Brother Todd Background Image Text Box: “You Lift Me Up” ~ Todd Bendler co, SYNASYS Publishing I gotta do something one way or the other I cant just sit here like mushroom and fungigate There must be something in my character Some defect to which I’m blind For one minute I’m well intentioned And then I loose my mind Just the thought of loosing Takes me some where out there You lift me up High off the ground In your silver cup But I let you down Every now and then everything gets clear Like crystal It’s like walking up to the edge of a cliff I know it’s there it terrifies me I walk up thinking, OK, don’t go too far And then I leap Why’m I all alone in here There must be some one out there You lift me up High off the ground In your silver cup But I let you down I was feeling fine optimistic, even Birds were singing all was well Then that one particular word And everything turned to hell Why’s this always hap’nin’ to me Am I some one’s hero You lift me up High off the ground In your silver cup But I let you down Maybe I’m crazy just plumb loco Someone said everybody’s crazy Except those who admit they are Or is that just my excuse How can I redeem myself When it’s me who needs to You lift me up High off the ground In your silver cup Even when I let you down You lift me up High as a kite In your silver cup And you give me life You lift me up You never let me down In your silver cup And you got the crown Ya lift me up Ya ya lift me up “And Then I See You” ~ Todd Bendler co, SYNASYS Publishing (It’s just strummyer … Uh Huh) I’m flying across the sky Into a yellow sun Gliding around the clouds Just to see someone (Maybe like you Maybe) I’m sailing across the sea Into a greenlit bay Are you here or are you there And then I see you Standing in the pouring rain And I can feel you Lookin’ out my window pane Just take one look at you Ooo Hoo Oooooo Hoooooooo I’m tailing a starboard wind Into an angry sky Taking a Westward coarse Into a blackhole lie Are you here or are you there And then I see you Standing in the pouring rain And I can feel you Right outside my window pane Just take one look at you Hmm Humm Ahhhh Hahhhhhhhhh Men Ahhhh Hahhhhhhhhh Men I’m flyin’ across the floor In yellow painted shoes Gliding around the crowd Just to find some one If I could find just behind someone And then I see you That’s you dancin’ in the pouring rain And I can feel you Right here through my window pane So will you dance with me Oooo Hooo Weeeeee “I Will Fight” Todd Bendler co, SYNASYS Publishing I lived in a fantasy Who I was and what I was doing And where I was going All a fantasy in my head I didn’t know it though Like when you don’t know when you’re dreaming Until I saw the airliner fly into the tower Shock Awe Tiny people floating down And the top of the tower sliding down Into a white cloud I was suddenly awake And conscious of a vast emptiness inside me In that emptiness a still small voice said I have brought you to this and left you Without excuses I went out to the back yard And started writing what became this song Which is now dedicated to all the men and women Who actually did something I will fight for your freedom I Will I will fight for your freedom In a heartbeat’s breath I will fight for your freedom Even unto death I will fight for your freedom I will be the one You can run to With your fear And your fantasies Because I will fight for your freedom I will fight for your freedom Where did it start And when will it end Who can you tell Which way to defend Nowhere to hide And nothing to do Who can you trust What can you trust Who among us I will fight for your freedom I’m your guy I will fight for your freedom I could die I will fight for your freedom Now the Eagle flies I will fight for your freedom I will be the one You can run to With your fear And your fantasies Because I will fight for your freedom By God I will fight for your freedom Terrible truth And holy lies Some won’t be safe ‘Til somebody dies Here is the time And this is the place No way back Under attack I’ve gotta act I will fight for your freedom And so it begins I will fight for your freedom Count me in I will fight for your freedom And we will win I will fight for your freedom I will be the one Who will stop them From doing what They want to do Because I will fight for your freedom With God’s help I’ll fight for your freedom By God I will fight “I’m A Man” ~ Todd Bendler co, SYNASYS Publishing I was just drunk A petty darn fool And it’s not because of you I said some things I know they were mean And not altogether true I’m a man I gotta be right I’m a man and I’m prone to fight So I went away But not very far ‘Cause I wanted to come back I was alone Thinking of home Ignoring most the facts I’m a man Never s’posed to cry I’m a man and I think I know why You weren’t there When I got back But a note was on the wall If this is you I love you too But I’m never coming back I’m a man Can’t you see that