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Eight Animals [in progress]

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1.
Beware of the Dancer 04:18
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BEWARE OF THE DANCER You women You silly women You women never believe the danger You are taken in By the smooth moves of this stranger You are so impressed Because he’s well-dressed, Willing, able and always ready But he is a lion And the dance floor is his Serengeti PRE-CHORUS You won’t feel the shoes upon your feet Or hear the syncopated beat You will only see his eyes You won’t notice as you leave the floor Or dance through his bedroom door You will be hypnotized! CHORUS Oh whoa whoa Whoa whoa whoa You must beware of the dancer Oh whoa whoa Whoa whoa whoa You must beware of the dancer He has you so obsessed His energy limitless This isn’t a game you could end up winning Because he is a spider And you’re caught in the web he is spinning PRE-CHORUS You won’t feel the shoes upon your feet Or hear the syncopated beat You will only see his eyes You won’t notice as you leave the floor Or dance through his bedroom door You will be hypnotized! CHORUS Oh whoa whoa Whoa whoa whoa You must beware of the dancer Oh whoa whoa Whoa whoa whoa You must beware of the dancer So I am understood It’s no threat to my manhood His gravity-defying hips do not castrate me Because I cannot dance You think it is envy that motivates me PRE-CHORUS You won’t feel the shoes upon your feet Or hear the syncopated beat You will only see his eyes You won’t notice as you leave the floor Or dance through his bedroom door You will be hypnotized! BRIDGE CHORUS Oh whoa whoa Whoa whoa whoa You must beware of the dancer Oh whoa whoa Whoa whoa whoa You must beware of the dancer Don’t look into his eyes His intentions are disguised His shoes are telling lies You must! Take it from someone who bears the debt And will never forget How I cannot reset You will forever and ever regret If you don’t beware of the dancer © 2022 Those Chuxx Tunes (ASCAP)
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Ate Animals 02:31
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ATE ANIMALS I ate animals I ate all the animals Before they could eat me Will you eat animals? Will you eat all the animals? Before they can eat me It’s a way I show my dominance Despite my lack of stature and size From the hummingbirds to the elephants It’s not that I do not empathize But it’s them or me Yeah I ate animals I’m gonna eat all the animals Before they can eat me Will you eat animals? Let’s eat all the animals! Before they can eat me If you think this is a foolish quest You maybe have not met me before This is the destiny I must manifest As this planet’s best carnivore Yeah I ate animals I’m gonna eat all the animals Will you eat animals? Let’s eat all the animals! Before they can eat me © 2022 Those Chuxx Tunes (ASCAP)
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Mandatory Pancake Breakfast 03:01
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MANDATORY PANCAKE BREAKFAST Another memo Another drain on your time But treat it with reverence Give it consequence Despite common sense As it’s essential to your climb You’ve got no free will And probably no spine So add to your calendar What’s in the new brochure And try to reassure Yourself that you are still fine And there Should be No question you’ll attend CHORUS It’s a mandatory meeting And pancakes you’ll be eating You will eat them with some teamwork And syrup too (there’s no I in syrup) It’s a mandatory breakfast Don’t treat this as a request Have an involuntary scramble And compulsory bacon too You’re moving upward Or are you dying by degrees? But can you really motivate Or try to tolerate As you capitulate And pray for Lyme disease It’s not the weekend But it’s five o’clock somewhere So just follow protocol Stay above it all And dream of alcohol Or just give into despair Was there Ever A question you’ll attend © 2021 Those Chuxx Tunes (ASCAP)
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One Step 02:58
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ONE STEP What did you ask me? I know I saw your lips move I’m sure there’s not one thing That I need from you Okay, before you start to spin it Maybe wait just one minute You created this predicament and you and I are in it You could’ve walked on You coulda just kept walking But at Trader Joe’s, you propose — us… talking By looking in your eyes, I can see your interior And that’s how I know you think you are superior So load it up, genius, get ready to fire But you’re not preaching to the choir CHORUS There’s either one step up Or one step down There is no path to take around So make your move Or make the choice To just stop You could stop BRIDGE I know that you know everything about everything you know And I know that everything doesn’t mean everything So we’re on the Titanic In the freezing North Atlantic But our situation hasn’t caused you any panic I’ve seen the water rushing in Why don’t we begin Save women and children before they take it on the chin? But no it’s unthinkable This ship is unsinkable Besides the champagne flutes are so damn clinkable Next thing we know, we’re all floating on a door While you’re waving down the waiter for more Your nuts are freezing off I said, your nuts are freezing off Don’t tell me it’s all so romantic When your nuts are freezing off What did you ask me? I know I saw your lips move I’m sure there’s not one thing That I need from you © 2021 Those Chuxx Tunes (ASCAP)
