anger
(santo)

anger
(santo)

i'm thinking about my anger
talking about my anger
hearing about my anger
reading about my anger
watching my anger on tv
seeing my anger from orbit
naked and shameless I hang beside you
on a hook of my design
standing by an open window
with the sunshine in my eyes

i'm on the other side of my life
looking back at the way i used to be
well i hardly recognize these angry eyes
look away look away

living with my anger pulling through my anger
paying for my anger losing sleep over anger
watching my anger on tv seeing my anger from orbit

naked and shameless I stand beside you
on a hook of my design
standing in a raging river
with the sunshine
on my spine

i'm on the other side of my life
looking back at the way i used to be
well i hardly recognize these angry eyes
look away look away

vox: lenny zenith & jim santo
bass: james pertusi
guitar: jim santo
drums: eddie siino
recorded: excello/brooklyn, ny

mistake
(siino)

i made a mistake i let you know what i think
how's it feel to fall in the drink
i was the victim before
you were a victim i'm sure
so tell me how high is the moon
i won't be greening in vain
i'll just be screaming in pain
so tell me how high is the moon

i made a mistake i didn't say goodbye
look there go the memories darlin'
i never knew the reason why
i don't care what you believe
now you've got more room to breathe
so tell me how high is the moon

i'm so lucky...


vox: lenny zenith & james pertusi
bass: james pertusi
guitar: jim santo
drums: eddie siino
recorded: excello/brooklyn, ny

flicker
(zenith)

still the flicker of the flame
kill the kicker in the game
the kitchen's on fire
and we haven't really started

tony's got a handle on the street's of the neighborhood
mary's hungover but she looks so good
in the flicker of the flame

fly caught in a web
spiders in my head
coming undone, but it seem like fun
richard's coming down from his tale two cities
petey's getting wicked but he looks so pretty
in the flicker of the flame

shake in my hands, i've got a shake in my hands
it's been 20 years I still don't feel like a man
we could take a walk under the manhattan
bridge overpass
light a cigarette and see how long it lasts
in the flicker of the flame

...she's coming back with another match

coffee
(pertusi)

down me as you would a cup of coffee from the store
drink it up baby don't leave any don't it leave you sore

bend the plastic stick in half stick through the rim
throw the cup down on the ground the way you always did

kid bends down to pick it up the cup fills up with change
oh i can see your lipstick on the rim

seems strange that fate would arrange
for me to get a glimpse of you beside the subway train
seems strange that all my disdain
spills away like coffee at the mention of your name

seems strange that fate would arrange
for me to get a glimpse of you outside the subway train
seems strange that all my disdain
spills away like coffee at the mention of your name

vox: lenny zenith & james pertusi
bass: james pertusi
guitar: jim santo
drums: eddie siino
recorded: excello/brooklyn, ny

jackie collins no. 9*
(zenith)

you take my hand
and we'll run off forever
they don't understand
that you and I belong together
you can sit there writing and I'll read every line come back jackie collins number 9.

friends say i'm too young that you won't give a second look tell 'em that they're wrong you said so in your seventh book

you're not alone hollywood it keeps you running your sister joan she should've seen it coming you can sit there writing

you sat and wasted every perfect opportunity they like to joke about your petty instability and all I wanna know is why

you take my hand...
they don't don't understand...

vox: lenny zenith & james pertusi
bass: james pertusi
guitar: jim santo
drums: eddie siino
recorded: excello/brooklyn, ny

*this is a tribute to marsha dear for whom a very similar song "why can't they understand" was written the lyrics have been changed substantially-- RIP