1. |
Sally Skinned Her Dog
03:20
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Sally knows what she wants, but people want what they know
They're afraid what it means if they like what she shows
Sally loved her best friend until the day it died
Sally keeps her best friend close to her side
There it was hanging on the wall
I looked in horror...Shocked, appalled
There it was hanging on the wall
Oh my God! Sally skinned her dog
The people stand there amazed and don't say a word
They want to run their hands through her soft fur
A collection of bones covered with skin
Sally wants us to know we're not what we're in
There it was hanging on the wall
I looked in horror...Shocked, appalled
There it was hanging on the wall
Oh my God! Sally skinned her dog
Why did you skin it?
Do you dress in it and dance around the room?
And when you call her does she still come to you?
There it was hanging on the wall
I looked in horror...Shocked, appalled
There it was hanging on the wall
Oh my God! Sally skinned her dog
There's more than one way
There's more than one way
There's more than one way
Sally skinned her dog
There's more than one way
There's more than one way
There's more than one way
To skin a dog
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2. |
Eyesore
05:03
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They'd rather see you fail
Than have to deal with you
They'd rather see you burn
Than have to kneel with you
They'd rather not see you fly
They'll drag you down
They'd rather watch you bleed and cry
When they rape you on the ground
Nourishment of youth
From the mother's tap
Pacifies the truth
Then it leaves you flat
Substitutes in line
Spilling all their waste
Overdose in time
Choking at the taste
Bloodshot...Eyesight
Eyesore...Inside
Hate you...Loathe you
Beat you...Shove you
Throw me to the floor
You know I hate to bitch
Oppression of the poor
Caused by 15-minute itch
Brings you up a notch
To see me writhe in pain
Honesty's affliction is
To never see a gain
Bloodshot...Eyesight
Eyesore...Inside
Love you...Hold you
Crush you...Control you
My ribs puncture my skin
You're bloated with your sin
Oh won't you come and kneel with me
I am an equation left undone
Please pass the loaded gun
So you won't have to deal with me
(And I you)
Drawing blood from stones
Turning up the heat
Strip away my bones
Pennies for my meat
All your self-obsession
Creeping in your veins
I'm tired of you staring at me
Let me introduce you to my pain
Bloodshot...Eyesight
Eyesore...Inside
Hate you...Love you
Beat you...Shove you
Masses cold and sore
Waiting at your door
Oh won't you come and let me in
Apology unsaid
My heroes all are dead
Gods make me sick and make me sin
Still believe in you
Alive and black and blue
Trampled by one more casual lie
Cold, alone, I crack
The gods still lead the pack
You laugh at me and watch me die
Bloodshot...Eyesight
Eyesore...Inside
Hate you...Loathe you
Feed you...Cloathe you
Bloodshot...Eyesight
Eyesore...Insight
Hate you...Thrill you
Love you...Kill you
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3. |
Hell Is Boring
03:20
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I was a bad bad bad man
I died and went straight to Hell
I woke up screaming at the top of my lungs
The Devil said "Hey man..."
"Could you keep it down?"
Hell is boring...
Two million years and nothing but daytime TV
I asked the Devil for something to read
He gave me a Good Housekeeping
And asked if I would like some tea
Hell is boring...
Paint only comes in shades of gray
65 and overcast every day
Hell is boring...
I said "Hey Lucifer, put on some tunes"
So he broke out his 8-track collection
He had Air Supply, Steely Dan, Bruce Springsteen and The Band
Jimmy Buffett, James Taylor, Bob Dylan and Phil Collins' Greatest Hits
Hell is boring...
Nothing to do and nothing to say
Hanging out with senators all damn day
Hell is boring...
I thought that 9 to 5 was hell...
Where it's 9 to 5, 24/7, 365 infinity
Hell is boring...
Nobody drinks and nobody fights
Solo acoustic every Thursday night
Hell is boring...
I thought that 9 to 5 was hell
I was close
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4. |
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Started out with cough syrup, then sniffing glue
Then I saw my savior on the six o’clock News
I remember seeing him when he played for the Mets
He said these words I’ll never forget
I just flat out can’t stop smoking crack
I can’t stop smoking crack, no, no, no, no…
I just flat out can’t stop smoking crack
The shmack de shmack de shmack
I lost my teeth, I pee myself
I smack my ho right ‘cross da mout
But all in all, I’m feeling fine
They locked my ass away, they say so I won’t die
Now, how the hell am I supposed to get high?
