Todd Rundgren: White Knight

There is no freedom We are not free We all reach the boundary eventually Time erases all we made We are judged by what we leave Others turn their backs but as for us There's change to oversee The battlefront is our backyard We raise our flag for all to see And when it's time to come for you Will you come, come, come, come with me? Come with me When I call you Will you come, come with me?

Time's as hard as I've ever seen Money is scarce, and people get mean You struggle to stay on your own feet but then You fall down, you sometimes don't get up again A brother in need is a brother indeed The naked to clothe and the hungry to feed The garden is barren, but I'll plant a seed I got your back Pull you out of the gutter and off of the street I got your back You get the food off my plate, the shoes off my feet I got your back Alright dad, let me squeeze inside this moment of service I want to give back too I know, know that you're humble But I got to, gotta let the world know I got your back through all the hard times Call on me when you're looking for the hard vibes When you're starvin' and you're wishin' on a star Kid, call on me, no more starvin' the artist Let go, no more need for the pride, son Pride before the fall, and it ain't no fun We got a movement going on And it's called movin' on through the power of truth Will you, you ride on the train through Through the dark times, nitty gritty too We will, we will feed the hungry People with the soul and they're searchin' for the wholeness Whole foods is a state of mind booth And it starts with a diet made of tender made truths

Whoo! Too much water under a broken bridge Evil words I couldn't hear How much battering can a love endure Before it turns into tears? Is there any life left in this love? Or should we move on and let it die? But if there's still a flame that I can fan I'm gonna try, I'm gonna try one more time Is there still a chance, a chance for us? (A chance for us) Or has too much time gone by? Is there still a chance, a chance for us? (A chance for us) Or did the music die? Can you bring back that sweet magic After they showed it was just a trick? Can you bring back heart, can you bring back health To a love that turned so sick? Maybe we should face the bitter truth, Cut our losses and say goodbye? But if you think there's something we can save I'm gonna try, I'm gonna try one more time

Tell me it can be arranged Things as if they haven't changed You'll return and never leave This and more if I believe This fiction Every moment goes to plan I become a different man Give to me 'til none is left All is mine if I accept This fiction Chivalry was never dead Bitter words were never said We were always civilized Happy to no one's surprise

It's really over, now it's done Never thought I'd see the day But it's finally come The slate is clean The slate is clean Yes it is, yes it is Now I can move on But I woke up this morning, Incomplete Something like a shadow haunts my sleep Made myself a promise, I'm not sure I can keep I had that burden off my shoulder And I was sure that it was over But it's the beginning of the end Tell myself I'm winning But it's pointless to pretend Though the habit may be broken The desire comes back again And you never know just when At the beginning of the end It's time that I got honest with myself A man can do a lot of things with nobody's help I'll never, never, never, never, never, never, never going back into that hell But there's some things you can't achieve all alone You can feel strong, you can feel weak, then sometimes you just don't know In the midnight hour, when you reach for the phone Where's an angel when you need one, a rock that you can lean on? When you're at the beginning of the end Told myself I was winning But it's pointless to pretend Though the habit may be broken The desire comes back again And you never know just when You're at the beginning of the end

He's coming down the escalator With a girl from east of here He wants to make the country greater We've got nothing left to fear Because the man in the tin foil hat Is sitting on the throne tonight It kinda feels like a coup e'tat But it's gonna be great, tremendous, amazing, and all that 'Cause the man in the tin foil hat Is tweeting like a teenage girl He puts the Pluto in plutocrat But it's gonna be huge, huge, huge new world He hasn't got the time for losers Unless they do as he commands He's writing checks to his accusers With those tiny little hands Because the man in the tin foil hat Is sitting on the throne tonight It kinda feels like a coup e'tat But it's gonna be huge, huge, huge new world 'Cause the man in the tin foil hat Is gonna drain the swamp tonight And fill it up with alternative facts And it's gonna be great, tremendous, amazing, and all that

Check one two, one two two All the ladies to the stage [...] And the Krispy Kremers, there ain't no dreamers but schemers So get up, get up Get up, get up Get up, get up Bonzai, Excelsior, Geronimo! [...] Ain't take no tape, shimmy shake, no mistake [...] Jibber, jabber, Java Hutt It doesn't matter, shake your butt Solaceous, [...], she moves me Good gracious Biggest show on earth yo A miracle at birth yo No you wouldn't want to miss this Here my ass, you can kiss this You can't handle my braggin' I'm a fire breathin' dragon You don't need to b'lee me All you gotta do is see me Look at me, look at me Check one two, one two What you gonna do? You? Yo, this is Money Mike Coming to you from the LES Where the girls are fresh And folks know best The best MC there will ever be MC who you be M C G O D ... D MC Look at Me I pick a fight for no reason But you know I'm just teasin' I do something you hate yo Then you tell your friends I'm great yo I make a spectacle of myself I'm electrical as all hell I could make utter shit sell While I stand on my head as well Look at me, look at me Check one two, one two Yeah [...] Take for teh taking is for all of the rest West coast, east coast, [...] Jack it up, jack it up, jack it up I got a technicolor ego And it goes wherever we go I set my hair on fire yo Anything you desire yo Drop my pants to my knees yeah If you think that'll please ya You tell everyone that sees ya That you needed anesthesia Look at me, look at me

