I Cannot See
(c) J. Murdock McInnes Vasey

[instrumental]

When I knew that it was over
When I could not do it anymore

My mind would not believe
My heart would not accept
I had no life to live
I could not even find the door

I do not want the truth
I beg for you to lie

I sit here and ask for things
I know that you can't give
When I am about to cry
I forgive

[chorus]
The truth easy to see
There was no you and me
The truth within the lies
Always glaring in your eyes

[instrumental]

I want to hear what I want
I don't want to know
I see you packed your bags
and you are about to go
But I do not want to believe
I forgive

What is it about me
That cannot face the world

I live in fantasy
I can't see reality
I can't see the writing on the wall
I cannot see at all

[chorus]
The truth easy to see
There was no you and me
The truth within the lies
Always glaring in your eyes

[outro]
[instrumental]

The truth easy to see
There was no you and me
The truth within the lies
Always glaring in your eyes

[instrumental]


I Cannot See

I Cannot See (duet)
(c) J. Murdock McInnes Vasey

[instrumental]

When I knew that it was over
When I could not do it anymore

My mind would not believe
My heart would not accept
I had no life to live
I could not even find the door

I do not want the truth
I beg for you to lie

I sit here and ask for things
I know that you can't give
When I am about to cry
I forgive

[chorus]
The truth easy to see
There was no you and me
The truth within the lies
Always glaring in your eyes

[instrumental]

I want to hear what I want
I don't want to know
I see you packed your bags
and you are about to go

What is it about me
That cannot face the world

I live in fantasy
I can't see reality
I can't see the writing on the wall
I cannot see at all

[chorus]
The truth easy to see
There was no you and me
The truth within the lies
Always glaring in your eyes

[outro]
[instrumental]

The truth easy to see
There was no you and me
The truth within the lies
Always glaring in your eyes

[instrumental]

I Cannot See (a romantic duet)

A Little More
(c) J. Murdock McInnes Vasey

[piano solo]

Would you like a little pain
Would you like a little more
The same as you had last time
How about the time before?

[bridge]

Before we start
Before you get the pain
We need a little talk
What do I have to gain

What did you say, I cannot hear you
You cannot make a sound
Well, hang on 
and I'll be back around

[instrumental]

Is that too tight, Is that too cold
I think you are too weak
I will teach you some control
and give you a little tweak

hhhmmmmmmmmmmm

How does it feel
Do you like to feel like that
Hold on to your heels
And you will get a little pat

You want to be let go
You want to end it all right now
But you paid for a full hour
and now I have the power

[instrumental]

This does not end like this
In may not ever end
Just give me a little kiss
Let's try the other end

[outro]
[instrumental]

This does not end like this
In may not ever end
Just give me a little kiss
Let's try the other end

[instrumental]



A Little More (FEM)

Nil Nil
(c) J. Murdock McInnes Vasey

[instrumental]

I think I am depressed
I don't feel sad or suicidal
I don't feel pain or deep regret
But I don't want to place a bet

I would like to sleep all day
Only wake to say good bye
I would like to keep on sleeping
Not feel a thing until I die

I don't want to teach the world
A single god damned thing
Not to play or work for change
There is no help that I can bring

You might say I let them win
But you are wrong, the joke's on them
There never was a thing to win
The world I leave's not worth a thing

[bridge]

There might have been, maybe some day
But not now, not any more
What's been done erased that hope
Nil nil, the only score

[instrumental]

I think I am depressed
I feel calm, at last at peace
There was a time I played the game
Wasted time, it is a shame

I think that I am done
My last shot has left the gun
I would like to never wake
All my hopes were a mistake

I could never teach the world
A single god damned thing
Foolish pride, I fooled myself
There was nothing on my shelf

You might say I let them win
But you are wrong, the joke's on them
There never was a thing to win
The world I leave's not worth a thing

[bridge]

There might have been, maybe some day
But not now, not any more
What's been done erased that hope
Nil nil, the only score

[instrumental]

[outro]
But not now, not any more
What's been done erased that hope
Nobody wins, head out the door
Nil nil, the only score

Nil nil, the only score

[instrumental]


Nil Nil (B)

Let's Travel Light
(c) J. Murdock McInnes Vasey

[instrumental]

Let's travel light, let's go right now
Ride all night, stop at daylight
We'll look around, see what we've found
Could be the place, that wants our sound

We'll find a park, set up our gear
We'll play till dark, sit down and hear
We'll play old songs, so sing along
We'll play new stuff, you've had enough

[instrumental] 1:31

Let's travel light, let's go right now
Ride all night, stop at daylight
We'll pool our cash, we'll last a while
Life on the road, one thousand miles

We'll pack the van, just a tin can
It might break down, way out of town
We'll walk for miles, beg for a ride
Work for a while, we'll try to smile

[instrumental] 2:51

We'll find a dream, something to share
We'll ride till then, could be nowhere
There's nothing here, nothing to miss
Why waste more time, give me a kiss

[instrumental] 4:00

We'll find a dream, something to share
We'll ride till then, could be nowhere
Try the next town, it could be better
It's getting cold, we could wear sweaters

We'll find a dream, something to share
We'll ride till then, could be nowhere

Could be nowhere

Could be nowhere

Let's Travel Light

Let's Travel Light (reggae)
(c) J. Murdock McInnes Vasey

[instrumental]

Let's travel light, Let's go right now
We'll ride all night, Stop at daylight
We'll look around, See what we've found
Could be the place, That wants our sound

We'll find a park, Set up our gear
We'll play till dark, Sit down and hear
We'll play old songs, So sing along
We'll play new stuff, You've had enough

We'll find a park, Set up our gear
We'll play till dark, Sit down and hear
We'll play old songs, So sing along
We'll play new stuff, You've had enough

[instrumental]

Let's travel light, Let's go right now
We'll ride all night, Stop at daylight
We'll pool our cash, We'll last a while
Life on the road, One thousand miles

We'll pack the van, just a tin can
It might break down, way out of town
We'll walk for miles, beg for a ride
Work for a while, we'll try to smile

