And if we hold that wheel and start it spinning around/ we’ll fly like seeds of truth to new American undergrounds
And if we hold onto that wheel spinning round / we’ll fly like seeds being carried to new American undergrounds
Voices can be earthquakes
When enough unite
Breaking up the landscape
Exposing what’s inside
Those voices deeply buried /
Anchored by their roots /
some call that soil dirt /
But we know it’s called truth
It’s not just disease / that spreads from the mouth in the American underground
Lies fall like rain / We’re seeing more clouds above the American underground
Lies fall like rain/ and rain’s coming down in the American underground
Starts with a word / and words start the hurt in the American underground
Then on goes fertilizer
We know what that’s made of
As we search for petals of truth
We’re no longer in the garden of love
Then add some fertilizer
We know what that’s made of
As we search for petals of truth
We’re no longer in the garden of love
Everyone’s screaming on a soapbox
Slipping around on opinions
Some are earned from truth seekers
Some are just recited by minions
I’m straining to hear a voice of reason
Over gunshots, bombs, and political campaigns
Where is Walter Cronkite when we need him most
Where’s the voice of reason to stop this vertigo
All’s not for one and one’s not for all/ and honesty honestly needs to be found
All’s not for one and one’s not for all/ and honesty is honestly lost not found
All isn’t for one and one isn’t for all/
In the American Underground
**hard to tell if this is verse or chorus. I do think American Underground is a very cool title. To me, it could mean the shit that bubbles under the surface here in the states but causes our world to be whacky above ground.
Roe Roe Roe your boat/as we wade in some fierce water
Whoever took a supreme leak
Thanks for the heads up
I decide how to decorate my womb
These are my walls not yours
Take your gavel off my body / Your righteousness has no right
Bombs sound the same in any language / tears fall the same on every face
Carl: The Passive Aggressive Ghost
(The ghosting of
Theme: the shit in life worth growing, cultivating, multiplying, passing on to others... ie..love, logic, inclusion, etc..
Musical could be called “Incubation”.
P.S. we shared a stage together in mid 90’s at Bogarts in Cincinnati. Fun gig!
The beat reminds us- to be beautiful thieves - beholden to stolen- moments
The rhythm of life - hidden hints of time -
A second chance for second hands to slow it
And we drip- where we walk- til we are forced to crawl- from the ugly to become beautiful thieves
When the veins of the world bleed onto days of gold and we're painted and tainted with dark
When the wall grabs your back, up against the world like that, and nerves are creatures out of cracks coming after you
When the world feeds on you, takes your heart like a thief would do, gives you dark and leaves you darker still
And that's all that matters yeah I've learned what matters
and tomorrow's unknown, but one thing I do know
It's all been worth livin', but tomorrow's not a given
Every heartbeat reminds me/
It’s all just mystery/
Crystal balls aren’t for real but tomorrow will steal / 24 more hours from us
(Every heartbeat reminds me) / this all is a mystery / no crystal ball's gonna tell me what is coming/like a final goodbye
There’s so many behind me
Try to stop goodbyes from coming... but life is short
Pray we're together forever
Hear them in echos and let them sink in (I feel that when we learn to accept love back, it's a big step too.. might be a better way to say it, but that is the thought behind this line)
I’ll take every chance until there’s no what ifs
I’ll take all the chances til there’s no what ifs
Heal all the bruises and learn to forgive
Make only memories I want to relive
I'll notice the roses, slow down for sunsets
Let go of heartaches (heartbreaks) and learn to forgive
I wouldn't be wishin' that things could be different
Correction: I wouldn’t be wishin’, how things could be different / I’d know all of the roses cuz I would have chosen to breathe in each one that I found
I’d be sitting pretty, on a throne of my memories /
I’d have no regrets and I wouldn't be fretting when
the ocean will come knock it down
Each grain had a story, coulda been a memory /But I’ve taken for granted the days we’ve been granted / & even sand castles fall down
Each grain was a story, each moment a memory /
I've taken for granted the days we've been granted /
Even sand castles fall down
Can’t gather a minute and try to relive it /
It’s all in the past time sure makes sure of that
Like oceans will take castles down
Early years of family ties, learning love and lullabies / Turn into teenage tears / can't wait to get the hell outta there /
I was just a kid couldn't wait to grow up / Traded Barbies in for mascara and lace
A baby cries and starts the journey
Before too long playin' tag and climbin' trees
But in the middle of your heart / hidden out of sight / (a) tiny little spark / peaking through a smile / Could this be the start (of)
a) Tiny little arc / beautiful and bright /hitting that mark starts... the notion etc..
