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American Spear Ritual

by sean alan

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1.
I don’t wanna be the kind of man Who’s living large stealing bread from somebody’s hand No no no no no no no no no no no Dont wanna be that man Now some of you wouldn’t understand Like you who See dollar signs when you look at your fellow man You wouldn’t understand You wouldn’t understand You wouldn’t understand No no no no no you wouldn’t understand But if you stood out in the rain Of this world that we have made You would see the signs that something has gone wrong here And does our hunger have a name Other than greed that knows no shame And if it doesn’t how are we supposed to get along here Each one looking out for number one? Don’t wanna be the kind of man Who’ll cheat you for a dime most any way he can No no no no no no no no no no no Don’t wanna be that man And if you live the big life selling scams Then you would not Be one of those who could begin to understand You wouldn’t understand You couldn’t understand You wouldn’t understand No no no no you wouldn’t understand But if you stood out in the rain Of this world that we have made You would see the signs that something has gone wrong here And does our hunger have a name Other than greed that knows no shame And if it doesn’t how are we supposed to get along here Each one looking out for number one?
2.
Maria 02:52
Oh Maria Why must you lie in your room? Hate to see you Hiding away in the shadows How come? What’s the matter my love? What procedure could we do to change your mood? Pharmacy has kajillions of pills Here’s some water Swallow Here’s some culture Follow And don’t you falter Or people will know They’ll think your mother Fucked up raising you Oh Maria Why must you wind your cocoon? Come and be a well-behaved Teen-age consumer Honey, get dressed Burn right through your Allowance There’ll be more money The older you get One day like mother You could buy some new breasts Don’t look so depressed You want to scream out loud You hear the wind blowing through the trees As if your God was saying With a finger to his lips “Child, don’t’ you speak.” Oh Maria Someday they’ll hand you your age And you’ll be a Gray-haired old bill-paying bother Always in foul moods Just like your father And wife number two You’ll have a daughter She’ll look just like you You’ll look upon her And ask, “Why are you so blue?”
3.
Everyone’s looking at me Like I’m completely crazy But I don’t hold it against them Cause I know that I may be just that Walking around with my head in the clouds Looking for something that cannot be found I know But someday I’m gonna find it Cause each day I find my self trying To find one good reason for smiling And I can usually find one By the end of the day Everyone’s looking at me Like this guy must be lazy Why don’t he put on a suit and tie Seize the day Be a man But what they don’t know Is that I’ve got a plan Don’t know what it is But it’s gonna be grand I know When it all starts unfolding Well each day I find my self trying To find one good reason for smiling And I can usually find one By the end of the day And you’ll know its time When you feel it in your bones and skin You’ll know its time To forget the past Begin again and get it right And I’m looking in a book I found for some insight When the strangest thing occurs to me... Each day I find my self trying To find one good reason for smiling And I can usually find one By the end of the day
4.
4 walls 03:40
You got your 4 walls and fluorescent bulbs You got your wide high-definition TV's on And you've been craving something But you can't put your finger on it now Put your finger on it now You got your neighbors living on your street And you pass by each other but you never speak You feel like saying something But you can't seem to talk about it now When you open up your mouth You got your song bird statue in the yard You got your doors all locked And your windows barred You got your pills for putting you to sleep You got your days all scheduled out each week You got your hair done And nowhere to go And you spend your health trying to save your wealth And then you spend your wealth trying to save your health It’s always some rose garden up ahead That you're working toward and then It’s still up around the bend You got your song bird statue in the yard You got your doors all locked And your windows barred You got your pills for putting you to sleep You got your days all schedules out each week You got your hair done And nowhere to go You got your hair done And nowhere to go
5.
24/7 02:53
Oh well you say Someday You’re gonna ride into the sunset Like john wayne With a loaded revolver And say make my day But the only sun that’s setting is over L.A. And your dirty apartment Where you sit in the dark and think “Man I’ve been on the brink of leaping right off a tall building” And you say Someday You’re gonna punch your ugly boss right in his face But you’re punching a timecard instead, eh babe? And then you go home with you tail between your legs And how many mornings will you Wake up and yawn and think “How did it get so bleak to be the unfortunate soul that’s me?” With these no luck never 24/7 porcupines in your brains And your go-go-get-it spark has gone dead And only yourself’s to blame But honey don’t you sweat its just part of getting Where you was meant to be And when the goddamn weather starts getting better It’s you that’s gonna It’s you that’s gonna wanna sing Like Freddy Mercury Oh well you say Someday You’re gonna stand right up And get your head on straight Soon as you finish your vodka You say you’re drinking to escape So why you still inside your cage? As you stand in your boxer shorts And light up a smoke and think “How did it get so bleak to be the unfortunate soul that’s me with these no luck never 247 porcupines in my brains?”
6.
What have I made what have I done In moments of fine feeling? And when my rage was speaking through my mouth What curses did i exclaim? And when I swore that I would die What came alive within my soul And my brains That i would live to see another day? Well I've seen my share of jaded faces And lions in a cage And I've seen my share of stressful places Out there working for the wage And when you're broke and still must toil It's like watching water boil When your standing Right with the pot up to your face Working shifts that numb your brains And grab you by the reins and run you Down down down Into the ground Till the next man takes your place And when i feel the wind against my face I wonder what is grace? To have it all Or have nothing and never want in the first place? I came so far what have I chased And if I never find it there Shall I think That all my running was a waste?
7.
Courtyards 02:48
In the houses of the sinners and the saints I clawed the walls until I peeled the paint Learning to tell what is true from what ain’t But every time I found a light It turned dim before my sight In the cold back alleyways of broken glass I searched amongst the bottles and the trash For what I had discarded with a laugh And how the cat plays with its twine Is how the clock plays with my mind But oh to be dancing In an open space Far from these haunted mansions Here behind my face The winding endless stairs That lead me to nowhere Man I gotta quit this place From the lofty views of castle towers Some man gaze triumphantly for hours And some need no trophy for their powers On the balconies of life In the courtyards of their minds
8.
Well I was in my darkest hour And I stood there Screaming at the skies and flowers And I stood there For years Oh but darlin not no more Cause I don’t wanna waste my powers Throwing bricks till I build a brick wall that towers Cause I’ve been there But see here Oh now I’m a wrecking ball Knocking down them walls Yeah I’m a wrecking ball Knocking down them walls And I do not care What fate commands Cause I’m taking it Into my own hands In the gardens Of everything I ever wanted By the ghosts of disappointment i’ve been haunted And they stopped me Dead in my tracks Oh but darling here’s a fact I’m about to quit this jail cell Ain’t gonna look back Ain’t even going to pay my bail Tell the warden The prison wall’s about to fall Oh cause I’m a wrecking ball Knocking down them walls Yeah I’m a wrecking ball Knocking down them walls

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released April 1, 2012

Mastered By Alex Saltz at APS Mastering NYC

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