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(words & music: t.h. gorman ©2019 teztunesmusic)
I wander round this shambles of a living room
And survey its abject disrepair
The space between my ears is gettin' 12 shades darker
And that shit ain't goin' anywhere
I slouch into the kitchen in a twilight daze
And pick a fork up near a table leg
Still, there's nothing in the cupboard left to stick it into
Guess I'll hang out on the street and beg, beg, beg
Well, awake is the new nightmare
Yeah, awake is the new nightmare
Well, I crash out on the sofa 'cause the bed ain't made
And anyway the sheets are all threadbare
The feckin' mattress looks like somethin' that the cat dragged in
And the box spring is beyond repair
So I toss and turn, the clock is tickin' like a kettle drum
Playin' the longest solo I can’t bear
So I rummage in the chaos of my old wardrobe
And shimmy up my last used underwear
Christ, awake is the new nightmare
Yeah, awake is the new nightmare
What once had been a diamond mine
Now irreversible decline
What might have been a life sublime's
Been savaged by a cruel design
And now, now, awake is the new nightmare
So I summon up the energy to make my move
My wheels don't roll, the car is beyond repair
So I hump it to the pawn shop with my last guitar
My shitty music I can’t be bothered to care
Now the pundits say that money isn't everything
That there are more important things in life
But the holes in my shoes they sing a sad old blues
A tale of worry, poverty and strife
Well, awake is the new nightmare
Yeah, awake is the new nightmare
Who once was drunk on future's wine
Forever now an addict blind
When every move's a telltale sign
That you have lost your friggin’ mind
Awake, yeah awake, is the new nightmare
Hang your head in despair
Cause its 2024 and awake is the new nightmare
Well, awake is the new nightmare
Yeah, awake is the new nightmare
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Dominos
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Captain on a sinking ship
Shinny up the gallows pole
Tattle tales and brinkmanship
Polish, polish til she glows
When you feel the comet hit
Gather round the guillotine
Make a mockery of it
As tribute to the fallen Queen
Put down stakes in middle earth
Send a message to the cloud
Round and flatulent its girth
Shout it out “Godspeed the plow!”
Dance around the pyre bright
Pull a thread until the seam
Splits and gives up its birthright
In the splendid cavalcade of dreams
Fake it til you get it right
Follow your nose (Follow your nose)
Naked in the early light
The emperor's new clothes
Pick the middle of the three
Stand a candle on its end
Take a vacay to the sea
Play a game of Let’s Pretend
Lonely is as lonely does
You wonder if you’ll meet again
Smoke a fag and take a pause
Tales of mice and sad stick figure men
Stoke the fire, make the case
Find a church and slither in
Greet the priest and break his face
Desecrate the walls within
Fall onto a crystal knife
Check to see if you will bleed
Take a flyer, take a wife
Buy a thing you’re scared to death you’ll need
Fake it til you get it right
Strike a new pose (Strike a new pose)
Steady as a traffic light
Watch them fall, those dominos
Fake it til you get it right
Then slam it closed (Slam it closed)
Fade into the early light
Round & round these dominos
Squeeze a bottle til it breaks
Spend a penny, tell a lie
Contemplate the time it takes
Scratch your ear and slap your thigh
Gather up your dominos
Melt into your comfy chair
String a bunch of nonsense words
Like a whispered love affair
Count your blessings, count your faults
Wish an afternoon away
Clear your table, find gestalt
When you’ve got fuck all to say
Write a song that makes no sense
When you have to kill a day
Keep the listener in suspense
When you know you’ve got nothing left to say
When you know you’ve got nothing left to say
When you know you’ve got sweet fuck all to say
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Tez Howes Moncton, New Brunswick
I'm just an old Canadian fart writing & recording tunes, trying to capture the vibe of pre-millennial popular musics, rock,
blues, jazz, funk, country, pop, etc. Lumiere and Knowhere are primarily indie pop, and The New Codiac Blues is a collection of blues-based tunes.
They're dotted with selected collabs with uber-talented friends in the UK, USA, Australia and Bulgaria of a variety of sounds.
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