Short song stories + Lyrix
Instrumental
My very 1st song I ever recorded on my guitar.
As the title says, its an all instrumental,
except for the only line of lyrics which were:
"Its Whammy time...uh oooh!!!"
at about halfway through the song. (He hee!)
My Family Trees
This song is dedicated to my family,
and is the story of my childhood and teenage years
Anything else needed to be said about it is in the song.
Bad DreamZz z
This is a different one.
It is actually the very first song with lyrics ive ever recorded,
so it sound like a scratchy record, but i ended up likeing that so i didnt use the Dolby digital noise reduction when i mastered it from the original tape.
The lyrics are only about 1/4th of the song itself which is about 8 minutes long total, it starts out slow, then i spit the raps, and the song builds up and up as it gets towards the end.
Its a good song to fall asleep to i think...ZZZ Z Z Z z z z
Sick (of it all)
This song's title is sort of self explanitory,
but its about much more than just me complaining
when you get into it...
This is a very important peice to me,
because i was able to open up in a way that I never have before, about personal problems, people on this planet, polatics,
The concept of the song was inspired from Eminiem's songs
"Rock Bottom" and "If I Had"
from the Slim Shady LP, + "The way I am"
The forgotten friend
This one is for all my old friends, and/or FAKE friends till the end basically
The "End"...?
My 2nd guitar instrumental, is obviously a tribute to Joe Satriani.
I fuzed together 2 of his darkest sounding songs:
"I am become death" and "The hill of the skull."
I think its kinda clever how i mixed the ending of one into the other, any of you who know Joe's songs will understand what im saying.
I know I am NOWHERE near the skill of satch, but I hope I dont disgrace his name with this one
I was playing this song and didnt even know i was recording it until i heard the tape click & stop.
So once i realized that, i played it back and liked what I heard so far, and decided to use the other 2 trax on side B with my 4 trac Tascam so I could record 2 more layers to it; Drums & bass, + rhythym guitar in the background
After it was finally mixed down, i thought it was a fitting ending to my 1st album...
Sick (of it all)
written by: Jody "joJO" Clark
Welcome to the ways of my world these days,
living in murda'apolis Minnesota, north central U.S.A.
Now I know that we all can get so sick of it all,
but we just gotta stay strong & keep on standing up tall
sometimes...i feel like I...shouldn't try & just wanna die
cuz im mad enough 2 scream, but im sad enough 2 cry!
I cant even recognize myself in the mirror no mo, who am I!?!
Well, That’s just the way of the world nowadays, & I don’t know why!?!
im sick of this, im sick of that, but I don’t even know where I should begin
im just so sick of every thing, i cant believe what I've gotten myself caught up in
im sick of being so sick of it all, the system, the political
im sick of dem damn doctaz, lawyers & all they lil loopholes
Im sick of being just another one of this Gestapo governments victims,
committed to the hospital, stuck up in the slow mo system
Im sick of the same old stereotypes, im sick of all the hype
Im sicka sellouts, I only want real friends, so fake mafuckaz get the hellout
living in this polluted planet has killed my brain
the smoke & smog fills the sky Enough 2 block the rain!!!
Im sick of seeing my society struggling and still taking the fall
and watching while the rich getting it all and the rest of us poor people continue to crawl
There's just so much shit going on that is corrupt, evil & wrong
the list is too long to even try to sing about them all in one song
Im just sick of so much stuff, I've had Enough, & now I don’t even know where 2 start
look, lately it feels like my life and the whole planet is just falling apart~~~power dist chord~~~
I need to talk but nobody wanna listen
so many mixed emotions I try 2 maintain with all the pain in my brain
my head is spinning
Man none of yall know me 4 real, or how im ever feeling
every night, i stay awake, all alone, feeling forgotten, just staying at the ceiling
Inside i just feel totally tore up
sometimes this world can make me so sick i could just throw up, im bout 2 blow up
Now tell me the truth, if i was to just die tomorrow
would you even miss me at all, cry for me, go to my funeral, or feel any sorrow!?!
