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			            Lyricyst
			  (severely edited version)

			     By Jared P. DuBois

		   (c) Copyright 1989-1994 By Jared DuBois


			   life
	   Eternity - Who'll listen - Long Past Today - Supersonic
	   We Are Truth - Start Life Over - A World Where it Could

			   love
	  On Down Below - Together in the Heart - Since I went away
	  Stranger in My Arms - Silent Film Movies - Love's On Fire
	  	To Be Such - Dreamin' of You- Why is it
		         When Push comes to Shove

			    sex
                               (not included)

			   death
	    How to say goodbye - Commaconitch - Can't see the sun
		       Death Song - Shame on the Rain









			        life


			       Eternity

			We tear a page
			  out of what can be
			 fill it with what-
			   ever we want to see
			  hand it down
			    to our progenity
			   as if we gave a damn
			     about prosperity

			Never puttin' thoughts
			  elloquently
			 speakin' anger
			   only with obscenities
			  you'd think one day
			    we'd ever see
			   we're puttin' crap out in
			     quantity

			If you never think
			  about eternity
			 or care if there is
			   any destiny
			  think about
			    the kids you see
			   and what we leave them
			     left to dream

			We say that life
			  is only what it seems
			 an' there ain't no use
			   believin' in dreams
			  as we hastily
			    tear down the screens
			   exposing societies
			     unseemliest seams

			We're selling out truth
			  to fact-based scenes
			 losin' sight of hope
			   'cause it doesn't gleam
			  turnin' up the static
			    to drown out the screams
			   as people die without
			     knowing what livin' means

			They never think about eternity
			  just thought this was
			 their destiny
			   If this is all
			  your heart can see
			    then this is all
			   life will mean

			Maybe our page
			  just shouldn't be
			 but it is and so
			   it has to be
			  but of all the gall
			    it takes not to see
			   you'd think darkness was
			     a necessity

			If you never think
			  about eternity
			 or care if there is
			   any destiny
			  think about
			    the kids you see
			   and what we leave them
			     left to dream

			What was we say
			  had to be
			 still clingin' to
			   inevitability
			  but in all
			    probablilty
			   we make it better or worse
			     eventually

			If you ever think
			  about eternity
			 believe we are
			   our destiny
			  'cause of all the things
			    that we still need
			   nothin' else beats
			     responsibity


			       Who'll listen

			Everybody,
			  they've got their own
			 them that don't,
			   they just stand alone
			  with nobody
			    to call or phone
			   when they
			     stand to lose their homes

			Who'll listen
			  when I need to call
			 who'll listen
			   when my back's to the wall
			  If you lose
			    you're bound to lose it all
			   Somethin's missin'

			In a shelter
			  at the edge of town
			 where nobody
			   likes to hang around
			  after dark
			    when they hear the sound
			   then the silence
			     knowin' somethin's goin' down

			The ol' lady
			  that runs the place
			 she tells me that
			   I ain't no disgrace
			  and maybe soon
			    I'll find me some space
			   but the doubt
			     shows up in her face

			I'll listen
			  though there's nothin' I can do
			 but I'll listen
			   'cause somebody's got to 
			  I ain't much use
			    but if we talk it through
			   someone might listen

			I wrote a letter
			  sayin' what might be in store
			 when those in need
			   are simply shown the door,
			  more crime
			    and less keepin' score
			   as the law
			     becomes words and nothin' more

			An' everybody
			  on the other side of the line
			 will keep closin'
			   up their eyes, ears and minds
			  from seein'
			    that justice is blind
			   when upholdin'
			     orders fundamentally unkind

			But nobody listens
			  no matter what you say
			 Nobody listens
			   they just hope you go away
			  and let them think
			    tomorrow will be just like today
			   with nothin' missin'

			Believe it or not
			  someone on the spot
			 put out a little thought
			   and an answer I got...

