Schizophonic

Extreme Schizophonic Lyrics
1.Gravity

Lyrics:Nuno Bettencourt
Music:Nuno Bettencourt

I'VE HAD MY FUN
HAD MY DAY IN THE SUN
NOW MY BODY'S A MAP
OF A CRACKED ARIZONA

TIME RUNNIN' OUT
AND I'M MELTING AWAY
MELTING AWAY
I'M A HUMAN CANDLE

IF YOU SEE ME COMIN', START RUNNIN'
I'M THE ONE YOU LOVE
IF YOU SEE ME CRYIN', START LYIN'
I'M THE ONE YOU LOVE

FAILING TO PLEAD
WITH A THROAT FULL OF DUST
LIFE FALLS ASLEEP
IN A FETAL POSITION

MY SKULL IS AN EGG
LIKE A FLASH IN THE PAN
A HEAVENLY MEAL
FOR THE ANIMAL ANGELS

IF YOU SEE ME COMIN', START RUNNIN'
I'M THE ONE YOU LOVE
IF YOU SEE ME CRYIN', START LYIN'
I'M THE ONE YOU LOVE

GRAVITY PULLS MY FACE, PULLS MY SKIN
GRAVITY WHY SO SOON, WHAT'S THE RUSH
GRAVITY PULLS ME DOWN, UNDERGROUND
GRAVITY HUNT ME DOWN, MAKE THE KILL

IF YOU SEE ME COMIN', START RUNNIN'
I'M THE ONE YOU LOVE
IF YOU SEE ME CRYIN', START LYIN'
I'M THE ONE YOU LOVE


2.SWOLLEN PRINCESS

Lyrics:Nuno Bettencourt
Music:Nuno Bettencourt

A CANNONBALL
SHE CRACKED THE WALL
OLYMPIC ALL
SHE'S JUST A BRUISED UP CREATURE MADE OF LOVE
A BLOODY DOVE
FROM THE ABOVE
UNKNOWN, THE SWOLLEN PRINCESS IS HERE
PRINCESS IS HERE, PRINCESS IS HERE

NOW I'M FREE YES I'M FREE
AND I'M JUST IN TIME FOR TEA
YES I'M FREE LOOK AT ME
WHAT YOU GET IS WHAT YOU SEE

AND IF I TELL YOU ALL THE TRUTH
WOULD YOU PROMISE NOT TO CRY
I PREFER IT BACK INSIDE
IT'S NOTHIN' THAT YOU DID OR SAID
I'M JUST KINDA SCARED
I'VE JUST HEARD LIFE IS A FATAL DISEASE

SHE GOT THE GRIP
NEW VIRGIN LIP
TORNADO SIP
SYNTHETIC BRIGHT BLUE BERRY COLOURED EYES
10,000 CRIES
10,000 SMILES
UNKNOWN, THE SWOLLEN PRINCESS IS HERE
PRINCESS IS HERE, PRINCESS IS HERE

NOW I'M FREE YES I'M FREE
AND I'M JUST IN TIME FOR TEA
YES I'M FREE LOOK AT ME
WHAT YOU GET IS WHAT YOU SEE

AND IF I AM YOUR PRIDE AND JOY
COULD YOU FIND IT IN YOUR HEARTS
COULD YOU LET ME BACK INSIDE
YOU KNOW I MUST APOLOGIZE
IF I DID OFFEND
I'VE JUST HEARD LIFE IS A FATAL DISEASE

AND IF I TELL YOU ALL THE TRUTH
WOULD YOU PROMISE NOT TO CRY
I PREFER IT BACK INSIDE
IT'S NOTHIN' THAT YOU DID OR SAID
I'M JUST KINDA SCARED
I'VE JUST HEARD LIFE IS A FATAL DISEASE


3.CRAVE

Lyrics:Nuno Bettencourt
Music:Nuno Bettencourt

GOT THE RIGHT HOUSE
BUT THE WRONG ADDRESS
I SHOULD HAVE MY HEAD EXAMINED
I FINALLY FOUND THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN
A KISS AND GERM WARFARE
I SIPHONED GASOLINE

