:: Mind Bomb
Good Morning Beautiful
"?Man on Television?"
"Satellite, oh, satellite"
"Who sits upon our skies"
"How deep do you see when you spy into our lives?"
I know that God lives in everybody's souls
And the only devil in your world
Lives in the human heart
So now ask yourself
What is human
And what is truth?
Ask yourself
Whose voice is it
That whispers unto you?
From the cellars of your homes
From the tops of your city roofs
Ask yourself
Whose voice is it
That whispers unto you?
Who is it?
That turns your blood into spirit
And your spirit into blood
Who is it?
That can reach down from above
And set yours souls ablaze with love
Or fill you with the insanity of violence
And its brother lust
Who is it?
Whose words have been twisted beyond recognition
In order to build your planet Earth's religions
Who is it?
Who could make your little armies of the left
And your little armies of the right
Light up your skies tonight
Now some of you may live
And some of you will die
But remember
Nothing in the world can kill you inside
For he is thinking of you
In your great cities of great solitude
Oh children you've still got a lot to fucking learn
The only path to heaven is via hell
Good morning beautiful
Good morning beautiful
Good morning beautiful
Goodbye world
:: Armageddon Days Are Here
(Again)
Are you ready for Jesus?
Uh huh
Buddha?
Yeah
Muhammad?
Ok
Well, I like this
Let's Go
They're 5 miles high as the crow flies
Leaving vapour trails against a blood red sky
Moving in from the East towards the West
With Balaclava helmets over their heads, yes
But if you think that Jesus Christ is coming
Honey you've got another thing coming
If he ever finds out who's hi-jacked his name
He'll cut out his heart and turn in his grave
Islam is rising
The Christians mobilising
The world is on its elbows and knees
It's forgotten the message and worships the creeds
It's war, she cried
It's war, she cried
This is war
Drop your possessions all you simple folk
You'll fight them on the beaches in your underclothes
You'll thank the good Lord for raising the Union Jack
You'll watch the ships sail out of harbour
And the bodies come floating back
Watch the ships sail out of harbour
And the bodies come floating back
But if you think that Jesus Christ is coming
Honey you've got another thing coming
If he ever finds out who's hi-jacked his name
He'll cut out his heart and turn in his grave
Islam is rising
The Christians mobilising
The world is on its elbows and knees
It's forgotten the message and worships the creeds
"Get the gun, get the gun, get the gun"
"Stay away from the gun, stay away from the gun"
If the real Jesus Christ were to stand up today
He'd be gunned down cold by the CIA
Oh, the lights that now burn brightest behind stained glass
Will cast the darkest shadows upon the human heart
But God didn't build himself that throne
God doesn't live in Israel or Rome
God doesn't belong to the yankee dollar
God doesn't plant the bombs for Hezbollah
God doesn't even go to church
And God won't send us down to Allah to burn
God will remind us what we already know
That the human race is about to reap what it's sown
Islam is rising
The Christians mobilising
The world is on its elbows and knees
It's forgotten the message and worships the creeds
The world is on its elbows and knees
It's forgotten the message and worships the creeds
The world is on its elbows and knees
It's forgotten the message and worships the creeds
The world is on its elbows and knees
It's forgotten the message and worships the creeds
Armageddon days are here again
Armageddon days are here again
Armageddon days are here again
Armageddon days are here
::The Violence Of Truth
"As long as Jesus gives us everything we want, we love him."
What is evil?
What is love?
What is the force that possesses us?
Where is the beauty?
Where is the truth?
Where is the force that watches over you?
What is it that makes us ashamed to be white
When we close our ears to the sound of machine gun fire?
And while the niggers of this world are starving
With their mouths wide open
What is it that turns the coins we throw at them
Into worthless little tokens?
Why is it that anything on this earth we do not understand
We are pushed onto our knees to worship or to damn?
