Where did the snow leopards go?
Where did the polar bears go?

It seems they had to take the blame
for how they played the game
its got me down
it seems they ended up all wrong
for being smart and strong
its got me down

where did the snow leopards go?
where did the great white sharks go?

for winning the evolution prize
they had to be euthanized
it gets me down
for coming out right on top
they had to put them to a stop
it gets me down

where did the arctic fox go?
where did the beluga whale go?

they had to take it on the chin
for doing nothing more than win
it gets me down
for always coming in first
they had to be wiped off the earth
it gets me down

where did the snowy owl go?
where did the palomino go?

for being stronger ounce for ounce
they found themselves denounced
it seems so wrong
for always playing by the rules
they were mocked and ridiculed
it seems so wrong

Where Did The Snow Leopards Go?

I will celebrate you
I will tell you you are the one
I will get it right
into the deepest night
I will help you get it done

You say, hey, we’re not together
And long distance loving is so hard
yes the distance isn’t small
but we can always call
you will never leave my heart

every day a celebration
always feeling adoration
my soul in exultation
don't need no explanation

I will hold your hand
no matter what you have to do
I’ll stay right at your side
please never think suicide
Im so proud to stand with you

every day a celebration
always feeling adoration
my soul in exultation
don't need no explanation

I believe in what you’re doing
I believe in what you believe
don’t need you to explain
I’ll take away your pain
I promise I will never leave

Celebrate You (2025)

i cast my lot with you long ago
a cactus looks its worst before its flowers go
and if i really were free to choose
do you think i'd play a game I'm guaranteed to lose?

I'll meet you at the municipal pool
its early summer and we don't even need to think
about school
I'll meet you at the municipal pool
it's early summer and we don't even need to think
about school

loving everyone as I do,
it's kind of a kick in the head when they don't love you
feeling every one of all of my years
i've earned everything i got with blood and tears

and i don't know just when I will die
I only know it'll be the Fourth of July
and i don't know just when I will die
I only know it'll be the Fourth of July

Fourth of July

hey lil tay
you uglay
don't care what they say
your O.F. so ghey

hey lil tay
let's do it my way
let's see some boo-tay
and i ain't gonna pay

you see, life is long
right is right
and wrong is wrong
and someday you'll thank me
for singing this song

hey lil tay
they came but will they stay
they wank but will they pay
otay, otay

you see, life is long
right is right
and wrong is wrong
and you'll thank me someday
for my lil tay song

right is right (right is right)
and wrong is wrong (wrong is wrong)
hey lil tay
this here is your song

right is right (right is right)
and wrong is wrong (wrong is wrong)
hey lil tay
this here is your song

Hey Lil Tay

Hey my friends
so good to see ya
but what's going on in Congo?
What's going on in the DRC?

hey everyone
nice to see your here
but what happened in Kinshasa?
what's going on in Goma?

what goes on in Rwanda?
Whats up with the M-23?
How many ISIS do you see?
How many are jihadi?

What about Bulengo?
How many rapes in Congo?
what about the tootsi?
Whats up with the AFC?

what's up in Bapere Village?
And with the ADF?
how much rape?
how much death?

Hey my friends
so good to see ya
but what's going on in Congo?
What's going on in the DRC?

hey everyone
nice to see your here
but what happened in Kinshasa?
because the Congo is right here

the Congo is right here

right here with you and me

The Congo

Strawberry Lemonade Stomp

My Man's A Machine (Joy & American Mix)

My Man's A Machine (Belmont Mix)

Autumn leaves are falling all around
and soon the winter frost will chill the ground
I'm frightened when you talk of letting go
Somewhere inside, someone I used to know

Time is going faster than the eye can see
you turn around one day and then you're old
your eyes tell me you don't know who I am today
I wanna stop the film, put life on hold
you're in the fall

You take me back to 1965
I'm in your kitchen feelin so alive
love flow thru me crystal clear and pure
where is it now, in this stony moor?

