so i've been writing a bunch of lyrics. here's why...
my good friend Randy, who was my guitarist in my first band Harpers Failures, has recorded some postal service-type music, without vocals. So i've been writing new lyrics, The title of this post is an attempt at that. See below for new works...
they should make you emotion novocain, ‘cause there’s no vaccine for this kinda pain.
i could tell you loved me by the handshake on our first date
it's sunday and time for a broken heart, when all i wanted was brunch
Monday, October 31, 2005
Wednesday, October 19, 2005
Amazing Song
Man. Sometimes it just kinda sucks... and sometime it turns out like this.
Fade in, start the scene
Enter beautiful girl
But things are not what they seem
As we stand at the edge of the world
"Excuse me, sir,
But I have plans to die tonight
Oh, and you are directly in my way
And I bet you're gonna say it's not right"
My reply:
"Excuse me, miss
But do you have the slightest clue
Of exactly what you just said to me
And exactly who you're talking to?"
She said, "I don't care, you don't even know me"
I said, "I know but I'd like to change that soon, hopefully"
Yeah, we all flirt with the tiniest notion
Of self conclusion in one simplified motion
You see the trick is that you're never supposed to act on it
No matter how unbearable this misery gets
"You make it sound so easy to be alive
But tell me, how am I supposed to seize this day
When everything inside me has died?"
My reply:
"Trust me, girl
I know your legs are pleading to leap
But I offer you this easy choice-
Instead of dying, living with me"
She said, "Are you crazy? You don't even know me."
I said, "I know, but I'd like to change that soon hopefully"
Yeah, we all flirt with the tiniest notion
Of self conclusion in one simplified motion
You see the trick is that you're never supposed to act on it
No matter how unbearable this misery gets
I would be lying if I said that things would never get rough
And all this cliche motivation, it could never be enough
I could stand here all night trying to convince you
But what good would that do?
My offer stands, and you must choose
"All right, you win, but I only give you one night
To prove yourself to be better than my atttempt at flight
I swear to god if you hurt me I will leap
I will toss myself from these very cliffs
And you'll never see it coming"
"Settle, precious, I know what you're going through
Just ten minutes before you got here I was going to jump too"
Yeah we all flirt with the tiniest notion
Of self conclusion in one simplified motion
You see the trick is that you're never supposed act on it
No matter how unbearable this misery gets
Fade in, start the scene
Enter beautiful girl
But things are not what they seem
As we stand at the edge of the world
"Excuse me, sir,
But I have plans to die tonight
Oh, and you are directly in my way
And I bet you're gonna say it's not right"
My reply:
"Excuse me, miss
But do you have the slightest clue
Of exactly what you just said to me
And exactly who you're talking to?"
She said, "I don't care, you don't even know me"
I said, "I know but I'd like to change that soon, hopefully"
Yeah, we all flirt with the tiniest notion
Of self conclusion in one simplified motion
You see the trick is that you're never supposed to act on it
No matter how unbearable this misery gets
"You make it sound so easy to be alive
But tell me, how am I supposed to seize this day
When everything inside me has died?"
My reply:
"Trust me, girl
I know your legs are pleading to leap
But I offer you this easy choice-
Instead of dying, living with me"
She said, "Are you crazy? You don't even know me."
I said, "I know, but I'd like to change that soon hopefully"
Yeah, we all flirt with the tiniest notion
Of self conclusion in one simplified motion
You see the trick is that you're never supposed to act on it
No matter how unbearable this misery gets
I would be lying if I said that things would never get rough
And all this cliche motivation, it could never be enough
I could stand here all night trying to convince you
But what good would that do?
My offer stands, and you must choose
"All right, you win, but I only give you one night
To prove yourself to be better than my atttempt at flight
I swear to god if you hurt me I will leap
I will toss myself from these very cliffs
And you'll never see it coming"
"Settle, precious, I know what you're going through
Just ten minutes before you got here I was going to jump too"
Yeah we all flirt with the tiniest notion
Of self conclusion in one simplified motion
You see the trick is that you're never supposed act on it
No matter how unbearable this misery gets
Monday, October 17, 2005
review ? yes sir, may i have another.
Margo Veil: An Entertainment
By Len Jenkins
Directed by David Lee
UCF Black Box Theater, Orlando, FL
Somewhere between Surrealism and the Avant-Garde lies the story of Margo Veil (Sara Barnes), a young actress on the rise. Fleeing rural Iowa she makes New York and grabs the lead in a play that closes in a day. In some respects, this is a career, but the press is harsh and some people just don’t take that well. Her agent (Todd Davis) offers here a gig escorting a corpse back to the Midwest which solves two problems - it puts cash in hand, and gets her out of the big city. The trip goes well enough, although she descends into and increasingly nightmarish world and accidentally murders The fat Man in the Bad Suit (Davis again - he really nails the role) Fleeing the police, she picks up a boyfriend of sorts (Ben Hope), and spends the rest of the show jumping into different bodies in a weird machine stashed in a truck stop massage parlor. Sex and race matter not, but after awhile the itching becomes unbearable, and she returns to her original "shell", only slightly the worse for the journey.
