The Art of Removing Wallpaper - Lyrics

1. Breakdown
2. Enjoy the Ride
3. It's About Time
4. One Way
5. Judgment Day
6. Monopoly
7. One Night Stand
8. I Need Love
9. Jeannie's Song
10. Quiet Me
11. Long Ride Home
12. Hey Now

Breakdown

Lyrics and Music (Terri Hendrix)

I had a breakdown in a small town
And no one knew a thing
I went about each day
With my thoughts in the way
When I wanted to stop
I kept on moving

The emptiness I felt inside
Was as deep as it was wide
Somehow I was able to hide
It all behind a smile

When I put make up on my face
What am I trying to add or erase
If you put yourself in my place
You'd be able to see

We're just skin and bone
We're all just skin and bone
We're not made of stone
We're all just skin and bone

These days when I need to be
Stronger than I am
I explode in the dark
No one hears a word
It's like the dream when you scream
But you can't be heard

Now you can cover it up with wallpaper
Cover it up with paint or
Hang a masterpiece on the wall
Sooner or later the days gonna come
When you have to face
What's underneath it all

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Enjoy The Ride

Lyrics and Music (Terri Hendrix)

You don't get me that's okay
I can understand
I'm a scratch off dreamer with a lottery ticket
In my hand

I'm another year older with a chip on my shoulder
Waiting for my hero to fall
But you hold up in the water
And that's the wonder of it all

Just getting by or just getting through
Doesn't cut it for me anymore

I'm ready to enjoy the ride
From deep inside
I want to know
What I'm here for

Leave it to the drama queen
To make a scene and leave
In my hand me downs
And borrowed shoes
I had good intentions up my sleeve
But I overstayed my welcome
And they split me in two
I shouldn't have to be broken
To fit into their point of view

I'm so use to strange
I don't know what normal is
Just when I get on my feet
Something underneath me gives
But I can also feel the sun
Beneath my skin
I'm going through the motions
As I'm changing from within

Just getting by or just getting through
Doesn't cut it for me anymore

I'm ready to enjoy the ride
From deep inside
I want to know
What I'm here for

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It's About Time

Lyrics and Music (Terri Hendrix)
Music (Lloyd Maines)

Dreams vary in size
When I'm down to the wire I compromise
I can do this or do that instead
But first I gotta get out of my bed
It's carpe diem on a caffeine buzz
I'm chemically awake but my brains in a fuzz
As folks with too much time on their hands
Get right in the middle of the day that I've planned

It's about time
And how I use it
It's about time
And how I lose it
Time
It's about time

Oh time
I can't beat it
Time
I feel it slip by before I get a grip

Sometimes I pinch my wallet till my knuckles bleed
And I no longer want what I think that I need
Sometimes I charge it up and come unwound
And spend my time turning what I did around
Its procrastination
Or living up to somebody else's expectation
It's beyond my means and over my head
I'm racing through the green light while I'm living in the red

I'm underpaid undersexed overworked overtaxed
Spammed slammed wham bam and thank-you mam'd
I get up go to work come home go to bed
same old same old everyday everyday
I just want some time for myself don't you get it
I just want some time for myself don't you get it
I just want some time for myself don't you get it

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One Way

Lyrics and Music (Terri Hendrix)
Music (Lloyd Maines)

One way is the only way you see things
It's your way or not at all
And I'm feeling like a fool for feeling
That I could light you up inside

Your closed and locked up for the evening
I see your shadow behind the blinds
And I'm feeling like a fool for feeling
That I could open up your mind

As I walk away I see
Reality
Has caught up with me

You open my heart and you swim inside me
You open my soul and your blood runs through me
You're to wrapped up in yourself to see
How it hurts me
When you push me away

The only way out is the same way I came in
I'll reach inside and I'll pull myself through
I'm just another fool who tried
To open you up inside
I give up
Cause I'm tired of trying

As I walk away I see
Reality
Has caught up with me

One way
Is the only way you see things
It's your way or not at all
Not at all

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Judgment Day

Lyrics and Music (Terri Hendrix)
Music (Lloyd Maines)

Everybody wants to use God
When they've nobody but themselves to blame
Everybody wants to use God
When they do their dirty deeds in his name

From the Bible belt to the holy land
They use his name to take a stand
They use their faith to make a plan
To lead to the destruction of man
Everything they embrace puts another child
In a Godless place
Hands that kill and hands that pray
Meet their maker come Judgment Day

