
[instrumental]

There is a reason that I go
But I don't want to tell you now
There was a reason that I stayed
But I see it's gone away

[bridge]

I came back home last month
And I thought I'd see you
But instead all that I found
Was an old version of me

[chorus]
I don't know what happened here
To the way we used to be
But I can't stay here
The rest is up to me

[instrumental]

I have to go
And I have to try to change
When I am with you
All I do is act more strange

What I become
I not a man I recognize
What I do to you
Will not get me a prize

[chorus]
I don't know what happened here
To the way we used to be
But I can't stay here
The rest is up to me

[instrumental]

There is a reason that I go
But I don't want to tell you now
There was a reason that I stayed
But I see it's gone away

I see it's gone away

I see it's gone away

[instrumental]

The Reason That I Go (002)

The Rest Is Up To Me
(c) J. Murdock McInnes Vasey

[instrumental]

There is a reason that I go
I never wanted you to know
There is a reason that I stay
But I see it's gone away

[bridge]

I came back home last month
And I thought that I'd see you
But to my surprise I found 
That I was there too

I started drinking the first night
Who knows what set me off
I kept going till the dawn
Woke up and you were gone

[chorus]
I don't know what happened here
To the way we used to be
But I can't stay here
The rest is up to me

[instrumental]

There is a reason that I go
I never wanted you to know
There is a reason that I stay
But I see it's gone away

[bridge]

I have to go
And I have to try to change
When I am with you
All I do is act more strange

What I become
I no longer recognize
and what I do to you
Will never get me a prize

Anything that you might say
Will make me act this way
First I do is grab a bottle
and get ready for a battle

[chorus]
I don't know what happened here
To the way we used to be
But I can't stay here
The rest is up to me

[instrumental]

There is a reason that I go
But I never wanted you to know
There is a reason that I stay
But I see it's gone away

I don't know what happened here
To the way we used to be
But I can't stay here
The rest is up to me

I see it's gone away
The rest is up to me

I see it's gone away
The rest is up to me

The rest is up to me

[instrumental]

The Rest Is Up To Me (204)

Where We Lay (004)
(c) J. Murdock McInnes Vasey

[instrumental]

I came back when you were gone
I came back to be alone
I could not stand being away
I wanna die right where we lay

[bridge]

I knew you weren't here
Your brother called me late last year
He told me what had happened
You had met all of your fears

He said that he came by
He checked on you every week
He came by on Saturday
You just stared, would not speak

You never had all that much
But bit by bit you had far less
All he found was empty boxes
and your usual filthy mess

[instrumental]

I came back when you were gone
I came back to be alone
I could not stand being away
I wanna die right where we lay

[bridge]

I took care of you a while
I loved you more than I could bear
I spend my days making you smile
I was not getting anywhere

Whatever was eating you inside
That thing you once had tried to hide
It had gained complete control
It chewed up all of your soul

You no longer cared for me
You told me to get out
You no longer cared for you
I guess one day you just flew

[instrumental]

You no longer cared for you
I guess one day you just flew
But I could not stand being away
I wanna die right where we lay

[outro]

Where We Lay

Deep Down
(c) J. Murdock McInnes Vasey

[intro]

There is no hope up in the sky
And no salvation walking by
It is all deep underground
And very soon it all will fly

While I waited for redemption
And had it all under control
I resisted all temptation
And dug deeper in my hole

[bridge]

I am now too far down
There is no way to climb back out
She is going out of town
She won't even hear me shout

[chorus]

So deep, so deep underground
So low, too low to be sound
I hear footsteps fade away
and she won't turn around

[instrumental]

I talked myself into a corner
But it's really a deep hole
I told her all my lies
Somewhere along I lost my soul

I am trying to see my way
But I can only see straight up
What I see is way too far
And I think she took my car

[bridge]

This is not a place to stay
But I have nothing more to say
I begged all night and day
Any way she's gone away

[chorus]

So deep, so deep underground
So low, too low to be sound
I hear footsteps fade away
and she won't turn around

[instrumental]

This is not a place to stay
But I have nothing more to say
I begged all night and day
Any way she's gone away

she's gone away

she's gone away

[instrumental]


Deep Down (004)

A Song In My Machine
(c) J. Murdock McInnes Vasey

[intro]

Is there a song in my machine?
Is there something in the gears?
Can it tell me what I mean
Can it end all of my tears

Is it going to come clean?
and admit what it's been doing
It's been reading all my mail
Pretending that it knows me

It tells me things I like
But does not hear me cry
It says that I should fly
and try and touch the sky

