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Adam Again ~ Perfecta

stone

THERE'S A LOT FOR ME TO SAY
ABOUT A HUNDRED WAYS FOR ME TO WRAP MY WORDS
AROUND YOUR FACE
BUT IT WON'T DO ANY GOOD
I NEVER REALLY COULD CONVINCE YOU
THAT WHEN I SAID TO LEAVE I MEANT "PLEASE STAY"
THERE I'VE SAID IT NOW
TOO LATE
IT'S LATE, I'VE GOT TO GET UP EARLY
I'M LATE, I'VE GOT TO GET SOME SLEEP, BABY
IT SEEMS CRAZY TO ME, MAYBE
I'D LIKE TO TURN TO STONE TONIGHT
AND TRY TO FORGET THAT DAY THAT I CHASED YOU
AWAY, BABY
WILL YOU BE COMIN' HOME TONIGHT

IF I'M SITTING IN SOME BAR
OR DRIVING IN MY CAR
I DON'T REALLY THINK OF YOU AT ALL
BUT BACK HERE IN MY ROOM
WITH THE MORNING COMIN' SOON
I ROLL AROUND AND WONDER WHERE YOU ARE
AND WHERE YOU'D RATHER BE THIS LATE
TOO LATE, I'VE GOT TO GET UP EARLY
HEY I'M DYING TO GET SOME SLEEP, BABY
IT SEEMS CRAZY TO ME, MAYBE
I'D LOVE TO TURN TO STONE TONIGHT
AND TRY TO FORGET THAT DAY THAT I LOST YOU
I KNOW WHAT'S IT'S LIKE TO BE ALONE
WILL YOU BE COMING HOME

IT'S NOT MY HISTORY
THIS SONG'S NOT ABOUT ME, AT ALL
JUST TRYING TO CONJURE UP SOME FANTASY
DO YOU BELIEVE ME NOW
THIS LATE
TOO LATE, I'VE GOT TO GET UP EARLY
HEY...
IT'S ME
IT'S ME
ARE YOU COMING HOME

strobe

I HEARD YOU CRAWLIN' UP MY FRONT LAWN
FLIPPED THE SWITCH AND YOU WERE GONE
I FEEL BETTER WHEN I TURN IT ON
GET REAL SIMPLE AND MAKE A SONG

STROBE
I WANT TO TELL YOU
STROBE
I WANT TO TELL YOU
STROBE
I WANT TO TELL YOU
STROBE
I WANT TO TELL YOU

THERE GO THE PITCHER ON THE PITCHIN' MOUND
I CAN'T GO UP IF YOU GO DOWN
GIVE ME A SMILE I'LL GIVE YOU A FROWN
YOU'RE THE VERB AND I'M THE NOUN

STROBE
I WANT TO TELL YOU (ETC.)

REMEMBER WHEN YOU LAUGHED IN MY EAR THREE TIMES
I WAS WAITIN' FOR FOUR YOU SAID SAID "WHO AM I?"
NOW YOU'RE YELLIN' IN THE SHOPPING LINE
"SAY HERE'S TWO NICKELS CAN YOU GIVE ME A QUARTER?"

STROBE
I WANT TO TELL YOU (ETC.)
OOH OOH OOH...

all you lucky people

WILL YOU GIVE ME A MINUTE?
AND THEN SHOW ME AN HOUR MORE?
CAN YOU FIND SOMETHING IN IT THAT
I CAN'T IGNORE?
I'M AFTER IT, I'M AFTER IT AND YOU'LL
KNOW
I KEEP THINKIN' ABOUT ALL YOU
LUCKY PEOPLE
COMIN' BY TO SAY "HELLO"
HELLO (THAT'S ALL NOW, THAT'S ALL
NOW)

WON'T YOU GIVE ME YOUR SECRET?
AND ALLOW ME A TALE TO SALE
TO THE GUESTS OF THE GUILTY AT
THE GATES OF HELL
I'M AFTER IT, I'M AFTER IT AND YOU'LL
KNOW
I KEEP LOOKIN' AT ALL YOU LUCKY
PEOPLE
COMIN' AROUND TO SAY "HELLO"
HELLO (SO NICE NOW, SO NICE NOW)

