Mockingbird is mocking me,
Mockingbird is singing
Another song out of pain.

Mockingbird is mocking me,
Mockingbird just leave it.
I wanna forget about her in peace.

I've been thinking about her for so long.
And I've been trying to reach her now she's gone.
But all I get is static on the telephone - these birds won't leave me alone.
Watch as I hold on to nothing.

Mockingbird is mocking me,
Oh, as love is my witness.
I need you like I need a hole in the head.

Mockingbird is mocking me,
Mockingbird will be burning.
I swear to God I'll burn the country-side down.

I've been thinking about her for so long.
And I've been trying to reach her now she's gone.
But all I get is static on the telephone - these birds won't leave me alone.
Watch as I hold on to nothing.

I do my best not to smother.
I'll be strappin' down for another singin'
La di da, la di da da da.

I'll hold my breath 'til it's over.
Then I'll be a dog rollin' over singin'
La di da, la di da da da.

I've been thinking about her for so long.
And I've been trying to reach her now she's gone.
But all I get is static on the telephone - these birds won't leave me alone.
Watch as I hold on to nothing.
Watch as I hold on to nothing.
Watch as I hold on to nothing.
Watch as I hold back on nothing.

Mockingbird

There's two for you 'cause I think you're the best.
I can hold my breath and I can count to ten if you'll
nudge my shoulder when it's over. Tell me, how's that feel?

It didn't last long. I want a full refund.
I'll have my heart strings back. Thank you very much. 
You took me on the roller coaster and removed the wheels.

Sad to say, the choice is yours, my dear.
If you need me, I will not be near.
Sometimes, things are incomplete, I fear.
I need a screwdriver and I'll chase it with beer.

Time is a criminal that steals from the well as my
Memory fails me like a germ to a blood cell.
Just because I forgot doesn't mean I forgave.

You couldn't stand the heat so you burned the kitchen down.
Your words are like fire and it hurts when you're around.
I said I liked the sound of the ocean, not a damn tidal wave.

Sad to say, the choice is yours, my dear.
If you need me, I will not be near.
Sometimes, things are incomplete, I fear.
I need a screwdriver and I'll chase it with...

Today's the day you left my side.
But never mind that 'cause
I can always find another one.

Today's the day I could not find.
But never mind that 'cause
I can always find another one.
I can always find another one.

Sad to say, the choice is yours, my dear.
If you need me, I will not be near.
Sometimes, things are incomplete, I fear.
I need a screwdriver and I'll chase it with beer.

Screwdriver

Spit face like a bull in a china shop.
Cop see crime and they don't stop
Cop kill time don't make you stop
They don't bring the noise.

Steadfast, gonna make them pay.
Fuck the man - not enough pay.
Rollin' rich, he got nothin' to say
They don't bring the noise.

They don't bring it,
No they don't bring it,
They don't bring the noise.

Paid to not listen, got money in your ears.
"La La La, I don't hear a damn thing."
Cover your eyes when things go South,
"Ha Ha Ha, I don't see a damn thing."
"Eat the fruit" so says the snake,
"If that's not enough, take what remains."
Shit for brains, nobody dares to complain.

Contradict and the America hates you.
Better not talk about anything taboo,
They'll come bring the noise.

Life is my riot,
My will to live
My hopes, my dreams, my everything.
I will bring the noise.

We can win this,
We'll make sure that
They don't bring the noise.

Truths, Lies, And Lullabies

They Don't Bring The Noise

Smile when life puts a gun to your head.
Smile when you're labeled as "crazy" instead.
Smile when you walk through the dead-bolt doors of a
Prison cell in that mind of your's.

Smile when your family starts breaking away
If it doesn't happen now, wait for the day.
Smile when you've got more secrets than God
Smile when you really know it's a facade.

Smile when you bite more than you can chew,
When the drugs you take get a fix on you.
Smile then you fall apart, we see the real you.

Take your pills so the pain don't hurt.
Take your pills so it don't get worse.
Take your pills like a good boy should,
Like a good girl should,
so you're understood. 

Why can't you just be you for once?
What's the use in driving a different car?
We know who you really are.
We know who you really are.
We know who you really are.
We know who you really are.

