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The Drama

by Timon Marmex

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1.
The Drama 02:56
I think somebody likes you you don't fall in love (but) when somebody bites you excites the stars above ('cause) What you need is the Drama ('cause) it's that the pain that makes you feel good and when you're causing the Trauma (I don't think) you're feeling like you should like some kind of masquerade the fear becomes you such a refined serenade no tears succumb a fight's begun... cause you ('cause) What you need is the Drama ('cause) it's that the pain that makes you feel good and when you're causing the Trauma (I don't think) you're feeling like you should back when I first met you I thought "she's such a tease" later I'd regret to learn of your expertise (it's in) creating the Drama it's that you thrive on the darkest night you love inflicting the Trauma I can't tell if you're in love or spite emotional mastermind you couldn't stay true it's pretty darned asinine but you don't care you haven't got a clue ('cause) What you need is the Drama ('cause) it's that the pain that makes you feel good and when you're causing the Trauma (I don't think) you're feeling like you should I should have never let you have your way with me It's not that I don't get you I caught "drama" disease! (Now) what I miss is the Drama I need the pain that makes me feel good and when I live with the Trauma (I don't think) I'm feeling like I should (you love) creating the Drama it's that you thrive on the darkest night you love inflicting the Trauma I can't tell if you're in love or spite ('cause) What you need is the Drama, the Drama, the Drama….
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What could I say toThose rolling black-outs that you - call your friends? "Why'd you take away my all e-mo-tions and my - hopes and dreams?" Everybody thinks that I'm a loner, 'cause I'm - all - a-lone. But youKnow I miss the so-cial contact like you've - never known.  (To) some people I'm harsh, I think they need to atone  I've cut some people loose because they stepped on my soul  I don't take things light and I don't let hate grow old Your Bitter Friend I could feel so outgroup - clique-ish like this is high-school again. Never answer phone calls or return them; Hey! weren't you my friend? I guess it's a present and a lesson it's high time I've learned. save all my attention and my respect for those - who have earned  Some might think I'm angry when I cut all my ties  to the ones who used me and the ones I despise  but I gave several tries and I don't respect their lies Your Bitter Friend  Hatred is a habit I wish I could abstain  missing all my friends, why do I feel so ashamed?  You were once my friend, a person I could adore  but now you hang out with those people - that I abhor  I can't make it right... I can't take it anymore Your Bitter Friend  This happens - so many times  Maybe you'd think that - I'd get wise  Maybe it's that I need to - learn more tact  Maybe it's need - better frends to attract  Not Bitter Friends - My Bitter Friend - Your Bitter Friend
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Dis 02:51
Distruction - Disfunction - At this junction, I'll tell you what's on my mind This human - Is fumin' I don't see - how you could be so unkind I feel so - Distracted I can't deal - with this inanity I work hard, draw bad cards Say bad words, Now you are dissin' me Shoulda seen it then, but I'm sure I see it now - Spoiled Child! Kick 'em when their down, now that's where I draw the line! I'm on trial? Infraction - distraction inaction, I can't see what's getting done. I've explained - my complaint I still wait - but you haven't even begun! I don't take - this lightly you don't care - you don't take it serious I thunder - I wonder (if) this blunder - will cause us a bigger mess? Maybe you should try out practicing what you preach - alpha male Lessons never learned if we don't take time to teach - time in jail!  Tell us to file our reports - Tell us to call again later  tell us with your stupid retorts - tells us like a dictator  you can tell us not to yell - you can tell us to go to hell distrusted - disgusted disaffected - I can't say I'm so surprised this outrage - is offstage in this age - no cash means you've got no ties I won't sink - to your height I won't fight - and I won't play by your rules Disrupted - distorted Distasteful - now I know to ignore fools No justice means no rules will apply to me - now I see! I can break the rules cause there is no consequence - no offense! Deception - dissension Distinction - of all these modern times
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shit on my friends / and all those people / that I detest. I could have been a better friend for you / now crawl into bed. I fear my sins / yeah, I’m TV / what I’m talking about? Now, I confront my demons / I have reasons-to let them out. (I) Coulda / shoulda / woulda made some time for you / what I wanted to see. But I never could believe in you and me / confidence retreats. I fear my friends will all leave me / I beg them “don’t go!” Please stay here and distract me from the urges / you’ll never know. If I hold on to hard / I fear / that I might creep you out. My very fear of loneliness / is what’s been pushing them out. Oh,I never tried to have my way with you-despite what you think. I just wanted you to keep me company/don’t raise such a stink. (So) hold me / feel me / touch me / you’re my crutch / I need you tonight. Understand / it’s nothing personal / it’s not love / and it’s not right. (Oh,) fix me, lick me, suck me / maybe fuck / me, I just don’t know. I’ll pretend that you’re somebody else / a good friend / someone you know. (Oh,) I could have been a better friend for you / it’s worse than it seems. I’ve been in love / with someone just like you / She had no love for me. I’ve got my reasons / seasons past / my fear / and I’m in retreat. I could have been a better friend / my darling / someone you need. I’m such a weakling / bed is squeeking / prophecy’s come true. I couldn’t enjoy anything / my thoughts were never with you.
