Music by Cornelius_Julius
Lyrics by grahamlester
Vocals by burningtoad

This Ocean

I’m watching the blue
Remembering you,
My foolish devotion.
You’re over the sea,
Not thinking of me,
Between us this ocean.

Unquenchable thirst
I’m sure is the cursed
First law of emotion.
I craved for a pearl,
A natural girl,
As true as the ocean.

Your fishnets, my heart
Hauled in at the start
Blood pumped into motion.
Bright days in the sun,
Black nights with the one
As wild as the ocean.

Like lightning, love’s light
Soon vanished from sight
In storms and commotion;
Cruel waves and cruel sky,
Oh why did I try
To battle an ocean?

I’m watching the blue
Remembering you,
My foolish devotion.
I still hear those lies
I still see those eyes
As blue as the ocean.




This Ocean

Music by memefilter
Vocals by spotlightboxer
Lyrics by Graham Lester
From Game of Bands

New York City’s Last Surviving One-Man Band

I was standing near Penn Station   
Someone tried to sell me crack  
I was saying, “No, not me man”   
When I heard a sudden crack  
I woke up in the gutter  
Almost hit by someone’s car  
And that was when I noticed that  
They’d stolen my guitar   

New York City’s last surviving one-man band  
I’m New York City’s last surviving one-man band  
They wouldn’t keep on mugging me  
If they could understand  
I’m New York City’s last surviving one-man band    

Well, I wish they hadn’t taken my piano,  
I’d play . . .  

Well, I went down to Ground Zero  
I was feeling kind of down  
I want to be a local hero  
But it’s not that kind of town  
Three hookers tried to stab me  
As I stared into the pool  
They took my precious fiddle  
Then they played “Three Maids from School”   

New York City’s last surviving one-man band  
I’m New York City’s last surviving one-man band  
They wouldn’t keep on mugging me  
If they could understand  
I’m New York City’s last surviving one-man band  

Well, I wish they hadn’t taken my banjo,  
I’d play . . .  

I went to Greenwich Village  
To drink off that last attack  
But I felt a shotgun’s pressure  
In the center of my back  
Tiny old man in a Stetson  
Tells me in a raspy voice  
“Your life or your harmonica!   
Now, hurry up – your choice.”   

New York City’s last surviving one-man band  
I’m New York City’s last surviving one-man band  
They wouldn’t keep on mugging me  
If they could understand  
I’m New York City’s last surviving one-man band  

Well, I wish they hadn’t taken my harmonica,  
I’d play . . .  

I was looking for some comfort  
I was feeling quite bereft  
I used to have twelve instruments  
And now I’d just three left  
I was roughed up by a tranny  
Down on Seventh Avenue  
His performance was uncanny  
On my stolen best kazoo  

New York City’s last surviving one-man band  
I’m New York City’s last surviving one-man band  
They wouldn’t keep on mugging me  
If they could understand  
I’m New York City’s last surviving one-man band  

Well, I wish they hadn’t taken my kazoo,  
I’d play . . .  

Going back to California  
To protect my new guitar  
Where the people don’t all scorn ya  
And they recognize a star  
I can still afford to fly there  
I’m not quite reduced to rags  
I would book a flight this morning  
But they always steal my bags  

New York City’s last surviving one-man band  
I’m New York City’s last surviving one-man band  
They wouldn’t keep on mugging me  
If they could understand  
I’m New York City’s last surviving one-man band  

Well, I wish they hadn’t taken my ukulele  
I’d play . . .  


New York City's Last Surviving One Man Band

Music and vocals by Gravizt. Lyrics by Graham Lester. This was just a demo but I like it very much.

The Rain Keeps on Falling
Your words are misleading
I can tell when you lie
There are signs I’ve been reading
That you cannot deny
Why must you keep pleading?
You can see how things slide
And the fact of the matter
Is something has died

We were gradually sinking
But we just couldn’t see
We were both of us thinking
That it’s you and not me
But it’s too late to bicker
Or to salvage our pride 
When the fact of the matter
Is something has died

Chorus
Outside the rain keeps on falling
There isn’t a thing we can do
The mud just gets deeper and deeper
Just like between me and you

The flowers were blooming
And the lambs were at play
And the birds were all singing
Seems like just yesterday
Now the thunder is crashing
There’s no place we can hide
And the fact of the matter
Is something has died

Chorus
Outside the rain keeps on falling
There isn’t a thing we can do
The mud just gets deeper and deeper
Just like between me and you

Well, we used to drink coolers
And now it’s straight gin
But deception can’t fool us
When the curtain’s so thin
Even drunken old sailors
Have to honor the tide
And the fact of the matter
Is something has died

Chorus
Outside the rain keeps on falling
There isn’t a thing we can do
The mud just gets deeper and deeper
Just like between me and you


The Rain Keeps On Falling (Demo)

Music by Abstinentpsychonaut, vocals by SeeScottRock, lyrics by Graham Lester

Fly Upon Your Wall
I’d like to be a fly upon your wall
At the moment your new lover finds you out
I guess that you’ll be looking pretty small
The second he awakens into doubt

I’d like to be a fly upon your wall
When you realize you’ve pulled out all the stops
I’ve got a hunch what’s likely to befall
The moment that that pretty penny drops

Chorus
You’re gonna hear that buzz, buzz, buzzing baby
That buzzing’s gonna gnaw into your brain
No matter how you stomp
No matter how you swat
You know that buzz, buzz, buzzing will remain

I’d like to be a fly upon your wall
The day you can’t escape from your disgrace


Fly Upon Your Wall

Perfect Crime final

Music by tranquilchaos; vocal by somada; lyrics by Graham Lester
Off My Meds
Ever since you’ve gone, I don’t take my meds, got no reason why,
Giving way to rage, chaos and regret, I don’t even try,
Grieving in my heart, pounding in my brain, boiling in my blood
Stress is building up, somethin’s gonna break. Somethin’s gonna flood

Talking in my sleep, got no way to know, when they’re gonna come
Hounded in my thoughts, walking in my room, squinting at the sun,
Aching in my bones, burning in my ears, nerves are wearing thin,
Ceiling’s cracking up, floor is giving way, walls are closing in,

I wait for you
To still this storm and bring me peace again
To make me whole again
Like the calm before again
Come home

Ever since you’ve gone, I don’t take my meds, got no reason why,
Clock is ticking on, pressure’s building up, days are going by,
Dam is gonna break, water’s gonna burst, valley’s gonna drown
Gotta hold it in, gotta hold it back, gotta hold it down

Thunder’s gonna roll, dogs are gonna howl, lightning’s gonna strike,
Can’t control my mind, start to lose my grip, waiting for the spike
Holding in the pain, holding back the door, holding down the beast,
Vultures in the sky, circling in the air, waiting for the feast


Graham Lester

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