Disruptive Tendencies

It Will Be Alright

I don’t know what I’m supposed to say

The one you love has broken you, left you sad, and now has gone away

I got nothing but some old cliches

But they might help improve, or change the way you feel today


It will be alright, step out into light

You’ve been down too long   

It will be ok, and there will come a day

When you’ll feel strong


I know that you hoped forevermore

Now it seems your hopes and your dreams - are all thrown out the door

Hiding in the dark won’t help at all

It only means that those who support you, can’t catch you when you fall


It will be alright, step out into light

You’ve been down too long   

It will be ok, and there will come a day

When you’ll feel strong


So here’s the start of something new

Even if it feels like you’re best days are maybe through

You will win and you will lose

But the way you react is always up to you to choose


It will be alright, step out into light

You’ve been down too long   

It will be ok, and there will come a day

When you’ll feel strong


It will be alright, step out into light

You’ve been down too long   

It will be ok, and there will come a day

When you’ll feel strong


Generosity

How to divide what’s here              ‘tween people so it’s clear

That everyone’s the same             No favorite’s in this game


Life can be so magic, but for some so tragic 

Some high some low, That’s how it goes


We look around at what we've got                At who we are and who we’re not

And everything we ever thought                about where we are



We all really gotta believe         In some kindness and generosity

Helping others is a good thing to do it’s true And you might find it all comes back to you


We make quite a difference  When we take an interest
And empathize   And really try

A helping hand, a word or two                    Some reassurance, some can-do
We help each other, prod and cue              That really goes far


We all really gotta believe     believe        In some kindness and generosity

Helping others is a good thing to do   it’s true  And you might find it all comes back to you 


No sleight of hand or fancy mirrors will make all pain just disappear

But if we help to spread some cheer we’re doing our part


We all really gotta believe, in some kindness and generosity

Helping others is a good thing to do, and you might find it all comes back to you 

We can make a difference alright, keep the faith and don’t give up the fight

I would really like to believe, in a world where everyone achieves

We should always do what we can, to make a difference and be part of the plan

All Made Up

Here’s a dream that never stops We’re standing tall until we stop

We turn back before we see that there is no place we can flee

You say it’s all so unfair we were all caught unaware

I say it’s time to pretend, Cause that’s all we got in the end


Even when it looks like it’s all right, it’s contrived, it’s all made up

Even when it looks like we’re on cue, it’s not true it’s all made up


It is just a stupid dream Bubbling up from underneath

I think that the dream suggests That nothing’s real and all’s in jest

But all of this swirling around means what I lost wasn’t found 

I close my eyes for some sleep But I end up drifting too deep


Even when it looks like it’s all right, it’s contrived, it’s all made up

Even when it looks like we’re on cue, it’s not true it’s all made up


Whether it’s old or new, it’s mostly not true

Whether you make it through, it’s all up to you

We live a great big lie, one we can’t hide

They ask us what and why but all we seem to do is deny


Even when it looks like it’s all right, it’s contrived, it’s all made up

Even when it looks like we’re on cue, it’s not true, it’s all made up


Given the Time

The night was lively, we all got bribes

To promote something, but not to describe

I pleaded with you, let’s not stay here

Cause watching you just, made me see clear

We all told stories, changed  some details

But nowadays it's all just tall tales


And I know that given the time   

I’d get caught up in your crime

You might have thought, to help you along

That using deceit, is the way to get strong 

But you got that wrong


I waited for you, I stayed up nights

I thought of things that, just were not right

You started talking, I hit record

You took it all wrong, and pulled the mic cord 

You may have said things, I’m not quite sure

I might be sick but, what’s the cure


Lies get away

You try to catch them but they just won’t stay

And later on you find to your dismay

You have nowhere to go

I wasn’t clear

That’s not exactly true but pretty near

To say I’m full of shit’s a bit severe

But we know how it flows


Failure to communicate 

I’m looking sick and my palms are sweaty

Can’t seem to stop it I feel so sad

I didn't think this could ever happen

Don’t these people know that they've been had 


I’m trying to live with this information

I`m trying to hear but the words get lost

I’m trying to see this as confirmation

Focus more on meaning than on costs


So we're staying and we’ll be playing

Cause these are the days it could all fall

There’s no more lying or dividing

We should be trying to tear down these walls


I once believed we could rise above it

Inside us all is an anxious spark

It really is just the same old story

For some the future's bright for most it’s dark


How does it end, what should we defend

And who can we depend, upon now

Try to detect, what should we expect

And how should we protect our own now?


 So we're staying and we’ll be playing

Cause these are the days it could all fall

There’s no more lying or dividing

We should be trying to tear down these walls

Some are saying there's no point staying

If we have to live in a world full of hate

We’re still trying there’s no point hiding

It’s just a failure to communicate 

Post Truth   

When I try to relate, I can’t even hear them

But I wanna engage Even get real near them

Cause there they (here we) are  (they’re)trying to gain control

Trying to shape the minds, shape the heart and soul


We’re all working on our way to fake it

We all try hard but we have to take it

When you hear some news that you think might soothe

Don’t forget we're in the age of post truth


I just wanna belong   Find out what I can do

But there’s so many guards    All these spies, and these miscues

And where’s the faith      And the trust and hope

And the common good,  and a way to cope


I don’t want to live in an illusion

I don’t want to give into despair

We all need to point out their delusions

Long before we say that we don’t care



Don’t Let It Go                      

What is hardest for you to live without?        

Losing in love or losing your sense of self        

We all have our loss

And the bridges we have crossed


Don’t let em go


Let go the aches, and the hurt, and what breaks                            

But let’s, not forget, everything adds up to this                        

And we decide, what is true, what it all means


What are the things that we are counting on?

We got to live with what’s here and what is gone

This life passes by

We have just one try


So  don’t let it go, don’t let it go

There ‘ll be no redo of what we’ve been through

So don’t let it go, don’t let it go