Strings Attached
1. Mother Nature
Though you've only just met me
My crystal ball is ready
I'd like to make a prediction
About your coming affliction
Your family annoys you
Their venon almost destroys you
The bickering is endless
And leaves you full of resentment
And it feels like a bad dream
Feels like a bad dream
Mother Nature's crawling
Through the fields of Holland
Overrun with vermin
It was pre-determined
Though you've only just met me
You're trying to forget me
The ones who drive you crazy
You will be like them some day
It may trouble your aesthetics
But you share their genetics
So one way or another
You will end up like your mother
And it feels like a bad dream
Feels like a bad dream
Mother Nature's brawling
Like bowling pins we're falling
Overcome with bourbon
It was pre-determined
Mother Nature's calling
Genghis Kahn and Stalin
Duchesses in ermine
It was pre-determined
Mother nature
Mother nature
Mother nature
Though you've only just met me
I know you won't forget me
2. A Better Feeling
You occupied Wall Street
Because you couldn’t find a job
But you left me hanging
When you took off with that mob
I know you’re special
A gorgeous one of a kind
So I’m coming back now
I guess I kind of lost my mind
It’s a better feeling
When I hold you in my arms
It’s a better feeling
Together we are strong
The tide is turning
We’re running out of time
If we stick together
Who knows what we will find
It’s a better feeling
When I hold you in my arms
It’s a better feeling
Together we are strong
A better feeling
We’ve been holding off too long
It’s a better feeling
Together we are strong
It’s a better feeling
When I hold you in my arms
It’s a better feeling
Together we are strong
A better feeling
A better feeling
It’s a better feeling
3. Wind is Gonna Turn
Take that man back to Texas
Where he longs to be
He’s had his fame and fortune
And share of misery
Now he wants to drive the tractor
Through a nuclear reactor
That boat is sinking in the sea
He led us down the path
And now it’s time to end
No longer young and supple
Break instead of bend
You all got what you wanted
The sharp edge dulled and blunted
A dying garden left to tend
Round, round
Treading the same ground
Down, down
Turn this thing around
There is change in the air
In the headlights everywhere
A revolution will return
Spread the ashes that we burned
The wind is gonna turn
The wind is gonna turn
Take that man to the palace
Quick as you can go
Place him upon the throne
And let the people know
Stuck in a deep recession
It’s time for a succession
Plant the seeds and let them grow
Round, round
Treading the same ground
Down, down
Turn this thing around
There is change in the air
In the headlights everywhere
A revolution will return
Spread the ashes that we burned
The wind is gonna turn
The wind is gonna turn
4. Leave Me Alone
It's just a dream
That keeps me awake
I want to scream out
There's only so much I can take
I was beholden
And very powerless
If your path was golden
I couldn't care less
I could throw the sweetest curve
If I only had the nerve
I don't care what people say
I live my life the lonely way
And when your nose gets out of joint
I see I've almost made my point
Won't you leave me alone?
It's just a day
That turns into a week
And as the years stray
Into a losing streak
I could sing the sweetest tune
As we dance into our ruin
I don't care what people think
I write my tale in poison ink
And when your lie gets in my way
A rotten case of truth decay
Won't you leave me alone?
5. Cover Your Eyes
I cover my eyes
Because I don’t want to see
The reflection looking back at me
I cover my heart
Because I won’t play the part
Love should never be art
It should be real
Should make you feel
Like you could die
And you wouldn’t mind
It happens too fast
A nuclear blast
Blows you apart
Opens your heart
Love should be blind
Cover your eyes, cover your eyes
Love should be blind
I cover my ears
Because I don’t want to hear
The gasp when I look in the mirror
I cover my mouth
Because I don’t like the sound
Of my forehead hitting the ground
It’s so surreal
Love makes you feel
Like you could kill
You know the drill
Before you know
It doesn’t let go
Blows you apart
Opens your heart
Love should be blind
Cover your eyes, cover your eyes
Love should be blind
Cover your eyes, cover your eyes
6. Speak of the Devil
Speak of the Devil
Well there he is
Sitting next to you
Introducing himself
Speak of an Angel
Well there she is
Flying over you
Introducing herself
To you
7. Choke Hold
How did we get here?
How did we get here?
No one's got a home to stay in
No one's got a job that's paying
I don't know, I'm just saying
Nothing comes from all that playing
How did we get here?
How did we get here?
You just want a bed to sleep in
Wipe away the tears you're weeping
Freedom from the snakes a creeping
Freedom from the debt you're keeping
They got you in a choke hold
They got you in a choke hold
They got you in a choke hold
They got you in a choke hold
Life can be so sweet or sour
Must be why you look so dour
This could be your finest hour
Rise up now and fight the power
Got you, they got you
They got you in a choke hold
8. A Strange Bird
Fear buzzes by me
With shimmering wings
And a STRANGE BIRD above me
Starts to sing
"You there below me
On the edge of doom
Hades in your headlights
Come on, we're making room for you"
Wrap yourself
If you want me to open you
Wrap yourself
If you want me to open you
Maybe you don't love your life
Maybe you don't live for love
Maybe you wouldn't love to die
Maybe you wouldn't die for love
Angels tread
Lightly on your forehead
And the Devil dances
In your bed
"I'm wreaking havoc," he mumbles
As the last relic of hope crumbles
"Cry in your soup if you must,
Your tears will turn to rust"
Wrap yourself
If you want me to open you
Wrap yourself
If you want me to open you
Maybe you don't love your life
Maybe you don't live for love
Maybe you wouldn't love to die
Maybe you wouldn't die for love
9. Incoming
Heading down the highway with a weapon at my side
I've almost had my fill of the emptiness inside
Mugging for the camera with a twisting of the lens
Shooting down my enemies for acting like my friends
Incoming, incoming forces from above
Incoming over the trenches that we dug
Incoming into our house of broken love
I feel like a comet that's been smashed inside your rings
Trying to forget that I remember anything
So stick me in your blender for a most delightful whip
Suicidal promises are jumping from your lip
Incoming, incoming forces from above
Incoming over the trenches that we dug
Incoming into our house of broken love
©2015 by Wishnefsky
LOST DOG Records