We'll find a dream, Something to share
We'll ride till then, Could be nowhere
There's nothing here, Nothing to miss
Why waste more time, Give me a kiss

[instrumental]

We'll find a dream, Something to share
We'll ride till then, Could be nowhere
Try the next town, it could be better
It's getting cold, we could wear sweaters

We'll find a dream, Something to share
We'll ride till then, Could be nowhere

Could be nowhere

Could be nowhere

Let's Travel Light (reggae)

Let's Travel Light
(c) J. Murdock McInnes Vasey

[instrumental]

Let's travel light, Let's go right now
We'll ride all night, Stop at daylight
We'll look around, See what we've found
Could be the place, That wants our sound

[bridge]

We'll find a park, Set up our gear
We'll play till dark, Sit down and hear
We'll play old songs, So sing along
We'll play new stuff, You've had enough

[instrumental]

Let's travel light, Let's go right now
We'll ride all night, Stop at daylight
We'll pool our cash, We'll last a while
Life on the road, One thousand miles

We'll pack the van, just a tin can
It might break down, way out of town
We'll walk for miles, beg for a ride
Work for a while, we'll try to smile

[bridge]

We'll find a dream, Something to share
We'll ride till then, Could be nowhere
There's nothing here, Nothing to miss
Why waste more time, Give me a kiss

[outro]
[instrumental]

We'll find a dream, Something to share
We'll ride till then, Could be nowhere
Try the next town, it could be better
It's getting cold, we could wear sweaters

We'll find a dream, Something to share
We'll ride till then, Could be nowhere

Could be nowhere

Could be nowhere





Let's Travel Light (blues)

[instrumental]

It's a beautiful day, 
the sun is here to stay
I can tell from your eyes, 
not a cloud in the sky

What I love is your sway, 
when you're, walking my way
I can tell from your smile, 
That you're ready to play

[instrumental]

It's a beautiful day, 
the sun is here to stay
I can tell from your eyes, 
not a cloud in the sky

What I love is your sway, 
when you're, walking my way
I can tell from your smile, 
That you're ready to play

[bridge]

We walk side by side, 
then you run ahead
I try to catch up, 
you lay down and play dead

We play for a while, 
things are going alright
Now it's back to your bed, 
But I can't fit my head

[instrumental]

We play for a while, 
things are going alright
Now it's back to your bed, 
But I can't fit my head

Your bed is too small
it's too small for me
You curl up in a ball
but your bed is too small

Your bed is too small
it's too small for me

[instrumental]



Playing Outside (G latin faster)

Fade Away
(c) J. Murdock McInnes Vasey

[instrumental]

Marie my dear old friend
don't look away, no don't pretend
Yes, it's me behind these eyes,
it's good to see you in the end.

They say I lost control,
my life did not go well.
My habits took their toll
and I could not break their spell

I am not asking you for money
and you don't need to stay too long
Just sit with me a while
and we will sing that same old song

[instrumental]

It's the one you sang to me
It was your favorite that first day
On that day I could not see
there was no chance that you would stay

Once they told me you were gone
I lost the will to carry on
I left my home, I lost my place
I made sure I left no trace

I walked for years with no hope
and in time forgot the song
Time passed and I grew old
and too tired to go home

[instrumental]

Now look at me, there's not much left
I am smaller every day
My thoughts are slow and very few
I only wish to fade away

[outro]

Now look at me, there's not much left
I am smaller every day
My thoughts are slow and very few
I only wish to fade away

I only wish to fade away

fade away......

[instrumental]

Fade Away (blues)

If You Believe
(c) J. Murdock McInnes Vasey

[instrumental]

If you believe the world is ending
Why are you raising kids?
If you're sure there's no tomorrow
Who cares what they did?

Why do you go to work?
Why do you go to school?
You don't have a lot of time
You are just being a fool

[instrumental]

Relax, go to the beach
Only grab what you can reach
Don't do anything hard
You can put that on your card

Don't worry about the bill
From now on just charge and borrow
There will be no bill collectors
They will all be dead tomorrow

[instrumental]

If you believe that this is it
You can do that bad bad thing
You can close all your windows
And you can let the doorbell ring

Keep doing what you like
Spend all your time in bed
Spend it all on pills, booze, and girls
What would you do instead?

[instrumental]

If you believe the world is ending
Why are you washing dishes?
If you believe the world is ending
Why not grant me all my wishes?

[instrumental]

If you believe that this is it
You can do that bad bad thing
You can close all your windows
And you can let the doorbell ring

Keep doing what you like
Spend all your time in bed
Spend it all on pills, booze, and girls
What would you do instead?

[outro]
[instrumental]

If you believe the world is ending
Why are you washing dishes?
If you believe the world is ending
Why not grant me all my wishes?

[instrumental]

all my wishes?
all my wishes?

all my wishes!!!!!!!!!!!

If You Believe (B)

Who's Gonna Do It
(c) J. Murdock McInnes Vasey

[Intro]

[Refrain]
Who's Gonna Do It

[Verse]
Who wants to take that first hard blow
Who wants to spend the night in jail
Who will tell them what he knows
Who will suffer if we fail
Who has a sister with some money
And will she come, will she come and pay your bail

[Verse]
Who will stand along the road
Who will block the courthouse steps
Who’ll hang the sign over the freeway
Who will fight to the last breath
Who will spend a month in prison
and still get up, still get up get up and try again

[instrumental]

[Verse]
I see you wearing the same black T
I see you are heading out again
While I tell myself a pack of lies
One more excuse to close my eyes
When will I stand, not criticize
When will I be the one that tries

[Refrain]
Who's Gonna Do It

[Refrain]
Who's Gonna Do It

[Refrain]
Who's Gonna Do It

[Instrumental]

[Verse]
Who wants to take that first hard blow
Who wants to spend the night in jail
Who will tell them what he knows
Who will suffer if we fail
Who has a sister with some money
And will she come, will she come and pay your bail

[Verse]
I see you wearing the same black T
I see you are heading out again
While I tell myself a pack of lies
One more excuse to close my eyes
When will I stand, not criticize
When will I be the one that tries

[Refrain]
Who's Gonna Do It

[Refrain]
Who's Gonna Do It

[Refrain]
Who's Gonna Do It

[Instrumental]


Who's Gonna Do It (B)

Help Me Go Away
(c) J. Murdock McInnes Vasey

[instrumental]

I am here asking for help
I have tried so many times
I can't do it by myself
I just want you to be kind

You think my life was good
So many suffered more
So many had far less
The reasons I can't guess

I am afraid I know the score
Things were never all that good
It is wonderful to think
I am standing on the brink

[chorus]
If only I was dead
I could look back and know the total
I would count up all my wins
And then, ... go kill myself

[instrumental]

I come here every day
I don't know why I stay
It is time fore me to go
Would you please strike the blow?

