Hear my name,
and hear it fall on the lips of the lonely.
Hear the screams,
they scream in ways that rivals all the evil.
Hear it call, here it lies, here it beckons and it cries.
Soon the east sun will rise.
So hear my name,
it comes from a long line of stories and fame.

Sing a song and lay down here.
Let the water wash away all your fears.
Keep one eye on the clay’s disguise,
‘cause sooner or later the high tide lies.

Feel the flames,
and feel it burn on my skin, scarred and holy.
First it falls, then it dies, then it festers. No reply.
Soon the east sun will rise.

Sing a song and lay down here.
Let the water wash away all your fears.
Keep one eye on the clay’s disguise,
‘cause sooner or later the high tide lies.
Yeah, the high tide lies.

Don’t let it go.
Don’t let it go, there’s no tomorrow.
Don’t let it go!
Don’t let it, oh don’t you let it go.

Sing a song and lay down here.
Let the water wash away all your fears.
Keep one eye on the clay’s disguise,
‘cause sooner or later … yeah, sooner or later
the high tide lies.

Don’t let it go.
Don’t let it go, there’s no tomorrow.
Don’t let it go!
Don’t let it, oh don’t you let it go.

Coming 9/29/2023

Give me my horse and throw me my hat.
See, I ain’t never coming back.
These beat old boots and my 30-aught rifle.
You call it ... You call it regret; I call it; I call it ...

I call it my reprisal for the dead.
And you can find me at the bottom of the river.
Wasting away, I’m coming home.

I’ve traveled so far I’ve lost my path.
Still not worth that shot in my head.
Skin so wet it fell from my bones.
You call it ... You call it pain; I call it; call it ...

I call it all alone from the dead.
And you can find me at the bottom of the river.
Wasting away, I’m coming home.
Yeah, I'm coming home.

I'm coming home.
I'm coming home ... tonight.
I'm coming home ... tonight.
I'm coming home ... tonight. 

Coming 9/1/2023

Coming 10/27/2023

Coming 11/24/2023

Look back, standing in the middle, one side of the stream.
Everyone will try to break you.
How many times will you need these
dreams and drugs I bleed?
Break life as it breaks you.
Gently, we fall asleep.
Your gift is heavenly.
Keep wishing and maybe you will see
exactly what it was you came for
before we have to leave.

And when it all runs over,
don’t slip and drown away.
Hold tight to what you came for
while everyone else waits.

Look back, what are these feelings as we play hide and seek?
There’s no one out there left to hurt you.
These primal instincts we keep breathing.
Just want someone else to love you.

And when it all runs over,
don’t slip and drown away.
Hold tight to what you came for
while everyone else waits.

Now stop and listen, it’s all around you.
The frowns of whom once were proud of you.
They think they’ve got something to say
about the scars of life, on what you’ve paid.
Punch in, punch out, your time here’s wasting.
Oh watch, the river’s gonna flood out the basin.
So grab hold of what you may seek and
fuck what all the others call reality!

And when it all runs over,
don’t slip and drown away.
Hold tight to what you came for
while everyone else waits.
Yeah, yeah, while everyone else waits!
Yeah, yeah, while everyone else waits!

He watched her climb away
before screaming, “Please wait!”
A father’s gotta pray.
He says, “Does it get better than this?”
She said, “No, it won’t get better than this.”

Oh, out there by the lake,
she undresses… makes the same mistakes.
"So have another drink,” he says
"Everything will be ok.”
“You know you girls are all the same.”

She’s just another wandering one
left to the fray from a scene much better.
She’s just another wandering one.
She goes on and on and on.

No reasons left to pray.
She looks away as she shivers and shakes now.
“Somehow I gotta get paid,” she says
“Does it get better than this?”
He said, “Of course it gets better than this.”

Were there reasons left to stay?
Hidden away in a dream much deeper.
All covered up with lace, she says,
“Will I ever find that place…”
“that place where we’re happy forever?”

She’s just another wandering one
left to the fray from a scene much better.
She’s just another wandering one.
She goes on and on and on.
Oh, ah hold on... run, run, run little darlin’!
Oh, ah hold on... run, run, run forever!

She’s just another wandering one
left to the fray from a scene much better.
She’s just another wandering one.
She goes on and on and on.