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No 02:40
I don’t need to – be reminded – every day’s a day I’m without you You could not feel the same as me Every time I close my eyes – remembering so many tries to do To make you want me close you see I couldn’t break you down – No I couldn’t turn you round – No You’d not open that heart to me Every time I make mistakes – of social kinds – my body breaks in two I suck and I don’t wonder why Every little thing I’ve done – excruciating pain I’ve won it’s true I guess I’m just that kind of guy I couldn’t let you know – No Then I couldn’t let you go – No So close but you’re so far away That day was so much fun – pretended that I had you won – but you You did not see it quite that way Gave you lots of pretty things but this here is the part that really stings Remind me your heart is not in play I didn’t want to know – No I don’t want you to go – No How could I to convince you to stay? I don’t know what to do – we’re friends, so I could keep on seeing you But you don’t see me the same way We’re not getting any younger – hear the sky and feel the thunder oh I waste my life chasing today Do I try another day? – No Will you ever feel that way? – No The future seems cloudy and grey If I must be just friends with you
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couldn't- keep you on the ground if I wanted to If I could, I'd let you fly away with me What kind of- bird-brained scheme have I been hatching? What kind of cage is it I want to see? I don't wanna I don't wanna plea no, I don't wanna I don't wanna be free please help me You couldn't- make up your mind with a powder brush eye shadow- every little move you make my lipstick on to the printout of your photograph painted nails- affixing me to this cross I don't wanna I don't wanna repeat I so don't wanna I don't wanna be free god help me ** I couldn't refund all this time, no ** You make me feel so sublime, so ** i don't need a crystal ball to see ** a future without you and me but I don't wanna I don't wanna be free I don't wanna... I want you here with me I've got a ticket here to ride on the lonely bus My baggage and me are neatly on our way I never could drive you to believe in the two of us This journey, I guess that it's just one way I don't wanna I don't wanna leave no, I don't wanna I don't wanna be free come with me stay with me idiocy that's me the king of idiocy
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If 04:34
If I could speak candidly for a moment – if I could talk, sans ridicule or shame could I count - on you to listen – then make your own decision or would that mean - I'd be the one to blame The other side - is not the world's great evil just because - their methods disagree they're trying to - change the world for the better even you - should respect that at least If I might talk - a minute about motive (what would you think) If I might suggest - that there is no crime do you need - a conspiracy - to validate - your belief in your side - and in your country's shame? You've picked a side - it colors your perception us versus them - is that the way to think? or understand - what either side's believing? are you thinking - independently? If I might talk - a minute about options (would you hate me) If I might suggest - that neither side is right If their quest - for the election - They'd say anything to win maybe we - should reconsider that? You might wonder - what it is I'm after I don't need - to change your point of view I just want - to end your smugness - you're not SO RIGHT - that view is pointless There is no debate - if there is no doubt If I could be in your shoes for an hour – If I could be in your shoes for a day maybe I could make a difference – then I could sort out which is really right - from what is not so tame If I... If I... If I... If ...
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When I tried with all my might, I failed you I can never do just what you want me to do Make me feel so wrong, you know you've done it before Always threatening to open up the door To the others I must remain silent And so my thoughts turn inward to self-violence Know I must be strong, I know I've done it before But I think this time I'm headed out the door *Chorus* I wonder if you know I wonder if you've felt how you make me feel I wonder if you've felt how I feel about you When I wake in the morning, heart pounding My resolve is gone and my will floundering I know it won't be long, I face it without remorse Only so much time before I'm out the door For the wound you cause there's no ointment Therapy requires to have an appointment If they won't call back, you know I have no recourse Question: will I jump, or will I have to be pushed *Chorus* I wonder if you know I wonder if you've felt how you make me feel I wonder if you've felt how I feel about you *SOLO BRIDGE* I guess now it's over, I'm fired In my brain it won't stop, I am so tired. I wake up every day, and then I scream myself hoarse. My marriage to work now feels like divorce. Slowly I find calm in the calamity. Understand my job is not the measure of me. Always felt so wrong, because it never was right. Opened up my eyes, and now I see the light.
