Hell’s Tenants (Lyrics by A. Wright & R. Russo)
Before you put your neck in that noose
Dear Brother, I will accept your truce
But don’t think you won’t have to feel
There will be no court of appeals
You have tried your final case
Now its time to take your place
There’s no penance for Hell’s tenants
And there’s no redemption for you
You’re an easy target
And there’s nothing you can do
You tried to run, you tried to hide
You want to put out the burning inside
You want to feel better but nothing has changed
Your whole future is dodging flames
If justice is the sum of all things pure
Congratulations…you almost got a score
Objection…overruled
This jury was never fooled
What will our mother say?
When you pass us on your way

Wishing Well (Lyrics A. Wright)
Politicians tell us
Everything will be just fine
We’re winning the war on terror
Poverty and crime
But everybody’s taking bribes
And partners promise not to tell
It’s getting harder to survive
Cause someone took the coins
From the wishing well
Someone plotted my future
With his charts
And with his graphs
And when the bucks roll in
Man, he’s the one that laughs
Now the prophets have all died
Cause fortunes are too tough to tell
And everybody’s got bad vibes
Cause someone took the coins
From the wishing well
Jesus Christ
He multiplied the fish and bread
There comes a time
When a man could use some wine instead
So now I’m on a welfare line
Cause no one’s buying what I sell
Brother can you spare a dime?
Or do I throw my credit card
In the wishing well?

Your Grace (Lyrics A. Wright)
Something I wanna know
You got nothing to say
Every time I look for you
You seem to be away
Something 'bout my pride
Says I just can’t hide
Maybe you’d feel different
If you knew I’m on your side
Take my Hand, I won’t let you slip away
Take my life, Don’t let me die today
Take my soul
Save me from this pity and disgrace
Give me just a little of your warm
Blinding grace
Back when we were kids
Never thought I’d hit the skids
But you just get more beautiful
Please tell me what you did
Lord knows how hard I tried
And all the tears I cried
For every chosen one it seems
Somebody gets denied
I’m a sinner and I’m down upon my knees
You’re swinging on some magical trapeze
I’m a cannonball that somehow missed his mark
You are up there glowing in the dark
I’m running out of luck
The town has run amok
They say a war is coming
And they say we’re really fucked
Your destiny’s foretold
Your future’s lined with gold
Can I help you build a new world?
From the ashes of the old

Part 2 – The Heathen (Lyrics A. Wright)
Well he never did nuthin’
But speak his mind
Now destiny is callin’
He never was the criminal kind
Now somehow he has fallen
And I don’t think that he’s ever coming home
So dry your tears and try to carry on
One day this evil will be overthrown
One day the truth will be known

I Do Solemnly Swear (Lyrics M. Wright)
Anthony the Lawyer, s’ been practicing for years
Puts tons of scum back on the street
Despite the families’ tears
His conscience has been dulled
He’s callus to what he sees
Too much paperwork for trial
Collects his cash and gets his pleas
…and I saw with my own eyes,
They moved up that Heathen’s Trial
And no one was surprised…
Loop holes and fine prints, he always solves his case
It’s all part of his cycle
the holes were already in place
And there, the tortured Heathen,
The lawyer could give a heck
The mayor wore Vaseline on his cuff
As Grease dropped off his check
One night down at the hole, Anthony leaned to me,
He said “that heathen was my brother,
I should have sent him free...”
The Giant and the People
All knew how this trial ends
Anthony left court early
Grabbed a latte and washed his Benz.
They moved up that Heathen’s Trial
…and I saw with my own eyes,
Barabbas got parole that day
And no one was surprised…

The Countdown (Lyrics A. Wright)
Now your number has been drawn
Count the crosses on the lawn
Count the bullets in your gun
Count the seconds as they run
This world is running out of time
1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9
Count the years that you have grown
Count the blessings you have known
Count the curses you’ve endured
They won’t count to you no more
If you feel your time don’t add up to much
You’re just like me
But in the end we’re both the same
We’re both divisible by three…oh yeah
Now the numbers all compute
The solution absolute
Now it’s time to choose your side
Time to subtract and divide

Cube Farm (Lyrics A. Wright)
Down on the Cube Farm
They’re raising stock
They’re gonna send some cattle
to the chopping block
Down on the Cube Farm
We’re tense as Hell
You better watch your neighbor
Better guard your cell
Down on the Cube Farm
And if you’re among the lucky few
Keeping your job but with more work to do
No raises this year, no bonus for you
That just for some guys in a room with a view
Down on the Cube Farm
We’re college grads
Our part-time jobs are moms and dads
Down on the Cube Farm
Where loyalty
is a one way street as far as I can see
And if you’re among the lucky few
Who just got a stellar performance review
You might stick around when the merger goes through
Here’s a nice company T-shirt for you
Down on the Cube Farm
Near the bottom rung
Where carpal tunnel is the new black lung
Down on the Cube Farm
I can’t taken no more
I thought I saw some blood
above an office door
Down on the Cube Farm

Walter Reed (Lyrics A. Wright)
I came back from Afghanistan in 03
They took me to a hospital in old DC
113 acres of misery
For the rusted and the busted and the amputee
Walter Reed, Walter Reed
They took me to a place called Walter Reed
I almost got killed by the Muhajadeen
Now it’s a battle for survival
Here in building 18
They built this place after World War I
The “war to end wars” now it’s overrun
I don’t mind the roaches that share my cot
Sometimes I think that they’re the only friends I got
The president himself came by last night
Guys like me were locked down tight
He shook some hands and he made a speech
In Ward 57 where it smells like bleach
The Iraqi front got all the press
Over in Afghanistan we tried our best
I did my duty and I have no shame
I wonder if my government can say the same

Ground Zero (Lyrics A. Wright)
I remember that day like anyone
I heard the news on my radio
My mother called and said “Your brother Son,
Is somewhere in the city and we just don’t know”
So I drove like Hell back to Jersey
To pick up my dad and strike out to find
My brother who we still had not heard from
And we headed up highway 1&9
We got as far as Hoboken
And we saw that skyline smokin’
Then a call came through on my mobile phone
I said, “Hey brother we’re coming to take you home”
Well I put a flag atop my car
I put spare change in collection jars
I watched the news with a poison hate
And for justice to this day I wait
So I’ll just say thanks to all of you
Who did brave things I didn’t do
I shed a tear for all who mourn
And to every child that’s since been born
Learn about your history
Fear is your biggest enemy
Hang on to your liberty
Bite the hand of tyranny
Here’s one last word of advice
You’ll know the time to sacrifice
Ask the ghost of any hero
If you go down to ground zero

The Riddle of Life
No matter where you go or who you meet
There ain’t nobody claiming
that their life’s complete
Most people doing just what they’re told
And young people thinking
that they’ll never get old
It’s a riddle, It’s the riddle of life
No matter who you vote for
Or who you hire
You always have to wonder
about their real desire
Whoever who you choose
to be your mate
You always have to wonder
if they’re born too late
Well this ain’t no joke
There ain’t no punch line
You’ll just keep wondering
till the end of time
And nobody knows
just where it ends
And when it does, what begins?
Well this human race keeps rolling on
And one day with a whimper
it’ll all be gone
It won’t take bombs
and it won’t take wars
Did you ever hear of those creatures called the dinosaurs?