Tattoo

Cover [colour] me, cover [colour] me. When you're sitting all alone in the middle of the floor, There's something uncontrollable, You sit there watching the door, Cover me, cover me. Cover me, cover me.

already feelin' tied to your bad side [Already feel ill, Tattoo you're bad side] Slap your thigh, Slap your mouth [calf], Sing your mantra, Do [leave] your walk, Cover me, cover me. Cover me, cover me.

Something fits along my spine, Just givin' lovin' from behind, Fortify my arms (x2) Cover me, cover me. Cover me, cover me.

Poems

I confide to anything [I can vow [vibe] to anything] So I have to hide from everything. Everybody wants a piece of me. You see origin and cease to be. Sit back and let it happen, Let us take your time away. I don't understand you. I don't want your time of day. If you're gonna walk, might as well walk your way, Always up the hallways, Forget the punk, I pack the funk. I'm gonna take a piece of you. Making money for good health, but first I learn to see myself (x2) You've promised me poems (x3)

I rue the day that I ever met you, And deeply regret you getting close to me. I cannot wait to deeply neglect you, Deeply forget you, Jesus believe me, You promised me poems. You might have been my reason for livin' I gave up on givin', gave up everything. We were a right pair of believers A couple of dreamers, so how come You hate me? You promised me poems (x4).

Dreamed of ringing voices, [Note: a possible allusion to Zora Neale Huston's Their Eyes Were Watching God] And contemplated choices. Taste like a fresh kiss, To heighten my awareness. With all fairness, greatness, with gratitude. And simply rhymes with gratitude Now do promotion and TV, and ya still can't see. We Down the hill cascade And keep away the masquerade, Dreamed of ringing voices, And you promised me poems (x4).

Together Now

Into the morning Got me through the night I've seen the light I see the light I love of what I need I've got greed I've been a sinner for as long as I know So help me understand The little that I know Shadow dancing with my spirit Got to face your demon on your own Take my body and put it through the dust I've been buried in the crust Together now So help me understand The little that I know Together now, together now It's us now, It's us now And there's them, and there's them And should we start again Together now, together now It's us now, it's us now... The descendants of Christ And it's you Will you help me I'm confused What you gonna do With the little that I know With the little that I got We're together now, we're together It's us now And there's them, and there's them And should we start again Together now, together now It's us now, it's us now...

Keep Your Mouth Shut

(And if the honeys think I'm stuck up, I tell 'em shut the fuck up.)

All that she meant was good, All that she meant was good. Give her some time, Give her some room. All that she meant was good.

Better keep your mouth shut, babe, Next to your chest, Better keep your mouth closed baby, And keep it close to your chest, Better keep your mouth closed baby Keep it close to your chest.

All that she meant was good. (Not goin down that road) All that she meant was good. Give her some time, give her some space. All that she meant was good. How she reacted was right. Mother I'm hungry, mother I'm hungry. Father will you feed me (x2) Mother I'm hungry, father will you feed me. (x3)

How you reacted was right. Not goin' down that road (repeat). Mother I'm hungry, father will you feed me? Best to keep your mouth shut, baby, And keep it close to your chest.

I Be The Prophet

I can't relax I need to meditate. Yeah, I'll make 'em wait. (x2) Time moves in numbers, I count the summers, direct the drummers. Tell me you don't feel nothing, Would you like to ride on my train, or Would you like to drink from my vein? My vibe's just a (fuckin') feeling. I see the ceiling. And adjust to such a feeling. I be the prophet, slay me then we'll cross it.

Make A Change

Make a change for maisie she don't understand the days, yeah with our different deeds No more ......baa baa black sheep (?)

cos maisies not the slave breakaway the chains you know nothing else remains no more last names (x2) if you [?] live a lie [?] stay before the hatred (x2) if i make a change for you whose gonna make a change for me if im not with you maisie [?] with no more real reason, wanna know my real tune wanna know my [?] its your turn to fuck with things that they say its your turn to fuck things they say (yeah) make the change fantastic (x2) fantastic (x2) gonna make it last forever (x3) take it from [?] then its time to sever (sever) seize the cnance to change (x3) im going to (x2) make the change fantastic (x2) fantastic

Black Coffee

Move over, move over, yeah you heard what I said, move over. I feel so lonely, haven't slept a wink. I walk the floor, and watch the door. And in between I drink black coffee. Love's a hand-me-down brew. I never know why Sunday in this weekday brew? I'm talking to the shadows, 1 o'clock till 4 And Lord how slow the moments go. All I do is pour black coffee.

