Voices

Refrain:
Voices.  V-V-V-Voices in my head.
Tellin' me what to do.
They say that if I try real hard
That I can be the one for you.

1.	Every night when I get home.
	I sit down and I cry.
	If you read my manifesto
	Then I'm sure you know why.
	There's a lot between the lines.
	It's really pretty dense.
	Just like with the government,
	You make me pretty tense.
	Not that that's a bad thing, see.
	It makes me want you more.
	On my list of things to do,
	You're one of ninety four.

2.	Please don't laugh or call me crazy
	Just open up your eyes.
	Keep those darling orbs alert.
	You'll see right through their lies.
	No one tries as hard as I.
	I'm sure you're quite impressed.
	Just listen to your own thoughts.
	And block out all the rest.
	Now I've got to save the world.
	It's right there on my list.
	First I've got to win your heart.
	And show you what you've missed.

Bridge:
My voices say, yes. And your voices agree.
If only you'd hear their desperate plea.
It's a plan like fate. Don't try to resist.
All will become clear the moment we've kissed.

Girlfriend

Refrain:
Girlfriend.
You're not my girlfriend.
And if the world should end
You're not my girlfriend.

1.	I've got my own little red-haired girl.
	Her hair's part red, part brown.
	And every time I think of her
	It brings my spirits down.

2.	When our paths cross walking down the street
	She doesn't nod or grin.
	She'd rather I just disappear.
	There's no way I can win.

3.	I hear her voice when there's no one there.
	It's like she's haunting me.
	She acts as if we've never met
	And she's still taunting me.

Bridge:
Peace and joy and happiness.
These are things that I won't miss.
I've decided that all hope is lost.
The price is just not worth the cost.

Fading Away

1.	I narcotize
	With increasing regularity.
	I wonder why
	People seem to stop and stare at me.
	Tomorrow night
	If lucidity returns again
	I'm breaking out
	From the chains I've made that lock me in.

Refrain:
I can't find the peace I seek.
I'm just tired, lost and weak.
Is it tomorrow, or yesterday?
Blurred in shadow, I'm fading away.

2.	Time passes by.
	No respect or care for what I need.
	Some vague ideas.
	Was it you who left my heart to bleed?
	Since '99,
	Tracks to you were blocked by shady men.
	Within my mind,
	We had times I know could not have been.

3.	The needle calls.
	I resist but something holds me down.
	I'm all alone.
	Suddenly it seems like you're around.
	But then you laugh
	And a dragon seems to take your place.
	I take a hit,
	Realize my life is not a waste.
	With eyes closed tight,
	Basking in the beauty of your face.

Summer Fling

1.	I think I'd like to call you Sandy.
	Call me Danny just for fun.
	We'll have the most intensive summer.
	I'll be your doo-da-da-run.
	If your friends don't understand.
	That's fine 'cause they're not around.
	Free from all those school distractions,
	The hottest couple in town.

Refrain:
You make me wanna sing.
Let's have a summer fling.
There's time for hanging loose.
For drinking gin and juice.

2.	We've only got a three month window
	So we'll have to go for broke.
	Beaches to baseball to all-night raves.	
	Like, we're gonna need some more Coke.
	Someone says to hold me tight.
	Was that me? Or maybe you.
	You kiss me like a movie star.
	It's all too good to be true.

3.	It's just a temporary romance
	That fades away by next Fall.
	Don't forget me and the months we had.
	A subtle wink across the hall.
	Stories that we tell our friends
	Will become legends in time.
	Great memories of what could have been.
	Our own shared victimless crime.

Friends Are Just Enemies

Refrain:
Friends are just enemies
Who haven't killed you yet.
They say they want what's best for you
And that they're not a threat.
But they're the ones who locked you up
And now they've got your wealth.
Friends are just enemies,
Trust no one but yourself.

1.	Your enemies don't know you well.
	Only your friends can kiss and tell.
	Watch what you say every day.

2.	Shared memories. Tracks to your heart.
	Arms opened wide. That's never smart.
	Smiles hide the hate. It's too late.

Bridge:
And then the state will help them bleed you dry.
So bleed them first and kiss good-bye.

What's Really Happening

1.	Haven't seen the light of day
	Since the man took you away
	Dark clouds hanging over me
	Nothing left to see.

2.	Bang my head against the wall
	Shattered dreams can't break my fall
	Aimlessly, I search my brain
	Can't escape the pain.

Refrain:
What's really happening?
What tore us apart?
What's really happening, here?
What's really happening?
What tore us apart?
What's really happening, here?

3.	Sold my soul for fifty cents
	Rock 'n' roll, no recompense
	Were you real or fantasy
	They're all mocking me.

4.	Did you leave or did I go?
	I'm unsure.  I do not know.
	Better off when we're apart.
	Still you broke my heart.

A Clear Vision Of The Future Twenty Seconds After Meeting

Refrain:
She mocks me.
She shocks me.
But she never stops and rocks me.
Abhors me.
Ignores me.
That's a far cry from adores me.

1.	I'm in love with her photo.
	It's all that I've got.
	It's only 2-D.
	But it's still pretty hot.
	I took it from a distance.
	Close as I could get.
	A distance she requested
	The day that we met.

