LYRICS

LOVE IS THE REVOLUTION (3rd Album)

LET LOVE TURN THIS WORLD AROUND

Do you hear her?

Do you fear her?

A whisper from the ground

Do you hear her?

Are you near her?

The song without a sound

Let your heart bleed out all the pain and

Let your sorrows drown

Let tears flow like a summer rain and

Let love turn this world around

Free yourself, let love turn this world around

Ooooh, be yourself, let love turn this world around

Oo oo ooh, do do do do do do do

Let love turn this world around

Oo oo ooh, do do do do do do do

Let love turn this world around

Now you hear her

Now you fear her

The presence so profound

Now you hear her

Now you're near her

The queen without a crown

Let your heart bleed out all the pain and

Be lost and then be found

Let tears flow like a summer rain and

Let love turn this world around

Free yourself, let love turn this world around

Ooooh, be yourself, let love turn this world around

Oo oo ooh, do do do do do do do

Let love turn this world around

Oo oo ooh, do do do do do do do

Let love turn this world around (hold)

Oo oo ooh, do do do do do do do

Let love turn this world around

Oo oo ooh, do do do do do do do

Let love turn this world around

Oo oo ooh, do do do do do do do

Let love turn this world around

Oo oo ooh, do do do do do do do

Let love turn this world around

HOOKS

I was a forlorn fishy swimmin' in the sea

Lookin' for a lover or the one who'd be

My consorted companion but now I see

There just ain't enough fishies swimmin' in the sea

A glimmer in my eye just as I tried to flee

I'm cryin' out for mercy in a final plea

You’re reeling me in

I never ever want to be free

Don't take your hooks out of me

Don't toss me back in the sea

Don't take your hooks out of me

'Cause I don't want to be free

Don't take your hooks out of me

You were a shoreline strutting strolling in the sun

Far from all the fishies but at least there's one

Who can bait you with an earworm and a clever pun

Now we're singing it together in the summer sun

The music melts your mind just as you try to flee

you're cryin' out for mercy in a final plea

I’m reeling you in

you'll never ever want to be free

Can't take the hooks out of me

Can't throw me back in the sea

Can't take the hooks out of me

'Cause you don't want to be free

Can't take the hooks out of me

Can't throw me back in the sea

Can't take the hooks out of me

'Cause you don't want to be free

Can't take the hooks out of me

I'm just a forlorn fishy swimmin' in the sea

Sometimes a song is simple so you let it be

I’m still lookin' for a lover or someone like me

Who can sing a song forever in the deep blue sea

The music melds our minds just as you try to flee

you're cryin' out for mercy in a final plea

I’m reeling you in

You'll never ever want to be free

Can't take the hooks out of me

Can't throw me back in the sea

Can't take the hooks out of me

'Cause you don't want to be free

Can't take the hooks out of me

Can't throw me back in the sea

Can't take the hooks out of me

'Cause you don't want to be free

Can't take the hooks out of me

THE SPEKTRE

Dead of December

Was when we met

You will remember

You don't know it yet

I loved you truly

Then you withdrew

You looked right through me

But I'm not through with you

I am The Spektre

You can't see me but I'm always by your side

I am The Spektre

Slide on in and let me take you for a ride

Hush, my darling, dry your eyes

Far away where no one hears your cries

Speaking of the devil in disguise

You will to learn to love me, do or die

Tough act to follow

So hard to get

Deep in the hollow

Smitten silhouette

Can't hush the voices

Inside my head

So spoiled for choices

Left each one for dead

I am The Spektre

You don't see me but I'm always by your side

I am the Spektre

Lift this veil and let me take you for my bride

Hush, my darling, dry your eyes

Far away where no one hears your cries

Speaking of the devil in disguise

Lay by me and watch the full moon rise

So sweet the nectar

This witches brew

Lifelong collector

Of innocents like you

I am The Spektre

You won't see me but I'm always by your side

I am The Spektre

My undying love until my lover dies

Hush, my darling, dry your eyes

Far away where no one hears your cries

Speaking of the devil in disguise

You will to learn to love me, do or die

NO TOMORROW

Gonna live like no tomorrow

Gonna love like no tomorrow

Do you remember back when the end was nigh?

Iron curtains, tensions running high

ICBMs pointed at the sky

The cold war's been revived

Were we defending the land of the free?

Were we blinded by fear and could not see?

New messiahs answering our plea:

"I want my MTV"

I believe that pride precedes the fall

I believe that heroes hear the call

I believe new wave brought down the Wall

Gonna dance like no tomorrow

Gonna dream like no tomorrow

Gonna live like no tomorrow

Gonna love like no tomorrow

Look around you, might be the end is near

And it's a wonder that we’re still even here

Hold on tight to the people you hold dear

Why live your life in fear?

