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Reason & Rhyme

by Noah Gokey

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1.
Some of your friends who watch the time pass Looking for kingdoms to reign or subjects All along have been afraid to Answer the door Or read the mail Or walk the dog Or Go wherever the wind blows Time stands still for no one Go wherever the wind blows Time stands still for no one Little bits of princedoms still litter up my kingdoms I speculate the merger of them all But you won’t read this in the papers Or on your super phone Go wherever the wind blows Time stands still for no one Go wherever the wind blows Time stands still for no one Go wherever the wind blows Go wherever the wind blows Go wherever the wind blows Go wherever the wind blows
2.
Excaliber 04:41
I’ve been through all your loves, they’re mine But they can’t speak to it Medieval knights endowed with spine A borrowed castle They don’t fall to me to return their voice The curtain’s pulled you see And they don’t recognize They don’t recognize They don’t I’m coming for you all, you better recognize The fiddlers on patrol will call it second sight All into their minds Oh whoa, oh no no Of course you have to realize I know it’s crazy Crazy for some is a house of lies To miscalculate I’ve seen the liar’s eyes All green with envy I’ve lost the dream and survived Yeah but they don’t recognize They don’t recognize They don’t I’m coming for you all, you better recognize The fiddlers on patrol will call it second sight I’m coming for you all, you better recognize, yeah The fiddlers on patrol will call it second sight All into their minds Oh whoa, oh no no
3.
Caliphate 02:31
A benefit straight to all the caliphate A little bit of rain by all the sounds of it Thunder pies Breaking waves to smash the sky, oh From creaking stages gleaned A little bit of self esteem Manicure by the park bench Human hand with the god wrench Pitiful cries We’re lost with how to lose the time, oh Whoa oh, oh oh Whoa oh, oh oh Whoa oh, oh oh, yeah The pumpkin patch on your radio To the talking heads on your favorite show A gravy train Marketable pain, oh Whoa oh, oh oh Whoa oh, oh oh Whoa oh, oh oh, yeah
4.
Handwriting 03:40
When we get it together Fall slow like a feather And I will know where to find you At the end of the rainbow Computers are writing All of the music And so we’re programmed in a language we can’t feel It’s a mystery to me We have to keep on consuming As we turn the tide It grows and it breaks a wave, yeah Why can’t we ride it and be safe Without blowing the chance you gave Why can’t we ride it and be safe Without blowing the chance you gave Forever and ever When we get it together Fall slow like a glacier on its way, yeah It’s a mystery to read We have to keep on believing As we turn the tide It grows and it breaks a wave, yeah Why can’t we ride it and be safe Without blowing the chance you gave Why can’t we ride it and be safe Without blowing the chance you gave Why can’t we write it and be saved Without blowing the chance you gave Why can’t we write it and be saved Without blowing the chance you gave
5.
Bubbles 05:04
I’m made to last Through all they’d give up To keep the bear at bay Like a penny’s past Before you get Lincoln There’s a price to pay But all that’s gone A tin roof shedding the rain Before that dawn Awake to find We’ve all been born again, hey Bless us one, or some, but not all Indulge the rich their sin The rest of us will take the fall This parchment faith Will save the day Forgive me while I run away It’s not my time and not my day So I’ll pack up and change my mind and stay And yell so loud that no one will hear When I nail this song to the door And they drag me away The crowds will cheer Bless us one, or some, but not all Indulge the rich their sin The rest of us will take the fall Bless us one, or some, but not all Forgive the rich their sin The rest of us will take the fall Oh bubbles, bless us one, bless us all The tail lands heads We pop against the call Oh bubbles, bless us one, bless us all The tail lands heads We pop against the call Oh bubbles, bless us one, bless us all The tail lands heads We pop against the call Oh bubbles, bless us one, bless us all The tail lands heads We pop against the call Because bless us one, or some, but not all Indulge the rich their sin The rest of us will take the fall Bless us one, or some, but not all Forgive the rich their sin The rest of us will take the fall, no
6.
You came Then you saw too Forgot to conquer all the land That was left behind The red Behind the red trail You came Then you saw too You came Then you saw too With fame I saw your wandering eye When you got on the train I know you don’t know faithful I know you can’t be faithful You came Then you saw too With fame I saw your wandering eye You came Then you saw too With fame I saw your wandering eye In flames When the sickle reaps the harvest To blame Who to blame now Who to Who to pass this along to Who to Who to pass this along through You came Then you saw too With fame I saw your wandering eye In flames When the sickle reaps the harvest You came Then you saw too You came Then you saw too With fame I saw your wandering eye In flames When the sickle reaps the harvest You came Then you saw too
7.