YOUR EYES, YOUR EARS, YOUR MOUTH, YOUR NOSE
YOUR ARMS, YOUR LEGS, YOUR HEART, YOUR SOUL
TOUCH ME, TOUCH ME, TOUCH ME, TOUCH ME
MY BODY CRAVES YOUR TOUCH

A SNAPSHOT OF YOU
TUCKED IN MY SHOE
SO CLOSE AND YET SO FAR FROM YOU
I'M SITTING AT THE BACK OF THE BUS
I PICTURE YOU DRIVING
YOUR REARVIEW MIRROR EYES

YOUR EYES, YOUR EARS, YOUR MOUTH, YOUR NOSE
YOUR ARMS, YOUR LEGS, YOUR HEART, YOUR SOUL
TOUCH ME, TOUCH ME, TOUCH ME, TOUCH ME
MY BODY CRAVES YOUR TOUCH

I CRAVE YOU

A PRISONER
I'M THE WARDEN TOO
NOTHIN' WORSE THAN SELF MADE MISERY
IF MOSES TRULY PARTED THE SEA
THEN CAN I QUIT SMOKING
MY MIRACLES RUN WEAK, YES THEY DO

YOUR EYES, YOUR EARS, YOUR MOUTH, YOUR NOSE
YOUR ARMS, YOUR LEGS, YOUR HEART, YOUR SOUL
TOUCH ME, TOUCH ME, TOUCH ME, TOUCH ME
MY BODY CRAVES YOUR TOUCH


4.WHAT YOU WANT

Lyrics:Nuno Bettencourt
Music:Nuno Bettencourt

WHAT YOU WANT
A MILLION MARBLES AND AN ICE CREAM CAR
WHAT YOU WANT
A MELTED NOVA WOULDN'T GET YOU FAR
WHAT YOU WANT
A MILLION ACRES FOR A ROCKINGHORSE
WHAT YOU WANT
IS NOT ENOUGH

I DON'T KNOW MUCH THE FUTURE PROPHECIES
I DON'T KNOW WHY THEY'RE WALKING ON THEIR KNEES
BUT I DO KNOW THAT EMPTINESS YOU FEEL
I KNOW THE SUN WILL ALWAYS CHASE AWAY THE MOON

WHAT YOU WANT
A WHITE CHOCOLATE WEDDING IN A LEGGO CHURCH
WHAT YOU WANT
A BEAUTY PAGEANT WITH A KUNG FU GRIP
WHAT YOU WANT
A SILVER BULLET FOR A PLASTIC GUN
WHAT YOU WANT
IS NOT ENOUGH

I DON'T KNOW MUCH THE FUTURE PROPHECIES
I DON'T KNOW WHY THEY'RE WALKING ON THEIR KNEES
BUT I DO KNOW THAT EMPTINESS YOU FEEL
I KNOW THE SUN WILL ALWAYS CHASE AWAY THE MOON

I REALLY KNOW HOW YOU FEEL YOU'RE NOT ALONE
I REALLY KNOW HOW YOU FEEL

I DON'T KNOW MUCH THE FUTURE PROPHECIES
I DON'T KNOW WHY THEY'RE WALKING ON THEIR KNEES
BUT I DO KNOW THAT EMPTINESS YOU FEEL
I KNOW A LITTLE LOVE IS ALL YOU'LL EVER NEED


5.FALLEN ANGELS

Written:Nuno Bettencourt/Anthony J.Resta

THE DEVIL HE KNOCKS AT MY DOOR
AND I WISH HE WOULD GO AWAY

HE COMES IN AND OUT AS HE PLEASES
HE BOTHERS ME NIGHT AND DAY

WOULD YOU PARDON THE PUN
BUT HE WANTS ME TO COME OUT AND PLAY

AND IF HE'D LEAVE ME ALONE
JUST LEAVE ME ALONE THEN I'D BE O.K.

