Matthew Good Band
 

"Weapon"


Here by my side, an angel
Here by my side, the devil
Never turn your back on me
Never turn your back on me, again
Here by my side, it's Heaven

Here by my side, you are destruction
Here by my side, a new colour to paint the world
Never turn your back on it
Never turn your back on it, again
Here by my side, it's Heaven

Careful, be careful
Careful, be careful
This is where the world drops off
Where the world drops off
Careful, be careful
You breathe in and you breathe out
For it ain't so weird
How it makes you a weapon
And you give in
And you give out
For it ain't so weird
How it makes you a weapon
Never turn your back on it
Never turn your back on it again

Careful, be careful

Here by my side, it's Heaven

So is my dad, He forces me to listen to them during the 20 min drive to the practice facility. Not my kind of music but the song I like from them is A Lighthouse's Tale I can't find the lyrics right now but you can listen to it here http://launch.yahoo.com/artist/defau...tistID=1049618

Another day is going by
I'm thinking about you all the time
But you're out there
And I'm here waiting

And I wrote this letter in my head
'Cuz so many thing were left unsaid
But now you're gone
And I can't think straight

This could be the one last chance
To make you understand

I'd do anything
Just to hold you in my arms
To try to make you laugh
Somehow I can't put you in the past
I'd do anything
Just to fall asleep with you
Will you remember me?
'Cuz I know
I won't forget you

Together we broke all the rules
Dreaming of dropping out of school
And leave this place
To never come back

So now maybe after all these years
If you miss me have no fear
I'll be here
I'll be waiting

This could be the one last chance to make you understand
And I just can't let you leave me once again

I close my eyes
And all I see is you
I close my eyes
I try to sleep
I can't forget you
Nanana (....)
And I'd do anything for you

I'd do anything
To fall asleep with you
I'd do anything
There's nothing I won't do
I'd do anything
To fall asleep with you
I'd do anything
'Cuz I know
I won't forget you

Do you mean . . . This?

I am a lighthouse,
Worn by the weather and the rain.
I keep my lamp lit,
To warn all the sailors on their way.

I had a keeper,
He helps me warn the ships at sea.
We lived together,
Until his happiness meant everything to me.

That's as far as I can remember without listening to it.


I must say, though, that my favorite American song has to be "The Hand Song."
*listening to "Lighthouse's Tale*
The boy only wanted to give Mother something,
And all of the roses had bloomed;
Looking at him as he came rushing in with them,
Knowing her roses were doomed,
All she could see were some thorns buried deep
And tears that he cried as she tended his wounds.
And she knew it was love -
It was one she could understand;
He was showing his love,
And that's how he hurt his hands.

He still remembers that night as a child,
On his mother's knee,
She held him close, and opened her Bible,
And quietly started to read.
And seeing a picture of Jesus, he cried out,
"Mama, he's got some scars just like me."
And he knew it was love -
It was one he could understand;
He was showing his love,
And that's how he hurt his hands.

Now our boy's grown, and moved out on his own,
When Uncle Sam comes along.
A foreign affair, but our young men were there,
And Luck had his number drawn.
It wasn't that long 'til our hero was gone,
He gave to a friend what he learned from the cross.
But they knew it was love -
It was one they could understand;
He was showing his love,
And that's how he hurt his hands.

When sung by that sweet, melancholy voice, with appropriate string accompaniment, it's very touching.



*After listening to "Lighthouse" a couple of times*

. . . wow. I'd forgotten how awesome that one is. I was quite wrong on the lyrics the first time. Here's the correct ones:
I am a lighthouse,
Worn by the weather and the rain.
I keep my lamp lit,
To warn all the sailors on their way.

I'll tell a story -
Paint you a picture from my past.
I was so happy,
But joy in this world seldom lasts.


I had a keeper,
He helped me warn the ships at sea.
We had grown closed,
'Til his joy meant everything to me.
But he was to marry,
A girl who shone with beauty and life,
And they loved each other,
And with him watched the sunset turn to night.


And the waves crash around me,
And the sand slips out to sea
And the wind that blows reminds me
Of what had been,
And what could never be.


She'd had to leave us,
The keeper, he prayed for her safe return.
But, when the night came,
The weather to a raging storm had turn.

He watched her ship fight,
But in vain against the wild and terrible wind,
And me so helpless,
As dashed against the rocks she met her end.


