альбом - cheshire cat 1994
01 )
"carousel"
i talk to you every now and then
i never felt so alone again
i stop to think at a wishing well
my thoughts send me on a carousel
here i am standing on my own
not a motion from the telephone
i know not a reason why
solitudes a reason to die
just you wait and see
as school life is a
it is a woken dream
aren't you feeling alone?
i guess its just another
i guess its just another
i guess its just another night alone
now as i walk down the street
i need a job just to sleep in sheets
buying food every once in a while
but not enough to purchase a smile
a tank of gas is a treasure to me
i know now that nothing is free
i talk to you every now and then
i never felt so alone again
just you wait and see
as school life is a
it is a woken dream
aren't you feeling alone?
i guess its just another
i guess its just another
i guess its just another night alone
2)
"m+m's"
you and i should get away for awhile
i just want to be alone with your smile
buy some candy and cigarettes and we'll get in my car
we'll blast the stereo and we'll drive to madagascar
because when i'm with you there's nothing i wouldn't do
i just want to be your only one
i'm grasping out at straws thinking back to what i saw
that night on the floor when we were all alone
my love life was getting so bland
there are only so many ways i can make love with my hand
sometimes it makes me want to laugh
sometimes i want to take my toaster in the bath
because when i'm with you there's nothing i wouldn't do
i just want to be your only one
i'm grasping out at straws thinking back to what i saw
that night on the floor when we were all alone
who's gonna be the odd man out?
i don't want to be the odd man out
is this going to be the end
or are you going to be my new girlfriend?
3)
fentoozler"
at the risk of sounding rude
just who the fuck do you think you are
to tell me what you expect of me today?
well, you can take your attitude
you're out of luck, you've gone way too far
if you think there's any chance i'm gonna stay
how long can i string you along?
how little of myself can i give
and still make you believe i care?
at the risk of sounding trite
why the fuck do you think you're right
about every little thing that you say?
and do you think that it is right
for tom to spend another night
writing songs about all the people he thinks are gay?
how long can i string you along?
how little of myself can i give
and still make you believe i care?
how long can i string you along
how little of myself can i give
and still make you believe i care?
4)
"touchdown boy"
there's this one guy
there's no one like him in all the world
'cause you can always see
those girls down on there knees
in those dark sweaty rooms
planning out his thoughts
he's waiting for just the right
one by one as they
walk right through the door, they
keep on coming back i
guess they just want more
he has fun fun fun and you
might call him a whore, but
just look where he's at 'cause
he is the one that scores
i saw my friend there
out on the field today
i asked him where he's going, he said
"all the way," now
one by one as they
walk right through the door, they
keep on coming back i
guess they just want more
he has fun fun fun and you
might call him a whore, but
just look where he's at 'cause
he is the one that scores
go!
5)
"strings"
i would do anything and that's
what scares me so bad
don't want to live my life alone
don't want to go back to what i had
don't want to spend my life without
all those special things
don't want to walk around being tied to
anyone else's
strings, strings, strings, strings
i would do anything and that's
what scares me so bad
don't want to live my life alone
don't want to go back to what i had
don't want to spend my life without
all those special things
don't want to walk around being tied to
anyone else's
strings, strings, strings, strings
strings, strings, strings, strings
6)
"peggy sue"
i know what it's like to be alone sitting in your room
listening to all the doubts that your parents have to say to you
and as your head gets all cluttered inside
try to stay awake
everything they say are lies
that's all the shit that you ever have to take
so hold in all your aggresions
because your grinding your teeth on down to
the bottom of your chin
it's not easy or so damn pleasing
to not laugh at everything they say that
they tell you what to be you're not alone
i know what it's like to be denied at everything you do
it's not the same reason why that
makes you change the things that you once knew
as your head gets all cluttered inside
give more than you take
everything they say are lies
that's all the shit that you ever have to take
so hold in all your aggresions
because your grinding your teeth on down to
the bottom of your chin
it's not easy or so damn pleasing
to not laugh at everything they say that
they tell you what to be you're not alone
you say you want to take off your shoes and
walk barefoot down the street
just to be the things that you can be
just live for one more week (go!)
