“The Last Known Survivor”
I am the last known survivor of this human race
I guess I’ll get up from my bed and wash my face
Pretty soon I’ll venture out and take a look
The road is hot and dusty, but I need to move
The comfort of this shelter will not keep me sane
Won’t keep me sane
As I step out from my hideout, I can see the sun
I once read this is how the human race begun
But I can see the vultures circling high above
I wonder if I’ll never know the light of love
I guess I’ll find out on this journey in due time
In due time
I can see there’s no one on this road
I’m just a lonely traveler searching for someone
But please remember
I’m not the one who stole the life from everyone
Please don’t curse my name, please don’t curse my name
On the ground
I can feel the sweat pouring down my brow
I think I need to drink, or I just can’t go on
Is that a green oasis in the distant field?
If I can crawl closer, what will it reveal?
A cruel mirage or an endless spring
Or an endless spring
I can see there’s no one on this road
I’m just a lonely traveler searching for someone
But please remember
I’m not the one who stole the life from everyone
Please don’t curse my name, please don’t curse my name
I am the last known survivor of this human race
I am left with nothing, but I’ll take my place
I guess I’ll speak my mind for those in outer space
I believe in peace and love so take your aim
You can find my traveling on this open road
On this open road
“Why Didn’t the Animal Get a Judge or Jury?”
Why didn’t the animal get a judge or jury before it met the blade?
“I’m just a simple cook
I never thought about it much
Life’s too short, you silly boy
Food traditions bring such joy
They’re really not the same as us
Don’t call me murderous
Now eat your fish, and anyway, the Bible says that it’s okay.”
Why didn’t the animal get a judge or jury before it met the bullet?
“I’m just a proud hunter
I’m not an executioner
I’m doing all your dirty work
Thank me for the leather on your shoes
And all the meals that I provide
I don’t waste a single hide
Of any prized animal
Yeah, there are heads on my mantle.”
So why didn’t the animal get a judge or jury before it met the government?
“I’m looking out for you
So through farm subsidies
I buy up excess beef and pork
And I keep you safe from pests
Like lions, bears, and coyotes
I’m not a killing machine
I’m doing it for the greater good
And legally they’re defined as food.”
So why didn’t the animal get a judge or jury before it met the blade?
“The Universe”
You are the universe
Your eyes move space and time
You plan my demise
That’s why you’re perfect in my eyes
You’ve replaced other gods
I’ve made a golden shrine
You own my life
That’s why I call you my divine
You’re my divine
Touch me in the spring
A red dragon dressed in white
Set off the earth tonight
Make my eyes go blind
You want complete control
Come here and treat me like a swine
Oh, my divine
Touch me in the spring
A red dragon dressed in white
One leg in the flood
The other leg in the fire
Still, I climb your stairs
To see the chaos that you have done
That you have done
“In Us We Trust”
The leaders we trust
They never knew much
We’ll make our own choices in this world
Their ad campaigns
Will try to sell to us
But we have already bought into ourselves
Societies’ throne
Will crumble to dust
An open a clear path to the truth
The sun has come up
Just look at the sight
Take in the new faces of the morn
In us we trust (in us we trust)
In us we trust (it’s in us that we trust)
In us we trust (in us we trust)
In us we trust
“Stay With Me”
Stay with me
Oh won’t you stay with me
Stay with me
Oh won’t you stay with me
The wind is cold and heavy now
The trees have lost their leaves
Come inside I’ll light a fire
You’re the best that nature brings
Stay with me
Oh won’t you stay with me
Stay with me
Oh won’t you stay with me
There’s a prison in this world
It’s called a lonely life
Come inside let’s talk this out
You are my only light
The lawmaker makes the laws
The warden locks the gate
But only you can make this choice
Yes, you’ll decide our fate
Stay with me
Oh won’t you stay with me
Stay with me
Oh won’t you stay with me
Stay with me
Oh won’t you stay with me
Stay with me
Oh won’t you stay with me
“Chemical Operator”
It’s a summer day
All the flowers should bloom
But your landscape is scarred
It’s a vision of doom
And just off your highway
By the dead end road
There’s a toxic bird crying,
“Aw, you’re such a heavy load.”
