LYRICS


* ACCELERATOR *

Accelerator

You never thought you'd be so cool
And now you got your make-up
It's all long sleeves and black and blues
Or just another snake job

I always thought
I'd wanna be your friend
But when this gets through
Don't wanna see you again
I always thought
I'd wanna be your friend
But i'm oh so wrong

Accelerator

How come you always want to lose
The more sick, more satisfaction
Pull up your heat, disguise the clues
Them busted eyes look right back atcha

Now you hide your make-up
From another snake job
You always fake it / you'll never make it
Accelerator

Music & Lyrics by Steven Gullett
Copyright 2001 THE MYSTERY ADDICTS

* ALL TRAMPED UP *

All the jack-eyed saints are parading like devils in drag
And glittercide holds a crooked smile poised for all the sad
Corner boys, bangers, ego cheats & speeders who can't sit
Outsiders don't fit, ousiders don't fit, and the inside it won't quit

The priests of the invisible got tough
Surviving all the thorns and dice they loved
I'll hang in exile with my glam racket show
Since all my luxuries were gone long ago

I'll breed revenge with sweet success
If it's a lie then leave me wrecked

All tramped up

Another low- key peacock struutin' out
Fuelin' his mind with losers, all that he's about
A walking target screaming "nothing lasts"
Outsiders never fit and i'm the proof of that

It jades your walk and trumps your hope
This jury leaves you undersold

All tramped up - like they told ya man
All tramped up - for the show
All tramped up - with a vagabond glow

Music & Lyricsby Steven Gullett & Jamy Holliday
Copyright 1998 THE MYSTERY ADDICTS

* ANNIVERSARY *

Hey hey now super junkie! It's time for your anniversary
Walk around with your lip on the ground
You're lookin' good but ya still can't find your sound

Here we go goin' downtown again
Won't cha come on, won't cha come
Rehashing memories like old friends
Your little anniversary

So I see you're back out on the streets
You're lookin' good if ya know just what I mean
Got your hair baby done just right
Say man, let's get drunk tonight

Feels like an anniversary
It's your little anniversary

Here we go for round number three
Got the strength, well I guess we'll wait and see
Take your time make the mark real clean
Stick around baby you can find your beat

Here we go feelin' downtown again
Won't cha come on won't cha come
Everybody's gotta take what they can get
Here we go, here we go

Music by Jamy Holliday
Lyrics by J. Holliday & S. Gullett
Copyright 1999 THE MYSTERY ADDICTS



* ANOREXIC TEENAGE SEX GODS *

Scars invoke feigned sympathy
Go man go
Music's all there is for me
Splintered between the sweat and the hell
Go man go
Peace inside a glimmering shell

You'll never feel the way we do
The way we do

Teenage anorexic sex gods
You're the snake's hips
Fantastic
And the audience howls

So join the club of the prominent trash
Go man go
I'm in it for life however long that lasts
Like allistar picking up laughner's pen
Go man go
It's poetic flamboyance from a garbage bin

Teenage anorexic sex gods
You're the snake's hips
Fantastic
And the audience howls

Its way past fashion it's a state of mind
Look at the bozos lost in a mime
Never quite got the important part
Sincerity springs from acynical heart

L'andrew, t. Rex & hanoi rocks
Dead boys, ziggy and the spiders from mars
Alice cooper and the rolling stones
Dogs d'amour, stooges & the new york dolls

Music by S. Gullett & G. Bradley
Lyrics by Steven Gullett
Copyright 1999 THE MYSTERY ADDICTS

* BLACK STRAWBERRY *

Sidestep the queen of drama like an open sore
Deja vu forever more
I'll touch my dark tranquillity like a soothing thought
You're so distracted 'til she

Drags you underwater and spits you on the shore
Lingering dead little valentine wreck, victim of the floor

Cool black strawberry i'm yours, don't terrify her
Sometimes dark girls need love more, cool black strawberry i'm yours

Circus judge you'd tag us the unpopular ones
If you thought of us at all
Sometimes i'm 3 inches & a slip from a needle
And 4 inches from a grave

So i bash out one more song and chip the boredom to the floor
Beg for my medicine of the week, candy for my soul

Cool black strawberry galore, so the lemmings gather
Sometimes it's all you want and more, cool black strawberry i'm yours

It's nothing you expect and less...

