RAMPAGE LYRICS

RAMPAGE August 6th 1998
RAMPAGE
On Instrumental.

MR. WHIT 7th
Oh Mister Whit you have always been a man. g d em c d
I've heard what the talkers were talking, g d em d
I couldn't answer the questions, g d em c
the askers were asking, am c d
and I was losing, g d 
losing the war that I was fighting, c d g d 
fighting so hard to win. c dg 
(chorus)Plunge your tongue into my heart, em d am g 
and promise me lullabies, am c g 
I know there is a soul within your heart, g d em g
but I can't get past your eyes.-- am c d
Oh Mister Whit you have always been a man. g d em c d
Don't call the tortoise unworthy, am c g 
or the prostitute that drags her shawl, am c g
the bride may unrumple her white dress, am cg
but only for awhile.(chorus) am c d
The drunk nods at my passing, g d 
who would have known it was you, c d
answer the puzzle of being, g d 
before you sober up too. c dg 
Why should I pray? am c g
Oh Mister Whit, em c g
you should have been with us that day. em d c em 
Oh Mister Whit you'll always be a man... g d em c dg

ILLUSIONS OF GRANDEUR
You ask me who am I?
who am I, who am I?
all I have to say is I am.
Eternal am I,
beautiful am I,
heavenly am I,
I am, I am,
strong am I,
invincible am I,
I am am I,
I am, I am.
Everything starts with me,
flows through me,
lives through me,
everything ends with me.
Eternal am I,
beautiful am I,
heavenly am I,
I am, I am,
strong am I,
eternal am I,
invincible am I,
loved am I?
loved am I?
am I loved,
I am?


LANDS
I know a place where I belong,
life is sweet,
nothing goes wrong,
in my land among the liquid trees,
are wonders some aren't able to see,
in the haven of my mind,
the world is always kind,
to leave the outside,
one must find somewhere to hide,
if you wish to join me,
don't be long...

SUPER PLASTIC PEOPLE
Plastic people with empty heads, a c am 
hollow hearts, a
feelings dead, c am
glass bodies make it easy to see, d em c am 
who is the exact opposite of me. g d em am
I want to be me,
no matter what they say,
I want to be me,
and always stay the same,
I want to be me,
there is no other way,
I want to be me,
and I don't want to play this game.
Try to be yourself if you think you can,
and while you at it,
lose the superficial man...

EYE
I eye an eye, ee f#f#  gg e
that isn't pleasant to see,
I eye an eye,
that's believed to be true,
I eye an eye,
that isn't for you. em bridge
The unpleasantness I see, g d em d
is the stealing of the rights of the free, em d em 
believe in the lie, g d 
believe in the eye, em d 
and it will do for you, g d em c
whatever you want it to. c d 
I eye an eye, 
that isn't for me,
I eye an eye,
I don't believe to be true,
I eye an eye,
what's thee eye for you? g d em 

DUNCAN (by Paul Simon)
Couple in the next room,
bound to win a prize,
they've been going at it all night long,
well I'm trying to get some sleep,
but these motel walls are cheap.
Lincoln Duncan is my name and here's my song,
here's my song.
My father was a fisherman,
my mama was a fisherman's friend,
and I was born in the boredom and the chowder,
so when I reached my prime,
I left my home in the Maritimes,
headed down the turnpike for New England.
sweet New England.
Holes in my confidence,
holes in the knees of my jeans,
I was left without a penny in my pocket,
oo hoo hoo wee I was about as destituted as a kid could be,
and I wish I wore a ring so I could hock it,
I'd like to hock it.
A young girl in a parking lot,
was preaching to crowd,
singing sacred songs and reading from the bible,
well I told her I was lost,
and she told me all about the Pentecost,
and I seen that girl as the road to my survival,
Just later on the very same night,
when I crept to her tent with a flashlight,
and my long years of innocence ended,
well she took me to the woods,
saying "Here comes something and it feels so good."
and just like a dog I was befriended,
I was befriended.
Oh oh what a night,
oh what a garden of delight,
even now that sweet memory lingers,
playing my guitar,
lying underneath the stars,
just thanking the lord for my fingers,
for my fingers...

FLOWERS
(chorus)Don't step on the flowers,
or I'll make you hurt,
you step on the flowers,
you'll find yourself under 6ft. of dirt. Come on.--
You think you can just walk in here?
where's your living pass my dear?
you aren't listening can't you hear?
you don't look the same in the mirror.(chorus)
I'm trying to explain,
I think you've just lost your name,
I'll find you one you'll have everything to gain,
you'll need one to play in the game.(chorus)
You don't look the same,
you've lost your name,
you're playing in the game,
what is it for?
is it for fame?
or is it for flowers?
is it all for flowers?
Oh just smile,
for awhile,
oh just smile,
for this while,
just smile,
and flowers,
will grow...

AZURE SKIES
Pour water on an ant hill,
and there's bound to be an uprising,
that will tear the organization away.
(chorus)It's as clear as azure skies,
in August,
among the,
dancing blades of grass,
under the shining sun,
sprinkling light here and there,
stretching the azure sky.--
Don't let them drain your rage,
you are not alone in this game,
we are all pawns,
yet who is king?
the mastermind without a name.(chorus)
Don't let them drain you with age,
life flows out of you,
but where does it go?
can you get it back?
does anyone know?(chorus)
Azure skies is the answer,
azure skies is the cure,
your gold, frankincense,
but without the mer...

A LONG WALK ON 608
Alone,
alone again on this road into nowhere,
alone, is it by my own choice?
alone because I won't let anyone near?
or maybe I can take this fork in the road,
and stick it in my heart,
so I can see it I can bleed,
so I can really see,
how far I've fallen in need.
I just can't find my way,
through this twisting road,
and if I fall off,
oh where will I go,
do I really want to know?
Alone,
alone again on this road into nowhere,
alone on this road without an end,
alone and no one can hear,
me cry,
why?
to die,
me cry,
why?
to die,
me cry,
why?
I die...







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