A song about the pain involved in ending a co-dependent relationship, where each person dares the other to instigate the breakup.

Lyrics:

Hack off something that you know can heal
And then you might just live for a week or more
And if at any other time you feel cause to go
Then it might help kill the taste when you kiss the floor

Hack off something that you don't even feel
If it stays or it goes requires minimal thought
We don't bleed much when we're all heroes
That's just one of the worlds that we'll never know

Go easy now stop digging for me
Go easy now my hell runs deep
I ain't no easy girl but that's no relief
I'm still not over what's crawling beneath

We know some things that seem so surreal
And they may freak us out still we climb on board
Though they could make our future lives so unbearable
That it could end up the time when we end it all

You've got feelings that I don't wanna feel
If one stays and one goes what's the price if we're caught
Can we bleed that much who would stop the flow
They're just some of the things that we'll never know

Go easy now stop digging for me
Go easy now my hell runs deep
I ain't no easy girl but that's no relief
I'm still not over what's crawling beneath

Words and Music by J. Petrovitch

Various Assassinations

Stop The Flow

This song is about refusing to be victimized.

Lyrics:

Why steal my money from me
I ain't loaded if that's what you thought now
You talk love then trip at my feet
Why steal my money from me

Why call me with nothing to say
You just looking for a quick hug to fall in
Then you stop and glance at my knees
They ain't shaking I got no money

You'll never make a victim out of me
No no If that's what you wanted
You ain’t clever you trick and you creep
That’s why you’ll never make a victim out of me
Back up there ain’t nothing to see
My looks are better without you in my way
This situation is causing me grief
And you will never make a victim out of me

Why stalk me to make me believe
You got something to give to my heart And
You had nothing and nothing lost me
I’m better off getting loving from me
Why taste me and say that I’m sweet
Give me no room to live in my heart and
You’re so deaf and blind to defeat
I’m so over this and ready to breathe

You’ll never make a victim out of me
Uh-oh no I won’t let it happen
I’ve called your bluff I finally see
That you’ll never be the one to give me what I need

Back up step away from me
You always said we thought so alike but
You don’t practice the things that I preach
And you will never be one to make me believe

Thrown the past over my shoulder
Cause now I know what you’re all about
Please don’t push it it ain’t gonna work no more
And you’ll just give me a reason to shout

You’ll never make a victim out of me
Uh-oh no that's finally over
I’m feeling good with all that is me
And now I’m ready to live a life without deceit

Back up Step away from me
Why am I the one that you’re hunting
This situation is causing me grief
And you will never make a victim out of me

You’ll never make a victim out of me
Uh-oh no it ain’t gonna happen
You ain’t tough and that’s a relief
That’s why you’ll never make a victim out of me

Why steal my money from me
Why steal my money from me

Words by J. Petrovitch and R. Eid
Music by J. Petrovitch

Back Up

This song is about the long-term, damaging effects of complacency. 

Lyrics:

Now for a few years I’ve lived guilt-free
It made me feel better cause they helped me to breathe
But they all went by with such urgency
I wonder if they happened I wonder if they happened

But with a clear head and conscious clean
Probably makes it easy to arrive at the scene
Will it mean that much if you know what I mean
You probably wished you hadn’t I’m sorry for the moment when
You have broken free and can’t deny the habit you can’t deny the habit
With a new found liberty you know you always wanted
You never should have bought it because

I don’t condone the scene
Yet I always thought of myself as the one to dream
And it held such hope that I wanted to see
By then I had to have it yes then I had to have it but now
Playtime’s over this is real
And still all I ever wanted was an equal deal
But I don’t deserve one that makes me feel
A little bit dramatic you know it’s just so tragic but when

Words fail meaning sticks
It don’t mean much when you’ve taken your licks
But just why did I dwell on such a quick fix
It’s just a force of habit it’s just a force of habit
Sometimes when it hurts
You’ll notice that I’ve fallen off the face of the earth
And whatever I claim that the feeling is worth
Know it ain’t worth nothing no it ain’t worth nothing

When a few clouds blur the scene
You know you got to have it you know you got to have it
With a few clouds wedged between
You know you always wanted whatever they have flaunted
And if you get what you seek
You know you’ll still have nothing you know you’ll still have nothing
But a new found recipe for how to fight the sadness when dealing with the madness because

It’s all looking bleak
It’s easy to regret it when it tastes so weak
When the thrill is gone and you’re well past your peak
But that could never happen no that could never happen and now
Shut out Incomplete I wish I did more thinking when I stood on my feet
Now I’m made a fool and it ain’t nothing discreet
I know you knew about it I know you knew about it

Words and Music by J. Petrovitch

Tragic

This song is about not dwelling past failures.