Everybody wants to use God
When they've nobody but themselves to blame
Everybody wants to use God when they do their
Dirty deeds in his name

When it comes to hate they're unified
When it comes to war they're justified
And land is used to divide
The weak from the strong
Everything they embrace puts another child
In a Godless place
Hands that kill and hands that pray
Meet their maker come Judgment Day

From the ancient scripture to the modern word
Everybody wants to use God
It's not how it's written it's how it's heard
Everybody wants to use God
It takes a coward to manipulate everything that's good
And turn it into hate
Hands that kill and hands that pray
Meet their maker come Judgment Day

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Monopoly

Lyrics and Music (Terri Hendrix)
Music (Lloyd Maines)

Supersize my fries
Bring back two apple pies
On your way out
Turn on the radio
Goodbye originality
Say hello to conformity
In the name of change
We're at an all time low

Watch what's on the TV screen
Read the paper or a magazine
And you'll see
That it's all about control
I miss the spice
In the melting pot
Of our lives
It goes down easy but it
Sure ain't got no soul

Keep it down
Keep it down
I'm gonna keep it down
And turn it up
On another day

Keep it down
Keep it down
We've gotta keep it down
And rise up
When you hear me say

There ain't no clear channel
clear channel its clear to see
One choice takes the voice
From individuality

There ain't no clear channel
clear channel its clear to see
One choice takes the voice
Away from you and away from me

At first it was the Cafe
Then the mom and pops all moved away
Now the billboards stand
Where they could not survive
The local DJ lost his show
After 20 years on the radio
Now we're stuck with what
The monopoly provides

I just want something new
To shake my soul and body to
Set up the tent I need to be revived
Make the consultant history
Keep the playlist a mystery
Don't make up my mind for me
Cause I'm still alive

Hey Hey FCC Don't you turn your back on me

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One Night Stand

Lyrics and Music (Terri Hendrix)
Music (Glenn Fukunaga)

Here I am in a size too small
In a crowd too large on a stool too tall
I drown my brain to ease my pain
But I remember everything that hurts
I was a spring chicken when I flew the nest
Now here I am with sagging breasts
Out of the coop and into the city
With a worm in the bottle and a drink for my pity

I'm burning through cigs like logs in a freeze
As my pantyhose slide down around my knees
The hurdle is the girdle but it keeps my tummy tucked in tight
It's a tug of war with gravity
To lift it up or let it be
There's more to me than what you see
But you can't shake my tree

You don't know who I am
You don't know

You may think that you may know just who I am
But you don't know

You see a cheap hotel
For just one night
You read vacancy on my neon light
I've learned to be as lonely as I let myself be

I'm in the middle of middle age
Don't think you can turn my page
I'm living like I got nothing to lose
And looking like someone you think you can use

But you don't know who I am
You don't know
You may think that you may know just who I am
But you're not even close
You don't know who I am
You don't know
You may think you may know just who I am
But you don't know

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I Need Love

Lyrics and Music
(James Todd Smith, Robert Ervin, Steve Ettinger, Dwayne Simon, Darryl Pierce)

When I'm alone in my room
Sometimes I stare at the wall
In the back of my mind
I hear my conscience call
Telling me I need someone
As sweet as a dove
For the first time in my life
I can see I need love

There I was joking at my games
So many hearts and I'm saying no names
A thought occurred tears made my eyes burn
I said to myself look what you've done
I can feel it inside
I can't explain how it feels
All I know is that I'll never dish another raw deal
Playing make believe pretending that I'm true
Holding in my laugh
As I say I love you

Say no more I whisper in your ear
I say I love you and I will always be here
And though I often reminisce
I can't believe that I've found
Desire for true love floating around

Inside my soul
Because my soul is cold
Half of me deserves to feel this way
Until I'm old
The other half needs affection and joy
The warmth created by love

I need love
That's what I need right now

Romance sheer delight how sweet
I've gotta find someone who can make my life complete
Scratch my back get cozy and cuddle
You'd lay down your jacket so I could walk in a puddle
You'd give me a rose
Pull out my chair before we eat
I'd kiss you on the cheek
Oh so sweet
It's deja vu whenever I'm with you
I could go on forever telling you what I'd do