Chemical operator
(Don’t you) Don’t you know that all your lands on fire
(Come on) Chemical operator
(There’s no) No humor in polluted fires
You’ve hid all your poisons
In the riverbed
You have no time to rest
There’s more suckers to be had
You spew out your smoke
From your factory head
You spit into the water
And all the good become dead
Chemical operator
(Don’t you) Don’t you know that all your lands on fire
(Come on) Chemical operator
(There’s no) No humor in polluted fires
You begin to climb the stairs
With a bottle of gin
You thought you saw the truth
But then it vanished again
So now you’re getting old
You’ve forgotten all your past
All the mess that you have done
Must be cleaned up by someone else
Chemical operator
(Don’t you) Don’t you know that all your lands on fire
(Come on) Chemical operator
(There’s no) No humor in polluted fires
Chemical operator
Chemical operator
Chemical operator
“Become Your Savior”
You’ve found your way
You’ve gotten wiser
You’ve left your money far behind
You saw the greed
You saw the carnage
You’ve forgotten names of kings and queens
The more invisible I am
The more you can see the truth
Please take the road that leads within
Become your savior
You’ve gotten strong
You’ve found your freedom
It’s taught you how to read your mind
Beyond the haze
Beyond the forest
You’ve found the sun that shines in you
The more invisible I am
The more you can see the truth
Please take the road that leads within
Become your savior
The more invisible I am
The more you can see the truth
Please take the road that leads within
Become your savior
“The Artistic Road”
The moon and the sun and the stars in the sky, they surround me
The moon and the sun and the stars in the sky, they surround me
Although I have my feet on the ground
I’m dreaming of another world
Now you might ask why I must go
This started off when I was young, with a question of why
Why, why, with a question of why, why, why
And now I can see where the questions I’ve asked have led me
And now I can see where the questions I’ve asked have bled me
I have inhaled the stench of the crowd
I’m ready to go and leave this place
Now you might ask why I must go
This started off when I was young, with a question of why
Why, why, with a question of why, why, why
And now I am finally free from man, I am peaceful
And now I am finally free from man, and it’s wonderful
Now you might say I’ve gone nowhere
Although we are worlds apart
Take my hand if I’m visible
This all began when I was young with a question of why
Why, why, with a question of why, why, why
The moon and the sun and the stars in the sky, they surround me (why, why)
The moon and the sun and the stars in the sky, they surround me (why, why)
“Choices”
You can choose to be the sun
Or you can choose to hover like a cloud
And you can choose to jump a cliff
Or you can choose to hang on for dear life
Choices to be made
You can choose one side or the next
And while you’re here
Please use your heart
This is the best choice to make
You can choose to tell them yes
Or you can choose to tell them there’s no way
And you can choose to love or kill
And you can choose to think free or obey
Choices to be made
You can choose one side or the next
And while you’re here
Please use your heart
This is the best choice to make [x2]
Choices
Choices
You can choose one side or the next
(Choices) And while you’re here
(Choices) Please use your heart
This is the best choice to make
“The Pacifist”
I’ll let you be yourself
No matter what I see
There’s no need to sweat
It’s all the same to me
Never want to crucify
Justice is a fool’s desire
No, I don’t want to know
I never yelled at you
I let you have your way
Don’t listen to what I say
Just listen to yourself
Never want to crucify
Justice is a fool’s desire
No, I don’t want to know
I turned the other way
I turned the other cheek
I never want to preach
Cus then I’d be a fake
Never want to crucify
Justice is a fool’s desire
No, I don’t want to know
Although you have hurt me
Yes, many nights I’ve cried
I’ll let you walk away
So take this boost of pride
Never want to crucify
Justice is a fool’s desire
No, I don’t want to know
“Crash and Glory”
Well, I’ve been a chimp
I’ve been a man
Can you tell the difference?
I can’t
I try to hide my true nature
With ties, cologne, and blazers
Well, I’ve been through wars
I’ve been through pain
I’ve travelled through the centuries
Only to find the road, the road to cash and glory
Crash and glory, crash and glory, crash and glory
Crash!
As I look from afar
I really want to taste it
If I can’t find my pleasure here
Then all my joy is wasted
Well, I’ve been through wars
I’ve been through pain
I’ve travelled through the centuries
Only to find the road, the road to cash and glory
Crash and glory, crash and glory, crash and glory
Crash!
Although I have seen many things
I do tend to forget them
I am predestined for victory
It’s this I’ll try to sell you
Well, I’ve been through wars
I’ve been through pain
I’ve travelled through the centuries
Only to find the road, the road to cash and glory
Crash and glory, crash and glory, crash and glory
“The Highest Road”
Some folks choose to punch and brawl
You might find them travelin’ on the low road
The dirty low road
Some folks choose to scream and shout
Cussin’ one another on the low road
The dirty low road
But you are unlike them
You’re on the high road
You have a noble heart
You’ll never grow old
You’re travelin’ on
The highest road
Some folks choose to talk the trash
Hold your nose while travelin’ on the low road
The dirty low road
A dynamited-booby-trap
Some folks even bury that on the low road
The dirty low road
But you are unlike them
You’re on the high road
You have a noble heart
You’ll never grow old
You’re travelin’ on
The highest road
Yeah, you are unlike them
You’re on the high road
You have a noble heart
You’ll never grow old
Yeah, you are unlike them
You’re on the high road
You have a noble heart
You’ll never grow old
You’re travelin’ on
The highest road
The highest road
The highest road
The highest road
The highest road (Please take off my heavy load, so I can meet you on that road)
The highest road (Please take off my heavy load, so I can meet you on that road)
“Waiting for Heaven”
He is hoping for one kind look
Cus he feels so lonely now
It can be the look of a stranger
Who’ll erase all his past
He’s waiting for heaven (waiting for heaven)
While waiting in hell (waiting in hell)
Now his waters in short supply
He says, “Where is my garden of eve?”
