bookmark_borderZombie Apocalypse

LYRICS
Zombie apocalypse*

*No 3-D glasses required
(You’re soaking in it)
You and me —
Hairless apes with lips
As time transpired
Became full of shhh… hit!
Prerequisite
Required
Dialed
Dire
A respite from dimwit
Suffer fools gladly?
Sadly, I had to quit
As they claim to own “alone”

ABOUT THE SONG
Style: ExperiMental Rock
Chords: B A Bb B / Asus4 A Bsus4 B; 132 BPM Hard Rock
Recording: original take / live digital 1-track stereo
Instrumentation: Vocals, Keyboards

From the album Highly Suspect

bookmark_borderMisconstrue

LYRICS
I really don’t want you
To think and misconstrue
What I say or do
But it’s really hard to get through
No matter what I say or do

Askew in point-of-view
How to bring you to?
What’s to say or do
’cause it’s really hard to get through
No matter what I say or do

Try to shine the light
Try with all my might
Insight is up to you
’cause it’s really hard to get through
No matter what I say or do

ABOUT THE SONG
Style: Folk Rock
Chords: G A D A E / B A E
Recording: original take / live digital 1-track stereo
Instrumentation: Vocals, Guitar

From the album Highly Suspect

bookmark_borderHouse Beats Defeats

LYRICS
A full house beats 3-of-a-kind
Comes to mind
A straight defeats
… all…
Aflush
(Royal all are
Royal our are)

Hush now baby don’t you cry
Daddy’s gonna buy baby some brand new shoes
Hush now baby don’t you cry
Daddy’s gonna sing the gambler blues

Tisk tisk
Watch your risk!
Tisk tisk
What’s your risk?

Hush now baby don’t you cry
Daddy’s gonna buy baby a diamond ring
Hush now baby don’t you cry
The gambler’s gonna play and sing
The gambler blues

ABOUT THE SONG
Style: ExperiMental Electronic
Chords: Am Bdim Am G F G / G F Em Dm C Dm / Dm Am; 81 BPM
Recording: original take / live digital 1-track stereo
Instrumentation: Vocals, Keyboards

From the album Highly Suspect

bookmark_borderThe Cowboy Blues

LYRICS
Oh won’t you please
Send in the cavalry
Peace dove release
White hat civility
(Have we) Lost our grasp on reality
Really?
Yippie yi yay
Yippie i owe
Underway
Line to tow

How about a knight
In shinning armor
Shield us from fright
The mob rule clamor
(chorus)

What we need is a cowboy
To save our scalps from savages
From the modern man city-boy
And the resources he ravages
(chorus)

ABOUT THE SONG
Style: Country Blues
Chords: Am C / B7 Em / Em G Am Am G Em
Recording: original take / live digital 1-track stereo
Instrumentation: Vocals, Guitar

From the album Highly Suspect

bookmark_borderBody Language

LYRICS
In this day and age
I can only understand
Body language
The demand
On verbiage
Is out of hand
The strain on the brain
Meaning’s down the drain
Don’t need to be a sage
To understand
Body language
Compile a smile
With a twinkle in the I
Eye spy
Body language

ABOUT THE SONG
Style: ExperiMental Rock
Chords: D F D C6 / D G C6; 150 BPM Big Boogie
Recording: original take / live digital 1-track stereo
Instrumentation: Vocals, Keyboards

From the album Highly Suspect

bookmark_borderBizarrer

LYRICS
So far
It just gets more bizarre
You’re not kidding
The proof is in the pudding
A fact’s a fact
And that’s that
Once it’s gone
Can’t get it back
The fool lost his cool
Misplaced his mental tool
Now, it’s starting to dawn
Everybody keep your calm
The longer you grow old
The less thought is bold

ABOUT THE SONG
Style: ExperiMental Rock
Chords: B E F# E / C D E / E F F# F E
Recording: original take / live digital 1-track stereo
Instrumentation: Vocals, Guitar, Keyboards

From the album Highly Suspect

bookmark_borderGlutton For Punishment

LYRICS
IF you’re eating free samples
Taking more than ample
Now, the after taste
Results in such a waste
Move on. Move along.

When you’re at a buffet
“Are your eyes bigger”
Do they say?
Now, the after taste
Results in such a waste
Move on. Move along.

Should they say “glutton for punishment”
Do you know what is meant
Represent?
Does the after taste
Result in such a waste
Didn’t… take the hint

ABOUT THE SONG
Style: ExperiMental Rock
Chords: Em9 Em6 C#7(b5) Em / A G Em / A B7 Em; 140 BPM
Recording: original take / live digital 1-track stereo
Instrumentation: Vocals, Guitar, Keyboards

From the album Highly Suspect

bookmark_borderStars Line Up

LYRICS
Are you going to get another tic-tac-toe
Will the stars line up 3-in-a-row
When the gods are on your side
Will you go along for the ride
Outside
Your comfort zone
All alone
Quite a stunt… out-in-front

Are you going to get another tic-tac-toe
Will three stars line up in-a-row
When the gods are on your side
Will you go along for the ride
Outside
The box
Out fox the fox
Getting to know
In-the-know

Are you going to get another tic-tac-toe
Will the stars line up 3-in-a-row
When the gods are on your side
Will you go along for the ride
Outside
Your inside
The great divide
… on a ride

ABOUT THE SONG
Style: ExperiMental Rock
Chords: E7 E / G D A E
Recording: original take / live digital 1-track stereo
Instrumentation: Vocals, Guitar, Keyboards

From the album Highly Suspect

bookmark_borderMasterpeace

LYRICS
O.K. I get it
If I let it
It will end up
Growing on me
We’ll be
And, it comes at the cost of free
Freedom
We’ll all be free
Free them!

