Man Or Mouse

Yeah, yeah, yeah... 
I hate myself when going 
Yeah, yeah, yeah 

Hear me I sound like a Beatle 
I get cold feet when the pressure is on 
You can't see me coz I'm lost like a needle 
In a haystack yeah I'm almost gone 
Like a mouse follows the flute 
Or like a mute who can't dispute I fall in line with you 

Mouse more than Man, yes I am 
You know I wanna say no and just stick to my own plan 
Mouse more than Man, yes I am 
Coz yet I go with the flow 

See me as a chameleon, a cheap shot 
I change my cast for anybody's best 
But I'm not free I feel more like a robot 
That is programmed to please the rest 
So whatever you want I'll do 
Whenever you want me to I will agree with you 

Mouse more than Man, yes I am 
You know I wanna say no and just stick to my own plan 
Mouse more than Man, yes I am 
Coz yet I go with the flow 

Yeah, yeah, yeah... 
I hate myself when going 
Yeah, yeah, yeah 

No more sound like a Beatle 
Those cold feet are for yesterday 
No more getting the needle 
I cannot care about what others say 

Mouse more than Man, yes I am 
You know I wanna say no and just stick to my own plan 
Mouse more than Man, yes I am 
Coz yet i go with the flow before the shit hits the fan 

Yeah, yeah, yeah... 
This is my last time going 
Yeah, yeah, yeah... 

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Fingers Crossed

I alway knew you were a keeper
Maybe not exactly from day one
Guess I never wanted it to be overdone
And even though you are a sleeper
Well, to me that's never been a crime
Ans after all you woke up in time

So you're back on your feet again 
Now you're back to compete with men 
Now you're back and it took some time 
To get from misery to prime 
Now you're back onto change the world 
Now you're back and I say : Go, Girl! 
Now you're back and you do just fine 
`Coz after rainy days the sun will shine 

I know I've been part of reasons
Why you sometimes felt so sore
And I'm sorry I didn't give you more
But now you're heading better seasons
And your mom she's watching you
From above with fingers crossed for everything you do

So you're back on your feet again 
Now you're back to compete with men 
Now you're back and it took some time 
To get from misery to prime 
Now you're back onto change the world 
Now you're back and I say : Go, Girl! 
Now you're back and you do just fine 
`Coz after rainy days the sun will shine 

It doesn't matter what others say
Even those you call friends
Don't leave it out for another day
This might be your big chance

You're the one always beside me
When I'm lost you're always to guide me
It's about time I give you something back
I'm the one selfish and greedy
Never care enough what you needed
But even still you had the strength to get back in the end

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Black Eye

So now I got a Black Eye 
Even though I never got smacked 
But if I get a retry 
Then I will try to give back 
Your were the one who got jacked 
And I hope you will forgive me 
For whenever I capsize 

I know that you cann see it in my eyes 
I'm not myself right now 
My biggest problem is to compromise 
But I'm sure I would know how 
I show my tragedy with my Blackeye 

I've been the one to deny 
Everything that you do 
I said it's all a big lie 
Always questioning you 
Even though you've been true 
And I know that I've been nothing more 
Than just a jealous guy 

But everybody's talking about you 
All the time about things you do 
And that's the only thime I do realize 
That I do love being close to you 
And everybody's laughing witzh you 
Guess taht's the thing that I just can't stand 
I'm selfish more than I am a man

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Montego

I know I get what I give 
Since I don't feel too good guess I don't give much 
Maybe I just wanna live 
I knock on wood every time I feel human touch 
What can I do to fit in ? 
Kiss up to someone? It will never happen 
When alienation hits in on me 
My empathy is gone, my conscious blackens 
And I just spit in your face 
When you ask for help 
My heart is made of stone 

Nobody's best friend. I'm on my defence 
Everyone stand alone 
Another elbow hit, somebody's ego trip 
Everyone stands alone 

