Engage Jesse Myers 2007 chorus The warrior closes with his enemy Engages in battle for victory His character is how he’s defined Self-preservation expelled from his mind He won’t retreat he will never hide Won’t hesitate there’s nothing to decide. There’s no request he will ever deny. Prepared to fight he’s prepared to die. verse one You’ve got my back but you don’t show You want to stop it watch it go You’re positive but you don’t know You wish it were it isn’t so You’re swimming upstream with the flow You’re standing up and laying low You’re on the galley but you won’t row You disagree but won’t say no chorus The warrior closes with his enemy Engaged in battle he claims victory His character is how he’s defined Self-preservation expelled from his mind He’ll never run he will never hide Won’t hesitate there’s nothing to decide. There’s no request he will ever deny. Prepared to fight he’s prepared to die verse two Stand up or sit down continue or quit Can’t make a deal I’m done dealing with it Grapple or tap out fight or submit If you throw a punch know you’re gonna get hit Dominate devastate your opponent Survive overcome pull yourself from the pit Leave where you came from go where you’re sent All that you give equals all that you get chorus The warrior closes with his enemy Engages in battle for victory His character is how he’s defined Self-preservation expelled from his mind He’ll never run he will never hide Won’t hesitate there’s nothing to decide. There’s no request he will ever deny. Prepared to fight he’s prepared to die. verse three You say that it matters you claim that you care But to see you rise up is a sight that is rare Faced with a challenge for truth or a dare Confronted with martyrdom life isn’t fair More than your piercings your beard or your hair More than tattoos or the clothes that you wear This is a trap you are caught in a snare This is your burden a load you can’t bear chorus The warrior closes with his enemy Engaged in battle he claims victory His character is how he’s defined Self-preservation expelled from his mind He won’t retreat he will never hide Won’t hesitate there’s nothing to decide. No sacrifice he will ever deny You haven’t lived until you’re prepared to die

mourning coffee jesse myers 2010 Verse One: Get out of bed and put on a uniform; drink a dozen cups of coffee work in the rain until the sun comes up; head to the university sit in a desk for an hour try to look awake; try to keep my notes on the lines another shot of espresso 'cause I'm fading fast; trying not to lose my mind Chorus One: Work coffee sleep coffee bus ride class Sleep coffee work sleep coffee class sleep Class sleep coffee work coffee coffee coffee Coffee sleep coffee work sleep now it’s Tuesday Work coffee sleep coffee church sleep class Sleep coffee work feed the fish class sleep Class walk the dog work coffee practice coffee Coffee sleep coffee work sleep is it Thursday? Verse Two: Put on another layer of deodorant; splash some water on my face go back to class and work on my degree; so I can work at a better place then go back to work so I can pay my bills; and have enough left over to eat take off my uniform and untie my boots; take a minute to rest my feet Chorus Two: Work coffee sleep coffee drill weekend Sleep coffee work sleep date night sleep Start a diet class practice coffee coffee coffee Coffee sleep homework run water hope it’s Wednesday Work coffee sleep coffee water all the pets Practice coffee work sleep coffee take a shower Class coffee work coffee kiss my wife and sleep Coffee work sleep practice work until it’s Friday Verse Three: Read another chapter while I'm half asleep; try to write another page finally in bed but now I can't sleep; overcome with rage get an hour of sleep before the neighbors stomp up the stairs and slam the door get back out of bed put on a uniform; and head back out for some more Final Chorus Work Coffee Sleep Coffee Class Coffee Work Coffee Class Water Hit the Gym Go Home Sleep Work Coffee Coffee Coffee Lunch Coffee Take a Nap Shower Shave Time to Start my Monday Work Coffee Sleep Coffee Class Gym Lab Sleep Homework Practice Coffee Work Coffee Sleep Shower Gym Shower Practice Take My Wife A Coffee Coffee Walk the Dog Work Sleep Until it’s Sunday Work Coffee Sleep Coffee Work Work Nap Class Coffee Lab Gym Shower Catch the Bus Read a Paper Write a Paper Coffee Coffee Coffee Work Coffee Coffee Work Saturday approaching Work Coffee Sleep Coffee Sleep Coffee Work Work Gym Practice Shower Coffee Coffee Coffee Class Coffee Class Lab Gym Shower Bus Coffee Work Coffee Coffee Work Until the Weekend

