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Scorched Earth Days

by Venetic ®

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1.
Floating Away 03:53
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Late one night, it came in my dreams A premonition of my very last scene The very last moments, the end of my life The culmination of my struggles and strife A body in the final stage of siege With death at the gates and no sign of relief I was floating away, floating away Floating, floating, floating away When the morphine takes hold, reality fades As the nurse smoothes my path on the way to my grave Everything’s easy, it’s all a breeze My mind is tranquil, my body’s at ease I’m floating away, floating away Completely calm as I shuffle away I’m floating away, floating away Floating, floating, floating away It’ll test my faith, or lack thereof I’ll see how beliefs hold when push comes to shove Will I be shocked, surprised or dismayed When I enter that light shining my way? As I’m floating away, floating away Will I be shocked, surprised or dismayed? As I’m floating away, floating away Floating, floating, floating away Will there be angels floating down from above? Or a gaggle of harpies while a demon beats a drum? Will I see Krishna, Buddha or Christ? Or see my way barred to the afterlife? Will the end simply be a big dark hole Where they bury my body and forget about my soul? Floating away, floating away Floating, floating, floating away Yeah I’m floating away etc.
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Farewell Al 02:55
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Now there’s a place if you want to go out Something to do in this dead-end town It’s alright if you want to hang out It’ll lift you up if you’re feeling down Lift your emotions and you’ll feel alright Forget all your hassles as you go inside I’m heading downtown, I know where to go Past all the Trevs at the tacky sports bars Past the bleached blondes and their big boyfriends Right past the jailbait and the petrolheads Leave ‘em behind as you go up the stairs Forget all your troubles, forget all your cares It’ll run on until the early hours While the bogans cruise around and round There’ll be music and crazy sounds And no one cares because it’s dead downtown How can we be disturbing the peace When there’s no one even living in the nearby streets? I know the world never stays the same The only constants are loneliness and pain We’ll always be trapped in our boxes Unless someone comes and opens the locks up You had the key and opened doors for others But somehow you couldn’t open your own All that concern and care for others So why did you have to die alone? I feel like I was just getting to know you So why did you have to die alone? They had to come and break your door down Why did you have to die alone?
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The Heckler 03:13
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When he walked in the door he didn’t want to pay Said he was a regular, said there was no way He’d pay for some jerk he didn’t want to hear When all that he’d come for was a cold beer He leaned against the bar he’d propped up for years Loudly broke wind and started scraping his chair Voiced his opinion so everyone could hear Said the music was rubbish and started to jeer Then he decided it wasn’t enough To stand at the bar shouting and acting all tough So he staggered as he made his way down to the front Tripping and cursing coz he was blind drunk Faced with his heckling I started to swear Then he sprayed beer and he got me all wet He was standing so smug at all he had said Till I swung my guitar and it broke on his head
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Pizza Joint 02:47
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It’s somewhere in California. I am sitting waiting – waiting for my order in a pizza joint. The place has an old style look about it – black and white checkered tiling on the floors, clinical white walls and big glass windows stretching from floor to ceiling. They let the late afternoon sun stream in. It’s a popular place. I am one of a dozen people, all seated, and waiting for the girl behind the counter to yell out their number. Half-hearted laughter comes from near the counter. A young guy has made some sort of joke and suddenly stands up. He is sandy-haired and tanned, and wears faded jeans and a short denim jacket over a green tee-shirt. He is also skinny and stunted – the sort of kid who got bullied in school, although that experience must be a few years behind him now. Or perhaps not… I am the first to notice the pistol he pulls from his jacket pocket – a snub-nosed Beretta, with the safety catch off. Within a second or two, others have noticed it too. He doesn’t look back as he turns to walk towards the entrance. He’s coming my way, as I am seated next to the door. There’s an expression of intent on his face: a man with something on his mind. He’s looking forward but not at anything in particular, like the scene is just some giant blur he can’t focus on. He walks with a slouch, one hand still in his jacket pocket. The jacket’s out of place. No one else in the room is wearing one, except me. He swivels his free hand, the one holding the gun, as he walks in a long curved trajectory towards the door. His arm swings up to level the gun and, for a moment, it’s pointed at a woman sitting beside me, but then, abruptly, it shifts and is pointing at me. He approaches with the gun aimed straight at me, his face on automatic, no emotion showing. No words are uttered as he closes in. He is not looking at me – he is gazing beyond me, through the wall I am leaning against, and off into infinity. There’s no time for escape, no room for manoeuvre, no possibility of fighting back. Then he pulls the trigger and the sound engulfs me.
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In The Slipstream 04:10
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My unease is growing My fears are on the rise The altitude’s increasing The plane is soaring high My heart is in my mouth I think I’m gonna die It’s twelve hours of flying But I’m on my way To the Land of Freedom That’s what they say I’ll be stamped and processed Treated like a crim They’ll make me sign my rights away It’s gonna be grim I’m thinking about the dollar How long’s it gonna last? Will it slide down slow Or come crashing down fast? Do you ever wonder About the scheme of things? About your tattered empire And its tarnished dreams? Just how long do you think it’ll last? The plane lurches sideways It’s a bumpy flight Here we go again It’s gonna be a sleepless night Sitting here watching Yet another awful film While everything around me Feels like a dream My thoughts meander My brain has lost the plot It’s getting hard to think My head’s a vacant lot You say you’ll never leave You say you’ll always care You’ll always be there for me Even when I’m not there You are my country You are my land You mean more to me Than some bloody flag And I wouldn’t do this For anyone else