[chorus]
The machine it is not real
It does not really feel
At night when I'm alone
I know its heart is steel

[instrumental]

Is there a song in my machine?
Is there a heart among the parts?
Can it help me feel alive
Does it care if I survive

Does it care about me
And the way we used to be
Does it remember you
Does it care that we are through

I talk to the machine
It is all that I have left
It knows all that you wrote
Word by word and every quote

I pretend that you are there
That you still talk to me
Sometimes I do believe
Like I believe you will forgive

[chorus]
The machine it is not real
It does not really feel
At night when I'm alone
I know its heart is steel

[instrumental]

I talk to the machine
It is all that I have left
It knows all that you wrote
Word by word and every quote

I pretend that you are there
That you still talk to me
Sometimes I do believe
Like I believe you will forgive

[outro]



A Song In My Machine

A Simple Answer
(c) J. Murdock McInnes Vasey

[instrumental]

A trick, a hack, a simple answer, 
a quick solution and intuition
A silver bullet, a red pill or a blue pill
Get them in purple and polka dots
It does not matter what color it's got
It's all sugar, there is no solution
It's all the things we have forgot

[chorus]
We forget what we know
and ignore what we see
The future gets near
but we believe what we hear
The truth and the facts
go straight out our ears

[instrumental]

No insurance will take you
you are not a good bet
No one wants to help you
You're too hot or too wet
It is now time to leave
To abandon your life
You will want all your kids
but you might leave the wife

A new start somewhere else
It won't be quite as good
But it never has been
It was just where you stood
Once again one more try
But you're too old and too dumb
You're sinking lower each day
There is no other way
Get ready to die

[chorus]
We forget what we know
and ignore what we see
The future gets near
but we believe what we hear
The truth and the facts
go straight out our ears

[instrumental]

No insurance will take you
you are not a good bet
No one wants to help you
You're too hot or too wet
It is now time to leave
To abandon your life
You will want all your kids
but you might leave the wife

A new start somewhere else
It won't be quite as good
But it never has been
It was just where you stood
Once again one more try
But you're too old and too dumb
You're sinking lower each day
There is no other way
Get ready to die

[chorus]
We forget what we know
and ignore what we see
The future gets near
but we believe what we hear
The truth and the facts
go straight out our ears

[outro]

A Simple Answer (B)

The Money
(c) J. Murdock McInnes Vasey

[instrumental]

The money we make 
and the money we take
The money we need
or more ruthless greed

You can buy a new look
with the money you took
You can get a big butt
and now you can strut

You can get some big tits
a new blouse that don't fit
They can spin and bounce
You will be a big hit

You can wear tight pants
show them what they want
But you cannot sit down
So you must stand around

[instrumental]

The money we make 
and the money we take
The money we need
or more ruthless greed

The power it buys
lets you get girls or guys
You can have a new car
and not be who you are

You can live on your own
You don't need any friends
You can sleep all alone
good times never end

Then one day you wake up
You look into your cup
There is nothing you want
So you take one last jump

[instrumental]

The power it buys
lets you get girls or guys
You can have a new car
and not be who you are

You can live on your own
You don't need any friends
You can sleep all alone
good times never end

Then one day you wake up
You look into your cup
There is nothing you want
So you take one last jump

The money we make 
and the money we take
The money we need
or more ruthless greed

[instrumental]

[chorus]
The money we make 
and the money we take
The money we need
or more ruthless greed

[outro]


The Money (B)

Nothing Matters
(c) J. Murdock McInnes Vasey

[intro]

You keep losing every race
Always end in second place
It is not that you don't try
You cannot beat that other guy

He started way ahead
He was born with so much more
There is no way to catch up
Things are always like before

He had a lucky break
Right place at the right time
He was born with special skills
He was always meant to shine

He does not care about the rules
He will do what must be done
He does not care who he hurts
He believes he is the one

[chorus]
Nothing matters till it does
It all matters, just because
just because
just because


[instrumental]

You keep losing every race
Always end in second place
It is not that you don't try
You cannot beat that other guy

There is nothing you can do
it is the way the system works
Once they get that far in front
They can have just what they want

This is not a big mistake
It is the way its meant to be
The rules were made for those who take
And not for those like you and me

We can learn to take the blows
We can accept it as our fate
Or we fight to save our lives
We can hope it's not too late

[chorus]
Nothing matters till it does
It all matters, just because
just because
just because


[instrumental]

There is nothing you can do
it is the way the system works
Once they get that far in front
They can have just what they want

This is not a big mistake
It is the way its meant to be
The rules were made for those who take
And not for those like you and me

