The Virus is My God

Pushing the Envelope

Male: I was pushing the envelope
All of my days
Such positive feedback
Left me amazed
It lifted me up
Way off the ground
I had no clue
That I’d ever come down

Female: You were pushing the envelope
All of the time
You could never expect
Life’s not worth a dime
It hardly seems fair
When you’re told you’re a saint
And then taken down
Through a baseless complaint!

Chorus: Male: Now I feel lost, at such a great cost
Where do I go from here?
Female: I’ll set things right and I’ll lead the fight
Never a time for tears
Male: All that I know is that I must go
And wash away the stain
Female: Yes I do believe you
You never meant to cause any pain.

Male: I was pushing the envelope
My flag was unfurled
Just didn’t realize
We’re in a new world
I simply assumed
I was raising the bar
But now I am told
That I went way too far

Female: You were pushing the envelope
No longer allowed
All your solid techniques
Now disavowed
One day declared
you’re that marvelous stud
And now your good name’s
been dragged deep in the mud

Chorus: Male: Now I feel lost, at such a great cost
Where I do from here?
Female: I’ll set things right and I’ll lead the fight
Never a time for tears
Male: All that I know is that I must go
And wash away the stain
Female: Yes I do believe you
You never meant to cause any pain.
Instrumental on part of the verse (like the intro)

Bridge: (Male) Am I just the latest stale trope?
Or clearly some ridiculous dope
How do they expect me to cope?
When I’m at the end of my rope?

(Male) I was pushing the envelope
Defending myself
I was pushing so hard
It affected my health
But that’s who I am
I must always stay true

(BOTH) I was pushing the envelope
I was pushing the envelope
I was pushing the envelope
For you

Pushing The Envelope

Disclaimer: This music parody is inspired by an episode from The Twilight Zone television series. Please note no copyright infringement is intended, and I do not own nor claim to own any of the original source material which this parody is inspired by.

Lyrics:

The Monsters Are Due on Maple Street

The monsters come so feel the beat
We’ll fight them now and that’s a treat
The Monsters Are Due on Maple Street
The monsters spread like wildfire
Bringing out our worst desires
Play by our rules,
And that’s all we require

Chorus: The monsters are everywhere
You can’t admit it, and you don’t care
We trust our experts all the way
No time to question, we must obey

Now I know we won’t be complete
Unless we all take the heat
The Monsters Are Due on Maple Street

The monsters kill, that’s what we believe
We’re stuck inside, we cannot leave
The Monsters Are Due on Maple Street

The monsters leave us paranoid
Need a scapegoat to fill the void
It’s your opinion we must now  destroy

Chorus: The monsters are everywhere
You can’t admit it, and you don’t care
We trust our experts all the way
No time to question, we must obey
Now I know we won’t be complete
Unless we all take the heat
The Monsters Are Due on Maple Street

Bridge: Little Tommy he checked it all out
On his computer, said there is no doubt
Look at our neighbors, see how they stare
They’re spreading the monsters, you’ve got to beware

Anti-mosnter, a sorry lot
‘specially when you don’t take our shot
Fear is the only thing that you forgot

Instrumental verse

Chorus (2):
The monsters make you live in fear
But just go out and drink your beer
No more worries, keep your faith
We trust the doctors, who keep us safe
No need at all to be discrete
Misinformation has been leaked
The Monsters Are Due on Maple Street

Bridge (2): Little Tommy he knows best
He says they’re superspreaders, that’s no guess
We’ve figured out, what’s about to go down
Now it’s time to drive them all out of town

The monsters come so feel the beat
We’ll fight them now and that’s a treat
The Monsters Are Due on Maple Street
The Monsters Are Due on Maple Street

The Monsters Are Due on Maple Street

PASSPORT TO HELL

Verse (1): All the way from China, nothing could be finer
All of the stories that you’ve been told
How can they be lying, with all the people dying?
All these tales of horror , they never grow old

Chorus (1): We are so sure, you’re a dangerous lot
We will restrict you, if you don’t take our shot
Just follow instructions, you’ll start to feel swell
As long as you carry—our passport to hell!

Verse (2):  No more indoor restaurant dining, so now please stop your whining
You can always order-delivery
Now without the cure and your signature
Your passport’s now stamped—more misery

Chorus (2): We are so sure, you’re a dangerous lot
We will restrict you, if you don’t take our shot
Just follow instructions, you’ll start to feel swell
As long as you carry—our passport to hell!

Bridge (1): The passport to hell, it’s for your own good
Put on your mask and maybe a hood
Just cross the border and take our hand
There’s fire and brimstone, in this new land

Verse (3): Instrumental

Chorus (3):  The passport to hell, we must keep you down
We know what’s best, we’ve shut down the town
Show us your passport, then you will be free
Without the shot, no more liberty

Bridge: (2) The passport to hell, you’re in a new sphere
We welcome you, to a land ruled by fear
We stamp your passport,  you cover your face
Now you’re protected, no longer disgraced

Verse (4):  All the way from China, here is your reminder
There’s only one way that you can stay well
Now you’ve crossed the border, here is the new order
As long as you still carry, your passport to hell

Passport To Hell

VICAR BONES TIME MACHINE
 
DIANA  (singing) I'M READY NOW TO TAKE THE PLUNGE 
SHOW ME FIRST WHAT I MUST DO ALL THE HURT I MUST EXPUNGE 
REVEAL TO ME ALL THAT IS TRUE  

BONES (Singing) TRUST ME IN YOUR EARTHBOUND VENTURE 
SIGN THE CONTRACT NOW YOU'RE OFF 
YOUR JUST REWARDS IN SPIRIT TENDER 
SEALED, DELIVERED INTO THIS TROUGH 
READY NOW TO TRAVEL BACK TO DAYS OF HEADSTRONG YOUTH 
VICAR BONES TIME MACHINE OFFERS UP THE PROOF 
LET'S GO BACK TO THE DISTANT PAST 
FROM THE FIRST SCENE TO THE LAST WAY BACK WHEN, 
YES NOW THE DIE IS CAST! 

(spoken) Take it away, Vicarettes!!! 
ANGELS 
LIKE OLD CARS THEY SURE WENT FAR 
OUR PARENTS WERE PUT TO THE TEST 
OUR PARENTS KNEW THAT LIFE WAS HARD 
THEY DID THEIR VERY BEST 

Diana watches from the side as one angel plays Diana's mother, LADY ALTHORP and another plays DIANA AS A CHILD. Bones takes the role of EARL SPENCER.
The young Diana stands between her “parents.” 

ANGEL #2 And...action. 

LADY ALTHORP - ANGEL #1 Diana. 

DIANA AS A CHILD - ANGEL #3 Yes, Mummy. 

LADY ALTHORP - ANGEL #1 
Diana, your father and I have agreed to a trial separation. You and your brother shall leave Park House and come with me to London. 

DIANA AS A CHILD - ANGEL #3 But I should like it that you stay here with Daddy. 

LADY ALTHORP - ANGEL #1 Oh I'm afraid that's impossible. You see, as of late your father has been rather unkind to me. 

DIANA AS A CHILD - ANGEL #3 (lost) Daddy? 

EARL SPENCER - BONES Without me, you'd be lying in the gutter without a quid to your name. 

LADY ALTHORP - ANGEL #1 I thought you were the expert at lying in the gutter. 

EARL SPENCER - BONES How dare you speak to me that way. 

DIANA AS A CHILD - ANGEL #3 Stop it! Just stop it! Diana, now as an adult, steps forward, singing. 

DIANA
(singing) 
IMAGES OF FEELING SAD KEEP FLOATING THROUGH MY MIND 
FATHER, MOTHER, SISTERS, BROTHER LOVE THAT I COULDN'T FIND 
BONES A SOUL THAT CRIES THE SADNESS SHE KNEW 
LOVE SO COLD THAT NEVER GREW 
JUST A GIRL IN 1972! 

ANGEL #1, donning a wig, suddenly becomes LADY ALTHORP'S SOLICITOR. 

SOLICITOR - ANGEL #2 Lady Althorp, as your Solicitor, I must advise you that your chances of obtaining custody of the children are about as good as the H.M.S. Titanic on her maiden voyage. 

LADY ALTHORP - ANGEL #1 I cannot allow him to just steal the children away from me without a fight. 

SOLICITOR - ANGEL #2 You are in no position to ask for anything. The charge of adultery will... 

LADY ALTHORP - ANGEL #1 (Protesting) Sir! 

SOLICITOR - ANGEL #2 ...stick to you like a jellyfish. You'll be quite dead in the water. Why your own mother has volunteered to testify in your husband's defense. 

LADY ALTHORP - ANGEL #1 I don't care. 
Bones' Assistant throws the wig away. 

ANGELS
(singing) LIKE OLD CARS THEY SURE WENT FAR 
OUR PARENTS WERE PUT TO THE TEST 
OUR PARENTS KNEW THAT LIFE WAS HARD THEY DID THEIR VERY BEST 

In a Courtroom, Angel #2 is now a JUDGE standing above the litigants. 

JUDGE - ANGEL #2 Will the aggrieved parties please step forward. 

LADY ALTHORP - ANGEL #1 Your Honor. I would like to say that I have not been given a fair hearing on my grievances.   Lady Althorp. You are out of order. And as it is you, Lady Althorp, who is guilty of adultery, I am awarding sole custody to Earl Spencer. 

LADY ALTHORP - ANGEL #1 Sole custody? 