Time is going faster than the eye can see
you turn around one day and then you're old
your eyes tell me you don't know who I am today
I wanna stop the film, put life on hold
you're in the fall

You look at me as if you wanna say
swear you won't remember me this way
the sun bursts into view, the clouds disperse
then beeping sounds, a tone, a frantic nurse

Time is going faster than the eye can see
you turn around one day and then you're old
your eyes tell me you don't know who I am today
I wanna stop the film, put life on hold
you're in the fall

you're in the fall
you're in the fall

In The Fall

Santa Split Blues

daddy, what are they doing to us?
aren't these the folks you told me to trust?
the shields meant to protect us from harm?
the ones meant to sound the alarm?

daddy, won't you help me understand
why watching me dress for gym is a man
why the little girl you held in your arms
is now outlined in chalk by grim gendarmes

I once was your daughter
i once was your precious girl
now just a lamb to the slaughter
gum on the shoe of the world

daddy, you beamed in open pride
my first day at San Diego Unified
now just another corpse in the morgue downtown
daddy, i am bereft, i let you down

they want George to rest in power
want demolition of the ivory tower
but they cost you your pretty flower
late is the hour, dark is the hour...

I once was your daughter (once your daughter...)
i once was your precious girl (precious girl...)
now just a lamb to the slaughter (to the slaughter...)
gum on the shoe of the world

just gum on the shoe of the world (late is the hour...)
just gum on the shoe of the world (dark is the hour...)
your girl is now filth...
on the shoes of the world

Gum On The Shoe of the World (Alternative Version)

Gum On The Shoe of the World (Live at the Belly Summer Stage)

baby baby baby you've been giving me hell
and thats why sometimes i just have to yell:
Hell's Belle!
Oh babe you're the belle from hell

she was working as a waitress in a cocktail bar
you were working as a server in a cafeteria
i leaned across the counter and i asked you out
my friends made brutal fun of me - dude what's that all about

when i came to your parents house to pick you up
you had to beg your dad for 20 bucks to fill your cup
without a word he threw 20 singles on the floor
it was all that i could do to get us both out the door

a few dates later, you whine "you're too old"
you're 19, I'm 23, has your brain gone cold?
Then for no clear reason you move to the UK
I visit you there, i lose my luggage on the way

baby baby baby you've been giving me hell (givin me hell)
and thats why sometimes i just have to yell:
Hell's Belle!
Oh babe you're the belle from hell

the UK didn't work out, now you move out west
I visit you there cuz - I'm just the best
waitin at the bar for your shift to end
unaware the bartender is your special friend

you make me take you to a vegan place, it really stinks
then you tell me you fuck the dude just served me drinks

baby baby baby you've been giving me hell (givin me hell)
and thats why sometimes i just have to yell:
Hell's Belle!
Oh babe you're the belle from hell

baby baby baby you've been giving me hell (givin me hell)
and thats why sometimes i just have to yell:
Hell's Belle!
Oh babe you're the belle from hell

A few years later and you phone me up
say you're livin in the city in a Brooklyn walkup
you whine about the latest guy who shacks up with you
too unstable to get through a job interview

I pity you as I sit watching you on your bed
sorry darling: I'm engaged to be wed
you dug yourself a hole, and I can't get you out
but thanks for years of misery, embarrassment and doubt

Sure you were pretty back in the day.
But some things are more important than a lovely face.
I gave you all I had and woulda done so much more;
My reward you telling me I made you feel like a whore?

baby baby baby you been giving me hell (givin me hell)
and thats why sometimes i just have to yell:
Hell's Belle!
Oh babe you're the belle from hell

baby you're the belle from hell (from hell)
baby you're the belle from hell (bell from hell)
baby you're the belle from hell (hell's bell)
baby you're the belle from hell

Hell's Bell

Fourth of July (for CK)

Sassafrass

A little boat in the harbor
tied with two ropes
one is her dreams
the other her hopes

her whole world's this cove
and what storms may occur
the two lines hold her fast
calm and unperturbed

one day the sky turned black
the wind tossed the sea
and somehow or another
one line broke free

that little boat was set adrift
everything all turned around
home was far and far was home
light dark and quiet sound

one rope gone
but still in the slip
she kept it together
keepin short trips

then light failed again
the temperature dropped
and once more she began to roll
on that rolling, misty chop

she watched in disbelief
as that last rope broke
nothing left to hold her fixed
all wind and salt & diesel smoke

that little boat was set adrift (set adrift)
everything all turned around (turned around)
home was far and far was home
light dark and quiet sound

that little boat was set adrift (set adrift)
everything all turned around (turned around)
home was far and far was home
light dark and quiet sound