or would anyone of yall even notice that I was gone
my dead body just laid out on the backyard lawn all along
Man, me wonders what more it will take to make the world see
well obviously a lot more that the words on this CD
so i guess i don't know why i even bother wasting my breath
Bcuz all my words will most likely still just go unheard like all the rest
do U really know what its like to be me? hell naw
bcuz if ya did i wouldn't havta tell yall
im sick of watching my people diein, worldwide wars, kids crying
bcuz of big corporation cover up, lieing, denying and trying 2 be justifying
Im sick of em saying what we don’t know wont hurt us and that we
don’t need to worry about what we doing overseas
im sicka the C.I.A. C.D.C. ah...fuckin ABC, LMNOP-XYZ, don't matter who really,
bcuz they all the same, just another 3 letter faceless agencies
Im sick of the conspiracies, im sick of all the propaganda, and the,
the bitch ass bush, who wont never give us a straight answer
news & media trying 2 wind us up, alert level orange stiring up fears,
while the wars in Africa been going down for years but nobody cares
Everyday people diein here at home and someplace overseas
like it’s a constantly spreading epidemic disease
but we only act like we care AFTER something big happens to effect our economy
so suddenly, now its such calamity, now its catastrophe
NOW it's a tragedy! Only now is it such a sad sight to see,
when the bombs R blowing up royalty, in the richy city of Washington DC
I don't know what to do, pacing side to side all day in the hallway trying 2 create solution
when I get to the top ima start it up, this ain't justa movement, this is a new world revolution!
this is just the first chapter, but in the sequel, we will finally be free and equal
when we take this planet back from all these stupid people
this whole nation is in a state of desperation, and i don’t know if I can make it
we could change this world so easily but we don’t & i just hate it
They say, this is just way it has to be
telling us to trust em, we gotta go to war, but i know there's gotta be a better way
and now everyday i pray for an end to all of the madness, all the sadness
and just hold onto the hope that we will find a way thru, and make it past this
right now im not the most "mr happy people person," and i can no longer fake it
all I do is dwell in despair, grabbing my hair & tearing it out bcuz I cant take it!!! RRRRaaaaAAAAA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
i cant go on each & every day living this way
when did this all start, when did I fall apart
im kinda claustrophobic, the walls R closing in quick
im just sick of all the bullshit, it never quits
im sick of all the lies about me that everybody spit
they say im a danger to myself and the public
im sick of the fighting, im sick of how everyone in the world hate each other
all just bcuz of a skin color, man no one has any respect for peoples beliefs or culture
Im sick of people who go around grudging and judging, and hate anybody who looks different then they did
back when THEY were a kid
we gotta erase the racism, once & for all
I wish i could change the world & be a hero, but i just don’t know how
Chorus
Verse # 2
hey fellaz follow me & listen up, this whole country is controlled by crooks
who keep getting away wit it again and again, and then be burning the books
the whole system is run by sinister senators, punk ass politicians and crooked cops gone corrupt,
and all yall care about is who the X president fucked!?!
when the everyday headlines in the hood is all: homicide, or anotha kid been abducted
jyea, word on the streets is that u'z took payoffs, home in the hills, cover ups and anotha host corrupted
man why don’t yall leave my boy Billy Bill Clinton alone?
blowing that man up on the TV 4 what? just for smoking on sum bud and getting sum dome?Man c'mon!
here, how bout you take a look at your own life and check your own zone
before u judge anotha brotha like u any better when you gotta fucked up family & big broken home!?!
man damn, people just gotta grow up, open they eyes, take a good long look out at the land & the skies
like hypnotize, prioritize and decide whats really important in they lives
stop & do something besides doing the same shitz all the times, man go outside & take a ride, exercise
instead of just bringing the bad news and negative vibes, sex and violence in lil kids eyes
and they wonder why all us kids R all weird today, lie cheat n steal and do what we do
just wandering around town all night going: DE Da DOOO!
