WORKING CLASS VOODOO
I guess Mona Lisa smiles
I’ve never been to Louvre
Wasted all my precious time
On dreams just like you
My phoenix from the flames
Died this afternoon
I might have lost my job
Still got my greasy spoon
Might have left my roots
Yet I’m no Danny Boone
Heros come and go
They end up in cartoons
JUST A LITTLE RAIN
NOTHING ELSE WILL DO
I KNOW IT SOUNDS INSANE
BUT I’M IN LOVE WITH BEING BLUE
JUST A LITTLE RAIN
JUST A LITTLE PAIN
WORKING CLASS VOODOO
Marriage is just like
Inhaling helium
First it takes you high
Then paints your face with gloom
Your consolation price
Sticky hands and balloons
The world outside my window
Moves and grooves
I’m on my couch down with the blues
DAYTIME SUFFERING
Heal me
Come over here and baby feel me
You know you used to make me dream
I miss the days when you were mine
So be it
Life didn’t give us what we needed
That’s not the reason to delete it
I always stood right by your side
MCCARTNEY’S WINGS PLAY ON MY MIND
JUST WHEN I THINK I’M DOING FINE
THOSE SILLY LOVE SONGS LEAD TO NIGHT
AND DAYTIME SUFFERING
I kneel
I cross my hands in case he hears me
But God’s been way too busy lately
He keeps me hanging on the line
Daytime suffering you haunt me
Daytime suffering you taunt me
Babe I wish I knew just what I wanted
Indecision plagues the broken-hearted
WHAT IS LOVE?
Baby if I seem all blue
It’s only cause I’m missing you
Though I have come to realize
You will always be just fine
Laughing at your end of the line
Telling me you’re coming home tonight
If your flight leaves on time
TELL ME WHAT IS LOVE?
TELL ME WHAT IS PAIN?
THEY SEEM JUST THE SAME
YET I FORGIVE YOU SOMEHOW
THROUGH ALL THIS BLAME
THROUGH ALL THIS SHAME
I TURN OLD AND GRAY
YET I FORGIVE YOU SOMEHOW
I can take care of the kids
We can fool around a bit
I always knew how to make you smile
Addicted to the shows you like
I’ll try my best not to fight
I’ll drink another glass of bitter wine
Your disappointed Frankenstein
I really want to know
(What is love?)
I don’t seem to have a clue
It’s so hard letting go
Because you know I love you so – I do baby
I really want to know what love is
You know I miss you sometimes
GOOD OL' STUPID ME
(by Tom Tikka & Elina Suominen)
I watch the evening news
A kind of self-abuse
Those getting rich and fat
Still own my ass that’s that
I’ve seen the whole wide world
Been worshipped, I’ve been burned
Intoxication wise
There’s nothing I ain’t tried
I’M THROUGH
PRETENDING I AM GOOD
THAT I AM SMART AND TRUE
I JUST WANT TO BE
GOOD OLD STUPID ME
NA NA NA NA NA
NA NA NA NA NA
NA NA NA NA NA
NA NA NA NA NA
GOOD OLD STUPID ME
My exes curse my name
And they’re right I am to blame
God only knows I’ve paid
A fortune for getting laid
Here’s just another song
About how things went so wrong
Mine was shooting star
But I’m back playing guitar
Good old stupid me
Has put in a plea
Good old stupid me
Just wants to be set free
DRIVING ME INSANE
Mark Antony, I guess that’s me
He had Rome but I’m all alone
I think of you; I feel a fool
You’ll never leave
Your Hallmark fantasy, girl
Or your pedigree
I WISH YOU KNEW
JUST WHAT YOU DO
IT’S HURTING GOOD
YOU GIVE ME LOVE BUT YOU DRIVE ME INSANE
I WISH YOU KNEW
TO TELL THE TRUTH
I’VE GOT THE BLUES
YOU GIVE ME LOVE BUT YOU DRIVE ME INSANE
DRIVE ME INSANE
DRIVE ME INSANE
You Xbox me and play for free
Then run back home
To your big brownstone
And lots of gold
A name that's old
And family tree
Why would you prefer me, girl
I live reality
I heard you’re moving to LA
I guess you’ll find another lay
SWEET SUGAR
Sometimes loneliness can hurt
And lack of love can burn
That’s what we’re doing here
I keep seeing you every night
Under these neon signs
One of which says “beer”
How about more than a smile?