I don't know why I can't do it
I really do not care
I need help from someone else
Why is it that I'm scared?

Can we talk about the price?
You can have all that is mine
Don't make be beg and cry
Just do it, it is time

[chorus]
If only I was dead
I could look back and know the total
I would count up all my wins
And then, ... go kill myself

[instrumental]

I don't care what you use
Just be quick and be for sure
They told me you were good
Your intentions always pure

Don't worry about my wishes
I won't know it when I'm dead
You can toss me in a hole
Or swimming with the fishes

Can we talk about the price
You can have all that is mine
Don't make be beg and cry
Just do it, it is time

[chorus]
If only I was dead
I could look back and know the total
I would count up all my wins
And then, ... go kill myself

[outro]
[instrumental]

If only I was dead
I could look back and know the total
I would count up all my wins
And then, ... go kill myself

[instrumental]


Help Me Go Away (D guitar rat)

Stand Up
(c) J. Murdock McInnes Vasey

[instrumental]

We show up to fight
To face them again
We know we can't win
We expect to feel pain
There is nothing to lose
But so much to gain

If they win they take all
Any justice will fall
Get up from the ground 
We'll go one more round

They own all our leaders
Who think they're patriotic
They own the police
A bunch of psychotics
They own the ground where we stand

[chorus]
We did all that we could
We spent all that we had
Why did we believe we could win?
We need to be bad
We need to feel sad
We need to commit to our sins

We cannot give up
Get up from the ground 
and stand up
and stand up

[instrumental]

We show up to fight
To face them again
We know we can't win
We expect to feel pain
There is nothing to lose
But so much to gain

If they win they take all
Any justice will fall
Get up from the ground 
We'll go one more round

They own all our leaders
Who think they're patriotic
They own the police
A bunch of psychotics
They own the ground where we stand

[chorus]
We did all that we could
We spent all that we had
Why did we believe we could win?
We need to be bad
We need to feel sad
We need to commit to our sins

We cannot give up
Get up from the ground 
and stand up
and stand up

[instrumental]

We fight cause it's right
We cannot give up
Get up from the ground 
and stand up

[chorus]
We did all that we could
We spent all that we had
Why did we believe we could win?
We need to be bad
We need to feel sad
We need to commit to our sins

We cannot give up
Get up from the ground 
and stand up
and stand up

We cannot give up
Get up from the ground 
and stand up
and stand up

[heavy drums]
[screeching guitars]
[instrumental]

stand up
stand up!
stand up!!!

!!! STAND UP !!!!


[instrumental]


Stand Up (hard woman)

Stand Up
(c) J. Murdock McInnes Vasey

[instrumental]

We show up to fight
To face them again
We know we can't win
We expect to feel pain
There is nothing to lose
But so much to gain

If they win they take all
Any justice will fall
Get up from the ground 
We'll go one more round

They own all our leaders
Who say they're patriotic
They own the police
A sad bunch of psychotics
They own the ground where we stand

[chorus]
We did all we could
We spent all we had
Why did we believe we could win?
We need to be bad
We need to feel sad
We need to commit to our sins

We cannot give up
Get up from the ground 
and stand up
and stand up

stand up

stand up

[instrumental]

We show up to fight
To face them again
We know we can't win
We expect to feel pain
There is nothing to lose
But so much to gain

If they win they take all
Any justice will fall
Get up from the ground 
We'll go one more round

They own all our leaders
Who say they're patriotic
They own the police
A sad bunch of psychotics
They own the ground where we stand

[chorus]
We did all we could
We spent all we had
Why did we believe we could win?
We need to be bad
We need to feel sad
We need to commit to our sins

We cannot give up
Get up from the ground 
and stand up
and stand up

stand up

stand up

[instrumental]

We fight cause it's right
We cannot give up
Get up from the ground 
and stand up

[chorus]
We did all we could
We spent all we had
Why did we believe we could win?
We need to be bad
We need to feel sad
We need to commit to our sins

We cannot give up
Get up from the ground 
and stand up
and stand up

We cannot give up
Get up from the ground 
and stand up
and stand up

[heavy drums]
[screeching guitars]
[instrumental]

stand up
stand up!
stand up!!!

!!! STAND UP !!!!


[instrumental]


Stand Up (B reggae)

Any Day Might be the Day
(c) J. Murdock McInnes Vasey

[instrumental]

In the den of his small house
Alfred watched the news
He could hear the kids upstairs
His wife was cooking stew

He had been spending too much time
Doing nothing every day
He no longer worked the line
He no longer got the pay

His job no longer needed
His whole life gone to hell
The whole world was getting poorer
Just a few were doing well

[instrumental]

He'd been born here in LA
But his mother further South
He been told back at the plant
To eat beans and shut his mouth

It was clearer day by day
Things were not going to get better
Pretty soon it would be colder
And the maga's getting bolder

[bridge]

He had been an elec-trician
He knew how to make a spark
He was troubled by ideas
And bit by bit he lost his fears

It was time to do his part
It was time to make them pay
He could still get in the plant
Any day might be the day

[instrumental]

He'd been born here in LA
But his mother further South
He been told back at the plant
To eat beans and shut his mouth

It was clearer day by day
Things were not going to get better
Pretty soon it would be colder
And the maga's getting bolder

[bridge]

He'd been an elec-trician
He knew how to make a spark
He was troubled by ideas
And bit by bit he lost his fears

It was time to do his part
It was time to make them pay
He could still get in the plant
Any day might be the day

