VOL. 3
VICTORY LAP
I've been heat seeking and you're scorching / I'm the dark horse travelling at the speed of light so I can sneak into your heart while the padlock's off // And I struck gold when I got hold of you / when you jumped on board and we went for a victory lap // I feel knees weaken and I'm top scoring / Out of nowhere you go and get the timing right and then you sweep me off my feet and blow my socks off //
SWEET SPOT
Cardiac fractures and crying hailstone / You've got enough on your plate but don't make a meal of it / Sweet tooth turned black and now there's a hole / I ought to get myself into shape but today I'm not feeling it // 'cause I'm alright here for the moment as high up as I can be in the sweet spot // Shifts from chit chat to copycat heroics / I'm supposed to learn from mistakes but can't help repeating it // And I'm alright here for the moment as high up as I can be and with a sweet secretion in my blood stream the ache depletes and lifts a ton and I'm alright //
BULLDOG
Bulldog's feeding on strawberries and cream now he's got a taste for the national dream / He’s gone barking mad as we feared / I wanna reason with him but things have gotten weird // The dying breed is not up to speed / There's typewritten tripe up the walls / His pedigree don't mean much to me / Once bitten twice shy // Bulldog's reeling 'cause I'm not on his team and I found flaws in his irrational scheme / So he howls and he howls and he howls and he howls / Try and reason with him and it falls on deaf ears // Bulldog's crazy now / Someone intervene / He insists on getting everywhere powered by steam / He's gone barking mad as we feared / I wanna reason with him but things have gotten weird //
THE ACID TEST
Are you running low on rocket fuel after our little trip to the moon and back? Did the return to terra firma serve only to hit you with reality's brutal slap? I may not manage to find the tools if your screws come loose and your heartstrings snap but if you duck into the rabbit hole I'll stop by and pluck you out of that thinking trap // And when you cut a gloomy figure like that remind you that we're all trying to get the code cracked and you're right where you need to be to pass the acid test // I know it's harder to keep your cool when the clouds gang up until it's overcast but I'll be making sure the sky don't fall so sit tight if you've been thinking about making tracks // And when you cut a gloomy figure like that remind you that none of us have got the code cracked and you're right where you need to be to pass the acid test //
© MARC AINLEY / 2019