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Classic Ding-Dong 01:46
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Classic Ding-Dong He’s not the type who will surprise you He is exactly what you thought There are no layers to this onion He’s not a dog who can be taught He’s a real piece of work With all the classic traits How is he always in a crisis When there’s nothing on his plate? Even though he’s all of these He has some positive qualities Nothing’s really coming to mind Nothing really comes to mind Right now He has to be invited There is no way to avoid He will always show up regardless And you will always be annoyed If common mistakes can be made He’ll be the first in line He’s social poison ivy And there is no calamine You don’t want him on your team He’s a vampire of self-esteem He’s ready, willing, and able To spill a drink or bump a table Yes it’s true he’s all of these But he has some positive qualities Nothing really comes to mind Right now
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Tell Your Story Walking 03:54
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TELL YOUR STORY WALKING Why don’t you take a moment Look at the faces that surround you Might be worth a shot Look in their eyes and tell me What is it that you see? Is it joy? (It’s not joy) Is it pain? (Might be pain) Is it an invitation to never come back again? Could be there’s no time like the present To find the door There’s gotta be a better way For me to say You need to tell your story walking Three hours later You’re wearing down the neighbors In the foyer They might need a shot Drink in the scene They’ve got their coats They just want to leave Take a pause! (Never pause!) Take a cue! (Ignore the cues!) How is it that after this time You still don’t have a clue? There is absolutely no time like the present To use the door © 2022 Those Chuxx Tunes (ASCAP)
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Mr. I 00:57
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Mr. I More like Mr. E What’s inside me? What will he see? Will it be a prize? Or a grim surprise? It’s time to close my eyes And slip inside Mr. I Mr. I Mr. I Mr. I (c) 2023 Those Chuxx Tunes (ASCAP)
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Anger Machine 01:18
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ANGER MACHINE Turn it on Turn it on and watch it go Sit right back and enjoy the show It’s quite a show It’s not perpetual But it’s close Maybe don’t sit too close I stare at it I awe Though it breaks every law It’s not worth worshipping Why did I build that thing? Why did I build that anger machine? Machine Machine Machine Turn it on Turn it on and watch it go Why did I build that anger machine? © 2021 Those Chuxx Tunes (ASCAP)
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Things Are Falling Apart 03:23
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THINGS ARE FALLING APART You had your whole world on a string Or so you thought you had everything You told me it would work itself out Without any cost But there’s always a cost I saw but did not believe All the words you had written on your sleeve Still you insist that you’re right But we both know you’re wrong You’re wrong And here we are At the end of whatever this was And here we are Staring into an abyss wondering what it does Things are falling apart Things are falling apart right now Things are falling apart Things are falling apart Falling apart You walked through life like you owned the whole world And also you were still owed the whole world Your pockets could hold it all But it was never enough All was never enough If I could see the things that you see All reflection and not one picture of me Could you even let me in Or is that even a thought Is there ever a thought Here we are At the same place we’ve been before Yeah here we are Wondering if it’s an abyss or an exit door Things are falling apart Things are falling apart right now Things are falling apart Things are falling apart Falling apart Look around at the wreckage Look at everything torn apart Look at the fragments in your hands How far we are from the start This is not a puzzle to put back together More a field of salted ground We are standing at the bottom of a crater The earth is shattered all around You can try to make sense of the scattered pieces Did they make sense yesterday That tool in your hand is a hammer And you can swing it either way Things are falling apart Things are falling apart right now Things are falling apart Things are falling apart Falling apart © 2022 Those Chuxx Tunes (ASCAP)
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Change My World 02:53
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CHANGE MY WORLD There was a mistake Actually quite a few And now I’m I the business of fixing things What else can I do? I have to be okay With what I have done Because I can’t go back I can just move on move on move on How do I face all the change in my world today? How can I change in the face of my yesterdays? Is there a place where the pieces go back in place? How can I change my whole world? How do I change my world? So here I face What feels like a wall But between me and the future I dream about Is nothing at all I can’t wish it away And I should not agonize I have to take a step And just open my eyes, open my eyes, my eyes, my eyes How do I face all the change in my world today? How can I change in the face of my yesterdays? Is there a place where the pieces go back in place? How can I change my whole world? How do I change my world? It’s long past time to find the way I have the key in my hands to a better day I get no farther standing still It’s a test of faith and a test of will Though what’s in front of me looks like a wall It is nothing at all © 2022 Those Chuxx Tunes (ASCAP)