[instrumental]

He'd been an elec-trician
He knew how to make a spark
He was troubled by ideas
And bit by bit he lost his fears

It was time to do his part
It was time to make them pay
He could still get in the plant
Any day might be the day

[instrumental]

It was time to make them pay
Any day might be the day

It was time to make them pay
Any day might be the day

Any day might be the day

Any Day Might be the Day

Any Day Might be the Day
(c) J. Murdock McInnes Vasey

[instrumental]

In the den of his small house
Alfredo watched the news
He could hear the kids upstairs
His wife was cooking stew

He had been spending too much time
Doing nothing every day
He no longer worked the line
He no longer got the pay

He was no longer needed
His whole life gone to hell
The whole world was getting poorer
Just a few were doing well

[1][instrumental]

He'd been born here in LA
But his mother further South
He been told back at the plant
To eat beans and shut his mouth

It was clearer day by day
Things were not going to get better
Pretty soon it would be colder
And the maga's getting bolder

[2][bridge]

He had been an elec-trician
He knew how to make a spark
He was troubled by ideas
But his anger drowned his fears

It was time to do his part
It was time to make them pay
He could still get in the plant
Any day might be the day

[3][instrumental]

He'd been born here in LA
But his mother further South
He been told back at the plant
To eat beans and shut his mouth

It was clearer day by day
Things were not going to get better
Pretty soon it would be colder
And the maga's getting bolder

[bridge]

He'd been an elec-trician
He knew how to make a spark
He was troubled by ideas
But his anger drowned his fears

It was time to do his part
It was time to make them pay
He could still get in the plant
Any day might be the day

[4][instrumental]

He'd been an elec-trician
He knew how to make a spark
He was troubled by ideas
But his anger drowned his fears

It was time to do his part
It was time to make them pay
He could still get in the plant
Any day might be the day

[5][instrumental]

He'd been born here in LA
But his mother further South
He been told back at the plant
To eat beans and shut his mouth

It was clearer day by day
Things were not going to get better
Pretty soon it would be colder
And the maga's getting bolder

[bridge]

He'd been an elec-trician
He knew how to make a spark
He was troubled by ideas
But his anger drowned his fears

It was time to do his part
It was time to make them pay
He could still get in the plant
Any day might be the day

[6][instrumental]

It was time to make them pay
Any day might be the day

It was time to make them pay
Any day might be the day

Any day might be the day



Any Day Might be the Day (A2a)

A Storm Right Here Among Us
(c) J. Murdock McInnes Vasey

[instrumental]

I am standing on our porch
I am looking at the sky
The world does not seem right
There is darkness near by

People 'round me unaware
All living day to day
They act like they don't care
No one believes that they will pay

They don't show what they are feeling
They've learnt to turn it off
Don't want to say they're scared
They've had far more than enough

It is not just one sole thing
It is many all at once
You take your eye from any
You'll never stand a chance

[instrumental]

Go outside and look around
It is not that hard to tell
Just look at people's faces
So many lifes not going well

Look at what they do
On what they spend their time
Everyone wants to escape
Another life not mine

Look at what they value
What they work for, sacrifice
Another shiny thing
That is never worth the price

Pay attention to their heroes
The lives they wish they had
More and more they are all empty
And many are plain bad

[instrumental]

Pay attention to their heroes
The lives they wish they had
More and more they are all empty
And many are plain bad

Pay attention to their heroes
The lives they wish they had
More and more they are all empty
And many are plain bad

[bridge]

Look at the stars at night
Look up into the sky
The world does not seem right
There is darkness near by

The world does not seem right
There is darkness near by

There is darkness near by

A Storm Right Here Among Us (B)


[instrumental]

There is an orange glow at night
It hangs over the horizon
It controls my every thought
What is true and what is not

It is a vision of what's after
It is a warning not ignored
It brings portents of disaster
The loss of all before

[instrumental]

A new world comes our way
A world where all is gold
All is night, there is no day
All souls are bought and sold

In this world we all are pawns
We live to fill our role
The lines have all been drawn
We know where we belong

There is a whole new way to think
You stand with a new stance
You say one thing too many
It may well be your last dance

[instrumental]

I am proud of this new me
I now know what I believe
I know all I'll ever need
His word, I will receive

I am tired of resisting
What he says I want to hear
I can have all that I want
The future is now near

Not a thing ever my fault
Everybody looks like me
My life will be a dream
Like they show it on TV

[instrumental]

[chorus]
The orange glow is all there is
In the orange I believe
For the orange I will dance
The orange won't forgive

[chorus]
The orange glow is all there is
In the orange I believe
For the orange I will dance
The orange won't forgive

[instrumental]



The Orange Glow

Fate Laughs
(c) J. Murdock McInnes Vasey

[instrumental]

There is health and there is love
there is happiness and life
Not always the same thing
What is it I should bring

You cannot have them all
Sometimes not even one
When in one trap you may fall
From another feel the call

[bridge]

Decisions always decisions
Why cannot life be simple
Why cannot we know how
Why can't it be right now

[instrumental]

When what we want is gone
And we are living all alone
That is the time we first conceive
What we failed to believe

She is gone and I know now
She is gone, I don't know how
I look around, there is no light
Forever it is night

Why did I choose this life
Did I know what I was doing
Was it ever my decision
Fate laughs with wild derision

[instrumental]

You cannot have them all
Sometimes not even one
When in one trap you may fall
From another feel the call

Decisions always decisions
Why cannot life be simple
Why cannot we know how
Why can't it be right now

[instrumental]

Why did I choose this life
Did I know what I was doing
Was it ever my decision
Fate laughs with wild derision

Fate laughs with wild derision

[instrumental]

Fate Laughs (vegas)

Doin' Nothin'
(c) J. Murdock McInnes Vasey

[instrumental]

It was nothing that I said
It was nothing that I did
We were laying on her bed
I was keeping it all hid

[bridge]

It was nothing that I said
It was nothing that I did
We were laying on her bed
I was keeping it all hid

My baby left me
She did not say why
My baby left me
I think I'm going to die

[instrumental]

