Put your hands on your shoulders, feel how tight? Put your hands on your stomach, feel how tight? Now, that’s not right! We gotta loosen up Not tight like an HD TV But loose, like a rotary phone Not tight like airport security But loose, like a broken home And we’re sneaking out after midnight Not tight like a nightclub DJ- *Press spacebar, play the hits* But loose like a backyard BBQ Guitar strumming, whoops, dropped my pick Brett: Do you want ketchup, mustard, fries with it? Loose - like a couch cushion. Just found some change! Woo! Loose - like jungle vines, swing off, jump into the pool Loosen up! All at once a realization, the thundering vibrations The same song on every station Do what you will with this! Do what you will Something brave and true I hope - do it until You find yourself a fresh start over You wind up with a wild new world You’ve taken the pieces, broken them down Melted the metals, turned it around The chase that never ends - The give and pull, sunrise, snowfall Tick tock, ready to rock? Yeah, woah! Loosen up! Hey everyone, I’m Tyler Martin and this is James Rabbit band. Look around - the place you are now, the people you are with. Now take a breath. You don’t have to take a breath, I know that’s hard Some things are do or die, todays not one of them. For now we have time to uncomplicate, untie the knot, listen to some music. Okay, I’m going to count to three, and then James Rabbit is going to do the thing. Big fat ribs

Blacktop beating, Snow on cedar st. I could hear the bells around you, as you came down the hill Are you even here or just a mirage? Stars all scatter for my crazy driver Will you stay long, just sit with me, ok, hold your cup sip silently Tomorrow sleep through my alarm, snooze! Back in town - back For a moment the magic Back in town - here with me now Say bye bye when the paper hits the porch, bye bye Adios, I know you’ve gotta go... I could hear the angels fighting in the wings of your mind Lightning flashing as you broke down They were cussing by the muscle cars and kissing in the bathroom stalls You didn’t even make a sound Say bye bye when the paper hits the porch, bye bye Adios, I hear you have got to go C’est la vie, il est et il n’est pas C’est la vie, chante da da da da Ta da! An object I cannot grasp A question I will not ask Is it treasure, is it trash?

It makes no sense, these rainclouds in my room, these rocks for pillows, it makes no sense If I had to guess, its a dream or someone’s fooling, either sport or jest, this is just nonsense I CANNOT HIDE from the idea it follows me, this knife stuck in my neck I CANNOT HIDE from the idea it follows me, my whole life dreaming of death At what point does attention turn into affection becomes the direction of my hearts obsession It makes no sense, in fact it just wrecks any possibility of being fair to myself or to my one true Oh it is true, yes it is true. I CANNOT HIDE from the idea it follows me, this knife stuck in my neck I CANNOT HIDE from the idea it follows me, my whole life dreaming of death At what point does kindness turn into a blindness and essentially carelessness here comes her highness - It makes no sense, in fact it just wrecks any possibility of being fair to myself or to my one true Yes it is true, sure it is true

Brand new! Its like I’ve run into you for the first time, even though I have the memory I could trace the slope of your face, your nose, your lips your other places, your columns and rows If I had my say we would stay connected - lights are green, operating If I had my say we would stay connected, but its so much energy so back and back we go Its you! One thousand, two-hundred likenesses and none of them quite right, portrayal every which way but never the correct light or mood or attitude or dress or my hands through your hair or nesting in your room unwinding with you All night generators don’t let the power run out Hot on the trail! We’ve got a true love, we treat it right, we read to it and sing sweet songs and let it breathe in peace as we sleep at night

Money money on the table, put yer cards down for the jackpot - ante up! Face gives nothing away, not a thing to take from its just blank Checks that my heart can’t back, dip my pen in blood and write it out Pressures dropping.. She’s singing in the rain, water off the roof onto my shoulders She’s singing in the singing in the rain - okay - okay - I’m hyper obvious in my admiration of her Pressures dropping... Her style, the way she sits, attitude and ethics Whirlwind She’s howling at the moon, sitting in her room it seems so empty Less than you would expect, blankets on the bed, wine bottles and candles I’m frozen in my tracks, nothing looking back, the room is closing in and spinning Whirlwind of love, woo!