Music & Lyrics by  Steven Gullett
Copyright 2001 THE MYSTERY ADDICTS


* BLASTED *

This time the truth is so obscene
But you don't wanna hear it especially from me
Lifeboats out for all my sorrows
And they come back mean & rested up tomorrow
Yeah tomorrow

The sun shines bright, the sheet's aren't clean
And guess what when ya cut him he'll bleed
Walk back to the scene of the crime
You're never gonna leave it, never gonna leave it behind

It's simple now not complicated
Lips pressed against what you once hated

Excuse me while I nurse my head
So hung over , half past dead
You'd think by now, by now I'd know better
Forecast calls for more bad weather
And you're blasted, blasted, you're blasted, blasted again

You babble on into your glass
It's the one that empties out so fast
One more danger situation
Ignoring all the damage you're not facing

They ring the bell when moonlight calls
Ya see boredom is the constant cause
Let the air out of me slow
Until I hit the bar and belly up to the freak show
Yeah the freak show

It's simple now not complicated
Lips pressed against what you once hated

Excuse me while I nurse my head
So hung over , half past dead
You'd think by now, by now I'd know better
Forecast calls for more bad weather
And you're blasted, blasted, you're blasted, blasted again

You'd think by now we'd all know better
But we're blasted, blasted, blasted, blasted again

Music & Lyrics by Steven Gullett Copyright 2001
THE MYSTERY ADDICTS



* BYE, BYE *

Lights flash to the burnin' out in an inspiration hole
It's last call on the swinger scene and the door got locked behind
Superfalls lead ta judgement calls when the lesson comes in sips
Yer drinkin' gallons from the holy fountain 'til yer money reaches end

Standin' dry on a guilty high with a bad taste on my lips
Sayin' bye as the sweeties cry 'bout their boyfriends' second winds

And it's - bye bye don't try ta make me
Empty bottles make the best of friends, it's true

Trampfest is taste d'jour in the broken hearts café
Yer big tips don't mean you'll get the same service every day
Pursed lips on a three day stint make the cab fare taste okay
Next time is a mile away 'til tomorrow is today

Standin' dry on a guilty high with a bad taste on your lips
Tellin' lies in the morning light 'bout your normal second wind

Trampfest is taste d'jour in the broken hearts café
Yer big tips don't mean you'll get the same service every day
Superfalls lead ta judgement calls when the lesson comes in sips
Yer drinkin' gallons from the holy fountain 'til yer money reaches end

And it's - bye bye don't try ta make me
Empty bottles make the best of friends, it's true
And it's - bye bye don't try ta save me
Cause i'm coming right back ta you

Empty bottles make the best of friends, it's true
Well i'm never gonna change myself for you
Empty bottles - it's true

Music by J. Holliday & S. Gullett 
Lyrics by Jamy Holliday
Copyright 2001 THE MYSTERY ADDICTS



* DEAD GLAMOROUS *

Another worthless circus and i'm on the line

So you think you got me figured out
Well, the clues aren't so sincere
With a maybelline stitch and attitude hitch
I'm ego of the year

If you come on strong enough
I"m privileged company
Worthless, arrogant, readily apparent
You're pleased to meet me - you're so

Fucked up dead glamorous
Reaction's null
I need a constant stimulant
To make it out the door / anymore

Yeah, i'm headed to room 516
To disappear for awhile
The enjoyment branch has broken down
And i'm sick of faking smiles

Tinseltown is dusking out
A mirage and nothing else
She's got the halo, i've got the knife
And a need to be by myself - i'm so

Living the illusion - are you dead inside?
They've got the cure but - i can't abide

So dead, so dead, fucked up dead glamorous
I'm gone, i'm gone, fucked up dead glamorous

Music & Lyrics by Steven Gullett
Copyright 2001 THE MYSTERY ADDICTS



* DIME STORE AMOUR *

I've got fidelity fouls and cheap thrill default

Dime store amour x2

Tastin' plastic on the tip of my tongue
And the laughs like stilettos on my last broken rung
I dig my heels deep in spite and commit
To something false and stalled

'Til the smoke from wine curls my thoughts on trial
Then they deal me somethin' lucky
Tastin' plastic 'til your lost cause is
The last thing on your mind

