Song A Day

Song A Day #401. “Animal Mind” when the night...

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 08:47:53 -0800

Song A Day #401. “Animal Mind”

when the night closes around you
you’re sure that something’s there
you can see or smell or touch it
but you feel it in the air
You walk back to your room
all the while looking behind
That’s the animal inside you
That’s the animal mind

a darkened street before you
headphones in your ears
in the corner of your eye there’s movement
you turn to see more clear
a racoon stares up at you
and you’re frightened blind
that’s the animal inside you
that’s the animal mind

when you’re logic fails you
and your senses grow
the universe impales you
on a tower made of i don’t know

you’re fast asleep and dreaming
of some long forsaken place
the door to your room is opened
and you come rushing back through time and space
an enemy to be defeated
a lover being soft and kind
that’s the animal inside you
that’s the animal mind

there’s no window and no doorway
in this room and i’m all alone
not a soul to talk to
in my mind a high pitched drone
as i pace and i lose perspective
one human being confined
i am the animal inside me
i am the animal mind

you can’t fight what you’re made of
evolution’s slow
and you will always be afraid of
that tower made of i don’t know

Song A Day #400. “Ah Ah OOO Ah...

Sun, 07 Feb 2010 11:06:41 -0800

Song A Day #400. “Ah Ah OOO Ah OOO”

everybody’s born
no one has a choice
as we learn and grow
do we lose or find our voice

ah ah ooo ah ooo

when we learn to speak
thoughts become distilled
expression lets us live
and expression kills

ah ah ooo ah ooo

when eve received the apple
and learned what she was
it’s the moment she started to do
what every one of us does

ah ah ooo ah ooo

of course that’s just a tale
full of love and death and pain
meant to explain phenomena
that no one can explain

ah ah ooo ah ooo

it’s safe to say that something
happened long ago
that awoke within us
an ability to know

ah ah ooo ah ooo

and whether it’s a blessing
a curse or a bit of both
depends on your perspective
and depends on how you go

ah ah ooo ah ooo

what happens after this
is reality a mask
all questions return to
the fact that we can ask

ah ah ooo ah ooo

so next time you are born
against your will just know
it’s the questions that will take you
where ever you’re supposed to go

We are pirates.

Sun, 07 Feb 2010 00:58:11 -0800

We are pirates.

Song A Day 399. “Link Mann Acoustic Style.” A...

Sat, 06 Feb 2010 08:25:13 -0800

Song A Day 399. “Link Mann Acoustic Style.”

A rehash of a song I like.

Song A Day #398. “Someday” somedayall the...

Fri, 05 Feb 2010 05:46:05 -0800

Song A Day #398. “Someday”

someday
all the supermarkets
will be empty
all the oceans will be
algae
and your children will be screwed

someday
our collective data
will degrade
because our hard drives
weren’t made
to last more than a few years

could have a cave dweller painting on the wall
known the painting he was painting was
gonna last
when we running out of food when the rain
doesn’t come are we gonna learn and gonna learn
fast

someday
we’re gonna up and move
far away
we’ll seed a new
colony
in the far reaches of space

someday
we’ll find new sources
of energy
and the deep long hum
of technology
will continue undisturbed

i know that nothing lasts
and that change is the only constant
still in a world that moves so fast
i long for something solid

someday
when the supermarkets
are empty
i’ll look in your eyes
and i’ll be
comforted by you

someday
we’ll make some great
discovery
and it’ll prove some long
held theory
that deep down we always knew

Song A Day #397: COOP Theme Acoustic Stlye

Thu, 04 Feb 2010 10:13:04 -0800

Song A Day #397: COOP Theme Acoustic Stlye

Song A Day #397. “It’s Just One of Those...

Wed, 03 Feb 2010 07:44:09 -0800

Song A Day #397. “It’s Just One of Those Days.”

Yep.

Song A Day #396. “iPage.com” Seriously, check out...

Tue, 02 Feb 2010 08:18:00 -0800

Song A Day #396. “iPage.com”

Seriously, check out their deal, it’s pretty amazing. I’m hosting through godaddy right now and I’m DEFINITELY switching!

unlimited hosting space
unlimited data transfer
unlimited domains
you’d have to be insane
to use anybody else

US based customer support
Not outsourced, not it not outsourced
You’ll reach someone
in two minutes guaranteed
when you call them up on the phone

That’s ipage
ipage.com
that’s ipage
you can’t go wrong
when you host it
when you host it with ipage

1 million customers worldwide
reliability they have it on their side
essay to use for beginners
and the goods for geeks as well

all of this for 3 dollars fifty
about the same as a cup of coffee
for three fifty a month
you could be up and running
in no time at all

and when you sign up
you get $400 worth of extras
like a $50 credit to adwords
and word press blogging tools

That’s ipage
ipage.com
that’s ipage
you can’t go wrong
when you host it
when you host it with ipage

Song A Day #395. “Patience” sometimes i’d...

Mon, 01 Feb 2010 06:10:05 -0800

Song A Day #395. “Patience”

sometimes i’d like
just a little more patience
sometimes i’d like
more of everything
sometimes i’d like
not to waste it
sometimes i’d like
more understanding

Song A Day #394. “Stratego” on a board ten by...

