Lyrics
MIDNIGHT CEREAL
Multiple Personality In order
songs of THE TWELVE

music and lyrics by Khavn De La Cruz

1. SONG OF THE PASSENGER: moving along
2. SONG OF THE POPSTAR: our song
3. SONG OF THE COWARD: but nowhere
4. SONG OF THE GARDENER:pour a little magic
5. SONG OF THE VIDEOCLERK: my favorite
6. SONG OF THE WARRIOR: we fight
7. SONG OF THE ADDICT: healthy addiction
8. SONG OF THE TEACHER: teach me teach
9. SONG OF THE BEAUTICIAN: can't you see
10. SONG OF THE HANDSOME:the handsomest man in the world
11. SONG OF THE FUGITIVE: not me
12. SONG OF THE HERMIT: in your room

NOTE: The lyrics were written first in one sitting (except for song#6 "we fight" which was written earlier and song#7 "healthy addiction" which was written later). Then the music was composed, also in one sitting (except for the 2 aforementioned songs which were written later). All songs were recorded by instruments in one sitting (first, piano & drums simultaneously. then bass. then voice. plus reggae percussion in song#4. and muted trumpet in song#10.). The musicians (except for the songwriter) without prior study of the songs (just one hearing that session) played and recorded on the spot with at most 2 takes. One of the album/band/songwriter's maxims is "There are no mistakes." by Miles Davis.

 

 

1. SONG OF THE
PASSENGER: moving along

we're travelling in light speed
everything is a haze
inside this shuttle
shuffling along this maze


we're spacing out in space
with a broken muffler
and a man named muff
looking for his father


we're lost for forever
don't ask me how don't ask me why
building a brittle house
inside a hurricane's eye

moving along
in deadsnailspeed
driving along
in thunder&lightning
cruising along
on rockyroadcream
what the hell
are we doing here


2. SONG OF THE POPSTAR: our song

and this is your song
and this is my song
and this is her song
and this is his song
and this is their song
and this is our song
so why the fuck
aren't you singing along


made this little ditty
when i was just a little sissy
then they put me in a cellar
now i don't have no memory


sang this little tune
when my life was still in tune
then they pulled the plug
now i'm breathless too soon


played this little melody
when i was madly in lust with life
then they threw my tape somewhere
now i'm lost and can't be found


3. SONG OF THE COWARD: but nowhere

you see the moon
you see the stars
you see the night
you've seen them all


you smell the smoke
you smell the dope
you smell the soap
you've smelled them all


you kick the ass
you kick the grass
you kick the mass
you've kicked them all


but you're still here
and i'm still there
you're here
i'm there
and we're everywhere but nowhere

 

4. SONG OF THE GARDENER: pour a little magic

can you turn water into wine
and we shall party all night


can you walk on water
and we shall dance barefoot


can you make the blind see
and i'll fix you some tea


can you bring back the dead
and i'll tie your shoe


pray for a miracle
and all i get is rain
pour a little magic
into my life


5. SONG OF THE VIDEOCLERK: my favorite

that's my favorite
that's my favorite
that's my favorite
toy


she's my favorite
she's my favorite
she's my favorite
boy


you're my favorite
you're my favorite
you're my favorite
boytoy


and when i return the ring
don't lose it
like it's a message for the king
don't lose it


6. SONG OF THE WARRIOR: we fight

we fight till the end
as if there is one


we know this is forever
but we lie to ourselves


we kick each other's asses
till it's our turn to bleed


we pray that angels come down
not like rain but like sleet


this is our duty
like soldiers we obey
this is our task
like employees we heed
this is our curse
like victims we follow
this is it, my dear brother


we fight everyday
we fight every meal


we fight every chance we get
we're worse than our nightmares


we're no better than our enemies
we don't think anymore (don't worry)


we don't feel anymore (good for you)
that's the end of what's just begun


7. SONG OF THE ADDICT: healthy addiction

you're my nicotine
the alcohol swimming my stream
i'm the hero
you're my heroine, my heroin


you're my coke
you're my dope, no i'm the dope
honey, you're my everything


you're my healthy addiction
without you i am gone
you're my love drug baby
please come back to daddy/moi


you're my healthy addiction
with you i'm healthy as the moon
you're my love drug baby
please come back before the sun gets me


you're my hash
you're my cute little spiked brownie (just don't bite me)
you're my lucy in the SD
you're my ecstasy galore


CHORUS


8. SONG OF THE TEACHER: teach me teach

teach me teach
i can't teach you nothing you don't know
teach me teach
i can't teach you nothing you already know


one plus one
equals the mother of the sun
in the middle of a paragraph
don't say no


mam may i go out
to the field trip called life
freezing in a tower
of ivory soapsuds


you know why magsaysay
never left the building
in parade rest crooked row
don't forget your home (work)

 

9. SONG OF THE BEAUTICIAN: can you see

can't you see
i'm in love with you
can't you see
are you blind too
can't you see
i'm crazy for you
can't you see
me


can't you hear
my heart beats for you
can't you hear
are you deaf too
can't you hear
my heart stops for you
can't you hear
me


can't you feel
the electricity between
can't you feel
are you numb too
can't you feel
the fire within
can't you feel
me


give me your kiss
and i won't return it
give me your hug
and it's mine
give me your love
just for a moment
and i'm the richest guy in town


10. SONG OF THE HANDSOME: the handsomest man in the world

i'm so handsome i could die
i'm so handsome i could fly
i'm the handsomest man in the world
and you better believe it


i've got plenty of chicks
more than all the poultries combined
more than lipsticks and dipsticks and stuff


when you swim in my eyes
you'll drown a thousand deaths
and you won't even notice it


after we kiss and fuck and everything
before, after, and between
you can hang me on your mirror as a souvenir


11. SONG OF THE FUGITIVE: not me

not me
not me
don't follow like you're some kind of shadow


not me
not me
don't look at me as if i'm a rung sparrow


not me
not me
don't make me feel like i'm less than minus nothing


coz i am you
and you are me
and we can't do nothing
but swallow the truth


12. SONG OF THE HERMIT: in your room

you think you've got it all figured out huh
red connects to green like a polka dotted bikini
the whys the zs no silly questions asked
meaningless meaning more than meaning itself


in your room
all is well


you think you've got it all figured out huh
the distance grants you objectivity in a silver platter
absurdity is an absurd fish flying in a black hole
and i'm nothing more but a hungry starved-out bum

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