JUDGE - ANGEL #2 In addition, you are to pay him 3,000 pounds for the cost of his legal fees. 

LADY ALTHORP - ANGEL #1 (shocked) 3000 pounds!!! 

BONES, DIANA AND ENSEMBLE (singing) 
YESTERDAY'S A DISTANT BLUR AND TIME BEGINS TO RACE 
REVELATIONS OF DESPERATION IN ROOMS OF STEEL AND LACE 
A CHANCE TO KNOW WHAT IT ALL MEANS 
AS WE REVIEW ALL THE SCENES 
THE DIAL'S SET IN VICAR BONES
THE DIAL'S SET IN VICAR BONES 
THE DIAL'S SET IN VICAR BONES TIME MACHINE! 

BONES AND ENSEMBLE 
(spoken) 
These proceedings are now over.

Vicar Bones Time Machine

The Myocarditis Blues

(v1) One day I got a phone call
From my favorite pharmacy
Said why don’t you come right on down
We’re offering the shot for free
I went on down and I took it
That was Jab #1
Thought I was protected
(They said) You’re gonna feel so good my son

(V2) So now I went on home
Didn’t think I had to beg
But suddenly I felt this real bad pain
Shooting right down my leg
Called up the family doctor
Said Doc I’m now livin in fear
Doctor said “you don’t have to worry—what’s wrong I have no idea.”

Chorus: Ya  understand I had to take it
They said I could not refuse
No longer could I fake it
Thought I had too much to lose
They didn’t want to hear my story
Said I’ve no right to choose
I’m now fadin fast
With the Myocarditis Blues

(v3)  Now I was a little worried
Doubts drifting through my mind
Family said you better take another shot
If you don’t, you’ll cross the line
Didn’t really want to take it
Talkin bout Jab #2
But I went on down and I done it
Thought I had to pay my dues

(v4) Called my family doctor
Yes that was once again
I said just tell me why I’m so sick
Doc said well it all depends
Maybe it was the shot all along
That put me in my misery
Doc said no that just can’t be right
That’s a real impossibility 

Chorus: Ya understand I had to take it
They said I could not refuse
No longer could I fake it
Thought I had too much to lose
They didn’t want to hear my story
Said I’ve no right to choose
I’m now fadin fast
With the Myocarditis Blues

Guitar break

(v5) Now I’m sittin in a wheelchair
They said things won’t improve
I look on down on my puffed up legs
Oh now they sure damn won’t move
But all my friends they insist
You’ve got to take Jab #3
So I went ahead and I done it 
But there still was no recovery      

(v6) Harmonica solo

Chorus: Ya understand I had to take it
They said I could not refuse
No longer could I fake it
Thought I had too much to lose
They didn’t want to hear my story
Said I’ve no right to choose
Now I’m six feet under
I had the Myocarditis Blues

Coda: Why not start spreading the news?
Taking the jab you will lose
All you must do is refuse
Open your eyes
You’ve been livin a lie
Here is your final cue
You have now got the Myocarditis Blues

The Myocarditis Blues

1692 Was a Very Good Year

(v1) 1692 was a very good year
In Salem, Massachusetts they were living in fear
No one could deny,  that the devil was near

Everywhere you went, it was so rich
Wild accusations that you were a witch
Hysterical people, they found their niche

(Pre-chorus 1) No one imagined that there could be a mistake
It got out of hand, now it was too late
What did it matter if some were burned at the stake?
1692 was a very, very, very good year

(v2) 1692 meant evil decrees
Fighting a monster that you couldn’t see
It was declared, there’s an emergency

Orders came down from way up on high
You must persecute or else you will die
It never occurred to anyone—this was a lie

(Pre-chorus 2) Expert opinion was the rage of the day
The people bowed down, all started to pray
There were no questions and they always obeyed
1692 was a very, very, very good year

( Chorus 1) THEY claimed there were witches, who they accused
They singled them out,  “we’ll give the devil his due”
“Let’s make it legal, the courts must decide”
So sure of themselves in their Puritan pride
Sinners possessed, and they could not hide
And all of the judges went along for the ride.

(v3) Instrumental

(Bridge):  Good Old Cotton Mather
The Minister who wrote the book
He pointed his pious finger
At all the innocent souls that he took

(v4) 1692 was the time to confess
Too many sinners, they were a threat
We have all the proof we need, that you can bet
A holy crusade, they had to attest
While pinning shiny medals right on their chest
Such an unholy plan, they could never give it a rest

(Pre-chorus 3) God’s vengeful word was the science of the day
Ignore it just once and you will surely pay
Don’t trust the science it’ll lead to your moral decay
1692 was a very, very, very good year

(Chorus 2) THEY claimed there were witches, who they accused
They singled them out,  “we’ll give the devil his due”
“Let’s make it legal, the courts must decide”
So sure of themselves in their Puritan pride
Sinners possessed, and they could not hide
And all of the judges went along for the ride.

(Coda) 1692 Was a Very Good Year
In Salem, Massachusetts they were living in fear
No one could deny,  that the devil was near

1692 Was a Very Good Year

I Drank the Kool-Aid

(v1) I drank the Kool-Aid
Now I’m truly
Laid out on the ground
I didn’t listen
Cause of my position
Afraid to make a sound
All of the experts
They’ll protect us
Trusting loving saints
They’ll inject us
Form the nexus
Of all of our complaints
It spreads throughout the town
So much fear abounds
I drank the Kool-Aid
All the way down

(V2) I found a scapegoat
This is no joke
I follow all the rules
You’re never fab
Without the jab
We won’t let you in our schools
They’ll protect you
And dissect you
‘Til your brain is fried
No need to question
All their directions
Just believe all their lies
It spreads throughout the town
So much fear abounds
I drank the Kool-Aid
All the way down

(chorus 1) I’m addicted
It’s like fine wine
I guzzle it all the time
I drank the Kool-Aid
Now I feel Divine

(v3) There is a crisis
Just like typhus
No need at all to pry
A bad infection
I have affection
For tales of days gone by
Even though you cannot see
The bodies in the street
You’ll never find me backing down
All out in retreat
Just spread it all around
A story so profound
I drank the Kool-Aid
All the way Down

Bridge:  All this panic won’t  abate
No I’ll never exaggerate
This is what I have found
Drinking it down
My wonderful Kool-Aid

(v4) Instrumental
Just spread it all around
Our story so profound
I drank the Kool-Aid
All the way Down

(chorus 2) I’m addicted
It’s like fine wine
I guzzle it all the time
I drank the Kool-Aid
Now I feel Divine

(v5) I have a TV
The news is sleazy
I share it with my friends
I’ll never slumber
Point out the numbers
I heard on CNN
I’ll persecute the baseless group
Who’ll never take the shot
I’ll deny it
So you won’t buy it
The jab causes all those blood clots
It spreads throughout the town
So much fear abounds
I drank the Kool-Aid
All the way down

…all the way down
All the way down
I drank the Kool-Aid
All the way down, etc.

I Drank The Kool-Aid

Pod People Barbecue

(V1) They all came down from outer space
All of them started to cover their face
Some of us said that’s a disgrace, it’s true
They all were hatched and brainwashed too
None of them all had  a clue
Now they’ve got a shindig we’re all invited to
It’s the Pod People Barbecue

(chorus 1) They all were born with different brains
You could say they’re all insane
Spreading fear they always hear on the news
It’s their cult of experts, who peddle lies
Claiming that we’re all gonna die
Unless you take orders, from the CDC and the WHO
At the Pod People Barbecue

(v2) They’ve been programmed to take their shots
You could call them a dangerous lot
They’ll jab us all and they’ll never stop
It’s déjà vu
It’s a road, they’ve started to pave
Now they’ve turned us, into obedient slaves
This crazy cookout, everyday begins anew
It’s the Pod People Barbecue

(Chorus 2) They all were born with different brains
You could say they’re all insane
Spreading fear they always hear on the news
It’s their cult of experts, who peddle lies
Claiming that we’re all gonna die
Unless you take orders, from the CDC and the WHO
At the Pod People Barbecue

Bridge:  They’re cookin up a dish that’s oh so cold
Got the people scared, with their fool’s gold
Time to wake up or they will steal your soul
In this new world, you’ll never be free
If you believe there’s an emergency
All they’ll do is take your liberty
Or do you disagree?

(V4) Instrumental

(Chorus 3)  They walk here among you in their disguise
Claim they’re saving the world, deserving a prize
It’s really bad, oh if you only knew
They selected  the earth
Now they’re on course
To take over the world
With their alien force
Just don’t attend
It’s one big poison brew
It’s the Pod People Barbecue

Pod People Barbecue

The Back of the Bus

(v1) The back of the bus
That’s where you want us
You wonder why we all make such a fuss
I’ll tell you right now
It’s your sacred cow
That’s always your thing, acting like kings
Take a bow

You always insist that your experts they can do no wrong
You remain in fear, year after year
How long?

