forcing the issue

in this scene
i have been sent to represent the king
like a diamond covered crown
and everybody in this town will know the truth

so i walk
in the direction of the synagogue
where my path was commondered
hey just what is it that you think you're doing here?

i …

the brickyard hoax

a double of whiskey
sitting half empty
as he hears the final call

dreaming of days when
things'll be as they'd been
before he dropped the ball

like things were in the 80's
his beautiful babies and
the public eye

so just like a movie
he'll pack up his …

Interlude

the air is cold
as he walks the oregon coast
toward the ocean's roar

vicarious moon
offering light that's not his own
through the clouds and smoke

staring into the raging sea
fills up his lungs and starts to scream
"what do you want from me?!"

Liz

Brush that snare across the frequencies of atmosphere
To my car now fueled by all the gloom of NPR
Can you hear my soul as i struggle for control
Of all the loss you left me with?
All the loss you left me with

Clench my fist as i was so unable to resist
My …

Friction to Fruition

there's something classy 'bout a book of matches
you will never find it's remnants in the ashes
when all is said and done

i use the method that my old man taught me
to start the spark that will destroy the shop he left me
i guess irony has won

now i consider …

Zeroes and Ones

torture is best when it's found on the internet
your fingertips touch his face
from a continent away

geography, pornography and everything between
i'm not convinced that what we need
is the whole world from a seat

you say it saves you so much …

Horatio G. Spafford

i see my wife and my daughters
on the boat for le havre ready to leave
anna gives me the impression
that she's second guessing their trip on the sea

"trust me i'll be soon to follow
but here in chicago i've got bills to pay
i'll give the firm quick …

Davey Jones

We set sail knowing full well
We hadn't sealed the hull
Damage left from our shipwreck
Eleven months ago
We were both so damn gung ho
The ocean called our name
Then she stabbed our portside cabin
Dragging us below

Sinking slow the radio
Is calling …