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Avocado

August 2024

  • What would it feel like to be an avocado

    If an avocado could feel anything

    Well I would be bald and bumpy and bigger on the bottom

    But I wouldn't give a damn about anything

    Life would be so easy

    Swinging in the breezy avocado tree

    'Til they come take me down

    Set me right upon a table turning green to brown


    What would it feel like to be a peck of pickles

    If a peck of pickles could feel anything

    Well I would be wishy-washy with just a little wiggle

    But I wouldn't give a damn about anything


    Life would be so easy

    In a jar upon a shelf for all to see

    'Til they come take me down

    Drop me right into a tummy turning green to brown


    What would it feel like to be a politician 

    If a politician could feel anything

    Well I would talk on television 'bout tradition and religion

    But I wouldn't give a damn about anything


    Life would be so easy

    Picking money from the branches of a tree

    'Til they come vote me down

    Cause they're tired of me turning all the green to brown

 

Single

Sneeze

February 2024

  • Slap my face and say "you're welcome"

    'Cause I need somebody else to tell me that you

    Cannot wait for me to take all day

    Kiss my lips and say "I'm sorry"

    'Cause we aren't that lovey-dovey are we and you

    Do not want to jump the gun with me

    Oooooo

    Flutter and frolic

    Bee in my bonnet

    You're keeping me honest

    Oooooo

    Can you stand the breeze?

    Of the butterfly effect

    Storm blowing from my sneeze

    Pinch my arm and say “you’re dreaming”

    'Cause the waking world is filled with meaning and I

    Can’t make sense of the events tonight

    Pull my leg and say "I mean it"

    'Cause you know I can’t help but believe it when you

    Cast hooks when I am lookin' for bites

    Oooooo

    Flutter and frolic

    Bee in my bonnet

    You're keeping me honest

    Oooooo

    Can you stand the breeze?

    Of the butterfly effect

    Storm blowing from my sneeze

    Of all the pretty, peaceful places to go

    Where will you end up when the

    Tree tops, they stop a-whistlin'

    Then they'll whisper if you're listenin'

    Oooooo

    Flutter and frolic

    Bee in my bonnet

    You're keeping me honest

    Oooooo

    Can you stand the breeze?

    Of the butterfly effect

    Storm blowing from my sneeze

 
 
Peach by LALOYM

Single

Peach

September 2023

  • Peach

    Your ego is too sweet

    It's bruising like a tangerine that's never been put down before

    And Peach

    Well I don't mean to preach

    But if you make a scene for mean machines, they'll come around for more

    The goons are grippin' rinds and rippin'

    All the fruit off the limbs

    Their teeth are nippin’

    Claws are clippin’

    When it’s time for pickin'

    You’d better thicken

    Your skin

    Peach

    Don't worry 'bout the heat

    'Cause when you sow a seed you need to feed it underneath the sun

    And Peach

    You're hangin' within reach

    So when they feel the need to come and feed you're gonna be the one

    The goons are grippin' rinds and rippin'

    All the fruit off the limbs

    Their teeth are nippin’

    Claws are clippin’

    When it’s time for pickin'

    You’d better thicken

    Your skin

    Don’t try to run

    You know you’re easy to find

    They’re gonna come your way

    So ripen up your mind

    The goons are grippin' rinds and rippin'

    All the fruit off the limbs

    Their teeth are nippin’

    Claws are clippin’

    When it’s time for pickin'

    You’d better thicken

    Your skin

 
 

Single

Coming for You

July 2022

  • Way up on a hill

    Above the facts

    There are some people who get paid with your tax

    Can't recognize 'em

    Ain't got no face

    But they've got eyes hidden all over the place

    (and I say)

    Ooooo baby they're comin' for you

    It'd be unwise to untie your shoes

    Ooooo baby they're comin' for you

    And pretty soon they'll get me too

    Beneath the city

    Deep underground

    Their shifty movements wear the cobblestones down

    They've got a big screen

    Showcasing you

    Because they're rich and they've got nothing to do

    (and I say)

    Ooooo baby they're comin' for you

    It'd be unwise to untie your shoes

    Ooooo baby they're comin' for you

    And pretty soon they'll get me too

    So many shows to watch

    So many lives to view

    But you know the one that they’re

    Looking for is you

    You know they’re coming

    You know they’re coming for ya’

    You know they’re coming

    You know they’re coming for ya’

    Ooooo baby they're comin' for you

    It'd be unwise to untie your shoes

    Ooooo baby they're comin' for you

    And pretty soon they'll get me too

 
 

Album

If The Aliens Come, We’re Screwed

August 2020

  • It's time for the show

    We hope that it's pleasing

    For all you to know

    Chaos is proceeding

    Wallow in the glow

    Of a brand new screening

    We've got twisted shit

    We'll bring it to your home

    We hope you like it

    Storylines disrupting your lives

    Don't like what you see?

