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Party On! (I've Had Too Much to Drink)
I don't even know your name
I just know I don't like you
I know this party is kind of lame,
but I'm just trying to make conversation
I see that smug look on your face
You think I don't pay attention
I'm not the kind of fool you think I am, so that's why I'd like to mention
CHORUS:
I've had too much to drink, oh
I've had too much to drink and
Now I'm beginning to think
I am beginning to think I don't like you
You know I'm well versed in politics and
the world events today
Hey who do you think that you are, man?
Trying to walk away
I thought I'd take the high road here and try to be mature
You don't say that you're better than me,
But I know that's what you think for sure
Well I've had enough! (Had enough!)
I've had enough! (Had enough!)
Well I've had enough, had enough!
CHORUS:
I've had too much to drink, oh
I've had too much to drink and
Now I'm beginning to think
I am beginning to think I don't like you
I don't even want to know your name
Please take me off your guest list
In terms of all the jerks that I have met,
you know you might just be the worst
Apparently I am not wanted here
So I'll stumble home
As soon as I am finished with this beer,
I'll leave all you snobs alone
Well I've had enough! (Had enough!)
I've had enough! (Had enough!)
Well I've had enough, had enough!
CHORUS:
I've had too much to drink, oh
I've had too much to drink and
Now I'm beginning to think
I am beginning to think I don't like you
I've had too much to drink, oh
I've had too much to drink and
Now I'm beginning to think
I am beginning to think I don't like you
I don't like you
I don't like you
I don't like you!
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2. |
Anchor
04:29
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Anchor
I've been an anchor on an ocean liner for some time
The waves come crashing down upon me but in doing just fine, just fine
All the barnacles come and go
Some stick around for awhile
But I just smile
CHORUS:
Cause there's nothing I can do
as we sail the ocean blue
I won't let it bother me
as we sail the deep blue sea
I've been accompanied by rocks, algae, and snails
I've learned to let them be my company as we set sail, set sail
I get pulled up and down with a chain
But I do my best not to complain
Though it's hard
Cause I'm chained here to a boat
And I wish that I could float
But my purpose is to sink
And that's good enough, I think
CHORUS:
Cause there's nothing I can do
as we sail the ocean blue
I won't let it bother me
as we sail the deep blue sea
I see the seagulls fly by
In the air above me
I wonder what it would be like
If I could be just as free
But I've got important things to do right now
I've been an anchor on an ocean liner for a while
The waves come crashing down upon me but still I smile
Still smile
I would rather be ashore
But I've got a job to do well,
I can't ignore it
If the water's dark and deep,
I'll just let it help me sleep
If it's shallow, I'll drag dirt
But I know I won't get hurt
CHORUS:
Cause there's nothing I can do
as we sail the ocean blue
I won't let it bother me
as we sail the deep blue sea
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3. |
Misunderstood
04:03
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Misunderstood
Well I finally found the way to mass acclaim
Through keeping critics in a guessing game
But as soon as they have found out my intent,
They turn away and my momentum's spent
CHORUS:
'Cause I just want to be misunderstood
I just want to be misunderstood
And if you don't understand me, well that's good
'Cause I just want to be misunderstood
Well my album dropped and pandemonium hit
But I can't expect you all to give a shit
About what I thought while I was writing it
But that's ok my street cred's still legit
CHORUS:
'Cause I just want to be misunderstood
I just want to be misunderstood
And if you don't understand me, well that's good
'Cause I just want to be misunderstood
My novels are a shrine to word abuse
The footnotes to the footnotes are obtuse
"A chosen few will know their secret use."
And "I am just an artist" is my excuse
CHORUS:
'Cause I just want to be misunderstood
I just want to be misunderstood
And if you don't understand me, well that's good
'Cause I just want to be misunderstood
Well I finally found the way inside your heart
Through mystery and keeping things apart from you
But now that I have shown you who I am,
You've blocked my calls and said you've made other plans
CHORUS:
'Cause I just want to be misunderstood ("Jazz...")
I just want to be misunderstood ("Jazz...")
And if you don't understand me, well that's good ("Jazz...")
'Cause I just want to be misunderstood
CHORUS 2x:
'Cause I just want to be misunderstood
I just want to be misunderstood
And if you don't understand me, well that's good
'Cause I just want to be misunderstood
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4. |
I Am Not the Expert
04:49
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I Am Not the Expert
In the morning I wake up
But I don't want to wake up
I check the answering machine to see if any clients called
As it turns out, I'm in demand
A therapists' therapist
But is there anyone when I'm all alone to try and sympathize?