Big Save 04:12
Never in the way Forever here to stay When I find it, I’ll let you know For all the trouble caused For all the friends we lost Remain quiet in respect And give our all To save what we got left Always making time Forever out of line If I give in, I’m the last to know Give or take a day We all break away What is left of the big save It’s already been paid Give or take a day We all break away What is left of the big save It’s already been paid
8.
Fluvanna 02:38
I’d win sometimes but nobody would look I’d roll again, distracted by the hook Lights around the lake Passing blizzard time but the car is late But you can’t go home again Falling through the floor Pay the sickly rent No you can’t go home again Falling through the floor Pay the sickly rent Sitting, wishing, kissing your ex-girlfriends Wondering where she’s run off to again Waist high water, punching air Wandering through your party when no one is there But you can’t go home again Falling through the floor Pay the sickly rent No you can’t go home again Falling through the floor Pay the sickly rent Huffing bug spray Pain Friday To hide in fields and have a drink To kill the time before we leave But you can’t go home again Falling through the floor Pay the sickly rent No you can’t go home again Falling through the floor Pay the sickly rent
9.
I’ve been through all you have to offer Stared down fair form A little bliss to suffer I’d rather take you away To give a little buffer I’d make us want to stay But check us out right on time Right on time Right on time Oh, right on time I bet you’d forget my name If you didn’t scream it I can’t look after this way If you meddle in the middle of the world In the world In the world Oh, in the world Been you All through For one whole Summer Take my medicine Every day now I’d rather take you away To give a little buffer I’d make us want to stay But check us out right on time Right on time Right on time Oh, right on time
10.
Too Late 03:26
A little time to say A little right today Little fights they take little bites Don’t they Too little, too late Come tomorrow’s sway Remember yesterday Little fights they take little bites Don’t they Too little, too late Too little, too late I wanna hear you say Everything’s okay Since you gone away It’s never too late It’s never too late When you coming back I will lay the track The train rolls away It’s never too late I wanna hear you say Everything’s okay Since you gone away It’s never too late It’s never too late It’s never too late It’s never too late
11.
Could You? 01:45
Could you dance atop a rosebud Could you fly upon a bee Could you sail upon a stingray Oh my, oh me Could you watch the dew lie down its head Or count the rainbow’s gold Could you stop the wings of hummingbirds And count the flutters it holds Oh my, oh ho Could you taste a lemon drop forever Could you kiss a deer hello Could you have tea with bears and possums Go shopping with a mole Oh my, oh no Some are easy, some are not And some are cold and some are hot Some are easy, some are not And some are cold and some are hot Some are easy, some are not And some are cold and some are hot Some are easy, some are not And some are cold and some are hot
12.
If all is gained Then all is lost And temporary Give it some thought Tomorrow I’ll know more than I think we do today Who do you think you are To never question answers That we made Who do you think you are Who do you think you are Fates too great for a marching band Coming for land or drugs From foreign sand We’re kids on ritalin We’re fogging out the haze Good daze, good day Who do you think you are Who do you think you are Who do you think you are What a thing to say Who do you think you are What a thing to say It’s all been premade Made to break Give or take to postulate Just shows you’re insane Who do you think you are Who do you think you are What a thing to say Who do you think you are And what a thing to say
13.
Not This Way 03:27
I’ve been to all the second class theaters I can’t be wrong, about to recognize There’s got to be a way to get you through the day No, no, no No, no, no No, no, no No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no I said to all the second class liars This can’t be right You gotta check the math on this There’s got to be a way To get it through this way No, no, no No, no, no No, no, no No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no You left behind the second rate mimes You can’t pretend the wall If you can’t be seen at all There’s got to be a way to get it done someday No, no, no No, no, no No, no, no No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no And all that’s left is to decide The wicked signs align inside your spine There’s got to be a way to get it done someday There’s got to be a way to get it done someday No, no, no No, no, no No, no, no No, no, no No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no No, no, no No, no, no No, no, no No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no
14.
Words Back 02:18
But cigarette Away turned Fittest of the survival Sizing down Class of the clown Best with the mess Future for your best All time in things True rings Tomorrow better feel we hope Say dope to nope Right all Wild of the call Turn your walk and back away One day Things such said ever we forget Dog the pet Dog the pet Dog the pet Dog the pet, pet, pet Dog the pet, pet, pet, pet, pet
15.
