All Songs Written By Justin Timpane
Welcome to the
Starbucks Nation,
Home of instant
information.
Beaming to the
docking station,
Caffeination, We’re
the Nation
Capitalism has
replaced Catholicism
To become the new
religion,
A Debtor’s prison, it
is a new
Sign of opportunism,
An ever present
office in
Automobiles or
domiciles
(They’re both
sufficient)
Welcome to the
Starbucks Nation
Where everyone’s on
medication
To keep us in a calm
sedation
Mental patients,
We’re the nation
We watch our
cappuccino spill
And Flicks where Al
Pacino kills
Some people with
machine guns then
We go to school and
there get bullied
And it’s a big
surprise
When 13 teenage
victims die
The television raised
us so
We emulate the
babysitter
Graduate
from eminem to Tupak Shakur.. In Beamers
But
they’re honkys goin golfin cuz they grew up suburban
And
Simon said to my man Ted
Simon:
“You’re not an Idol”
Ted:
“Fine I guess I’ll mail some bombs out instead”
So
he did, then he’s caught, by the cops, as we watch
They
4 sure report the sordid stories on CNN
Here in the Starbucks
Nation
Home of wasted
education
Given to the drunk
Caucasians
Rehab patients, We’re
the nation
(Starbucks Nation)
18
hour workdays? Even God took 1 day off a week!
We’re scared of
terrorists
And terrified of
aeroplanes
And staring where the
towers stood in pairs
Its there on
television –
But we have dating
shows
And fare to keep the
ratings up
Justin and Kelly on
TV
And we’re what’s
missing here
In the Starbucks
nation,
Where even we are
fabrications
Just some producer’s
new creation
Syndication, We’re
the nation
Welcome to the
Starbucks nation
And we like the
misinformation
And its too hard to
change the station
So impatient, we’re
the nation
(Starbucks nation)
FRIEND
I’m so glad to see
you’re doing well.
I’ve heard that you’re
over me, that’s swell.
Maybe if you get the
chance, we’ll
Have a beer or a cup of
coffee
No, You don’t think so.
Thanks Friend, Isn’t it
nice
Isn’t awfully good to be
my friend?
Isn’t it great? Isn’t it
wonderful
To be my Friend.
Yeah, your’e right, its
better this way now
Just Like you said.
You get to choose when
you want me around
Look what I get
I get to watch you fool
around
And Be there so you can
tell me how
It Feels, What a sweet
deal.
Thanks Friend, Isn’t it
nice
Isn’t awfully good to be
my friend?
Isn’t it great? Isn’t it
wonderful
To be my Friend.
Hi, Its me, I just want
you to know
I’m happy for you.. NOOO!!
Sorry if I made you all
upset,
And that I cried
Its sad your boyfriend
Crashed his new Corvette
and that he died
I hope they find the guy
who cut the
Brake lines and who stole
my scissors
I’ll be there for you, my
friend.
Thanks Friend, Isn’t it
nice
Isn’t awfully good to be
my friend?
Isn’t it great? Isn’t it
wonderful
To be my Friend.
EVERYTHING’S
WONDERFUL
Jennifer sat in the
Orchestra shaking
Her knee and
pretending to play
Zachary sat in the
seat right beside her
And built up the
courage to say
“I know that its
fearful up here on the stage
I hope I can take
that away.. but if
You lose your place
at the top of the page,
Just listen to me as
you play.”
Cuz I’ll be by your
side
I’ll be by your side
Zachary knelt in the
sand by the ocean
That echoed in
Jennifer’s eyes
And Zachary smiled
cuz he knew it’s the
Moment of happiness
making her cry
“I know that its
fearful” he said,
“And I’m fearful,
But you know my heart
and my mind.
And tearful rejoicing
turns fears into choices
And I’ll never leave
you behind
I swear to you,
I’ll be by your side
I’ll be by your side
And don’t turn to
look,
You can trust that
I’ll be
Here at the end of
the day
From morning to
sunset to
After the moonlight
I’ll stay
I’ll stay by your
side
Zachary sat in the
orchard recounting
The years that had
faded away
And Jennifer lay in
the grass
there beside him
To hear what he
needed to say
And he smiled at her,
tearful,
And gave her the
roses
He brought to her now
every day
And he walked away
from her
with sadness but
comfort
In knowing she’s
hearing him pray
EYES
CLOSED
Keep looking the other way
Go look in another place
Speak up if you wanna
scream
Cuz I’ve been silent, no
time to waste
Reverse to the opposite
Welcome to the readmit
Admit you were just about
to think of it
And time’s up, too late
Eyes closed and I’ve been
counting
And I know that You know
So I’ll hide ‘till you
have found me
Your turn, Eyes closed,
go.
Break out of created night
Crash into another day
Fast into another game,
another way
To break through the same
It plays out like poetry
Just place something
underneath
It’s looked at and never
seen
Like light and shadow,
2,1, new game
Eyes closed and I’ve been
counting
And I know that You know
So I’ll hide ‘till you
have found me
Your turn, Eyes closed
Go count back from 10
somewhere
I’ll hide somewhere
Where you can’t find me
Then we’ll start again,
cover your eyes
Don’t peek, don’t seek to
find me yet
Ready or not here we come
Steady towards appearing.
Done.