I remember back when we used to dance

Changin’ channels to find a new romance

Happy-sad songs by force of circumstance

We might still have a chance

I believe that pride can cast a chill

I believe that heroes

love a thrill

I believe new wave will save us still

Gonna dance like no tomorrow

Gonna dream like no tomorrow

Gonna live like no tomorrow

Gonna love like no tomorrow

It’s back to the future, the end is soon

We’re gonna start a war for 99 balloons

Greed is good, two tribes at war

If I’m a freedom fighter, tell me what's it for

Safety dance, do it pole to pole

The whole shack shimmies to the duck and roll

The retro-future might save your soul

Bear and eagle, flags unfurled

Everybody still wants to rule the world

World-class chess match, you've been played

Future's so bright, gotta wear shades

End of the world, who’s feeling fine?

We’re cold war cool, dressed to the nines

Tonight we’re

gonna party like it's ‘99

I believe that pride precedes the fall

I believe that heroes hear the call

I believe new wave brought down the Wall

Gonna dance like no tomorrow

Gonna dream like no tomorrow

Gonna live like no tomorrow

Gonna love like no tomorrow

JUST OUT OF TIME

Did you ever want me?

I was blind

Did you ever need me?

In our prime

Did you ever love me?

You were kind but we’re just out of time

You told me you want me

Not a crime

You told me you need me

Changed my mind

You told me you loved me

Was a line and we’re just out of time

Once the planets and stars aligned

We were so vivid and so refined

Now our colors have lost their shine

And I’m hoping that you will find

One more chance for me to make you mine

But we’re just out of time

Once the planets and stars aligned

We were so vivid and so refined

Now our colors have lost their shine

And I’m hoping that you will find

One more chance for me to make you mine

But we’re just out of time

Will you ever want me?

I decline

Will you ever need me?

Misaligned

Will you ever love me?

I’ll be fine and we’re just out of time

You told me you want me

we’re just out of time

You told me you need me

You told me you loved me

we’re just out of time

Will you ever love me?

we’re just out of time

COUP DE GRACE

Now, the time has come, the battle is won

A preordination

We, zero sum, now one and done

Your miscalculation

You set me aside as if I died

No justification

Now, I turn the tide, swallow your pride

Accept capitulation

Right side of the wrong, we can go on, saving face

Dark right before dawn, our saving grace

No tender mercy

As I slay this albatross

No controversy

As I grant this coup de grace

Now our time is here, everything’s clear

A purification

Our future is near, nothing to fear

But unification

Right side of the wrong, we can go on, saving face

Dark right before dawn, our saving grace

No tender mercy

As I slay this albatross

No controversy

As I grant this coup de grace

No tender mercy

As I slay this albatross

No controversy

As I grant this coup de grace

Right side of the wrong, we can go on, saving face

Dark right before dawn, our saving grace

No tender mercy

As I slay this albatross

No controversy

As I grant this coup de grace

No tender mercy

As I slay this albatross

No controversy

As I grant this coup de grace

I forgive you, why forgive you

SIREN SONG

We started out like a sonnet

A page without anything on it

Was you I wanted, head over heels

The day we met

We were like two birds of a feather

Every waking moment together

Now and forever and I know

Exactly what comes next

What first seemed hypnotizing

Now feels less surprising

Demons I'm exorcizing

In my head

No use in vocalizing

My mental scrutinizing

Is traumatizing

Leaving so much left unsaid

Siren song

Why don't you let me be

Gimme my sanity

Find another lover

Siren song

Why don't you set me free

Drown me in a deep sea

Just like all the others

I could learn to be a bit more connective

I try to tap into my collective

But irrespective, dejected

It sounds like a cacophony

I could use a little perspective,

I'm selective, deflective

I use too much invective

I am overprotective

I forgot my objective

I'm the phony in my symphony

Nothing is synthesizing

Endless loops reprising

Agonizing

Driving me insane

The truth that I’m disguising

I'm only fantasizing

And capsizing

And there's no one left to blame

Siren song

Why don't you let me be

Gimme my sanity

Find another lover

Siren song

Why don't you set me free

Drown me in a deep sea

Just like all the others

Go forward, no rewind,

Try stepping inside my mind

I try to find the sublime

But music is such a monkeyshine

Can't find the time in my daily grind

For lines for a message for all mankind,

Sorry, no, humankind

Be gone you maritime concubine

I simply need a sign that

In the end it will all be fine?

I’m in a bind, throw me a line

In fact, call me anytime

Can I call you? No? that’s fine

I find from time to time that

Over-rhyming’s not a crime

But is this melody even mine?

Siren song

Why don’t you let me be

Gimme my sanity

Find another lover

Siren song

Why don’t you set me free

Drown me in a deep sea

Just like all the others

KILL THE SELF

Mad dogs, midday sun

Mavericks, we were best mates on the run

Raising hell and hijinks just for fun, oh,

And we were young guns

We were alive

Bandits, thick as thieves

Stealing every moment we could seize

That was long ago not days like these

And now we've wasted all the years

Gone by

To survive, kill the self

Ticking time, hark the bell

Lonely life, living hell

Read the signs, break the spell

Come alive, kill the self

Narcissus, you broke the bond

Humblebrag and bluster on and on

Now I think it’s time I carry on

The thrill is gone, my best friend

Already died

Hey, prodigal son

Can you repair the damage that you’ve done

Or requite the love from those you've shunned

No one else can save you

God knows I tried

To survive, kill the self

Ticking time, hark the bell

Lonely life, living hell

Read the signs, break the spell

Come alive, kill the self

Life goes on and time is slipping

Far away on your ego tripping

When we were alive and kicking

Damn, we had such fun

Who’ll be ‘round when you get older

Laugh out loud and give you a shoulder

It's yourself that you should get over

But they say the good die young

To survive, kill the self

Ticking time, hark the bell

Lonely life, living hell

Read the signs, break the spell

Will you find your third self?