    Well it's good to despise

    Don't look away

    Don't you cover your eyes

    Stay focused while we hypnotize 

    Keep your eyes on the show

    There is more you should know

    And when the feeling grows make sure you

    Don't panic 

    Don't panic 

    Don't panic...

    Okay panic!

    You feel the heat

    A racing heart beat

    You can't sleep

    It's starting to show

    Your palms are wet from sweat

    Are you having fun yet?

    By now you should know

    You're living in the show

    (We like it like it

    Like like it like that)

    Flat screens, we don't live 3D lives

    Every issue just has two sides

    It's Me or You

    It's Left or Right

    It's Red or Blue

    It's Black or White 

    It's one side or the other and there is no in-between

    So if you want to play a part, you're gonna have to make a scene

    Now you can

    Go ahead

    Pick a side

    Need a box

    For your thoughts

    We'll fill it up,

    Be your guide,

    Tell you what to put inside

    And if you want to join the tribe

    We'll help you figure out

    What to be mad about

    And when you feel the need to shout

    Don't panic

    Don't panic

    Don't panic...

    Okay panic!

    You feel the heat

    A racing heart beat

    You can't sleep

    It's starting to show

    Your palms are wet from sweat

    Are you having fun yet?

    By now you should know

    You're living in the show

    (We like it like it

    Like like it like that)

    So maybe there is some good news

    But that doesn't do us any good

    The world is weighted with worry

    And we wouldn't change it if we could

    That's because we know

    This unnerving show

    That you're living in

    Only profits when

    You feel the heat

    A racing heart beat

    You can't sleep

    It's starting to show

    Your palms are wet from sweat

    Are you having fun yet?

    By now you should know

    You must decide to be on a side

    The divide is just gonna grow

    So now think fast, don't be last

    Preserve your place in the cast

    Supporting role 

    You're living in the show

    ( Keep on watching it

    Watching the show

    Live inside of it

    Nowhere to go )

    ( Keep your eyes on the show

    There is more you should know )

    (You don't need…

    You don't need to panic…

    To panic)

  • (Hey yo hello)

    Hey, I'm stayin' in and layin' low

    (The work week is done)

    But I'm just not in the mood for fun

    (Come out tonight)

    I can't tonight, I don't feel right

    (Just for a while)

    Well, if there's one thing that can make me smile it's

    Weekends with strong beginnings

    Weak ends with strong beginnings

    You're gonna meet weak ends

    (Give me your cup)

    Not too much, don't fill it up

    (Here, have a drink)

    It's a little strong now don't you think?

    (Chill, take a hit)

    Well maybe just a little bit

    (How does it feel?)

    Oh the realest things they look more real!

    (What do you see?)

    This whole place grinning back at me

    (What do you think?)

    I think I'll grab another drink!

    It's always fun to play the part

    So if you're smart

    You'll always start your

    Weak ends with

    Weekends with

    Strong beginnings 

    Weekends with strong beginnings

    Weak ends with strong beginnings

    You're gonna meet weak ends

    Fill up the cup and drink it down

    Fill up the cup and drink it down

    Fill up the cup and drink it down

    Then light one up and pass it round

    Fill up the cup and drink it down

    Fill up the cup and drink it down

    Fill up the cup and drink it down

    Until the room spins round and round

    (Give me your cup)

    Only if you fill it up

    (No more for you)

    No one can tell me what to do!

    (It's time to go home)

    Go by yourself I'll stay alone 

    (The party is done)

    No not for me, It's just begun

    (You can't stand up straight)

    That's fine with me, I'm feeling great

    (Stay off of the ground)

    It's not my fault it's spinning round

    You know that it's a give-and-take

    Make no mistake

    You'll always make your

    Weak ends with

    Weekends with

    Strong beginnings 

    Weekends with strong beginnings

    Weak ends with strong beginnings 

    Weekends with strong beginnings

    Weak ends with strong beginnings

    You're gonna meet weak ends

  • Friday night

    What a sight

    There were wild, wild, wild creatures dancing to my left and right

    And all their paws and claws were stamped with cause in the neon light

    Some were frantically feeding

    Some were down on all fours

    And a flock of folks were peering in through glass outside the doors

    And so I thought to myself as I took a look around the zoo

    If the aliens come, we're screwed

    Saturday

    Time to play

    There's a game called 'Walk Around and Never Put Your Phone Away’