Well the keeper has left for vacation; don’t know when he’ll be back
He’s waiting for heaven (waiting for heaven)
While waiting in hell (waiting in hell)
Well the weather has gotten cold
And his bones are tired now
Yet his soul leaps over the rainbow
While his master’s asleep
He’s waiting for heaven (waiting for heaven)
While waiting in hell (waiting in hell)
All day he sits by the window
Waiting for his friend to return
Well he jumps and he gets so excited
He just wants to be free
He’s waiting for heaven (waiting for heaven)
While waiting in hell (waiting in hell)
We’re In The Grip Of A Monster”
Militarism, nationalism, and patriotism too
These are all well-advertised and taught in every school
They lead to fear and hate
They’ll never make us great
But I’m afraid that we’ve been hypnotized
We’re in the grip of a monster (monster) [x4]
We are taught the heroes are the ones who drop the bombs
And these heroes must obey when the killing orders come
This maddened atmosphere
Should lead us all to tears
But the mob is chanting victory
We’re in the grip of a monster (monster) [x4]
All the subtle violence that has muddied up our scene
Yelling, screaming, hating races, acting rude and mean
And all the greed and spite
Will darken the brightest lights
Enter the next grifter right on cue
We’re in the grip of a monster (monster) [x4]
Don’t think of me as a father, brother, nephew, or a son
I am just a messenger who tells you what’s been done
It’s all in history
Good books and philosophy
Is it true that everyone’s asleep?
We’re in the grip of a monster (monster) [x4]
“Begin Today”
My past
Is over now
And next week
Is far too long
So I will sing (so I will sing)
This glad refrain (this glad refrain)
Begin today (begin today)
I’ll begin today
I’ve changed (I’ve changed)
My dormant scene
My Fall (my Fall)
Has turned to green
So I will sing (so I will sing)
This glad refrain (this glad refrain)
Begin today (begin today)
I’ll begin today
My life was lost and hopeless
So I stopped fighting life
Begin today
Begin today
Begin today (begin)
Begin today (begin)
“Calling All Fallen Lovers”
Calling all fallen lovers, I’m one of the fallen ones too
There’s a pit in my stomach that nearly split me in two
Calling all fallen lovers
Are you lonely like me?
Raise your hand if you see me
Turn away if you must
And now I feel my teardrops
Raining down forever
Calling all fallen lovers who lost themselves in the dark night
Someone sent down a long rope so please grab onto that line
Calling all fallen lovers
Are you lonely like me?
Raise your hand if you see me
Turn away if you must
And now I feel my teardrops
Raining down forever
Calling all fallen lovers
Calling all fallen lovers
Calling (calling all fallen lovers)
All fallen lovers (come and show me your scars)
Calling (calling all fallen lovers)
All fallen lovers (come and show me your scars)
Calling (calling all fallen lovers)
All fallen lovers (come and show me your scars)
“Paranoid”
Where are they going today?
Where are they going today?
They’re flying above my house
They’re quieter than a mouse
They’ve planted a chip in my brain
They’ve plated a chip in my brain
Now monkey see monkey do
Obey is the golden rule
Catch me now please I’m beginning to fall
Under the lights and the lights are so low
Catch me now please I’m beginning to fall
Under the lights and the lights are so low
All my sunlight is fading fast
All my sunlight is fading fast
I might live for another day
If the sun will come out and stay
I am going to climb all their walls
I am going to climb all their walls
On the border of their estate
And my only thought is─ escape!