You can never recognize, all the lies
That undermines our trust

All that we now hear
Sit in the back of the bus

Chorus:  Now you point the finger and linger on all your tropes of hate
I can only pray that the hour hasn’t grown too late
What happens to our world when we no longer know what’s just?
Everything you’ve built, there’s never any guilt
sending us to the back of the bus

(v2) The back of the bus, that’s where you want us
How does it feel? You are all upper crust
You’re part of the mob, you call us the slobs
If we don’t comply, you then take our jobs

It is quite a shame, that it’s your game
To ignore our tales of woe
You will surely fall, if you don’t recall Jim Crow

You attack with so much hate, there’s no debate
We have had enough
Sending us all—to the back of the bus

Chorus:  Now you point the finger and linger on all your tropes of hate
I can only pray that the hour hasn’t grown too late
What happens to our world when we no longer know what’s just?
Everything you’ve built, there’s never any guilt
sending us to the back of the bus

Bridge:  all your testing, never resting
Your obsession, always festering
So self-righteous you do what you please
All the lives you claim you’re saving
It’s just your brand of misbehaving
Now you reveal your Sword of Damocles

Instrumental first half of verse

Now it would appear, that your fears
Has invited God’s holy wrath
Now you know it’s time, see the sign
You need to find a different path

You’re no longer desperate,
All your experts
Avoid them that’s a must
Stop sending us
To the back of the bus
Stop sending us
To the back of the bus

The Back Of The Bus

Perchance to Dream

(v1) Our daughter’s lost for evermore
She took the shot, fell to the floor
We followed all instructions to the tee
No explanation’s in the air
No questions asked, no one dares
It’s best we stop this foolish inquiry

(Chorus) No more doubts, yes we’ve been sold
Safe and effective we’ve been told
Time for us to take this for the team
She went to sleep
Oh just a teen
Did not wake up, or so it seems
Where’s the rub?
Perchance to dream

(v2) We were told you must have faith
In order to ensure she’s safe
But now she’s gone, we’re feeling all this pain
The doctors claimed it’s nothing new
We’re at a loss, they have no clue
It’s just a mystery they can’t explain

(Chorus) No more doubts, yes we’ve been sold
Safe and effective we’ve been told
Time for us to take this for the team
She went to sleep
Oh just a teen
Did not wake up, or so it seems
Where’s the rub?
Perchance to dream

(Bridge 1) No it’s wrong to speculate
The hour’s past, it’s way too late
Shut your mouth and never speak again
Don’t attack our sacred jab
For if you do, our hearts you’ll stab
Our mind’s made up, so you just 
must pretend

Bridge (2) I deny what you suggest
Another lie, based on a guess
How can you question our authorities?
There’s no connection to this shot
Decency first, have you forgot?
No connection, no possibility

Verse instrumental

(Chorus) No more doubts, yes we’ve been sold
Safe and effective we’ve been told
Time for us to take this for the team
She went to sleep
Oh just a teen
Did not wake up, or so it seems
Where’s the rub?
Perchance to dream

(Coda) She sleeps so well
But do you care?
No more talk of these nightmares
Do you understand just what we mean?

All we know she’s left her mark
As we remain in the dark
Where’s the rub?
Perchance to dream

Perchance to Dream

EXPERT OPINION

(v1)  Expert Opinion is the order of the day
Expert Opinion holds our enemies at bay
If you reject our experts
You will surely pay
Without our holy experts
You better start to pray

(v2) Expert Opinion helps me deal with all the strife
Expert Opinion always helps me live my life
If you don’t accept my experts, I’m ready for a fight
Just embrace my experts and you’ll certainly see the light

Chorus:  Fact checked great opinions
We take them all on faith
Now we all feel secure
Our experts keep us safe

(v3) Expert Opinion tells us to take the shot
They guarantee it’s safe and you will never rot
Constantly hear the message, they use a computer bot
No more probing questions, yes that will be our lot

Bridge: There is only the consensus
That will be allowed
We have ended all debate
We feel so fine, and now it’s time
Hoping you’ll be cowed

Verse instrumental

Chorus:  Fact checked great opinions
We take them all on faith
Now we all feel secure
Our experts keep us safe

(v4) Expert opinion creates our sacred tests
Without our testing, we’ll never be at our best
Without our expert  numbers, we can never rest
Just follow all the experts
And you’ll get things  off your chest!

Expert Opinion

THE DISH

(v1) It’s their inner sanctum--a mysterious crew
They cook up a soup—what’s in the brew?
You cannot question—just what do they do? Oh if you only knew!

(v2) All their procedures—we must say they’re swell
Insist that their virus—kills all the cells
No other concoction will sound the death knell
Oh that’s why we’re living in hell

Chorus:  The Dish is the place where there are no controls
Contamination—that is their goal
Poison the sample, they’re now on a roll
Prevaricate, then agitate, the sample’s fake, give us a break
A cult they call science, why now we’re enrolled

(v3) Inside their labs, you must go with their flow
We’re amateurs, and they are the pros
We bow to them—
just now pay them the dough 
Sit back and enjoy the show

(v4) Their deadly virus, can’t make you sick
But poison the sample, that is their trick
The cells that are dying, they ensure that they’re licked
A fairy tale that easily sticks

Chorus:  The Dish is the place where there are no controls
Contamination—that is their goal
Poison the sample, they’re now on a roll
Prevaricate, then agitate, the sample’s fake, give us a break
A cult they call science, why now we’re enrolled

Bridge; Antibiotics end up in the dish
They say it’s the virus—something’s amiss
We’re left with their theories—as they continue to fish

(Verse instrumental)

Final chorus: No need at all for the dish anymore
Computer sequencing’s their dish dujour 
Oh, their trickery we can’t ignore
NO isolate, Ideas half-baked. We’re now awake
For Pete’s Sake

When will they ever relent?
They’re surely not heavenly sent
All that we need
Is one honest experiment

The Dish

P2’s in Love With You

Mama was a smart one/she gave me her name
We were both Priscilla/two gorgeous dames
Mama she insisted—Call me P1

And before you know it/I jumped the gun
Now I was P2, and that was fun
But then I fell in love with the doctor’s son

Things were just beginning/nothing was done
Don’t get the impression/that I had won
With that older handsome man/who was second to none

Chorus:  P2’s in love with you
Came into my life, right out of the blue
I’ve  been waiting for so long but my love just grew
When is he gonna show me the ring?
There’s nothing wrong prayin for the bling
P2’s so in love with you

Mama don’t forget she’s always P1
She’s telling P2, it’s another rerun
When you’re gonna have it, your day in the sun?
Mama asks why aren’t you throwing a fit
He’s not worth it, cause he won’t commit
Maybe it’s time for you to call it quits

If he  pops  the question, I’ll be right there
If he hesitates, I won’t care
I’m used to it, even though it sure  ain’t fair

Chorus:  P2’s in love with you
Came into my life, right out of the blue
I’ve  been waiting so long but my love just grew
When is he gonna show me the ring?
There’s nothing wrong prayin for the bling
P2’s  so in love with you

Bridge:
15 years  have you forgot?
Let’s go ahead and tie the knot
I’m a Yankee blueblood all the way
I know we are a perfect match
My one cool banker, my aristocrat
There’s no time left, you must seize the day

Verse instrumental

The doctor’s son, he’s so neat
Made  his millions here on Wall Street
There’s  no one better, you can ever meet

Chorus:  P2’s so in love with you
I’ve roped  him in, there’s no more blues
P1 asks, “is it really true?”
No more frowns and  no more  tears
My wedding day is finally here
P2’s so in love with you!

P2's In Love With You

Dr. Gaslight

If you ever end up sick in a bind
Just trust me and you will find—
No you will not end up dead
Just admit it’s in your head
Time to drive you out of your mind

You say you see the flickering flames
But there’s nothing there despite all your claims
My treatment now you can’t refuse
For you are really so confused
This is how we play the game

Chorus:  All this impropriety
You suffer from anxiety
Why do you insist you’re right?
I’m the expert, there’s no gray
It’s black and white, you must obey
Just call me Dr. Gaslight!

There is nothing going on that’s adverse
All your observations they have been cursed
Just listen and I’ll let you pass
Or else I must turn up the gas
Look at how things are getting  worse

Chorus:  All this impropriety
You suffer from anxiety
Why do you insist you’re right?
I’m the expert, there’s no gray
It’s black and white, you must obey
Just call me Dr. Gaslight!

Bridge: I can’t see what ails you
No diagnosis I recall
Maybe now I’ll fail you
Explain it with one size fits all

Verse instrumental

You’ve got pre-existing issues for sure
Contrary opinions we ignore
How can you say it’s true?
When it’s not  peer-reviewed
Your explanation’s rotten to the core

Chorus:  if you act defiantly
Time then for psychiatry
Perhaps now you’ll see the light
There is nothing much to gain
If we can’t fiddle with your brain
Just call me Dr. Gaslight

Dr. Gaslight

A Good Nurse

(v1) Well here’s a story it just won’t go away
About a good nurse from Nova Scotia way
Vonnie was her name—long ago she heard the call
And promised everyday she’d always help all

About 35 years on the Obstetrics ward
Every day you could say she was “on board”
But then a dark wind blew on through the town
She had no idea just what was about to go down

Chorus:  All your colleagues looked up to you
A mentor and a friend so true
But the powers that be
Claimed you were surely cursed
                                        
They just didn’t care what a sorry lot
Said we’ll cast you out
Cause you won’t take our shot
Is this the way to treat a good nurse?

(v2) They called her in—it was an unruly mob
“It’s time for us to take away your job
We don’t care how you will now get by
That’s our job—we like to crucify”

She had a little nest egg that she saved up
They took away her savings it was so abrupt
Used to go to her favorite bowling lanes
wouldn’t let her in—it was so inane

Chorus:  All your colleagues looked up to you
A mentor and a friend so true
But the powers that be
Claimed you were surely cursed

They just didn’t care what a sorry lot
Said we’ll cast you out
Cause you won’t take our shot
Is this the way to treat a good nurse?

