1. |
Open Mind
02:33
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keep your head on straight
make it through the night
if you don’t get right you might get left behind
it all depends on how you spend your time
no one’s out to leave you lonely
hang you out to dry all bony
it's just neuroses clouding up your mind
there's nothing set in stone
no imminent demise
there’s nothing keeping you from your cloud nine
just the hurdles of your own design
no one’s out to leave you lonely
hang you out to dry all bony
it's just neuroses clouding up your mind
mind your peas and mind your carrots
try to shake your nasty habits
don’t let panic bubble up inside
you don’t have to be alone
not if you don’t like
it might be something you romanticize
of course its tough to take your own advice
no one’s out to leave you lonely
hang you out to dry all bony
it's just neuroses clouding up your mind
MIND
don’t close your mind
to eventualities you haven’t thought of
TIME
don’t waste your time
on the people that you know you should move on from
FINE
you’ll be just fine
if you greet the unexpected with some spine
just try
Open Mind
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2. |
Tearjerker
02:24
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unsentimental, theres a coldness in my heart
i’d have to dice an onion for this thing to start
want the catharsis you can only get from tears
but nothing's choked me up or broke me down in years
the longest time away
the longest time away from home
i’ve ever known
ever known
is not enough
i need a tearjerker to make me cry, a movie or a song
I should be sensitive the zodiac entails
but when the moment comes my tear ducts seems to fail
don’t need more tragedy or horrors to befall
just a gentle catalyst to help to make me bawl
the longest time away
the longest time away from home
i’ve ever known
ever known
is not enough
i need a tearjerker to make me cry, a movie or a song
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3. |
Hateful Things
00:24
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of course it can be tough to stay upbeat sometimes
that doesn’t give you license to externalize
all the hateful things you keep inside...
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4. |
Negative Vibes
02:19
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always something else to gripe about
bones to pick of every type
never running out of vitriol
in angry letters that you write
how can you survive
putting out such negative thoughts into the world?
how can you survive
the negative vibes?
wonder how you got so irritable
why so many axes to grind?
does it make it hard to sleep at night
giving everyone a piece of your mind
what about your peace of mind?
sittin' under a shady tree and there's a breeze
you've got nothing to worry about til monday
moooondaaaay
how can you survive
(how can you survive)
(how can you survive)
the negative vibes?
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5. |
Peach Fuzz
01:48
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peach fuzz
you don’t look like a man to me
peach fuzz
on your lip and around your cheeks
you sure you’re 21?
you’re not like anyone
you could pass 16 if you wanted
and you could take her to the prom
with a rented tuxedo on
peach fuzz
you don’t look like a man to me
short stuff
with the sneakers around your feet
you walk into a bar
not fooling anyone
open up let me see your retainer
and i can tell you’re just a kid
by the hair on your chinny chin chin
five o'clock shadow don’t be late
we’ve got an appointment on my face
don’t tell me that good things come to those who wait
peach fuzz
you don’t look like man to me
one day
you’ll be wishing for times like these
try not to rush along
before your glow is gone
before you’re long in the tooth
and you wonder
what was i worrying about
when i had both feet on the ground
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6. |
Time Zone
03:14
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never rain
never shine
in the dark
when you’ve drawn the blinds
late to bed
late to rise
out of sync with
eastern standard time
hours of day left in far california
sunny they say san jose and sonoma
just wasn’t made for this time zone
6am
sun will rise
just in time
to pinch you through the blinds
stepping out
after five
just in time
for sunsets on the river
hours of day left in far california
sunny they say san jose and sonoma
out in LA, at the beach or the bay
petaluma, tuscaloosa
in the springtime or the summer
you didn’t know it
no you didn’t know that
time was never on your side
shut the door
dim the light
close your eyes
alarm is set for 9
in the right
in the wrong
in your head
for far too long a time
hours of day left in far california
sunny they say san jose and sonoma
just wasn’t made for this time zone
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7. |
Peppermint Tea
01:43
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i’m doubled over hugging my knees
i get my dinner delivered to me
and if you ask whatever i need
the only thing is peppermint tea
ooh its soothing hot and sweet
one thing that provides relief
deliver to me
deliver to me
deliver to me
deliver to me
deliver to me
deliver to me
deliver to me
deliver to me
i’m having trouble falling asleep
i sip my way to sanctuary
there isn’t much thats special to me
peppermint tea
ooh it’s soothing hot and sweet
peace and calm will ever be
delivered to me
deliver to me
deliver to me
deliver to me
deliver to me
deliver to me
deliver to me
deliver to me
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8. |
Navy Blue
02:12
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holes in your socks
at the heels
you’ve been doing too much walking
holes at the arms
from the moths
that are cleaning out your closet
your shirt your pants your jacket and your shoes
each a different shade of navy blue
tear at the knee
of the jeans
that have come to be your favorites
tug at the strings
of your heart
when they get to be too ratty to wear
what do you care
doo doo doo
when all your clothes are monochrome
your mood is prone
to follow suit
time of the day
when its tough
trying to get your gears in motion
time of the year
when you’re pressed into
turning out your pockets
feeling underwhelmed by other hues
stick to something black or navy blue
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9. |
Higher Power
00:41
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10. |
Beverly Too
03:54
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try to send you messages with my mind
but i don’t think they’re getting through
i thought telepathy was worth a try
cause i don’t know what else to do
i think about you when you’re not around
you’re frequently on my mind
don’t try to tell me it doesn’t count
if you’re not the only one
only one
or two
i’ve never stopped caring for you
but i care for beverly too
put you in my wishes to my lucky stars
but they all have yet to come true
pray for chance encounters in a subway car
but you never seem to come through
maybe if we had some private time on our own
maybe i could share the secrets i’ve never told
there’s something about beverly keepin' me up on my toes
and beverly knows it
it’s hard to think there’s a truer love
than the one i feel for you
but when i catch a glimpse of beverly
my heart-brain's severed in two
only one
or two
i’ve never stopped caring for you
but i care for beverly too
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11. |
Drawing Club
02:00
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had enough of the lonesome humdrum?
grab a pencil and then phone up some friends
rustle up a couple papers and you’re not the only
one who’s drawing
all day long
guess we started a drawing club
we really started a drawing club
getting sick of the ho-hum doldrums
sheer monotony sure can take a toll
get yourself some magic markers and there’s none who could say
no to drawing
all night long
guess we started a drawing club
we really started a drawing club...