Lyrics:

Took a stab at responsibility
And then I gave it all up what would I ever win
Only to make an attempt at it half-heartedly
And then I gave it all up and that’s what did me in

Why is it so tough for me to listen to me
But why should I trust myself I always cut and run
Might now have what it takes but I’d like to proceed
I have to kill all these thoughts they’re just a smoking gun

Where nothing else matters
When everything’s turned around
I disallow what my fears all about
I just bottle it up and then nothing else matters

Do you ever regret what we used to be
And do you think it was pointless that you stayed around
I’d hate to think that I stopped you from being happy
It’s just that those type of thoughts have helped to keep me down

Should it even matter what we ever believed
It had no bearing before but now it weighs a ton
There could always be topics where we might agree
We might agree that we lost is that the smoking gun

When everyone scatters
When everyone fades away
It gets so loud out away from the crowd
I just let it bottle up and then nothing else matters
Then nothing else feels that bad
It keeps me sound while the pain fizzles out
But it gets me to thinking does anything matter

Look past whatever it was you ever saw in me
And tell me there’s something else that makes you love me now
It’s really foolish to wear your heart where I can see
I’ll probably piss on it all and take my final bow

Push the past away but I never listen to me
Though it might lower my stress and make it all work out
Try avoiding the thoughts about why I shouldn’t be
I shouldn’t dwell on those thoughts they’re just a smoking gun

Where everything matters
Where everything’s gonna break
I wanna shout cause I just figured out
It’s just one of the things that make everything matter
Where everything pulls you down
Just turn around don’t keep thinking about
Just what’s causing your frustration cause everything matters

Words and Music by J. Petrovitch

Smokin' Gun

This is about not holding back, when fighting the good fight.

Lyrics:

I've got more to give
Better believe that it's all for you now
You're done saying you're through
But I still got more to give

I've got more to give
Headed to find one worth giving it to and then
I thought why not you
And I still got more to give

You play this game almost every time
And now all I got to say cause it's oh so true
The one that you thought was a thorn in your side
Was all you had now there's nothing cause that thorn you pulled

I don't give a damn if you are surprised
Cause I don't care anymore
You never really were that kind to me
And deserve all that's in store

More to give
More to give

I've got more to give
Biding my time keeping my cool
And I'm counting to three
Just got to two and I still got more to give

You say I'll pay for it
Callous and mean shallow and cruel
Well it's too bad
That's how I do and I still got more for you

You Play this game almost every time
And now all I got to say and it's oh so true
The one that you thought was a thorn in your side
Was all you had now there's nothing cause that thorn you pulled

I don't give a damn
I don't give a
I don't give a

I don't give a damn if you are surprised
Cause I don't care anymore
You never really were that kind to me
And deserve all that's in store

Words and Music by J. Petrovitch

More To Give

This is about ending a relationship that lacks mutual respect.

Lyrics:

Stop the presses
Hold the phone
Do you think that there’s something going on
How can you sit there casting stones
Do you think you’re gonna profit on your own

Think that you own the game
Hurt, offend it’s all the same
My heart’s broke and I don’t see it mending
Pull no punches, transfer blame
Better duck I’m taking aim
The words spoke have ruined all my fantasies

Stressing when it’s all too much and I cannot let it be
Cause I know you’re not trying
You say I complain too much and that I’m living a dream
No now that I ain’t buying

Speak in tongues and go to sleep
Never thought to earn your keep
You think straight while talking in circles
Maybe you should venture south
Peel your eyes and shut your mouth
Don’t speak out it keeps me from what’s holy

Stop the presses
Hold the phone
Do you think I won’t leave you on your throne
Then you can sit there
Hold your own
And you will have to suffer and go it alone

You said you were down with love and you’d express it to me
But I feel you were lying
Pushing finally came to shove and all you ever would be
Was so unsatisfying

Stressing when it’s all too much
Maybe it’s time I should leave
Cause a part of me is dying

Tired of waiting round for more
So au revoir mon ami
Now that’s more gratifying

Talk talk talk it up
You lost your shot
Now what’s gonna happen since you’re for the chop
Walk walk walk it off
I’m closing shop
And face the facts already
It’s all gonna stop

Riding fences
Stay alone
All you are is overblown
So senseless
Why did you keep this going on

Stressing cause it’s all too much
And I cannot let it be
Cause I know you’re not trying
You say I complain too much
And my demands are extreme
No now that I ain’t buying

I’m reborn and over fear
I’ll rebuild from broken tears
They’ll cleanse me
Shaping worlds that follow my beliefs

Stressing cause it’s all too much
And I cannot let it be
When I know you’re not trying
You say I complain too much
And my demands are extreme
No now that I ain’t buying

Stressing cause it’s all too much
And I cannot let it be
When I know you’re not trying
You say I’m out of touch
And that I’m living a dream
No now that I ain’t buying

Words and Music by J. Petrovitch

Stop The Presses

Lyrics:

I see a life without a past in me
The day that you were meant to be
Over all my grief and dreams

I see you riding to my house today
Making cakes with caramel
Talking dirty, breaking shells

