"Dead By 1998" m. Gar Samuelson, Stewart Samuelson, Billy Brehme, Travis Karcher, Dave Inman l. Dave Inman, Gar Samuelson Fatal Opera (1995) Forty to one they said today, dead by 1998, how much bullshit can we take The air we breathe makes us suffocate, stupid, sadistic, suicidal Taking air from cans, water from bottles, sex by machines, video dreams No one pays attention to a man who screams, dead, I'm dead, dead, I'm dead Look around it's all destruction, call to cure aids, political corruption Poison gas, nuclear waste, brain dead masses in a microwave Fifty million people have the same disease, pornographic childhood memories They flunked the test, fuck the rest, psychopathic incest, child molest Dead, I'm dead, dead, I'm dead, fifty million people have the same disease Pornographic childhood memories, with no regret We are the death, of societies insensitive deceit, Dead! "Evil Tears" m. and l. Gar Samuelson Fatal Opera (1995) Evil Tears, in the garden, I am waiting, I am waiting in a fool's gallows Where purple turns to red, and green turns to envy, people of profit, bargain bin sin Stealing homie's last breath with the bullets you spin, east side, west side, black, white, blue, or red Brother same color who's next to be dead? Trapped in your crush groove rich man's lie Raining down bullets as your baby brother dies and your mother she cries Evil tears, in the garden, she is crying, he is dying and your mother she cries Rejoice my friend, your brother he came back again Not in spirit, but in the flesh, sunk deep in the shooter's chest The bullet spins, he wins, you loose, now it's time to pay your dues You laugh, try to defy the crack that spend your life Sends your life so far away, evil tears upon my face, revenge for my brother's fate All I have left to do is to finish the deed unto you Dissolution, destitution, degradation, just fucked your fate You laugh, try to defy the crack that spend your life "Sphere of Glass" m. and l. Gar Samuelson Fatal Opera (1995) Rotating sphere of glass, dreams abound, look inside, the magic crystal of flawless energy Multicoloured rivers, of pulsating light inside, see if you survive, broken promises Never meant to keep infection is growing, no tears left to keep Look beyond the stars, to a sunlit shining moon, infection is growing, the end is coming soon! Rotating sphere of glass, dreams abound, look inside, the magic crystal of flawless energy Multicoloured rivers, of pulsating light inside, see your future, see if you survive, see if you survive! "Moving Underground (Bong)" m. and l. Gar Samuelson Fatal Opera (1995) I can feel the sunshine, creeping through the doorway Waiting for answer, I was sleeping through the storm Being guided by reason, I can feel the fire, total cremation of the people A self imposed internment, deep within a clay house, vital transformation, reclaiming all above Tempered by creation, rise above the ashes A burning of the masses, ascending from the ashes, reincarnation! Looking up into the light, another pie in the eye Falling from the sky, butter crusted bullshit on your face You slip, you fall it seals your fate, so get up now, please try again, before it is the end And so I talk to myself, for there's only me No one else and could you please, point which way to America For I'm slipping, down to the bottom, of the chain (Two cars in every garage, a chicken in every pot) I keep to myself, 400 bullets, on my shell and could you please tell the president I said I'm lost, inside the American dream, say a prayer, for America "The Unwilling" m. and l. Gar Samuelson Fatal Opera (1995) Searching through the mountains, I came upon a castle there, it was standing in the rain Bolted to the door, there was a ring, I knocked three times, they let me in, I was home again I knew the jester, by his worn out shoes, I'd seen that wizards tongue of flame And then I dined, with my queen and all her court, I told a story true Ten years ago I drew my sword, had my armor painted white The crusade was just a game, we killed many and more still came We seized their cities nothing changed, we spilled their blood, it was just as red as ours The minstrel played the blues and they were counting on me, not to lead them to a wasted destiny And now their blood is on my hands, lifeless bodies lying in forgotten lands The sin you bear is mine, my eyes were just too blind The unwilling, send the unknowing to do their dirty work again "The Distant" m. and l. Gar Samuelson Fatal Opera (1995) Somewhere in time, I know I'll find you, never look behind, no need to remind you Sail toward the sun, pale blue petal dancing with the wind Forever on the run, teasing shadow fleeing from my grasp You're still the one, you're still the one, you're still the one, the one that I've been searching for Forever on my mind, you know I need you, solemn dream of mine, the chains they don't bind you Sail toward the sun, pale blue petal dancing with the wind Forever on the run, teasing shadow fleeing from my grasp "Beaten Path" m. and l. Gar Samuelson Fatal Opera (1995) In the morning when the sun shines and your face is all aglow It makes me sad that I have to leave, I have to go Down that beaten path, down that beaten path, but I'll be back to have your love again Tax evade, Mediator, Kama Sutra love machine, manipulator your still the girl of my dreams Just an elevator operator wanting to go down for you, chasing away the ghost of the past I know this love will last, down that beaten path We walk unbound into the city, I pave my way into the city Down that beaten path, but I'll be back to have your love again, I'll be back "Overshadowed" m. Gar Samuelson l. Dave Inman Fatal Opera (1995) I remember long ago, when the river it overflowed of love, we had enough, to make it to shore And I saw the warning I can't ignore, no I can't ignore I saw the warning lights, of the unreachable shore Alone in your hour of need, tears in your eyes are bleeding, the mountains are all to sleep Memories I left behind, like a sea of madness in my mind This feeling I must hide, ignore the pain and keep it all inside I hold myself denied, the fire, the fire of fear will burn through my disguise Alone in your hour of need, tears in your eyes are bleeding, the mountains are all to sleep Day by day by day, I watch life go by, alone in your hour of need, tears in your eyes are bleeding The mountains are all to sleep "Kill 'Em" m. and l. Gar Samuelson Fatal Opera (1995) A political solution to mind control pollution, take the men in grey, put them all away We don't need a covenant to rip apart this government, a twisted institution built on revolution Slowly take your life away, when they go to the bank to pray Money is their holy one, if they could they'd sell the sun We don't need the President, this truth is self evident, separate the states, do it now don't wait Does what I say make any sense, listen up at your own expense Expel them from their seats of power, give them all a hot lead shower "Moon Turns The Tides" m. and l. Jimi Hendrix Fatal Opera (1995) Hooray I awake from yesterday, alive but the war is here to stay Soon my love, Catherina and me, desire to take the last walk from the noise to the sea Not to die but to be reborn away from the land so battered and torn For Earth, for mother Earth, oh say can you see it's really such a mess Every inch of earth is a fighting Mess, giant pencil and lipstick tube shaped things Continue to rain and cause screams and pain, and the Arctic stains From silver blue to bloody red, as my feet find the sand and the sea is straight ahead Well it's too bad that our friends can't be with us today Well it's too bad the machine that we built will never save us That's why they say, that's why they ain't coming with us today They also said it's impossible for a man to live and breathe underwater "Forever" was their main complaint and they also threw this in my face They said, well anyway, you know good and well It would be beyond the will of god and the grace of the king It's a love thing so my darling and I make love in the sand To salute the last walk forever on dry land, our machine has done its work, played its part well Without a scratch on our bodies we may bid farewell, starfish and giant flumes greet us with a smile Before our heads go under we take a last look at the killing force of the out of style Down and down and down we go, hurry my darling We mustn't be late for the show, Neptune champion games to an aqua world is so very near Right this way smiles a mermaid I can see Atlantis full of cheer