You're playing checkers, and I'm playing chess You're playing checkers, and I'm playing chess Think it's high time to face it, everyone's thinkin' small But then after you taste it, don't you just want it all? Who wants to do this? Yeah, let's do this! Who wants to do this? Yeah, let's do this! I'm going far and wide, come along for the ride Because I'm gonna do this. Yeah let's do this! I could play you for suckers, just 'cause you want it less Maybe you're playing checkers, yeah, and I'm playing chess I got my mad skills honed, and I'm ready to roll Because I'm gonna do this. Yeah let's do this! And I just won't stop 'til I'm over the top Because I'm gonna do this. Yeah let's do this!

I'm sitting in the dark And watching you sleep I'm wide awake, and you are breathing deep There's nothing on my mind No promises to keep I'm happy ever after, and I'm not counting sheep (And I am not counting sheep) I'm sitting alone, counting my blessings And watching you sleep I'm waiting for the dawn, trying not to yawn And watching you sleep (Watching you sleep) The light across the street Illuminates the gloom And but for your small breath, it's like a tomb I close the bathroom door And carefully I tiptoe 'round the room I want to wake you up, but it will be daylight soon (Yes, it will be daylight soon)

I thought I was your Supergirl But you had something else in mind You promised a place in your world for me But it's so cold and undefined If there's something I've overlooked I just don't know what it could be I've got to finally close the book on us Not even that you'd do for me But I will swallow my pride What will be will be And you'll roll over at night Tell me what you see That empty pillow by your side That could have been me That could have been me It's like you'll always mean to me More than I'll ever mean to you And when I should have broken free I was willingly your fool I can see it in your eyes I should simply walk away After all I compromised I know you won't hear me anyway Oh and I will swallow my pride What will be will be And you'll roll over at night Tell me what you see That empty pillow by your side That could have been me That could have been me

The world we made goes up in flames It's raining ashes We reenact the hunger games It's raining ashes It's raining ashes It's raining ashes Falling on deaf ears We pray to god our soul to keep From raining ashes And then we smother in our sleep Covered in ashes The dark as far as eyes can see It's raining ashes We've reached the end of history Here come the ashes

You're not from around here It's pretty plain to see But everybody knows this You don't mess with the queen She might not look imposing But looks they can deceive The graveyard's full of bodies Of those who disbelieve You are in, you are out There is no in between, better Pray for your life if you take on the queen There never was a man that can frighten me Push the wrong button and wait and see I'll leave you naked and afraid This time you're in way over your head I'll suck the life blood out of you, and if you ain't dead You'll wake up naked and afraid Naked and afraid There's no means of defense Neither man nor machine, better Pray for your life if you take on the queen There never was a man that can frighten me Push the wrong button and I'll guarantee I'll leave you naked and afraid Naked and afraid You may be the seventh son of a seventh son But I don't give a damn what you came from I'll leave you naked and afraid

t's so perpetual, it's anywhere Everything's virtual, it's light as air It's so ephemeral, like it's not there Need something I can hold Or maybe something I can wear Buy my T Buy my hoodie You need a souvenir We got your cotton goodies I know my limits I give until I hurt You can bootleg the music But you have to buy a shirt I used to stand in line to buy my shred I get it from inside my phone instead If it's a new design, I'll spend the bread Though I don't own your vinyl I got your branding on my head Come on Buy my T My cap is fine If we sell out, you can find Everything online We got all sizes We got 5 X large That's a limited edition And will that be cash or charge? Pushin' cotton, we pushin' cotton

Ignorance is bliss And I believe it's so I guess sometimes you have to hurt like this If you ever hope to grow Rolling like a stone Down the same old road Why you're still alone Wouldn't you like to know? Ever wonder where Or why she had to go? Did she really care? Wouldn't you like to know? Life is so complex I can't help but fall behind It's hard to see how all of this connects With a simple little mind When you close your eyes What is that tableau? All gone when you rise Wouldn't you like to know? Never asking more Going with the flow What's behind the door? Wouldn't you like to know? Facing toward the wall With my fingers in my ears Don't want to know if I've been wrong at all That I wasted all these years

This is not a drill, pass it down the line Keep your voices still, could happen any time Word came down last night, our enemies advance If you're itchin' for a fight, well now you get your chance This is not a drill, we're takin' live fire Shit has gotten real, threat level can't be higher The clank of armor plate rollin' down the hill The horde is at the gate, comin' for the kill This is not a drill, this is the big show Our destiny fulfilled, that's all you need to know We're movin' out at dawn, so clean your weapon well The happy days are gone, we're headed into hell This is not a drill, blood is not for show The sound you hear is real, the fire is down below If anyone is captured, we take the poison pill And curse the bloody coward who doesn't have the will This is not a drill