Bridge:  The elderly they started to die
Vonnie and her nurses they couldn’t help but cry
“Just cover all your faces and don’t ask why”
And all of the nurses, the patients couldn’t recognize

Verse instrumental

Chorus (3):  They treated her like she was crud
Dragged her reputation through the mud
Even included some of her family
The neighbors were all out to lunch
A vengeful crowd, a sorry bunch
All adopted a mob mentality

Bridge  (2)
One of the doctors she made a call
Asked why you wouldn’t play ball
But now you’re standing oh so tall
There’s no kinder soul whom I can ever recall

 Vonnie was crushed as she put on her coat
Made her into their pet scapegoat
Just step back or else it could get worse
As you push out another Good Nurse

A Good Nurse

$5 Million Dollar Man

(v1) Now you’re gonna listen to everything I say
You owe us reparations and you are gonna pay
As the sunlight glances off the San Francisco Bay

Pre-chorus: Don’t you know it’s cash I understand
Shell it out and put it in my hand
It’s so good that I know I’m the
$5 million dollar man

(v2) Now I’m gonna take away everything you’ve built
Pumping up the volume, I’ll take it to the hilt
All I have to do right now is play upon your guilt

Pre-chorus: Don’t you know it’s cash I understand
Shell it out and put it in my hand
It’s so good that I know I’m the
$5 million dollar man

Chorus:  Even though I always rob and cheat my friend
There’s no shame in being called a knave
It’s so easy to apprehend
My great-great grandpappy was a slave
Go ahead and check my DNA
Just don’t give me any flack
You’ll find a small percentage in my blood
Just enough to certify and call me black

Bridge: Now you say your funds have really tanked
You’re so cheap—I’m talking very frank
Go ahead and pull another prank
We’ll take half, just put it in the bank

Verse instrumental

Chorus:  Even though I always rob and cheat my friend
There’s no shame in being called a knave
It’s so easy to apprehend
My great-great grandpappy was a slave
Go ahead and check my DNA
Just don’t give me any flack
You’ll find a small percentage in my blood
Just enough to certify and call me black


Bridge (2): Here’s a secret we will not unbraid
Let it out and we will be afraid
Africans also had their slaves
They were part of the deadly trade

(v3) We’re sick and tired that you call us oh so very brash
All we ask of you is now pony up the cash
Otherwise all  your possessions 
will end up in the trash
Pre-chorus: Don’t you know it’s cash I understand
Shell it out and put it in my hand
It’s so good that I know I’m the
$5 million dollar man

Yeah that’s right a cool five mil
Just put it in the bank
You owe us reparations for slavery that’s right
This is payback all the way
So you better comply if you know what’s good for you

$5 Million Dollar Man

EASY AS PIE

(v1)  It’s so easy to follow the crowd
When you’re living in fear, you’ll never feel proud
Critical thinking—none of that is allowed

Even though it’s easy to leave
You’re part of the hive—cause you’ve been deceived
What you’ve been fed, is what you believe

Chorus:  You’ve been so easy to fool
They’ve taken over all the schools
Now they call it truth but it’s all lies
You say a monster exists
With no proof you hold up your fist
Living in the dark is so easy as pie

(v2) It was so easy for you to shout
Those who wouldn’t obey, you wanted them out
They all lost their jobs, so many laws you did flout

It was so easy for you to be paid
You took all their bribes, you joined the parade
When will it stop?  This deadly and ugly crusade

Chorus:  You’ve been so easy to fool
They’ve taken over all the schools
Now they call it truth but it’s all lies
You say a monster exists
With no proof you hold up your fist
Living in the dark is so easy as pie

Bridge:  It’s so easy to blame it all
On this fake calamity
There’s no doubt you are bound to fall
Seeing what you want to see

Verse instsrumental

Chorus (2): And though you do have a choice
It’s so easy to follow one voice
When you’re living in fear
(you say) It’s best to do what you’re told
Even though it might be a lie
You can’t take a chance cause you’re afraid you will die
Whatever they say—all of it’s fool’s gold

Bridge:  It’s so easy to blame it all
On this fake calamity
There’s no doubt you are bound to fall
Seeing what you want to see

(V3) It’s so easy you don’t want to be free
It’s so easy to fall to your knees
You accept all their reasons and you never ask why
Even though there’s nothing to fear
Your invisible demons—they’re always so near
Throw off their yoke—it’s so easy as pie

Easy As Pie

Oh, Ex-Hippie!

(Verse 1) Once a child of the 60s
spreading love in the air, 
dancing barefoot at Woodstock, with flowers in your hair
But something changed within, you took a different path, 
Betraying all your values, turning your back on the past.

(Chorus) Oh, ex-hippie, what happened to that peace? 
Now you advocate for war, you say your soul has been released. 
Lost within the chaos, in a turncoat's disguise
Propping up Big Pharma, with your tainted ties.

(Verse 2) You used to chant for freedom, against all violence
Hugging trees, seeking harmony in the cool silence 
But now you call for battles, against a different foe 
Pointing fingers at The Big Bear, ready to go blow for blow.

(Chorus) Oh, ex-hippie, what happened to your game? 
Now you advocate for war, you’re no longer the same. 
Lost within the chaos, in a turncoat's disguise 
Propping up Big Pharma, with your tainted ties.

(Bridge) Gone are the days of unity and love, Replaced by warmongering, a push and a shove
You’re blinded by power, and illusion of control 
Trading your free spirit for a soul that's oh so cold.

(Verse 3) In Big Pharma's embrace, you find solace in their arms 
Supporting their agenda, falling for their charms
But deep inside, you’re confused, a conflict rages on
A voice just keeps popping up,  wondering where your old self has gone.

(Chorus) Oh, ex-hippie, what happened to your peace? 
Now you advocate for war, you say your soul has been released. 
Lost within the chaos, in a turncoat's disguise
Propping up Big Pharma, with your tainted ties.

(Outro) Oh, ex-hippie, can you find your way back? To the love and compassion that you used to pack
Let the seeds of love start to grow and bloom once again 
And break free from the chains that bind you, Oh my ex-hippie friend.

Oh Ex-Hippie! (Rough piano demo)

Without Your Consent

Your kids are precious, Yes we really care
Now it is time to clear the air
We’re the anointed, We’ll keep them safe
All you’ve got to do, Is have some faith

Chorus:
The science is settled you can’t make a dent
It’s now all legal says the government
We’re taking your kids why wonder where they’ve went
Without your consent

No matter how young you soon will find
They’re old enough to make up their own minds
It’s a beautiful morning It’s a beautiful day
As to your children, 
You have no more say

Chorus:
The science is settled you can’t make a dent
It’s now all legal says the government
We’re taking your kids why wonder where they’ve went
Without your consent


Bridge (Female): But we won’t back down, stand up for our rights
For our children’s well being, tuck them into bed every night
Our voices so strong and yes we’re ready to fight
We demand transparency, all your forced mandates, it will never be
We will protect them from your mass insanity


We’ll raise our voices, so you will hear
We have the power, we’re unyielding and clear
Your child’s future, it’s been foretold
We’ll jab them forever,  you’ll do what you’re told

The science is settled, we won’t relent
We are the saviors, do you grasp our intent?
We’re claiming your kids, so don’t get too bent
Without your consent

Verse Instrumental

Bridge 2 (female):  Your science makes claims, but love will prevail
Our bond with our children, you’ll never curtail
A war with the families you will never prevent
Our children are precious a true testament to the power of love
We don’t need your assent
Your science is settled, but not without our consent

You talk of your parental rights, but we’ll take them away in the dead of the night
Don’t cast us as villians, for you are unfit
We’re keeping you safe
Stop throwing a fit

Chorus:
The science is settled you can’t make a dent
It’s now all legal says the government
We’re taking your kids why wonder where they’ve went
Without your consent

Without Your Consent

Oh, Ex-Hippie!

(Verse 1) Once a child of the 60s
spreading love in the air, 
dancing barefoot at Woodstock, with flowers in your hair
But something changed within, you took a different path, 
Betraying all your values, turning your back on the past.

(Chorus) Oh, ex-hippie, what happened to your peace? 
Now you advocate for war, you say your soul has been released. 
Lost within the chaos, in a turncoat's disguise
Propping up Big Pharma, with your tainted ties.

(Verse 2) You used to chant for freedom, against all violence
Hugging trees, seeking harmony in the cool silence 
But now you call for battles, against a different foe 
Pointing fingers at The Big Bear, ready to go blow for blow.

(Chorus) Oh, ex-hippie, what happened to your game? 
Now you advocate for war, you’re no longer the same. 
Lost within the chaos, in a turncoat's disguise 
Propping up Big Pharma, with your tainted ties.

(Bridge) Gone are the days of unity and love, Replaced by warmongering, a push and a shove
You’re blinded by power, and illusion of control 
Trading your free spirit for a soul that's oh so cold.

(Verse 3) In Big Pharma's embrace, you find solace in their arms 
Supporting their agenda, falling for their charms
But deep inside, you’re confused, a conflict rages on
A voice just keeps popping up,  wondering where your old self has gone.

(Chorus) Oh, ex-hippie, what happened to your peace? 
Now you advocate for war, you say your soul has been released. 
Lost within the chaos, in a turncoat's disguise
Propping up Big Pharma, with your tainted ties.

