01. It Must Be Me
02. Butt To Butt
03. You're Kidding Yourself
04. Tell Me To Stay
05. Forget About The World Outside
06. Another Land
07. People On The Train
08. All The Fruits
09. My Enemy Is You
10. Midnight Expresso

It Must Be Me :

When the rain falls hard and your throat is dry
When the movie is long and you don’t like the guy
When the wind is load and there is no other sound
When yesterday is still hanging around

When the mess is inside the world is dull
And you grope for a thought in back of your skull
There’s no salt in the bread and the coffee is weak
The blood is fast but the veins leak

You say it’s my fault but it’s only
Because you have no one to Blame but me
You say it’s my fault but it’s only
Because if it’s not you it must be me

When the sun’s too bright and the shirt is too tight
When you’re sleepy all day and restless at night
When even Mike Rechner is not rockin out
When the neighbors downstairs knock and shout

When you’ve made a bad choice and there’s no turning back
When the police stop you just because you’re black
You turn to me like i’m pulling the strings
Like my nose is running or i’m growing wings

When we’ve just missed the last train
And we have to run through the heavy rain
When the streets have no name
And the houses all look the same

When at the party i’m talking to Jane
And it’s looks like we're strolling down memory lane
The game we are playing is no fair game
There is no gain, just the pain

Butt To Butt :

The way you look doesn’t matter to me
I’m turning my back, i can't see
The way you look doesn’t matter to me
I am dancing the B to B

Butt to butt

We need light spirit, it’s a cold place
I don’t want to see your face
We need light spirit, it’s a cold place
Lavender, brandy and old lace

She met a strange man in Italy
There were bound to meet again eventually
She met a strange man in Italy
She just didn’t know it but it was me

She didn’t know until i told her
It’s only warm because it’s been colder
She didn’t know until i told her
If you’re young, you’re bound to get older

You’re only kidding yourself :

We are all the same,
You can say that again
We are all the same,
You can say that again

Whether you wear a tie and a suit
Che Guevara’s face, a cross or leather boots
It’s a fun show, but it’s just a show
You’re only kidding yourself, you know

The cause of all evil to me is clear
You've gotta make more money next year
You’ve gotta take it from someone else
Cause you can't steal it from yourself

You may like to run and take another’s place
But the bigger the rats, the slower the race
One man’s fast is another one’s slow
You’re only kidding yourself, you know

If you haven’t the time for a couple of drinks
With a loser like Stanley Brinks
Go your way and let me be
I maybe a loser but at least i’m free

Go ahead and turn you back on your friend
I'll tell you what you’ll get in the end :
Nada, nothing, Zero
You’re only kidding yourself, you know

Tell Me To Stay :

Just tell me to stay
Say you haven’t had your fill
And tell me to stay
Tell me to stay and i will

Tomorrow's lurking in the thickest of mists
We'll take good care of it when the fog lifts
For now, leave all business alone
Procrastinate, postpone

That did not sound nice
Was it some kind of talking device
It’s either too early or too late, so
Drop it like it’s a hot potato

If we are all the same, if that is true
Why does that have to be me, why does that have to be you
Chill,  don’t try to think anymore
That’s what summer nights are for

Forget About The World Outside :

I was rushed down to hell by a thousand brits
Men with short hair and women on stilts
I went to work in a tower, it was blue and cold
Space, time, food and air were bought and sold

Man kept children, dogs and cats
But they killed theirs cows, and they killed their rats
They seemed to busy most of the time
So they went their way and i went mine

When i woke up, i saw a face like an a motion picture screen
And it was the most beautiful face i’d ever seen

I had to learn the rules of a game
The game was boring but i played it all the same
You had to be ruthless and not too smart
Overlook the obvious and learn by heart

Forget about the world outside

Another Land :

Man are free but they don’t choose
They are born and then they die
First they get, then they lose
then they cry

A bird flew up from my hand
And soared up to the sky
Set to find another land
'Yond the mountain High

The bird was a parakeet, he could speak
So he told me
He told me with his smiling beak
All he got to see

Over the mountains men have a heart
they die and they are born
When two lovers have to part
They weep and mourn

If i believe my little friend
down here, and up above
There is no start, there is no end
There is only love

