1 All I Need
2 War Machine
3 Cry For Help
4 Never Change
5 Pretty Lies
6 Into Me
7 Election Day

1 I Need

I know, I know, I know
I've got nothing left to say
Since you went away
I fear, I fear, I fear
I've got nothing left inside
Since I watched you die

I don't want to ever fall in love again
‘Cause I've already lost too much
I remember moving my hands over your skin
But now you're so far from my touch

Chorus:
All I need
Is something everlasting
All I need
Is something I can hold on to
All I need
Is something everlasting
All I need
Is someone just like you

It feels, it feels, it feels
So lonely without you here
I'm drowned in fear

It seems, it seems, it seems
That nothing ever lasts
Just moments pass

I hate the things that I have had to endure
I hate what they've made me become
A sad and sick, lonely, desperate fool
Alone I walk off into the sun

(Repeat Chorus)

There's a lot of death around me
There's a lot of dying still
There're a lot of people looking
For a little space to fill
There's no time for apathy
Because these pigs maim and kill
You can't stand idly by while
The graves of the nameless fill

I don't want to ever fall in love again
‘Cause I've already lost too much
I remember moving my hands over your skin
But now you're so far from my touch

(Repeat Chorus)

2 War Machine

Well there's a hole in my head
And it won't stop bleeding
And as I lay in bed
I can't stop feeling

Skyscrapers bend and shake
Ashes fall to the ground
The television screams without a sound

Chorus:
And I believe
Love will succeed
To silence this war machine

Well there's a hole in my heart
And it bleeds on everything
And this is feeling like the start
Of the end of everything

Skyscrapers bend and shake
Ashes fall to the ground
The television screams without a sound

(Repeat Chorus)

How much longer will it take
Until we see the light
You know an eye for an eye will leave us blind

(Repeat Chorus)

To silence this war machine
To silence this war machine

3 Cry For Help

When I woke this morning I couldn't get out of bed
You were still gone and my dreams
Were still just only in my head
So I laid there and sobbed

Crawling over my bones
Soaking in my skin
That's just how it feels
When the light comes rushing in
On these things I know
As feelings come and go

Chorus:
This is a cry for help
Cause I can't stand living with myself
So lift me up now there's no one else
This is a cry for help

Some days I wish the ceiling would cave in
And smother me
Then I wouldn't have to fake it through another day
Of these lies and pain

Well I just want to lay here
Waiting for the sun to pick me up
Though my sadness weighs a ton
All my life is pain
It's an endless falling rain

(Repeat Chorus)

I know I seem depressed
But you really wouldn't give a fuck
If I slit my wrists and I laid here dying
Bleeding right on this floor, waiting for my death

Maybe I'll just check out of this hole I'm in
And leave this wretched life that god's forsaken
My girlfriend would cry a night
Then she'd get on with her life

(Repeat Chorus)

This is a cry for help
This is my cry for help
This is a cry for help

4 Never Change

So tell me dear friend where are you today?
We used to be so close but now you're so far away
I remember all the nights, the time we spent
Drunken dreams and prom-queens
A life without regret

Chorus:
I may never change
It always seems the same
I may never change
But you will and everyday

So tell me dear friend how's life in the hills?
I'm trying to be this rock star,
You're trying to pay the bills
And tell me dear friend how's the wife and kids?
We grew up way too fast
Will I ever see you again?

