Lyrics By Randy Ziegler

o;?HAYWOOD CITY SLICK LICKER

She showed up with a barrel full of junkies
And a teaspoon holding her hair,
With a fix in her boot and a purse full of loot,
She ruled as the Queen of Despair.

She was regal but somewhat short of legal,
At least thatb  s how the paper read.
A little too cool while breaking the rules,
At least thatb  s what the jury said.

Now sheb  s alone in an eight by ten called home,
Nothinb   much to do in there.
Remember the days when it all went her way
Fighting back those mournful tears.

She marks off the days in a sinister way,
Waiting to gain back her world.
Sheb  s still in a daze with little to say,
No longer daddyb  s little girl.

As a reminder, death sits beside her
And whispers love songs in her midst.
b  til she canb  t take the pain and forfeits the game
and slowly drips the life from her wrist

7. Haywood City...Slicker

The Name says it. Our Protagonist is someone who is obviously burnt out on his small town and wants to see the world but His Agoraphobia or "fear of change" keeps he rooted to the discontent and boredom. 
Favorite Lyric: Isn't It a Bit Twisted Sick sad and sadistic...
Favorite Instrumental parts: Synth solo

11. Homesick Agorophobic

A song that musically draws inspiration from , Meshuggah, Deftones, With hint of Nu Metal from the 00s.

The title and concept came from a Faster than Light Documentary I was watching And While watching the Section about Time Traveling Paradoxes Autoinfanticide is always a prominent paradox related to the subject.

Favorite Lyrics: Lullabies sung through Grinding Teeth
Favorite instrumentation: The Clean Guitar riff that has a touch of dissonance in it or picked Butt Chord. It sound Just a bit off but thats also seems to make it work.

13. Autoinfanticide

A somewhat tribute/homeage to the Late Charlie Kirk but mainly a journal entry i Wrote as soon as it happened Its a call to action Classic southern rock Anthem. This is the only song i have ever written lyrics and music at the same time. In about 25 minutes had it done. It is written in alternating something bad with uplifting and positivity and back. Grandiose piano and guitar solos.

Should Be JD VANCE and Maybe Erica Kirks Candidacy for POTUS VPOTUS at Republican National Convention

[Verse 1]
The world’s a screen of shadows, headlines bleed in red,
The talking heads keep screaming while the broken go unfed.
Opinions turned to weapons, every word a sharpened knife,
We scroll and scroll for meaning, but it drains away the life.



[Chorus 1]
But even through the static, I hear a fragile tune,
A whisper in the silence cutting through the gloom.
If hate is just a sickness, then love can be the cure,
A light that burns eternal, a fire strong and pure.

[Verse 2]
Another day, another tragedy, the sirens paint the sky,
Children march to funerals, too young to wonder why.
The politicians bicker while the people lose their breath,
A cycle spinning endlessly from headline back to death.

[Pre-Chorus 2]
We’re drowning in the noise of rage and fear,
But there’s another frequency that’s waiting clear.

[Chorus 2]
So raise a voice that breaks the chains,
Sing louder than the news of pain.
If mercy is a river, then let it overflow,
And wash away the bitterness we’ve come to know.

[Bridge 1 – Dark]
Algorithms whisper, “fight your brother, trust no friend,”
They profit off division, claim the hatred has no end.
We’re puppets in the circus, bleeding for the show,
Addicted to the anger that we’ve come to know.

[Bridge 2 – Light]
But silence births the healing, and listening sparks flame,
We’re stronger when we’re reaching, not pointing out the blame.
We’ve tried the guns, the rage, the endless fight,
Now dare to choose compassion, dare to choose the light.

[Verse 3 – Turn]
The spectrum isn’t broken, it’s a rainbow to be seen,
We’re more than left or right, more than red or green.
A million shades of human beating hearts aligned,
If we could see the beauty in the spaces intertwined.

[Final Chorus – Uplifted]
So let the healing start tonight,
A billion sparks ignite the night.
The answer isn’t distant, it’s written in our hands,
To build a brighter future from the ruins where we stand.

[Outro]
No bullet can destroy it, no hatred can erase,
The simple truth that love’s the strongest force the world can face.
When we choose connection, when we choose what’s true—
The cure for all this madness has always been me and you.

20. Turning Point...In Memorium

If a song has been totally rewritten completely every word and even cadence but the concept and title stayed the same is it still even the same song or is it a whole new song? The Myth Of moving on is obviously another narration of the protagonists mind and its eternal battle with his heart and he doesn't try to get over his ex  he just fakes it until he makes it and its easier to just find ways to cope with the memories and pain of regret.



      "Walled off from the world, by choice or by design,",
      "Built my silence brick by brick, pretending I’d be fine.",
      "I scoured the wreckage for meaning in the ash,",
      "But all I found were ghosts, and questions I can’t ask."

