Namaste, motherfucker!

A coward in the schoolyard, a crybaby on the swings. No phys. ed dreamboat: I'm the second last pick. But when I go visit Nathan, I'm an uber mensch, A dot matrix Hercules, I'm the 8 bit king. With a flick of the joystick, with a slick paddle jive. I'm on fire; I'm a noisy gong. Mama says I'll go blind, now I wear glasses all the time. Everyone's been keeping trendy with shit that I don't understand. It takes a nuclear physicist to figure out these new joypads. But when I go visit Nathan, we stick to tested and true. Call me vintage, call me luddite - I just like the old style. Dad said "don't waste your time", but I saw him playing it at night!

When I was young, I fell in love So young and I fell so hard I never kissed a girl before Hell, I didn’t know where to start Then I became a jealous wreck and acted insecure I doubted her though I knew I would never find a girl as pure She was a victim, full of trust, and I acted like a fool So she fell out of love with me and I had to start anew. Then once again I fell in love Her locks were red like fire “Come and get me” said her eyes Man, she was a real live wire But I hesitated, waited for her to pick up the phone So it would come as no surprise when she said “leave me alone” She was a wild cat, full of lust and I acted like a fool So she fell out of love with me and I was left so blue. Now in the spotlight, you walk in But we’ve got to play it slow I’ve never felt this way before And I really want this to grow I’m going to do some stupid things and we might dwell on the past But that doesn’t mean we’ll give up on a friendship made to last You’re such an angel full of life and I’m giddy like a fool When I was young I thought I was in love But now I’m in love with you.

Your singing bowl's marked with crosses, You lick your wounds and losses "Boy, when will you ever learn? It's not that bad." You think the masses are savages Their thoughts are destined to ravage you and peel your layers, And leave you bare. `Cos there's a glitch in your mindset, There's a blur in your vision There's a cheat in your union Just ask the world and her boyfriend and they'll tell you the same. You can't stop clicking and counting Your even numbers surmounting "Boy, when will you ever learn? Digits won't stop." You're tearing patches and patches Your skin is red and it scratches, "Lord, when will it ever stop? It leaves us scared." `Cos there's a glitch in your mindset There's a hole in your spirit There's a rip in your seamline Just ask the world and her tailor and he'll tell you the same There's a glitch in your mindset You want to heal but can't force it This food is bad - and in such small portions There's a world in your mindset That's growing colder and stagnant And it's a world that's in crisis And it's killing you, oh god, it's killing you. `Cos there's a glitch in your mindset There's a crack in your faultline There's a leak in your engine, Just ask the world's worst mechanic and he'll tell you the same. There's a glitch in your mindset You want to heal but can't force it This food is bad - and in such small portions There's a world in your mindset That's growing colder and stagnant And it's a world that's in crisis And it's killing you, oh god, it's killing you.

And we know, we know what makes us tick tick tick And talking about the weather leaves us cold, But we're warming up to one another And our closest friends are noticing the pull Gravitational And we're optimistic scientists deciphering this chemistry And we're fatalistic journalists uncovering this mystery And when the darkest nightfall clouds our way We shall be superhuman We will be superhuman We will be superhuman, you and I. And we'll call each other by such stupid nick nick nicknames But we're way too smart to be each other's pets. We're warming up to one another And our hopes and dreams are harmonizing It's mellifluous And we're atheistic cynics praying for a miracle And we're Los Angelistic winter babies skating on thin ice And when our adversaries storm the gates We shall be superhuman We will be superhuman, you and I. Panel by panel, our tale unravels. May our ink never run dry! And we're hedonistic exhibitionists grown chaste with doubt And we're narcissistic misanthropes giving love just one more shot And when our habitat is under siege, We shall be superhuman We will be superhuman We will be superhuman, you and I.

We're born to love, but somewhere down this road of life We're told to seek a pseudo-love ingenuine, Short of bricks, missing parts, When to stop? Where to start? I thought that love was built on trust and inspiration, Where did I fail? When did it become validation? "I need you" not "I love you" reigned supreme, Now you're through! I'll never follow rules, won't play the game. My heart's been torn and severed, But am I to blame? Everyone said to me "Just be yourself, man - just because!" It never clicked because I didn't know who that person was. Inner strength, was it real? I needed space and time to heal. I'll never follow rules, can't play the game. My outlook's worn and jaded and I am to blame. Junctions of honesty. Jesus, they frighten me. But I can no longer hide. Now that we've met and I feel our thing's getting slightly stronger, Let's be ourselves `cos I can't wear this mask any longer. We've been locked, now we're free. My faith has cracked, so please don't you go on me. Let's never follow rules, we'll call the game, So we may stick together and poke at the flame. Let's never follow rules, we'll call the game, So we'll stay tall forever and dwarf all the pain. Junctions of honesty. Jesus, they frighten me. But I can no longer hide.

