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Oh Well

by Jeff Nowmos

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1.
Window 04:21
My nose runs Every time I breathe My eyes sting From all I’ve seen My head cracks Up against the wall My phone rings Every time you call If there’s something that bugs you If it eats at your mind Can’t find an answer Take your time And throw it out the window Throw it out the window See if it flies My heart hurts Every time I eat My soul bleeds When I cross the street My hair burns In the noonday sun My ears buzz When they’re having fun If there’s something that bugs you If it eats at your mind Can’t find an answer Take your time And throw it out the window Throw it out the window See if it flies
2.
I know I’m never going home again The fading light of distant years Seems so bright as darkness nears me now Falling leaves and passing stars Slowly descend with gentle power I’m always changing plans Time slipping through my hands And soon you’ll know You’re always alone here You’re never going back To where you started from You’re always looking back To things you might have done You know you’re never going home again
3.
Holding On 04:29
I’ve been talking to myself I can’t talk to no one else Floating in dreams through stranger scenes I don’t believe them anymore Feel the soul I can’t control Flowing through my bloodstream I’m holding on for you I’ve been walking in the rain But I’m not feeling any pain Falling asleep just counting sheep Drifting through the underworld Lost in time and feeling fine Searching for that special dream I’m holding on I’m holding on I’m holding on for you I’ve been fighting with my head I can’t decide if I’m alive or dead Take each moment as it comes Notice every passing hour Say goodbye to better times As the sweetness turns to sour I’m holding on I’m holding on I’m holding on for you
4.
The food you ate last week Doesn’t matter anymore Everything it used to be Has been flushed below the floor And the toothpaste that was spat away Is gone forevermore – so long The crazy little monkey Will not raffle off your thoughts This scrappy little primate Will not wear the clothes you bought And all is never well In the house right down the block – oh no They don’t know what they’re doing And they don’t wanna know Do you think this t-shirt Goes well with my pants? And does the little monkey Ever stop doing the dance That spirals through the night He’ll never get the chance again No I don’t know what I’m saying And I don’t wanna know I’ve been trying to understand the meaning in the snow I cannot remember all those years ago I just cannot fathom how time can cease to flow You cannot remember how this song’s supposed to go So let’s just take the little monkey And put him in a show He should star in pictures That’s where he’s meant to go It’s sure to be a hit And we’ll let the champagne flow – all night ‘Cause we don’t know what we’re watching And we don’t wanna know
5.
Vitamins 05:00
Vitamins saved my life again last night Will vitamins save my life again tonight? Your body really needs a daily dose Of all the little things it needs the most You do not need a doctor to fight disease for you Just take these little capsules and make your dreams come true Vegetables saved my life again last night Will vegetables save my life again tonight? The writing on the label seems true There’s really nothing else as good for you You do not need a doctor to tell you what to do Just eat up all the good things that are there for you Vitamins saved my life
6.
War 03:20
What ya sayin? What ya playin? Where ya goin? What ya knowin? What comes next? Is this something? Or is it nothing? ‘Cause every morning It’s just so boring The sun comes up (chorus) But I don’t mind What I can’t find Because you don’t know me You don’t own me You don’t arm me for the war It’s all so complicated And slightly over-rated You’re under-compensated And discombobulated But you look fine We can take vacations To undisclosed locations After the celebrations We’re back to man our stations And life goes on (chorus) Is this something? Or is it nothing? ‘Cause every morning It’s just so boring The sun comes up
7.
Nothing 06:43
The season’s cycle rolls along As the germ of life flows in song The mighty winds are Filling my sails I’m out of the boat and I’m Into the whale Feel the needle on your knee Or the bold unspoken voice will plead ‘I’m dying to hold it, The cup of despair.’ I thought it was molded Right out of thin air So I… (chorus) I grabbed my coat and I left for town I said to myself, ‘Hey you, You’re so nice to have around’ Around Around the town We’ll burn it down All the glistening nymphs agree The world’s much better on TV The willingly old ones are Footing the bill They don’t want to die but they Probably will (chorus) Is there really nothing? Or is there something there? And when will we find out If we should care?
8.
Food 03:49
(chorus) Food for thought Thought for food-yeah Art for lunch Just eat the mood-yeah Your language is high In salt and fats and sweets The words are lacking in fiber And vitamins A through Z (chorus) Food for thought Thought for food-yeah Ideas for brunch You know you should-yeah A steady diet of dogma Just doesn’t satisfy It leaves the mind malnourished Forever asking why Working off the pounds Gotta get that diet right Sweating with some truth now Will help you feel alright (chorus)
9.
Forgetful – That is what we are All that went before got thrown out the door You cannot learn from your mistakes If you won’t admit you even made them Gotta keep this once great ship aimed straight Towards the cliff at the edge of the world And when it finally sails right over We’ll say it was all your idea So you see- It was Your fault You did it It wasn’t us No how It wasn’t us Not now Now we are surrounded by sea dragons And we have holes in stern and bow Our mast has snapped right off the deck But we can’t imagine how We did everything we wanted All dissent, well, we pushed right through it And when it all finally imploded Well, it was you who made us do it Don’t you see- It was Your fault You did it It wasn’t us No how It wasn’t us Not now
10.
Look Around 04:14
The last time that I saw you You were looking kind of sad You could not understand Just how things had got so bad Everything you tried to do Had completely turned out wrong When things don’t go your way You just sing a lonely song Just before it hits you that What is lost just can’t be found You are not the only one in town Look around The first time I tried writing this The words would just not come I couldn’t move the pencil For my mind had gone all numb I hit my head against the wall To find my inspiration But the more I tried to say it, The less I could go on Just before it hits you that What is found cannot be lost It is not a big deal anyway Look Around The next time that I call you I will try to do my best to say That all these things around us Do not matter anyway The only thing that matters is you and I alone All this other nonsense Can’t be dealt with on the phone Just before it hits you that What you know just can't be said There is no solution to be found Look Around
11.
Life Eternal 03:32
I take flight above the blooming trees In my mind are clouds and placid streams Everywhere around there is nothing to mistrust Everything is real but may soon all turn to dust So look into the mystic cloud where earth and sky are one Listen to the gentle sound that plays for everyone Don’t hide your face amongst the greening leaves Let the light project from your true being Let the river flow on and on through time and space Let the cool wind blow that keeps a smile upon your face Fly into the setting sun before you say goodbye Just let the natural courses run and let them take you higher Then chase the fears of yesterday Away-away For life eternal
12.
Isolation 05:32
Inside the vacuum Untouched by air or time An unburning fire Waits for fuel And passing fools From outside the bubble They shake their heads In disgust or pity At the lonely freak within Yet each utterance That he makes Grows louder and more bold (chorus) So hear me My voice as true as rain Don’t peddle your broken wares Here in this forsaken place Isolation Banality It’s all been said before Don’t flush your toilet In my ears And expect an award for excellence Dark clouds form on the skyline But the wind is soft and warm Falling to the ground We fail to see the sky (chorus)
13.
Oh Well 03:57
Well well Oh Well I will buy what you sell Because I love you Well well Oh well Ain’t we all doing swell And I need you You can go driving through the mountains You could go sailing on the sea You might go flying through the sky But you can’t get home again Well well Oh well Into the pit we all just fell And I blame you You can go dry up all the fountains You could go chop down all the trees You might just eat up all the pie But you can’t go home again

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released January 1, 2012

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