Two Lines

look up, look up
look up into the sky
see the drones
flying by

listen up, listen up
do you hear the whirring blades?
mosquitos in an angry swarm
digital bitcrush tirade

wherever you are
they can see you
wherever you run
they can find you

if you shoot one down
another comes around
they are the drones
they are the drones

look up, look up
look up into the sky
see the drones
flying by

listen up, listen up
do you hear the whirring blades?
mosquitos in an angry swarm
digital bitcrush tirade

wherever you are
they can see you
wherever you run
they can find you

if you shoot one down
another comes around
they are the drones
they are the drones

they are the drones
wherever you are
they can see you

they are the drones
wherever you run
they can find you

Drones

I used to believe
Truly believe
you were the answer
the answer to everything

I used to believe
mighta been naive (oh, so naive)
but I really did think
you'd be my everything

but the truth is we never got close
to that perfect world I was sure of (so sure of)
just drifted apart over the years
til you weren't even worthy of my tears (so many tears)

now i look back and see a game
that wild love was actually tame
the paradise that just never came (it never came)
the love that dare not speak its name
was, somehow, just the same.

if there's such a thing as love at first sight
i fell in love with you that very first night (they said)
hey, there's someone you should meet
my God you swept me off my feet

wherever you went i had to follow
we touched a bit, but it was hollow
we got naked down in that lake
we kissed a bit, but it didn't take

the truth is we never got near
to that perfect world I was sure of (so sure of)
just drifted apart over the years
til you weren't even worthy of my tears (so many tears)

now i look back and see a game
that wild love was actually tame
the paradise just never came (it never came)
the love that dare not speak its name (speak its name)
was, somehow, just the same.

now i look back and see a game
that wild love was actually tame
the paradise that just never came (it never came)
the love that dare not speak its name (speak its name)
was, somehow, just the same

just the same
just the same
just the same

The Love

The Love (Philly Version)

The Love (Blue Eyed Soul Version)

i got you little girl
yeah i got you little girl
don't you dare deny it
don't you even try it
cuz i got you....
little girl

you walk around like you got a stick
stuck way up your ass (up your ass)
everyone around is so small and weak
everyone is so low class

but that's before you met this swingin' dick
and now nothing is the same (the same)
you try to ignore me, you try to move on
but i won't let you play your game

i got you little girl
yeah i got you little girl
don't you dare deny it (deny it...)
don't you even try it
cuz i got you.... (yes I got you)
little girl

everybody told me that I'd never get you
that you were just way out of my league
you wouldn't give me the time of day
but somehow you became intrigued

now you follow me just like a little puppy dog
never let me outta your sight (your sight...)
you don't have your balance, you're lost in a fog
don't you worry babe its gonna be alright

i got you little girl
yeah i got you little girl
don't you dare deny it (deny it)
don't you even try it
cuz i got you.... (yes I got you)
little girl

i got you little girl
yeah i got you little girl
don't you dare deny it (deny it...)
don't you even try it
cuz i got you.... (yes I got you)
I really got you... (really got you)
yeah I sure as hell got you...
little girl

Got You Little Girl

Bands and musicians from around the world pay tribute to the music of HOPCAS, re-interpreting some of their greatest tracks from the 1970s, 80s and 90s.

Eloise [The Widely Condemned]

The Abdominal Snowman (India) [Bhimsen Kahn]

The Abdominal Snowman (Solomon Islands) [Stone in My Heart]

Da Vinci [Merlynn O'Connor]

we killed a little beast today,
it wandered in the door.
we attacked it with all that we could,
we made it die and die!

it died and died in pain and pain!
and nothing could have helped
high quality high energy extended range high output

the little creature was around and never made a sound
it walked in through the door, like I said, and got onto the ground
we wondered, we wondered, where could it have come from?
It killed our baby, killed our mother, what was to be done?