And that's about as coherent as this gets. A mind boggling number of people flow on and off stage, all perfectly choreographed to a secret agenda controlled by director Lee. One is tempted to call the whole experience cubist, with shards of image glinting off the theater smoke and minimal stage surrounded by fun house mirrors and surmounted by a toy train. Margo seems swept along by events, never able to modulate them or explain what they mean or why she's embroiled in them. Dozens of current and dated cultural references fly by, aided by a helpful links page in the program. We don’t have internet access on stage, but I looked up ziggurats and obelisks and steno pool and found myself broadened. This singing is good (if a bit gospel), the timing sharp and crisp, and the whole event wonderfully cryptic, yet completely entertaining.
For more information on UCF Conservatory Theatre, visit www.theatre.ucf.edu
By Len Jenkins
Directed by David Lee
UCF Black Box Theater, Orlando, FL
Somewhere between Surrealism and the Avant-Garde lies the story of Margo Veil (Sara Barnes), a young actress on the rise. Fleeing rural Iowa she makes New York and grabs the lead in a play that closes in a day. In some respects, this is a career, but the press is harsh and some people just don’t take that well. Her agent (Todd Davis) offers here a gig escorting a corpse back to the Midwest which solves two problems - it puts cash in hand, and gets her out of the big city. The trip goes well enough, although she descends into and increasingly nightmarish world and accidentally murders The fat Man in the Bad Suit (Davis again - he really nails the role) Fleeing the police, she picks up a boyfriend of sorts (Ben Hope), and spends the rest of the show jumping into different bodies in a weird machine stashed in a truck stop massage parlor. Sex and race matter not, but after awhile the itching becomes unbearable, and she returns to her original "shell", only slightly the worse for the journey.
And that's about as coherent as this gets. A mind boggling number of people flow on and off stage, all perfectly choreographed to a secret agenda controlled by director Lee. One is tempted to call the whole experience cubist, with shards of image glinting off the theater smoke and minimal stage surrounded by fun house mirrors and surmounted by a toy train. Margo seems swept along by events, never able to modulate them or explain what they mean or why she's embroiled in them. Dozens of current and dated cultural references fly by, aided by a helpful links page in the program. We don’t have internet access on stage, but I looked up ziggurats and obelisks and steno pool and found myself broadened. This singing is good (if a bit gospel), the timing sharp and crisp, and the whole event wonderfully cryptic, yet completely entertaining.
For more information on UCF Conservatory Theatre, visit www.theatre.ucf.edu
cypher it, and see what happens..
words.
words can't even do this justice.
the feelings i experience.
envy, jealousy, disappointment.
i feel like the high tide of the ocean.
each day, the same routine.
in and out. in and out.
i bring change, and wash it away.
i need to embrace, but not sure what to.
i look at the things you say.
each word you speak slowly remains on me.
i want so badly to wipe them away.
but they linger longer than i want them to.
i wash them off, towel. repeat.
repeat.
constant cycle.
this time, i don't need to towel off anymore.
they're gone.
it's me left at the heart of it.
the core.
i feel like clark kent into a phonebooth, always emerging as someone else.
this time, i emerged as me.
words can't even do this justice.
the feelings i experience.
envy, jealousy, disappointment.
i feel like the high tide of the ocean.
each day, the same routine.
in and out. in and out.
i bring change, and wash it away.
i need to embrace, but not sure what to.
i look at the things you say.
each word you speak slowly remains on me.
i want so badly to wipe them away.
but they linger longer than i want them to.
i wash them off, towel. repeat.
repeat.
constant cycle.
this time, i don't need to towel off anymore.
they're gone.
it's me left at the heart of it.
the core.
i feel like clark kent into a phonebooth, always emerging as someone else.
this time, i emerged as me.
Sunday, October 16, 2005
it's been a long, long time...
sorry, i've been really busy.
here's something that'll make it worth while.
100 more honest things about me.
1- i fall in love faster than i drive
2- my life is seemingly ridiculous, but very real... someone knows what that means
3- at heart, i'm a kid who just wants to play.
4- my sister will soon be in remission, and onto radiation.
5- i miss my mom, and i hate that she struggles to allow me to dream.
6- i miss my sister, and its painful to see her so strong, and weak at the same time.
7- i don't tell my mom and sister i love them. enough.
8- I regret that its so hard for me to say that word love, even to family.
