Lyrics and music by Mika Tubinshlak

There’re certain words in the human tongue
That mustn’t be spoken, written or sung
Like vampires out for their nightly bite
They shrivel and die when exposed to light
But one of those words is the worst of all
It shouldn’t be touched with a 10-foot pole
You know the word I’m thinking of
Suffice it to say that it rhymes with ‘glove’

But how do I show you the “!” I feel
And how do you prove that my “!” is real
All I can say it I “!” you true
And I hope that you “!” me too

It couldn’t be easier once you start
It melts in your mouth like a chocolate heart
But say the word, and you’ll be screwed
Forever misquoted and misconstrued

‘Cause some people use it to hide behind
And some people use it to rob you blind
Some people use it because it’s cheap
And some people use it to get some sleep
Some people use it to pitch a sale
And some people use it to catch some tail
They gain the word, but they lose their soul
So I refuse to use it at all

But I want to show you the “!” I feel
And I want to prove that my “!” is real
Well, all I can say it I “!” you true
And I know that you “!” me too.

Lyrics and music by Mika Tubinshlak

Lyrics and music by Mika Tubinshlak

Oh, I’m so tired of running and never catching up
I’ve been running after money, and it keeps on running out
Oh Lord, I swear I’m just about to drop
Won’t somebody tell me, tell me where the money stops

Well, I’ve been saving every nickel, saving every dime
And when I get enough I’m gonna buy myself some time
Oh Lord, before these bones grow old,
Won’t somebody tell me, tell me where time is sold

Another day, another bruise
I’m lost inside them loser’s blues
Waiting for someone to come and play a different tune

Now, everybody tells me all you need is love
Well, I’ve been trying to make some, but I just ain’t good enough
Oh Lord, I pray it’s not too late
Won’t somebody tell me, tell me how love is made
Oh Lord, I sure hope it’s not too late
Won’t you come and show me, show me how love is made

Lyrics and music by Mika Tubinshlak

Back when I was a kid, my mom and dad
Did their best - to drive me mad
Night by night and day by day
This is all I heard them say:
“Go to your room! Do what your father says!
Eat your spinach! Clean up this mess!
No more sweets! Leave your nose alone!
Oh, you think you’re so smart - well,
You just wait till you have your own!”

I didn’t know what they meant
I was too young to understand
My own what? Will you tell me please
It sounds like some rare disease
But one fine morning I was pulled out of bed
By a couple of kids who were calling me ‘dad’
My oh my, how the time has flown
This is it: now I have my own

Now, from that day I began to change
Turning into something strange
Doing things I never thought I would
Another victim of parenthood
With a “Go to your room! Do what your mother says!
Eat your spinach! Clean up this mess!
No more Facebook! Hang up the phone already!
And the worst thing of all, I heard myself say:
You just wait till you have your own!”

Now grandma and grandpa - they have also changed
Now they got their sweet revenge
With that smile of ‘I told you so’
They just sit back and enjoy the show
Oh, I’d rather be a grandpa - but instead
I’m stuck with playing dad
Till they day that the kids have grown
Till the day that they have their
I’ll just wait till they have their
Oh, I can’t wait till they have their own!.

Whatever I know
Whatever I know
I know
As total recall

Whatever I find
Whatever I find
I find
Crumbling fast

But on the edge of the universe
At the other end of the belly-button
Inside
Is Pomerantz
Rolling snot into perfect pearls
Ruling over the Playful Ones
Is Pomerantz

Whatever I have
Whatever I have
I have
To set it free

Wherever I am
Wherever I am
I am
Always away

On the razor edge of the universe
At the other end of the belly-button
Straddling the see-saw of the world
Is Pomeratnz
Combing memories from his hair
Rummaging through pockets of air
Is Pomerantz
Are you flesh or a metaphor?
Do I come after you or before?
All eyes run to the sea
Says Pomerantz
And smiles

What do you say now - yes or no
Your bags are packed but you’ve got nowhere to go
Future riding on a pair of dice - snake eyes
Now you know you can’t be wrong
Why, you can have it for a song
Come on, get your ticket to Paradise

Just made it to the terminal
All boarding, final call
Time to wave goodbyes
You’re through - and on the other side
Empty-handed, traveling light
Got your ticket to Paradise

Won’t be long now till we reach the sky
Come on, baby, we’ll be flying high

Here comes an angel in a snow-white blouse
Have another whiskey, it’s on the house
A lovely lady you seem to recognize - nice
Feeling better - well, so you should
See, it’s all a matter of your altitude
With a one-way ticket to Paradise

He was always standing there
By the house that he lived in
Thought his eyes were far away
On his face was a happy grin
Always twisting a piece of string
In his quietly moving hands
People and cars were passing by
With their troubles and ends

Well I left that town long ago
But I know he’s still standing there
Happy in his own and only universe
Wanting nothing, going nowhere
All the joys, misfortunes and pain
Flowing by without touching him
Maybe it’s the best thing in the world
To be a fool like him

And the boys going home from school
One of them was me
Never failed to stop and play the joke
Though they knew what the answer would be
They would ask him what time it was
And with his meaningless happy grin
He’d say twenty to one, and that was fun
For it was really two fifteen

Well I left that town long ago
But I know he’s still standing there
Happy in his own and only universe
Wanting nothing, going nowhere
All the joys, misfortune and pain
Flowing by without touching him
Maybe it’s the best thing in the world
To be a fool like him…