It's for the pain and for the glory
You know it's gonna be the same old story
It's for the hope and for it all

Tastin' plastic on the back of my hand
While I'm waving goodbye to the flame and the sham
Glass is clean and quiet still
While fantasy is fucked and filled

Another idiot's call feelin' tragic
When the throne's so small and the epilogue stalls
Oh will they call me
Mr. Lost cause, hey hey

Takin something for your lost cause
Dime store amour

Music & Lyrics by Steven Gullett
Copyright 2001 THE MYSTERY ADDICTS
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* EASIER TO LIE *

SUCKERPUCHED BY SUNRISE IN MY EYES
ANOTHER REARVIEW SPIN TO MAKE ME WIN
HERE IN MY DISGUISE

HALLUCINATING TROPHIES WITH MY WALK
PLAYIN' IT COOLER NOW SO CHECK ME OUT
SELLING YOU THE TALK

IF I COULD GET ANOTHER CHANCE
TO NOT TELL YOU THE TRUTH
BUT FUNNY HOW IT ALL COMES OUT
NO MATTER WHAT YOU DO

THEY SAY IT'S EASY, DO YOU BELIEVE IT?
THEY SAY IT'S EASY…

EASIER TO LIE

KNOCKIN' BACK BRAVADO LIKE IT'S TRUE
ANOTHER ROUNDABOUT SERVED WITH A POUT
AIMING RIGHT AT YOU

PROMISES LIKE TOMBSTONES LEFT BEHIND
"I DON'T BELIEVE A WORD" YOU SAID
I SAID "GET IN LINE"

IF I COULD GET ANOTHER CHANCE
I'D NEVER TELL THE TRUTH
BUT FUNNY HOW IT ALL COMES OUT
NO MATTER WHAT YOU DO

THEY SAY IT'S EASY, DO YOU BELIEVE IT?
THEY SAY IT'S EASY…

EASIER TO LIE

Music by Jamy Holliday & Steven Gullett
Lyrics by Steven Gullett
Copyright 2002 THE MYSTERY ADDICTS



* EXPIRE *

Could've been another name
Could've went in a ball of fame
Now the ticking's at heartbreak pace
And I wish I believed in a better place

Then maybe I wouldn't feel so, so cheated - expire

Start feelin' selfish
Or don't let it over the wall
There's no egos anymore
There's no believin' anymore

I feel so cheated - expire - I wish we didn't have to say goodbye

I hear 'em saying
I didn't think it'd be me either
I hear 'em saying
I used to think that way too

Expire
Goodbye

Music by S. Gullett & The Mystery Addicts
Lyrics by Steven Gullett Copyright 2001 THE MYSTERY ADDICTS

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* FASTER DISASTER *

Everybody get gone
I can't say for how long
And if the fireworks fail I hope you all get a good long look

I'm a sucker for lightning
Though it's not always true
I'll be the bait for your rock 'n' roll #1 best selling book

Lame cartoon superfall
You're gonna be the death of you
Is that what you want
Is that all you want when the sun leaves town

A faster disaster
(faster, faster, fast)
Is that all you're after
(never gonna last)
A faster disaster
(faster, faster, fast)
Never gonna last

Imitate our idols
& glorify their faults
I'm a 2nd hand tragedy with hopes hung on some surrogate cross

I'm a hypocrite's hero
Satisfaction zero
Contamination thousand fold
With excuses worth their weight in gold

Music by D. Williamson & S. Gullett
Lyrics by Steven Gullett Copyright 2001 THE MYSTERY ADDICTS
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* FLASH 'N' BRUISE *

Yes you do
Yes you do
Flash 'n' bruise

Cut the throttle and take my hand
It's a charlatan ticket to the promised land
Won't ya line up for abuse won't ya line up for abuse

Grabbin' razors for your exit grand
You're a textbook loser blamin' falling sand
In your crosshairs straight to lose, in your crosshairs straight to lose

Let's talk about suicide
Or your little place you hide
I'm surprised we all don't backslide

Blame the bottle and lines you had
With roulette moods like a passing fad
In the end it all points back to you in the end it all points back to you

Come tomorrow 'bout six a.m.
Blue light shines while you're chewin' your hands
And you're no farther from the truth, you're no farther from the truth

