01
demonized
I am the devil, no you can’t trust me
Pure evil, as your eyes can see
You want a taste of my villainy?
Come with me, come with me
I travel ‘round with my bag of tricks
There ain’t an ailment that I can’t fix
Just reach inside, you wanna get your kicks?
Come with me, come with me
I’ve been demonized, I’ve been demonized
I’ve been demonized, I’ve been demonized
I’ve been demonized, I’ve been demonized
And I love to hear your lies
I’ve been demonized
I’ve been demonized
I’ve been demonized
I’ve been demonized
Just look at all the villagers with pitchforks out
This ends with them setting me on fire
But I’ll take the stake with a wicked smile
Come with me, come burn with me
I am the devil, no you can’t trust me
Pure evil, as your eyes can see
Come get a taste of my villainy
Come with me, yeah come with me
I’ve been demonized, I’ve been demonized
I’ve been demonized, I’ve been demonized
I’ve been demonized, I’ve been demonized
And I love to hear your lies
Yeah I love to hear your lies
Yeah I love to hear your lies
02
varoom
Varoom! Varoom!
When you walk into the room
Varoom! Varoom!
When you walk into the room
Oh-oh Oh-oh-oh
Where’s your motorcycle?
Oh-oh Oh-oh-oh
Take me for a ride
Maroon, maroon,
How dare you ever wear maroon
Maroon, maroon,
How dare you ever wear maroon
Oh-oh Oh-oh-oh
The Devil is your rival
Oh-oh Oh-oh-oh
You wear the same size
Balloon, balloon
Don’t stop, you’re gonna pop too soon
Varoom! Varoom!
When you walk into the room
Oh-oh Oh-oh-oh
The Devil is your rival
Oh-oh Oh-oh-oh
You’re outta sight
Oh-oh Oh-oh-oh
You wear the same size
Oh-oh Oh-oh-oh
03
unwound
Pick me up when I’m down
on the far side of town
First light of the morning
Last kiss of the night
Arms for you to fall in
Sensual and quiet
Oh-oh I’m so tired
Streets will do that to you
Anodized
Foot to head
Lemons, lead
Pick me up when I’m down
on the far side of town
Are you hanging around
just to see me unwound
just to see me unwound?
Cool wind through the curtain
Caresses the room
Still tossing and turning
Outlasting the moon
Oh-oh I’m so wired
Sheets will do that to you
Anodized
Foot to head
Lemons, lead
You pick me up when I’m down
on the far side of town
Are you hanging around
just to see me unwound?
You pick me up when I’m down
on the far side of town
Are you hanging around
just to see me unwound
just to see me unwound?
04
so long sunset
Takes forever
Hates to see you go
Watching you packing up your clothes
May – September
Can get you to stay
You take the dogs and drive away
That’s alright, you know me,
It’s never more than what it couldn’t be
So long, Sunset, you’re gonna be so blue
So long, Sunset, you’re gonna be so blue
So long, Sunset, you’re gonna be so blue
So long, Sunset, you’re gonna be so blue
Gulls surround you
Sand between your toes
You gather seaglass as you go
Taking pictures
Someone’s got to save
All the horizons and the waves
That’s alright, you know me,
It’s never more than what it couldn’t be
The sun’s setting, Ooo, the sun is setting
The sun’s setting, Ooo, the sun’s setting
The sun’s setting, Ooo, the sun is setting, Ooo-oo-oo
Dogs around you
Lake left in the dark
You add the seaglass to the jar
Hates to leave you but there’s no more a home
Only a place of your own
So long, Sunset, you’re gonna be so blue
So long, Sunset, you’re gonna be so blue
So long, Sunset, you’re gonna be so blue
So long, Sunset, you’re gonna be so blue…
05
new day
This is a new day
It’s better than okay
So get outta my way
Cause I got a death ray
Your love is mine.
Your love is mine.
Your love is mine.
Your love is mine.
Yeah, this is a new day
Yeah, you hear what I say?
Cause I got a death ray
So get outta my way!
Your love is mine.
Your love is mine.
Your love is mine.
Your love is mine.
06
tickets
It’s all so strange
To meet backstage
Now you’re all the rage
What dreams we had
What crazy plans
For our little band
So what have I been doing
all this time you’ve been touring?
Selling tickets
to Deborah’s dream
It could have been me
Could’ve been me
Selling tickets
to Deborah’s dream
It could have been me
Could’ve been me
We have a laugh
When someone asks
For your autograph
But it’s bittersweet
For me to see
Your name on the marquee
You’re getting applause
while I’m taking calls
Selling tickets
to Deborah’s dream
It could have been me
Could’ve been me
Selling tickets
to Deborah’s dream
It could have been me
Could’ve been me
Dreams will die with you (Whoa, whoa)
I’m the living proof
Working the weekend
To see you in sequins
07
come home
I’m tired of your emotional affairs
I’m bleeding and I start to feel scared
But everything that I see, everything that I see,
everything that I see is there
I tore up the garden,
Cut down the trees
Set fire to the lawn and
Smothered the bees
Alone once again singing to my phone, baby
Baby, won’t you please come home
Baby, won’t you please come home
Baby, won’t you please come home
There’s blood on these pages, literally
I’m holding you near me, figuratively
I’m calling for you, baby.
Baby, baby, baby,
baby, won’t you please come home
Baby, won’t you please come home
Baby, won’t you please come home
08
Mr. Nobody
When my fifteen minutes came
I guess my watch had stopped
I hurried to the stage
Only to see the curtain drop
Well, I’m an unfamiliar face
Even in my hometown
When I hear hollered, “Hey mister”
That’s my cue to turn around
They call me Mr. Nobody
They call me Mr. Nobody, uh-huh
They call me Mr. Nobody
“Nobody” to you
Each day, I’m just a stranger on a train
At night, I’m even stranger on the stage
So I mosey up to the bar
Like a slinger in an old saloon
Add my name to the list
And pray I don’t clear the room
Now I don’t need fame and fortune
I don’t even need a band
I don’t need no introduction
Cause I know you know I am
Well, they call me Mr. Nobody
They call me Mr. Nobody, uh-huh
They call me Mr. Nobody
They call me Mr. Nobody
Yeah, they call me Mr. Nobody
They call me Mr. Nobody, uh-huh
They call me Mr. Nobody
“Nobody” to you
“Nobody” to you“Nobody” to you.
09
Grime
Floating on the oceans
Clogging up the sink
Making all the alleys and subways stink
Lathering the railyards
Tarnishing the stones
Creeping up to cover my decaying bones
After all the rubble has burned
After all the embers have died
What shall await our return?
Grime!
Grime!
Grime!
Shot from every chimney
Caught in every crease
Basking in the gutters of the filthy streets
Clinging to my fingers
Sticking to my soles
Coursing through the engine of my Rolls
After all the rubble has burned
After all the embers have died
Who shall inherit the Earth?
Grime!
Grime!
Grime!
10
A New Light To Be
Rescue me, my love,
Rescue me
From the emptiness
of my dreams
To the dawn
of mystery
I listen for an echo
calling out for me
Looking for the stars in the sea
I listen for an echo
calling out for me
A new light to be
A new light to be
There’s a light ahead
Flickering
In the dead of night
Shimmering
Bring back the mystery
I listen for an echo calling out for me
Looking for the stars in the sea
I listen for an echo calling out for m
A new light to be
A new light to be
A new light to be
All words & music written by and @ Jerret S. Cortese