WELL I’M BY MY LONESOME
HOLD ME TIGHT
I GOT SWEET SWEET SUGAR ON MY MIND
IF YOU CONSENT
BABY I GOT THE TIME
I WILL PULL YOU CLOSE
STAY BY YOUR SIDE, GIRL
I WON’T LEAVE BEFORE DAYLIGHT
JUST GIVE ME SWEET SWEET SUGAR
BABY I’LL BE WORTH YOUR WHILE
Wish there was another way
To make it through the day
To make it through the night
You are thinking of your guy
I’m thinking of my wife
Lord knows I have tried
I can’t take another fight
We can just talk about it
Or try hard to live without it
So what if we’re fatally flawed?
SUMMER MEANS NEW LOVE
She’s got ribbons in her hair
And she puts flowers on his grave
She is down and out
Down and out
Down and out – she’s down
He’s been gone so very long
And yet her feelings are so strong
She is lost and found
Lost and found
Lost and found – she’s found
SUMMER MEANS NEW LOVE
SUMMER MEANS NEW LOVE
YET SHE’S PRAYING FOR
GOD TO BRING HER HOME TO HIM
SUMMER MEANS NEW LOVE
SUMMER MEANS NEW LOVE
YET SHE’S PRAYING FOR
JUST ANOTHER DREAM SHE SPENDS WITH HIM
She can hear his gentle voice
See him playing with their boys
It’s all in her mind
In her mind – in her lonesome mind
When she’s alone at night
Holds his picture oh so tight
She lives in the past
In the past – in her distant past
Life is hard and it always will
Hit you hard, bring you to your knees
It brings you to your knees
It brings you to your knees, baby
DISMAL DAY
If you pardon me from sunset
I pardon you from pain
I am through dancing in the rain
So love was not what we expected
Life turned out much the same
Here’s to waking up to another dismal day
Yet through all the disappointments
And through all the wasted years
As I’m leaving, I’m holding back the tears
I won’t tell you that I’m going
I won’t even bid farewell
I’ll be happy to leave behind this hell
If I could go back in time
I know just what I’d do
I wouldn’t even glance at you
I know we had our moments
And we had our silly laughs
I got to face it
They are now my past
I got to face it
Sometimes the past is past
JUST LIKE XMAS (LOVE IS WAR)
I see the snow flakes falling
They cover up the trees
I feel just like calling you
But you’re not here
Another lonely heartache
Though this season’s dear
I’ve come to the conclusion
That Santa just ain’t real, now aint it
JUST LIKE CHRISTMAS
JUST LIKE CHRISTMAS
JUST LIKE CHRISTMAS
LOVE IS WAR
I wonder round the streets that
We walked hand in hand
Listening to John Lennon
And Plastic Ono band
Singing war is over
Man, it’s still going on
A new year’s resolution
That they got real wrong, now ain’t it
JUST LIKE CHRISTMAS
JUST LIKE CHRISTMAS
JUST LIKE CHRISTMAS
LOVE IS WAR, NOW AIN’T IT
JUST LIKE CHRISTMAS
JUST LIKE CHRISTMAS
JUST LIKE CHRISTMAS
IT’S YOUR FAULT
Perhaps you will remember
Love letters in the sand
Perhaps you will remember
That I’m your man
TURN BACK THE TIME
I allow myself to weep
After you have gone to sleep
After I tuck in the kids
I fall into thousand bits
Knowing you don’t give a shit
WISH I COULD TURN BACK THE TIME
WISH I’D NEVER MADE YOU MINE
SO MANY THINGS I REALIZE JUST NOW
WISH I COULD TURN BACK THE TIME
We fight about your wedding rings
Work and sex, most everything
If they could whitewash my mind
I’d erase it all outright
So that I could sleep at night
I kiss my three-year old goodnight
Wish I could stay right by his side
I see a man all dressed in black
At a lonely cul du sac
Loading up a U-Haul van
Saying goodbye to his clan
Someday they will understand
ALL SHE WANTS IS YOU
She’s been my girl all of this time
And then you came and changed her mind
Now she hates the things I do
And all she wants is you
She used to love me and hold me tight
Kept me warm all through the night
Now she’s gone and I feel blue
And all she wants is you
All she wants is you