Let's talk about poison brides
Indiscretion's favorite prize
You'll never be satisfied

You can take or leave me, but i won't go down easy
I'll hold something back from you
Call it borrowed passion or something so old fashioned
But we all just flash n bruise

Music by S. Gullett & The Mystery Addicts
Lyrics by Steven Gullett Copyright 2001 THE MYSTERY ADDICTS
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* GIMME LIFE *

Nothing is fun when it gets predictable
So I broke some skin surrendering cause it's all I've ever known
All I know

We're so unknown
Crowds still alone
We're through with love

Soul frustration's cheap tattoo runs up my arm
Such a sweet sweet sickness is, this sickness all we know
Is it all we know?

We're so unknown
Crowds still alone
We're through with love
We're out of style
Stars in exile
Gotta gotta gotta gimme life

I'm done with mousetrap etiquette
Those bogus shows all laced with sex
Everyone vying for a piece of your attention
Take a shot of Babylon your season in hell has just begun
And nothing is fun when it gets predictable
Won't you give me, gimme life

Tastes like numbness built for strife
I've had the sickness all my life
I'm so bored and they're so dull
I know I've seen this scene before
Music by S. Gullett & E. Purtle
Lyricsby Steven Gullett
Copyright 1998 THE MYSTERY ADDICTS
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* GODLESS *

First comes the strain then the shame of the shot
It's more like everything and less like god
I'm not saying I believe in him
I'm godless like the rest of us, so cool within

Holding stars and crosses in the palm of my hand
Making all the impact of a temporary wind

If you hate me in the morning
You better hate me all the time
Don't you take me before I'm finished
Cries the undersigned
First comes the strain
Then a blinding flash of fate
I'm godless 'til the bitterness is faced around

So come on where are you I'll take your dotted line
It's a prayer for immortality now get in line
I'm not saying I believe in it
I'm godless like the best of us so cool within

If you keep me every evening
Then I'll probably be back
From this fickle personality
You want a promise you won't get
Sleeping with the hanged man
In a faithless bed

It's more like everything and less like god
Head full of losers and the traits to back it up
Head full of ambition and the past to tie it off
Music & Lyricsby Steven Gullett
Copyright 2001 THE MYSTERY ADDICTS
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* HANGING THE JESTER *

Who's happiness am I pleasing?
Will charading slow?
I'm your puppet power thrown 

And it won't be easy for me to keep on track
I keep on slip-slip-slippin' back 

As unwanted as an orphan is
I'm your done-up make-up king hock star
With a borrowed chance 

So sell me powdered wisdom, bankroll the ego well
Orgasmic punch of overrated stale & studied trails 

I don't know just what to say
been hanging the jester for another day No reply on who to blame
been hanging the jester for another...day Tipped to theater mode Where legend goes it's finite To contradict my goals So fracture all my glamour, celebrate the void Churn the music, turn the lyrics, watch the pain explode...explode
Music & Lyricsby Steven Gullett
Copyright 1997 THE MYSTERY ADDICTS
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* I NEED SOME NOISE *

SO TONIGHT I NEED SOME NOISE
I'M GONNA RUIN ALL MY JOY
AIN'T IT SWEET NOW WHEN YOU HIT THE FLOOR
SO TONIGHT ALL NIGHT TONIGHT I NEED SOME NOISE


YEAH I'M BUYING EVERY MYTH
TAKE MY HEART RIGHT OUT OF IT
I'M NOT HAPPY 'TIL I FEEL LIKE SHIT
SO TONIGHT ALL NIGHT TONIGHT I NEED SOME NOISE

NEED SOME
NOISE, NOISE, NOISE

Music & Lyrics by Steven Gullett
Copyright 2002 THE MYSTERY ADDICTS



* IMITATION ROSES *

Vision stings and halos break
Friction will expose the fakes

Imitation roses x4

Gender bent since the day I was born
It took torturing years to let it show
I'm last in line for a wonderful life
I'll be working out frustration tonight

Won't you, won't you go away

Oh no, I'm not lost
I'll find my own reality
No imitation roses
Someone's always failing me; someone's always failing me

Lost on the way to perpetual bliss
You better die with style if you're gonna miss
I'm not as cute as you think you are
But right now honey, I'm the star