The Way 02:53
This will never take away the breaks Calculate away the hits we take All the candelabras lit All above the walls Gargoyles sit This little bit of soul This little bit of soul Compromise Compromise Compromise Going with flow Going alone Going with flow Going alone This will never take away the breaks Calculate away the hits we take All the candelabras lit All above the walls Those gargoyles sit This little bit of soul This little bit of soul Compromise Compromise Compromise Going with flow Going alone Going with flow Going alone Going alone
16.
Paint me as a victim in your technicolor dreams Wash away the stains of your own monster’s lying schemes I’m shutting down this movie No justice done in frames A sample of a life insidious Means behind these games Means behind these games All these sparks to flames Little old me and I’m walking home I’ll take the long way on the gravel Cause my soul’s been hardened, always By this way There will be no more give and take I’ve taken it away And given you a memory Fair, not for me to say Not for me to say Not for me to say Little old me and I’m walking home I’ll take the long way on the gravel Cause my soul’s been hardened, always By this way Goodbye you wretched wonderment Goodbye you fools in tow Paint me however serves your purpose We shared it once No more Little old me and I’m walking home I’ll take the long way on the gravel Cause my soul’s been hardened, always By this way
17.
Rest 02:42
I’ve never been one to take my time But at the same time I would never jump your line Waste some and make some and buy some and take some time But that’s a recipe to be late The clock inside your head is smashing like a vase So don’t erase And don’t escape Into a world That never rains A simple day A simple day, yeah A simple day A simple day I’ve never been one to save face But at the same time who would ever want to be in that place Making breaks to run the race Escape the maze to see your face But that’s a recipe to be late The clock inside your head is smashing like a vase So don’t erase And don’t escape Into a world That never rains A simple day A simple day, yeah A simple day A simple day, yeah, yeah
18.
Just Wait 03:24
Wait Oh baby wait If you’re not there yet it’s gonna take more time Wait Round and round, we go On thin ice, we skate Wait and wait for a day that never comes, oh A big time man got a lock down on your charms But we’re gonna take it Oh, we’re gonna make it ours Wait Now, like I said, it’s too late The day it came You better pray it feels your pain Cause today This is your gate An invisible restricter plate Oh just wait A big time man got a lock down on your charms But we’re gonna take it Oh we’re gonna make it ours A big time man got a lock down on your charms But we’re gonna take it Oh we’re gonna make it ours Yeah ours A big time man got a lock down on your charms We’re gonna take it Oh we’re gonna make it ours A big time man got a lock down on your charms We’re gonna take it Oh we’re gonna make it We’re gonna take it Oh we’re gonna make it We’re gonna take it Oh we’re gonna make it ours Yeah ours Yeah ours Whoa ours Yeah ours
19.
Big lend Stay strong Give up life You’ll give up your love And when You’ve run Armed guns flow from our own Pick paths Stay straight Be right, we won’t discriminate This time Join all All the property in chorus will call Hey, we are all And we run away Together in droves Hey, bring your company clothes It’s a work day Work day Draw line To stall And the company men forgot to call They’re tied up late But they’ve got time to eat your birthday cake Hold fast Won’t be long Grandma’s sweaters from jail are coming along I can’t give any weight to the gains we’ve made But hey Hey, we are all And we run away Together in droves Hey, bring your company clothes It’s a work day Work day Work day Work day Hey, we are all And we run away All together in droves Hey, bring your company clothes It’s a work day Work day Hey, we are all And we run away All together in droves Hey, bring your company clothes It’s a work day Work day Work day Work day
20.
Waylaid 04:32
All that you can give up for your new friend End of the ribbon and cutting the thread You wait like the station for reconcilation While longer the knitted robe grows For clarification, your mind’s on vacation The fiction gets caught in your folds Give all to the thought machine Relate to the fog Waylaid along the way to better days, oh Bet on the house We’ve become low Low Ostracized nobles grow up in their bubbles And watch through the scope for the mobs When hunting the zebra, the stripes aren’t always clear But questions come after the shots Our investigation will be held for the nation A specter to hand you the bag Give all to the thought machine Relate to the fog Waylaid along the way to better days, oh Bet on the house We’ve become all low Low Low Low Give all to the game and play ball For Christ’s sakes, demonstrate Lay waste to the pain in play, come on now Give all to the thought machine Relate to the fog Waylaid along the way to better days, oh Bet on the house We’ve become Give all to the thought machine Relate to the fog Waylaid along the way to better days, oh Bet on the house We’ve become Bet on the house We’ve become all low Low Low Low
21.
I’ve been through all this time I meant to fall entwined Little breaks escaping ground Mystified, I’m broke, walking around But I won’t drag you down All the way to the ground I’m not gonna break you down Little worlds are running around The killing industry Shield of hypocrisy And who’s to answer for these crimes And who to answer to this time But I won’t drag you down All the way to the ground I’m not gonna break you down Little worlds are running around And I won’t drag you down All the way to your ground I’m not gonna break you down Little worlds are running around Little worlds are running around
22.
Take a little heart in knowing that we are all just a part of a whole Of a whole A whole mess of soul A disgusting, beautiful wretch Anything you can imagine And while we’re there Let’s pretend We share the roots and love only truly and we’re never in cahoots Yeah we’ve had our trials But we’ll come out in the end Don’t forget where you come from Be thankful for what you get Because there’s times, I know, when it all works against you But you can turn the tide inside if you can let it go So take a little heart in knowing where you’re going And how to get your start
23.
Muzzles 03:27
I’ve been waiting And things are changing Curtain drapes to hide the flies Simple man comes along Tries to right all the wrongs Teary trail cleared along the way Pistol duel at dawn A patriotic song Drummer’s love is so far away I cannot believe Everything that you read me Good news brings a lot of pain, yeah yeah I can’t get away Muzzle’s on today Fall in line and hug the bank and walk away People waving Sophisticated Cash exchange And it’s pay to play Poster banner An iconic slammer Teary eyed hopefuls have gone astray Pistol duel at dawn A patriotic song Our changed landscape devolves away The stone sinks so entranced The Marianas Trench Devolves and no one knows the end Yeah yeah yeah I can’t get away Muzzle’s on today Fall in line and hug the bank and walk away I can’t get away Muzzle’s on today Fall in line and hug the bank and walk away I can’t get away Muzzle’s on today Fall in line and hug the bank and walk away I can’t get away Muzzle’s on today Fall in line and hug the bank and walk away
24.
Courtyard 03:59
When you look out past the other side What you’re looking at is what’s behind Watching changes shapes and forms entwine Watching what’s outside You’ll see your mind Walking the dog around the courtyard Chasing our own tail, spinning solidifies Every eye you meet incorporates Our tapestry immortal Celestial brine Look into the void The goodness blinds And everyone has every chance to make it right In darkness and in light Fight or flight Done it all and been there and I’m going back tonight, yeah I know the whistle blower and it’s sad The only the time the selfish lie made sense Is when old number one was on the line When the story is told Be happy if you sold your soul to the good guys Look into the void The goodness blinds Everyone has every chance to make it right In darkness and in light Fight or flight Done it all and been there and I’m going back tonight, yeah Look into the void The goodness blinds Everyone has every chance to make it right In darkness and in light Fight or flight Done it all and been there and I’m going back tonight, yeah
25.
Prime Past 04:15
I take my time with the chances of the fall Cause I can’t be away that long I’m not afraid to say there is an end to it all I’m this ride, this time I’ll never waste away I’m this ride, this time I’ll never waste away They never left They built your ships Complete with holes in your hulls They never left They kept your whip Complete with torn bits of leather soles Begin a line for all the wanderers who waste their time A little past their prime I’m not afraid to say this is not all benign I’m this ride, this time I’ll never waste away I’m this ride, this time I’ll never waste away They never left They built your ships Complete with holes in your hulls They never left They kept your whip Complete with torn bits of leather soles They never left They built your ships Complete with holes in your hulls They never left They kept your whip Complete with torn bits of leather soles They never left They built your ships Complete with holes in your hulls They never left They kept your whip Complete with torn bits of leather soles
26.
The right time riding Wake me up A flight to hiding Picked and stuck The right time to be someone on the top Well Travis knows where to find hearty hoes Cause Travis goes to the truck stop Travis knows where to find hearty hoes Travis goes to the truck stop At least that way he tells the world he’s not gay And fights with the hookers in daylight Run, run, run away to the setting sun Well now Travis knows where to find hearty hoes Cause Travis goes to the truck stop Travis knows where to find hearty hoes Travis goes to the truck stop Travis knows Travis goes Travis knows Travis goes Well Travis knows where to find hearty hoes Cause Travis goes to the truck stop Travis knows where to find hearty hoes Travis goes to the truck stop
27.
