No Change for Beggars

Verse 1:

Daddy, it feels like I've spent my life
tryin' hard to write a love song
but I can't seem to find the words to fit the melody
Well, son, you've been working too hard
those canaries are droppin' all around you
you're throwing out them diamonds while you're mining for coal

Chorus:
I know you love her, son, but you're not gonna change her

Verse 2:
Well, Baby, I've been sittin' down on this rock now for five hours straight
just tryin' desperately to get that sun to warm these old bones
but I don't think I'm gonna find nothin' sittin' here alone
I need you. I said, I need you

Chorus:

I know you love me, Babe, but you're not gonna change me

Verse 3: Well, Baby, let's just sit down, now, ain't no train
gonna' leave without us.
and only those victims need to be saved!
I'm still young, and Darlin' you're, you're still afraid
abd I've got a feelin' it's gonna' stay that way!

Chorus:

I know we love us, Babe, but were not, we're not gonna change us

Everything Fades

Santa Claus is every child's first false God
Frankenstein fathers, forgotten mothers, I look to the sky
scrolling through religions and politicians to invent the family life
I'm stereotyping my role, everything fades
I'm redefining control, but everything fades
it's indecisive, I know, but everything fades

and my beliefs are not me, just my soul's accessories, sold at

half price, think twice, become a new man
act nice, taste christ, throw up your hands, interpret
all the lines in the sand and let go, explode, so many
questions, questions and not enough time to think them research, co-justify
research and then some, there's no sum of time, baby nothing is free, not even our beliefs!
I'm stereotyping my role, everything fades
I'm redefining control, but everything fades
it's indecisive, I know, but everything is

slavery, it's called leasing and layaway, you can borrow a thousand years
and virtual reality's becoming less virtual while the things we're afraid of, they make us feel real
where's God's intervention, what is my intention? We're selling off lifestyles at one-night-only-sales
and God's shares are depleting, the media's feeding, the time-saving things, are shortening our lives

I'm stereotyping my role, everything fades
I'm redefining control, but everything fades
it's indecisive, I know, but everything fades

Is there a river, anywhere in these streets? I wish I were a river, becoming the sea I wish I were a river, becoming the sea, I wish I were a river
I wish I were a river
I wish I were a river, becoming the sea...

Marry Me to the World

What is mine will come to me
So I dance with the sun and the moon
I won't fear their harmony
And Most don't make sense to me
But thinking never made me free
Cause I'm in love, I'm in love, I'm in love

Chorus:
C'mon Baby! Marry me to the World!

Verse 2:
And there ain't no black or white
There ain't no right or wrong
Nothing is simple enough to be fought for
And everybody is doing their best
Lay my judgment down to rest
Cause I'm in love, I'm in love, I'm in love

(Chorus)

Verse 3:
'Cause, only by the grace of God'
Go I!

Run Away

We all have a dream
but I tell myself it's all for nothing
so show me yours and I'll show you mine
I know we both run away
all the time

Chorus:
Run away, run away, run away

Verse 2:
So show me your scars you're so proud of
I promise that mine are gonna show up
'cause I looked at God and I turned away, yeah
I keep telling myself I'll be back again
someday, but I...

(Chorus)

Verse 3:
Distract me, baby, let's make love all night
anything to keep me away from those eyes
I'm naked and alone in my shame, yeah
and no matter what you say, I'm gonna do it again

(Chorus)

Verse 4:
We all got something to hide
my cells are imploding but I won't share, cause I'm
terrified, and I've got no one left to blame, yeah
I don't love you, babe, I just know you're exactly the same!

(Chorus)

I Got Your Number

I’ve got your phone number
and all of your beliefs
You told me how to reach you, I’ve got
everything but me,
tell me baby, what do I want?

Kissing you was like kissing a wall, or
hugging a tree
I guess you’ll bear fruit someday baby,
but it won’t be with me
You’ve got to pull out your roots to spread your seed!

You sold me your bag of goods
So I put that bag over my eyes
You told me that was love, baby
Why was I surprised?
You gotta fake your way out
To walk inside!

Keep The Change

Well my Daddy, he’s a gambler
My Momma, She’s soft
They had a shotgun wedding that June
I can see the sunrise, 10 miles ahead
But all they see’s the rearview

Chorus:
So long, broken promises
So long, double-wide shame
I’m leavin’ you all my inheritance
But I’m keepin’ all of my change

Verse 2:
I graduated high school when I was 16
But I grew up by the age of 8
Yeah my Daddy paid the bookie
And we had no food
And all we could do was wait

(Chorus)

Verse 3:
It’s not that I’m leaving you behind
It’s just that you can’t keep up with my stride
Yeah that road ahead has got only what’s mine
So I guess this means goodbye

(Chorus)

Verse 4:
Drive Phoenix drive,
I’m leaving it all behind
Yeah my heart may feel empty but my belly it’s full
And I’m moving to Atlanta, tonight!

(Chorus)

Someone Not Afraid

Put on your mask
I like it better that way
You’re someone else
Someone that’s not afraid,
let them try to cage us
I’ll just bleed us out

All of the lies
I tell myself
All of the lies
we made you someone else
We leave in the darkness,
Our fears are our only Friends You can count on them

Let’s tell em we’re happy
Maybe it’ll come true
Tell em we need them
Celebrity avenue I’m so happy
I got all the likes

Show me your tears
I can’t find mine
So many years
Cry for all of my lost…
Time, just like my home
Just like my home
I’m gone I’m gone I’m gone I’m gone I’m gone I’m gone

Real Human Being

Damon hated college
‘Cause there was no one he knew around
And everyone was plastered
To their cell phones

He decided to dance to class
To his favorite hip hop act
And Sally videotaped it thinking it’s
Hey, maybe it’s Postable!

She figured if she posts it
She might need to tag him,
so she went ahead and asked him
Hey stranger, what’s your handle?

He said what will they think of me?
Some loser’s chatter?
She said you’re already famous in my mind
And Baby that’s all that matters!

Chorus:
you may not be so entertaining
But you can still hold me baby
When I’m in need
‘cause you’re a real human being

He asked her what she thought
Of their college of the arts
And she said that’s the first time
Someone asked about her opinion

It was a magical fairyland
Where everyone did the best they can
To connect with each other and leave
Their followers to be aggrieved

Chorus:
I may not be so entertaining
But you can still hold me baby
When I’m in need
‘cause you’re a real human being

He takes her hand and says
I want you and I to dance
And if we look stupid well I guess
We’ll just hashtag Y-O-L-O

So they set out not to impress
But be totally ridiculous
And got millions of followers Claiming
they loved their authenticity

And that’s how the story goes
Their self consciousness made a show
And their flaws were what everyone loved about them!

Bridge:
Everything that you say and think
It all matters to me
I’m glad you’re a human being
And not some fucking meme!

Chorus:
you may not be so entertaining
But you can still hold me baby
When I’m in need
‘cause you’re a real human being

I may not be so entertaining
But you can still hold me baby
When I’m in need
‘cause you’re a real human being