MY WYFE MARY - Freekshow NOTES 01 Polluted (4:56) 02 We Get High (5:17) 03 Love Will Come Around* (3:57) 04 Lighten Up (5:13) 05 Goin' Crazy (acoustic version)** (5:07) 06 E Z On The I's* (3:42) 07 Losing Your Reflection* (3:57) 08 Believe (4:02) 09 Senseless Violence (4:44) 10 Goin' Crazy (3:33) 11 Percussion Jam At Kelly's (Improvised) (2:50) 12 Another VCR (Barkhouse with Jason Lawrence) (3:27) 13 Goin' Crazy (live) 14 We Get High (live) 15 Lighten Up (live) 16 Polluted (live) All songs written by Jason Lawrence except "Another VCR" (with Jeff Barkhouse) and "Percussion Jam At Kelly's" (improvised by Jason Lawrence, Kelly McDonald, Mike Quesnel, Steve Reid and Ivan Hajek). MY WYFE MARY Jason Lawrence - lead vocals Ivan Hajek - guitars, bass guitars, keys and backing vocals Mike Quesnel - guitars and backing vocals, keys on "Lighten Up," bass guitar on * Steve Reid - drums and percussion Recorded by Jeff Barkhouse for EFN Sound, except **Recorded by Mike Quesnel and Jeff Barkhouse LYRICS 01 Polluted Jason Lawrence I keep my skeletons in the trunk of my car We ride around talking 'bout how other people are And sometimes I just stay awake too long until I crash And when I make my final exit, I'll be stepping on the gas You learn to siphon gasoline, drugs and being chased Chemicals put in your mouth and things no-one should taste 'cause I said Sex and money on the radio, drugs and alcohol until it shows and you're polluted You're polluted I went in for some drug test, they said "piss into this glass" They told me I was obsolete, I'd have to kiss some ass Now when I started laughing they just couldn't understand As they choked on their polluted tongues and staggering demands "You can't be going on like this, you can't enjoy your life You can't be doing anything, you can't control your life 'cause I said Sex and money on the radio, drugs and alcohol until it shows I got polluted thoughts in my polluted mind I take polluted drugs in these polluted times I drive polluted cars until I find that I have no more room in this polluted mind for this pollution I keep my skeletons in the trunk of my car We ride around talking 'bout how other people are And sometimes I just stay awake too long until I crash And when I make my final exit, I'll be stepping on the gas You learn to siphon gasoline, drugs and being chased Chemicals put in your mouth and things no-one should taste 'cause I said Sex and money on the radio, drugs and alcohol until it shows and you're polluted You're polluted I got polluted thoughts in my polluted mind I take polluted drugs in these polluted times I drive polluted cars until I find that I have no more room in this polluted mind for this pollution Sex and money on the radio, drugs and alcohol until it shows (maniacal screaming) 02 We Get High Jason Lawrence You shed light into the shadows of my life You've taken everything wrong and made it right And when you roll you offer me a light and we get high Awake the morning, it's a table for two A toke with coffee or tea if you choose Now we're not sad, but we might sing the blues when we get high When we give of it we give all of it when we give of our love When we give of it we don't give a shit, we get high and make love Not many days go by when you don't make me laugh You're in my future, you're in my past I don't know who is worse, but you're my better half and we get high You are the sun and baby I am the moon We're still together come high noon The perfect balance and a moment not too soon and we get high We get high We get high When we give of it we give all of it when we give of our love When we give of it we don't give a shit, we get high and make love When we give of it we give all of it when we give of our love When we give of it we don't give a shit, we get high and make love We get high We get high We get high Yeah 03 Love Will Come Around Jason Lawrence Well look outside your window and it's out in the streets How fear runs to authority, the pattern repeats Beware of danger fabricated, dare you make a sound? Well, do you see that what you want isn't always what you've found? And these unasked questions of a deeper truth, angry notions of our troubled youth And these hidden secrets and these untold lies, how money's made and another man dies But love will come around, comin' strong and steady Well, how about right now? Tell me, are you ready? Deception feeds on darkness, now someone turn on a light If you find the switch and you give the pitch then you're bound to find a fight Deal out your destiny and I hope your cards are good Something's always hidden or someone's misunderstood Everyone has something they don't want to think about And some things don't just go away until you get it out And I know you knew something of where my treasure lies The fear of feeling how you felt was written in your eyes And love will come around, comin' strong and steady Well, how about right now? Tell me, are you ready? And I said love will come around, comin' strong and