Rosa’s Cantina

Rosa&= #8217;s Cantina

Act I An o= pen mike night

Act II A floor show

Act III A band

Act I= I

A Flo= or Show

(john= niZanni’s Love Song)

Thesis

Our beginnings and our ends

are a= ll the same

eject= ed into birth

stopp= ed cold by death

All o= ur paths in between

are w= eaving a vast

jumbl= ed tapestry

threa= ds of lives woven

in wa= ys we cannot understand

or fo= rsee

or co= ntrol

Gods = do not drive our destiny

devil= s do not detract

we ar= e the weavers

our l= ives the threads

life = is the tapestry

exist= ence is merely the loom<= /span>

Tell me your lies

It= 217;s getting so I don’t believe

any o= f ya

or an= ything you have to say

Tell = me your lies

tell = me your lies

you cynically teach us all your fears

propa= ganda salesmanship that tears

apart everything that’s real

about= how I’m allowed to feel

Tell = me your lies

tell = me your lies

about= how we need all these governing rules

the o= nes that make all of life’s children your tools

it= 217;s why you’ve built all these identical schools

to cr= ank out educated fools

Tell = me your lies

tell = me your lies

how g= reat it is to have a job

how l= ucky I’m not out in the mob

or so= me lucked-out homeless slob

all I= gotta do is sit on the cob

Tell = me your lies

tell = me your lies

obey = these rules and we intend

to ra= ise you right you can depend

say m= om and dad and to that end

we on= ly want to be your friend

Tell = me your lies

tell = me your lies

The silence

What = if the cure becomes the disease

the e= vils and ills are just our own ease

What = if the wisdoms we all take for granted

are treacherous lies cleverly planted

Should Abraham’s child have let himself be

laid = on the alter so meekly

I thi= nk god would have rather he showed

defia= nce instead of compliance

Every= one’s so ready to sacrifice someone

anyone except themselves you see

and pointing fingers lay the blame

look = what you’ve done to me

And I= pay my tithe and I pay my dues

and I= get all the advice I ever can use

and i= f I believe a miracle will be

and everything will work out right for me

I believe I believe tell me what to believe=

read = the word read the word tell me what to think

keep = an eye on each other so that noone will stray

and w= e get salvation on our knees while we pray

I don’t understand all the silence

in th= e face of self-appointed prophets

I wee= p with us who cannot weep

becau= se we understand so well

Soliloquy 1

God we really need some rain

can you move the weather over here

my so= n is driving me insane

and I= hear his friend’s a queer

The d= evil’s really on a roll

we= 217;re coming to the end of time

IR= 17;m so afraid to lose my soul

I hea= r that heaven’s looking fine

It= 217;s hell that has me feeling scared

the preacher swears it’s coming soon

and we’ve made sure that noone dared

to da= nce to any other tune

And we’re singing in harmony

every Sunday and Wednesday night

and we’re guilty and we’re praying

God&#= 8217;ll make it be alright

Soliloquy 2

It= 217;s a peaceful little town here

nothi= ng happens on the streets

nothi= ng ever breaks the silence

polic= e are always on the beat

We= 217;ve got a brand new modern jail

no co= mforts and we make ‘em pay

it= 217;s cold at night so they can’t sleep

and sweltering throughout the day

The l= ights are always on full blast

the television camera stares

no difference if it’s night or day

for us inside nobody cares

And we’re singing in harmony

every Sunday and Wednesday night

and we’re guilty and we’re praying

God&#= 8217;ll make it be alright

Soliloquy 3

It= 217;s the kids who’re getting the blame

but t= he parents who’ll bear the shame

it= 217;s what happens when those who control

have forgotten to start with the self

There= ’s meetings and bridge games and don’t forget golf

why a= re you acting out rage, I’m in a play

when I’m talking to you you’re not listening

don&#= 8217;t smoke what I smoke do what I say

How c= an I get a life with you kids in the way

and y= our friends are all bad influences

it= 217;s their example that’s led you astray

after seventeen years I’m fed up

And we’re singing in harmony

every Sunday and Wednesday night

and we’re guilty and we’re praying

God&#= 8217;ll make it be alright

Footprints

One n= ight I walked along the beach within my dream

and w= ith me Jesus walked or so it seemed

as lightning flashed across the stormy sky

we wa= tched the passing of my life Jesus and I

The g= ood times and the bad times passed us by

swept= on the clouds that blew across the sky

their passing left our footprints in the sand

mine = on the left and Jesus’ there at my right hand

In go= od times both our footprints there were plain to see

but i= n the bad times only those were left by me

it wo= rried me why should this thin= g be so

why i= n my times of trial did you let me go

Then = Jesus said my friend I love y= ou so

when = times were worst for you I’d never let you go

withi= n your times of suffering and trial

it wa= s me who carried you the extra mile

By tr= ust I opened up to Jesus’ love

my li= fe is given to the peaceful dove

withi= n my life the truth of Jesus shines

when I remember Jesus He always shows his sign

Media madness

Nobody reads anymore thereR= 17;s all this video

you k= now what I’d really like to read

THE AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF JESUS

Think= about it the one person that<= o:p>

all t= his government and western world

every= body kisses his ass all day in public

wheth= er they think they do or not

and we’re taking it all on a bunch of

other people’s say so.