To survive, kill the self

Ticking time, hark the bell

Lonely life, living hell

Read the signs, break the spell

Come alive, kill the self

Will you find your third self?

Come alive

LIFE WITHOUT HER

One note, one beat

On the dance floor, in the street

Hips move, eyes meet

Bodies turning up the heat

Toward you comes she

And your heart skips a beat

Raw nerves, cold feet

Your defenses in retreat

Suddenly

What you know is obsolete

When two hearts meet

Butterflies and alchemy

First love, in deep

Pray the lord your soul to keep

You don't take the leap

And in a moment, she is gone

Now you live your life without her

Life without her

Time without her

Now she's gone

Can't go on

Years pass, time fleets

Long ago, your apogee

Regrets repeat

Life refracted, in retreat

Your guilty plea

Hole hearted, incomplete

And angels weep

For the moments bittersweet

Now you see

All the world is obsolete

When two hearts meet

Butterflies and alchemy

Lost love, bone deep

Pray the lord your soul to keep

Did not take the leap

And in a moment, she was gone

Now you live your life without her

Life without her

Time without her

Now she's gone

Can't go on

Now you live your life without her

Life without her

Time without her

Now she's gone

Can't go on

FIGHT THE GOOD FIGHT

Way back when, the world before me

Unfurled my flag, no guts then no glory

The map’s just not the territory

I lost my plot to live another story

Did not get rich, did not get famous

See, life’s a bitch, I spent most of it aimless

Mistakes I’ve made shall remain nameless

With no regrets, I will live a life shameless

’Cause I fight the good fight

’Cause I did fine

I’m a living legend in my own mind

Along the way, I met my brothers

Sisters, saints, friends and lovers

We sang these songs, played some covers

Wrote down a few words ‘bout how to love one another

Sold some tickets, didn't make money

Played to crickets, so glad you showed up, honey

See, life’s a farce, but it’s kinda funny

So might as well stay on the side that’s stayin’ sunny

’Cause we fight the good fight

We’re not past our prime

We’re arena rock stars ahead of our time

And how ‘bout you? Have you awoken?

Your best plans laid while the gods keep jokin’

Down for the count, but by the same token

You might get bruised, but you will never be broken

Your hopes, your dreams may not come later

So you be you, you’ll be on to something greater

Don’t stay in the stands, be a spectator

Get in the coliseum and become a gladiator

Fight the good fight

Lay it all on the line

Lose the battle, win the war, and have a good time

Fight the good fight

Step out in the sunlight

Keep tryin’ as you might

Everything will be alright

LOVE IS THE REVOLUTION

Way, a-way, way-oh

Remember

From the moment that we are born

We spend life looking for all of the answers

To the questions haunting

The hallways inside of our minds

And we stare up at the stars

the universe, she is a dancer

Still we spend the whole of our lives

ahead of our time

Take a solemn vow,

love, it’s here and now

Remember

Staring at the twilight, we find no real solution

The true light is inside so shine it outside bright

’Cause love’s the revolution

In the firelight, we find no absolution

What’s inside, send it outside, shine your true light bright

’Cause love’s the revolution

From the moment you let love in

Hate falls away and everything begins

And it’s love that keeps the wounded world

spinning around

This I know is true

I'm the other you

Remember

Staring at the twilight, we find no real solution

The true light is inside so shine it outside bright

’Cause love’s the revolution

In the firelight, we find no absolution

What’s inside, send it outside, shine your true light bright

’Cause love’s the revolution

Way-oh

A-way-oh

Love is the revolution

Staring at the twilight, we find no real solution

The true light is inside so shine it outside bright

’Cause love’s the revolution

In the firelight, we find no absolution

What’s inside, send it outside, shine your true light bright

’Cause love’s the revolution

Restitution

Make a resolution

For evolution

No substitution

One solution

An absolution

A revolution

Love’s the revolution

Restitution

Make a resolution

For evolution

No substitution

One solution

Love is the Revolution

POLARIS

When you went away

Skies turned stormy and gray

Gravity binds me to this sphere

I don’t want to stay

If you’re not here

Where have you gone?

My north star

I need you to guide me

But I don’t know where you are

I know my heart won’t let you down

And I know my heart won’t let you down

And I know I’ll find you on the dark side of the moon

I know my heart will get there soon

The sun sets at the end of the day

She’s not the light that guided my way

Night after night, I search a sky so clear

But my Polaris simply disappeared

Please let me see you one last time

I’ll help you remember

Help you remember how you shined

I know my heart won’t let you down

And I know my heart won’t let you down

I know I’ll find you there behind a dying star

I know my heart can go that far

Why so far away?

