Mysterious Ways

Lyrics by May Ann Pescante

Well, I couldn't care less what you think of me Your voice trembles when you say What you think that you know about what you see Evil hits you in mysterious ways And you can't swap sound for substance Multi-syllabic words alliterate without essence You can't swap beauty for brains It doesn't change a bit of all that remains And I can’t hold a candle to you ‘Cause if I do I’m sure I’d melt you You’re so fake You make me appreciate Myself Someone will appreciate you as a friend Pseudo-intellect will be the latest trend I know what you create can't always fall apart And what you’ve done to everyone’s a work of art You're not worth your weight in gold You're not worth your weight in coal You are nothing, nothing, nothing, nothing to me You are nothing, nothing, nothing, nothing to me It's an ostentatious exhibition How pathetic, your poetic ambitions Of disposable words and more disposable diction Your words never come to fruition And you’re in love with the game The game that no one else is willing to play It’s just so funny that you act my age ‘Cause I act yours every day And you’re in love with illusions And you’ve submitted yourself to delusions You are nothing, nothing, nothing, nothing to me You are nothing, nothing, nothing, nothing to me So go ahead, push my buttons You feast on your misery like a lonely glutton You don’t know the kind of heat I’m packing When you sit there smackin’ I got things you can’t imagine So go ahead, walk that-a-way Pull the trigger ‘Cause you’re the digger Of your own grave And you're a joke that has been told An ugly sight to behold You are nothing, nothing, nothing, nothing to me You are nothing, nothing, nothing, nothing to me You are nothing, nothing, nothing, nothing to me You are nothing, nothing, nothing, nothing to me

The Wrong Way

Lyrics by May Ann Pescante

Sure, my eyes are open But I dare you to guess if I'm asleep or awake It's one of those days That kicks off the wrong way The wrong way So go home Go up to bed And wake up when it's over But it's never over So you might as well be dead Got my head in the sand The world's always been a ridiculous place And I’m a disgrace I'd rather not show my face I'd rather not show my face So go home Go up to bed Wake up when it's over But it's never over So you might as well be dead So go home Go up to bed Wake up when it's over But it's never over So you might as well be dead So you might as well Sure, my eyes are open But I dare you to guess if I'm asleep or awake It's one of those days That kicks off the wrong way The wrong way

Fallen Like Leaves

Lyrics by Cyrus Butler and Michelle Torrez

It's so cold My fingers and toes are numb Bundled up Listening to the kettle run Waiting for the sunlight To break through the shades I wonder will it wake me today ‘Cause I've been asleep Even when I'm awake Not so sure How much I can take Somehow it seems I've turned on me Feel me growing Like a memory Fallen like leaves Fallen like leaves (Fallen to the ground) There is much That I want you to know I open up I need you to take it slow Waiting for the right time To shed these tears I’m buried in so many years ‘Cause under my breath There are words I can’t say Not so sure How much I can take Somehow it seems I've turned on me Feel me growing Like a memory Fallen like leaves Fallen like leaves (Fallen to the ground) Feel me growing Like a memory Fallen like leaves Fallen like leaves Opening these morning eyes I see the writing in the rain I know that shadow there is mine But it’s behind me all the same I can wake up knowing It wasn’t a dream I am where I’m going and I am where I’ve been I am me Feel me growing Like a memory Fallen like leaves Fallen like leaves (Fallen to the ground) Feel me growing Like a memory Fallen like leaves Fallen like leaves (Fallen to the ground)

Kill You

Lyrics by May Ann Pescante

Tell me the story of your life Do you wanna hear mine? Move me the way that you do 'Cause you do it every time Show me how you do that thing you do I want to be just like you All I need is an alibi 'Cause I'm gonna be guilty too I want to kill you The way that you kill me too I want to take your breath away Maybe I'll make you see Maybe I'll make you see me I'm on the bounty hunt for you I'll catch you 'cause I can I'm going to blow you away I know you'd understand I'm hung up I'm strung up I'm dying too Dying to poison you I want to kill you The way that you kill me too I want to take your breath away Maybe I'll make you see Maybe I'll make you see me I want to kill you The way that you kill me too I want to take your breath away Maybe I'll make you see Maybe I'll make you see me Maybe you'll live for me

Substitute

Lyrics by May Ann Pescante

You faked sick this morning You ruined my plans I'm all dolled up with nowhere to go You gave me no warning I'll cover this time Go get ready for the show I'm already donning The cheesy grin In a second I'm your second, your vice president You wouldn't believe it The raves I get For playing a role I wasn't meant for I'm used to it by now I'm immune to it somehow I'm a substitute you I'm a substitute you I am your stand-in For some of your stunts Stand aside while I get hurt doing the hard stuff Understudy The lead role I’m not you but I could be you In this lighting In this lighting I'm used to it by now I'm immune to it somehow I'm a substitute you I'm a substitute you But you know, the hat is too big And the gloves are too tight But I know the role I will be you tonight I'm used to it by now I'm immune to it somehow I'm a substitute you I'm a substitute you