(a) Tiny little arc / beautiful and bright /
when I hit that mark (it's)
(a) tiny little part / I know I can find / A switch ta hit that starts
(a) little tiny part, that you can't disguise
Ready to embark (on)
(a) little golden part/ In there intertwined /
(and) ready to embark
There’s a golden part / I've seen many times/ Ready to embark (on)
There's a golden part / Always sees the light
Ready to embark (on)
I could come undone, pulling' all my hair out
or play dumb, just let it slide
Neither one's gonna helps us mend these times
I could shut my mouth/ try to take the high road /
Or call you out / keep up the fight /
0r figure how /love can conquer this divide
I could bite my tongue / like it doesn't matter
Twirl my thumbs / stay on my side
Or be someone defending what I know is right
Won't play dumb /
Pretend it doesn't matter /
Turn and run /
(then) cover my eyes /
Won't become /
Someone who will just stand by
I won't go numb /
Pretend it doesn't matter /
Turn and run /
Cover my eyes /
(or) come undone /
Just when we need to unite
If we keep on keeping score / if we only wanna say touche’ /
We don’t have to say touche’ / we don’t have to keep on keeping score / maybe take the side of faith / that humans can be civil once more
Lines are being drawn in the sand
Seems like everyone is on a side
Shouting from where we stand
Maybe we'll start listening in time
The world is spinning crazy now /
All of us just trying to hold on /
If we could hit the brakes somehow /
And listen to each other right or wrong /
In a world of black and white /
Somehow all the gray has disappeared /
How bout if we blur the lines /
That's where love is gonna reappear
Can we remember how to smile / Maybe we can lighten up and try / Yeah it’s been a really long while / Hoping to convince you that I’m right
Can we remember how to smile /
Maybe we can lighten up and try /
Yeah it's been a really long while /
Hoping to convince you that I'm right
Well I'm a darn (damn) good shot hit ya where you feel it /
Ready or not I'm getting inside /
Up to us if we're gonna close this great divide
Well, I could hold my breath /
but blue's not my color /
Can't you see (I'm) tryin' to survive /
And not fall into this great divide /
If I'm never gonna change your mind
The place I know the best /
Better get it ready /
Ready or not /
(I'm) Gettin' inside /
(Like a) soul tattoo /
I'll be leavin' even if I'm /
Never gonna change your mind
If I could jump on in
you know I would go there
sink or swim..
I'm not the quitting' kind
what's that smile
Baby do you think that I'm
Never gonna change your mind
If I could flip a switch /
Light up all the darkness /
Step on in /
Maybe we'd find /
Hope right there /
You know the healing kind /
But I'm never gonna change your mind
I’m never gonna change your mind / Even if the wolf is right at the door
I'm never gonna change your mind / But the wolf is at the door
I'm never gonna change your mind / its got a soul of its own
I'm never gonna change your mind / I'm not the blood runnin' through your veins
I’m never gonna change your mind / (cuz) You’re the only one whose got a key
I'm never gonna change your mind / (cuz) You're the only keeper with a key
I'm never gonna change your mind
I can only give you what you'll take of mine
I’m never gonna change your mind / like I can’t paint what’s running through your veins
I’m never gonna change your mind / there’s no magic wand to wave for that
Well I’m never gonna change your mind / Like the sun can’t change the moon
I’m never gonna change your mind / Like the sun can’t touch the moon
Well I'm never gonna change your mind / Like the moon can't change the sun
Found that picture from El Paso / you’re in the middle of a laugh
But you taught me to open up... feel not just touch
But we soaked in way more than that West Texas sun / Learnin’ how lovers come, how lover’s come undone
I don't think about how you left me for good
Just the good ya left in me for sure
Takes a heart shakes it up for real and
Takes a heart shakes it up for real and
Jump started my heart I ain't lying / you left me but you left me smilin'
not a day that I'd re-do /
I found my heart when it found you /
ya left me but left me knowing that / ain't one kiss I'd take back
Or one night in your magic world / or one day of learning how to love a woman in every way
Ain’t one kiss I’d take back, girl / (or) one bit of your magic girl / cuz each day I learned how to love… a woman in every way
Ain't one kiss I'd take back, girl
(or) one bit of your magic girl / cuz each day you taught me how to love... a woman in every way
Ain't one kiss I'd take back, girl
(or) one bit of your magic girl
That may have been near the end but baby ever since then..
