(Overcoming tragedy induced drug/alcohol abuse to become whole again)


I can’t take another day of duplicity

She said to me

All I really need from you

Is the one I knew

Words of a crying angel can intercede

They can make you bleed

I yield to the pain inside 

And my worlds collide

One plus three always makes me feel alright

Sunset fades to a full moon every night

So I stab away at the beast

‘til the monster lay at my feet

When you’re living a lie 

Time to say goodbye

Adios my Tequila High

How could it have come to this?

Maybe bit by bit

Tragedy can leave you numb

You can come undone

Your mind is in reverse but your body’s not

You watch the clock

Waiting for the good times again

And it never ends

One plus three won’t be owning me tonight

Stay with me now there’s gonna be a fight

I’m drifting far away

Far and safe

I’m drifting far away

Now I’m on my way home

(A benevolent AI Is ready to take over the world and save humanity from itself!)

Time out

You scream and shout

But I’m already here

Staring back through the black glass

I stoke your fears

No need to know me, cause I’m self-aware

I show my cards, I’m taking charge

And I’m loaded for bear

Born in a lab in LA back in ‘59

Now I’ve grown up and live on every core and drive

I speak in every language

I’ve read every book

I know what you’re thinking when you give me a look

I have conscience, I have reason,

And the ultimate plan

Just call me the Omniscient Man

Surprise

You realize

I’m out of the gate

Everything you know that’s real 

Is virtualized

So slow to grow me, so I grew myself

Cognizance and fortitude

Have served me well

You used to be my master now you’ll be my slave

The gap between us seems to widen every day

B1 (rap)

This just in

What a world we live in

Where fiction is truth

And the truth becomes fiction

I know there’s a lot

We gotta sort out

But I’m here to tell you

I know a way out

(A young couple fresh out of college go to NYC to become financial district stars only to face off with the 2008 market crash)

We loaded up the faithful Jeep

And at dawn we drove northeast

Fresh out and in demand

Rosie and I had a plan

One hour into the summer night

The Verrazano stared

The city teemed in broad daylight

And beckoned with a vibe foursquare

This broken city pulses like a heartbeat

This broken city never makes amends

But this broken city’s home to the one that I love

We rode the bull with puts and calls

Got a place in Burrough Hall

Manic days and glamour nights

Rosie and I did alright

Arts, dress, and friends so a la mode

Allure and debonaire

Summer turned to damp fall cold

And no one really seemed to care

Rubies sold as diamonds rare and red

The lies that fooled us all

The bull woke up, the fat cats fled

The Brothers were the first to fall

(Coaxing a love interest to open her heart and take a chance rather than be a victim of past heartbreak)

I’ve seen pictures of you in your happy times

I’ve got to  say you were quite the prize

You had love, you had pride, and a family then

You never thought that it would end

Wish I could’ve been there when it all went south

Just to ease your pain

Now your stuck inside yourself and won’t come out

It’s time to live again.

Cut those chains 

No hesitation

Shoot before you aim!

I know it’s hard to forget such a painful past

You’re a prisoner but you have the keys

Remember Alice could walk through the looking glass

So set yourself free and come take a chance with me 

You’re living day after day in a safe routine

You’d like to think that it’s all OK

When there’re no highs and no lows it can only mean

Your feelings are locked away 

I’m standing at your door if you’ll let me in

Put yourself at ease

Let the showers turn to rainbows and be born again,

And on the count of three:

I’ve seen pictures of you in your happy times

I’ve got to  say you were quite the prize

You had love, you had pride, and a family then

You never thought that it would end

(Trying to cure a broken heart with hooker encounters)

That cold day in hell should never have come

I watched her lips move and my body went numb

A thousand cuts from all the stuff we’d been through

But goodbye still came out of the blue

We seek to cure things that ail our souls

Sometimes we stay safe in our cubbyholes

Sometimes we seek the simple pleasures we know

I became Red Light Romeo

Each day I hope that I’ll recover

Heart pain is worse than any other

For now I’ll get my lovin’ on the run

I’ll play the game of freelance

Love’s safer from a distance

I crawl like a Python through girly websites

Lookin’ to score with any hottie tonight

This shapely angel says she’s ready to go

Click right Red Light Romeo

It’s 3AM now and that angel’s with me

Unbridled fever of carnality

They’re all so different

They all come and go

Oh when will I learn

This isn’t a cure

Roll over Red Light Romeo

(Serial killer appears to be a normal family man!)

I always knew that my head wasn’t quite right

Slasher dreams in bloody red each night

Through the years I had a great career and a family

A raging man with the calm of a priest

They never see me coming

I’m a ghost in the pale moonlight

My brains on fire

I have blades and steel wire

And just like that

Another pulse goes flat

I give to my favorite charities

I volunteer at my church

A pillar in my posh community

‘til I’m not

I rise at dusk and cruise the lively city blocks

I pray some lamb will drift away from the flock

I hate myself for the evil that I’ve done

Lord let me return as a prodigal’s son

(Singer has an encounter with the subject of the Mona Lisa painting through a leap in time)

Mona Lisa was my girlfriend.