2.	A series of advisors
	At extreme expense.
	Have suggested I move on,
	Get me some sense.
	I agree with what they’re saying.
	Fade in to a trance.
	But twenty seconds later
	I think I've got a chance.

3.	Crazy is as crazy does,
	I learned from a show.
	Medication doesn’t help.
	But gives a nice, pleasant glow.
	I need some kind of potion
	Shoot her with a dart?
	Or a pill to wipe these thoughts
	From my foolish heart.

Bridge:
Her shirt says, I heart nerds.
How could such a thing be true?
But when I put it to the test
What a shock. She hates me, too.

Leave Me Alone

1.	I kind of thought, I got the impression.
	When we met up for a late study session.
	She seemed to dig my limited moves.
	It could be nothing, but maybe it proves
	That this was more than innocent chatter.
	If I was wrong, then what would it matter.
	Before I spoke she started talking 'bout fate.
	I had to stop this now before it's too late.

Refrain:
I'll do my best to make this clear.
You creep me out.  Don't want you near.
Don't really care what you have to say.
Leave me alone. Please, just go away.

2.	It was only some innocent flirtin'.
	But now I see a world of hurtin'.
	I may have made some subconscious sign.
	I didn't think that I was crossing a line.
	My thoughts of her weren't meant to be spread.
	I don't know how she got inside of my head.
	I can't shake her now, wherever I go.
	She comes backstage after every show.

3.	I've tried to find the words to express
	My sentiments about this whole doggoned mess.
	Is it my fault for treating her kind of nice?
	How inappropriate. We all pay the price.
	Because of what happened so long ago
	She thinks that she's at the heart of my soul.
	Could she be right?  It's all so twisted around.
	Who's courting whom, as the echoes resound.

Bridge:
Don't call me up on the telephone.
Don't leave me messages. Just leave me alone.
I'm not a bad guy, but here's one more clue.
Open your eyes. I got no interest in you.

Evil & Crazy

Refrain:
Evil and crazy
Wicked and nuts
There's no sense denying
With ifs, ands, or buts
Some may say that they're just mean
Or misunderstood
But they're evil and crazy
And up to no good.

1.	Their outfits are matching
	Their hair and their nails.
	You can't help but watch
	As they wiggle their tails.
	They rant when they spot you
	Staring just as they wish.
	Revenge is best served
	Nicely chilled on a dish.
	Ignoring their games
	Is no better for you.
	There's no way to win
	In a lunatic zoo.
	It just doesn't matter
	Which way that you choose.
	Accept your sad fate.
	You're destined to lose.

2.	Treat them with honor.
	Treat them like dirt.
	Play along with their tirades
	And laugh when they flirt.
	Some lives seem to groove.
	Some get stuck in their ruts.
	You can't reason with logic
	When someone is nuts.
	You know that they're evil.
	You're under a spell.
	It might be their skin
	Or the way that they smell.
	Send flowers or call
	Or play hard to get.
	Your choice will be wrong.
	That's the only sure bet.

Bridge:
If you're nice you're a wimp.
If you're stern you're a creep.
She's nuts and that's what
She'll cut off in your sleep.

Anhedonia

1.	I went to a park.
	I took my ennui.
	I saw a crying kid there
	With a scraped-up knee.
	I wondered if the kid
	Knew this was just the start.
	Some day soon he’d be nurturing
	A scraped-up heart.
	Or so I imagined.
	I don’t know this first hand.
	My experience is something
	That ranks far below bland.
	Still I felt for the kid
	And his future of pain.
	In a moment like this
	I’d go find Mary Jane.
	But even she has gone. 
	I don’t know her address.
	How I miss the false joys
	Of her smoky caress.

Refrain:
Annie don’t you see me?
Won’t you hear me? Can’t you feel me?
Annie don’t you wonder
If there’s any way to heal me?
I’m asking even though we both
Have gone our separate ways.
Is there any spark or fire
In my cold and vacant gaze?
I’ve got nothing to add
And more nothing to give.
Living without living
Is the way that we live.

2.	Vanilla pudding.
	Vanilla ice cream.
	I even fall asleep
	In my wildest dreams.
	How sad is a dream
	Where you just whimper and mope.
	There must be some way
	To generate some fresh hope.
	But when good things don’t help
	‘Cause you know they won’t last.
	You start wond’ring if you’re going nowhere
	And nowhere fast.
	Pretend to be happy.
	An exhausting charade.
	It’s easier to whine.
	Like that Reuben Kincaid.
	If you give me everything
	That I could  ever want.
	These feelings of unrest
	Would continue to haunt.

Bridge:
Heartache, despair and misery.
Is that all this world has to offer to me?

Bridge 2:
Your shirt says I heart nerds.
I really doubt that this is true.
Even though I’m sure you’re teasin’
I learn the hard way, shirts lie, too.

Outro:
Annie, don’t you wanna have fun tonight?
Annie, don’t you want to be the one tonight?
Annie, don’t you want to get your gun tonight?
Oh, Annie, don’t ya, Annie, won’t ya, It’s done, tonight.