Friday, May 22, 2026

Jesse Welles - Masks Off

Jesse Welles - Masks Off 

 i can't tell you what's worse
the message was terse
outright white supremecists 
or america first
i think they both sell merch
the whole place seems a little bit cursed
it's like somebody might have been
living here first

incels in cellars from a long line of failures
underneath rumble umbrellas daily wire'ing with the fellas
chromag maga hate cave dwellers
the tale is older than the tellers
the tail is older than old yeller

the internet is incarnate
manifested, given birth
there's some spillage in a village
near where i'm living here on earth
it's a disgrace to the natural state
there ain't much that ain't
hey bill
hey billy
hey Sarah
hey tom
hey mike

everything is constantly unlike anything you've ever seen before
everything is greater than it's ever been before
pardon the progress
hate is part of the process
catastrophic nostalgia
and delusions of freedom
i think we ate the last apple
in the garden eden

all the masks are off and they don't even try
they know that you know that they know
and they don't even mind it
all the masks are off
and they're getting lazy
they think yer so damn stupid
they think yer so damn crazy

killing people from a distance in an instant
at the insistence of a president
with a black mail gun to his head for the fun that he had in the dark ages
pages and pages and pages and pages
they thought they'd get away with it
the minimum wage is outraged with it
they're gonna burn somebody at the stake for it
fruit of the doom
oranges and grapists
hold on to yer vapes kids
icicles and alligators
and blood traitors
and purveyors of strange behaviors
and masqueraders and masked invaders
layers and layers and layers
be good to yer god
 and be good to yer bayer
take yer aspirin and yer roundup
and say all yer prayers

the loogie of factions that the nation has hacked
is boiling and festering and stabbing itself in the back
who here is surprised by that
who here is blown aghast
if you wanna know the future
simply look into the past

all the masks are off and they don't even try
they know that you know that they know
and they don't even mind it
all the masks are off
and they're getting lazy
they think yer so damn stupid
they think yer so damn crazy

Bush - Everything Zen - 7/23/1999 - Woodstock 99 East Stage

 Bush - Everything Zen

There must be something we can eat
Maybe find another lover
Should I fly to Los Angeles
Find my asshole brother

Mickey Mouse has grown up a cow
Dave's on sale again
We kissy kiss in the rear view
We're so bored, you're to blame

Try to see it once my way
Everything zen, everything zen
I don't think so
Everything zen, everything zen
I don't think so

Raindogs howl for the century
A million dollars at stake
As you search for your demigod
And you fake with a saint

There's no sex in your violence
There's no sex in your violence
There's no sex in your violence
There's no sex in your violence

Try to see it once my way
Everything zen, everything zen
I don't think so
Everything zen, everything zen
I don't think so
Everything zen, everything zen

I don't believe that Elvis is dead
I don't believe that Elvis is dead
I don't believe that Elvis is dead
I don't believe that Elvis is, Elvis is

There's no sex in your violence
There's no sex in your violence
There's no sex in your violence
There's no sex in your violence

Try to see it once my way
Everything zen, everything zen
I don't think so
Try to see it once my way
Everything zen, everything zen
I don't think so

Zen, zen
I don't think so
I don't think so
I don't think so 

paris jackson - teenage drama

 paris jackson - teenage drama

here comes all the teenage drama
breaking bones to reach nirvana
fighting through the zombie nation
fighting through our desperation
you’re in your head i’m right here
i’m right here
 
here come all the wasted grownups
like suits and ties could be personas
wannabe their own creatives
but all they want are streams and ratings
here come all the wasted grownups
you’re in your head, i’m right here yea yea yeah
come right here yeah yeah
we’re right here yeah yeah
i’m right here
 
here come the well trained robots
stealing all that could be free thoughts
so messed up how we get left off
replace the art with cash and roadblocks
what’s in your head ? bring it here
come right here yeah yeah
we’re right here yeah yeah
i’m right here yeah yeah

Nelly Furtado - I'm Like a Bird

 Nelly Furtado - I'm Like a Bird

[Verse 1]
You're beautiful, that's for sure
You'll never ever fade
You're lovely, but it's not for sure
That I won't ever change

[Pre-Chorus]
And though my love is rare
Though my love is true

[Chorus]
I'm like a bird, I'll only fly away
I don't know where my soul is 
(Soul is)
I don't know where my home is
And baby, all I need 
for you to know is
I'm like a bird, I'll only fly away
I don't know where my soul is 
(Soul is)
I don't know where my home is
All I need for you to know is

[Verse 2]
Your faith in me brings 
me to tears (Oh)
Even after all these years, years
And it pains me so much to tell
That you don't know me that well

[Pre-Chorus]
And though my love is rare
Though my love is true

[Chorus]
I'm like a bird, I'll only fly away
I don't know where my soul is 
(Soul is)
I don't know where my home is
And baby, all I need for 
you to know is
I'm like a bird, I'll only fly away
I don't know where my soul is 
(Soul is)
I don't know where my home is
And baby, all I need for 
you to know is

