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Crosseyed Loaded

by Chris Shepard (Sierra Dog Romeo)

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1.
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
2.
Eyesore 05:03
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
3.
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
4.
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!
5.
Donkey Bomb 02:45
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
6.
Coyote Song 03:08
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
7.
Chlorine 07:12
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!
8.
Canoe 04:32
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
9.
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
10.
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…
11.
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
12.
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…
13.
My Love 05:22
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…
14.
Bubba's Home (free) 00:17
Bubba's Home

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Sierra Dog Romeo — Crosseyed Loaded (2003)

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released January 1, 2004

Chris Shepard - vocals, guitars, rhythm board, percussion, toys
Brian Holt - bass
Ted Grigorieff - drums
Jean Shepard - upright bass on "Bubba McBubba"

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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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