Disappear

Lyrics by May Ann Pescante

No matter what I do Nothing looks right in this space I fill the floor with fittings I fancy And trim the walls with memories I couldn't erase You'll play the white pawn I'll anticipate your next move And after some rearrangements I've found there's simply no extra room But I’m haunted by your apparition It's my fault by my admission That you've found your way back here So now finish up your business 'Cause I really don't need this I wish you would disappear So I'll pay no mind To the fact that you've unpacked You've far too much baggage in tow For a megalomaniac I get cold in your presence And I can see right through you I've learned that scars can fade away And I was hoping you would too Haunted by your apparition It's my fault by my admission That you've found your way back here And you'll call me by my name Find some things to rearrange I just wish you'd disappear I will exorcise Before you realize I will not compromise myself You don't make me tremble Not nearly terrified I won't let you prey on my mind You'll find me every night Listening to all your cries They get progressively severe But I'll close my eyes As you send shivers down my spine And eventually you'll disappear

Little Star

Lyrics by May Ann Pescante

I bought a phone card I pay good money to argue with you When speaking to you is like reaching for the stars And talking, like reaching for the moon So maybe, I'll argue my way to Mars And get a little bit closer to you Get a little bit closer How the hell, how the hell do you do what you do to me? Distance is terrible I can feel you growing apart I might as well be a zillion miles away And you might be my little star And maybe I'll never reach you anyway Being with you is a lonely art It's a lonely art And for once, and for once, I'm scared you'll grow tired of me If that means that we'll talk Then I'll thicken the plot, Baby So how the hell, how the hell do you do what you do to me?

Parasite

Lyrics by May Ann Pescante

How much I want to crawl under your skin And live like a parasite 'Cause you give me life I thrive with you I feed off your mind like a tick While you talk And your thoughts drip like honey from your tongue Time is all we need for symbiosis to accrue But I fall further from you I fall further from you I am a leech But you'll suck all the life of me And I'll hang on 'Cause nothing puts me further from you Than me letting you shoo me away I'll take every bite I can chew And seek shelter in you But I'm still falling further from you I'm falling further from you

Maybe

Lyrics by Michelle Torrez

Come a little closer I’m not gonna bite you Don’t listen to what they say I’m not gonna lie to you They don’t really know me They can’t penetrate these eyes you see I need you to show me How to love again But not today Not today Today’s already dead Open up and swallow They’ll pack the poison in Don’t worry ‘bout tomorrow Some other soul will pay for your sins What I wanna know is not out there At least in the Biblical sense The world is pouring its heart out and no one’s listening Not today Not today Someone take a chance I might be kind of kind-at-heart But I felt love from the start Out of place when face-to-face with Apathetic arts And you, you feel so real to me I know you hear and sense and see The tie between the tie between The only bond that sets us free Maybe Maybe Not today

Wondering

Lyrics by May Ann Pescante

Through these red eyes The blur and the pain of mistakes I've made Lead to my demise It's all unclear and what I'd feared might be the best way out There is no doubt in your mind But you were wondering If I were to stay Would you let go of my hand and throw it all away So I've been thinking Been thinking too much The last thing you'll ever need's another empty touch I breathe through sighs And live through lies Do you realize how I've fallen Look what I've done, what I've become An abomination A creature I despise But I was wondering If it's okay You let me take your hand And lead you through this dance And I've been hoping That you won't let go 'Cause I've fallen harder and faster than you know I'm so blind I can't see The walls close in on me And if you're wondering Why it took so long I ran away from you I knew I would always feel wrong Now I am wondering If I reach for someone Will you take me or leave me Take me or leave me, will you be the one? Through these red eyes The blur of your smile All the while

So You Say

Lyrics by May Ann Pescante

You're left-brained or so you say You're a sight to see from afar But up close you're nothing like your legend But I suppose it's part of who you are A part of who you are So you'll be the surgeon Resolve your wounds by cutting off your limbs But you're a damn fool to think they'll grow back again And when you look around and see there's no one beside you I hope you look inside you 'Cause your reflection lies to you You know yourself or so you say So why do you reinvent yourself every day? It's just like you to pick up and leave You lie and cry and cheat and deceive me And I hope the best for you You don't need me like I don't need you too And I'm grateful for the things you put me through 'Cause now I know myself better than you I'm better than you It’s better with you not being here to drag me down You drag me down