SERIOUS ISSUES (2021)
released March 12, 2021 on Pirates Press Records (PPR187)
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THE SAMURAI CHALLENGE
Straight out of the land of the rising sun
No urban myth
No ancient rite alright
They’re just bored and tired
“the Warrior ain’t the one who always wins
But the one WHO always fights” alright
They’re just bored and tired
They don’t need no wakizashi
They don’t want no Nagamaki
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GET OUT OF MY HEAD
Honey I am stranded and I can’t go further than that
I’m trapped and I can’t say I like it much
Like a rat I keep on trying to survive
I can’t sleep
So I’ve to dream with my eyes open wide
I’m a little scared it ain’t getting better
Honey I’m sick and I can’t go on like this now
it seems
so bleak and I can’t seem to fix it
I’ll drag you down to pull me out of this daze
I can’t sleep
So I can’t dream I could use some Paraldehyde
It’s a lil’ weird it ain’t getting better
Get out of my head
Does it even matter?
I can’t take it
I won’t make it
I think I trip out this time
Get out of my head it ain’t getting better
Drag me down as I face the invincible night
Pull me out of a state of unbearable mind
I can’t take it I won’t make it
I think I trip out this time
Get out of my head it ain’t getting better
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A REASON
I don’t wanna live life like a paltry mute
Emotions blocked need change for good
Gimme a reason and I’m alive
I don’t wanna live life like a goddamn fool (i just wanna live life, live a life like you)
I don’t wanna hold back I need something true (What’s true for me, is it true for you?)
gimme a reason and I’m alive
Gimme a reason and I get up and live and learn
gimme a reason and I’m alive
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WE CAN’T HELP IT
Tired of that heartache
tired of a broken heart
it never seemed to happen
it never played a minor part
you traded my love
I’m tired of a fool’s game
I’m tired of this game called love
it never seemed to happen
to Annie Wilkes so brave so tough
she never traded her love
yeah you went on and then you took off
you and I can’t help it after all
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THE WINDOW
just put my head through the window
it’s broken now I don’t feel better this way baby
you say: “clear out or you fix it!”
I can’t promise I won’t do it again
it’s such a drag cause I just can’t explain
what it all means I don’t feel better then
well I just don’t
what’re you saying?
now what’d you do?
my head is spinning and it all comes down to you
is it true when you say I don’t belong here anyway
no I just don’t…
I don’t feel better today
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DON’T THROW IT AWAY
It doesn’t matter (if) you stay
it doesn’t matter at all you see
sometimes it’s getting rough
and I don’t know it ain’t new to me
baby baby I’m a little bit tired tonight
there’s something wrong and I thought I
let you know that I’ve been through this before
sometimes it puts me down
I can’t take out a tear from your eye
I’ve never meant to hurt
I never wanted to make you cry
baby I’m a little bit lonely tonight
now I know what you are gonna,
gonna say, gonna do, you’re gonna walk away
and say
you stole my heart just to throw it away
you lied to me just to play your game
it could have happened to anyone
but it happened to me
you stole my heart just to throw it away
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KILL OR CURE
given no chance now your hands are tied
now you know what to do
it ends right here right tonight
it’s kill or cure
given a heart now it’s outta use
now you see through
it’s sink or swim
win or lose
it’s kill or cure
it’s now it’s up to you
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NOT TODAY
time for a change get down now you’re moving
way too slow what’s your point? what’re you doing?
you look yourself in the eye
take action! now that you fall into oblivion
time for a change
time to start living
you look yourself in the eye
and say
not today
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WAIT ON
wait on! wait on alright!
wait on! wait on sit tight!
eyes front! keep your head up!
you’d be waiting all night
wait on! wait on you fool!
wait on! I wait on for you!
chin up! chest out!
day and night you’ll be waiting alright
so I wait until you change your mind
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LOST IN THE MIDDLE
It took some time but I think that now I figured it out
or maybe not? see I have doubts
it’s all standing upside down
and I can’t seem to find a way out
I don’t wanna shoot ahead
I don’t wanna say it’s up to you
but I’m lighting up since you are around
and it’s been so long ago
so let me fall for you
and I’m lost in the middle,
I’m lost in the middle with you
and I don’t know what to do
no I don’t know what to do
I’m lost in the middle
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INSIDE OF YOU
everyone’s passing by
and no-one seems to be turning around
and you wonder why?
have you ever thought about
you’re isolated cause you don’t belong
you wanna belong
take those problems
no-one’s watching
sweep ’em under the rug
don’t look back and smile outside
and baby keep your mouth shut
take your pain and store it
inside of you
inside yourself
hey now you know what?
now you wanna go back
you wanna live
you wanna be loved
you wanna belong
but you know you can’t go on like this
it’s getting boring
everyone seems to be moving on
now what are you doing here
now what’s your story
you are getting better at getting worse
you just wanna belong
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A NIGHT LIKE THIS
let me tell you what I would do to keep that one
I’d give it all, all I’ve got
and (if) that’s not enough I’d give some more
it’s the sound of the waves are crashing in
and the sand that sticks to your skin
it’s a night,
it’s a night like this
uh yeah don’t let go
anything that you want I will set it at your feet
I don’t wanna sound cheesy
I can’t help it
I’m intrigued by the sound of the rain that’s falling down
and the thunder, the crash and you rouse
it makes me smile and I snatch a little kiss
it’s a night,
it’s a night like this
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ANOTHER DAY
today I found a piece of the past
and it kinda struck a nerve
how the hell could I make this last?
and tomorrow it’s getting worse
all I need is just a lil’ bit of action
to make me feel I’m alive
it seems I’m stuck and there’s no reaction
I can’t even say I tried
another day goes by
all I need is just a lil’ bit of action
another day goes by
and then the night
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DON’T TURN YOUR HEART OFF
there’s a fire inside
don’t kill it this time
just remember that you tend to get burned
you’ve been there before you learned
there’s your turn on that road
don’t miss it this time
just remember that you tend to get lost
you’ve been there before you trust
the future’s bright it’s alright
it seems surreal
don’t turn your heart off
whatever seems to be putting you down
whatever forces you turning around
whatever comes to your mind
if you think about what it takes
it’s true that you’ll probably never win
is it worth?
just don’t give in
don’t turn your heart off