The Believer

(I tried playing this one earlier today, but I can't remember the chords for it. Again an old one, but I still like it. Not at T3 song by a long shot.)

Good morning, it’s nice to see you again

How long has it been? Far too long for me

I wish I could just pretend this isn’t the end

That our lives are still the same

I want you to stay

I want you to believe

The thoughts of yesterday

Slowly fade to gray

I’ll never change

The memories, bittersweet in my mind

They show a better life gone by

I know today is a new day full of change

Ill never be the same

I want you to stay

I want you to believe

The thoughts of yesterday

Slowly fade to gray

I’ll never change

I want you to stay

I need you to believe

And the battles we have fought together

Won’t ever fade away

Today is a new day, bright and gray

Have you forgotten what we’ve been through?

The promises we made may have been broken

But I’ll still hold them the same

I want you to stay

I need you to believe

The thoughts of yesterday

I hold up high today

Oh please wont you to stay

I choose to still believe

The battles we have fought together

Were never fought in vain

I’ll always be the same

Excuses, Excuses

(an old one but one of my favs)
You wake up in the morning

Think it’s a brand new day

Nothing could go wrong now

Nothing stands in your way

You won’t see us coming, so you best start your running

You hear a knock at the door

Walk and smile now gleamin

Slowly pull it open

Bout to start the screamin

You wont see it comin, Too late to start runnin

Cuz we’re zombies….oooooo

Brains brains brains brains

Tasty little

Brains brains brains brains

Wanna eat yo

Brains brains brains brains…..

You start to hear the sirens

There’s nothing to be done

Don’t you start to panic

It ruins all our fun

You never saw it commin, on the tv its been running

Cities reduced to rubble

No more power to see

The horde is now growin

In small groups you now flee

No matter where you look now

We won’t be far behind

Groups dwindle down to nothing

And we won’t be so kind

The end of the world is coming, No more time for yo lovin

Now you see the situation

Why I won’t sit n cuddle

Time is now a waistin

Go ahead in this put your faith in

What I’ve said it is true, That’s why I won’t call you

It Bares Repeating

A simple thought has occurred to me lately when a little bit of history is tending to repeat itself. I just find it both ironic and sad when its something stupid such as what happened yesterday.

Lets go back a bit tho, all throughout college I had a vast amount of roommates and I always tried my best to get along and even be friendly with all of them. My senior year I was busy with everything that was going on and finally had a private room instead of sharing one with somebody, so I decided that if I didn't initially hit it off with somebody I would just mind my own business and do my own thing and not worry about it. Well a couple of my roommates were a little douchy, one in particular, so I just kinda shrugged him off. I wasn't ever really rude to him but I wasn't really super friendly either. I just sort of did my own thing. Said hello and kept on walking kind of thing. Well one evening he came home in a particularly foul mood and blew up at me spouting many reasons why he didn't really care for me. One in particular is that I was never pleasant to him as he said. That he tried to befriend me but it seemed that I wouldn't have it. So bottom line is that he essentially got pissed at me because I wasn't his friend. Yeah... is this something that I through would ever be repeated? Nope, but did it? Yep.

I'm currently in my final week of my current job and I've taken a dislike to one of my coworkers so I've implemented the same technique of just doing my thing, being polite, but doing my own thing. Well apparently she'll have none of that. I was off all weekend while she was working while she was off Monday and today. I guess she just assumed I was already done and not coming back because I came back to work on Monday to hear a flurry of things that she had apparently being saying about me behind my back over the weekend and accusing me of. What did I ever really do to her? I guess I just wasn't her friend so she disliked me just like everyone else who works there who isn't bestest friends with her. Honestly... some people are just silly.

Bovine Revolution

There is a problem in the world today

Folks are too rigid and stuck in their way

People have to learn to smile and cut loose

Ya gotta feel good relax its true

The time has come and

Don’t just stand there

Toss out your shame friend

Its time to dance here

Hey hey

You’ve gotta shake it shake it shake it shake it all out

Hey hey

Move ya soul and quake it about

Hey hey

Forget your troubles and get out on the floor

Hey hey

We’re here to show you how to do it some more (no no)

Do you see me? Dancing up here

Shaking it like there is no end

I’m just one man, showing you up

Doing my thing, just not caring

What would you do? If in my place?