She’s made up her mind
All she wants is you I’m out of time
She’s been my girl all of this time
And then you came and messed up her mind
I tired to love her like best I could
And all she wants is you
MARY
(by Tom Tikka & Lappe Holopainen)
Mary loves her life
She’s got everything
A good girl should have
At a coffee shop
On 42nd Street
She serves people dreams
Hold me tight I’m falling down – she says
Hold me tight I’m breaking down – she says
Hold me tight I’m so down – love me
ALL THOSE HAIL MARYS
CUTE STORIES AND FAIRYTALES
LEFT YOU UNAWARE OF
THE DARK MERCENARIES OF LOVE
THEY COME WITH BOXING GLOVES
Once upon a time
In a smaller town
When she was still at school
Mary came across
A travelling salesman
Loved God but scarred her good
Mary loves her life
It’s all inside her mind
Preaches about crimes
Against eternal life
JADED MIND
(by Tom Tikka & Elina Suominen)
Closed my eyes and heard them all
10 000 people maybe more
A gathering of tribes
The window of an old drugstore
Had a sign make love not war
But peace you can’t prescribe
News clips of days gone by
Make me wanna cry
WE’VE BEEN ALWAYS BLIND
I’M WAITING ON SOMETHING THAT WOULD BLOW MY MIND
AND WE’VE BEEN ALWAYS BLIND
I’M WAITING ON A CHANGE THAT WOULD HEAL MANKIND
IT’S FINE
I’VE GOT A JADED MIND
An expedition to the stars
The history of Taj Majal
Richard Nixon’s memoirs
Educated by TV
My generation’s ruled by screens
The past one went to Mars
News clips of days gone by
Make me wanna cry
Got a jaded mind
Got a jaded mind
Wish I wasn’t blind
Got a jaded mind
THAT'S WHAT WINSTON CHURCHILL SAID
A man who lives alone
Is the man who dies alone
And winding is the road
I took long time ago
Kerouac was right, so damn right
There’s no end in sight on this rough ride
Life just stretches on
Then one day you are gone
SO FAR FROM HOME
SO FAR FROM HOME
IF YOU’RE IN HELL
JUST GO FULL STEAM AHEAD
THAT’S WHAT WINSTON CHURCHILL SAID
I thought you were my friend
I’d bring this to an end
But you know I am cursed
With my sexual thirst
Just one look from you, you can lie
A touch that feels real good, I won’t ask you why
I don’t turn you on
Or where the hell you’re going
A GOOD THING GOING ON
You got your daddy; I got my life
You want more but let me tell you right now
Come on baby we got a good thing going on
Ain’t nothing better than a bath with you
Come to think of it, I like ‘em showers too
Come on baby we got a good thing going on
You ain’t no cow and your milk ain’t free
We’ve been through this, so mamma just please
Call me over, make me reel
But don’t you tell me how I’m supposed to feel
I ain’t looking for another ring
Don’t want to be jealous or controlling
Come on baby we got a good thing going on
BULLET IN THE HEAD
Woke up this morning on the wrong side of the bed
Woke up this morning, my mind was filled with dread
It’s hard to tell you how
It’s hard to say just why
I spent too long by your side
I need a bullet in the head
Woke up this morning with murder on my mind
Woke up this morning, I thrashed your Venetian blinds
LIFE GOES ON AND ON AND ON
BUT IT’S REALLY NOT THAT LONG
MY DAD SAID ON HIS DEATHBED
I WASTED SO MUCH TIME ON YOU
AND ALL YOU DID WAS MAKE ME BLUE
I HATE YOU NOW IT’S BEEN SAID
LISTEN NOW, I CAN’T LEAVE YOU SO INSTEAD
I NEED A BULLET IN THE HEAD
Let’s get one thing straight…
I woke up this morning praying you would die
I woke up this morning but God wasn’t on my side
HEART'S ON FIRE
Do you remember when we all sat down
And we swore we won’t get old
Steven married money and Tim lost his hair
Jake’s heart has turned cold
And I’ve been bought and sold
YET MY HEART’S ON FIRE
AND MY BLOOD BOILS HOT
I AM ALL DESIRE
I WILL NEVER STOP
I’LL SHOUT IT FROM ROOFTOPS
I’M ALIVE
Did I mention Ken hates his wife?