We can learn to take the blows
We can accept it as our fate
Or we fight to save our lives
We can hope it's not too late

[chorus]
Nothing matters till it does
It all matters, just because
just because

Nothing matters till it does
It all matters, just because
just because

just because

just because

[instrumental]


Nothing Matters (G1547)

Recalibration Tango
(c) J. Murdock McInnes Vasey

[intro]

Things revolve around me
I pull them in by force of will
They spin out of control
While I dream that I stand still
They all look my way
They look to me for warmth
But cool is how I stay

Near the center
That's where I was
Near the center of this mess
I believed that I had caused it
That I was the reason for it all
Of course, total nonsense
I barely count at all

[bridge]

I have my petty dreams
My delusions that I treasure
When things don't go quite right
I drag them out into the light
I bring along my tape
The one I use to measure
And I recalibrate

[instrumental]

Sometimes I do lose time
The world goes out of range
I cannot find my mind
And everyone looks strange
One more time I must review
I must verify I'm me
and that all the rest is you

I have my petty dreams
My delusions that I treasure
When things don't go quite right
I drag them out into the light
I bring along my tape
The one I use to measure
And I recalibrate

And I recalibrate

[outro]

Recalibration Tango

Need Some Time
(c) J. Murdock McInnes Vasey

[intro]

I curse time when I am waiting
and can't find it when I need it
Time is great when you have lots
And much too short when you have not

I am afraid of time
It comes at you unwanted
It never stops to talk
It runs, it never walks

[instrumental]

Our time seems to have passed
I thought that it would last
The good times slip away
Like you, not meant to stay

I thought we needed time
That it all would work out fine
But time we did not share
You had yours and I had mine

[chorus]
Time is, it just is
I don't know how to describe it
It flows, could be a stream
It floats as in a dream

I am afraid of time
It comes at you unwanted
It never stops to talk
It runs, it never walks

[instrumental]

You put yours in a box
You took the keys to all the locks
You did not want to give me any
You said that I'd had many

That I had run out of time
That I had all I deserved
You had had enough of mine
Much too often crossed the line

[chorus]
Time is, it just is
I don't know how to describe it
It flows, could be a stream
It floats as in a dream

I am afraid of time
It comes at you unwanted
It never stops to talk
It runs, it never walks

[instrumental]

I curse time when I am waiting
and can't find it when I need it
Time is great when you have lots
And much too short when you have not

I am afraid of time
It comes at you unwanted
It never stops to talk
It runs, it never walks

[instrumental]

Need Some Time (D1)

I Would Have Sold My Soul
(c) J. Murdock McInnes Vasey

[intro]

I would have sold my soul
But the offers weren't that good
I guess that says it all
I am still back in the hood

[bridge]

Anyone can steal
And anyone can cheat
But to do it for a living
Turns out to be a feat

Anyone can kill
Be it malice or a thrill
But to do it and make money
Requires much more skill

[chorus]
I have never been that tough
My kung fu makes you laugh
When you hold my hand too tight
I think you're being rough

[instrumental]

I would have sold my soul
But the offers weren't that good
I guess that says it all
I am still back in the hood

[bridge]

You know I'm not that guy
You could say that I am weak
Sad things still make me cry
I would not last a week

My work is dull and safe
Lose change is all I take
I dream of major crimes
But only on my breaks

[chorus]
I have never been that tough
My kung fu makes you laugh
When you hold my hand too tight
I think you're being rough

[instrumental]

I would have sold my soul
But the offers weren't that good
I guess that says it all
I am still back in the hood

I do not have-it in me
My soul is not prepared
All these things that are expected
I must admit that I am scared

[instrumental]

I Would Have Sold My Soul (A)

### Elephants Own the Boulevard
(c) J. Murdock McInnes Vasey

[instrumental]

The elephants have won
They own the boulevard
They amble short of breath
They have to work so hard

[bridge]

Their trunks always in play
They are looking for a treat
They are sniffing the whole world
For one more thing to eat

When they spot something that's nice
Maybe a burger and some fries
The cannot help themselves
They always supersize

Elephants love to sit at bars
The next drink is never far
Their trunks will suck it up
they don't bother with a cup

[chorus]
The elephants have won
They own the boulevard
They amble short of breath
They have to work so hard

[instrumental]

Elephants love trucks
They don't fit inside a car
They need them to go far
and to get across the street

To take their kids to play
It could well take all day
A walk would hurt their feet
everyone will have to wait

[chorus]
The elephants have won
They own the boulevard
They amble short of breath
They have to work so hard

With their lives right on the brink
They eat like a black hole
They never stop to think
They have clearly lost control