Since the blues caught my eye, I'm hanging out on Monday, But sunday dreams too dry They say a man is born to go alone And a woman is born to weep and fret To stay at home and drown her past regrets In coffee and cigarettes. And moody all the morning, moody all night. And in between I drink black coffee. Black coffee.

Bubbles

The first hundred years are the toughest On this bubble An open sky, flying high Take a bride, get some trouble

The first one will do I'm just passing thru The second one needs more I've been here before I've been here before I've been here before

Springtime falls, summer calls You slip and slide until you hit December Believe my eyes, they'll bleed you dry With the words that you choose I'd lose my temper

The first one will do Just passing thru The second one needs more I've been here before I've been here before Wanna make me weak while you cry Not such a thing, till you die Gotta go I get high Gotta go I get high Deceiver deceived us And I deceived them Carry my troubles home Married with the humble [TH] The first hundred years are the toughest I'm getting smouthred Life is just one bloody thing After another

I Sing For You

We're the only ones here so speak your mind, I feed your appetite, so you feed mine. I sing for you, so you can find your way home.

There's nothing to fear but fear itself, If you know how to look inside yourself. I sing for you.

Forget all you learned from yesterday, If you learn how to change, you'll change today. I sing for you, so you can find your way home. I pray for you.

And I breathe aside my impurities, But I can't take your insecurities. If you trust, then trust me now. Can you trust? Round and round together, round and round forever. Pray for me, pray for me so I can find my way home. Leave me now, so I can be alone. Can you be alone?

Yoga

I know I'm mystic she treats my (tistic?) fantastic yeah I'm feelin' fantastic and I know what will do it for you ???? and I know cause I know I'm mystic...] Don't hold me, don't fuck with me. Just do it. ooooh. ooooh. Don't hold me down, don't fuck with me. I can want it. ooooh. (x2) Oooooh. Just do it, don't forbid me. Don't hold me down, I'm jumping.

Judas

Is simplicity the best Or simply the easiest The narrowest path Is always the holiest So walk on barefoot for me Suffer some misery If you want my love If you want my love Man will survive The harshest conditions And stay alive Through difficult decisions So make up your mind for me Walk the line for me If you want my love If you want my love Idle talk And hollow promises Cheating Judases Doubting Thomases Don't just stand there and shout it Do something about it You can fulfill Your wildest ambitions And I'm sure you will Lose your inhibitions So open yourself for me Risk your health for me If you want my love If you want my love If you want my love If you want my love

Children's Story

Once upon a time not long ago, when people wore pajamas and lived life slow, When laws were stern and justice stood, and people were behavin' like they ought ta good, There lived a lil' boy who was misled, by another little boy and this is what he said: "Me & you tonight are gonna make some cash, robbin' old folks and makin' tha dash", They did the job, money came with ease, but one couldn't stop, it's like he had a disease, He robbed another and another and a sista and her brotha, tried to rob a man who was a duty undercover, The cop grabbed his arm, he started acting erratic, he said "Keep still, boy, no need for static", Punched him in his belly and he gave him a slap, but little did he know the little boy was strapped, The kid pulled out a gun, he said "WhyÕd ya hit me ?", the barrel was set straight for the cop's kidney, The cop got scared, the kid, he starts to figure, "I'll do years if I pull this trigger", So he cold dashed and ran around the block, cop radioes it to another lady cop, He ran by a tree, there he saw this sister, a shot for the head, he shot back but he missed her, Looked around good and from expectations, so he decided he'd head for the subway stations, But she was coming and he made a left, he was runnin' top speed till he was outta breath, Knocked an old man down and swore he killed him, then he made his move to an abandoned building, Ran up the stairs up to the top floor, opened up the door there, guess who he saw?, Dave the dope fiend shootin' dope, who don't know the meaning of water nor soap, He said "I need bullets, hurry up, run!" the dope fiend brought back a spanking shotgun, He went outside but there was cops all over, then he dipped into a car, a stolen Nova, Raced up the block doing 83, crashed into a tree near a university, Escaped alive though the car was battered, rat-a-tat-tatted and all the cops scattered, Ran out of bullets and still had static, grabbed a pregnant lady, got out the automatic, Pointed at her head and he said the gun was full o' lead, he told the cops "Back off or honey here's dead", Deep in his heart he knew he was wrong, so he let the lady go and he starts to run on, Sirens sounded, he seemed astounded, before long the little boy got surrounded, He dropped the gun, so went the glory, and this is the way I must end this story, He was only seventeen, in a madman's dream, the cops shot the kid, I still hear him scream, This ain't funny so don't ya dare laugh, just another case 'bout the wrong path, Straight 'n narrow or your soul gets cashed.