Who You Really Are

...And I never wanna hear you say
That you're gonna find someone else today.
makes me wonder why I even try
To surprise and impress with these lies I profess.

Run your mouth in front of me.
Tell me just how hard life is for you
Like I just don't understand,
Like the life I lived is pointless to you.

Do you like my used car?
Have I said too much have I gone too far?
Do I impress thee?
I can tell you right now, it ain't like TV.

My heart's an earthquake foundry.

...And I never wanna hear you lie.
I'd rather leave first than be denied.
The kinda guy that comes on strong.
I'm going all in. 
Open heart - say ahhh.
Open heart - say ahhh.
I'm going all in, say ahhh.
Coming on strong, say ahhh.

Tell me what you want me to say,
Tell me what you want me to do.

Speak tongues like it's over now.
Get loud when you throw the towel.
Get down when I disavow.
And disarm myself.
Be nice when my guard is down.
Play fair when I come around.
I'm a tourist in a ghost town.
I'm a tourist in a ghost town.
Ahhh.

Dating Is Hard

It's so good being home.
I can live here on my own.
I've got all the time to read.
So I can't complain, oh 
So I can't complain.

In the morning after dawn.
I will turn the radio on.
Let the words sit in my place.
I've been quiet now for days, oh
I've been quiet now for days.

Grab my palm and read my lines.
I've been living over time.
Take me to bed and tuck me in.
I've been waiting for this moment to begin.

I don't watch a lot of TV.
Nothing good is ever on.
Same thing goes for the cinema.
But something's always catching my eye, oh
Something's always catching my eye.

'Suppose I write a lot of songs
Takes up hours of my time.
I hope these songs, they find you well.
May they speak for us, oh
May they speak for us.

Grab my palm and read my lines.
I've been living over time.
Take me to bed and tuck me in.
I've been waiting for this moment.
I've been waiting for this moment.
I've been waiting for this moment.
I've been waiting for this moment.
I've been waiting for this moment to begin.

Nah, nah nah nah
Nahhh nah nah nah nah nah nah… nah.
Nah, nah nah nah
Nahhh nah nah nah nah nah… ooooh.
Nah, nah nah nah
Nahhh nah nah nah nah nah nah… nah.
Nah, nah nah nah
Nahhh nah nah nah nah nah… ooooh.

The Living And The Dead

Read My Lines

I am with you where you go.
And will be here when the room stops moving.
Breaths are short and heavily still.
Only from you do I feel
I could die and find appeal.

I am with you where you go.
You're the echo of my heart long after.
You remain in afterthoughts
Skip a heartbeat when you talk.
Teach me how to love and long for.

I am with you where you go.
Fear is love and love has different faces.
Fear that we will grow apart.
All must end like all must start.
But our love's too strong for us to part.

I am with you where you go.
As we change, as people do, as time goes by.
Age is but a place in time,
Age is but a state of mind,
You age well in my weathered eyes.

I am with you where you go.
Flickered lights and ghosts that roam these healing halls.
Here, we joke about the food,
Receptionist is always rude,
Though the time has come for you.

I am with you where you go.
And will be here when the room stops moving.
Breaths are short and heavily still.
Only from you do I feel
I could die and find appeal.

The Crayons Are So Far Away

I Am With You Where You Go

Left, right, left, right, touch your nose.
Alphabet backwards, who the hell knows?
Don't ask me, I'm barely here.
Black out talking about the beer.

Now the teacher knows.
And Mom is on the phone.
The crayons are so far away.
Rip the paper off and save it for a rainy day.

Stand up straight and count to ten.
Tap my shoes like the good witch said.
Think of home in my own warm bed.
Principals gonna throw me in detention.

Why am I so sad?
I gotta pee so bad.
I wanna hug my friends.
I'm in the fourth grade but there's too much drama in this class.

1-2-3-4

For everything that you need,
I'll be everything that you need baby.
Just say the words.
Just say the words.

For everything that you do,
I'll be right there rooting for you.
Just say the words.
Just say the words.

"I love you."
"I love you."

---

In this era of drama
And sugar for mama,
Love has lost its meaning.
It's void of any kind of heart.
When the words must be imparted,
There's no feeling.

---

So don't 
Misuse
The words
That all
Have fought for. 