People On The Train :

I don’t wanna know what happens in the circus
It’s not life, it doesn’t concern us
I’d rather be reminded of your sweet smile
And how strange it is i haven’t seen it for a while

Ask myself whether the past is alive or dead
Think of the clothes you wore, the things that you said
And how we were when we were together
People on the train talk about the weather

Imagine having to choose
Between making money and being of use
Me, I made my choice long ago
I choose the road, no karma, no dough

The ceasefire is coming to an end
There’s long black train coming round the bend
I hear « Bang », i see sharp-shooters
People on the train talk about computers

We're not going anywhere
We're as conditioned as the air
Why look through the window
If you can't even open it to feel the wind blow

It’s gonna be just one of those nights
Filled with Entertainment in gigabytes
Nothing happens if it’s not in the paper
And on the screens just a few minutes later

Criticism is of no use
The fall of humanity is no news
They want a wedding,a baptism, a burial
People on the train, talk about the scenario

admiral cunt is bound to replace
King my ass and president what's-his-face
Your blood bath is ready, milady
Margarita, martini, or bloody mary

When will the lions be fed
How many injured, how many dead
I caught myself whispering your name
People on the train talk about yesterday’s game

All The Fruits :

To taste all the fruits that were given to man
There isn’t enough time the human lifespan
To taste all the fruits that were given to man
There isn’t enough time the human lifespan

I have a good mind to eat, a strong appetite
Between two meals, i’ll grab a bit
But you’re not allowed to roam, you’re not allowed to stray
Keep your eyes on the road once you've found your way

I’ve got to practice breaking bricks
Bending spoons, and a few other tricks
I’d like to fly, at least for a minute
And learn to drink beyond my limit

I’d beat the freaks, i’d beat the priests
I’d beat the angels and the beast
But nothing is easy, everything is tricky
And you have to make a choice and you have to be picky

I wish i had a chance to sleep
With every single girl i meet
The barmaid with the sweet smile
The little sister with no style

Wouldn’t it be fun to have dinner and breakfast
We’d say goodbye forever, and no one would make a fuss
Wouldn’t it be fun, now, wouldn’t it be great
No, you have to concentrate

I’d like to write a poem in hindi
Come up with good rhymes, find the indian in me
with something mystical and somethng plain
A little bit of wit, happiness and pain

I'd also write a song in icelandic
People from Iceland would understand it
But there’s no short cut, no hocus pocus
No, you have to focus

I try to do my job well
Play the guitar just like ringing a bell
Be nice to my girl, make her food
Never dis other people, never be rule

criticize society
Play the game a little, for the sake of humanity
But even that is not that easy
You cannot be lazy

My Enemy Is You :

What are you going to do ?
My enemy is you

When people are made aware
Of a change that's already there
They claim responsability
To go down in the kingdom’s history

You can give the city a stir
But a change can only occur
When some people discover
That they already have the power

Knowledge is increasing
Without rhymes or reason
It’s a lot of information in books and chips
But not much sense between people's lips

I may have duties, i may have rights
They gave me a warning: reality bites
But i say bullshit, i say nuts
Reality doesn’t bit, it sucks

If you are a bit of nutcase
You'll get fucked in manifold ways
If you're in good mental health
You can go fuck yourself

If you’re a radical, They needn’t be afraid
Radicals are harmless, it needs to be said
They don’t want power, they don’t want fame
They don’t want you to know their name

Midnight Expresso :

So, what now, my little troublemaker
I told you i was a mover and a shaker
This is no game, and it's no surprise
I am just exactly what i told you i was

This world that we're in is a beautiful place
As long as i get a view to your face
Beer in the a.m.
And espresso at midnight

See, the moon is full now
It's a beautiful street, in a beautiful town
Give me just a minute of your time
And i'll show you all that is mine

I told you i wouldn't fall into the trap
That all i thougt to be true already once turned to crap
If i hurt your feelings, well really i didn't mean to
I don't believe, cause i don't need to

But i'm in good terms with the lord
As long as i can afford
Beer in the a.m.
And espresso at midnight

See, the moon is full now
It's a beautiful street, in a beautiful town
Give me just a minute of your time
And you can have all that is mine

All songs by Stanley Brinks. 2009