The Slipstream Project / BadKnees

Poison Ivy
Composer, Guitar, Organ, Vocals  - Maarten Gelderman
@the_slipstream_project
Lyrics, Author - John Heavern
@user-499402811 & www.reverbnation.com/deeptrope?prof…eader_icon_nav
Bass Guitar, Mix/Master - Chester Ray
https://soundcloud.com/user-956678161
Drums/Percussion - Tony Wolsey
@tdstudiomusic


PIC thanks to Pixabay.com


© 2021 John Heavern,   Poison Ivy
V1 :24
Summer is my favorite time,
but it has a major glitch.
a leafy substance on a vine
irritates me with an itch.   :38
Ch :39
See it climbing everywhere,
evil vines that cause a flare.
Can't avoid it, though I try:
poison ivy coats my hide.   :53
V2 :54
Every year it's 'round my yard,
hiding in the trees and brush.
Gotta' be on constant guard:
hot as hell, I'm covered up.   1:08
Ch2 1:09
Leaves of three surrounding me,
itchy feeling aroused in me.
Paranoid when I'm outside: 
poison ivy's on my mind.   1:23
V3 1:24
Seems my fate is sealed each year,
poison leaves are too extreme.
Lesions constantly appear
'til I soothe'em with some cream.   1:38
Br 1:39
Try my best to quickly just kill it,
but it's just too damn resilient.   1:45
BREAK: (:24)
V4 2:09
Doesn't matter what I do,
nature always seems to win.
Poison ivy sticks like glue,
to my irritated skin.   2:23
Ch 2:24
See it climbing everywhere,
evil vines that cause a flare.
Can't avoid it, though I try:
poison ivy coats my hide.   2:38

Six Sides to a Story

Poison Ivy

Same-Ole Same- Ole
Composer, Guitars, Keys, Vocals - Maarten Gelderman
@the_slipstream_project
Lyrics, Author - John Heavern
@user-499402811 & www.reverbnation.com/deeptrope?prof…eader_icon_nav
Bass, Mix & Production - Chet Couch
@user-956678161
Drums/Percussion - Tony Wolsey
@tdstudiomusic

YouTube Video https://youtu.be/HpofvZyendg

PIC thanks to Pexels.com (photo 3023211)


© 2021 John Heavern,   Same-ole Same-ole (Revised, 9/18/21)
INTRO: :02
The human race's winners
are stable and stiff.
I'd rather take a crooked river
and stay adrift.   :15
V1 :17
Taught a life of much redundance, 
fought it from the very start.
In a world of such abundance, 
I couldn't control my hurtin' heart.   :31
Ch1 :32
Can't embrace the same-ole same-ole,
something has always gotta' change.
Cages chase me grave to cradle,
stunting my heart and numbin' my brain.   :46
V2 :47
Simple jobs are drivin' me crazy,
nuthin' new, a different day.
Gettin' robbed of somethin' to take me
outta' the noose and far away.   1:01
Ch2 1:02
Gotta' break the same-ole same-ole,
chasin' a dream beyond the din.
Gotta' shake and turn the table,
freein' a slave from deep within.   1:16
V3 1:17
Rosy path is not so perfect,
hidden thorns I cannot see.
Good and bad combined on purpose,
keepin' me dancin' on my feet.   1:31
BREAK: (:31)
Br 2:02
The universe is crazy commotion,
starry skies rearrange.
I wanna savor every moment,
be a part of a different day.   2:16
OUTRO: 2:17
I'm a slave to some repetition,
tired of facin' the same ole scene.
Gotta' shake this dreaded prison,
find an escape from life's routine.   2:31

Same-Ole Same- Ole

I Go Where It Takes Me
Composer, Guitar, Keys, Vocals - Maarten Gelderman
@the_slipstream_project
Lyrics, Author - John Heavern
@user-499402811 & www.reverbnation.com/deeptrope?prof…eader_icon_nav
Bass, Mix & Production - Chester Ray
https://soundcloud.com/user-956678161
Drums/Percussion - Tony Wolsey
@tdstudiomusic

PIC thanks to pixabay.com

YouTube Video
https://youtu.be/fYOvNt0Cstk

I Go Where It Takes Me

Tossed And Bound
Composer, Guitar, Keys, Vocals - Maarten Gelderman
@the_slipstream_project
Lyrics, Author - John Heavern
@user-499402811 & www.reverbnation.com/deeptrope?prof…eader_icon_nav
Bass, Mix & Production - Chet Couch
@user-956678161
Drums/Percussion - Tony Wolsey
@tdstudiomusic