you say you want to take off your shoes just to
walk barefoot down the street
just to be the things that you can be
just live for one more week
so hold in all your aggresions
because your grinding your teeth on down to
the bottom of your chin
it's not easy or so damn pleasing
to not laugh at everything they say that
they tell you what to be you're not alone
7)
"peggy sue"
i know what it's like to be alone sitting in your room
listening to all the doubts that your parents have to say to you
and as your head gets all cluttered inside
try to stay awake
everything they say are lies
that's all the shit that you ever have to take
so hold in all your aggresions
because your grinding your teeth on down to
the bottom of your chin
it's not easy or so damn pleasing
to not laugh at everything they say that
they tell you what to be you're not alone
i know what it's like to be denied at everything you do
it's not the same reason why that
makes you change the things that you once knew
as your head gets all cluttered inside
give more than you take
everything they say are lies
that's all the shit that you ever have to take
so hold in all your aggresions
because your grinding your teeth on down to
the bottom of your chin
it's not easy or so damn pleasing
to not laugh at everything they say that
they tell you what to be you're not alone
you say you want to take off your shoes and
walk barefoot down the street
just to be the things that you can be
just live for one more week (go!)
you say you want to take off your shoes just to
walk barefoot down the street
just to be the things that you can be
just live for one more week
so hold in all your aggresions
because your grinding your teeth on down to
the bottom of your chin
it's not easy or so damn pleasing
to not laugh at everything they say that
they tell you what to be you're not alone
8)
"does my breath smell"
who makes up all the rules about those girls i want?
who tells them all to laugh?
who tells them all to talk about me?
and i'm not sure what my purpose is for being here
why do they, why do they
always kick me in the groin when i come near
and i'm not complaining it just hurts after a bit.
i don't know what i'm feeling
i'm just so sick of seeing
all those dumb, lame, and retarded broads
who often just sit kick back
as i am not so relaxed
i often wonder why they act so odd
because no worse a time
when it's just your time to
think you should make your move
it doesn't work as your just a jerk with no excuse
what about that situation
all night procrastination
takes you to the point when you lead her to her door
there is nothing left there to say
i guess you best be on your way
but before you go you got to do that chore
no worse a time
when it's just your time to
think you should make your move
it doesn't work as your just a jerk with no excuse
please won't you buy in
i'm always tryin'
i keep on tryin'
there's only so much pride that i can lose
i hope that when you see me
you see right through me
come on now, honestly
i'm so sick of endin' up without a clue
9)
"cacophony"
when you talk about tomorrow
i'm not sure about today
when you tell me that you love me
what am i supposed to say?
sometimes i don't feel
the same way as you feel
words like forever
they scare the shit out of me
maybe i'm afraid of commitment
maybe you're too distracted to see that
sometimes i don't feel
the same way as you feel
i think of all the things i'd say to you if i had the chance again
i think of all the things i'd scream
but i think it's for the best
that you and i just don't connect and
things are never quite what they seem
will there ever be
someone to give her heart to me
or would i be to blind to see it
i wouldn't make a sound
i'd keep it underground
it always seems like i'm running around around
running around around
round
sometimes i don't feel
the same way as you feel
10)
"tv"
when i'm at work, ya, i always rush right home for lunch
so i can check out what's up on the brady bunch
and when i'm walking through the front door at night
i gotta see who's winning on the price is right, oh
i never dreamed that i'd spend my days
staring at some tube emitting cathode rays
i need my tv
what's happening in this world, i don't care at all
but it better not pre-empt monday night football
i can't even come up with my own views
i'm taught how to think from the evening news, oh
i never dreamed that i'd spend my days
staring at some tube emitting cathode rays
i need my tv
la la la...
11)
"toast & bananas"
do you wanna know what i think of you?
