Kaleidoscope

LYRICS:

Kaleidoscope

Stone-cold and hog-tied, my mind’s ablaze
My gears are grinding, I’ve been gone for days
Sun burns deeper across the sky
Everywhere I look, you know, it blinds my eyes

But then another season comes along
I feel the winter breathing tight and strong
At any moment I will come undone
Another dawn into the setting sun

Cold kaleidoscope-
And I’ll burn like a match when I hit home
Skin- a falling star
Make a wish-I’m spinning all alone

The sun burns fiercer every day
We bought the ticket, now there’s hell to pay
I’m on the inside looking out
I can see we’re screwed without a shadow of a doubt

But then another season comes along
I feel the winter breathing tight and strong
At any moment I will come undone
Another dawn into the setting sun

Cold kaleidoscope-
And I’ll burn like a match when I hit home
Skin- a falling star
Make a wish-I’m spinning all alone

The Vanishing

Spitting desire
In a birdcage of bones
Fiddle the lock and
Fly away home

Swallow the great confusion
Leading to my big break
No secret long goodbyes
This is my great escape

Blasted to atoms
With a mouthful of gold
Gagging religion
Spit out your soul

Swallow the great confusion
Leading to my big break
No secret long goodbyes
This is my great escape

And I can see the light glow
Coming through the trees
Another transformation
The journey to my knees
I release the shadows
Sleeping in my bed
And every hero must go
‘Cause monsters must get fed

Pavlov’s Palace

I used to take it all so lightly
I could take it on the chin
With my head held high
You want to play?
Now let’s begin

I pick my cape up by the corner
Hypnotize you with my eyes
Wrap you ‘round my finger
Try to trap you with my thighs

I laid my bets, don’t you know
And the winnings, they come and they go
Leg up, Tally-ho!

First a girl goes on a journey
Then a stranger comes to town
Now I’m standing in your doorway
While you look me up and down

And the scene feels so familiar
Like the ringing of a bell
And we leave the curtains open to the night
Now the light burns just like Hell

I laid my bets, don’t you know
And the winnings, they come and they go
Leg up, Tally-ho!

Now I’m staring at your pillow (I’ve been here before)
Is that where you keep your dreams? (I’ve come back for some more)
And we leave the windows open to the night
So they hear us when we scream
And the scene feels so familiar
Like the ringing of a bell
And we leave the curtains open to the night
Now the light burns just like Hell

Blue into Black

I tried to quit you
So many times
But I can’t find the exit signs
Can I squeeze through
And make my escape?
Now it could be
Be my lucky break

Blue into black
Hold my tongue till I crack
I can’t take anymore
Lying down

I’ve been with you
Since I was a child
Flying through the nights
We were running absolutely wild
Now you’re so fancy
All the work you done on your face
I can’t find who you are
You’re too expensive for my taste

Blue into black
Hold my tongue till I crack
I can’t take anymore
Lying down
I’m on the bridge
On the edge, just a twitch
Of a hair-trigger drop
To the ground
I watch the water rise
I can’t close my eyes
All I see is the Bay
I can’t look away
Snowblind and whiskey-bled
With all of my demons looking to get fed
It’s a long hard winter to be hanging around
I’m gonna burn a lot of bridges ‘fore I blow this town

Here’s what I know
I’m gonna let you go
One thing I know
I’m gonna let you go
I’m gonna let you go!!!

Rubicon

I’ll make you cry
Breakthrough high
Flying by

Oooooh- fly on by
Oooooh- you so high
Oooooh- I see your eyes
Oooooh- fly on by

When the tide comes in, you gotta go
When the water breaks, you go with the flow
When the fever comes, you gotta blow
If you have to ask, you’ll never know

I’ll make you cry
Breakthrough high
Flying by

Spinning fishtail, whip it around
First the brakes go out, I’m gone to ground
And I’m hiding now, lost in the sound
First the Rubicon, now I’m bound

Oooooh- fly on by
Oooooh- you so high
Oooooh- I see your eyes
Oooooh- fly on by

I’ll make you cry
Breakthrough high
Flying by

You’ll never leave a trace
Just an empty space
Across the Rubicon
Gone forever

The Glamour of Evil

The glamour of evil
It shines so bright
It pokes out my eyes
With a butcher knife

The lure of destruction
It burns so hot
I long to be
Something I’m not

After the accident
I went outdoors
My camisole was laying
On the lobby floor

Deathbed convergence
Won’t convert the dead
And a lifetime of confusion
Ain’t confusing anymore

A lifetime of confusion
Ain’t confusing anymore

Sidewinder

I caught a glimpse of you, between the cracks
I caught a glimpse of you between the white and the black
The thing I see between the cracks
Is a glowing psychedelic sonic attack

Illuminated from your core
Sweetly screaming far from shore
Take me there- take me to the light
Before we disappear into the night

Pop it like a firecracker
Crack it like a bullwhip
Snap it like a sidewinder
Don’t give me none of your bullshit
Snake it on the blindside
Take me for a wild ride
Smack it up, smack it up
Sssssssidewinder

I caught a glimpse of you, whip-thin and white
Obsession raging all through every night
Sweating hot when there’s no one else around
Searching for the sound that can’t be found

Illuminated from your core
Sweetly screaming far from shore
Take me there- take me to the light
Before we disappear into the night

Pop it like a firecracker
Crack it like a bullwhip
Snap it like a sidewinder
Don’t give me none of your bullshit
Snake it on the blindside
Take me for a wild ride
Smack it up, smack it up!
Oooooh I love you- you’re so tough

Yeah, you’re so tough
So very tough
I cannot get enough

Wake up and Burn

I lay there soaking in your treason
And you drowned me without a word
Every sin will have its season
And every season has its turn

It’s coming winter with the dawning
And I have mourned the harvest moon
I can hear the rooster crowing
Calling “Wake up- wake up and burn!”

I hope I never see your eyes again
Without two quarters on the lids
You will never see me cry again
And I will never let you win

It’s coming lighter with the dawning
And I know where you slept last night
I’ve got a match and kerosene calling
And I know how to put things right

I see the dawn over the mountain
And all the embers burning down
Everyone they saw the flames
They heard your shouts all over town

And see how no one came to help you
Cause everyone knew what you done
They heard you laughin’ drinkin’ whiskey
Braggin’ that you had your fun

I hope you know that I ain’t sorry
I lived to put you in your grave
I sent you right where you belong
And now the devil knows your name

I know I’ll never see your eyes again
Without two quarters on the lids
You will never see me cry again
And I will never let you win

The devil knows your name