[chorus]
The elephants have won
They own the boulevard
They amble short of breath
They have to work so hard

[instrumental]

The elephants have won
They own the boulevard
They amble short of breath
They have to work so hard

[instrumental]

Elephants Own the Boulevard (miley1)

So Much Better
(c) J. Murdock McInnes Vasey

[intro]

Come join me here in hell
I can give you what you want
Things will not go well
They will go better than that

[bridge]

You can smell the sulfur burning
The stench of rot pervades
By the screams over the music
You know you are in hades

[chorus]
The party started long ago
Ever since it's go go go
The best people are always here
Some of them you're sure to know

The party started long ago
Ever since it's go go go
The best people are always here
Some of them you're sure to know

[instrumental]

Come join me here in hell
I can give you what you want
Things will not go well
They will go better than that

[bridge]

We tried to keep it secret
But the word spread and spread
You can come here when you want
You do not need to be dead

We had to add more rooms
You still need a reservation
But if you are bad enough
You don't need an invitation

[chorus]
The party started long ago
Ever since it's go go go
The best people are always here
Some of them you're sure to know

[instrumental]

The party started long ago
Ever since it's go go go
The best people are always here
Some of them you're sure to know

Come join me here in hell
I can give you what you want
Things will not go well
They will go better than that

ooooohhhhhhhhhh

a lot better than that
so much better
so much better

[outro]



So Much Better (A side)


[Intro]

[Verse]
Oh what a tangled web we weave
when silly hopes we do believe

We love the Musk and other monsters
we smile and say they have the answers

The Trump who tells us who to hate
We'll all be rich, I just can't wait

Our petty lyves won't be a farce
We'll all be free and live on Mars

My dreams all true, but never real
No one to tell me how to feel

And soon I know we'll never die
With just one god, the good A.I.

[instrumental interlude]

[Verse]
Oh what a tangled web we weave
when silly hopes we do believe

We love the Musk and other monsters
we smile and say they have the answers

The Trump who tells us who to hate
We'll all be rich, I just can't wait

Our petty lyves won't be a farce
We'll all be free and live on Mars

My dreams all true, but never real
No one to tell me how to feel

And soon I know we'll never die
With just one god, the good A.I.


[Verse]
And soon I know we'll never die
With just one god, the good A.I.

[piano solo]

[Outro]

[End]

The Good A.I. (rock)

Scratchings on a Wall
(c) J. Murdock McInnes Vasey

[intro]

"Words are mightier than the sword"
Words coined by those who write
They believe this clear delusion
When there are no swords in sight

When you have said it all
and have nothing more in mind
Just a few words on a wall
is all you've left behind

words written there for nothing
with no meaning, for no cause
words that once had seemed unending
like water from a hose

[instrumental]

Today I wonder about things
Why did I write those words
Did I think the world would change
I have no power and less range

I could have said anything at all
More crap thrown at the wall
A wall inside my mind
A wall that I have stood behind

I thought that words were action
That writing had meant doing
But you can tell by no reaction
I got no satisfaction

[instrumental]

When you have said it all
and have nothing more in mind
Just a few words on a wall
is all you've left behind

Words written there for nothing
with no meaning, for no cause
words that once had seemed unending
like water from a hose

I could have said it all
More crap thrown at the wall
A wall inside my mind
A wall that I have stood behind

I thought that words were action
That writing had meant doing
By you can tell by no reaction
I got no satisfaction

But you can tell by no reaction
I got no satisfaction

[instrumental]

Scratchings on a Wall

On the Batshit Side
(c) J. Murdock McInnes Vasey


[intro]
[piano]

More than a bit on the batshit side
That's what they said about her
A dark streak she could not hide
But she could sing like death itself

The woman sang the blues
She could bring you down to hell
She could make you believe it all
and could always cast a spell

I met her at a session
I was cleaning up the room
I was playing air guitar
All I had was a broom

[piano]

She walked in like a queen
I tried to run and hide
But I was not quick enough
And she called me to her side

I thought that I had had it
That I had lost my job again
But she asked if I would sing
A song about her pain

[piano]

What else could I do
I grabbed my broom and I pretended
She took it away from me
I thought our chat had ended

She said to come and see her
Wrote down her number on my hand
She worked with me for years
She helped me join the band

[bridge]

I will not ever forget her
Or what I was when I met her
As I stand here by her grave
All I am is what she made

[piano]

[clear singing]
More than a bit on the batshit side
That's what they said about her
A dark streak she could not hide
But she could sing like death itself

[clear singing]
I will not ever forget her
Or the way that I had met her
As I stand here by her grave
All I have is what she gave