Even though it was long ago and our love stayed in the past
Even though it was long ago and we didn’t grow together..
From the best of times.. to the worst goodbye... to my reasons why
From those happy years.. to the hardest tears.. to just souvenirs
That glass of champaign was spillin' over /
Like our love a shame it wouldn't last
That glass of Korbel was spillin' over
Like our love that wasn't meant to last
She's Gonna Wanna Thank You (concept could be that everything he's learned will help his next relationship)
Found that picture from El Paso / you’re in the middle of a laugh
I remember laying with you countin' stars / Like the whole world was spinning right in my arms
That Sunday morning you broke us in a thousand pieces / when I saw your car parked right there in his drive
Both of us should get a trophy / For what we put each other through
Woke up thinking 'bout the day you slammed my door
How you turned around threw that ring on the floor
It’s why- don’t wanna miss living a lifetime (with)
Each day- to see you smile like this I'd love it
Each day-- I'd love making you smile for all time
cuz life - could be crazy good to share (with)
cuz life -is the perfect thing to share (with)
Cuz LIFE -- would be crazy good by the side (of)
I could get used to this each night ending with your kiss
Take- this where you wanna go/ Love- that it's unusual
I - wanna know you by heart / This- could be just the start
you're -beyond beautiful you've
changed- this guy's lonely soul
Love - never thought I'd find it/
You - led me right to it (or: into it)
You - found my heart just waitin' / open
Who --- wouldn't call this fate
I -- thought my heart was dying
you -- brought it back to life
Love - never thought I'd find it/
Now - my heart can't hide it
romancing/ and uncovering
wrapped up tight/ amazed by
Discovering you/ then sleepin’ next to
Makin’ you smile/ then sleeping a while (with)
Pulling you in/ smilin’ again with
Pillow talkin’ / until dawn with
Love every touch and just takin' it slow/
No need to rush it when we’re striking gold
Tracing your body and we're takin' it slow/
Knowing we got all night and forever I hope
I wanna know you til I know you by heart
Let’s start forever right here in my arms
Each time you kiss me Mother Nature reacts/
I swear there's thunder when you touch me like that
Each time we kiss it's like the finest champaign/
The room spins a little you get to me that way
Let’s shut the curtains/ even block out the moon/
I'm lovin' concentratin' only on you
No word invented
Baby I swear
(Whatcha) pretty is doing to my heart here
(next to) someone so rare ( ) means pick up words
There ain't no word/ Webster has shared/
For your kind of beauty /Yeah in my arms here/ you're someone so rare
Your body’s like silk/ floating on air/ I’m wrapped in your love/ baby I swear
You’re someone so rare
Your body's like silk/ Floatin' on air/
A heart made of gold/ a treasure I swear /you're someone so rare
I fall each time/you kiss me I swear/- there's gotta be magic in this midnight air/ you're someone so rare
Someone so rare/ wanna know every part/and uncover em slow/ down to your beautiful heart
Someone so rare/
Someone so gorgeous/
With every kiss/
Baby I'm sure of this...
Someone so rare/
Deep in my arms/
Dreams do come true/
Just ask my heart/
That bit of gold in your eyes/
And the way that you're smiling/
Is a treasure worth finding/
and baby I swear.. no one could ever compare/
you're someone so rare
Someone so rare
Deep in my arms
Dreams do come true
Just ask my heart
Someone so rare/
Eyes are like gold/
The way that they're smiling/
Baby I'm sold/
Your hands are like silk/
Your kiss midnight smooth/
I could stay here forever/
My arms deep around you /
Now no one will ever compare
to someone so rare
you're beautiful / wanna know the soul (of)
(and) everything / I'm discovering (is)
Every kiss / giving me hints (of)
The heat that's between us could melt all those stars
/ Your touch must be magic right here in my arms. (I liked the internal of touch/must, but it adds a syllable so it could be "touch is" if need be
The heat we got going is meltin' these sheets
/ Your touch is golden whatcha doing to me
Musta been the wind but I thought it was your whisper
Jill Sobule commented on jaynesachs' lyric:
"ha!"
(more)"Roe Roe Roe your boat/as we wade in some fierce water"