A rhapsody! 
Contestants in disguise 
A nation of desire 
But who will win the prize? 
The people stand united, 
Reluctantly aligned 
Copying and lying 
Are the favorite past-time 
You've got a chance 
To confront the world today 
desperate romance 
Is the curse of castaways 
What good is skill 
If you don't make it to the dance? 
Despite circumstance 
You've got a chance 
Common life, depicted on afternoon tv, 
Is spiked to give the 
Miserable a vogue identity 
Hate your neighbors, 
Cheat your friends, 
They don't discriminate 
Popularity and fame don't care 
If you're a reprobate 
I'm tired of all this 
Shakespearean misinformation 
I want to win the game 
You've got the right intentions 
But who's got time to think? 
You've got a noon appointment, 
You've got to hit the links 
You're talking in the stratosphere, 
You're curled up on the floor 
With such a wealth of information, 
Why are you so poor? 
You've got a chance 
To be relevant today 
Desperate romance 
Is the curse of castaways 
What good is skill 
If you don't make it to the dance? 
(Don't you believe what the 
Wise men have to say) 
Despite circumstance 
You've got a chance 

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It's A Long Way To The Promise Land

It's a long way to the promise land 
So you'd better well know your way 
Where's a ship on the ocean 
And an albatross who is trying to lead you astray 
Leaders, politicians, and power whores 
Are in line to receive your choice 
And you bet your ass, if you give it to them, 
They will gladly take your voice 
And it's a long way to the promise land 
Wo-oh oh oh oh 
It's a long way to the promise land, 
If we work we might find it here 
There's no substitute for enlightenment, 
There's no reason for bridled fear 
When you join the people who've joined the club 
You gotta clench and play your hand 
Cuz if you fall in line you're gonna fall in time 
And you'll never make a stand 
It's a long way to the promise land 
Wo-oh oh oh oh 
What are you going to do? 
When they call for you? 
Bend and capitulate? 
Or keep your head on straight? 
Easy answers bought without experience, 
Is gonna lead you to certain doom 
Because the truth is just what you make of it, 
It begins and ends with you! 
And it's a long way to the promise land 
Wo-oh oh oh oh 

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A World Without Melody

I don't want to live 
In a world without melody 
Sometimes the rhythmic din 
Of society is too much for me 
But purpose is prioritized these days, 
The goal is win the prize 
There's a sleeping resonance we hold, 
Through which we're unified 
So let it out! don't just get lost in the crowd 
No one can deter you from your own path 
There's no trip too remote 
From which you can't come back 
And I've got this hunch about you and me 
None of us are ready 
For a world without melody 
Melody is the key, 
It's the surest way 
To unlock your individuality 
Melody is the key, 
It will set you free! 
Don't disrelish harmony, 
Community will make you whole 
Work and understanding are the chords 
Way deep within your soul 
They only need to be struck once, 
And the vibrations swell and spread 
But if we mute them they decay, 
Our sensibilities are dead 
So let it out! don't just be one of the crowd 
Hesitance and diffidence will do you in 
And your soul doesn't care 
For social medicine 
And I've got this hunch 
About you and me 
None of us are ready 
For a world without melody 
Melody is the key, 
It's the surest way 
To unlock your individuality 
Melody is the key, 
It will set you free! 
And I know, 
Together we could change the world 
Just you and me 
But I won't live without melody 

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New America

Do you know the cost of future misery? 
Have you lost your sense of sustainability? 
We are just a step away 
From realizing what we strive to be 
But we've got to break out 
From this insulated blind and lame senility 
Wake up the new america 
Wo-oh! 
Transcend the mass hysteria 
Wo-oh! 
Change is the thing you're wary of 
Wo-oh! 
We need a new america 
Wo-oh! 
Laurels, human triumph, 
Bestowments from the past 
Victories don't mean a thing 
If they don't last 
We are just marching toward extinction 
With blinders on our eyes 
Jeopardizing everything 
We've learned and come to realize 
You call that wise? 
Open your eyes america 
Wo-oh! 
See through the lies they tell to us 
Wo-oh! 
Confront the fears that worry us 
Wo-oh! 
We need a new america 
Wo-oh! 
We don't have to be afraid to re-invent 
We've got to start to build, 
Progress, and implement 
For when we take our fill, 
And never pay the price 
We only build ourselves a fleeting, 
False paradise 
You can live in staunch denial 
And mark me as your enemy 
But I'm just a voice among the throng 
Who want a brighter destiny 
They say with me 
We are the new america
Wo-oh! 
This is the new america? 
Wo-oh 

