7 YEAR GLITCH

 

0817yg Shock Records HIP 006. Released early 1996 on The Hypnotized Label. A haphazard collection of 27 rare and previously unreleased demos, outtakes, acoustic songs, pre – screamfeeder songs (from Tim’s old band The Madmen), radio sessions, and general bits and pieces. Recorded all over the place by a lot of different people.

  1. Everything And Nothing
  2. Here
  3. I Believe
  4. End Of This Day
  5. Metal Baby
  6. Conquering Fears
  7. Sister
  8. That’s OK With Me
  9. Surprise Me
  10. Book One
  11. Smoke From Tinsel
  12. Car Man
  13. Snail Trail
  14. Weird Day
  15. Know You Now
  16. Hole Of Blood
  17. Thick And Shitty
  18. Almost Past Caring
  19. Cool Kinda Kid
  20. I Can’t Live
  21. Hold On
  22. Five Pointed Star
  23. 7 – 11
  24. Who’s Counting?
  25. Better Let Go
  26. Tower
  27. A Silence

everything and nothing

I call you by your only name and whisper in your ear / you should have brought a camera for the things that you hold dear / and you hold me / and everything turns to nothing and nothing means that much / and these times they’d be the best / if we could keep in touch / with hands across a distance with hands across a hole / withholding information with secrets from your soul / and your soul is sweet / when everything turns to nothing / and nothing means that much / show me the ways that I’d be saved / throw me something to clutch / I got here by my own device / I’ve never felt so near / too close for you to turn away / am I loud enough to hear? / and I’m calling you / and everything turns to nothing / and nothing turns to black / even if you were to leave me here / no promise you’d be back

here

the city lights are bright so let’s drive / I’m looking for something to blow my mind / most things feel fine alright / set my body alight / but I can’t come home tonight / and I can’t tell you why / so won’t you come inside / where I will hide you here / where you might find what you’ve been looking for / you’re running around looking for something you haven’t got / do you know who it is or even what? / or must everyone live their lives remembering what they might have had some time ago? / or is it to late to say just what you think your life is for? / signs in the sky tell me which way to fly / signs in the street tell me which way to move my feet / but I don’t listen and I don’t read the signs / that point towards the eventual decline / but I can’t come home tonight / and I can’t tell you why / so won’t you come inside / where I will hide you here / where you may have second thoughts about / whatever it is you’re running away from / I have nothing here to offer you but the safety of my arms / and I’ll keep everything here inside of you / and keep you from any harm / can you come down and see how we all feel? / because words escape me and I’ve forgotten what is real / some reason hat you might have had is slipping from you / and now you’re lost / I will hide you here / and keep you from all your fears

I believe

saw you on tv tonight I didn’t know you were that good / gonna try and reach you but I don’t know if I should / after all this time and I still think that you’re ok / because when things descend on you you don’t let them come my way / I’m going to look around and see what’s true / and I believe in reincarnation too / I look at you and I wish I could see the world right through your eyes / it would be so easy if we could see right through their lies / so if you’re gonna change / then I want to be with you / if you’re going somewhere / then take me along too / because you’re my hero / and when you laugh I cry / and if you leave then I will die

end of this day

at the end of this day will I know what you’re trying to say or will I know how to make a start? / end this day end of this hour I will open you up like a flower / and then I will know what’s inside your heart / at the end of this day will you know what I’m trying to say or will you know how to make a start? / end this day end of this summer / now I think that my time has come / and now I know what’s inside your heart / at the end of this day will you have anything left to say or will you know how to play your part? / end this day end of this year is anything anymore clear? / and now do you know what’s inside my heart?

metal baby

I’d like to see if you’re alive / I’d like to know if the stars still survive / the sky is blinding the temperature is down / I get the feeling that you won’t be around / I’d like to know if you’ve awoken / and if your consciousness comes crawling for the day / will it make it through unbroken? / or will it end up like the promises you made? / and I could have stopped the burning / but I couldn’t stop my head from churning / so far from your returning / not close enough to be discerning / you made a policy to choose the wrong direction of all your avenues / the guiding lights on the road you drive on have dimmed and blurred and slowed down all your motion / and I don’t want to hate / don’t want to have a clue / it’s not what I create / but it’s all that I’m getting from you