      "No matter the path, I spiral back too fast,",
      "Each night spent wonderin’ if this might be my last."
    ],
    "chorus": [
      "I've abandoned the myth of “moving on,”",
      "Now I just perform the motions 'til the feeling’s gone.",
      "The writing's bleeding—etched in broken glass—",
      "A cure exists, but it's one I’ll never grasp.",
      "Hope's just another form of sedation,",
      "Traded in for dread and resignation."
   

      "My inner self won’t answer when I call,",
      "He’s holed up in a tower with no door at all.",
      "Tried to broker peace between heart and mind,",
      "But I'm stuck in a loop I can't unwind."
    
      "The echoes grow louder in this static cast,",
      "Each night spent wonderin’ if this might be my last."
   
    
      "I've abandoned the myth of “moving on,”",
      "Now I just perform the motions 'til the feeling’s gone.",
      "The writing's bleeding—etched in broken glass—",
      "A cure exists, but it's one I’ll never grasp.",
      "Hope's just another form of sedation,",
      "Traded in for dread and resignation."
    
      "Is this solitude a shield… or a shroud?",
      "Is silence peace, or just too loud?",
      "Was I seeking shelter… or giving in?"
  
   
      "So here I remain—still, but not at rest,",
      "The eremist’s burden anchored in my chest.",
      "No prayers, no pleas—just the point of view,",
      "Of a soul that stayed too long, and finally withdrew."
  

17. The Myth Of Moving On

This Song goes from Rnb Chill Smooth Soul To Math-soft jazz to polyrhythmic Bootheel Blues to Chill Chug/ A Gospel Powerful Chorus With to an outro that is Fat and Mean and spiratic frills of chaos but always coming back to the beautiful powerful chorus. " Favorite Parts: Lyrics= The mirror shows a stranger but the eyes give me away
Favorite Musical part: The Piano which was the birth of the arrangement.

lyrically wrote as a Progressive alternative hard rock but my piano always sounds like slow jamz vol. 15 or Power Ballads vol. 3 and were originally 2 different songs but I combined them to go with the whole compromising theme

Verse 1
Not sure if it is apathy
Or envy and jealousy.
Maybe it’s the disappointment in
truth the mirror reveals to me.


Pre-Chorus
My eyes so judgemental in their gaze
Why do they fail to see the errors of my ways?
Of the choices that I’ve made.

[7/8 time signature rhythms]
(Texas blues organ and guitar solos)

The mirror shows a stranger,
But the eyes give me away—
No matter how I fake it,
The truth will always stay.

Verse 2
I’ll just keep on lying,
Trying to convince myself
That I just don’t care
About anything or anyone else!


Chorus
So drag me through the silence,
Where the echoes never fade.
I’m haunted by the shadows
Of the choices that I’ve made.
The mirror shows a stranger,
But the eyes give me away—
No matter how I fake it,
The truth will always stay.

Verse 3
But everyone can clearly see
The truth in the reflection, spelled out for all to read.
From a toxic obsession
That tore me from every direction

PreChorus
I’m haunted by the shadows
Of the choices that I’ve made.

[Chorus (refrain)]
The mirror shows a stranger,
But the eyes give me away—
No matter how I fake it,
The truth will always stay.

[Bridge]
always believed pride came before the fall,
But here i am and its nowhere to be found at all.
Perhaps its tired of the endless cycle, day after day—
It  thought best to fold his hand  turn it in
turned around and walk away.

Chorus 
So drag me through the silence,
Where the echoes never fade.
I’m haunted by the shadows
Of the choices that I’ve made.
The mirror shows a stranger,
But the eyes give me away—
No matter how I fake it,
The truth will always stay.
 


19. Consistent Reminiscent Instance

They think I don't know when they look at me
They think I don't care and they stop and stare
I can hear them talking 
about the way I walk
I can tell they think
a that I am the weakest link

[Pre-Chorus]
I live on and go on
It doesn't have any effect
I live on and I go on
uncomfortably perfect

[Chorus]
I live on and go on
It doesn't have any effect
I live on and I go on
uncomfortably perfect

[Verse 2]
They think I don't know but I am well aware
of their judgemental hypocritical stares 
Everyone is a critic to everything I do
Maybe none of the above has any truth

[Pre-Chorus]
I live on and go on
It doesn't have any effect
I live on and I go on
uncomfortably perfect

[Chorus]
I live on and go on
It doesn't have any effect
I live on and I go on
uncomfortably perfect


[Instrumental]


[Bridge]
I live on and go on
I live on and go on

[Pre-Chorus]
I live on and go on
It doesn't have any effect
I live on and I go on
uncomfortably perfect


[Verse 3]
This could all be a dream penned to melody
The cognitive Dissonance skewed reality
another way the Mind stabs the heart and soul
one final dagger to remind me who's in control

[Pre-Chorus]
I live on and go on
It doesn't have any effect
I live on and I go on
uncomfortably perfect

[Pre-Chorus]
I live on and go on
It doesn't have any effect
I live on and I go on
uncomfortably perfect

Cognitive Dissonance Reduction

Lee Ziegler

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