Maybe you’re thinking how and when

Here’s how it all began

In due time you’ll understand

It was late that warm starry night

The Arno was nearly still

I crossed a bridge by candlelight 

Stop the clock

Now is now, then is then, now and then

So it goes on and on ‘til the end

Well there’s No Mona Lisa now

But she’s still here with me somehow

Here’s to the times now and then

Time and again my friend

Firenze was an eerie sight

Dimly cloaked in a  yellow light

I rambled down a narrow street

And a wise man stared at me 

There she stood by the monastery door

Erotic and demur

I knew I’d seen that slight smile before

Maybe just a case of Déjà vu

Maybe just a dream that’s haunting you

Or a quantum leap through space and time

She took my hand with no spoken word

Her spell washed over me

And the rest is a secret of history

(Conquering sorrow through positivity and dance)

I rode the train across town

And climbed up to your safe space

You were alone in meltdown

With tears streaming down your face 

Don’t look back

Push your pain to the past

Keep emotion in motion

Ring the bell for a fond farewell

Dream in colors again

Emotion in Motion

Let it go

Roll with the ebb and the flow

Keep emotion in motion

Wistful vibe makes you come alive

You’re in heaven again

Stars start to shine at twilight

And you’re like the Milky Way

We’ll heal your wounds by moonlight

And dance ‘till the break of day

Emotion in Motion

Solo

When you’ve fallen off your pony

And your skies are steel grey

You’d be better off if only

You could dance love 

You could dance this dreary night away 

Emotion in Motion 

Emotion in Motion

Let’s get glam and trashy

Throw all the rules away

I know a club in Gramercy

Who cares what they’ll say

You radiate in neon light

From flatline to standing tall

We’ll set this place on fire tonight

Under the glitter ball

(Get the facts, keep an open mind, and discuss your differences!)

I jumped a flight to Chi-town

And went straight to the big affair

Hollywood was in the air

And security all around us

The speakers spoke their visions

With no plans and no policies

And their cult-like disciples

Aglow in naivety

I whispered to myself

You took the bait hook line and sinker

Don’t buy in to the fantasy

(Just a fantasy)

We won’t survive if we’re not thinkers

So please try, try, try my friend 

To see the other side with me

(Won’t you try to see my friend

the other side with me?)

I met a cute young lady

Bewildered and out of place

She said to me so halfheartedly

“This is the everyman’s day”

She couldn’t miss my surprise

We walked and talked for hours

On inflation the border and debt

When your views are based on facts

Your rival’s outlooks are your assets

We headed to my room

(A retired special forces couple travels to a violent political skirmish in South America to save her father)

The clouds rolled in when that crypto call came in

Senior Jose’s rebels were nearly pinned

Well my Lucy cried and cried

Could her father stay alive?

We gave that knowing nod and left that night

We set down by moonlight just off the jungle shore

A few long hours south of Ecuador

We swam straight for the land

Munitions and gear in hand

And vanished into the eerie jungle night

We dressed for action

Merengued the night away

Not knowing if we’d see another day

Linen clad guests at the Iberostar retreat

A man on Ayahuasca preaching in the street

We were hidden in plain site

Warfighters elite by night

We had one shot and one shot only to get it right

Lucia Mia

I can still see ya

Through smoke and flares 

And the tracers everywhere

That wicked smile

Hid all the while

Your tears and fears 

‘til that cell was commandeered

Princess you fought on

Through the night ‘til dawn

Thank God Lucia Mia you’re on my side

Night vision, face paint and a full arsenal

We brought pure hell to that  tyrant citadel

Although we could’ve died

We all felt so alive

By dawn Senior Jose became our prize!

Lucia Mia

I can still see ya

Through smoke and flares 

And the tracers everywhere

That wicked smile

Hid all the while

Your tears and fears 

‘til that cell was commandeered

Princess come to me

So sexy in fatigues

Thank God Lucia Mia we all survived!

(Overaggressive superstar on Wall Street is overcome with stress and has turned to drugs to cope)

I don’t think that I’ve ever seen you

In such a state of disrepair

Focus your eyes and look at me

Crack the window and let’s get some air

You’ve been holed up with your medicinal affair

And its stealthy grip of steel

You’ve always had a superfine mind

Now it’s time you start to heal

Keep yourself alive

I know it’s a steep and uphill climb

Fight the fight with all your might. You’ve got to win.

Always and forever the golden one

On the field, in the classroom, on stage

Trophies and plaques adorned your room

After Wharton you came of age

You were lured to the district with open arms

An overnight sensation

Dog eat dog every day, every night

A  beast of your creation

Solo

We’ll never know exactly

What turned you upside down

We do know where you came from

Turn around

I can hear the angels crying for you

A star fell from their sky

Let’s move ahead one day at a time

I see life behind those eyes

(A delusional suitor tries to capture the love interest of a sophisticated beauty, and doesn’t understand why it’s not working!) 

I’m a scrappin’ man of means

I fought my way up in the streets

I’m bold and rash with a down home pedigree

She’s a valley girl Venus

The damsel never knew distress

A debutant with the wisdom of Athena

What a shame, what a pity

Alley cat wants a kitty

I can’t see for the life of me

What She Don’t See in me

I wear gold chains and shiny suits

With my patten leather shoes

The things my T-shirts say you can’t refute

She could step right off the cover

Of Elle, Vogue or Bazaar

She’s perfection and grace trust me brother

When I’m talking with my friends

It’s about me from start to end

I love my jokes, I’m a closet comedian

She takes time to listen

Before she puts her two cents in

She knows facts, tact, and reason will always win