime