Southern
territory
(Verse)
Small
screen, July evenin' view up and down Grand Avenue
Where
the legends get made, out with the boys' brigade
Part
of the motorcade, flew home from Texas last night
Slept
on the flight, work like a dog all day
Born
to chase cars away die on the road someday
I
try to remember what life was like long ago
But
it's gone, u know, climb the turnbuckle high
Take
2 falls out of 3, blackout from local T.V.
(Verse
2)
Stand
in that cold empty hall, wait for ur name to get called
Burn
like hillsides on fire, in the squall of the ring-side choir
High
as a wire, nearly drive Danny's nose back into his brain
All
the cheap seats go insane, keep my eyes open and try to think
straight
No
one drives on the 60 this late, feel like the last person
alive
Francisquito
to Glenshaw Drive, I try to remember to write in the diary
That
my son gave me, climb the turnbuckle high
Take
2 falls out of 3, blackout from local T.V.
Stabbed
to Death outsdie San Juan
The
winter is wet & the summer is hot
Take
a match in Puerto Rico, why not
Power
& adrenaline flowin' like amber
From
the recesses of the earth, put on ur waders
&
twitch when the water runs high sometimes
Twitch
when the tide ebbs low
See
the sights, maybe go downtown
Sometimes
u get some heat, sometimes it follows u around
When
the blade hits the bone, every body hears it sing
Shower
room full of people, no one hears a god damned thing
A
twitch when the current runs wild sometimes
Twitch
when the contact howls
All
that racket out there in the arena
I
am on a stretcher, here come the cleaners
&
the sky goes dark & there I am
Climbin'
down the Hertzsprung-Russell diagram
I
drop from the top of my tall steel cage
Drop
to the concrete floor
The
ballad of Bull Ramos
(Verse)
Drive
a great big truck when I'm old, when I'm old
Haul
the wrecks down to the wreck yard, help the boys unload
Keep
my hair nice & long becos' I can, becos' I can
Any
of my old friends who have no place to turn to
They
know to call me any time they come thru'
(Chorus)
Never
die, never die
Stand
with a bullwhip in my hand
&
rise, rise
In
the desert sand
(Verse
2)
Work
days, work nights, finally get laid up
By
a piece of broken glass on the floor of the shop
&
the doctor recognizes me as the operatin' theater goes dim
Aren't
u that ole' wrestler with the bullwhip?!
Yessir,
that's me, I'm him!
(Bridge)
Get
around fine on 1 leg
Lose
a kidney, then go blind
Sit
on my porch in Houston
Let
the good times dance across my mind
(Chorus)
Unmasked !
(Verse)
Rain
beats down, down on the outer walls
Down
on the skylight, where the streetlights
Shine
like unquenchable coals & I’m up high, tryna say goodbye
The
only way I know how, crude & graceless
Peekin'
through the eye holes, seein' the real u
(Chorus)
And
just after midnight
When
it feels like it's gettin' late
I
will reveal u, I will reveal u
(Verse
2)
Crowd's
half-gone, just a few hangers ons
Come
to see me finally tear thru' the stitchin' at last
And
u don't care, u look almost relieved down there
Like
you're free, like u can breathe now
Like
they've sawn off ur cast, just 1 mo' sleeper to see
thru'
(Chorus)
And
by way of honorin' the things we once both held dear
I
will reveal u I Will reveal u, cast of 1000s
But
we were the real 2 & when I'm alone
Befo'
a mirror late at night, I will reveal u, I will reveal u
The
Legend Of Chavo Guerrero
Born
down in El Paso where the tumbleweeds blow
To the middleweight
champ of all of Mexico
Dad fought many bloody battles and raised
four sons
Chavo was the oldest one
Old man Gory could pop like
a live grenade
Raised his boys in the way of the trade
Hector
and Mando, young Eddie G
Chavo meant the most to
me
[Chorus:]
Look high
It's my last hope
Chavo
Guerrero
Coming off the top rope
He came from Texas seeking
fortune and fame
Rose pretty quickly to the top of his
game
Defender of the downtrodden, king of the hill
Tag-team
champion with Al Madril
Before a black and white TV in the middle
of the night
I'm lying on the floor, I'm bathed in blue light
With
the telecast in Spanish, I can understand some
And I need justice
in my life, here it comes
[Chorus]
Red Shoes
Dugan
Holding his arm high all out of breath
I hated all of
Chavo's enemies
I would pray nightly for their death
Descending
like fire
On the people who deserved it most
Always completely
unknown
Outside of Texas and the West Coast
He was my hero
back when I was a kid
You let me down but Chavo never once did
You
called him names to try to get beneath my skin
Now your ashes are
scattered on the wind
I heard his son got famous, he went
nationwide
Coast-to-coast with his dad by his side
I don't know
if that's true but I've been told
It's real sweet to grow
old
[Chorus]
Heel
Turn 2
Get stomped like a snake
Lie down in the dirt
Cling to my
convictions
Even when I get hurt
Be an upstanding,
well-loved man
About town
In your child’s mind that’s
How
it goes down
But I try the losing side
I don’t want to
die in here
I don’t want to die in here
Drift down into
the new dark light
Without any reservations
You found my
breaking point
Congratulations
Spend too much of my
life
Now trying to play fair
Throw my better self
overboard
Shoot at him when he comes up for air
Come
unhinged
Get revenge
I don’t want to die in here
I
don’t want to die in here
Stay good under pressure
For
years and years and years
President of the fan club
Up there
choking on his tears
Let all the trash rain down
From way
up in the rafters
I’m walking out of here in one piece
Don’t
care what comes after
Drive the wedge
Torch the bridge
I
don’t want to die in here
I don’t want to die in here
Animal
Mask
Eighteen-man
steel cage free for all
Through
the noise I hear u call for help
U
can't protect yoself, frog mask & yellow cape
So
desperate to escape
I
came to u, hands wrapped in adhesive tape
That
was when we were young & green
In
the dawnin' hours of our team
(Chorus)
Some
things u will remember
Some
things stay sweet foreva
(Verse
2)
Seen
u backstage once or twice
Animal
gimmick pops real nice
Elbows
sweep & tiger dance
Lil
extra fighter's chance
'Hold
on' I cried, 'I'll be right there'
Pull
ur mask down through ur hair
They
won't see u, not until u want them to
That
was when we were green & young
Battle
cry risin' from ur tongue
(Chorus)
Chocked
out
Diamonds
in the firmament
All
reserves completely spent
Someone
set up the oxygen tent
Everybody
here's real proud to present
Choked
out! 200 dolla take all purse
Half
Nelson to Suplex reverse
Worried
look on the face of the ringside nurse
At
one, for once, with the universe
Choked
out! Choked out, choked out, choked out!