conquering fears

I dress and shave for you each day / you said I missed a bit but that’s ok / I sit down here and try and write a love song / but they’re too hard to write right? ? I stop and look / you’re such a pretty pretty girl / we’ve both grown up a bit and that’s alright / because I’m her friend and it’s never gonna end / I think about that a lot / that’s how with heads together we’re conquering fears / so you wait and stop and circumnavigate / no need to expand upon / if you cannot / so afraid to sit and try and write a love song / well take it from the top / and / you’re so afraid of when it comes so slow out from / and / she’s my friend / see her forever / yeah I’m gonna see her now / that’s how with heads together we’re conquering fears / and we tear it all apart now / and no one but ourselves left / and she’ll be here for good now / and all else to forget / we’re conquering

that’s ok with me

the lights are out through town / the radio’s buzzing and the telephone wires are down / all I want to do tonight is stay here at home / and do the things we used to do when we were alone / do the things we did that time we were alone / the space between us is solid / so let’s break it down tonight / I know this feeling from before so let’s try and make it right / the lights are out / the house is dark I’ve got nothing to hide from you / so let’s stay home and be alone and do the things we used to do / tonight I’ll leave it up to you / well that’s ok with me / not doing things you never wanted to / well that’s ok with me / if you want to leave tomorrow / well that’s ok with me / or you can stay another day / well that’s ok with me / have things how you want them to be / well that’s ok with me / you can dictate the terms to me / well that’s ok with me / take my hand and walk with me / well that’s ok with me / I’m used to treading delicately / well that’s ok with me

surprise me

please guard this like a diamond in your mind / please save my thoughts for they’re all running wild / but you remind me of a flailing butterfly / as you quiver there in your fragile little – fragile little life / your weaknesses are betrayed in your face / something in your life slightly out of place / we all fall down but you fall with more grace / and heights are always higher in your – in your case / this night started out ok / I hope it ends that way / I feel so detached from everything / don’t know how you act so cool / my head feels like a swimming pool / with people jumping – people jumping in / you can walk the line if you’ve got the time / surprise me / surprise me / please guard this like a diamond in your mind / someone is gentle someone is unkind / someone stays someone leaves you behind / someone saves your life and you will – you will find /this night started out ok / I hope it ends that way / I feel so detached from everything / don’t know how you act so cool / my head feels like a swimming pool / with people jumping – people jumping in / you can walk the line if you’ve got the time / surprise me / surprise me

book one

some things change / some things fade / some things become frayed / there’s something in my head and it wasn’t there yesterday / oh how I really wish you’d stay / or go away / go away to stay / today I learned about space rockets and the stars / moving motionless the days fly by so fast / 1969 an astronaut’s walking on the moon / before they sent a dog up there but she came down again pretty soon / sun keeps us warm / stars shine at night / rain gives us water and moon gives us light / snow falls in winter we can skate on the ice / wind’s blowing the trees / turning frost into ice / look back on twenty years and see how far you’ve come / the story of your life was written when you were so young / can you see exactly where it is you’re coming from? / your whole life is in front of you / and this is your book one

smoke from tinsel

it happens to me ten times a day and as it happens I don’t know another way / perhaps I should have worn a wetsuit to keep out of the rain but I just want it to happen again / having to hold on tightly or I’ll be thrown away / having to let go slightly so I can stay / curse me again / call my name / give a damn / how much this time? / how much will I get? / I’ve been giving it away for free and I ain’t going to stop yet / how many good or bad things will it take to change this time? / it ain’t going to take much more to change my mind / having to treat my instincts as though they’re always wrong / promises made but left behind for later on / turn yourself around / have control / have control / how to get to you before it turns around / and I’m happy when my mind can find its way around / take your time and tell me if I frown / having to wind in gently / having my mind made for me / torn in two / follow through / it’s hard to do

car man

there’s too much fuel in my tank / no overtaking turning vehicles, man / hope it gets me home tonight / hope it gets me through all this / catching all the orange lights / going to stay up late tonight / they can’t get inside my car / they can’t get inside my mind / my windows are wound up tight / they can’t see in through my eyes / saw nothing / traveled for miles / saw nothing / I looked down deep inside / can’t see an end in sight / biting my nails every block / I can’t slow down for all the stops / can’t slow down at all / might crash out tomorrow / drown every sound / kill every motion / I can’t turn around / I hope it gets me through all this / car man

snail trail

I see you / you walk my way / I see you / you walk away / you don’t like me any more / I hear you / the words you say / if I had a gun I’d blow you away / I had a dream / I dreamed of your breath / I had a dream / I dreamed of your death

