Cast Off

I got something in my head

A plate of steel

Oh man they said I was almost dead

I got something in my eye

I’d scratch but the cast

Has my good hand inside

She’s a pretty little catch

I like the way her hair fits right inside her nurses cap

Her breath smells like gum

Juicy juicy fruit if my jaw wasn’t wired I’d have me some

Nothing good happens to me

Yeah nothing good happens to me, yeah

Baby I’m shaking when you take care of me

But it’s alright

Yeah it’s alright

Maybe I’ll make it out we’ll just have to see

That’s it’s alright

Yeah it’s alright

The sun comes up and I’m alive

She holds the door as the throng of visitors arrive

And when it’s dusk she brings me treats

The jello’s old and warm

But her face is young and oh so sweet

Nothing good happens to me

Nothing good happens to me, yeah

Baby I’m shaking when you take care of me

But it’s alright

Yeah it’s alright

Maybe I’ll make it out we’ll just have to see

That’s it’s alright

It’s alright

I will recover in the same way

I learned to ride my bike

I was five

The day it finally arrives

The cast comes off and I am no longer mumified

And there she is but there she goes

Another patient rolls in just as the door swings closed

Nothing good happens to me

Nothing good happens to me

Baby I’m shaking when you take care of me

But it’s alright, yeah it’s alright

Maybe I’ll make it out we’ll just have to see

But it’s alright, yeah it’s alright

Baby I’m bleedin and I’ve broken my knees

But it’s alright, yeah it’s alright

Maybe I’ll fake it and I won’t have to leave

And it’s alright, it’s alright

Codependent

You better get back

Panic attack

It’s always the same thing to me

8 times I’ve tried

But the phone just died

The land line’s jammed

I tried her on her cell

And now I’m talking to myself

Because there ain’t nobody else

Here with me

My old friends

They met my new friends

And now they’re better friends than with me

I’m like a coffee cup

Behind your favorite mug

I sit alone

Get dusty on the shelf

And now I’m talking to myself

The doctor says that I’m not well

Codependency

And I go

Where she goes

And I go

Where she goes

I’m no good without her

It’s not healthy

Let me sing my sorrows

I know I’m freaky

She’ll be home tomorrow

And I’m allowed to be

The lead in my own show

I know it’s a soap

Or maybe it’s a comedy

That’s right

Codependency

And I go

Where she goes

Yeah I go

Where she goes

The doorbell rings

But I’m not answering

I can’t find the words or my pants

I’ve capsized

I’m alone and I’m an SOS

Come get me I’m afloat

And I’m no good on a boat

Yeah the doctor calls it

Codependency

And I go

Where she goes

Yeah I go

Where she goes

1, 2, OH MY GOD

Neurosis

I can really go

I can open up the show

Like a grand maestro

I can get it on

I’m a heading up the fun

I’m a regular clown

I can bring the house down

You might need another round

But that’s ok cause I’m buying

I just want to feel alive

But I don’t

I cant let go

I know it shows

Everybody knows

About my neurosis

I can buy relief

I can take one on the cheek

Like a prize fighter

I can scream and shout

I can ramble from the mouth

Like an orator

I can talk up a storm

You might get kinda bored

But i don’t care 

I’m unaware

i just want to feel alive

But i don’t

I cant let go

I know it shows

Everybody knows

About my neurosis

Na na na na na na na

Na na na na na

I can cut the rug

With my dancing shoes tied snug

I can be your stud

If you’re giving out the love

I might need another hug

But thats ok if you don’t got one

I just want to feel alive

But i don’t

I cant let go

I know it shows

Everybody knows

About my neurosis

Only Lyin

Today is no different Than any other day

The shadows above us Are distant and gray

The algae is slimy And the water is dark

I wish we weren't goldfish

I wish we were sharks

And you, you laugh Despite yourself

You're hangin' on you're weak as hell

The beer you drank has left a stain

And you--you're only lyin' to you

I want a do-over I want it erased

Those things kept inside me

The information I've saved

The world beats around me to a different tune

I'm a worthless computer

I wish I was you

Take a picture

It won't look so bad

Don't try to look

In the mirror

Everything is easy

If you ask

The world is so much clearer

You're only lyin' to you

Today is no different

Than any other day

The power is running

The children are safe

Nothing can equal

The love that she adds

You're in first place now

Why do you feel last?

Overachiever

Thoughts in my head

Drift around like lead

Won’t go away

Go away or I’ll be forced to retire

They’ll put my number in the rafters

Why does it rhyme? Does it always have to fit in a box?

I think outside a lot

A hole in my head

And I don’t know where my sledgehammer went.

Make it go away, go away.

But not to far away.

Living like my dad.

It’s no big deal that he’s never here.  And he’s never coming back.

There’s a key there’s a key.

I can’t find it but it sounds good to me.  Open sesame.

I look like a dog, but I’m all cat inside.

I dress like a slob.

There’s no more feeling in my toe

That’s a lie

I can’t tell you why I see all the ghosts

Not in my closet anymore

They’re in my room they’re in my room

They’re in my bedroom

They’re steaming up the mirror

They want us out of here

It’s just like you said

There’s a ghost in my head

You live, and then you’re dead.

Ask my mom and believe her

When she says I was an overachiever, A cool demeanor

In its place there’s a fever

There’s a boy he’s alive

He’s a real eager beaver

Ask my mom and believer her

When she says I was an overachiever

Why did he leave her?

In his place there’s a fever

There’s a boy he’s alive

He’s alive,

He’s a leader.