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My Sometime Permanent Thing

by The Revenants

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1.
I know this guy His name is Tom But I don’t know what we are anymore We used to hang out Each and every day I thought we had a special rapport But then that ended And I’m not sure why I guess I was just some expendable kind of guy This ain't my home Don't belong to me no more This ain't my home Shut the door, shut the door I know this girl Her name is Jane We were married for a while She seemed to like me Or so I thought At least I knew I could make her smile But then one day She went and dumped me That whole thing kind of stumped me I know these folks From my hometown At least I knew them when but now we’ve lost touch If you ask ‘em What is new They laugh and say, Nuthin’ much They still see me As that guy I used to be But that guy ain’t got nothing to do with me
2.
Nothing ever lasts forever No, nothing lasts for very long Take what you can get While you can And then you move along Just be grateful for what you got Seems like little but it’s a lot To my sometime permanent thing Of thee I sing, of thee I sing Nothing ever last forever No, nothing ever remains You can hold on With all your might But one day you’ll let go of the reins Anything good always slips away Like watching youth in slow decay Nothing ever last forever No, nothing ever stays You may think That you are in control But then your life is set ablaze Just be thankful and you’ll be blessed And let life itself take care of the rest
3.
Here she comes riding, riding Riding right into your heart Here she comes riding, riding She’s a work of art, a work of art She’s got flags and banners She’s a big parade She’s banging on her drums Don’t you be afraid Here she comes riding, riding Riding right in from the east Here she comes riding, riding You shall be released Love that girl Here she comes dancing, dancing Dancing right into your town Here she comes dancing, dancing Better batten down, batten down She’s got rainbows and streamers She’s whipping up the crowd They all say they love her They say it right out loud Her she comes singing, singing Singing right into your ears Her she comes singing, singing Allaying all your fears She’s flogging six what stallions She’s galloping on the wind She’s raising up the weary And saving those that sinned
4.
The Apostate 04:36
You got a winning smile And it goes, it goes a long, long way You're as charming As a snake devouring its prey You got a lot of chutzpa And a whole lot of balls As you look down your nose On us Neanderthals We're so dumb Lowly scum I don’t believe you I don’t believe you I don’t believe a single word you say I don’t believe you No I don’t believe you Your lies are a part of your DNA You got an easy way And it makes you tough to hate Being tough to hate Is how you've come to dominate You move like Fred Astaire Smile like a Cheshire Cat Yeah you’re as smooth As the fur on a baby rat Just wanna pet you So glad we met you If I should trust you Am I a fool Have I not learned one basic rule You got a reputation You're quite a ladies man Well I don’t get it You could say I’m not a fan Some call you Jesus Some call you a god But when you close It's clear that you're a fraud That much is clear You're not how you appear
5.
She’s forever smiling like the devil Nothing ever gets her down Even when her dog done died She didn't give a frown She’s always laughing She’s always swell What’s her secret, she won’t tell Why is she so fucking happy She could tell me but she won’t Why is she so fucking happy She must know something I don’t What's her secret She’s always got the world on a string Everyone is singing her song She’s always on the inside track Everyone else is just plain wrong She’s always dancing She's gay as a sprite I can’t get to her try as I might She’s always got that knowing smile But what does she know Don’t bother even asking She’ll just play her adagio What’s the secret She ain’t saying If it’s a con I ain’t playing
6.
I bleed real blood Red as a your lips It gushes out of me In Technicolor strips Can't hold it back It is out of control That's the way that it is When you're a slave to your soul My heart is a cathedral The holiest of hosts So gothic and so hallowed And filled up with ghosts My heart is a cathedral Where the bells ring true And I need to fill it with you I feel real pain From my head to my toes It's always with me Always will be I suppose I pray for relief But God does not hear He must be too busy To lend me His ear I feel a twinge All down my old spine Like something has grabbed me And now nothing will align I'm beat down and busted Like a broken old bird I kneel at your altar But I don't hear a word
7.
Tommy 03:54
What can I say to get through to you Nothing ever seems to work I can shout till I'm blue in the face And go totally berserk You're like a kid who is blind, deaf and dumb Playing pinball and chomping on some gum Tommy can you hear me, can you feel me near you Tommy can you see me, can I help to cheer you Tommy can you hear me, can you hear me now What can I do to break down your wall To make you see me as I am If I could say who I thought you were I'd say you don't give a damn You're like a kid who was born for peace When in fact it's just so much caprice See me, feel me, touch me, heal me What can I do to bring you down From that cross that you are nailed Your tiny boat is stuck in port While the world has sailed You're like a kid 'round which the world revolves The camera pulls out and the scene dissolve