    So an eager man didn't see the orange hand as he made his way

    Across the street with his head down

    As a car just missed him

    And survival of the fittest had been thwarted once again

    And so I said aloud in the crowd, at the risk of sounding rude,

    "If the aliens come, we're screwed"

    If they're coming 

    We're not running

    There's nowhere to go 

    No more moping

    Here's to hoping

    They'll enjoy the show

    Sunday morn'

    Fun time's adjourned 

    The devout all come out like the children of the corn

    And they make their way to a place where they say you can be reborn

    Well I was feeling reluctant

    As I stood in the line

    And so I complained, "It's too early for pita bread and wine"

    And then I shook my head as someone said, "It's Jesus, it's not food"

    If the aliens come we're screwed

    If the aliens come we're screwed

    If the aliens come we're screwed

  • So you saw an ad on TV

    for a pill and now you're wondering "is that for me?"

    Yeah take this

    It said "Take this"

    You look at screens all day, screens all night

    and when you close your eyes you still see the light

    So take this

    Take this

    Your feet spend all day dangling off the ground

    And when you go to bed they want to move around

    So take this

    Take this 

    "Get up and move” is what they say

    But you want to lose some weight by yesterday

    So take this

    And this

    Take this, and this, and this, and this, and this, and this

    If you've got a problem then I've got a pill

    And if you think you don't, well soon enough you will

    I'll give you anything you want if you can pay the bill

    So take this

    So your son's not into the stuff at school

    And he's doing his own thing but that's against the rules

    So take this

    Give him this

    And your daughter's stressed about the news

    So you want to give her something that'll kick the blues

    Then take this

    Give her this

    And you worry 'bout them every day

    Now you're looking for a cure to take your fears away

    So take this

    Take this

    And you've been drinking wine to flip your frown

    Well you might as well use it to wash something down 

    So take this

    And this

    Take this, and this, and this, and this, and this, and this

    If you've got a problem then I've got a pill

    And if you think you don't well soon enough you will

    I'll give you anything you want if you can pay the bill

    If you just ask me to write a prescription then I will

    And you can keep on coming back until you get your fill

    So take...

    This one feels wrong

    This one's too strong

    This makes me sick

    That's why I can't

    Take this

  • Well I've been waiting on tomorrow

    But tomorrow never comes

    I am expecting time to borrow

    So I'm twiddling my thumbs

    That's because I say

    That today, can wait

    Well you might ask me why I'm waiting

    People look at me and say

    Why would you put off 'til tomorrow

    What you could get done today

    It's because I know

    Tomorrow, I'll change

    I think about tomorrow as I lay

    and fall asleep and dream the night away

    But then I wake up, look around, and say...

    “It's still today”

    Now I'm still waiting on tomorrow

    But it's different this time

    Someone is gonna come and help

    And he'll get right up on the grind

    Well it's the new me

    I know he

    Will do it all and he won't mind 

    He'll have the time

    I think about tomorrow as I lay 

    Then fall asleep and dream the night away 

    But then I wake up, look around, and say...

    “It's still today”

    It isn't too late

    It's only today

    Today is borrowed

    Time from tomorrow

    It isn't too late

    It's only today

    Today is borrowed 

    Time from tomorrow 

    It isn't too late 

    It's only today 

    Today is borrowed 

    Time from tomorrow

    It isn't too late

    It's only today

    Today is borrowed 

    Time from tomorrow 

  • Look at me

    Look at me

    Look at me

    Look at me

    Hey there! I've got an opinion 

    It's something that you ought to know

    I won't shout in your ear

    I'll just leave it right here

    You can read what I've written below

    Oh, never mind where it came from

    I have no need for the facts

    There's no need to fight

    Just accept that I'm right

    You can tell 'cause I'm USING ALL CAPS!

    Look at me! Look at me!

    Look what I've got to show

    I've got pics you must see

    I know things you must know

    You've got people to meet

    You've got places to go

    Or just tap

    On this app

    And sit back

    For the show

    Here's a picture I took of my own face

    And hey, here's another one too

    Well shit, make it three

    Thought you might want to see

    All the cool things my eyebrows can do

    And don't tell me that you're not impressed

    If you're jealous of me, then just say

    And don't give me 'tude 

    'Bout the pics of my food

    'Cause there's more of that coming your way!

    Look at me! Look at me!

    Look what I've got to show

    I've got pics you must see

    I know things you must know

    You've got people to meet

    You've got places to go

    Or just tap

    On this app

    And sit back

    For the show

    Looks like you're logging out

    Why are you logging out?

    Don't let your attention stray

    To the things you must do

    All your tasks for the day

    Those are troublesome things

    Let me take you away

    Now your finger is twitching 

    You don't have a say

    You weren't going to do all that much anyway

    Look at me!