Don't you roll your eyes
CHORUS:
I am not the expert
That you think I am
You ask me all sorts of questions
But I'm doing the best that I can
In the afternoon I have
A thousand appointments, it seems
Give or take a few after a while
They all start to sound the same
"I hate my childhood," "My life's a wreck,"
"My wife won't take me back"
It sounds pathetic, but then I can relate
It seems as though they read my mind
In the evening I come home
And drink myself to sleep
All of the self-help books that I have written don't help me at all
But I'm always on call
CHORUS:
I am not the expert
That you think I am
You ask me all sorts of questions
But I'm doing the best that I can
6x:
It's getting to the point
Where I can tolerate myself
CHORUS:
I am not the expert
That you think I am
You ask me all sorts of questions
But I'm doing the best that I can
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5. |
Driving Around
02:35
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Driving Around
Driving in my car at 3AM
Again
Bleary eye antagonize the thoughts
In my head
I've got two more hours til I'm in Flanders
'Cause I'm driving...
CHORUS:
Driving around and around and around...
Driving around and around and around...
Driving around and around and around...
I think I see my exit sign ahead
Exits gone we've got 50 more miles instead
I've got too much pride to ask for directions
'Cause I'm driving...
CHORUS:
Driving around and around and around...
Driving around and around and around...
Driving around and around and around...
You know I'd rather walk
Or have more time to talk
My patience is like gasoline
Driving around and around and around...
Makes no sense that I go all this way
When I know I'll be back here again
the next day
All my friends they tell me that I am crazy
Am I crazy?
CHORUS:
Driving around and around and around...
Driving around and around and around...
Driving around and around and around...
Driving around and around and around...
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6. |
Ms. Librarian
03:23
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Ms. Librarian
CHORUS:
Yeah, yeah!
Yeah, yeah!
Yeah, yeah!
Yeah, yeah!
Ms. Librarian,
I just want to talk to you
But every time I try,
All I get is "shush, be quiet!"
Ms. Librarian,
I think my books are overdue
Is that the reason
I can't talk to you well maybe
I'm pushing my luck because I got a multitude of fines
I promise to get all my books back on time
Next time
CHORUS:
Yeah, yeah!
Yeah, yeah!
Ms. Librarian,
Please tell me where I went wrong
Is it that I'm always here?
Or is it that I stay too long?
Ms. Librarian,
I guess my pleading just won't work
For a reaction
Without a dirty look well maybe
I'm pushing my luck because I got a multitude of fines
I promise to get all my books back on time
Next time
CHORUS:
Yeah, yeah!
Yeah, yeah!
Yeah, yeah!
Yeah, yeah!
Ms. Librarian,
I see that sign you're pointing to
"In the library, please refrain from talking loudly"
I'm pushing my luck because I got a multitude of fines
I promise to get all my books back on time
Next time
I'll be quiet
Next time
CHORUS:
Yeah, yeah!
Yeah, yeah!
Yeah, yeah!
Yeah, yeah!
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7. |
Codependency Blues
04:50
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Codependency Blues
You've been thinking lately I've been losing my mind
And I've been thinking lately you've been a tad bit unkind
But even though we think these things about eachother,
There's no resolution
Oh, there's no resolution
You've been thinking lately that this be the millionth time
I've used the same excuse and said "No, I'm doing just fine."
"And really you don't play a part in my recent decline."
At least I'll never admit it
Oh, I'll never admit it
CHORUS:
You can push
And you can fight
And you can pull with all over your might
And you might unhinge my mind
But I can't,
I can't unhinge my love
I can't unhinge my love
I try so hard too treat you right but that's not enough
It seems that I offend you only with the slightest touch
But can't you see what all of this is doing to me?
I guess I can't see either
At least I'd rather not go there
CHORUS:
You can push
And you can fight
And you can pull with all over your might
And you might unhinge my mind
But I can't,
I can't unhinge my love
I can't unhinge my love
I can't unhinge my love
My love,
My love
You've been thinking that I should go take some time
To sort all of the things that are trapped in my mind
And all this time I keep on wondering how we ended up here
Well it's never that clear
Oh it's never that clear
You and I both had ideals in our minds for each other
We try to meet them but we fail one way or another
And all this time we just keep hanging
Hanging on blindly
There's no need to remind me
There's no need to remind me
CHORUS:
You can push
And you can fight
And you can pull with all over your might
And you might unhinge my mind
But I can't,
I can't unhinge my love
I can't unhinge my love
I can't unhinge my love
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8. |
Can't Change Me
03:16
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Can't Change Me
Don't you go
And try to change me
'Cause I'm not changing
For anyone
I see that smirk
You think I'm being funny
Well it won't be funny for too long
CHORUS:
2x:
'Cause I'm not ever gonna change
And you can't change me, you can't change me
You want to go
Go on vacation
To somewhere far, far, far,
Far from me
But you'll come back
And I'll be here waiting
'Cause I'm always waiting to trip you up
CHORUS:
2x:
'Cause I'm not ever gonna change
And you can't change me, you can't change me
Oh, you tried so hard for all these years
To rid yourself of me
Your guard will be let down eventually
And
You'll still think of me
You'll still think of me
You'll still think of me
I'm not going to leave
So don't resist
'Cause you know it's futile
Because your will is fragile
And easy to break
But don't you go
And try to change me
'Cause you'll know it'll be
A big mistake
CHORUS:
2x:
'Cause I'm not ever gonna change
And you can't change me, you can't change me
Change me
Change me
Change me
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9. |
Too Many Trains
04:14
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Too Many Trains
CHORUS:
Too many trains,
I've been on too many trains
Too many trains,
I've been on too many trains
It's 3 AM
I'm on the platform again
I've said my goodbyes
To all the parties I let behind
It's all routine
I'm here more than I'd like to be
But I won't complain
'Cause I know it won't make things change
CHORUS:
Too many trains,
I've been on too many trains
Too many trains,
I've been on too many trains
I hear it approach
Is my mind playing tricks on me?
