"Gotta hurry on back to my hotel room where I got me a date with Botticelli's niece, she promised she'd be right there with me when I paint my masterpiece."
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Well I woke up this morning In a, In a cloud of despair I ran my hand across my head And pulled out a pile of worried hair I went to my physician Who was buried in his thoughts He said, "Son, you've been reading too much Elephant Talk" (Chit-chat) He said, "The thing about depression is, well, you just can't let it get you down. You have to see the world for what it is: a circus full of freaks and clowns and you'll never please everybody, it's a well established fact." He said, "I recommend a fifth of Jack and a bottle of Prozac" What can you give a man Who has everything? Can you give him back his edge? Can you make him want to sing? No, you can only take from him, and there's nothing he can do. I've got the "driving me to drink and eat a bottle of Prozac" blues. Well, I woke up this morning and I shaved off my head. By the time I realized what I had done, I was already dead I went to see the gatekeeper who was standing by Heaven's door He said, "I hope you brought a good supply of... you know" (Oh, don't worry) Prozac Blues by King Crimson |
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rXKez6O5hno COWBOY JUNKIES "My Only Guarantee" Keep it coming I've got your back Do not fear When I'm on deck A bigger lie I've never told A bigger story yet to unfold My only guarantee: i will f_ck you up Another day Of pure energy What wears most Is the constancy A bigger job I've never had A bigger burden I could not drag My only guarantee: I will f_ck you up Strange how things Come about Will I ever know How things turn out A bigger wish I've never known A bigger question I'm trying to hone My only guarantee: I will f_ck you up from here. http://www.speakersincode.com/2015/11/listen-cowboy-junkies-my-only-guarantee.html In 2008, I asked Margo Timmins of Cowboy Junkies about "My Only Guarantee," and here's what she said: |
It was a normal date with my girlfriend Sue Blond hair, blue eyes and five foot two The night was cold, the stars were bright From over her shoulder came a great light We parked the car down by three mile point The top was down we were really going I heard her cry, the reactor flaired She grew and grew I freaked and stared Attack of the fifty foot woman Our love was at an end All she did to get her kicks was step on all the men. "The Tubes, The completion backward principal, "Attack of the fifty foot woman ". N |
Being a huge Blues fan, this is from Albert Collins, "Too Many Dirty Dishes"... I cleaned your dirty dishes, How much more am I supposed to take? When I left I had fruit loops for breakfast, Now, there's a bone from a T-bone steak, y'all, And there's too many dirty dishes, Baby in the sink for just us two, Well, you got me wonderin', You got me wonderin' baby, Who's makin' dirty dishes with you? |
"Remember to kick it over. No one will guide you. Armagideon time" -- The Clash, Armagideon Time (although it is a cover) "F*** it all and f***ing no regrets" - Metallica, Damage Inc. "Given a choice between you and me, you pick you, and I'll pick me. I'll never forget what you said when you left. Every man for himself." Articles of Faith, Every Man for Himself. "Her eyes are a deeper blue; she likes her hair that color too. She can even wear a dress, but that doesn't mean she'll ever confess...She's mommy's little monster." Social Distortion, Mommy's Little Monster |
I believe I already offered this one, but it bears repeating, especially as my bother-in-law has just been diagnosed with stage four liver cancer, with six months to live. From the hillbilly genius Hank Williams: "No matter how I struggle and strive I'll never get out of this wor...urld alive" Have truer worlds ever been spoken?! |
"...The word was comin’ down, down on Lonely Street. That the bad man was a dead man if he crossed my trail. Every night I’d walk up and down this Lonely Street. I get stinkin’ drunk, and always in jail. One night they threw me in with a man they called the mangler, he was caught on the street makin’ some old whore. I remember he was quite proud of that,,,So half-crazed I shot him, And I cried in the blood on that jailhouse floor..." KANSAS, "Lonely Street"- Song for America |
"...Can you feel it, see it, hear it today? if you can’t, then it doesn’t matter anyway you will never understand it cuz it happens too fast and it feels so good, it’s like walking on glass it’s so cool, it’s so hip, it’s alright it’s so groovy, it’s outta sight you can touch it, smell it, taste it so sweet but it makes no difference cuz it knocks you off your feet You want it all but you can’t have it. it's crying', bleedin’, lying on the floor so you lay down on it and you do it some more you’ve got to share it, so you dare it then you bare it and you tear it You want it all but you can’t have it. It’s in your face but you can’t grab it It’s alive, afraid, a lie, a sin it’s magic, it’s tragic, it’s a loss, it’s a win it's dark, it’s moist, it’s a bitter pain it’s sad it happened and it’s a shame You want it all but you can’t have it. It’s in your face but you can’t grab it What is it? It’s it What is it?..." FAITH NO MORE, EPIC. N |
All of mine are from Leonard Cohen. Here's one: you try the handle of the road it opens, do not be afraid it's you my love, you who are the stranger it is you my love, you who ae the stranger Or how about: and just when I was sure that his teaching was pure, he drowned himself in the pool. his body is gone but out here on the lawn his spirit continues to drool ouch. |
I know your life is empty And you hate to face this world alone So you're searching for an angel Someone who can make you whole I can not save you I can't even save myself So just save yourself I know that you've been damaged Your soul has suffered such abuse But I am not your savior I am just as fucked as you I am just as fucked as you I can not save you I can't even save myself So just save yourself Please don't take pity on me Please don't take pity on me Please don't take pity on me Please don't take pity on me My life has been a nightmare My soul is fractured to the bone And if I must be lonely, I think I'd rather be alone I think I'd rather be alone You can not save me You can't even save yourself I can not save you I can't even save myself Save yourself So just save yourself Stabbing Westward, "Save Yourself" Good advice, and a great bass riff. Play Really Loud. ;) |
Can I interest you in a lychee nut? Through your decadent yearnings they say Rome is still burning There's a perfect view when your eyes are shut Please ignore the warning, there's no law against yawning When your rice wined eyes meet the Rising Sun You'll forget you're in prison as The Paddy Fields glisten Spring in Peking where the land meets the sea, just follow me to the land of the free Spring in Peking ahhh Now you're free to move any place you want But if ever we lost ya there's a bug in your nostril Consider what it would cost ya if the other side got ya Here's your home from home, called the Gilded cage All at peace and contented, these are words we invented😎 |