Vision stings and halos break
Friction will expose the fakes

Love the band when someone dies
Ride the trend at high tide
Fuck the self righteous, fuck the wanna bes
I don't wanna be anybody but me
Fuck the self righteous, fuck the wanna bes
I can't stand being me
Let's offend everyone we see, let's offend everyone we see

There's no beauty it's all lies, imitation roses

 

Music & Lyrics by Steven Gullett
Copyright 2001 THE MYSTERY ADDICTS
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* LIPSTICK AND WHISKEY *

ALL THE LIPSTICK MADE-UP FIENDS, PRANCIN' 'ROUND LIKE A HUMAN BEINGS
SEEMS LIKE THEY ALWAYS GOT ONE MORE STORY TA TELL
DRESS 'EM LIKE A PAPER DOLL, FLASHIN' SMILES AT THE MYSTERY BALL
RAUNCH N' ROLL AIN'T AS EASY AS STORE BOUGHT SLEAZY TA SELL

ALL RIGHT ALL RIGHT ALL RIGHT

HANGIN' OUT WIT YER NUMBER 1 SMILE AND NOD JUST LIKE YOUR HAVIN' FUN
CAUSE YA KNOW AT THE ENDA THE DAY IT'S ALL WINKS AND HEYS
SILVER BOWS HIDE SOME NASTY THINGS AND ALL GOD'S MONEY CAN'T BUY THE THINGS
THAT A SASS-BOX BABY CAN DRINK IN A SINGLE DAY

ALL RIGHT
TELL ALL THE COPY-CAT KIDDIES IN THE CHEAP GEM CITY TONITE
COME OUT TONITE
TELL ALL THE COPY-CAT KIDDIES IN THE CHEAP GEM CITY TONITE

LIPSTICK AND A WHISKEY

Music & Lyrics by Jamy Holliday
Copyright 2002 THE MYSTERY ADDICTS



* NEVER GONNA LIVE FOREVER *

I've got my weakness on display
Destination nowhere and a grave

Chances come up short and that's the truth
Karma it's a bitch, what can you do?

Killin' time by the minute and hour
Killin' time 'til we're all dead flowers

So you better knock yer wants down in size

Hell you're gonna burn out anyhow
Might as well get your kicks somehow
Do a number and get back on the prowl
Get some actions before this all goes sour
No you're never gonna live forever

Beauty goes so quick, it's hard to catch
To an incurable self destructivist

Pass the days, pass the bottle, & pass me by
Don't trust me cause all I do is lie

Music & Lyrics by Steven Gullett
Copyright 2001 THE MYSTERY ADDICTS



* PRESSURE *

HURL MYSELF INTO RITUAL PANIC
RAISE MY GLASS UP TO RICHEY MANIC
ARE ALL YOUR IDOLS DEAD OR DYING?
YOU NEVER LOOKED LIKE THEM ANYWAY

SO CARVE IT OUT, A NICHE FOR US
A MINOR REVOLUTION KICKING UP A FUSS
ONE MORE MIRROR ON THE REWIND
TELL ME ONCE AGAIN WHAT YOU HOPE TO FIND…

AND I THINK IT IS A LONG, LONG TIME
UNTIL THE PRESSURE'S GONNA GIVE
AND I THINK IT IS A LONG, LONG TIME
UNTIL THE PRESSURE GOES AWAY

FAIRY TALES OF GLITZ AND GLAMOUR
THE LESSONS HIT HARD LIKE A REGRET HAMMER
YA PHOENIX IT UP ONCE AGAIN
WONDERIN' HOW THEY CLAIM TO BE YOUR FRIEND

YOU SHAKE IT OFF, KNOCK 'EM BACK
GEARING IT UP FOR THE RE-ATTACK
THEY COUNTED YOU OVER, COUNTED YOU DONE
NOW YA HAVE TO PROVE 'EM WRONG JUST FOR FUN

THIS IS MY DESTINY
IT'S ALL YOU WANT FROM ME
SHOULD I STOP TRYIN' ANYMORE

FOR IT'S A BLAZING SOUND
TO HAVE TO LIVE AROUND
SO DAMN IMPOSSIBLE TO IGNORE

IT'S THE CHORUS OF ONE
BUT THE BALLAD OF MANY
THEY ALL CHECK OUT LEAVIN' US WITH ENVY
IT'S A DORIAN GREY KINDA WAY TO STAY BEHIND

