1. |
Scorpion
03:47
|
|||
Trying to train
Dog on a chain
Disobedient and
Trying again
Counting to ten
Inconveniently
Couldn’t be tamed
Applying the blame
And you know that all the
Push and the pull
Is inevitable
And there’s nowhere you can run
You can always trust a scorpion
To paralyze and drown you with the setting sun
I’m showing my age
I’m showing my hand
Show of unity
I’m showing the court
Appeasing the fans
Show me where it hurts
I’m stating my case
And making demands
Show me going into
Battle again
According to plan
Show me how the rest was won
You can always trust a scorpion
To do exactly everything it’s always done
You wouldn’t believe
The things you believe
In your finest hours
Making escapes
Erasing the tapes
Before the day devours
Anything new
That’s working for you
It’s not just yours it’s ours
I’m Jekyll and Hyde
Along for the ride
It’s my superpower son
You can always trust a scorpion
To paralyze and drown you with the setting sun
You can always trust a scorpion
To do exactly everything it’s always done
|
||||
2. |
SuperAntiHero
03:30
|
|||
I wanna be the spanner in your works
I wanna be the details where it lurks
I wanna be the cautionary tale
I wanna be the cough when you inhale
I’m your superantihero (the one that you keep rooting for)
I’m your superantihero
I wanna be the devil in your god
I wanna be the perfect in your flawed
I wanna be the courage that you lack
I wanna be the knife that’s in your back
I’m your superantihero (the one that you keep rooting for)
I’m your superantihero (keep on coming back for more)
I’m your superantihero
Pay no attention to the man
Behind the curtain if you can
Pay no attention to the van
That’s parked around the corner
Pay no attention, pay no mind
You’re in the clear, relax
You got your waiver signed
I wanna be the feedback in your mix
I wanna be the problem you can’t fix
I wanna be the truth behind the lie
I wanna be the storm around your eye
I’m your superantihero (the one that you keep rooting for)
I’m your superantihero (keep on coming back for more)
I’m your superantihero (by your side forever more)
I’m your superantihero (the one that you keep rooting for)
I’m your superantihero (keep on coming back for more)
I’m your superantihero (by your side forever more)
I’m your superantihero
|
||||
3. |
||||
Fill another box in
Killing off the checklist
Ticking off the self-care
Episode I must’ve missed
Filling the prescription
All the shapes and sizes
Every one a fiction
Full of compromises
Giving me a crime that
I can take the blame for
Giving me the content
That I really came for
I got this addiction
To my own catastrophe
Never hear the end of it
Never hear the last of me
I’m the villain and victim, the judge and jury
Coming down on myself with a righteous fury
I’m the villain and victim, the jury and judge
Coming down on myself and I’m holding a grudge
I’m the villain and victim, the judge and jury
Coming down on myself with a righteous fury
I’m the villain and victim, the jury and judge
Coming down on myself and I’m holding a grudge
Now you better get some while you can
Better weaponize your plan
For the world's most wanted man
Pushing me off balance
Trying meditation
Practicing a talent
For exaggeration
Cancelling appointments
Digging through the rubble
Save yourself the disappointment
Save yourself the trouble
I got this addiction
To my own catastrophe
Never hear the end of it
Never hear the last of me
I got this addiction
To creating problems
And I don’t see any way
I’m ever gonna solve em
I’m the villain and victim, the judge and jury
Coming down on myself with a righteous fury
I’m the villain and victim, the jury and judge
Coming down on myself and I’m holding a grudge
I’m the villain and victim, the judge and jury
Coming down on myself with a righteous fury
I’m the villain and victim, the jury and judge
Coming down on myself and I’m holding a grudge
Now you better get some while you can
Better weaponize your plan
For the world's most wanted man
Now you better get some while you can
Better weaponize your plan
For the world's most wanted man
Now you better get some while you can
Better weaponize your plan
For the world's most wanted man