It was nothing that I said
Did I say nothing too long
It was nothing that I did
Did I do nothing wrong

Can you say nothing too often
Did I need to say it more
Can you say nothing to slow
I cannot take the blow

Can you do nothing too soon
Did I have to wait till noon
Can you do nothing too fast
I thought that it would last

[instrumental]

My baby left me
She did not say why
My baby left me
I think I'm going to die

[instrumental]

It was nothing that I said
It was nothing that I did
We were laying on her bed
I was keeping it all hid

It was nothing that I said
It was nothing that I did
We were laying on her bed
I was keeping it all hid

My baby left me
She did not say why
My baby left me
I think I'm going to die

[instrumental]

It was nothing that I said
Did I say nothing too long
It was nothing that I did
Did I do nothing wrong

Can you say nothing too often
Did I need to say it more
Can you say nothing to slow
I cannot take the blow

Can you do nothing too soon
Did I have to wait till noon
Can you do nothing too fast
I thought that it would last

[instrumental]

My baby left me
She did not say why
My baby left me
I think I'm going to die

[instrumental]

Doin Nothin

Harry and the Kinks
(c) J. Murdock McInnes Vasey

[instrumental intro]

I think I’ll die today  
Is that something I can say?  
I might as well be dead  
All I’m saying has been said  

[bridge]

There is no purpose and no meaning  
There is no end and no beginning
Everything I ever do, 
Was already done by you  

Or, maybe, it was me  
I really don’t know who

[chorus]
There is no guilt and there’s no shame  
I can’t find the one to blame  
I can’t go on  
I am insane

[instrumental interlude]

There is no cause and there’s no reason  
and, most certainly, no seasons  
Our minds create the past  
That could be why things don’t last  

The future is a fiction  
and life is an addiction  
There is no happiness  
Time itself is under stress

[chorus]
There is no guilt and there’s no shame  
I can’t find the one to blame  
I can’t go on  
I am insane

[instrumental interlude]

I think I’ll die today  
I might as well be dead  
There is no purpose and no meaning  
All I’m saying has been said  

[bridge]

Everything I want to do, 
It takes time that I don't have
I can't do it anyway
You'll just say that I've been bad

What I really want to see
You will think that it is treason
You don't care what will be
You don't want to know the reason

The world is going away
I don't want to stay behind
There's now way that I will stay
You must be out of your mind

[outro]
There is no guilt and there’s no shame  
I can’t find the one to blame  
I can’t go on  
I am insane

[instrumental]

The world is going away
I don't want to stay behind
There's now way that I will stay
You must be out of your mind

[outro]
There is no guilt and there’s no shame  
I can’t find the one to blame  
I can’t go on  
I am insane

[instrumental]


Harry and the Kinks

Forever Stay High
(c) J. Murdock McInnes Vasey

[piano]

[Verse]
Someone I knew once
alone in my mind
whispers so softly
to leave it behind

Someone I knew once
alone in my mind
whispers so softly
to leave it behind

[guitar]

[Verse]
The beat it grows louder
Her words fill my thoughts
it pounds in my ears
They swim in my tears
Her message comes through
It's now very clear

She tells me so sweetly
there’s nothing to fear
I try not to listen
but now she's too near

[chorus]
Walking slow, slow
never finding the way
Slow, slow
she knows I can't stay

[instrumental interlude]

[Verse]
Brothers and sisters
stare at me with sad eyes
They sing and they laugh
while expecting to fly

When I think about trying to
tell them my name
I know they won’t listen
they don’t want the pain

I have nothing to give them
what I once had is gone
I don't want to forgive them
I am fine all alone

[chorus]
Walking slow, slow
never finding the way
Slow, slow
she knows I can't stay

I can't stay
I can't stay
I can't stay
I can't stay

I can't stay

I can't stay

[instrumental interlude]

[Verse]
I wish I was someone
who knew what to do
I wish that your words
had for once not been true

I wish I was stronger
and willing to try
I wish I was younger
and ready to die

I wish I could float
and get lost in the sky
I’d drift with the wind
and forever stay high

Forever stay high
Forever stay high
Forever stay high


[instrumental interlude]


Forever Stay High (5)

Lost in the Sky
(c) J. Murdock McInnes Vasey

[piano]

[Verse]
Brothers and sisters
stare at me with sad eyes
They sing and they laugh
while expecting to fly

[bridge]

I wish I was someone
who knew what to do
I wish that your words
had for once not been true

I wish I was stronger
and willing to try
I wish I was younger
and ready to die

I wish I could float
and get lost in the sky
I’d drift with the wind
and forever stay high

[instrumental]

I wish I was someone
who knew what to do
I wish that your words
had for once not been true

I wish I was stronger
and willing to try
I wish I was younger
and ready to die

I wish I could float
and get lost in the sky
I’d drift with the wind
and forever stay high

[instrumental]

Brothers and sisters
stare at me with sad eyes
They sing and they laugh
while expecting to fly

I wish I could float
and get lost in the sky
I’d drift with the wind
and forever stay high

[outro]

Forever stay high
Forever stay high
Forever stay high

[instrumental]


Lost in the Sky

What To Do On Earth
(c) J. Murdock McInnes Vasey

[instrumental]

What things to do on Earth 
when you are dead?
What thoughts are now crossing
through your head?

Are you beginning to wonder?
Are you starting to doubt?
Are you about to start talking?
Pretty soon you will shout

Are there things that I missed?
Who should I have kissed?
Does it matter this late?
and why did I wait?

Should I call her right now?
Would she care anyhow?

aaah aaaah aaah
aaah aaaah aaah
aaah aaaah aaah

Would she care anyhow?

[instrumental]

What things to do on Earth 
when you are dead?

When you know that it's over
When you have nothing to lose
What would you do?
How would you chose?

What things to do on Earth 
when you are dead?

When you know that it's over
When you have nothing to lose
What would you do?
How would you chose?

[instrumental]

Are there things that I missed?
Who should I have kissed?
Does it matter this late?
and why did I wait?