Love.

"...can never harm her..."

Love Has Lost Its Meaning

There's a helipad in my head for when I wish to dream
Of smiling, laughing, giggling you.
There's a lighthouse in my heart for when it's safe to dock
And all the while the clock keeps ticking.

There's a monster inside my heart and the name I gave it was your's.
I thought they'd fit so nicely together.
I said words I can't repeat to combat words you throw.
I hope we'll make it work someday.

'Cause I can't help but think that it's all part of one big plan.
And that by the end of it all, I won't have a leg to stand on.
Oh please, baby please, tell me I'm your one and only man.
"Knight in shining armor" and that whatever I do can never harm her.

I saw love that I had to have. Didn't think about the cost.
Next time I'll be wasting wisely.
I'm so glad that I've got time to deface and derail.
I'll let it all die off in hiding.

'Cause I can't help but think that it's all part of one big plan.
And that by the end of it all, I won't have a leg to stand on.
Oh please, baby please, tell me I'm your one and only man.
"Knight in shining armor" and that whatever I do can never harm her.

Knight In Shining Armor

So sad. Cry a river and go cross over.
When you're done, let me know so we can start over.
You're a ball of mess. Let the world stop turning for you.
Let me know. I've got another wasted tissue.

So you say, "I will never find the one that I love."
I've read this sentence countless other times and it's not enough. 
In the world of men, you're a picture on the screen, aren't you?
So damaged, I could never have the patience for you.

Hello, hey there. Got a job in healthcare.
Hoping that a first year will give the change I need.
Hey, hello, what’s up? Got out of a break up.
Looking for a hook up. Please don’t be a ball on a
Chain or a mystery. God forbid there’s history.
Got out of the country, brought it to the city.
Tell me I’m a big boy, nothing like a decoy.
You can be my Type A. I can be your Type B.

Hold that thought. Kinda thinking that I’m hearing tiny knocks.
On the other side of cedar is a woman out of luck.
She’s a ball of mess and the world won’t buckle for her.
Signing off, I’m a proud little debonair.

Hello, hey there. Got a job in healthcare.
Hoping that a first year will give the change I need.
Hey, hello, what’s up? Got out of a break up.
Looking for a hook up. Please don’t be a ball on a
Chain or a mystery. God forbid there’s history.
Got out of the country, brought it to the city.
Tell me I’m a big boy, nothing like a decoy.
You can be my Type A. I can be your Type B.

Hello, hey there. Got a job in healthcare.
Hoping that an affair [change to “a first year”] will give the change I need.
Hey, hello, what’s up? Got out of a break up.
Looking for a hook up. Please don’t be a ball on a
Chain or a mystery. God forbid there’s history.
Got out of the country, brought it to the city.
Tell me I’m a big boy, nothing like a decoy.
You can be my Type A. I can be your Type B.

You Did Very Well

Type B

Couple a groupies running over the hill
Oxygen tanking while they choke on their pills.
They'll throw their pensions while you dance at the poles.
Running your mouth while they do damage control.

Spirited talks with no obvious point.
God's pulled a Pilot but the dollar anoints. 
Your neighbor is hell bent in the very worst way.
No kidding. It never went away. 

It's green to black to red to whacked.
No one loves you quite like you do.
It's green to black to red to whacked.
No one loves you quite like

Goldenrod soul (goldenrod soul)
Goldenrod soul (goldenrod soul)
Goldenrod soul (goldenrod soul)
Goldenrod soul, soul, soul.

Living it up in the “us versus them”.
Crazy’s the new norm for us, my friend.
I had my hopes on a guy from the east, but it
Became war of the best of the least.

I put my heart and my faith in the land.
Thought that we had enough gems in the sand.
We can’t keep holding cards to the chest.
We can’t pretend to care when we’re dead set on that soul.

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Goldenrod soul (goldenrod soul)
Goldenrod soul (goldenrod soul)
Goldenrod soul (goldenrod soul)
Goldenrod soul, soul, soul.

Holy River, Muddy Water

Goldenrod Soul

A red folder, escapism, and lyrics used as evidence in a court of law. Little Plastic Stars is emotional indie piano rock. Sounds like Ben Folds meets Amanda Palmer.

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