[Bridge]
It's not that I wanna say goodbye
It's just that every time you try
To tell me, me that 
you love me (Oh-oh)
Each and every single day
I know I'm gonna have to 
eventually
Give you away

[Breakdown]
And though my love is rare, 
rare, rare
And though my love 
is true, yeah
Hey, I'm just scared
That we may fall through
Yeah, yeah-yeah,

[Chorus]
I'm like a bird (I'm like a bird)
I don't know where my soul is 
(Soul is)
I don't know where my home is
And baby, all I need for you to know is
I'm like a bird, I'll only fly away
I don't know where my soul is
(Soul is)
I don't know where my home is
And baby, all I need for you to know is
I'm like a bird, I'll only fly away
(I don't know where my soul is)
I don't know where my soul is 
(Soul is)
(I don't know where my home is, oh)
I don't know where my home is
And baby, all I need for you to know is
I'm like a bird, I'll only fly away
(I don't know where my soul is)
(I don't know where my home is)
I don't know where my soul is (Soul is)
I don't know where my home is
And baby, all I need for you to know is

[Outro]
I'm like a bird, I'll only fly away
I don't know where my soul is 
(Soul is)
I don't know where my home is
And baby, all I need for you to know is
I'm like a bird, I'll only fly away
I don't know where my soul is 
(Soul is)
I don't know where my home is

David Byrne feat. Stephen Colbert "Burning Down The House" (LIVE on The Late Show)

  David Byrne feat. Stephen Colbert   "Burning Down The House"

Ah, watch out
You might get what you're after
Cool babies
Strange but not a stranger
I'm an ordinary guy
Burning down the house
 

Hold tight
Wait 'til the party's over
Hold tight
We're in for nasty weather
There has got to be a way
Burning down the house
 

Here's your ticket, pack your bags
Time for jumpin' overboard
Transportation is here
Close enough but not too far
Maybe you know where you are
Fightin' fire with fire
 

Ah, all wet
Hey, you might need a raincoat
Shakedown
Dreams walking in broad daylight
365 degrees
Burning down the house
 

Ah, it was once upon a place
Sometimes I listen to myself
Gonna come in first place
People on their way to work
And, baby what do you expect?
Gonna burst into flames, ah
 

Burning down the house
 

My house
Is out of the ordinary
That's right
Don't wannna hurt nobody
Some things sure can sweep me off my feet
Burning down the house
 

 

No visible means of support
And you have not seen nothin' yet
Everything's stuck together
And I don't know what you expect
Staring into the TV set
Fightin' fire with fire, ah

Olivia Rodrigo - the cure

 Olivia Rodrigo - the cure

All the pretty girls in the foreground of my mind
I thought I’d done enough, but they keep moving the line
I thought I found the antidote this time
I thought I found the antidote this time
 
All the nights I spend fighting bad thoughts in my room
Feeling so alone, might as well be on the moon
I thought I found the antidote with you
I thought I found the antidote with you
 
But my head is full of poison
And my heart is full of doubt
I got toxins in my bloodstream
You tried hard to suck them out
And it feels like medication
And it’s good for me I’m sure
But it don’t matter how your love feels anymore
It’ll never be the cure
It’ll never be the cure
 
Used to play a game in my head
When I’d date a guy
Tally up the girls that he f---ed
‘Til I start to cry
I thought I found the antidote this time
I thought I found the antidote this time
 
But I’m unraveled
I’m unraveled
I’m unraveled
I’m unraveled
I’m unraveled
I’m unraveled
I’m unraveled
I’m unraveled
 
And my head is full of poison
And my heart is full of doubt
I got toxins in my bloodstream
You tried hard to suck them out
And it feels like medication
And it’s good for me I’m sure
But it don’t matter how your love feels anymore
It’ll never be the cure
It’ll never be the cure
 
Ohh
‘Cause baby I’m unraveled
I’m unraveled
I’m unraveled
I’m unraveled
I’m unraveled
I’m unraveled
I’m unraveled
I’m unraveled
I’m unraveled
 
Why can’t you come stitch me up?
Why can’t it ever be enough?
Why can’t you come stitch me up?
Why can’t it ever be enough?
It’s not enough
 
Oh because my head is full of poison
And my heart is full of doubt
I got toxins in my bloodstream
You tried so hard to suck out
And it feels like medication
And it’s good for me I’m sure
But it don’t matter how your love feels anymore
It’ll never be the cure
It’ll never be the cure
It’ll never be

The Script - Man in the Arena

 The Script - Man in the Arena

If I stand or if I fall
I'm still giving it my all
I'm a blood sweat tears believer
I'm the man in the arena

It's not the critic who counts
Who's shooting their mouth
When the strong man stumbles
It's not about all the noise
Or the fingers that point
At the man with the ball when he fumbles
They say it's too tough, telling you to give it up
Never showing any love
They could never make the cut
So get out of the way of those making the plays
When they say get ready to rumble
Get ready to, ready to rumble

So let them talk from the cheap seats
We're the ones making hearts beat
If you're winning or losing
Raise your hand, raise your hand
If I stand or if I fall
I'm still giving it my all
I'm a blood sweat tears believer
I'm the man in the arena
I'm a blood sweat tears believer
I'm the man in the arena