But just in secrecy
Bob got fired and Art’s in jail
Matt’s in therapy
It all sounds just like me
My life has gone it seems
Far from street of dreams
Yet, I’m hanging on
SPACE COWBOYS
My spaceship’s landing now
I'll be coming home
The man I was preflight
Had an astral liaison
My helmet's coming off
No damage to the brain
I flush my protein pills
I fold my gear; dye out my grays
SPACE COWBOYS
CAN GET LOST IN WINE
THEY GOT NO SPINE
SPACE-COWBOY SIMULATIONS BITE
MOST OF THE TIME
THEY ARE DESIGNED FOR FOOLS
WITH SPACE BLUES
A year of solitude
It's quiet out in Mars
Man, I was destitute
I missed my kids
I missed my wife
My furniture is gone
No pictures on the wall
They bandaged up my wrists
At the trusty ground control
My controller needs brand new batteries
I’ll go back as soon as I have had my tea
I hate reality, pretty baby
Space cowboys they go through life without a spine
They know it’s alright
The space is long and wide
And they get lost in wine
DOORMAT
I can see for miles
I know what you do
When I’m not around
There’s magic in my eyes
I ain’t no fool
I ain’t no clown
I heard from a friend
Who heard from a friend
You sleep around
There’s just one thing
Left to do before I skip town
I WILL BRING YOU DOWN
I’M GONNA LEAVE YOU FLAT
I WILL BREAK YOUR HEART
MAKE YOU MY DOORMAT
I used to think you’re the one
Someone to hold
Someone to love
Now I know it’s a lie
You weren’t sent
From up above
I heard from a priest
A medicine man
That you’re from below
When you were born
The red-eyed demon
Took over your soul
Took over your soul
(I WISH I COULD) FLY TO THE MOON
(by Tom Tikka & Lappe Holopainen)
Wish I could find the reason
Wish I could find the rhyme
Wish I could fight injustice
Wish I could abolish crime
But the sun comes up each morning
And then goes down at night
My telescope says that it's time
To jump knee-deep in sky high
WISH I COULD FLY TO THE MOON
CAN'T YOU SEE THE END IS COMING SOON
WISH I COULD FLY TO THE MOON
CAN'T YOU SEE THE END IS COMING SOON
Wish I could make a difference
Wish I could end all fights
Wish I could rid of armies
Cure the cancer, bring foresight
Wish I could kill indifference
People need harmony
My telescope says that it's time
For some love and light and some peace
We clip the white dove’s precious wing
Our saviors drown in sin
How are we supposed to feel?
The earth is brought down to its knees
Deforestation kills the trees
Man, it all seems unreal
SWEET JESUS!
(by Tom Tikka & Anton Tikka)
Sweet Jesus!
I’ve been walking up and down this road
Behind you
I follow you real slow
Sweet Jesus!
Once again, I’m on my tippy toes
Behind you
I know just where you go
I know I left you but I’m back for more
WHAT ARE YOU GONNA DO TONIGHT?
HOW ARE YOU GONNA FEEL ALRIGHT?
WHO DO YOU PLAN TO HOLD REAL TIGHT?
WHO AM I GONNA HAVE TO FIGHT?