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Frankenstein and the Aliens Lay around and they watch TV Tend to dwell on the glory days Never got rich off the silver screen They decay quietly off Mulholland drive Nobody knows or cares if they're still alive Frankenstein and the Aliens The Wolfman calling the Mummy's bluff Play poker with residuals At Dracula's house on Thursday nights Never took over the world but they're still around Slowly passed out of sight without a sound  This wasn’t a sad life… It’s just another job, now  It wasn’t a bad life… but expectations will not allow  Dog, kids and the old wife… to fulfill dreams of stardom  Say it wasn’t so nice, oh now I beg your pardon Frankenstein and the Aliens Talking about the comeback trail Nobody knows what they're on about Might as well face it they're doomed to fail Sit back and wonder where everything went wrong Just can't seem to admit that their time's long gone Carl's changing up pronouns Morty's wasting away on pills Oscar's stuck in the bottle Donnie struggles to make the bills Hollywood's lights have faded away somehow Just can't seem to live in the here and now
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Burned 02:11
ere in my dream - I'm in your kitchen in the frying pan - cookin' for you In the same scene - You're still good lookin' I'm in the fire now - I'm burning for you Take off your apron - take off my chicken skin it's not the first time that - you burn me, you burn me Slide your knife in - and twist it round again You do it every time - you hurt me, you hurt me Burned – Burned - Burned Burn me again Burned - You Burned - We burned we burn again Here in my dream - I am your chicken you keep choking me - until we go blind You've been so mean - you're my religion just call me boneless - because I've got no spine pretend we're nothing - pretend you're innocent it's all crossed signals when - you push me, you pull me then you correct me - like I don't understand I'm not confused even though - I should be, I should be Burned – Burned - Burned Burned me again Burned – Burned - Burned I'm burned again Your Vampire - invite me in too much at stake - I'm burned again My umpire - you call me out You're on strike - I'm home again Burned – Burned - Burned Burn me Again Burned – Burned - Burned I'm burned again
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Fuck Reality 04:29
If I know what it feels like then it's the wrong emotion oh, I could fill what life with you and then I've more retreating due I don't know how to deal with your lack of devotion I couldn't sever ties with you but I could break off my pursuit There's still a war on my T.V. as I fuss with my eyeliner and live in my dreams I'd say: If you could be a girl for you I'd be a girl for me And we could fuck reality The machine that I helped build It's all I ever shared with you A shattered glass - a flag unfurled Three flights from my broken taboo not back to you The radio selling tragedies build my illusion and for a second seems like I could forget what was me I guess I couldn't bear to choose the lesser of the evils I put on my lipstick and I am trying to forget There is still army out in the street as I head for the door, I grab my purse and my keys I might not have just what they need But I'll give them what they want So they can fuck reality It's not a game anymore It's just the food in the cupboard That's not my name anymore It's just some food for the fire ('cause ) I'm not so sure. I didn't have to live this way I could have lied and had it all But I wanted you to stay And then I wanted you to fall. I suppose that we all make mistakes but there are no excuses I've made my beds to lie in and you aren't in them with me A soldier doesn't wait by the door no no I do not have a gun pointed at my head But if I though for a moment I could take the place of you I’d have to Fuck Reality
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If I file – my report Will you need me for anything, anymore? With your records being so informed, Will I regret having been the one who warned?  Would it pay for me to have lied to you?  Should I lie, or can you handle the truth?  Or is it no use? If I file - my report Will there be – any reason for us – to exist? Or - will - I – find my-self at war? Or – at the bottom of your hate list?  I’m proud of my work, does it have no use?  If I file, will you accept the proof?  And change your views? I don’t work for you… ‘Cause you don’t work for us! You only serve yourself… And that doesn’t work for me You see… If I file my report Will you call out your councilors and call out the court? Can you afford to al-lo-cate the funds? I think - I know how to answer – that one!  Delusions unfed, will you fall apart?  If I place this piece, do I have no heart?  Where do I start? Can you keep your word? Or should I keep my words? Should I keep them to myself? Or should I file my - report?
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I didn't notice. I didn't know. I wouldn't be here if you didn't show a certain interest here with me I didn't come from what you wanted to see. Not a sound in the nightclub. Not a sound I will not be that dumb Not a sound on the telephone. Not a sound I'm not the one you own. I'm the one one who never went outside I'm the one with too much swollen pride I'm the one who never saw your face I'm the one who hates the human race I didn't notice. I didn't know. I wouldn't be here if you didn't show a certain interest here with me I didn't come from what you wanted to see. Not a sound In the bathroom Not a sound I will not come too soon Not a sound whatever this is I'm not the one receiving your kisses I'm the one who wasted all his youth I'm the one who always tells the truth I'm the one who never made a fist I'm the one who never got a kiss Not a sound not a sound not a sound not a sound not a sound not a sound not a sound not a sound not a sound....

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released June 1, 2007

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Timon Marmex never fully recovered from the fall of Atari back in the 80's.

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