God&#= 8217;s God right=

why u= se ghost writers

and s= ince he’d need interpereters anyway

why n= ot a Jesus in every language

in ev= ery time

Or is= God ashamed to show up

more = than once

seein= g what blame has done

to life’s children

But w= ait

we= 217;re the ones who profit by blame

by pe= cking orders and ownership and all

Don&#= 8217;t guess it’s God after all

must = be the Devil

Jesus= , why didn’t you write a<= /o:p>

tells= -all book

an operating manual for life

that everyone can understand

witho= ut need of authorities to interperet

Vanis= hing ghost writers

twist= ed tales

twist= ed trails from

confu= sion to oblivion

And it’s lovers and friends

who c= arry in their hearts

the s= ecret whispering remnants

of wh= y we are here

of lo= ving one another

the o= nly real living

alive=

the o= nly real loving

left<= o:p>

Witho= ut life there wouldn’t be

all t= hese illusions

and y= et there’s life

The g= rass is going to seed

the b= irds will eat and shit

so are birds the grasses’ wings

or are grasses only bird’s deposit

to ge= t more seeds so other birds

who l= ater come can eat it

In ev= ery chaos there is a rule

obliv= ion is the horizon only

we don’t know what

or if=

there= is beyond

black= hole or star

Confu= sion is the ordeal

or the distraction

all t= hese senses

stimu= late

Or fe= ar to face again

pain = that is the truth

in or= der to

survi= ve

For s= ome confusion is the winning hand

deali= ng stacked deck

easily limiting

the g= ame

Black= hole or star

Limit= ing choices

Soliloquy 4

All m= y life I hated school

I only really like to fuck

and n= ow I only have one rule

do wh= at I want and pray for luck

Yeah,= I really love my job -- not

I go = there almost every day

that = blond that works the line is hot

the o= nly way I know to get my pay

and m= y boss is such a prick

I get= the blame he gets the pay

if I didn’t need the job I’d stick

it up= his ass and walk away

And we’re singing in harmony

every Sunday and Wednesday night

and we’re guilty and we’re praying

God&#= 8217;ll make it be alright

Soliloquy 5

When = I get home I want a beer

the k= ids are always in the way

what&= #8217;s all that racket I can&#= 8217;t hear TV

cut o= ut that drumming go away

Bring= me another beer right now

the j= ob was really rough today

she f= elt me up behind the line

I rea= lly thought I’d get a lay

That = beer was good keep bringing = more

no not tonight tired from the job

that = blond bitch really is a whore

my wi= fe is such a fucking slob

And we’re singing in harmony

every Sunday and Wednesday night

and we’re guilty and we’re praying

God&#= 8217;ll make it be alright

Soliloquy 6