Standing up here, all eyes on you?

Where will you be when our time has come?

The bovine revolution waits for no one

Times up game over now

Tell them we’re in control now

There’s nothing you can do Sit back and listen (cuz)

I can do this, all day long

The cows are marching in they’re coming for you

Come to avenge brothers you made into stew

Black and white and pink on two legs they loom

They’re closing in to seal your doom

Change Is In The Air

*This week is the last week at my current job and I just finished the mound of paperwork for another job. A big boy job :) hooray for me

*I'm lucky that I'm going to have about two weeks to get some things organized around the house and get things done that I've been putting off, not to mention be able to sleep a little bit. So the summer is looking up a bit.

*T3 writing is coming to a head and most likely going to record the new album in August and that's very exciting. I'm ready to get that new music out there to the people.

*Shows coming up, despite one being cancelled for no good reason on account of the venue who we've all agreed with to never play at again.

*I finally entered into the world of smart phones when my lovely phone bit the dust after 4 years the other day. Sad day for that, and even sadder day that now I can't stop playing with my phone so much. : /

*lots of other things, good things, bad things, stressful things, but ultimately hopeful things. Change is coming and it feels pretty ok at the moment.

Adulthood

Isn't what its all cracked up to be if you ask me.

There are too many really important decisions to make and it seems that anytime real headway is made that other people's decisions greatly effect my own causing me to not be able to achieve the few things that I want to, thus making my decisions even harder to make.

Somedays I wish I had a time machine to go back a year or two or three or whatever and change a few key moments so that a couple chain of events never happened and thus wouldn't be where I'm at today as lost as I am. oh well... back to the old thinking board.

Fowl Play

Everyday I go down to the pond

On the inside I feel something’s wrong

I pick up my loaf of wonder bread

Tear off a piece throw it at the ducks head

Quack quack quack quack

I go home to mow my lawn instead

I gotta spend me time; gotta clear my head

These ducks are bad not friends you see

Making life rather crappy for you and me

Quack quack quack quack

You think that you’re all that (the ducks are coming, the ducks are coming)

But you just been talking smack (the ducks are coming, the ducks are coming)

You feel that you’re out of luck (the ducks are coming, the ducks are coming)

Cuz you’re just a stupid duck (the ducks are coming, the ducks are coming)

Things were once real cool those ducks and I

Was it something I said? Something I tried?

Why can’t we all just go be good friends?

High fives and big hugs till the end

The ducks do their thing and I do mine

Yet news still travels on down the line

Lies being told; cant take anymore

Watch out waterfowl THIS MEANS WAR!

Look at that duck all down on his luck

Drivin that truck, you know he don't give a

quack quack quack
spiderwebs tattooed on his feet
and he's got gold teeth inside of his beak
goes to the subway to get some bread
then heads to the pond and goes to bed
none of the lady ducks know where he stays
cuz you know pimpin ducks don't poop where they play

The ducks are coming, the ducks are coming

The ducks are coming, they’re coming they’re coming

The ducks are coming, the ducks are coming

The ducks are coming to steal my sanity!

Oh Magnolia

Oh Magnolia

Lemme tell ya bout a town called Magnolia

Baddest little place out in the whole zoneia

Friendly happy people all around

Till one day their lives got flipped upside down

Smiling folks for as far as I can see

Nothing but pleasant thoughts for you and me

Then them testicle boys they came to town

Leaving folks behind with a frown

They marched all in to just get down

All them folks wanted em out of ton

Calling em all a big disgrace

But we’re here now in yo face

Oh no!

Gotta play the game, gotta be the same

They said to me

But you know we don’t stand for mediocracy

Oh hey!