Should I call her right now?
Would she care anyhow?
Would she care anyhow?

aaah aaaah aaah
aaah aaaah aaah
aaah aaaah aaah

Would you try to save something
Would you say "what the hell"
Would hope for some magic
Would you try cast a spell

Would you ask for forgiveness
be let out of this mess
Would you look in her eyes
Would you crave her 
crave her caress

aaah aaaah aaah
aaah aaaah aaah
aaah aaaah aaah

Would you try to save something
Would you say "what the hell"
Would hope for some magic
Would you try cast a spell

Would you ask for forgiveness
be let out of this mess
Would you look in her eyes
Would you crave her caress

[bridge]

There is no way to know
You can't say in advance
We will all have to stay
And finish the dance

There is no way to know
You can't say in advance
At the end of the show
We will all have to go

At the end of the show
We will all have to go

[instrumental]



What To Do On Earth (2)

Golden Dreams
(c) J. Murdock McInnes Vasey

[instrumental]

[ jazz guitar and conga drum intro]

[intro]
She looks like she would want to
She looks like she can't stop
You feel used, wasted away
Just one more item in her shop

Moves around from dance to dance
At every stop she takes a chance
This is no way to find romance

pa pa parap pa 
pa pa parap pa 
parap para pa

[bridge]

She lives alone, she's never there
She has her phone, goes everywhere
More calls than she can handle
She says no and does not care

[instrumental]

One step forward, two steps back
One step forward, on a track
Look around, ohhh yeahhh
You got the knack
You got the knack
You got the knack

[break]

Moves around from dance to dance
At every stop she takes a chance
This is no way to find romance

pa pa parap pa 
pa pa parap pa 
parap para pa

[bridge]

She lives alone, she's never there
She has her phone, goes eveywhere
More calls than she can handle
She says no and does not care

*whistling*

[instrumental]

Golden Dreams (4)

Shrug It Off
(c) J. Murdock McInnes Vasey

[instrumental]

Move past it, shrug it off
You will still be here tomorrow
Don't expect to see a change
Too much hope is only sorrow

Learn to be a bigger man
Learn to handle what you can
What you can't, let it go by
You don't need to make her cry

[bridge]

Nothing to gain by being right
Not much to lose by being wrong
You don't want to win that fight
Try again, just play along

[chorus]
I could live without a home
I could go my way alone
But to leave her by herself
My heart would turn to stone

[instrumental]

This is the life you have
We never know what we are choosing
There may have been a time
But it went by, what's left is losing

What did you see in that expression?
What did she mean with that odd look?
You thought she would be happy
But that glance was all it took

[bridge]

Nothing to gain by being right
Not much to lose by being wrong
You don't want to win that fight
Try again, just play along

[chorus]
I could live without a home
I could go my way alone
But to leave her by herself
My heart would turn to stone

[instrumental]

I could live without a home
I could go my way alone
But to leave her by herself
My heart would turn to stone

My heart would turn to stone

My heart would turn to stone

[instrumental]


Shrug It Off (5 blues disco)

I Wish I Was
(c) J. Murdock McInnes Vasey

[instrumental]

I'm gonna sleep all through the day
I'm gonna waste my life away
I'd like to be a stronger man
But I don't really think I can

I really wish that I could fly
I thought that I would try
But I will sit down on the ground
The only safe place that I've found

[pre-chorus]
I would get up to the table
But I don't think that I'm able
I don't think I'll ever be
Anything more than plain ol' me

[chorus]
I wish I was
I wish I was
I need a good kick in the ass

[instrumental]

There was a time I would have tried
A time I thought I would
But I guess I must have lied
I am still here where I stood

Things did not go my way
Or maybe much too often
When you don't need to try
In time your will is bound to soften

[pre-chorus]
If I had put in some more effort
If I had done the harder work
If I had gone the way you went
If had turned left at the fork

[chorus]
I wish I was
I wish I was
I need a good kick in the ass

[instrumental]

I am doing what I've done
It has always been enough
Not enough to make a change
But I've never been that tough

Here I am, kicking the can
One more time, passing the buck
One more time, dreaming the day
One more time, waiting for luck

[pre-chorus]
I have a plan, that won't come through
Making plans is all I do
But here I am, here I am
I am not much of a man

[chorus]
I wish I was
I wish I was
I need a good kick in the ass

[instrumental]

[outro]

But here I am
Here I am
I am not much of a man

I wish I was
I wish I was
I need a good kick in the ass


I Wish I Was (271)

Little Things
(c) J. Murdock McInnes Vasey

[instrumental]

[verse]
Just a few more little things
Don't mean much to you and me
Just a few small silly things
Why not just let them be?

[verse]
One last glance around the room
There was nothing I could see
Little gifts from little hands
Had been missed by you and me

[instrumental]

[verse]
These things so long unwanted
These things that do not matter
They were sitting there alone
They once made this place a home

[verse]
These things I would forget
These things I'd leave behind
They are part of all I love
We have kept them to be kind

[verse]
These drawings and bright rocks
They were precious long ago
But time goes by in ticks and tocks
All is gone before you know

[instrumental]

[verse]
I have no room, and I must go
But I cannot let them know
I must say that I have kept them
If only just for show

[outro]
Just a few more little things
Don't mean much to you and me
Just a few small silly things
Why not just let them be?


"I guess they'll have to go with me"

[instrumental]




new wave, millennial angst, bass guitar



Little Things (plus tard)

Or Maybe 45
(c) J. Murdock McInnes Vasey

[instrumental]

When you walked into the room
When you cast your spell on me
You were riding on a broom
You were all that I could see

I saw the passion in your eyes
your hips pound out desire
your lips they call me near
but then you disappear

[instrumental]

They said you had a man
He was as mean as he could be
He was holding on to you
And that he knew Kung Foo

I heard you name was Fung
Or maybe it was Choo
I don't care what it was
I'll take care of you know who

[instrumental]

I walked up to the bar
I looked deep into your eyes
He gave me a swift kick
I was staring at the sky

I got up of the floor
He soon gave me one more
There was nothing I could do
I was giving up on you

[instrumental]

There was nothing I could do
I was giving up on you

He came and smiled at me
He gave me a hand up
With a grin he looked at me
He said "just fifty bucks"

