David Jackson Recess

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*To My Power chord
Give me my power chord

Now the day had come, and I began to play
I got strung out on string, you know I HAD to play
I had to bang my head, I had to wake the dead.
Yeah, I could'a been a jock, but I rocked instead.
Then the day came, and I got to play
It was my turn to laugh and I blew them all away.
I showed them something they'd never seen before.
And I owe it all*

And now I'm older. I find life's a mother….
Every bill I pay gets replaced by another.
The checks I write bounce like a ball.
When I think I'm gonna lose it, I hear the call.
I start to sweat. I need to feel.
My fingers pressing tight on strings of steel.
It's pure anesthesia just like before.
I'll never outgrow the sound
Of a powerchord.

ARE YOU HAPPY NOW?
Well I'm angry, and I'm pissed.
Tonight's the night with your face and my fist.
What you see, is what you steel.
Heart like a stone that never could feel.
You got me black and blue, 'till all I see is red.
I can't stand to look at your face, I see a bulls-eye on your forehead.

*In the name of number one, you threw away everyone
Stomped on everything in your way.
So tell me.
Are you happy now? (Now that all the love is gone).
So tell me.
Are your happy now? (Now that everything is gone).

Hate, Hate, Hate, Hate, Hate.
All I see is Hate.
Hell is calling for you, so don't be late.
Diseased liar, have you gone completely insane?
Now all that you do is give whores a bad name.*
Are you happy now? (Now that I am moving on)
Are you happy now?

THE PRICE
Babe, I don't want to fight. Couldn't we just go to sleep?
But instead I feel the stinger a thousand times from the same bee.
My heart, my blood, my time, my sleep. You want them all for you to keep.
My love, my soul, my heart, my mind, but you can't see the well is dry.
Tie my hands, slip on the noose, kick out the chair, and let me swing loose.
Shoot me, stab me, leave me to die, cause you can't see the well is dry.
The well is dry.

*Why? Does it have to be so hard? Be so hard.
Why? Must I always pay the price?
Tell me why does it have to be so hard?
How did my world become a vice?
Why does it have to be so hard?
Why must I always pay the price?

Twisted torture fills me with pain. Sulfuric acid burning in my vains.
The shackles are heavy. I cannot leave. Weights on my chest. I cannot breath.
My all is just not good enough. But I've got nothing more to give.
You've got the gun. The ball's in your court. Shot me now, or let me live. Let me live.*

Babe, I don't want to fight. Couldn't we just go to sleep?

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GAME OVER
If I go right, will I be wrong?
If I go left, will I be strong?
If I go up, will it bring me down?
If I go down, I'm going down swinging.
Woa, I've had enough.
This dog will not roll over.
Game Over.
This game is over.

Ultimatums to the left, and head games to my right.
You're such a whine tit, misfit, chicken shit, always looking for a fight.
Woa, I've had enough.
I've had enough.

Straight-ahead is the way I'm going. Away from you.
You can keep the head games, keep the guilt,
Keep all the shit I took from you.
Woa, I've had enough.
Your time is through.
Game Over. This game is over.
You're playing with yourself.

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VICTIM
Daddy come look. Momma come and see.
Ain't gonna work to get me what I need
Never bridled, born entitled.
So give it all. Give it all to me.
Blame it on my parents.
The settings I was in.
I'm too rich, no, I'm too poor.
No, I'm too fat, and I'm too thin
I'm a Victim (It's not my fault)

You say I'm a monster, that I'll burn in hell.
Check out the newsstand all the covers I sell
Attention love and friends to me were allusive.
So tune in the news tonight, to see my 11 O'clock exclusive
I'm a Victim (It's not my fault)

And when your life I've shattered, cause I murdered your only son.
Don't blame me, hate me, shame me.
Hate the makers of the gun.
I'm a victim.

With the evidence gathered. Only me to blame.
I'll call on your pity. Call myself insane.
And back in my cell, I'll turn on my TV.
If I don't have all the channels I want, the press will hear from me.
I'm a Victim (It's not my fault)

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DODGE THE BULLET
Frantic panic, choking me.
Flaming horror reigns supreme.
The seed has been planted, there's no turning back.
One shot in the dark, and the cats out of the bag.
Can't you see? That it's not a game.
Lust is boiling, jump in the flame.
Burning passion. A slave to desire.
Reality in your face. You taste the fire.
You play the game. You roll the dice.
Now its time to pay the price.
The seed has been planted the deed has been done.
Face to face with a loaded gun.
Let's see ya dodge a bullet.