Oh, ah hold on... run, run, run little darlin’!
Oh, ah hold on... run, run, run forever!
No, oh hold on... run, run, run little darlin’!
Oh, ah hold on... run, run, run…

Alone, she sits in a room of sorrow.
She cannot borrow the perfect memories.
Tries to flee to a world of happy.
Down on her knees, wishing someone would fly her away.
Maybe she will get there someday.

Hey there lonely, drift off slowly.
Dream your night in slumber air.
Although you may be scared.
Hey there lonely girl, hold on to those pearls.
Someday, these dreams come true.
So let that pretty smile shine through.

I know the road looks dark at night.
But broken dreams cannot define
who you are or what’s in your mind
'cause even giants shake sometimes.
She grins, but bides her laughter.
Can’t find what she’s after.
They’ll tear your walls down all once more.

Hey there lonely, drift off slowly.
Dream your night in slumber air.
Although you may be scared.
Hey there lonely girl, hold on to those pearls.
One day, these dreams come true.
So let that pretty smile shine through.
Until then, don’t you let those bad dreams in.

Hey girl, say goodbye to all those lonely times.
Don’t cry that smile away.
You will find yourself someday.
Hey girl, say goodbye to all those lonely times.
Don’t you cry that smile away.
You will find yourself someday.

Hey there lonely, don’t drift off slowly.
Dream your night in slumber air.
Even though you may be scared.
Hey there lonely girl, hold on to those pearls.
One day, your dreams come true.
So let that pretty smile shine through.

Sweet little girl, standing all alone.
Tortured by the fire shot from daddy’s tongue.
Mommy sits all alone, bruised by daddy’s gun.
Sweet little girl, do you stay or do you run? Oh no.
Some things can’t be undone, no.
When the words all run out, where does the sun go?

So lay it on me now. I’ll be your entire.
You know that God won’t save you from this fire.
So lay it on me now. Fraught with failed desire.
‘Cause God won’t save you from this fire.

Sweet little girl, running from the sun.
Darkness keeps the fire from burning everyone. Oh no.
When daddy sits all alone, she’ll go find his gun.
But daddy doesn’t know the damage that he’s done. Oh no.
Some things can’t be undone, no.
When the words all run out, where does the sun go?


So lay it on me now. I’ll be your entire.
You know that God won’t save you from this fire.
So lay it on me now. Fraught with failed desire.
Your God won’t save you from this fire.
So lay it on me now. I’ll be your entire.
You know that I will save you from this fire.
So lay it on me now. Fraught with failed desire.
Yes, I will save you from this fire.

Oh oh oh oh oh...
Oh oh oh no, no
Oh oh oh oh oh...
Oh oh oh no, no

Hey girl, look at those eyes.
How do you constantly surprise me?
You know just what you’re doing.
Hey girl, look at that smile.
How do you always get inside me?
Oh, I don’t know, but I’d like to be let go.

So carve me up, and build me up… to lose!
I’m too bruised, this noose is too loose… for you!

Hey girl, look at these lies.
How do you always get around me?
Dizzy up from always falling down.
Hey girl, look at these scars.
How do you cut me up and slice me?
This skin used to look so new... now it don’t.

Carve me up, and build me up… to lose!
See, I’m too bruised, this noose is too loose… for you!

Will we fall from the weight of it all?
Will we fall from the weight of it all?
This blood… this blood, it runs so thin.
This skin holds nothing in.
So will... will we fall from the weight of it all?
It’s all... it’s all crashing down.

Hey girl, look at these eyes.
How did you forget just how they found you?
Oh no, now they see goodbye.

Two roads diverge into one.
Saw you on the wrong side of things that I never had before.
You know these hostile beds; they don’t seem so warm alone.
I will watch you from the windowsill of this prison called a home.

Ever since that day, you took away all the walls of my blockade,
I’ve been stuck in the middle of this extravagant parade.
Now some may say that I’m only afraid of the feeling that I’m feeling now.
But all the pieces that I broke off, you gotta help me find somehow.

Feelin’ like I found a little piece of somethin’ in you!
Somethin’ I lost, though I never knew!
Feelin’ like I found a little bit of me in you, oh no!
You hit me like a south-bound train. I was traveling right on through.

