009 – See You In Mexico – Prayana-Kale
Human Race
Back in the day,
When we were young,
Our lives were long,
And god was talking.
With us.
We knew the earth.
We had respect
For the other creatures
That shared her surface.
With us.
The stars were bright,
They held our future,
But the smog and lights
Made them grow dimmer.
Forgot infinity,
Divided days into seconds.
Things got a bit crazy.
We have religions now,
And holy wars,
Cigarettes
And health insurance.
Tax brackets
And economic class,
Slavery
And drone attacks.
Were civilized
And getting fat
Torturing animals
Getting heart attacks
We assimilate
But don’t create,
Our words are filled
With lies and hate.
We think were free
But we can’t speak.
We cry when we are happy.
Keep your head on, friend.
I know this world’s crazy,
but we, the bottom 90,
Can change this mess that were in.
One thing im sure of.
My feet are on the ground,
And im running.
I’ve got a wishing list,
And my guitar.
A couple fists,
A couple scars
And ill make this world
A better place,
For the kids I plan
To have one day
With my loving wife
Back in seattle
Keeping a family
Is have the battle
Because if you can’t love,
Or keep a promise,
You are the problem,
You’re my target.
Success
youre writing music
for the latest cool crowd
begging the record labels
to buy your music and shove it down
the throats of the radio jockeys
spinning mindless, hateful, meaningless
music controlling the ignorant masses.
good job, good sport, you did it!
you sold us out to make it.
you let a producer
tell you what to do,
dont play that, dont say this,
does it even matter to you?
can you see the damage that you’ve done
or are your eyes blinded by
the lights of the stadium?
while youre living
in your fairy-tale world,
good job, good sport, you did it!
you sold us out to make it.
wait for it,
wait, wait for it.
youll get dropped like a bad habit.
Friends
You say you really want to know, just what I think of you. Once my pal but never again ‘cause you were a pal untrue. And if the blame should fall on me I suppose I apologize, but that makes two that you owe to me in all of these people’s eyes.
We don’t need anybody to tell us where we’re from, we don’t need anybody to approve of what we’ve done. Friends don’t walk out on friends, or move so rash and bold. The sun is shining bright, but you have left us out in the cold.
What I don’t get is your timing, why’d you have to go? You had a friend and a band and an occupation, now what you have to show? For years of hard work and sacrifice your dreams were at your hands, and if you knew then what you know now, would you still fuck your band?
We don’t need anybody to tell us where we’re from, we don’t need anybody to approve of what we’ve done. Friends don’t walk out on friends, or move so rash and bold. The sun is shining bright, but you have left us out in the cold.
Look who forgot what friends are for, one’s right next to you on the floor. I’ve been through this process before, I know it well. Last one I thought would fail out failed them all.
Cheap
He saw a stain on his jacket while
Lying on the floor,
Face down, next to the bathroom door.
When he looked up, everyone was gone,
But they made their mark all over the apartment.
“Damn” he said, as he rubbed his head.
And got a glass of water to help with the hangover.
Whoa is me, I sold myself to cheap
I feel a little like dying.
My friends are invisible till the weekend
Won’t somebody sit with me till the weekend?
He saw a stain on his window while
Crying in his room, thinking
“What am I gonna do? Im alone.
What’s this stain on my window? What’s this stain on my soul?”
Distance
All day long I think of you,
The only thing I look forward to is getting home
To call you on the phone.
And every time I close my eyes,
I hope that ill materialize in your bed,
So far from my own.
Its useless, its just wishful thinking,
But what’s the harm in trying one more time?
Its only a couple hundred miles.
Id walk the distance just to see you smile.
What am I if you’re not by my side?
Please don’t cry, we’ll be alright,
We just need to be more patient.
Please just know I love you so,
And no distance will ever change that.
Sometimes I feel im going crazy,
I never thought that I would be in love
With someone far away.
But god had you picked out for me,
He made us both step out to see
Love is strong, if we build it all on him.
And true sometimes I feel like screaming
Why the hell did he make it work this way?
But I know there’s a reason for it all.
One day we’ll break down this cell phone wall.
One day my heart will meet its other half.
