The Solid State Siren

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I'll Be Right There Download
I'll Be Right There?
I

Oh no, my dear
You take it too hard.
You know?

Oh yes it’s clear.
That you take it too hard.
It’s all too hard.

Oh no, my dear
You’re all I ever known!

Oh no, my dear.
I’m all alone!
We’re all alone.

Every day it’s trouble
The purest form you’ll find
(And the bills and the thrills, never seem to end.)

And every day we struggle
A better world to find
In the end I know
There’s only one thing on your mind.

Caramel Sheets with a rose on the top.
Aromised leaves with the cone on the bottom.
Cellophane teas (if you know they’ve got ’em.)
I’ll be right there!

Rarified cheese with the cloth in the center.
Salads with greens from the coast in winter.
Very fine seeds would be so much better!
I’ll be right there!

II

Oh no, my dear
You take it too hard.
You know?

Oh yes it’s clear.
That you take it too hard.
It’s all too hard.

Oh no, my dear
You’re all I ever known!

Oh no, my dear.
I’m all alone!
We’re all alone.

Every day it’s trouble.
The purest form you’ll find.
(And the bills and the thrills, never seem to end.)
And every day we struggle
A better world to find
In the end I know
The next thing on your mind.

Haricot Beans pulled straight from the garden.
Lemon Lime freezee with the fruit on the bottom.
Cardamom seeds if you know they’ve got ’em.
I’ll be right there!

Chamomile Tea and the salt if its blended
Butter-flyed cheeks with the mark in the center
Sugar-style peas if they still feel tender
I’ll be right there!

Caraway seeds when they’re two for the penny
Sherry Wine veal with the bone in the centers.
Hollandaise sauce would be so much better!
I’ll be right there!

Coda

It’s all good.
It’s all fine!
(I’ll be right there.)

Seattle 2013
A love song about two Brazilian women, existential anxieties and the eternal quest for the perfect dinner.
Sisyphus Download
Sisyphus?
All my life I’ve been running up that hill.
Worked so hard to find myself and still.
All my life I’ve been running up that hill.

Laboured to define myself until.
Realised that I can’t reach that top.
Nothing seems so clear to me, but I can’t seem to stop.

But I’m alright.
I’ve saved this stuff for you
Deep in the
Middle of the night.

All my life I’ve been running up that hill.
Make my self a living now but I can’t seem to stop.
People tell me I’m just wrapped too tight
Seems it’s all so limiting but I can’t seem to stop.

But I’m alright.
I’ve saved this stuff for you
Deep in the
Middle of the night.

(Typing Fugato)

All my life I’ve been running up that hill.
Just to find some sense of what is real.
People tell me I think way too much.
Think they may be on to things
That I can’t seem to stop.

Seattle 2013
Don't Try To Change Me Download
Don't Try To Change Me?
Don’t try to change me.
You never could go far enough.
Don’t try to change me.
You never really knew the way.

Why do you run inside
Whenever I come out?

You know there is no way.

Seattle 2013
Health Care (2014)Download
Health Care (2014)?
The doctor will see you now.
You’re next.

II

I can’t understand how you motherfuckers ever figured this shit out.
I can’t wait to get my hands on all you pencil-necked play hold outs.

Do you have a code?
(I don’t have a code)
You must have a code.
(Do I need a code to see the doctor?)
The chairs are very comfortable to your left.

Chorus

On and on we go like rain the fell down from below
Terrorized by knowing
We can’t live without it.

II

Checked my
Blood type
Ain’t right
Sanity
In tact
Is the girl to blame?

Half my dose.
My check.
My food
While I decide
Is it all in vain?

This is a courtesy call…
(Hi I just got a bill from you and I have a question.)
The answers to most commonly asked questions…
(On page 3 there’s a charge for $817.43 which I don’t understand.)
May be found…
(So why didn’t someone tell me that particular O/R wasn’t ‘in network before you started cutting into me?)

Chorus

III

Broke
My heart
My legs
Free delivery
Had enough?
Well it all Depends!

Take my pulse
My pills
My humanity
My God
Where does this all end?

Seattle 2013
Singing Download
Singing?
Don’t expect the things you’ve said will ever be enough.
Let’s keep singing.
And believe in the possible now.

Don’t delay the things you say will save you from your self.
Let’s keep singing.
And believe in the possible now.

I can’t believe that there is anything we cannot achieve in time.
(It’s really quite great you know.)

I can’t believe that there is anything we will not receive
If we just try.
If you will join me.

