The Apple Barn

Fat Lip (a capella)

August 8, 2008

words

away we go to somewhere, i don't know
give me a gun and a bulletproof vest
i see you're no fun; the weight's crushing your chest
yeah i am ready to be sent off to war

over there children die, at home mothers cry
we'll punish the dead, forget what we've said
the blind man can see only this misery
yeah, but it's too late; i've been sent off to war

all of the blood, all of the tears
innocence wasted on all of these years
have i lost anyone? have you lost anyone?
to think the journey has only begun...
i'll tell you what's inside a broken heart:
broken familes, broken dreams
the situation is exactly as it seems

are we men or have we failed again
to keep the peace. you're dead on your knees
begging for funding while the rest of us are wondering:
why did he send our best boys and girls off to war?

Off To War (August 8, 2008)

lyrics:

my eyes do decieve me
why can't they believe me?
i live in a summer's evening
listening to those goddamn voices
that live inside my head

they want me to kill you
they want this food to fill you
i'd leave, they can bill you
just leave, i know they'll bill you
they'll bill you for the mess you made;
that ugly window shade you broke when we were waking up

they won't ever go away
i say the things they want me to say
one day they'll make me pay
make me pay for all the things i've done

sleep tight, get some rest tonight
sweet dreams, the bedbugs won't bight
you can leave, but turn on the light
i'm way too scared they'll get me
as soon as you leave the room

i have schizophrenia
i don't have anyone to love
do you know what i'm thinking of?
that's alright cuz neither do i
doesn't matter how hard i try
they'll be the goddamn voices inside of my head

Rough Home Recordings and Rougher Home Recordings

Schizofunia (2007)

Fold

It's Wednesday, but I don't keep track of time.
I have a calendar with marks on all the pages in some sort of criss-cross design.
The other day, I think I stepped out of line, but the lines weren't clear and I didn't hear the message I was supposed to find.

I don't want to lose my grip on the little things I hold on to tightly.
So we travel on in hopes of being great, so someone might see what we're all about.

I bought a fish and I keep him in a bowl.
He never eats the food I give him.
I think his water's way too cold.
The stock market, where shares are bought and sold:
when your life is a gamble, you've gotta know when to fold.

And the poor don't seem to care
what's growing in their hair!
And all the wealthy stare - 
they'd rather be anywhere but here;
this isn't your bus to steer.
As the end draws near, you know there's nothing left to fear
but the horizon.

I try to sleep to find comfort in my dreams,
the nightmares drive me crazy with their reoccurring themes.
So why don't we divide off into teams?
and as we fight for the grand prize,
we'll wonder what all this means.

I don't want to lose my grip on the little things I hold on to tightly.
So we travel on in hopes of being great, so someone might see what we're all about.

Fold (live on WLTL, 2008-02-14)

Step right up and feast your eyes upon the way romantics die these days.
All alone they speak their minds, but they turn into freaks somehow some way.
The yearning grows.
Only we know that a thorn is just a thorn even when it's from a rose.

Step right up you're sure to win. "Don't mind the broken firing pin," they say.
The clown wants you to throw the ball at the dunking tank of alcohol. You'll pay.
The books are just their covers.
You won't find a starstruck lover hiding underneath these shallow waters.

Step right up and take a bow. The lion tamer's head's crushed now, so I've heard.
If she loves you call it "fate", if love you not you'll grow to hate that word, "love".
The spotlight shines with her in mind.
You'll save the sorrow for tomorrow and keep walking through your life completely blind.

2008

Three Ring

Alpha Howl

Bridges

2010/2011

i want you to know that i love you so very much that i might explode if i don't tell you just how i feel for you. if only you knew, if only you knew.

i want nothing more than for you to ignore the long to-do list and give me a kiss on the cheek is ok at least on our first date a smooch on the lips just might have to wait.

i want you to know that i love you so so so so very much that i might explode if i don't tell you just how i feel for you.

Purple

c 2007
walking barefoot around the neighboorhood, stealing candied apples, climbing up the trees of other peoples' yards
you don't know what it's like to live this kind of life, so please don't criticize, you're not working all that hard
he could be from london or somewhere overseas, or you could be a blind man paralyzed below the knees
don't freeze, stay at ease, stay at a steady pace. glorify the human race, but give me a human face
we need reality.

oh hippie friend, they just don't understand why the world needs saving. they'll think you're always misbehaving.
oh hippie friend, they just don't understand that you'll never cut your hair, that tie-dye is what you wear. at least it's matching!

some people don't eat meat. some people sell things on the street, but i never buy them there's no time to try them, i need to be somewhere five minutes ago.
look at your watch, it's time for tea. you were underestimating. the incense is burning hot. are you coming or are you not?
TRL is on the airwaves (a giant step back, but we're not quite in caves). if we're nothing more than human slaves, does it matter if the road is paved?
sticks and stones can make a home, but sticks and stones can break your bones. what does the future hold for us when name calling in chorus?

oh hippie friend, they just don't understand why the world needs saving. they'll think you're always misbehaving.
oh hippie friend, they just don't understand that you'll never cut your hair, that tie-dye is what you wear. at least it's matching!

those eggs your hatching will turn into something great. we'll just have to wait and see what a big suprise to mesmerise the eyes. how quick it flies and nullifies our lives.

oh hippie friend, they just don't understand why the world needs saving. they'll think you're always misbehaving.
oh hippie friend, they just don't understand that you'll never cut your hair, that tie-dye is what you wear. at least it's matching!

Hippie Friend

Baby Farmer

reminiscing about the summer we didn't have

traxxx:

"Embryonic Journey" - Jefferson Airplane
"Lightning Song" - Queens of the Stone Age
"Dusty Clouds" - Modd
"Tell Me When We're There" - Tunnelvisions
"Innocent Son" - Fleet Foxes
"White Summer (10/8/69 Playhouse Theatre)" - Led Zeppelin
"Happy Day" - Andrew Bird

the lost season

tunes to support the weight of waiting

"Bianka" - @royrosenfeld
"Y Arriba Quemando El Sol (Ribas Abbas Mix)" - Violeta Parra, @ribasabbas
"The Robber's Daughter (GHIZ Retouch)" - @bongbeck, @ghizofficial
"Embre" - @sebastienleger, @timgreen
"Born Out" - @khenmusic
"Manic Space" - @oonadahl
"Wanderlust" - @riyoon
"Diplomatico" - @damon-jee
"Sirene" - @sebastienleger
"Rising Sun (Yemanjo Edit)" - Nina Simone, @Yemanjo
"Rangi" - @madota

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