A heavy, politically themed rocker in the vein of Rage Against the Machine and Faith No More.

Acted Upon Lyrics

staring down the barrel of your future
with a pistol pointed at your past
don't be fooled into thinking
that any of this is gonna last

not your safety
not your freedom
not your money
not your time
not your rights
not your dignity
your privacy
or pride

portable smokescreen in the palm of your hand
while the war machines roll across the land

(the land of the free)

	in the game of life you'll be just a pawn
	if you don't act now you'll be acted upon

	in the game of life don't be a pawn
	stand up and act or be acted upon

who do you trust, who can you trust
your leaders dieseased with corruption and lust
what can you do, what will you do
when you're helping the watchmen watch over you

the leaders you elected to protect your dreams
they're picking your pockets and running their schemes

absolute power corrupts absolutely
we've seen it and it's a fact
time to rise and shine and then absolutely 
take the power back

(in the home of the brave)

	in the game of life you'll be just a pawn
	if you don't act now you'll be acted upon

	in the game of life don't be a pawn
	stand up and act or be acted upon

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Words by Mojo. Music by Troy Jay Adams and Jay Hale. Illustration by  Priyanka Patil. Cover design by Matt Denton. 

Acted Upon

The second release from the newly named The Answer is None! Dark and heavy.

Lyrics:

(It's a dark place
There's no more secrets
I know everything)

Low again
Low as I've ever been
I remember when
I didn't need you to lift me up again

I know you know you are the keeper of the keys
I know you know you are in control of me
I know you know I'll do anything you say
and you know I wouldn't want it any other way

I know, I know I know

Alone again
Alone as I've ever been
I remember when you came along
and made me feel whole again

I know you know you are the keeper of the keys
I know you know you are in control of me
I know you know I'll do anything you say
you know I don't want it any other way

I know, I know I know

The way your curves fit
in the palm of my outstretched hand
a sharp intake of breath
before you exhale your demands

In my ear, so near
your wishes crystal clear
lips, so close
I swallow another dose
of your love

I know you know you are the keeper of the keys
I know you know you are in control of me
I know you know I'll do anything you say
and you know you wouldn't want it any other way

I know, I know I know

Lyrics © Mojo and The Answer is None

I Know

The Answer is None have done it again with this heavy, melodic slow burner for fans of Queesnryche and Alice in Chains.

Lyrics:

A light shines
from my eyes
illuminating
the path before me

Step after faltering step I go
but with each footfall the wind grows
stronger and the path is obscured
by the snow

It shines so bright
despite the darkness
in the light of my eyes
as I stop to take a rest
in the snow
it’s so cold
so beautiful 

so shiny
so inviting
so beautiful
so cold

My feet are so slow
I can hardly feel them
move below 
the path is long and
I’m losing my way
in the blinding snow
so beautiful, so
unmerciful

go on
you must go on
don’t stop here
don’t sleep, don’t rest
go on
or you’ll never wake
you’ll never find your way
if you succumb
to the vortex

As I’m losing hope
my waking dream
reveals the path
my eyes can’t see

I close them now
and trust my feet
to find the path
that lives inside of me

go on
you must go on
don’t stop here
don’t sleep, don’t rest
go on
or you’ll never wake
you’ll never find your way
go on
I must go on
I won't stop here
won’t sleep, won’t rest
go on
or I’ll never wake
I’ll never find my way

I see it now
the lights of home
I must go on
so on I go
I see it now
the lights of home
I must go on
so on I go

Lyrics © Mojo and The Answer is None

Vortex

Strap yourselves in, The Answer is None is back with a blistering Sabbath-inspired track full of crunchy guitar goodness!

Lyrics:

I stood by
watching plastic oceans rise
crops withered and died while
mother nature cried

I had no clearance, sworn to non interference 
watching earth entomb from the dark side of the moon

seeing populations crawl, civilizations topple and fall
the humans had it all but then they dropped the ball and

earth became a tomb
from their self inflicted wounds
their last try seeking 
refuge in the skies

thought that they could fly, begin  
a new protected life
but it was much too late
they’d sealed their own fate
and now they’re

all lost
all gone
swallowed
swallowed by the sun

All their time spent
on wrong deadlines
they got the question wrong
and the answer was none

my disappearance due to non interference as I
watched the earth entomb from the safety of the moon

my colleagues escaped
once they saw the planet raped
and now I must find
another planet to spy… yes

I stood by
watching warming oceans rise
crops withered and died while
mother nature cried

Their last try
seeking refuge in the skies
a kaleidoscopic flash of light
and they all died
now they’re…

Lyrics © Mojo and The Answer is None

Swallowed By The Sun

It's Swallowed by the Sun by The Answer is None, reimagined as a heavy acoustic track for Earth Day 2015!