KILLING YOUR SAVIOR IS HUMAN BEHAVIOR
FALLEN ANGELS
LOVE IS YOUR OXYGEN, THIN IS THE AIR
FALLEN ANGELS IS THE TREND THIS YEAR

THE TV SMILE HAS CONVINCED ME TO DIAL
1-900-SINS

I GO TO THE PARTY AND WHO DO I SEE
SKIN ON SKIN

I FELL IN LOVE SO I FIGURED THE DEVIL WOULD
STAY AWAY

BUT LIKE A BIRD I WAS FREE
TILL HE CUT DOWN MY TREE
LOVE HATH FLOWN AWAY, FLY AWAY

KILLING YOUR SAVIOR IS HUMAN BEHAVIOR
FALLEN ANGELS
LOVE IS YOUR OXYGEN, THIN IS THE AIR
FALLEN ANGELS IS THE TREND THIS YEAR


6.2 WEEKS IN DIZKNEELANDE

Lyrics:Nuno Bettencourt
Music:Nuno Bettencourt

YOU'RE NOT MY FATHER
YOU'RE NOT MY FRIEND
YOU'RE JUST A STRANGER FILLIN' IN

CONVINCE MY FAMILY
GOOD KID I AM
YOU'LL TAKE ME DOWN TO DIZKNEELANDE

HELP ME

WHY AREN'T WE FLYIN'
YOU'D RATHER DRIVE
HOTELS ARE FUN ALONG THE WAY

YOU SCRUB ME WET
YOU DRY ME CLEAN
WE'RE OFF TO SPEND THE DAY WITH MICKEY

HELP ME

COME BACK FOR DINNER
ICE CREAM DESSERT
SIT ON YOUR LAP AND WATCH THE TUBE

NIGHTTIMES FOR GROWNUPS
BATHE ME TO BED
YOU SCRUB ME, RUB ME, RUB ME
TUCK ME IN AND WE PRETEND

HELP ME


7.PURSUIT OF HAPPINESS

Written:Nuno Bettencourt/Gary Cherone

SO YOU GOT TO GO, BUT YOU DON'T KNOW WHERE
ALL THAT YOU KNOW, IS YOU CAN'T STAY HERE
WHAT'S LEFT TO DO, BUT WISH YOU THE BEST
IN YOUR PURSUIT OF HAPPINESS

YOU SAY IT'S NOT ME, IT'S JUST YOU
BUT I'M THE ONLY ONE IN THE ROOM
ASKING MYSELF WHY YOU HAVE LEFT
IN YOUR PURSUIT OF HAPPINESS

HAPPY HAPPY HAPPINESS

ASKING MYSELF WHY YOU HAVE LEFT
IN YOUR PURSUIT OF HAPPINESS
PURSUIT OF HAPPINESS

ALL THE PAPERS READ
HAPPINESS HAS FLED
KNOWN ACCOMPLICE TO THE SAD

I HOPE YOU FIND WHAT YOU'RE LOOKING FOR
YOUR PIECE OF MIND, I WANT NOTHING MORE
SOMEWHERE OVER THE RAINBOWS END
IN YOUR PURSUIT OF HAPPINESS

ALL THE PAPERS READ
HAPPINESS HAS FLED
ATTEMPTED FRAUD ASTROLOGY

IS EVERYBODY HAPPY
IS EVERYBODY HAPPY
SMILE EVERYBODY HAPPINESS

TIME CAN MOVE FAST NOW THAT YOU'RE GONE
CAN'T DWELL IN THE PAST, WHAT'S DONE IS DONE
STARTING OVER AGAIN, MORE OR LESS
IN MY PURSUIT OF HAPPINESS
STARTING OVER AGAIN, MORE OR LESS
IN MY PURSUIT OF HAPPINESS


8.FINE BY ME

Lyrics:Nuno Bettencourt
Music:Nuno Bettencourt

THE ROCKETSHIP CRASHLANDED STRANDED ON THE MOON
FINE WITH ME, AS LONG AS I'M WITH YOU
CAUGHT IN AN AVALANCHE BURIED BY THE SNOW
FINE BY ME, I'LL MELT AWAY WITH YOU

MOST PEOPLE WOULD RATHER SKIM THE LAKE FOR NIGHT TIME INSECTS
MOST WILL NEVER FIND WHAT I HAVE FOUND

ACCORDING TO THEM I'VE LOST MY FREEDOM
LOVE 'EM AND LEAVE 'EM IS NOT MY FREEDOM
MAYBE IT'S TRUE I'M A BIT ADDICTED
BUT BEING FREE IS SIMPLY LOVING YOU