Come back home

Please come back to stay with me

Or just stay, and I’ll come to you

Shine your light

You know I’ll be true

Will you wait for me at the edge of this cosmic sea?

Together, you and me, forever

Far away in the great beyond

I know my heart won’t let you down

And I know I’ll find you at the end of space and time

Inside my heart you’ll always shine

I know your heart will always be mine

NEXT (2nd Album)

COLORBLIND

It was four score and seven

We bowed our heads in shame

Now it’s eight score or so later

And it all just looks the same

Who can grant forgiveness

For this original sin

Who possesses the grace to look

Past the color of our skin

Please can I take your hand?

Because I need to understand

Please can I march with you?

Far away to the promised land

(Should we be) colorblind

(Should I be) colorblind

(I don't wanna be) colorblind

(What's it mean) colorblind

(Should we be) colorblind

(Should I be) colorblind

(I don't wanna be) colorblind

(What's it mean) colorblind

Teach me how to dance with you

And I’ll teach you how to play

I don’t want to be colorblind

If it blinds me to your pain

We both love our children

But we’re racing against time

Look how they play together

Maybe they are colorblind

If we look a little deeper

We could see into the soul

If we look just a little deeper

We could be whole

(Should we be) colorblind

(Should I be) colorblind

(I don't wanna be) colorblind

(What's it mean) colorblind

(Should we be) colorblind

(Should I be) colorblind

(I don't wanna be) colorblind

(What's it mean) colorblind

Let me see

Into your soul

Make me see

Make me whole

See through me

Into my soul

Make me see

Make me whole

CANCEL CULTURE

You say something I don’t like

But it’s your right to say

So you shout it from the rooftops

In your official communique

I say something you don’t like

And you try to shut me down

Wanna send me to the gallows if I'm

A little bit outta bounds

About time we cancel our cancel culture

Ya can't subdue my point of view this time. Why?

You misconstrued my meaning

You can signal all the virtues that you want to

That’s just fine

But you can’t read my mind

Never gonna cancel me, cancel me

Ain’t ever gonna cancel me, cancel me

You’re never gonna cancel me, cancel me

Ain’t ever gonna cancel me, cancel me

Freedom of expression

May require a smart critique

Ya gotta tolerate some opinions

And learn to turn the other cheek

Why not hear me out

And I will try to keep the peace

How ‘bout a civilized conversation

And retire the thought police

About time we cancel our cancel culture

Don't misconstrue my point of view this time. Why?