My hu= sband hasn’t laid a hand on me

it mu= st be months if it’s been days

he th= inks he’s putting something over me

but I= know all his cheating ways

I get= no help at all from anyone

I wor= k a job and slave all day

to ke= ep a house for slobs is not much fun

it= 217;s peaceful when they’re all away

I wis= h that I could find another man

someo= ne who’d take me far away

what happened to my dreams of joy

how d= id I get where I’m today

And we’re singing in harmony

every Sunday and Wednesday night

and we’re guilty and we’re praying

God&#= 8217;ll make it be alright

Architectural detail

It= 217;s come to be this kind of place

there= ’s only one kind of house allowed

only = one way we’re permitted to build

so as= not to stand out in the crowd

if yo= ur ideas are not approvable

your basement will be refilled

the o= utside can show ownership whimsey

as lo= ng as it’s within all the rules

and everyone knows what the rules are

they&= #8217;re dispensed in the standardized schools

And o= ur minds that we think we are making

only question a standardized plot

if I = make a choice who determines

that = my options are only this lot

you&#= 8217;d be crazy to think

there= are others

don&#= 8217;t be thinking such thoughts

Round windows

round doorways

round= rooms and round roofs

ours = are all made by the square and the rules

the rectangular rows promote linear minds

in our one-way-of-thinking’s-right-schools

It= 217;s all symbols you know

so we won’t have to think

here&= #8217;s a home

here&= #8217;s a church

don&#= 8217;t get fooled

there= ’s the courthouse

and t= hese are the businesses all ‘round

all t= he lines in the parking lots

make = it look neat

and y= ou don’t have to ask where’s the school

Take = a look all around at the symbols

and t= he ways that they make you feel

don&#= 8217;t you wish there was one special person

who c= ould make you feel reality

like = taking a roadtrip in your very own car

or yo= ur name in the paper to see

If yo= u want to build circular rooms

they = will have to have vertical walls

Here<= o:p>

we don’t like

a sph= ere

dome = home

here<= o:p>

I doesn’t follow yo= u see

the l= ines of regularity

witho= ut corners

how w= ould we keep our edge

Rumors

Watch out there’s a robot on = the road

robot= on the robot on the<= o:p>

robot= on the road

tonig= ht

there= ’s a robot on the road

the r= oad

robot= on the road

tonig= ht

there= ’s a robot

there= ’s a robot on the road

tonig= ht

watch= out

watch= watch

out out

watch=

robot= watch out on

the r= oad tonight

the r= obot road

tonig= ht

watch= out

robot= on the road

No I said roadblock<= /span>

There= ’s not a robot?