We killed it, killed it, made it die in extreme energy
it died in pain, thank God I say, it died and died in pain
five colored pencils we did take and put it in its eyes
what could we do, what could we do?
the thing we did despise
the monster died, the monster died, i hope it dies some more, in pain, in pain, in PAIN!

in pain!

for several days, for several days it stayed
it stayed on top of the living room floor
it died, was dead, was sitting there
it rotted, rotted, reeked a lot
it smelled and smelled and smelled
and nothing we could do would make it never stop that smell

we threw it in the garbage on the food that was outside
we made it die, we made it die, in pain we made it die!
we hope it dies forever more,
i never want to see it again

Suburban Drama [Cathy LaFollette]

My, my
The clock in the sky
Is pounding away
It has so much to say

A face a voice
An overdub
Has no choice
And it cannot rejoice

Wanting to be
To hear and to see
Crying to the sky
But the porpoise is laughing
Goodbye, goodbye
Goodbye, goodbye, goodbye

Clicks
Clacks
To ride on the backs
Of giraffes for laughs
Is all right for a while

The eagle sings
Of castles and kings
And things that go
With a life of style

Wanting to feel
To know what is real
Living
is a lie
The porpoise is waving
Goodbye, goodbye...

Goodbye, goodbye, goodbye

Porpoise Song

Honey’s got my heartbeat racing faster than before
Got me breathing like a racehorse crawling on the floor
fallen angel’s what they call her or so you might believe
all i know is when she’s near me i can barely breathe

late at night she calls you on the phone
once you taste her you just can’t be alone

seeking some relief i’m gonna run that shower cold
don’t have time to stop for supper i’ll do that when I’m old
she sits atop my lap my hands go up and down her sides
now she shows me old man river so deep and dark and wide

late at night she calls you on the phone (the phone)
once you taste her you can’t leave her alone

late at night she calls you on the phone (the phone)
once you taste her you can’t leave her alone

she’s not exactly what you’d call a beauty or a doll
but in this age of half-baked things, this woman has it all
she’ll match a stallion blow for blow and still come out on top
you’ll pray, you'll pray to God, or pray to heaven, please don’t let it stop

late at night she calls you on the phone (on the phone)
once you taste her you cannot be alone (be alone)
late at night she calls you on the phone (on the phone)
once you taste her you can’t leave her alone (leave her alone)

just can’t, just can’t, just can’t be alone
can’t leave her alone

The Taste

morning sun calmly smiles upon my face
the still of mountain noon so filled with grace
hesitant breeze wanders through your hair
scent of bougainvillea dances on mountain air

unfold before me, oh vistas deep and wide
cerulean sky leaves us no place to hide
massif dressed in wildflower, topped with brilliant snow
our love a cable car, ranged high to low

we breathe cool air
hemmed in by stars
coyote cries
and silver bars
oh lie with me
on dampening grass
we let the night
fill us with light

we breathe cool air
hemmed in by stars
coyote cries
and silver bars
oh lie with me
on dampening grass
we let the night
fill us with light

unfold before me, oh vistas deep and wide
cerulean sky leaves us no place to hide
massif dressed in wildflower, topped with brilliant snow
our love a cable car, ranged high to low

we breathe cool air
hemmed in by stars
coyote cries
and silver bars
oh lie with me
on dampening grass
we let the night
fill us with light

oh lie with me
on dampening grass
we let the night...
fill us with light

Silver Bars (Version 3)

Most people are full of shit
but somehow get away with it
Most people don't care 'bout you
Still they'll pick apart every fucking thing you do

Escalade cows push you off the street
And flip you the bird, now isn't that sweet (that sweet)
Most people can barely read
But vote for thieves who take everything you need

Mostly men are real douchebags
Mostly chicks are hateful hags
Most white brains are raisin bran
Most black folk are white folks with a tan

Cops and firemen? don't make me laugh
911 is just an epitaph!
Politicians? they're the worst of all
Left or right, they're out to fuck us all

Donald Trump? well, this can be terse:
The bottom line is everybody else is worse
Most reporters outright lie to you
Most actors and musicians simply have no fucking clue
That's why they do what they do

Silicon Valley is a nest of snakes (yes snakes)
Most VCs are utter fakes (they're fakes)
Most phone apps just spy on you
Even when you use the pishadoo

