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iÕll have what he had
©duncan
wheeler 1999
feeling
good, i saw samantha mathis on the tv screen
iÕm
driving alone in my vehicle
thinking
about finding the girl of my dreams
i
happen to see everyone elseÕs
couples
engaging in public indecencies everywhere open air tenderest loving damn
tendencies
passionate
kisses couples in choo choo and theyÕre licking lips
everybodyÕs
got someone else
i see
men in the bars and theyÕre picking up the salad girls left and right, i wanna
know what theyÕre on
90 year
olds lipping and holding hands and hugging tight
i wanna
know what theyÕre on
iÕll
have what he had
what
food did you chew dude
is
everyone getting what i ainÕt?
jesus
christ why is it when iÕm feeling all alone i see couples about to copulate?
rabbits,
mice and insect kingdom move aside weÕve got some fight
i wanna
know what theyÕre on
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get on the road
©duncan
wheeler 1998
get on
the road
donÕt
be no slow coach
get on
the road
burning
your rubber now
go!
go!
go!
burning
your rubber now
scream
through the green scenery
get on
the road
donÕt
be no slow coach
get on
the road
burning
your rubber now
go!
go!
go!
burning
your rubber now
scream
through the green scenery
let me
untie all my inhibitions
the sky
and the sea and in between ambition, tradition
superstition
- i left that behind i donÕt have time
the
beat is mine and i feel fine
the
beat is mine with the feeling that thereÕs nothing stopping me
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faerytale lessons
©duncan
wheeler 1999
we
teach it to our children
forget
it ourselves
get on
with the business
of
making life hell
the
faerytale lessons
hold
for us the truth
the
riddles and poems
when
solved are the proof
and all
of your fears will prove true
is that
what you see?
did you
push it away
like me
never
heard before
iÕm
opening the door
and to
my surprise
there
is something more
the
kids already knew
what i
am telling you
and
nobody knows like us adults (youthless folk)
the
feeling of being in a haze
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the perfect spy
©duncan
wheeler 1999
how can
i remember things that never occurred
so said
the young man on the tope of the needle
before
he goes to sleep
the
touch of silk sheets
the
wind and the sleet cry behind triple glazing
all his
life he will wait
beneath
grey skies
(for
another to come)
(the
turners and the solarium)
before
your eyes
(were
founded by the click of a thumb)
(and
fingers that would love you tonight if you knew he existed)
how can
people say some things never occurred
his
telescope is set on your window
the russian caviar
the
frozen champagne
a
dinner for one by his private creator
as he
lies he is working
the
perfect spy
(itÕs
not a whole lotta fun)
(take
your secrets and run)
before
your eyes
(you
wonÕt know til itÕs done)
(your
feelings will be left on the floor and youÕll cry for assistance)
cos
every spy has a mission
and in
your heart you should listen
take
your secrets and run baby dish
youÕre
a whole lot of fun
cos
every spy has a mission
and
youÕre the one now girl
5
a.i.
©duncan
wheeler 1998
pay my
bills
be my
friend
cure my
ills
til it
ends
eat my
food
intravene
sensory
let me
be
itÕs
all unreal
so be
my a.i.
plug me
in
second
stage
let me
win
cos i
paid
fall in
love
holiday
buy
some stuff
fear
for me (fear for me)
itÕs
all unreal
so be
my a.i.
overcome
human
need
sleep
til dawn
golden
mean
itÕs
all unreal
no
donÕt take my friend away
he
donÕt sleep well alone
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protocol
©duncan
wheeler 1998
seems
to me we spend most of our lives
trapped
in a rut
we
distract ourselves from the question of it all
we are
seething beneath the superficial
i see
no reason for living in the system if i canÕt let my soul be free
the
trap of the rich is spirit annhilation
the
trap of the poor the obsession
the
middle class fall too easily through the cracks
we are
seething beneath the superficial
i see
no reason for living in the system if i canÕt let my soul be free
i see
no reason for living in the system
donÕt
believe the heirarchy
the
goal of your life is to life it free
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youÕll never know
©duncan
wheeler 1999
what
were you told
when
you were young
did you
believe
we
wouldnÕt get old?