Everything that they said
Tryna get in your head
Use it all just to fuel your hunger
There'll be sweat in your eyes, but you're still gonna rise
Getting back up only makes you stronger
With dedication, with determination
Put it all together, it's a deadly combination
So feel the ground shake
Feel the earth quake
Following the footsteps only giants make
Only giants make, yeah (Let's go)

So let them talk from the cheap seats
We're the ones making hearts beat
If you're winning or losing
Raise your hand, raise your hand
If I stand or if I fall
I'm still giving it my all
I'm a blood sweat tears believer
I'm the man in the arena
I'm a blood sweat tears believer
I'm the man in the arena

And the critics, they may laugh from the comfort of their couch
And the whole world says you're wrong, but they're mistaken
If you've got the guts to fight
The glory is waiting for the ones that step inside the ring

So let them talk from the cheap seats
We're the ones making hearts beat
If you're winning or losing
Raise your hand, raise your hand
If I stand or if I fall
I'm still giving it my all
I'm a blood sweat tears believer
I'm the man in the arena
I'm a blood sweat tears believer
I'm the man in the, in the arena

In the arena
The man in the arena
In the arena

Starset - Let it Die

 Starset - Let it Die

 I cut you into pieces
Searching for your imperfections
I had plans to make you whole
But all my threads couldn’t stop the bleeding
There’s nothing left, but I’m not leaving
When all I know is you

I’ve been looking for a way to bring you back to life
And if I could find a way then I would bring you back tonight
I’d make you look, I’d make you lie,
I’d take the coldness from your eyes
But you told me, if you love me,
Let it die

Your eyes stare right through me
Ignoring my failed attempts to
Breathe back life into your veins
But I can’t start your cold heart beating
You’re so far gone, but I’m not leaving
When all I know is you

I’ve been looking for a way to bring you back to life
And if I could find a way then I would bring you back tonight
I’d make you look, I’d make you lie,
I’d take the coldness from your eyes
But you told me, if you love me,
Let it die

And you left me more dead than you’ll ever know
When you left me alone

Social Distortion - Story of My Life

 Social Distortion - Story of My Life

Story of my life
Well, high school seemed like such a blur
I didn't have much interest in sports or school elections
And in class I dreamed all day
About a rock 'n' roll weekend
 

And the girl in the front of the room
So close yet so far, ya know she never seemed to notice
That this silly school-boy crush wasn't just pretend
 

Life goes by so fast
You only want to do what you think is right
Close your eyes and then it's past
Story of my life
 

Story of my life, la la la la
Story of my life
The story of my life
 

And I went down to my old neighborhood
The faces have all changed, there's no one there left to talk to
And the pool hall I loved as a kid
Is now a 7-Eleven
 

And I went downtown to look for a job
I had no training, no experience to speak of
And I looked at the holes in my jeans
And I turned and headed back
 

Life goes by so fast
You only want to do what you think is right
Close your eyes and then it's past
Story of my life
 

Story of my life, la la la la
Story of my life
Story of my life
 

And good times come and good times go
I only wish the good times would last a little longer
And I think about the good times we had
And why they had to end
 

So I sit at the edge of my bed
I strum my guitar and I sing an outlaw love song
Thinkin' 'bout what you're doin' now
And when you're comin' back
 

Life goes by so fast
You only want to do what you think is right
Close your eyes and then it's past
Story of my life
 

Story of my life
Story of my life
Story of my life, la la la la
Story of my life
The story of my life

The Broken View - Breaking the Habit (live acoustic)

 The Broken View - Breaking the Habit 

Memories consume
Like opening the wound
I'm picking me apart again
You all assume
I'm safe here in my room
Unless I try to start again

I don't want to be the one
The battles always choose
'Cause inside I realize
That I'm the one confused

I don't know what's worth fighting for
Or why I have to scream
I don't know why I instigate
And say what I don't mean
I don't know how I got this way
I know it's not alright
So, I'm breaking the habit
I'm breaking the habit tonight

Clutching my cure
I tightly lock the door
I try to catch my breath again
I hurt much more
Than anytime before
I had no options left again

I don't want to be the one
The battles always choose
'Cause inside, I realize
That I'm the one confused

I don't know what's worth fighting for
Or why I have to scream
I don't know why I instigate
And say what I don't mean
I don't know how I got this way
I'll never be alright
So, I'm breaking the habit
I'm breaking the habit tonight

I'll paint it on the walls
'Cause I'm the one at fault
I'll never fight again
And this is how it ends

I don't know what's worth fighting for
Or why I have to scream
But now I have some clarity
To show you what I mean
I don't know how I got this way
I'll never be alright
So, I'm breaking the habit
I'm breaking the habit
I'm breaking the habit tonight

Sleeping With Sirens - Paralyzed

 Sleeping With Sirens - Paralyzed

I feel the pain
Like a thorn in my side
Self defeat
When I open my eyes
Take off the mask
And you'll see the disguise
Standing up straight
But I’m barely alive
Barely breathing
With your hand on my throat
Looking for meaning
Where there is no hope
Lost and not found
We’re lost in the sound
My head spinning now
And spiraling back to the ground