Springing up all over the road Yellow flowers forming All of the tough clouds break, come crashing down Each drop falls for me There is magic in the motion, subjects I cannot discuss All of my work, and all my words Cannot do it justice Its just a natural reaction to feel that push and pull attraction What’s that force? Its the future course that every living being supports When you know what you want, tell me tell me When you know what you want Holy drum and bass across the river Gems along the mohawk Just another diamond day Pretty much everywhere its gonna be hot Great escape, just two pieces to it The hive to a worker bee, grab its wings or let it free Oh smokey trail, making circles in the skyline Fire from invisible hands - push me out, help me land (ba-da-da-da-da-da) Death in the distance, so many possible interceptions Run while your legs can- speed and space granted At any moment, the foundation could fold And our souls flee the coop in a final endless loop

Try as I can I may not save the planet or even my local community Here we go- boats full of holes swiss cheese on spaghetti Wrapped round a fork twisting silver infinity Oh, oh oh-wah-oh Dooby dooby doo doo-wah Dooby dooby doo doo-wah Start a fire! Start a fire! Start a fire with the closest match Hammerhead honing in on the catch Hands are tied, so we gotta move fast Fall on the city like thick white ash Start a fire with the closest match Ash and his brother and Elvis Ash Oh, oh oh-wah-oh Dooby dooby doo doo-wah Dooby dooby doo doo-wah Drink coffee until I burst, I can’t believe my hands, they feel the worst I can’t trust the walls or my eyeballs, they zigzag dot dot cha cha cha cha I’m walking cross the pier with the fiery legs, my friends are all in shackles or in aches and pains So close to the edge I can feel the threshing and the stretching and the teeth and the pieces of my neighbors and nieces - I am seasoned to believe in a reach without reason Try as I can I cannot save the planet or even my local community Here we go - boats full of holes swiss cheese on spaghetti Wrapped round a fork twisting silver infinity A big fuschia flower floats down over the city Isn’t it isn’t it isn’t it... pretty

Nessie: I dreamt about her last night, she walked by, slowly, wishing that I'd gone down a different street. I remember the hate in her voice, just a simple hello I remember the black in her dress I dreamt about her a couple of times this week, I guess Jenna: Wrapped up in you, focused on each other Wrapped up so tight in linens straight from the laundry Dull candle light, lingering thunder Soft cigarette scent, linens straight from the laundry So many possibilities, now, what to do tomorrow? Make a list, like a wish, it will still be there, beneath the pillow Let's make a tape, don't need no actors Just hold the camera, I'll produce and direct Birds' heads and mice left on my doorstep My claws go roaming, these gifts happen to come back Nessie: I remember the fog lifting off the ground beneath her feet I remember the broken glass on the road from car windows I remember the thump of the club I wish that I could disappear and reappear elsewhere

Sad punks in the autumn of our wild life No more crowds, no more clowning our time away Got to eat right, yeah, cook for ourselves and be Home on time, get to sleep get to deadlines But the hot night simmers outside... We could have stayed young, unstable Radioactive isotope material But now - sad punks in autumn Our tattoos traded in For scarves and sweaters - no more huddling together My window open just an inch The streets my sound aquarium at night - clack clack The skateboard goes - blub blub The bubbles in my soda Cackle of cars in traffic Alarms humming through the wall We could have stayed young! We could have stayed young! We could have stayed young, unusable Toxic waste headed straight for the landfill With red smiles painted on with teeth drawn just below the mouth Heavy fog over our town

It’s so easy, the wind in the willows, desperados in the evening just easy I kick off my cloak, reformat discreetly, ambling along, all my cadences dreamy Every situation is different! I’m learning how to be patient! Working it out, taking it as it comes ba-ba ba yaddayadda take it! ba-ba ba yaddayadda as it comes Off we go into the wild blue Birds upon the heads of drums Its so easy relic feather or ether bed and beverage barely there bean’-easy Mountain erupts all volcanic ashes running down avalanches bones and bikinis Every situation is different! I’m learning how to be patient! Working it out, take it as it comes ba-ba ba yaddayadda take it! ba-ba ba yaddayadda as it comes Off we go into the wild blue Birds upon the heads of drums Ease- the map in my hands is torn to pieces Ease- the wind throws my boat off course Ease- my ship may sink, but my body will float Ease- no slave to the wave I ride upon, time is short and love is long (trumpets) Working it out, take it as it comes ba-ba ba yaddayadda take it! ba-ba ba yaddayadda as it comes Off we go into the wild blue Birds upon the heads of drums Its so easy, the prayer before meal time, carve up the main course and go for it- easy Table for two just my brain and my heart, I’m always hungry though no danger of starving

I’d love to run around with you, cut through the parks and schools The western wind, we come a blowing Evergreentops rocking steady, power lines are humming heavy Red hot with energy we're glowing Golden gate, golden gate Watercolors running down the street the steeper parts of town Window shop without a worry I'll wander on over to talk it's uphill all one hundred blocks I’ll hop the fence I’ve got to hurry Golden gate, the world is waiting Open up Holding back for so long Holding out for what, though? Holding back no longer Give it to me strong, sweet In a flash remember what I wanted to say to you but my mind is muddled and mixed up Its a dream a scattered city blood on blacktop oily pretty I am awake I am next to you shaken up