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1000 Memories

You were the one, 
You were my everything 
Never apart, 
No one in-between 
Then one day, 
When you went your own way 
You felt justified, 
And I was mortified 
But today... 
You are just a picture 
And a thousand memories 
Is all I take with me 
Cuz your smile 
Is just too much to see 
You're just a thousand memories 
Fantasies, broken dreams 
Reveries, sordid histories 
Following my heart, 
Laden with reaction, 
Without calibration or design 
Committed to a trial, 
A life of understanding 
Can't somebody show a sign to you? 
For me, to see if you only knew 
That you were the one... 
Cuz a picture is worth 
One thousand memories 

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A Streetkid Named Desire

Well, it was punk-fifteen in the morning 
And it was time 
To stand my ground 
And as the gawks and stares bombarded me 
You know, I didn't even 
Hear a sound 
No one gave a damn 
If I was there or away 
If I died and went to hell, 
They'd throw a party on my grave 
And they'd all say, 
"This kid is just a fool, he'll never be cool, 
They might as well just ship him off 
To some other school" 
Plain destitute 
Just a little too guilty, just a little too soon 
That day was just like any other day 
No work, and no pay 
I knew that paradise was some other place 
And I'd get there another day 
I will find it before I expire 
Cuz I've got the desire 
Well, it was punk-fifteen in the evening 
And it was time to set the town on fire 
I saw my boots and my hair, 
As reflected in the mirror, 
Reveal a streetkid named desire 
I didn't give a damn 
Because I was just dying to be 
And as the hollywood street scene 
Left its mark on me 
I changed from a boy into a man 
I said "never again!" 
I stuck out my chin when I should have ran 
Shit in the fan 
I was driven so hard 
By the sound of my heart 
When the walls surround 
In deeper shades of blue 
And there's no voice of reason inside you 
And you search for meaning 
On an empty shelf 
Then you're always dreaming 
Of somewhere else 
Today is just like any other day 
No fear, no restraint 
I know that paradise is some other place 
And I will get there another day 
You can come with me, 
No conditions or fares 
Somehow, somewhere, 
I will find it before I expire, 
Cuz I've got the desire 

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Whisper In Time

All those stories that my dad told me, 
They are just a whisper in time 
All those things that never came to be, 
They are just a whisper in time 
A whisper in time, a whisper in time 
Things that I can't shake from my mind 
A whisper in time, a whisper in time 
Moments that just flicker and die 
(Memories that flicker and die) 
All those places I wanted to go, 
They are just a whisper in time 
All those friends who now I do not know, 
They are just a whisper in time 
Maps and roads that brought me here today, 
They are just a whisper in time 
Circumstances that were explained away, 
They are just a whisper in time 
...we are messengers of memory, 
Just whispers in time 

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Believe It

It could happen to you, 
A defect from the 
Wasted outskirts of los angeles 
With a crumpled-up pass for the RTD 
and no authority or trajectory 
On the brink of insanity 
You'd better believe it 
Because it's written all over your face 
Just a neighborhood reject, 
Out of step and out of place 
You'd better believe it 
Would you ever have thought 
Persistence could prevail 
Against the almost 
Unbearable weight of the system? 
With nothing better to do, 
And no one else who you can look up to 
You'd better believe it 
Because it's written all over your face 
A political defect, 
Out of step and out of place 
You'd better believe it 
And the future is bright 
When ideas run astray 
So turn out the light, 
A punk can't have a say 
Sometimes desire is all that's there 
Who said life was fair? 

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I Love My Computer

I love my computer 
You make me feel alright 
Every waking hour 
And every lonely night 
I love my computer 
For all you give to me 
Predictable errors and no identity 
And it's never been quite so easy 
I've never been quite so happy 
All I need to do is click on you 
And we'll be joined 
In the most soul-less way 
And we'll never 
Ever ruin each other's day 
Cuz when I'm through I just click 
And you just go away 
I love my computer 
You're always in the mood 
I get turned on 
When I turn on you 
I love my computer 
You never ask for more 
You can be a princess 
Or you can be my whore 
And it's never been quite so easy 
I've never been quite so happy 
The world outside is so big 
But it's safe in my domain 
Because to you 
I'm just a number 
And a clever screen name 
All I need to do is click on you 
And we'll be together for eternity 
And no one is ever gonna take my love 
From me because I've got security, 
Her password and a key 

