1. |
As Written by a Balloon
02:52
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Hold me down
What I'll say to you
You've heard a thousand times before
So what I'll say to you
Is a shorter version of the truth
But I'll only say it once
Hold me down
Hold me down
You've got me filling with helium
I'm tied to your string
And I don't want to float away
So hold me tight and don't ever let me go
And I promise not to pop
Hold me down
Hold me down
I find that I find that I'm constantly reminded
Of what I used to be
Inflated, elated, not so easily irritated
A charming sight to see
I'll pack up my bags of strings and rags and marry me a kite
We'll be gone a while, but don't lose your smile
It'll never be so long
I have never been so afraid of floating up into the sky
So will you hold me down?
Hold me down
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2. |
Penelope
03:54
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Should I worry about my creaky knees
Or the ringing in my ears
Should I fear contracting a deadly sneeze
Or growing old in years
Should try my best to save the rest
From a world that's insincere
Or should I have another beer?
Should I let the times just pass me by
Without stopping for a rest
Should I be too afraid to ever try
Not to be something I detest
Should I let a world be unfurled
In my heart deep in my chest
Or should I be a pest?
Will Penelope remember me when I've gone away?
Cause I won't see Penelope til my dying day
Should this limb break, should the earth shake
Would I even care
Should her heart sink if I take this drink
I might do it on a dare
Should I let it be, will I ever see
Should I go to the county fair
What will I wear?
Is there something I was born to do
And should I know it by now
Should I take this long to write these songs
That won't be listened to anyhow
Should I be so dark, is it on a lark
What do I do now?
What do I do now?
Penelope I'll see you soon enough
There's no need to shout
These are fast-paced times with some well-spaced rhymes
But still I have my doubts
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3. |
Haulahnglet
02:57
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You've been left alone
I've gone out on my own
To find a new way of life
Got no bag of books
Don't sweat no sideways looks
I'll sit, spin, sin, grin and do it all all over again
Now I want you here with me
But I'm not too blind to see it's impossible
Or at least improbable
How long will it be til I see you again?
How long will it be til it's just you and me and the world?
Don't know what I'll do
My head's split into two
I'm looking for something that's fine
For the boss it's always winter time
I need something simple and good
An apple?
That's perfect
We'd go somewhere new
That is, if you were coming too
But you're not
So I guess I'll let these peaches rot
How long will it be til I see you again?
How long will it be til I can finally see what's in front of me?
Maybe a miss is amiss
But who needs a lying kiss
Some people think my shoulder's cold
But I don't think it's quite so bold
How'd you like to live in a world that's free?
I dig deeper though I know it's cheaper to only look for what I can plainly see and
How long will it be til I see you again?
Though we both lose, to me it feels like a win
How long will it be?
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4. |
Friend of Reptiles
04:04
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I feel a cool breeze blowing over me
Nothing I want and nothing that I see
Can sedate me
Don't placate me
I know this woman, I've got a friend
She's always looking for new means to an end
She could teach me to fly and never to die
Thought I'd take my time
And try not to die
Then came the night when I cried out for myself
Felt I'd been hiding for too long on the shelf
I had basked there
Had no task there
I threw the decisions around in my sleep
Tried to pull the divisions down, they're too deep
So I try to maintain this home on the range
Still it feels quite strange
If I were a hue, I suppose I'd be blue
But I'll find my way to you
A cold feeling is under my skin
Can't be without and I can't be within
Living as a chameleon, the hardest part
Is knowing what you really are
Mark my words, when this change is through
I'll find my way to you
Under a bridge I lie, wondering what's above
A man below yells, "Seargent, no! He knows not what he does."
When dabbling with the occult isn't yielding much results
Not waving but drowning
I'll lace up my shoes and I'll find some truth
As I'm on my way to you
Still a cool breeze is blowing over me
It's grown dark and it's gotten hard to see
Thought I was healing but I've been sent reeling
Just another day
Don't know if I can mend before I reach the end
But I'll find my way
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5. |
So Far
04:06
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Well I declare!
This is a sight that I have never before seen
I've never known a day to be quite so....
You know what I mean?
Maybe
I'll see a day
Just like that one before
But so far
I know that it's so far
No, you won't live forever
But far be from me
To tell you not to try
Night and day
Attack and decay
Don't turn away
Or you may miss it
Spent all my money
On some fancy shoes
Thought I might cut some rugs
Then maybe I can kick these blues
Miles and miles away
My arms lay deaf and blind
My hands still clutching to that earth
That I done left behind
Nobody lives forever
But look at how they've tried
Sunup
The morning
Time to rise
I wouldn't say I love the morning
But it sure beats an endless night
I don't wanna live forever
I'm just already so tired
Wake up
It's just so far
So far is only so far
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6. |
So Long
04:15
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I want to feel flows
And I want to relax
Cause I know that I'll never be the same
Now that I've lost you
Tell me everything will be alright
Frankly I don't think you'll understand
You're telling me to move on with my life
But I can't say goodbye
I want to live my life
But I still want you by my side
Cause I wouldn't be worth the air in my lungs
If I didn't miss you
I want you to live your life
And I want you to be with the ones that you love
Cause I'm beginning to cope
And I know that I'll never see you again
So I'll take this final chance
To say goodbye
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7. |
Another Rain Song
02:50
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Floating out across the lake
My hands and feet and lips, they shake
And if I can keep myself awake
I just might be okay
I'll keep my self alive today
Hello rain
Goodbye pain
Don't you think that it's a shame
How nothing ever ever seems to stay the same
If those bad times won't be tamed
All you've got to do is say
That you'll keep yourself alive today
Hello rain
Goodbye pain
I'll be my own novocaine
Detach these feelings from my brain
And if I don't see my love again
I might be better off that way
If I can keep myself alive today
Hello rain
Goodbye pain
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8. |
Too Far In
08:01
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I wanna be where I can be free to live
And I wanna feel that everything's real
And explosive
I tried to fight it
All I did was ignite it again
There's nothing I can do
I'm too far in
Don't let me wait outside your front gate tonight
Let me inside, and be by my side without fright
And she says, "Come a little closer, and tell me what you know, sir. Right now."