Now you better get some while you can
Better weaponize your plan
For the world's most wanted man
I’m the villain and victim, the judge and jury
Coming down on myself with a righteous fury
I’m the villain and victim, the jury and judge
Coming down on myself and I’m holding a grudge
I’m the villain and victim, the judge and jury
Coming down on myself with a righteous fury
I’m the villain and victim, the jury and judge
Coming down on myself and I’m holding a grudge
|
||||
4. |
Nothing To Abandon
03:22
|
|||
Sometimes I feel
That you don’t exist
Sometimes you’re real
You disappear in the mist
Sometimes I see
You’re floating on string
Sometimes you’re me
It’s kind of our thing
They turn out just like I planned ‘em
Now there’s nothing to abandon
Sometimes I hear
Your voice playing tricks
Sometimes you’re not here
You disappear in my mix
Sometimes I touch
The face of my god
Sometimes you’re too much
Sometimes I’m a fraud
They turn out just like I planned ‘em
Now there’s nothing to abandon
They turn out just like I planned ‘em
Now there’s nothing to abandon
They turn out just like I planned ‘em
Now there’s nothing to abandon
They turn out just like I planned ‘em
Now there’s nothing to abandon
|
||||
5. |
||||
6. |
||||
This isn’t a love song
To play from a boombox outside your window like
Peter Gabriel’s In Your Eyes
This isn’t a love song
To sing at the Albert Hall with
Frank Sinatra’s big band by my side
It’s an unavoidable cliche
I wish it didn’t have to be that way
Because I love you is what I’m trying to say
But in a really unique and particular way
I wanna go to the top of the pops today
And never come back down
I wanna make you feel
The way you feel when Robbie Williams sings
The way you feel when Robbie Williams sings
This isn’t a love song
Like the one The Police sang in Montreal about
Every little thing you do
This isn’t a love song
Like the one where the world was on fire
And nobody could save me but you
It’s an unavoidable cliche
I wish it didn’t have to be that way
Because I love you is what I’m trying to say
But in a really unique and particular way
I wanna go to the top of the pops today
And never come back down
I wanna make you feel
The way you feel when Robbie Williams sings
The way you feel when Robbie Williams sings
The way you feel when Robbie Williams sings
The way you feel when Robbie Williams sings
I don’t want to plagiarize
Don’t want to be a bore
Don’t want to sing the same old sentiments that somebody sang before
My only wish is that this song will help you feel one simple thing
The way you feel when Robbie Williams sings
The way you feel when Robbie Williams sings
The way you feel when Robbie Williams sings
|
||||
7. |
Semi-Celebrity
03:12
|
|||
Come on and take a ride on this nostalgia trip
Come on and help decide if it’s tragic or it’s hip
So mark it in your calendar and write it on your blog:
“Today the thieves and pimps run free and the good men die like dogs”
Don’t you know who I think I am
Don’t you know who I’m supposed to be
In another place and time
I was a Semi-Celebrity
And I’m never gonna be iconic
Because all these people are moronic
And I’m never gonna get what I am due
And I’m gonna say it’s all because of you
Don’t you know who I think I am
Don’t you know who I’m supposed to be
In another place and time
I was a Semi-Celebrity
And I’m afraid I’m never gonna get my tribute night
It’s just as well, you probably wouldn’t get it right
And I’m afraid I’m never gonna get my tribute night
It’s just as well, you probably wouldn’t get it right
Don’t you know who I think I am
Don’t you know who I’m supposed to be
In another place and time
I was a Semi-Celebrity
Don’t you know who I think I am
Don’t you know who I’m supposed to be
In another place and time
I was a Semi-Celebrity
|
Adam Staple Newfoundland and Labrador
Indie Rock lifer from St. John’s, NL. Drummer, songwriter, singer, and a bunch of other things that end in “-er”. Hopefully still older than I look. Mental health warrior. Acerbic, reportedly, and fine with that.
Streaming and Download help
Adam Staple recommends:
If you like Adam Staple, you may also like:
Bandcamp Daily your guide to the world of Bandcamp