(Outro) Oh, ex-hippie, can you find your way back? To the love and compassion that you used to pack
Let the seeds of love start to grow and bloom once again 
And break free from the chains that bind you, Oh my ex-hippie friend.

Oh, Ex-Hippie!

1692 Was a Very Good Year

(v1) 1692 was a very good year
In Salem, Massachusetts they were living in fear
No one could deny, that the devil was near

Everywhere you went, it was so rich
Wild accusations that you were a witch
Hysterical people, they found their niche

(Pre-chorus 1) No one imagined that there could be a mistake
It got out of hand, now it was too late
What did it matter if some were burned at the stake?
1692 was a very, very, very good year

(v2) 1692 meant evil decrees
Fighting a monster that you couldn’t see
It was declared, there’s an emergency

Orders came down from way up on high
You must persecute or else you will die
It never occurred to anyone—this was a lie

(Pre-chorus 2) Expert opinion was the rage of the day
The people bowed down, all started to pray
There were no questions and they always obeyed
1692 was a very, very, very good year

( Chorus 1) THEY claimed there were witches, who they accused
They singled them out, “we’ll give the devil his due”
“Let’s make it legal, the courts must decide”
So sure of themselves in their Puritan pride
Sinners possessed, and they could not hide
And all of the judges went along for the ride.

(v3) Instrumental

(Bridge): Good Old Cotton Mather
The Minister who wrote the book
He pointed his pious finger
At all the innocent souls that he took

(v4) 1692 was the time to confess
Too many sinners, they were a threat
We have all the proof we need, that you can bet
A holy crusade, they had to attest
While pinning shiny medals right on their chest
Such an unholy plan, they could never give it a rest

(Pre-chorus 3) God’s vengeful word was the science of the day
Ignore it just once and you will surely pay
Don’t trust the science it’ll lead to your moral decay
1692 was a very, very, very good year

(Chorus 2) THEY claimed there were witches, who they accused
They singled them out, “we’ll give the devil his due”
“Let’s make it legal, the courts must decide”
So sure of themselves in their Puritan pride
Sinners possessed, and they could not hide
And all of the judges went along for the ride.

(Coda) 1692 Was a Very Good Year
In Salem, Massachusetts they were living in fear
No one could deny, that the devil was near

1692 Was a Very Good Year (New Version)

The Mercy Beat
Verse 1:
Sad and lonely eyes, You’ll be quite surprised
The day—you find your way
You’ve been all alone, Feeling quite unknown
It’s true—why be blue?
As you’re walking down the street
Just take in the Mercy Beat
Sad and lonely eyes, There’s no need to cry
Today—you’ll find your way
Chorus:
Love your neighbor now, it’s oh so sweet
Fill your cup with kindness, ‘til it’s complete
Now you’re keeping time to the mercy beat
Verse 2:
Heartfelt to the core, Open up the door
It’s your need—to take the lead
Now it’s understood, You’ve embraced the good
It’s so fine, to taste sweet fine
You’ll be good, get off your seat
Celebrate with the Mercy Beat
Sad and lonely eyes, There’s no need to cry
Today—you’ll find your way
Chorus:
Love your neighbor now, it’s oh so sweet
Fill your cup with kindness, ‘til it’s complete
Now you’re keeping time to the mercy beat
Bridge:
It’s a world that’s filled with sharks
But you can leave your indelible mark
Maybe it's not what you planned
But love and mercy—go hand in hand
Verse 3:
Act but no in haste, You’ve no time to waste
You’ll prove you’re in the groove
Patiently reach out, and they’ll be no doubt
You’re saved and not depraved
Soon you’ll be wide awake
When you give and never take
Sad and lonely eyes, There’s no need to cry
Today—you’ll find your way
Chorus:
Love your neighbor now, it’s oh so sweet
Fill your cup with kindness, ‘til it’s complete
Now you’re keeping time to the mercy beat

The Mercy Beat

THE EMERGENCY

(v1) In shadows you see germs are lurking
You can’t see their plan is working
Paranoia fuels your fears
As they whisper in your ears

They just tell you what to see
It’s The Emergency

(V2) People have been getting sick
You can’t see that it’s a trick
Demons are a mighty scare
Floating free within the air?

They just tell you what to see
It’s The Emergency

Chorus: From the darkest realm
Whence they do hail
You always keep believing
In their  fairy tales
You love to follow orders
And all of their decrees
All because they have declared
It’s the emergency

v2) Through faulty lenses
You do blame
Seek validation of their claims
No middle ground, no shades of gray
Just black and white, on display

No one can now disagree
It’s the emergency

A crisis that keeps going on
It never ends, it’s never gone
They make it all so very clear
All of us, must live in fear

No one can now disagree
It’s the emergency

Bridge: Everyday they must apply the heat
But no one’s ever dying in the street
They claim we are all in dire straitts
The emergency it will never abate

Verse instrumental

Chorus (3): They tighten their grip, control is their aim 
But we won't be silenced, we won't play their game
We see through their lies, those twisted decrees 
It's time to break the chains of their FAKE emergency

Bridge (2): It’s manipulation and deceit
We'll rise up and now reclaim our seat
We’ll put an end to this conformity
No more talk of this false emergency


Outro verse: You’ve been fooled, it’s oh so clear
No reason now to live in fear
A thirst for freedom please imbue
Grasp the chance it’s all true!

 Maybe now you’ll finally see
There’s no emergency
No emergency
No emergency
There’s no emergency

The Emergency

Benevolence Boulevard

Verse: I’m walking down the street
And guess who do I meet
It’s my savior
He does me favors
He cannot be beat

He always keeps me safe
As long as I keep faith
Like Shakespeare he’s the bard
With him you’ll hold the cards
On Benevolence Boulevard

Chorus:  In his eyes you’ll stare
Then you know he really cares
Follow your orders keep up your guard
Walking down 
Walking down
Benevolence Boulevard

Verse 2: A charming smile, he wears 
But deep down, he prepares 
To pull the strings, and clip my wings
Revolt I will not dare

Follow and you’ll be scarred
But there’s no way to disregard
His mask of kindness
And my blindness
On Benevolence Boulevard

Chorus:  In his eyes you’ll stare
Then you know he really cares
Follow your orders keep up your guard
Walking down
Walking down
 Benevolence Boulevard

Bridge:  He offers me protection
In uncertain times it’s true
Now I see my reflection
I deny I’m feeling blue
Freedom’s a word that I never knew

Half verse instrumental

Chorus: Now you’ll take his deal
The truth he always conceals
With some doubts
It starts getting hard
On Benevolence 
Benevolence
On Benevolence Boulevard

Bridge: He talks of unity, a common thread 
Yet division's what he always spreads
Time to admit that you’ve been led
There’s nothing more to be said
Follow him and you’ll be better off dead

Verse (outro)
As you emerge from the haze
Contemplate the rest of your days
No longer marred
Just disregard
Benevolence Boulevard

Benevolence Boulevard

Preaching to The Choir

(v1) I’m preaching to the choir
While things are looking dire
I love you cause you know what’s true
I’m preaching to the choir
And filled with desire
I’m preaching to the choir with you

(v2) Y’know we live in hard times
With people who can’t see
They’re prayin to false idols everyday
We’ll keep preaching to the choir
While we provoke their ire
Let’s keep all these idiots at bay

Chorus: The choir is on fire
They identify the liars
Everyday we begin anew
We’re preaching to the choir
That we’ll never tire
What else can we do?

(v3) I’m preaching to the choir
And you’re my frequent flyer
In skies that are so blue
 I’m preaching to the choir
And filled with desire
I’m preaching to the choir with you

(v4) We’re living in a nightmare
With germaphobes galore
They think they can boss us all around
Keep preaching to the choir
We’ll go down to the wire
Shouting words of  freedom that abound

Chorus: The choir is on fire
They identify the liars
Everyday we begin anew
Preaching to the choir
That we’ll never tire
What else can we do?

Bridge: You’re my fearless honey
Together we shall retort
Stand against the devil
You’re my shining light of support

(v6) Verse instrumental

Chorus:  Don’t take their shots
Have you forgot?
You’re living under the whip
Keep preaching to the choir
We’ll put out the fire
Of this evil dictatorship

I’m preaching to the choir
While things are looking dire
I love you cause you know what’s true
I’m preaching to the choir
And filled with desire
I’m preaching to the choir with you

When you’re preaching to the choir
You’ll be flying oh so higher
All of us together in the air
The choir we do need ‘em
For they stand for freedom
We fight tyranny cause we care

I’m preaching to the choir
While things are looking dire
I love you cause you know what’s true
I’m preaching to the choir
And filled with desire
I’m preaching to the choir with you

I’m preaching to the choir
While things are looking dire
I love you cause you know what’s true
I’m preaching to the choir
And filled with desire
I’m preaching to the choir with you

Preaching To The Choir

The Mercy Beat
Verse 1:
Sad and lonely eyes, You’ll be quite surprised
The day—you find your way

You’ve been all alone, Feeling quite unknown
It’s true—why be blue?