All I know is that I will be with you some day, somehow.
But until then I'm too far in to be with you
Too far in to be without
Too far in not to need you
Too far in to get out
Thought I'd know what to do
When I finally had you in reach
Truth is, I've lost my senses
And you've got me on your leash
Will someone help me?
Dark circles arise under my eyes because of you
In verse or in prose, eyes just don'ts nose whats to do
You torture and corrupt me, you always interrupt me
But I can't let you go cause you're all I see
And I'm too far in to be with you
Too far in to be without
Too far in not to need you
Too far in to get out
Thought I'd know what to do
When I finally had you in reach
Truth is, I've lost my senses
And you've got me on your leash
I would try to run
I would try to hide
There was nothing I could do
You were never far behind
Nowhere I could be
Nothing I could see
I was stuck inside my own mediocrity
Had you on my mind
Love is so unkind
I know I need you
But it's so so so ill-timed
I'm better on my own
Wish I'd never known you
You won't leave me alone
So I guess I'll have to show you that
I wanna be where I can be free to live
And I wanna feel that everything's real
And explosive
I tried to fight it
All I did was ignite it again
There's nothing I can do
I'm too far in
I feel so lonely tonight
Never want you out of my sight
My love
And I wanna be with you
Til my face turns blue
My love
My love
My love
My love...
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9. |
She
03:49
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Live life under the covers
You'll be warm but you'll have no room for others
And eventually you'll grow cold
Live life shooting all your enemies
You'll lose your friends
And that's how it ends
You'll lose your cool
Feel like a fool
You'll feel like me
But I know
One day
If we can throw what we know away
We'll find a peace of mind
That won't swayed
And we'll be free from our insecurities
And we will see things we never thought could be
We'll have no need for any more uncertainties
I know that she
She'll never know another like me
And I need her even more than I need me
And when she leaves what'll I be
Other than one of her long lost memories?
You leave town heavily sedated
You've learned to fly
And I have learned to be faded
And I learned it all from you
I'm standing by
A lowly bystander
But please don't think it means that I've lowered my standards
It's just soon I'll be missing you
And it ain't easy
And it ain't easy to believe
We won't be greedy
And maybe they won't be so needy
Don't be lonely or overcome with anxiety
I mean, cause you mean....
Don't you know what you mean to me?
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10. |
Like a Meat Locker
05:42
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Come on in
It's getting kinda late but there's still room for one more
If we have a common interest
Quit gawking at the window and just walk in through my door
And step into the light
I've been running
A commonplace occurrence, I just can't get enough
Though I'm out of wind and steam
And it's getting kinda heavy, man, she's playing it rough
She's got a game or two
The kind she'll like to play on me
Until the day I'm through
When all that's old is lost and all that's left is new
But I'll never know
Where ya goin
I been reckoning
Why should I go to where you're beckoning me
You say that you see a bright horizon
But what I see is for my eyes and me
Better keep your head right
So you'll be ready for the night
Cause you'll never know
Come
Tell me what you want and you will see that it appears before you
And we'll keep flowing, never slowing, never knowing where we're going to
We'll never know until we go
So we'll just chill, like a meat locker
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11. |
Live. Love. Life.
03:57
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I've got to keep that rhythm in my blood
Cause I know one day it'll all be gone
And I'll be an old man, sitting all alone
Wondering, "where did it all go wrong?"
I'll be drinking scotch and thinking about my time
Wondering when it'll all be spent
This hurricane in which I live is bound to blow out
If I ever reach dry land
And I know one day it'll all be gone
And I hope to be there for that
The walls are coming down one of these days
So grab a support beam and hold tight
Cause they'll come crumbling
Give us a better view of the countryside
And we'll have everything we ever wanted
And I know one day it'll all be gone
And I hope to be there for that
Cause there's nothing that I want to do with you
Except live life, live love, and love life
Your bombs are blowing up in my garden
And my flowers have all been set alight
Now I can see my feet in the nighttime
So I must thank you for your fight
And I know one day it'll all be gone
And I hope to be there for that fly on the wall
Cause there's nothing that I want to do with you
Except live life, live love, and love life
It'll all be over soon
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Toffees Antron Tulsa, Oklahoma
Born in a cave and raised by marmots, it was always John Toffees Antron's dream to become an expert basket weaver. When that fell through, due to a basket-related brush with death, he began whistling. And thus began nearly ten years working as a lobbyist for dwarf mining rights. Since, he has turned his attention to the plight of the noble marmot. Every day's a struggle, but every day counts. ... more
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