donÕt
we just get wise
youÕll
never know
youÕll
never know
youÕll
never know if your child will turn around and make you proud
youÕll
never know all the things all the things thatÕll make you smile
but
itÕs so sad
to see
your face
smiling
back
when
youÕve gone away (so we just get by)
youÕll
never know (why does it have to be)
youÕll
never know (you wonÕt see all your dreams)
youÕll
never know (oh everythingÕll make you smile)
youÕll
never know (oh everything is going fine)
why
does it, why does it?
iÕm
still lookin out for my baby
donÕt
we just get wise
8 i
am seeing it
©duncan
wheeler 1997
i am
seeing it
why
ainÕt you seeing it?
whatÕs
it all about
have
your scream and shout
but get
back to the music
cut the
bullshit
you
ainÕt innocent
but you
are preying on the innocent
i donÕt
care what you believe
this is
what iÕm saying - itÕs the truth
youÕre
living in
your
own bullshit
so get
the real thing yeah
so get
the real thing yeah
itÕs
the bread and butter thing
so pull
yourself in yeah
media
brainwashing all the fools in world so just look at yourself today
all is
not forgiven
so why
do you keep grinning
57th
floor smile
dead
eyes open all the while
youÕre
so cool
youÕre
living in
your
own bullshit
so get
the real thing yeah
so get
the real thing yeah
itÕs
the bread and butter thing
so pull
yourself in yeah
media
brainwashing all the fools in world so just look at yourself today
9
closer to the moment
©duncan
wheeler 1997
itÕs so
hard to be one
when we
are only two
come
together with me
come
together with me
you
take me closer to the moment
you
take me closer to the moment
you
take me
you
take me
eyes in
time
ears in
time
music
playing to our love
our
thoughts still vary, but to share themÉ
you
take me closer to the moment
you
take me closer to the moment
you
take me
you
take me
resolve
the phrases into one into one
into
one
10
beyond the gift
©duncan
wheeler 1997
peace
oughta satisfy me
love
oughta do it to
if we
could feed...
beyond
the gift i
wish that i could see
what lies
there? beyond
the gift
beyond
the end... if
only i could know
beyond
the moment oh
how the universe would
when
all is known seem
to me
ohhhh! if
only i could know!
three
things i know for certain:
1.the
love of my family
2.we
will forever question - we will never know it all
3.we do
not rule
beyond
the gift i
wish that i could see
what
lies there? beyond
the gift
beyond
the end... if
only i could know
beyond
the moment oh
how the universe would
when
all is known seem
to me
ohhhh! if
only i could know!
weÕre
on a living journey
time
isnÕt gonna wait
we
gotta lotta problems
we got
to solve
beyond
the gift i
wish that
i could
see
what
lies there? beyond
the gift
beyond
the end... if
only i could know
beyond
the moment oh
how the universe would
when
all is known seem
to me
ohhhh! if
only i could know!
everyone
cares, what
then
racism
ends what
then
homophobia
dies what
then
the
world at peace what
then
no more
poor what
then
meet at
alien race what
then
make
galactic peace what
then
transcend
space what
then
transcend
time oh
yeah!
everybodyÕs
one oh
yeah!
meet
the gods oh
yeah!
know it
all
make
the truth what
then
be an
electron
beyond
the gift i
wish that i could see
what
lies there? beyond
the gift
beyond
the end... if
only i could know
beyond
the moment oh
how the universe would
when
all is known seem
to me
ohhhh! if
only i could know!
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we have today
©duncan
wheeler 1997
give
love every day, cos love is a song
a song
that you play to make the heart strong
get
ready (yeah)
oooh
what
you give away will always return
believing
in fateÕs a song you must learn
the
future was snared, it was like a beehive
the
truth wasnÕt there but we came back alive
we have
today yeah yeah yeah
so get
ready for it
we have
today yeah yeah yeah
so iÕm
ready for anything
(if i
had my time again)
if love
is a song then give me a line
iÕll
sing every day iÕll sing all the time
a piece
of my heart falls away everyday
when
the future arrives i wonÕt be ready
12 u
xd da line
©duncan
wheeler 2000
tell me
what did you think youÕd find
you
didnÕt have a clue
all the
little things you donÕt do
youÕve
been a naughty boy
treating
everybody like your little toy
had
enough of your face and you crossed the line
had
enough of the pain and you crossed the line
had
enough of the reason you crossed the line
had
enough of the lies and crossed the line
treating
everybody like your little toy
tell me
what did you think youÕd find
time
for the fun to begin...
like
your little toy
eating
everybody like some kind of pie