SO THEN WAIT FOR A MINUTE
I WON'T ASK FOR A SECOND MORE
WE COULD FIND SOMETHING IN IT
WORTH FIGHTING FOR
I'M AFTER IT, I'M AFTER IT AND I KNOW
I KEEP LOOKIN' AT ALL YOU LUCKY
PEOPLE
STOPPIN' BY TO SAY "HELLO"
HELLO, HELLO, HELLO
I'M THE SAME, YOU'RE THE SAME
I'M THE SAME, YOU'RE THE SAME
I'VE GOT NOTHIN', I'VE GOT NOTHIN'
I'VE GOT NOTHIN', BUT TIME NOW (ETC.)

all right

WHO WITH AND WHAT IF?
WAS IT AN INDIAN GIFT?
IT SHOULD BE EASY TO REMEMBER
SOMETHING EASY TO REMEMBER

IT'S ALLRIGHT
IT'S ALL RIGHT

IT SHOULD BE EASY TO REMEMBER
SOME THINGS ARE EASY TO
REMEMBER

harsh

SO WHAT IS IT ABOUT ME
HEY, WHAT AM I SUPPOSED TO SAY
YOU COULD MAKE MY DAY OR...
YOU COULD MAKE A PICTURE OF THE
TIMES WE HAD
YOU MIGHT GET SAD
YOU MIGHT GET RICH SOMEDAY
IF I'M POOR I MIGHT GET MAD
ANYWAY IT'S HARSH I GUESS
YOU SAID I WAS YOUR ONLY FRIEND

BUT NOW I'VE ENOUGH SO LEAVE
ME ALONE
DON'T COME BY OR CALL UP MY
PHONE
THERE MUST BE SOMEWHERE THAT
YOU NEED TO BE
DON'T MAKE IT HERE WITH ME

DON'T TRY TO CLEAN THE CARPET
STAIN
(YOU) DON'T NEED TO CLOSE THAT
CREAKY GATE
YOU'LL GET ALONG JUST FINE YOU
MIGHT MAKE A SONG
OR FIND SOMEONE TO HANG YOUR
TROUBLES ON
ON AND ON IN MY MEMORY
HEY WAIT YOU'RE FADING OUT ABOUT
THE WAY YOU FADED IN
REMIND ME OF YOUR NAME AGAIN

air

THIS MORNING GOT ME DOWN
THE ELECTRIC GUY, HE CAME TO POUND
UPON MY DOOR, ($)354 OR WE COULD
BE WITHOUT LIGHT
OR SOUND
AIR
ALL MY FRIENDS ARE COMIN' OVER
ALL MY FRIENDS ARE COMIN' OVER
AIR
OK, THIS IS THE LIFE...
C'MON WALK AROUND
WALK AROUND
ALL AROUND THE TOWN
AIR
ALL MY FRIENDS ARE COMIN' OVER
ALL MY FRIENDS ARE COMIN' OVER
OK, THIS IS THE LIFE...

dogjam

HEY, BABY
YOU SAID THAT YOU LOVED ME
SPENT A THOUSAND BUCKS ON ME
IT SURE MADE IT EASY TO TELL

HEY, BABY
IF YOU HAVE TO THINK TWICE
WELL, YOU BETTER JUST FORGET IT
'CAUSE I'M FORGOTTEN WELL

3 LEGGED DOG HOBBLIN' IN THE BACK
YARD
I DON'T MIND AT ALL
3 LEGGED DOG, CAT CHASIN' IS HARD
BUT I CAN'T FORGET THAT SHE PAID
FOR IT ALL

l.c.

WHAT IF I HAD TO LIVE HERE WITHOUT
YOU?
OH, I NEVER WANT TO KNOW

HEY, WHERE YOU GOIN'?
WHERE YOU GOIN'?
WHERE YOU GOIN', LENNY COHEN?

TELL ME YOUR SECRET
LIE IF YOU WANT TO KEEP IT
OH, I DON'T REALLY WANT TO KNOW

HEY, WHERE YOU GOIN'?
WHERE YOU GOIN'?
WHERE YOU GOIN', LENNY COHEN?
DON'T LEAVE US NOW, YOU GOTTA
WRITE ONE MORE
IT'S CLOSING TIME FOR THE TOWER
DOOR
YOUR LOVER'S SLEEPING, I CAN HEAR
HER SNORE

I NEED A LOVER, (BABY)
I NEED A BROKEN HEART
NEED TO BE BOTHERED (MAYBE)
DUMB THE END AND DEAF THE START

I'M BEING SELFISH
I FEEL SO HELPLESS
SO DO YOU REALLY HAVE TO GO?
I DON'T REALLY WANT TO KNOW
WHERE YOU'RE GOIN'
WHERE YOU GOIN'?
LENNY COHEN, ETC.