One drop of sin, like a razor sharp knife
Slice your brain like a shredder, and massacre your life.
Shot in the dark. Break through the wall.
The higher the high, the harder the fall.
You play the game. You roll the dice.
Now its time to pay the price.
In the eye of a hurricane out of control.
I lost my raincoat, and now it's starting to pour.
Let's see ya dodge a bullet.

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NOTHING
Take a man. Set him free.
If he returns, it was meant to be.
But you put a man into a cage.
Take his soul, and see his rage.
I don't know who I am.
I can't be who I was.
My mind is forced to play the fool.
And I have
NOTHING - to Say
NOTHING - to Hear
NOTHING - to fight
NOTHING - to fear
NOTHING - to give
NOTHING - to take
And I have NOTHING

Take a man. Part by part.
Infect his brain, and drain his heart.
Left to exist as just a shell.
Living, breathing, in his hell.
All I build is worthless
My empire of nothingness
My life is full of endless blame.
And I have
NOTHING - to fight
NOTHING - to fear
NOTHING - to give
NOTHING - to take
NOTHING - to fix
NOTHING -to break
And I have NOTHING

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MY ONLY HOPE
I've got the vision, I can see the unseen.
I've got my motivation focused on my dreams.
I'm making changes, so change won't make me.
"I" and "Myself" just left town and now its up to me.
I am my only hope.

I am my inspiration constantly improved
Immaculant perfection is my every move.
Sacrificing all to keep integrity intact.
I'm always moving forward I ain't never looking back.

Now you might call me stingy, but nobody gets me down.
You might call me rigid I got no time to mess around.
Time is always running, and I'm tired of being behind.
You can choose to lose my friend, but I choose to use my mind.
I am my only hope.

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IN VAIN
When the air is silent, you preserve every word.
You save your memories and every sound you heard.
I was just a young boy, you helped me face my fears.
Every cut you kissed it better and whipped away the tears.
Teaching me to fight for what's right.
When in darkness run to the light.
How to cry, to laugh, to love.
To wear a smile more than a frown, and don't let life get you down.
Don't forget to pray to the man above.
And the lessons that you taught me, won't wash away with the tears that rain.
I won't let your life be in vain.
Forever I sing this song, as the time slips away.
No. Never in vain.

And the lessons never change, as the pain slips away
I won't let your life be in vain
Forever I sing this song, for my children to carry on.
No. Never in Vain.

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CRY OF INDEPENDENCE
Can't you see the indecision?
Can't you give some recognition?
Love to you means pure submission
As the blind perform the circumcision.
Respect is due, and you must pay it.
You change the rules to life while you play it.
Keep their feet on unsure ground, so no one can ever bring you down

*Raped of all that you could steal.
You stole their pride and made them kneel.
You threw them out in the middle of a storm.
They had to burn their bridges to stay warm.
Apologies past expiration
Inward I find inspiration
Push on through with no repentance
Here my cry of independence

Can't you see the lack of justice?
You kicked us twice and still say, "Trust us."
Burn in hell I hope you do.
For all the hell you put me through.
What's in your mind it's so hard to say.
When your children are your prey.
Drowning in hate I swam to shore
I turned my back and slammed the door.

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WHAT'S LEFT OF MY LIFE
If you could help me find my soul.
I fell like I'm using control
Emptiness fills me inside
I just want to run and hide
Far, far, away
Cause I don't want to stay in what's left of my life

If I could just find the strength
I just might give a damn
I still feel the sting
From the back of your helping hand
You've gone far away, and I don't want to stay.
In what's left of my life.

I don't want to sleep
I just can't take the pain
You're there in my dreams.
So much I don't understand.
You've gone far away, and I don't want to stay.
In what's left of my life

Think. I think I've blown a fuse.
And I'll never feel again.
Feeling so abused. Not much that I can stand.
Stay here with me, and we'll live happily.
In what's left of my life
Stay here with me, and we'll live happily.
For the rest of my life

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I'M GONNA MAKE IT
You pick me up, and you dragged me out.
You hurt me from the inside out.
You kicked my skull, and you broke my back.
You ate me up like a midnight snack.

*You kicked me when I was down, but I still held my ground.
Every punch you threw, you know I'd take it.
I've taken your worst, and I've dodged all the hurt.
I believe now.
I'm gonna make it.

Spit me out. Left me for dead
Crow bar up side my head
Drag my brain, drive me insane
Shattered me like a window pane*

Cause I know I can take it.
Take me home.

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TAKE YOUR PAIN
Won't you let, let me take your pain away?
Let my arms be your umbrella in the rain.
Let me carry you through the deep river of tears.
Deliver you void of hatred, void of fears.

Won't you let, let me take your pain away?

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