----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ***THEinsectCALM : theLYRICS*** The following lyrics, unless otherwise indicated, were written by THEinsectCALM (in various combinations, Ben McCorkle, Jeremiah Johnson, Mike Lamb, & Adam McCorkle) during the period roughly from 1990-1997. All we ask is that if you use or reproduce these lyrics in any way, just give us credit. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ***JUST FINE*** I don't want you to hang me up in your tree. I don't want you to make a spectacle of me. Don't deny me of my senses, Don't rape my mind... If we can get along, then everything's just fine; just hear my song, and everything's just fine. Put me up on your throne and make me your king; Absolute power's such a wonderful thing. Don't separate me from dignity; Don't be unkind... If we can get along (etc.) Just hear my song (etc.) Take a look around at all the people you know. Am I the only one who tries to put on a show? Don't go messing inside my head; Don't read my mind... If we can get along (etc.) Just hear my song (etc.) ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ***THE PASTOR*** Man come down from mountain, Evil look in his eye. Gun in one hand, Bible in the other, Ever get the feeling that someone's gonna die? You see he's coming for you; Take to your heels, that's all you can do. Setting sun's going down in the west. Can't stop running, never take a rest. ...And the sun's beating down, burning holes in your head. Won't do any good to beg, you're as good as dead. And you know he won't quit 'til his job is done; in the name of the Father, in the name of the Son... He's cocked and loaded his gun, A zealous face haloed by the sun. You'd better get on your knees and pray. Your redeemer cometh to take you away. ...And a buulet to the brain-- white-hot pain! Then you're on the other side bathing in a gold rain; and a smile crossed your face because you know his plan failed; when he leaves this world, his next one is Hell... ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ***FACE*** Eye me not with pity, For I speak in tongues you can't define. Tell me that I'm pretty, 'Cause negation's such a heinous crime. Held it, smelled it, thought it grand. Hugged it, kissed it, shook its hand. (x2) Your life is full of sorrow As you try to hide your hesitations. And if your inside's hollow, Then you can start a situation. Took it, shook it, read its rhyme. Wrote it, spoke it, made it mine. (x2) I know I don't know nothing, 'Cause I ain't got no education. But let me tell you something: It is quite an inspiration. Held it, ... (etc.) Took it, ... (etc.) ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ***LAST WORDS (once I knew)*** Once I knew-- the time to speak, the time to be unheard. Once i knew-- to hold my tongue to maintain your concern. Once I knew When to let go how to say no Once I knew But now I know-- What was needed and what to say. And now I know-- that I bored you into disarray. Once I knew...(etc.) I don't know-- why I needed to abandon you. I don't know-- maybe you were gonna burn me too. once i knew... (etc.) ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ***DROPPED & CRUSHED*** I was in your hand, In the center of your hand. You didn't notice me there And then you dropped me unaware. So tell me, tell me, reassure me (X3) That it'll never happen again. I was on the floor, In the center of your floor. You didn't notice me there And then you crushed me unaware. So tell me, tell me, reassure me (X3) That it'll never happen again. I was in your car, In the back seat of your car. You hit the gas and I fell out And then you squashed me unaware. So tell me, tell me, reassure me (X3) That it'll never happen again. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ***CHANGE*** I believe that things are how they seem, But how they look to you is not how they look to me. And if I tried to celebrate that hopeless lie, Then I'd be wasting my time. Do you feel the same way I do? Do you believe in empathy? Do you kow which way to go To find what my words really mean? Slipping, sliding, no fear of falling-- THe slick wet whisper of a revolution, can you hear it calling? But if I dared to clasp my hands in prayer, Then I'd be wasting my time... (see above) ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ***WINTERTIME*** Woman and child on the street,they've got nothing, no food to eat. But they've got each other's company. That's enough to give them warmth and give them strength... Staying alive in the wintertime, surviving the lie of the wintertime, they're going to thrive in the wintertime... See the man, all alone, he's got no one to call his own. But he's got the power of the song. That's enough to keep him going strong... Staying alive in the wintertime, surviving the lie of the wintertime, he's going to thrive in the wintertime. I'm confronted by Sin Carried in on the Wind Icy chill cuts through my skin Greeting me like an old friend... I see the rosy red sunset in your eyes... The hazy gray reflection's such a nice surprise. And the coldness of the world is nothing compared to your soul, and you know if I could I'd like to take you home... Staying alive in the wintertime, surviving the lie of the wintertime, I'm going to thrive in the wintertime... ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ***MY RUBIK'S CUBE*** ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ***THE OBLIGATORY COVER TUNES*** - The Needle and the Damage DOne (Neil Young) - In the Beginning/ Shout at the Devil (Motley Crue) - Toolin' (fIREHOSE) - I Love Little Girls (Oingo Boingo) - One Way or Another (Blondie) - Walk Like an Egyptian (Bangles)