			Whatever you're sayin'
			  I've heard it before
			 and wherever you're comin' from
			   there's three thousand more
			  Whether the trouble's past
			    or there's trouble in store
			   you can bet your ass
			     there's gonna be more

			Just keep livin'
			  we don't care what for
			 just keep givin'
			   us whatever you're good for
			  Pay to play today
			    and tomorrow you'll see more
			   of whatever's missin'

			Who'll listen
			  if it happens to you
			 just listen
			   no one ever thinks it could
			  If they did
			    you could bet it never would
			   that's whats missin'
			     that's whats missin'


			      Long Past Today

			Winter is cold
			  but not as cold as they
			 all wrapped up in themselves
			   to look the other way
			  as misfortune befalls
			    everyone everyday
			   and help stays always
			     a heartbeat away

			But a thaw comes on
			  'round one winter's day
			 as the light of compassion
			   breaks out every ray
			  buried in people's hearts
			    apart from the way
			   they fulfill their part
			     in giving nothing away

			Yet at this time
			  the rules we betray
			 and reach out to those
			   who could never pay
			  Need touches greed
			    and it doesn't shrink away
			   nearly as much
			     as every other day

			'Round this time of year
			   you hear some people say
			 this time peace and joy
			   they're gonna stay
			  long past Christmas Day
			    hey hey,
			   long past this Christmas Day

			So far they
			  ain't yet got their way
			 and December 26th
			   is just another day
			  recent hope
			    begins to fade away
			   as suspicions and fear
			     come back to stay

			Once you fear it
			  Christmas spirit fades away
			 It's outta place
			   and gets in the way
			  It's just too hard
			    to always say hey
			   its been good to see you
			     and have a nice day

			Reachin' out to strangers
			  just isn't the way
			 we ought to behave
			   we are taught today
			  but some soon tomorrow
			    on some bright new day
			   we'll see others sorrows
			     as our own we may

			Round that time of year
			  you'll hear the people say
			 this time peace and joy,
			   they're gonna stay
			  long past this bright new day
			    hey hey,
			   long past this wonderful day


			        Supersonic

			 Stuck on some
			   aeroplane
			  headed for (uh)
			    ol' Bachrain
			   Supersonic (yuh)
			     is my name
			    an' shootin' trouble is
			      the name of my game

			 When someone gives
			   someone some pain
			  I'm there for
			    them to complain
			   takin' down them
			     facts and names
			    an' guessin' who
			      ta give the blame

			 But before I
			   can get some rest
			  my butt's on a plane
			    headin' west
			   headin' somewhere
			     there's more unrest
			    peace of mind and time
			      are the price of success

			 Well doggone it (ha)
			   yes I say
			  I'm on it (uh)
			    here today
			   Supersonic (yuh)
			     is my name
			    an' you can bet I've yet
			      to quit the game

			 Guns and more
			   are at my command
			  and I'm the baddest cat
			    in any land
			   trouble shooters are
			     always in demand
			    and I decide
			      who ta lend a hand

			 If you want a war
			   then I'm your man
			  Tell me what you want
			    I'll do what I can
			   say it right
			     an' we'll understand
			    we like anyone
			      who likes our brands

			 Sorry man,
			   I gotta go
			  'cause this place here
			    is ready to blow
			   an' the aftermath
			     I don't wanna know
			    to me its just
			      another show

			 Well doggone it (ha)
			   yes I say
			  I'm on it (uh)
			    here today
			   Supersonic (yuh)
			     is my name
			    makin' money off
			      of other's pains

			 When the dust settles
			   I'm there again
			  once the land
			    is on the mend
			   jus' waitin' to
			     start it up again
			    'til everyone
			      is dead or friends

			 What rules don't break
			   I'm sure ta bend
			  jumpin' on ta
			    the latest trend
			   ridin' shock waves
			     that trouble sends
			    an' windin' up on top
			      in the end

			 Where I work
			   don't matter no more
			  'cause the thrill is what
			    I'm livin' for
			   an' maybe someday
			     I might score
			    some brownie points
			      for stoppin' a war

			 Well doggone it (ha)
			   yes I say
			  I'm on it (uh)
			    here today
			   Supersonic (yuh)
			     is my name
			    livin' off of
			      hate's foolish games