HOME LAZIN' ROUND THE TUBE WITH NOTHIN' ELSE TO DO
FINE WITH ME, I'LL DO NOTHING WITH YOU
CAN'T SLEEP THE MIND IS ITCHIN' BED BUGS ON THE BRAIN
DON'T DESPAIR, I'LL TOSS AND TURN WITH YOU

ONE MANS SUPERSTITION IS ANOTHER MANS RELIGION
MOST WILL NEVER FIND WHAT I HAVE FOUND

ACCORDING TO THEM I'VE LOST MY FREEDOM
LOVE 'EM AND LEAVE 'EM IS NOT MY FREEDOM
MAYBE IT'S TRUE I'M A BIT ADDICTED
BUT BEING FREE IS SIMPLY LOVING YOU

THERE'S NOTHING WRONG WITH SPACE NEED TIME TO BE ALONE
FINE WITH ME, AS LONG AS I'M WITH YOU
CHAINED UP IN A BOILING KITCHEN CAN'T ESCAPE THE HEAT
COME WITH ME, I'LL RUN AWAY WITH YOU

ACCORDING TO THEM I'VE LOST MY FREEDOM
LOVE 'EM AND LEAVE 'EM IS NOT MY FREEDOM
MAYBE IT'S TRUE I'M A BIT ADDICTED
BUT BEING FREE IS SIMPLY LOVING YOU

YEAH LIFE'S A ROLLERCOASTER OFF THE BEATEN TRACK
I'M NOT SCARED, I'M RIDING NEXT TO YOU
TIME FLIES AND THEN YOUR OLD YEARS GO CRUISIN' BY
FINE WITH ME, AS LONG AS I'M WITH YOU


9.KARMALAA

Written:Nuno Bettencourt/Anthony J.Resta

MOTHER SAYS YOU MAKE ME WEAK
FATHER SAYS THAT YOU'RE A FREAK
TO ME YOU'RE LIKE NO ONE ELSE
I THINK I LIKE YOU

CAPTURED ALIVE
FOUND AS GUILTY AS CHARGED
EVIL EYE FROM THE PAST
CHAOS CARVED, HOME AT LAST

KARMALAA - YOU'RE SUCH A TRIP
KARMALAA - YOU MAKE ME SICK
KARMALAA - YOU WERE SENT TO ME
PUNISH ME AS I DESERVE

YOU'RE SUCH A BRILLIANT ACROBAT
AND WHEN WE FINISH HAVING SEX
YOU BURN ME WITH YOUR CIGARETTE
I THINK I LIKE YOU

CAPTURED ALIVE
FOUND AS GUILTY AS CHARGED
EVIL EYE FROM THE PAST
CHAOS CARVED, HOME AT LAST

KARMALAA - YOU'RE SUCH A TRIP
KARMALAA - YOU MAKE ME SICK
KARMALAA - YOU WERE SENT TO ME
PUNISH ME AS I DESERVE

WITH YOU IT'S FUN JUST STAYIN' IN
CHAT OVER A CUP OF TEA
JUST LIKE GUM SURGERY
I THINK I LIKE YOU - I REALLY HATE YOU - DON'T EVEN KNOW YOU