Nessie: I want you to Shake me physically Until my arms fall away from my body They are moving on their own anyway Play it cool, play God with a magic wand Dig it deep, dig it down with your work boots on Jenna: I hope you Never trust me fully I’ve been building up this whole time One major scheme Play it cool, dig it deep Draw up the blueprint for the dreamiest sleep Make it real, watch it pop Keys clicking in the chest - listen at the lock Take it easy around the curves, those twists and turns Bite bite my lip I’ll bite my tongue Searching for honey, But I’ll settle for blood

Its a habit, this release. She’s out skipping to the bass drum, glued to the beat. Hypnotist on the top floor, walking up knocking down your front door. Ask for some, get a whole lot more. Girl, you can count on me. She’s a person, a place, got a figure I can’t quite trace. Intangible with a faithful feel, immune to your charms invincible to harm- it cannot find her. Though occasionally the hurt reminds her. Heavy heart, she needs a pick-me-up, an arrow to point to or stick to her. We’re going: city to city, station to station, shining sea to shining sea, build build up my my trust trust, girl you can count on me. Ask for more, get much much more.

Early, not even morning, right with the wind The sun clouded over, fog rolling in Wake up at the edge of a knife, ice cold metal bites me I’m up I’m off I’m out to see - these legs these shoes walking for me Animals breathe in deeply Breakfast before dawn, I know every tree that it grows on I bite I chew I burp I leave, I pass on unimportant things Animals breathe in deeply (wooh ah wooh ah woah ah) Early, not even morning, the sun clouded over, fog rolling in The sky’s wild blue spear Has caught me, reeling in I drink and dazzle at the sight Lovely days but haunted nights Death from a thousand bug bites Sent a message out but I cannot recall Let my laundry all hang out let everyone know Let the wrong one in and now I’m back out in the cold Blowing off all this steam Cinnamon like sediment on back country road I like my coffee like I like my coffee: to go Wind me up and push me off the table wuh-oh Blowing off all this steam

We kiss! For the first time! And all the lights in town go out Just moon and the stars in the sky the black sea of the street, you and me and our mouths We freeze! Marble statues, listening to the symphony of silence The drone of police sirens off in the distance, and then snapping back, we caused this We run! in no particular direction, we answer to no physics, What spells love can cast - if we let it! Gotta have a system, a set of rules we both know What if we lose control and something new takes over? Everytime I look in your eyes, those birds of paradise We're looking out from the fifty-first floor of a skyscraper during a downpour Helicopters outside, guns-drawn drama and tanks, citizens fleeing in boats They're closing in on us now, hot shot supercops, snipers up high And as they spiral up the emergency stairs, we close the door, flick the lights Together! No camera can capture us, we're all in black Together! No phone call, no matter how urgent can reach us, we're off of the grid cant go back We gotta have an alibi, a single story (set) in stone But I lose control and something new takes over Everytime I look in your eyes, the birds of paradise, they sing to me Everytime I look in your eyes, They're blinking from the tops of trees, cracking with electricity Endless walks down autumn streets in focus perfectly Oh drummer dont worry This rhythm track we can either follow or leave Everytime I look in your eyes, those birds of paradise.

coming alive coming alive ooh ooh Murmurs on the muni- a father talking to his daughter or buddies sneaking a drink Just above the background, the tune and the tone Out there, the ballgame over. people going crazy take it to the streets The strobe of cop cars on their heads, everyone down put your seatbelts on Mister drunk off his ass at the back of the bus picks his head up, says to us: How about those lovebirds? Yeah, you there, I like a love song Well I don’t need to sing about every moment of clarity No I don’t need to make room for all my apologies But the ones I keep in have got to count - I’m sorry (like So. Central Rain) And not every song has got to pop like a dragon in a book And not every window has to have a view But you'll admit they make it easier to be on the train or standing in line at the bank or walking at night or waiting for your lover to come back into the room I’m writing this, I can hear her talking through the wall- I’m hanging on to every muffled word How they freeze in the air for a moment, then flutter to the ground They grow in your garden but not for me all the pomegranate plants and takeaway trees Grow in a row but not for me How about those lovebirds? Yeah, you there, I like a love song Now before I can make the sound come true I need three square meals and solid ground I need reality I need to make it for myself I need to grow up, step up, get on out there I dream of Texas, I dream of undeveloped spaces I dream of people coming around, meeting in one place I dream of noises filling the whole outside I dream of coming alive

Climbing up the ivy, over the walls, through the window to your room, into your arms Love be there soon Climbing up the steps, slow and quiet, through the front door right to you, into your arms All the way til morning Kicking up the dust, it never settles. Along the interstate, can’t stand to keep you waiting. The same story, tell it every time - the rolling crazy wheels and I. Headed for the horizon. Think of the fire, though the warmth is our own. Fall asleep in the backseat, wake up and we’re home. Dawn to dawn, wind everywhere. Whistling quietly our lullabye bye bye.