			   We Are Truth

		Listen up and you might hear
		  what its like to live without fear
		    of the truth becoming too clear

		What are you,  do you wanna know
		  or instead would you let it go
		    rather than risk lettin' it show

		We are truth and what we say and do
		  denies us or lets us shine through
		    to know ourselves by the things we do

		Yet lies we always tell
		  to no one except ourselves
		    for foolin' others only fools us as well

		We decide we have to hide
		  and the rules we cannot abide
		    sayin' silently truth has already died

		Yet in us the truth does live
		 and more time it always gives
		  to us to let us forgive
		    ourselves for the things we did

		Tomorrow is never today
		  and what we did will fade away
		    unbeknownst for any to say

		Every moment we come near
		  to letting our lives be steered
		    by what we love and hold dear

		What you are you already know
		  and it's there when you wanna grow
		    by letting it always show

		We are truth and what we say and do
		  denies us or lets us shine through
		    to know ourselves by the things we do


		             Start life over

	     Have you heard the word- my longtime friend
	       we've got to start- life over again
	      now that we're nearly- reachin' the end
	        and we've little leftover- promise to spend

	     We're under the gun- like our long lost trees
	       choked by our smoke- an' droppin' like leaves
	      as we change our values- to suit our needs
	        decryin' destruction- but still plantin' the seeds

	     Maybe tomorrow- we will love today
	       'cause it won't be brighter- than our yesterdays
	      but now if not the will-  we still have ways
	        to keep life from becomin'- totally gray
 
	     So go an' walk out- under the sun
	       and let your cloud of doubt- come undone
	      Breathe in the clear air- while it's still there
	        remember it all- and remember to care

	     So spread the word- my hopeful friend
	       we've got to start- life over again
	      and maybe tomorrows- won't mean the end
	        of what we loved today- too much to spend

	     We'll reseed the trees- and sweeten the breeze
	       blowin' pollution away- so our kids can play
	      in rivers and streams- once off limits
	        to their hopes and dreams

	     Maybe tomorrow- we'll love more than today
	       shining brighter- than our yesterdays
	      Maybe then- we'll be able to say
	        we love each tomorrow- more than today

	     So go an' walk out- under the sun
	       an' let your cloud of doubt- come undone
	      breathe in the clean air- while its still there
	       remember it all- and remember to care
	        remember it all- and remember to care


			 A World Where It Could

		  I see me and you together
		    whether times go good or bad
		   I see you and me and a baby or three
		     havin' the best fun we ever had

		  Now I'm not saying it's gonna happen
		    I won't even say that it should
		   but wouldn't it,  wouldn't it be good
		     to live in a world where it could

		  I see peace and plenty for all
		    in a world where no one is sad
		   I see an end to guns and weapons shunned
		     and everyone has reason to be glad

		  I see Jews playing with Arabs
		    growing up in a world without hate
		   I see the best face we have to offer
		     and the best life we can create

		  I'm not saying it's gonna happen
		    I won't even say that it should
		   but wouldn't it,  wouldn't it be good
		     to live in a world where it could

		  I see kindness to all the animals
		    I see the monkeys and dolphins set free
		   I see the humanness in humanity
		     brighter than we thought it could be

		  I see us in this perfect world
		    and I hope you see it with me
		   'cause if never comes to pass
		     at least we both thought it could be

		  Now I'm not saying it's gonna happen
		    I won't even say that it should
		   but wouldn't it,  wouldn't it be good
		     to live in a world where it could









			          love


			       On Down Below

			  We lay together
			    yet we stand apart
			   touching everything
			     but never the heart
			    keeping it distant
			      keeping it smart
			     yet never allowing
			       the best part to start

			  What you feel
			    you don't show
			   about so much
			     I don't know
			    Sorry I just
			      can't let it go
			     for I feel
			       I need to know

			  I'd never ask,
			    that's not my way
			   I just wait and wait
			     and hope you will say
			    something,  anything
			      to show me the way
			     to get you to
			       open up today

