Album
“For The Cause”
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- Spaceman
- Star Power
- Laserbeams
- Specter’s Ghost
- Cocaine Skinny
- Candy Heart
- Seasick
- Lipstick Lesley
- Sara Baby
- It’s Only Real
- Liars Are Good Lovers
- Yesterday’s News
Featuring:
Michael Kunz: Vocals, Rhodes, Guitar, Programming.
Donn Aaron: Guitar, Pedal Steel, Background Vocals, SoundFX, Programming.
with . . .
Matt Still: Background Vocals and Additional Programming
Sara Wolf-Mixon, Savannah Duncan, and Lauren Parets: Background Vocals.
All music written, produced, and mixed by Donn Aaron and Michael Kunz except:
“Candy Heart,” “Spaceman,” “Specter’s Ghost,” and “Star Power” produced and mixed by Matt Still. ”Sara Baby” written by Michael Kunz, Donn Aaron, and Sara Wolf-Mixon.
©2008 All Rights Reserved
Lyrics:
Spaceman
Doorbell whistles with a six foot missile,
but I already just gave it away.
Yeah.
I’m your mister, you’re my amazon sister,
but I can’t even remember your name
Right.
She don’t want no ugly spaceman anyway.
She don’t need another spaceman to fly away.
I’m artistic and you’re too sophisticated
for me to get into the game.
Yeah.
I’m sitting on a cash crop, and I could be your lollipop
but you left before you even came.
Oh!
She don’t want no lonely spaceman anyway.
She don’t need another spaceman to fly away.
See, this feeling is wonderful
we’re caught in a trap, there’s no turning back.
Now I can’t see the world the same
Looks just like a map, but we’re under attack
She don’t want no ugly spaceman anyway.
She don’t need another spaceman to fly away.
Fly away. Fly away. Fly away.
Star Power
Nobody knows but you,
its hard to take, but it goes down easy.
You already know its true,
there’s no time to waste if you’re going to please me.Flash me your guns,
show me your star power.
Hit it and run
You’re a superstar
a lonely number one.
a lucky number one.The sun is peaking through
the mist remains on a blueish sunday
The bad taste stays with you
count the stains then wash them awayFlash me your guns
Show me your star power
Hit it and run
You’re a superstar
a lucky number onecash in your guns
give into star power
Hit it and run
You’re a superstar
a lucky number one
Nobody knows but you,
its hard to take, but it goes down easy.
You already know its true,
there’s no time to waste if you’re going to please me.Flash me your guns,
show me your star power.
Hit it and run
You’re a superstar
a lonely number one.
a lucky number one.The sun is peaking through
the mist remains on a blueish sunday
The bad taste stays with you
count the stains then wash them awayFlash me your guns
Show me your star power
Hit it and run
You’re a superstar
a lucky number onecash in your guns
give into star power
Hit it and run
You’re a superstar
a lucky number one
Laserbeams
Happy peace sunshine flowers wine and some good sex
searing drops of honey sweat running down your neckLose your batteries
send the cavalry
for queen and loyaltyfor the cause x3but listen and you’ll hear the sound
radiating all around
interstellar laser beams of love.Sugar peach dandelion lying in the basement
Screaming shots of cannonballs flying in the darkness.Build your factories
Hide your fantasies
pretend you’re royaltyfor the cause x3you can spend your whole life out looking for shooting stars
staring at the sky from the hood of a burned out car
in a gravel parking lot where the drive-in used to be
near the old-time soda shop where you met me.Choose with certainty
your iconography
For king or anarchybut stop and listen hear the sound
radiating all around
interstellar laser beams of love.
searing drops of honey sweat running down your neckLose your batteries
send the cavalry
for queen and loyaltyfor the cause x3but listen and you’ll hear the sound
radiating all around
interstellar laser beams of love.Sugar peach dandelion lying in the basement
Screaming shots of cannonballs flying in the darkness.Build your factories
Hide your fantasies
pretend you’re royaltyfor the cause x3you can spend your whole life out looking for shooting stars
staring at the sky from the hood of a burned out car
in a gravel parking lot where the drive-in used to be
near the old-time soda shop where you met me.Choose with certainty
your iconography
For king or anarchybut stop and listen hear the sound
radiating all around
interstellar laser beams of love.
Specter’s Ghost
Strangers
tempted by night falling
Rumors
now just a faded haunting
its funny how no one spoke
lost in the night’s repose.Shadows,
Dressed up in snow-fine white.
Whispers,
the thrill of forgotten crimes
Its funny how they can’t see
the truth from the make believe.Facing your own apparition.
You can’t let go of superstition,
but you try.Its funny you never spoke -
a silence so apropos.