PIC thanks to 
Unsplash photo 1584428018260 1a9bc0e15365


© 2021 John Heavern,   Tossed And Bound
V1 :11
Honeymoon of life is over,
tiger's tired and shown it's stripes.
Never know which way that I'm goin',
history's weight preyin' on my mind.   :24
Ch1 :25
Life at times can be kind of a nightmare,
never walking on solid ground.
Though I try, can't deny that I might care
every step, gettin' tossed and bound.   :40
V2 :41
Never thinkin' that I could end it,
givin' up's not the way I'm raised.
Suicide's just a message sent that
says  a quitter has gone away.   :55
Ch2 :56
Struggle, fight, for my life of survival,
key to my happiness all around.
Past a prime, I'm entwined in a spiral:
just gettin' by while I'm tossed and bound.  1:10
V3 1:11
I just keep on rollin' down it,
bottom less rock is falling out.
Happiness never much of a habit,
sadly enough, I've been lost in a cloud.   1:25
Interlude: 1:26
Turn me up, turn me down, turn me sideways:
tossin' about in reality.
Outta' luck, not allowed through it my way,
thoughts spun around functionality.    1:41
Troubles get me tossed around...
money keeps my wallet bound.   
Can't deny, I'm tossed and bound.   2:08
V4 2:11
Kinda' sad it never happened,
truth is often a bitter pill.
Youthful thoughts of a life of magic
found a path that is haunting me still.   2:25
Br 2:29
It's haunting me now... .
Tossed and bound, I 
think I found it...
but my time has run out.   2:40
OUTRO: 2:41
Kinda' tied to a life of illusion,
gotta' make use of it every day.
Peace of mind bound in practical uses
getting to be a confusing game.
If I dream, I'll be ok.   3:03

Tossed And Bound

Weightlessness
Composer, Guitar, Keys, Vocals, Mix - Maarten Gelderman
@the_slipstream_project
Lyrics, Author, Spoken vocals - John Heavern
@user-499402811 & www.reverbnation.com/deeptrope?prof…eader_icon_nav
Bass - Chet Couch
@user-956678161
Drums/Percussion - Tony Wolsey
@tdstudiomusic

Image by Reimund Bertrams from Pixabay

© 2023 John Heavern, Weightlessness
V1 :18
Get off your feet,
live in the beat.
Feel it inside,
give it a ride.
Flow into notes,
get amplified.
Just let go,
let rapture rise. :34
V2 :35
Driven to stars
fantasy holds.
Off of the chart:
my heart exposed. :44
Ch :45
Zooming through the stratosphere,
a tune ascends me out of here.
Soon I sit in weightlessness
and nothingness is very clear. 1:01
1:02 Weightlessness is my escape
into a playground far away.
Run and swing, I do my thing,
weightlessness: a child at play. 1:19
V3 1:20
Livin' is hard.
Given a part,
diggin' a hole.
Ditchin' a soul. 1:35
V4 1:37
Need to depart,
reach for a star.
Prison escape:
freedom awaits. 1:45
V5 1:46
Gotta' release...
possible dreams.
Magic is made,
as gravity breaks. 1:54
Ch 1:56
Zooming through the stratosphere,
a tune ascends me out of here.
Soon I sit in weightlessness
and nothingness is very clear. 2:12
2:13 Weightlessness is my escape
into a playground far away.
Run and swing, I do my thing,
weightlessness: a child at play. 2:30
V6 2:31
Open the door,
time to explore.
Head in a cloud,
letting it out. 2:45
V7 2:49
Prisoner free,
livin' in key.
Dreams of a band
play in the sand. 2:56
V8 2:57
Child of hope,
piloting notes.
Weightlessness
is innocence. 3:05
Br 3:07
Forage through the dark
to a resurrection:
soar so far away,
to a new dimension. 3:24
BREAK: (:38)
Interlude: 3:52
Brain's on a vacation,
bathing in weightlessness. 4:01
OUTRO: 4:04
Let it go,
and grab a dream.
Lose distress
and convalesce.
Music flows
in weightlessness. 4:17

Weightlessness

Shit Can Happen
Composer, Guitars, Keys, Vocals, Mix - Maarten Gelderman
@the_slipstream_project
Lyrics, Author - John Heavern
@user-499402811 & www.reverbnation.com/deeptrope?prof…eader_icon_nav
Bass - Chet Couch
@user-956678161
Drums/Percussion - Tony Wolsey
@tdstudiomusic

PIC thanks Adobe Stock

Shit Can Happen

Moth and the Flame
Composer, Lyrics, Guitars, Vocals - Maarten Gelderman
@the_slipstream_project
Bass, Drums, Mix & Production - Chester Ray
@user-956678161

Image https://pixabay.com/en/fire-smoke-match-burn-ignition-1899824/

Moth and the Flame

InnerSpace
Composer, Guitars, Keys, Vocals - Maarten Gelderman
@the_slipstream_project
Lyrics, Author - John Heavern
@user-499402811 & www.reverbnation.com/deeptrope?prof…eader_icon_nav
Bass, Mix & Production - Chester Ray
@user-956678161
Drums/Percussion - Tony Wolsey
@tdstudiomusic

PIC thanks to Istockphoto 1207309866

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