“Joe,” she yelled, “Joe, what are you doing? This is like 500 pounds I’m gonna fall! This is like 10 pounds of food Why are you running like you’re 90 years old?” When the wind kicks up, I know the rain is coming I know you think it’s time to go This party has just started Come check it out, we’re rocking the decay Gotta get away, but as long as we’re here we’ll kick it up, boot you down, clown a frown today It’s tomorrow’s yesterday, hear what I say? “They want to find out how to improve their sexual performance (it’s not just you) I had questions, they put my mind at ease” Man, this commercial makes me want to kill or die Extreme, I know, I exaggerate But it still fries me “One of the strategies against marijuana was to describe it in such a terrible way That no one would try it once” Did you hear that? Was that a gunshot? Or a collective yawn? You didn’t hear anything? Joe, get the door dumbass! Cause you’re all hired Congratulations Congratulations, you’re dumb enough to make this work You’re dumb enough to make this work You’re dumb enough to make this work You’re dumb enough to make this work You’re dumb enough to make this work You’re dumb enough to make this work You’re dumb enough to make this work You’re dumb enough to make this work
28.
Standalone 04:34
Well I been stuck on this Don’t want it sideways But it’s bent and bowed a ways We’ll tell all the secrets that we’ve saved First we’ve got some pay to play Cause there’s always a time and a place Always a time and a place Pretty people hiding in the shade Believe us, the circus won’t get paid Before my time, out of my space I’ve read the words, I can’t relate But there’s always a time and a place Always a time and a place Always a time and a place Always a time and a place
29.
Compliant 04:40
High hopes for the pretty and the young Another chosen one Bring out the little bits you have to hide in Headlines and the nautical refrain This is not a game Radar poking through to the animals you find Inside The cage Lost cause Lonely days This is not a game The poison trickling in your veins And all that remains is proper sendoff Headlines and the nautical refrain This is not a game Radar poking through to the animals you find Inside The cage Lost cause Lonely days And it’s all a game Stand in line the same Cross the bar and feel the wretch Lone wanderer
30.
That Day 01:37
Felt tip away Could save a restless argument I meant to stay And overstay my welcome more We ran away We had escape routes on the mind We ran away We had escape routes on the mind That day when you came along That day when you came along It was too late For the Mothman cometh You saved the day But that day’s over now We got what we came for And we’ll be knocking on your door again Some day when we come along Some day when we come along That day when you came along That day when you came along
31.
I’ll rent you all this, paid to harvest thee Be grateful for this great opportunity While it’s wondrous there’s no guarantees You’ll become homeless, then win the lottery You’ll lose the harvest, no longer go hungry You’ll build up a compound, I’ll wash it to the sea I’m the lightning to your willow tree I’m the curve ball while you steal base number three Little droplets falling where they be Little branches like the blood in you Pain, love, rain Spider secrets washing down the drain You alone I’m the lightning to your willow tree I’m the curve ball while you steal base number three Little droplets falling where they be Little branches like the blood in you I’m the lightning to your willow tree I’m the curve ball while you steal base number three Little droplets falling where they be Little branches like the blood in you Little branches like the blood in you
32.
I can remember a sun fairly shine Little toy soldiers in the back of my mind Live rain, survive in pain Think of the day when you will know what you hide But I can’t break across that line Think of the day when you’ll have time Little clocks, they’re bound to break Break Break Break Sin supple measure, with grit in its teeth Ghosts of an answer that lie underneath Breaks, relate A little bit more, then put the knife in the sheath But I can’t break across that line Think of the day when you’ll have time Little clocks, they’re bound to break Break Break Break Break Break Break Break
33.
I will do anything you want performed All of this is just a dream, it’s time to wake up more This time you’ve gone too far, don’t push it more I have never seen anything like this before This time Wait And one more Wait I would do anything to lose nothing more All of this is just a dream where you’re wet and you’re bored This time you’ve gone too far, don’t push it more I have never seen anything like this before This time Wait And one more Wait I will do anything to take you home All of this is just a dream, you don’t wake up alone This time you’ve gone too far, don’t push it more I have never seen anything like this before This time Wait And one more Wait
34.
Little Time 03:47
I’ve been a long way from home Searching for runaways, all alone I believe your apathy But I can’t concede you deserve to be so free Give me a little time Give me a little while Give me a little time So your night watch will reach I’ve been taught, now I’ll teach Little bits under my fingertips under my nails in my blood like a Mercator globe, oh Picky snitch living on top of the Ritz with a big bag of drugs and those sad, empty hugs Give me a little time Oh, give me a little while Give me a little time Oh, give me a little while Give me a little time Give me a little while Give me a little time I believe your apathy But I can’t concede you deserve to be so I believe your apathy But I can’t concede you deserve to be so free Give me a little time Oh, give me a little while Give me a little time Oh, give me a little while Give me a little time Give me a little while Give me a little time

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