feeding time
by chris hardy
8-7-09

hours after lunch and you've had no drama since
your heart begins its rumbling, no need to convince

the chaos has all dried up, you're losing all your crop
and you wish that all this peace and quiet would just stop

chorus:
then it's feeding time
it's feeding time again
then it's feeding time
lord, bless this meal amen

to prepare a meal like this
it takes a very experienced cook
it's how you phrase the question
and how you bait the hook

so when the fists fly and the words are thrown
your aching hunger is no longer postponed

between the threats and lies that you exert
you got to save you some room for dessert

utopia burning
by chris hardy
8-21-09

he is troubled by the way the system works
and in doing so he has reveals its true state
asked point blank if he is working shady deals
he directs attention away from the debate

utopia
utopia burning
tides are turning
utopia burning

as the people are fixed on the center ring
they watch performers do the daring feats
while the money gets counted and stuffed away
in political pants that tend to lose receipts

you can listen to the dance, watch the song
that they're singing while walking the tightrope
the words are many but very disconnected
to the skis on the slippery slope

the zombies are here
by chris hardy
8/16/09

shut the windows, lock the door
the walking dead have declared war

watch the people at the mall
they walk among us down the hall

chorus:
the zombies are here
and the ignorance reigns
they're looking for you
and your tasty brains

electronically amused
yet in reality so confused

oh, not a clue about what goes on
in the world, not a hint to draw upon
if you value your independent mind
you'll follow leaders that are not blind

zombies aren't here to dispute
their mission is only to recruit

system limitations
by chris hardy
8-7-09

it's a big fish in a small pond
a big elephant in a small room
so obvious you can't see it
but it's presence you can safely assume

i am the eyes and ears of this place
i know what goes on in this space
i don't even need communications
to know the system limitations

invisible to the nosiest of noses
things look different from under the radar
so you just keep putting your face
among the hall of MENSA superstars

time in a cup
by chris hardy
8-21-09


chorus:
i'm stirring up
time in a cup
i'm stirring up
time in a cup

can't just leave it the way it is
when it can be blended inside
so chop up your schedule now
as appointments & chores collide

whatever you planned for today
just mash it up with everything else
salvador dali's eyes light up
when the hours and minutes melt

quality time is now redefined
since it all occurs in one punt
no need to hire a professional
when now you can do your own stunts

i'll take a drink and be dizzy
i'll take a drink and be dizzy

shuto
by chris hardy
8-21-09

carving molecules at top speed
does the act itself fit the need
the bullet train is growing wings
on its way to do terrible things

it's not whether you win or lose
it's how deep in the flesh is the bruise
edge of the hand, an eye for an eye
demand is far less than the supply

chorus:
and the shuto saves the day
sending thugs and rogues away
and the shuto saves the day
turning the predator into the prey

when your punch bowl is empty
and you kick in to survival mode
you use whatever's in the toolbox
when it's time for you to unload

lord of the cats
by chris hardy
8-21-09

he had a personality
that wasn't like the rest
picked on back in school
as you would have guessed

and the fallout of emotion
created a void quite large
he longed to be important
and to be the one in charge

chorus:
thus he did proclaim
hereafter he became
lord of the cats
lord of the cats

they gather in a circle
to share in his wise ways
and of course a meal or two
before the hungry cats' gaze

even though he wields no excalibur
he still can rule his land of fur and claws
with a waving of his hand and the crinkle of a bag
there is much feline applause