			  What you think
			    I don't need to hear
			   and what we want
			     is never clear
			    but because I love you
			      I live with the fear
			     that so much of you
			       I'll never be near

			  I say its nothing
			    but my heart says no
			   and I pretend
			     that our love can grow
			    stronger yet
			      ever even though
			     you won't reveal
			       what you feel below

			  What I have of you
			    I don't mind
			   and its enough
			     most of the time
			    but now and then
			      I need to find
			     the rest of you
			       I left behind

			  I'll wait outside
			    until you let me in
			   and on that day
			     my life will begin
			    when your trust
			      I finally win
			     enough to know
			       all you've ever been


			    Together in the Heart

			Look into my eyes
			  and tell me what you see
			 a thousand other guys
			   or just me

			Want to see them 
			  want to see a disguise
			 or need to see past that  
			   to see past their lies
			  to my honesty

			Feel my heartbeat  
			  hard upon my chest 
			 as if it seeks to escape 
			   from whom it has been blessed 
			  to find in another
			    its own success

			Be there for me 
			  or just close your eyes
			 lest you might soon see
			   me bang my head into the wall
			  for feeling my life's a lie
			    thinkin' the joys I see
			      aren't really mine at all

			Together or apart
			  whether at the end
			 or at the start
			   we are we
			  and will always be
			    opposites united
			   together in the heart

			Brushin' your hair
			  back out of your face
			 I savor the moment there
			   and its sweet taste

			Holdin' back time
			  like a beaver with a damn
			 I gather up the past
			   hopin' that what I am
			  will stay in place

			Nothing escapes me
			  yet nothing do I hold
			 except the present you
			   for memories of old
			  die upon our lips
			    as they are told

			Let our lips be still
			  once they've done their jobs
			 in letting us express
			   the feelings in our breasts
			  by letting us taste
			    each others best

			Together or apart
			  whether at the end
			 or at the start
			   we are we
			  and will always be
			    opposites united
			   together in the heart


			      Since I Went Away          

			Missy oh mine
			  you look so fine
			 sitting there on a shelf
			   but inside me
			  I still see
			    you here with me
			   back when I was myself

			Days have past
			  since I saw you last
			 but it seems like years
			   have taken flight
			  since I held you tight
			    through the night
			   and soothed away your fears

			I didn't know how much
			  I could miss you
			 before I went away
			   but now I find
			  I'm just killing time
			    praying this is just a dream
			   and soon I'll awake
			     to find you in my arms
			    and out of harm's way
			      loving one another night & day
			     just for love's own sake

			What a fool am I
			  to think that I could buy
			 a better life for us apart
			   when we both knew
			  what parting would do
			    to me and you
			   and our tender hearts

			Let me end this now
			  and let me show you how
			 my world has changed without you
			   as yesterday
			  I just couldn't say
			    what I know today,
			   my life is all about you

			You don't know how much
			  I need to kiss you
			 and tell you I need to stay
			   but those words
			  you've never heard
			    because I was too foolish to say
			   those truths we feel
			     as we come closer
			    to sharing one another
			      forgetting all the others
			     between us and what is real


			     Stranger in My Arms

			Pretty baby,  lovely lady
			  I'm so proud of
			 the love you gave me
			   but now I fear
			  the end is near
			    and our sure thing
			   is just a maybe

			Where'd you go tonight
			  and why oh why
			 do we have to fight
			   when I wanna know
			  where you go
			    or if I am
			   still your heart's delight

			You feel like a stranger in my arms
			  and I'm in danger from your charms
			 'cause I no longer know
			   where your thoughts go
			  or what you might do
	
			Questions are breakin' me
			  'cause I don't know
			 where you're takin' me
			   if you wanna go
			  just let me know
			    and free me from the jealousy
			   that keeps on shakin' me

			Just tell me where I stand
			  tell me if you're in love
			 with another man
			   I can't take
			  the cruel heartache
			    or the lies of disguise
			   now gettin' outta hand

			You feel like a stranger in my arms
			  and I'm in danger from your charms
			 'cause I no longer know
			   where your thoughts go
			  or what you might do