I am I’m a man and I can’t change that If I were you then I’d leave me too There’s no one here who’ll argue that But if you can see me as your man I’ll be by your side like that ‘Cause I’m a man I’ll do what I can But I’m a man and I can’t take that Text Box: “Everything Is As It Should Be” Todd Bendler co, SYNASYS Publishing (God, I don’t know what I’m doing) When the levee breaks And the lights go down When the ocean wakes And takes the town When the levee breaks All souls ache And in the wake The survivors stand around When the brave heart quakes And all hope has flown When darkness falls Over all you’ve known When the brave heart quakes The hero fades The sun is gone And left you on your own Hold on yes All is well Everything is as it should be Like one and one is two DNA in perfect order There is nothing really new All is one and one is all You are me and I am you The more we know the less we see From string theory to Einstein’s E So say to the mountain move and it’ll move With the faith of the size of a mustard seed Everything is as it should be Everything is as it should be Everything is as it should be When the ramparts rage And the fire flies When the mountains fall And the rivers rise When the ramparts rage The war is waged The horsemen come And take them all away When the star explodes Over Bethlehem And the Shepard sleeps While the wolf is slain When the star explodes It will be known The time has come The heaven’s at the gate Hold on with all you have All is well Everything is as it should be Like one and one is two DNA in perfect order There is nothing really new All is one and one is all You are me and I am you The more we know the less we see From string theory to Einstein’s E So say to the mountain move and it’ll move With the faith of the size of a mustard seed Everything is as it should be Everything is as it should be Everything is as it should be “I Can’t Sing The Blues” Todd Bendler co, SYNASYS Publishing Hmmm I was born a winner Just like everyone else When I was a babe I couldn’t help myself When I went school I learned how to Work or play the fool I did a bit of both And that became my golden rule My growin’ up was really cool So I can’t sing the blues I got a little older And needed some doe My bike had bad tires And wouldn’t go I started cuttin’ lawns About a buck and a half a week The next thing I know I got a brand new Streak My life’s been such a blessing And the lesson is still true That I can’t sing the blues I came a certain color Just like everybody here What I wanted showed up What I did was volunteer I needed a job And one showed up just like that I thought it was a miracle But I gave it right back I got everything I ever wanted Not the least of which was you But I can’t sing the blues I was born to die here Just like every human being I’ve had my share of doubt and fear And everything in between But when I came to understand I’d lost all I had I tumbled to my knees And whispered Dad My life’s been such a blessing In the dark in the light It’s still true That I can’t sing the blues “Sleep Chant” (1975ish) I was having this dream I was at a party in my house It was crowded and I was chatting about At one point some flags caught my attention They didn’t exist in the real house The room had a two-and-a-half story cathedral ceiling With a balcony on one end Which did exist in the real house The flags were hanging high up on the walls I was examining them when I noticed someone Standing up on the balcony Looking back down at me I looked closer and saw that it was me I noticed I was wearing the same clothes I had this absolutely insane Yellow, green and red plaid sport coat on “Strange,” I thought My point of view suddenly shifted And I was looking down at me in the insane coat Looking up at me on the balcony My point of view shifted back So I was again looking up I got this desire to go up there Get closer I felt my feet leave the floor The scene in front of me started to drop I was rising up towards the balcony I shifted again so I was looking down at me Floating four feet off the floor But as soon as I shifted I could see and feel me Starting to fall Another shift and I stopped falling And continued to rise towards me on the balcony Until I was at eye level with myself Floating ten feet in mid air My point of view shifted again I watched me drop like a rock I was on the balcony But felt me falling in the pit of my stomach I knew I had to do something To keep the floating me up there I tightened my stomach area And instantly felt me stop falling And saw me start to rise back up The floating me was smiling … Slap! “What the hell are you doing!?” The face of my wife filled my view “What …?” was my confused response “You’re … making noises!” “What …? “Like an Indian or something.” The moment she said that I knew what she meant That tightening in my stomach area I know I’ve had dreams since then But this is the last one I remember