THE GIRLS ALL CRY WITH YOUR PICTURES ON THE WALL
THE GUYS THINK YOU'RE COOL WHEN YOU FINALLY FALL
BUT THERE'S ONE THING THEY FORGET TO TELL ME
IT'S ALL BEEN DONE BETTER TWICE ALREADY

Music & Lyrics by Steven Gullett
Copyright 2002 THE MYSTERY ADDICTS



* PUNCH LINE *

So my pleasure center's fucked
And I can't get high on much
So my pleasure center's fucked, so fucked

I used to love to touch your face
Now I'm out looking for a taste
I used to love to touch your face

I don't wanna be, no I don't wanna be your…
I don't wanna be, no I don't wanna be your…
I don't wanna be your punch line anymore

I'm living down to my expectations
Give me one more chance to change my station

I've got tenure in the late night choir
Now I'm all tramped up but I feel so wired

I don't wanna be, no I don't wanna be your…
I don't wanna be, no I don't wanna be your…
I don't wanna be your punch line anymore
Dust 'til dusk can take it's toll
Claim it's all in the name of rock n roll
But I don't wanna be your punch line anymore

You think that's funny baby
How would you know?
This ain't no act honey
And I ain't no joke

That's right my pleasure center's fucked
And I can't get by on love
Ah my pleasure center's fucked, so fucked

I used to love to taste your skin
Now I'm distracted once again
I used to love to taste your skin

Music by S. Gullett & J. Holliday
Lyrics by Steven Gullett Copyright 2001
THE MYSTERY ADDICTS

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* SILVERHEAD *

I'm a silverhead I move too fast to outlast
The prophecy the morphine man fell into
I bet he never thought such a battered boy could shine
Guess I'll add him to my list for a letterbomb valentine
It's a valentine

All the silverheads are cranking faster and faster
Bones are rattling a hundred miles
An hour while the glitter gleams the punk rock screams
While the sick boy's stuck between
He's stuck between

I'm a silverhead I crank too fast to outlast
The prophecy the morphine man fell into
I bet he never thought such a battered boy could shine
Guess I'll add him to my list for a letterbomb valentine
It's a valentine

Music by D. Williamson
Lyrics by Jamy Holliday
Copyright 2001 THE MYSTERY ADDICTS
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* STICK UP *

Say there's nothin' doin'
Things just ain't the same
All we're doing's screwin'
Makin' trophies outta names

The prize has lost its luster
And the beast has become tame
All the players end up followin'
All the rules that they have changed

So what's the point in another drink
Cause I don't really wanna think
Wastin' time on a pick-up line
When ya knew it in a wink

Now ya wanna come in inside
Ya wanna see what makes me tick
Baby I ain't no pocket watch, so honey
Don't give me no fix

It's a stick up
Yea ya just got robbed
It's a stick up baby
But ya knew it all along
Music & Lyrics by Jamy Holliday
Copyright 2001 THE MYSTERY ADDICTS
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* THIS TOWN *

I saw all your sneaky, creepin' around
And I heard that you was leavin' this town
Many try but they never seem to get away
You can shed your greasy skin but you're still the same
You're still the same

The city's seen the fall of its most favored native son
Read the headlines punk, you ain't the one
The most stand-up exception to the rule that lies within
You're just the next with a vision borne straight from this city's sin

In this town it's hard
Ya played so long, ya never got too far
In this town, it's rough
Keep it up, keep it up

So ya left for good this time
Said ya had the taste for the bump and grind
Somethin' 'bout this flavor don't taste so sweet
See ya back real soon on this city's haunted streets
On the streets of this town
Music & Lyrics by Jamy Holliday
Copyright 1997 THE MYSTERY ADDICTS
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* THORNS AND DICE *

Welcome to our Midwest stalling carnival - come on inside
We’ll run circles out of habit but we’ll do it with style
Has to be the torture of the clock that gets me in the end
When the calendar reads empty & boredom fills it up again

So you think you know the secret, funny how it never works for me
Bad advice comes cheaper, so remember what they say is free

Everybody knows that you’ll just come close
and if you’re waiting for the payoff then your heart gets broke
Color me denial and accept the ruse
I can fool myself but can I still fool you