I just flat out can’t stop smoking crack
I can’t stop smoking crack, no, no, no, no…
I even had to take my Christmas presents back
So I could buy some crack
Every time I run away from rehab
They find me and make me go back…
Let’s smoke some crack!
I just flat out can’t stop smoking crack
I can’t stop smoking crack, no, no, no, no…
I just flat out can’t stop smoking crack
I’m the Mack de shmack de shmack
And that’s a fact, Jack
I just flat out can’t stop smoking crack
I’ve got a Big Mac Crack Attack
That cracker’s whacked on shmack de shmack de shmack
I even had to give my Daytime Emmy back
Because they caught me smoking crack…
Oh, I Love That Crack!
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5. |
Donkey Bomb
02:45
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I live my life a beast of burden
This man, he lives his for attack
Look at me now, Dead Donkey Walking
The gate to Allah strapped to my back
Donkey Bomb
Donkey Bomb
Donkey Bomb
Donkey Bomb
Steely-eyed and fucking nuts
He leads me to the vestibule
Just let me go, Jihad ain’t me, man
I ain’t religious
I’m just a mule
Donkey Bomb
Donkey Bomb
Donkey Bomb
Donkey Bomb
Donkey Bomb
Donkey Bomb
Holy Donkey Bomb
I am the Donkey Bomb
Jihad, Jihaw, Hee Haw
Such evil deeds to go unpunished
My Donkey God will not allow
Soon you will suffer eternal torture
Ah, who’s the jackass now?
Donkey Bomb
Donkey Bomb
Donkey Bomb
Donkey Bomb
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6. |
Coyote Song
03:08
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Coyote come a’howlin’ at my door
Coyote, he can’t take the heat no more
Coyote howlin’, beggin’ me for shade
Come on, coyote ‘fore you fade away
Come on coyote, come on to my door
Come on coyote, you won’t burn no more
Coyote, I will open up my door
Coyote he don’t come around no more
Coyote come a’howlin’ at my door
Coyote, he can’t take the heat no more
Coyote howlin’, beggin’ me for shade
Come on, coyote ‘fore you fade away
Come on coyote, come on to my door
Prickly pear won’t bother you no more
Coyote, I will open up my door
But coyote he don’t come around no more
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7. |
Chlorine
07:12
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Why am I breathing in chlorine?
Have a good trip down the stairs
Chloroform nightmares, peppermint saviours
Flattened-out squirrels have no cares
Why are you breathing now, Chlorine?
Santos the creep passes by
Half-assed decisions, geeked-out revisions
Why are you breathing now, Chlorine?
the pain!
Why are you breathing in chlorine?
Fill up your glass with propane
Another expulsion, relaxed to convulsions
Why are you beating me, Chlorine?
The pain!
The yellow-green Sun Queen
She looks so inviting, so white and so pure
You’d never think she’d hurt you
Probing but feebly the cushioned state of clarity
Conjuring up a new way to invite you
An otherworldly cry for help
Announcements that just line the shelves
Oh, untimely death
The water won’t be safe today
She creeps up and satisfies
Obliterates and purifies
She’s caustic, indiscriminate, and you’ll never be saved…
A tease, she comes and goes
She hides her words behind her clothes
She engineers light and controls the tidal wave
No pigment withstanding, she cleans, ever expanding
My eyes bloody red
Punch the gas all the way
The pain!
What are you writing on, Chlorine?
Huge blocks of ice carved with air
I say I don’t know what the hell’s going on
I weave down the mountain
And wheeze with despair
The pain!
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8. |
Canoe
04:32
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Beautiful day
The river’s like glass
The smell of the river shore
Nothing will ever touch us anymore
We shove off slow
And climb aboard
Our smiles break to a laugh
We leave with nothing, rejoice in what we have
And we row
Down the river
Where we go
Just doesn’t matter
We just row
And we row our canoe
The trees bow down to great us
As we enjoy our ride
We hear the lapping water at our side
We slowly cut the virgin water
We pass and leave no trace
You seem so pleased
We’ll never leave this place
And we row
Down the river
Where we go
Just doesn’t matter
We just row
And we row our canoe
I love simplicity
And I love you
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9. |
Bubba McBubba
01:25
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Bubba McBubba
Queen of the open range
She’s riding her pony
Exploring all terrains
If you see my Bubba
Tell her I said “Hi”
She’s Bubba McBubba
Queen of the open sky
Bubba McBubba
Rides in her canoe
Slurpin’ on peaches
Her pony’s in there too
If you see my Bubba
Give directions to the zoo
She’s Bubba McBubba
Who the Hell are you?
