Metaphysical Graffiti

1990 Enigma Records

1. Beige Sunshine
8. Dollars Signs in her Eyes
2. Do the Brown Nose
9. In Praise of Sha Na Na
3. Methodist Coloring Book
10. Epic Tales of Adventure
4. Part 3
11. I Hate You, I Love You
5. I Tripped Over the Ottoman
12. Now Everybody's Me
6. The Big Sleazy
13. Little Man In My Head
7. If You Love Somebody, Set Them on Fire
14. Anderson, Walkman, Buttholes & How!

Quoteable Lyrics


BIEGE SUNSHINE -
If only traces of lead were detectable.
Open your brain to a new kind of pain.
Just step inside and we'll all go insane.
Please put your thoughts inside a recepticle.
You are not one of us, your mind is leaking.
You are an ocelot, what are you seeking?
Baboons they say are quite understanding
Ships without rudders are not worth commanding.
Open your skull to a world that is dull.
You'll find it all when you shop at the mall.
People like you are not worth reprimanding.

IF YOU LOVE SOMEBODY, SET THEM ON FIRE

I went to your house last night,
Your Dad called me the human torch
Got a little pissed at him,
So I burnt down your front porch.
Now I feel a little bad
'Bout throwing gas on your Dad
But you know its hard to quit
And besides, he started it.
If you love somebody, better set them on fire.

IN PRAISE OF SHA NA NA

Sha Na Na were the heroes of Woodstock,
You know its true deep in your heart
Greasy guys in blue lamae
If only Hendrix had been so smart
Pete Townsend wouldn't be so deaf
If he'd followed Sha Na Na's advice
And played fifties doo-wop songs
That even your Mum would think are nice.
Keith and Janice went away
But Sha Na Na is here to stay
I don't care about Joan Baez
Sha Na Na can wear my fez
At least it rhymes!

NOW EVERYBODY'S ME

I had to put an end to war,
Didnt make much sense to shoot at myself
No more Jews, Christians, Muslims or Amway salesmen
Just a whole planet of TV addicts...
I even sound like Julio Iglesias,
Stopped being Julio down by the crack house, and even Julio Iglesias is me.
I have the number one album, I have all the albums,
Coz now everybody's me.