Just another handful crowd delivering a lukewarm stare
So we just get drunk and louder cause we’ve long since ceased to care
Should’ve teased my ego dressed in heaven but it just felt dumb
When you’re knocking on the door is when they pull the plug

So I think I found the secret, and it has everything to do with me
Step right up and feel a shiver, don’t ignore it and you might believe

I survived those thorns and dice

  Music & Lyrics by Steven Gullett
Copyright 1999 THE MYSTERY ADDICTS
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* TWO-FACED SELF *


SO HIS CONSCIENCE PULLED HIM BACK
JUST ANOTHER LOST LOVER TIED TO THE TRACKS
HE WROTE A NOTE TO CARE TOMORROW
WASN'T YESTERDAY ENOUGH

GAVE HIS HOURGLASS ANOTHER CRACK
TIED HIS HANDS AND PRIDE BEHIND HIS BACK
HE KNEW THEY'D CRY WHEN THE SUNSET SIGHED
SO HE NEVER CLOSED HIS EYES

MET HIS FATHER IN THE MORNING MIRROR
AND RUBBED HIS SELF ESTEEM TO MAKE IT CLEARER
THAT HE'S PROBABLY NOT AWAKE, SO BLOW IT OFF

SHE WANTS HER PIECE OF THE LIQUOR STORE
BUT DON'T SHE KNOW THAT THAT'S A MYTH
YOU WANT TO HIDE FROM THE REAL YOU, WELL BE MY GUEST
OH BE MY GUEST - GO AHEAD AND HIDE YOURSELF

WON'T YOU SHOW ME WHO TO FOLLOW & I'LL MAKE THE LEASH MY FRIEND
IF YOU'LL STILL BE HERE TOMORROW DON'T YOU SAY GOODBYE AGAIN
FOR THE HARDEST THING TO KEEP IS A PROMISE TO YOURSELF
SO DON'T YOU EVER TURN YOUR BACK ON YOUR TWO-FACED SELF

THREW OFF THE TABLE BY A NEW ROULETTE
HE COULD'VE SWORN IT WAS A SAFE BET
BUT HE'S GOT MORE LIES THAN SENSE, SOUND FAMILIAR?

SHE'S FALLING BEHIND OR PULLING DEAD WEIGHT
SHE CAN'T WAIT TO MAKE HER MOVE, MAKE HER MOVE
WHATEVER IT IS SHE DON'T KNOW - & I DON'T KNOW

Music & Lyrics by Steven Gullett
Copyright 2001 THE MYSTERY ADDICTS



* WARHOL SUPERSTAR *

You got me - outrageous
You got me but it sure gets in my way
You got me but the show never changes
You got me 365 days

You got me but it sure ain't contagious
You got me but it sure gets in my way
You got me and all i do is fake it
You got me 365 days

Attraction for your warhol superstar
Is dying as soon as you figure 'em out
Affection for your bottle and your scar
Is dying as soon as you check out
Infection for the bombshell at the bar
Is dying as soon as the night burns out
Attraction for your warhol superstar

You give it half hearted
You take it with a smile and a bow
You give it with the brights on
And how the kids believe your mouth
- suckers for your pout

You give it with your fingers crossed
You take it with a smile and a bow
You give it 'til the whistle's blown
And how the kids believe your mouth
- suckers for your pout

So take a seat
In front of the camera
And make it overblown

Take your place
With familiar mistakes
Once you've been exposed

Music & Lyrics by Steven Gullett Copyright 2001
THE MYSTERY ADDICTS



* YOU'RE A CRIME *

Now that the want of need for loss is back
the reason's name explains the knack
for the smack of familiar fashions and things gone wrong

The simple solution's to turn off my brain
because romance always leads to pain
even shadows know this to be true

And I was movin' on

Let's go I know you're a crime to me

A dramatic disaster always seems to appease,
everybody's happy
but guilt wrapped up so neat brings 'em to their knees

So they lay there broken on the floor
with much, much more than was bargained for
same malady for me just a different strain

And I was getting' on

We gotta go cause it's no show

Music by J. Holliday & E. Purtle
Lyrics by Jamy Holliday
Copyright 1997 THE MYSTERY ADDICTS
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