Puppies smell like baloney
Ladybugs eat candy
Every day at 2:30
Bubba drinks her milk and take a nap
How do ya like me now!
Bubba McBubba
Queen of the open range
She’s riding her pony
Exploring all terrains
If you see my Bubba
Tell her I said “Hi”
She’s Bubba McBubba
Queen of the open sky
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10. |
Sick In The Bed
04:46
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Sick in the bed, where’s my baby?
Sick in the bed, I need my lady
Sick in the bed, she been working all day
Sick in the bed, I ain’t lying
Sick in the bed, feel like I’m dying
Sick in the bed, come on, baby stay
With me
Sick in the bed, where’s my baby?
Sick in the bed, I need my lady
Sick in the bed, she been working all day
Sick in the bed, need reassurance
Sick in the bed with no insurance
Sick in the bed, come on, baby stay
With me
Expansive sky where I stayed high
Saw ultraviolet rays
And I pulled tinsel from the ceiling
And stayed awake for days
Sharing clouds, kissing with purpose
Watching the rain, watching the circus
Seeing the face of the Devil on the wall
Sick in the bed, where’s my baby?
Sick in the bed, I need my lady
Sick in the bed, she been working all day
Sick in the bed, I ain’t lying
Sick in the bed, feel like I’m dying
Sick in the bed, come on, baby stay
With me
I need pills and I need potions
Humidifiers, salves and lotions
Just need something to take away this pain
I got a fever, I need a shot
My feet are cold and my head is hot
I need you at my every beck and call…
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11. |
Down From The Sky
03:54
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I’ve got a picture
I’ve got a sign
I’ll go the distance
I’ve got the time
Come down from Heaven
Into your room
Lovin’ the mistress
Bleeding the groom
I want it
I need it
I want you
I’ve got to
I’m gonna
Come down from the sky
Sift through the ashes
Find light and stone
Wait here for hours
Never go home
Buy me some buying
Sell me a soul
I’ll be there in seconds
Love on a roll
Fine tune my offer
Take where it stings
Backwards or forward
My favorite things
End every day
FaithHopeLove and Time
Bite off the darkness
I’ve seen the sign
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12. |
Ode To Pat & Jerry
02:54
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God is great, God is good
Let us thank Him for these fools
I think I'm getting stoned
Let me take another hit
Call all other religions shit
I know I'm not alone
Hypnotize the masses with my TV station
Trying to conceal my ceaseless masturbation
I'm high
I'm high
God, don't watch me while I toke
I see Your Son's face in the smoke
I think I'm getting stoned
Single mothers, Jews and fags
Lord, they make me wanna gag
I know I'm not alone
Preaching to the world with my TV station
Still trying to hide my constant fornication
I'm high
I'm high
E-mailing my born-agains
And surfing for gay porn again
And slowly getting stoned
I'll hear Satan's dinner bell
As I slide my fat ass down to Hell
But I'll know I'm not alone
I'm on the air and door-to-door
And passed out with two naked whores
I'm coming down and low on cash
So donate now before I crash
I'm high…
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13. |
My Love
05:22
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I’ve walked a long and bloody road to get to you
Of anyone, you should know I’ve paid my dues
But now I stand before you and I look into your eyes
I bask in all your glory and it comes as some surprise
I’m learning rather rapidly that something just ain’t right
I won’t remember anything as I go into the light
I want my love on the ground
I want my love on the ground
I’ve cried and tried for many years and you know how
But I’d go back forever if you’d allow
We all become part of something larger out in space
But I’d be much obliged if you would just rent out our place
I want to spend forever holding my celestial bride
Heaven isn’t heaven if she’s not here at my side
I want my love on the ground
I want my love on the ground
My beautiful love on the ground
All of my love is on the ground
Turn me around…
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14. |
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Bubba's Home
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Chris Shepard Roanoke, Virginia
"Chris Shepard ... an uncompromising original artist with a unique, darkly comic vision. He is also able to write affecting
lyrics and memorable melodies in conventional song format. As a performer, he has a powerful and rhythmic guitar technique, and sings with exceptional strength and range. He deserves widespread recognition."
Randy Walker, Roanoke Times
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