But you never know
It's hard to listen when your half asleep
Doors open and close
If I am lucky I'll find a seat
Don't look at the crowd
I'd rather stare at my own two feet
CHORUS:
2x:
Too many trains,
I've been on too many trains
Too many trains,
I've been on too many trains
I get off, I get on
Another transfer, another stop
Have I gone the right way?
Or has it happened that I forgot
Where I needed to go
At this point anything's possible
I look at my map
I should have changed five stops ago
CHORUS:
Too many trains,
I've been on too many trains
Too many trains,
I've been on too many trains
It takes another hour
To fix my mistake
But now I'm back on track
Even though it's too late
End of the line
I walk myself back home
The noise is still in my mind
I guess that I'm not alone tonight
CHORUS:
2x:
Too many trains,
I've been on too many trains
Too many trains,
I've been on too many trains
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10. |
Shut Up Brain
03:43
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Shut Up, Brain
Shut up, Brain
I'm trying not to think
And the water level's rising faster than my drink
I could swim
If you would only move my feet
But I'm standing in a puddle hoping that I don't sink
Looks like it's down to you and me, Brain
But putting us together is insane
Shut up, Brain
You shouldn't laugh at me
'Cause everything I do is half of your decree
Sometimes I'm not sure if I'm you or if you're me
But either one of them is still my own responsibility
I think that I am losing this
You've got the better argument
But tell me, am I losing you
With a piece of me too?
Shut up, Brain
We gotta make this work
I see you smiling but it looks more like a smirk
We really fucked up
We made me such a jerk
Let's shed our skin and don't forget to tell me when it hurts
Looks like it's up to you and me, Brain
But if we stick together, we might go the same way
If it's gonna be you and me, Brain
Let's put our heads together
And get back in the game
Listen, Brain,
You're stronger than you think
If you can hear me, then just tell my eyes to blink
When you talk to yourself, do you have a different thought?
Or we both thinking the same thing,
The same thing, the same thing?
Well
Listen Brain,
We are nothing all alone
We need eachother if we both want to move on
'Cause only thinking won't get you anywhere at all
And I'd be thinking until I walked into a wall
I thought that we were winning this
Once we we had doubled up our chips
But was there something that you knew?
What were they telling you
That they're not telling me?
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11. |
I Kicked Cancer's Ass
02:41
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I Kicked Cancer's Ass
I kicked cancer's ass
I didn't give it half a chance
A tumor in my neck was no match for my fortitude
They slit my throat
And yeah that was all she wrote
I told you not to mess with me but now things just got real
CHORUS:
Nothing to say without being said
I'm free from the demons in my head
Not feeling sick, yeah I'm feeling well
No I shouldn't brag, but what the hell
No I shouldn't brag, but what the hell
I kicked cancer's ass
I knew it wouldn't last
I've weathered surgeries and radiation
Full speed ahead
Yeah, I'll worry 'bout it when I'm dead
I know it might sound crass, but I don't really give a damn
CHORUS:
Nothing to say without being said
I'm free from the demons in my head
Not feeling sick, yeah I'm feeling well
No I shouldn't brag, but what the hell
No I shouldn't brag, but what the hell
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12. |
All Hail
04:38
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All Hail
All hail the man who won't believe it
He knows, he knows he's wasted all his time
They've given him the choice
To exercise his voice
But he prefers to keep it all inside
All hail the man who won't believe it
He knows, he knows it all relies on him
To muster up the will
But he won't listen still
To all the good advice that's sent his way
All hail the man who just can't see it
Maybe he does, but he's just acting blind
To all the things he knows
He should do but he chose
To give up instead of try
CHORUS:
And he knows that he should
And he knows that he would
If he only could
So he won't
All hail the man who won't believe you
Even when you prevent him with the facts
He'll laugh right in your face
And turn his in disgrace
'Cause he knows, he knows, he knows the joke's on him
All hail the man who finally wakes up
He knows, he knows that it's the time to act
There's nobody else near
To help him fight his fears
He knows he'll have to take it on himself
CHORUS:
And you know that he will
'Cause he says that he will
And you know this time
Well, he knows, he knows, he knows...
3x:
La, la, la
Well, he knows, he knows, he knows...
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The Telethons have existed in some form since 2004. They originally started as an antifolk-inspired duo in Flanders, NJ consisting of John Mulcahy (guitar/vocals) and Mark Deocampo (drums, yelling). After Deocampo's departure in 2009, the Telethons evolved into a power rock trio with the addition of John Van Atta (bass/vocals) and Doug Johnson (drums, yelling). ... more
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