Strangers
tempted by night falling
Rumors
now just a faded haunting
its funny how no one spoke
lost in the night’s repose.Shadows,
Dressed up in snow-fine white.
Whispers,
the thrill of forgotten crimes
Its funny how they can’t see
the truth from the make believe.Facing your own apparition.
You can’t let go of superstition,
but you try.Its funny you never spoke -
a silence so apropos.
Cocaine Skinny
He’ll disappear for days without warning or hesitation.
The girls all know its usual.
He’ll reappear and stay behind palm trees and his dark sunglasses.
His every move is casual.Its a sinful pleasure to take pleasure in sin.
If you knock he’ll probably let you in.
Some people call him skinny,
but the ladies call him Cocaine Slim.His real name is never really known to his lovers.
He only speaks it in glances.
But its all the same when darkness can give you cover.
You know you’ll take your chances.What’s a sinful pleasure when the pleasure is sin?
You knock the door hoping he won’t let you in.
Some people call him skinny.
Now you can call him Cocaine Slim.You’ve been eyeing me for days, you’re wondering what you’re getting into.
It doesn’t really matter.
Now you’re gonna stay ’cause you want to, you need to, don’t you?
I’ll get you what you after.You here for sinful pleasure, or the pleasure of sin?
I’ll give you both, but either way I win.
Some people call me skinny.
You can call me . . . Call me Cocaine Slim.
He’ll disappear for days without warning or hesitation.
The girls all know its usual.
He’ll reappear and stay behind palm trees and his dark sunglasses.
His every move is casual.Its a sinful pleasure to take pleasure in sin.
If you knock he’ll probably let you in.
Some people call him skinny,
but the ladies call him Cocaine Slim.His real name is never really known to his lovers.
He only speaks it in glances.
But its all the same when darkness can give you cover.
You know you’ll take your chances.What’s a sinful pleasure when the pleasure is sin?
You knock the door hoping he won’t let you in.
Some people call him skinny.
Now you can call him Cocaine Slim.You’ve been eyeing me for days, you’re wondering what you’re getting into.
It doesn’t really matter.
Now you’re gonna stay ’cause you want to, you need to, don’t you?
I’ll get you what you after.You here for sinful pleasure, or the pleasure of sin?
I’ll give you both, but either way I win.
Some people call me skinny.
You can call me . . . Call me Cocaine Slim.
Candy Heart
I’m a liar
I’m a thief
I’m a cheat beyond belief
and I live to play the part
just like you stole that wooden heart right from my chest.I bought it long ago
from a local candy store
and its all that i have left
from the wooden chest I never should have sold.Who knows?
Candy heart may slowly grow
into something even more.Please
Leave me a map for a guide
Please do away with all this foolishness and pride.
I’m a liar
I’m a thief
I’m a cheat beyond belief
and I live to play the part
just like you stole that wooden heart right from my chest.I bought it long ago
from a local candy store
and its all that i have left
from the wooden chest I never should have sold.Who knows?
Candy heart may slowly grow
into something even more.Please
Leave me a map for a guide
Please do away with all this foolishness and pride.
Seasick
Couldn’t stand it on the sea,
sold the boat and gave away the net for free.
Moved down south in late july
found a house with talking walls and ate by candlelight.Saw the forest and the trees,
ran out of money, but the consequence was free.
you found the thing you always knew:
falling out of love ain’t such an easy thing to do.but we don’t try, we don’t try, we don’t try
that way anymore.Thought you discovered something more
than a guitar player with a fondness for the shore.
what you believe ain’t always true
so maybe I’ll just a write a song and sing it just for you.’cause we don’t try, we don’t try, we don’t try
we don’t try anymore.Though you never liked my things
you go ahead and keep ‘em honey
go ahead and give ‘em all away
any way your garden grows
you’ll always be a flower honey
a lonely flower you will stay.
Moved down south in late july
found a house with talking walls and ate by candlelight.Saw the forest and the trees,
ran out of money, but the consequence was free.
you found the thing you always knew:
falling out of love ain’t such an easy thing to do.but we don’t try, we don’t try, we don’t try
that way anymore.Thought you discovered something more
than a guitar player with a fondness for the shore.
what you believe ain’t always true
so maybe I’ll just a write a song and sing it just for you.’cause we don’t try, we don’t try, we don’t try
we don’t try anymore.Though you never liked my things
you go ahead and keep ‘em honey
go ahead and give ‘em all away
any way your garden grows
you’ll always be a flower honey
a lonely flower you will stay.
’cause we don’t try, we don’t try, we don’t try
don’t try anymore.