I NEED TO CAPTURE BEAUTY
I NEED ANOTHER AGE
I NEED A TRAGIC MOVIE
A TASTE OF TEARS AND RAGE

relapse

YOU WITH YOUR HEADACHES
ME WITH MY GOLDEN VOICE
I MEANT IT ALL
I MEANT IT ALL
THE SAME, THE SAME, ETC
I'M WORKING ON A RIDDLE
I PRAY THAT GOD CAN KEEP THIS SECRET SAFE ANOTHER DAY
SO I CAN FIND SOME TIME

BELIEVE ME, BELIEVE ME, BELIEVE ME
I'M FINE
BELIEVE ME, BELIEVE ME, BELIEVE ME
I'M FINE

I'VE SEEN A FATHER'S GRIEF
I'VE SEEN A CRAZY DRUNK
I'VE TAKEN SOME
AND I'M WAKING UP
THE SAME, THE SAME, ETC
I'M LEANING ON FOREVER
GOD KNOWS I WANT TO HAVE IT IN MY SIGHT AND I CAN'T SAY
GOODBYE, I WANT TO TRY

BELIEVE ME, BELIEVE ME, BELIEVE ME
I'M FINE
BELIEVE ME, BELIEVE ME, BELIEVE ME
I'M FINE

SNEAKING UP AGAIN, AGAIN, THE END
I THOUGHT THAT I WAS BETTER
SNEAKING UP AGAIN, AGAIN, THE END
I THOUGHT THAT I WAS BETTER
SNEAKING UP AGAIN, AGAIN, THE END
I THOUGHT THAT I WAS BETTER

YOU AND YOUR VIRTUE
ME AND MY SILVER TONGUE
I'LL LET IT OUT
I'LL TALK ABOUT
THE PAIN, THE PAIN, ETC
SOME MYSTERY PERFECTA
THESE PUZZLES TRY TO FOOL THE FOOLS AND DRIVE THE GENIUS MAD
IT ISN'T SAFE TO COME HOME
IT ISN'T SAFE TO PICK ME UP

BELIEVE ME, BELIEVE ME, BELIEVE ME
I'M FINE
BELIEVE ME, BELIEVE ME, BELIEVE ME
I'M FINE

every mother's way

HE LIED TO EVERYONE
WHAT'S EASIER THAN SLEEP?
WHAT'S HARDER THAN A SONG?
AND AT THE START
SHE STOLE HIM FROM THE WATER
IT'S EVERY MOTHER'S WAY

A LIE IS EVER NEAR
IT DIGS INTO THE SAND
IT'S FINGERS EVER CLEAR
AND IN THE END
SHE ONLY TRIED TO HOLD HIM
IT'S EVERY MOTHER'S WAY

AND NOW IT'S NOTHIN'
SHE LIVES ALONE
AND NOW EVERY FALLEN ROBIN HAS
FOUND A HOME
I HAVE A HOME

IT WENT UP INTO THE AIR
AND BENT AROUND THE SUN
WHAT FALLS UPON THE EARTH IS
LOST TO EVERYONE
HE WAS A FLOWER
HIS RINGING EARS COULD TEACH HIM
OF EVERY MOTHER'S WAY

AND NOW IT'S NOTHIN'
SHE LIVE ALONE AGAIN
AND LIKE ANOTHER FALLEN ROBIN
I'LL STRUGGLE TO SURVIVE
BUT I'M ALIVE
I AM ALIVE

what's your name?

HEY, HEY, WHAT'S YOUR NAME?
HEY, HEY, WHAT'S YOUR NAME?
WELL I THINK THAT I FOLLOWED YOU
HOME FROM SUNDAY SCHOOL
WE LEARNED THE GOLDEN RULE
HEY, HEY, WHAT'S YOUR NAME?
WAS IT YOU WHO I THOUGHT ABOUT
ALMOST ALL THE TIME
AND NEVER COULD BE MINE
HEY, HEY, WHAT'S YOUR NAME?
COULD IT BE
I TOUCHED YOUR HAND
IT LASTED YEARS
A SINGLE TOUCH
IT LASTED YEARS
NOW YOU'RE HERE
HEY, HEY, WHAT'S YOUR NAME?
DIDN'T I SEE YOUR SORROW?
DIDN'T I SEE YOU GRIEVE?
DIDN'T I WANT TO HOLD YOU?
DIDN'T I WISH YOU'D NEVER, EVER, EVER, EVER LEAVE?
HEY, HEY, HEY, WHAT'S YOUR NAME?
NOW, YOU SHOW UP HERE
YOU JUST APPEAR
YOU TOUCHED MY HAND
IT'S LASTED YEARS
HEY, HEY, HEY...