I remember those lips as they fade away.
“But one more time,” but I couldn’t stay.
Then it swirled around inside my head like
the demons I left around your bed.
The words that you said to me,
“Well, this is special, no you shouldn’t leave.”
But behind me you know, well, that’s the way that it goes…
are the ghosts that always follow me!

Feelin’ like I found a little piece of somethin’ in you!
Somethin’ I lost, though I never knew!
Feelin’ like I found a little bit of me in you, oh no!
You hit me like a south-bound train. I was traveling right on through.

I can’t see you tonight, but I really hope you know I tried.
I can’t see you tonight. It’s too cold, so stay inside.
I wanted… I needed to find a little piece of my mind! I'm fine!
No, I never knew, I never knew. She’s right on time!
No, I never knew, I never knew!

Feelin’ like I found a little piece of somethin’ in you!
Somethin’ I lost, though I never knew!
Feelin’ like I found a little bit of me in you, oh no!
You hit me like a south-bound train. I was traveling right on through.

No, I never knew, never knew, I never knew!
No, I never knew, I never knew, I never knew!
That’s right, she’s right on time!
No, I never knew, I never knew, I never knew!
No, I never knew, I never knew, I never knew!
That’s right, she’s right on time!

You gave me wings so I could fly away.
But with these wings, yeah, you tied a weight.
Stitched on truth, well, I sat back down
and prayed I’d never fly away on you.

I’ve been walking down a memory.
Left the world back on my bed.
Screaming silently through the chimney.
Blowing smoke out of my head.

You were on the road
even when you weren’t there.
I spent the best of my years on the run,
but I took you everywhere.

When all the years meet up,
for the marquis sign… goodbye.
I will close my eyes and lift my cup
and I’ll muster one last sigh.

You were on the road
even when you weren’t there.
I spent the best of my years on the run,
but I took you everywhere.

Now the street lights serenade us
as my headlights return the salute.
Our intentions are sure to beat us
to the punch that we left in June.

Sitting here, staring in
at my thoughts swirling round my fear.
Am I even here?
Am I even here?
Am I even here?
Am I even here?
Is there anyone even here?

An old love from school called today.
She seemed so sad, like she lost her way.
It wasn’t lack of love why I went away.
The phone got quiet, then I heard her say.

"You’re a wild horse that’ll never be tamed."
"You run away before the finger points blame."
"The settled life... guess you’re not a big fan."
"Gotta keep movin’ on."
"You’re the Goodbye Man."

I was lost for words as I looked back at her.
I’m so good at being bad... I left her in a blur.
Made me wonder if I should have stayed.
'Cause deep down, I know I'm not built that way.

I’m a wild horse that’ll never be tamed.
I run away before the finger points blame.
The simple life was never in my plan.
Gotta keep movin’ on.
I’m the Goodbye Man.
The Goodbye Man!

It had nothing to do with her.
You have to believe me.
If there was anything, I could have changed,
I would have changed it!

When I close my eyes and see I her face...
"Is she the one I can’t replace?"

But I’m a wild horse that’ll never be tamed.
I run away before the finger points blame.
The settled life... guess I’m not a big fan.
Gotta keep movin’ on.
I’m the Goodbye Man!
The simple life was never my plan.
Gotta keep movin’ on.
I’m the Goodbye Man.
The Goodbye Man. (keep movin' on)
The Goodbye Man. (keep movin' on)
The Goodbye Man. (gotta keep movin' on)
The Goodbye Man.

If you see him standing there,
just remember that he has had his share.
From this town, he goes a long way back.
And I remember everything.
That smile on his face…
it brings me back to a slower kind of place.
He’s just a man running away from everything.
Yeah, he always had a story for me.

Where you go when you grow old?
Well, I don’t wanna go.

You’re not standing here.
You’ve been gone for so long.
I know that time won’t bring you home, no.
Well, I can’t breathe here.
Excuse me while I take this final bow.
I don’t wanna let you all down, no.
But I just, I just, I just miss this town.

Pass the corner home from work,
where he used to stand, no he never said a word.
He wouldn’t hold his hands out for anything.
Yeah, he sure did love to sing.
No one see’s him there anymore.
I learned a lot on the corner of that old liquor store.
See, the ghost in Niles has all gone and run away,
leaving nothing but a memory for me.