			Well pretty stranger in my arms
			  am I in danger from your charms
			 Gimme a clue
			   who I'm talkin' to
			  or if I love the new you


			       Silent Film Movies 

			Follow you heartbeat
			  always until
			 it leads you to moonbeams
			   silent and still
			  while wandering gypsys
			    dance on the hill
			   on flowering tea leaves
			     they've yet to mill

			Run fast from heartache
			  it catches you still
			 bending you backwards
			   breaking your will
			  like silent film movies
			    make quietness shrill
			   echoing the nothings
			     soaking up thrills

			Leftover romance
			  perchance to dream
			 seemingly sober
			   over what it all means
			  weaning the break
			    and breaking the screen
			   between heaven and heartache
			     shakenly serene
 
			Savor the dance
			  chance has to take
			 forsaking all flavor
			   to layer the cake
			  and making our favor
			    savor the ache
			   faking the way more
			     with each step we make
 
			As yesterday's hearts
			  carry us still
			 we're never apart from
			   forgotten thrills
			  in the heart of the darkness
			    images fill
			   in the time between
			     the dead 'n the nil

			Play it again,  please
			  play it until
			 all sorrow's forgotten
			   and time stands still
			  memories run deep
			    too deep to kill
			   but like silent film movies,
			     practicality will

			Follow you heartbeat
			  always until
			 it leads you to moonbeams
			   silent and still
			  like wandering gypsys
			    we dance on the hill
			   on flowering tea leaves
			     too bright to mill

			Leftover romance
			  perchance to dream
			 seemingly sober
			   over what it all means
			  weaning the break
			    and breaking the screen
			   between heaven and heartache
			     shakenly serene


			       Love's On Fire

			Bein' beside her
			  I find I really care
			 Heaven's inside her
			   and no one knows it's there
			  I wanna be by her
			    everywhere
			   'cause her heavenly fire
			     sets my soul aflare

			When love's on fire
			  an' hearts start ta bounce
			 I'm like a caged tiger
			   ready to pounce
			  willin' to provide her
			    with every ounce
			   of her favorite desire
			     when it really counts

			When love's on fire
			  the fever starts ta mount
			 higher and higher
			   in deeper amounts
			  'til the last pires
			    are finally trounced
			   by fulfilled desires
			     where it really counts

			I'll never tire
			  as long as she's there
			 She's my inner fire
			   fuelin' all of my cares
			  makin' me aspire
			    to fire her flares
			   of hidden desires
			     burnin' up her despairs

			When love's on fire
			  an' hearts start ta bounce
			 I'm like a caged tiger
			   ready to pounce
			  willin' to provide her
			    with every ounce
			   of her favorite desire
			     when it really counts

			When love's on fire
			  the fever starts ta mount
			 higher and higher
			   in deeper amounts
			  'til the last pires
			    are finally trounced
			   by fulfilled desires
			     where it really counts

			All we require
			  is moments to share
			 free of the mire
			   of earthly cares
			  to let love's fire
			    light up the stairs
			   leading us higher
			     and keeping us there


		              To Be Such

		       I remember the summer
		         when we were together
		        We laughed and played
		          sayin' everyday
		         the sun will shine our way

		       That summer's forever
		         but can we relive it ever
		        I wonder aloud today
		          as time pushes us
		         ever further away

		       How can one moment
		         mean so much
		        yet all of the rest
		          it ceases to touch,
		         standing apart
		          yet deep in our hearts
		           we want them all
		            to be such

		       We still see each other
		         still love one another
 		        but it's still not the same
 		          as we try in vain
 		         to have the past reclaimed

		       The excitement dulled
		         and it slowed the pulse
		        but as passions waned
		          something else
		         keeps alive the flame

		       Isn't love enough
		         doesn't it mean so much
		        that all of the rest
		          pales to its touch
		         standin' apart
		          deep in our hearts
		           needing all else to be such

		       We don't want it to end
		         don't want to just be friends
		        but we each see
		          that makin' it be
		         is beyond you and me

