Ahh and then there is Queens "Another one bites the dust"
Oh wait, on second thought maybe thats best not put in the playlist.
A lot of songs by Third Eye Blind have some medical content or remind me of medical things in them and I've wondered what the writers backgrounds are. BTW, may seem like I'm a freak fan of theirs or something. I'm not really, I've always just wondered if someone in the group was a paramedic or something.
Here are a couple of their songs lyrics
JUMPER
(Jenkins)
I wish you would step back from that ledge my friend,
You could cut ties with all the lies, that you've been living in,
And if you do not want to see me again, I would understand.
I would understand,
The angry boy, a bit too insane,
Icing over a secret pain,
You know you don't belong,
You're the first to fight, You're way too loud,
You're The flash of light, On a burial shroud,
I know something's wrong,
Well everyone I know has got a reason, To say, put the past away,
I wish you would step back from that ledge my friend,
You could cut ties with all the lies, That you've been living in,
And if you do not want to see me again, I would understand,
I would understand.
Well he's on the table, And he's gone to code,
And I do not think anyone knows,
What they are doing here, And your friends have left, You've been dismissed,
I never thought it would come to this, And I, I want you to know,
Everyone's got to face down the demons,
Maybe today, We can put the past away,
I wish you would step back from that ledge my friend,
You could cut ties with all the lies, that you've been living in,
And if you do not want to see me again, I would understand,
I would understand,
I would understand...
Can you put the past away, I wish you would step back from that ledge my friend,
I would understand...
BURNING MAN
(Jenkins, Cadogan)
The rise and fall of my sloppy love, the smatterings, and splatterings,
They'll get you.
I'm not the one you were thinking of,
Maybe you thought I'd call, Instead of crashing down your hall.
Hold me down, I wanna find out.
You know you will never get what you.....need,
Blue Diamond strike 'em anywhere,
First we caffeinate, then incinerate,
We'll get you.
And sparks will fly in the summer air,
Did you pull out of your stall,
Maybe I'll see you after all.
Hold me down, I wanna find out
We say no,
Cause I live my life like the burning man,
Like a burning man,
Like a burning man,
A burning man
Like a burning man
And I won't get enough until my legs are broken,
The rise and fall shining in a void (Not sure about this line)
Life is not to fear, life is to enjoy,
He'll get you.
Oh Mr. Death catches all someday.
Baby I thought you'd call.
Or leave a light on in the hall,
Hold me down, But I'll find out. We say no,
Cause I live my life like a burning man,
Like a burning man,
A burning man,
Like a burning man,
Hold me down, I wanna find out,
We say no,
Cause I live my life like a burning man,
Like a burning man,
A burning man,
Like a burning man,
And I won't get enough,
Until my legs are broken
NARCOLEPSY
(Jenkins, Cadogan)
I'm on a train, but there's no one at the helm,
And there's a demon in my brain starts to overwhelm...,
And there it goes, my last chance for peace,
You lay me down, but I'll get no release,
And I say I,
I try to keep awake, I try to swim beneath,
I try to keep awake,
But I can feel this narcolepsy slide,
Into another nightmare.
And there's a demon in my head who starts to play,
A nightmare tape loop of what went wrong yesterday,
And I hold my breath 'till it's more than I can take,
And I close my eyes I dream that I'm awake,
I try to keep awake,
I try to keep awake,
I try to keep awake,
But I can feel this Narcolepsy slide, into another nightmare.
I read dead Russian authors, Volumes at a time,
I write everything down except what's on my mind,
Cause my greatest fear is the sucking sound,
And then I know that I will never get back out,
And there's a bone in my hand that connects to a drink,
In a crowded room where the glasses clink,
And I'll buy you a beer and we'll drink it deep,
Because that keeps me from falling asleep,
I said, how'd you like to be alone and drowning,
How'd you like to be alone and drowning,
How'd you like to be alone and drowning,
How'd you like to be all alone and drowning,
Still I find this narcolepsy slide slides, Into another nightmare,
Keep awake. Keep awake, Keep awake,
And I can feel this narcolepsy slide...