Where you go when you grow old?

Well, you’re not standing here.
You’ve been gone for so long.
And time won’t bring you home, no.
Well, I can’t breathe here.
Excuse me while I take this final bow.
I don’t wanna let you all down, no.
But I just, I just, I just miss this town.

Well, you’re not standing here.
You’ve been gone for so long.
And time won’t bring you home, no.
See, I can’t breathe here.
Excuse me while I take this final bow.
I don’t wanna let you all down, no.
But I just, I just, I just miss this town.

Monday morning, six AM.
Feel so good ‘cause I might be dead.
Sunday eve took all away
the secrets inside that God couldn’t save.

Make it black, give me one try, try again.
I guess it’s all in my head?
Give me back, give me one try, try again.
Am I really dead now?

And I’m trying to scream
while I can barely breathe.
See, she set me free.
So why can’t you see me?
Can’t you see me here?

Friday morning, felt so cold.
Spent the night talking to ghosts on the phone.
Tried my best to walk away.
Remember, you said it would all be ok.

Give me back, give me one try, try again.
Am I really dead now?

And I’m trying to scream
while I can barely breathe.
See, she set me free.
So why can’t you see me?

Immortal. Can’t see through fear.
We’re all just ink in the well now.
Immortal. Can’t see in here.
We’re all just ink in the well now.
Ink in the well now.

Tuesday night, I heard you at my door.
It’s just the sound of your steps on the floor.

And I’m trying to scream
while I can barely breathe.
See, she set me free.
So why can’t you see me?
And I’m trying to scream
while I can barely breathe.
See, she set me free.
So why can’t you see me?
Can’t you see me here?

Here we sit, staring away.
Can’t feel the warmth on the fireplace.

Little lies black door is closing.
Blood uprising and flowing.
Just inside the fences, here lies the broken.
Another one forsaken to be buried naked.
Under the endless slumber.
Now we are forsaken.

Where was she going when she lost her way?
Into the big blue sky, she’s waiting for tonight.
Or was she blowing that last good burn on the candle?
Wish she had another turn.

Bang, bang on the wall.
Her voice echoes down those halls.
Hang, hang from the floor.
Her dress sways on two and four.
Yeah, she gave it all away; she gave it all away.
She gave it all away, just for one more day.

She’s been lost and burned.
It’s alright this turn.
For she will pass the rest
and cast one last final yearn.
On the other half,
all this hell that’s passed.
What has not turned black,
will surely laugh aloud at last.

Where was she going when she lost her way?
Into the big blue sky, just waiting for tonight.
Or was she blowing that last good burn on the candle?
Wish she had another turn.

Bang, bang on the wall.
Her voice echoes down those halls.
Hang, hang from the floor.
Her dress sways on two and four.
Yeah, she gave it all away; she gave it all away.
She gave it all away, just for one more day.

“What have you done with me? I’m alright.”
She says, “It’s alright. What have you done to me?”
“I waited around now… around now.”
“Wait until you see… Oh, no, no, no.”
“What goes around, it comes around.”
“What goes around, it comes around.”
“What goes around, it comes around.” Little lies.
“What goes around, it comes around.” Little lies.
“What goes around, it comes around.” Little lies.
“What goes around, it comes around.” Little lies.

Run, run, go away. Come back another day.
Run, run, go away. Come back another day.
Run, run, go away. Come back another day.
Run, run, go away. Come see what you’ve made!

Where was she going when she lost her way?
Into the big blue sky, just waiting for tonight.
Or was she blowing that last good burn on the candle?
Wish she had another turn.

Bang, bang on the wall.
Her voice echoes down those halls.
Hang, hang from the floor.
Her dress sways on two and four.
Yeah, she gave it all away! She gave it all away!
She gave it all away! Come on and rape me!
She gave it all away! She gave it all away!
She gave it all away. Come again another day.

Can’t close my eyes, afraid of what I might see.
Demons inside they always follow me, and I’m too slow.
Alone in the dark, someone come bother me.
Pick up the phone, dial all the numbers I see, but it’s too late

If this is love, what is war?
Don’t you know you’re the one I adore?
If this is love, what is war?
Resent me, somehow.