We’re just here to play, after then we’ll stay

We said to them

You do what you’ll do and we’ll have it our way

Woohoo (woohoo)

Then the people rose up said get out of our town

We cant have a good time with you all around

Mind your own business go back to where you’re from

Leave us alone n’ back here don’t ever come

Hey there folks we just want to dance

Can’t you all just give us a chance?

El Throb stood up all nice and proud

Said check out the ole big T3 sound

We are T3 and we’re back again

Back to play wiff all our friends

So come and dance and sing and play

Bust a move with us everyday

Ladies and gentlemen now here we are

Doing our thing we’ll never be far

Away from the funk and all the good time

So open your ears to all of our rhymes

We’ll never back down never play the game

We ain’t gonna fit in never be the same

Ain’t no body every complained before

So just sit back n get ready for what we’ve got in store

Father's Day

Today is a day that I haven't really celebrated for the better part of ten years. I do not have the greatest relationship with my father, mostly by my own fault. Yet, no matter where I go on this day usually church or something I hear on tv reminds me of lots of things and important a role that position is, even if they're not around currently in your life.

In my opinion of my own experience of life you are always growing and changing. However, I've counted at least three times in your life when you do fairly large changes that define what happens in the next portion of your life: childhood, adolescence, and "adulthood". I use "" because really, when are we ever adults hmm? I have yet to figure that out.

My own relationship with my father pretty much tapered out as I was getting into adolescence, or in other words around when I was 16. There have been moments here and there in the last ten years, but its never been the same since then. There were many important life lessons that should have been taught by a father that I had to learn otherwise and things like that. Again, a lot of that is mostly by the hands of my own pride why it turned out that way, but that's beside the point. Childhood was a different story. I don't recall too much of it, as nobody really can, but I do recall learning important things that have defined the rest of my life and onwards because of those foundations through him. Here are a few that I'm grateful for, both big and small:

-Learning to read
-learning to ride a bike
-the basics of physical activity and sports
-being encouraged to draw and write
-being taught how to write well
-learned a lot about history
-learned a lot about our family history
-was always taught to "listen to your mother"
-always being encouraged to keep trying
-having someone to not only proofread my papers, but walk through it with me and make me decide what needs to change in it
- never paying me to do chores or mow the lawn, I was just expected to do it. Which is something I value today very much
-always taught to never discriminate, especially race.
-"if there's one kind of person I don't like in life its jerks. Don't ever be a jerk"
listening to me drone on and one about whatever toy or show I was obsessed with at the time and never make me feel like i was wasting anyone's time, even though I know he didn't really care what I was talking about nor take interest in it.
-doing the same thing by playing video games with me on occasion when nobody else would

and many others that I'm sure I could list onwards for.

While we may not see eye to eye anymore, nor really speak, nor really get along, I believe these are just some of the check marks of good loving father, even if I cant really recall it ever being said to me face to face.

Actions speak louder than words sometimes.

Late Night Notes To Self Once Again

Sometimes on stressful yet uneventful days its easy to forget to just take a minute, slow down and breathe and things will make more sense. Even if they don't, closing your eyes for just a second allows the mind to clear up. Brief moments of serenity like that don't happen often, but I'm glad when they do. Even if its just while sitting in your car in the dark. Still worth it.

Like Like Letters

Back when we first met, Every day was such a treat
Everyday and adventure for you and me
But now those days are long gone, And now so are you
I think of the time I have now to push on through
So I leave you this note, Now that we are done
To tell you the things I should have all along

I don’t like your haircut, No I never did
I only said it to you with a smile and a kid
When your fluffy cat died, I held you so tight
So you couldn’t see the smile that I ran over him last night
That time we met your mother, at the store for the wealthy
To be nice I said she looks healthy but she’s just fat

These things I should have told you, But I never got the chance
And now that you’re gone, I should mention you’re a bitch

You take pride in your beauty, for it you paid cash
It’s too bad you never took care of your mustache
The razor you left in the shower, always covered in strange hair
I guess I should tell you it came from my down there
You think you’re very proper oh so clever and so smart
Too bad that in public everyone can still hear your farts