WOUNDED
(Jenkins, Cadogan)
The guy who put his hands on you
Has got nothing to do with me
And the bruises that you feel will heal
And I hope you'll come around
Cause we're missing you
And you used to speak so easy
Now you're afraid to talk to me
It's like walking with the wounded
Carrying that weight way too far
Concrete pulled you down so hard
Out there with the wounded
We're missing you
Well I never claimed to understand what happens after dark
But my fingers catch the sparks at the thought of touching you
When you're wounded
Let me break it down till I force the issue
We miss your face, you know I wish you
Would come back down to the Dalva Bar
You tell them, that's just my battle scar
I want to kiss you
And knock 'em down like we used to
You're the marigold
Till you're walking down shaking that ass again
And then you walk on baby walk on you walk on
On and on
You're an angel in the pit with her hands in the air
And we're missing you
Now it's fall, and your shoulders get tighter
Nervous flicks on the lighter, boots
Your pissed off poets, your women's groups
And the friends with you, we should have known this fool
Well I guess we missed the mark
Still my fingers catch the sparks at the thought of
Them touching you
Now you're wounded
Let me break it down till I force the issue
You never come around, and you know we miss you
Well nobody took your pride away
I said that's something people say
Back down the bully to the back of the bus
Cause it's time for them to be scared of us
Till you're yelling, how we living cause you got the ball
Then you rock on baby, rock on, you rock on
On and on
You're a summer time hottie with her socks in the air
Screaming I don't care baby I don't care hey
You say you don't know
You say you can't grow (You're the marigold)
All I know is we're missing you
You say you don't know
You say you can't grow (You're the marigold)
All I know is we're missing you
Show up
Show up wounded
Show up
Show up wounded
10 DAYS LATE
(Jenkins, Salazar)
Click your heals and feel you come for me
Care free, she's got something big to tell me
At the ocean, talk back at the ocean
There's no simple way to let you know
Funny how she always cried out daddy
I got a big surprise
She said, I'm in trouble now and it cannot wait
She's ten days late
Boy your life got complicated
Well I can't wait to see this through
She's ten days late
Ten days late
Low ride bicycles go cruising by
I laugh, I don't even know why
Talk back at the ocean
Consequence and ozone catch a glow
Ah ah, oh no baby, oh no no
Give me a minute now to figure out my state
Oh I know she's ten days late
And I don't know where to take it
But it's still great knowing you
She's ten days late
Ten days late
(choir)
Time has come for you to choose
Baby daddy keep your booMany blessings come to you
Baby daddy keep your boo
Baby daddy keep your boo
Baby daddy keep your boo
Your eyes looked at me for what to do
I can't lie, ah ah, I don't know
At the ocean, talk back at the ocean
No one's laughing now what do I say
I walk away but oh,
No don't go
At the ocean, talk back at the ocean
Give me a minute now to figure out my state
She's ten days late
And I'm never going to fade it
I guess I'll always be knowing you
Knowing you
Knowing you
Crawl up, the bedpost
THE RED SUMMER SUN
(Jenkins, Cadogan)
There's a big red sky
Over you and I
And it's coming down
And we're pumping over ground
In desert air
I hope you'll be there
Cause it's coming down
Pumping over ground
I've seen car wreck kids
Walk away from itI laughed from within
I know these days will end
Been a long time, been a long time
To walk with the mighty
Walk with the mighty
Let me go, let me go
On my own road, said
Been a long time, been a long time
To walk with the mighty
Walk with the mighty
Let me go, let me go
On now rock on
I'll make do with none
I will blame no one
Slept on packing foam
I'll make it all my home
Take on anyone
I'll take on anyone
I'll take on anyone
I'll take on anyone
I'll take on, take on anyone, I'll
Take on anyone
I'll take on anyone
I'll take on, I will take on anyone
I'll take on anyone
I'll take on anyone, I'll
Been a long time, been a long time
To walk with the mighty
Walk with the mighty
Let me go, let me go
With the martyr, go
Been a long time, and I won't
I will walk with the mighty
I'm gonna walk with the mighty
Let me go, let me go
On my own so
Take on anyone
I'll take on,
I'll take on anyone
I'll take on,
I'll take on anyone
I'll take on anyone, I'll
These days, they're not done, no
These days, they're not done
See the red summer sun
These days, they're not done
The red summer sun
The red summer sun
SLOW MOTION
(Jenkins)
Miss Jones taught me English
But I think I just shot her son
Cause he owed me money
With a bullet in the chest you cannot run
Now he's bleeding in a vacant lot
The one in the summer where we used to smoke pot
I guess I didn't mean it but man you shoulda seen it
His flesh explode
Slow motion see me let go
We tend to die young
Slow Motion see me let go
What a brother knows
Slow Motion see me let go
Now the cops will get me
But girl if you would let me
I'll take your pants off
I got a little bit of blow we could both get off
Later bathing in the afterglow
Two lines of coke I cut with Drano
An her nose starts to bleed
A most beautiful ruby red
Slow motion see me let go
We'll remember these days
Slow motion see me let go
Urban life decays
Slow motion see me let go
And at home
My sister's eating paint chips again
Maybe that's why she's insaneI shut the door to her moaning
And I shoot smack in my veins
Wouldn't you?
