Friend Of Mannequin

go on, ask yourself
am I talking to myself?
have no confidence
i'm not making sense at all
feel unpredictable

friend of mannequin

just slightly removed
from the lap of normalcy
fight my mind and lose
have no positivity
just sense of urgency


How Friends Are Made, Then Lost

to be confused
to relate as one
misunderstood
understand each other
placed, then removed

please tell me now
how friends are made then lost somehow
names play a part
but I can't remember who they are

one, not a few
felt invaluable
found someone new
but not dependable
said, "how could you?"


You're Material

not that you remember good advice
every conversation had is laid to waste
when to please yourself, you don't think twice
"who cares what ideas I have"
my heart rate climbs with every purchase

you're material

collect by age, condition, price
what you have, you have by appetite
in exchange for friends, you change your mind
why profess ability, when all you've gained is gluttony?


Life In 1982

all you have to do is this
one bassline, cr-78 snare, tr-808 kick
the rest has already been done
two decades ago, 1982, by nearly everyone

life in 1982

kraftwerk, numan, the league
their posters on the wall give me the ideas I need
from london city landscapes, to new york square
boys dancing in black turtlenecks, girls bopping with big hair

new wave beats and noises on a quiet suburban street
the manual's in your hand, but the world's not at your feet
flock of seagulls on the boom box at your friday night scene
you thought you saw the future, but the future stole your dreams