		       One of these days
		         we'll go our separate ways
		        unless we free
		          ourselves from feeling
		         that this has to be

		       Can't love be enough
		         doesn't it mean so much
		        that all of the rest
		          pales to its touch
		         standing apart
		          deep in our hearts
		           needing all else to be such


		          Dreamin' of You

		I am so in love with you
		  that when my day is through
		 I still need to hold you tight
		   though all my dreams at night

		It doesn't matter when or where
		  whenever I close my eyes you're there
		 livin' the love that we both see
		   which makes us feel alive and free

		You got me dreamin' of you
		  day or night,  it's all I want to do
		 for now 'til my life is through
		   all I need is to just see you

		In my dreams,  the world is ours
		  with only sunshine,  no rain or showers
		 and an infinite amount of time to take
		   to enjoy the love that we make

		These dreams have no sorrow or fear
		  or any reasons to shed a tear
		 Just love and laughter and us
		   caring and sharing in total trust

		You got me dreamin' of you
		  day or night, it's all I want to do
		 for now 'til my life is through
		   all I need is to just see you

		Though beautiful these dreams are fake
		  which I discover when I awake
		 to find you lying there next to me
		   more lovely that any dream can be

		Jus' keep me dreamin' of you
		  and I'll try to keep you dreamin' too
		 from now 'til my life is through
		   I'll do my best to make our dreams come true


		           Why is it

		   What is it in me
		     that I always see in you
		    What makes me 
		      run away and hide
		        though I don't want to
		      and keeps me from doing
		       what I need the most to do

		   Why do we fight
		     over things foolish and few
		    and hurtful words
		      said in heated haste
		        stick to us like glue
		     far beyond when
		       we ever meant them to

		   Wrongs done by one
		     whose love you thought true-blue
		    can never match
		      what other pains
		        you might have lived through,
		     needing to tell someone
		       but no longer knowing who

		   Why is it
		     the ones we never want to hurt
		       we always do
		    Why can't we
		      keep the worst in us
		        from ever coming to view
		     and pretend the bad times we make
		       we never knew                               

		   Tomorrow let us make
		     some plans to erase the lines
		       of sorrow that we drew
		    to keep alive the division
		      which keeps us
		        forever as two
		     longing to act as one
		       yet finding it impossible to do

		   What I really feel
		     I haven't got a clue
		    hopin' every moment
		      with a little luck
		        we can start anew
		     and rekindle the hopes
		       for the peace and joy we never knew

		   We deserve the chance
		     to catch the fleeting moment
		       of happiness that flew
		    high above us
		      passing us forever
		        for something we did or didn't do
		     in putting to bed
		       the vision of a lasting truce

		   I don't know why
		     we behave as little children
		       who never grew
		    enough to know
		      that just being right
		        isn't always a virtue
		     and others feelings
		       can mean more than what is true

		   Why is it
		     the ones we never want to hurt
		       we always do
		    Why can't we
		      keep the worst in us
		        from ever coming to view
		     and pretend the bad times we make
		       we nver knew

		   Tomorrow let us make
		     some plans to erase the lines
		       of sorrow that we drew
		    to alive the division
		      which keeps us
		        forever as two
		     longing to act as one
		       yet finding it impossible to do


			   When Push Comes to Shove

			The night is made for love
			  beneath the stars above
			 heart stoppin' crazy love
			   the kind we're cravin' of

			Its almost too much to bear
			  holding you softly there
			 with moonlight in your hair
			   and romance in the air

			Even though it's gettin' late
			  and you say you'd rather wait
			 I feel the hand of fate
			   moving us to the gate

			When push comes to shove
			  and its time to leave or love
			 decide what you're dreamin' of
			   and if you believe in love

			And if you believe in love
			  believe we're needy of
			 the need to be in love
			   underneath the stars above

			We still are young
			  our best is still unsung
			 but before this night is done
			   let it be second to none

			I feel you really care
			  I feel it everywhere
			 feelings I need to share
			   needing you always there