Eyes closed and I’ve been
counting
And I know that You know
So I’ll hide ‘till you
have found me
Your turn, Eyes closed,
go.
NOT
MYSELF TODAY
Say can you see, can you
see me
You wanted me, you got me
Like me? Do you like me?
Do you hate me? I do.
I didn’t mean it, no I’m
sorry,
No I have to to you, no.
I got angry
If I offend myself I’ll
send myself away
I am my enemy, my self’s
away
(Try as I might try when
I find
time to try I find its
finite
And try to try my life,
I’d never say it, but)
I’m not myself today
My hands don’t bleed,
that I can see
A different me, addiction
seed, afflicted
Me? I can’t stop me. Say
that I’ve got needs.
Flee? No, I’ve got me
trying to stop deeds.
Do You hate me?
If I offend myself I’ll
send myself away
I am my enemy, my self’s
away
(Try as I might try when
I find
time to try I find its
finite
And try to try my life,
I’d never say it, but)
I’m not myself today
No, I’m gonna be an
Island, I am.
No one’s ever gonne be
like I am, I AM.
No I have stop and I will
try and try and
I am never gonna make it,
cannot take it.
If I offend myself I’ll
send myself away
I am my enemy, my self’s
away
(Try as I might try when
I find
time to try I find its
finite
And try to try my life,
I’d never say it, but)
I’m not myself today
ALL
BEFORE
You’ve heard it all before
And I’ve said it on my
own.
You took me on a trip
And led me to my home.
And I recall the time
We were kissing on the
floor
In your friend’s old
attic bedroom
But you’ve heard that all
before
And I am yours, and you
are mine
And I am he from other
times
And you are she I sought
to find
And I am yours and you
are mine.
And this is just another
way
For me to make you see
From in a world that’s
all alone
To we will always be
And these are not poetic
words
That I could use to try
to say
But you deserve to hear
“I love you”
And this is just another
way.
And I am yours, and you
are mine
And I am he from other
times
And you are she I sought
to find
And I am yours and you
are mine.
They’ve all been for you
all along
Here’s just one more to
call your song.
You’ve heard it all before
And if I write a million
songs
The message doesn’t change
Just because time moves
along.
And when we’ve both gone
old and gray
And life’s not changing
anymore,
I’ll still have songs to
sing to you
That you’ve heard all
before.
And I am yours, and you
are mine
And I am he from other
times
And you are she I sought
to find
And I am yours and you
are mine.
YES
I DO
So welcome home, I start
to wonder
When you’re alone,
If you are lonely when
I’m gone
And worry something’s
wrong.
I took my time to make
you wonder
What’s on my mind
I am too kind to make you
wait
At least you said I am
today
And yes I do still, I
will if you will.
Look into my eyes, and
then you’ll realize
That I will love you, and
yes I do.
And if I wait, don’t
start to wonder
If its too late, if I
still
Feel that wondrous way
That I used to yesterday
And yes I do still, I
will if you will.
Look into my eyes, and
then you’ll realize
That I will love you, and
yes I do.
I know I’ve been away a
long, long time,
But not to stay.
I know I miss the chance
to say
“I love you when I’m gone”
And yes I do still, I
will if you will.
Look into my eyes, and
then you’ll realize
That I will love you, and
yes I do.
OUR
SONG (LIE)
(“I will love you all my
life”)
How could you say the
things you said?
How could you say those
things
and leave me for dead?
I wish I never heard your
voice,
I wish I couldn’t hear it
still in my head.
Was it a lie?
(“I will love you all my
life”)
Was it a lie?
(“I could never live
without you”)
Did you make promises
again?
Does some poor sucker
think
That you’ll never go?
And are you laughing now
at him?
Do you find pleasure
knowing
He’ll never know?
Was it a lie?
(“I will love you all my
life”)
Was it a lie?
(“I could never live
without you”)
(“Of course I only want
you”)
And him, and him, and him
and him?
(“You know that you can
trust me”)
To have other men and lie
and lie and lie.
Was it a lie?
(“I will love you all my
life”)
Was it a lie?
(“I could never live
without you”)
I can’t stop hearing all
your lies
It’s just too bad you
couldn’t
Shut up and die
Was it a lie?
(“I will love you all my
life”)
Was it a lie?
(“I could never live
without you”)
FINALE..?
When did this weight fall
upon my shoulders?
When did I start to feel
so much older?
And now that I’ve come to
this place
Can I ever know that it
is done?
Are there ways I can ever
go back?
It came to the point that
I had to decide.
I prayed that my dreams
don’t fall by the wayside.
Endeavor to make what is
won be enough to go
Forever. To make what is
done the impossible.
And close the curtain,
the show’s not certain.
The stage is set, the
cues are marked
And we’ll see if we’ve
gone dark tonight.
When did I stop living
for the hunger?
When did the dreamers get
so much younger?
Didn’t the practical
start as minority?
When did respect for the
art lose priority
And close the curtain,
the show’s not certain.
The stage is set, the
cues are marked
And we’ll see if we’ve
gone dark.
Tonight will I stand
proud?
Will I sellout the crowd?
And if I bow, what if
they yell out loud:
“Get the hell out”? Guess
I’ll find out tonight.
And close the curtain,
the show’s not certain.
The stage is set, the
cues are marked
And we’ll see if we’ve
gone dark tonight.