Lyrics and an introduction to the songs on Nothing 2 Fear's first CD
Though most of the songs were co-written by the 4 original members, Corky Groat (drummer/vocalist) brought his own flair to the rhythms during the recording of the CD and the songs wouldn't be the same without Corky.
Wait for Me - A light-hearted tune about a couple, and the man is always pushing ("Hurry up, hurry up!") the woman to get ready to go do something. However, the man is ultimately the person who always isn't ready ("Wait for me"), whenever it's time to leave.
Wait for Me Play in SpotifyVERSE 1
You're a loaded gun
When you're out for fun
This bullet's got to go
But the safety says no
She's Out the door
I'm looking for the keys
Have you searched behind the door baby?
Let's go now please
CHORUS
Hurry up, Wait for me
Hurry up, Wait for me
VERSE 2
Now we're In the car
Drivin' through the night
We can make some time
but we're hittin' all the stop lIghts
Put the pedal to the metal
Give the car more gas
Cop pulls us over
He says, we're - Goin' too fast
CHORUS
Hurry up, Wait for me
Hurry up, Wait for me
INSTRUMENTAL
CHORUS
Hurry up, Wait for me
Hurry up, Wait for me
VERSE 3
Finally make it to the party
It's been quite a show
all the Who's Who were there
They left hours ago
You're a loaded gun
When you're out for fun
This bullet's gotta' go
But my safety says no
CHORUS
Hurry up, Wait for me
Hurry up, Wait for me
Hurry up, Wait for me
Hurry up, Wait for me
DEMONS - This song channels the soul of Edgar Allen Poe. On the outset it seems a song of the Devil speaking to us but as we all know, the worst demons are those that live inside our own minds. The song was written to expunge these inner fears that hold us all back.
DEMONS Play in SpotifyINTRO
Come on in! Sit Down. Have a beer. Light up a blunt. Hell, have 2 or 3.
Ain't nobody here but me....
VERSE 1
If you have any cares, release them
They're not part of your world now
Fact is fiction, Fantasy's real
Come on in, I can show you how
Every thing's so, neat and clean
Through the fog I put in your eyes
Your world can be so perfect
If you just have some faith in my lies
CHORUS
I've got demons inside me
What the Hell, you let them in
They don't seem so big and bad
But I tell you, thry're gonna win
VERSE 2
I've never been scared of failure
I've embraced it since I've known how
I've always been scared of success
But never more than I am now
Every thing's so, neat and clean
Through the fog I put in your eyes
Your world can be so perfect
If you just have some faith in my lies
CHORUS
I've got demons inside me
What the Hell, you let them in
They don't seem so big and bad
But I tell you, thry're gonna win
INSTRUMENTAL
REPEAT VERSE 1
CHORUS
We're gonna win - we're gonna win - we're gonna win
ILLUMINATION - Written on the heels of Demons, the song exemplifies what happens when we reach our bottom, the lowest level we can possibly sink to, and then like magic an epiphany occurs, an Illumination of the mind
ILLUMINATION Play in SpotifyVERSE 1
Illumination it always seems to amaze
Seeing through the haze
Why this obsession we must be quite insane
Create with the brain
CHORUS -
Why why do I try
Ingrained regressions break through
Heart felt confessions
Why why do I try
Sonic impressions come through
God sent expressions
VERSE 2
What is my motive driven by uncertainty
Music has the key
I’m reinvented everytime I sing my song
I can right a wrong
CHORUS -
Why why do I try
Ingrained regressions break through
Heart felt confessions
Why why do I try
Sonic impressions come through
God sent expressions
INSTRUMENTAL
VERSE 3
Is this for nothing I’m at the end of my maze
I’ve seen through the haze
What is my motive I say with all certainty
Music has the key
CHORUS -
Why why do I try
Ingrained regressions break through
Heart felt confessions
Why why do I try
Sonic impressions come through
God sent expressions
(SPOKEN) If words had any weight I could crush you like a rock!
RED LIGHT HIGHWAY - Len was a singer who wrote stories. Sadly no one understood him. Len pursued his dream, but kept running into one red light after another - until one day he met 3 musicians who shared his dream, his vision. The four formed a band and suddenly the songwriting red lights ripped apart - making the basis for this song. Steve and Kelly defined the song with Sax and Trumpet. Corky laid down the backbeat with flair!
RED LIGHT HIGHWAY Play in SpotifyVERSE 1
Heading down to Houston - in a broken down van
Goin down to play - in a rock and roll band
Took a right turn to Hell - we couldn't get lost
We knew what we wanted - forget the cost
VERSE 2
Miles flyin by - out on the road
We gotta make it tonight - or we're gonna explode
We got that deal with the Devil - we were on the line
Said he was on the level - didn't care about the time
CHORUS
Ripping down the red lights - Ripping down the red lights
Ripping down the red lights - Ripping down the red lights
VERSE 3
Got out on the stage - lights were coming on strong
The people were in line - yellin' for our songs
We hit the front hard - carrying a heavy load
We knew we had made - a deal in the crossroad
CHORUS
Ripping down the red lights - Ripping down the red lights
Ripping down the red lights - Ripping down the red lights
INSTRUMENTAL
BRIDGE
Light comin on - the curtain's drawn
Time to take that crossroad - forget the dawn
Forget the dawn, forget the dawn........