With a grin he looked at me
He said "just fifty bucks"

"or maybe 45"

"or maybe 45"

"fifty"
"fifty bucks"
"just fifty bucks"

Or Maybe 45 (1)

Time Is the Issue
(c) J. Murdock McInnes Vasey

[instrumental]

When in time I find I'm lost
all goes by at such a cost
Every day a stronger dose
just the same or much too close

Each time I verify
once again I find the lie
All of time is passing by
All our dreams are going to die

[bridge]

Just a little bit more time
If I had just one more day
That is all I ever hear
That is all I ever say

[chorus]
Time is life and life is time
that is all there ever is
What do we ever hope to find
It is not eternal bliss

[instrumental]

My dreams are always false
they give me no new hope
They are guesses in disguise
I may never get the prize

Why do it once again?
What do I hope to find?
What do I hope to gain?
when the truth is never kind

[bridge]

Just a little bit more time
If I had just one more day
That is all I ever hear
That is all I ever say

[chorus]
Time is life and life is time
that is all there ever is
What do we ever hope to find
It is not eternal bliss

[instrumental]

time was never on our side
time flies while all else dies
time is laughing at your struggles
feels nothing while you cry

was there any time to gain
could there have been less pain
could our world have been better
did I write it in a letter

[bridge]

Just a little bit more time
If I had just one more day
That is all I ever hear
That is all I ever say

[chorus]
Time is life and life is time
that is all there ever is
What do we ever hope to find
It is not eternal bliss

[instrumental]

[outro]
Just a little bit more time
If I had just one more day
That is all I ever hear
That is all I ever say

That is all I ever say

That is all I ever say

[instrumental]


Time Is the Issue (C1)

Far Out to Sea
(c) J. Murdock McInnes Vasey

[intro]

Now that night has dimmed your eyes
Now that light has left the skies
Rest your head, and fall asleep
A little smile upon your lips

Close your eyes, don't try to see
Don't look around, you won't see me
Drift on by, roll with the waves
Take your dreams far out to sea

[bridge]

Let the waves go right on by
Let their rocking hypnotize
Don't let the swell keep you awake
Go back to sleep and close your eyes

[instrumental]

Past the moon around the stars
Float and dream of life on Mars
Slowly fall down to the sea
Come back home and talk to me

Let the wind blow out the clouds
A sunny day will come around
Let tomorrow be the day
When your love will come to stay

[bridge]

Close your eyes, don't try to see
Don't look around, you won't see me
Drift on by, roll with the waves
Take your dreams far out to sea

[instrumental]

Far Out to Sea

Evil Hands
(c) J. Murdock McInnes Vasey

[intro]

Without you they cannot do 
Without you they only talk
It is you that do their bidding
It is you who walk the walk
You are the ones that fight this war
You are the evil hands

It is you who planned the raid
You do evil cause you're paid
It is you who stamp the orders
It is you who are to blame
It is you, it is your shame
You are the evil hands

[instrumental]

It is you the men in blue
It is you who would protect
But now you follow monsters
You are now the ones we fear
Now we run when you are near
You are the evil hands

It is you wearing fatigues
With a gun across your chest
And you the faceless cowards 
who are paid to do the worst
You were the one last stand
You are the evil hands

[bridge]

You are the ones who take the children
You are the ones who fly the planes
You are the ones who tie the chains
You hurt the people in the street
Without you evil has no feet
You are the evil hands

[instrumental]

It is you the men in blue
It is you who would protect
But now you follow monsters
You are now the ones we fear
Now we run when you are near
You are the evil hands

It is you wearing fatigues
With a gun across your chest
And you the faceless cowards 
who are paid to do the worst
You were the one last stand
You are the evil hands

[bridge]

You are the ones who take the children
You are the ones who fly the planes
You are the ones who tie the chains
You hurt the people in the street
Without you evil has no feet
You are the evil hands

[instrumental]

[outro]
You are the evil hands
You are the evil hands
You are the evil hands

[instrumental]

Evil Hands

No Sound of Life
(c) J. Murdock McInnes Vasey

[intro]

I no longer want to know
I know far more than enough
Every sad thing that I hear
Just repeats, the end is near

I once wanted far more facts
I needed more detail
As if knowing the split second
Would change the fact we failed

There are those who spend their time
Looking for reason or rhyme
I no longer care for cause
I no longer have the time

[instrumental]

Once you know it does not matter
It's not a fire, don't bring more water
It is a flood and we are drowning
When you struggle you sink faster

You must relax, float on your back
Everything is predetermined
We are all on the same track
We turned out to be just vermin

[bridge]

The world will keep on spinning
Other life will stick around
It won't be us that is winning
But I like the way that sounds

[instrumental]

The world will keep on spinning
Other life will stick around
It won't be us that is winning
But I like the way that sounds

I like the way that sounds

I like the way that sounds

[instrumental]

No Sound of Life

Are You Gone
(c) J. Murdock McInnes Vasey

What's the deal and what went on
I was out here waiting alone
I heard voices, making choices
What went on, are you gone

Are you gone

Are you gone

Nothing's changed, I am the same
What's rearranged, it's not a game
What went on, who's on the phone
Why that tone, are you gone

Are you gone

Are you gone

They are all leaving, looking ahead
Not a glance, faces look dead
Covert glance, can't read eyes
What went on, are you gone

Are you gone

Are you gone

Why won't you speak, it's ok
You can say, please talk to me
What went on, you're not gone
You're not gone, You're not gone

Am I gone

Am I gone

Am I gone

I am gone.




