This song is a warning To all the ladies I’d like to call my own Y’see my mind is broken And my heart, it likes to roam Hi, my names Trev, I’m a love-aholic I like to think of myself as a heart-strung puppet Lemme know if you find a way that I can stop it Cuz It hits me as hard as cars toss Jackson Pollack I highly recommend us not getting involved Cuz I’ve been known to get pretty carried away And say something like, “I hope I marry a girl like you,” And well, odds are you’re gonna dump me anyways Chorus: I know I’m a little intense I can’t help the way I am There’s a fire yearning inside That you’ll ignite and fan So you better stay away from me Or else I’ll t get sucked in To a world that don’t exist Cuz you just wanna be friends Well clearly you don’t know what’s goes on in my mind I need a girl to distract me, a lady to unwind Y’see I’m sick...and tired...of time I need to kiss ya, pretend that you’re mine Chrous After one date I’ll probably write a song about you I can’t really help it, it’s...it’s just what I do I’ll think about you constantly, my sleep schedules gone to shit All this even though I know you’re gonna ditch...me It was over before it even started You were worried you’d leave me broken hearted Well, how else could you expect me to act When you keep pulling on my heart strings, like that I can’t be your friend I wanna kiss you too much Just never call me again I’ll find someone else, tomorrow

I can’t help but smile as you walk in Big chocolate eyes, long hair, tall and thin You ask me what’s so funny, I don’t know where to begin You say I’ll never make you nervous, but I think I can Chorus: Well you tough But I’m funny Ride me like a river June Make me your slave Sunday to Monday You don’t believe that a gentleman could still exist I bet I can spend the night without giving up a kiss So you pull me aside and start pecking at my lips Your playful spirit is something I can hardly resist (in fact I can’t!) Chorus x2 You say romance Only exists in France As you undo my pants And say you want to feel me But still I know How far I’ll go So you won’t forget me Now come on and kiss me You say you don’t believe a single word I say Well, the way that you flirt makes me feel the same way But, the smell of your sweat, well, I trust biology (pheromones) “Now I’ll be gone for a fortnight,” you say teasingly I can’t help but feel you’re hiding something from me And so I find myself lured into your mystery A troublemaker who draws birds and likes anime The kind of girl that I know can never be tamed Chorus x2

Her name is Stevie, or Stephie, or maybe Abigail I couldn’t tell you cuz she don’t seem to know herself She warns the boys, “stay away or else you’re gonna get burnt” He doesn’t listen cuz he thinks he sees a nice girl inside of her But he’s reckless On the roof of his Jeep the sip some beers, he thinks he stands a chance Digesting tacos they share, comparing stories of past romance Wrapped up together in a blanket, the night is going as he wished Til she looks him in the eyes and proudly claims, “I’m a cold hearted bitch,” (& lets out a laugh) She’s reckless Lights flash as the ambulance pass and he goes in for a kiss She bites his tongue, scratching his neck he chokes her back, that’s when the fun begins He walks her home and gently asks, “so am I ever gonna see you again?” She gives her number but he knows that she ain’t ever gonna be his girlfriend But he’s reckless The next day he calls her up, they go to the bar and shoot some pool A few days later he convinces her to grab some ice cream and take a break from school A busy weekend, well she’ll meet him when he gets back from being out of town She ignores him the whole day then calls him love, this girl is messing around (I smell trouble) Cuz she’s reckless Two weeks later still can’t reach her well at least he’s played this game now times galore She calls him up and kindly says that she don’t wanna keep romancing him no more (well duh) She rambles on he’s a great guy, he’s going places, man she’s got it all wrong He ain’t sad, just wasting time, “Cold hearted bitch? Nah she’s just another dumb broad.” But he was reckless

You ever wake up in the middle of the night And you can’t move a single inch your body’s crippled from the fright To emerge from your cocoon, the safe space you call your bed Paralyzed by swarms of thoughts already racing through your head Well I’ve got some news to share with you, my friend, you’re not alone It’s a syndrome that you suffer, like a boy too far from home So relax and breath and listen to advice I learned with friends When life’s overwhelming you, sing these words instead: Rukuku Rukuku x4 The mind is like a garden-at least that’s what Bill Clinton said Fertile soil, you must weed it, less poison plants grow instead Meditation is a shovel, exercise can be your plow Art composts the bigger pieces, brings you back to here and now I’ve found the answers to your questions floating lost in cyberspace It’s the looming fear of failure that makes us feel so out of place You can’t compare yourself to others, every journey is unique Everybody’s learning lessons and one day you too will teach Till then sing Rukuku x16 She smells like sex and cigarettes, she stumbles prowling on the town Puffed up on amphetamines, he’s forgotten how to frown Like Romeo and Juliet, they share a moment at a ball Intoxicated glances assess statistics, soon he falls Into the trap she spun to catch him, still it’s he that brings her home They go to bed but never sleep, the neighbours hear ‘em scream and moan Daybreak sheds its sober light, two lovers find they share a heart They vow to quit their ill addictions, build a new life from the start And they sing: Rukuku x8

