Chief Runs the Enemy

Drive

Grandes Dames

Chorus
So when the lust beats the heart,
Have your fun in the dark
But when the light comes around
The night is leather-bound

Change the past, that’s a waste
Too content in its place
And when the light comes around
The night is leather-bound

Though your heart makes its case
No forgiving bad taste
And though we might get around
To our actions were are bound

So when the lust beats the heart,
Have your fun in the dark
But when the light comes around
The night is leather-bound
The night is leather-bound

When the Light Comes Around

Created in collaboration with Max Kortlander

Hydration Fixation

Verse 1
These nights
Could use a little light
My new home calls, the old escapes my sight
‘Cause it seems
Nothing followed me
Long across Atlantic’s ceaseless stream

Chorus
Orion brings you to me
Oh, by starlight I see
Sirius faithfully
‘Cross the world you’ve followed me

Verse 2
And when
You’ve gone away
You’re gonna feel astray, gone too far
But I know,
No matter where we go
You can look up, find the brightest star

Chorus

Solo

Chorus

Orion brings you to me
Oh, by starlight I see
Through my journey
‘Cross the world you’ve followed me

(Backing: Will you follow
Match my sorrow
No matter where
Please meet me there
You will follow
Match my sorrow
No matter where
O-ri-on’s there)

‘Cross the world you’ve followed me

Orion

Verse
The protest formalized
That which caught all their eyes
And they sing, sing, sing,
The front man cries

A girl bespectacled
Remains too skeptical
She keeps, keeps, keeps,
Her watchful eye

Do we keep on talking,
When nobody is watching?
My collar’s choking now,
It’s way too tight

Will they plan an offensive,
‘Cause they find it offensive?
No attention to their pensive
Thoughts the talk is comprehensive

Pre-Chorus
Children cutting bridges
Loosely worded bridges
Children cutting bridges
Cut ‘em down

Chorus
Superstition’s repetition
Feeding warring coalitions
So the mission’s mission vision
Not sufficient for the prison
Can we free the population?
Glorify their liberation
Chanting ancient incantations
International relations

But the freeing feeling’s fleeting
We will never stop competing
Meaning victory is cheating
Those of us who aren’t leading
We can free the population
Glorify their liberation (x2)


Verse
3 2 1 countdown meeting
Rearrange all the seating
Think it’s fictional
Hold all replies

Uncertainty, proceed
Until I express need
And now the answer comes
It’s no surprise

Do we keep on talking,
When nobody is watching?
My collar’s choking now,
It’s way too tight

Will they plan an offensive,
‘Cause they find it offensive?
No attention to their pensive
Thoughts the talk is comprehensive

So she broke her silence
To condemn the violence
Locomotion stays in motion
Walking straight into the ocean

A man in black unknown
Comes steals our microphone
To say I’m not gonna take it from you,
I’ll let you give it to me

Overtaken

Verse
Anticipation, crush
I believe in a thing called love
So I won’t give up on you, on
Someone like you
Is who we always sing these songs to

But when you read between the lines
You’ll find most of the time
The singer tends to vie
For afternoon delight
No matter what they say
All they want to say is
Just cut the bullshit and touch it

Chorus
I want you
We need to
To cut the bullshit and touch it

Verse
Doesn’t matter who you ask
They only have one task
So disregard the past
The sail is at full mast
Don’t matter what the day
All they’re tryin’ to say is
Just cut the bullshit and touch it

Touch It

Verse
I’ve been wronged
And no one can tell me
Where to look
Cause it’s gone
You took it all away
And ran from me
So long
And though you’re hiding overseas
You’ll never see
Pardon
‘Cause what goes around comes around
So I’ll make sure that’s done

Chorus
I won’t stop, I won’t stop
‘til I find what I’m lookin’ for
Find who I’m gunnin’ for
You won’t know what came
I’ve been robbed, I’ve been robbed, oh
You took what is mine
I won’t stop until I find
What’s rightfully mine (and take back what is mine)
(x2)

Verse
Yeah they say
Fool me once the shame’s on you
So it’s gonna stay
That way
Though I’m the first to admit
You got the best of me
That day
But my eyes are staying focused
Looking forward to tomorrow
So hey
I dare you go ahead and try to pass
That shame right on to me

Chorus
I’ll find who I’m gunnin’ for
You won’t know what came

MikePressl