I see my brown eyes turning sweet
A warm hold all over me
Every time you look at me

I see fireflies, glowing streets
Falling down from the trees
lightning passed from you to me

You're right in front of me
Taking small steps with the songs you play
Pulling me in the way you sway
Drawing me in with the way you say

You're right in front of me
Making me ache with your touch my sweet
And I need you
Yes I need you

I see a life without a past in me
The day that you were meant to be
Over all my grief and dreams

You're right in front of me
Making me ache with your touch my sweet
And I need you
Yes I need you

I see making beds and planting seeds
Giving baths and drinking tea
A home with a love for keeps

I see making beds and planting seeds
Giving baths and drinking tea
A home with a love for keeps

A home with a love for keeps

Words by R. Eid
Music by J. Petrovitch

Molt

This song is about trying to create something constructive, in the face of extreme ignorance.

Lyrics:

So fun and pretty
So loud and giddy
Theatrics without
An ounce of social grace

Petite and frilly
You laugh so shrilly
Perhaps you'll get it
When I slap your face

Why forbid it
Hey permit it
Oh what a pity
It's on a lower case
Though implicit you still don't get it
Though you'll regret it
When I slap your face

Vacant of soul and so cliche
You're just so crass and deluded how do you do it
Don't think that I would last a day
I would be climbing the walls 'til I broke protocol

I don't know whats got into me
But I don't think I should wanna feel this way
Even if you do things that I don't agree with
I should just back off and leave you alone

No use sweating
Just where I'm heading
I may be getting
A little bit off-base

Are you Lonely
A one and only
So flawed yet phony
Unique and commonplace

No bullshittin'
Hey I admit it
I overdid it
But that's my saving grace
Overzealous
Not really jealous
We should disperse cause
I need some breathing space

Everyone miscalculates
But then I guess everybody knows what they're doing
Stumbling 'long this mass parade
Something that in the long haul should spell death for us all

I don't know just what we should do
But I'm not proud of the way that we behave
If we can choose those we keep company with
Then it's not well-known why I'd cast the first stone

And we can weave and crawl to our port of call
That's all I want if you want it at all
I think we're thinking too small
Let's dig up the floor while we bury the walls

Words and Music by J. Petrovitch

Protocol

This song is about sexual abuse, and having the strength to confront your abuser, regardless of the pull they have on you.

Lyrics:

Hey daddy you never really had me
You want me so bad but you should
Pray daddy I hid it well but sadly
It's starting to show

Hey daddy what's bitter once was so sweet
The taste of your name on my tongue
Bye daddy though I still dream you'd come and ask me to play
In your own way but never again

Tried to make it better thought the worst was over
Tried to catch my breath when you'd blow on my shoulder
Tried to tell myself that I'd always still love you
And time would make things better cause the worst is over

Hey daddy I found you holding my hand
The sun hit the moon my world's over
So blinding I cannot look away 'cause I think I might die

The strain of this is breaking my back
I'm trying to grieve but the weight of my words
Make it so hard to speak when you're caressing my neck
The strain of this is breaking my back

Tried to make it better thought the worst was over
Tried to catch my breath when you'd blow on my shoulder
Tried to tell myself that I'd always still love you
And time would make things better, cause the worst is over
Tried to catch my breath when you'd blow on my shoulder
Tried to tell myself that I'd always still love you
And time would make things better cause the worst is over

Words by J. Petrovitch and R. Eid
Music by J. Petrovitch

Hey Daddy

This song is about having the courage to not follow the crowd.

Lyrics:

Brats
Shallow cats
Trust fund babies wearing trucker hats
Is that where it's at
Making the scene with a million tats

I hear you talking I don't pay no mind at all
I hear you talking I don't pay no mind
I hear you talking I don't pay no mind at all
I hear you talking I don't pay no mind

Hail
You who prevails
Toppling the buildings that are so hard to scale
Assail
Whats that entail
Spending your life in fear of white collar jail

Now
What if you fail
Life ain't the same if its not upscale
It's stale
Riding the rail
Your heart is finally pumping
Contemplating jumping now

I see you falling I don't pay no mind at all
I see you falling I don't pay no mind
I see you falling I don't pay no mind at all
I see you falling I don't pay no mind

When your dropping the ball
Seeing the signs
Feeling the wrath
Biding your time
When the pieces don't fall
Right into line
Just turn your head
And pay them no no no no mind

Rats
I know the stats
My chances are better when I fall in with that
But that's not where I am at
I had my chances but I passed on all that

I heard them calling and I paid no mind at all
I heard them calling and I paid no mind
I heard them calling and I paid no mind at all
I heard them calling and I paid no mind
I heard them calling and I paid no mind at all
I heard them calling and I paid no mind
I heard them calling and I paid no mind at all
I heard them calling and I paid no mind

Words and Music by J. Petrovitch

Flowers of Industry