Detroit 1995
The Solid State Siren Download
The Solid State Siren?
I

Oh where are you going
My beautiful boy?
Is it long we’ll see you ever again?
I’m gone to my folks,
I told you my friend
When this next wave goes away

Oh ho buddy dear
I don’t why
Is it tears I see
That build in your eye?
Turn back from my going
Til they’ve run dry
We have all the oceans we need.

See it.
See it.
Wave to the people
So far in the distance.

See it.
See it.
Wave at the people so far.

Please tell me my dear
My beautiful boy
With your shiny blue eyes
Only time in your pockets
With all of the world
Deep in my skin
Only now I feel goodbye.

III

I built myself
A million wells
All to be near you
Oh to be with you
Only to be with you

I built a world about myself
When I was on my own.
Only just for you.
All just for you.

I would build a better bridge
Sail the whole night through
I would find a better way.
All to be with you.
With you.
Yes.

Many words said on the that
As we stood there on the quay
Talking about the things we’d do
(One world is not enough!)
All things just for you.
And all this just for you.

I dreamed a dream so far away
When I was not myself.
All things just for you.
And all this just for you.

Now what a minute.
Don’t turn back and tell me.
You’ve made nothing but mud.
With all left to finish
And all of your faults
You can feel that breeze
Filling your blood

Many words said on that day
As we stood there on the Quay,
Talking as if to fill a void
When words are not enough
Sometimes words are not enough.

I built myself
A million wells
All to be near you
Oh to be with you
Only to be with you

I built a world about myself
When I was on my own.
Only just for you.
All just for you.

I would build a better bridge
Sail the whole night through
I would find a better way.
All to be with you.
With you.

Finale

I dreamed a dream
So far away
When I was not myself
I saw that sea
So far from me
I lost my wave and fell.

When you see through
Those things you do.
One life
One stealth
One dream
One self
If you both knew
What the wind can do
It’s a miracle I survived.

One claim
One face
One thief
One name
One sail
One day
One tale
One time

Now what a minute.
Don’t stand there and tell me.
You are not made of blood.

All left unfinished
And all that you lost
You still feel that need
Filling your thought.

And all of those thoughts
I was building myself.

You can’t change the things
You are.

Seattle 2013

I feel connected. No not to you. Or you. Or you. But I feel the gravitational pull of something enormous.

It's that old siren I see only vaguely through the mist. But I hear her. I can't quite make out exactly what she is saying, but I know what she wants: Come closer. I will give you everything you want, but you must come closer.

I no longer know what she looks like. When I was younger I studied her every detail like all infatuated boys. I wasn't hooked for what she was, but for what I wanted to do with her. Eventually of course, I grew bored and moved on. She was too expensive and frankly, she stopped being cool.

The irony is electric.

All I can remember is that I thought she was so beautiful. Her look. How she felt. Even her smell.. For some reason I appreciate those things far more now than the things we actually did.

People tell me she is now a thousand times more attractive. They also say that I'm worse than nostalgic; I'm a snob. And worst of all? I'm missing the point. If you seem connected? You are connected.

That queasy feeling? It's only because you're fighting the tide, man... just like that crazy old Cú Chulainn.

And that signal? It's where we're all headed. Don't try to crack off. That's pointless.

It's not too late, but soon it will be too late.

Come closer. Come closer.

Some personal notes on The Solid State Siren...

I feel connected. No not to you. Or you. Or you. But I feel the gravitational pull of something enormous.It’s that old siren I see only vaguely through the mist. But I hear her. I can’t quite make out exactly what she is saying, but I know what she wants. Come closer. I will give you everything you want, but you must come closer.

I no longer know what she looks like. When I was younger I studied her every detail like all infatuated boys. I wasn’t hooked for what she was, but for what I wanted to do with her. Eventually of course, I grew bored and moved on. She was too expensive and frankly, she stopped being cool. The irony is electric.

All I can remember is that I thought she was so beautiful. Her look. How she felt. Even her smell.. For some reason, I appreciate those things far more now than the things we actually did.

People tell me she is now thousand-times more attractive. Youthful! They say I’m worse than nostalgic; I’m a snob. Worst of all? I’m missing the point. If you feel connected? You are connected. Feel queasy? That’s only because you’re fighting the tide,man… like crazy old Cú Chulainn.

That signal? It’s where we’re all headed. Don’t try to crack off. That’s pointless. It’s not too late, but soon it will be too late.

Come closer. Come closer.

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The Solid State Siren

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