VERSE 4
Record deal's in the money - women talkin' trash
Boss says it's the way - walkin' dead man last
We don't care what he says - we're gonna do it right
Cause we got a crossroads deal - in the middle of the night
CHORUS
Ripping down the red lights - Ripping down the red lights
Ripping down the red lights - Ripping down the red lights
Ripping down the red lights - Ripping down the red lights
Ripping down the red lights - Ripping down the red lights
CRUSH PROOF BOX - This story is about a girl named Leeta. She knows what she wants, and how to get it! This is more Fusion than Rock - enjoy!
CRUSH PROOF BOX Play in SpotifyCHORUS
Shake well, hold on tight
Hounds of Hell, bring the night
Love spell, wrap it right
Southern belles, gonna sing tonight
VERSE 1
Loved on, learned young, Leeta like to have fun
Lied to, leaned on, knew how to be won
Leeta had magic, had Mesmer eyes
Crush proof box, full moon on rise
VERSE 2
15, 16, She got the Shine
17, 18, Quite the prize
Head to Toe, She's all Fine
Leeta------
INSTRUMENTAL
CHORUS
Shake well, hold on tight
Hounds of Hell, bring the night
Love spell, wrap it right
Southern belles, gonna sing tonight
VERSE 3
1 2 3 4 Fi Feel Better
RockFire, desire, sleeping in leather
Leeta had magic, had Mesmer eyes
Crush proof box, full moon on rise
Crush proof box, full moon twice
Leeta------
NOTHING MORE TO SAY - One day, Len had something akin to a brain seizure - all thought stopped, he grabbed pen and paper, and this story came gushing out of Len's soul in 10 minutes. A story of two star crossed lovers who met too late, and too wrong. In the final analysis, when their story was inevitably finished, there was Nothing More to Say. Len pours his heart and emotion into singing this ballad. Sometimes, he's actually crying by the end of the song. Clinton matched Len's emotion with haunting melodies throughout.
NOTHING MORE TO SAY Play in SpotifyVERSE 1
I went down to the corner store
they told me that you're leaving home
But now it's over and I'm all alone
VERSE 2
Nothing ever lasts
I thought we had a chance
So take that highway and leave me in the past
BRIDGE
Somewhere in the distance I see a burning light
But I know it's not you cause you've faded into the night
You can say I'm wrong, I say I'm right
VERSE 3
It's been three long years
I still don't know what to do
Wandering down the empty streets and hearing old songs
VERSE 4
Seeing all the old places
Hearing all the old faces
There's no place I can go without being alone
CHORUS
So you're going off and lonely
So you are going to go away
I can try to stop you but there's nothing more to say
So you don't want to see me
So you can't face the truth
I can say I'm sorry but there's nothing more to say
INSTRUMENTAL
BRIDGE
Walkin out to the night I can't see the turn
That you've takin and you've gone down the road
I keep looking for my angel I just can't seem to find
VERSE 1
Nothing more to say
Nothing more to say
KICKSTART - A song about a motorcycle, or, it could be about an incredible woman who loves motorcycles - you decide!
KICKSTART Play in SpotifyVERSE 1
It's like swimming with sharks
When she starts to get the notion
She shoots out some sparks
Watch out for the motion
PRECHORUS
Ease out the clutch
Give the girl some gas
Don't give her too much
Cause the girl is pretty fast
CHORUS
She starts with a Kick
The girl is really smart
Hot, and double quick
Needs only one Kickstart
VERSE 2
Other women just look gawdy
Yea her trim is really sleek
She's a little bit naughty
You can call her mystique
PRECHORUS
Ease out the clutch
Give the girl some gas
Don't give her too much
Cause the girl is pretty fast
CHORUS
She starts with a Kick
The girl is really smart
Hot, and double quick
Needs only one Kickstart
INSTRUMENTAL
VERSE 3
She's got a 2-stroke engine
Mounted firm to her backbone
The height of perfection
You're headed into unknown
PRECHORUS
Ease out the clutch
Give the girl some gas
Don't give her too much
Cause the girl is pretty fast
CHORUS
She starts with a Kick
The girl is really smart
Hot, and double quick
Needs only one Kickstart
Na na na na na na na na
Na na na na na na na Kickstart
GIRL GONE BAD - Rapstyle lyrics, Funkrock beat - A love story of a country guy meets city girl. She's a lot more than he expected, she's a girl gone bad!