As you’re walking down the street
Just take in the Mercy Beat
Sad and lonely eyes, There’s no need to cry
Today—you’ll find your way

Chorus:
Love your neighbor now, it’s oh so sweet
Fill your cup with kindness, ‘til it’s complete
Now you’re keeping time to the mercy beat

Verse 2:
Heartfelt to the core, Open up the door
It’s your need—to take the lead

Now it’s understood, You’ve embraced the good
It’s so fine, to taste sweet fine

You’ll be good, get off your seat
Celebrate with the Mercy Beat
Sad and lonely eyes, There’s no need to cry
Today—you’ll find your way

Chorus:
Love your neighbor now, it’s oh so sweet
Fill your cup with kindness, ‘til it’s complete
Now you’re keeping time to the mercy beat

Bridge:
It’s a world that’s filled with sharks
But you can leave your indelible mark
Maybe it's not what you planned
But love and mercy—go hand in hand

Verse 3:
Act but no in haste, You’ve no time to waste
You’ll prove you’re in the groove

Patiently reach out, and they’ll be no doubt
You’re saved and not depraved

Soon you’ll be wide awake
When you give and never take

Sad and lonely eyes, There’s no need to cry
Today—you’ll find your way

Chorus:
Love your neighbor now, it’s oh so sweet
Fill your cup with kindness, ‘til it’s complete
Now you’re keeping time to the mercy beat


A tribute to Suze Rotolo

JUST LIKE 1961

Just like 1961, Those were the days when people had fun
Don’t you know there were no smoking guns?
In those Minnesota blue jeans, you both looked so young

Just like 1961
You took his hand and you were on the run
Arm in arm, walking down Jones Street
You fell in love, but your life was not complete

Just like 1961
Your hopes and dreams, weren’t far flung
There were so many possibilities
But you made up your mind
You were off to Italy

Just like 1961
Not a care in the world, under the Tuscan sun
Sending love letters
Way ‘cross the sea
In that moment in time
It felt so good to be free

(Bridge)
Constantly you heard it said, that you were quite a pair
And don’t you know, it was said, revolution was in the air
Even though your heart was true, the light was growing dim
They wanted a piece of you, just to get to him

Just like 1961
A life in the spotlight had just begun
You came back home and couldn’t refuse
A chorus chimed in declaring—
You were his muse

Just like 1961
You went along for the ride
Words like that sure stung
They took their jabs but you never fell
You had something to say, but never something to sell

(verse instrumental)

Just like 1961
There’s an old song you sang
It’s on the tip of my tongue
Strolling across old Washington Square
Where has the time gone? My you were quite a pair

One day I heard the news
And there were many tears
A generation cried
A world had disappeared
You reached your destination
A place for shining stars
All cross the firmament
No string on his guitar

Just like 1961
Those were the days when people had fun

Just Like 1961 (featuring Jon Statham)

My Madison Girl

You’re my Madison Girl
And you gave it a whirl
You took a chance
Now you ended up
The one I adore
Yes you wanted more
Praying  for peace 
Headed for the Jersey Shore

Chorus:  Now you are quite relieved
And you can now believe in yourself
And the wealth in your soul

You’re my Madison Girl
With your flag now unfurled
You can look back
At all the hard times
You had to endure
Now you couldn’t ignore
A voice so aggrieved
Telling you it’s time to leave

Chorus:  Soon you just had to quit
Your plans they didn’t fit in his world
For a Madison Girl

Days pass, the mind aches
You’re caught in such high stakes
The world didn’t care that you started to break

You’re my Madison Girl
You’re  the finest of pearls
Yes you left home forlorn
Now you had to start
All over again
It was so hard to pretend
That you could enjoy
Those lonely days without the boy

Now you can hardly hear
The sound within your ear
Crying out
It’s the sum of your fears

Now all of the years have past
The boy became a man
The bond you had was always there
Could he understand?

(Instrumental)

Time sends a letter
Soon things get better
You’re covered in raindrops 
You pray for good weather

You’re my Madison girl
In your Madison world
You needed some hope
on a lonely street you started to pray
oh what a day
miracles happen 
this one so far away

She answered all your prayers
A woman came and
Upset the cart
Then she soothed your son’s heart

You’re leaving your Jersey world
For the San Fran Bay
All the love that you felt inside
poured out on their wedding day!

You’re my Madison Girl
And you gave it a whirl
Your son took your hand
Right out on the dance floor
Feeling complete
You danced cheek to cheek
What a wonderful day
So much left for you to say

Now the summer’s come and gone
You can’t forget the bond
that you’ve made
And your soul that’s been saved

(Repeat and fade)

You’re my Madison Girl
And you gave it a whirl
You took a chance
Now you ended up
The one I adore
Yes you wanted more
Praying  for peace 
Headed for the Jersey Shore

My Madison Girl

Lyrics:

Friday Night Lights
It’s a crazy old town, and we’ve been around
In Odessa, Texas, what a beautiful sight
With the Lord up above, looking on down
Sees those Friday Night Lights

A newspaperman, came into our town
He talked with some folk, he was snooping around
He wrote up a book, that didn’t sit right
Now we’re fixin to fight

In Odessa, Texas, some try to hex us
That gets us upset
That newspaperman, can’t understand
Our minds are all set
We’re flippin our lids, cause he says our kids
Are growing up much too fast
Friday Night Football, it’s still gonna last!

Now this is a story of a man who cried wolf
Said we were obsessed, but he offered no proof
The obsession was football, said we pressured our youth
But Lord that just ain’t the truth

Chorus: Friday, Friday Night Lights
Our kids are the best
Saturday and Sunday too
That’s when we rest
Monday and the rest of the week
We’re still going strong
Friday Night Football
We can never go wrong

(Instrumental)

Our sons and our daughters
They take no orders
They got their own voice
They’ve got the vision, to make a decision
Freedom of choice
We stand together
Like birds of a feather
That’s how we play
Friday Night Football
It’s the American Way

Chorus: Friday, Friday Night Lights
Our kids are the best
Saturday and Sunday too
That’s when we rest
Monday and the rest of the week
We’re still going strong
Friday Night Football
We can never go wrong

The folks have gone home, the stadium’s closed
In Odessa, Texas, we’re reaching new heights
We’re proud of our kids, and the future they hold
Under the Friday Night Lights
Under the Friday Night Lights

Friday Night LIghts (featuring Jon Statham)

Music and lyrics by Lewis Papier.  Demo arranged by Jon Statham (vocals, guitar and string arrangement) of Nashville, TN.  

Lyrics:

Goodbye California

Goodbye California
you know you weren't my style
Traveled west when I was young
Just to see your smile

Now I know you weren't right
The one I was looking for
You figured it out I was naive
and then you shut the door

Goodbye California
it happened so long ago
You were that 70s child
You sure put on a show

I froze in my tracks, I couldn't leave town
Hopelessly spinning, on the merry-go-round

Goodbye California
you whispered in my ear
"Follow me down, to the golden gate--
you sure have nothing to fear"

You pushed me hard on that primrose path
sure didn't hesitate
I turned around and you were gone
Was this my infernal fate?

Goodbye California you took me for a ride
Thought I had all the answers
But it was just my pride
I needed you badly, I wanted to dance
Where was it written: no second chance?

Looked in the mirror, what did I see?
All my illusions were spent
Now it was clear I was alone
in my summer of discontent

(Instrumental)

Goodbye California, you stamped out all my dreams
I was young and soon found out
life isn't what it seems

Goodbye California
I've grown up a lot since then
If I happen to see you around
I'll still call you my friend

I am so grateful
now you know why
the lessons you taught me
have opened my eyes

Goodbye California
you know you weren't my style
Traveled west when I was young
Just to see your smile

Music and Lyrics by Lewis Papier
Copyright 2013



Goodbye California  (Acoustic)

Here’s a review: With a pop infused folk sound, Turfseer transports the listener into a not-so-distant world that parallels our present time. With turn of the century wild west imagery and metaphors, Turfseer delivers a bold allegorical message, a parable, over driving drums, alternating toms, a haunting harmonica and electrifying guitar solo. So-called “experts” arrive in town one day warning of destruction if people don’t fall in line with a new, more authoritarian way of living.  Citizens are robbed of their individuality and their livelihoods, all for the greater good, or so they are told. ‘The Virus Is My God’ is an artist’s valid, heartfelt plea, to right the wrongs of today’s world as he sees it.

WATCH THE VIDEO HERE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Viy5g4Sms88

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Forest Maredy: Fear Merchants
http://forrestmaready.com/fearmerchants/

Tom Cowan, M.D.  The germ theory debunked
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r7sF9tMJNhY

Bill Maher: New rules
https://m.youtube.com/watch?feature=youtu.be&v=28I5WyLp15o

Jon Rappoport: The Bloodless Coup
https://www.bitchute.com/video/ujswNieTHkVy/

Lyrics:

The Virus is My God

1.	The scientists rode in one day 
on their faces only frowns
“you all better stay inside
The virus has come to town”
The sheriff and his posse
I listen to what they say
You gotta trust the experts
Or else you’re gonna pay

2.	The scientists they had a book 
there was a lot to learn
they called it a new Bible
a book about some germs
It was full of hi-falutin language
But it spread throughout the land
We studied our new Bible
In words we couldn’t understand

Chorus: The virus is my God
That’s what I gotta believe
I bow to his injustice
And pray for my reprieve

3.	 I ventured out one dreary day
and went to the general store
bought my paper for a dime
(it) said thousands will die, maybe more
Maybe now, one million
that’s what the governor said
Just listen to the governor
Or else we’ll all be dead

Bridge (1) Murphy was the town drunk
One day he fell asleep in bed
30 years an alcoholic, he sure bled
30 years he had cirrhosis
A diagnosis to ignore
They blamed it all on the virus
And that’s the reason he’s no more!