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The Hopeless Housewife

Oh me oh my 
Get out of your 1950's fantasy, 
Your face shines with misery 
Transparently 
Spew out that sobering 
Half-assed victim rhetoric 
Make 'em all squirm 
While they chew on it 
It's a secret handshake 
And a passing wink of the eye 
As the witches bridge club weekly 
Meets to pen the tail on the sly 
But they never ask 
"Why oh why don't we raise our voices to the sky?" 
Instead you're mute 
And fawn just waiting to die 
Like some kind of hopeless housewife 
But you can change while you're alive 
And let 'em all know 
At least you tried to kill the demons inside 
Oh me oh my 
Damn your transcendental paralysis, 
We can work together 
And make sense of this 
Don't be so sure 
You can chuck it all away 
You've got to proceed 
No matter how bad you want to stay 
It's a natural cause 
And a comfort zone 
There in your head 
And the world turns away 
As you tap the snooze button in bed 
But nobody can hear a word you said 
Your history was never read 
Instead you're mute 
And fawn just waiting to die 
Like some kind of hopeless housewife 
But you can change while you're alive 
And let 'em all know 
At least you tried to kill the demons inside 

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There Will Be A Way

Shut your eyes, 
See the future's distant shore 
March ahead 
More enlightened than before 
And there's sure to be bumps 
And distractions 
But I know we'll get through 
There will be me, there will be you 
There will be a way 
Unresolved repercussions from your life 
Fortified with the vitriol of strife 
And you can be gridlocked by predictions, 
But you're wise grab the prize 
Then revise, realize 
There will be a way 
Hey... ho 
And I don't know where we are going 
But we're here on this ride 
And we'll stand side by side 
All along the way 
Follow me to the future's distant shore 
Vagary needn't haunt us anymore 
And now it's time to set the agenda, 
Learn the past, make it last 
Share the wealth, hold your fire, 
Conserve life, make it right 
Kill the hate, negotiate 
There will be a way 
There will be a way 
There will be a way 

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Let It Burn

Let your mind wander, 
Look beyond the shadows 
Focus on the skyline, 
Read the silhouettes 
Your deepest desires 
Are a picture of tomorrow 
All your darkest fears 
Are just a vestige of regret 
And it's wo-oh oh oh 
It seems like such a long way to go 
As obstacles get bigger, 
Prevailing winds blow stronger 
And the fire continues to grow 
Don't let shallow water limit your perception 
Heed the new horizon, 
Muster to it fast 
The moments of your yesterdays 
Are in the wake behind you 
You can't assess the future 
If you're living in the past 
Keep it stoked! 
If you are committed 
To a life of understanding 
Then there's no agenda 
For vengeance in your life 
Sharpen all your senses, 
Face the opposition 
You can overcome 
With fortitude and mental might 
The fire continues to grow, 
In your soul 
So be bold, let it grow 
Don't let it die 
Let it burn! 

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Don't Sell Me Short

We don't need any more mountains 
Because the trail builders 
Failed to give us passage there 
So we can't reach the sky 
We don't need any more failure 
There is human tragedy 
That's written everywhere 
And we are all too young to die 
Like a mystery that's here to stay 
Some people never go away 
Cuz they've got something to say 
Don't sell me short! 
You've been wrong too long 
Don't brush me off 
Just because I don't belong 
Like it or not I'm all you've got, 
Dispose when I'm shot 
Just don't sell me short, 
I might not be who you thought 
We don't need any more fables 
Because the writers have passed 
And left us lessonless 
And we must find our own way 
We don't need any more privilege 
There is vivid desperation 
That is powerless 
That no surplus can repay 
Like the fix of rapture in a trance 
Oh, fates are sealed by circumstance 
So you've got to take a chance 
Don't sell me short! 
You've been wrong too long 
Don't brush me off 
Just because I don't belong 
Pass me on by, ignore my cry, 
Forget me when I die 
Just don't sell me short, 
Not while I'm still alive 
Everybody's talking about heaven on earth, 
I'm still trying to figure out 
Just what I'm worth 
I'm full of emotion 
And stuff you can't contain 
And you just want to 
Flush me down the drain 
But you can't make me go away 

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