LYRICS TO THE SONGS OF SCRIMSHAW

Words & Music by Marlin Collins

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85. Brain Child

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You’ve got the choices

Inside your head

You’ve got the voices

All talking instead.

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Daily grind

Getting through

Far behind

Always knew

That your mind

Isn’t you. (repeat to “Inside your head”) (bridge)

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There’s a brain about to take a stand,

On driving cars into the sea

Sinking fast, proclaiming it’s all free.

Taking life apart because it can. (verse 1)

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Don’t you ever give up on your fantasy.

Taking life into your on hands carelessly.

Making sure that no one ever sets you free.

All along becoming your own destiny. (chorus)

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There’s a thought the brain has never had.

Bout what kind of world that it would be

If only the other brains could see,

That there is no use in getting mad. (verse 2)

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Don’t you ever give up on your fantasy.

Taking life into your on hands carelessly.

Making sure that no one ever sets you free.

All along becoming your own destiny. (chorus)

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You’ve got the choices (bridge)

There’s a brain about to take a stand, (verse 1)

Don’t you ever give up on your fantasy. (chorus)

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86. Dope Sick

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Dope is the reason; my skin is crawling, and my body’s on fire.

Until it’s done, I’m crawling back into my hole.

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Muscles are twisting, up into knots, and my sweat is so cold.

Until it’s done, I’m crawling back into my hole.

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No sleep tonight, I have these demons to fight.

I’ll get it right, after they’re gone.

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There is a siren, inside of my head, and there’s nowhere to run.

Until it’s done, I’m crawling back into my hole.

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Demons are feeding, upon my body, as I’m throwing up dung.

Until it’s done, I’m crawling back into my hole.

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No sleep tonight, I have these demons to fight.

I’ll get it right, after they’re gone.

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If I can’t take it, there is a way out, and I know I’d get well.

Until it’s done, I’m crawling back into my hole.

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And if I take it, I’ll be in Heaven, but it’s right next to Hell.

Until it’s done, I’m crawling back into my hole.

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No sleep tonight, I have these demons to fight.

I’ll get it right, after they’re gone.

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Solo, 8 times through

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Crawling back into my hole

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Crawling back into my hole

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But I’m better

At last I slept through the night.

So I’m better,

But I broke my soul. (3 times)

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87. NT2

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In love, burning nights are sealed

In love, a wound that’s never healed

In love, a slave to ones desire

In love, tends to light the fire

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Let a little advice spoil the fun

Take a little shot at everyone

Find a little bird calling the bees

Fake another shootin’, of the breeze, if you please (chorus)

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In love, the side receives the thorn

In love, a heart becomes reborn

In love, a word can bring relief

In love, one life is all too brief

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Let a little advice spoil the fun

Take a little shot at everyone

Find a little bird calling the bees

Fake another shootin’, of the breeze, if you please (chorus)

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In the morning light

Lovers in the field

Staying out of sight

To their passions yield

With the breaking dawn

Falling into sleep

When the morning’s gone

Secrets they will keep

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In love, music’s in the air

In love, nothings ever fair

In love, to give is to receive

In love, the truth is to believe

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Let a little advice spoil the fun

Take a little shot at everyone

Find a little bird calling the bees

Fake another shootin’, of the breeze, if you please (chorus)

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88: CHRISTMAS EVE

                   

Stolen away, disappeared on Christmas Eve

Never could say, the words he needs him to believe. (Chorus)

The Christmas tree is quite dead.

All those dry needles it shed.

Could light the fire in his eyes.

The presents still are all there.

Not going to go anywhere.

There was no time for goodbyes.

Broken advice, telling ears, the way it goes

Rollin’ the dice, the worst fears, are what he knows. (Chorus)

There is no money for bail.

After he ends up in jail,

For telling his son goodnight.

He can remember the day.

She took his son far away.

And he grew up out of sight.

Stolen away, disappeared on Christmas Eve

Never could say, the words he needs him to believe. (Chorus)

He thinks of what he would say.

If there was ever a day,

When he could see him again.

He might admit he was wrong.

Or he could play him this song,

And wonder where to begin.

Broken advice, telling ears, the way it goes

Rollin’ the dice, the worst fears, are what he knows. (Chorus)

He’s got to leave it alone.

Because he couldn’t have known,

Just where their sympathy lies.

He’s got to leave it to fate.

Because it’s never too late,

To help the moonlight survive.

Stolen away, disappeared on Christmas Eve

Never could say, the words he needs him to believe. (Chorus)

(Bridge) – Stolen away/On Christmas Eve/Stolen away (Chorus, End)

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