O.K. I get it
If I let it
It will end up
Growing on me
We’ll be
What’s the cost to be free?
Freedumb
Thus, it’s us
Will we?
Free them
Freedom
Thus, it’s us

ABOUT THE SONG
Style: ExperiMental Rock
Chords: Am Dm EM Am / Em C Am
Recording: original take / live digital 1-track stereo
Instrumentation: Vocals, Guitar, Keyboards

From the album Highly Suspect

bookmark_borderYou’re So Vain

Coversong originally made famous by Carly Simon

    Am
You walked into the party;

             F                Am
like you were walking on to a yacht

     Am
Your hat, strategically dipped below one eye;

     F                 Am
your scarf it was apricot

        F       G      Em     Am        F                 C
You had one eye in the mirror as   you watched yourself gavotte

            G                   F
And all the girls dreamed that they’d be your partner, they'd be your partner and

C
You're so vain,
Dm                               C
you prob'ly think this song is about you
C          Am
You're so vain,
F                                 G
I’ll bet you think this song is about you, don't you, don't you

    Am
You had me several years ago;
      F                  Am
when I was still quite naive
           Am
Well, you said that we make such a pretty pair 
     F                    Am
and that you would never leave
         F     G      Em         Am        F               C
But you gave away the things you loved and one of them was me
           G                 F
I had some dreams; they were clouds in my coffee, clouds in my coffee and
[Chorus]
[Solo] Am F Am   Am F Am   F G Em Am F C

F                            G
I had some dreams; they were clouds in my coffee, clouds in my coffee and
[Chorus]

Well, I hear you went up to Saratoga and your horse naturally won
Then you flew your Lear jet up to Nova Scotia
To see the total eclipse of the sun
Well you're where you should be all the time
and when you're not you're with
Some under world spy, or the wife of a close friend, wife of a close friend and
[Chorus]
[Chorus] C    Dm  C
C                   Dm                         C
You're so vain, you prob'ly think this song is about you....

You’re So Vain.mp3 (Folk Punk Version)

bookmark_borderTelling Me

LYRICS
Telling me it’s too late
Filled with rage and hate
I don’t really fell that way
Anyway
My heart still has plenty of room
So stow away your gloom and doom
Hooray! Anyway

Telling me it’s skin tone
Causing misery, you moan
I don’t really fell that way
Anyway
My heart still has plenty of room
So stow away your gloom and doom
Hooray! Anyway

Telling me scientists don’t know
“Climate change ain’t Man’s. Oh, no!”
I don’t really fell that way
Anyway
My heart still has plenty of room
So stow away your gloom and doom
Hooray! Anyway

Telling me don’t get vaccinated
Medical facts are overrated
I don’t really fell that way
Anyway
My heart still has plenty of room
So stow away your gloom and doom
Hooray! Anyway

ABOUT THE SONG
Style: ExperiMental Rock
Chords: AM7/E Em7 Em Esus4 E / A C D E
Recording: original take / live digital 1-track stereo
Instrumentation: Vocals, Guitar, Keyboards

From the album Highly Suspect

bookmark_borderGet Back Home

LYRICS
From time-to-time
… like to get out and roam
Be the main character of a poem
Because… it sure feels good to get back home

Life on the road
… there’s nothing you own
Surrounded by people
Yet, feel all alone
It sure feels good to get back home

Living on borrowed time
… life’s on loan
Too many days away
Will make you moan
It sure feels good to get back home

ABOUT THE SONG
Style: Rock
Chords: F Bb F / Db Eb F
Recording: original take / live digital 1-track stereo
Instrumentation: Vocals, Guitar

From the album Highly Suspect

bookmark_borderSkew You

LYRICS
The skew in you
Misconstrue
To narcissistic view
I’m in between in and out
Not sure what you’re talking about
Fear I may hit the floor
If you say any more
No more
Noooo… no more

Someone needs to correct you
’cause you’re talking cuckoo
The narcissistic view
(You, you, you)

I’m in between in and out
Not sure what you’re talking about
Fear I’ll go through the roof
Train-of-thought is too aloof

ABOUT THE SONG
Style: Protest Rock
Chords: A A7 / Em G D / A D Ab A
Recording: original take / live digital 1-track stereo
Instrumentation: Vocals, Guitar

From the album Highly Suspect

bookmark_borderListen Lessen

LYRICS
Lessen the listen
Or… lesson “the listen”?
Alright, if you’re that uptight
Insanity of anxiety
Doesn’t strike home with me
But, I’ll lend an ear
So, I can see
You hear: “There’s reason to fear”
It smells of something wrong
A bad taste… lingers too long
Too much touch
Left more than a footprint
My carbon stint
Is that right
(Left a stench)
Have I lost sight?
Listen to the knows
The knows knows

ABOUT THE SONG
Style: ExperiMental Rock
Chords: Am7 Em7 Am7(11); 176 BPM
Recording: original take / live digital 1-track stereo
Instrumentation: Vocals, Guitar, Keyboards

From the album Highly Suspect

bookmark_borderGo Down

LYRICS
Do you want me to go down there?
Guess I’d better take enough air
Their bomb scare
Bobmshell-hell-ter
Afraid
Air-raid
Dumb blonde bomb
Chemical weapons
Of mass destruction
My life depends
On resurrection
Bombshell hell, well
Can’t stand the smell
Not feeling well
No place to dwell

ABOUT THE SONG
Style: ExperiMental Rock
Chords: G F# F E / A7sus4 E Em(13)
Recording: original take / live digital 1-track stereo
Instrumentation: Vocals, Guitar

From the album Highly Suspect