My second wife told me I chanted like an Indian in my sleep My current partner also But they haven’t awakened me In July this year I got the Whale in a medicine card reading It told me I had a sound and that I had to make it I got up and went down to the studio Pushed record and this is what came out I have no idea what it is Beyond a tightening in my stomach area But is has put a few people to sleep Text Box: “I’m Feelin’ Fine” ~ Todd Bendler co, SYNASYS Publishing Everybody’s in a space Every body’s got some place Every one of us is here How and why aint clear Everybody got a nose Everybody’s got a nice face Every one of us a rose Doesn’t matter which race I’m feelin’ fine One day at a time Everybody has ears Everybody had teeth Not everybody can hear Not everybody can speak Everybody’s got a Mom Everybody’s got a Dad Some are good and some are bad But all of us been had Everybody has fears Everybody sheds tears Not everybody lets it go So grab your partner and let it go I’m feelin’ fine One day at a time Everybody’s got a truth Everyone’ll kill for something true Everyday I see it so Everywhere I’ve been I’ve seen it’s so Everytime I reason why Everything’s fallin’ apart yea Everyone begins to cry ‘Cause everybody’s got a heart yea I’m feelin’ fine One day at a time I walk the line One day at a time Everybody’s in a space Every body’s got some place Every one of us is here Every now and then my dear Everybody’s got a nose Everybody’s got a nice face Every one of us a rose Doesn’t matter which race “Gunslinger” ~ Todd Bendler co, SYNASYS Publishing Out of the East he rides Horizon line reflects in his eyes Nowhere to retreat Nothing to follow He’s just movin’ Towards tomorrow Gunslinger ride Gunslinger ride Gunslinger with an itchy trigger finger Gunslinger ride Off of the street he glides ’45 strapped to his side Hangman in disguise The women swoon The menfolk holler Then someone grabs him By the collar Gunslinger hide Gunslinger hide Gunslinger with an itchy trigger finger Gunslinger From the beginning There was nothing to win With your four-leaf clover And your bucket of gin It’s time to ride Ride with the wind Face in the dirt he lies A bloody hole Between his eyes But now he sees The end of sorrow And so he flies Into tomorrow Gunslinger flies Gunslinger flies Gunslinger flies Gunslinger “Is It Me” Todd Bendler co, SYNASYS Publishing Is it me Or is it you Which can it be Which one is true I’m like rain You’re more like sunshine Is that the way it is Or just a fragment of my mind Yea You see me And I see you But what we see Looks differently I am in the dark You are the light So where do we meet In the twilight Is it me or is it you Where does it say Which one is true I know me But do you too Is what you know All that’s true You’re so divine Just me a sign We’ll have some fun When you and me are one If you and me were one If we could be one Eeee Yeeooww Is it you or is it me Gimme a clue Help me see Is me or is it you Maybe we aren’t really two If it’s not me And it’s not you Then that means we Are no longer two Eeee Yeeooww “Liar Desire” ~ Todd Bendler co, SYNASYS Publishing Yea How you doin’ buddy How’s it goin’ my old friend I haven’t seen you recently Where in heaven’s name you been Remember all the good times Let’s sit down and just recall I’m your friendly old addiction And you need a ball Liar Desire I’ll not die for you Let’s consider all your failures There’s too many there to count Let’s get them up in living color Let’s get them feelin’s out Your life has been abysmal Just ask wife one and two I’m your friendly old addiction It’s all about you Liar desire I’ll not die for you Just listen to me carefully Pay attention to each word There’s just too much occurring In your dreary little world What you need is a medication Just to getchya through this day I’m your friendly old addiction And it’s your turn to pay Liar desire I’ll not die for you ‘Cause you’re a liarrrrrrr The phrase that fits the moment The one you know is true Is you can handle one Hey maybe even two Nobody will know about it And no one will care But I’m your friendly old addiction And I’ll always be there Liar desire I’ll not die for you Not for you buckaroo Hmmm you seem to be occupied I can’t imagine what’s in that head Just give me a little attention and then You can go back to bed But I am patient and I am mighty And I know you must be fed ‘Cause I’m your friendly old addiction And I don’t want you dead Liar desire I’ll not die for you How ‘bout some food I just ate Or a cigarette Not right now Let’s not forget the alcohol I’m not dying for you How ‘bout that girl over there She looks like she wants a friend I’m committed Hey babe how you doin’ You’re my friendly old addiction And I know you for what you are Liar desire I’ll not die for you Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha Haaaaa You’re funny

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