But where the hell are you neither here nor there
I swear I can't find you anywhere
You're not in my closet or under my rug
And this love search is really making me bug
So if you know who you are make yourself seen
Take a chance with my love you'll see what I mean
Fantasies can run but they cannot hide
When I find you I will pour all my love inside

I need love
That's what I need right now

I'm gonna kiss you hold you
Never scold you
Suck on your neck caress and hug you
Cry and moan you'll never be alone
If your standing next to me or on the phone
Can't you hear it in my voice
I need you so bad
I've got money but love is something I've never had
I need your sweet lips
Sweet face and all
Love me more than the lover who's ten feet tall

I'll watch the sun rise in your eyes
So in love when we hug
We feel paralyzed
Our bodies explode in ecstasy unreal
Soft as a pillow and hard as steel
It's a dream I can't lie
I've never been there
It's and experience that you and me can share
Clean unsoiled sweaty and wet
I swear this is something I will never forget

I need love
That's what I need right now

You see I've changed
I'm no longer a player of the world
I need something stronger
Friendship trust respect and admiration
This whole experience is such a revelation
Teach me love and I will plan
To always be considerate and do all I can
To protect you
Because you mean so much
My body tingles all over at the slightest touch
Of your hand and understand
I'll be frozen in time
Until we meet face to face
And you tell me you're mine

When I find you I'll be a good friend
I'm not gonna leave it in destiny's hands
As I keep waiting for you to arrive
I'm gonna struggle and fight to keep my dreams alive
I'll search and search all over this world
When I find you watch my love unfurl

I need love
That's what I need right now

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Jeannie's Song

Music (Terri Hendrix)

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Quiet Me

Lyrics and Music (Jeff Barbra and Sarah Pirkle)

There's a song in my soul that begs to be free
It lies there waiting sometimes whispers to me
It's a perfect mixture of love fear and sin
The song being written will come from within

It's best when kept secret never rehearsed
Each day a new chorus each moment a verse
It may never be finished it may never begin
The song being written will come from within

Quiet me
So I don't miss it
Keep me still long enough

Quiet me
So I can hear it
The sweet song of my life

My head is full of static from the noise of the day
I'm drowning in details with choices to make
But I face my responsibilities
Hey I walk the line
And I strain to catch the rhythms of the passing of time

And each numbered heartbeat
Each precious breath
And each precious moment
We're closer to death
So I count my many blessings
Let the choir begin
The song being written will come from within

Quiet Me
So I don't miss it
Keep me still long enough
Quiet me
So I can hear it
The sweet song of my life
The sweet song

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Long Ride Home

Lyrics and Music (K.S. Taylor)

Here's to the wind
I was never gonna ride upon
Here's to the poetry
I swore I'd never write

Here's to the lovers
I was never gonna hold
In the dark and quiet places
Of a moon lit night

On the long ride home
Sitting all alone
Wishing I could fill
The empty corners of my soul
On the long ride back
Through tunnels deep and black
Feeling like a thief
For all the pleasure that we stole
On the long ride home

Here's to my good friends
Who still remember me
Here's to the future
Always moving up so fast
I'll drink to the good and bad
And all the lives I've had
Here's to my first mistake
And here's to my last

And old memories
Are a one way track
And the road ahead
Is a one way back

On the long ride home sitting all alone
Wishing I could fill
The empty corners of my soul
On the long ride back
Through tunnels deep and black
Feeling like a thief
For all the pleasure that we stole
On the long ride home

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Hey Now

Lyrics and Music (Terri Hendrix)
Music (Lloyd Maines)

Hey now,
It's gonna be alright
Hey now, I believe

Kiss the evening sky and say bye bye bye
Tomorrow knows no sorrow like today
And should it come to pass
The days no better than the last
We'll live it best we can anyway

We've all had highs we've all had lows
It's a fact of life that everybody knows
And should it come to pass
The days no better than the last
We'll live it best we can anyway

When your heart is in the desert
And your dreams are in the stars
When you look up
And you just want to cry cry cry
Keep reaching for the sun
Face the storms one by one
With faith that you will get by

We've all had highs we've all had lows
It's a fact of life that everybody knows
And should it come to pass
The days no better than the last
We'll live it best we can anyway

When troubles at your door
And you can't take it anymore
Call on your strength from within
May your soul be your guide
To come out the other side
May you shine in the sun once again

Hey now,
It's gonna be alright
Hey now, I believe

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