Those are the rules of religion
Those are the laws of the land
That's how the forces of darkness
Have suppressed the spirit of man
That's why human beings still walk on all fours
Whilst in the presence of their so called superiors
Somethings telling you to wake up and salute
The dangers of obedience and violence of truth
Somethings telling you to wake up and salute
The dangers of obedience and violence of truth
God is evil
God is love
God is the force that possesses us
God is beauty
God is truth
God is the force that is watching over you
:: Kingdom Of Rain
Tell me what you're thinking baby
Your heart's beating faster than mine
And I know something's going on in your life
In your life
Your life
You were the girl I wanted to cry with
You were the girl I wanted to die with
You were the boy who turned into the man
Broke my heart and let go off my hand
Our bed is empty
The fire is out
And all the love we've got to give has all spurted out
There's no more blood and no more pain
In our kingdom of rain
You think you know about life
You think you know about love
But when you put your hands inside me
It doesn't even feel like I'm being touched
You were the boy I wanted to cry with
You were the boy I wanted to die with
You've moved further from my side, year by year
While still making love dutifully sincere
But as silent as the car lights that move across this room
As cold as our bodies silhouetted by the moon
And I would lie awake and wonder
Is it just me or is this the way love is supposed to be?
Tell me what you told him baby
My heart's beating out of time with my mind
And I know something's going wrong in our lives
I just wanted somebody to caress
This damsel in distress
I just wanted somebody to undress
This damsel in distress
I just wanted somebody to bless
This damsel in distress
I just wanted somebody to possess
This young girl
Our bed is empty
The fire is out
And all the love we've got to give has all spurted out
Our bed is empty
The fire is out
And all the love we've got to give has all spurted out
Our bed is empty
The fire is out
And all the love we've got to give has all spurted out
There's no more blood and no more pain
In our kingdom of rain
:: The Beat(en) Generation
When you cast your eyes upon the skylines
Of this once proud nation
Can you sense the fear and the hatred
Grwoing in the hearts of its population
And our youth, oh youth, are being seduced
By the greedy hands of politics and half truths
The beaten generation
The beaten generation
Reared on a diet of prejudice and misinformation
The beaten generation
The beaten generation
Open your eyes
Open your imagination
We're being sedated by the gasoline fumes
And hypnotised by the satellites
Into believing what is good and what is right
You may be worshipping the temples of mammon
Or lost in the prisons of religion
But can you still walk back to happiness
When you've nowhere left to run?
The beaten generation
The beaten generation
Reared on a diet of prejudice and misinformation
The beaten generation
The beaten generation
Open your eyes
Open your imagination
And if they send in the special police
To deliver us from liberty and keep us from peace
Then won't the words sit ill upon their tongues
When they tell us justice is being done
That freedom lives in the barrels of a warm gun
The beaten generation
The beaten generation
Reared on a diet of prejudice and misinformation
The beaten generation
The beaten generation
Open your eyes
Open your imagination
:: August & September
Suddenly last summer
I started going out of my head
In a tiny hotel room
Lying naked on a bed
I knew what you were doing
And I knew what you'd done
Your life with me was ending
Your new life had begun
But I was cursing your name
And I was cursing that room
And I was praying for the strength to stop loving you
I started writing you the letter
Which turned into the book
I was gonna reach across the oceans
And force you to look
What kind of man was I?
Who would sacrify you happiness to satisfy his pride
What kind of man was I?
Who would delay your destiny to appease his tiny mind
Then you came back to me
And I went down on one knee
With a glint in my eyes
And a rose between my teeth
And I pushed out my tongue for you to see
That I'd been dying of a thirst for your company
And then you quenched my loneliness with your tears
And our clothes fell away
As we rolled back the years
But we could't deny it
'Cause we could not admit it
If our love was too strong to die
Or we were just too weak to kill it
Was our love too strong to die?
Or were we just too weak to kill it?
Every moment in that room
I closed my eyes in prayer
Every moment I awoke
I clenched my teeth in prayer
What kind of man was I?
Who would sacrify your happiness to satisfy his pride
What kind of man was I?
Who would delay your destiny to appease his tiny mind
What kind of man was I?