I know I get what I give 
Funny vibes, what goes around comes around 
But yeah, I just wanna live 
With someone by my side some kind of close bond 
Another spit in your face 
Every time you need me 
I am busy with my own 

Whent it all comes down to it we all stand alone 

So many times it's been shown 
Hearts that are made of stone 

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Punk Rock Rebel

Hardcore skater used to be 
One of few who inspired me 
To get into the punkrock scene 

Our first song ever Danny wrote 
For teenage angst he was the antidote 
An uncut diamond full of strife 
His first demo changed my life 

He's a rebel it's plain to see 
Punk rock rebel so full of strife 
He's a rebel and he'll always be 
Someone who changed my life 

It takes a lot for a man to stay unbowed 
He's the one and only " Svag and proud" 
Partners we have been in crime 
And in music from time to time 

Although most known for his drinking skills 
It's not the side of him that gives me thrills 
It's the gifted poet I see in Dan 
To me he'll always be "the man" 

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Kemp

I gotta learn how to lose and to choose my own wars 
I gotta understand it's not me against the world no more 
When you are sure as hell then I don't know 
You are so pure and well when I am low 
When you say "Sure as hell" then I say no 

A spoke in your whell yeah like a bugging fly 
A thorn in your side just like a constant red fly 
On being an ass I've really been a pro 
So can I say no?! 

I know I've tread on your toes and it shows who I am 
And all these situations and relations from the start 
They were damned 
I feel a need to stop when you say go 
I am indeed a flop if you say 
I feel a need to stop so can I say no 

A spoke in your whell yeah like a bugging fly 
A thorn in your side just like a constant red fly 
On being an ass I've really been a pro 
What can I say?

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Botanic Mistress

I felt like Travis Bickle, tyrannical, lonely and blue 
I don't know why I went to Botanical but there I met you 
You made me go from blue to green just in time 
Before I get mohawk 
When we're together I'd say we look like brooklime 
And you can't talk or walk but I love your leafstalk 

All I wanna do 
Is live my life with you 
Talk you've gotta grow 
I'll give you H2O 
All I want to do 
Is live a simple life here with you 

Your way! I'll send no billet-doux! 
If you rather want me to I'll buy a green house for you 
You'll always be on the sunny side of my heart 
I hope you don't dry out at times when we're apart 
Hope you don't leave me in the cart! 

As I said 
I really hope that you don't leave me in the cart 
Coz if you do dry out then that will truly break my heart 
And I'll feel like Blickle once more 
And maybe I will loose it 
Go insane and start a gun war?! 

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Happiness For Dogs

I think I've been wrong in this family affair 
It's been too long that we got used 
To everything unfair 
I'm out there trying to put on the charms 
But inside I'm crying 
When I remember how you cut your arms 

Here comes happiness for dogs like us 
And I just hope it's gonna last 
The drugs they give you 
Are something I don't trust 
At least when side effects come fast 
Just like in the past 

Everyone is not stable 
We all got our ups and downs 
They gave you a albel 
And pills to make you drowse 
I do not trust them coz I've seen you fall 
What's to discuss 
When you almost lost the will to live at all 

Here comes happiness for dogs like us 
And I just hope it's gonna last 
The drugs they give you 
Are something I don't trust 
When side effects come fast 
Just like in the past 
When side effects came fast 
Happiness it never lasts 

Almost twenty years of fighting 
For your health not too exiting 
And I know there's so much more that I could do 
But you just never give up 
Hope that one day you will live up 
And regain what belongs to nobodoy else but you 

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Battery Check

Walkin around the streets of Linnè 
Reloading batteries in my own way 
Nobody around here would know who I am 
That's o.k. 
I really wanna do something new 
Just anything different to get into 
It's all up to me to give it a try 
That it's all up to me is making me terrified 
It looks like I'll be waiting for moments 
That will never arrive 

When will I live my live for me? 
When will I do what I want to? 
When will I let myself be free 
And take care of things that I value? 
So when will I live my life just for me? 