			If you want I'll go
			  I just want you to know
			 that tomorrow will show
			   I can take takin' it slow

			When push comes to shove
			  and its time to leave or love
			 decide what you're dreamin' of
			   and if you believe in love

			And if you believe in love
			  believe we're needy of
			 the need to be in love
			   underneath the stars above









				   death


		             How to Say Goodbye

		     As she left me she asked
		       why didn't I shout or cry
		      How could she know me
		        yet not know
		       I don't know how to say
		         goodbye
 
		     It's not like I've been through it
		       a hundred times or more
		      Anything as final as forever
		        I deny to even feel
		       and believe that facts will fall
		         to things like before
		        lastly letting our needs decide
		          what is really real

		     Yet ends have to come
		       and when they do
		      I'm always the one
		        left last to understand
		       and recognize that new
		         order now at hand

		     No one ever leaves I say
		       and I never presume to lie
		      I know others needs
		        yet I know
		       I never need to learn
		         goodbye

		     In my heart we all live
		       and never die
		      and though the pain is always there
		        it never steals
		       the desire to forever return here
		         from our future lives

		     A reunion of hopes and dreams
		       I see in store
		      knowing the present
		        is and has been
		       always a lie
		         which brought us together
		        here once before
		          yet has not the power
		         to let that feeling die

		     The past and present
		       blend in me
		      and in the middle of
		        the twisting swirl
		       I see the traits of all of us
		         in each boy and girl

		     No one ever leaves I say
		       and I never presume to lie
		      I know others needs
		        yet I know
		       I never need to learn
		         goodbye


			   Commaconitch

		  I feel us drifting away
		    out on the sea of majesty
		   and though I know its meant to be
		     I never thought that I would see
		    the day that life would set you free

		  Commaconitch,  can you hear me
		    you know I loved you dearly
		   Commaconitch,  can you feel me
		     feel the pain it took to heal me

		  I see you up there in heaven
		    an' everyday I pray
		   that you are there to stay
		     and I know that come someday
		    you'll come to show me the way

		  Commaconitch,  can you hear me
		    even though you can't come near me
		   Commaconitch,  can you see me
		     it took me years to learn how to be me

		  Now I wander from day to day
		    livin' half in the past
		   never able to meet any task
		     but to die I wouldn't ask
		    even though life ain't meant to last

		  Commaconitch,  can you hear me
		    the thought of you will always steer me
		   Commacontich,  can you love me
		     even though you're high above me


			  Can't See the Sun

		The storm grows outside of my door
		  a chill blows through all of my pores
		 Everyone knows the tragic score,
		   friends meet foes and roses galore

		Death has come ready to chase
		  reluctant ones free from its embrace
		 and what's won from this evil race
		   is a peace gun aimed right at my face

		I can't see the sun commin' out anymore
		  can't see the world bein' brighter than before
		 Clouds have come,  I don't care what for
		   truth and hope just don't live anymore

		I sit still alone in the dark
		  and wait until I can feel some spark
		 of my will to leave forth my mark
		   before time stills my ever hardening heart

		Yet I know all efforts are vain
		  we come and go and all remains the same
		 We overthrow tyrants in justice's name
		   but tomorrow we'll all deserve the same

		All that's won when lives we waste
		  is someone takes someone else's place
		 Under thumb,  we'll all praise grace
		   with dumb fun appeasing our foolish tastes

		I can't see the sun commin' out anymore
		  can't see the world bein' brighter than before
		 Clouds have come,  I don't care what for
		   truth and hope just don't live anymore


			Death Song

		When sleepin' in my bed
		  I had a vision in my head
		 that my body was dead
		   and my spirit had fled

		Well soon I found
		  I could walk around
		 so I went to town
		   but no one could be found

		Well time did fly
		  'til I met this guy
		 and I asked him why
		   did I have to die

		He said, "You gotta go away
		  and ya gotta leave today
		 I don't know where you should go
		   but I know that you know the way"

		I said thanks,  that's some big help
		  so I cursed him then I cursed myself
		 It's good to be knowin' ya got ta be goin'
		   somewhere somehow right now