You are the ugliest fish I’ve ever seen I am the happiest that I’ve ever been You are the ugliest fish We are just birds spiraling into the ocean We just come out to sea so that we can die And we’ll cry “brava” in lava Build robots with burbots With snakes and rats and arthropods And jellyfish that sting (from up above) You are the ugliest fish I’ve ever seen I am the happiest that I’ve ever been You are the ugliest fish And you are the answer that we have been waiting for A silencer to those countless red herrings. And I am a bee from Ellesmere Island I just flew back home and god damn am I tired And I will seek Fort Eureka Wax paleostatic Metasequioa - climb straight to the top and proclaim my worth You are the ugliest fish I’ve ever seen I am the happiest that I’ve ever been You are the ugliest fish I’ve ever seen I am so happy You are the ugliest fish I’ve ever seen

Sighs fill the sanctuary, belfry keeps on ringing. Squeaking of the vestibules. St. Nadina, keep on singing. St. Nadina, hurt me. My hand's in her pocket reaching for the go switch. Speaking in tongues. Original sin! St. Nadina hurt me.

I got a letter from the Ministry of Resources I got a march stronger now than the armed forces Tales from the goldfish bowl And in this letter from the ministry of resources Paragraph five tells of young hopes – those wild horses Tales from the goldfish bowl A stranger told me a sweet murder were my eyes The farmer’s market harvested a thousand smiles Habs score another goal! I’ve got a mother who’s peacock proud no matter I’ve got a best friend and he’s a solid understander A swollen heart with soul I got a letter from the Ministry of Resources I got a march stronger now than the armed forces Tales from the goldfish bowl I’ve got a shelf full of Atwood and Murakami I’ve got “Double Nickels”, “Innervisions”, and “Tommy” The album, not the Broadway show No longer fear failure, that’s just a fool’s distraction No longer fear death, it just prevents forward action Just gotta let it roll I got a letter from the Ministry of Resources I got a march stronger now than the armed forces Tales from the goldfish bowl I got a letter from the Ministry of Resources O Postal Service, may godspeed, `cause it’s important Tales from the goldfish bowl

A tree f… No. A rock pillar tumbles down into the Speed River. No one is around to ignore it. “It never existed in the first place” thought the weary dilettante as he ordered himself another sludgewater local brew contaminated by years of neglectful kegline maintenance. As he swallowed back what could be best referred to as “Smelly Dog Pilsner”, he blows out his ear drums – or whatever shreds of it remain due to years of reckless thrash – an another acoustic act, amplified to a very unnecessary level of pain. “It’s one man and a guitar. There’s no need to make the floors shake!” He exits the cramped bar area and slinks his way past a couple of nineteen year old social crusaders engaging in a heated debate why Bird Bird is a racist and grabs some air on the heated patio, ironically engulfed in a fog of second hand Menthol number 7s, and he sits. He sneers. He realizes he’s on his very own. No one looks his way, no one returns his glare. “This town,” he thought, “this fucking stuck up town”. He catches a glimpse of another sad looking man, singly occupying a rickety rotten wood table, complete with beer stains on his white shirt and a dead, and haggard look in his once-clear-sky-now-cloudy-grey eyes, and a body burdened with a massive debt that gave up on exercise years ago. This man stands alone. And although publicly proclaiming to profess solitude as the prevention of all things woeful, he starts to wilt from the inside out. His black heart seeping out of his half-agape, yellow-toothed mouth, devoid of anyone who would ever break what’s left of that burnt black beating sack wedged somewhere in that ribcage underneath years of leftover chow mein and hops. So staring this demon of a man face to face down, the tired dilettante sheds a tear that rolls down all the way his hangdog face and drops onto his broken and scuffy dress shoes. Without hesitation, he strikes the other man, shattering him into a thousand tiny glass shards, shattering all the over the sticky patio floor, and into his bloody knuckles. The patrons fall silent. Shocked. Afraid. The dilettante remains just as quiet too, as he’s escorted out through the front door, being told never to return. A tree. A rock. A monument. An idea falls from a great height into the Speed River, and he insists that no one should be around to hear it. He doesn’t exist. He never tried to.

If the voices taunt you for choosing to be free You’re never alone even though it seems so bleak If the fog makes it way too tough to breathe You’re never alone even though your lungs feel weak You’re never alone `cause there’s always someone behind you You will be loved You’re never alone If the muscle pins you flat to the ground You’re never alone, even though they’re so damn strong And if the tribe is chanting to a power that you can’t see You’re never alone, even though they charge thee wrong You’re never alone `cause there’s always someone behind you You will be loved You’re never alone It seems heavier by the second The weight is snapping your spirit You think you’re falling a thousand miles But I promise there’ll always be someone to catch you. You’re never alone `cause there’s always someone behind you You will be loved You’re never alone And if the sun blinds you `Cause you tried to reach the stars You will find friends, friends will bring love, So let it be known You’re never alone

All the twinkling candles light the moon The universe looks down on you and smiles Darling child, it’s time you rested When the crickets creep and the owls hoot, Put on your pajama suit and climb Right into your Nemo vessel And if the nip of nightfall chomps a chilling bite I’ll toss another blanket on and tuck you in tight Sleep my darling child There’s plenty more to tackle come the morning Sleep my darling child Night night, and remember that I love you If you want to soar across the sky All you have to do is close your eyes Make believe that you’re the sparrow You’re the ruler of your very dreams And in it, you can be anything Tell me all about it tomorrow And if those fantasies turn into nasty fright I’ll be right here and I’ll never leave your side Sleep my darling child There’s plenty more to tackle come the morning Sleep my darling child Night night, and remember that I love you You’re the sweetest honey pear I’ve seen Nestled up within a gentle sleep It’s no wonder that we love you.