sometimes im so ashamed of my fellow human race and what they've dun to this place
i wish the enterprise would do a fly by so Scotty could beam up a bunch of these stupid people up into space,
bcuz im sick of hearing spoiled ass rich people bitchn bout shit when take it all 4 granted
oh poor me im sooo sad & depressed. SHUTUP fool! man i cant stand it
This is not just sum dumb ass demo tape that I write
this ain't just a song this is the story of my life
Im sick of this democrat vs republican red & blue states invasion
hi & lo class segregations, divide & conquering our whole nation
im sick of the corruption, im sick of all the greed
sicka hearing people complaining, caring only about what they want instead of what they need
The last time the senate raised the minimum wage was 10 sum years ago,
but since then they’ve all raised their own pay like 10 times, do that seem right, no i don't think so
im sicka working cleaning hotels id never be able to afford 2 stay at even for one night
working for this company my whole life, that ain't right
im sick of having 2 work as a MacDonalds clerk,
for this jerk always watching me & on my back just driving me bizzerk
Im sicka doing the same shit every day, AM to PM, nitetime to day
same face, same place, just all in a lil different way
im sick of being the same, telling me to just play the game & go wit the flo
get a job, just anotha joe, oohh no, not for me, i don’t think so
forget all that man bcuz my feathers don’t just flock & follow the assimilated main schemes
man im pissing up in the mainstream, I do my own things, i got my own dreams
now U got your lil girlfriend, a good job so U think you got it all good, nice hood,
but u just seeing mirages and having hallucinations & illusions, had it all misunderstood
You just figured you'd be together 4 forever but now she's out the door
that’s it, now she's split, had enough of it & she just don’t wanna deal wit it no more
yall think you in love but you both really just messing around & sinning,
in the end neither of ya winning, bcuz sex can be bought en, but love, true love can only be given
see son, there's a lot more to the game of life than you think...U know?
and if you say that you think you know, then I still don’t think U know, oh hell naw!
but I ain't perfect either, both me and you got a lot mo life to go,
a whole lot more to grow, where we gonna end up in the end, I do not know
all i do know is that there is a better place after this planet 4 sure
but everybody, wont get 2 go
do a see now, understand? good, then trust me and take my hand
as our feet leave this sand, and we fly up & away 2 the promised land
we gotta learn how 2 live, not just survive, after all our body dies but our soul flies
so I'll seeya when i see ya on the other side
but 4 now we gotta work 2 make it thru this wacko world together
and after that then someday well all be together 4 ever
and no matter how hard this hell gets, just stay standing tall
bcuz in the end the right will win & the wrong will fall
Ima always stand up & fight for what I believe in
even if what I believe in is what stops me from breathing
They all said we would never make it, but where are those people now to be found!?!
struggling, stumbling, washing MY car and picking up change on the ground
ima not let em get 2 me no more, no way, naw I left those ways back in the old daze, so just go away
bcuz its my life and I ain't got no more time, not one day to throw away!!!
My Family Trees
as I sit back, lookin at stacks of old family photographs
taking a long look at,,,my life, thinking about way back
All i remember was being a rebellious trouble making child
Looking up to all the no good gang banging kids, runnin wild
There I was, skipping class, smoking that Buddha grass out back behind the bleachers
Tellin lies, cummin to class all hi, in front of the teachers
Thinking I was always so cool getting in trouble & expelled from school
But now I can see that I was such a fool
I was at that vulnerable age, I was full of rage, just a typical teenage
tryin to show off, only to end up getting handcuffed & thrown in a cage
After all that, well time just took its course
my moms & pops got divorced
court custody for kids back & fourth
Seemed like I went this way, & they went that way
floating farther away, going thru group homes & rehabs, sort of a stray
Then came the day, when I finally said fuck it, then went and ran away
that was it, so I split, I just couldn't take it no more,
layed down on the floor for a minute or maybe more,
pet my doggy & kitty goodbye, and then I was out the back door
all I knew was that I just wanted to do what I wanted to do
Party wit my people everyday & nite, hangin out with my crew
Cuz growing up I never had a lot of friends, so now I was selfish,
and now I felt like I finally belonged somewhere, so I couldn't help it
I was trying to make up for lost time being by myself as a young kid everyday
but I kept getting grounded so the only way I could get away, was to STAY away
And its not like my parents were super strict squares or somethin
they were just watching out for me, otherwise they wouldn't have done nothing
I mean my dad, hes got long hair and rides motorcycle and stuff
and my moms goes to rock & roll concerts, where crowds are kinda rough
First of all there was my father, who was always around for us to offer
anything we ever wanted or needed, if it was reasonable, to him it was no bother
That man would work the late night graveyard shift everynite, and then come home dead tired and fell into bed
just to keep us kids fed & a roof over our head
As I mind storm myself & think through all the memories in my head
Im starting to remember all the wise words of wisdom daddy always said
"Son, im not mad at you, but I AM disappointed by what you did
You gotta smart head on your shoulders, you could do better, you're a good kid."