How am I offending you

By stating an opinion that won’t harm you

Grow a spine

‘Cause you don’t know me and you don’t own me

And you can’t read my mind

Never gonna cancel me, cancel me

Ain’t ever gonna cancel me, cancel me

You’re never gonna cancel me, cancel me

Ain’t ever gonna cancel me, cancel me

IN IT TO WIN IT

They call us the underdogs

In the match of the century

Here against all odds

And they ain't playin' by the rules

Down in the final hour

We can't keep it on the sideline

Victory could be ours

If we don't stop to play the fool

If we play from our hearts, they can't beat us

Play from our hearts, we can't lose

Are you in it to win it

Then let it show

And we're not gonna stop

Until we make that goal

Are you in it to win it

It's on the line

We can come out on top

Just in the nick of time

Our colors paint the crowd

Everybody here is with us

Singing out so loud

Cause they know it's time to choose

If we play from our hearts, they can't beat us

Play from our hearts, we can't lose

Are you in it to win it

Then let it show

And we're not gonna stop

Until we make that goal

Are you in it to win it

It's on the line

We can come out on top

Just in the nick of time

If we play from our hearts, they can't beat us

Play from our hearts, we can't lose

It's the main event, it's the final brawl

Playin' in a match of political football

In extra time, out on the pitch

Fake right, cross left then I make the switch

You bring the bluster, we bring the pain

I promise you this, you will remember our name

No I in team, in the final bracket

We don't talk smack, we got skills to back it

Incoming, corner kick

Anyone of us could be scorin' a hat-trick

In it to win it, heart and soul

We ain't ever gonna stop until we make that goal

Ain't over til whistle stops

People love it when the underdog comes out on top

And one more thing, here's the upshot

Never ever underestimate the long shot

Are you in it to win it

Then let it show

And we're not gonna stop

Until we make that goal

Are you in it to win it

It's on the line

We can come out on top

Just in the nick of time

If we play from our hearts, we can't lose

I WILL HAUNT YOU

I’m all alone in the fields every night

I am waiting

You’re far away fast asleep

All alone in your bed

Nine months apart and the war is certain to

bleed me cold

When I arrive at your door

Please don’t greet me with dread

The horses will ride through the night

Until you get this letter

My candle is dim and I fear

That my ink will run dry

I can't escape but this fate will not stop me from

Finding you

The way to traverse all those miles

Is to love and to die

I will come to haunt you, darling

Wipe your tears, no sad departing

If you love me, say we're starting

Over once again

I will be there in the books

In the pictures and paintings

While you’re asleep, at your side

I’ll be stroking your hair

If you should cry, you will find

That my hand's on your shoulder

Our future’s secured, rest assured

I will always be there

I will come to haunt you, darling

Wipe your tears, no sad departing

If you love me, say we're starting

Over once again

Life tarries on, you’ll decide

That it’s time to remarry

But late in the night, I’ll make clear

There’s a promise to keep

After all we are ghosts longer than we are

Flesh and blood

I will await by your grave

'Til you rise from your sleep

I will come to haunt you, darling

Wipe your tears, no sad departing

If you love me, say we're starting

Over once again

CLEAN

Bruised, torn, beaten, scorned

You were obscene

She was pure

You, the disease

And she, the cure

A shadow where you stood

And now she's leaving you for good

The tide is turning

There’s no more yearning

Grieve her

You didn’t see her

Now ya believe her

Time to free her

Now she’s clean

Evergreen

She’s moving on without you

To worlds unseen

Pristine

And her vaccine

Is living life without you

And now she’s clean

And when you're gone

She will carry on

Tell me what you would you give

Just to hear her song

She’s taking back what's hers

Blooms in a million colors

An ocean full of tears

Now there’s no more fear

Time cast a shadow where you stood

And now she's leaving you for good

The tide is turning

There’s no more yearning

Grieve her

You didn’t see her

Now ya believe her

Time to free her

Now she’s clean

Forever green

She’s moving on without you

To worlds unseen

Pristine

And her vaccine

Is living life without you

And now she’s clean

Clean

Long live the queen

She’s moving on without you

And goin’ green

So pristine

Her vaccine

Is living life without you

And now she’s clean

THE BITTER END

Chapter one, an open book

Stars were crossed from that first look

We were young and felt love's sting

The ides of march, the joys of spring

Who'da thought we'd be a thing til the bitter end

Halfway through, and here we are

We've seen so much, and come so far

Summer swelter, the golden age

Another year, another page

Free as birds, locked in our cage 'til the bitter end

Here against all odds

Put on this earth to tempt the gods

Banished, Adam and Eve

Wasting away like autumn leaves

Two lost souls, adrift at sea 'til the bitter end

Soon comes winter’s chill

So take my hand, run for the hills

Will you stay when I lose my mind

And read to me this story one more time

After all, we’re bound and tied ' til the bitter end

Read to me our story one more time 'til the bitter end

ROCK TO RESIST BY (1st Album)