10.CONFRONTATION

Lyrics:Nuno Bettencourt
Music:Nuno Bettencourt

JESUS CHRIST WAS A VERY KIND MAN
HE GAVE HIS LIFE FOR ALL OUR SINS
DID HE HAVE TO
I GUESS HE HAD TO

ABE LINCOLN WAS A VERY BRAVE MAN
HE TOOK A CHANCE, FREED THE SLAVES
DID HE HAVE TO
I GUESS HE HAD TO

DO YOU BELIEVE IN ME

CAUSE IF YOU DON'T I'M GONNA LEAVE YOU

SUPERMAN WAS A VERY STRONG MAN
HE RISKED HIS LIFE WITH KRYPTONITE
DID HE HAVE TO
I GUESS HE HAD TO

ROBIN HOOD WAS A GENEROUS MAN
STOLE FROM THE RICH, FED THE POOR
DID HE HAVE TO
I GUESS HE HAD TO

DO YOU BELIEVE IN ME

CAUSE IF YOU DON'T I'M GONNA LEAVE YOU


11.NOTE ON THE SCREEN DOOR

Written:Nuno Bettencourt/Anthony J.Resta

TiME FLOWS
LiKE iNK TO PAPER TOWARDS THE STARS
THEN COOLS iNTO BLUE iCE
THEN CRACKS
CRACKS LiKE GLASS GOODBYE

LOVE DiES SLOWLY
FLOWS LiKE MOLTEN ROCK
TOWARDS THE HEART
THEN COOLS TO A COLD STEEL EDGE
THEN CUTS
CUTS LiKE A RAZOR GOODBYE

SEE YA LATER
iT'S BEEN NiCE KNOWiN' YOU

NiGHT REFLECTS iT'S FiNAL MOMENT
LiKE MOONLiGHT TOWARDS THE LAKE
THEN COOLS iNTO MY DESPAiR
THEN SHATTERS
LiKE A BROKEN STREET LiGHT
GOODBYE GOODBYE

SEE YA LATER
iT'S BEEN NiCE KNOWiN' YOU


12.I WONDER

Lyrics:Nuno Bettencourt
Music:Nuno Bettencourt

LOOKS LIKE MY MOTHER IS CRYING
I WONDER IF SHE'S SCARED
OR IS SHE DREAMING OF HEAVEN
A LIFE WITHOUT A CARE
IS THAT WHAT SHE WANTS
OR IS SHE REALLY SCARED OF DEATH

(I WONDER IF SHE'S THINKING.....)

WHAT IF THERE IS NO HEAVEN
WHAT IF THERE IS NO REASON
WHAT IF THERE IS NO HEAVEN
NO REAL ANGELS THERE TO GATHER ME

LOOKS LIKE MY FATHER IS LONELY
I WONDER HOW HE FEELS
ABOUT MY MOTHER WHO'S ONLY
MEMORIES RAIN IN YEARS
IT'S NEVER TOO LATE
OR WOULD HE RATHER FADE AWAY

(I WONDER IF HE'S THINKING.....)

WHAT IF THERE IS NO HEAVEN
WHAT IF THERE IS NO REASON
WHAT IF THERE IS NO HEAVEN
NO REAL ANGELS THERE TO GATHER ME


13.GOT TO HAVE YOU

Lyrics:Nuno Bettencourt
Music:Nuno Bettencourt

NO ONE HOME NO NEED TO CRY
I'VE GOT ME MYSELF AND I
WHAT I NEED TRULY WAS A LIE
I JUST NEED ME MYSELF AND I

SUDDEN WALK INTO MY LIFE
NOW I'VE GOT TO HAVE YOU
OH SO HEAVENLY YOUR EYES
NOW I'VE GOT TO....

GOT TO HAVE YOU

STEP RIGHT UP PLAY THE GAME
STEP RIGHT UP AND DON'T BE SHAMED
LIFE IS FULL YOU MIGHT WIN A PRIZE
STEP RIGHT UP AND CLOSE YOUR EYES

AN ANGEL BREATHING THOUGHTFUL BREATH
NOW I'VE GOT TO HAVE YOU
AN ANGEL CURING ME OF DEATH
NOW I'VE GOT TO....

GOT TO HAVE YOU


14.YOU

Written:Nuno Bettencourt/Gary Cherone

A CERTAIN SCENT IN THE SUMMERTIME
OF YESTERYEAR, THAT WOULD REMIND

DAYDREAM ON A RAINY DAY
FAVORITE TUNE THE D.J. PLAYED
SUNBEAM THROUGH A WINDOW PANE
BLACK AND WHITE CAPTURED IN A FRAME

A BABY SMILING DOES TO MOTHER'S FACE

BUT MORE THAN ALL OF THE ABOVE
SOME OF THE THINGS I'M THINKING OF
REMINDING ME, HOW MUCH I LOVE YOU

SNOWSTORMIN' ON A, A MONDAY MOURN
HOT CHOCOLATE KEEPING, KEEPING ME WARM

KISS GOODNIGHT AND TUCKED IN SAFE
WAKING UP THEN SLEEPING LATE
GOOD OLD DAYS REMEMBER WHEN
DISTANT CALL FROM AN OLD FRIEND