Sun, 31 Jan 2010 06:50:16 -0800

Song A Day #394. “Stratego”

on a board ten by ten
with 33 men
6 bombs
and one flag incognito
2 lakes in the middle
can you solve the riddle
of strategic strategy
that’s stratego

one marshall can’t die
by any hands but the spy’s
the miners defuse bombs so we go
ahead with full steam
with a finely laid scheme
of strategic strategy
that’s stratego

send your scouts out along
finds a cluster of bombs
i say adios amigo
you think my flag’s there
but it could be anywhere
of strategic strategy
that’s stratego

and it’s sing boys sing
they’ll never find a thing
they’re the id to our super ego
don’t dally don’t wait
let’s set those fiends straight
with strategic strategy
that’s stratego

Song A Day #393. “Let’s Get...

Sat, 30 Jan 2010 07:41:57 -0800

Song A Day #393. “Let’s Get Bloody.”

there’s nothing left to say here
all my frogs are spent
as each one croaked
a new memory spoke
and we watched it as it went

and so i just can’t stay here
the silence is too much
that last toad
was a crushing blow
kicked out my very last crutch

some fiends make you smile
while they’re ripping out your heart
some fiends take a while
some never seem to start

let’s get bloody
let’s dirty up our souls
let’s get bloody
you’re so pretty i just don’t know

you survey your kingdom
Caligula in pink
the gulf between
pauper and queen
is smaller than you think

you watch your gladiators
in their artificial lake
will the colosseum hold
or as the game unfolds
will the levies start to break

some fiends watch your back
then stab you in the heart
some fiends just attack
some never seem to start

let’s get bloody
let’s dirty up our souls
let’s get bloody
you’re so pretty i just don’t know
let’s get bloody
let’s hustle up some skin
let’s get bloody
let’s be heard about this din

Song A Day #392. “A Man From the Future and the Original...

Fri, 29 Jan 2010 05:13:05 -0800

Song A Day #392. “A Man From the Future and the Original Louisiana Hot Sauce.”

come from the future
To sample your cuisine
But there are some things
Of which I know not what they mean

What is this?
What is this?

This product broke my android
It must be powerful
I will use it as a weapon
The universe I will rule

Song A Day #391. “Coyote Hearing” Coyote Hearing is...

Thu, 28 Jan 2010 07:45:35 -0800

Song A Day #391. “Coyote Hearing”

Coyote Hearing is a recording studio in Oakland where I recorded the 5 tracks that will be on my imminently-to-be released EP! This is a song for them!

cochrane mcmillan and jeremy black
if you need a producer they’ve got your back
it’s coyote hearing

32 channels of apogee 2 royers and
and 4 balls of steel

well i could list all the outboard gear
but we’d be sittin here for one thousand years

it’s a comfortable place to focus your head
and kid was a roadie for the grateful dead

Song A Day #390. “Happy Birthday Sam Douglass” you...

Wed, 27 Jan 2010 06:56:30 -0800

Song A Day #390. “Happy Birthday Sam Douglass”

you can call him lunkhead
he rock you in your bunk bed
with guitar made of fire
and his kind personality
may you always reach your goal my friend
you were born to rock and roll my friend
with your heart open wide
and you soul fast and free

Song A Day #389. “Valentine’s Day with...

Tue, 26 Jan 2010 04:25:16 -0800

Song A Day #389. “Valentine’s Day with Groupon”

you don’t want to bring the same old thing
to valentines day
if you could find something new to say my heart is true
what would you pay

the deals roll on and on
from skydiving to the salon
from couples massages to
mimosas at dawn
over at groupon

you don’t want to wait
to find your gift was late
on february 15th
with groupon the waiting is gone
and your great gift
is all that remains

you can be cinderella or don juan
you and your loved one waited upon
try wine tasting or get your skydiving on
with groupon

Song A Day #388. “Tater Tots and Avocado Shakes.”

Mon, 25 Jan 2010 06:25:00 -0800

Song A Day #388. “Tater Tots and Avocado Shakes.”

Song A Day #387. “Who Will Remain” - again can you...

Sun, 24 Jan 2010 08:00:29 -0800

Song A Day #387. “Who Will Remain” - again

can you tell i have a cold?

Song A Day #386. “Minstrel.” when i’ve found...

Sat, 23 Jan 2010 07:11:22 -0800

Song A Day #386. “Minstrel.”

when i’ve found my way
i find my way’s forgotten
when i feel ok
i’m feeling more distraught and
i must break free
and i don’t care just how i do it
stand with me
turn and face the sun look through it

in another time
i was a minstrel singing
now it’s a crime
to stand on the corner brining
song to the street
i don’t care just how we do it
stand with me
turn and face the sun look through it

gone are the days
of whiskey drunks and loud parades
but it’s ok
we’ll make due with veiled charades

Song A Day #385. “Sore Throat”. Not much I can do...

Fri, 22 Jan 2010 07:20:37 -0800

Song A Day #385. “Sore Throat”.

Not much I can do today…

Song A Day #384: Rubber Demons: Healthy Angels somewhere...

Thu, 21 Jan 2010 07:48:01 -0800

Song A Day #384: Rubber Demons: Healthy Angels

somewhere
rubber demons swim in diamonds and they fuck and sip on champagne as they tumble down in the rain
back to hell
somewhere healthy angels stand on street lights and dream of love and god and long nights as they disappear in unison back to Him