NEVER ACT YOUR AGE

They say I'm too old for this

Nobody wants me to sing the blues

I never learned to rap, dance, even dress

And I can’t pull off these shoes

Forty fifty times I been around the block

Not a signpost up ahead

I found another way to turn around the clock

Think I'll sleep it off when I'm dead

Sisyphus, help me raise the rock

At the top, let's have a beer

Another midlife crisis aftershock

Could be all downhill from here

But closer to the bottom, I'll be speeding up

Every second feel more alive

Be anything I want if I can dream it up

See my soul's still 25

I feel hipper, a little hyper

I've been asleep for far too long

Peter Pan and the Pied Piper

Y'all should learn to sing my song

I have come to elucidate you

You can watch me shed my skin

You will find that it's never too late to

Realize what you might have been

Not saying that I got all the answers

Not saying that I got a plan

I live life for a few second chances

And learning how to be just who I am

I say it’s about the intention

I say you can be redeemed

You can be the master of reinvention

And count your days by your dreams

Never act your age, because that's just a number

'Til we all lie dead, no solace, sleep or slumber

Never act your age, your spirit's aiming higher

Count it, 3-2-1, on a rocket heading skyward

Millennials put away your phones

Take your heads out of your screen

We cannot wait around until you're feeling grown

Prob'ly don’t know what I mean

Time to step up, step out and take a stand

We can meet up in the street

Together we can finally stick it to the man

With no surrender, no retreat

I feel hipper, a little hyper

I've been asleep for far too long

Peter Pan and the Pied Piper

You should learn to sing this song

I have come to elucidate you

You can watch me shed my skin

You will find that it's never too late to

Realize what you might have been

I’m not saying that I've got all the answers

I’m just saying that you've come this far

Live your life for a few second chances

And learning how to be just who you are

I say it’s about the intention

I say you can be redeemed

You can be the master of reinvention

And count you days by your dreams

Never act your age, because that's just a number

’Til we all lie dead, no solace, sleep or slumber

Never act your age, your spirit's aiming higher

Count it, 3-2-1, on a rocket heading skyward

ANGRY WHITE MAN

Hey, I heard you, hipster haircut

you’re all the rage

I suppose we stand aside now

for the coming age

Don't give a damn what you think you

are all entitled to

See I'm another angry white man

way more pissed off than you

I betcha ya got a lotta free time

while y'all all raisin’ cain

Did your life fail expectations

with only half a brain

Sippin ice cold Southern Comfort

and always thirsty for

You’re gonna have to get by me

if you want another civil war

How long

v'you been trolling away

just to find the answers

This time

tick tock tickin away

with your foolish pride

How long

v'you been going for broke

just to pay the devil

This time

The devil is on, devil is on,

s'on my side

So you can call me betamale, snowflake, libtard or cuck

I'm singing sticks, stones, break bones,

I don’t give a fuck

I'm flyin’ neon rainbow colors

and the red, white and blue

I'm throwin’ righteous rage

til your time is through

I'm throwin’ righteous rage

til your time is through

I'm throwin’ righteous rage

til your time is through

I'm throwin’ righteous rage

til your time is through

I'm throwin’ righteous rage

til your time is through

How long

v'you been trolling away

just to find the answers

This time

tick tock tickin away

with your foolish pride

How long

v'you been going for broke

just to pay the devil

This time

The devil is on, devil is on,

s'on my side

CALLOUT TO THE NATION

Three o'clock in the morning

Nobody's gettin’ to sleep

Inside something transforming

Is rising up from the deep

Feel it starting to bubble

Sprouting up from the weeds

Rising up from the rubble

Songs for a nation in need

Shoes on the floor

Head on straight out the door

'Cause we’ll be needing all of ya’ll like we just

Never have before

Rise on your feet

Learn to two-step to the beat

‘Cause there’s a million men and women

Who are out there on the street

You better learn how to sing,

sing at the top of your lungs

The only direction is up when your down on the bottom rung

Gonna call out to the nation

Gotta a brand new motivation

Gonna make my declaration

Can you say it? Let me hear you now

Got determination

From a brand new generation

Gonna win that liberation

We can do it, let us show you how

This all played out not long ago

So take heart and sharpen your pens, we’ll write

Satire, exposes, rock and roll and we

Won't stop 'til we reach the end

You do your part

Preach it straight from the heart

Cause we will never finish this race

If we don’t begin to start

Rise up and move

You can two-step to the groove

'Cause we’re a million men and women

Who’ve got something big to prove

You better learn how to sing,

sing at the top of your lungs

The only direction is up when your down on the bottom rung

Gonna call out to the nation

Gotta a brand new motivation

Gonna make my declaration

Can you say it? Let me hear you now

Got determination

From a brand new generation

Gonna win that liberation

We can do it, let us show you how

Call out to the nation

Gotta a brand new motivation

Gonna make my declaration

Can you say it? Let me hear you now

Got determination

From a brand new generation

Gonna win that liberation

We can do it, let us show you how

I have come to testify

There ain’t no one coming down here from heaven up above

We lose if we only vilify

But we win if we are saving the people that we love

I have come to testify

There ain’t no one coming down here from heaven up above

We lose if we only vilify

But we win if we are saving the people that we love

Gonna call out to the nation

Gotta a brand new motivation

Gonna make my declaration

Can you say it? Let me hear you now

Got determination

From a brand new generation

Gonna win that liberation

We can do it, let us show you how

There’s every indication

That this administration

Was one sad deviation

Can you say it? Let me hear you now

People across the nation

Seek new representation

For democracy's salvation

We can do it, let us show you how

Defend that constitution

Restore them institutions

Less problems, more solutions

Can you say it? Let me hear you now

A final retribution

For a man quite lilliputian

I say counterrevolution

We can do it, let us show you how

Counterrevolution

Call out to the nation

Gotta a brand new motivation

Gonna make a declaration

Can you say it? Let me hear you now

I got determination

From a brand new generation

Gonna win that liberation

We can do it

WALKOUT ON THEIR WORLD

World gone crazy, future's gettin’ hazy

Parents they just don’t understand

Pretty disappointed with whom you've been appointed

Every single stupid wish your command

They stand there akimbo, leave your life in limbo

It sucks when adults let you down

To cure your condition you need a brand new mission

And there’s no point in stickin' around

It hurts when the goin’ gets rough

But you say when enough is enough

Ya can’t fight fate or the deepest desire

Any dream of a boy or a girl

Blind ‘em by the light when a flame becomes fire

And leave them clutching their pearls

When you walk out on their world

World gone fishin’ so fuck the politicians

And the gun fanatics calling the shots

The dirty oil lobby is drownin' everybody

While the well-to-do watch on from their yachts

If they’re gonna act like rookies, no harm in playin' hooky

Check out like Johnnie Galt

Why waste time talking, your feet can do the walking

Grind this whole damn world to a halt

The grown-ups should know what’s up

But they don’t because they’re not that grown up

Ya can’t fight fate or the deepest desire

All the dreams of the boys and the girls

Blinded by the light when a flame becomes fire

You can leave them clutching their pearls

When you walk out on their world

Keep on moving and spinning around

Anyone can be lost then can be found

You'll find your own way

You can do a better job than they can do at any time on any day

Can’t fight fate or the deepest desire

The dreams of the boys and the girls

Blinded by the light when a flame becomes fire

And leave them clutching their pearls

When you walk out on their world

Turn your frown

Upside down

You’re headed uptown

To shut it all down

You’ve got your heart

And you're wicked smart

So go play your part

You’re headed back to the start

And you’ve got your friends

On you they depend

So don’t make amends

‘Til this insanity ends

Cure the disease

Never appease

Make ‘em say please

You got them down on their knees

Can’t fight fate or the deepest desire

All the dreams of the boys and the girls

Blinded by the light when a flame becomes fire

And leave them clutching their pearls

Ya can’t fight fate or the deepest desire

All the dreams of the boys and the girls

Blinded by the light when a flame becomes fire

And leave them clutching their pearls

When you walk out on their world

Walk out on their world

MONKEY GOD

In the beginning,

The Serpent said to me

"You’re just a monkey

Stuck up in your monkey tree

A cretin, a moron, a clod"