Soliloquy 7

You know I like to hurt my = brother

torme= nt and beat him lots of ways

and w= hen I have my friends come over

they = really like the games we play

He= 217;s such a pussy little weakling

I see= the terror in his eye

I hav= e to stop and take a breather

it= 217;s getting hard to make him cry

And he’s living on adrenaline

I hol= d him down upon his back

I lik= e to catch him when he’s sleeping

he ne= ver knows when I’ll attack

And we’re singing in harmony

every Sunday and Wednesday night

and we’re guilty and we’re praying

God&#= 8217;ll make it be alright

Soliloquy 8

My mo= ther doesn’t love me anymore

not s= ince that baby boy came in the door

I was= her daughter and delight

now w= hen I look she’s out of sight

I lik= e to watch my brothers play

it he= lps to pass the night away

and w= hen the fun is going on

I get= revenge for all my wrongs

It= 217;s all his fault now it= 217;s my turn

little brother cry some more

when = you get tired I’ll start to play

it= 217;s fun to even up the score

And we’re singing in harmony

every Sunday and Wednesday night

and we’re guilty and we’re praying

God&#= 8217;ll make it be alright

Soliloquy 9

IR= 17;m paralyzed from all the beatings I took

guess= ......is it pain or agony

you wouldn’t know it if you gave me a look

I don’t show feelings much today

I hav= e this burden of forgiving

I onl= y ever wanted love

IR= 17;ll hate as long as I am living

watch= out when push turns into shove

You t= hink it’s all a bit confusing

won&#= 8217;t have it any other way

noone believed me when I told them

next = time that mother-fucker gets to pay

And we’re singing in harmony

every Sunday and Wednesday night

and we’re guilty and we’re praying

God&#= 8217;ll make it be alright

The kingdom of dreams

In the kingdom of dreams we have wandered together

seeki= ng the wonders that life cannot hold

there= we find without eyes what our true hearts are seeking

learn= ing the secrets that cannot be told

We are bound by a heartbeat to this world of changes

bound= by a breath to confusion and pains

but we fly without wings and we = talk without speaking

and l= ive without losing our kingdom of dreams

We ha= ve always been here and be= en friends to each other

our seeking’s in vain there= will not be another

forge= tfulness curtains this world of the sun

in the kingdom of dreams we are one

Ah my children of light do not = fight do not worry

there= ’s nothing to gain and there’s no need to hurry

nothi= ng is lost and there’s noplace to roam

in the kingdom of dreams is our home

More media madness

The f= at cats in their easy chairs

love = it when we watch TV

they&= #8217;ve paid lots of money to program in us

all we think that we’re getting for free

McDon= ald’s and Hardy’s and Wendy’s too

we= 217;re right there in line for all their fast food

no ne= ed to wait we can be on our way

no si= tting and talking we’re= not in the mood

And it’s this car is you

racy = sports / minivan

you c= ould be in a pickup

or ma= ybe a sedan

he= 217;s driving a used car

must = not make much pay

put m= e in a Fiero

it= 217;s my right of way

What&= #8217;s this not my brand<= /o:p>

I only smoke reds

give = me Reebok not Nike

I wou= ld not be caught dead

Here&= #8217;s the news it’= ;s official

we= 217;ve chosen for you

and don’t ask us what’s missing

that = never would do

don&#= 8217;t be thinking

we= 217;re going to do that for you

Look here isn’t this j= ust the thing

just = as seen on TV

won&#= 8217;t it make your heart sing

don&#= 8217;t you wish you could have one

IR= 17;ll give you one free

if you’ll just pay attention to me

And n= ow for the weather

don&#= 8217;t try looking outside

if it’s different for you

it= 217;s just where you reside

here&= #8217;s the temperature

in our official degrees

if yo= urs differs

don&#= 8217;t bother us please

It= 217;s the weather report

just = for you

it= 217;s official

Soliloquy 10

IR= 17;m real good looking and I know it

I kno= w you like me ‘cause you show it

you&#= 8217;ll be my slave because you want it

when you’re this good ya gotta flaunt it

What&= #8217;s more I’m smarter than you

I hav= e no feelings that I know

they&= #8217;d only weaken me it’s true

̵= 6;cause if I had them they would show

Nobod= y’s gonna get a handle on me

nobod= y’s gonna win my game

