(Been down since) Irene

I stood strong and tall like a tree
She was the hurricane that befell me
I had no chance against her wiles
With those tide pool eyes and that bit-lip smile

Irene, you're the queen of mean
Irene, I been down since Irene
So low down I can't be seen
And I've been down since Irene

She blew me away with that gale-force charm
Yeah, that lightning-bolt gaze was a thunderclap alarm
Flooded my heart with lies of love
Oh, it's clear to me now
She is the hawk to my dove

Irene, you're the queen of mean
Irene, I been down since Irene
So low down I can't be seen
And I've been down since Irene

I feel like I'm falling
Still hear that sound
Her siren calling
My ship to ground

And now my life is in all but ruins
I blame you for all the nasty doings
And if I live through this season of pain
I swear I'll never be the same again

Irene, you're the queen of mean
Irene, I been down since Irene
So low down I can't be seen
And I've been down since Irene
Unlike hell I've seen

Deja Vu

I wake to wonder
Just what I'm gonna find
Looking for something
To make me change my mind

Then outta nowhere
A single thought occurs
Time stands still
Limbs go numb
And my vision blurs

Done in the name of
That push has come to shove
That feeling fits me like a glove

Nobody moves
And nobody's gonna get hurt
Do what you're told
And with death you will not flirt

Outgunned and outnumbered
There's nothing you can do
I been here before
It feels like déjà vu

So stay low
Still got a ways to go
Stay low and keep your head

Dirty little liars
Fueling all the fires
Gonna finally get what they deserve

Cutting tongues with priors
Pulling teeth with pliers
Why we always grading on the curve?

Done in the name of
That push has come to shove
That feeling fits me like a glove

Nobody moves
And nobody's gonna get hurt
Do what you're told
And with death you will not flirt

Outgunned and outnumbered
There's nothing you can do
I been here before
It feels like déjà vu

So hang on
This won't take long
Hang on and keep your head

Woke up to thunder
Still waiting on the rain
I start to wonder
Just what could numb this pain?

(Hey!)... Move It

Standing there all wide-eyed
Frozen by irrational fear
Seems so very obvious
Seems so crystal clear

So why all the confusion?
Why are all our signals crossed?
Why all the delusion?
Why is there no love lost?

If nothing really matters
Reality shatters
There's only one thing left to do

We got to move
Like an angel with her wings on fire
We got to groove till we can't no more
It's gonna soothe all the aches and pain of desire
We got to move and burn a hole through the floor

Standing there all tongue-tied
Looking like a jackassed fool
So very hard to lose it
If you never have possessed that cool

If you're living a lie
And veiled by a thin disguise
Time to open up your mind
Open up your eyes

If nothing really matters
Reality shatters
There's only one thing left to do

We got to move
Like an angel with her wings on fire
We got to groove till we can't no more
It's gonna soothe all the aches and pain of desire
We got to move and burn a hole through the floor

So say it like you mean it
Like you're gonna get between it now
Move just like you do
And turn all of their heads around

We got to move
Like a cat with its tail on fire

Loveless Lova

Your lover's got a lover
And they got one too
Maybe, baby
That reflects poorly on you?

Hell, I don't know
It may or may not be true
But your lova's got a lova
And they do too

Now when the dirty is in the doin'
Make no matter what you do
Them greasy little deeds
Gonna stick to you like glue
Yeah, like glue

Everybody's cheating, baby
Why not you?

So what you saving it for?
The key to that lock don't fit no more
What you saving it for?
They ain't saving it for you
Of that be sure
Of that I'm sure

Hey, everybody's cheating, baby
Why not you?

You want him and her
And her too
Yeah, you do
Yeah, you do

Your lova's got a lova
And you could too

She'll Get Away

There's something in her eyes
Something in her voice
Something in her smile
That leaves you no choice

But bow to her will
Her whims and desires
You'll soon do her bidding
While setting her fires

She laughs at the claim
Of this a man's world
Masters the game
With no white flag to unfurl

Oh, she's got a way
And she'll get away with it
Because she's got a way
She'll get away with it

She's dangerously calm
And cool is her norm
She feels right at home
In the eye of the storm

She never blinks
In the face of a threat
If she could be bested
I ain't seen it yet

Oh, she's got a way
And she'll get away with it
Because she's got a way
She'll get away with it

Like a desert sky in December
On fire with the set
You'd do right to remember
She ain't done yet
Not yet

Hurts Like Love

Feels like there's no coming back
Feels like a fade to black
Reality is lost on fools
Old game with brand-new rules
And it feels like there's no coming back

And you won't let it go
Let it go

And it hurts like love
It hurts like love
And it hurts like love
It hurts
Hurts just like love
Just like love

It feels like I'm under attack
It feels like I better watch my back
It's getting harder to roll this stone
I can't do it on my own
And it feels like I'm under attack

And you won't let it go
Let it go

And it hurts like love
It hurts like love
And it hurts like love
It hurts
Hurts just like love
Just like love

It feels like there's no coming back
It feels like a fade to black
Her cruelty knows no bounds
She put my heart in lost and found
And it feels like there's no coming back

And you won't let it go
Let me go

Life On Fire

I got a gun
It's big and it's black
I got a gun
In case of attack

I got a gun
Keeps me safe and sound
I got plenty of mags
With plenty of rounds

I got a gun
I might have two
I got a gun
Might have more than a few

I got a gun
Keeps them off my lawn
Gonna stand my ground
From dusk to dawn

We're on fire
Can't you see?
They're liars
If they disagree

It's dire
For you and me
To figure this out
Or doomed we'll be

I got a gun
It's cool to the touch
I got a gun
I love it so much

I got a gun
It's sleek and it's sexy
Its power's perplexing
Hypnotically vexing

I got a gun
Don't make me point it at you
I got a gun
'Cause I'll follow through

I got a gun
It's ready to go
It's ready for action
Not just for show

We're on fire
Can't you see?
They're liars
If they disagree

It's dire
For you and me
To figure this out
Or doomed we'll be

On fire
Fire
Life on fire
Oh no

I got a gun
It's big and it's black
I got a gun
In case of attack

I got a gun
Draw my line in the sand
They can come and pry it
From my cold, dead hands