And my mother, my main role model like no other
who maintained all us crazy kids, Me & my big brother
Im not gonna even try to lie & play the tough guy, man I miss my mama
she always tried her best to talk 2 me bout girl problems & help me thru the drama
And my brother Noel, my big bro
when he seen me messing up he would try to show, me the right direction to go
You might think I've forgotten & took for granted all that I had
but I'll always remember all the love from my families & my mom & dad
I love yall a lot and I'll never forget all that you've done for me
your work wasn't in vein and I want to prove that to you in my own way
I hope you'll live to see the day when I get my life back together successfully
get a girlfriend, and maybe even get married
possibly when im ready, give you some grand kids, 2 maybe 3
so i can start growing a new branch of the family tree
we'll see... ... ...And so far that's the story of me...
(The 4ever Forgotten friend...)
(intro verse)
Life...what is life?
What is love? Well TRUE love is sumthin im startin to give up on lookin for any of...
Money...what is money? Man i hate money! All it does is make a man act funny
stab U in the back, then come around again the next day tryin 2 act all friendly & chummy
Friends...what are friends? Well that depends, cuz sum fake friends will forget about U...
but REAL friends will always B there 4 U until the very end
(Chorus)
Hey yall, im home, what you don’t remember me?
No? Jeez, aliens must've erased your memories!
Actin like U never even knew me man
what the hell happened 2 yall, whatever happened 2 "friends till the end"!?!
If U were 2 see me on the street or at the store
its been so long U probably wouldn’t even recognize me anymore
I just don’t understand, what happened to all them
All I really want is just ONE good explanation
Tell me why do I keep on hittin stop signs & dead ends?
Why do I got another dead friend!?! All around me, just dead men
My moma always told me there'd B days like this
but im PIST!!! cuz it always just STAYS like this
I always wanna help out my peoples and I try so hard
but its always in vein, cuz noone cares, and I just get scarred
seems like things are all the same as they were way back when
and im STILL just the 4ever forgotten friend... ... ...
(Verse#1)
All yall act like U never even knew man
What the HELL happened 2 yall, whatever happened 2 friends till the end!?!
Y wont U ever return my calls or answer any of my E@mails?
And every time I show up 2 hang out, U bail
talking about we were never even really all that close
but back then, who’d you come cryin 2 most? But now U treat me like a ghost
who was the one who was always there 4 U, to take the fall
and stal, when the cops came around lookin 4 yall?
But nowadays you come by drivin, hangin out the window goin past
Honkin yo horn, screamin sum stuff at me, talking bout U gonna beat my ass!
Well aeit then fine, FUCK U, ya know!?!
Cuz U still just the same lil kid that came around playin nintendo & super mario bros
Man whutever, i just really don’t care no more
but when i make it big, don’t come crawlin back around by my door
I don’t need NONE of yall, ima do it ALL ON MY OWN
and when im rich N famous ima floss N show off in front of all of yall's homes
but hey, i guess thats just the way its gotta B
but the next time you'll see me...I'll probably B on TV
I don’t wanna brag, but i tried 2 get thru 2 all U and do all I could do
to have an old friend reunion and get back together my old crew
I guess nuttin has really changed after all these years its all still the same
So thats it, i quit, im sicka playin this stupid game...its all so lame
I sicka waitin around all damn day waitin 4 yall on a phone call
Im not gonna waste another minute of my life on yall at all
Cuz when i was a kid, thats ALL I did, none of yall really cared about me
after school I went home alone, and all you cared about was the popularity
If I didn’t find MY OWN WAY to the party, I would’ve just sat at home alone
just bein by myself frikgn ALL DAY LOOOOOONG
Cuz noone ever thought to say "HEY, what’s Jody doin 2day!?!"