don&#= 8217;t look inside me there’s not much to see

and i= nside you it’s pretty much the same

And we’re singing in harmony

every Sunday and Wednesday night

and we’re guilty and we’re praying

God&#= 8217;ll make it be alright

Soliloquy 11

IR= 17;m not that pretty and I know the boys

that = want me only want my puss

and that’s ok because I like it too

I don’t see why there’s all the fuss

And y= es I like to speed and party too

you l= ay a line I’ll snort i= t all

it ma= kes me happy and I talk a lot

in fa= ct I really have a ball

The comedown is a bitch I will admit

in fa= ct I really make you pay

IR= 17;ll make you sorry you laid eyes on me

won&#= 8217;t have it any other way

And we’re singing in harmony

every Sunday and Wednesday night

and we’re guilty and we’re praying

God&#= 8217;ll make it be alright

Soliloquy 12

IR= 17;ve been the party king and always ruled

got a= ll the scenes wired and I’m so cool

it on= ly happens when my dad’s away

when he’s out of town we all get to play

IR= 17;ve got attitude to spare for everyone

lower= down the party scale than me

IR= 17;m a macho man and only like to ball

with = hot chicks who like to party free

So sn= ort a line you’ll soon be fee= ling fine

and g= et down on my big reality

IR= 17;ll take you all the way we’re gonna cross the line

don&#= 8217;t get involved though I j= ust love me

And we’re singing in harmony

every Sunday and Wednesday night

and we’re guilty and we’re praying

God&#= 8217;ll make it be alright

Freezing hearts

So yo= u say you don’t want to see me

coming ‘round here anymore

well<= span style=3D'mso-spacerun:yes'> if I’d ‘a known that’s the way you felt

IR= 17;d ‘a never passed your door

this = game of life is big and we must all play our parts

and it’s cold outside but not as cold

as in= side some folks’ hearts

These= city streets are endless

they = just wind along their way

true happiness is free but m= ostly

we ha= ve to pay and pay

a res= tless mind keeps spinning whe= re it ends is where it starts

and it’s cold outside but not as cold

as in= my freezing heart

I know there some folks who want

to he= ar what I have to say

and t= here is someone I can show my love

at th= e end of each precious day

IR= 17;ll unpack my dreams and schemes and things

my weariness departs

and I= ’ll build a fire that’ll brighten up

and m= elt these freezing hearts

Garden of illusions

Oh yes he’s needy his eyes are greedy

becau= se he only wants to win but n= ot be free

He wi= ll take you on a trip into the mirror of his mind

and s= how you to yourself within his lying

and t= hen he’ll take you to the pools where all your dreams

becom= e his tools

he= 217;ll suck you dry and cast you out

when = you are dying

And yes he’s crying his eyes are lying

becau= se he only wants to win but not be free

He= 217;ll weave confusion’s web about the magic of your words=

and t= ie you down to lies of your own making

and t= he only sound you’ll hear

as th= e pale fire draws near

his t= ears upon the rock

where= you are breaking

And y= es he’s kindly he= 217;ll lead you blindly

becau= se he only wants to win but not be free

In hi= s coat of many colors with his= voice of many tongues

he wi= ll lead you to the garden of illusions

throu= gh your pains and in your chains

your = days will wander down the lanes

of yo= ur own game-mind’s

hypno= tic dream delusion

Now don’t be lonely keep your truth only

or el= se you’ll only get to win but not be free

In the moment of your seeking he’ll assure you he’s the one=

can l= ead you to the truth that he alone has

but w= hen you’ve paid the price he asks

withi= n his ego-fawning tasks

you&#= 8217;ll find desire is the name

by wh= ich he’s known as

This life’s for living and love’s for/giving

or el= se you’ll only get to win but not be free

Sugar island

Isn&#= 8217;t this a good campfire

to ga= ther us here for our games

all o= f our wishes and fantasies

are d= ancing in its flames

This flame’s the first love I wanted

alrea= dy given away

like = the hope that I lost it has flickered

momen= ts never stay

This flame’s the gift that I’m hiding

I can’t tell you what it might be

it= 217;s my smoke of confusion that keeps you

from = being able to see

This flame’s the longing I’m feeling

for w= hat I cannot say

it wa= s part of me once I am certain=

the m= emory flickers away

