Lyrics in Progress

thought police

their cameras capture each move when you're in town
they track your handy when you walk around
they gather information, but they're out for more
they ignore your rights and they bend the law
they've got the means, they've got the expertise
nobody's able to escape the thought police

each piece of news you read or hear's been edited
they know which web sites you have visited
they read your mail, they store each single text you post
they know your fears, they know what you like most
they've got the means, they've got the expertise
nobody's able to escape the thought police

'bout unsusual behavior they are keeping lists
they say they need it to fight terrorists
you may think that you're alone but their spies are near
when you dream of freedom you can hear them snear
they've got the means, they've got the expertise
nobody's able to escape the thought police

they've got the means, they've got the expertise
there's no-one to control the thought police

After "Sabrina" this time "Assembled Masturbators" was censored and deleted from a Just Plain Folks forum being alleged of containing child pornography. The verse in question reads:

in a hidden corner
that is hard to see
young boys sometimes will gather
and use their fantasy
the little horny boys
are playing with their toys
can't wait to do the girls
soon they'll give it a whirl

Poor little boys! Will the US next issue death penalties for kids?!

The same people from Just Plain Folks have no problem calling for murder of 'Crats' (democrats) or glorifying war (their patriotic wars against terrorism - whatever they choose to define as such). So they are upholding some rest of freedom of speech, after all, don't they?

I wonder how come that I haven't written this years ago. The title has been in my mind since ages. I wrote it over lunch, checking my Penguin Rhyming dictionary only once (deciding against "dust" - there would have been no useful phrases as it normally stands for 'dying' which would have been too drastic - and for "trust").

Chorus - I wrote this first, as I often do:

no, Babe, I'm not your second choice
you will have to look someplace else
there's about a million other boys
but I won't be your
second choice

First verse:

now he has left you standing in the rain
so you're kind of feeling all alone
and you've decided coming up to me
suggesting that we get it on

I'm not THAT happy with "get it on", maybe I'll replace it sometime. Yet, then again, I might as well leave it in since it describes 'her' character quite well.

Second verse:

when year's ago I dreamed of you
you chose playing 'hard to get'
you messed around with other guys
I had to accept that that was that

Bridge:

still, I waver between pride and longing
still, I'm torn between hurt and lust
still, I waver between pride and longing
but then, I know that there would be no trust

"... may make it to what?", you might ask. To full blown lyrics is what I meant. I've not had a hit so far, there is not even a properly produced CD or so (the Selfastrays are about to change this, at least). I'm happy if my lyrics reach some kind of existence as hobby productions on the internet or as songs that are being performed. But that's not what I wanted to talk about today...

At the moment I'm working on quite a few different lyrics at the same time. Four lyrics that may serve as party songs sometime have been finished. Two more are in the pipeline. And in between I 'keep getting ideas' (that are not party songs and never will be). This morning, on the way to work, I had this weird idea to write a song about "limited liability". Don't ask me how that came about - I don't have the faintest idea. Just like "hot chicks" - one of the unfinished party lyrics - I will put it in the 'scrap book' for the time being. This is what I have at the moment:

I fall in love
and I fall out of love
just satisfied
I feel it's not enough
Baby, you should know
that if you deal with me
I come with limited
liabilty

I was contacted by producers who specialize in dance and party music. Although I've always found it exceptionally difficult to write easygoing stuff I've put down four party lyrics since yesterday (which actually means within two or three hours). The best title and hook is probably "party junkie", the best text is "here's to" (yes, just like this, without object).

party junkie

I wanna pa, pa, pa, pa party
'cos I'm a party junkie
I luv to pa, pa, pa, pa party
I'm crazy, and I am funky

wanna dance? come on, let's dance
want romance? then take the chance
want some love, my little dove?
need a shove? don't write if off

I wanna pa, pa, pa, pa party
'cos I'm a party junkie
I luv to pa, pa, pa, pa party
I'm crazy, and I am funky

friends to meet, what a treat
hear the beat, move your feet
come in drag, sit up and beg
wave your flag, shake your leg

I wanna pa, pa, pa, pa party
'cos I'm a party junkie
I luv to pa, pa, pa, pa party
I'm crazy, and I am funky

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the chorus of "here's to":

here's to the future, here's to the past
here's to all things that vanish or last
here's to yesterday's dreams
here's to today's fooleries
here's to the times that will come and will go
come on, join the party as your life flows

Maybe I've been wrong about myself all the time? Writing all that heavy stuff when I should have been writing "I wanna pa, pa, pa, pa party"?

Cheers! Have fun at your weekend parties!

Bernd

PS: ... and maybe I should have waited with publishing my lyrics collection so I would have had full 100 new lyrics. But I wouldn't have written "not quite" then ;-)