I wanna go but you beg me to stay
I’m getting tired
of these games we play
So what more do you want me to say?
I’m sick of holding my breath
While you’re making me wait
So give up
Because I’m letting this go
It hurts more than you already know
Lost and not found
We’re lost in the sound
My head spinning now
And spiraling back to the ground.
Because all of the pressure is wearing me down
Pulling me under
No where to be found
No more excuses
No more of the lies
Just need it to stop before I’m paralyzed

Ugh I think I’m paralyzed
I think I’m paralyzed oh

Head spinning now
and spiraling back to the ground
Because all of the pressure is wearing me down
Pulling me under
No where to be found
No more excuses
No more of the lies
Just need it to stop before I’m paralyzed
Because all of the pressure is wearing me down
Pulling me under
No where to be found
No more excuses
No more of the lies
Just need it to stop before I’m paralyzed

Shinedown - A Symptom of Being Human

  Shinedown - A Symptom of Being Human

I can still remember me and Miss November Rain
Beautiful and strange
Always so inclined, coloring outside the lines
Yeah, you were never on time

You've always been slightly awkward, kinda weird
Upside down and not all here
What's wrong with me and you is crystal clear

Sometimes I'm in a room where I don't belong
And the house is on fire and there's no alarm
And the walls are melting too
How about you?
I've never been the favorite, thought I'd seen it all
'Til I got my invitation to the lunatic ball
And my friends are comin' too
How about you?
Don't worry, it's all just a symptom of being human

Unpack all your baggage
Hide it in the attic, where
You hope it disappears
This all seems so familiar
But it doesn't feel like home
It's just another unknown

You've always been slightly awkward, kinda weird
Upside down and not all here
Right a wrong, it's all so crystal clear
Sometimes I'm in a room where I don't belong
And the house is on fire and there's no alarm
And the walls are melting too
How about you?

I've never been the favorite, thought I'd seen it all
'Til I got my invitation to the lunatic ball
And my friends are comin' too
How about you?
Don't worry, it's all just a symptom of being human

We're all just passing through
Passengers on a ship of fools
We're all just passing through
Passengers on a ship of fools

Sometimes I'm in a room where I don't belong
And the house is on fire and there's no alarm
And the walls are melting too
How about you?

I've never been the favorite, thought I'd seen it all
'Til I got my invitation to the lunatic ball
And my friends are comin' too
On a ship of fools

Don't worry, it's all just a symptom
Of being human

Citizen Soldier - Let It Burn (acoustic)

Citizen Soldier - Let It Burn  

Take my hand and look me in the eyeThere's still time leftCut these chords and kid run for your lifeMaybe you're broken, maybe you're shatteredWith no reasons left to tryBut you still have so much, so much worth savingThat you have left on the inside
 
I know you feel like you are worthless, that your day has comeThe misery eats you alive until you come undoneYou feel like there is nowhere left to call your home tonightYou are not alone, this is our time, and I am by your sideMy friend, this is do or die
 
Hey kid, can you hear me?Don't you dare pull the trigger, throw it all awayYou have every reason left to stay aliveAll this hell you've lived and seenDrown it all in gasolineThen light a match, pull the pin, you are not who you've beenThe past is just lessons learned, light it up and let it burn
 
Never thought that it would come to thisWho will save you?Fading fast, now you are cancerousI know you feel hopeless at the end of your rope nowThe fear is eating you aliveSo I'll be your reason, I'll be your shelterI will not let you say goodbye
 
Have you no reason to forget your pain and swear you'll stayIf you kiss it all goodbye, my friend, the world will be a darker placeI know you're scared to death but this is not the time to hideYou were meant for so much more, I won't let you leave this world behindWhat will it take to survive
 
Hey kid, can you hear me?Don't you dare pull the trigger, throw it all awayYou have every reason left to stay aliveAll this hell you've lived and seenDrown it all in gasolineThen light a match, pull the pin, you are not who you've beenThe past is just lessons learned, light it up and let it burn
 
You will remember the dayYou burn it all to the groundI know you've heard this beforeBut you've gotta be strong nowThis is not the end
 
Hey kid, can you hear me?Don't you dare pull the trigger, throw it all awayYou have every reason left to stay aliveAll this hell you've lived and seenDrown it all in gasolineThen light a match, pull the pin, you are not who you've beenThe past is just lessons learned, light it up, let it burnLet it burn(Don't you dare pull the trigger, throw it all away)(You have every reason left to stay alive)Let it burn(All this hell you've lived and seen)(Drown it all in gasoline)(Then light a match, pull the pin, you are not who you've been)The past is just lessons learned, light it up and let it burn

Alex Warren - Burning Down (with Joe Jonas)

 Alex Warren - Burning Down 

I guess you never know 
Someone you think you know 
Can’t see the knife when you’re Too close
Too close
Trust cuts deeper than lies
Even as the days go by
The wounds remain beneath my skin My skin