I cant believe yall man, U even missed my GOLDEN BIRTH~DAY!!!
So just tell me WHHYYY!?! When I wanna get all us old friends back 2getha
I hit nothing but brick walls and bad weather?
Tell me why...when SO HARD I try & try
I just keep getting struck down by lightning boltZZZ from the sky!?!
Now I see the truth & how it really is and now I wish i never even had tried
Bcuz now my damn dream has died
On the outside U might never see me in tears
But on the inside, i’ve really been dead for years
and now im caught up in all types of confusion
and the whole so called "circle of friends" i thought i had was just a damn delusion
But i guess im just livin in the past
and the ways of the good old daze will never last
They all tell me I shouldn’t even try and move on
just give up on all of them, cuz well all never again get along
cuz sum people change and U cant do NOTHING about it
but ima always keep trying, no matter how much they doubt it
Bcuz I still believe I can get em to come back around
if i can just get em to open their eyes and ears, thru my words and HEAR the subliminal sounds
Some days I go back to the old hood...just to visit
and drive by my old house, just to see how is it
and take a walk right quick, down the main strip
and see the SAME cats, STILL doing all the SAME old shit
all i can do is keep on spreading my word, getting on my mic & spit
so they can hear my message thats so important, and hope they quit
maybe i might get thru to SOME of them and see if my work pays
I just pray, and hold onto the hopes i can help sum of em change their ways
Cuz im sicka sleepin with 1 eye open
cuz in this crazy country, u never know when
One of your enemies will try to attack
or when one of your best friends will stab U in the back
Man it seems like U cant trust NOONE in this world no more
is this person a friend or foe? I just don’t know
So...don’t go and take me for no busta
cuz if i aint known ya since I’ve been like 6...i don’t trust ya
But to all my true friends, U know that what’s mine is yours
my doors always open to yall 4 sure
Even if what is yours isnt mine the same way back, well thats fine
Im not greedy, but sometimes, even I must draw the line
See, I CAN forgive...but i just cant FORGET
But you’ve done me wrong too many times, so don’t ever again ask me for SHIT!!!
From now on, thats it, go on...GET!
I don’t wanna hear it, I gave U a chance, but up in my face U spit
Look at U now, begging to be back in my life
talking about U were wrong all along, and always knew I was right
but U rather went & listened 2 all the bullshit and gossip about me, just all the lies
and didn’t take the word of me, your best friend, over them other guys
They all call me a freak, a thief, they call me a clepto
But am i really anyone those things!?! Hecks' No!!!
I would’ve NEVER done anything to my friends to B DECEIVING
but i’ve said all i can so, so I just hope U can BELIEVE me
because this life is too short to hold onto grudges and wait & procrastinate
or else you’ll end up old and alone, and by then it'll be too late
If U want sumthin in this life U gotta go get it done by yourself
sometimes U just cant depend on nobody else
If U got plans & dreams, don’t let the days go by and forget it
or your life will fly bye bye in fast forward and you’ll live to regret it
friends and family are all we got left in this life we live
we gotta learn how to get over the goddamn grudges and forgive
cuz this is a cold and wicked world out there
and in the end when it all goes down U gonna want cats in your corner that care
who will ALWAYS B there in times of despair, & to lend a helping hand
who would use their last tank of gas to drive you all over the land
U cant waste your time being sad, bein mad
and dwelling on what you coulda, woulda & shoulda had
and if U cant trust ME, then that would B too bad
because I would've been the BEST friend that U ever had...