Who could delay your destiny to appease his aching, swollen pride
Who could delay your destiny to appease his screaming little mind
You're mine
(repeating)
:: Gravitate To Me
I've been watching you for ages
You're like a boat without a mast
Struggling with the tide of destiny
Between the future and the past
I am the lighthouse
I am the sea
I am the air that you breathe
Gravitate to me
Through the ether and the mists of the mind
You will come to me to lay by my side
To stroke my hair
To cuddle my flesh
And to quell the torrents in my subterranean depths
This world ain't strong enough to keep us from each other
For we are kindred spirits
Born to become earthly lovers
And while my vanity struggles against my integrity
I find myself thinking
How deep runs my humanity?
When held up against eternity?
I am the lighthouse
I am the sea
I am your destiny
Gravitate to me
There is something within your voice
Something behind your eyes
Something inside your heart
That is beating in time with mine
I know you
From a previous incarnation
I know you
From a previous incarnation
I know you
From a previous incarnation
Incarnation, incarnation
Gravitate to me
Gravitate to me
Gravitate to me
Gravitate to me
:: Beyond Love
Move away from the window
And into the light
There are some things in this life
That you just can't fight
It's as if the spirits above
Have cast a little spell upon us
It's as if heaven above
Is beckoning us
So let us take off our crosses and lay them in a tin
And let our weakness become virtue instead of sin
Our bodies stand naked as the day they were born
And tremble like animals
Before a coming storm
Take me beyond love
Up to something above
Upon this bed
Between these sheets
Take me to a happiness beyond human reach
The force of life is rushing through our veins
In and out like the tide it comes in waves
The drops of semen and the clots of blood
Which may, one day, become like us
With outstretched hands reaching beyond love
And up to something above
Before our juices run cold
And our flesh grows old
Let me feed upon your breast
And draw closer to your soul
Let me stay with you tonight
And I'll offer you my world
I'll take you to the angels
If you'll take me to myself
Take me beyond love
Up to something above
Upon this bed
Between these sheets
Take me to a happiness beyond human reach
Beyond the grasp of lust
Beyond the need for trust
Beyond the gaze of the sick and the lame
Beyond the stench of human pain
:: Song Without an Ending
I like you
I think that you're pretty good
But I think that you think that I
Well
That I am a bit undercooked
I'm lazy
I play silly jokes and go over the top
And one of these days it's gonna get me killed
That'll be my lot
I suppose I'd leave you alone after a hint
But I'll lie in my bed feeding my head
'Til I become fairly intelligent
100,000 people today were burned
I felt a pang of concern
What are we waiting for?
A message of hope
From the pope?
I think he got shot
As well
When everyday of your life seems the same as the last
And you know who you're gonna meet
And what they gonna ask
Then supposing your legs just withered away
And you had to somehow slide around
On your backside for the rest
Of your days
Imagine that you're happy now
It's easy if you try
Because we're all caught up in a mortifying loop
Life
:: Time (again) For the Golden Sunset
I used to be indecisive but now I'm not so sure
There's little sign of feeling when you look into their eyes
The politician's sighing
That nothing's going wrong in our world tonight
Nothing we don't understand
There's no point in speaking
Help me if you can
Is this a retribution to compensate for a lack of understanding
I think we should pretend
That nothing's going wrong in our world tonight
Nothing we don't understand
And I'm doing the best that I can
Am I locked up forever in a picture of despair
I've put my spirit onto paper and into words
I've opened my eyes and I've realised
Who I really am
I thought that I loved you but I think I must be wrong
There's another feeling in my heart
This sense of pride is silencing my sorrow
I find it hard to come alive when I'm hollowed out
From the inside
:: Icing Up
I was sittin' on the window sill and staring at the moon
Whistling a tune that really moved me
Yeah, yeah, yeah
I have no future for I have no past
I'm just sitting here pulling arrows out of my heart
History repeats itself
Within the realms of my inexperience
It's the laughter in her eyes that makes me cry
I'm too tired to eat
Too lazy to die
See me dwindle
Watch me dwell
In my cut out corner
In my plastic world
:: (Like A) Sun Risin' Thru My Garden
The sky is glowing with anticipation
And casts a shadow across the nation
A dust is rising from the heat of the sun
I'm drinking for the thirst to come
But I am, contemplating oneness
Summer's here, but I hardly noticed
There's no reason to be singing
There's no reason to be here at all
Occupation, I don't have one
I lie in bed until the cows come
I'm snowed up inside my window
Buried in sand up to my elbows
But I am, contemplaiting oneness
Summer's here, but I hardly noticed
There's no reason to be singing
There's no reason to be here at all
World wars and the fate of nations
The sky is glowing with anticipation
I'm wasting away with worry
And my heart just skipped a beat
But then again, I felt much calmer
I opened up a can of instant karma
A yoga posture for self awareness
And the devil rides out of your life
:: Bugle Boy
The country is riddled with social ills and aches
But my heart is calmed by her embrace
I'm trying to tell something to the world
But my words are slurred and slow
Have you ever been caught in a dream
Where your legs were froze?