nothing remains Jesse Myers 2009 Chorus What if what if the past was different What if that loss had been a win What if I’d never been beaten What if I wasn’t so broken What if what if the past had never been What if I’d never let doubt in What if and How, Who, Where, Why and When What if the questions never end Verse One What if can solve nothing; nothing can be changed Nothing can be altered; nothing is ever gained There’s no one to fight; there is no one to blame What if cannot save you; can’t protect you from your pain Chorus What if what if the past was different What if that loss had been a win What if I’d never been beaten What if I wasn’t so broken What if what if the past had never been What if I’d never let doubt in What if and How, Who, Where, Why and When What if the questions never end Verse Two What if still distracts me; from what is and will be What if can slow me down; and stop me and kill me What if maybe if I’d only won’t fulfill me What if and daydreaming; never lead to tranquility Bridge What if I’d tried to be a better man What if I’d done all I know that I can What if can’t take you back; now is your moment Mistakes have been made and now you must learn from it We’ll never get where we’re going until We stop wishing that all our what ifs were real Now you move forward; through future endeavors It’s time to recover; it’s time to get better Verse Three What if can deepen and; broaden my despair What if will tell me that; my life isn’t fair What if still prevents me; from seeking repair What if holds me captive; inside my nightmare Chorus What if what if the past was different What if that loss had been a win What if I’d never been beaten What if I wasn’t so broken What if what if the past had never been What if I’d never let doubt in What if and How, Who, Where, Why and When What if the questions never end Chorus What if what if the past was different What if that loss had been a win What if I’d never been beaten What if I wasn’t so broken What if what if the past had never been What if I’d never let doubt in What if and How, Who, Where, Why and When What if the questions never end

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Stand Jesse Myers 2008 hearts and souls bought and traded consequences underrated enemy is dedicated evil is celebrated stand on the corner with your sign stand for the blind leading the blind stand for your party toe the line stand for the darkness let it shine stand for causes left behind whatever causes that you can find for any cause of any kind as long as your cause isn’t mine evidence has been fabricated media sources are infiltrated entertainment educated art and science liberated on the corner with your sign stand for the blind who are leading the blind stand for your party toe the line stand for the darkness let it shine stand for causes left behind stand for whatever cause you can find any cause of any kind as long as your cause is not mine Stand 3/4 page two sons and daughters indoctrinated depression and anxiety medicated faith and politics separated this brave new world devastated stand on the corner with your sign stand for the blind who are leading the blind stand for your party toe the line stand for the darkness let it shine stand for causes left behind whatever causes that you can find any cause of any kind as long as your cause isn’t mine stand on the corner with your sign stand for the blind leading the blind stand for your party toe the line stand for the darkness let it shine stand for causes left be hind stand for whatever cause you can find for any cause of any kind as long as your cause is not mine

void jesse myers 1997/2007 volume one: the scholar his quest he’s searching for more proof he’s heard all the theories he needs the truth comparing philosophies they all seem flawed where is the evidence where is God he will not surrender he will not retreat in his quest for knowledge won’t accept defeat the hole in his heart expands and it grows because he denies what he already knows chorus one we’ve all got voids that we must fill an ache in our core we try to kill we’ve tried it before and we try it still it never worked and it never will the warmth in our lives continues to drain emptiness flowing through our veins the unknowns and variables remain and the only thing we can rely on is our pain volume two: the lover the child needs love it’s all she can feel she’s seeking a someone whose love is for real she looks everywhere she leaves no stone unturned no river left uncrossed, no bridge left unburned she finds someone desperate, dependent for sure imprisoned by needs he will bite at the lure one day he’ll leave her, get bored and move on such true love was fleeting, the lover is gone void page two chorus two the warmth in our lives continues to drain emptiness flowing through our veins the unknowns dominant in our brains and the only known constant is our pain we all have a void within our soul a God-sized vacuum a gaping hole on the surface, beautiful so we’re told but we’re hungry angry, tired alone and cold volume three: the user the boy’s growing up and will soon be a man his life is lacking something he can’t understand he won’t fill this void though he constantly tries the poison replaces the lows with the highs the chemicals dampen the ache and the sorrow he’ll drown out tonight and then hide from tomorrow as long as his pleasure can be a distraction he won’t have to take any corrective action chorus three we all have a void within our soul a God-sized vacuum a gaping hole on the surface, beautiful so we’re told but inside we’re ugly, naked and cold we’ve all got voids that we must fill an ache in our core we try to kill we’ve tried it before and we try it still it never worked… and it never will

