1. Standing On The Shoulders Of Giants

Punching the sky every day

Rise when the alarm abruptly sounds
Hope that opportunity knocks
Nemesis sow seeds of doubt
Leaves me feeling shell-shocked
Confident I think I got it all figured out
With help from osmosis
Sift through the crap hit the safety valve
Then put on Aegis

Scream race from the inferno
Turn left turn right go straight
Which way do I go

As I grow older I lift this boulder
With strength I chip it away
Standing on the Shoulders of Giants
Punching the sky everyday
As life gets colder flames they smolder
Climb so I can survey
Standing on the Shoulders of Giants
Punching the sky everyday

Nectar of the Gods taste bittersweet
Not out of the mire yet
Got to be a badass to take the heat
Not be saddled with mounting debt (forget)
Wolf appears with a nice wool coat
Draws me in with a smile
Rid myself of this spare change
And that's how I reconcile

Scream race from the inferno
Turn left turn right go straight
Which way do I go (I know)

As I grow older I lift this boulder
With strength I chip it away
Standing on the Shoulders of Giants
Punching the sky everyday
As life gets colder flames they smolder
Climb so I can survey
Standing on the Shoulders of Giants
Punching the sky everyday

All these birds
Are coming home to roost
To fly in my face
Or to maybe give me a boost
Measure the man the amount of grit
Every ounce or send me adrift

Ain't no thorn in my side
I cannot expel
Juggernaut of a stone moves well
Cause I know

As I grow older I lift this boulder
With strength I chip it away
Standing on the Shoulders of Giants
Punching the sky everyday
As life gets colder flames they smolder
Climb so I can survey
Standing on the Shoulders of Giants
Punching the sky everyday

Punch away

2. End Of The Attention Span

Foot apart
Must be contagious
Oh so close but something divides us
That's us
We're lost within our screens

We want to stop
Move on to the next thing
Feeling trapped and the cavity's growing
That's our starvation for routine

Concentration oh please
That's just an overrated inflated commodity
Power's drained and that spells the end

Attention
Dissipating slowly eroding end
The end
Of the Attention Span
That spells the end
Attention
Depreciating anti evolving end
The end
Of the Attention Span

A great night
At the performance
Massive stage lights in abundance
That's us
We'll watch it through our screens (God!)

Sidetracked
Fed a distraction
So pissed off is the artist's reaction
Our fleeting moment gets careened

Concentration what give's
That's just an overrated sedated commodity
Power's hacked and that spells the end

Attention
Dissipating slowly eroding end
The end
Of the Attention Span
That spells the end
Attention
Depreciating quickly regressing end
The end
Of your Attention Span

A new norm
Make the adjustment
Every eye humanity's descent
That's you
You're watching through your screen

Reject
Life moving forward
I question that better is backwards
And one idea is to convene

Concentration is time
Just an overrated sedated commodity
Power's dead and that spells the end

Attention
Dissipating slowly eroding end
The end
Of the Attention Span
That spells the end
Attention
Depreciating strongly rebelling end
The end
Of my Attention Span

3. Bubble

Enclosed their shortcomings
Never get 'em exposed
The usual margin of victory
Is a stone's throw
Talking to ya
With language bellicose

But if I fail to get in
You know that I'll fail fighting
Door's closed but someone's home
Just keep trying

I hover around outside the bubble
One day I'll peer inside the bubble
Could be trouble
And that layer ain't that thick Let it rip

Now that I've broken the seal
To this private club
I can see the face
Of Beelzebub
Clear as ever
But if

But if I fail to get out
You know that I'll fail fighting
Door's closed, can't escape
Just keep trying

I hover around inside the bubble
If I get a chance I'll pop the bubble
I'm in trouble
This layer ain't that thick
Let it rip

Could be trouble
I hover around inside the bubble
I'm in trouble
One day I'll slip outside the bubble
I'm in trouble
I hover around inside the bubble
One day I'll live outside the bubble
I'm in trouble
I hover around inside the bubble
And this layer ain't that thick
Ain't that thick
Ain't that thick
Ain't that thick