I was left alone with my thoughts and my guitar
But I felt hopeless
Like the desire of the moth
For the start
Sometimes nothing seems unreal
This strange little boy said
Mister play us your guitar
I said, No I can't
And put my guitar in the car
Listening to the music of heaven and earth
Have you ever thought you were
The most important thing in the universe
I didn't know whether to strengthen my
Weaknesess or play to my strengths
Yeah, I was trapped in the triviality of everydayness
I said, there's magic in my head
Girl, but I only use it when I'm depressed
I don't suppose she heard me
She was too busy admiring her dress
She said that I was pretentious
I said, just young and well intentioned
Who can save us now
The world rots
I did know the secret of the universe
Only I forgot
:: Delirious
When spring comes around and the ice runs away
And the sun hits the tops of our heads
Then the dominant desires explode into life
And the body demands to be fed
Whispering sadness
Like a mild form madness
Or a line from a meaningful song
Turn our eyes to the Lord
But the churches are empty
There is now no escape from your longing
The things are gonna start getting good
You hear them call
You captured the unspoken feelings of my heart
Which gave me a start
I know I'm nowhere near perfection
I'm pointing in the wrong direction
All I ever seem to do is sit here playing
Around on this stupid guitar
When spring comes around and the ice runs away
And the sun hits the tops of our heads
Then the dominant desires explode into life
And the body demands to be fed
I've got a million ants under my skin
They're all digging a hole where the rain can't get in
My world comes out when the sun disappears
But my blood is turning sour with insect fear
Whispering sadness
Like a mild form madness
Or a line from a meaningful song
Turn our eyes to the Lord
But the churches are empty
There is now no escape from your longing
I've got a million ants under my skin
They're all digging a hole where the rain can't get in
My world comes out when the sun disappears
But my blood is turning sour with insect fear
:: Another Boy Drowning
Monday morning I looked the mirror in the eyes
I think I'd kill myself if I ever went blind
Your life is slipping away
You found out you're older than you thought were today
You've gotta stay optimistic
It gets harder by the second
We all know we're edging our way toward the end
Carving hearts and crosses in my head
People on the streets
Throwing rocks at themselves
'Cause they ain't got no money and they're living in hell
But there's animals down the road adding fuel to this heat
It never did take much guts to be a sheep
There are no voices as the time approaches
I wanted to be like Bob Dylan until I discovered Moses
Saturday night and I was laying in my bed
The window was open and raindrops were bouncing off my head
When it hit me like a thurderbolt
I don't know nothing and I'm scared that I never will
You pray to your god that you'll never feel so much pain again
But the agony has just begun
Moving on
Opening new doors
Life just doesn't seem that simple anymore
And in case I don't see you again
I hope you feel glad that you knew me
While I was here
:: Honky Tonkin'
When you are sad and lonely
And have no place to go
Come to see me baby
And bring along some dough
And we'll go honky tonkin', honky tonkin'
Honky tonkin' honey baby
We'll go honky tonkin' 'round this town
When you and your baby
Have a fallin' out
Call me up sweet mama
And we'll go steppin' out
And we'll go honky tonkin', honky tonkin'
Honky tonkin' honey baby
We'll go honky tonkin' 'round this town
We're goin' to the city
To the city fair
If you go to the city, baby
You will find me there
And we'll go honky tonkin', honky tonkin'
Honky tonkin' honey baby
We'll go honky tonkin' 'round this town
:: Six More Miles
Oh, the rain is slowly falling
And my heart is so sore
Six more miles and leave my darlin'
Never to meet no more
Six more miles to the graveyard
Six more miles long and sad
Six more miles and leave my darlin'