'cause you're not the way i thought you should be
do take back what you said
it's time to fix, it's time to fix your head
and now all alone, one's less than two
i've never been better off living lonely
to listen to what you say
i couldn't care less of what you say
what did you think of me acting this way
i guess you never really thought at all
is that what you call your brain?
is that why i call you hang up on me?
i wanted to know, i didn't want to lose
and now i'm a man who's just living small
listen to what you say
i couldn't care less of what you say
to me as i walk alone i'd
much rather be riding prone, then
to be just another one you are lame to
i wanted to know, i didn't want to lose
but now i'm a man who's just living small
listen to what you say
i couldn't care less of what you say
to me as i tune you out of my mind
won't bend over backwards or
take another step ahead to
hear from you again
don't talk to me as i walk alone, i'd
much rather be riding prone, than
be just another one you are lame to
don't talk to me as i tune you out of my mind
won't bend over backwards or
take another step ahead to
hear from you again
don't talk to me as i walk alone, i'd
much rather be riding prone, than
to be just another one you are lame to
12)
"wasting time"
i'm wasting time thinking about a girl
and stealing her away from her world
she and i would run away
i think of all the things that i'd say
we'd talk about important things
and i picture it in my dreams
she'd teach me about modern art
and i'd show her it's okay to fart and
maybe i'd impress her
by being in a band and
maybe if i act real tough
she'd let me hold her hand and
maybe i'll win her heart
by writing this song about her
sometimes i sit at home and
wonder if she's sitting at home
thinking of me and wondering if i'm
sitting at home, thinking about her
or am i just wasting my time
remembering how she laughed at kinko's
when i made fun of that guy
remebering the look she gave me
when i told her that i used to fry
i really want to ask her out
but my ego could never take it
and even if i got the balls
you know that the cougar would never make it
and in my town you can't drive naked
and maybe i'd impress her
by being in a band and
maybe if i act real tough
she'd let me hold her hand and
maybe i'll win her heart
by writing this song about her
sometimes i sit at home and
wonder if she's sitting at home
thinking of me and wondering if i'm
sitting at home, thinking about her
or am i just wasting my time
am i just wasting my time
am i just wasting my time
am i just wasting my time
wasting my time thinking about a girl
13)
"wasting time"
i'm wasting time thinking about a girl
and stealing her away from her world
she and i would run away
i think of all the things that i'd say
we'd talk about important things
and i picture it in my dreams
she'd teach me about modern art
and i'd show her it's okay to fart and
maybe i'd impress her
by being in a band and
maybe if i act real tough
she'd let me hold her hand and
maybe i'll win her heart
by writing this song about her
sometimes i sit at home and
wonder if she's sitting at home
thinking of me and wondering if i'm
sitting at home, thinking about her
or am i just wasting my time
remembering how she laughed at kinko's
when i made fun of that guy
remebering the look she gave me
when i told her that i used to fry
i really want to ask her out
but my ego could never take it
and even if i got the balls
you know that the cougar would never make it
and in my town you can't drive naked
and maybe i'd impress her
by being in a band and
maybe if i act real tough
she'd let me hold her hand and
maybe i'll win her heart
by writing this song about her
sometimes i sit at home and
wonder if she's sitting at home
thinking of me and wondering if i'm
sitting at home, thinking about her
or am i just wasting my time
am i just wasting my time
am i just wasting my time
am i just wasting my time
wasting my time thinking about a girl
14)
"ben wah balls"
(no we ain't gonna take it unless it's from a doverman pincher
ladies and gentlemen, for your listening pleasure, blink)
passively one day as the sun rose out of it's house
so did this little old guy as he whistled out of his mouth
and happily and gay
well i guessed exactly that
because he found a special girl
that put him in a special trance
he fell in love so quickly
what the hell was he to expect
that the girl under his arm wasn't the same
as any other girl
that he had thought that he once met
i guess you could only blame fate
things started getting weird as they started to kiss
she often felt his beard and remembered how her father she missed
and then quietly one day
he sang a song from deep within his heart
causing some ingestion
he finished with a great big fart and
she knew at that one moment
that song was something she heard before
so she asked him to do that again
then out the door they hurried
she was gonna find out for sure
so she analyzed his rear end
she said, "when i was a little girl my dad left my mom.
he used to always fart and sing this special song.
now i wasn't quite so sure until your pants did fall.