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I'm Just a Building 02:52
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I’M JUST A BUILDING I’m just a building standing here Reaching for the atmosphere I’m very tall Not as tall as I dreamed But taller than I seem To be I’m made of bricks and wood and steel It doesn’t mean I cannot feel You inside me Measuring the floors Opening the doors Wondering if there’s more To me I used to be a picture An idea from a man I was a model on display From a very detailed plan But now I’m just a building It’s all I wanted to be A building among buildings In the city I’m just a building near the sea Bracing for catastrophe But look around The ocean is serene No clouds to be seen Above me Everyday more people walk on by Every day they turn their eyes It’s fine by me They’re welcome to pass through They have their things to do I’m only here for you To see I’m more than a picture I’m more than a plan I’m not a model on display Or an idea from one man I know I’m just a building It’s all I wanted to be A building among buildings In the city © 2022 Those Chuxx Tunes (ASCAP)
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Be Again 03:29
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BE AGAIN I guess I’m really near the end And I’m going around again Two reluctant stars, would not recommend It’s just not my cup of tea To do this endlessly But if this is what we’re doing still, I guess I’ll pretend Looks like tomorrow’s another day Long ago I was more than psyched to stay But… I don’t want to be again I know I didn’t get it right, but that’s okay I don’t want to be again I didn’t get it right, but that’s okay Six lives were better than pretty good And a couple dozen rides were just fine There’s a time I was a bird But so many others have blurred Turns out all of this is baked into the design Thumbs down for this dumb design Looks like tomorrow’s another day Another opportunity, another possibility, another play Just like ten thousand other days Here I go again, re-reliving all of life’s cliches I don’t want to be again I know I didn’t get it right, but that’s okay I don’t want to be again I didn’t get it right, but that’s okay I didn’t get it right, but that’s okay Looks like tomorrow’s another day… © 2021 Those Chuxx Tunes (ASCAP)
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Doing Fine 02:32
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DOING FINE First you admit defeat Then why not enjoy a moment of leisure I guess you could always repeat But what would be the point? We’re not all of us built To step into the circle of winners So push aside all of that guilt And join us for a pint CHORUS Things are not that bad You’ll find we’re doing fine We may not have nailed the finish But we’re not on the firing line You could always take a knee Take a powder, a pass or even a flier Sit down under a tree But is sitting really your style? We’re not all of us filled With the will to rise above all others The distance between the anthill And a mountain is a mile CHORUS Things are not that bad You’ll find we’re doing fine We may not have nailed the finish But we’re not on the firing line There is no firing line, in fact… There are no judges on a stand ready to downgrade and diminish This is not a game, not a race, there’s no golden medals at the finish In the end everyone no matter who, no matter how hard they fought it Will have asked for more time some time before they bought it That rebel fish in space was right when he said that it’s a trap But no one is taking notes or keeping score so if you wanna…take a nap Just treat yourself, take that nap After you have a defeat Try to enjoy a moment of leisure Then start with a brand new sheet I think that is the point? © 2022 Those Chuxx Tunes (ASCAP)
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Can't Slow Down 03:32
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So here’s a thing I have a problem with my velocity Got a need for speed (apparently) So pop quiz, hotshot, stop, look, and listen to me I can’t slow down I can’t slow down Wish I could find a way I can’t slow down Today I try to breathe Reduce my pace to a slower speed But here’s the thing (another thing) My slower still looks frantic to everyone but me I can’t slow down I can’t slow down Wish I could find a way I can’t slow down Today Or any other day Even though I know I make too many waves It’s still can’t keep it all at bay It’s not that I don’t want to slow down So here are we You’re calm, I’m a catastrophe And that’s the thing (apparently) Your patience seems a pure miracle to me I can’t slow down I can’t slow down I’m trying to find a way I can’t slow down I wish I could slow down I can’t slow down Today © 2023 Those Chuxx Tunes (ASCAP)

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A gentleman of a certain age who is also named Jeff Drake. He does other things, but when he's not doing those things, he's doing this.

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