GIRL GONE BAD Play in SpotifyCHAPTER 1
I'm just a boy from the country kinda set in my ways
Haven't seen a lot, livin here in Texas clay
We play a lot of football, cause football is king
After games we party at the Dairy Queen
We drink a lot of beer and we smoke a little pot
We shoot our guns when we're ridin in our truck
Pitchforkin' the hay, workin a lot
tillin' dirt all day, with my friend named Chuck
CHAPTER 2
My friend tells me, he's got a cousin in the city
She's a wildcat girl, eyes like the Hunter's Moon
She'll come visit in the Summer, with her mom real soon
She Knows a lotta things, she's a Girl Gone Bad!!!!!
CHORUS
Girl Gone Bad
Girl Gone Bad
CHAPTER 3
Summer came too slow, but she arrived at last
I came over to meet her, and she gave me this glance
I didn't waste time, I introduced myself fast
We kinda hit it off, I took her to the dance
All the local girls starin' with their evil eyes
All my friends were wondering, where i found this prize
I tried my best to muster all the charm I had
Tried to Keep cool, cause she's a Girl Gone Bad!!!!
CHORUS
She's all I want ---------------------------------a Girl Gone Bad
When she looks at me----------------------a Girl Gone Bad
She's all I want -------------------------------- Girl Gone Bad
When she winks at me -hahaha ------ Girl Gone Bad
-you know what I'm talkin about
CHAPTER 4
I thought I knew a little but apparently not
This girl from the city, she knew she was hot
She took me to the dancefloor in her red leather boots
Led us in a lIne dance, and she knew how to scoot
Then showed those country cowgirls to dip and spin
Texas Two Steppin, with a man-eating grin
We started with a Sweetheart and a Fall Down Dip
Ended with a Pretzel while shakin her hips
CHAPTER 5
When it all was over - she said I like you boy
My heart was pounding, then she whispered
You dance pretty well and I want some mo'
Somethin' I heard, that country girls do
A simple little dance, will you teach it to me?
Sets the girls on fire, and it sets them free
Called the Country Bump, heard it starts with a kiss
I'll make your wishes come true, if you teach me this.
CHORUS
She's all I want ---------------------------------a Girl Gone Bad
When she looks at me----------------------a Girl Gone Bad
She's all I want -------------------------------- Girl Gone Bad
When she winks at me -hahaha ------ Girl Gone Bad
INSTRUMENTAL
CHAPTER 6
That was many years ago, when I met a city girl
She turned my world around, and upside down
I moved to her city, and followed her plan
She turned this country boy, into a big city man...
Every now and then, she says remember that dance
The Country Bump, and it starts with a kiss
It sets her on fire, and it sets her free
She's a Girl Gone Bad, and it's all with me
CHORUS
She's all I want ---------------------------------a Girl Gone Bad
When she looks at me----------------------a Girl Gone Bad
She's all I want -------------------------------- Girl Gone Bad
When she winks at me -hahaha ------ Girl Gone Bad
CHAPTER 7
There's an epilogue of sorts, to this tale
Some years have passed, and she's still so pretty
There's a place and season, that made this ship sail
Brings out the wildcat in her, away from the city
In Summer we visit her cousins in the country
We bring our daughters to the place where it started
Our girls are good, but they ain't real shy
Don't want them to dance, they got their mama's eyes.
Don't want them to dance, they got their Mama's Eyes.
CHORUS
She's all I want ---------------------------------a Girl Gone Bad
When she looks at me----------------------a Girl Gone Bad
She's all I want -------------------------------- Girl Gone Bad
When she winks at me -hahaha ------ Girl Gone Bad
OUT OF TIME - Love and science fiction - A love story of a woman caught between times. Bruce brought the song to Clinton - to weave his arranging magic, then to Len - for his incredible emotional voicings. Corky tied everything together with the beat and subtle changes.
OUT OF TIME Play in SpotifyCHORUS
She's a woman out of time,
Trapped on the other side,
So many secrets she must hide,
She's out of time
VERSE 1
She's a mystery, from my future
Trying hard to keep her secret
Doesn't know, who to trust
It's imperative she must
VERSE 2
She arrived, near the stones
Where the faery magic's strong
When she Shaman, throws the bones
She might not be here for long!
CHORUS
She's a woman out of time,
Trapped on the other side,
So many secrets she must hide,
She's out of time
VERSE 3
(She says)
I'll be back, before you know it
But for now, I have to go
Our future isn't written,
It's to us to make it so
CHORUS
She's a woman out of time,
Trapped on the other side,
So many secrets she must hide,
She's out of time
INSTRUMENTAL
VERSE 4
She's a mystery, from my future
Trying hard to keep her secret
Doesn't know, who to trust
It's imperative she must
CHORUS
She's a woman out of time,
Trapped on the other side,
So many secrets she must hide,
She's a woman out of time,
Trapped on the other side,
So many secrets she must hide,
She's Out of Time