'cause now i know that your my dad because you use ben wah balls."
i said a wah, wah, wah-wah-wah,
wah, wah-wah-wah, wah...
ben wah ball wah, wah, wah-wah-wah,
wah, wah-wah-wah, wah...
15)
"just about done"
just about done with your butt we'll let you know, hey [4x]
just about done with your butt
just about done with your butt we'll let you know
just about done with your butt we'll let you know, hey [3x]
just about done with your butt [2x]
just about done with your butt we'll let you know,hey [2x]
just about done, hey
just about done with your butt
just about done with your butt we'll let you know, hey
16)
"depends"
i don't want to urinate on myself
i don't want to urinate on anyone else
well, i guess that really doesn't matter anymore
because i can't control my bladder anymore
well, i guess it all depends (undergarments)
well, i guess it all depends (undergarments)
step back in the light
no more soiled nights alone
but i guess i don't have a care
because there's not a load in my underwear
i'm sick of offending everyone i meet (go, go, go, go)
i'm sick of crying myself to sleep on rubber sheets (go)
i had an accident today
i left a soil on a bus seat, i didn't know what to say
but, i guess it all depends (undergarments)
well, i guess it all depends (undergarments)
step back into life (go, go)
no more soiled nights alone
well, i guess that i don't have a care
if i don't have a load in my underwear
17)
anthem part 2
everything has fallen to pieces
earth is dying help me jesus
we need guidance, we've been misled
young and hostile, but not stupid
corporate leaders, politicians
kids can't vote, adults elect them
laws that rule the school and workplace
signs that caution, sixteen's unsafe
we really need to see this through
we never wanted to be abused
we'll never give up, it's no use
if we're fucked up you're to blame
let this trainwreck burn more slowly
kids are victims in this story
drown our youth with useless warnings
teenage rules: they're fucked and boring
we really need to see this through
we never wanted to be abused
we'll never give up, it's no use
if we're fucked up you're to blame
everything has fallen to pieces
everything has fallen to pieces
we really need to see this through
we never wanted to be abused
we'll never give up, it's no use
if we're fucked up you're to blame
18)
first date
in the car i just can't wait
to pick you up on our very first date
is it cool if i hold your hand?
is it wrong if i think it's lame to dance?
do you like my stupid hair?
would you guess that i didn't know what to wear?
i'm too scared of what you think
you make me nervous so i really can't eat
let's go, don't wait, this night's almost over
honest, let's make this night last forever
forever and ever, let's make this last forever
forever and ever, let's make this last forever
when you smile, i melt inside
i'm not worthy for a minute of your time
i really wish it was only me and you
i'm jealous of everybody in the room
please don't look at me with those eyes
please don't hint that you're capable of lies
i dread the thought of our very first kiss
a target that i'm probably gonna miss
let's go,don't wait, this night's almost over
honest, let's make this night last forever
forever and ever, let's make this last forever
forever and ever, let's make this last forever
19)
story of a lonely guy
push it out
fake a smile
avert disaster
just in time
i need a drink
cause in a while
worthless answer from friends of mind
it's dumb to ask, cool to ignore
girls posess me, but they're never mine
i made my entrance, avoided hazards
checked my engine, i fell behind
i fell behind
she makes me feel like it's raining outside
and when the storm's gone i'm all torn up inside
i'm always nervous on days like this like the prom
i get too scared to move, cause i'm a fucking boy
remember when i was in the grocery store
now's my time
lost the words,lost my nerve, lost the girl, left the line
i would wish upon a star, but that star, it doesn't shine
so read my book with a boring ending
a short story of a lonely guy
i fell behind
she makes me feel like it's raining outside
and when the storm's gone i'm all torn up inside
i'm always nervous on, days like this like the prom
i get too scared to move, cause i'm a fucking boy
she makes me feel like it's raining outside
and when the storm's gone i'm all torn up inside
i'm always nervous on, days like this like the prom
i get too scared to move, cause i'm still just a stupid worthless boy
20)
stay together for the kids
its hard to wake up
when the shades have been pulled shut
this house is haunted
it's so pathetic
it makes no sense at all
i'm ripe with things to say
the words rot and fall away
if a stupid poem could fix this home, i'd read it every day
so here's your holiday
hope you enjoy it this time
you gave it all away
it was mine
so when your dead and gone
will you remember this night
twenty years now lost
it's not right
the anger hurts my ears
been running strong for seven years
rather then fix the problem
they never solve them
it makes no sense at all
i see them everyday
we get along so why can't they?