Chorus:
I may never change
It always seems the same
I may never change
But you will and everyday

I may never change
I'm taking it day by day
I may never change
But you will and everyday

So tell me dear friend what would you change?
If you had it all to do again would it still be the same?
I remember hazy nights, staying up till dawn
Smoking pot till our lungs would cry
I hope you're happy with what you've got

(Repeat Chorus)

5 Pretty Lies

You say pornography is fashion, war is taking action
Well I think it's time that we had some reaction
To all these lies running around the truth
It's about damn time that the dove has flew
I want to integrate and unify
I'm tired of this hate and all these lies
I envision one people with one mind
One world strong, unified

Chorus:
You speak in pretty, pretty lies
About things that aren't too pretty
You speak in pretty, pretty lies
About things that aren't too pretty

Well if murder is a warning
I feel like storming
The castle at night or maybe in the morning
‘Cause I want the truth won't settle for the boob tube
Take it as it comes with or without you
Dance
And don't waste the day
Let your soul be fire and your will it's flame
‘Cause we got some things to talk about
Need to wreck it up, need to shake it up and I said

Chorus:
You speak in pretty, pretty lies
About things that aren't too pretty
You speak in pretty, pretty lies
About things that aren't too pretty
You speak in pretty, pretty lies about things that aren't too Pretty,
pretty, pretty

And don't you deny all these bodies that you hide
Don't you deny that this blood was shed by your lies
‘Cause there may come a time
When you have to pay for your crimes
Don't you deny all these bodies that you hide
That you hide

Well I'll plant the seed
Drop the hook stop the greed
Till the nations of the world all agree
That it's time to stop this shit ‘cause we don't deserve it
I wrap my hand in plastic just to look through it
People screaming, I'm dreaming
The blood is streaming, we don't need it
Don't see it, just read it
Don't believe it, it's so misleading

(Repeat Chorus)

6 Into Me

I love the way you look when you're dreaming
Those little faces you make when you're angry
And you look just like an angel when you're sleeping
Baby you got me down on my knees

I'd give it all just to watch you fall
Into me

I love the warm red of your lips
And the soft oceans in your eyes
I love the rhythm of your breath
And the hair cascading down your thighs

And I'd give it all
I'd tear down these walls
To see your eyes
I'd give it all
I'd tear down these walls
To see your eyes

Don't you ever want to fly?
Don't you ever want to fly?

And I'd give it all
I'd tear down these walls
I'd give it all to see your eyes

I love the mole on your cheek
That tiny imperfection of beauty
Worthy of any Hollywood queen
Worthy of any Hollywood queen

I'd give it all just to watch you fall into me
I'd give it all
I'd tear down these walls
I'd give it all for you and me

I've got this girl I can't get out of my head

7 Election Day

Democrats and republicans
They're all the same
With all their empty promises
They never do what they say
No matter who wins
The working class will pay
So go ahead throw your vote away
Nothing's gonna' change on election day

So they've got you convinced
You've got some kind of choice
But when the whole structure's set
How you gonna' use your voice
Whichever puppet wins that day
The corporations will rejoice
So go ahead throw your vote away
Nothing's gonna' change on election day

You can have the concentration
Of wealth by the few
Or you can have democracy
The choice is up to you
So come Election Day
Which billionaire will you choose
So go ahead throw your vote away
Nothing's gonna' change on election day

Aren't you tired of the lesser of evils
Aren't you ready for change
Then people just come together
All you have to lose are your chains
There's a whole world to win
A bright, brand new day
So go ahead find another way
Nothing's gonna' change on election day

The lyrics to Gene's debut CD, Beautifully Strange.

1 Ride
2 There She Goes
3 Falling Down
4 Jewel
5 Rings of Saturn
6 Some Things Never Change
7 Head in Hands
8 Not the One
9 Chance
10 When I Find
11 Hollywood

1 RIDE
Sometimes in the dead of night
When she's fast asleep I
I watch her ride the waves of dreams
And gently sigh
And as the angels dance and play
In the shadows of the light
I'm left back and I said
I'm so tired of these fucking lies
And I just wanna' take one day at a time
So honey if you wanna' leave
All this shit behind us
Then just hop in
Lets go for a ride
Seems like the stars don't shine,
The sun's not as bright
And I don't know where you are anymore
What ever happened to the time
When we would laugh and giggle,
Smile and shine?
When we would write our ode to life
'Cause all these things
They are tugging every inch of me
And they are pulling me away and I said
I'm so tired of these fucking lies
And I just wanna' take one day at a time
So honey if you wanna' leave
All this shit behind us
Then just hop in
Lets go for a ride
And there's a cloud
That's hanging over this city
And there's a cloud
That's hanging over me
And I'm so tired of this cold, gray sky
And this frigid breeze
It's time to get out,
Ride the wild wind
And let's be free
(chorus)