Sweet Jesus
I will never be the same again
Why’d you leave me high and dry and spent
Sweet Jesus
Now I’m all alone inside my mind
I feel as good as crucified
Yeah, I’ve been walking up and down this road
You know, following you real slow
Once again, I know just where you go
I know I left you but now I’m not so sure
WITH EYES CLOSED
(by Tom Tikka & Elina Suominen)
I want to hold your hand in mine, baby
I want to take up all your time, baby
Your daddy might not hate me
But I’m not the one he sees
As the prince who lassoes all your dreams
Our love will stand the test of time, baby
Your body wrapped up next to mine, baby
The hell with all these petty qualms
They disappear deep in your arms
You will always keep me safe from harm
I’LL TURN THE TRAILER LIGHTS DOWN LOW
LET’S KILL THIS BOX OF WINE REAL SLOW
WHILE WE WAIT FOR MORNING GLOW
WITH EYES CLOSED
OUR WARDROBE’S JUST BLUE JEANS
AND WE MAKE DREAMS FROM PLASTICINE
BREAKFEST MENU’S NICOTINE
You are good for self-esteem, baby
You make me glad, you make me real, baby
The way you dance to Jocelyn Brown
And never take shit lying down
You’re a queen of hearts without a crown
The movies ends - it so ends
Our story won’t get told
No one died - no one died
Our scene just won’t get old
HUNGER LINES
He needs care
She needs love
That lady in the trash can
Needs a god damned miracle
Most of them are wondering
If they’ll ever sleep in a bed
Out in the streets, boy
Car-board boxes are all you get
I HAVE LIVED LIKE KINGS AND QUEENS
LOST EVERYTHING, I’VE SEEN
THE LONELY HUNGER LINES
YOU KNOW I HAVE
CRIED MY EYES OUT AND IT SEEMS
I’M STILL CHASING DREAMS
DON’T MISS THOSE HUNGER LINES
He’s been down
She’s been out
Out of sorts
Without a doubt
So many life stories
So many destinies
Reagent streets lawyers
Bankers, bums, and thieves
Hunger lines, hunger lines
The hungry streets will bite
Hunger lines, hunger lines
A depressing sight
I hate those hunger lines
THIS IS MY HAPPY FACE
(by Tom Tikka & Elina Suominen)
I don’t really have an avatar
But I’m the anti-Christ of greeting cards
I ended up like mom and dad
But their lives weren’t half bad
So, what if I’ve become a trained housecat?
THIS IS MY HAPPY FACE
THIS IS MY HAPPY FACE, AND
I DON’T NEED NO ONE TO TELL ME THAT IT’S NOT
Greek tragedies are lost not won
And I’m an Odyssey who burned his sun
Whatever happened to the mortal clan?
And the rank of an average lad?
Women want a seasoned superman
A happy face is all the rage yeah
Everybody’s got to have one
A happy face will halve your age
People like what’s sexy and fun
Lord, forgive me if I am wrong!
GARDEN OF JUDAS
(by Tom Tikka & Elina Suominen)
I went out walking
To the woods the other day
Shadows in the distance
Awaiting unsuspecting prey
I heard the voices whisper
I heard the voices say
The demon that’s within you
Let it out to play
IN THE GARDEN OF JUDAS
IN THE GARDEN OF CAIN
IN THE GARDEN OF JEZEBEL
IN THE GARDEN
IN THE GARDEN I’M SLAIN
The darkness grew around me
My mind was filled with rage
The wicked witch she cursed me
I spoke in tongues but could not pray
My heart let in the evil
I raised my fist and blade
My soul was lost forever
Imprisoned since that day
When I arrived at the lake
The congregation was there
I was baptized in muddy water
And my should as sent to Hell
BY 2022
I don't need a broken heart
I 've had enough of
Secret lives and secret dreams
I need some time off
All these dirty, dirty schemes
You say that you're a different breed
It could be so
You might even have some integrity
I'm just scared of shit shows
I've been burned by both extremes
I DON'T MIND A LITTLE PAIN
WHAT'S HURT AIN'T BROKEN
I DON'T MIND IF THINGS WILL CHANGE
OR IF YOU'RE OUTSPOKEN
IF YOU'RE OUTSPOKEN – AH AH AH AH
CUZ I'M HOUSEBROKEN – AH AH AH AH
BY 2022
Been disappointed many times
I haven't found love
The antibodies and enzymes
Were always dead wrong
My mind's a broken travesty
I'm wasting my life with you
I'm wasting my life
ALL WORDS AND MUSIC BY TOM TIKKA UNLESS OTHERWISE NOTED