I wiped the dirt off your name
with the shirt off my back
I thought that you’d do the same
but you didn’t do that

Said I’m the one who’s wanted
for all the fires you started
you knew the house was burning down I had to get out
you led your saints and sinners
and fed ‘em lies for dinner
you knew the house was burning down And look at you now

Oh was it all a game?
Look what our love became I gave you everything I had I had
You had Every chance to make amends Stead ya got drunk on bitterness
and ya Still claim you’re innocent
it’'s sad

I wiped the dirt off your name with the shirt off my back
I thought that you’d do the same but you didn’t do that
Youuuu

Said I’m the one who’s wanted
for all the fires you started
you knew the house was burning down I had to get out
you led your saints and sinners
and fed ‘em lies for dinner
you knew the house was burning down
Used to tell me you’d pray for me 
You were praying for my downfall 
You were digging a grave for me
We were sharing the same four walls 
Used to tell me you’d pray for me 
You were praying for my downfall 
You were digging a grave for me
We were sharing the same four walls 
And you

Sleep Token - Take Me Back to Eden

Sleep Token - Take Me Back to Eden 

I dream in phosphorescence
Bleed through spaces
See you drifting past the fog
But no one told you where to go
We dive through crystal waters
Perfect oceans
But no one told me not to breathe
And now the weightlessness recedes

My, my, those eyes like fire
I'm a winged insect, you're a funeral pyre
Come now, bite through these wires
I'm a waking hell and thе gods grow tired
Reset my patiеnt violence along both lines of a pathway higher
Grow back your sharpest teeth, you know my desire

I will travel far beyond the path of reason
Take me back to Eden
Take me back to Eden
Take me back to Eden

Well, yeah, I spit blood when I wake up
Sink porcelain stained, choking up brain matter and make-up
Just two days since the mainframe went down and I'm still messed up
Room feels like a meat freezer
I dangle in like cold cuts
Missed calls, answer phones from people I just don't trust
Mirror talk, fake love
But I'll take a pound of your flesh 'fore you take a piece of my paystub
White roses, black doves
Godmother, rise up
I need you to see me for what I have become

My, my, those eyes like fire
I'm a winged insect, you're a funeral pyre
Come now, bite through these wires
I'm a waking hell and the gods grow tired
Reset my patient violence along both lines of a pathway higher
Grow back your sharpest teeth, you know my desire

I guess it goes to show, does it not?
That we've no idea what we've got
Until we lose it (Until we lose it, until we lose it)
And no amount of love will keep it around
If we don't choose it (Choose it)
And I don't know what's got its teeth in me
But I'm about to bite back in anger
No amount of self-sought fury
Will bring back the glory of innocence

My, my, those eyes like fire
I'm a winged insect, you're a funeral pyre
Come now, bite through these wires
I'm a waking hell and the gods grow tired
Reset my patient violence along both lines of a pathway higher
Grow back your sharpest teeth, you know my desire
(When we were made)
(I know)
(It was no accident)
(You know my desire)
(We were tangled up like branches in a flood)
[Refrain]
I have traveled far beyond the path of reason
Take me back to Eden
Take me back to Eden

MUSE - Hexagons

 MUSE - Hexagons

 [Verse 1]
I'm a marionette with severed strings
Gorge on my soul while I'm weak and dying

[Verse 2]
Haunted by futures I can't avoid
A shape immersed through the fog of war

[Pre-Chorus]
Synthetic and divine
And we touched the veil and it broke our spines

[Chorus]
Our resistance is mass-produced
And she will ghostwrite my obsessions
Reach out, touch me
And draw me from the sixth dimension
You have been forcing my hand

[Bridge]
Love revealed our failed rebellion

[Chorus]
Our resistancе is mass-produced
She will ghostwrite my obsеssions
Reach out, touch me
And draw me from the sixth dimension
You have been forcing my hand

Joel Chapter Two

 1    BLOW ye the trumpet in Zion, and sound an alarm in my holy mountain:  let all the inhabitants of the
    land tremble:  for the day of the LORD cometh, for it is nigh at hand.

2    A day of darkness and of gloominess, a day of clouds and of thick darkness, as the morning spread upon
    the mountains:  a great people and a strong;  there hath not been even the like, neither shall be any more 
    after it, even to the years of many generations.

3    A fire devoureth before them;  and behind them a flame burneth:  the land is as the garden of Eden before
    them;  and behind them a desolate wilderness;  yea, and nothing shall escape them.

4    The appearance of them is as the appearance of horses;  and as horsemen, so shall they run.

5    Like the noise of chariots on the tops of mountains shall they leap, like the noise of a flame of fire that
    devoureth the stubble, as a strong people set in battle array.

6    Before their face the people shall be much pained;  all faces shall gather blackness.

7    They shall run like mighty men;  they shall climb the wall like men of war;  and they shall march every one
    on his ways, and they shall not break their ranks:

8    Neither shall one thrust another;  they shall walk every one in his path:  and when they fall upon the sword,
    they shall not be wounded.