2 THERE SHE GOES listen
I watch her from a distance
She never knows I'm there
I wait around for the circumstance
That'll bring us near
There she goes like a fire in the night
There she goes a lonely burning light
There she goes into the sublime
There she goes I never saw her eyes
I watch her in these hallways
I see her out on the street
I practice all the things I'll say
When we finally meet
(chorus)
Well she's an angel on vacation
A star fallen to the earth
Well she's a passing flirtation
She'll never know my worth
(chorus)

3 FALLING DOWN listen
She screams in silence
This world breeds violence
And I'm falling to the ground
She says she's bleeding
The children are screaming
But no one hears a sound
Everything's polluted
The lies convoluted
There's blood on everybody's hands
I keep trying
Something inside is dying
I'm trying to make amends
Eden is burning
No one heeds the warnings
Paradise is burning down
We're in the garden
All we are is carbon
In a green field lay me down
The world is falling down
The world is falling down
(repeat first verse)
The world is falling down
The world is falling down
The world is falling...
Down !Down !Down !Down!
The world is falling down
Down it's falling
I'll grab the hate
I'll drown it out
I'll be the fire that burns you out
I'll be the light that blinds you
I'll kiss the earth
I'll taste the sun
I'll be the fire that burns as one
I'll break the chains that bind you
(chorus)

4 JEWEL listen
Gonna dress my self in leather
Gonna talk about being poor
Gonna lick my lips at the camera light
And spit on the lens in scorn
I'm gonna tell you how hard life can be
When you're a millionaire set at 23
I'm gonna tell you
Of blue collar blood and sweat
Make a donation
Relax don't fret
'Cause I'm sorrowful truth, joy and love
And I shine as bright as the stars up above
Turn on the TV
Buy another CD
Turn on the TV
Download my face
Well I'm commercial, short-lived success
I'm fast and easy and you won't be upset
I play for buffoons who I lead like sheep
I'm an obedient dog,
I'm a liar and a cheat
Turn on the TV
Buy another CD
Turn on the TV
Download my face
And I don't need you to lead me anymore
Turn on the TV
Buy another CD
Turn on the TV
Download my face
And I don't need you to lead me anymore

5 RINGS OF SATURN (for Caroline) listen
Baby I've been wondering
Why the light seems to fade
Baby I've been wondering
Why everyone I love goes away
Baby I've been wondering
Why angels have to fly
Baby I've been wondering
Why you had to say goodbye
Did you ever see the lights around you?
Did you ever get the timing right?
Did you ever know how much I loved you Or how I cried?
Did you ever see the rings of Saturn
Fly through the Milky Way
And are you ever coming
Back to stay?
Baby I've been wondering
Why this life seems so cruel
Baby I've been wondering
Why my heart is a useless tool
Baby I've been wondering
Why you always cried
Baby I've been wondering
Why you had to say goodbye
(chorus)
Did you ever want it?
Did you ever need?
Did you ever want it...
The love inside of me
(chorus)

6 SOMETHINGS NEVER CHANGE
I'm tired and hungry
The dime in my pocket
Can't buy me sleep or food
I'm having that feeling
Of easily drifting
Down to the ceiling
And up to you
But you're never there
You're getting your fix
You're fixing your hair
It's always cold in my bed
I've traveled across this world
Looking for hope,
Looking for a girl
I found her
She was in my head
Some things never change
It always looks like rain
Down by the riverside
We talked awhile
You began to cry
You told me what I wanted to hear
You said you were sorry
For putting the junk before me
And now babe you're getting scared
Some things never change
It always looks like rain
You try but you can not explain
Some things never change
A cold gray horizon
Sinks behind the mountains
I wonder are you ok?
Did you shoot too much?
Did you use too much,
Sell your soul for a touch of heaven?
Did you fade away?
(chorus)
You told me all lies
I took it in stride
But now I see the truth
You said you loved me
But you're just a junkie
And I don't believe you
(chorus)