I
stretch & strain with all my might
Drift
off into the velvety arms of the night
Kick
& claw & scratch & bite
Fire
up the grill, everybody eats tonight
Choked
out! No brakes down
An
endless dark incline
Most
of the boys won't eva cross this line
If
they all want to die dead broke that's fine, that's fine
Everybody's
got their limits, nobody's found mine
Crowd
screamin' like hounds at the heat of the chase
All
the colours of the rainbow flood my face
I
lift right off into space
I
can see the future, it's a real dark place
Choked
out, choked out, choked out
Choked
out, choked out, choked out
Fire Editoral
Too
blinded in Detroit! Somethin' must be done
Jaws
droppin' at ringside in the blood tide
When
the fireball hits
Down
Indiana way, make them check their guns
Real
tears when it's ova, smell the sulfur
When
the dark vault splits
Lord
of the hidden pocket knife
Tawdry
dreams all come to life
Save
yoselves, save this town
Save
everythin' not nailed down
War
in Ontario! Dead befo' the bell
Crushed
hopes of the young breed
All
the best bleed, all the proud boys break
Who
will stand befo' the flood?
Who
will mop up all the blood?
Who's
alone?! Skin, bone, steel, stone
Swim
or drown, save this town
Save
everythin' not nailed down
Hair
Mask
U
will be maybe lungin' for the bad guy’s hip
No
one anticipates the sunset flip
The
referee & ur opponent will hold u there
&
we're gonna bring in a foldin' chair
We'll
stipulate that there will be no cameras filmin'
But
of course there will be several in the buildin'
&
if by chance somebody hits record
&
stands real still somewhere back behind the soundboard
Cheap
electric razor from the Thrifty down the street
2
guys down around ur ankles so u will stay put in ur seat
Buzzin'
razor held aloft & just about to strike
I
luvd u befo' I even eva knew what luv was like
Some
people leave befo' it's over, but most of them stay
Some
hide behind their programs, some turn away
Out
in the parkin' lot u look up at the stars & all the cheap cars
Luna
The
winter is wet & the summer is hot
Take
a match in Puerto Rico, why not
Power
& adrenaline flowin' like amber
From
the recesses of the earth, put on ur waders
&
twitch when the water runs high sometimes
Twitch
when the tide ebbs low
See
the sights, maybe go downtown
Sometimes
u get some heat, sometimes it follows u around
When
the blade hits the bone, every body hears it sing
Shower
room full of people, no one hears a god damned thing
A
twitch when the current runs wild sometimes
Twitch
when the contact howls
All
that racket out there in the arena
I
am on a stretcher, here come the cleaners
&
the sky goes dark & there I am
Climbin'
down the Hertzsprung-Russell diagram
I
drop from the top of my tall steel cage
Drop
to the concrete floor
Foreign
Object
(verse)
Whipped
like a dog, down on the cards
Square
in the spotlight sweatin' real hard
All
soaked in blood like a newborn babe
Sharp
thing hidden in my hand shaped like an astrolabe
(Chorus)
Gonna
stick u in the eye with a foreign object
Gonna
poke u in the eye with a foreign object
(Verse
2)
March
through the red mist, neva get my vision clear
Learn
to luv this kind of atmosphere
Strike
funny poses, keep my weapon hand low
Whip
my head around a lil, get blood on the front
row
(Chorus)
(Bridge)
Sink
my teeth into ur scalp, take a nice big bite
Save
nothin' for the cameras, play the angles all night
1
of these days my legs will both snap like twigs
If
u can't beat em make em bleed like pigs
(Chorus)
Werewolf Gimmick
I
was not there for rehearsal, I don’t need it any more
when
I show up just in time to pop you can clear the goddamn floor
empty
out the locker room, let me find my space
let
him who thinks he knows no fear look well upon my face
nameless
bodies in unremembered rooms
know
how a man becomes a beast when the wolfbane blooms
sail
past all the grasping hands, floodlights white and hot
bring
my vision into focus, find out what I’ve got
some
sniveling local babyface with an angle he can’t sell
full
werewolf off the buckle like an angel straight from hell
nameless
bodies in unremembered rooms
run
howling through the carnage when the wolfbane blooms
half
the city sound asleep and safe inside their beds
get
lost inside my thoughts and nearly tear his face to shreds
blood
pooling on the canvas as the atmosphere gets hushed
bring
your heroes to the wolf’s den, watch them all get crushed
get
told to maybe dial it back backstage later on
everyone
still in this building right now: dead before the dawn
nameless
bodies in unremembered rooms
the
pure at heart go putrid when the wolfbane blooms
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