unfunny

IT IS NOT THE SAME TO LOVE
IT'S NEVER MEANT THAT MUCH
IT'S TEETH YOU'RE LAUGHING THROUGH
I KEEP FORGETTING WHO YOU'RE FOOLING
CLEVER CRIME
SOME PEOPLE WHO CAN FIND THE TIME
SOME REASON WHY I CAN'T LET GO
I THINK YOU KNOW
IT'S UNFUNNY
YOU KNOW
IT'S UNFUNNY

WALKING ON THE LINE
IGNORING WARNING SIGNS
IS THE DAGGER IN YOUR CLOAK
OR HIDING IN THAT JOKE YOU'RE MAKING
TELL ME WHY
SOME PEOPLE CAN JUST HOLD THEIR TONGUE
SOME REASON WHY I CAN'T JUST GO
I THINK YOU KNOW
IT'S UNFUNNY
AS A PICNIC ANT
AS A TIRED ROMANCE
AS YOUR WHISPERED LIES
AS YOUR ALIBIES

OH, TO HAVE
SOME PEOPLE WHO CAN FAKE A LAUGH
SOME REASON WHY I CAN'T LET GO
I THINK YOU KNOW
IT'S UNFUNNY
AS A NERVOUS TWITCH
AS A PRIVATE ITCH
AS YOUR WHISPERED LIES
AS YOUR ALIBIES

try not to try

HERE YOU ARE, CHASING ANGELS
LOOK FOR ANOTHER IDEA TO HOLD
UNDER YOUR THUMB
AND SQUEEZE AN OUNCE OF
COURAGE FROM A THOUSAND
WORDS
YOU'D THINK YOU'D HEARD ENOUGH

TRY NOT TO TRY
IT'S A LESSON HARD
BLIND FAITH WILL SCATTER THE
STARS
TONIGHT CAN BE A BEGINNING

HERE I AM RUNNING OVER
HALF OF A LIFETIME, I'M SCRAPING UP
A TRACE OF YOUTH
A LAZY CHILD CAN KNOW THE TRUTH
AND TOUCH THE MOON
IT'S HERE IN FRONT OF YOU

TRY NOT TO TRY
IT'S A SIMPLE CREED
WITH SENSE AS A SLY ENEMY
TONIGHT CAN BE A BEGINNING

HERE WE ARE, MISSING MOMENTS
SO MANY DETAILS, THE NEVERENDING
FIGURE-OUT
TOO WEARY NOW TO TALK ABOUT THE
WAY WE FEEL
THE NIGHT, IT REELS US IN

TRY NOT TO TRY
IT'S A SACRED ART
GRIPPING THE SLIPPERY STARS
TONIGHT CAN BE A BEGINNING

don't cry

HEY LOW
IT'S TIME TO GO
IT'S TIME TO SAY, SAY GOODBYE
DON'T CRY

IT'S WIDE AND DEEP
AND FAST ASLEEP
AND NOW WE SAY, SAY GOODBYE
DON'T CRY

AND IF YOU COULD GO,
YOU WOULD I KNOW
AND IF I COULD STAY...
DON'T CRY (HEY)

PERFECTA
Produced and recorded by Gene Eugene and Adam Again

Recorded by The (fabulous) Green Room, Huntington Beach, CA.
Mixed at Sound Kitchen, Nashville, TN
Thanks to God, families and friends. Thanks, Windy (for the horses).

Photography, Design and Art Direction by Anna Cardenas
Art Production done at The Coloredge, Costa Mesa, CA
All songs copyright 1995 Chenka Chenka Music ASCAP

RIKI MICHELE vocals
GREG LAWLESS guitar
JOHN KNOX drumming
GENE EUGENE vocals, guitar, moog, rhodes
PAUL VALADEZ bass

Anthony Cardenas - Bass (all you lucky people & try not to try)

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