Hitting P.B. drivin E20 north 
Future olans being made 
Going back and forth 
Remain passive 
I do got dreams on my mind 
And I really should be taking a chance 
Risk my safety just for once advance 
The one who is trying 
Is the one who succeeds 
I should be following 
My heart and my needs 
But I know it's a problem for me 
To translate words into deeds 

Please say you feel the same way 
Just say you know exactly how I feel 
So say you feel the same way 
And I will do it for real 

When will I live my live for me? 
When will I do what I want to? 
When will I let myself be free 
And take care of things that I value? 
It's true. I need to forgive myself and see 
It's not too late for something new 
So when will I live my life just for me? 
Yeah when will I live my life just for me? 
Yeah maybe I'll live my life just for me? 

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Fuel To The Flame

When I met you I said 
We would hang out everyday 
Now I upset you 
From a payphone on Queens West and Bay 

She's saying: 
The words i'm saying have lost their meaning 
When I'm so far from my aim 
But trying to tell me I'm only dreaming 
Is like adding fuel to the flame 

When I told you I'd buy a brand new car, first rate 
That was a lie to you when I got a Civic from `88 

Even though I upset you 
I think we make a really good team 
I think it's coz I love you 
That I've been living in a dream 
And it's you who are that dream 
And you've already come true 

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Afghan

Just like the children's sandpit 
Just like the wild wild west 
At random choose a target 
It's not enough to be second best 

So you wanna fight them 
The weaker one is always wrong 
Yeah now you wanna fight them 
A real man's gotta show the world he' strong 

Stuck up, abuse of powers 
It's a part of a leader's role 
"We only take what's ours" 
A slick line to stay in control 
Hate breeds more hate it's easy ot understand 
To retaliate and to be a true macho man 
Goes hand in hand 

So show the world you're strong 
The weaker one is wrong 
And I know it won't take long 
Until they're dead and gone 

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Greener Gras

I'm not harmonic 
I can't reach self-esteem 
That's quite ironic 
Coz I thought I'd be living my dream 
I don't feel supersonic 
I don't drive in the lane of whipped cream 
I'm more like a chronic 
Ignorantly swimming upstream 

What can I do to be happy? 
I have problems to decide 
When it looks to me the grass is greener 
On the other side 

How do I live for the moment 
When I always wanna be else where? 
How do I reach fullfilment 
When I'm crashed and got parts to repair? 
Why is my only amusement 
Giving other people my despair? 
Why do I give jealous judgement 
On another's affair? 

I wanna get satisfaction just like 
The Stones and Manu Chao 
Gotta ignore all rejection 
I gotta keep trying anyhow 
I wanna be close to the action 
I wann live my life now 
For htis correction I need direction 
Gotta find it within myself somehow 

So maybe one day I'll be happy?! 
But until then I have to realize 
That the grass is not always greener 
It's only up to me to recognize 
That the grass is not always greener 
It's in your head it might look grenner 
Coz the grass will never be greener 
On the other side 

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Home From Home

For six weeks I had this job 
Cleaning the local hospital 
The pay was o.k. but I didn't like to swab 
So I changed it for a bass guitar 
Bordedom was my companion 
Stuck to me like glue 
But I broke the bond 
To make some dreams come true 

Like a street to a hustler, a face to the soul 
It's the one and the only place we control 
It's our reality, not just a poem 
It's a place that we call home 

For some time I went to school 
Tried to learn what's right and wrong 
I didn't like their schemes 
I couldn't buy their rules 
So I went back to where I belong 
You gotta lve the sound 
Of that guitar and the bass 
The snare it sounds like a gunfire 
It's like a thousand decibel punch in the face 

East or West ? well home is the best! 
Though I sometimes feel like a clown 
But I've also had the feeling. Yes! 
That I'm unstoppable 
And that no one can bring me down 

Step right in 
Erase what's on your mind 
Step right in 
Leave everything behind 
Leave it behind  

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