1: Seek Up
sometimes i feel like i'm falling
fall back again, fall back again,
fall back again, fall back again
oh, life it seems a struggle between
what we think what we see
i'm not going to change my ways
just to please you or appease you
inside a crowd, five billion proud
willing to punch it out
right, wrong, weak, strong
ashes to ashes all fall down
look around about this round
about this merry-go-round around
if at all God's gaze upon us fall
his mischievous grin, look at him
forget about the reasons and
the treasons we are seeking
forget about the notion that
our emtions can be swept away
forget about being guilty,
we are innocent instead
for soon we will all find our lives swept away
sit awhile with tv's hungry child
big belly swelled
oh, for a price of a coke or a smoke
keep alive those hungy eyes
take a look at me, what you see in me,
mirror look at me
face it all, face it all again
forget about the reasons and
the treasons we are seeking
forget about the notion that your emtions can be
swept away, kept at bay
forget about being guilty, i am innocent instead
for soon we will all find our lives swept away
you seek up an emotion
and our cup is overflowing
you seek up an emotion,
sometimes your well is dry
you seek up a big monster
for him to fight your wars for you
but when he finds his way to you, the devil's not
going--ha, ha
say, say
look at me in my fancy car
and my bank account
oh, how i wish i could take it all down
into my grave, i'd save
take a look again, take a look again,
take a look again
everyday things change,...stay the same
forget about the reasons and
the treasons we are seeking
forget about the notion that
your emtions can be swept away
intentions are not wicked,
don't be tricked into thinking so
soon we will all find our lives swept away
you seek up an emotion
and our cup is overflowing
you seek up an emotion,
sometimes your well is dry
you seek up a big monster
for him to fight your wars for you
but when he finds his way to you,
the devil's not going--ha, ha
fall back again, fall back again, fall back again...
2: Proudest Monkey
Sweet enough in my tree
Oh well I bounce around
Branch to branch
Landed in His tree
all in a day's dream
The other monkeys
beat the other monkey's head
Me I am a humble monkey
Sitting up in my tree again
But then comes a day
When I came down from these safe limbs
I turned I turned away
walking tall...
and I up and singing
I went to the city
car horns, corners, and gritty
Now I am I am the proudest monkey
You ever seen
Monkey see Monkey do, Yeah
-SAX
Then came a day
Staring at myself in my reflection there
I wonder do I want the simple so-called things
that I knew when I sat up in my branches dreaming
I know these were easy days
Nuts and Bugs and Berries were my way to pay the way
Now I am I am the proudest monkey
You ever seen
Monkey see Monkey do, Yeah
-SAX
into Satellite DMB
3: Satellite
satellite in my eyes
like a diamond in the sky
how i wonder
satellite strung from the moon
and the world your balloon
peeping tom for the mother station
winter's cold spring erases
and the calm away by the storm is chasen
everything good needs replacing
look up, look down all around, hey satellite
satellite headlines read
someone's secrets you've seen
eyes and ears have been
satellite dish in my yard
tell me more, tell me more
who's the king of your satellite castle?
winter's cold spring erases
rest high above the cloud; no restriction
television we bounce 'roudn the world
and while i spend these hours five senses reeling
i laugh about this wetherman's satellite eyes
4: Two Step
Trax, 10-26-93
came to you fast
intention you
lay down and give to me just what
i'm seeking ... say
oh watch me now
you do you believe that we
might last a thousand years
or more if not for this?
our flesh and blood it ties
ties you and me ties us right, oh
celebrate we will
for life is short but sweet for certain people
hey we climb on two by two
to be sure these days continue,
things we cannot change
you came into my life
love against me hold
and this no better have i felt
oh no my love you say,
tie me right oh tie me down, oh
celebrate we will for life is short but sweet for certain
hey we climb on two by two
to be sure these days continue
things we can
celebrate we will
cause life is short but sweet for certain
hey, to be sure these days continue
things we cannot change
hey, do you believe that we
might last a thousand years or more
if not for this
our flesh and blood it ties
you and me, ties us right oh tie me
celebrate...
other verses:
Georgia Theater, 4-5-94
you walk into my days
love against me hold
and this no better have i felt
oh no my love, you drive me wild
hey the wine's so sweet
so senses blind
?
oh stolen heart
and so by you
say the sweetest wine
could never quench me like
your love
and hold it close so well
where reason ???
"Step into the Light" 12.31.95 NYE
you came to me like wine
thumbs to their mouths
grown tired of water all the time
oh quench my love
you quench my mind
say hello i came to implore
?
hold me and this i must escape
hold me lay you oh, lightly shine
you hello ____ every hour
lead me back to you
and this i must admit
our shower of falling rays
Hampton Colleseum 12-31-95
you drive me to distraction
5: The Best of What's Around
hey my freind
it seems your eyes are troubled
care to share your time with me
would you say you're feeling low and so
a good idea would be to get it off your mind
see, you and me
have a better time than most can dream
have it better than the best
so can pull on through
whatever tears at us
whatever holds us down
and if nothing can be done
we'll make the best of what's around
turns out not where but who you're with
that really matters
and hurts not much when you're around
and if you hold on tight
to what you think is your thing
you may find you're missing all the rest
well she run up into the light suprised
her arms are open
her mind's eye is
seeing things from a
better side than most can dream
on a clearer road i feel
oh you could say she's safe
whatever tears at her
whatever holds her down
and if nothing can be done
she'll make the best of what's around
6: Recently
recently i've been
all of content and dreaming i have been
'cause i been lately seeing
quite a bit of this woman live on my street
people stare and we just ignore everything
people stare and we just ignore them
and they go away, go away
she comes to me
i watch her drink
i watch her comb her hair
both say that we never before have
felt as recently
people stare and we just ignore
what's the use in hiding out
she says all the time
let their eyes do the worrying about
she and me go to places quiet
where we are quite alone
kiss and we hold together
we will be until we done
people stare and we just ignore
what's the use in hiding out
she says all the time
let their eyes do the worring about
both say the we never before
never before have felt as recently
people stare and we just ignore everything
people stare and we just ignore them
and they go away, go away
7: Lie In Our Graves
when i step into the light my arms open wide
when i step into the light my eyes searching wild
would you not like to be
sitting on top of the world with your legs hanging free
would you not like to be OK, OK, OK
when we're walking by the water
splish splash me and you taking a bath
when we're walking by the water
come to my toes to my ankles to my head to my soul
then i'm blown away
when we're walking by the water
splish splash me and you taking a bath
when we're walking by the water
come to my toes to my ankles to my head to my soul
then i'm blown away
i can't believe that we would lie in graves
wondering if we had spent our living days well
i can't believe that we would lie in graves
wondering what we might of been
i can't believe that we would lie in graves
wondering if we had spent our living days well
i can't believe that we would lie in graves
wondering what we might of been
would you not like to be
would you not like to be
i can't believe that you would not like to be
would you not like to be
ok, ok, ok,
ok, ok, ok,
ok, ok, ok,
ok, ok, ok,
don't dance away
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