Pleasure

I don't really feel that life is all about pleasure or "having a good time." Real art comes from suffering and work, not from partying and pouring champagne. Everybody wants to "party like a rock star." Where does that really lead to?

be. nice

don't hate on my friend
she's having a hard time
we don't follow trends
depression is not a crime

yin and yang
pleasure and pain
nobody does things
exactly the same

my thumbprint is a hypocrite
looks like yours
with a dagger in it
i love too much if i love at all
i guess that i'm not hip

don't hate on my friend
because he's doing time
this isn't the end
weed shouldn't be a crime

don't throw
the baby out with the bathwater
you say
you gotta
judge
but why
bother

ragecage

put down your cellphone
No texting please
Look in my eyes
so i can feel your disease
What are you rebelling against
What do you
Got?
What do you want to be
When you grow up
Whatever
You’re not
Kings of complaceny
Queen of the pout
Lets kick out the jams
Or get
The fuck out
Your boredom
Is boring me
Your apathy
Kills
You’re trying
To watch tv
I’m looking
For thrills

Them girls

The girls on beverly drive
are so high maintenance
but it makes me feel so alive
and (!) confident
she's such a pretty girl
don't make it obvious
you gotta let her know
it ain't serious

sweet sugar for my rotting teeth amen!
Be like an eagle flying into the rain, again
sweet sugar for my rotting teeth ahem
she's like a beetle swimming into the drain again

did he come on to you
already bored you
(to tears)
I could make
la la love
to you
for oh
about 100
years
leave him baby, come along with me
i'm gonna show you how to break free
he read every book on pickup
he's a real slick man
a real life
showboat
flash in the
pan
sweet sugar for my rotting teeth, ahem
be like an eagle coming out from the rain again
sweet sugar for my rotting teeth, again
unique like everyone else gainst the grain

bridge
if you're dancing at the club don't stay on the floor if you're looking for love
jump and down and swing from the pipes grab the first one you see on a saturday night
swinging like a monkey in the broad daylight

Bridge

4 SNAPSHOTS
lax to cdg there's a bike waiting for me i don't know how far i go pedal till ireachsnow

Where'd you go Danny KnighT?

I remember meeting you
in san pedro 99
@ sacred grounds
you answered an add of mine
looking for a bassist
looking for drums
we were almost in a band
and we did become friends and
we partied at your house
met a lot of folks
long beach
do you remember
or am i just a ghost
a year later you visited me
in waimea town
the big island
with your surfboard
waipio bound
then i saw you 8 years later
you came to one of my shows
it's been 4 years since then
and heaven only knows

Muy Loco

broken hearts
black eyes
don't you know it happens
all the time
so sit down
calm your bones
realize you're not alone
i can't help but seeing what you mean
i didn't fit into the scene
if you'd help me move along
figure out where we belong
muy loco
in la cabeza
un pequito
crazy
please help me get it right
i do not want to get it wrong
been playing at this game for much too long
must be a scheme a recipe just waiting to explode
help me find myself today i'm feeling kind of old
muy loco
en la cabeza
un pequito
crazy
thank you thank you
for the treats
and the love of yesterday
now i won't look at the future
with disregard and dismay
who else looks forward to
getting older getting grey
getting full of the wisdom
comes along with decay