"You’re down on all fours

Rise up on two feet

Why be just a monkey when

You could be a deity

Creator, immortal, a God"

In a hundred generations

I will learn to be the best

Evolve beyond my station

And rise above the rest

Conquer all creation

With a beating of my chest

Worldwide domination

A destiny manifest

But I won’t pass that test cause

I'm not a god, I'm a monkey (monkey)

Nothin’ will fill up my cup

Narcissistic junkie (junkie)

Monkey use the world up, up

I'm not a god, I'm a monkey (monkey)

Egotistical clown

Darwinistic flunky (flunky)

Monkey drag the world down, down, down

I'm the Messiah

Bow down and worship me

I’ve taken trillions, chucked a bit at charity

And you fools don’t see my facade

I’ll slap my name on my skyscraper

Cruise by in a luxury car

Burn money like it was paper

To light imported cigars

And the planet, after I rape her

Guess I’ll have to colonize Mars

It is time to meet my maker

I am reaching for the stars

But I won’t get that far ‘cause...

I'm not a god, I'm a monkey (monkey)

Nothin’ will fill up my cup

Capitalistic junkie (junkie)

Monkey use the world up, up

I'm not a god, I'm a monkey (monkey)

Egotistical clown

Darwinistic flunky (flunky)

Monkey drag the world down, down, down

I’m not a god

I see no evil

What monkey see, monkey do

I’m not a god

I hear no evil

What monkey see, monkey do

I’m not a god

I speak no evil

What monkey see... monkey do

I'm not a god, I'm a monkey (monkey)

Nothin’ will fill up my cup

Capitalistic junkie (junkie)

Monkey use the world up, up

I'm not a god, I'm a monkey (monkey)

Egotistical clown

Darwinistic flunky (flunky)

Monkey drag the world down, down, down

Monkey going down, down, down

But I won’t get that far cause…

I'm not a god, I'm a monkey

SHADE OF BLUE

I musta been out of my mind

Thinkin’ we could lead a revolution

Guns slingin, half-cocked, half blind

Another pie in the sky, another disillusion

When the world’s code red

Your shade of blue really doesn't matter

Semantic sycophantic walking dead

The chattering class could use a lot less chatter

Let's talk straight, hate to break the news

Everybody bitchin’ bout their baby blues

Goin on and on ‘bout a favorite daughter

All lining up like lambs to the slaughter

Whiplash while you watch ‘em rise and fall

Wonder how they gonna pay for that free-for-all

Searchin' for a savior in a favorite son

You wanna win the day? You gotta get shit done

Indigo, cobalt, lapis lazuli

Down from your soapbox, ditch the patchouli

Feels good when you make a stand

Coming up with these schemes so grand

Has that ever turned out as planned?

You gotta crawl before you walk

You better think before you talk

You gotta walk before you run

You got to do to get it done

It’s a little like herding sheep

All the eloquent vyin’ for attention

I'm here to tell you that talk is cheap

You only get so far with the best intentions

Everybody bitchin’ bout the baby blues

What color is the sky and yeah ya got to choose

Goin on and on ‘bout a favorite daughter

Fiddlin’ and Rome’s gettin’ hotter and hotter

Promisin' the world in the latest speech

Head nose up like a star-bellied sneetch

Searchin' for a savior in a favorite son

You wanna win the day? You gotta get shit done

Cerulean, turquoise, ultramarine

Take the longview, step out of your scene

Muzzle your megaphone

And try not to eat your own

Or you'll drop like a sinking stone

You gotta crawl before you walk

You better think before you talk

You gotta walk before you run

You got to do to get it done

Why ya tryin’ to water every seed that’s

Sitting under the sun

You gotta crawl before you walk

You better think before you talk

You gotta walk before you run

You got to do to get it done

LADY WORTH FIGHTING FOR

Were it not for the male machine

Any woman could be the queen

Were it not for the hand of some dictatin’ dirty old man

We’d be free from the same dumb ol' routine

Tired of fending off guys like you for so long

So keep your tiny hands, son, right where they belong

Better show some respect before your face, my fist connect

Might have to call you out while I'm singing this song

Oooo I see that gleamin' in her eye

Ooo aye, lightin' fireworks cross the sky

I can point you towards the door

She’s a lady's worth fighting for...

You’re a "big man” who’s coppin' a feel

Anatomy too small for her towering ideals

See the lady is tough, I think she might be calling your bluff

Her constitution is copper and steel

Oooo I see that gleamin' in her eye

Ooo aye, lightin' fireworks cross the sky

Think I’ll knock your ass on the floor

She’s a lady's worth fighting for...