9- I wonder if theres anyone else like me out there ?
10- i'm a great boyfriend.
11- i'm a good friend.
12- ...but a horrible best friend.
13- i experience jealousy
14- i'm a better actor then people give me credit for.
15- i'm modest by nature.
16- i have a hard try accepting a compliement.
17- i would marry the girl that asks me to talk about nothing.
18- 18 is my lucky number, and it means more to me than people know.
19- i don't like when people judge me, before giving me a chance.
20- i don't know of anyone who does, but we do it.
21- i have broken my hearts then i'm probably aware of.
22- i've had my heart broken.
23- i've always wanted to play shortstop for the los angeles dodgers.
24- i want to find someone who knows what my schedule is like.
25- jerry maguire makes me cry.
26- while on stage yesterday (10-15) i broke down and started crying. my character requires emotion but i gave it my all.
27- writing another 100 of these, isn't that easy.
28- i'm addicted to the spill canvas cd.
29- self conclusion is an amazing song, and i dare you to prove me wrong.
30- i have never cheated on a gf.
31- i would never cheat on any girl.
32- my mom sent me an email the other day that brightened my day.
33- in the email she wrote " i'm proud of the man you've become"
34- sometimes an email can mean the world to someone,it did for me.
35- i have a photo of my mom, sis, and i that i look at all the time.
36- i've never been a fan of the beach, but recently i've wanted to escape to it.
37- i still have a fear of drowning... and i've realzied its not just in water.
38- i want to be remembered as someone important.
39- i don't think i want the responsiblity.
40- i need them though, or its meaningless.
41- i have intimate eyes, that i want someone else to recognize.
42- i'm such a hopeless romantic, that i want to see others happy.
43- i've had a long running joke, that if you can't take a girl to dennys, you cant take her home.
44- i tried it once, but she wouldnt go.
45- we never went out again.
46- i read my horoscope hoping it will make no sense at all.
47- everytime i read it, it does make sense. perfect sense.
48- i save everything of value.
49- meaningful value, not money.
50- i want my ride pimped by xzibit.
51- i want people to tell me i was in their dream.
52- i want to coach little league when i'm an adult.
53- i want to recieve a card that says worlds greatest dad, and for my family to mean it.
54- yes i know, i have a few years before i get anywhere close to that.
55- i'm very picky about who i date.
56- i don't have sex because i choose not to.
57- just because i'm a virgin, doesn't mean i'm dead.
58- if the above doesn't make sense, think a little bit harder.
59- no pun intended.
60- ambition is something i sweat.
61- i bleed pride.
62- i bite my lip all the time.
63- i use to speak before thinking.
64- after removing my foot from my mouth, i've changed that.
65- i hate olives.
66- i hate tomatoes.
67- i love brock-o-lee.
68- i've started a gang.
69- i've adapted this gang into a play.
70- the play is entitled, "scooters"
71- we're a good gang though, we save people.
72- we're kinda like crime fighters on scooters.
73- i would give $3.75 to be in a band again.
74- i've started writing acoustic music again.
75- it makes me smile knowning i'm being creative.
76- i could never have a practical career.
77- everyday i'm thankful, that i'm doing something i love. perform, theatre.
78- i'm more than thankful, i'm fortunate.
79- i miss the people i met in missouri.
80- the movie unbreakable is amazing.
81- i love based on a true story movies.
82- those are: Rudy, remember the titans, flicks like that.
83- the cartoon american dad, is too much of a knock off from family guy.
84- i play guitar when i'm down.
85- others tell me i'm something special, and i disagree.
86- i love the lyrics of fall out boy.
87- i buy cd's when i don't even have the money to buy food.
88- i value music as if it's the holy grail.
89- if it wasn't for music, it'd have gone crazy.
90- sarcasm is a gift, not something you learn.
91-i can't believe i'm almost done with another 100 things. i'm proud.
92- my dad has starting listening to death cab for cutie. i haven't decided if thats a good thing or not.
93- i'm so confident, that i think it sometimes pushes people away.
94- josh and tyler are family to me.
95- josh is the brother i've always wanted. tyler is the little sister i can protect.
96- i hang out with people older than me. not sure why, but i think it's got something to do with my being bald.
97- i don't spell check often, because i type what means something to me.
98- i want to be ok with my physicallity.
99-my next tattoo will say "always afraid but never emabarssed"
100- if you know nothing about me, know this. all you have to do is ask. .. so, when are you going to ask me ?
101- there. that's me.
here's something that'll make it worth while.
100 more honest things about me.
1- i fall in love faster than i drive
2- my life is seemingly ridiculous, but very real... someone knows what that means
3- at heart, i'm a kid who just wants to play.
4- my sister will soon be in remission, and onto radiation.
