Climbing Our Way To Cloud Nine

You Gave Them Life 


you gave them life, they take your life
and it's a crying shame
from passing need to elbows deep you
have no one else to blame
from day to day you have to pay
more than you can afford
as hammers fall, they'll take it all
then bleed you out for more 

your sacrifice, you gave them life 

far beyond reach, free when asleep
if only for a while
the screaming dancer wants an answer
he's just his mother's child
she's gath'ring now, a heavy cloud
almost ready to pour
feigned resistance t' mountains o' distance
out for the count, I'm sure 

you pay the price, you gave them life
you gave them life, they take your life 

you've been busy, spinning dizzy
your pleasures left a stain
the circle closes, thorns and roses
there's no joy without pain
childhood dreams now loose at the seams 
you'll squeeze into that coat
gloves with patches, your house built of matches 
sure to go up in smoke 

you sacrifice, you gave them life
you gave them life, they take your life
you gave them life, they take your life

You Gave Them Life

A song about an 'everyman' called Bob as he fruitlessly navigates the frustrations of modern consumer life. We've all been there with call centres and stonewalling customer service departments. And yes, our heads probably exploded too.

But not as badly as Bob's!

Bob’s Head Explodes

a growing indifference

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roses and thorns will not release me
I try to get along, 'doesn't come easy
it isn't the money or the phony power play
y' just don't want me in the most familiar way

I've seen your eyes
with a new distance
that won't be denied
a growing indiff'rence
oh, yes, oh my
poor me, and mine

no burning rubber, 'barely rollin' slow
talk your lover, go tell him, let him know

that I've seen your eyes
stranger than fiction
that won't be defined
a growing indiff'rence
I guess, love resigned
poor me, and mine
 
now from a distance
a growing indiff'rence

change clothes and go
poor me, and mine

a growing indifference

Bad Dog

Sleep all day, bark all night
You a bad dog
She afraid of you bite
You a bad dog

You don't come when she call
You a bad dog
She need love not growl
Bad, bad dog

No surprise how you arrive on one shit-list or another
She in pain 'cause you keep sayin she a bitch just like your mother!

You lie down with a stray
Bad dog
Bloody hound
You gonna pay
Bad, bad, bad dog

You don't come when she call
You a bad dog
She need lovin not growl
Bad, bad dog

Bad Dog (AI with my Lyrics)

mellow and melancholic, bridging the gap between New Order and Editors

lyrics:

the door closes one last time
your shadow recedes behind the glass
no sound in the hallway
there's a void you've left behind
the silence descended fast
there's nothing left to say

only silence now
no more words
any speaking now
is wasted syllables
no more words

now I feel so small in this empty space
the warmth sucked out
a wetness on my face
though I knew the end was drawing near
it's this loneliness
that I truly fear

only silence now
no more words
any speaking now
is wasted syllables
no more words

(only silence now)

only silence now
no more words
any speaking now
is wasted syllables
no more words

No more words (words)

Troubled Road (Walking into the Wind)

CHORUS
I'm-a walkin' down, down, down a troubled road
And I'm-a carry a heavy, heavy, heavy load
Can't see the stars, clouds rolling in
And I keep walking into the wind
And I'm-a walkin' down, down, down a troubled road

VERSE
With every step, I feel the pain
But don't expect me to complain
Won't let it get me down
Smile instead of frown
Cuz I'm-a walkin' down, down, down a troubled road

CHORUS

VERSE
Sighs of doubt try to hold me back
Gotta face the storm, stay on track
The road is rough
And keepin' on is tough
And I'm-a walkin' down, down, down a troubled road

CHORUS

BRIDGE
In the darkest hour when hope seems gone
I'll pick up my courage and carry on
I know the dawn is comin' and the light will shine
I gotta keep walkin' one step at a time

CHORUS

Copyright 2025 Vicki Morrison Goble

Troubled Road-demo

Break Away

Break away, break away
Break away from the earthly ties that bind you
Keep away from the worldly cares that blind you
Break away from the earthly ties that bind you
Keep away from the worldly cares that blind you
Break away, break away

Let your thoughts rise high above
to the atmosphere, the atmosphere of love
Oh, Let your thoughts rise high above
to the atmosphere, the atmosphere of love
Oh, break away

Break, break, break-a, break-a
Break, break, break-a, break-a
Break away
Break, break, break-a, break-a
Break, break, break-a, break-a
Break away

I just wanna go my way
Follow blue skies, but they turn into gray
Futility waits for me just ahead
My choices fill my heart with dreas

Oh structure stultifies me
Order defies me
Oh structure stultifies me
Order defies me
Break away, break away
Break away, break away

Break away from the earthly ties that bind you
Keep away from the worldly cares that blind you
Break away from the earthly ties that bind you
Keep away from the worldly cares that blind you
Break away, break away

Break away, oh break away
Break away, oh break away
Break away, oh break away
Break away

Copyright 2025 Vicki Morrison Goble

Break Away

A non-bitter, look at class distinctions that describes how in any "class conflict" the battling classes are victims of their own biases aimed at others.

High Horse (Come On Down)

Maggie rough

Damn This Field
Copyright 2016 Tennyson Road Music

Damn this field!
Ploughing is rough
In this wind, in this dust

Damn you, field!
You never offered a crop
Worth this work and this fuss

Hold on, Bess!
Don't hurt yourself!
Ten furrows left
Won't be long now
We'll unhook this plow

Curse this land!
For burning these hands,
Sticking knives in my knees

Curse you, land!
If it's pain you demand
You should be righteously pleased

Woah there, Jess
My God you sweat!
Just eight rows left
Won't be long now
You'll get some rest...

...........

Damn this field
For taking Pa
Still see him slumped over

And for muffling the shout
Of his heart giving out
In the weeds in your corner

Woah there girls
Don't go down in these furrows
Just six rows left
Won't be long now
You'll get your rest...

Damn you, field!
You never upheld
Your end of the bargain

Damn you to hell!
Next to nothing to sell
Come the freezing this Autumn

Hold on Bess
It's not you I address
It won't be long now
No, it won't be long now
We'll get you some rest
We'll get you some rest... 

Damn This Field

PaulCanuck