I need a pick me up to combat you putting me down But deep inside I know my own bad vibe is what makes me frown A slight perspective shift reorients reality Train your mind, be free Hey God, do you remember me? I used to cry, when I do not believe I curse and scream, and I blaspheme your name But still you take me back and I must go on with no shame Restarted, broken-hearted, hopelessly chasing the muse A lust-filled sex-expression, tick tock she’s a burning fuse Yet still I temp myself, poison by forbidden fruit Saboteuse, she water-colours, me I guitar, guess that’s cool too [Wishing I could water-color, instead I guitar, guess that’s cool (too)] Hey Trev, do you remember me? Addictive Nature, hijack personality The soil screams, cities brings out the worst in me Shadows shine a light on it it, we wear our sins upon our sleeves Funnel my life into a song, I’ve done no right, I’ve done no wrong Getting by the best that I can, I’ll find my life in the holy land I’ve made new friends, I’ve made em well, I’ve seen my parents walk through hell Soon my time will come to fly, I’ll flap my wings as I sing into the night

There was a boy who went down to India He didn’t know what he’d find there Some mystery, something special Another story that he could tell He was excited Thought he had faith on his side Little did he know It was gonna be a bumpy ride He hadn’t been warned that people Weren’t all good, some were evil Wandering the street, looking for a place to sleep He never expected the kind of people he’d meet Well they seduced him Got him all caught up In a lie of love That’s when time stopped The phone rang, it wa the minister Of customs, boy was he disturbed How could an artist, let alone a traveller Afford such jewels? It sounded absurd Well he was right The money’d never been paid The boy was tricked from the start And he was afraid So he started to pray Every night and day “I just want to go home,” He’s quietly say They brought him to the store and had him buy some gold To pay back the sum that he’d been told Would set him free, from the misery A near tragedy, this little boy was me… What’s the moral? If you’re in danger for being stupid like me And the currency is simply money Do the smart thing, and pay it quickly Or you might end up in the river Ganges

Ooo haha Ooo hahaha Hahaha hohoho Heeheehee hoohooha Muhuwahaha Tell me sir have we met before Because you look like someone that I once knew In a previous life, or maybe last week To be totally honest I can’t remember Because I drink too much and I sleep too little I don’t even know if I eat anymore I’m living with musicians And every day just melts one into the other I’m having more fun than I feel like I’ve had in years Still I can’t explain the endless streaming of these tears Life gets back on track and suddenly veers I’m trapped in a room covered head to toe in mirrors And I don’t recognize me Chorus Just drop into the mix Get yourself a quick fix Don’t fall for no tricks Just believe in Magic But every time I look away I see Just how sanitary my life could be Sober practicing yoga everyday But you know that the artist inside has got to play Or he’ll fade away Vices come and virtues go And sanity flies out the door I follow it to find myself But when I do I scream and shout What have I become today Bohemian Squatting away His life and goals, mentality Dissolving into rhapsody Pleasure seeking each and every day Picking up the shattered pieces of my brain Running like the Kiddo after game Officially, I think I’ve lost my way But the voice says, “No!” Chorus Y’see I live a double life I’m Doctor Jeckle and Mr. Hyde “Pleased to meet you,” I say to myself Hanging my ego up on the shelf So I can choose a different skin Wear the right one and I win Another round in this game of chance Choreographing life into the ultimate dance When I speak I feel like I just lie I get what I want and I don’t even try People say I’m such a lucky guy Sometimes it hurts so bad I wanna die But the angels say, “Breathe.” Chorus

Chorus: You remind me of a lover, the kind I used to be Now I’m hiding under covers, as you walk away from me All my life I’ve been holding out, haven’t met her, loneliness bringing me down End up with a catalogue of angry songs, focused on relationships that started out wrong Cuz I act like a free agent runnin’ ‘round town, and I get worked up when things with girls don’t work out And end up sounding like the kind of guy that I hate, scaring away the ladies that I wish I could date I don’t like how I’m acting, so I’ll try drinking to set the beast free Pour me another round, let’s see if it helps, stops me to think About all the reasons that I should say no, ignore my conscience and just go with the flow But I know every time a star passes by, I make the same wish as my teardrops dry To meet you And treat you, the way that I should