[piano]

[outro]

On the Batshit Side (B)

We Play Our Way
(c) J. Murdock McInnes Vasey

[intro]

We are running, running, running
We move fast, our engines humming
We are growing, growing, growing
We are big, and it is showing

We are taking, taking, taking
We need more, things need making
Talking faster, faster, faster
Never thinking 'bout disaster

[bridge]

We have one life, we gotta live it
If there's trouble, we gotta give it
We don't care, who was there
We're there now, might not be fair

[instrumental]

We come flying, from up there
We are above them, in the air
We got guns, we got iphones
We are tough, with big cojones

We will save them, from themselves
We will teach them, the true faith
They will help us take their wealth
We will put them in their place

We will take their riches home
They can't come it's all our own
Our land is just for us
They must stay, back of the bus

[instrumental]

We are Americans, we are the best
We always win, we won the West
We wear shorts, and fanny packs
There is nothing, that we lack

We are Americans, we are the best
We are bigger than the rest
We are taller, and much wider
We are nice, just like a spider

We are Americans, we are the best
What can I say, we came to play
If we can't win the local games
We change the rules, and play our way

We play our way
We play our way

!USA !USA !USA
!USA !USA !USA

[instrumental]

We Are Americans (A soul)

Be Patient
(c) J. Murdock McInnes Vasey

[intro]

We are a silly stupid people
We believe all our own lies
We tell ourselves that we're ok
While each day more children die

We are cowardly and lazy
We don't act at any cost
Our reactions surely crazy
We look like we are lost

We are a greedy nasty lot
We want all that we ain't got
We don't care how we get it
About the victims we forgot

[bridge]

But big changes coming soon
We can't all go to the moon
No more water no more food
No one standing where you stood

Just be patient, wait a bit
Watch TV, take one more hit
Just lay cozy in your bed
No one knows when they are dead

[instrumental]

But big changes coming soon
We can't all go to the moon
No more water no more food
No one standing where you stood

Just be patient, wait a bit
Watch TV, take one more hit
Just lay cozy in your bed
No one knows when they are dead

[instrumental]

[outro]



Be Patient

I Love Madonna
(c) J. Murdock McInnes

[intro]

I took Madonna to a movie
we sat alone on the back row
She had other things in mind
and did not care about the show

She wanted to hold hands
But I did not understand
She was a famous movie star, and
I had never gone too far

[bridge]

I had to say Ok
I let her have her way
The lights all went away
And she began to play

I had a hard time keeping still
I felt other people watching
But she had a lot of skill
So I did not need a pill

[instrumental]

I took Madonna to a movie
we sat alone on the back row
She had other things in mind
and did not care about the show

She wanted to hold hands
But I did not understand
She was a famous movie star, and
I had never gone too far

[bridge]

I had to say Ok
I let her have her way
The lights all went away
And she began to play

I had a hard time keeping still
I felt other people watching
But she had a lot of skill
So I did not need a pill

She let me have her picture
She told me I was great
And left with a big laugh
I got her autograph

oooooooooohhhh

I took Madonna to a movie
I let her have her way
I am embarrassed to get up
So here I'll have to stay

Here I'll have to stay

[instrumental]

[outro]

I Love Madonna

Looking for the Zombies
(c) J. Murdock McInnes Vasey

I'm am looking for The Zombies
I'm am looking for The Troggs
I'm not looking for a soul
Who's  played The Isle of Dogs

I am not looking for the big guns
The ones who made it rich
I'm not looking for the freaks
Or one more crazy bitch

[bridge]

When I think about The Zombies
whatever time whatever season
I have to hear she's not there
i tell her no, because I care

[instrumental] 

When my mind is filled with Troggs
Wild things come to the front
any way you want me,
a girl like you is what I want

If Kinks is what you like
I can play with with them all day
and all of the night, and on a sunny afternoon
till Lola comes to stay

[bridge]

Lola breaks the bank
and Wild Thing is in the tank
but i do not need a reason
to choose Time of the Season

The Zombies nailed that one down
I would see them one more time
If Mr Argent's back in town
You know that I am down

[instrumental]

The Zombies nailed that one down
I would see them one more time
If Mr Argent's back in town
You know that I am down

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[outro]

Looking for The Zombies

I write the lyrics; Mr. Alfonso Suno composes the music.  Working with the lovely Ms. Ai Ongaku, they create the arrangements.  Ms. Ongaku and her crowd are responsible for the performances.  My part in creating these tracks is very small. Nonetheless, I am to blame.  Mea culpa, mea culpa, mea maxima culpa.

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I and Ai