Leave the best friend I ever had
Oh I hear the train a-coming
Bringing my darlin' home
Six more miles to the graveyard
And I'll be left here all alone
:: My Heart Would Know
I could say it's over now
That I was glad to see you go
I could hate you for the way I'm feeling
My lips could tell a lie
But my heart would know
It's a sin to make me cry
When you know I love you so
I could tell my heart I don't miss you
My lips could tell a lie
But my heart would know
I could give you all the blame
But I'm sure the truth would show
I could tell this world I found a new love
My lips could tell a lie
But my heart would know
I can't fool my cryin' heart
Because it knows I love you so
I could tell my heart I'm glad we parted
My lips could tell a lie
But my heart would know
:: If You'll Be a Baby to Me
I'll be your baby
And I don't mean maybe
If you'll be a baby to me
I'll be your darlin'
And there'll be no quarrellin'
If you'll be a baby to me
I can plow and milk the cow
I'll even do the churnin'
You just look through your cookbook
And keep the home fires burning
Baby, I'll be your baby
If you'll be a baby to me
:: I'm A Long Gone Daddy
All you want to do is sit around and pout
And now I got enough, so I'm getting out
I'm leavin' now, I'm leavin' now
I'm a long gone daddy, I don't need you anyhow
I've been in the doghouse so doggone long
That when I get a kiss I think that something's wrong
I'm leavin' now, I'm leavin' now
I'm a long gone daddy, I don't need you anyhow
I'll go find a gal that wants to treat me right
You go get yourself a man that wants to fight
I'm leavin' now, I'm leavin' now
I'm a long gone daddy, I don't need you anyho
You start your jaws a waggin' and they never stop
You never shut your mouth until I blow my top
I'm leavin' now, I'm leavin' now
I'm a long gone daddy, I don't need you anyhow
I'm a gonna do some ridin' on the midnight train
I'm takin' everything except my ball and chain
I'm leavin' now, I'm leavin' now
I'm a long gone daddy, I don't need you anyhow
I'm leavin' now, I'm leavin' now
I'm a long gone daddy, I don't need you anyhow
:: Weary Blues From Waitin'
Weary blues from waitin'
Lord, I've been waitin' too long
These blues have got me cryin'
Oh, sweet mama, please come home
The snow falls 'round my window
But it can't chill my heart
God knows it died the day you left
My dream world fell apart
Weary blues from waitin'
Lord, I've been waitin' too long
These blues have got me cryin'
Oh, sweet mama, please come home
Through tears I watch young lovers
As they go strolling by
Oh, all the things that might have been
God forgive me if I cry
Weary blues from waitin'
Lord, I've been waitin' too long
These blues have got me cryin'
Oh, sweet mama, please come home
:: I Saw The Light
I wandered so aimless, life filled with sin
I wouldn't let my dear savior in
Then Jesus came like a stranger in the night
Praise the lord, I saw the light
I saw the light, I saw the light
No more darkness, no more night
Now I'm so happy, no sorrow in sight
Praise the lord, I saw the light
Just like a blind man, I wandered alone
Worries and fears I claimed for my own
Then like the blind man that God gave back his sight
Praise the lord, I saw the light
I was a fool to wander and stray
For straight is the gate and narrow the way
Now I have traded the wrong for the right
Praise the lord, I saw the light
I saw the light, I saw the light
:: Your Cheatin' Heart
Your cheatin' heart will make you weep
You'll cry and cry and try to sleep
But sleep won't come
The whole night through
Your cheatin' heart will tell on you
When tears come down like fallin' rain
You'll toss around and call my name
You'll walk the floor the way I do
Your cheatin' heart will tell on you
Your cheatin' heart will pine someday
And crave the love you threw away
The time will come when you'll be blue
Your cheatin' heart will tell on you
When tears come down like fallin' rain
You'll toss around and call my name
You'll walk the floor the way I do
Your cheatin' heart will tell on you