Crawled down the hall with bruises all on my knees.
Think about the fall. I’d like to go back please, but time won’t lie.
Lately I’m cold, but outside it’s a hundred and three.
I don’t know if it’s you that is killing me, but I can’t let go.

If this is love, what is war?
Don’t you know you’re the one I adore?
If this is love, what is war?
Resent me, somehow.
If this is love, what is war?
I want to be the one that you adore.
If this is love, what is war?
Reject me, somehow.

Let me go! let me go!
I need to sleep in the cold, hard snow.
And I can watch us from the back window
while you try drown me in the undertow!
So please, see I’ve got this disease.
A little obsessed and a little naive.
Fell through the ice from atop your tree.
Now I’m screaming, “Don’t let me freeze!”
Let me freeze! Don’t let me freeze!
Don’t let me blink!
If this is love, what’s war?
Don’t let me freeze! Don’t let me freeze!
Don’t let me bleed out!
If this is love, what’s war?
LOVE IS WAR! LOVE IS WAR!
LOVE IS WAR! LOVE IS WAR!

Heaven tells him there’s an angel
sent to help him with his pain.
But this guilt trip ain’t getting longer, it seems,
let alone all his mistakes.
Screams fill this room with laughter
after the bodies all hit the floor.
He once believed that he needed, he wanted,
but he don’t want an angel anymore. He said,

“Walk on by me.”
“Walk on down the road.”
“Walk on by me.”
“But before you go, I’d like you to know,
heaven sent you too damn slow.”

Sitting on the porch, head in hands.
He knows damn well he’s lost his torch.
Long ago young child, once sweet and mild.
Now it seems that fathers got bad intentions.
He’s got infections, and the day comes,
he won’t go home again. He said,

“Walk on by me.”
“Walk on down the road.”
“Walk on by me.”
“But before you go, I’d like you to know,
heaven sent you too damn slow.”

If it burns hurt into your mind, well, I guess I’m doing just fine.
And if it burns hurt into your eyes, well, I guess I’m doing just fine.
Walk on by me… oh won’t you walk on by me!
Walk on down the road… walk on down the road!
Walk on by me, oh won’t you walk on by me!
But before you go, I’d like you to know,
heaven sent you too damn slow.

Mama, I’m sorry that you came.
You had to see this wreck of a man in shame.
And father, well, I’m sorry I let you down.
But it’s the only way that I know how. You see,

I’m here to hurt you and I’ll see it through.
At least that’s the only thing that I know how to do.
Truly and see how I make do,
is to make all of the others feel that they are fools. Yeah, uh huh.

And brother, I’m sorry I bruised your face.
I tore down your walls out of my own disgrace.
And sister, I’m sorry that you’ve never seen…
My face is twisted from all of the screaming. You see,

I’m here to hurt you and I’ll see it through.
At least that’s the only thing that I know how to do.
Truly and see how I make do,
is to make all of the others feel that they are fools.
I’ll hurt you and I’ll see it through.
At least that’s the only thing that I know how to do.
Truly and see how I make do,
is to make all of the others feel that they are fools.

Hey girl, I’m sorry I caused you pain.
I know the words hurt like needles in your veins.
Amy (hey me), well I’m sorry ‘bout all these scars.
Indeed, the mirror cuts, and it holds like prison bars. And now,

I’m here to hurt you and I’ll see it through.
At least that’s the only thing that I know how to do.
Truly and see how I make do,
is to make all of the others feel that they are fools.
I’ll hurt you and I’ll see it through.
At least that’s the only thing that I know how to do.
Truly and see how I make do,
is to make all of the others feel that they are fools.

Ah Shit. They still follow.
Here you see me run through the fields under moonlight at midnight.
Tryin’ to free myself from the demons. They are always biting.
See this soul on my sleeve, ragged from valid attempts to flee,
but they still follow me yeah, how they still follow me.

They still follow. Now they still follow me.
What else can I be as long as they still follow me?
They still follow, yeah they still follow me.
How else can I breathe as long as they still follow me?

Here I run dirt road under feet. Will they follow me to my grave…
my final resting place?
All the years spent, countless times, wondering what was in line for me,
but you see, they still follow me.