4.	There was no evidence
of corpses lyin in the street
But I came down with a fever
Now I felt the heat
Old Doc Brown paid me a house call
Said the reaper could be near
“your chances are 50-50”
Now I’m paralyzed with fear

5.	 I used to have a real good job
Working in the town saloon
But with all that social distancing
Now I sing a different tune
Our women folk keep cryin
	they’ve been left bereft
	when all the dust has settled
	there will be no jobs left!

Chorus: The virus is my God
That’s what I gotta believe
I bow to his injustice
And pray for my reprieve


6.	 The minister went silent
His flock had disappeared
we pray upon the altar
of our God’s invisible fear
Old Doc Brown’s my apostle
he certainly knows best
I’ll live my life upon the results
of his sacred virus test

Bridge (2): Injun Joe was an outcast
Used to be a medicine man
Tried to peddle potions
He claimed were so grand
Brought him to the hanging judge
Said, “well hang you on that tree for sure”
Old Doc Brown and the scientists
Only they can find the cure

7.	I paid a visit to Madame Lily
Her bordello had no crowd
I was lonely and just had to go
I confess I wasn’t very proud
But Lily said keep your distance
“can’t you hear the tolling bell?”
If you get any closer than six feet
You’ll surely go to hell.

Chorus: The virus is my God
Thankful that I still can pray
Listen to the Lord’s instructions
Fall down and obey

Instrumental

Chorus: The virus is my God
Thankful that I still can pray
Listen to the Lord’s instructions
Fall down and obey

8.	 Once the town was happy
the children they did smile
we had our locomotives
pulling crowded trains for miles
But Old Doc Brown and the scientists
Said we’re headed for an early grave
The Virus is now my God
Made me into a slave!

Lyrics:

Nevermore

(1) In the harbor we can see
A statue shorn of dignity
We curse the day that you were born
A shattered visage, cracked and worn

Now it’s time you stand accused
It’s the fear that grips the multitudes
The fear that’s seen on every face
You hold us down, within our place

(1a) Now we stand with tears of rage
Stuck inside the gilded cage
Could it be an awful dream?
A world gone mad—this quarantine
Our isolation’s in your name
The days they pass, they’re all the same
All the love that you abhor
Lost forever, nevermore

(2) The color’s gone, the world’s turned gray
The rules have changed, we must obey
No one near for us to greet
A silent portal, an empty street

A brave new world no accident
The church is empty, none repent
Just like 1984
Our love has vanished—nevermore

(2b) As you laugh within your lair
There’s no rebellion in the air
No one protests, not one fight
While we’re stripped of all our rights

The Statue smiles within the gloom
We stand back and start to fume
With our love, they’ve shut the door
The statue whispers, “Nevermore”

Chorus: You claimed that you had found the gold
We believed the tales you told
A pretty picture you did paint
We raised you up, called you a saint 

The lighthouse blasts its steady beams
And all your gold ‘snot what it seems
Now for us there’s more in store
A life together nevermore!

(2a) So many questions never asked
Put it on: the filthy mask
The air is free,  we still can’t breathe
A world shut down—no time to grieve

The fetid swamp where you preside
A lifeless statue—you’re our guide
Save us now with threats of doom
While we remain in lonely rooms

(2b) Long ago a bold decree
A monster lives that we can’t see
So very small there is no sign
Here it lives, this Frankenstein
As we watch the dark parade
Invisible we’re still afraid
Your contagion--mighty lore
Where’s our courage?  Nevermore!

Bridge: Tip the hour glass and watch the sand course
The fleeting hours those we can’t ignore
Wary of the Statue and his dark force 
Shall all our joyful days be nevermore?

Instrumental to (3a) Instrumental

(3b) The statue claims there’s still much fun
But no embrace so now we’re done
Wounded so, our mouths agape
We hear the words—there’s no escape
“You’re dangerous, why can’t you see?”
Like Typhoid Mary—never free
“Shelter wisely stay indoors”
Quoth the statue, nevermore

Chorus: You claimed that you had found the gold
We believed the tales you told
A pretty picture you did paint
We raised you up, called you a saint 

The lighthouse blasts its steady beams
And all your gold ‘snot what it seems
Now for us there’s more in store
A life together nevermore!

(4a)  Now get it over very quick
Your needle waits, our arms to prick
A rotting corpse now washed ashore
Still no one saved, nor been restored 

We’ve gone too far, we’re in too deep
Our isolation’s now complete
Free at last within our core
Quoth the Statue: Nevermore!

Nevermore

Lyrics:

Goodbye California

Goodbye California
you know you weren't my style
Traveled west when I was young
Just to see your smile

Now I know you weren't right
The one I was looking for
You figured it out I was naive
and then you shut the door

Goodbye California
it happened so long ago
You were that 70s child
You sure put on a show

I froze in my tracks, I couldn't leave town
Hopelessly spinning, on the merry-go-round

Goodbye California
you whispered in my ear
"Follow me down, to the golden gate--
you sure have nothing to fear"

You pushed me hard on that primrose path
sure didn't hesitate
I turned around and you were gone
Was this my infernal fate?

Goodbye California you took me for a ride
Thought I had all the answers
But it was just my pride
I needed you badly, I wanted to dance
Where was it written: no second chance?

Looked in the mirror, what did I see?
All my illusions were spent
Now it was clear I was alone
in my summer of discontent

(Instrumental)

Goodbye California, you stamped out all my dreams
I was young and soon found out
life isn't what it seems

Goodbye California
I've grown up a lot since then
If I happen to see you around
I'll still call you my friend

I am so grateful
now you know why
the lessons you taught me
have opened my eyes

Goodbye California
you know you weren't my style
Traveled west when I was young
Just to see your smile

Goodbye California (pop rock)

In Toba Tek Singh

(1)	In Toba Tek Singh
Are the days all the same?
Is your love Humna?
Is she calling your name?
Does she want to get married?
Do her parents say no?
Is there  no money? 
Does the wind start to blow? 


(2)	In Toba Tek Singh
Are you going berserk?
Do you shelter at home?
And is there no work?
Do you borrow much rupee
and can’t pay it back?
Does the loan shark come knocking
(spoken) With his gang he attacks?

Chorus: You say Humna cries, cause she is waiting
Do you need to open up the door?
Is it that the lock down’s not abating?
Is it true that you’re so very poor?

(3)	In Toba Tek Singh
Can you make a dent?
Was the landlord screaming
you must pay the rent
At two in the morning
Did the taxi NEVER come
kicked out on the roads
(spoken) Just you and your Mom?

(4)	You say the police
they are so cruel
“You can’t stay outside
You have broken the rules—
Do they have the answer, an incredible fix?
That you pay a fine
(spoken) or they’ll beat you with sticks?

Instrumental (one verse)

Bridge: Were you dreaming of your lovely wedding?
Did Humna smile, bid you to appear?
Was there  something that you were quite dreading?
A bleak mirage that left you filled with tears?

(5)	In Toba Tek Singh
Was there wind and much rain?
Did the roof collapse?
Were you feeling much pain?
Did you want to rebuild
and have the knack?
Did the bricks mean more rupees
(spoken) and the windows were cracked?

(6)	In Toba Tek Singh
Are things now complete?
Can you pay for the wedding?
It seems very sweet
You say you are ready
To fulfill your dreams
But Humna is not--the girl who she seems?

Chorus: Did you ever say goodbye to Humna?
Is it true that you just had to wait?
Was it that your soul was filled with wonder?
Does the hour feel it’s gotten way too late?

(7)	In Toba Tek Singh
Was Humna part of a gang?
Did the police ever catch them?
Did they surely hang?
Did they rob and they beat you?
And Humna now gone?
I’ve lost all my money 
From your Toba Tek con!

(Hum part of verse) 

Did they rob and they beat you?
And Humna now gone?
I’ve lost all my money 
From your Toba Tek con!

Hum and fade out

In Toba Tek Singh

Music and Lyrics by Lewis Papier

The Scam

When you’ve been the victim of THE SCAM
You believe you’re lending helping hands
Never close, your gaze has turned to stone
You march apart, sadly all alone

You believe you’re saving many lives
Now it’s time to pull out all your knives
You claim you’ve been surely heaven sent
Ensuring that you will crush all dissent

Chorus: Now it’s time to grab your trusty mask
Put it on so you fulfill your tasks
Keep your six feet distance to the inch
Isolate, no contact, it’s a cinch!

You ignore the people that you hurt
They’ve lost their jobs now they feel like dirt
Never acting like you really should
Claiming it’s for the greater good

Bridge (1): Insisting that you always must be thanked
Science never wrong, it’s sacrosanct
You decide for all of us what’s best
While pinning medals on each other’s chest
(Instrumental)

Bridge (2) Everything must go without a hitch
As long as you are certified a snitch
Turn them in for that must be their fate
They’re contagious—please don’t hesitate

When you’ve been the victim of the scam
You must believe in their holy plan
Shout for joy-a mandate by the state
All take your shots—for they will vaccinate

There are no corpses in the street
No one dead-you will ever meet
Things are getting worse you all agree
Just because you’ve heard it on TV

Chorus: Now it’s time to grab your trusty mask
Put it on so you fulfill your tasks
Keep your six feet distance to the inch
Isolate, no contact, it’s a cinch!