I sta= re at the flames of the campfire

an al= cohol stupor sets in

and I= watch all the flames dance and flicker

I wish there’s a game I could win

Isn&#= 8217;t this a good campfire

to ga= ther us here for our games

all o= f our wishes and fantasies

are d= ancing in its flames

Soliloquy 13

My st= epmom told a lie on me

she t= old my dad to get her way

that I’m a faggot and I’m not

but he believed her anyway

I don’t have anything to say to you

he said and turned away fr= om me

I liv= e in shame and guilt I don’t deserve

I wis= h that I could make him see

What = I have lost I’ll never know

and why I just don’t understand

she&#= 8217;s taken away all that belonged to me

cut f= rom my blood I’m left open-hand

And we’re singing in harmony

every Sunday and Wednesday night

and we’re guilty and we’re praying

God&#= 8217;ll make it be alright

Soliloquy 14

I rea= lly wish I knew my father

a lot= of people think he’s great

and I= do too I wish he knew=

we sh= ould be friends it’s n= ot too late

We ne= ver seem to get the time to be

toget= her just the two of us

there= ’s all these meetings that he must attend

don&#= 8217;t really want to make a fuss

If we= could have it all to do again

I know we’d find another way

and we’d have shared our thoughts and all our dreams

it= 217;s just not happening today

And we’re singing in harmony

every Sunday and Wednesday night

and we’re guilty and we’re praying

God&#= 8217;ll make it be alright

Soliloquy 15

We= 217;re latchkey children nice = media name

for g= etting to live by our own made-up rules

our p= arents think they have some control

but we’re getting our way just the same

Somet= imes I can’t wait to get away

from = my parents and listening to all that they say

still it’s cool to have someone else paying the bills

so I = can spend all my time seeking thrills

And school’s just something we all have to do

it= 217;s not anything to put your heart in

all I= ever really needed to know

I knew before I went to kindergarten

And we’re singing in harmony

every Sunday and Wednesday night

and we’re guilty and we’re praying

God&#= 8217;ll make it be alright

Is it the dancing waters?

So we’re living in a stan= ding wave

of un= iverse

betwe= en the big bang quantum fluctuation

and recombination black hole eats all

maybe=

Stars= we see across the sk= y

flung fractally

(it&#= 8217;s always now)

it al= ways will be

all b= lack holes are one

and q= uantum sum is zero

maybe=

So what else is new<= /o:p>

Who k= nows who the homeless are

or si= ck forgotten tortured torturer

king = or queen or president

occup= ant or resident

or le= asing to own

Who is listening to this

I mea= n really who

Are we black holes all one

I wan= t to know an observing interactor

in qu= antum fluctuation continuum

or lo= ve

(the rushing waters flow)

Dead planets

Dead planets all around in space

witho= ut life they still must change

not m= any blue-white planets

with friends to meet again

The p= eople are laid out on a platter

here&= #8217;s a dinner for the kings

who&#= 8217;s fucking who won’t matter

nor a= ny song she sings

The w= ise men are not sighing

they&= #8217;re girding up their thighs

the children lost are crying

the m= asters telling lies

The saviours have not saved the world

but burdened us with sin

the prisoners are counting days

time&= #8217;s bubble streches thin

It co= vers all the worlds with light

and l= ets the waters flow

it li= fts the mountains to their height

and l= ets the seekers know

Dead planets all around in space

witho= ut life they still must change

not m= any blue-white planets

with friends to meet again

Time flies like an arrow,

Fruit flies like a banana

Think= about it

Time = is all made up of now

now i= s the identity of our minds

No ma= tter where you go it’s= now

That = will probably be on the test

It ma= kes me wonder about the

so ca= lled

arrow= of time

If it’s always now

isn&#= 8217;t time directionless

a poi= nt we inhabit consciously

Do our minds and our bodies

have different kinds of time

and w= hen mind and body

go th= eir separate ways

do bo= th kinds of time end

or no= t

Death= is the biggest subject

of si= lence

of al= l

Not I= mean in the media

the spectacular deaths

movie= s comics news

I mea= n in our

I am<= o:p>

lives=

My de= ath

say i= t with me

my de= ath

(my d= eath)