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the sick and the dying jesse myers 2011 worthless work worthless school taught by jerks surrounded by fools worthless city worthless career i ponder quitting but stay out of fear worthless worry worthless wants worthless fury worthless taunts worthless knowledge worthless beliefs lose it all it’s taken by thiefs worthless drive worthless pursuit worthless life that bears no fruit worthless hunger worthless thirst how much longer will i be cursed worthless day worthless week thrown away by a worthless freak worthless and tired in a worthless town worthless desire to turn it around

Empirical Jesse Myers 2008 Verse One: the way that a protein is folded can cause us to live or can cause us to die our knowledge expands ad infinitum empirical data cannot be denied A rolling ball continues rolling An object in motion is never at rest And when forces stop it it stays stopped So obvious that I would never have guessed Chorus: Often Mistaken Never in Doubt You have got Everything Figured Out Data or Dogma Faith versus Fact Religion and Science can not Interact Verse Two: the first law of thermodynamics work becomes heat energy is conserved potential is spent through kinetic the second law proves we get what we deserved Energy can’t be created And nothing created is nothing destroyed Order degrades into chaos Disorder and entropy we can’t avoid Bridge One: the lack of a proof isn’t proof of a lack you can’t take this from me I’m taking it back the need for convincing has been minimized failure to be satisfied criticized Chorus: Often Mistaken Never in Doubt You have got Everything Figured Out Data or Dogma Faith versus Fact Religion and Science can not Interact Verse Three: evidence points toward nothing and that proves that nothing will ever be true so now you fall back on your dogma and sadly your dogma revolves around you explanations must be simple the simplest conclusion must always be drawn the rules always have their exceptions if nothing is proven then nothing is wrong Bridge Two: the theory you love is the one you support that won’t be enough for me I demand more the value of evidence won’t be reduced won’t settle for less I will not be seduced Chorus: Often Mistaken Never in Doubt You have got Everything Figured Out Data or Dogma Faith versus Fact Religion and Science can not Interact GLOSSARY the first law of thermodynamics CONSERVATION OF ENERGY: in any process, energy cannot be created or destroyed, it can only change forms. The second law of thermodynamics CHAOS, ENTROPY, DEGRADATION OF ENERGY: energy systems have a tendency to increase their entropy, moving from order to disorder, and cannot return to a previous state(work can become heat, but heat cannot become work). Inertia – object at motion will stay in motion, an object at rest will stay at rest