steady And I said how about right now? Tell me, are you ready? Love will come around, comin' strong and steady Well, how about right now? Tell me, are you ready? Love will come around 04 Lighten Up Jason Lawrence (spoken) I've seen the inside of your mind, and I don't think I want to know you I hate your hatred; is nothing sacred? You're mind's x-rated, my breath is baited It's complicated but love betrayed it Don't comtemplate it now, don't try to explain it Just fuckin' lighten up 'cause it's not all that bad Someone's always dying and someone's always mad You need perfection, resent rejection You fear affection as you're starved of its connection Constant obsession like an injection This misdirection you call it self protection You should fuckin' lighten up 'cause it's not all that bad Someone's always dying and someone's always mad You need perfection, resent rejection You fear affection as you're starved of its connection Constant obsession like an injection This misdirection you call it self protection You should fuckin' lighten up 'cause it's not all that bad Someone's always dying and someone's always mad Fuckin' lighten up 'cause it's not all that bad Someone's always dying and someone's always mad Fuckin' lighten up! 05 Goin' Crazy Jason Lawrence To know love one's got to feel some pain But this kind of love can drive a man insane I'm kind and then I'm mean, you're vice versa 'till we scream Some things aren't exactly as they seem Well you and I like fire in the rain I try to describe it but there's no way to explain My right is always wrong; this weakness is so strong I've been losing my mind for way too long I'm goin' crazy just thinkin' about you I'm wonderin' what your heart will find I don't know if I could, well, I just know that I should 'Cause a broken heart is better left behind The thoughts of you that just won't let me sleep 'Cause even in my dreams the trouble's oh so deep You've come to share with me some old fashioned insanity Lock me up and throw away the key I'm goin' crazy just thinkin' about you I'm wonderin' what your heart will find I don't know if I could, well, I just know that I should 'Cause a broken heart is better left behind Some things don't make sense like the way that things should be I'm not supposed to love you, just like you should not love me I'm goin' crazy just thinkin' about you I'm wonderin' what your heart will find I don't know if I could, well, I just know that I should 'Cause a broken heart is better left behind But a broken heart is never truly left behind 06 Easy On The Eyes Jason Lawrence I've fallen down again - my face is in the dirt But I hold my head up high, 'cause I smile when I'm hurt And I've got my pride but it's buried somewhere deep inside And after all that's said and done, it's a fool who doesn't try She's a vision of beauty, she don't have to try She don't have everything you need, but she's easy on the eyes And I said don't try to fool her, she knows all the lies Goodness knows she's so much more than easy on the eyes Goodness knows she's so much more than easy on the eyes It was just one kiss that spun my head around and around And that was quickly followed by a heart hitting the ground So I ran like hell, though I had no place to go Now looking back, no breadcrumb tracks, no love to lead me home She's a vision of beauty, she don't have to try She don't have everything you need, but she's easy on the eyes And I said don't try to fool her, she knows all the lies Goodness knows she's so much more than easy on the eyes Goodness knows she's so much more than easy on the eyes And I said don't try to fool her, she knows all the lies Goodness knows she's so much more than easy on the eyes Goodness knows she's so much more than easy on the eyes Goodness knows she's so much more than easy on the eyes Goodness knows she's so much more than easy on the eyes Goodness knows she's so much more than easy on the eyes Goodness knows she's so much more than easy on the eyes Goodness knows she's so much more than easy on the eyes Oh, shit, where am I? Goodbye. 07 (Losing Your) Reflection Jason Lawrence You're running down the road with your head cut off It's rolling down the widow's feeding trough Well, how come you still have a cough If you say you're so holy? You're goin the wrong way down a one-way street There's always one guy that you just can't beat But you still try to hustle everyone you meet You're gettin' nowhere slowly Can you see yourself losing your reflection? Can you sleep at night? What is your perception? You're always out there rock and rolling You never give a shit about your soul and If it's in the name of rock and roll then we don't give a shit about our souls You're above it all but you got no class You test your skill, don't you move too fast Watch your next step, it could be your last If you're not careful Gotta get the goodies while the gettin's good There's always someone there taking more than they should When luck runs out in turnabout just knock on