the grape vine:

1. around town

all this talk around the town,
i heard its bringing you down,
i heard that your best friend drowned,
with all this talk around the town.
everyones so scared of that sound.





2. petri dish

maybe i left the heat on too high
maybe thats why i cant sleep right
maybe i left all my doors unlocked
someones gonna steal all my things.

maybe those doors have been locked for years
no one is coming in here
im so afraid of the unknown
so scared, im so scared of the unknown
and i know im not home
and i know im not home.

im so scared of the dark.
all my things are bolted to the floor,
bolted to the floor.

so it cant wait
its time, its time, its time today.
so so it cant wait
its time, its time, its time today.

so let me down
from this tree.

the time the time it just goes on by
and theres no time to stop and ask why
what the hell can i do to wake you up
what the hell are you so afraid of
they spoon fed us fears and numbers
so tired and so damn afraid
too afraid to walk down your own street
too afraid to ever leave
what can i do to wake you up
give you a date to dream of
the date you know youre gonna die
so maybe you can start living your life
tell your self youll be happy some day
but what if we all die tomorrow
will you be happy with what youve accomplished
will you feel satis fi ied
so this is the day the day we died
the day we put ourselves aside
working twoards a bigger cause
a cause were not aware of
watch a movie to excite yourself
about the life that you dream of
this is the time to break the mold
we are all in a petri dish
the doctor spills the contents on the floor
we dont have these walls no morrre




3.Rocks, Papers, Pens and Cards

hey there,
i stumbled on your life
i left my shoes untied
tied them to a rock
now im,
not going anywhere
i guess that im stuck here
for the rest of my years.

step aside and get in line
obey the law and pay the fine
you know its time, when its time.

call your name off of the list
close the blinds and get undressed
diagnosed with a,
beating heart.
a beating heart.
a beating heart.

new machine gun and a brand new pair of boots,
make them run make them run and a brand new pair of boots,
lets have some fun.
oh we had a fuckin ball
we made them bleed we made them fall
at least youre holding the trigger.
cant control how you live,
but you can control how they die.
cant control how you feel,
so you might as well control their lives.
if it makes you feel better
then do what you gotta do
if you cant control yourself
dont let them control you.

make them run.




4.Tomorrow


my friend was telling me
of people who just love to hate
they build these buildings nice and tall
then sit and wait for them to fall

youve gotta build it to burn it
and love it to mourn it
oh yeah
youve gotta take time to spend it
and break it to mend it
you do.

the man on the street told me
everything will be just fine
i didnt hesistate
to understand that he was right

and as time goes on
we'll sing a song
and wash away our bruises 
and seal up those envelopes
and send us all away

carry me to tomorrow 
cause im god damn sick of today.





5. I am a stem cell.

"This is for you,"
"Thank you."

"Cmon, walk, walk."

All this talk about how you cant stand this town,
But we both know that you will never make it out.
You've been trying your best to escape from your house.
But we all know that you'll never leave this town.
You're so afraid of the great big unknown.
By now im sure you know your grave is your home.
Lookin' for suspects when you're holding the knife.
Living the same day for the rest of your life.

You'll never leave this town.




6.The Press

everyone is dying slowly
thought the boy as he bought his gum
then he forced an akward smile
closed the door and started to hum

people looking out their windows
see a child walking slowly
what on earth could he be doing
walking with his head held high

he snuck into his house's basement
saw the blueprints saw his future
took a torch to his own household
screamed i will make a change for sure 

this is how youre gonna die
this is how youll live your life
you can see it in front of you
this is what youre gonna do
be still my little child
be still my little child
this is your life in the present
this is your life in the past
this is what youre gonna do
this is what youre gonna do

youre riding the punch of a tidal wave.

this is how we do it here
its your turn to lose.
its your turn to lose.



7.town town fall down

This is my farewell.

Things cant stay like this forever you know,
Things never stay like this forever.
(come back from the dead)
We both know that.
(its time to let go)
It only took about five minutes for the police to arrive.
Never saw him since...
But if you do see him...
Let him know that he left the door open.












8. OxyMoron

the cars are drivin by so slow screamin at the tops tops tops of their lungs
like they have somewhere to go theres a bulldozer goin much slower than slow can go
i stop the car and take him out
i guess this is what its about.

wash the sand off of your pills
connect the tubes to your gills.

now you fooled everyone that you know
thinkin oh no where did he go
did he take a nice swim?
or did he dive way too deep,
did he find a buried treasure
that the ground just cannot keep?

hes digging such a damn hole
i see it takin takin takin all of his soul
light the fuse and get away
laugh at those who cant escape
wipe the prints off of your match
ill always pray that you come back.

i will call the camera man
he will tape my master plan
show it to you.
show it to you.

hey,
hey.

now time slows down and all around town
people are just sitting, in their cars
looking all around left, right, up, down
wondering where the hell they are.

i found myself a new disease.
to help me feel more at ease.
and yeah youve got your own disease.
you hid your dreams inside your sleeves.