Lipstick Lesley
Lipstick Lesley was dancing alone.
In too deep to even pick up the phone.
If she would have managed to answer instead
she would have heard the news that everyone was dead.Its all just the same to her anyway.
Its all just the same anyhow.
Its all just the same since Lipstick Jane went away.Lipstick Lesley was lying in bed.
Scratching herself and rubbing her head.
Rolling and writhing like waves in the dark.
Wondering just how she’d lost all her spark.Its all just the same to her anyway.
Its all just the same anyhow.
Its all just the same since Lipstick Jane went away.Oooh Oooh Oooh Oooh
Oooh Oooh Oooh Ahhh
Lipstick Lesley was dancing alone.
Lipstick Lesley was dancing alone.
In too deep to even pick up the phone.
If she would have managed to answer instead
she would have heard the news that everyone was dead.Its all just the same to her anyway.
Its all just the same anyhow.
Its all just the same since Lipstick Jane went away.Lipstick Lesley was lying in bed.
Scratching herself and rubbing her head.
Rolling and writhing like waves in the dark.
Wondering just how she’d lost all her spark.Its all just the same to her anyway.
Its all just the same anyhow.
Its all just the same since Lipstick Jane went away.Oooh Oooh Oooh Oooh
Oooh Oooh Oooh Ahhh
Lipstick Lesley was dancing alone.
Sara Baby
Sara Baby, why you being so cold?
It isn’t like we’re growing old.
You just sit there staring back at me.
If you want out just let me be.
But if you’re willing to give me a try
I’ll make you so starry eyed.
Sara Baby don’t you run away.
You’ll break my heart if you won’t stay.But don’t miss me when I’m gone.
Don’t tell me that you never know
someday we may fall in love again.
Just walk away and let me find my own way home.Sara Baby why you being so cold?
It isn’t like we’re growing old.
Sara Baby don’t you run away.
You’ll break my heart if you won’t stay.
Sara Baby why you being so cold?
It isn’t like we’re growing old.
Sara Baby, why you being so cold?
It isn’t like we’re growing old.
You just sit there staring back at me.
If you want out just let me be.
But if you’re willing to give me a try
I’ll make you so starry eyed.
Sara Baby don’t you run away.
You’ll break my heart if you won’t stay.But don’t miss me when I’m gone.
Don’t tell me that you never know
someday we may fall in love again.
Just walk away and let me find my own way home.Sara Baby why you being so cold?
It isn’t like we’re growing old.
Sara Baby don’t you run away.
You’ll break my heart if you won’t stay.
Sara Baby why you being so cold?
It isn’t like we’re growing old.
Its Only Real
Its only real x3
if you don’t notice what you did.Its such a shame its over baby,
but you blew all the candles out.
Its not the same without your secret eyes.
You lost the game that you’ve been playin’
Its time to learn another tune
I know it hurts a bit now darlin’,
but you’ll forget about it soon.Its only real x3
if you don’t notice what you did.I heard you’re getting along now baby
and time has healed another wound.
There’s no use letting the truth bring you down.
But I am worried about you baby
’cause I can see a pattern here.
You think you’re not afraid of nothing,
but I think you’re afraid of fear.Its only real x3
if you don’t notice what you did.
Its only real x3
if you don’t notice what you did.Its such a shame its over baby,
but you blew all the candles out.
Its not the same without your secret eyes.
You lost the game that you’ve been playin’
Its time to learn another tune
I know it hurts a bit now darlin’,
but you’ll forget about it soon.Its only real x3
if you don’t notice what you did.I heard you’re getting along now baby
and time has healed another wound.
There’s no use letting the truth bring you down.
But I am worried about you baby
’cause I can see a pattern here.
You think you’re not afraid of nothing,
but I think you’re afraid of fear.Its only real x3
if you don’t notice what you did.
Yesterday’s News
Take off your collar
dust of the cobwebs
see all the things you can discover
love is only yesterday’s news.Jump off the ferris wheel.
Shake off the dust.
See the wonder you can uncover.
Love is only yesterday’s news.Why even bother?
You’re just a martyr.
There’s nothing left for you to discover.
Love is only yesterday’s news.
Its only yesterday’s news.
Its only yesterday’s news.
Its only yesterday’s news.
Take off your collar
dust of the cobwebs
see all the things you can discover
love is only yesterday’s news.Jump off the ferris wheel.
Shake off the dust.
See the wonder you can uncover.
Love is only yesterday’s news.Why even bother?
You’re just a martyr.
There’s nothing left for you to discover.
Love is only yesterday’s news.
Its only yesterday’s news.
Its only yesterday’s news.
Its only yesterday’s news.