    Look at me!

    Look at me!

    Look at me! Look at me!

    Look what I've got to show

    I've got pics you must see

    I know things you must know

    You've got people to meet

    You've got places to go

    Or just tap

    On this app

    And sit back

    For the show

    If you're following someone who's following you

    Well, then going in circles is all you will do

    If you're following someone who's following you

    Well, then going in circles is all you will do

    If you're following someone who's following you

    Well, then going in circles is all you will do

    If you're following someone who's following you

    Well, then going in circles is all you will do

  • You are a sight to see

    I see you through your frame but do you see me?

    On the wall alone

    Do you want to be?

    Can I paint myself

    in your picture please?

    Mona Lis'

    I want to make you we

    The foreground is the space where I want to be

    Can I take the place

    of the rocks and trees?

    Can I paint myself

    in your picture please?

    Mona Lis'

    Mona Lis'

    It isn't finished yet

    But I can only paint while the paint is wet

    So I want to know

    Is there room for me?

    Can I paint myself

    with you, Mona Lis

    When the dark has gone

    and the day is new

    and the paint is dry

    will it be next to you?

    And I said Mona Lis

    if you please,

    I've been looking for a masterpiece 

    and I want to be

    in your picture please

    And I said Mona Lis

    if you please,

    I've been looking for a masterpiece 

    and I want to be

    in your picture please

    And I said Mona Lis

    if you please,

    I've been looking for a masterpiece 

    and I want to be

    in your picture please

  • The day shimmers with promise

    When you head out the door

    But when you make it to where you're going

    Does it feel like you've been there before?

    Well you know, I'd jump in a rocket with you

    Leaving it all behind

    And we'd find something shiny and new

    And I want to find it with you

    6 o'clock, wakin' up, fillin' up the coffee cup

    Before you head on your way

    But as you get going do you stop to notice 

    that it feel just like yesterday? hey

    Well you know, I'd jump in a rocket with you 

    Leaving it all behind 

    And we'd find something shiny and new 

    Well come on baby

    Fill it with me, there's room inside

    We'll light it up and we'll take a ride

    There's peace of mind on the other side that we'll find 

    And you know, I'd jump in a rocket with you 

    Leaving it all behind 

    And we'd find something shiny and new 

    And I want to find it with you 

    Find it with you 

    Find it with you 

    Shiny and new 

  • I'm drinkin' a beer, while I'm

    Wearin' boots at the same time, yes I'm

    Multi-taskin' all year, like when I'm

    Spittin' dip while standin' in line, to buy a

    hard packet of Reds, to smoke while I'm

    out buildin' a shed, to stash all my

    things that I just keep, to prove I'm a guy

    How country am I?

    Bet you can tell

    How country am I?

    It ain't a hard sell

    My truck has a hitch, that I use

    Just to tow my other truck, when it's

    stuck down in a ditch, that I dug

    because I like all the muck, to be on

    My shovel and shoes, and on my

    Jeans and jacket too, sometimes I

    Rub dirt on my shirts hung out to dry

    How country am I?

    Bet you can tell

    How country am I?

    It ain't a hard sell

    Well ain't I just the countriest man in the whole wide nation?

    I want you to tell me 'cause I need the validation

    How country am I?

    Bet you can tell

    How country am I?

    It ain't a hard sell

    How country am I?

    Bet you can smell

    How country am I?

    I drink beer from a well

  • Floating

    In the sun

    And I can feel the warm breeze on my face

    On a

    Raft for one

    Hoping I can find a little space

    Let the current take me where

    My thoughts can find some open air

    Just like a seagull straying from the flock

    There will come a time when I will swim back to the rocks

    But lately I've been drifting from the dock

    Yeah, lately I've been drifting from the dock

    Ripples

    All around

    And I am close enough to see the shore

    Silence

    Is the sound

    For which I'll have to drift a little more

    Let the current take me where

    My thoughts can find some open air

    Just like a seagull straying from the flock

    There will come a time when I will swim back to the rocks

    Oh, but lately I've been drifting from the dock

    Yeah, lately I've been drifting from the dock

    Drifting

    Off toward the horizon

    That's what

    I've got my eyes on

    But it never gets closer

    As far as I can see

    No it never gets closer

    To me

    So let the current take me where

    My thoughts can find some open air

    Just like a seagull straying from the flock

    There will come a time when I will swim back to the rocks

    But lately I've been drifting from the dock

    Yeah, lately I've been drifting from the dock

    Yeah, lately I've been drifting from the dock

    Yeah, lately I've been drifting from the dock

All music & lyrics written by Erik Shea