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Prune Juice 03:37
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They stole your name and wrote you off Treated you like crap and called you dross Kicked you out of the studio Left you with nowhere else to go Treated you like a bunch of has-beens Corporate thinking that left you screaming And when push comes to shove What’s a band with any self-respect to do? Long years spent in the wilderness Working in day jobs; wives and kids Wondering about what might have been If you’d really made it in that scene Watching all the fads come and go Staring at the TV entertainment shows You know you had it in you You could have cracked it and made it too Sometimes things aren’t what they seem You can go astray chasing a dream Sometimes it makes you lose all hope You feel like a loser and look like a dope People don’t know what you’re going through They don’t realise about the corporate ruse But although your dream turned to dust Four decades later you’re back with a vengeance!
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County Fair Day 02:13
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When the flat house has been shuttered And the hanky pank’s awnings are drawn down The alibi joints are all packed up And the midway looks like a ghost town The double sawbucks have been counted And the quarters have been accounted for The lot lice are home snoring And the last suckers have been bled raw The plush’s been stowed away in trailers Along with the slum that got away While the plum prizes sit unclaimed Some still boxed – others on display That’s when the flatties cut up jackpots Cutting in and bragging as they speak They laugh about the fat man at the cat rack And all the suckers craning in for a peek About how they duped them at the colour game How they’ve patched up the cops through till next week They rate the ride boys and the outside men But the fluky ball guy’s a creep So the townies can hold on to their frozen hotdogs And try and keep their popcorn down While their girls clutch their two-bit teddies As the barf rides spin around and round In the fun park they’re all easy marks Sitting little ducks all in a row And when it comes to vying for the flash They’ll go home with nothing to show Step up! Step up! Step up! Step up! Everyone’s a winner! Only five bucks a try Come on sir – how about you? Win your girl a prize! Come on – you know you want to try Step right inside! Ladies and gentlemen, right this way! Don’t delay; it’s today – your very lucky day! You sir – you look like a winner to me! How about a free try? No obligations – totally free! See how easy that was?
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Cat's Farewell 03:03
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When you leave me I get depressed When you go away I’m a real mess Why do you have to fly today? What does it matter anyway? Nothing good will come of it It won’t help me one little bit Save me the trouble and strife Stay here for a few more nights Can’t you stay One more day? Can’t you see What you do when you leave? There’s got to be a better way Everything seems so vague I can’t stand it any more Watching you walk out that door Why can’t you just stay here Why can’t things be more clear? Can’t you see What you’re doing to me Each time you leave Starts a new bout of grief I’ll be waiting here for you I’ll be loyal and true I’ll guard the house for you Don’t forget me whatever you do I’ll be here rain and shine No need to worry, I’ll be fine I can live off the land Scavenge for mice, do the best I can So don’t you forget All my regrets I’ll be here Guarding the fort Till you return
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Song For You 02:50
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The first time I saw you there in that room You turned and smiled at me I was there by my own, wasn’t sure what to do So I asked if the seat was free Where does your sunshine come from When all I ever get is continual rain? Where does your happiness come from When all I ever have is pain? We’ll always have memories, whatever we do Of that you can be sure All those places that we went to With the world as our open door With half a world between us How was it ever going to work? All those uncertainties and complications Left me running round and round like a jerk All I ever wanted was for us to be free Happy and secure You want a life of struggle and strife That’s not the way for me I just wanted to be happy To spend the rest of my life with you A partnership without complications Why’d you have to make me choose? Where was it going to get us Going down that broken, well-worn path? How was I going to manage Did you ever stop to think that one out? Life is more than a script It’s more than just simple biology It’s more than some ticking clock And the dictates of society Love is not an ultimatum You don’t just stomp your foot and get what you want All the best for next time around But it ain’t gonna be with me
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Going To The Sky 04:06
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As I go through life, pondering its mysteries Nothing really seems clear My head swims round and round in circles My hopes vanish into thin air I grasp left and right and stagger sideways Looking for truth, looking for hope Looking blindly for reason There never seems to be any Just lies Fake hopes False dreams And despair Never mind – I keep going I hold firm to my dreams I follow my course And fuck the rest I don’t know where I’m going or where I’m bound (x4) And on my path I meet people People who laugh and condescend No, I don’t value your money I don’t care for your politics I shit on your morality And don’t even get me talking about your church I don’t really care what you think Your lives are worth nothing You’re walking clichés I hope I’ll never be like you I don’t know where I’m going or where I’m bound (x4) So what’s the answer? Well I don’t fucking know What’s the point? I don’t know that either What’s it all about? I haven’t got a clue I’m just gonna do what I wanna do Because you can’t tell me what’s right and what’s wrong In a world that’s gone mad, that’s gone all haywire Where nothing works, and nothing makes sense Where we’re ruled by crooks and villains and thieves I don’t know where I’m going or where I’m bound (etc.)
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Finale 04:31
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A return from the brink - Venetic's 7th album and his most searing to date.

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released December 1, 2012

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Since 2002, Venetic has independently released 10 albums with more on the way. Healed by the flames of purgatory, he is now back from the undead.

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