And the waves crash around me,
And the sand slips out to the sea.
And the wind that blows reminds me
Of what had been,
And what could never be.


Then on the next day,
The keeper found her washed uo on the shore.
He kissed her cold face,
"And we'll be together soon" he swore.

I saw him crying,
Watched as he buried her in the sand.
Then he climbed my tower,
And off the edge of me he ran.


And the waves crash around me,
And the sand slips out to the sea.
And the wind that blows reminds me
Of what has been,
And what can never be.


I am a lighthouse,
Worn by the weather and the rain.
And though I'm empty,
I still warn the sailors on their way . . .

. . .

Alice Peacock - I'll Start With Me
 

Well we do okay with the things God gave us
Will it be enough when it's time tosave us
One in three can't read
So many mouths to feed
We just sit and wait like a loaded gun

We cloak ourselves in the great tradition
The United States of Acquisition
Every man for himself
Its just me and no one else
Will we ever learn there's a price to pay

America the free
Wake up from your fantasy
Is the nation so divided we can't see
That there's work to be done
Something there for everyone
I know
I'll start
With me

6o'clock it's another story
Gunman down in a blaze of glory
Only ten years old
Make's my blood run cold
And the press descends like birds of prey

Politicians stay in office
Far too long to vote their conscience
Lobbied, bought and sold
Trading votes for gold
They've forgotten that they work for us

America the free
Wake up from your fantasy
Is the nation so divided we can't see
That there's work to be done
Something there for everyone
I know
I'll start
With me

For the beast to stay alive it has to feed
That's why in times of peace
They create an enemy
What we called the BIg Red Scare is just my neighbor
over there
With hopes and dreams
The same as me
The same as me

America the free
Wake up from your fantasys
Is the nation so divided we can't see
That there's work to be done
Something there for everyone
I know
I'll start
With me

Lasagna (To the tune of la-bamba)

........Lalalalalasagna
you should-a taste my lasagna magnifico
or-a maybe spagheti
eh you supahs a-ready now where you go
mama-mia bambino
mama-mia bambino i know you like
i know you like
i know you li-ike
la lasagna
la lasagna
la lasagna.......

An excerpt from "Posioning Pidgeons in the Park"

Spring is here
Spring is here
Life is skittles and life is beer
I think the loveliest time of the year is the spring
I do
Don't you?
course you do
but there's one thing that makes spring complete for me
and makes every sunday a treat for me...
...all the world seems in tune on a spring afternoon as we're poisoning pidgeons in the park
you can come see my sweetheart and me as we poison the pidgeons in the park
when the birdies see us coming they all try and hide, but they still go for peanuts when coated in cyanide...

(It goes on and on)


In another post I'll give the lyrics to Bohemian Raphsody (by Queen)

(Please excuse any spelin erros mde in this pst)(lol)

Reel Big Fish - Cheer Up
 

Reel Big Fish - Cheer Up

You say you're down you can’t lose that frown
Life sucks. What else is new? That’s tough.
There's not much you can do- you're not the only one not havin’ any fun

I've got a funny feelin’ we’re all born to lose
And I've got a funny feelin’ that this life ain’t worth livin’ through
I've been depressed and I get so stressed
Life sucks. I don't wonder why. That's tough.
I just keep on tryin’, so I won’t be the one not havin’ any fun

I've got a funny feelin’ we’re all born to lose
And I've got a funny feelin’ that this life ain’t worth livin’ through
I'm not givin’ up yet that's not the end of me
But it's not gonna be all right you'll see, you’ll see!
I've got a funny feelin’ we’re all born to lose
And I've got a funny feelin’ that this life ain’t worth livin’ through

Cheer Up!


Gotta love Reel Big Fish!

Amazing Grace

Amazing grace, how sweet the sound,
That saved a wretch like me.
I once was lost, but now am found.
Was blind but now I see.

T'was grace that taught my heart to fear,
And grace my fears relieved.
How precious did the grace appear,
The hour I first believed.

Through many dangers, toils and snares,
I have already come.
This grace has brought me save thus far,
And grace will lead me home.

When we've been there ten thousand years,
Bright shining as the sun.
We've no less days to sing God's praise,
Than when we'd first begun.

~John Newton~

That song brings tears to my eyes.