4. My Jurisdiction

Purveyor
Incorrectly called Superman
Skin tight suit with too (Two) soft hands
Problems averted
It's perverted

Need this now
Need it like we need another hole in the head
Every time it speaks always brings us dread
I'm shutting all systems off
With a scoff

Fact
Fact or friction
It's still out of my jurisdiction

Jeopardized
Lock the menace up throw away the key
He loves her but she loves me
Cheeks are turning rosy red
Frustrated

Sinking now
Through the vortex of insanity
Like Paul said just let it be
This court of law is in contempt with excrement

Fact
Fact or friction
It's all out of my jurisdiction

Ignore
(III at ease)
Folklore
(Pretty please)
Give the big brush off
(Listen up)
Varnanos ready or not

My jurisdiction
My kind of friction

Fact
Fact or friction
It's just out of my jurisdiction
No

5. Do Wrong To None

Look at all the stress we got
Ripe and blazing hot
Unsuspecting victims to extract from
Innocence is not enough
No not a bluff
Make sure that the answer is the right one

Suicide squeeze play

80 million years will pass
Only some will last
Size will not determine the forbearance
Hemoglobin ripped away
Marks on resumes
Proving to be much more than a nuisance

Suicide squeeze play

Dot the I's and cross the T's
The devil in the details
Will prove that we're naive
This rock is never pure and rarely what it seems

Love all
But only trust a few
While the story unravels
We gotta challenge the view

Love all
But only trust a few

Dot the I's and cross the T's
The devil incarnate is always bloodthirsty
This rock is never pure
Behind the smoke screen
This rock is a sepulcher
Spinning to demean

Love all
But only trust a few
While the story unravels
The gnat continues
Oh love all
But only trust a few yeah
While the story unravels
We gotta challenge the view
Challenge the view

6. Lone Wolf

Should we slow dance
Tango or hustle
Maybe I'll just choose to sit this one out
I've been a wallflower most every evening
Instead of cutting a rug I just pout

Whether I lead or come in dead last
All the effort that I gave got me gassed
Taking too much or taking close to none
I don't seek redemption

Yeah
Lone wolf, lone wolf
Peppered by debris
Yeah
Lone wolf, lone wolf
Choosing to retreat yeah

Navigate through these treacherous waters
I need to upgrade to a battleship
So when it comes to split decisions
My turret always shoots from the hip

Whether I lead or finish dead last
Playing the waiting game ain't a free pass
Taking too much or taking zero to none
I can't take rejection

Yeah
Lone wolf, lone wolf
Showered by debris
Yeah
Lone wolf, lone wolf
Put your shoulder to the wheel yeah

Get on up dust it off
What it was an afterthought
This behemoth task is ahead
Get on up dust it off
What it is all for naught
Peace with inclusion ain't looking to spread
Withdrawing instead

Yeah
Lone wolf, lone wolf
Oh showered by debris
Yeah
Lone wolf, lone wolf
Yeah choosing to retreat
Yeah
Lone wolf, lone wolf
And don't ever kneel
Don't ever kneel

7. Missile To Gun

You're bigger than me
You're stronger than me
I gotta level the playing field
I'm crazy as hell
Everybody could tell
I'm gonna slaughter with such zeal

If you take this weapon away
The advantage goes away
It's just man versus man
Fisticuffs maybe lose a tooth
Then hit the bar make a toast and salute
Celebrate the truce

Missile to gun
Gun to knife
Knife to stone

Missile to gun
Gun to knife
Knife to stone

Got more nukes than you
Many cities in view
I can blow up earth ten times
Parade displays
Conflict underway
Visualize the goldmine

If we take these weapons away
And the megalomaniacs away
It's just mano y mano
Bloodied beaten make it a game
And we could both agree to share the blame
Reassure we're sane

Missile to gun
Gun to knife
Knife to stone

Missile to gun
Gun to knife
Knife to stone

If we settle for less
Is that a hitch in the progress
Let's just give it a rest

Missile to gun
Gun to knife
Knife to stone

Missile to gun

If we take these weapons away
The advantage goes away
The fact is we're all men
Fisticuffs
Long in the tooth
Then hit the grave with a 21 gun salute
Ready for a truce

