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I Wanna Be Exploited EP

by Tommy Red

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1.
My Felonies 03:39
My Felonies What I'm saying and what I'm meaning Are two different things, can you guess the reason? All I got, it's not what I'm needing All that I know is my pleas aren't so pleasing Maybe it's the answer, maybe it's the pain Maybe it's the reason that they look all the same Never really knew what to do with what I'm after Til the time I realized it doesn't really matter But all I can say is what I've been feeling All I can claim is what I've been stealing All I got I guess it's not what I'm needing Cause all I'm thinking is what I'm seeking What a drag I can't have my felonies What a drag you're so sad you're stuck with me Said I can have the poison I can even pick the flavor I can have the anarchy Or I can have behavior I can claim it all just to spite your objection And take a little time so let's begin Said I can have the mind I can even have the matter I can have the memory of happy ever after I can swallow my tongue just to taste the digestion But what I can have is not my obsession But all I can say is what I've been feeling All I can claim is what I've been stealing All I got I guess it's not what I'm needing Cause all I'm thinking is what I'm seeking What a drag I can't have my felonies What a drag you're so sad you're stuck with me Maybe it's the cultivation, maybe it's the seed Maybe it's the reason that I never really need Maybe it's the answer, maybe it's the pain Maybe it's the reason that I never ever came Maybe it's another, maybe it's unique Maybe it's the reason that my interest is piqued Maybe it's the former, maybe it's the latter Maybe it's the reason that the reason doesn't matter Just when it seemed like I learned my lesson Start second guessing, I'm still obsessing But all I can say is what I've been feeling All I can claim is what I've been stealing All I got I guess it's not what I'm needing Cause all I'm thinking is what I'm seeking What a drag I can't have my felonies What a drag I can't have my felonies
2.
Ex-Catholic 03:40
Ex Catholic Yeah it's sentimental bliss And it goes like this: I got a new friend She's an ex Catholic She got a new trend, side bend, back in, what a trend Thinks I'm not new at this I hope you haven't noticed I am so completely hopeless I hope you haven't noticed She got a new trend She's an ex-Communist This was a strange fit, makes sense, red's in, my friend She's always been generous ​ I hope you haven't noticed I am so completely hopeless I hope you haven't noticed I am so completely hopeless Silently smiling, walking away Silently smiling, nothing to say Silently smiling, this from a kiss Silently smiling, it's sentimental bliss And it goes like this She's such a good friend She's an ex Catholic She keeps a halo in a box under her bed Was she ever that innocent? Where do we go to say goodnight? I don't want to say goodbye I hope you haven't noticed I am so completely hopeless I hope you haven't noticed I am so completely hopeless I hope you haven't noticed I am so completely hopeless I hope you haven't noticed I am so completely hopeless She's an ex Catholic
3.
Hello (Won't You Go Away) Hello (la di di da) Hello (la di di da) Hello, won't you go away? Think I had a thought, then a twist in the plot And the mind had gone astray But the truth of the matter, took the stairs to the ladder And I still wouldn't go away It's such a pleasure, the two of us together You left the right side of my brain Never really know until you step into the rain Bottom of the mountain, top of the plain ​ I'm a lot like you, I enjoy being used I'm a lot like you, I enjoy the abuse Hello Hello Hello, won't you go away? True to the disease I got a fear of paranoia And I approach it from the the front cause the side is gonna warn ya I evolved into Erectus, but I'm feeling kind of weary All this standing on my feet and now my posture's getting heavy It's the power of perception, provides the misdirection The flashing of the lights to try and blind the imperfections And I'm staring at the signs that my ignorance ignored I was climbing through the window cause the warning's on the door And I thought, oh what a favor to let me taste the flavors Of all the fluids we exchanged Never really realized the things you took away And now I'm standing in the back and I wish you'd do the same But I got everything I need, I got expired medications I got frivolous pursuits, I got a taste of motivation I got locks in the safe, still they're feeling paranoid But I got crayons in the cranium to decorate the voids It's such a pleasure, the two of us together You left the right side of my brain Never really know until you step into the rain Bottom of the mountain Top of the plain I'm a lot like you, I enjoy being used I'm a lot like you, I enjoy the abuse I'm a lot like you, I enjoy being used Hello Hello Hello, won't you go away? Go away, go away, yeah
4.