BLOODSUGAR JESSE MYERS 2002 VERSE ONE SOME DAYS ARE DARK SOME DAYS ARE GREY SOME DAYS YOU WISH IT WOULD ALL GO AWAY BUT ON THOSE DAYS WHEN YOU’RE ASKING WHY JUST HAVE YOU A SLICE OF HAPPINESS PIE CHORUS HAPPY HAPPY HAPPY HOPE OVERCOMES DESPAIR BUTTERFLIES AND DAISIES HAPPINESS TO SPARE HAPPY HAPPY HAPPY DEPRESSING NEVER MORE FLOWERS BUBBLES CUPCAKES HAPPY TO THE CORE VERSE TWO SOME NIGHTS YOU GO OUT SOME NIGHTS YOU STAY HOME SOME NIGHTS WITH YOUR FRIENDS AND SOME NIGHTS ALONE BUT WITH OR WITHOUT AND HAPPY OR SAD NEVER YOU DOUBT IT’S NEVER THAT BAD CHORUS HAPPY HAPPY HAPPY HOPE OVERCOMES DESPAIR POPCORN IN PAJAMAS HAPPINESS TO SPARE HAPPY HAPPY HAPPY DEPRESSING NEVER MORE BUNNIES PUPPIES BABIES HAPPY TO THE CORE BRIDGE PEOPLE MAY SAY YOU’RE ONE OF THOSE TYPES THEY MAY ACCUSE YOU OF SAYING THINGS YOU WOULD NEVER SAY PEOPLE MAY SAY YOU ARE IN DENIAL A HELPING OF HAPPINESS PIE’S WHAT YOU NEED ON THAT KIND OF DAY CHORUS HAPPY HAPPY HAPPY HOPE OVERCOMES DESPAIR LOLLIPOPS AND GRAVY HAPPINESS TO SPARE HAPPY HAPPY HAPPY DEPRESSING NEVER MORE UNICORNS AND RAINBOWS HAPPY TO THE CORE CHORUS HAPPY HAPPY HAPPY HOPE OVERCOMES DESPAIR CINNAMON AND SUGAR HAPPINESS TO SPARE HAPPY HAPPY HAPPY DEPRESSING NEVER MORE FLOWERS BUBBLES CUPCAKES HAPPY TO THE CORE OUTRO BUTTERFLIES AND DAISIES POPCORN IN PAJAMAS LOLLIPOPS AND GRAVY CARTOONS COOKIES CANDY PUNKIN PIES AND COFFEE UNICORNS AND RAINBOWS BUNNIES PUPPIES BABIES HAPPY TO THE CORE

volunteer jesse myers 2007 verse one the time has arrived for me to go away from the world i've come to know and when i come back i will come back to you you're in all that i am and in all that i do and so as i go to a far away place let me remember the smile on your face may the last thing i see be your beautiful smile the last beautiful thing i will see for a while verse two remember always that destiny waits cling to the hope that this future creates we'll live happily ever after in bliss on the other side of this wilderness and when i am gone remember me know this is the way that it has to be remember that there is always tomorrow and seek out the joy hidden within the sorrow chorus this is the call to which i volunteered but soon it is over so wait for me here you'll always be safe nothing can hurt you you're never alone i'll never desert you so wait for me here while i'm away i'll be with you soon don't be afraid this is my home and you are my girl this i'll defend to the end of the world verse three you'll always be smart you'll always be strong you'll always be beautiful i'm never wrong you'll always be perfect you'll always be pure you'll always succeed and you'll always endure every inch of you glitters every part of you's gold you're everything i need as i'm growing old and as i leave here for lands far away know i will miss you i wish i could stay chorus this is the call to which i volunteered but soon it is over so wait for me here you'll always be safe nothing can hurt you you're never alone i'll never desert you so wait for me here while i'm away i'll be with you soon don't be afraid this is my home and you are my girl this i'll defend to the end of the world

the nail jesse myers 1996-2009 VERSES BETTER OR WORSE IS SUBJECTIVE AT BEST I CAN BARELY SQUEAK BY IN THIS LIFE IN THIS TEST AFTER ONE DAY OF TRIUMPH DEFEAT MANIFESTS I GET LOST AS I WANDER THROUGH MY WILDERNESS SOME THOUGHTS HAVE BEEN ACCURATE SOME HAVE BEEN LIES I’M SEARCHING WITHIN MYSELF LOOKING FOR SPIES A MUTINY WITHIN ME HAS BROUGHT MY DEMISE THE ENEMY IS ME I NOW REALIZE I WANT TO DEVELOP AND GROW AND MATURE I WAKE UP EACH MORNING AND BITE THE SAME LURE I CHALLENGE MY DOUBTS JUST TO PROVE THAT I’M SURE I CONTINUE TO LOOK TO MYSELF FOR THE CURE BRIDGE I AM THE NAIL NOT A BLESSING NOT A CURSE NOTHING BETTER NOTHING WORSE CHORUS WHO I’VE BEEN AND WHO I’LL BE WHAT I’VE DONE WHAT’S NEXT FOR ME I’M FLOODED WITH ANXIETY CAN I ACQUIRE SERENITY NOT MY WILL BE DONE BUT THINE BECAUSE YOUR WISDOM CONQUERS MINE I’M WRETCHED PITIFUL NAKED AND BLIND WHY CAN’T I FOLLOW YOUR DESIGN

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