Talk to me baby
What’s on your mind?
Tell me everything
Leave no thought behind

Nothing you say
Can tear us apart
Tell me everything
Empty your heart

Baby, did you think I would leave you
Baby, did you think would walk away
For something you said?

I would never punish you
For what you’ve said
I can’t be hurt
By the things in your head

Say what you want to me
I won’t show you the door
That’s what trust is, baby…
Baby that’s what love is for

No one can tell you 
What your heart believes is true
But be loyal to me, babe 
I’ll be loyal to you

I can’t make you prove
Things unseen
Baby, every soul is different
I can’t tell you what to believe

Baby, did you think I would leave you
Baby, did you think I would walk away
For something you said?

Baby, did you think I would leave you
Baby, did you think I would walk away
Uh… for something you said?

Did you think I would walk away
For the thing that’s in your head?
No, no…..

Baby, the thing on your mind
Baby, what’s going on inside
Baby, we ain’t gonna fight
Not over that

Baby, did you think I’d leave you
Baby, did you think I’d walk away
Over something you said?

No, no
No, girl
Not for that

FIRST AMENDMENT

You have the right to defend yourself 
Another half of the love song
You're equal to everyone else
You have the right, the right to be strong
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Defend yourself
Defend yourself

Lovers fight
But it ain’t right
For you to bend yourself
Around me

Defend yourself
Defend yourself

Sometimes you grant me authority
But you never submitted to tyranny
Every so often remind me
That I should regard you warily

Defend yourself
Defend yourself

Lovers fight
But it ain’t right
For you to bend yourself
Around me

Defend yourself
Defend yourself  

Nobody said 
You had to check your weapons 
At the door
If I gave you that impression
I was wrong before

Lovers fight
But it ain’t right
For you to bend yourself
Around me

Defend yourself
Defend yourself  
Defend yourself
Defend yourself  
Defend yourself
Defend yourself  

Defend yourself
Defend yourself  

Lovers fight
But it ain’t right
For you to bend yourself
Around me

Defend yourself
Defend yourself  

You have the right to be strong

Defend yourself
Defend yourself  
Defend yourself
Defend yourself  
Defend yourself
Defend yourself  
Defend yourself
Defend yourself  
Defend yourself
Defend yourself  

Lovers fight
But it ain’t right
For you to bend yourself
Around me

SECOND AMENDMENT

Completely uncontroversial
Agreement is universal
It's one thing we're all certain about
Nobody wants the war in their house

This is the one we can all agree on
This is the one we can all agree on 
This is the one we can all agree on 
This is the one we can all agree on

THIRD AMENDMENT

There’s a secret house inside of you
Where you shelter from my eyes
I don’t know what’s in there
I can only — theorize  

I’m afraid of your secret house
What if that’s where hate resides?
What if — what if our mansion of love
Is built upon a slab of lies? (What if?)

Oh that sacred place is just for you
The ancient law says I cannot pry
I know how much you hate it
When I scrutinize
(When I scrutinize?)
When I scrutinize 

I’m afraid of your secret house
What if that’s where hate resides?
What if — what if our mansion of love
Is built upon a slab of lies? (What if?)

It’s a sainted home like Xanadu
Where the Alph can’t ever run dry
I long to see what you do there
Left outside I mythologize 

I’m afraid of your secret house
What if that’s where hate resides?
What if — what if our mansion of love
Is built upon a slab of lies? (What if?)

“Ask yourself: 
are you inside the curtilage, 
or outside?
Consider these factors:
Proximity
Enclosure
The nature or use of the space
And the steps the resident has taken 
to ensure privacy.
Remember, 
other people want privacy 
just like you do.
Ask yourself, 
would I be comfortable 
with someone entering 
this part of my property?”

FOURTH AMENDMENT

I am ready
I am ready
I am ready
To incriminate myself
To confess my crimes
Only take me into your custody
And question me.

I am suspect
I am questionable
I am in the holding area
I am waiting on the bench
I am at the table

I have no advocate
I am here of my own free will
I exercise no privilege
I have waived them all away

Only a fool believes it
When they say,
“If you’ve done nothing wrong,
You have nothing to hide.”
Let he who is without sin
Answer the first question.

Let he who is without sin
Answer the first question

I am happy
I am willing
I am so happy
To incriminate myself
To confess my crimes
To incriminate myself
To confess my crimes

Only take me into your custody
And question me.
Only take me into your custody
And question me
Question me
Question me
I am
I am so happy
Take me into your
Take me into your
Take me into your
Custody

FIFTH AMENDMENT

SIXTH AMENDMENT

SEVENTH AMENDMENT

Punish my
Punish myself
Oh no….
Punish myself
Punish myself
Punish myself
Oh, punish yourself

Oh no….
I’ve gone too far
Oh no 
I’ve gone too far
I’ve gone too far
I’ve gone too far
I’ve gone too far

Oh no…. 
I’ve gone too far 
And I’ve got to
I’ve gone too far 
And I’ve got to
I’ve gone too far
And I’ve got to 
Punish myself

I’ve got to
Take myself down to the stocks
Lock myself in
I’ve got to beat myself
Till I ain’t got not skin
I’ve got to make it right (punish yourself)
I’ll be out here all night

I want you to know
I want you to know
I’ll be out here until the bells ring
(Till you’ve long since gone home
You’ve forgot about everything)
I’m gonna punish myself
Oh no
Oh no
Oh no

EIGHTH AMENDMENT

eventually
everything's in your hands
about a million different things
no one else can make the rules for

eventually 
there's no right of command
about a billion different things
we get to make ourselves fools for

well, you wanted me to know
that you wouldn't let go
of all those little bits of being free
you never surrendered those to me

because eventually
I'm just a steward in this land
and while a trillion different kings
draped themselves in jewels or --
took orb and scepter in hand
and asked you to kiss the ring
or face the cruel sword
I was only ever your elected man
tried to be worth commissioning
but in the end no absolute lord

well, you wanted me to know
that you wouldn't let go
of all those little rights of a free born woman
you never surrendered those to me

NINTH AND TENTH AMENDMENTS

I hate to see
What I’ve done to you
You know I had a heart
Like a rock cast in the sea

I hate to see
What I’ve done to you.
But you plucked my heart
From the floor of the sea

What I’ve done to you
(It’s not too late)
Plucked my heart….
(Make the change….)
(It’s not too late)
(To renegotiate)
But you plucked my heart
From the floor of the sea

It’s never too late
To make a change
I know we started wrong
I knew it all along
I know we started wrong
I knew it all along
I know we started wrong
I knew it all along, I guess
But it’s never too late to make a change
To renegotiate
It’s never too late 
To renegotiate 
It’s never too late
To renegotiate
It’s never too late to make a change

THE CIVIL WAR AMENDMENTS

An album about losing God, finding Hell, and facing middle and and failure.

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Spent some time off Earth.  Returned changed.  Still sorting it out.

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