Raise a Glass There's poison in the water and the irony is priceless We've been tasting it for years with the sins and the vices But no one really cared to want to find an antidote Cause everybody knows that the poison's in the dose ​Feeling a little thirsty, want to turn on the tap? The water looks a little black, ha, imagine that It's habitat by Hazmat, but nobody gets the gown and cap The filtered flask, the gas mask, so I'll delegate the next task We took a trip to where you won't Some say do but most say don't For years there's been toxicity with very little publicity No one cared about our plight And lead was flying through the night But then somehow some got in the water Now you pretend to care about the city's sons and daughters It's a crime without a criminal, don't blame me I won't blame you Kinda reminds me when I was a kid and used to play Clue Ok, we got a mystery, but I think I found the culprit It's the Governor with the lead pipe in the office Hey, I solved it The politicians flock and say don't worry now we're here You look at 'em like where you been the last fifty years? It's ok, don't worry, we see you got a problem Gonna get to the bottom, yep we cause 'em then we solve 'em And we're gonna leave now, but you really made us think No, come on, please stay, let me buy you a drink Raise a glass to disease Raise a glass to the health Raise a glass to the means Raise a glass to the wealth Raise a glass We took a trip to where you won't Raise a glass, here's a toast Compliments to the host The poison's in the dose There's poison in the water and the irony is priceless We've been tasting it for years with the sins and the vices But no one really cared to want to find an antidote Cause everybody knows that the poison's in the dose Ok, come on now, class is in session You there in the back, it's time for the lesson We're gonna talk civics and how to add and subtract I don't think you'll need a calculator for this math See if you're living in the city and you give a dose of lead But instead of in the water you put one through the head It's a guaranteed life sentence, no parole, no bail Straight to the prison when you leave the county jail See on the outside this was ok, it was just the situation And everyone was provided with the route of administration But here's the good part where you want to pay attention You can poison everyone and get away without suspicion Just throw your hands in the air, pretend to be disheveled And label it a failure of government on all levels You prosecute a few just to placate the rest It's like standing in front of a firing squad with a bulletproof vest And still the water's flowing and it's so good to see Cause it's flavored with the failure and the hypocrisy So I'd like to make a toast, raise 'em up if you got it And let's thank 'em all for such a lovely product Raise a glass to disease Raise a glass to the health Raise a glass to the means Raise a glass to the wealth Raise a glass We took a trip to where you won't Raise a glass, here's a toast Compliments to the host The poison's in the dose
5.
Still Inside Your Head Starting to shake cause I made some mistakes And I'm starting to starting to shake What did you think you were going to see Last night when you closed your eyes? Starting to shake cause I made some mistakes And I'm starting to starting to shake What did you think you were going to bleed Last night when you looked inside? And I'm a mile away On a street that has no name Call down now to the end of the road But I don't know why I came You can close your eyes play dead I'm still inside your head There's no use faking I'm shaking Starting to shake cause I made some mistakes And I'm starting to starting to shake What did you think you were going to see Last night when you closed your eyes? And I'm a mind astray On a street that has no way Call down now to the end of the road But I can't recall your name You can close your eyes play dead I'm still inside your head There's no use faking I'm shaking What's on your mind? Starting to shake cause I made some mistakes And I'm starting to shake cause I made some mistakes And I'm starting to shake cause I made some mistakes And I'm starting to starting to shake You can close your eyes play dead I'm still inside your head You can try to disguise, you can hypnotize You can close your eyes play dead I'm still inside your head There's no use faking I'm shaking
6.
Running 03:36
Running You never really knew all the things that I've been through I didn't want to scare you so I kept you from the truth Now you feel like I'm leaving, like I never really came Couldn't really blame you, guess I would have done the same You never really knew all the things that I would do But I wanted to be better cause I want it to be true Now I'm staring at the reasons that I just can't seem to change Couldn't take you leaving but I couldn't walk away I'm running from the reasons I'm running from the truth I'm running from the best thing that I never want to lose Running from the reasons just like running through the rain Hiding no denying why I'm running away You never really knew all the love I had for you I never let you inside but it's not because of you And I'm sorry for my actions, I'm sorry for my walls Safer just to do this than to face this kind of fall I'm running from the reasons I'm running from the truth I'm running from the best thing that I never want to lose Running from the reasons just like running through the rain Hiding no denying why I'm running away I can't change I never really knew all the things I put you through But I never meant to hurt you, what I never meant to do And I'm sorry for the mess I've made, I'm sorry for my low I'm sorry for tomorrow that we'll never really know

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released March 21, 2018

Words and music by Tommy Red
Recorded at Studio A
Dearborn, MI

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