Missile to gun
Gun to knife
Knife to stone

Missile to gun
Gun to knife
Knife to stone

Missile to gun
Gun to knife
Knife to stone

Missile to gun
Gun to knife
Knife to stone

Missile to gun
Tombstone

8. Fly In The Ointment

Like water for a cactus
I'm in need of a long cold drink
Like a tree in the forest
Before it's chopped down it has anxiety
On the road rev up the engine
I'm playing chicken and I ain't gonna turn
Though it's icy conditions
I find a way to always get burned

Fly in the ointment
Fly in the ointment
Fly in the ointment

Soaring godwit on tired wings
Here comes a rockslide and I'm underneath
Speed to the surface and risk the bends
Always conclusive just a matter of when

When

With a sleeve of emotions
I walk the beat with posture that's curved
Getting by fit and able
A dotted line with a learning curve
If the motor malfunctions
I need an off-hours handyman
And get back to the ruckus
A sugar fix for a kid in candy land

Fly in the ointment
Fly in the ointment
Fly in the ointment

Soaring godwit on tired wings
Avalanche a coming pull up the sheets
Speed to the surface and risk the bends
Weathered but pompous cause I know where I've been

Bend the throttle
Briefly interrupted
Out of my hands
And no longer captive

Fly in the ointment
Fly in the ointment

Soaring godwit on tired wings
Oncoming rock slide and I'm underneath

Soaring godwit on tired wings
Oncoming rock slide and I'm underneath

Fly in the ointment
Fly in the ointment
Fly in the ointment
Fly in the ointment

9. Bark, No Bite

I tell ya
His dirty pool ain't squeaky clean
As he's hauling ass erratic from the scene
Gotta erase all the manifestation
He's the God of ugliness
His candid philosophy is fuck the rest
When friends cry tears of joy he increases the fun – a ton

So call off your dogs
Call off your dogs
We need dialogue to handle it all
Hurry do it sneaky
Hurry do it swiftly
All bark no bite

When they wake up he's already done
Living where the needy get no free lunch
A caper's on tap tonight for the festivities
Better to prefer ignorance
But when bullets start to fly the boy can dance
Infiltrating all what's real with frivolous fantasy – revelry

So call off your dogs
Call off your dogs
We need dialogue
To make sense of it all
Hurry you're so sneaky
Hurry do it smoothly
All bark no bite

The bigger they are
The harder we fall
We're crash test dummies
Heading straight for a wall
Planets aligned something's gotta give
Hope they don't squander it all

So call off your dogs
Call off your dogs
We need dialogue to cut through the fog
Hurry do it sneaky
Hurry do it crafty
All bark no bite
All bark but no bite
All barking bitches die
No no no
No no no
No no no

10. Unfair

Distracted focus incomplete
Attention is now obsolete

Once was hours is now minutes
That's all that time permits
What was a future is mere seconds
Unfair but all you get

Downtrodden this is so unreal
Someone wake me
Then show me how to heal

Once was hours is now minutes
That's all that time permits
What was a future is mere seconds
Unfair but all you get

Once was hours is now minutes
That's all that time permits
What was a future is mere seconds
Unfair but all you get

Once was hours is now minutes
That's all that time permits
What was a lifetime is now over
Unfair

11. Never You Fret

Run around the corner
Run around you not are given
Free to be a gambler
Time to go for broke
Got to face the music
The audience is primed and ready
Balance the act
No mirror behind the smoke

Never you fret
We always bring the house down
Never you fret
You're spellbound yeah

Moving through opponents
Moving quick is how we travel
Gaining momentum
Attain before you croak
Circle the wagons
Protect what it is they're after
Honor pride it will not get revoked

Never you fret
We always bring the house down
Never you fret
Release the hounds

Admiring the conquest
Admire each punk defeated
Finally rewarded
Basking in the glow
Wiping perspiration
Clean up every drop of blood
Raise the glass
And do it with gusto

Never you fret
We always bring the house down
Never you fret
They're spellbound
Never you fret
We always burn the tent down
Never you fret the circus clowns
No

No
No
No
No