All that’s happened doesn’t leave you blue
Despite  the crazy things they make you do
What a shame you surely never knew
That you’ve been duped, missing all the clues

Bridge (1): In China the pandemic was called real
The peoples’ liberty yes they did steal
Based upon the scientists’ cheap guess
There were surely no exhaustive tests!
(Instrumental)
Bridge (2    ): All the sick and dying that you claim
Your reasons why they’re dying are quite lame
Sick for many years there’s always more
From pre-existing factors you ignore

When you’ve been the victim of the Scam
You will never try and understand
But maybe one day you’ll finally see
Time for all of us yes to be free
Time for all of us yes to be free

The Scam

Music and Lyrics by Lewis Papier

FACT CHECKER

I’m a lonely Fact Checker
Guaranteed a home-wrecker
This is what I like to do
You’ll never find me lax
‘Cause I just deal in facts
Now I am coming after you

Just listen I’m your teacher
A blatant over-reacher
You need to answer when I call
I determine truth
By always finding proof
Now it’s time for you to fall

Chorus:
When you get it wrong
I’ll start to sing my song
That you have fallen off the tracks
All of it depends
If you can make amends
Otherwise there’s no turning back

Yes I am your director
Never your protector
Please don’t ever stand too tall
You can sadly bet
They’ll be much regret
When you decide you won’t play ball

Bridge: I’m the boss and you’ll be lost
Pretending you’re the missing link
Use your wits, cause if your facts don’t fit
Just what are people gonna think?

I’m a lonely Fact Checker
Guaranteed a home-wrecker
Do you want to lose your job?
You’ll be all alone, stuck indoors at home
Feeling like a useless slob

Call me a real player
A Certified doomsayer
I’ll make sure you win first prize
Yes I have got your back
When you have all the facts
So nice you’re saving so many lives

Chorus: We’ll put you to the test
Just be like the rest
Or else you’re gonna have to hide
If you don’t play along
You’ll find you don’t belong
It’s never good to buck the tide

There is no one finer
Call me a designer
I design the fact check codes
If your facts aren’t right
We’ll condemn you as a blight
Ensuring that you will implode

Instrumental on chorus and two verses

Chorus: When you get it wrong
I’ll start to sing my song
That you have fallen off the tracks
All of it depends
If you can make amends
Otherwise there’s no turning back

I’m a lonely, fact checker
Guaranteed a home-wrecker
This is what I like to do
You’ll never find me lax
‘Cause I just deal in facts
Now I’m coming after you….after you
Now I’m coming after you

Fact Checker

It’s Just a Mask

(Male vocalist) It’s just a mask
No unusual task
What’s  the big deal?
So then why do you ask?

It’s just a small price
No roll of the dice
It’s not what you’d call
A big sacrifice

(Female Vocalist) The world is aflame
You set it on fire
I know you’re the seller
And we are the buyers
You say things are bad
Really quite dire
Misinformation?
Maybe you are the liar

(Male vocalist) It’s just six feet
So don’t be discrete
We’ll turn you in
If you start to cheat

It’s just forever
A noble endeavor
They’ll be no questions
If you start to get clever

(Female vocalist) All of your plans  for self isolation
You keep us down on your plantation
A cancer has spread, all ‘cross the nation
Is this what you call, a grand education?

Bridge: (Male vocalist) Why don’t you listen?
The world starts to glisten
By staying inside—you’re  bold!

(Feale vocalist) Why do you hide
Acting so snide?
Just doing what you’ve been told

(Male vocalist) It’s not a game
We’re seeking no fame
Using our common sense

(Female vocalist) A stab in the heart
Keeping people apart 
Time now to tear down your fence

Instrumental

Repeat Bridge

(Male vocalist) It’s just your rage
So just turn the page
Why so upset
By an empty stage?

It’s just isolation
An extended vacation
No matter how long 
It takes for the duration

(Female vocalist) We’ll open up—the parks and the beaches
Just let us breathe—all of God’s creatures
Do not forget for we are the teachers
Let freedom ring no matter how far it reaches

(Male vocalist) It’s just a mask
No unusual task

(Female vocalist) Yes it’s a big deal
And that’s why we should ask

It's Just a Mask

The Emperor’s New Clothes

The emperor’s new clothes
They look so nice
So beautiful
We looked at them twice
Why is it  then—that we’re all paying the price?

He shuts down the land, all by decree
We’re all stuck inside, we can never be free
It’s called the “new normal”
And we’re forced to agree

The sorcerers shout, claiming there is no doubt
The demons are all surely here
The sorcerers see, exclusively
When all the demons appear
They give us their tests
And  there’s never a rest
All for the quick and the dead
We’re grown so weary, in all of their theories
Just how these demons are spread

The emperor’s new clothes
He appears at the fair
He just won’t listen, when people stare
No one will tell him, there’s nothing there.

The emperor alights, from his white horse
He’s so insistent, shows no remorse
“It’s for your protection and he’ll stay the course.”

The sorcerers scream, that the plague is no dream
Your faces are now oozing  pus
Deep in the ocean
We’ve discovered a potion, now you’re beholden to us
We’ll make you whole, if you sell all your souls
Obey if you value your wealth
We have a goal, to gain control
Of your precarious health

The emperor insists, cover your face
“It’s my holy plan, you must embrace”
You have no chances, for there’s no escape

Bridge: Murmurs drift out of the castle
The emperor now has lost his mind
No longer his foolish vassals
If freedom’s you seek, you shall find

The emperor’s new clothes
He’s pulling our leg
We see no demons, causing the plague
Their explanations
Unacceptably vague

Instrumental Chorus

The emperor’s so hardened
He’ll never atone
His elderly subjects
Their hearts turn to stone
They’re kept from all contact
And they die alone

Bridge: Murmurs drift out of the castle
The emperor now has lost his mind
No longer his foolish vassals
If freedom’s you seek, you shall find

The emperor’s new clothes
No need to leer
He’s got nothing on
That’s how he appears
Just shout it out loud
Since you’ve got nothing to fear

Music and lyrics by Lewis Papier

The Emperor's New Clothes

THE ELEHANT IN THE ROOM

Verse 1:  He was your hero and now you feel sorrow
He was your mentor, a joyful sage
Now I know you must beg, steal or borrow
So you can turn the page

You used to say that he helped you to grow
But then one day you built a wall
Time now to reflect, don’t you know?
Wake up, hear the call

Chorus:  He fell in the dark
You stabbed him in the heart
Now he’s gone and time to  grieve
But if you run from the truth, you’ll wear it on your sleeve
There were the rumors you consumed
You swept him away, with your broom
How do you sleep, with the elephant in the room? 

Verse 2:
He was your friend who you accused
Never gave him a chance to explain
There was a witch hunt and he was abused
You caused him all that pain

It was ugly and you stood by
Cut him off without one good word
Don’t know how you could justify
Such cruelty so absurd

Chorus:  He fell in the dark
You stabbed him in the heart
Now he’s gone and time to  grieve
But if you run from the truth, you’ll wear it on your sleeve
There were the rumors you consumed
You swept him away, with your broom
How do you sleep, with the elephant in the room? 

Bridge:  Are you feeling guilty now?
It shouldn’t be your fate
Just forgive yes you must repent
Before it grows too late
                                                                                                                  
Instrumental 

Verse 3: 
Yes I saw him before he passed
Bravely standing despite the dirt
He responded when he was asked:
“I never meant to hurt”

Please take a chance, bring in the new
Say you’re sorry cause you were cruel
Do unto others as others do to you
Follow the golden rule

Chorus:  He fell in the dark
You stabbed him in the heart
Now he’s gone and time to  grieve
But if you run from the truth, you’ll wear it on your sleeve
There were the rumors you consumed
You swept him away, with your broom
How do you sleep, with the elephant in the room? 

Fade out on vamp.

The Elephant in the Room

Forever Freedom Brigade

(Verse 1) How do you know when you’ve been had?
And do you deny that you’re feeling quite sad?
Time now to stand up and join the parade
It’s the Forever Freedom, Freedom Brigade

(Verse 2) And how do you know when you’re hearing the truth?
Are you now certain, you’ve been shown some real proof?
Time now for you to stop feeling afraid
Join the Forever Freedom, Freedom Brigade

(Chorus)
They slink into town always in stealth
They say they’ll protect us, concerned for our health
But if you don’t follow and play by their rules
They’ll vilify you, as some kind of fool

But now it grows worse, they say you’re dangerous
Don’t take their shot, they’ll throw you under the bus
Will you submit to all their crushing demands?
Or let freedom ring all ‘cross this great land?

(Verse 3)
How do you know when you’ve been conned?
Can you really see that they’ve broken the bond?
Locking us down, yes that’s no even trade
Look for the Forever Freedom, Freedom Brigade

Bridge: They try to impress with you with all their degrees
But offer a world of insanity
They keep us apart we all have been fooled
Freedom is something you just don’t learn in school

(Verse 4)
How do you know it’s good to cover your face?
And don’t you know, that’s a disgrace?
Don’t listen to them and you’ll now make the grade
Catching the Forever Freedom, Freedom Brigade

(Verse 5) Instrumental

(Chorus)
They slink into town always in stealth
They say they’ll protect us, concerned for our health
But if you don’t follow and play by their rules
They’ll vilify you, as some kind of fool

You can’t ignore tyranny’s source
They’re ruined the land, took it by force
Now throw off the yoke, push them into the sea
Forever Freedom is your destiny!

How do you know, you no longer fawn?
The sky has just opened, you’ve reached a new dawn
Your head held up high
You’re no longer dismayed
You’re in the Forever Freedom,
Forever Freedom,
Forever Freedom
Freedom Brigade
You’re in the Forever Freedom, Freedom Brigade!

Copyright 2021 by Lewis Papier

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