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12. |
Sweet Song
02:42
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i want you to know
although we’re apart
at night I feel I’m near to you
and I can sing a sweet song
for you to fall asleep to
sleep to
look up at the moon
it’s yellow and round
and maybe it’s the same for you
and I can sing a sweet song
that hopefully you’ll sing too
sing too
staring out into the dark
of night you never find
the quiet in your mind
it’s tricky tuning out the thoughts
and voices swirling round
the spot behind your eyes
but try to leave behind
the ones that aren’t mine
i want you to know
although we're apart
in dreams I know I'll be with you
where I can sing a sweet song
for you to fall asleep to
sleep to
sleep to
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13. |
Unanswered Questions
02:48
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unanswered questions
regarding the cosmos
is anybody out there?
what does it matter
is there a higher power
how do you fall in love
how do you change flat tires?
i don't know
unanswered questions
regarding my future
can anybody out there
tell me what happens
is there a course of action
outside of our control
is there another option
i don’t know
unanswered questions
got so many…
unanswered questions
unanswered questions
got so many…
unanswered questions
unexplored options
and alternate timelines
where I am not so fearful
and things turn out different
is there a 5th dimension?
is there another way?
where i only make good choices
i don’t know
untapped potential
and low expectations
it's not a perfect combo
it’s not efficacious
how many parts per million
make up a human soul
and when we expire does any living part of us remain
while underground
flesh and bones decay
unanswered questions
got so many…
unanswered questions
unanswered questions
got so many…
unanswered questions
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14. |
The Flu / Influenza
02:10
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aching in your shoulders and your neck
start to feel a buildup in your sinus and your chest
never been through so many kleenex
turn your insides out and still there’s always something left
to spew
when you’ve got the flu
and I do
the flu... the flu... the flu. the flu...
who’s that girl across the room
well isn’t she a catch
what a red and runny nose
and rosy cheeks to match
what’s the diagnosis tell me
did she come alone
does this feeling have a name
does anybody know
is this influenza?
oooooooh influenza
what a pretty name
that ties a knot round my stomach
got me feeling nauseated
i’ve got a fever
fogging up my head so much
that i think tomorrow
i’ll just stay in bed
with my sudafed
i'm so sick in love with influenza
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15. |
Wrong Again
03:08
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wrong again
and you didn’t even try to play along again
it never takes me long to look back on
the things i've said and see that they were stupid
that came out wrong
i said it wrong
flapping my lip
a slip of the tongue
i said it wrong
that came out wrong
swear that i didn’t mean it
loud again
now i’ve gone and put my foot inside my mouth again
if i’d only learned to zip my lip and keep my head face down
then maybe we’d still be talking
ask me in a minute
and i’ll tell you not to bother
if you did or if you didn’t
well it doesn’t really matter
when the last time that we spoke
i had my mind on something other
and it didn't make it better at all
on again
now i’ve up and lost my only train of thought again
wish i didn’t feel compelled to blurt the first thing on my mind
in order to break the silence
that came out wrong
i said it wrong
flapping my lip
a slip of the tongue
i said it wrong
that came out wrong
swear i didn’t mean it
wrong again
when my mouth is writing checks that i can’t cash again
and it’s only things i’ll rather not have said that keep on pouring out
they just keep on pouring
ask me in a minute
and i’ll tell you not to bother
if you did or if you didn’t
well it doesn’t really matter
when the last that we spoke
i had my mind on something other
if you really want to know then you can ask my older brother
if you meet me in the middle
i can call you when it’s over
you don’t really want to talk
and i don’t want to hear your answer
i don’t wannanananananaaaaaa
wrong again
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16. |
Fuzzy Feeling
01:33
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17. |
Nostalgia
01:12
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look back
there’s something bout the past
nostalgia
turn back
before these kids were whack
nostalgia
pin head
there’s already a waltz like that
nostalgia
NOSTALGIA
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18. |
Out of My Mind
02:46
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out of my mind
out of the ways to tell you so
i’m at my end of rope
with thousand feet below
half of the time
half of the hours in the day
hope for something good to say
but it never works that way
take a look in my eyes
take a look in my eyes
take a look in my eyes
i’ve been good at the waiting
but the fuzzy feeling’s fading
once in a while
once in a certain kind of moon
a darkness falls on you
too deep to push on through
give me a sign
leave me a breadcrumb trail to find
or if the stars align
you could put your hand in mine
take a look at my heart
take a look at my heart
take a look at my heart
there’s callus around it
and it’s not the way you found it
out of my mind
starting to feel a little queasy
out of my mind
maybe i thought this would be easier
watching the time
hoping i haven’t passed my prime
toeing the line
toeing the waters dark and deep
uncertain whats beneath
never trusting what you see
out of my mind
thinking i must be out of my mind
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Vinnie Neuberg Brooklyn, New York
I am an illustrator.
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