Death= never asks permission

but t= akes what it wants

the ultimate collector

of al= l

Soliloquy 16

It= 217;s what comes after death the confusion’s about

and s= ome points of view are now held to be law

You&#= 8217;d be cllinically crazy if you dared to doubt

the t= ruth of what noone we know ever saw

Encas= ed in their caskets and coffins and plots

cadav= ers of ages gone by are preserved

thoug= h in time we know everything living must rot

retur= ning to dust is the fate we are served

And t= he funeral is held for the family

a tim= e of sharing grief and making deals

of cl= aiming favorite trinkets of the dead

we= 217;ve outlived ‘em you = know how that feels

And we’re singing in harmony

every Sunday and Wednesday night

and we’re guilty and we’re praying

God&#= 8217;ll make it be alright

Soliloquy 17

And t= he fact is we’re all dead men walking

to th= e beat of a private parade

while= the mouths of the liars were talking

and t= he corpses were left where they laid

Still= the vietnam soldiers get killing

in the movies and on the TV

ultra= violent movies are thrilling

and w= ell justified murders are free

Cities vietnam streets show our vietnam lives

and o= ur homes have become little vietnam hives

seeki= ng death and destruction with violent thrills

and t= he mark of distinction’s our number of kills

And we’re singing in harmony

every Sunday and Wednesday night

and we’re guilty and we’re praying

God&#= 8217;ll make it be alright

Soliloquy 18

Every= thing we truly know of death

and I’m pretty sure you know it too

is I’m pretty sure we all= have lists

of pe= ople we’d like to give it to

When = all civilizations break through their veneer

and t= he wrongs we’ve resented boil up in our lives

as a stalker and hunter we find a career

and t= he victor will claim the most children and lives

And t= he peace that was broken was only down-time

while resentments could flourish like planning a crime

and we’re living for death and destruction and all

of our lives we are fearing let death spread its pall<= /b>

=

And we’re singing in harmony

every Sunday and Wednesday night

and we’re guilty and we’re praying

God&#= 8217;ll make it be alright

Bargaining power

=

It= 217;s just no use

to tr= y to bargain with death

and n= o free cupons

will = redeem a life

=

Time = you only get

to sp= end once

every= thing else is guessing

=

I lov= e the hypnotic dream

and n= ever guess the dream weavers

and s= pidery threads

webbed about with illusions

=

about life’s need of us

about life’s need of us

fadin= g like a dream when I awake

=

Flowers for the living

I bel= ieve in giving

flowe= rs to the living

that&= #8217;s the way I want

my li= fe to be

=

No mo= re thoughts of sorrows

cast = off my tomorrows

what&= #8217;s to do today is all

my ey= es can see

=

And w= hen I dream

I know it’s real

When I’m awake

I know it’s real

=

No mo= re thoughts of sorrows

cast = off my tomorrows

what&= #8217;s to do today is all

my ey= es can see

=

And I believe in giving

flowe= rs to the living

that&= #8217;s the way I want

my li= fe to be

For what it’s worth

=

Are we really that sure

that = across the ages

intel= ligence

is a survival trait

Anima= ls don’t kill for symbols

money= country tennis shoes

but f= or food

They = do know how to show

affec= tion and loyalty

to th= eir own

So wh= o exactly

is mo= re evolved

And w= ho in life

is mo= re involved

Sure = wish my mother

had g= iven me

a fur= coat

fangs=

and c= laws

=

Might= come in handy

=

somet= ime

Conclusion

You c= an be left brain

and a= nalyze

right= brain and be

an ar= tist if you choose

but if you’re not all heart

in everything

you&#= 8217;ll be a no-brainer

no ma= tter if you win or lose

=

This = has been my crime

I understand

IR= 17;ve laughed and I’ve cried

and I= know we fake both

but t= he fact is

you can’t fake either

=

tears=

laugh= ter