See my neighbour's beating his wife
Because he hates his life
There's an arc to his fist as he swings
Oh man what a beautiful thing
And death slides close to me
Won't grow old to be
A junkie wino creep
Hollywood glamorised my wrath
I'm a young urban psychopath
I incite murder
For your entertainment
Cuz I needed the money
What's your excuse?
The jokes on you
Slow motion see me let go
Slow motion see me let go
Slow motion see me let go
DARWIN
(Jenkins, Salazar)
The chromosome divides
Multiply and thrive
And the strong surviveAnd the strong survive
And a spaceman ****ed an ape
Then cut out on the date
And now it's much too late
The space ship has escaped
(Where'd it go?)
We're lacking something, good, something good
Is this all for nothing
Good, something good
Boom tick tick and who skipped the long play
Tick, tick, boom
The chromosome divides
Multiply and thrive
And the strong survive
Yeah the strong survive
And the grandson of an alien
Wears his snake skin boots
Shows his reptile roots
He shows his reptile roots
We're lacking something, something good, something good, yeah
Is this all for nothing, yeah
Show me the goods, something good, yeah
Boom boom tick tick and who skipped the long play
Who skipped the record and who amped what you say
I want to sing a song that's my own
I want to be the DJ
We're lacking something, something good, something good, yeah
Is this all for nothing, yeah
Show me the goods, something good, yeah
The chromosome divides
Multiply and thrive
And the strong survive
Yeah the strong survive
Chromosome divides
Multiply and thrive
And the strong survive
And the strong survive
And it's alright, it's alright, yeah
It's a long night, it's a long night
A long night, it's a long night
It's a long night, a long night
A long night, a long night
It's a long night
Alright, alright, alright
When the plane takes off you know it
When the plane takes off you know it
When the plane takes off you know it
"My Hit And Run"
Feel the speed through the intersection
Sheets of rain I seek out cars
Hands in gloves grip handlebars
Ride alone to the pub in the dark
I get a little wet but I don't have to park
And the lights start flashing green and red as I ride
A car turns left and I slide
I can't turn back
I make contact
Blinkers smash into mosaic
Then I start flying
Always think we get more time
Now flying through the air
Maybe living maybe dying
In this motor crash it's you who comes to mind
Don't we always wish had more time
I'm thrust slow mo through time and space
Details smash and
I protect my face
And then I see yours
And go to a time when we just knew
Mister death in the car below
Doesn't even slow
And away he goes
In the majesty of a motor crash
You skid into my darkness forming
Sex and death, heartbreak and strife
But I give no warning
[Chorus]
Here it comes, my hit and run
Come down hard and roll to my feet
And rain washes blood now off concrete
People turn away and I just had to laugh
Cause I'm still flying
Living and dying
[Chorus]
And I'd like to thank mister death for what he's done
Cause I got to walk away from my hit and run
Mysteries are not so empty
Cause I saw you
At my hit and run
-Mike
MJ