weird day

weird day / thoughts carry me away / no feelings to convey / get up anyway / hope it makes some sense today / and I hope we find a way / ok / weird day / don’t know what to say / forgot it all before I said it / said you lost your mind / I think that I’ve lost mine / but I’ll get it back in just a minute / spilt my drink out of my cup / spilt my mind you wiped it up / spilt my heart you walked away / I tripped over myself / I was trying to say what a weird weird / weird day / weird in my brain / you don’t turn around before you’re gone / thoughts lead me astray / I always drift away / it’s been pretty strange here all day long

hole of blood

there is a lot of major carnage in nature and we can only let it pass / real guys don’t want to watch the tarantula annihilate / they’d rather watch the cowboys kicking ass / but when she says she can’t have you because her hole of blood is keeping her whole / there’s a lot of bad inside the hand of every man / we don’t have to act like ants / we don’t live for the tribe / don’t have to live by the tribe to survive / it’s better to die / it’s better first that you should know some about the forces keeping you alive / don’t beat it to submission / it’s always fear that always underlies / too scared to adore / fresh orders to obey / keeping you unsure / keep your hate at bay / or does it make you bigger? / getting things disfigured / you are your own worst enemy / just admit it you don’t like alternatives / there’s a lot of indiscrepancies on board / contradictions are the only thing that’s sure / real guys don’t want to see a death they couldn’t create / they want some real action so they can relate

thick and shitty

all along you crave / what’s the song you gave? / little thoughts to save / now they’re gone – it’s late / little bits I keep / little loads to heap / lose em all in sleep / let em die, I leave / **I can’t remember these 2 lines** / did you learn it wrong / little locks I glue / stale crumbs of food / known a lot of untruths / thought I could have used / I should just let em fall / I get caught and snagged / I should forget them all

know you now

I never saw the world through your eyes / I never stopped to realise / because you’d never stop to communicate / the things I’d like were the things you’d hate / because I know how / and I know you now / and I know what it’s all about / did you ever stop to tell the truth? / did you ever let me in on the real you? / because I couldn’t understand the things you’d say / you thought i’d like you better that way / did you feel afraid to know? / or show me what you’d never show? / because all your thoughts and all your doubts / you don’t know what the hell they’re all about

almost past caring

a month ago it would have hurt me / a month ago it would have made me cry / because I’ve given everything that I’ve got to give and now I’m quite content to let things lie / can’t think what you want from me / I certainly don’t want a thing from you / you’re trying to get me back for things I never even did or is that just another excuse / I’m almost past caring / I’m tired of wasting my time waiting for something that’ll never happen / and I’m tired of pretending that there’s something worth waiting for / I was dangling from a string waiting on your attention / but I’m not hanging there any more / a month ago it would have hurt me / a month ago I wouldn’t have known which way to go / rather than face you I would have curled up to die / but I’m over it now / well almost/ almost past caring / almost past caring

cool kinda kid

cool kinda kid has had enough of all his stuff / pushed to the edge / pain in my head / it ain’t that tough / hell bent on hell / like every next one / no more of this / cool kinda kid / cool kinda kid / it’s not what you will do / but what you did / can’t we wind up? can’t we wind back / every little bit? / getting all wound out / getting all wound back / white turns to black / cool kinda kid getting kinda sick of all his shit

I can’t live

saw you near the edge of town it was the other day / saw your long hair blowing round and then I heard you say / I’m waiting for my man and it’s been such a long time / he says he misses me but won’t tell me if he’s mine / and I’m looking and I see / and I’m thinking what can it be? / and I know that I can’t live if you don’t love me / saw you near the edge of town it was the other day / the night was coming down and then I heard you say / said I’m still waiting and I’ve lost all track of time / he says he misses me but won’t tell me if he’s mine / ch / turn turn around / turn turn around

hold on

ain’t got the flame to burn out your name / ain’t got the hammer to shatter the chain / can’t find the knife to cut you a slice / to kill off your hunger and dry out your eyes / hold on it’s nearly all gone / ain’t you going to tell me I’m wrong? / can’t find the words to make myself strong / ain’t got the strength to let it go on / ain’t got the heat to warm up your seat / ain’t got the spark to try and compete / can’t find the sugar to sweeten your mouth / I ain’t got the money to call you now / hold on it’s nearly all gone / can’t you see that it just is wrong? / ain’t got the words to make a new song / ain’t got the strength to let it go on / ain’t got the lips to give you a kiss / ain’t got the body to fulfill your wish / ain’t got the voice to sing you goodnight / ain’t got the arms to say it’s alright / hold on it’s nearly all gone / can’t you see that it just is wrong? / if you want me I won’t be along / ain’t got the strength to let it go on

