medication for the soft & strong steve fenton (c)2000-2006 1. ++baby boom++ orange ball light of us all baby boom go baby boom orange ball light up us all baby boom go baby boom 2. ++hitman++ he's a hitman he's going outside with a gun he's got a rage he's got a thirst he's invisible man he's coming outside of the world he's got a rage he's got a thirst he's a businessman he's going all out for them all he's got a rage he's got a thirst he's a hitman he's going outside with a gun he's got a rage he's got a thirst jack herer jack herer he's got a rage he's got a thirst 3. ++high & low++ look at me, i'm made of plasticene any shape any way i care gonna fret for a cigarette way to go, way out over there look at me, i'm made of kerosene briefly i felt like death overcome by the things i've done having trouble catching breath high and low any kind of new release i belong high and low, as it goes around where i am makes no difference to me high and low, and high look at me, i'm amphetamine a sudden thrill of vertigo state of wealth like my lack of wealth way to go, it's a one night show ah well look at me, i'm made of plasticene any shape any way i care overcome by the things i've done way to go, way out over there high and low any kind of new release i belong high and low, as it goes around where i am makes no difference to me high and low, and high 4. ++sapphire++ her name was sapphire and i would worship her name and every other would say we were aflame but shy my sapphire would only show the night til darkness took her under took her out of sight and though you feel so low can you feel my senses who'll you rely on more than i who knows the tragedy more than i who rained on our parade love and learn, evaporate her name was sapphire like heavy poison her name and i grow weary ever was a diamond insane and now i'm sapphire for every unsung sin still in this lifetime and now i can't begin and though i feel so low i just can't feel my senses who'll you rely on more than i who knows the tragedy more than i who rained on our parade love and learn, evaporate and though your freedom shows i can't believe my senses who'll you rely on more than i who knows the tragedy more than i who rained on our parade love and learn, evaporate to the sound of emeralds and after all was emeralds how i miss you sapphire 5. ++bony++ we're going to a story a land across the sea it's a bony situation the land hangs over me the land hangs over me like candlesticks in mirror fits a perfect profile place to place in bony situation feeling trouble raining from my face feeling trouble raining from my face so go into your story sail now the water's high in a bony situation child, well so am i child, well so am i 6. ++ripples++ getting older standing still blow your mind away in clouds of ash every day makes it hard to see the truth standing naked and alone with burning hair the fever reigns there's always an easier way overland or overhead? and suddenly it seems a long way down i never had my favourite thing whatever was my favourite thing am i supposed to play along am i supposed to shout out loud watch for ripples in the sea is like finding out about it there go my eyes, there goes my chromalin now it's cold and i can see one occasion and another in the frame and it's hard to see the truth and it's harder to believe and so you see the fever reigns in just a little while - ah don't pretend that anybody's listening and here's another day i never had my favourite thing i never had my favourite thing am i supposed to play along am i supposed to shout out loud watch for ripples in the sea is like finding out about it there's always an easier way overland or overhead? now suddenly it seems a long way down i never had my favourite thing never had my favourite thing am i supposed to play along am i supposed to shout out loud watch for ripples in the sea is like finding out about it am i supposed to play along am i supposed to shout out loud watch for ripples in the sea is like finding out about it 7. ++and her++ you flap out you freak out you fly on a sugarcube you take away the never replace it with the soon and her fellas in the manner she goes and her, worse than they say and her well looks allow the morning look calm so back out with smiles and never freak out again freak again these parts don't fit together this face don't fit the skin and i was walking while some other days and half of me had entered the synthesis and her well looks allow the morning her well looks allow the day and her well looks allow the morning look calm and her well looks allow the morning her well looks allow the day, hey, and her well looks allow the morning look calm 8. ++hold back the morning++ front to back sun rise holding and close the sounds and the senses asleep in my face don't wake up too early don't wake up at all these thoughts try to leave, my my don't change this at all (and still she turns around) hold back the morning you see i never want this all to fade half fallen, I find, reduces what's left once i remember this happened before the festival high time i stayed by the door and desperate measures are always too late i'm thinking forever was killed by today (and still she turns around) hold back the morning you see i never want this all to fade half fallen, I find, reduces what's left is it a brand new day i said a brave new world out there and you couldn't look at me i said hold back the morning you see i never want this all to fade half fallen, I find, reduces what's left no no hold back the morning you see i never want this all to fade half fallen, I find, reduces what's left you see what's left do you see what's left 9. ++we have gone gold++ early morning sun is rising fever falling over my head early warning absolutely positively shaken over burning my head consequently dream over now and i am alone i bury my head bury my head perfect dreaming perfect timing people falling out of my head a vision seeming transparent as the shimmering wind go softly our together again lover lying, holding my head fever falling dream over now and i am alone we have gone gold we have gone gold i know i am mad i know am mad about you somehow i know i am mad dream over now and i am alone we have gone gold we have gone gold