BULLET IN THE HEAD

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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

 

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HEART'S ON FIRE

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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

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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

 

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SWEET JESUS!

(by Tom Tikka & Anton Tikka)

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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

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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