MEDULLA

Yo, last stop last shot to talk, 
You’re on the edge of my tongue; you’re jumping off 
Beneath me are the grounds on which 
I’ll deem you lost so, 
Wise up! Wise up! 

See the problem with you is you drop when tossed 
You swear the truth is it’s not your fault 
Well, choice puts you through this 
Don’t act distraught, no 
Wise up! Wise up! 

Opportunity’s pounding, you better answer 
The way that it’s sounding, it’s gonna leave ya 
You make it wait too long, it writes you off so, 

Wise up! Wise up, 
Or the ground will part and you will fall 
Best wise up, man, rise up 
Or the ground will part and you will fall 
You better wise up, man, rise up 
Or the ground will part and you will fall 
Wise up! Wise up, 
Or I might split and let ya…fall

PAINMAKER

I sincerely felt the air drop from up top, 
And pressure cook diamonds out of rock; 
Your sticky fingers hit the ground, 
Weighed down by precious stones 
They cut through soul as easy as flesh; 
Wait and prey on common sense, 
On lonely nights in corridors 
Washed down by pints of ale, 
Don’t you know? 
Dull knives still leave scars, 
Like words wrenching, writhing inside your heart 

I know that you’re leaving, 
But I know you as you could be 
Darling, I know you still want me, 
But you can’t ever admit to when you’re faulting 

So I take two steps and you take three 
Again, I take two steps and you take three 
And you’re all about standing in front of me 
False ideals birth complacency, 
Thoughts shoot out with asperity, 
Perplexity rains down on me 
I’m rendered brash and immature 

I know when you see I hate you, 
Oh no, no, no, no, I made you what you are

CLEAN UP THE MESS

If you play the video in slow-mo 
You might see me catch some air, I was glistening; 
Sweating hard from the thought of all my sins 
Carrying a tune, but the melody won’t do 
I’ve lost the race; can’t cancel bets 
And there is no prize for second place 
All the while I’m thinking, “Man, this is such a waste” 

No I just can’t try, the risk is high 
I barely ever make it by 
Put in too much time, taking more than mine 
It doesn’t matter if I get out alive 
I’m way ahead with cramping legs, ya see 
I was a bullet and now I’m dead, 
I went to my own head 
Now clean up the mess 

You didn’t get so far on living hard 
Spent so much time alone and yet 
You still don’t know who you are 
Always so careful as to not slip ahead 
You concentrate so hard and still fell right off the edge

The heat from the sun 
Slows pace on everyone 
His face is dripping sweat 
“I’m arrogant,” he gently wept 
Spent and spinning ‘round 
We all fall down 
I’m down, 
I’m up, 
I’m on the run and I’m not done

2 STOPS 1

Jumping through black holes, 

Reaching hands grab the sky 
She searches for new lands 
With an all-seeing eye 
Is there anyone out there? 
Now we’re under attack 
When life hands you situations like this 
You sit back and you know, you have yourself a laugh

Where did you go? 
What did you see? 
Is there anyone out there? 
And is there air to breathe? 

Shaking sin waves sound, 
The ground gives, opens, and growls 
I slip through hands as I dive down, 
I slip through hands as I dive down 

Where did you go? 
And what did you see? 
Is there anyone out there, and can you take me? 
Where you go, is there air to breathe? 
Or will we just break? 

Shaking sin waves sound, 
The ground gives, opens, and growls. 
I slip through hands as I dive down, 
The depths rise as I dive down 

Where did you go? 
What did you see? 
Is there anyone out there? 
Is there air to breathe? 

When 2 stops 1

RELEASE

With a grin upon his face
Grim began to speak,
“You’ll curse and won’t soon forget, 
My dear, the day that you met me”
Silence, he just stood there
With his face forming a frown
They stared into each other’s eyes
And tore each other down

She would breathe out the sickness
That she felt had bound her down
With loving arms wide open,
She heard a brilliant sound
A pre-determined ending
She could not believe
And so she went resilient,
Pushed her will till she could speak

The doctors said “impossible”
The nurse, she smiled belief
They all knew the truth was coming
Those beside her felt relief

Say it again, do it again, stop
There is no end, just another stop
Say it again, over again
Release your pain

We all know our time will come
It’s the energy you share
With all the ones you love
And if you have doubts, let them all ride
on roads never-ending

The sickness held her softly
In time leaning her aside,
And said, “I mean to cause you no pain, 
But, dear, we all must die”
With this she closed her eyes,
Closed her lips and did not speak
Summoned all her life in one last breath
And let her soul go soaring free