if this is what he wants
and its what she wants
then whys there so much pain?
so here's your holiday
hope you enjoy it this time
you gave it all away
it was mine
so when your dead and gone
will you remember this night
twenty years now lost
it's not right
so here's your holiday
hope you enjoy it this time
you gave it all away
it was mine
so when your dead and gone
will you remember this night
twenty years now lost
it's not right
21)
reckless abandon
on and on, reckless abandon
something's wrong, this is gonna shock them
nothing to hold on to
we'll use this song to lead you on
i learned a lot today
not sure if i'll get laid
not sure if i'll fail or pass
kissed every girl in class
everybody would waste it all
to have a summer that they could call
memory thats full of fun
fucked up, when it's all done
on and on, reckless abandon
something's wrong, this is gonna shock them
nothing to hold on to
we'll use this song to lead you on
and break the truth with more bad news
he left a scar, size extra large
sip a drink of the alcohol
end up kneeling in bathroom stalls
eyes are red and my movement's slow
too high, got vertigo
he took a shit in the bathroom tub
and fed the dog with brownie drugs
tried hard to not get caught
he fucked a chick in a parking lot
on and on, reckless abandon
somethings wrong, this is gonna shock them
nothing to hold on to
we'll use this song to lead you on
and break the truth with more bad news
he left a scar, size extra large
break a window and bust a wall
making fun of your friend's mom
turn the music up way too loud
charged a pizza to the house
everybody would waste it all
to have a summer that they could call
memory thats full of fun
gucked up when it's all done
on and on, reckless abandon
somethings wrong, this is gonna shock them
nothing to hold on to
we'll use this song to lead you on
and break the truth with more bad news
he left a scar, size extra large
22)
give me one good reason
mom and dad they quite don't understand it
all the kids they laugh as if they planned it
why do girls wanna pierce their nose
and walk around in torn pantyhose
i like the ones who say they listen to the punk rock
i like the kids who fight against how they were brought up
they hate the trends and think it's fucked to care
it's cool when this piss people off with what they wear
so give me one good reason
why we need to be like them
kids will have fun and offend
they don't want to and don't fit in
hate the jocks, the preps, the hippie fucking scum bags
heavy metalers with their awful pussy hair bands
counting seconds until we can get away
ditching school almost every single day
so give me one good reason
why we need to be like them
kids will have fun and offend
they don't want to and don't fit in
so give me one good reason
why we need to be like them
kids will have fun and offend
they don't want to and don't fit in
23)
please take me home
oh no it happend again
she's cool, she's hot, she's my friend
i'd drive for hours, it's so
you leave me no where to go
she's unstopable
unpredictable
i'm so jaded, calculated
wrong
please take me home
too late, it's gone
i bet you're sad
this is the best time we ever had
i hope
hope that it lasts
give in, forget the past
be strong when things fall apart
honest this breaks my heart
she's unstopable
unpredictable
i'm so jaded, calculated
wrong
please take me home
too late, it's gone
i bet you're sad
this is the best time we ever had
please take me home
too late, it's gone
i bet you're sad
this is the best time we ever had
why did we have to go date?
it's too easy to complicate
be strong when things fall apart
honest this breaks my heart
let's go!
please take me home
too late, it's gone
i bet you're sad
this is the best time we ever had
please take me home
too late, it's gone
i bet you're sad
this is the best time we ever had