7 HEAD IN HANDS
Let's face it
The mass populace
Has always been stupid
Always looking for a thought to kill
The Salem witch hunt
Hollywood blacklist
Some wounds never heal
I don't want to see
I can hardly breathe
I don't want to see this
Shots ring out
People scream and people shout
But we all go along
They'll sing a tune
We'll sit and watch the tube
And we'll all hum along
I don't want to see
I can hardly breathe
I don't want to see this
So here I stand head in hands
I wait for the light to fall down on me
Here I stand head in hands
I wait for the light to fall down on me
Innocence lost
I guess I'll accept the cross
That this world has to bear
When will we stop?
Once a nazi
Now a cop
Can we silence our fear?
I don't want to see
I can hardly breathe
I don't want to see this
(chorus)
Fall down come on fall down on me

8 NOT THE ONE
She don't come out these days
She just hides from the cold
She calls me somedays
When she needs something to hold
And this weather is so frigid
And my blood a frozen flow,
I'm alive but mostly dead
My dreams are like falling snow
Baby I'm not the one
And lately it hasn't been fun
Baby I'm not the one that you want..
That you want
She don't come around these days
She don't answer the phone
And she's gone off flying
Oh when I need her most
And I don't get no answers
To all these questions that I have
But I keep on looking
For a reason why life is so sad
(chorus)
And you don't need my love
To help you see
And you don't need my love
To breathe
(chorus)

9 CHANCE
Well she got the fire
Got it in her eyes
And it's burning through all your lies
But she's going away
Well she said
That I never heard
A goddamn thing a single word
And she's leaving today
If I could have just this moment
I'd give it all just for a glance
If I could have just this minute
If I could have just one more chance
Just another chance
Well what ever happened
To the time
When we would laugh and giggle
Smile and shine
When we'd laugh all day
Now it seems that everything
Is confused and lost,
Incomplete
Without your glorious rays
If I could have just this moment
I'd give it all just for a glance
If I could have just this minute
If I could have just one more chance
Just another chance
(pre-chorus)
(chorus)
And someday I'm gonna stay
But it's not today
No it's not today
And someday I'm gonna stay
But its not today no
And it's not in LA
It's just another chance

10 WHEN I FIND
When I find you
These chains will break,
The light will shine through
And my day will break
When I find you
My soul will sing,
My heart will swell
And bells will chime and ring
And I know it's a long time
And I know it's a long
And I know it's a long time
To be all alone
When I find you
These chains will break,
The light will shine through
And my day will break
And I know it's a long time
And I know it's a long
And I know it's a long time
To be all alone
To be all alone
I know you feel all alone
But you're not all alone

11 HOLLYWOOD
I'm going back to Hollywood
Back across the great divide
I'm going back as well I should
'Cause at least there I know I'll feel alive Well this ain't the first time,
It won't be the last I'll be denied
As long as I have your love
I'll be fine
I'm going back to Hollywood
I'm leaving all this far behind
I'm going back like I knew I would
And this time that city will be mine
Well this ain't the first time,
It won't be the last I'll be denied
As long as I have your love
I'll be fine
And when your sky comes falling down And all your dreams just hit the ground Then you'll know why
I'm going back to Hollywood
Back across the great divide
I'm going back as well I should
'Cause know one here cares that I'm alive Well this ain't the first time,
It won't be the last I'll be denied
As long as I have your love
I'll be fine yea
As long as I have your love
I'll be fine