A BABY SMILING DOES TO MOTHER'S FACE


15.SEVERED

Written:Nuno Bettencourt/Anthony J.Resta

LOVE IS FOR THE BIRDS
BIRDS ARE FLYIN' SOUTH
SEASONS WILL CHANGE
NO PLACE TO HIDE

I SEVERED A WING
LEARNING TO FLY
CLOUDS ARE ROLLIN' IN
I THINK I'M GONNA DIE

I SEVERED A WING AND I CANNOT FLY
MAYBE TOMORROW THE SUN WON'T SHINE
WHAT DO I DO IF IT STARTS TO RAIN
WHAT DO I DO ABOUT THIS PAIN
OUT IN THE DARK AND I'M BY MYSELF
WINTER IS PLANNING A BIG FAREWELL
I DREAM OF A TIME WHEN I TOUCHED THE SKY
I SEVERED A WING AND I CANNOT FLY

SUNDAY I RULED MY LIFE, MADE MY PLANS
MADE MY OWN SOLUTIONS
SUNDAY NIGHT FATE ARRIVED
LIFE HAS REGARDED ME AS POLLUTION

HARD TO FIND A FRIEND
I NEED SOME COMPANY
I'M SCARED OF THE DARK
THE DARK IS SCARED OF ME

I'M SCARED OF THE DARK AND I'M BY MYSELF
WINTER IS PLANNING A BIG FAREWELL
I DREAM OF A TIME WHEN I TOUCHED THE SKY
I DREAM OF A TIME IN A FORMER LIFE
I SEVERED A WING AND I CANNOT FLY
MAYBE TOMORROW THE SUN WON'T SHINE
WHAT DO I DO IF IT STARTS TO RAIN
WHAT DO I DO ABOUT THIS PAIN

REPEAT CHORUS


16.HOP THE TRAIN

Lyrics:Nuno Bettencourt
Music:Nuno Bettencourt

WAKE ME UP AT 4AM
AN EARLY DAY, I'M HEADING BACK TO BOSTON
I'M GOIN' HOME
A BID FAREWELL TO TIN CUISINE
IT'S GOODBYE CATS AND HOP THE TRAIN TO D.C
YEAH WASHINGTON
SLIP INTO THE HOUSE OF WHITE
GOTTA SEE THE MAN ABOUT THE POWER AND THE GLORY
HEY MR. PRESIDENT. YOU KNOW WHAT TIME IT IS
HEY MR. PRESIDENT. TO DO SOME GOOD YOU'LL HAVE TO PAY

RUN AND HIDE TAKE GOOD CARE
AND BEWARE I'LL SAY A PRAYER FOR YOU
SAY GOODBYE DISAPPEAR
WATCH YOUR BACK YEAH THEY'LL BE HUNTING YOU

THE RAIN IT FEELS LIKE BROKEN GLASS
MY PAPER CASTLES LEAKIN', I'M NOT TALKIN' THE WEATHER
STILL PRETENDING WASTING TIME
BOTH HANDS ON THE WHEEL
AND GUESS WHO'S DRIVIN'. REMOTE CONTROL
BIG DISEASE EMERGENCIES
THE GOVERNWENCH HE WEARS A GIANT CONDOM
SAFE POLITICS

HEY MR PRESIDENT. WHAT ARE YOU SMILIN' AT
HEY MR PRESIDENT. DO THE DEED AND GET OUT OF THERE

RUN AND HIDE TAKE GOOD CARE
AND BEWARE I'LL SAY A PRAYER FOR YOU
SAY GOODBYE DISAPPEAR
WATCH YOUR BACK YEAH THEY'LL BE HUNTING YOU

HEY MR PRESIDENT. YOU KNOW WHAT TIME IT IS
HEY MR. PRESIDENT. DO THE DEED AND GET OUT OF HERE

REPEAT CHORUS


17.GARBAGE