I stood by
watching plastic oceans rise
crops withered and died while
mother nature cried

I had no clearance, sworn to non interference 
watching earth entomb from the dark side of the moon

seeing populations crawl, civilizations topple and fall
the humans had it all but then they dropped the ball and

earth became a tomb
from their self inflicted wounds
their last try seeking 
refuge in the skies

thought that they could fly, begin  
a new protected life
but it was much too late
they’d sealed their own fate
and now they’re

all lost
all gone
swallowed
swallowed by the sun

All their time spent
on wrong deadlines
they got the question wrong
and the answer was none

my disappearance due to non interference as I
watched the earth entomb from the safety of the moon

my colleagues escaped
once they saw the planet raped
and now I must find
another planet to spy… yes

I stood by
watching warming oceans rise
crops withered and died while
mother nature cried

Their last try
seeking refuge in the skies
a kaleidoscopic flash of light
and they all died
now they’re…

Lyrics © Mojo and The Answer is None

Swallowed By The Sun (Acoustic Version)

Soulful ode to a fallen angel from The Answer is None. Tenor Sax: Corey Denton

Lyrics:

Misty grey clouds
Backdrop to all the leafless trees
As rain runs down
Washing away grime and memories

But some remain like a bloodstain
Or a high top on a wire 
Or a shadow of the fire
Warming the spoon that took you away too soon
  
Goodbye Starshine
Goodbye Starshine
Starshine goodbye
Why’d you have to die
Goodbye Starshine
Goodbye Starshine
Starshine goodbye
Forever in the sky 

A cold breeze blows
Coffee walks by holding a hipsters hand
He doesn’t know
These rain washed streets were once, were once your land

Your echo is everywhere 
Pictures on the walls and songs in the concert halls
Your body is gone
But your gentle groove goes on and on and on

and on and on and on

Goodbye Starshine
Goodbye Starshine
You left us far too soon
The needle killed the spoon
Goodbye Starshine
Goodbye Starshine
Starshine goodbye
Forever in the sky 

You shined too bright
Love was your light, Starshine

Sing your song
You live on and on Starshine

Would you shine on me now
Shine on me anyhow Starshine

The stars they called you home
To be with your own, Starshine

Starshine, goodbye

lyrics © Mojo and The Answer is None

Starshine Goodbye

An upbeat rocker from The Answer is None, enjoy!

Lions and Ladders Lyrics

Little boy shot me down
with his fast finger guns
When I got back up I sat him down
on my knee and said, "hey son

It’s a great big bad mad world
full of beauty, love and pain
and the hardest thing you’ll ever have to do
is learn to dance in the rain

You’ve got to climb climb climb
or you’ll be prey for the lions

If you don’t get busy living
you’ll be busy dyin

You've got to stay ahead of your enemies
You’re the only one you have to please
You've got to fnd your own way to the top
and never ever stop"

The world is full of lions and ladders
Everything’s scary and everything matters
The ladder you’ll climb is the very path to success
 you’ll take
The rungs of the ladder are made from
all the mistakes you’ll make


Well my son he’s grown up now
and got kids of his own
I talk to him when I can
but it always seems too long

He said, "dad I remember what you told me
about beauty love and pain
and I always make sure to take my kids out
for a dance in the rain"
 
You’ve got to climb climb climb
or you’ll be prey for the lions

If you don’t get busy living
you’ll be busy dyin

You've got to stay ahead of your enemies
You’re the only one you have to please
You've got to fnd your own way to the top
and never ever stop"

Climb climb climb
Keep on climbin


Words by Mojo. Music by Troy Jay Adams, Jay Hale, and Michael Andrew. Cover Illustration by Troy Adams. Cover design by Matt Denton. 

Lions And Ladders

The eighth release from The Answer is None, featuring Kendall Bishop on drums for this hard-hitting track.

Lucky You Lyrics

There was a time when
There was a time when you were everything
There was a time when
There was a time when you were the only thing
and there was a time when you loved
There was a time when you didn't see yourself
above me

I never saw it, never saw it coming
But the changes come, yeah the changes come

I walked through flames for you
Swam on the waves for you
Climbed the mountains too
Crossed the oceans for you
Then I lifted you up
Till you could fly
When you left without goodbye
All that was left for me to do
Was say Lucky You

There was a time when
There was a time when you were kind
There was a time when
There was a time when I was blind
and there was a time when you tried
There was a time when you didn't feel like
you had to lie

I never saw it, never saw it coming
But the changes come, well the changes come

I walked through flames for you
Braved the waves for you
Climbed the mountains too
Crossed the oceans for you
Then I lifted you up
Till you could fly
When you left without goodbye
All that was left for me to do
Was say Lucky You
Lucky you

I walked through flames for you
Braved the waves for you
Climbed the mountains too
Crossed the oceans for you
Then I lifted you up
Till you could touch the sky
And I watched you fly away

At the end of the day
There's nothing left to say
But Lucky You
Lucky you

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Words by Mojo. Music by Troy Jay Adams, Jay Hale, and Kendall Bishop. Photo by Dunca Daniel. Cover design by Matt Denton. 

Lucky You

Epic opus from The Answer is None! Music: Troy Jay Adams & Jay Hale, Words: Mojo. With Kendall Bishop on drums. From the upcoming album The Answer is None.

The Answer is None

Pillars of Destruction

The Answer is None makes heavy, melodic guitar rock from the combined talents of Troy Jay Adams, Jay Hale, Michael Andrew and Mojo of Mojo's Army.

For fans of Alice in Chains, Black Sabbath, Soundgarden and Van Halen. That's right. Van Halen.

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