5- i miss my mom, and i hate that she struggles to allow me to dream.
6- i miss my sister, and its painful to see her so strong, and weak at the same time.
7- i don't tell my mom and sister i love them. enough.
8- I regret that its so hard for me to say that word love, even to family.
9- I wonder if theres anyone else like me out there ?
10- i'm a great boyfriend.
11- i'm a good friend.
12- ...but a horrible best friend.
13- i experience jealousy
14- i'm a better actor then people give me credit for.
15- i'm modest by nature.
16- i have a hard try accepting a compliement.
17- i would marry the girl that asks me to talk about nothing.
18- 18 is my lucky number, and it means more to me than people know.
19- i don't like when people judge me, before giving me a chance.
20- i don't know of anyone who does, but we do it.
21- i have broken my hearts then i'm probably aware of.
22- i've had my heart broken.
23- i've always wanted to play shortstop for the los angeles dodgers.
24- i want to find someone who knows what my schedule is like.
25- jerry maguire makes me cry.
26- while on stage yesterday (10-15) i broke down and started crying. my character requires emotion but i gave it my all.
27- writing another 100 of these, isn't that easy.
28- i'm addicted to the spill canvas cd.
29- self conclusion is an amazing song, and i dare you to prove me wrong.
30- i have never cheated on a gf.
31- i would never cheat on any girl.
32- my mom sent me an email the other day that brightened my day.
33- in the email she wrote " i'm proud of the man you've become"
34- sometimes an email can mean the world to someone,it did for me.
35- i have a photo of my mom, sis, and i that i look at all the time.
36- i've never been a fan of the beach, but recently i've wanted to escape to it.
37- i still have a fear of drowning... and i've realzied its not just in water.
38- i want to be remembered as someone important.
39- i don't think i want the responsiblity.
40- i need them though, or its meaningless.
41- i have intimate eyes, that i want someone else to recognize.
42- i'm such a hopeless romantic, that i want to see others happy.
43- i've had a long running joke, that if you can't take a girl to dennys, you cant take her home.
44- i tried it once, but she wouldnt go.
45- we never went out again.
46- i read my horoscope hoping it will make no sense at all.
47- everytime i read it, it does make sense. perfect sense.
48- i save everything of value.
49- meaningful value, not money.
50- i want my ride pimped by xzibit.
51- i want people to tell me i was in their dream.
52- i want to coach little league when i'm an adult.
53- i want to recieve a card that says worlds greatest dad, and for my family to mean it.
54- yes i know, i have a few years before i get anywhere close to that.
55- i'm very picky about who i date.
56- i don't have sex because i choose not to.
57- just because i'm a virgin, doesn't mean i'm dead.
58- if the above doesn't make sense, think a little bit harder.
59- no pun intended.
60- ambition is something i sweat.
61- i bleed pride.
62- i bite my lip all the time.
63- i use to speak before thinking.
64- after removing my foot from my mouth, i've changed that.
65- i hate olives.
66- i hate tomatoes.
67- i love brock-o-lee.
68- i've started a gang.
69- i've adapted this gang into a play.
70- the play is entitled, "scooters"
71- we're a good gang though, we save people.
72- we're kinda like crime fighters on scooters.
73- i would give $3.75 to be in a band again.
74- i've started writing acoustic music again.
75- it makes me smile knowning i'm being creative.
76- i could never have a practical career.
77- everyday i'm thankful, that i'm doing something i love. perform, theatre.
78- i'm more than thankful, i'm fortunate.
79- i miss the people i met in missouri.
80- the movie unbreakable is amazing.
81- i love based on a true story movies.
82- those are: Rudy, remember the titans, flicks like that.
83- the cartoon american dad, is too much of a knock off from family guy.
84- i play guitar when i'm down.
85- others tell me i'm something special, and i disagree.
86- i love the lyrics of fall out boy.
87- i buy cd's when i don't even have the money to buy food.
88- i value music as if it's the holy grail.
89- if it wasn't for music, it'd have gone crazy.
90- sarcasm is a gift, not something you learn.
91-i can't believe i'm almost done with another 100 things. i'm proud.
92- my dad has starting listening to death cab for cutie. i haven't decided if thats a good thing or not.
93- i'm so confident, that i think it sometimes pushes people away.
94- josh and tyler are family to me.
95- josh is the brother i've always wanted. tyler is the little sister i can protect.
96- i hang out with people older than me. not sure why, but i think it's got something to do with my being bald.
97- i don't spell check often, because i type what means something to me.
98- i want to be ok with my physicallity.
99-my next tattoo will say "always afraid but never emabarssed"
100- if you know nothing about me, know this. all you have to do is ask. .. so, when are you going to ask me ?
101- there. that's me.
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