9    They shall run to and fro in the city;  they shall run upon the wall, they shall climb up upon the houses;
    they shall enter in at the windows like a thief.

10    The earth shall quake before them;  the heavens shall tremble:  the sun and the moon shall be dark,
    and the stars shall withdraw their shining:

11    And the LORD shall utter his voice before his army:  for his camp is very great:  for he is strong that
    executeth his word:  for the day of the LORD is great and very terrible;  and who can abide it?

12    Therefore also now, saith the LORD, Turn ye even to me with all your heart, and with fasting, and with
    weeping, and with mourning:  

13    And rend your heart, and not your garments, and turn unto the LORD your God:  for he is gracious and
    merciful, slow to anger, and of great kindness, and repenteth him of the evil.

14    Who knoweth if he will return and repent, and leave a blessing behind him;  even a meat offering and
    a drink offering unto the LORD your God?

15    Blow the trumpet in Zion, sanctify a fast, call a solemn assembly:

16    Gather the people, sanctify the congregation, assemble the elders, gather the children, and those that
    suck the breasts:  let the bridegroom go forth of his chamber, and the bride out of her closet.

17    Let the priests, the ministers of the LORD, weep between the porch and the altar, and let them say, Spare
    thy people, O LORD, and give not thine heritage to reproach that the heathen should rule over them:
    wherefore should they say among the people, Where is their God?

18    Then will the LORD be jealous for his land, and pity his people.

19    Yea, the LORD will answer and say unto his people, Behold, I will send you corn, and wine, and oil, and ye
    shall be satisfied therewith:  and I will no more make you a reproach among the heathen:

20    But I will remove far off from you the northern army, and will drive him into a land barren and desolate, 
    with his face toward the east sea, and his hinder part toward the utmost sea, and his stink shall come up, 
    and his ill savour shall come up, because he hath done great things.

21    Fear not, O land;  be glad and rejoice:  for the LORD will do great things.

22    Be not afraid, ye beasts of the field:  for the pastures of the wilderness do spring, for the tree beareth her fruit,
    the fig tree and the vine do yield their strength.

23    Be glad then, ye children of Zion, and rejoice in the LORD your God:  for he hath given you the former rain
    moderately, and he will cause to come down for you the rain, the former rain, and the latter rain in the first month.

24    And the floors shall be full of wheat, and the fats shall overflow with wine and oil.

25    And I will restore to you the years that the locust hath eaten, the cankerworm, and the caterpiller, and the    
    palmerworm, my great army which I sent among you.

26    And ye shall eat in plenty, and be satisfied, and praise the name of the LORD your God, that hath dealt wondrously
    with you:  and my people shall never be ashamed.

27    And ye shall know that I am in the midst of Israel, and that I am the LORD your God, and none else:  and my
    people shall never be ashamed.

28    And it shall come to pass afterward, that I will pour out my spirit upon all flesh;  and your sons and your
    daughters shall prophesy, your old men shall dream dreams, your young men shall see visions:

29    And also upon the servants and upon the handmaids in those days will I pour out my spirit.

30    And I will shew wonders in the heavens and in the earth, blood, and fire, and pillars of smoke.

31    The sun shall be turned into darkness, and the moon into blood, before the great and the terrible day
    of the LORD come. 

32    And it shall come to pass, that whosoever shall call on the name of the LORD shall be delivered:  for in mount
    Zion and in Jerusalem shall be deliverance, as the LORD hath said, and in the remnant whom the LORD shall call.

    Joel Chapter Two - KJV

Thursday, May 21, 2026

Edie Brickell & The New Bohemians - What I am

Edie Brickell & The New Bohemians - What I am 

I'm not aware of too many things
I know what I know, if you know what I mean
I'm not aware of too many things
I know what I know, if you know what I mean
Philosophy is the talk on a cereal box
Religion is the smile on a dog
I'm not aware of too many things
I know what I know, if you know what I mean, do doo yeah
Shove me in the shallow waters
Before I get too deep
What I am is what I am
Are you what you are or what?
What I am is what I am
Are you what you are, or?
Oh, I'm not aware of too many things
I know what I know, if you know what I mean
Philosophy is a walk on the slippery rocks
Religion is a light in the fog
I'm not aware of too many things
I know what I know, if you know what I mean, do doo yeah
Shove me in the shallow water
Before I get too deep
Shove me in the shallow water
Before I get too deep
What I am is what I am
Are you what you are or what?
What I am is what I am
Are you what you are or what?
What I am is what I am
Are you what you are or what you are is?
What I am is what I am
Are you what you are or what
Ha la la ha
I say, I say, I say, I do
Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey
Shove me in the shallow water
Before I get too deep
Shove me in the shallow water
Before I get too deep
Shove me in the shallow water
Before I get too deep
Shove me in the shallow water
Before I get too deep
Shove me in the shallow water
Before I get too deep
Don't let me get too deep
Don't let me get too deep
Don't let me get too deep
Don't let me get too deep
What I am is what I am
Are you what you are or what?
What I am is what I am
Are you what you are or what?
What I am is what I am
Are you what you are or what you are is?
What I am is what I am
Are you what you are or what?