		I looked up to the sky
		  and thought, "Hell, why not try"
		 so I took a deep breath,  counted to ten
		   jumped real high then tried to fly

		I was hangin' in the air thinkin' I'd make it there
		  but no, it wasn't to be
		 I heard the sound of my butt hit the ground
		   as the world came up and hit me

		It was then my that my mind
		  thought "This ain't a good sign,
		 if I'm not goin' up and I can't hang around
		   I must be goin' down

		Then my eyes did spy a well
		  old and polluted with a terrible smell
		 and I thought "Why not,
		   a sewer makes a good gateway to hell!"

		So I broke the boards with a grin
		  and quickly jumped right in
		 but I had a fright when I caught a sight
		   of water not fire and me not knowin' how to swim

		Then I was back before that guy
		  who said "Boy at dyin',  ya ain't too good!"
		 He said, "You gotta go away
		   and ya gotta leave today
		  I don't know where you should go
		    but I know that you know the way"

		I said if you please,
		  turn down the sound
		 and turn off the breeze
		   If what you say is true
		  and I'm overdue
		    to be somewhere someway,
		   if anyone's there
		     and they really care
		    they'll send someone someday
		      and until then,
		     I don't know when
		       I'll keep doin' what I may

		Then I went back
		  to take a nap
		 and revived alive to stay
		   and until then,
		  I don't know when
		    I'll keep doin' what I may
		   This ain't heaven and it ain't hell
		     but it's just as well away
		    'cause if someone found
		      somethin' better around
		     they forgot to send 'em
		       to show me the way


		            Shame on the Rain

		Badly beaten and bruised
		  a girl rested upon a park bench
		 in the cold barren outside
		   and it was there she would have died
		  if not for a perceptive passerby

		In a dull gray hospital ward
		  impersonal and sterilly drab
		 the doctors aborted her child
		   and when they told her only visitor
		  he just looked down and smiled

		Later speaking softly to her
		  he immeditately cut to the chaste
		 called her a slut and spat in her face
		   and said that if it happened again
		  the same events would take place

		Looking out the window
		  that was hermetically sealed
		 she wanted so badly to die
		   she wished she could plunge to her death
		  but knowing she couldn't,  she only cried

		Shame on the rain
		  that falls so often
		 it begins to frame
		   our very lives
		  with its pain

		On a garbage strewn street
		  an unshaven dirty man wanders
		 in a setting nievely thought gritty
		   amongst the terrors of the inner-city
		  that show the mentally ill no special pity

		Accosted yet again by vicious youths
		  he barely understood the exchange taking place
		 when they cut him across the side of the head
		   and there in the street in the dark
		  he slept silently as he slowly bled

		Shame on the rain
		  that falls so often
		 it begins to drain
		   the life from us
		  filling us with pain

		On a brightly lit bus far in the back
		  a desperate pathetic man sat alone
		 with high collar and hat to hide his face
		   trying his best to leave no trace
		  of his jaunt to the seamy side of disgrace

		In the worst part of town it stopped
		  and he hurried away to some secret place
		 where a price could satisfy any lust
		   that any man or woman could imagine
		  and his often filled even he with disgust

		Forgetting his wife and his family
		  often he escaped his quiet life
		 for distractions of a carnal kind
		   with teenagers so young and sweet
		  he could leave his aging world behind

		Upon entering a windowless room
		  seeing that girl spread upon the bed
		 he turned away and began to cry
		   and upon recognizing him she knew why
		  as he learned his missing daughter didn't die

		Shame on the rain
		  that falls so often
		 nothing is gained
		   except the well springs
		  of our pain

		For the death of his parents
		  a boy sought out his revenge
		 dilligently working year after year
		   until the responsible party became clear
		  and he introduced him to his fears

		In that man's home he stood
		  pointing a gun aimed straight at his face
		 and he shot that man in many a place
		   only to see standing there behind him
		  that man's son staring into space

		Shame on the rain
		  that falls so often
		 it all becomes the same
		   fading to gray
		  and laced with pain