five pointed star

they’ve lost the focus / and all the hocus pocus / they want to be stock brokers / nothing like their folks / saying hippy mom and dad / look at all the fun you’ve had / the times have done their changing and now they are just bad / you tell them about twenty five years ago / you’re lucky if they can remember ten / pity you can’t just go back again / two turns and you can’t win / the world keeps getting its fingers in / secrets don’t last a second once out from within / never stop coming back again / they’ve lost the plot / out in all the empty lots / a five pointed star is all they recognise as god / satan’s in the suburbs / I saw his name written there / paint it on your bedpost / you probably wouldn’t dare / do you have a clue what your caper is / or are you trying to impress your friends? is there really nothing else within? / do you really give your soul to him? / they’ve found the potion to drain them of emotion / got to keep it flowing / keep a constant coating / they’ve lost the exit / they can’t find the opening / you gave your soul to him / you can’t remember anything

7-11

I hear my name being called from machines along the walls / I move towards my goal / paper cups and chicken rolls / all lined up evermore / I have it in my soul / I know I can’t go home / please take me to the store / open up the oven door / don’t have to wait no more / microwave heaven is here / some noodles and some beer / and a vid for later on / for me alone / the store looks hot it looks quite packed tonight / and we could stop and stare if you just slowed a bit / and if we had some money we could go spend it / and we could stay and ogle at the counter chick / I gave my hands to her / show me where the best things are / drinks chill and coffee spills / and popcorn pops for me / at 10:55 we’ll see / she stacks the shelves so well / with tacos toothpaste gel / to clean me feed me brush my teeth / but they don’t make it heaven

who’s counting?

put out the rubbish today / there’s a lot of things that I just can’t say / most of them wanting to be heard / all of them choking on a word / it’s a call that I can’t respond / since most of what I’ve said is at best half right / it’s all half wrong / facts are burnt but they’re not gone / they remain and I can’t remember one / can’t remember one / took a walk down my street today / there’s a lot of cars parked in the way / reminds me of words that don’t make my mouth / a million ways to block it out / so our conversation’s lame / here’s hoping my questions don’t sound the same / they’re thick and fast / I’m just trying to hold what’s past / if I can’t forget then how will I make it last? /I can’t recall the last / I can’t recall the last / filled up a box today / with all the things I managed to not say / still it’s a call that I can’t make / a message that no-one else can take can’t take / there is a word that I can’t fake / the sound of a voice going straight to tape / still it’s a call that I can’t make / a message that no-one can take

better let go

better let go if you’re holding too tight / better let go if the end is in sight / better not give up without a fight / better not fall asleep tonight / you know you won’t go but you know that you just might

tower

there’s no one else around / and you’re the best thing in the world / so what do you want to want? / because there’s sadness in your eyes / and some place you wish you were / so let the light embrace / because we’re still heavy on this earth / I wish everything went around / and I wish there was a sound / I don’t want to be in far away places / never is anything coloured / or does it flower / this is the closest to my heaven transmission tower / if you’re scared you should have stayed / this is the place where no one goes / the edge without a seam / and we’re without a colour scheme / our eyes will swallow up the sky / never does it get darker / or does it change / never will the clouds lift / so they can make space / never will they let go / so they can take the test / never will they take flight / never leave the nest / never will they make the heavens or see the stars / never will they see the future or make the past / never is anything coloured or does it flower / this is the closest to my heaven transmission tower / there’s no one else around and now we’re more afraid / now they know how / and they’ve got the power / they’ve worked it out and they’ve built the tower / we’re more afraid

a silence

though I feel kind of easy there’s no one left that can hear / and the wind keeps blowing outside / and there’s nothing left I can fear / so I watch this yellow butterfly make a stand and make itself clear / and a rumble in the distance / and a mighty hum that’s bringing all fear / and a silence seems to watch me / and a silence seems so near / as a finger grates down a blackboard / it’s a silence I cannot hear / an unearthly movement through the crust / something wants to make itself known / and a dwelling through the ages / and a curse is carried home / and a grasping at the roots of all that we have known / and a grip with shivering tension as a silence turns to stone / and a silence seems to watch me / and a silence seems so near / as a finger grates down my backbone / and a silence makes me its lair / and a silence seems to watch me / and a silence seems so close / like the force of dew in the morning time / subtle / still it takes control