These things I should have told you, But I guess I never did
Its ok to laugh now, cuz those pants make you look fat
And you’ve got a double chin, yup a muffin top too
And your body’s lumpy ewww…

Do you remember flowers? Last Valentine’s Day
I dropped them in the toilet, that’s why they smelled that way
Each time I’d use the bathroom, Id never wash my hands
That’s why I was so eager to rub your shoulders at demand
Last week when you were sick, I told you I heard nothing
As you crapped so loudly of course I totally did

These things I should have told you, but I guess I forgot
Its ok to say it now, cuz I like your sister more
Cuz she’s prettier than you, and she’s way nicer too
And you’re just a big ole fool

Times we go out to eat, I’d forget my wallet
I do it on purpose cuz I think you should have to pay
If you check the bathroom we don’t own brown towels
I’ll just say that you can figure that one out
Each time I’d call to tell you that I had to work late
It was not true I just didn’t want to come home to you

These things I should have told you, but I guess I never did
It’s ok to move on now, cuz now no one likes you.

And no one ever will, I was the best you ever had
And the best you ever will

Teef

There are incisors and molars with wisdom to spare
You’ll also find canines they’re common in bears
Sometimes you do loose them and it’s not that liar
If you look real closely you’ll see nick’s missing one right there

We’re talking bout Teef!
I’m talking bout Teef!
I’m talking bout Teef!
They go in your Mouf!

As you get older they do get much stronger
But you must brush often or else they will fall out
If you do that they will last much longer
Then you can smile wide for now you have much clout

If you get in a fight you could loose a tooth
Yeah that does suck and puts in a bad mood
You have to drink lots of milk to make them feel strong
It helps build calcium, don’t believe me? Then prove me wrong!

You must brush and floss your teeth
or this will happen to you


Plaque! Calcium Deficiency!
Gingivitis! Hillbilly Mouth!
Weakened Enamel! Spongy Gums!
We’re talking bout Teef!

Rated R! (For Romance)

Here we are, playing
In the grass, laying
Next to you, there is
Nothing better, than this

We’ll be ok, all our days
In my dreams, it’s you and me

Like a flash, the sun bleeds
You’re on fire, scream
They’re rising up, pay back
Metallic, attack

Our times has come, to an end
There’s no one, to defend
You and me, in bed
Pretending, we’re dead

All hail robot masters, our end can’t come faster
They’ll crush our hearts, tear us apart

Look out! Here we go again now!
Robots on the rise and we can’t get out!
Got no use to try to run n hide
None of your crap’ll make me loose my stride
Leave memories behind they’ll just hold you back
Gotta be aware it’s a heart attack
There’s just one lesson you and I must learn
That in this mess here we all just burn

And then we burn!

The Leafy Illusion

You say, that it’s no good for me
That it, makes me real unhealthy
And I, would be much better if
I stop, eating so much meat but
I won’t, and you won’t change my mind

You think, that your poop don’t stink but
Guess what? You are a hippie and
You smell, worse than anyone else
And that, is just a big ole fact
So just, open your eyes to life

I don’t wanna be, I don’t wanna be
I don’t wanna be, I don’t wanna be no!
I don’t wanna be, I don’t wanna be
I don’t wanna be the one who says I told you so

Where did, all this talk come from now
What do, you mean when you say you
Just need, some other kind of thing
To fill, you up with everything
That you, think makes you feel alive?

If cows, weren’t meant to be eaten
Then they, would not be made of meat
That means, I’ll be much stronger with
Out you, cuz you won’t slow me down
No no, I will not change my mind

It’s a leafy delusion illusion that you’re living in
I wish you’d open your eyes this is what no one will win
I don’t see where you’re coming from giving it all up
And one day you will regret it but I won’t

Don’t go, on a world wide mission
Without, eating a proper meal
I say, that you need the protein
From meat, tofu just won’t cut it.
So you, will never change my mind