Sleep Token - Emergence

 Sleep Token - Emergence

[Verse 1]
Well, you were laid in verse
Living on a promised word
I am the rose you relinquished again
You and I are down headfirst
In another world I heard
But I have a feeling we're close to the end

[Chorus]
So, come on, come on
Out from underneath, who you were
Come on, come out now
You know that it's time to emerge

[Refrain]
So go ahead and wrap your arms around me
Arms around me, arms around me, yeah
Go ahead and wrap your arms around me
Arms around me, arms around me, yeah
Go ahеad and wrap your arms around me
Arms around me, arms around me, yеah
Go ahead and wrap your arms around me
Arms around me, arms around me, yeah (Hey, woo)

[Verse 2]
Are you carbine on my nano? Red glass on my lightbulb
Dark light on my culture, sapphire on my white gold
Burst out of my chest and hide out in the vents
My blood beats so alive
By right through your lens
It's midnight in my mind's eye, drowning out the daylight
Godspeed to my enemies who've been askin' for that call sign
You know the behaviour, canines of the saviour
Glory to the legion, trauma for the neighbours

[Refrain]
So go ahead and wrap your arms around me
Arms around me, arms around me, yeah
Go ahead and wrap your arms around me
Arms around me, arms around me, yeah
Go ahead and wrap your arms around me
Arms around me, arms around me, yeah
Go ahead and wrap your arms around me
Arms around me, arms around me

[Verse 3]
I've got solar flares for your death guns, space dust for your fuel rods
Dark days for your Solstice dancin' through the depths of
Hellfire, on the winds that started from within
My blood beats so alive, might tear right through my skin
So, tell me what you meant by "Living past your half-life"
In lockstep with the universe, and you're well-versed in the afterlife
You know that I'm sanctified by what's below
No matter what you do, no matter where you go

[Bridge]
You might be the one to take away the pain
And let my mind go quiet
And nothing else is quite the same as how I feel when I'm at your side

[Chorus]
Come on, come on
Out from underneath who you were
Come on, come out now
You know that it's time to emerge

[Refrain]
So go ahead and wrap your arms around me
Arms around me, arms around me

[Bridge]
And you might be the one to take away the pain
And let my mind go quiet
And nothing else is quite the same as how I feel when I'm at your side

[Instrumental Outro]

The Devil Wears Prada - Broken

The Devil Wears Prada - Broken 

I hate when I get left alone
I’m sure that all these calls are getting old
A short drive / just get me home
The cost is nowhere near to what I owe

From the back of the car it’s sinking in
Like a shot of fear and adrenaline 
I’m a lost cause with nothing left
Can’t you see that?

My hands are torn up
From all these broken bottles 
I can’t stand, lost too much
I know I’ve got my problems

How did it start?
This episode’s got me crawling and flying
I’m high and I’m low  

I watch from afar and make my bets
As you sit back and light a cigarette 
A lost cause with nothing left
Can’t you see that?

My hands are torn up
From all these broken bottles 
I can’t stand, lost too much
I know I’ve got my problems
Everyday I’m afraid
That I might find the bottom
My hands are torn up
I know I’ve got my problems

Drink it down, I’m on empty
Shaking now, please don’t worry
It surrounds all that I see
I’m on empty

My hands are torn up
From all these broken bottles 
I can’t stand, lost too much
I know I’ve got my problems
Everyday I’m afraid
That I might find the bottom
My hands are torn up
I know I’ve got my problems

Anberlin - Never Take Friendship Personal

 Anberlin - Never Take Friendship Personal

There's a hatchet got a knife
When I awoke there was nothing real in this life
But dreams are so intoxicating, (intoxicating)
When you're doing this alone
Gun, rope, brick on the way
But words have no meaning when its you that says
I really do care, no baby I, I really do care!

Innocence gone, never take friendship personal
If you can't hold yourself together
Why should I hold you now?
In a sense gone, never take friendship personal
If you can't hold yourself together
Why should I hold you now?

Once a skeptic, now the critic
And you think that you finally found a place of your own.
Amongst the cold and timid souls
Where only failure knows your name

Look around for the closest to blame
But look no further than the hands beneath your arms
and now your 6 feet down, buried with, with your passing fame
And fame fame fame fame.

Innocence gone, never take friendship personal
If you can't hold yourself together
Why should I hold you now?
In a sense gone, never take friendship personal
If you can't hold yourself together
Why should I hold you now?

Oh oh oh you lie
Tell me something more than what you've tried to hide
If you can't find your self, then how can I expect to find you.
Oh oh oh you cry
Tell me something more than what you tried
The greatest tragedy is not your death
But a life without reason, that your life had no purpose
(Life has no purpose!)

Innocence gone, never take friendship personal
If you can't hold yourself together
Why should I hold you now?
In a sense gone, never take friendship personal
If you can't hold yourself together
Why should I hold you now?

Innocence gone, never take friendship personal
If you can't hold yourself together
Why should I hold you now?