wood It might be your skull Repeat chorus I always thought you were living art An abstract sculpture of your astral chart Pushed the wrong way and then torn apart That's why you resent me Back and forth, opinionated, that's okay Ending up alone could be the price you pay It takes the same direction in a different way It will seduce you gently Repeat chorus 08 Believe (4:02) I used to think that songs of love were written in the stars From me to you each were true but life that could be ours And I thought you didn't have to tell me what you're dreaming of I was blinded to the truth I guess when I believed in love And I used to get excited till you said settle down I used to laugh out loud until you called me a clown Now I know I can't get over this feeling I'm above And it's hard to believe that anyone still believes in love I've had my share of wear and tear, romantic long goodbyes Heartache is no stranger to these tired and open eyes Your slice was quick, your cut was deep, you wanted to be free Nothing kind was good enough, so blindly I believed I used to dream of loving, you said wake up, look around I used to seek perfection till you showed me what I found Now I know I can't get over this feeling I'm above And I'd hate to end up happy with a strong belief in love And now I'm bitter thinking it was one big waste of time Making me see feelings that I never knew were mine Now I wear black on Valentine's and flowers aren't my style Knowing that you're far away is one thing that makes me smile And I know that I seemed jaded in the way I said I feel And when I said that I loved you, you just told me to get real Now I'm glad I got away from you when you gave me the shove Cause I'd hate to end up happy with a strong belief in love I'd hate to end up happy with a strong belief in love And everything is gone without you Everything is dark and dreary without you end 09 Senseless Violence (4:44) We need strength just to stay humble and a love that's full of pride But we don't need senseless violence in our lives We need strength just to stay humble and a love that's full of pride But we don't need senseless violence in our lives No, we don't need senseless violence in our lives What the hell is wrong with you? Picking up a gun, you're gonna hurt someone Like a kid or a brother or someone's Mum, Someone deaf that you thought played dumb You want some un-fun one-ton bad-ass guilt? That's built to the hilt so you'll need stilts To see up high enough out of how low you go When you know the blow you dealt will go further than the bullet from The gun in your hands that killed someone Will you recover? Will you smother what's another real feeling Suppress, oppress, repress no less say sorry to your Mother, your brother Uncover the truth that's there and if you don't care You will until you're scared that there is loving in our hearts And a heart that's full of pride But we don't need senseless violence in our lives We need strength just to stay humble and a love that's full of pride But we don't need senseless violence in our lives No, we don't need senseless violence in our lives What the hell you thinking of? Winking at shrinking linkings of a Neanderthal walking tall Ending up in a hospital Is that all that you can say for your self-help black belt street fight hell? Can you smell testosterone? You're mean to the bone and you keep fighting till you're on your own A patron clone in a broken home upon your throne You conquer just like when in Rome With a knife in your back, crack in your mind Conscience attacks, sometimes you'll find Unkind ways will get you confined stays In the prison of your mind, it's not profound Just put down the guns and no more rounds We need loving in our hearts In a heart that's full of pride But we don't need senseless violence in our lives We need strength just to stay humble and a love that's full of pride But we don't need senseless violence in our lives No, we don't need senseless violence in our lives We need strength just to stay humble and a love that's full of pride But we don't need senseless violence in our lives We need strength just to stay humble and a love that's full of pride But we don't need senseless violence in our lives No, we don't need senseless violence in our lives We don't need senseless violence in our lives No, we don't need senseless violence in our lives We need strength just to stay humble and a love that's full of pride But we don't need senseless violence in our lives We need love that's full of pride, the love that's in our hearts But we don't need senseless violence in our lives No, we don't need senseless violence in our lives Well, we don't need senseless violence in our lives (one more) No, we don't need senseless violence in our lives end 10 Goin' Crazy (3:33) 11 Percussion Jam At Kelly's (Improvised) (2:50) 12 Another VCR (Barkhouse with Jason Lawrence) (3:27) 13 Goin' Crazy (live) 14 We Get High (live) 15 Lighten Up (live) 16 Polluted (live) all lyrics by Jason Lawrence