They still follow. Yeah, they still follow me.
What else can I be as long as they still follow me?
They still follow. I cannot be free.
How else can I breathe as long as they still follow me?
They still follow. Now, please set me free.
A long eternity, as they still follow me.
Oh, the more I plea, no they still follow me.
They’re still inside of me. Inside of me!

Still follow. Still follow. Still follow. Yeah, now they still follow me!
Still follow. Still follow. Still follow. Yeah, now they still follow me!
For eternity. Down onto my knees. They’re inside of me!
Yeah, they still follow me!
For eternity. Down onto my knees. They’re inside of me!
Yeah, they still follow me!
Still follow. Still follow. Still follow. Now they still follow me!
Still follow. Still follow. Still follow. Now they still follow me!

Please let it rain today, my skin is so burned now.
Cover me like a blanket covers her.
Blue skies just go away.
Watch the birds all congregate.
And let these waves break down this cell,
and pull me back from hell.

It’s crowded in my head sometimes.
It feels like I’m already dead.
It’s crowded in my head sometimes.
So take me, and lay me back down to bed.
Please let it rain.

The same old place, but it’s awful cold.
Footsteps spread down this dead end road.
Locked doors all surrounding me,
I don’t know where I should be.
So let these chains break down this cell,
and pull me back from hell.

It’s crowded in my head sometimes.
It feels like I’m already dead.
It’s crowded in my head sometimes.
So take me, and lay me back down to bed.
Please let it rain.

Well, I told you that I didn’t really know
which way that this dirt road goes!
Bury me in another damn scene and
speak the words that you really mean!
Only one of us just walks away!
The other one’s left in a goddamn grave now!
Pull the trigger, don’t you ever let it linger
and lay my head on this concrete pillow!

And it’s crowded in my head sometimes.
It feels like I’m already dead.
It’s crowded in my head sometimes.
So take me, and lay me back down to bed.
Please let it rain. Let it rain.

Long ago trampled under foot unknown.
So slow we buried these bad memories.
Now I cave under pressure from your mind.
So save me, so I don’t have to suffer, please.
You go and you look away one more time.
But once you’re gone, my sanity flees, and I need it.

Can’t you see it?
Look at these eyes and study what’s inside.
See, I needed you,
but you look away, look away one more time.
Don’t cry me a river because this river done run dry.
I won’t find my way back home
if you can’t save me from my own mind.
Save me from my own mind.

Sad face cripples me in my place.
A head of guilt and thoughts, they still remind me.
That day I laid in wait for the dead.
To take away, take me from my mind again.
You go and you look away one more time.
But once you’re gone, my sanity flees, and I need it.

Can’t you see it?
Look at these eyes and study what’s inside.
See, I needed you,
but you look away, look away one more time.
Don’t cry me a river because this river done run dry.
I won’t find my way back home
if you can’t save me from my own mind.

Can’t you see it?
Look at these eyes and study what’s inside.
See, I needed you,
so you look away, look away one more time.
Don’t cry me a river because this river done run dry.
I won’t find my way back home… no, I won’t find my way back home
if you can’t save me from my own mind.
Save me from my own mind. Save me from my own mind.

Remember that road that you found me on?
What were you looking for?
Did you find the one and only one?
Or was it just another broken door?
Did you see that tree with the hole beside her?
It’s where I used to go, and it’s where I lost my soul.
And I’m telling you to please keep moving on
‘cause I’m stitching up all that I’ve got wrong.
And I’ll find myself someday.

I’m not giving up just yet.
But would you take my hand?
Show me where this long road ends.
And I just hope you’ll understand
that I’m doing the best I can
with all of these untended partial threads.
Your broken heart, you’ll find it here instead.
But you’re all inside me now.

I keep fighting with these ghosts in the mirror.
They haunt me through the dead of the night.
This old room that I can’t see clearer.
Well, I’ll walk you through, but I never turn on the light.
And I’m telling you to please keep moving on
‘cause I’m stitching up all that I’ve got wrong.
And I’ll find myself someday.

I’m not giving up just yet.
But would you take my hand?
Show me where this long road ends.
And I just hope you’ll understand
That I’m doing the best I can
with all of these untended partial threads.
Your broken heart, you’ll find it here instead.
And you’re all inside me now!
Inside me now! Inside me now!
You’re all inside me now!