8.
When I look into your great green eyes I see clear through to you heart It beats so hard and beats so deep I feel you as my counterpart All I want is one small kiss One small kiss and I’ll be set Yeah all I want is one small kiss And maybe a little tet-a-tet C’mon and kiss me When I think of you late at night When I’m alone inside my head Just your smile brings me peace of mind And I imagine you in my bed I like your hands and I like your smile I like the way you occupy a room I like your eyes and I like your mouth You lift me from my doom and gloom I dream about almost every night And it all seems real and true Never thought I would feel like this But feel like this I do
9.
Let me take you down To a place around the bend There will be a surprise That you may not comprehend There are people there And they look like you They move when you move They do what you do Gonna burn us clean Let me take you down To a place at the end of the road It's a dream come true It will make your head explode There are people there And they speak in your native tongue They will take you back Back to when you were oh so young Let me take you down To a place you've never known It will trip you out And into a twilight zone There are people there And they will make you feel at ease They're your kith and kin And they will hand you over the keys
10.
You always act so loving, so loving and so sincere And I wanna believe you, believe in your good cheer But I’ve begun to doubt you Doubt that you’re for real Are you really a phony and your words just a spiel 'Cause I ain't buying, no I hear you say you love me, I hear you say you care But you don't touch me, touch me anywhere I hear you say you want me I hear you say it again and again But you don't touch me, touch me my old friend You always want to hug me, squeeze me oh so hard Don’t you ever wonder why I put up my guard You talk like a salesman, like you’re selling me on you I go on the defensive When things don’t ring quite true Hold it right there partner Your love has gotta be earned It’s gotta be real, gotta be real Can’t tell if you’re straight or gay Don’t know what you’re after When you get that funny look in your eyes I suppress my laughter I know you think you mean it and you wanna seem deep But most of the time you come across Like some sort of creep Get real, my bro
11.
My thoughts are like a hurricane Mixed with ghostly static A draft is pouring on in through the holes in the attic How many days has it been since I last saw the sun One front follows the next, till the world is overrun I’m under the weather It’s taken me by storm My body’s got a fever Outside it’s cold as hell All my blue-sky thinking Well it don’t make me feel well It’s been a long hard winter Bleak and cold and with no break Life has come to a standstill Like being trapped under an icy lake I’m under the weather It’s taken me by storm My skin is feeling itchy, ain’t no moisture in here Dried up like a raisin in this rancid atmosphere How many years has it been since I last felt pretty good I have long stopped counting, it messes with my livelihood I’m under the weather It’s taken me by storm What a world we are living in It’s like we’ve all gone insane Don’t know who to believe no more or what I can ascertain How many days has it been since I last saw the sun One front follows the next, till the world is overrun I’m under the weather It’s taken me by storm
12.
My Rider 06:15
Time to saddle up, time to get going Time to find a destination No more looking back, gotta keep moving on For the rest of the duration No more excuses, no more sob stories They only hold me back It’s getting late, it’s nearing the end Get on that horse’s back I got get myself on my way Find myself a brand new day You are my rider Ride along, ride along You are my rider Sing my song, sing my song I been through a lot Seen me some dark days They still sting me like a rash Just wanna let it go, divorce myself Take my shit out to the trash I got no tears left, feel no nostalgia It only pains to me to recall Time to saddle up, time to get going Get this horse out of its stall I got get myself on my way Find myself a brand new day I feel me going down despite it all And don’t think I can stop it But when I think of you, it gives me hope And nothing, nothing can top it I got get myself on my way Find myself a brand new day

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"I've always wanted to see a Martian," said Michael. "Where are they,
Dad? You promised." "There they are," said Dad, and he shifted Michael on his shoulder and pointed straight down. The Martians were there. Timothy began to shiver. The Martians were there – in the canal – reflected in the water.
–Ray Bradbury

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released November 16, 2023

Cover "My Sometime Permanent Thing" by Eliot Wilder

Songs written and performed by Eliot Wilder

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