Catch me now please I’m beginning to fall
Under the lights and the lights are so low
Catch me now please I’m beginning to fall
Under the lights and the lights are so low
I’ve already said my goodbyes
I’ve already said my goodbyes
‘Cus the towns had enough of me
Maybe now I’ll be finally free
Catch me now please I’m beginning to fall
Under the lights and the lights are so low
Catch me now please I’m beginning to fall
Under the lights and the lights are so low
There’s a rumor above
There’s a rumor above
There’s a rumor above the house
“Sympathetic Friend”
Tonight you make your escape
Out from your prison gates (oh)
Sympathetic friend I’m
Sympathetic friend I’m
Sympathetic friend I am one with you
You never needed a gun
You pulled the trigger on love (yes, you did)
Sympathetic friend I’m
Sympathetic friend I’m
Sympathetic friend I am one with you
Sympathetic friend I’m one with you
Sympathetic friend I’m one with you
Sympathetic friend I’m
Sympathetic friend I’m
Sympathetic friend I’m one with you
You never showed any spite
Or donned a manly might (no sir)
Sympathetic friend I’m
Sympathetic friend I’m
Sympathetic friend I am one with you
You turned away from greed
And sheltered those in need (yes, you did)
Sympathetic friend I’m
Sympathetic friend I’m
Sympathetic friend I am one with you
Sympathetic friend I’m one with you
Sympathetic friend I’m one with you
Sympathetic friend I’m
Sympathetic friend I’m
Sympathetic friend I’m one with you
So can I have this dance?
I think you’d give me a chance (oh yes, you will)
Sympathetic friend I’m
Sympathetic friend I’m
Sympathetic friend I am one with you
Sympathetic friend I’m one with you
Sympathetic friend I’m one with you
Sympathetic friend I’m
Sympathetic friend I’m
Sympathetic friend I’m one with you
“Last Day on Earth”
I heard the artists’ graves
Have been bulldozed and paved
They have been emptied
Right through the belly
Could this be our last day on Earth?
The so called leaders rage
They’re laughing at the sage
Who sits in prison
For no reason
Could this be our last day on Earth?
This verse might blow your mind
If a kind soul spoke tonight
An angry legion
Would beat and nail him
Could this be our last day on Earth?
Watch the child
He wants to know the truth
He’s asking questions
And digging at the root
“Trouble”
Trouble
Now that you’re here to stay
Won’t you lay back today
Trouble, listen
Trouble
Now that you’re here to stay
Won’t you lay back today
Trouble, listen
Now that you’re here to stay (listen)
Now that you’re here to stay (listen)
Now that you’re here to stay (listen)
Listen to me
But you have a mind of your own
You don’t care who’s happy or not
So follow me down to the hole
And rip my heart away if you must
Trouble
Now that you’re here to stay
Won’t you lay back today
Trouble, listen
Now that you’re here to stay (listen)
Now that you’re here to stay (listen)
Now that you’re here to stay (listen)
Listen to me
But I can’t stop searching for truth
I never learned to keep my mouth shut
So follow me down to the hole
And rip my heart away if you must
Trouble, trouble
Trouble (now that you’re here to stay)
Trouble (now that you’re here to stay)
“Young Man Won’t You Answer the Unknown”
“Young man won’t you answer the unknown!”
“Young man won’t you answer the unknown!”
Well if I knew, I’d tell you now
In a room, chained and bruised
I refuse to testify
But the judge is screamin’ mad
No one speaks on my behalf
I am called a heretic
Yet I’ll never confess
In the trial that has no name
“Young man won’t you answer the unknown!”
“Young man won’t you answer the unknown!”
Well if I knew, I’d tell you now
In a room, bruised and chained
I refuse to testify
Now I’m on a blacklist
I don’t have any rights
And a tyrant closes ranks
An’ my accuser wears a mask
In the trial that has no name
“Young man won’t you answer the unknown!”
“Young man won’t you answer the unknown!”
Well if I knew, I’d tell you now
In a room, bruised and chained
I refuse to testify
No, I’ll never convert
And take a dip in the water
In my shackled attire
Yet the stakes are gettin’ higher
In the trial that has no name
“Young man won’t you answer the unknown!”
“Young man won’t you answer the unknown!”
Well if I knew, I’d tell you now
In a room, bruised and chained
I refuse to testify
Now my fate is in their hands
They stoke up the fire
A sadistic desire
But I won’t be a liar
In the trial that has no name
“Political Robots”
The two sides have existed before
One uses a fist the other opens the door
I just choose a side that was floating in space
Filling in a void for the endless race
The two sides brewed and gathered in force
They conjured up lies designed to settle the score
But they just choose a side that was floating in space
Political robots march now in place
The two sides stopped to look at the score
They both roared like lions when the truth hit the floor
They didn’t want to lose all the power they stole
Political robots rob the people once more
You can believe what you want to believe
You can see what you’re dragged out to see
Is there an answer on the other side of the door?
I never seen what they wanted believed
I only trust thoughts deep inside me
Political robots take your place on the floor
My heart bleeds for those who are dragged out to see
My heart bleed for those who are …
My heart bleeds for those who are dragged out to see
My heart bleed for those who are … dragged out to see