Oooh, wave your torch up high, lightin up the sky...

Flame is burning brighter

Oooh, wave your torch up high, lightin up the sky...

Flame is burning brighter

Oooh, wave your torch up high, lightin up the sky...

It’s a moment, it is her time

Time to shake up this paradigm

She’s decided to be free, don’t need you, son, she don’t need me

She is persisting and doing just fine

It’s time we turn the page

Don’t give a shit when you came of age

Signing off now but I’ve got one last rhyme

How 'bout a queen on the throne, more class, less testosterone

We can finally settle the score

She’s a lady worth fighting for

BOY

Boy, you sure surprised me

On the day you came into the light

Your blue eyes captivating

Someone’s soul starting to take flight

And now, I'm getting so much older

And the world became a bitter place

But you, you’re getting so much bolder

A knowing look across a knowing face

Can I learn to see?

Can I learn to be

a little more like you?

Your heart is burning oh so bright

Could you be the light

That sees the world through?

You’re a wonder

Boy, you’re a superhero

Ulysses Grant and Harry Potter too

In ‘44, you prob'ly beached on Normandy

Would you mind if I was named after you?

Can I learn to see?

Can I learn to be

a little more like you?

Your heart is burning oh so bright

Could you be the light

that sees the world through?

You’re a wonder

Boy, how did you learn to touch the sky?

Learn to soar so high and you’ll be soaring higher

If I never reach as high as you, you’ll still know what to do

You just hold your head up high and follow through

Boy, be the Resistance

The last hope of the galaxy

May the Force always be with you

In the final act, all the rebels will be free

Can I learn to see?

Can I learn to be

a little more like you?

Your heart is burning oh so bright

Could you be the light

that sees the world through?

You’re a wonder

NO NEVER GIVE UP

Time like a marathon

So many long for yesterday

Tired yet marching on

Through a world so dark and gray

Wipe those tears from your eyes

Hide away your fears, hush up your cries

And look up skyward

Every time you face the wind

You never give up, no never give up, no

We’ll be rising up again

You never give up, no never give up, no

The moment when your faith is gone

Heads up high

Carry on

Cause it ain't over...

Far away the fading light

So many souls have gone astray

Lost but win we might

The promise of a brand new day

Up just like a flock of birds

They know what to do

And you will too

So cue the choir

Every time you face the wind

You never give up, no never give up, no

We’ll be rising up again

You never give up, no never give up, no

The moment when your faith is gone

Heads up high

Carry on

Cause it ain't over yet

Every time you face the wind

You never give up, no never give up, no

We’ll be rising up again

You never give up, no never give up, no

Na na na na na na na

Never give up, no never give up, no

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LIVE

For the past decade, M4TR has performed live as a solo act, a quartet and a quintet in Washington DC, Chicago and more. AJ has played 100+ shows at Uncommon Ground, Gallery Cabaret, Jammin Java, Songbyrd Café, Pearl Street Warehouse, The Renegade, Public Bar Live, The Pocket, Cherry Blossom Festival, Adams Morgan Porchfest, Crossroads, BOOM Charlotte, Georgetown Fete de Musique, Launch Music Fest and more.

AJ is now a Chicago resident looking for collaborators for live shows.

ABOUT

AJ Solaris’ future wave art-pop project M4TR (Music 4 The Revolution) brings you good times for the end times. Merging synthpop, nu-disco, and funk with wit and social critique, the project explores modern collapse and cosmic rebirth through a high-fidelity electronic lens.

Newly relocated to Chicago by way of Washington, DC, AJ just released Reimagination: The Remixes, Vol. 1, a collection of world-class dance collaborations with Billboard-topper Mr. Mig (Beyoncé, Taylor Swift, Justin Timberlake) and Grammy-winner Philip Larsen (Kylie Minogue, Soft Cell, Erasure, OMD). Reimagination: The Remixes Vol. 2 will be released in 2026.

The Reimagination collection follows M4TR’s acclaimed album Love Is The Revolution (2025) and a decade of sonic rebellion including Rock To Resist By, Next, and M4TR LIVE, reaching 2.8M+ streams on 4K+ playlists in 150 countries.

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M 4 T R

LYRICS

LOVE IS THE REVOLUTION (3rd Album)

LET LOVE TURN THIS WORLD AROUND

THE SPEKTRE

NO TOMORROW

JUST OUT OF TIME

COUP DE GRACE

SIREN SONG

KILL THE SELF

LIFE WITHOUT HER

FIGHT THE GOOD FIGHT

LOVE IS THE REVOLUTION

POLARIS

NEXT (2nd Album)

COLORBLIND

CANCEL CULTURE

IN IT TO WIN IT

I WILL HAUNT YOU

CLEAN

THE BITTER END

ROCK TO RESIST BY (1st Album)

NEVER ACT YOUR AGE

ANGRY WHITE MAN

CALLOUT TO THE NATION

WALKOUT ON THEIR WORLD

MONKEY GOD

SHADE OF BLUE

LADY WORTH FIGHTING FOR

BOY

NO NEVER GIVE UP

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