Basket case by Greenday

Do you have the time
To listen to me whine
About nothing and everything all at once
I am one of those
Melodramatic fools
Neurotic to the bone no doubt about it

Sometimes I give myself the creeps
Sometimes my mind plays tricks on me
It all keeps adding up
I think I'm cracking up
Am I just paranoid
Or am I just stoned

I went to a shrink
To analyze my dreams
She says it's lack of sex
That's bringing me down
I went to a whore
He said my life's a bore
So quit my whining cause
It's bringing her down

Sometimes I give myself the creeps
Sometimes my mind plays tricks on me
It all keeps adding up
I think I'm cracking up
Am I just paranoid
Or am I just stoned

Grasping to control
So I better hold on

Sometimes I give myself the creeps
Sometimes my mind plays tricks on me
It all keeps adding up
I think I'm cracking up
Am I just paranoid
Or am I just stoned

Take my love, take my land, take me where I cannot stand.
I don't care, I'm still free. You can't take the sky from me.

Take me out to the black. Tell 'em all I ain't comin' back.
Burn the land and boil the sea, you can't take the sky from me.

Have no place I can be since I found serenity.
But you cant take the sky from me...

Evanescence - Bring Me To Life

How can you see into my eyes
like open doors.
Leading you down into my core
where I've become so numb.
Without a soul
my spirit's sleeping somewhere cold
until you find it there and lead it back home.

Chorus:

Wake me up.
Wake me up inside.
I can't wake up.
Wake me up inside.
Save me.
Call my name and save me from the dark.
Wake me up.
Bid my blood to run.
I can't wake up.
Before I come undone.
Save me.
Save me from the nothing I've become.

End Chorus:

Now that I know what I'm without
you can't just leave me.
Breathe into me and make me real
Bring me to life.

+Chorus+

Bring me to life.
I've been living a lie
There's nothing inside.
Bring me to life.

Frozen inside without your touch,
without your love, darling.
Only you are the life among the dead.

All of this sight
I can't believe I couldn't see
Kept in the dark
but you were there in front of me

I've been sleeping a 1000 years it seems.
I've got to open my eyes to everything.

Without a thought
Without a voice
Without a soul

Don't let me die here
There must be something wrong.
Bring me to life.

+Chorus+

Bring me to life.
I've been living a lie
There's nothing inside.

Bring me to life

The sun's shining bright,
Every thing seems alright
While we're poisoning pigeons in the park!

We've gained notoriety
And caused much anxiety
In the Aduban Society.
They call it impiety,
And lack of propriety,
And quite a variety,
Of unpleasant names.
But it's not against any religion,
To want to dispose of a pigeon.

So, if Sunday you're free,
Why don't you come with me,
And we'll poison the pigeons in the park.
And maybe we'll do in
A squirrel or two,
While we're poisoning pigeons in the park.

We'll murder them all,
Amidst laughter and merriment -
Except for the few we take home to experiment.
My pulse will be quickenin'
With each drop of strichenine
We feed to a pigeon -
It just takes a smidgeon!
To poison a pidgeon in the park!


Ah, good old Tom Lehrer . . .

SOMEWHERE I BELONG
( ) = Chester's lyrics interlaced with Mike's verses.

[Verse 1] (Mike)

(When this began.)
I had nothing to say.
And I get lost in the nothingness inside of me.
(I was confused.)
And I live it all out to find, but I'm not the only person with these things in mind.
(Inside of me.)
But all that they can see the words revealed.
Is the only real thing that i got left to feel.
(Nothing to lose.)
Just stuck, hollow and alone.
And the fault is my own, and the fault is my own.

[Chorus]

I wanna heal, I wanna feel, What I thought was never real
I wanna let go of the pain I've felt so long
Erase all the pain til' it's gone
I wanna heal, I wanna feel, like I'm close to something real
I wanna find something I've wanted all along
Somewhere I belong

[Verse 2] (Mike)

And I've got nothing to say. I can't believe I didn't fall right down on my face.
(I was confused.)
Look at everywhere only to find.
It is not the way I had imagined it all in my mind.
(So what am I.)
What do I have but negativity.
Cuz I can't justify the way everyone is looking at me.
(Nothing to lose.)
Nothing to gain, hollow and alone.
And the fault is my own, and the fault is my own.

[Repeat chorus]

[Verse 3] (Chester)

I will never know myself until I do this on my own.
Cuz I will never feel anything else until my wounds are healed.
I will never be anything til' I break away from me.
I will break away. I'll find myself today.

[Repeat chorus]

I wanna heal, I wanna feel, Like I'm somewhere I belong (x2)
Somewhere I belong...