Most people
Most people
Most people

Most People (First Among Equals Mix)

I don't know where I am anymore
Need a personality but i got four
And all myselves are always at war with myself
I'm at war with myself

I don't know who I am when I cry
A frightened stranger I wish he would die
Why am I always tempted to lie to myself
I lie to myself

Why does everyone hate me?
Never asked you to rate me
Feeling alienated lately, I just cry
I just cry

Look in the mirror, I see no one there
Skin full of holes and ink everywhere
long fingernails and neon blue hair, i'm a mess
I am a hot mess

Why does everyone hate me?
Never asked you to rate me
Feeling alienated lately, I just cry
I just cry

War With Myself

at home on my own i heard a knock on my door
i was home on my own, and i heard a knock on my door
a man come in, he come thru that door, he said 'on the floor', i said 'what you want me do that for?

he looked at me with burning eyes
yeah he looked at me with burning eyes
i said i know what this is, don't tell me lies
cause i know what this is, and time sure flies

i told him man that i ain't ready
yeah i told him man that i sure ain't ready
he told me that i should just hold steady
nobody i talk to ever says they're ready

felt the panic rise inside
felt the panic just rise inside
i knew somehow it was the end of my ride
helpless as a baby in a deep rip tide

i asked him if he'd carry me away
i asked that man if he'd carry me away
carry me home by the end of the day
yeah carry me home by the end of the day

told me just to think of a tune
yeah told me, just you think of a tune
just let your mind go up like a red balloon
don't worry too much it'll all be over soon

at home on my own i heard a knock on my door
i was home on my own, and i heard a knock on my door
a voice inside told me be calm and sure
Christ is King and he gonna comfort the poor

Christ is King and he gonna comfort the poor

Yeah Christ is King, he's just outside your door

A Knock At My Door

A Knock At My Door (Delta Blued)

Light Up This House

Much Too Old

Where Did The Snow Leopards Go (Alternate Mix)

Light Up This House (March)

Much Too Old (Der Erste Choral)

Much Too Old (Unplugged)

Much Too Old (Der Zweite Choral)

Much Too Old (Der Dritte Choral)

Lemons and berries, apples and cherries
honeydew and watermelon in one squeeze
so bring them pennies

cotton candy, apricot brandy
marshmallows, graham crackers and chocolate sauce
and get yourself some

strawberry lemonade, the best damned drink they've ever made
get outta the sun and in the shade and have a glass of that sweet nectar

blue eyes and blonde hair down your back to your derierre
peasant tops and boyfriend jeans and ankle boots, don't tell your daddy

high school and college won't give you knowledge
I'll teach you everything you need to know
and buy you lots of

strawberry lemonade, the best damned drink they've ever made
get outta the sun and in the shade and have yourself a glass of sunshine

strawberry lemonade, the best damned drink they've ever made
get outta the sun and in the shade and have a glass of that sweet nectar

strawberry lemonade, the best damned drink they've ever made
get outta the sun and in the shade and have yourself a glass of sunshine

Strawberry Lemonade

I will celebrate you
I will tell you you are the one
I will get it right
into the deepest night
I will help you get it done

You say, hey, we’re not together
And long distance loving is so hard
yes the distance isn’t small
but we can always call 
you will never leave my heart

I will hold your hand
no matter what you have to do
I’ll stay right at your side
please never think suicide
Im so proud to stand with you

I believe in what you’re doing
I believe in what you believe
don’t need you to explain
I’ll take away your pain
I promise I will never leave

Celebrate You

The first time that i saw you baby
i was so impressed
i asked you, 'Whats your name?'
you said, 'Guess'

The second time I saw you baby
I felt truly blessed
I seen a lot of girls but
you're the best

The way you shake your long blond hair
it messes with my head
psychedelic stardust piling up and up upon our bed

The third time that I saw you baby
you were surfing at Shipwreck Beach
with all your friends you just seemed out of reach
too good for me baby

The way you shake your long blond hair
it messes with my head
psychedelic stardust piling up and up upon our bed

The fourth time that I saw you baby
was just after you died
so now I call you
'Lucie in the Sky'

Lucie In The Sky

wankwinkel's take on the "current situation" that "we're all in together".

ankle

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