Are You Gone

Edna Fruhm
(c) J. Murdock McInnes Vasey

[intro]

What have you done, oh Edna Fruhm
What have you done, 
Who do you fancy
What have you done
Did you hurt Nancy
Don't tell me that, don't you say that
If you did that, you must tell Clancy

[bridge]

You know that boy, he won't be happy
Next thing you know, he'll tell his pappy
You know that man, has no control
When morning comes, he'll kill us all

[chorus]
What have you done, oh Edna Fruhm
What have you done
What have you done

[instrumental]

This morning when I left
I thought things were Ok
Nancy would behave,
And you, you would just stay

And now I hear, you did this thing
Why would you do it, you are insane
Why hurt Nancy, she's not to blame
This is all a god damned shame

Oh god, it's just a shame

[chorus]
What have you done, oh Edna Fruhm
What have you done
What have you done

[instrumental]

What have you done, oh Edna Fruhm
What have you done, 
Who do you fancy
What have you done
Did you hurt Nancy
Don't tell me that, don't you say that
If you did that, you must tell Clancy

[bridge]

Clancy's at the door
And Nancy's all he had
I won't be the one to tell him
I'll be gone before his dad

You gotta tell him
It won't be me
It is you that's gotta tell him
May god have mercy on thee

Well goodbye, goodbye for me

goodbye for me

goodbye for me

[instrumental]





Edna Fruhm

The Clown
(c) J. Murdock McInnes Vasey

[instrumental]

When he was a little boy
He could have whatever toy
His dad allowed it all
Picked him up when he would fall

[bridge]

He grew up without limits
Everything was in reach
At the club he would play tennis
He took girls to the beach

He spent his nights in town
No one dared to turn him down
By the rich he was despised
Wise guys thought he was a clown

[chorus]
He is the president
He is still collecting rent
He is an idiot with a tie
Everything he says a lie

[instrumental]

He had a lot of money
It all came from his dad
He looked a little funny
And spent all that he had

[bridge]

His dad would bail him out
Whatever trouble he was in
His dad had all the clout
With his patience wearing thin

He grew up a vicious fool
and every bone in him was mean
He is surrounded by known tools
Who pledged their life to him

[chorus]
He is the president
He is still collecting rent
He is an idiot with a tie
Everything he says a lie

[instrumental]

[chorus]
He is the president
He is still collecting rent
He is an idiot with a tie
Everything he says a lie

[chorus]
He is the president
He is still collecting rent
He is an idiot with a tie
Everything he says a lie

[instrumental]

The Clown

White Noise
(c) J. Murdock McInnes Vasey

[intro]

White noise is all I hear
Nothing else can make it through
No other voices can come near
Only white noise, preaching fear

[instrumental]

Our future is now gone
All that's left is blood and bone
We no longer look ahead
We all know that love is dead

We let the madmen take the reins
They want to turn the world around
They don't care about the pain
They only hear their own sound

[bridge]

White noise is all I hear
Only white noise, preaching fear

[instrumental]

White noise fills every space
It is getting hard to breathe
We are choking on the rattle
Sabers out, no hope of peace

Engines of war are belching smoke
They cloud our thinking, dim the light
We can no longer find our way
As we stumble into night

[bridge]

White noise is all I hear
Only white noise, preaching fear

[instrumental]

White noise is all I hear
Nothing else can make it through
No other voices can come near
Only white noise, preaching fear

[outro]

White noise is all I hear
Only white noise, preaching fear

[instrumental]



White Noise

White Noise
(c) J. Murdock McInnes Vasey

[intro]

White noise is all I hear
Nothing else can make it through
No other voices can come near
Only white noise, preaching fear

[instrumental]

Our future is now gone
All that's left is blood and bone
We no longer look ahead
We all know that love is dead

We let the madmen take the reins
They want to turn the world around
They don't care about the pain
They only hear their own sound

[bridge]

White noise is all I hear
Only white noise, preaching fear

[instrumental]

White noise fills every space
It is getting hard to breathe
We are choking on the rattle
Sabers out, no hope of peace

Tools of war are belching smoke
They cloud our thinking, dim the light
We can no longer find our way
As we stumble into night

[bridge]

White noise is all I hear
Only white noise, preaching fear

[instrumental]

White noise is all I hear
Nothing else can make it through
No other voices can come near
Only white noise, preaching fear

[outro]

White noise is all I hear
Only white noise, preaching fear

[instrumental]



White Noise (B)

Don't Laugh at Me (softly softly v45)
(c) J. Murdock McInnes Vasey

 mmmmhhhhmmm

[Verse]
Are you still here?
I can't say how I feel
Are you still here?
I never thought you were real
It cannot be
Are you a dream?
Don't laugh at me

ohhhh

[Verse]
I can't say just what I fear
Is it you're gone
Or are you much too near
Am I alone
On my face I feel a tear
Is that a smile
Don't laugh at me

[Verse]
Are you still here?
I can't say how I feel
Are you still here?
I never thought you were real
It cannot be
Are you a dream?
Don't laugh at me

[piano]

[Verse]
I can't say just what I fear
Is it you're gone
Or are you much too near
Am I alone
On my face I feel a tear
Is that a smile
Don't laugh at me

ohhhh

[Verse]
Is this my life
Is my dream real
Please don't speak
Don't let me know
Just let me dream
No please don't go
Is my dream real

[Instrumental]

Don't laugh at me

ohhhh

[Verse]
Is this my life
Are you still here?
Please don't speak
Don't let me know
Just let me dream
No please don't go
I need you near

Don't laugh at me
Oh no, Don't laugh at me
Don't laugh at me

Don't Laugh at Me (188)

Untitled
(c) J. Murdock McInnes Vasey

He left, a story with no title
He never knew where they were going
and when her love started showing
He did not say a word

The signs were always there
What she did and how she said it
It may never had known words
She had other ways of being heard

He listened but pretended not to hear
It was easier not knowing
He had not wanted her so near
He preferred nothing to be clear

[bridge]

One day he just left
No explanations, not a word
What they had never had a name
Untitled it became

[instrumental]

He left, a story with no title
He never knew where they were going
and when her love started showing
He did not say a word

The signs were always there
What she did and how she said it
It may never had known words
She had other ways of being heard

He listened but pretended not to hear
It was easier not knowing
He had not wanted her so near
He preferred nothing to be clear

[bridge]

One day he just left
No explanations, not a word
What they had never had a name
Untitled it became

[instrumental]

One day he just left
No explanations, not a word
What they had never had a name
Untitled it became

[instrumental]


Untitled

I write lyrics. Alfonso Suno composes and arranges.  Performed by the lovely Ai Ongaku and her crowd.

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