Sam Barber - You Know I Know (live performance)

Sam Barber - You Know I Know 

We can no longer fake this since we lost purpose these days have became such a climb
I can feel the tide changing and if I don't make it I'll be caught between space and time

You know I know I'm not alright
I'm so damn tired of all this fight

If all went to hell and I stopped breathing tonight
well you wouldn't have a thought about saving my life
Every scar that you've left has been burned on my mind
ya we’re all set to crash if not now then in time

As I stare at the darkness that came without warning I'd rather be somewhere I'm not
All the bad waking morning and ceaseless downpouring has finally taken all that I've got

You know I know I'm not alright
I'm so damn tired of all this fight

If all went to hell and I stopped breathing tonight,
well you wouldn't have a thought about saving my life
Every scar that you've left has been burned on my mind
ya we’re all set to crash if not now then in time

We can no longer fake this since we lost purpose these days have became such a climb
I can feel the tide changing and if I don't make it I'll be caught between space and time

Let Babylon Burn - I Forgive That Man

 Let Babylon Burn - I Forgive That Man

Me used to walk with a stone in the chest
Try to hold truth, but me couldn't confess
Whispers in the dark, shaming on me bed
Old vices in me head, saying things me never said
 

But me put down the way, left it right there in the sand
Didn't need no preacher, didn't need no plan
Just one deep breath and a shaky hand
Said me forgive that man
Yeah, me forgive that man
 

Me now speak in riddles, both right and wrong
Me now dress up the guilt in a Sunday sound
Me just know me tried, I'm a broke, I'm a roast
Still got scars on me soul, nobody knows
 

Just to give thanks for the silence that came after pain
For the woman who helped when me numb the brain
For the ones me hurt, and the ones who stayed
For the love me lost, and the price me paid
 

So me put down the weight, didn't bury it, just let it go
Didn't rewrite the past, just let it flow
And if me falter again, me already know
Me can say, me forgive that man
Yeah, me forgive that man
 

'Cause healing ain't loud you know
Sometimes it just sounds like breathing

Anberlin - High Stakes

Anberlin - High Stakes 

Never been the one to fold 
And give up a game
But what’s the point in playing 
When it all ends the same 
Cause King plays for Queen 
Queen plays for Keeps
Like the secrets up your sleeve 
That you’re hiding
Shoulda cashed out
When I heard you were lying
I went all in but now the 
Chips are down
I found you out
Called your bluff
You doubled down
Hearts like cards all on the table
If love’s the game, bet on betrayal 
Two faced
Well played
All fake
In spades
Odds always in your favor
Deal the dealer play the player 
Two faced
Well played
High stakes
Heartbreak
Banked on beauty
But I shoulda bet on myself
I wish that I could
Put the blame on somebody else 
But I showed my hand
You showed your plan to get away
Just like a thief in the night 
And all you left me with was

Doubt and wondering why I was 
Blind from the start
When you played our
Hearts like cards all on the table
If love’s the game, bet on betrayal 
Two faced
Well played
All fake
In spades
Odds always in your favor
Deal the dealer play the player 
Two faced
Well played
High stakes
Heartbreak
Chips are down
I found you out 
Called your bluff 
You doubled down 
Chips are down
I found you out 
Called your bluff 
You doubled down
Hearts like cards all on the table
If love’s the game, bet on betrayal 
Two faced
Well played
All fake
In spades
Odds always in your favor
Deal the dealer play the player Two faced
Well played
High stakes
Heartbreak

Dirty Heads - Rage (feat. Travis Barker & Aimee Interrupter)

 Dirty Heads - Rage 

I still got rage inside
Since I've been 8 or 9
My dad he went to the store
And didn't come back no more

I still got rage
But that's okay
I deal with my pain
And give love away

While beer bottles busting in rushing to find the door
Feel solid on the outside but you're boiling at your core
Greater suffering becomes such things as joy
And happiness is fleeting when you're bleeding on the floor

I take a beating smile with the greeting life is a meaning or
Quite misleading pipe when I'm dreaming fly to the ceiling more
Think I need a new body cause I've bodied all these demons
But it took it's toll and I just roll and smiling out while I'm screaming

I still got rage inside
Since I've been 8 or 9
My dad he went to the store
And didn't come back no more

I still got rage
But that's okay
I deal with my pain
And give love away

Cause lately I've been double dipping doses
The only thing that seems to help with these emotions
Too many scars got me feeling like I'm broken
Staring at the world saying damn y'all must be joking now
And I know I got to deal with the rage
Too many wounds got me sharpening the blade
Too many days one foot upon the grave
Like, ay-ay-ay, sounds system, take me away

I still got rage inside
Since I've been 8 or 9
My dad he went to the store
And didn't come back no more

I still got rage
But that's okay
I deal with my pain
And give love away

I may be hurt but I'm not broken
You never came
So I keep a smile on my face
But that's okay
I may be hurt but I'm not broken
I still got rage
So you best believe when I say

I still got rage inside
Since I've been 8 or 9
My dad he went to the store
And didn't come back no more

I still got rage
But that's okay
I deal with my pain
And give love away

I give love away
And give love away
I give love away
And give love away